My take on "venom" in Twilight

Frankly, in my opinion, fic writers take this too far. Stephenie Meyer made a big fuss about "venom" actually entering the blood stream, so that's all I do with it. Open mouth kissing doesn't let venom get into your bloodstream. I'm just careful to not let french kissing go too far. I'm sure Edward would have been pretty insistent on that before he agreed to change Bella. Their teeth are just too sharp, and even a little scratch could be dangerous.

If fic writers are going to let themselves get hung up on french kissing, but then allow the characters to have sex, they're creating a paradox. If a vampire is having intercourse with a virgin, it seems to me that there's a greater than normal chance that venom is going to be entering the bloodstream thru the tearing of the hymen. So why make such a big distinction about kissing?

That being said, I think the best exploration of venom was done by LolaShoes in "Let Your Light Shine." On the more sensitive skin on your body, venom 'tingles' and can create other... hmmm... 'side effects' during moments of elevated heart rate and breathing. See for yourself:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4837355/5/
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4837355/7/