Really, that's just unholy. Though it helps to recall that otters *really smell,* which makes them a lot less cute once you get to the actual cuddle stage. At least, adult otters do. I admit I've never been that close to a cub.
Still, no amount of cute could ever redeem Requiem. On the other hand, those brief moments of slash are quite ameliorating; I'm actually writing bits of an Artemis/Diana story right now (yes, I fic at work, it's a really slow day and I'm on my own laptop, it's not even the porny parts, the muse is fickle, shuttup damnit), and the extra inspiration is, I must confess, appreciated, despite the eyebleeding art it comes wrapped in.