u/Elric_Quartz73

▲ 150 r/Romantasy

I want more characters who realize they're in love and don't immediately panic about it

One romantasy reaction I would love to see more often is a character realizing, very clearly, "Oh. I'm in love with this person."

And then just... accepting that information.

No spending the next 200 pages insisting they're definitely not in love. No suddenly avoiding the other person because feelings are terrifying. No dramatic internal speech about how this changes EVERYTHING.

I'd love someone who recognizes it almost calmly. Maybe they're even a little amused that it happened.

The tension can come afterward. Do they think the feeling is mutual? Should they say anything? Is acting on it a terrible idea because of everything else happening? Can they keep doing their job while being painfully aware that this person now matters way too much?

To me that's actually more interesting than denial sometimes. A character knowing exactly what they feel doesn't mean they know what to do with it.

Give me someone thinking, "Well, that's inconvenient," and then continuing to fight monsters while quietly being completely gone for them.

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