A Trend of Fics With Hermione Being Treated Badly
Has anyone else noticed this? I have seen a number of fics this year with Hermione being treated awful by Draco but it's not tagged as a dark romance. I am genuinely baffled by this. No hate to creators. I respect the right to create whatever stories you like. I'm just noticing and wondering why. Is there a correlation between the current dumpsterfire that is our world, especially here in the States? I have probably come across at least five fics this morning with the general premise that Hermione is degraded by Draco in some way, sometimes with physical violence (and this is adult Draco after the war) and then they go on to have a relationship. I just wanted to have a space to talk about it and the why of it all. I am still rather new to fandom, having only discovered Dramione in 2024. Has this type of story been commonplace in fics for a long time? Thanks for letting me ramble.