Handy dandy chart to tell the difference if you don’t know:
Flirting that goes “nowhere,” since the muse uses their prowess to trap and trick.
Their muse saying they want/like your muse.
Their muse complimenting and coming onto your muse.
Getting rejected from advances, and BOTH muses reacting IC.
Muses that use terms of endearment like: “honey”, “baby”, “sweetie”, “kitten”, “darling”…
A sexual or flirtatious muse being sexual or flirtatious with everyone/your muse.
Any N.SFW character being N.SFW.
Communication. IE: Their mun tells you in PMs they’re 100% ok with your muse not returning feelings/attraction, and asking you to tell them when to stop.
CHARACTER ( MUN ) FORCING A SHIP:
Nonstop romantic/sexualized attention from their muse even when you told their mun: “NO.”
Telling the mun that their muse is dating/is family of their muse when you don’t even know each other, let alone never asking permission.
Hardcore Fanon or Canon shippers that believe because THEY ship “the thing,” you better too, or else no one will rp with you, so you give in ( even if you don’t ship it ) just to have rps.
Spreading foul rumors and lies about the mun who won’t ship with you in order to ruin their reputation and cancel them in the rpc because: “if I can’t have them, no one will.”
Muns that project through their muse onto you as if it’s your responsibility to satisfy their weird personal fantasies, or else.
Sending creepy, sexual anons even though the mun never answers them, and has tried blocking you.
When a muse flirts back, and acts as if they want the romantic advances of the other muse—then suddenly the mun posts passive-aggressive ooc posts on their dash about being uncomfortable with X and Z, shaming you publicly.
Dropping a ship out of nowhere, then coming back later because the mun is bored and wants the ship after all, but then drops it all over again.
Muns that don’t communicate in general; you can’t accuse people of forcing anything unless you post in your rules, or tell your partner you don’t approve of the interaction. NO ONE here is a mind-reader!
It’s your own responsibility to set clear, verbal boundaries.