Genuinely don’t get the appeal of fanfics with “two people who are romantically attracted to each other but doesn’t realise it and behave in a stereotypically romantic way are forced to realise their feelings by their friends” because nearly every single time the friends are being so disgustingly intrusive and selfish
The two people are always written to be happy and satisfied in their platonic relationship, even if they are romantically attracted to each other, and their friends just waltz in and force them into a relationship dynamic THEY want the two to have, like a parent to their child and opposite-gender friend
The nature of the twos relationship doesn’t even change at the end of the fic! They usually behave EXACTLY. THE. SAME. So what was the point of it??? Instead of letting the two naturally change their relationship or not even changing it, the friends care more about their selfish want that the two have a stereotypical romantic relationship then the twos want for their own relationship
Sorry if this is phrased weirdly, it’s just been bothering me for a while. If any of y’all know any fics that subverts this trope pls recommend it
