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[darkfictionjude]

Toxic or not, gals or pals, that's what the save function is for! For every game, I have multiple saves for different mc's and different ro's, it's more fun than playing with the same love interest over and over.

I gotta admit as a player I tend to romance the same RO all the time 😭

I try to not but then they hook me in

Like Fallen Hero, I have tried to not romance Ortega… I have failed miserably every time

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Hope you're feeling better !

Slightly nsfw ask what is their reaction to MC pulling them towards them (MC) by the belt ? -sarah

*giggles, twirls hair*

oookkkkkkkaaaaayyy,, thiihihihihih Slight NSFW under the cut <3 making this crushing stage for the giggles

Simeon freezes and stumbles closer to you, hands hovering where they were about to grab onto your arms to catch himself. This- You- He- His mind goes blank as he does nothing but stare, firstly at your eyes, then your fingers looped under his belt and then finally your lips. All before managing a frail cough as he steadies himself, large hands nervously settling on your forearms to just almost embrace you. Fingers stroking against the layers of fabric keeping your skin from touching on another. Gods the things he wished to do to you, but shouldn't, he really... really shouldn't. Yet he leans forwards, a fraction closer. That's all he dares. My man Simeon is up there with number one MC simp if not for Noor fighting him over that role. This would quite possibly either make him short circuit or start laughing out of panic. Delvin and you had been staring each other down, a typical pastime for the two of you it seemed, ever since you came back he had been trying to find cracks in your behaviour. Like spotting a bad fake out of the crowd of ordinary humans. You had not cracked, until now, by using the gambesons belts to yank him closer. His hand had come up to catch himself, slamming against he wall behind you, caging you in with a wolf. The smirk that appears on his face is sinful, but contained out of respect for you. That is until you give the beltloop another tug. THIS MAN WOULD LOVE THIS- unless it became this thing where he felt he was no longer the one in control, but yes,,,, go right ahead,, Alda goes head first into your chest, where she stays in silence for a moment too long. Pale cheeks flaming into a deep red that she hopes won't be noticeable when you inevitably pull her away. However you don't; and she remains overheated against your chest until her cheeks cool. With a small huff she steps away and fixes her still perfect tunic, keeping her eyes on anything but you. Maybe she is disappointed you didn't take it further, maybe she did want more. But you gave her the choice to make that decision herself and that warms her almost as much as your closeness had. She is awkward and not really good at love but holy shit- this would make her insta fall for MC if it wasn't for her already there crush on them. Calypso doesn't fumble, no they simply choose to elegantly fall into your arms; and they also choose to forget everything you had been arguing about moments before. Onyx eyes blink and they remain stunned for a moment before sinking into your warmth with a harrumph befitting of a royal. "I am still very upset with you, this does not change that." Maybe if they ducked their head under your chin the blush would not go noticed. This would automatically turn of any hostile program active on the Calypso, and you can now safely get cuddles and kisses from them! Good job MC! Noor lets out a nervous giggle, cheeks going a deep crimson as he tries to smoothly reciprocate this sudden affection given to him. Soft and careful hands place themself onto your waist as he tries to tame his expression to one not quite as shy and unsure as the one currently on his features. With a heavy swallow he meets your eyes and has to instantly look away, cheeks both prickling with heat. Maybe if he had more time to mentally prepare he'd be able to further the situation but- not here, in the midst of scrolls and books and -and... "I... I really want you right now." He might be awkward about it but you will never meet a more loving man than Noor I PROMISE. He would be a flustered mess but a good one.

[darkfictionjude]

I prefer going for the women ROs in IFs, toxic women are definitely interesting, but strong emotionally unavailable women? They’re my kryptonite. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

On that note, how would Charley feel about a Luce saying “my gf could beat you up” to anyone who even slightly inconveniences them?

I feel like emotionally unavailable women are toxic just not toxic. A lesser degree than say Carmen

Charley: Luce, please don’t go around telling people that.

[darkfictionjude]

some responses

So from what I gather is that most are fine with one RO. Most seem to prefer gender selectable

and there seems to be a heavy consensus on too many ROs being a sign of too much work for a writer and lack of depth given the amount of work. I’ve seen others who have proven this wrong (golden rose author) but I have also seen too much work overwhelming new authors

[darkfictionjude]

Here are some the IF answers

I noted that a lot began with wayhaven which if I were writing an essay I would say ushered in a new era of IF or Phase 2.

I think now we’re a the tail end of phase 2, perhaps at the beginning of phase 3

Basically

Phase 1: more focused on stats and plot driven (c. 2010-2017)

Phase 2: romance heavy and less focused on stats (c. 2018-2025ish)

Phase 3: blend of character driven and plot driven stories (c. 2023-)

[darkfictionjude]

I don't choose ROs on the basis on whether they're toxic or not. I just go for the RO that's the most compelling and has the best chemistry/dynamic with MC to me. And yeah a lot of ppl make the mistake of believing that just because a RO is "toxic" they're better written or more complex than a "softer" or more "mellow" RO, when it's absolutely not a rule and is not true in a lot of cases.

Sorry went on a tangent but it's been on my mind lol Also i majorly romance male ROs. I think i might have gone for a female RO but you can count those on one hand.

I do think there is something to be said about that

I’ve seen people think that kinder = simple which nah even good people have their problems

[darkfictionjude]

Hmm, I think it depends a lot on the type of toxicity, because if it becomes physically abusive or it is a really really bad person that is literally ruining your life or smth, then def no. But it also depends on who the MC is; for example I feel more comfortable romanticizing toxic characters if the MC is also toxic than if the MC is 0% toxic.... But anyway, I voted for Toxic female characters because usually these kinds of characters have smth alluring about them. (I also found funny that so far no one has voted for non-toxic female characters lol)

Yea I’ve gotten quite a few people telling me that they prefer when the mc can be toxic too and that’s actually one of my favourite tropes

It feels boring and one sided if only the ro is allowed to be toxic cause the mc then feels like a doormat