I'm right with you there. Hell, it got so bad that there were even people who shipped Eragon/Saphira. Because apparently you can't even have a (supposed, according to the author) close loving relationship with a giant ANIMAL without it becoming sexual/romantic. Come on.
One of my favourite relationships I ever wrote involves a straight man and a straight woman. They have a lot in common and understand each other better than anyone else. They trust each other so much they're completely comfortable with being physically close, they hug a lot, and even flat-out say "I love you" to each other.
But it's not a romance. They never show the slightest interest in having sex or becoming anything other than affectionate friends. They're just not attracted to each other in that way. And indeed, if they did have sex it would only damage the friendship.
The books they're in aren't published yet, and if there's one thing I'm looking forward to it's knowing that some of my readers are going to go absolutely bonkers waiting for these two to start making out and then have 10,000 babies. No doubt if I flat-out told them it's never going to happen some would refuse to believe me. 🤣 But it's not going to happen.
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Date: 2020-04-29 05:32 am (UTC)One of my favourite relationships I ever wrote involves a straight man and a straight woman. They have a lot in common and understand each other better than anyone else. They trust each other so much they're completely comfortable with being physically close, they hug a lot, and even flat-out say "I love you" to each other.
But it's not a romance. They never show the slightest interest in having sex or becoming anything other than affectionate friends. They're just not attracted to each other in that way. And indeed, if they did have sex it would only damage the friendship.
The books they're in aren't published yet, and if there's one thing I'm looking forward to it's knowing that some of my readers are going to go absolutely bonkers waiting for these two to start making out and then have 10,000 babies. No doubt if I flat-out told them it's never going to happen some would refuse to believe me. 🤣 But it's not going to happen.