Seriously. Even in fiction it's too much.
Have you read Dash? I think it's a good read if you want a more balanced relationship.
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I don't go here but I feel this so much! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
yes, every story is a set of contrivances, characters and their traits included, but those things should work in tandem and synergize. too many stories feel like they've put the cart before the horse and feel flat and/or forced because the author is leading with the tropes, scenes, and story beats they want to include and not properly supporting them with characters with enough depth or detail to give them impact.
This is also why it’s so hard to find decent straight romance because patriarchy and misogyny have a death grip on common tropes, developments, and dynamics used prevalently in like 95% of them
I’m just tired of authors coming up with a self centered top and literally bending over backwards to create a selfless, devoted bottom who will rearrange their lives and take on insane burdens just to avoid inconveniencing or requiring the top to take any emotional or actual responsibility for situations of their own creation.
It just feels that in some moments Geonwu doesn’t react like a person or his own character, but an accessory to Taejun. As such, he will always end up prioritizing Taejun’s convenience and preference over all else. I just want real characters that feel like real, autonomous people, not designed to cater to an asshole mc and make sure they always look better than they are