[ SECRET POST #3303 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3303 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

For me it's because best friends are a safety net. They love each other unconditionally and it's familiar. To go from friends to lovers is a shift in dynamic and if it doesn't work out it can ruin the friendship. Friendship is more comfortable and stable than romance. It's not boring but there is really no spark.

Not saying best friends wouldn't also be good romance but platonic relationships are so under appreciated that when I see best friends I want to appreciate it for what it is.

[(Anonymous)]

"It's not boring but there is really no spark."

Except, that's entirely subjective. There is absolutely a spark for lots of people. Lots of people don't appreciate that "spark" coming from the over-aggressive posturing that rivals do either, I could just as easily say that's not a "true spark" because it doesn't seem romantic at all. The "spark" from friendship ships comes from a character realizing, either slowly or all at once, they "holy shit, I'm in love with him/her". They realize that waiting at the train station every day to commute to school together, or carpooling every day to work holds a special place in their heart, or they realize that seeing their best friend being romantic with someone else would leave them heartbroken, or that hey, maybe they really wanna kiss their BFF. It comes from them re-framing their thoughts, and from realizing that maybe sneakily rubbing one out to your best friend every night and then feeling guilty over it probably isn't something platonic friends do over one another.

The "spark" is literally what any fic author wants to make of it. There is no "spark" in any of these ships, friendships, rival ships, whatever, in actual canon, unless they're a true canon couple. Fanon couples though? The spark just exists within the minds of fandom in the first place.

[(Anonymous)]

Sad to say, but plenty of best friendships can ruin themselves without romance getting involved. As one who has lost numerous best friends over the years, they are not as stable as you might thing.