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⌈ Secret Post #4978 ⌋

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Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, this can be controversial even though it shouldn't be. So many "romances" we see can get really toxic or the UST goes past the sell by date (Castle) and people lose interest and once couples do get together, writers don't know what to do with them other than fake drama. Then it bleeds over into books and "insta-romance." I'm so tired.

I try to make it my goal as an author to show healthy relationships. So, the main characters in my one series is super slow burn romance which hasn't even gotten to the "will you date me?" yet. Let the romance percolate! (I think that's the word I want. Steep. Simmer. Stew.)

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

Bad writing in romances is not the same thing as unhealthy relationships being depicted.

Neither is there a direct correlation between interesting romance and 'healthy ' relationships.

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

SA *and exclusively showing 'healthy' relationships.

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

Right? I can't believe even Fandom Secrets of all places has Moral Guardians stepping in to miss the point whenever they can.

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

Chill dude. Blast the AC on high.

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT Agreed. Amazing isn't it?

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. And I tend to write about healthy romances more than unhealthy ones. Just write something people will WANT to be into, whether it's a well-written solid relationship or a well-written fucked up one, or anything in between.

But I also understand what ayrt means about fake drama and UST done too long. Investing everything in the novelty of the relationship and then acting like the dog who finally caught the car is one reason I quit watching soap operas.

Re: Secret maker mining thread

[(Anonymous)]

I tend to prefer "healthy" ships as well. But you're kind of conflating "toxic" with "badly written" and/or "poorly developed" and I disagree with that. I could toss out a dozen examples, but off the top of my head: Kara/Lee from BSG. IMO a very well developed, well-written relationship, that was also kind of toxic. Not balls-to-the-wall toxic. But not healthy.

Hannibal/Will was eighty-out-of-ten level toxic, but it was also a well written, well developed ship.

Hell, as much as I loathe (LOATHE) Rachel/Ross...I wouldn't necessarily argue the pairing was badly written. It was badly written for my tastes, because I was not interested in their toxic bullshit one little bit. But it was a long, gradually developing canonical relationship between well-defined characters, and it had a dynamic that you recognized and understood. (I hate to say a single good thing about Rachel/Ross, but there it is.)