#cheap romances

[foolscapper]

forgive me babes, i had internet issues, so i whipped up a 30 minute quickie. but they sounded great in the second half I caught 😭

[sebdoesthings]

I'm so glad i watched Sk8 the Infinity as an adult and not a teen so I didn't turn into one of those annoying idiots who complain about "renga not being canon because they didn't kiss"

[doriana-gray-games]

Hi! Just wanted to say real quick I love love love your game and have been silently following it for over a year. This is the first time I’m sending in an ask though haha. What does Anne think of the ROs? And has she picked up on anything from Watson in their non-platonic route?

Thank you! Have cookie ❤️🍪 (I did not have kitkat.)

Anne and Neel feel the same about the ROs and it’s like this:

L: “Who?”

A: “Who??”

H: “😖 Too intimidating.”

W: “Best person ever (except Sherlock) ✨ So nice, approachable, warm ☺️.”

MC: “😳 or 🥺”

I think, at least in an opposite gendered route, that people would be gossiping and wondering about the MC and W's closeness, whether they’re platonic or not.

But I think Anne and Neel spend more time than most (except maybe Mrs Hudson, romanced Lestrade, or pining Watson themselves) about the nature of your relationship lol.

‘🤨 was Watson just being nice when they told me to save a slice of their favourite bread for Sherlock when they woke up? Could the bread be a grand romantic gesture? 😔 I need to ask Mrs Hudson again…’

[fuimus-troes]

it's so funny for gilbert to consider roderich a "pillow princess" in the context of spaus bc you know that antonio is the one who got roderich used to that sort of treatment

so while gilbert activity tries to insult roderich's masculinity or something roderich is just here like "well yes i was lucky to have a loving and caring husband who would move mountains for me if i asked, your point?"

[stealingpotatoes]

why did the new DA trailer have to drop while im on holiday and ~2500 miles from my drawing tablet

[aleximustd13]

Finally in my little gremlin hands. Can't wait to read it tonight!!

[anhonest-puck]

it’s been like a solid million years since i’ve posted my art. have some gee way. also my first my chem art i’ve posted so 👍Thats cool

[zhoras-bitch]

Thank RC for introducing the slot feature before the Love, Sin and Evil Vol. 1 finale bacause

RIP my diamonds though.

[haunted-vespera]

THE NEW MY CHEM POST ON INSTA????? HELLO ???? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!! PLEASE BE MCR 5 AND A TOUR BUT WITH CHEAP TICKETS 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

[schrodingersrat666]

Some of my favourite standout concert memories:

When I caught Joan Jett's guitar pick

Crowdsurfing to Korn

My Chemical Romance

Being in the front row for Alice Cooper

That time when Corey Taylor smiled at me and air-hugged me

Seeing Cradle Of Filth with my mum in full face corpse paint

Halestorm

Seeing The Offspring play Smash in full

Meeting Black Veil Brides (I also caught a pick)

Flying to another state to see Tool

Taking my little sister to see YUNGBLUD and seeing her have the time of her life (also seeing him get his tooth knocked out and keep singing through mouthfuls of blood)

When I saw The Used and they made us mosh to the Play School theme song

Seeing the Phineas and Ferb theme song played live

Seeing Teenage Dirtbag played live

When I saw Cheap Trick and caught not one but TWO guitar picks

Befriending a group of drunk old ladies in the crowd at Suzi Quatro

[aro-culture-is]

aro culture is getting so fucking tired of people using the fact that there's a queer romance in something as a reason you should watch it. like haven't allos had enough of romance? queer or otherwise? I'm not saying queer representation is bad, of course, I'm just fed up with asking what a book is about and in response all I get is "oh it has queer people in it" cool! what is it about? having queer representation is not the be all end all of media can we please have ONE thing without romance in it. please.

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[askmarcille]

Marcille! I see you with books around the castle pretty often so I was wondering if you had any suggestions?

( @ask-utayaboy )

Books? Oh, um, yeah I have some books...

*Her face becomes a bright crimson as the stack of books behind her crashes to the floor. It's a bunch of...cheap romance novels? With titles like "The Sword in the Sheath", "Passions of the Chimera Girl", and "The Salty Mermaid", you get a feeling that Marcille is a girl who loves cheap and filthy romance novels.*

[mabaris]

thinking about how davrin has ghilan’nain’s vallaslin and he can try twice to die in order to take her down

[csphire]

Dammon Thinking

[llycaons]

if there's a tag that's 'past lwj/wwx' and the other tags aren't 'breakup and make-up' or something to that effect I swear to god...

[blasphemlm]

⭐️

I'd love to hear you talk about something you physically have to stop yourself from bringing up or sharing with just everyone you run into lol

This is totally out of left field but... the requirements for romance as a genre. 

I was a very isolated teen who got a metric fuckton of those harlequin romance novels at a used booksale (and other nefarious means), and as a result I can clock a romance subgenre vs Romance genre story from a mile away. I also have a visceral hatred for stories that pair naive FLs with unlikable MLs, but that's a different topic.

To be considered Romance, it needs 3 things; a happily ever after, a main plot that centers around the relationship, and conflict which eventually leads to character growth.

Without these things the story falls into one of the hundreds of subgenres of romance. Kinda like how horror has so many subgenres, romance also has different branches, each with their own requirements and vibes.

Now I could get into the nitty gritty and talk about how I don't think a story should be considered romance if the Love Interest is inherently unlikable and misogynistic. Or how the Romance genre in general gets a bad rap for its intended audience (also misogynistic). But then we'd be here all day and my opinions are just that, opinions.