She's obviously not romantically interested in a child, so I'm not concerned about that. But it does bother me how many of these stories insist on having the ML falling in love/having a crush on a MC who's significantly younger (in body). Like sorry, I dont think it's normal for a 14 year old to crush on a 9 year old, or whatever combination. 3 years is a tiny age gap that doesn't matter when you're an adult, but it's a significant difference when you're under 18, and an enormous chasm when you're under 14. But these romance authors can never wait to slowly develop a romance, we always have to be reassured RIGHT AWAY that the ML is in love already...
She's obviously not romantically interested in a child, so I'm not concerned about that. But it does bother me how many of these stories insist on having the ML falling in love/having a crush on a MC who's significantly younger (in body).
Like sorry, I dont think it's normal for a 14 year old to crush on a 9 year old, or whatever combination.
3 years is a tiny age gap that doesn't matter when you're an adult, but it's a significant difference when you're under 18, and an enormous chasm when you're under 14.
But these romance authors can never wait to slowly develop a romance, we always have to be reassured RIGHT AWAY that the ML is in love already...