They're not humans tho. They're part animal; creatures ruled mostly by instinct. And with respect to the story's setting where fem lycans are rare and almost extinct, it makes sense that breeding is a necessity. It doesn't have anything to do with maturity. Plus, happiness isn't linear. How one achieves so varies greatly from person to person lol
But that's my point exactly. Happiness isn't linear. But they keep selling it as linear in those stories. Because there outcome for happiness is almost always the same "accidentally pregnant, but hey tuns out that's the road to happiness". And that's what's annoying & bothering me.
And I'm not talking against babies at the end. But not too early (again), cuz of a heat (again), not planned (again), while there is a pile of huge live&death problems (again) ...
But it's the general premise of stories like this one; it's a take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing. I get why you're so fed up with the overused storyline. Tho, I don't agree that they're selling it as what you've said (that being "accidentally" more like unplanned pregnancy leads the road to happiness). On second thought, maybe they do; but in my perspective, it's just a natural response to take responsibility for things that is happening at the moment. Like there's nothing more to it than just facing the consequences and dealing with it the best way they could (w/c could be carrying on with the pregnancy or abortion?? Idk)...
We both know fluffy stories like this mostly goes on the forming-a-family route (≧∀≦) well, they could go dark and decide to get a abortion; and the series would have to explore a whole new undertone w/c isn't really a bad thing as well.
Well, my point is... Happiness in any story that has supernatural elements (i.e. immortality, mates) usu. centers around finding someone precious... people who found each other and stays together despite the hardships. And the "heat" is essentially part of their animalistic nature, it's supposed to be an irrational thing where base instincts rule over both mind and body; because that's exactly it, they can't make "mature" decisions. It's like, "breed, breed, breed" so I don't really get why you want to impose a wholly human concept of maturity to characters that aren't even human to begin with ╥﹏╥
And yeah, I'm glad we agree that happiness isn't linear! My response is too long, my goodness! I didn't even notice! I'm sorry in advance if I'm too presumptuous. I swear I'm not picking a fight（/TДT)/
I know it's not the focus right now, but... PLEASE DON'T BE PREGNANT!!!
I'm so fed up with these "ups we screwed up during heat" pregnancys, that are also way to early. Can no couple just mature in their relationship first and (I don't know) travel, enjoy their time together and THEN actually decide they wanna have a child. Or for once no child at all. It's not the only must to way to find real happiness. I know a lot of people enjoy this, but I'm fed up with it. Soooo fed up.