My favorite FL lines:
- well, mr. multi-billionaire, you have to be good for SOMETHING
- Me, I got into primary school teaching for fame and fortune.
Which was all good and well until she suddenly had the urge to get rid of her virginity in case she might die in a car crash out of nowhere (whatever floats your boat sweetheart). Apparently her virginity was inexplicably tied to her brain, and both were vigorously lost.
That was the first Harlequin Story EVER that had:
- her proposing, as deadpean as a any Harlequin ML does
- him misunderstanding the intention anyway, as any good Harlequin FL does
Noteworthy: elongated necks are a THING in here
"Humping dog" as inspiration, hm?
Freud would order all the goddamn fireworks.
But it fits (￣∇￣")
Remember Kids, when a guy blackmails you into sexual relations that you DO NOT WANT then we have a word for it.
"Oh, I was so cruel to you"
Stuff it, garbage can, you're indulging in self-pity and that's a big nono for a sex-offender.
*starts singing to the tune of the Oscar Meyer Bologna song*
The asshole has a first name. It's R A P I S T.
The ML is an Ass ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
The FL has no backbone Σ(っ°Д °;)っ
Together they destroy Braincells (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
And no amount of Novel-Origin can amend the nature of that ~ Misunderstanding ~
the Art is really nice but that doesn't help any with this
"I've got a Leopard in a Jaguar and a Demon in the passenger seat. Will I make it home alive?"
I do realize that this is a sensitive plot for everyone, but good lord. Here's a guy who says "I need someone who loves me for who I am and not for my sperms". And then his character consists of:
"Nice to meet you, I have aspermia and that's all about me"
And when someone interacts like "Ok, you're pretty focused on this, let's find ways to deal with it together because it is important to you, and you're important to me"
He flips his entire shit. Like Honey, the whole set-up was a trap.
Was the only appropriate approach meant to be like:
"Wow GREAT I HATE crotch goblins either way and never wished to be pregnant, perfect match!"
No, because he loves children and that's a nono.
(╯°Д °)╯╧╧
And here I thought Harlequin finally ventured into unchartered waters with Male pregnancies. A pity.
Curiously, that would explain the title...
"Are you asking me to take my work home with me?" (yeah no she's right. She's dissing him very subtly here and it's beautifully underhanded and good lord if all of it were in this manner - but no.)
1. Her ex was GROSS.
2. I think I'm getting to THAT age where the constant harping on "virginity" irks me. Do me a favor y'all, google "hymen" and learn something new.
3. "I initiated you" is probably meant to have romantic connotations, but I percieve it as condescending. Last time I checked, sex was a team effort. Do me a solid and be upfront: "I will offer you alcohol to relax you"
TL;DR
I think I'm getting too old for this.
lol but yes. agreed. we all are getting old. another year closer to our death bed
nothing to do with age, I'm 20 and I've felt that the virginity, shyness and naivety in female character was a constant reminder of purity culture for years, since i first started really reading romance when i was around 9