i got too used to being really into something where romance isn't a focus at all and now i'm scared to get into another things where i get that "these two characters Looked at each other so of course they are going to have something because Love..love matters so much... Romantic love is everything. eveyrhtinggg <3 without romantic love you're a fucking evil freak loserrrrrr" dread
#silly.txt#say what you want about wolf 359 but at least the romance is a background point#and is literally restricted to 'this guy has an ex' and 'this character is married but she's also 7.5 light years away from him rn'#and kep/cobi's . thing. i guess. but even that's not like explicitly romantic i guess#GUY WHOS MOST RECENT HYPERFIXATIONS HAVE BEEN MAGNUS PROTOCOL AND W359 VOICE:#ok so when is the 'we met and i immediately trust this woman a lot sooo so so much<3 :3333' situation going to turn into a#plot-relevant heartwrenching betrayal that is actually in character and not just there for amatonormativity