>> I feel like romance structures are usually kept the same even in fantasy worlds where practically everything else is completely different, so it's neat to hear of some world building that are unique in that aspect! :D
I agree. But if you look at human societies, you'll see many different ways of handling relationships and what is considered important and why. This makes the homogeniety of fantasy extra boring. At least science fiction has aliens, and it's more common there to explore how that could influence relationships.
>> The negative parts of quadrants is especially neat to me, since I feel like with those sort of relationships it's often sort of regulated all to fall under "rivalry" or "enemies" -- it's neat that there's a specific word in that universe for that sort of situation with more ~strong feelings~ involved! XD <<
It is much, much easier to talk about things and make them work when you have good vocabulary. Things that don't get talked about are difficult to troubleshoot when something goes wrong. Look around and you'll find some great meta on how black romances are supposed to work.
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Date: 2024-01-12 09:19 pm (UTC)From:I agree. But if you look at human societies, you'll see many different ways of handling relationships and what is considered important and why. This makes the homogeniety of fantasy extra boring. At least science fiction has aliens, and it's more common there to explore how that could influence relationships.
>> The negative parts of quadrants is especially neat to me, since I feel like with those sort of relationships it's often sort of regulated all to fall under "rivalry" or "enemies" -- it's neat that there's a specific word in that universe for that sort of situation with more ~strong feelings~ involved! XD <<
It is much, much easier to talk about things and make them work when you have good vocabulary. Things that don't get talked about are difficult to troubleshoot when something goes wrong. Look around and you'll find some great meta on how black romances are supposed to work.