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Am I the only one that hates when the POV has been one character, but then randomly switches to the love interest? I don’t want to know what the other character is thinking. It kills the tension when the other POV confirms that they’re in love
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Anonymous 22h

Nah I disagree. I think (if done well and not frequently) it can build the tension sooo much more

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Anonymous 22h

There's a fanfic I read a few years ago that each chapter switched between the two love interests but that was because they were both writing in a personal journal/ diary and it did a really good job of telling the story through these journal entries. But had it not been a story told through those entries and it was just switching back and forth every chapter, I don't know if I would have been able to handle it. So I guess as long as the POV switch is done well, I'm fine with it

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Anonymous 22h

No you’re definitely not the only one. Sometimes it’s done poorly but I think it’s important to hear the true inner thoughts of the love interest because it’s often different then what the MC THINKS their love interest is thinking. #1 said this basically but yeah

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Anonymous 20h

if it randomly switches i don’t like it, but it’s consistently switching POVs each chapter and it’s retelling the same timeline from the other POV i like it

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Anonymous 19h

I like getting little snapshots from the love interests pov but not full chapters. Just a lingering glance of their evolving feelings without it being outright stated

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 16h

yeah same, every once in a while i get annoyed when fics only have the pov of one side cause i wanna know what the other person is thinkingggggg especially if they’re both uncertain/insecure (which is like my favorite dynamic)

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