sometimes it even reads to me like the author doesn’t want to risk a friendship in the fic being more compelling and full of affection than the main ship, so the wryness and saltiness is injected to create distance enough that there’s no other closer option than the other lover. but i’m not afraid of polyamory I mean maybe i’m biased bc i’m aromantic and autistic so my understanding of friendships is just different than others. this sort of writing happens enough for me to notice it though

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