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How do you like Romance in your fiction? (romance, not sex)
Ghaleon:
--- Quote from: Suikama on January 09, 2011, 01:15:06 AM ---Now I'm curious. What do you guys think are good examples of romance in fiction?
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Well I gave some in my op (though replace xenosaga with xenogears, doh), even though a couple of them aren't really real romance, but are indeed deep with that loving relationship/feeling that I'm talking about.
I don't think I mentioned it, but many of the romances you can get in Eien no Aselia are well done I think. I played the pg-13 version. I don't know if the porno version ruins it or not. While I personally like Esperia the most ( <3, miko-girl comes second ) the story with...uhh.. I forget her name is the best! Lol, the red-haired burninating pedo-bait girl. Before I started doing her route (I decided to do them all pretty much, though I stopped 2 short), I thought it would be awkward since she's too young. But she's very loveable in a non-sexual way, and the main character realizes that he is happiest with her. So they eventually decide to spend the rest of their lives with each other, and the girl is understanding of the man's position, and never really pushes him towards any kind of physical affection (except that one time she kisses him after the main character gets wisdom..Funny I remember the name of his second sword but not his name, durka durka). I especially like how she helps him out become an eternal without reminding him who she is when he forgot, expecting to never see him again.
Can't wait for part 2 to get translated. I hope the romances in that game are as good >=)
Grand Octopus:
--- Quote from: Suikama on January 09, 2011, 01:15:06 AM ---Now I'm curious. What do you guys think are good examples of romance in fiction?
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I tried for about 10 minutes but could think of no other fictional romances that I've genuinely found compelling before. It's amazing how trite/uninspired many of them seem upon reflection.
As for why, it's primarily because it's such an unconventional and exciting relationship that I couldn't help but be fascinated by it. [WARNING! A HUGE SPOILER "MIRAI NIKKI" IS APPROACHING FAST!] Spoiler: From the outset, Yuno holds such an absurd emotional dependency upon Yuki that her few remaining fragments of sanity require his presence in order to persist. He, in contrast, has no romantic feelings for her at all and only maintains a pretence of caring for her because he needs her to survive. The result is a ridiculously unstable relationship that encompasses, amongst other things, stalking, threats, hostage taking, abduction, forced imprisonment, attempted murder, joint suicide, murder of oneself in alternate dimensions and a Dynasty Warrior-esque body count.
There's also a reoccurring question mark over whether Yuno is actually someone to be trusted, what her true motives are and whether she's genuinely in love with Yuki. It serves to keep the relationship fresh and interesting right up until the closing chapters.
Oh yeah, and the two also look and act fantastic when they're working together to slaughter people en masse.
In all honestly, I'm sure not sure whether this would be considered an objectively good example of romance in fiction, but from a subjective perspective it's fucking brilliant.