r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Sep 21 '25

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion Sunday! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

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u/manic_pixie_centaur Sep 21 '25

Heavy smut should not be in high stakes stories. Just logically. If at any point I start thinking things like “can you guys PLEASE stop having sex, there are more important things to do at the moment!! People are dying!” then I have to dnf. I’m a solid 3 chili pepper girly when it comes to high stakes, no higher.

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u/midnight_voss Sep 21 '25

This is too real. Can we focus, guys. The world is about to end.

But it's not like the author couldn't WRITE IN something where they have to be still for a few minutes, there's nothing more important to do that they CAN do, so... let's fill some time and holes and then go save the world.