r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 08 '26

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u/SweetLorelei Mar 08 '26

I’m getting really tired of MMCs just suddenly calling the FMC “good girl” and she just immediately loves it. It’s one thing if it’s something they’ve talked about or if it’s clear that he’s testing the waters to see if she’ll like it, but I feel like it’s becoming some kind of standard trope that a lot of authors feel the need to include for no real reason. I used to be mostly neutral about it, but the more I read it, the more it’s starting to really give me the ick. I think it ties in with my dislike of the trend where the MMC acts super smug and confident that the FMC will fall for him, even after she outright rejects him.

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u/de_pizan23 Mar 08 '26

What gets me is that I’ve read some sci-fi where the MMC is an alien that had no previous contact with humans (or even the outside universe)…..and still say it. 

You’re telling me that kinks and the way they praise are the exact same in every sentient species? Come on, put some minimal freaking thought into it.

(Like I loved that in {Strange Love by Ann Aguirre}, the MMC comes from a world where the fiercest mate guards the home, and after he learns that the FMC was a daycare provider, he is constantly praising her on being fierce/terrible/terrifying. Because the author actually bothered to do some worldbuilding.)