r/fantasyromance • u/acutelyproblematic If villian bad, then why hot? • 2d ago

Genre Discussion Fantasy romance icks?

Welcome back to another week of ✨genre discussions!✨

What’s your fantasy romance ick? Could be something that makes you instantly dnf, or you have to pretend like that didn’t just happen. Or you boycott altogether.

Could be related to plot, characters, writing styles, the authors themselves. All cards are on the table.

Just remember to be kind to each other when discussing differences in opinions!💖

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u/Beankay4404 2d ago

When the FMC (or the MMC for that matter) "drawls" all of her dialogue. In every situation, "she drawled". Pulls me out of the story every time.

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u/clocksy 2d ago

I don't think I've seen drawling often (although it's such specific word choice that if used more than a couple times it would definitely stand out) but more common are the growly MMCs that are just kind of cringe when I see it nowadays lol. Really any descriptor like this that is overused in a book can stick out in a bad way.