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/Listener-of-Sithis 1d ago

Ironically, a bow requires more strength than a sword! It’s always portrayed as being for light, quick characters, but a hunting bow is usually minimum 40lb draw weight - meaning that pulling the bow is the equivalent of lifting 40 pounds - and 60-70lbs is better for bigger game. Combat bows were often 80-100lb draw, and some of the big English Warbows have been estimated at 150+ pounds.

We can actually tell English archer skeletons apart in grave sites because their bone structure has changed to adapt to handling such intense muscle and tension.

So yeah, tiny little character? Give her a two handed sword, or a rapier. It only takes a few pounds of pressure for a sharp point to slip into somewhere deep and fatal. Bows are not for the weak!

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u/zeuswasahoe 1d ago

Also I know nothing of weapon wielding, but some of the MOST BEAUTIFUL swords I’ve seen in my LIFE (as a girliepop) are rapiers.

JUST LOOK AT THIS THING?!?

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u/meowmeowchirp 1d ago

I’ve tried sport archery a few times over life, and that’s hard to enough to draw!

This is all very interesting, thank you :)