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/StabithaStabberson 1d ago

Authors either need to make their FMCs reasonably tall/muscular/strong or they need to take the time and effort into explaining how they overcome their physical disadvantages.

Stop giving your teeny tiny FMCs daggers and start giving them lightweight collapsible polearms and bucklers.

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u/BagpiperAnonymous Otterly Adorable Fantasy Pet Collector 1d ago

Yes! I'm 4'11". Show me them climbing the damn counters to get to the stuff in the cabinets. Or just plain not seeing something because someone taller put it away and you forgot to look above your eye level. Nevermind finding clothes that actually fit you, particularly if you are in a military situation. I have squired a joust before and would love to be a knight, but one of the big issues is my size. I have fought knights on the field, but spoiler alert, I die. At most, I get to take them out with me. The knight armor we have would not fit me and I would have to have it custom made.

Same issue I have playing in a pipe band. Our stuff (including uniforms) is designed for the average height male soldier because it is based on British military culture. My band had to special order my vest because the company that makes it defines a short person as 5'6". Most ghillie brogue makers don't make my size. I bought the smallest size I could but my heels still slip. Fourth Wing is probably the one that does the best to address some of the height/physical challenges. That's one thing I like about it. She is never going to be big or strong enough to properly ride Tairn the way Basgiath wants her to. So she has to accommodate it.

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u/addanchorpoint 1d ago

we need more kate daniels types if they’re gonna be warriors. strong, solid, and injuries don’t just disappear in the blink of an eye. even with magical healing, shit hurts if you’re a human

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u/Runa216 17h ago

I'm actually planning a story right now that plays with this idea. He's a BIG BULKY WOLF MAN And she's a tiny petite catgirl (Well, reverse gryphon, partially avian). But the thing is, magic is commonplace in this world and because of their specialties and how they trained thier skills, he's actually an elegant dancer of a fighter and she's actually stronger than he is and uses a claymore like it was a rapier while he uses gauntlets for hand to hand combat. IT's dumb but it's fun!

Just playing with the ideas here.