#I wish there were more stories dealing w/ how that disinterest clashes w/ other’s expectations | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

7thbutterflyofspring · 10 months

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I get that people love the whole ‘everyone knows Alice is in love w/ Bob except for Bob’ trope but, as an aroace person, I’m kinda sad w/ how this always ends w/ Alice & Bob getting together. Where are the stories where it turns out Bob isn’t interested? Where Bob’s obliviousness is due to disinterest in dating anyone? Where Bob was entirely aware of Alice’s affection, and it was everyone else who was oblivious to his attempts to reject her? Where are the stories dealing with the fallout of this situation where everyone is expecting Alice & Bob to end up together, and that doesn’t happen?

#aromantic #asexual #aroace #romance #tropes #I get that it’s a romance trope #but as someone disinterested in romance #I wish there were more stories dealing w/ how that disinterest clashes w/ other’s expectations #also it’s not like this can’t be in a romance story #this could be a setup to a hurt/comfort thing where Charlie offers emotional support to Alice while she gets over the rejection #(as long as that doesn’t involve demonising Bob for being uninterested)

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