xaioblack
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- May 25, 2026
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I prefer slow burn, when is instant love, it feels kinda too "easy" and missing it development.
Full romance overdrive or slow burn?
- Thread starter Nihilistic
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- Oct 12, 2022
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I like either but it needs to fit the setting and make sense contextually. There are characters that benefit from an early infatuation with the heroine if that's the theme of their romantic route. For others a more gradual, slower pace is fitting.
I have to say that I really dislike when the romance elements is incredibly weak in otome games, even in dark settings I want the "love" aspect to still shine through. An "earlier" romance would maybe offset that experience for me
so maybe I'm more team "full romance"
I have to say that I really dislike when the romance elements is incredibly weak in otome games, even in dark settings I want the "love" aspect to still shine through. An "earlier" romance would maybe offset that experience for me
so maybe I'm more team "full romance"
- Jan 28, 2026
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Both tbh. I want enough buildup to get invested in the male leads, but I don't want the romance dragged out forever either.
- Apr 19, 2026
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Slow burn. Always. Bonus points for enemies-to-lovers.
Maybe it's because I've been a fan of Jane Austen for years, especially Pride and Prejudice (even though I don't really like romance novels and hardly ever read them).
Of course, everything within reason. I liked Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, but seriously, you date a guy for like 3 years just to FINALLY get a short kissing scene at the end. That's too slow even for me ;).
Maybe it's because I've been a fan of Jane Austen for years, especially Pride and Prejudice (even though I don't really like romance novels and hardly ever read them).
Of course, everything within reason. I liked Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, but seriously, you date a guy for like 3 years just to FINALLY get a short kissing scene at the end. That's too slow even for me ;).
