LI already in love with Mc Vs Falling in love during the route

[Hisami]

So I know all these childhood friend, classmates, coworkers, step brothers are sometimes already in love with Mc prior to the start of the game. So was wondering if others preferred one to the other. I am pretty split its nice to see a yearner LI from start but also nice to see them fall in love gradually.

 

[ufoufufu]

I'd say I'm also pretty evenly split, as in I have some favorites from each category... I guess seeing someone fall in love from scratch, when it's well written, can be much more interesting but it's always nice to have a long time yearner in the cast for some variety in dynamics. Even if it's sad when thinking about them in the context of other routes lol... But that's also the fun part! And besides all that I do really like "met before and reunited" storylines.

In case of an already in love character, it's nice when the route is about the LI and MC being at odds for the first time or the LI seeing a new side of the MC.