@Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk
Depends on the platform, certain ones it would do well like Yoru Stories. However, on platforms like Royal Road, it would receive a lot of hate.
This one really just depends. The same would apply to GL, depending where you are. It can get a lot of likes or dislikes.
@Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk
From what I have researched and people I have spoken to. That is pretty much what it boils down to. That it is just a fantasy.
Even then, it doesn’t make sense to me. Since why would anyone in right mind want to envision living a fantasy like that?
Especially given...
Gender bender, I can maybe understand it from a trans perspective. It would make sense in this case. However, outside of that? I don’t get it myself.
Honestly, I also never understood why toxic relationships became so popular in Romance. I never could stand them.
On a more structural level. It likely falls into a similar category to Romance. Similarly toxic tropes.
It likely boils down to, people living a fantasy without the risk of it.
Still nothing to write home about, and doesn’t make sense. Though, this stuff has been popular for many years.