#and the whole 'kissing would cheapen their connection' attitude about romantic pairings is often coming from a place of sexism just saying

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Hell bent and heaven sent are a tragic love story. Who literally cannot see it? Whouffaldi is not only Canon but it's a parallel to so many of the great gothic romance films of the 80s and 90s.

Yep! idk some people are in denial.

Like obviously it's fine if you just want to see it as platonic and are cool about it. But I'm always blindsided by the goofy comments on youtube videos etc. where they act like the very idea there could be romance there is an insane suggestion. Where they condescend to shippers as if we're delusional for seeing what's there. I'm sorry, if you're going to be confrontational and smugly wrong at the same time, I'm going to point out that you're wrong.

#whouffaldi #the other flavour #which is laughing about how they're 'so beyond' romance really grinds my gears as well #romance isn't lesser or inherently unserious or whatever else #and the whole 'kissing would cheapen their connection' attitude about romantic pairings is often coming from a place of sexism just saying #because romance is women's fiction and therefore to elevate something we're saying it's /not/ that #I don't think you need to show kissing to show romance clearly #but saying it would cheapen the characters' bond if they did is some bullshit #kissing would not have made them any more canon than they already are but I'd love to have it #mostly just because we deserved it and were owed it etc etc #but also so I could just post the gif when people are being idiots #they wouldn't stop (eg reylo where we have the gif and yet the moronic hot takes continue) but it would be satisfying #and sometimes I'm petty like that