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@BlackHoleEyes Because so many authors set forming the relationship as their goal and when they finally reach it, they have no idea where to go from there. More importantly, very few writers are actually any good at writing about ongoing relationships; a story needs some kind of conflict to remain interesting or it gets stale. But the question becomes, what kind of conflict can you introduce into a relationship that A) isn't boring and B) won't alienate your readers.
You could show them getting past the honeymoon phase and picking up on all these little quirks that they ignored in their euphoria, but that can get boring very quickly and can feel quite forced. You could introduce a rival, but that's even more forced and, besides, Japan has enough of a problem with the heresy that is NTR; no need to add it to a story about a happy relationship. Or you could have the characters discover that while they like one another and enjoy each others' company, that they're better off as friends than lovers... But then why the fuck did you make the whole story about them getting together if they're just going to split up?
All that said, the main thrust of this series wasn't necessarily Jun and Tomo dating; it was getting Jun to recognize Tomo as a woman, which was actually accomplished a couple hundred chapters ago. The rest was just them really delving into their feelings for one another and deciding to date. Not that that makes it any better, because after the years I put into reading this series, this end was honestly a pretty big letdown.
You could show them getting past the honeymoon phase and picking up on all these little quirks that they ignored in their euphoria, but that can get boring very quickly and can feel quite forced. You could introduce a rival, but that's even more forced and, besides, Japan has enough of a problem with the heresy that is NTR; no need to add it to a story about a happy relationship. Or you could have the characters discover that while they like one another and enjoy each others' company, that they're better off as friends than lovers... But then why the fuck did you make the whole story about them getting together if they're just going to split up?
All that said, the main thrust of this series wasn't necessarily Jun and Tomo dating; it was getting Jun to recognize Tomo as a woman, which was actually accomplished a couple hundred chapters ago. The rest was just them really delving into their feelings for one another and deciding to date. Not that that makes it any better, because after the years I put into reading this series, this end was honestly a pretty big letdown.
