I feel like I've seen a lot of this in manga/anime, where it's often a dude who's aggressive and cold but actually very romantic and protective and who's just doing what he does "for the heroine's own good." And I think it sometimes works as a metaphor for "falling in love is scary, your emotions feel out of control, but love means embracing that fear," but walking all over someone else's agency is probably not a solid foundation for a healthy relationship?
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Date: 2015-06-17 06:08 am (UTC)I feel like I've seen a lot of this in manga/anime, where it's often a dude who's aggressive and cold but actually very romantic and protective and who's just doing what he does "for the heroine's own good." And I think it sometimes works as a metaphor for "falling in love is scary, your emotions feel out of control, but love means embracing that fear," but walking all over someone else's agency is probably not a solid foundation for a healthy relationship?