Badwapanimal: Sexcom

Badwapanimal romantic storylines often employ familiar tropes and conventions, such as:

is a former priest of the Quiet Chord, now a debt-runner. He pays off his sister’s medical bond by entering a “Grooming Contract” with Vethr — a tall, gaunt woman who has undergone the Felix Reprocess : feline retina tapetum, retractable bone-claws, a purring resonance in her throat that vibrates when she is angry or aroused. She is called a badwapa: beautiful, dangerous, emotionally stunted. badwapanimal sexcom

The traditional romantic climax is a declaration. Here, the climax is a revelation of sameness . Perhaps one character finally admits they also enjoy eating rotten fruit. Or they stop flinching when the other growls. The line "I love you" is far less powerful than "I don't mind that you smell like a flooded basement." The traditional romantic climax is a declaration