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Guys, I will be reading this and up dating yll.
but to add to the comment above.
I understand where you are coming from, I would have had an issue if the adult acted on any "romantic" feelings the child at the time had. but they are pretty clueless to the crush most of these children have, if they had ill intent they would have taken advantage of them. I and many of my friends have had crushes on older men when we were younger whether it be singers, actors, coaches. teachers, older students, brother's friends, friends older family members. It was all just a crush we giggled about. we knew that it would be nothing more and I feel like that's how most kids feel unless they get fixated and or the adult makes them believe it could be a possibility and then the said adult takes advantage. I do enjoy this trope but it's a sticky one that could go to sh*t quickly. I also do notice that this trope is not uncommon. where an immortal falls in love with a mortal when they are of age. most people, in reality, have a hard time thinking of a 20-year-old with a 60-year-old LOLLLLL but we can easily read a 1000+-year-old with an 18-year-old. It's all just fantasy honestly. But it would be nice to have more stories with 40 years old with a 1000+-year-old. I guess it's not popular cuz the target audience tends to be around the same age as the heroine. A perfect example is that most of the female leads look to be 18-28 max. It's a fantasy, I have noticed that when it's targeted towards women it really has to do with somehow being taken care of or rescued (from a young age usual teenage years) whether it's the female lead doing that or the Male lead.
but to add to the comment above.
I understand where you are coming from, I would have had an issue if the adult acted on any "romantic" feelings the child at the time had. but they are pretty clueless to the crush most of these children have, if they had ill intent they would have taken advantage of them. I and many of my friends have had crushes on older men when we were younger whether it be singers, actors, coaches. teachers, older students, brother's friends, friends older family members. It was all just a crush we giggled about. we knew that it would be nothing more and I feel like that's how most kids feel unless they get fixated and or the adult makes them believe it could be a possibility and then the said adult takes advantage. I do enjoy this trope but it's a sticky one that could go to sh*t quickly. I also do notice that this trope is not uncommon. where an immortal falls in love with a mortal when they are of age. most people, in reality, have a hard time thinking of a 20-year-old with a 60-year-old LOLLLLL but we can easily read a 1000+-year-old with an 18-year-old. It's all just fantasy honestly. But it would be nice to have more stories with 40 years old with a 1000+-year-old. I guess it's not popular cuz the target audience tends to be around the same age as the heroine. A perfect example is that most of the female leads look to be 18-28 max. It's a fantasy, I have noticed that when it's targeted towards women it really has to do with somehow being taken care of or rescued (from a young age usual teenage years) whether it's the female lead doing that or the Male lead.
