I want more stories that explore the angst potential of unrequited platonic love.
Like:
‘You’ve always been like a brother to me but I’ve realised you only come to me when you want something’
‘My surrogate parental figure just sees me as another student/employee/lackey’
‘I raised you like my own child but you don’t even remember who I am’
And of course, the classic ‘You’re my best (and only) friend but I know I’m only one of yours’.
Oh maaaan, platonic pining is such a big thing for me. I think it’s something most of my fandoms have in common … I’ve come to realize that what I really want out of a piece of media is a relationship arc that hits most of the beats of a UST/pining arc, or a classic bickering-lovers/enemies-to-lovers arc, but does it with friendship and/or family relationships. Characters desperately yearning to be friends or family, and not knowing if their love is requited, is so completely my jam in every way.
"Trev" is my favorite online handle. Asexual, cis, she/her, I guess? Possibly? I try to tag political issues with “politics” or “us politics”. There’s queue of art and other neat things. I enjoy over-analyzing my interests.
