So I went through the LGBTQ+ section on here  today and oh boy, it gave me flashbacks to the bad boy-good girl books I was obsessed with at age 12. Pretty sure they're still around but since I thought that it was an exclusively heterosexual cliche, my repulsion for it has intensified.

90% of the stories are about jocks and cheerleaders lacking basic human decency and any concept of boundaries. Of course, falling for the I'm-not-like-other-people-omg-i'm-such-a-nerd  girl/guy.  There was this one book that was genuinely romanticizing bullying, (I'm not even exaggerating). I wanted to see how angry it could make me so I tried to read it and at one point, the douche actually forced himself on the guy he "liked" (Yeah, you wouldn't violate someone's body like that if you liked them). Literally fucking rape. What's worse is that it was framed like, "Omg he loves him so much, he just can't resist him uwu😭😭😭". Thankfully, the people in the comments were calling it out but I stopped reading it after that.

The wlw stories aren't any different, just replace the jock with cheerleader.
I've read better wlw stories on fucking episode (Yes, I had another phase).

News flash: The "damaged" bad person trope has always been toxic, regardless of the gender of the people that are trying to "fix" him/her.

Why do people think that genderbending messed up tropes is going to make them okay?

Honestly, I'm a sucker for the rivals-to-lovers and opposites-attract
cliches, as long as they're healthy.

It's cute when the least likely people to be together fall in love BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT ABUSIVE OMG.

And if you're going to write about a toxic relationship, please stop framing it like a cute love story. Instead of romanticizing abusive behavior, maybe write about how damaging it is. Honestly, I think more books/media should feature abusive and toxic relationships in such a way that they're raising awareness instead of romanticizing them. Especially considering, how common they are and so frequently overlooked as "love".

It wouldn't even be bad if there was a redemption arc or even if not that, just the protagonist realizing their relationship is toxic and finding the courage to leave them (that would be great actually).

Honestly, I want to unironically write one of these cliche-y books but fix them. I think I might do it. And I'll have the mega ultimate cliche™ title to cloak my ulterior motives. I'd want to draw the type of people who usually read these stories so they can see why they're fucked up.

*sigh* One day.

A little unrelated but I find it weird how about nearly every mlm story on here is written by straight women. Obviously, there's nothing wrong with that but when your story is like 20% actual plot and 80% smut, I don't think that's okay. Seems like fetishization to me.

Anyway, I kind of regret this and want to douse my eyes in bleach. But also, I found two decent stories which I'm actually reading rn and they make my heart go sgsjdgsjdgshsgsh because they're adorable so it wasn't a complete waste of time either.

Okay, goodbye. <3 <3 <3

(ALSO WHAT HAS EVERYONE BEEN UP TO? SHSGSHSG HOW'S LIFE?)