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omg-- story idea ! ! ! !

what if like-- you know those harem animes right? like one guy and like multiple girls are inlove with him? WHAT IF like the MAIN character is like a guy that the character with a harem meets and falls inlove with instead of like one the girls in the harem… ykwim?? cuz instead of the man with a harem officially ending up with a guy he meets instead but has to go through the obstacle which is his harem… but its more of a hassle towards the guy who the harem guy is in love with cuz the girlies are jealous and are not backing down towards the REAL competition. (we love a gay story--)

as a diagram, here it is. brought to you by yours truly (ft. MS Paint)

deep pink circle - harem

red circle - the love interest with a harem

light blue circle - main character

dark red kinda like maroon line - one sided attraction

light pink line with heart - mutual attraction

(honestly if its a guy theyre competing with to win over another guy just give up cuz you know DAMN WELL you dont stand a chance-- /j)

any askers on what anime this is from, idfk i just got it from google images

Okay

I'm not gonna pretend I don't like romance, I quite heavily shipped Dicey and Jeff in the Tillerman Cycle when I was younger

I'm not going to pretend I don't like dumb romcoms, Serendipity will always be a great movie

I'm not going to pretend I don't like enemies to lovers plotlines, Buffy and Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and their whole messy, conflicting ark is really good

But something want hearing someone refer to a book as an enemies to lovers romcoms, as a way to introduce the book, doesn't feel right

You could have read the blurb on the back(if it has one) and done better

The time got away from me and it's Wednesday my dudes I actually had an okay day considering its the first okay day in a while lol

Either way check out the normalities if you want and I hope you have a good day, night or afternoon 👋

An alien desires to 'court' another alien, of the race called humans. The human is desirable in every way: talented in multiple skills, professional and domestic, with soft, squishy flesh and an eagerness to learn - the alien could go on and on, but people complain when the alien talks about their 'crush', as other humans call it

The problem is, the alien's species relies on scents and pheromones for communication. Their first meeting with the human was during a crisis, and their natural scent was strong, sweat mixing with that fabled human instinct to survive with all members of their extended pack alive, too. No other human smelled quite like this one. It sent the alien's hearts a-flutter, and shivers through their many wings.

But now? The human smells different, and not in a normal human way. One week, citrus and palm fruits from the black jungles of the planet Cerib. Another week, exotic vanilla from their origin planet, with something warm and spicy the alien can't place. Lavender and honey from Blackcurrant bees. Something juicy like apples. Something this, something that, and they're all beautiful scents - but it's not the human's scent, and they can't really smell their emotions through it. Frustrating.

One day, the alien sulks, watching their desired one rush past, tablet in hand. They smell like sweetened coffee and chocolate - the latter a romantic treat to humans, and a reminder of how far they are from that romance to the alien. The human next to them breathes in the scent, and smiles.

"Man, (name's) got some great perfume on today," they say.

The alien lifts their head. "Perfume?"

A little research later, and things suddenly make sense. They'd heard about perfume before, the human wasn't the only one to wear scents, but they'd been so lovelorn they hadn't used their brain. But that wasn't important. What mattered was that humans used perfume and similar products to draw in desired partners.

Two can play at that game.

Three days later, the alien walks in to their normal location. To their surprise, the human their hearts are set on rushes towards them, calling their name.

"I'm so sorry!" They apologize. They aren't wearing any scents today. "I didn't realize my perfume might be messing with your senses. I've switched it out with another type that you'll find easier to deal with. I was just trying to..."

They trail off. The alien waits, hopeful. A new scent spikes from the human.

"Is that... Cinnamon?"

"With a little bit of Ophelion flower, and Soljoiner lemon," the alien says, smiling like the humans do. "I got inspired by your choices."

A hesitation. "Do you like it?"

The human breathes in deep. From them, now the alien can sense what they've wanted. Interest.

"You smell amazing," the human says. The glow in their eyes as they look at the alien, well, the alien adds that to their list of all the reasons they want the human as a partner.

"Are you sure you know what you're getting into?" Another alien says later, at the communal garden. "Humans are hardcore."

The alien looks across the way to the human of their hearts. They are smiling, they smell a bit like the alien now, from their hug.

"For that one? It's worth it."

Some soft and fluffy Zoluna for tonight

If you were to write a short romantic story what would be your starting sentence?