“There is no point to any of this. It’s all just a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of neat escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know, a quarter-pounder with cheese, those are good; the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, the moment where your laughter becomes a crackle…and I sit back and I smoke my camel straight and I ride my own melt.” ― Troy Dyer, Reality Bites
In watching movies or reading novels
What I’m interested in is not necessarily if the two characters end up together
Because sooner or later they will
Let’s be real
But rather in how they get together
In tv tropes speak, will they or won’t they?
The slow burn
Oh I love me some slow burn
As long as it leads to the couple eventually getting together
I'm okay with that
If a couple gets together quickly, I lose interest
It's like it was not earned?
Conflicts, as much as i hate them
Are actually fundamental in creating an engaging story
The gaze
I’m interested in the gestures
The look
The moment of realization
You know
The moment when they realized that they love their beloved
Oh I’m not saying that it’s a distinct moment
Although sometimes it could be
It just hits you like that
Caught unaware
But sometimes it’s a gradual thing
You just feel that this someone is important
And you want to cherish them
And protect them
And maybe even possess them
Although that could be toxic
I’m also interested in the conflict
Of processing a new feeling or emotion
And making sense of it
Dismissing it or acting on it
The pining
And the seemingly unrequited love
The denial and insecurity
How do you cope with that?
How does a romance blossom?
And if it’s pretty clear that the two characters are into each other
Then the story is over
What I mean is
I’m no longer interested in what happens next
I guess because I’ve never been there before-- sustaining a relationship
I’ve never been in a serious relationship
So that’s why I’m not interested in the story after the couple gets together
Although I could imagine that they will deal with a different set of conflicts
Just not something that I can relate to at the moment
So why do I lose interest?
Because usually it’s just one of two things
Either the couple live happily ever after which means they get married and be domestic
and deal with whatever it is that married couples deal with
Or eventually break up because of some circumstances
Doesn’t mean that they no longer love each other though
It’s just that love can no longer sustain their relationship
Love ain’t enough
So that’s what I'm after
The details
The moment in time
The problem solving that comes with the desire to get together
Because it’s not always easy
Having mutual attraction doesn’t always mean that both parties will want to pursue it
What pushes people to pursue it?
I don’t know
But that’s what I want to find out
That’s what I want to watch on screen
And that’s what I want to read in prose and poetry
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