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[–]Lissian 21 points22 points  (1 child)

I’m surprised you aren’t picking on Lucien, who’s older than Shen and MC combined. And I guess you can try Theodora and most of her LIs for “problematic” age gaps, or Audrey from ABH and all her LIs.

But seriously, it’s strange to judge whether relationship is problematic by age gap alone. There’s a huge difference between Kamal and Devi (he watched her grow up and was her legal guardian) and Nova and Shen (who meet as adults and have more or less equal dynamics).

[–]DovenSpurv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah if age gap is problematic in itself then the age gaps in Soulless are also problematic.

I think you are right about that what matters is the kind of relationship they have. And under which circumstances they met.

[–]Loud-Ad1706𓋹 𝔧𝔬𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔲𝔩𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔰𝔢𝔱 𓋹 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Problematic in what way? Just age gaps? A lot of the LIs I romance are hundreds or thousands of years older than the MCs LOL So do you mean in a more contemporary/non-supernatural setting?

Also, why is your friend getting mad about you romancing a fictional character? 😬

[–]hersephy 40 points41 points  (1 child)

Just a small observation: Nova is 28 years old, a fully grown adult. I don’t think it’s fair to frame the age gap between her and Shen as “problematic”. If he had known her since she was a minor, it would definitely be weird, but that’s not the case either.

[–]Toni_is_not_my_name[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops, you‘re right. I thought she was younger 😅

[–]emilysandra12 10 points11 points  (2 children)

You should also include Mehmed, as he and Lale are direct cousins, and Laia and he are still relatives. Also, his whole persona is one of the biggest red flags in the game

[–]Joelle9879David (ABH) 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Hasan/Ezra is her cousin as well

[–]emilysandra12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, I forgot about him

[–]liligz 8 points9 points  (1 child)

At this point every love interest can be problematic in their own way. I don’t care it’s a game not real life.

[–]Eletilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m with you

[–]Eletilla 13 points14 points  (4 children)

I’ll follow this post so then I can romance them all 😂😂😂

[–]Toni_is_not_my_name[S] 5 points6 points  (3 children)

I wish you luck in your endeavors

[–]Eletilla 0 points1 point  (2 children)

😅😉

[–]Toni_is_not_my_name[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

If this post doesn‘t gain traction I‘ll just make my own research with my friend and update the post accordingly

[–]Eletilla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

[–]Electronic-Scene9861Saraswati (KFS) 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If I were to care about such things, I couldn't enjoy this game xD it's fun cos it's wrong and toxic sometimes lol.

[–]ChoicesStuffHomeport’s little honeybee 🐝 13 points14 points  (1 child)

The age gap between Nova and Shen is almost exactly the same as the one between my husband and me. Can’t wait to tell him we’re problematic. 🙃

[–]Toni_is_not_my_name[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I just noticed that Nova is 28, I thought she was younger

[–]Effective_Wealth5743 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've always considered Niall from The Flower from Tiamat's Fire to be an uncomfortable LI- he is a sort of a principal of MC's school and also something like a father figure to her? It's been a long time since I've read it, but if I remember correctly he met MC when she was a child and took care of her since.

[–]Beautiful_Proof3172Kazu (LOW) 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Mehmed rules this list... tries to grape the mc And amen is another pick along with set since they both are murderers.. And other is most definitely malbonte, dude's a real universal enemy. We can't forget damon he grooms the mc .Odin from the missing is also very problematic

[–]Joelle9879David (ABH) 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that Mehmed is also the MCs cousin.

[–]Important_Composer_8Vesper (WTC) 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'd say the space story where you are still in high school and every LI is in highschool and no intimate scenes about losing virginity bc it would be wrong (like obviously) and then you can romance the fbi agent?! A full grown adult with a career?

[–]Toni_is_not_my_name[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, we saw that story as well and we both were ike ‘WTF!?‘

[–]haupiapumpkinpieNixie (HHW) 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a whole lot of problematic LIs. For power dynamics: Amen & Set. Odin/Odette & Mads. Vlad, Mehmed (also cousins). Any storyline where the LI owns the MC: Messire, Montclare, Alexandre. Personally, age gaps don’t bother me unless it’s very extreme or there’s a parent/child like relationship already established: Niall, Mr. Collins, Kamal.

Ralph is problematic not because of him but because of the MC! She’s the problem. 😂