Hmmm. . .

[her hum in response is thoughtful, but also pleased. very pleased. even if he did want to pull away he probably couldn't, considering the grip she has on him. HE IS TRAPPED. . . a good kind of trapped, but still]

I suppose. . . ah! Waiting so long makes you the shy type. [nod nod] The character who watches and admires his beloved from the shadows, who happens to be a cool and confident woman who is as strong as she is beautiful. They get swept up in adventures together, with the woman constantly saving him from danger and death.

Until she gets mortally injured, of course, and he has to save her in the end. And then she finally reciprocates his feelings, and--

[she pauses]

[she frowns]

Ah. No. Let's leave that last part out; I never liked it, anyway. Too. . . cliche? And it made no sense. Why would the woman need to be saved by the man who has a crush on her? I would have preferred it if that particular book had ended with her sweeping him off his feet.

[IS SHE. COMPARING HIM TO A ROMANCE NOVEL PROTAGONIST yes indeed she is, why is this happening]