You bring up some excellent points, especially about people being drawn to the relationship.
I guess what I am asking is what turns a romantic subplot into the main plot for people when the actual theme of the story is geared toward something different.
XF changed a lot so I don't know if I can use that as a decent example, but I would argue that the Mulder and Scully romance was not the main end goal of the series. Yet, for some people it became the goal while watching. This is independent from fanfic and what we write and read and fandom goers, but more of watcher intent and what we take out of a tv show or what we derive from a book, etc.
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Date: 2007-12-22 03:39 am (UTC)I guess what I am asking is what turns a romantic subplot into the main plot for people when the actual theme of the story is geared toward something different.
XF changed a lot so I don't know if I can use that as a decent example, but I would argue that the Mulder and Scully romance was not the main end goal of the series. Yet, for some people it became the goal while watching. This is independent from fanfic and what we write and read and fandom goers, but more of watcher intent and what we take out of a tv show or what we derive from a book, etc.
And I say this as a MSR shipper.
So it fascinates me why this happens.