fyeahroleplayingrabbit:

In any of the roleplays where the characters have no “set love interest/crush”, and in which I play a strong, independent female archetype (either she’s just got an attitude or she’s physically capable, and variations thereof), all of the other female characters have a love interest pursuing them but mine.

It’s really disheartening as a rather outspoken feminist that, at least at the time (this was a few years ago, admittedly), a female who isn’t demure and sweet and kawaii is unappealing.

And of course, any time I did play a meek or demure female character, there’s at least one male love interest.

I think the fact that most of the RPers playing the males are also female. Internal sexism sucks.

I guess my character’s relationship is one of those exceptions to the rule. Trep can get pretty violent and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. She can handle her own quite well and if she and Sebastian ever got attacked by someone/something, I’m fairly certain she’d be the one doing the fighting.