Is a romance defined by the text or by a reader's response to it?
One thing that kills the HEA is when one of the MCs has behaved badly, and does not grovel or otherwise atone for their behavior. I feel like they don't deserve the HEA, and the other MC is making a bad decision by choosing them.
One thing that kills the HEA is when one of the MCs has behaved badly, and does not grovel or otherwise atone for their behavior. I feel like they don't deserve the HEA, and the other MC is making a bad decision by choosing them.