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Shroud
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If it's naturally emergent as a result of character interaction, then yes, romance adds depth. But in situation like these, where you're all discussing who will pursue who before the sheet has even been posted, I'm inclined to ignore it.
Discussing who already has a crush on who is not indicative of who our characters might actually end up pursuing, if anyone. I often start off planning for my character to have a crush on one character, and then after a few character interactions, begin writing him or her as falling for another, simply because it writes more naturally that way. Sometimes I'll decide that it doesn't feel right for my character to develop any romantic feelings towards any of the other PCs. Doesn't mean, however, that I won't start thinking of potential plots.
As of right now, this is more-or-less OOC banter regarding possible character interactions. No different than if I was planning on my character developing a hatred or rivalry with another. You and Wraith are actually encouraging these initial ideas by having an associations page where we list why we do or don't like the others. All Pasta and I are doing at the moment is discussing our characters initial but not definitive romantic interests.
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