tuchanka:

why does fandom keep trying to say that you have to want to date a character irl in order to like them in a fictional medium

MAYBE PEOPLE JUST LIKE GOOD FICTION

WHY IS THAT SO HARD TO BELIEVE

^^^

This. All the characters I love the most in any work of fiction? Yeah, I love them, but I would have no interest in dating them if they were real people. Hanging out, sure. Dating, not really, nope.