- a female protagonist
- female lead is not stoic
- the male love interest is cold towards towards everybody because that's just the way he is
- the female lead dislikes the guy as a result
- romance between the two; older male, younger female
- the female lead stops disliking the guy after she discovers that he is really a good person
It is preferred if: (Since these points are really specific, not all of them have to be fulfilled.)
- the romance doesn't happen until late in the story
- the romance is unexpected for the reader and the characters in the story
- there is an age gap
- the male character secretly cares for the girl like as a guardian or parent
- the female initiates the romance
- there are scenes before the actual romance takes place that causes the reader to believe that there will be romance between the two characters, but those feelings are dispelled due to other events in the story
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