thylovelylionheart:

*taps mic* Authors writing close, loving, steadfast friendships between two characters of the same sex who are not attracted to each other is NOT queerbaiting. *drops mic*

I’m not really familiar with that term, but yeah. There’s nothing wrong with writing about two guys or girls that are really close but aren’t attracted to each other.



Stuff like this is probably at least part of the reason why adults have a hard time forming close friendships. Whenever they do get close, there’s always some jerk ready to lob some comment at them. Over time, people just get used to keeping their distance instead. If they’re going to get teased or harassed every time they get close to someone, then that sort of outcome is going to be nearly inevitable.