I am extremely normal。 （Lie）⠀ This has been in my inbox for a while、 my apologies。

Huari：⠀ Friends to Lovers。⠀ Arion、 Huang’s partner （in crime） ＆ best friend。⠀ Arion is an overthinker、 which can make their relationship confusing for him。⠀ Is Hua just being nice because they’re friends or is there more to zer actions？⠀ Maybe he wants there to be。

Blasu：⠀ Rivals（？） to Lovers。⠀ It is more one sided rivals than anything、 with Su refusing to appease Blane； which has helped their relationship、 if only a little。⠀ It took a while for Su to be tolerable for Blane、 but they got there。⠀ Blane is not the type to be open about his feelings、 but he does care for Su—much to his chagrin。⠀ As the story progresses、 one can see Blane’s walls slowly but surely go down、 with him openly showing concern for Su。

Amian：⠀ Mortal x Immortal。⠀ More melancholic than the others。⠀ With Kian being immortal and Amaury being、 well、 mortal、 of course Kian will be reticent with his emotions。⠀ As the story progresses、 Kian acknowledges Mau’s presence instead of ignoring him、 which is the best Mau could ask for。⠀ At least Kian doesn’t feel dread when having to be together with him。

Jaelas：⠀ Strangers to Lovers。⠀ Nikolas、 my darling boy。⠀ Just sweet。⠀ All the thoughts I have about them are incoherent、 but they are adorable。

Luceryl：⠀ Enemies（？） to Lovers。⠀ Hunter x Bounty。⠀ Their relationship is intricate、 with the pair on different sides before the story begins。⠀ The trust can be there、 but who is willing to risk it？⠀ Why risk it、 if when after all is said and done、 they can never see each other again？⠀ Is that not what they want？⠀ （It isn’t。）

i luv mutual pining... just like 2 ppl who are too awkward to ask the other out but they both love each other a lot and when they finally do get together its like ohhh my god i cant believe we wanted the same thing... kaguya sama is like peak example of it even if theyre frustrating sometimes i just... i luv them i like the idea of 2 ppl who love each other a lot but arent sure how the other feels... i did realize just now this is also me and my gf FKAOVKSK but its ok
this ones more basic but i also really like childhood friends just like people who have spent their entire lives together and then their realization that they dont want that to change for the rest of their lives :')
i love romance..... tbh

FORBIDDEN LOVERS. this applies to two ships, kawoshin and narusasu, but i wanna focus on kawoshin cuz they are canonically together (in the manga, at least.) WARNING FOR SPOILERS BTW.

ok so anyways near the end of the show (like episode 23 of evangelion) we get introduced to kaworu. him and shinji get really close very quickly, and they have a really deep emotional connection to eachother. Kaworu also drops this BANGER line, "maybe i was born to meet you." yeah theyre gay. Anyways, like 2 episodes later shinji is forced to kill kaworu so he wouldn't start the third impact. Kaworus is an angel, and theyre basically like the """""enemies""""" of humanity. Specifically hes the first angel, adam, the creator of all the other angels. Shinjis fucking sobbing his eyes out in his eva (the big ass robot things) and kaworus like "Shinji. You have to kill me. Don't worry about me. We'll met again." then kaworu fucking dies.

AND THEN IN THE REBUILD MOVIES (its a different timeline but still canon to the universe), APPARENTLY KAWORU (cuz hes technically a god) MADE IT SO THAT WAY HIM AND SHINJI WOULD MEET IN EVERY TIMELINE. THATS HOW MUCH HE LOVES SHINJI. BUT THEYRE ALWAYS FATED TO BE SEPARATED AGAIN. AND IN THE MOVIES KAWORUS HEAD GOT FUCKING BLOWN OFF SO HE WOULDNT START THE THIRD IMPACT. DO YOU SEE THE CORRELATION? SHINJI IS ALWAYS FATED TO LOSE HIM IN EVERY. TIMELINE. I HATE THEM SO MUCH

If you watch Star Trek, you might notice that most of its aliens are basically humans, with ridges or spots somewhere on their face. The animated shows have a bit more variety, with "anthropomorphic animal" aliens, but still stick to a certain body shape. While this decision is unrealistic - aliens would probably be completely unrecognizable to us - I think it actually strengthens the show, as it makes the aliens easier to humanize, helping to express the franchise's overall message of unity in diversity.

There's even an in-universe explanation for some of it - apparently, a now-extinct galactic civilization felt lonely in the universe, and seeded their DNA on several planets four billion years ago, after which life evolved on all of them in roughly the same way.

Come to think of it, one major mistake that was made in a recent show is Strange New Worlds' depiction of the Gorn, changing them from anthropomorphic reptiles that fought the Federation based on a misunderstanding, to purely evil Alien-esque horror monsters. In the process their design changed into more of slimy reptiles. But I think they were way more compelling in their original appearance, because they were humanized in the end.