"I'll protect you from her" and of course they... go along with everything she says?
Sometimes I wonder, what do authors even think when they write stories like this, how does their brain function?
I'm so tired and disappointed after seeing the same pattern in every second school GL:
-> MC starts dating the love interest (or is close to start dating)
-> A rival shows up
-> MC is like "No, I won't let her steal my girl"
-> Proceed to do everything the rival says, 'cause I don't fucking know???
-> Somehow everything turns out alright and the rival that was so persistent earlier, gives up completely
-> Profit
Like, it's not even funny at this point. WHY IS THIS EVEN A TROPE? WHY??? WHY DO JAPANESE LIKE TO ADD ANNOYING CHARACTERS THAT ADD NOTHING TO THE STORY AND JUST BE ANNOYING AND CORNY AND WHATEVER THE FUCK??? ADDING A RANDOM ANNOYING CHARACTER THAT CONSTANTLY GETS IN BETWEEN THE MC AND HER GF DOESN'T MAKE THE STORY BETTER
Sorry for the rant, I just had to say something

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