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I genuinely like Ameri and Iruma as a ship and I can see how they will most likely end up together romantically. But, honestly with how their relationship is going, I am scared of how they will be written.

I'm sure that many people here will agree with me when I say that something that is very frustrating to see with canon couples in media (ESPECIALLY in non-romance centered shows) is when a couple is obviously written to end up together. BUT because that was already decided by the author, there is:

- a lack of emotional development or character development between the involved characters; AND/OR

- an accidental tendency to write one of the characters (notably the mc) having a deeper, emotional bond with someone who is not their love interest

Now, do I love the soulmate trio as a canon, romantic, polycule ship? Yes, of course I do. I'm a multishipper.

HOWEVER, unless I am wrong with the direction Nishi-sensei wants to take, Iruma and Ameri seem like the most likely to end up together romantically. This is where my fear comes in.

Iruma has already established such a deep, profounding love with Clara and Alice to the point that afaik, they all genuinely confessed their love to each other as soulmates. All of the scenes the three of them have with each other, whether as a trio or as separate pairings, feel very emotionally charged to me. Especially in the recent chapter as of now wherein

SPOILER ALERT!! Iruma asked them to fulfill their promise after being taken away for being a human.

To me, that was such an emotional scene for all three of them. Not to mention all the many arcs of them playing together, talking to each other, and all of that.

Now, onto Aruma. Obviously, the pair have their own special scenes together. It is obvious that they are the slowburn type of romance (especially due to Iruma's lack of actual romantic experience/conscious ignorance as was proven by the Phantom Thief(?) arc). And while all of the scenes they have together have their own charms, I think the pacing of the story + the Ameru scenes being mixed with scenes of Soulmate Trio makes it harder to truly root for the couple plot-wise.

Honestly, I think I just want Nishi-sensei to have a few more scenes where Iruma truly thinks over his love for Clara and Alice vs his love for Ameri. Because let's be real, he very much looks up (literally lol) to her and she has helped with his sense of ambition and vice versa.

At the same time, if written right, it could make for a great conversation on the different types of love and what truly makes them different OR how we view the "hierarchy of love" because let's be honest, the whole reason I am even writing this rant in the first place is because of a preconceived notion I personally have/grew up with that romantic love should triumph over platonic or even familial love in terms of depth and understanding. How can one compare the skip of a heartbeat vs the warmth felt by comfortability?

I think it would also be very interesting if, somehow some confession between Ameri and Iruma happen, they truly just go through the awkward-dating-courtin-phaseTM and THATS where they understand what romance ACTUALLY means. Though, I'm not sure how feasible that is considering what is currently happening in the manga.

Oh and on a side note, I think if done right, Ameri and Iruma being a couple can also end up as great character development for the both of them. Because Iruma might be innocent to *experiencing* love and romance and maybe even more risqué stuff (which honestly if they somehow write conversations about that into the series I would be thrilled). But Iruma knows what romance (and even arguably eroticism) may look (thanks Lied) and how it may feel (thanks Kalego's Lilith's Carpet). And Ameri can learn even more what romance actually means/feels like outside of just desire and the forbidden books. As well as the impacts of what their feelings may cause because, again SPOILER! half-human x human ship may cause a lot of implications in the netherworld.

Aruma feels like they are on such a thin tightrope where a slip in writing can end up with them falling into the same pile of "canon too fast" couples we see all the time. However, if Nishi somehow adds more scenes to their development in a way that the pacing of their relationship can actually start to make me excited again for their development + it matches the same level of depth I see between Iruma Clara and Alice, I think their relationship might end up being one of the best shounen couples in a while.

To be honest, whether or not the main ships right now (Aruma vs Soulmate Trio) become canon or not, I sincerely hope that any relationship development does not end up lackluster.

TLDR: bro give me more scenes of ameri and iruma I miss them. she needs to go after him. they need to be on equal ground. ALL of them need to be on equal ground. I want more crumbs of aruma so they end up like the gingerbread house that is Soulmate Trio