I have thoroughly insulated myself from most opinions of Haruka that aren’t my opinions or opinions of people I like but from what still comes through sometimes:
Haruka Tennoh is NOT a heartthrob. She’s handsome enough, sure, but she’s awkward and I think way more people would call her cute than sexy on a first impression. Her charm is mostly effective when she’s certain flirting won’t go anywhere, she can fake confidence when it doesn’t matter, but when push comes to shove she is the LEAST SUAVE. She is all big gestures and no cool. I love thinking about AU’s where she dates around before meeting Michiru, because she’d be such a mess about it, falling after one date and then being devastated when it doesn’t work, not at all the lady killer I sometimes still see her positioned as
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