For more evidence, just look at all their "romance" novels that involve a girl with the personality of a wooden plank getting whisked away (usually by force) by some kind of tumblr sexyman with a dark and violent past, that's either centuries old, is a mythical creature, has shadow powers, or a combination of the three.
And by the end of the book she's totally broken through his harsh exterior to reveal the uwu softboy underneath, that only acts the way he does because he's been abused by a corrupt system. So none of his bad actions are really his fault and are purely because he was manipulated or didn't know any better.
Part of the thrill for women is the idea that they can domesticate the bad boy to only do violence to everyone but her, a.k.a. "I can fix him."
For more evidence, just look at all their "romance" novels that involve a girl with the personality of a wooden plank getting whisked away (usually by force) by some kind of tumblr sexyman with a dark and violent past, that's either centuries old, is a mythical creature, has shadow powers, or a combination of the three.
And by the end of the book she's totally broken through his harsh exterior to reveal the uwu softboy underneath, that only acts the way he does because he's been abused by a corrupt system. So none of his bad actions are really his fault and are purely because he was manipulated or didn't know any better.
Female empowerment everybody!