Okay, so as you should know, we're all run by two major emotions: hate and pity. It's the combination and interaction between these two emotions that give us the four quadrants of romance. These are typically divided into two hemispheres: red romance (
♥
,
♦
) and black romance (♣, ♠). Red romance is the pity hemisphere, and black romance is governed by hate.
Within the red hemisphere we have:
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Matespriteship: Also called the flushed quadrant. Matesprits feel a sort of strong affection to each other, that is sexual in nature, as well.
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Moirallegiance: Also called the pale quadrant. Moirails act to keep each other balanced. Often in a sort of straight man/wise guy dynamic where two opposites act as each others foil as well protect each other and keep each other company
In the black hemisphere is:
♣Auspistice: Also called the ashen quadrant. An auspistice is a facilitator between two others, mediating interactions between them and keeping their relationship functional. Black romances without an auspistice often fall into kismesissitude. The auspistice keeps two people linked in hate from letting their hate grow so much that they become a sort of caliginous infidelity.
♠Kismesissitude: Also called the caliginous quadrant. Both parties feel a deep hatred for each other that thrives on rivalry and breeds sexual tension.
It's worth noting that all four quadrants are unstable and often slide between each other in relationships. Feelings of matespriteship may be returned with kismesissitude, or a kismesissitude may flip to and fro with matespriteship.
Moirallegiences can shift to either flushed or caliginous in a heartbeat, and all that keeps an ashen romance from becoming sexual is the meddling of the auspistice.
It's all very complicated.