The ETR 600 is a class of trains built by Alstom, and are used on the routes between Roma-Bolzano and Roma-Trieste. The train tilts, using Pendolino technology, allowing higher speeds to be maintained through corners without causing discomfort to passengers. The trains are operated by Trenitalia, originally under the Frecciargento (Silver Arrow) branding used for trains capable of travelling between 250 km/h and 285 km/h, In 2022 they were rebranded under Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) after the Frecciargento branding was retired.
The ETR 600 has also been adapted for use in China as the China Railway CRH5 Hexie. Initially 60 sets were ordered, of which nine were manufactured by Alstom and 51 by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles. Since, another 80 sets have been created for a total of 140, operating across China's north from Beijing to Ürümqi.
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WISTFUL GAY SIGH Isn't this always the case.......
it is a shame how a lot of romance is just about the chase for a lack of a better word, there's a lot to be said about just the day to day of two* people in loooooove
*i mean it could be more, but it's already hard to find sapphic ones with trans women in them
Could at least be the back half or third of so many books!! I wish I had more things wherein the gays live together for a bit while kissing. How is "u-haul" not a genre???
mood fr fr, a lot of fanfiction that does go into this become meh after they get to that part. I'm guessing it's harder to write in a way that will keep people interested?
Skill issue, surely
It is still a story so there needs to be some conflict, like it could be about your finals or some shit at work or something. Just reading about them doing things could still be good, but I've never seen it done in a way that has kept my interest
So...skill issue, yeah
There aren't even really many narrative conflicts that are locked off by cohabiting tbh. We need more from our beautiful strong writers........
We do!
A lot of video game romances are fun for this, they basically do the easy thing so the fan fic writers have two choices - Write the whole thing again with internal monologues or from the perspective of the npc getting rizzed OR and this is the better one, they continue the story and keep the relationship intact. These are usually the better ones, and also harder since they have to make up new shit instead of treading the same trodden path
Video game romances
Yeah i know
they are a good place for starting something or....just rewriting the whole thing, the truly best ones rewrite the whole thing and then continue the relationship beyond the game
You got any good viddygaem romance suggestions...?
ugh....fuck... how cringe can you withstand?
I don't wanna cringe I want good gay kissin' :3
ok so Bioware is out some honorable mentions though. Dragon Age 2 has some fun romance stuff, because it has the rivalry / friendship system. You can totally piss each other off incredibly but still have a relationship with hatefucking and tough lessons when it comes to some of them. Dragon Age Inquisition has the Solas romance, it's not gay though. Mass Effect doesnt allow you to romance Tali as Femshep so it's trash. Garrus can't save that no matter how much reach he has.
okay uhh let me think
NWN 2 Mask of the Betrayer has a good romance with the red wizard companion you get, but it's again from the dark era and thus is only for the hets.
Cyberpunk has Judy and there's some tension with Songbird but that doesnt go anywhere sadly. You can find some fics for the latter though. The Judy romance is pretty good and has some sweet moments. Also a sex scene which....uhhh...moving on.
Baldur's Gate 3 has Shadowheart and Karlach as in goth mommy and muscle mommy. They're both pretty well incorporated into the plot and can change a lot depending what you do. Bittersweet or just fucked up endings along with maybe some good ones? I'm not sure, I havent played the newest version.
Expeditions Vikings has a norse witch you can have a relationship with in a homosexual way, I remember it being nicely written. Expeditions Rome has a scythian mercenary to romance, but I dont remember it being that good, the het ones are probably better unfortunately.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has some good ones, I mostly played the Arushalae one because I'm a basic bitch and love that trope, but there's also a weird half spider lady who has a massive chip on her shoulder, Pathfinder Kingmaker DLC adds a pair of tiefling sisters and you can finesse your way into a poly relationship with both of them.That wasnt awfully written I seem to recall. hm there's also a open relationship you can smooth your way into You can also romance the big bad in a gay way
hm what else.......
....Stardew Valley? i think that's all i got for now 
Sorry there's a tactics RPG where you can gay kiss a witch??????
Viddygame spider sex...
Yes! https://expeditions-viking.fandom.com/wiki/Roskva_the_Black
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https://pathfinderwrathoftherighteous.wiki.fextralife.com/Wenduag
Hmmmmmmmmm
pretty inspired to be able to lesbian on spiderwomen and witches...
Sometimes the devs do get things right
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I can't bring myself to keep Wendu in my party, Lann is just too nice... But she is pretty great tbhAh....Lann
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my guy is a bit....incel-y if i'm being completely honestspoiler
I didn't get very far in the game, not nearly far enough to romance anyone. I insist on turn-based and the battles are Really Long when turn-based... I didn't even choose a mythic path, lol, I kinda bounced due to the combat lengthspoiler
oh god, i did the inn defense on turn-based it took almost 2 hours, tried it on real time and it was over in 3 minutesspoiler
I'm PRETTY SURE that's the battle I bounced on after, I stayed up late for it. And Pathfinder 1e (despite me having all the books) doesn't imo have the most interesting abilities in any of the characters at early levels, so you're mostly just moving around and attacking...spoiler
i stopped caring about the challenge at some point and just turned the difficulty down and got the toybox mod to cheat myself to lvl 20spoiler
Yeah, I played it right after BG3 since I needed more tactics-style RPGs, but the trash fights were so baaaaad for me, at least in comparison, so I dropped it.