I’m not entirely sure what so readers’ definitions of "stallion" and "harem" novels are, so let explain my own.
In my opinion, a "stallion" novel is one where the protagonist thinks of nothing but won. He sleeps with every girl he ets, getting it on at the drop of a hat, and by the end, readers can’t even rember the won’s nas or their storylines. (This type of story was most popular about a decade ago.)
A "harem" novel is one where won are used to drive the plot. It mostly revolves around romance, and each girl has her own unique story, so it isn’t off-putting. The main characteristic is the large number of female leads. (These stories make up a huge portion of the web novel scene. For example, a book I used to love, *Strongest Abandoned Young Master*.)
I admit that my book doesn’t have a single female lead. But I won’t resort to using cheap, explicit scenes to grab attention. Every character is a fully-fleshed-out individual with their own life and experiences.
In my book, *Demon Chef*, we’re 300,000 characters in! And Mo Qi only had sex for the first ti because of specific, necessary circumstances that he wasn’t even aware of at the ti.
And this woman wasn’t just so random person, not so nobody I just pulled out of thin air. She’s soone incredibly important in his life! Furthermore, I barely even described that scene; it’s a complete fade-to-black with no erotic details whatsoever.
And don’t co at saying, "But he’ll et other important won in the future and add them to his collection" or sothing like that.
If that’s what you think, then your entire understanding of what it ans for soone to be "important" in your life is completely wrong.
Adding flowers to brocade is nowhere near as aningful as providing charcoal in a snowstorm. The most important person is the one who is willing to walk with you, carry your burdens with you, and even die with you when you are at your weakest and most helpless.
Besides, I think any reader who has followed the story this far can see that while the romantic relationships are important to the main plot, they don’t take up much screen ti. Every mont is essential, and the novel is, on the whole, a plot-driven, feel-good story.
Mo Qi is still naive and clueless when it cos to relationships. He has principles and a moral compass. If a character like that is still considered a "stallion," then I have nothing more to say.
So people have asked, "Why not just make it a single-female-lead story?"
Well, let be even more blunt. Who can honestly thump their chest and guarantee that they will only ever truly love one person in their entire life? That they will only ever make impulsive decisions or grand gestures for a single person?
The reason things can’t be perfect in real life, the reason you can’t have your cake and eat it too, is simply because that’s reality.
But a novel, especially a fantasy novel, is separate from reality. The powerful cultivators in these worlds live for thousands, even tens of thousands of years. They live a dog-eat-dog life of constant bloodshed, where the strong are revered. The concept of monogamy doesn’t exist in such a world.
You have a childhood sweetheart. You also have a girl who makes your heart race, who fell for you when you were at your weakest. And what if these two don’t mind sharing you? I’m asking you, if you were the protagonist, what would you do?
Anyway, you’ll see what I would do later in the book.
I’m just a loser with principles, integrity, and a moral compass. And I’m going to have both the childhood sweetheart, Niu Kexin, who represents mature charm, and the beautiful first love, Liu Ruyan, who represents youthful innocence. So what?
To quote a line from *Galaxy Power*: I am the most Divine Loser in the known universe!
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