love interest
Object of affection
A love interest is a character who serves as the romantic focus for a protagonist in a story: The film's love interest felt underdeveloped.
The term can also refer to a real person someone is romantically involved with or pursuing: She brought her new love interest to the party.
romance
Affectionate name for beloved
- crushCompress with force
- paramourLover in secret affair
- flameBurning gas made visible
- suitorOne who seeks affection
admirer · heartthrob · romantic partner · significant other · beau · inamorata · darling · steady
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
suitor · admirer · heartthrob · romantic partner · significant other · beau · inamorata · darling · steady · main squeeze
protagonist
Story's central figure
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- tensionStretched or strained state
will-they-won't-they · foil · arc · backstory · meet-cute · romantic lead · endgame · ship · pairing · slow burn
- interestcuriosity, fascination, attention, concern, stake
- action clichesexplosion, car chase, one-liner, slow motion, shootout
- rom-comsrom-com, romantic comedy, romcom, Pretty Woman, meet-cute
- romantic tropesheartthrob, soulmate, Romeo, Juliet, sweetheart
- romanceamor, boyfriend, courting, girlfriend, besos
- character tropesantihero, hero, damsel in distress, mentor, femme fatale