I read the guidelines and the rules state no romance even for samples. I was curious if the samples would count as “romance” if it’s not the main focus? For example: I have a piece that’s focused on the familial relationship between Kaeya, Albedo and Klee. While Kaebedo is implied in it, it’s not the focus of the piece at all and is more about found family. Would it be acceptable? Thank you! ——— Hi there! Thank you for contacting us. As long as the romance is just a subtext and not the focus of the story, it is acceptable as a sample. The reason why we require general/platonic samples is to ensure the characterisation of the characters are similar to how we envision it to be in a platonic zine. We will evaluate fic samples based on characterisation and writing style. Mond Trio Zine Team