<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Cast of Crushes</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/</link><description>Every character catalogued, every spark cross-referenced.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Ada, Annotated: A Complete Entry on the Girl Who Flirts in Footnotes</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/ada-annotated-the-girl-who-flirts-in-footnotes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/ada-annotated-the-girl-who-flirts-in-footnotes/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>A full scholarly entry on Ada, whose affection tends to arrive in the margins of her own sentences.</description></item><item><title>The Five Known Species of Slow Burn and the Characters Who Embody Them</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/five-known-species-of-slow-burn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/five-known-species-of-slow-burn/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>A field-guide taxonomy of slow burn, with specimens drawn from the characters and short dramas in the collection.</description></item><item><title>Pairing Matrix: Which Voice Confession Characters Share a Wavelength</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/pairing-matrix-voice-confession-wavelengths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/pairing-matrix-voice-confession-wavelengths/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>A cross-reference of Ada and Nina, comparing the temperament, tempo and temptation of their voice confessions.</description></item><item><title>Habitat Notes: What Story Settings Bring Out Valentina&#39;s Best Behavior</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/habitat-notes-valentina-best-behavior/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/habitat-notes-valentina-best-behavior/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>Field observations on how setting shapes Valentina, written with the caution due to a subject with a sparse record.</description></item><item><title>Rare Sighting: Nina&#39;s Three Documented Moments of Pure Teasing Chaos</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/rare-sighting-nina-three-moments-of-teasing-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/rare-sighting-nina-three-moments-of-teasing-chaos/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>A careful record of the three occasions on which Nina&#39;s playful nature was observed at full strength.</description></item><item><title>Glossary of Terms: Eye Contact Debt, Almost-Kiss Fatigue and Other Fan Vocabulary</title><link>https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/glossary-of-terms-eye-contact-debt-and-almost-kiss-fatigue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cast-of-crushes.pages.dev/glossary-of-terms-eye-contact-debt-and-almost-kiss-fatigue/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:47:58 GMT</pubDate><description>A working glossary of the vocabulary that has grown up around loving fictional characters, defined with unreasonable care.</description></item></channel></rss>