: A situation that forces them together , like a shared job or a travel mishap.

If you are a writer looking to integrate this archetype into your work, avoid the pitfalls. Many writers confuse "WAP" with sheer frequency of sex scenes. That is a mistake. Here is how to build an authentic WAP relationship:

Finally, the WAP trope thrives because it speaks to a universal hunger: the desire to be the person for whom someone would burn down the world, and simultaneously, the desire to be the person who convinces someone that the world is worth saving. It is a fantasy of extreme devotion, yes, but also of extreme vulnerability. The protector is only as strong as his willingness to be undone by love. The protected partner is only as safe as her willingness to let someone in. In the best WAP storylines, the romance is not a destination but a negotiation—a continuous, messy, beautiful process of learning that strength and softness are not opposites, but partners. And in that partnership, both characters find not just each other, but the most honest versions of themselves.