" I’m sorry,” he suddenly blurts, noticing my appalled expression. “I’m just written this way.” ​“What?” I question, confused. ​“It’s a trope in romance,” the dinosaur continues to explain. “The more of an asshole I am in this part of the book, the better the payoff is when you change me later on. "

― Chuck Tingle , Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus: An Adult Romance Novel