"In a popular recent movie, two protagonists work together as partners in a police department. They have very different personalities: The man is cynical, quick with a quip, always in a loose tie and a tucked-in shirt. The woman is earnest, mission-driven, persistent, idealistic. They are past their meet-cute and their first adventure together and into a consolidating phase of their relationship, when they will decide whether the chemistry they felt in the first blush of encountering one another signifies something real."
"But, somehow, it's primarily inspiring heart-eyes in viewers past the age of 16. Zootopia 2 is making romance readers post on Reddit about how much better this couple is than those in the books they've recently read and, on TikTok, declaring that Zootopia 2 is "for the booktok girlies," then recommending books with male main characters with vibes similar to Nick Wilde's."
Zootopia 2 pairs cynical Nick Wilde and earnest Judy Hopps as police partners whose dynamic reads like a consolidating romance. Adults watch for romantic potential despite the film's buddy-cop premise. The movie's Thanksgiving release prompted enthusiastic responses across Reddit, TikTok, and Letterboxd, with viewers declaring yearning for the pair and praising their chemistry. Fans compare the couple favorably to romantic leads in books, recommend novels with male protagonists who have Nick's vibe, and call the film 'for the booktok girlies.' The fandom response builds on earlier interest in Nick and Judy that stretches back to the 2016 original.
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