Buddy, you can calmly enjoy the vanilla way where pink ponies and love are like in Disney cartoons, but hardcore gals and boys want Feelings ,Drama and suffering.*some* people may not think highly of the MC, but many of us play it as Stag where the MC and Laura have a loving relationship built around her sharing. No conflict needed. Though I don't play the Cuck route much it's still overall an NTS game.
I don't see any problem with these two or more options existing simultaneously in this project .