Reverse Harem

The term comes from Japanese fan vocabulary and has become established in English-speaking spaces. Alongside it, "Why Choose" is increasingly used — the newer, friendlier name for the same thing, emphasizing that no one has to be left out.

The difference from a love triangle is crucial. In a triangle, the tension is the decision; in a Reverse Harem, the tension is the balance. The question isn't "who," but "how does this work out."

At Everglow, this emerges from your choices: whom you answer in the chapter, whom you leave standing, whom you bring back. The characters remember this, and the constellation shifts accordingly.