What’s funny is that in trad games I have far less problem hand waving because the action moments have a clear definition. I see it as trad games are built from the bottom and I enjoy that safety net I can always fall back to.
I’m much better at dramatic action then I am drama. Probably why my wheel house is 5e, Marvel PQ, Warhammer/Star Wars and Feng Shui. They are all basically trad games to different degrees that move into story games without being specifically story heavy.