Interesting thread. It sometimes strikes me as strange how strident people get over defending sexuality in roleplay as something vital to story. As a real person myself (at least I think I am... o.o), it's certainly not something that comes to mind much. There's a lot more going on in my life that's far more important.
THAT SAID
I totally get it and can see how sex and related topics contribute to a character's story. Though sometimes I think it gets a little exaggerated... but that's beside the point. As for my characters...
Antimony/K'piru doesn't really have an issue with the act of sex, but she does have a very set mind in when such an act is appropriate. She grew up and lived out a huge chunk of her adult life in a tradition-bound, isolated Seeker tribe where sex is a privilege confined to between the Nunh and the women who choose to mate with him. And the overarching purpose of said acts were driven by a need to reproduce. That's not to say there wasn't affection - in many cases, there was a lot of affection (in Antimony's case, even...) - but there was also a very strong sense of duty around the act. So, she treats sex not as something to do casually with whomever, and she definitely gets disturbed when others (especially other Seekers) behave in a way that suggests a sexual (or romantic) habit deviating from her established culture. She's a bit intolerant in that respect. xD
K'thalen shares some similar views, but he's a far more gregarious person than Antimony has ever been, so he's much less constrained when it comes to considering sex. As once-Nunh, he put a lot of value in building close relationships with the women in the tribe he laid with. Of course, that's also just representative of his personality - he puts a lot of value in building close relationships in any way. It's what made him such an admired father figure in the tribe as well. x3 Though all of that is in the past, and there are some subtle but significant changes to his personality as a result of certain things.
THAT SAID
I totally get it and can see how sex and related topics contribute to a character's story. Though sometimes I think it gets a little exaggerated... but that's beside the point. As for my characters...
Antimony/K'piru doesn't really have an issue with the act of sex, but she does have a very set mind in when such an act is appropriate. She grew up and lived out a huge chunk of her adult life in a tradition-bound, isolated Seeker tribe where sex is a privilege confined to between the Nunh and the women who choose to mate with him. And the overarching purpose of said acts were driven by a need to reproduce. That's not to say there wasn't affection - in many cases, there was a lot of affection (in Antimony's case, even...) - but there was also a very strong sense of duty around the act. So, she treats sex not as something to do casually with whomever, and she definitely gets disturbed when others (especially other Seekers) behave in a way that suggests a sexual (or romantic) habit deviating from her established culture. She's a bit intolerant in that respect. xD
K'thalen shares some similar views, but he's a far more gregarious person than Antimony has ever been, so he's much less constrained when it comes to considering sex. As once-Nunh, he put a lot of value in building close relationships with the women in the tribe he laid with. Of course, that's also just representative of his personality - he puts a lot of value in building close relationships in any way. It's what made him such an admired father figure in the tribe as well. x3 Though all of that is in the past, and there are some subtle but significant changes to his personality as a result of certain things.
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