Similarly to some others in the thread, Xheja very much views sex as something to be used as a tool. As a manipulator-type, she knows that there is definitely a good deal of influence in sexuality, and she isn't afraid to flaunt that if she feels like going such a route will get her from point A to point B. But with that being said, if she sees no value in gaining favor with the person for whatever reason, her willingness to participate in any kind of sexual activity with them is nonexistent and she can be downright frigid.
Likewise, in terms of sexual preference, whether a partner is a man or a woman is ultimately irrelevant to her. Coming from a highly female-populated Keeper tribe, bisexuality and homosexuality amongst the females of her tribe was somewhat normal. So, Xheja tends to not use a person's sex as an overriding determining factor of sexual attraction, though she does tend to lean towards males over females. Likewise, others' sexualities tend to phase her very little, though male homosexuality sometimes intrigues her as it was rather uncommon in her upbringing (though still not taboo, given that the males in question were still willing to procreate in the interests of perpetuating the tribe).
The dominance factor of sexuality is something else that she tends to be very flexible with, depending on how she.. 'feels out' what a partner wants from an encounter, for lack of better phrasing. It's all about manipulation and wrapping others around her fingers, so whether she accomplishes that by being more aggressive or passive, submissive or dominant, etc. is ultimately situational. Left to her own devices though? She tends to be more of an aggressive submissive. (Which makes sense to me, but not sure if it makes sense to anyone else, haha.)
Finally, the matter of sexuality and emotion.. For Xheja, the two are absolutely and utterly separate. That said, though she is currently unable to really have any kind of true emotional connection to anyone, she does occasionally experience actual physical and sexual attraction to others if she deems them interesting enough for her. Though her criteria for what counts as 'interesting' tends to lean more towards the intellectual and charming, rather than purely on looks alone. So even if she does feel a sexual attraction to someone, it is highly, highly unlikely that there is any emotional attachment behind it. As such, concepts like romance and monogamy aren't important to her.
Likewise, in terms of sexual preference, whether a partner is a man or a woman is ultimately irrelevant to her. Coming from a highly female-populated Keeper tribe, bisexuality and homosexuality amongst the females of her tribe was somewhat normal. So, Xheja tends to not use a person's sex as an overriding determining factor of sexual attraction, though she does tend to lean towards males over females. Likewise, others' sexualities tend to phase her very little, though male homosexuality sometimes intrigues her as it was rather uncommon in her upbringing (though still not taboo, given that the males in question were still willing to procreate in the interests of perpetuating the tribe).
The dominance factor of sexuality is something else that she tends to be very flexible with, depending on how she.. 'feels out' what a partner wants from an encounter, for lack of better phrasing. It's all about manipulation and wrapping others around her fingers, so whether she accomplishes that by being more aggressive or passive, submissive or dominant, etc. is ultimately situational. Left to her own devices though? She tends to be more of an aggressive submissive. (Which makes sense to me, but not sure if it makes sense to anyone else, haha.)
Finally, the matter of sexuality and emotion.. For Xheja, the two are absolutely and utterly separate. That said, though she is currently unable to really have any kind of true emotional connection to anyone, she does occasionally experience actual physical and sexual attraction to others if she deems them interesting enough for her. Though her criteria for what counts as 'interesting' tends to lean more towards the intellectual and charming, rather than purely on looks alone. So even if she does feel a sexual attraction to someone, it is highly, highly unlikely that there is any emotional attachment behind it. As such, concepts like romance and monogamy aren't important to her.
