My overall stance on sexuality is that it is multifaceted, and each facet deserves equal respect, so long as your "brand" or "type" of sexuality is not harmful to another. Â I also believe that sexuality (and gender constructs, but that's another conversation) can be fluid or rigid, depending on the person.
Do I think sex is necessary for every RP'd lifestyle? Â Nope. Â Do I think that it has a real, valid place in RP? Â Yep! Â We all have reasons and rationales for why we do what we do, in all of life and in our sexual lives. Â Sexuality does shape my characters and the type of RP that they are engaged in, and is not something I'm shy about discussing or working into a plot.
As for my character breakdown...
Queen is asexual heteroromantic. Â She is engaged to a Miqo'te man that she has known since childhood, who grew up alongside her in their homeland. Â She does not necessarily frown on sex, but it is not really a motivation she displays and she doesn't really want to know about the sexual relationships of others, unless it is pertinent/useful information to her goals. Â She can be very affectionate and loving, but not so much publicly (though it's difficult for her to keep up appearances sometimes with how openly affectionate her fiance is, aha.) Â She's a very private person for most things.
Miounne is bisexual. Â She is attracted to both men and women, and has no qualms expressing this through flirting or sexual promiscuity. Â She views sex with a pretty open mind and has next-to-no shame in regards to her own sexual history; she believes that it's her life to live, and if sex is what she wants, then why shouldn't she get it? Â Between the sheets, Mio is pretty dominant but it really depends on the partner she's with. Â She tends to seek partners who would "worship her body" in the process, though she's not unfamiliar with quickies or one-night trysts.
Sex is a big part of romantic relationships to her, believing that the sexual attraction is the first instinctual understanding of the other and a good indicator of whether a life together would work out. Â Although she is so open about sex, she takes her official relationships seriously and probably wouldn't consider juggling multiple long-term relationships (but this might depend on the level of alcohol and her ego).
Miounne is currently in a semi-official relationship; she has been going on with her usual flirting and promiscuity but as far as romantic-ish sex has been coming back to the same guy... no word on whether this will become a serious romantic/monogamous relationship, as we haven't RP'd that far into it yet.
Do I think sex is necessary for every RP'd lifestyle? Â Nope. Â Do I think that it has a real, valid place in RP? Â Yep! Â We all have reasons and rationales for why we do what we do, in all of life and in our sexual lives. Â Sexuality does shape my characters and the type of RP that they are engaged in, and is not something I'm shy about discussing or working into a plot.
As for my character breakdown...
Queen is asexual heteroromantic. Â She is engaged to a Miqo'te man that she has known since childhood, who grew up alongside her in their homeland. Â She does not necessarily frown on sex, but it is not really a motivation she displays and she doesn't really want to know about the sexual relationships of others, unless it is pertinent/useful information to her goals. Â She can be very affectionate and loving, but not so much publicly (though it's difficult for her to keep up appearances sometimes with how openly affectionate her fiance is, aha.) Â She's a very private person for most things.
Miounne is bisexual. Â She is attracted to both men and women, and has no qualms expressing this through flirting or sexual promiscuity. Â She views sex with a pretty open mind and has next-to-no shame in regards to her own sexual history; she believes that it's her life to live, and if sex is what she wants, then why shouldn't she get it? Â Between the sheets, Mio is pretty dominant but it really depends on the partner she's with. Â She tends to seek partners who would "worship her body" in the process, though she's not unfamiliar with quickies or one-night trysts.
Sex is a big part of romantic relationships to her, believing that the sexual attraction is the first instinctual understanding of the other and a good indicator of whether a life together would work out. Â Although she is so open about sex, she takes her official relationships seriously and probably wouldn't consider juggling multiple long-term relationships (but this might depend on the level of alcohol and her ego).
Miounne is currently in a semi-official relationship; she has been going on with her usual flirting and promiscuity but as far as romantic-ish sex has been coming back to the same guy... no word on whether this will become a serious romantic/monogamous relationship, as we haven't RP'd that far into it yet.
