#esp since peri and abel do turn up again as adults down the line

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About Peri and Abel, I actually thought about it when playing (because a comment had mentioned it) and I assumed it was somewhere between "since the other characters have it, people will wonder about them too so I might as well give official answers" and "if I say they're ace no one will write/draw weird stuff about them" '-'

Those were also considerations- But essentially what I mean is, I knew I wanted to confirm that they're aro/ace, but I was kind of worried about the camp of "it's weird to say kids are ace" since I know that can be expressed even in otherwise inclusive spaces? Hence, the marking as "future orientation", as in. When they're old enough to stop and put a label on anything, that will absolutely be the label they both choose. Leaving it out was never a consideration for me as much as figuring out how to phrase it. I think saying a 13 year old girl /is/ asexual raises more alarm bells than saying that she /will grow up to be/ asexual- But at the same time, I don't personally see any kind of issue with young people already knowing and embracing their asexuality, so it's really more of a matter of trying to sidestep that particular bit of discourse without needing to put this whole explanation into the game itself-

#entropic float #also like I do know whatever I say 'weird stuff' is gonna get drawn/written if the series ever takes off #esp since peri and abel do turn up again as adults down the line #like. look at hazbin hotels fandom. #characters being aroace never stopped anybody from shipping them but at least it might prompt some consideration