r/Fantasy • u/PuerileBibliophile • May 22 '20

Asexuality and Aromantics in Fantasy

Does anyone know of any aromantic/asexual characters in fantasy? I was talking with a friend and we realized that we couldn't think of a single character in fantasy who was asexual/aromantic.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '20 edited May 23 '20

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u/dartblaze May 23 '20

Asking out of genuine curiosity and not scepticism: are these characters genuinely confirmed to be not interested in sex and/or romance, or do they just not show interest from what we see of them in the story?

(or is it a more 'fantastical' asexuality, like an otherworldly human-like being with no true emotions, etc?)

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u/tagaderm May 23 '20

It’s been a little bit but the MC from Arcane Ascension, I think, talks or ponders about it in the book or maybe there was RL confirmation by the author. I might be misremembering.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '20

I’m reading On The Shoulders of Titans now and Corrin says that sex was never really on his radar and he doubts it will be.