Yeah, Zhao Yunlan has never been in love - he says as much, and it doesn't seem to be something he's happy about. Good thing he then falls for Shen Wei like a ton of bricks. :-)
Never having been in love is definitely not the same thing as a lack of sexual interest. Yeah, I can go with Zhao Yunlan having sex, though only with people he's certain don't have any feelings for him that he can't reciprocate (because causing heartbreak is so not his thing).
To me he just seems so uninvolved in sex and attraction in the series (except for Shen Wei!), and together with some other things - like the way he talks about being born with a lack of love, and even the ridiculously macho car - it made me think demisexuality is a valid option for him. Not the only one, though, certainly!
Whereas I read Shen Wei as someone who had multiple heavy crushes at various points, but Kunlun was the first person who returned his feelings.
Possibly! I always assumed he had just never had the headspace for romance before, but yeah, I could also see him having crushes.
I could *also* see him having sex with others before meeting Kunlun, even without having a crush on his partner. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a lot of bonding sex happening in the fighting units.
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Never having been in love is definitely not the same thing as a lack of sexual interest. Yeah, I can go with Zhao Yunlan having sex, though only with people he's certain don't have any feelings for him that he can't reciprocate (because causing heartbreak is so not his thing).
To me he just seems so uninvolved in sex and attraction in the series (except for Shen Wei!), and together with some other things - like the way he talks about being born with a lack of love, and even the ridiculously macho car - it made me think demisexuality is a valid option for him. Not the only one, though, certainly!
Whereas I read Shen Wei as someone who had multiple heavy crushes at various points, but Kunlun was the first person who returned his feelings.
Possibly! I always assumed he had just never had the headspace for romance before, but yeah, I could also see him having crushes.
I could *also* see him having sex with others before meeting Kunlun, even without having a crush on his partner. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a lot of bonding sex happening in the fighting units.