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He was never mentioned to be Asexual tho
Some people in the comments thought he is. As an asexual myself, I agree with OP here. His reaction towards sex definitely stems from trauma.
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He was never mentioned to be Asexual tho
Some people in the comments thought he is. As an asexual myself, I agree with OP here. His reaction towards sex definitely stems from trauma.
I'm asexual and Tamaki really doesn't read as one to me. While I appreciate the inclusion of "wanting a relationship that doesn't involve sex", from my perspective this boy is deeply traumatized from being around the abusive partners of his mother. Whether he discovers he can fall in love with Shii or not, the author keeps presenting Tamaki's trauma to us without doing anything to bring the characters forward.
If they're going to have a relationship it has to be based in consent. That's part of the reason why Tamaki can't have sex in the first goddamn place, because he respects when his partner says "no" and is confused why that's the wrong thing to do.
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