A friend asked me about the sexual orientations and experiences of my characters annd I felt like posting them on here too so here we go:
Pansexual. Her eyes tended to lay on women more than on men when she was a teenager, but soon discovered before her twenties, that she didn't care much about the gender of the people that attracted her. She had few sexual partners (3 maybe 5 or 6 at max) and even though she is quite flirty and teasing at times, she is rarely seeking sexual acts. Not to say that she doesn't enjoy it or doesn't have cravings, quite the opposite. She just has them and truly enjoys it with people she actually likes, loves even.
Bisexual. He discovered his attraction to his own gender during his highschool years, where he shared one with a teammate of his. He truly has no gender preference. The thing tipping off the balance being the intelectual connection he manages to establish or not with his partner. He had his fair share of sexual relationships. More than his sister for sure but not an astronomical amount either. He struggles though, to actually fall for someone. He often genuinly likes his partners and enjoy their company but never manage to truly open up and thus actually build lasting relationships. He also sadly stumbled upon shallow people maybe too often. Leaving him bore of the "relationship" sometimes really fast.
Asexual. She understood she was after her first time with a man she felt confortable with and was more than respectful with her. Though at first a little curious about it, (Because of the hype around it, the way she felt about her body and how society depicts it) she felt pressured in a way to try it and it was a terrible experience that left its scars in the end. That being said he didn't force her to do anything and she doesn't hold grudges against him to this day. She felt her heart flutter at times with very few people (that she quickly dismissed for nothing much *cough*Theodora&Aaron*cough*) and tends to find women more attractive but never in a sexual way. She had so far never been in a "real" relationship and doesn't particulary seek one.
Bisexual. And a raging one at that. She discovered her sexuality quite early, easily befriending people of many ages and backgrounds that helped, with a truly openminded mother, in her upbringing. She enjoys exploring her sexuality and is open to many things, though she actually falls in love quite rarely but hard in every sense of the term. Her first real relationship was with a woman that she was with for a few years. It is arguably possible that she is actually Polyamorous/sexual. Fact that funnily wouldn't surprise her much but baffles her as well, in the sense that she would have bet that some of her friends were but not her.
Aromantic. Gender, just as many things in life, is to him of near to none important when he is seeking a sexual partner. And once again, just as with many things in life, he is quite picky with who he decides to share his bed with. Making on an outsider viewpoint his sexual life somehow tame, adding to the fact that he doesn't like nor do talk about it with others. Though he would take offense if called a prude, which he isn't from far judging his pronounced tastes, he as well isn't one to feel a strong need to this kind of things in general especially since he takes great care in chosing his "lovers". He has never been in a relationship because he knows he can't give to his partner things they'd come to want in time and thus doesn't seek one. Perfectly content with his very few but strong friendships and his occasional flings.
Lesbian. Tricky subject with her. So far in her life, she had experiences with both genders though not often sexual ones. She actually rarely feels that kind of attraction, but does when she truly bonds intellectually and emotionally with someone. Intellectually being the major point for her to begin to feel some sort of sexual attraction. It doesn't mean that she doesn't know what she likes in that matter. On the contrary. But comming back on her orientation, and even if she didn't mind being with men thus far, she actually is truly attracted romantically to women only. Maybe qualyfing her as a closeted lesbian though she always acknowledged her attraction to her own gender.
Pansexual. His sexuality and upbringing is actually one of the biggest factor in the turn his mental health took when he was younger. Minjun understood quite early and to his dread that he wasn't heterosexual and was, during his highschool years and two years beyond, in a sort of denial. Or to be more exact, living with the knowledge that he was something that didn't conform to the norm of the asian family and culture he grew up into, not acting nor ushing a word about it. It was only around his late-twenties that he came to term with it and understood that he actually was pansexual. Accepting it didn't come easily. And the struggle his family (still) had with it being what fueled his uneasyness with his profound love for them, hardly went away until recently, where all that matters now is the person and not the gender he falls for.
Polyamorous Homosexual. (I can hear him sigh for putting him in a "case" lmao) Noah never really fretted on his sexuality. Being a firm believer that it was fluid from his teens to this day and being quite evasive when asked about it. To him, sexuality is like colors and tastes. Everyone has different ones, and they could even change with time passing by. In his case, he liked every colors and shapes. Or more precisely, could grow to love them all, and even more than one at the same time. But when it comes to a more physical approach, the model can't deny his attraction to men and men only. He isn't ashamed of it and never was. He just knew for a fact that he could fall in love with a woman's mind and personnality too even if he couldn't share more than hugs or kisses with her. He had his share of experiences and even enlightened some of the others about their sexuality, since he always was at ease with his own.
Lesbian. It was like an evidence when she realised she was with the help of Arria. Saengdao always found girls so very pretty when she was younger. More then men. And even if she tried to date a boy when she was around fourteen, it didn't go really far and didn't lasted too long either. Boys used to make her laugh and shake her head where girls made her blush and giggle. And so did Arria, when she first met her under the coaching of Hyejin. Her initial admiration growing tenfold as the first signs of a crush started to squeeze her heart. And if it scared her at first, it went away with the help of the one that made her realize who she was. Her sexuality is somehow taboo to her family which pains her. But they're comming around with it. She had a few girlfriends so far. But they didn't compare to the unrequited love that she has yet to get over for a certain florist and painter.
