ASAW’s technically over but i’m aromantic 24/7 & i had some Thoughts.
I’m trying to get Azerith through Makeb & to make things a little more fun I’m doing Cytharat’s romance (because I haven’t done it in awhile), though it’s not in any way canon for Az.
I was thinking though about all the similarities between Cytharat’s romance with a SW, Quinn’s romance, and the general fandom portrayal of Sith romance. This recurring theme of devotion and almost worship, and... weird, eyebrow-raising power dynamics. & this is not a “if you like these things in your ships, you’re bad!” 1) I don’t have the patience for shipping discourse anymore and 2) I trust y’all’s ability to think critically and understand why these things are bad in real life.
Nah, rather what I’m getting at is what it means, then, to be an aromantic Sith, such as Azerith. Especially considering his background as a slave for a Sith family, I imagine typical Sith romance (or, at least, how it’s portrayed in propaganda/Imperial media) is... nauseating to him, to say the least. Not to mention embroiled in things that are deeply traumatic to him. Now even without the societal background that he has and his relationship towards Sith romance, he would still be aromantic, but it’s interesting to think how that would play a role in how he chooses to identify. Because I think in is context, Azerith isn’t just aromantic, he rejects the concept of romance entirely, because his exposure to what romantic relationships look like in the Empire is... not good.
It’s just very interesting, having a lot of thoughts.