I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling the same way concerning fictional characters who don't reproduce but can still "feel attraction to one another," if you will. It always fascinated me as an armchair biologist.
How do they interact? Why drives their attraction to each other? I love reading different interpretations about how it all works.
As for an added opinion, I think since Prilla is the closest to actually being a human, because of how she was formed, and might probably have more human inclinations, but I don't know if anyone's ever explored that in a fic/discussion/etc yet.
Asexual doesn't have to mean aromantic, as we see all too clearly with Tink's love of Peter. I think it's far more interesting to ship characters who wouldn't have the biological inclination to do more than cuddle -- it makes you think about things more, rather than resorting to standard views of romance. There's no thought of marrying or having children, no talk of growing old together. These things don't apply to fairies.
Excellent point, though Prilla would still lack the biological hormones there would be a distinct mental shift . . . sad that she's not featured in many fics.
Always good to have a serious discussion on the subject, though -- I think I'm the only one in the fandom to note Barrie allowed for the possibility of agender fairies.
Yeah, sorry, wasn't trying to argue with you on the asexual point. It's a term with multiple meanings, and I was using it more in the orientation sense -- asexual implies no sexual attraction, while aromantic means no desire to form relationships.
So asexual romance (with some appreciation for aesthetic aspects) seems most likely. They might go a bit further than Toy Story characters, since fairies can actually remove their clothing . . . but the comparison is still sound.
Barrie's comment on agender fairies was basically a throwaway line with Wendy talking about fairies -- "They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are."
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How do they interact? Why drives their attraction to each other? I love reading different interpretations about how it all works.
As for an added opinion, I think since Prilla is the closest to actually being a human, because of how she was formed, and might probably have more human inclinations, but I don't know if anyone's ever explored that in a fic/discussion/etc yet.
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Excellent point, though Prilla would still lack the biological hormones there would be a distinct mental shift . . . sad that she's not featured in many fics.
Always good to have a serious discussion on the subject, though -- I think I'm the only one in the fandom to note Barrie allowed for the possibility of agender fairies.
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So asexual romance (with some appreciation for aesthetic aspects) seems most likely. They might go a bit further than Toy Story characters, since fairies can actually remove their clothing . . . but the comparison is still sound.
Barrie's comment on agender fairies was basically a throwaway line with Wendy talking about fairies -- "They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are."
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