I feel like I've slipped into a mirror universe

[bats_eye]

Okay so recently the main character of a webcomic I read has been not exactly revealed, but heavily hinted to be of a certain sexuality, as after spending the rest of the story seemingly uninterested in romance she's suddenly having interaction with another character that can be easily read as romantic flirting. I had a quick look at twitter and

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[eudaimon]

That is both hilarious and...slightly worrying, ngl.

[bats_eye]

Yeah, pretty much. I've decided I find it more funny that not, like.

[flareupwithlove]

Is the readership of this comic mostly female or male or split? Because I have noticed that, sometimes, when female audiences get accustomed to a main female character without a romantic entanglement of any kind, they get testy when romance happens, period. They get it into their heads that having a boyfriend takes away from the strength of the Single Female Character. Or they want the story to go a certain way and feel offended when it doesn't.

[bats_eye]

Hmmm, yeah that's a fair point and one I hadn't considered.

I guess since the story has so far been mostly about female characters solving mysteries and bonding, the last thing people will want is for suddenly a boyfriend to take over and the girls to just be reduced to love interests.

I mean given that the boy in question has only been used as a damsel in distress so far, I don't think there's that much cause to worry but that does make a lot more sense than "ewww, straight people" which is what I thought I was reading.