#and it's certainly more willing to imagine Smooch Scenarios than devs who have repeatedly asserted that they don't want to do that

[ampleappleamble]

not 2 start this up again, but i've already started seeing posts about avowed (tho not on here yet surprisingly, on other sites) and thus far it's almost all been talking abt how fun and charming the companions are and that's great! v glad to hear that! i did not spring for the early access version so i can't play till tuesday but it's great that i've been seeing ripples of positive responses already

except. the 3 separate posts ive seen today alone all follow this up by lamenting that it's a crime that the companions can't be romanced. gnashing my teeth over it like man, c'mon. have we truly lost the sauce. when a character who can't be romanced -- whether in a game with no romances at all, or whether they just happen to be one who doesn't have a romance path while others do -- charms you, you're supposed to let that consume you and drive your creativity and make your own romantic content. fics, fanart, edits, whatever it may be.

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sigh. guys, you may think you can't romance kai or yatzli or whoever but the thing is you can. if you believe you can, you can. you can smooch the surly dwarf or the animancer lady too, as much as you want, in the infinite expanse of your Mind Palace. and they can be as good or as bad at giving head as you feel– no, as you know they ought to be. i believe in you.