Thinking again about how much Hanzawa fights his Alter in this au.
He deliberately hangs around a group of people all with Dominant Alters just because it's easier to pretend he's not as Dominant as he is. Also, apart from people who are close with him, no one is really aware how Dominant his Alter really is, because he squashes those feelings right down before they can ever show. He loves his friend group not just because he can pretend easier around them, but because, by and large, they simple don't care.
His Alter also plays a big role in his relationship with his family and the expectations placed on him about marriage and having children. I think in this au his Alter feels some sense of obligation to that request. Like it falls under the umbrella of caring for his family. Whether it be to please his mother's expectations, protect his brothers from those expectations, or simply have an urge to continue the family name.
While I think it could be interesting exploring an ace/aro Hanzawa under that context I think it would be even more interesting if he was allo and interested in finding a partner and having children with them... but he's scared of how his Alter will handle such a relationship. He doesn't want to subject any potential partner to this innate overbearing-ness; so like his his tendency to keep himself busy, he dedicates his love to his friendships and family. Because it's easier to handle his Alter when he has too much to care about and can't focus on any one thing.
But that doesn't mean he doesn't want a proper romantic relationship one day.
I think the question of where there are more dominant Alters than Hanzawa's out there is irrelevant to his story. And I don't think it should matter what his future partner's Alter is either, because whether or not he can handle such a relationship should come from making peace and fully understanding his own Alter. I think by the Adult AU timeline he should be beginning to be finally on track to being fully comfortable with himself and opening himself up to others.
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