MistFallen

Please answer even if you don't have a specific idea in mind/you prefer to wait until more info is public. I'm planning to make a second poll closer to the beta/release of gw3.

Alas, we never got the Abaddon one.

*stares at GW3 being set "just before the first guild wars breaks out, just after one of the gods has been deposed", then at the timeline*

I guess we're likely getting an entire game about it instead.

Aurelia Dragonwings - Pansexual homoromantic Girls are pretty. I mean, boys are neat too, but she only ever had eyes for Ardea and later on Ellara, and that clear preference never had her experiment with the other side. The one and only experience she had with a guy was with her best friend Obsius, specifically when Ardea wanted to have a cub and she took one round "just to try it", only to end up having a cub as well (Adamas is an oopsie baby, yes). In general, labels are very confusing to her and the topic of romance held a lot of grief for years, so she would avoid answering any question on the matter, but if someone were to ask her friends, they'd just say she "doesn't know she's lesbian for someone".

Adamas Crystalsoul - Pansexual He's a pretty boy with great pedigree and had waves of people interested in him, but in the fahrar he was too focused on becoming Legionnaire to entertain childhood crushes, and then his heart got snatched away by Maeveryl before he even considered romance an option, still recovering from the loss of his would-be warband. Countless hearts got crushed by the fact that the Pact Commander's son was open about dating a sylvari and being loyal to them, yet Deryn somehow managed to woo the guy (only because Maeveryl sometimes quite literally pushed him towards her). Overall he has a feminine and androgynous preference, though like his mother he never had a proper chance to explore romance with guys.

Tocchix - Demisexual panromantic (trans guy) He spent most of his teenage years feeling sort of inadequate for romance because he never felt "the full pull" towards anyone (not helped by the comparison to a serial crush-haver like Fynn, his best friend in Lion's Arch), so he preferred to focus on training hard and join the Order of Whispers, figuring that it'd be a problem for his older self. Terrible at picking up on flirting attempts and needing to have it very slowly and clearly spelled out for him, he missed a ton of chances with many, and that was not helped by the fact that when he falls for someone, he becomes the definition of devotion, not seeing anyone else even to his detriment. He only ever fell for Iotta, Poffi and, many years later, Huki.

Maeveryl - Panromantic asexual (non-binary) While they are pan, they do have a strong preference for masculinity, or better, a general aversion towards feminine behavior and appearance. They had their first experience with romance with their saplinghood best friend, Morwen, and they quickly figured out femininity wasn't really for them, both for their own body and in a partner. After that, they only had another experience that ended bitterly, and then Adamas became their heart. Years later, when Deryn joins their relationship with Adamas, they don't share romantic feelings for each other, though they quickly become quite platonically affectionate with each other.

Ellara Echodancer - Homosexual Just lesbian. Girls gals girls. Only women of all kinds. She's totally not a hot mess, because she's got rizz and isn't afraid to use it, even just to have a little innocent flirty fun that totally isn't a distraction.

Hel Ravenlost - Homosexual G g girls... pr... etty... Don't worry, after losing Sieran without having been able to tell her how she felt for years, she does get better at not completely hiding her feelings. Luck isn't on her side, but third time's the charm, I swear!

Bunnie - Pansexual demiromantic (non-binary) She likes to sleep around, so anyone willing and compatible (both personality-wise and physically) is fair game for her to have a little no-strings-attached fun. As for the romantic side, I elaborated on it a bit here, but in short she does want romantic relationships and isn't afraid of showing the kind of interest in others that could lead to that, but she always had issues with developing feelings of the romantic kind and having them last, so she tends to coyly hide behind a bit of an emotionally-nonchalant facade until she feels safe to love someone.

Ethanryel - Asexual aromantic (agender) Just never felt anything of either kind of attraction, and that's very much fine for them. Bunnie once explained queerplatonic relationships to them, but that ended up being a sore point for them. The closest thing to that could have been their bond with Grace, a Zephyrite gal who had taught them a lot about healing and voiced for them to join the Zephyrite on their last travel. She had a pretty evident crush on them yet she was the first that didn't make them uncomfortable, but before they got to talk about anything of that matter, she was mortally wounded in the crash in Dry Top, and they never forgave themselves for not having been able to save her. Years later, when Aurene branded their arm to save them, Ethanryel took the title of Grace of Aurene in memory of their friend.

Deryn - Pansexual Gender doesn't matter to her, if one is a nice and hot charr, they're a nice and hot charr. Probably if Mae were a charr she'd have made a move on them as well, but after the initial fascinated curiosity towards the very concept of sylvari, only strong platonic feelings towards them are left.

Markus Blake - Bisexual Due to his parents being in a queerplatonic relationship and being told since really young that he'd have assured the freedom to choose they nearly didn't get (Nora and Lionel were childhood best friends who married each otherso that they could have the kid they both did want and be done with further family expectations, with her being lesbian and him aroace), he never really thought much of romance, thinking he'd just know when he found "the one". When he met Kai, he thought he'd found that one and hoped she'd eventually return his feelings for years, failing at being clear with her about it while ignoring what he felt towards Fynn, the best friend he had found at the same time. It took him a while, but, by what felt just short of divine intervention, he eventually figured out that the "one" was actually "two".

Nari - Bisexual homoromantic Gals is where it's at. She does find feminine people hot in general and had a few experimental flirts across the gender spectrum, but proper relationships are something she knows she wants only with gals. She believes that such kind of strong confidence in her own ideas was what caught Hel's attention in spite of not being norn, not realizing that Hel prefers non-norn until much later.

Iotta - Pansexual demiromantic Her opinion of romance is that it sucks, like all that comes with it. Sure, people can be hot in ways that make sense from a biological standpoint, but for her whole life she couldn't imagine willingly being in a relationship, because everyone else is grossly incompetent and, at best, more annoying than what she could deal with on a daily basis. Being in a relationship with a dork like Tocchix only confirmed that she hates it, because that kind of implicit vulnerability and distracting fondness for someone else goes against everything she knows to be safe, and she utterly despises the fact she wants more of it and that she played herself into it by getting that brilliant idea of manipulating him in the first place. And then being "left behind" shattered any positive perception of romance nearly irreparably, and it drives her mad that she can't get that yearning blade out of her heart so it can rot in peace. So yeah, romance sucks, and it sucks that she fell for it that one time.

Poffi - Demisexual biromantic Growing up in a small krewe that was part of the same polyamorous pod for years and that treated her like their own progeny, she was exposed to plenty of relationship examples, so she thought she had a pretty clear idea of what she was like by the time she left home to join the Order. Sadly she never got the chance to test her theories due to her general insecurities, and she also missed the pretty important part where maybe some girls can be just as romanceable as guys. (hey, at least AU!Poffi gets to go through quite the poly rollercoaster)

Daunte Burstspell - Homosexual He's a simple charr: he liked his guys hot like his fire, and life was not a little fun without the risk of burns. Verge was his flame since childhood, and they openly shared their warmth with many others. Daunte continued doing so after losing him, and even though it was never the same, he did genuinely care for the young norn he so gleefully annoyed to no end.

Hagan Wesson - Pansexual Forced to run away from Hoelbrak and break up with his childhood sweetheart, Gretna (Hel's sister), he eventually tried to get over it in some way, and ended up having some... positively revealing experiences. Swinging for years between times where he wanted to enjoy himself without attachment and others where he tried to ignore everything else to focus on his duty in the Vigil, after Daunte's death he's been more open about enjoying other people's company, and eventually ended up being reunited with Gretna after he had already settled with Flom.

Flom - Pansexual Good thing he likes everything and is quick to like others, because he genuinely believed "beggars can't be choosers" for the longest time. Even better thing, he now has people he likes and who chose him first (and a demon in his head who regularly calls him out on bs he should unlearn).

Zehmik - Homosexual (masculine non-binary) Guys are just neat, sorry gals. Lost count of how many flings he entertained during his years in the Mist War, always keeping feelings at arms' length due to the risky nature of their situation and a heartbreak he never recovered from. The occasional experiment only confirmed his very serious case of gay gay homosexual gay.

Edraas Noiza - Asexual aromantic (?) Due to being a highly experimental hybrid, its body is a biological mess that may have yet to fully mature and its perception of emotions is different from that of all other sentient species, so the concept of romance or anything of that nature is downright alien to it.

Eurys - Bisexual heteroromantic While her heart has been kind of "reserved" since her awakening, her preferences rarely tend to include feminine individuals, with only a few exceptions who ever crossed her mind in rosier tones. To say that Morwen didn't influence her would be false, as her initial feelings towards Gareth were heavily based on the way she saw him regardless of his actions as a newly-turned Mordrem, but she's still her own person.

Ardea Wingblaze - Bisexual She knows she's hot stuff and can easily recognize her kin regardless of looks. That said, her heart found its place long before it mattered, so the only time it became relevant was when she and her mate were considering potential sires for their cubs, and in the end they still opted to keep it in the warband.

Nytum - Homosexual Lesbian rights are cool and all, but have you considered an unhealthy dose of lesbian wrongs? That'd be her. Falling for a girl out of her league at that moment was maybe wrong, leaving to join the Court was probably wrong, harassing her for years was definitely wrong. Falling for that girl's friend who claimed to hate her guts yet accepted to take care of her at her lowest was unexpected, but definitely not wrong.

Vesska - Pansexual (non-binary) Knows they're hot, can find the "hot" in literally everyone, wishes there was more time to "warm each other up" with anyone up for it. Hey, don't call it coping mechanism, it held morale high so it was surely a healthy manner of handling mutual interests! Could surely use it after losing everything they knew, but they're just... not in it anymore.

Gareth - Bisexual heteroromantic Vastly prefers girls, especially the pretty and soft-looking ones who hide their thorns, but he'd lie if he said he never threw some intense looks at guys... or fooled around after he had first joined the Wardens... or before then. Still, he just prefers to be the knight of a princess who has a sweet voice to soothe his thoughts and firm manners to steer him right, now more than ever.

Rhys - Pansexual If he's got something you like and you got something he likes, he's down for a mutually beneficial trade. Good thing he likes a lot of things, outside of strictly exclusive deals of course. He's pretty open about whatever, unless that "whatever" refers to what happens in his situationship, as that always remained between them.

Farka - Asexual biromantic Never felt physical interest towards others, but the kind of companionship she saw in her parents was something she looked forward to, eventually. Aside from the potential of the temporary addition to her warband, she never found anyone who matched her expectations without glaring drawbacks... until a lil' engineer bursted into her life, her shields crumbling against that level of weaponized endearing annoyance and genuinity without expectations.

Wraith - ??? (nonbinary) They became the Wraith of Jormag when were too young to have figured themselves out, so who they are and who they like is part of the many things they have to work through during recovery. Progress has been slow in that regard, but a lowlander has been sweet on them since they moved there with Rime Breath, and Wraith does not dislike the concept...

Zyvv - Pansexual sapphic (intersex, feminine non-binary) Developing from a young asuran boy into a more feminine teenager was quite a shocking ride to go through, but while they're an anxious and shy wreck overall due to their troubled childhood, being unapologetically themselves is the one thing they're confident of. In theory they find everyone attractive, but after one experience flatlined their interest for guys, their romantic preference is all for enbies and gals.

Lupin - Pansexual ?romantic (trans guy) This guy stole even his gender, do you expect him not to steal hearts and long nights wherever he goes? Doesn't have to be charr, he just wants to enjoy his loot and make it worth their while. He claims to have never been in love, then turns around and spins the tale of long-lost loves. At this point no one knows what's a lie or half-truth, maybe not even him given how much he doesn't care.

Veeq - Bisexual (trans gal) Her preference skewes towards the middle of the spectrum, specifically androgynous and non-femme gals, but romantic stuff was left off the table way back when due to her obsession with toxin immunization (people were not entirely wrong to consider her venomous). It didn't matter until Lenorey anyway, and even then at first they were more scientist and test subject than lovers.

Bob - Homosexual He's a bit of a primadonna with a high opinion of himself, but he can't help falling for guys who boss him around and treat him a little dirty, and he likes the thrill of winning them over. Many interventions have failed.

Idun - "In the provice of aroace" Doesn't really care about relationships themselves, not in the settling down sense nor in the casual one. What she likes is the chase, be it as the hunter or the prey, but only when it's worth it and thrilling, and even then she's mostly a stone butch about it. Her tastes are not exactly clear to her either, she can count her "crushes" on one hand, but it matters not.

Favian - Heterosexual biromantic Not much to say there, since his heart had only two owners in his lifetime. He prefers gals, but he's aware some friendships with guys could have easily gone romantic if there had been any physical interest.

Ragna - Bisexual ?romantic (feminine non-binary) [Idk here. She told me she prefers gals and fellow enbies, but she just says she's not ready to talk about relationships and goes quiet on me >:/]

Merilaw - @ann-the-alien-moth Firstborn Ionaa - @doedolly64 Thistle Crownthorn - @taikeero-gw2

Rift Hunter Tibbok - ? Riyaew - @bop-y Pëlkk - ?

Atrikksa - ? Voice Of Stars - @shu-can-art

"The scholar witnessed the fulfillment of his dream."

Wow, I somehow never posted this one here - I saw fan speculation earlier about how the gw2 (?) teaser from today might be a cleansed Orr! :O Which reminded me of this older art I was inspired to paint shortly after finishing the Knight of the Thorn questline.

On the 30th of May just as I bid my fiance @lofilesbo farewell at the airport, my mother violated my privacy and searched through all my belongings. She threw out many personal items, my HRT and is forcing me to detransition entirely. Despite being employed (paid minimum wage), my hours are very limited and unpredictable. Regardless, my mother decided to make me pay 200£ for the privilege of sleeping on the living room floor of her cramped apartment. All this under threat of being kicked out unlawfully if I break her tyrannical rules.

For ONE round of Bejeweled 3, he'll clear a path for you!

Some different kind of birb art 👀