We need to have a conversation about how attractive characters and by extension real people's asexuality/aromanticism or aroaceness is getting erased just because they are attractive and people find them hot and want to see them smooching someone.
This is important because people need to learn that being attractive isn't an invitation for anything. No, ace and aro rep shouldn't be reserved for the ones that are deemed "ugly" and unpopular. Sometimes it will be someone good looking, maybe even gorgeous and charismatic. That doesn't automatically mean that they are open for any kind of relationship.
This isn't just about fiction either. It's about the broader sentiment in our society that it's a waste to be attractive and not open to sexual and/or romantic interactions. It's also about entitlement as well. Entitlement to sexualize and romanticize others sometimes without their explicit consent.
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