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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46469
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In a fantasy series that I’ve been working on for some time now, there is a character that I’ve always kind of seen as not having sexual or romantic attraction. Originally, I did have a love interest planned for him, but it always felt extremely forced to me, or like I was trying to incorporate a storyline that didn’t fit him just for the sake of having more romance in the plot.

I eventually made the decision to write him as ace/aro ([aromantic/asexual](https://identitiesandorientations.weebly.com/aroace-spectrum.html)), and this is what I’m sticking to at this point because it feels right for him and it feels like who he is, but the problem lies in **how I go about communicating his asexuality to the readers, or writing it in a way that doesn’t feel contrived.**

For example, one of the main characters is a lesbian, and this is obviously very easy to show as she harbors romantic feelings for and eventually ends up with the female protagonist. And writing bisexual characters is not difficult either (especially for me considering I am bisexual myself) as you can show them being attracted to members of both sexes. But a lack of sexuality?

I don’t know if he could possibly just say something along the lines of “I just don’t feel that way about people.” If so, **how would I work this into a natural conversation?** I would just like some pointers so that I can do this right, especially since I am not ace/aro myself.

Original score: 9