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No, I'm not ace and Is not that I don't understand, I do believe that a nsfw scene placed at the right moment can do that, but more often than not it just feel like it interrupts the story.
Personally when it comes to romance I prefer things like the plushie scene with Rhoun rather than just sex... and also I got extremely frustrated trying to read the smoke room only to be bombarded every two seconds with nsfw scenes :/
I still don't know how that thing and Arches were made by the same people.
I enjoyed the smoke room! I would expect lots of nsfw scenes from a story where the main character is a literal whore... Perhaps consider that maybe a story about a male prostitute just isn't a story that's meant for you?
But not to get side tracked, unless the main characters are ace then having no sex scenes, to me just makes it feel more like awkward friend zone story rather than a romance.
P.S. Arches is not labeled as a romance.
Omg this! Ahahaha I always thought it was crazy people complained about the NSFW scenes "bombarding them" when reading TSR, when the protagonist is a literal prostitute. LMFAO! Oh and Nikolai is DADDYING! Lmfao! Loved his route, and liked the wolf's too, can't wait to see where his story ends up. I've only done the two so far, still have yet to do the other two dudes.
So, Kudzu, obviously you know yourself better than I do (especially since I don't know you at all) and good faith self-identification is always valid, but I really do recommend reading up on asexual spectrum identities and reevaluating whether any of them fit you. Because it absolutely does sound to me like you're somewhere on the asexual spectrum.
Kinda yeah. For me a NSFW Gay furry VN tells me straight away the VN is for my audiance. An audiance which has basically no representation in mainstream media. It tells me that the characters will probably be relatable because they'll have my interests and reactions and carry on stereotypes and accepted ideals of the community and either go along with or subvert them. VN's like Echo used that to understand the reader and in echo's case, twist expectations around relationships and romance between gay furries to totally control the reader to envoke deep emotions. Despite how much you, visa or collective shout want to underplay it, that is art.
Lol. With the less than stellar reputation this genre already has. It's a shame because this and quite a few other stories like SoulCreek, Remember the Flowers 💐, and if you want to mentally fuck-up a bunch of the general public, Arches and/or Adastra would be perfect for that. There are some really talented writers here and it would be great to showcase their talents to a wider audience, Devil's Gambit and Lyre spring to mind. The world building and detail those 2 have is incredible. I think a lot are a result of the China Virus of unknown origin, as people had time on their hands and were stuck inside.