A Queen Among Tempests
I look up hearing a sigh and see Merlos placing her glass down on a nearby table.
“I will never understand this yearning you all have for romance and affection. It all sounds so complex and frustrating,” she says with genuine confusion and mild disgust.
“You know they have a word for people like you now.”
“Bitch is hardly a new word,” she scoffs.
“No, I was going to say aromantic,” I correct her.
She looks at me offended, “There is absolutely nothing romantic about me. I detest the very concept.”
I shake my head, “There are humans, who – much like you – experience little or no romantic attraction to people. They feel love, but the idea of romance or affection is not of interest to them. They
Bab Populer