Rock wrote:
Some people have analyzed Holmes and Watson, the inspiration for Ray and Sedgewick, as having had a recurring romance. Yes, Watson gets married, but who does he run to and move back in with when his wife dies? That's right, Holmes.
Ray and Sedgewick being a homosexual couple really isn't that strange.
No, it's not strange, nor is it even a problem - the problem is the way it was presented in VRG:R, with no warning, lead-up, or backstory. Sure, sexuality should be so normal that no one thinks to mention it, but the way they wrote it came across as pandering and something shoved in at the last minute, as opposed to something naturally flowing from the story - not to mention, all the "pat ourselves on the back, look how inclusive and modern we are" announcements plastered all over DnDBeyond.
Jester of the FoS wrote:
Which I've had a problem with for years as well.
Just like the people insisting Sam and Frodo were lovers, or even Batman and Robin.
Any affection between men is interpreted as sexual. And that's messed up...
And that's before we realize that Robin was a minor for the longest time.......which creates all sorts of problematic by itself, even before it pulls in the outdated stereotype.......