Being Aro A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerment

The story did involve several kinds of love, just not the romantic kind. Lack of romantic connection was a red flag for identifying characters who were evil, stubborn, or damaged, and rehabilitating them involved “learning to love” a romantic partner. For while they primped and preened in preparation for the Bastillian, where they would exchange their swords for a hand in marriage, she was in the forge, dedicating herself to a blade that could not love her back. Because she’d finally realized what this woman was.