*rubs hands together gleefully* A convert! And you haven't even gotten to any of the canon evidence that caused me to think of them together in the first place! ;) My work here is done.
You would not be alone in thinking of Paine as asexual if you took her character that way. I don't understand the interpretation, really; maybe it's because she's not obviously sighing over some guy like Yuna and to a certain extent Rikku? Or because she dresses in leather and has a sharp tongue? Dunno.
I think some of that is her own regret over Gippal and taking too long, but maybe I'm reading too deeply into her character.
Since this is all post-game speculation, I think one could definitely make a case for that. I agree, Rikku did seem pretty sharp and fairly perceptive in FFX. I actually did not care for where they took her character in X-2, but I will leave it at that for now.
Re: You please the Monster of Cupcakes!
*rubs hands together gleefully* A convert! And you haven't even gotten to any of the canon evidence that caused me to think of them together in the first place! ;) My work here is done.
You would not be alone in thinking of Paine as asexual if you took her character that way. I don't understand the interpretation, really; maybe it's because she's not obviously sighing over some guy like Yuna and to a certain extent Rikku? Or because she dresses in leather and has a sharp tongue? Dunno.
Since this is all post-game speculation, I think one could definitely make a case for that. I agree, Rikku did seem pretty sharp and fairly perceptive in FFX. I actually did not care for where they took her character in X-2, but I will leave it at that for now.