Sheldon as Demi-sexual?

[wellplayedpenny]

Good points all around. I've started some fanfic's with 'the mystery of Sheldon's deal' just to have Penny play detective. It was kind of fun because I got to explore some of the beliefs (sexual and celibate/uncomfortable with intimacy vs. asexual/grey-asexual/demisexual etc.) from Penny's point of view. And since I'm a shameless Shenny shipper, I was going to have them end up together at the end of it, but that's kind of where I got stuck. I am surprisingly just as satisfied with the idea of a romantic-asexual Sheldon having a queer-platonic romance with Penny, versus a demi-sexual Sheldon having a more 'conventional' relationship (I was leaning demi-sexual just to write some smut).

But on that note, I can surprisingly see Penny as Aromantic-sexual? It's a bit of a stretch until you remember that her concept of romance is basically kinky sex. I know she's had some long relationships, and showed a lot of hurt from her break up with Kurt(Which you could actually blame on cutting off her only support system in LA), but her way of dealing with that was to have a few 'flings'. I don't know, I could totally see Aromantic Penny and demi-sexual Sheldon having an awesome queertypical relationship...

yupyup. It's why I asked here whether a long fic with a 'just friends' ending would be a satisfying conclusion since I'm at the point where it could go either way. Shenny for me is the relationship in all its manifestations and each is intimate in its own right. It's like opening an assorted chocolate box where all the choices are tasty ones. What makes anything possible is that at the heart of it all they're friends and with that comes acceptance. For me that's what's the most 'romantic' about them: they clash and yet they accept. Sheldon's made adjustments to accommodate her without fundamentally altering who he is. She's a natural fit.

For Amy and Sheldon there was only one, the relationship of the mind, and they were doing just fine until TPTB decided to sexualize Amy up and she, like Darth Vader, decided to alter the deal. Totally ruined their bond, hence the reason why (IMO) Sheldon is as rude as he is to her--the genuine attachment has been broken. He's been betrayed.