Nuance of LGBTQ dynamics often go over the heads of non-western people. Bi-erasure is so extremely common that it’s unintentional. “I don’t like men, but I like you.” Is a line used often by the ‘hetero’ love interest. It’s seen as ‘romantic’ but really it’s bi-erasure at its finest.
It’s because bisexuality is often seen as a promiscuous trait and characters in manga/manhwa that do identify as bi are usually portrayed as sluts who are later dick-matized into monogamy. It ignores the intricacies of the sexual and romantic spectrum by compartmentalizing sexuality into three acceptable quadrants “gay/lesbian, straight, and straight-but-you’re-the-exception” bisexuality is for sluts and asexual characters don’t exist. (there are a few mangas about asexuality but are extremely rare and are the focus of the manga. You may see ace coded characters in mainstream manga/manhwa plots but I’ve personally never seen one ‘come out’ as such)
Not all bisexuals like men and women equally. Preferences exist. It’s not 50/50. Sometimes it can be 90/10. Or it could be really specific like “all women are queens that I’ll date but I’ve only been interested in two men.” Or “I date muscle mommies and twinks. Nothing else.”
So this may be their first time? May not be.
Ch 473 they mention that He Tian went missing for years.
Ch 465 he finds their high school photos sealed away. So I’m assuming he went missing after highschool. Probably just their college years because the second couple just started job hunting. So maybe 3-5 years.
Ch 452 it been just two days since they’d reunited. But CLEARLY Tian be very handsy but it doesn’t seem like there’s been a chance for the deed to happen between ch 452 and now…?
Also the other couple are practically married (bro adjusted his bros balls for a work interview ch 453) and talking about making money to support the other forever.











I theorize that the empress has the soul of the real saintess which is why she wants to help the current saintess leave and is confused af as to why the current saintess wants to stay.