Gene cannot be gay because he must be with Alex. :(
Not mutually exclusive at all.
If these shows are all in Sam's and Alex's heads, as the writers have previously claimed, the LoM!Gene and Ashes!Gene are two different characters. LoM!Gene would represent some aspect of Sam's psyche and Ashes!Gene of Alex's. Or who knows, Gene might go both ways.
Alternately, fic in general, and slash especially, are all about finding believable different interpretations of subtext than the canon one. Slash!Gene and Het!Gene can both exist perfectly well in fic.
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Not mutually exclusive at all.
If these shows are all in Sam's and Alex's heads, as the writers have previously claimed, the LoM!Gene and Ashes!Gene are two different characters. LoM!Gene would represent some aspect of Sam's psyche and Ashes!Gene of Alex's. Or who knows, Gene might go both ways.
Alternately, fic in general, and slash especially, are all about finding believable different interpretations of subtext than the canon one. Slash!Gene and Het!Gene can both exist perfectly well in fic.