It's too bad that I think Singh only writes hetero relationships because I'm starting to suddenly think that Ilium x Aodhan would be fascinating to read, rather than having them be the next two in line as the Seven get paired off one by one. 
 I can't possibly the only one, right? Let's face it, I liked Naasir and Andromeda's story, but the romances are becoming a bit...unexciting at this point. It's cute, it's romantic, but it's so expected and follows the lovers/attracted to each other first, and then friends dynamic that I suppose has to occur when introducing new characters that become love interests. 
 Whereas Aodhan and Ilium have a friendship stretching back to their childhood, they've loved and lost others, and at the end of the day, is it that much of a stretch that some of these immortals are bisexual? Especially given the eternity of time, I'd think that one learns to love in many ways - it's no odder than Ilium falling in love with a mortal and eventually watching over her great great grandchildren, or the almost unfathomable age/experience differences in most pairings of this world. Besides, this is a small thing but it fits in with the origin of his name too, as the young male Greek youths often developed not just strong friendships but actual romantic/sexual relationships - if anything, the Greeks idealized this kind of love. 
 I mean, Singh already raises some interesting questions by posing the question of who could love Alexander when he's that powerful, Ancient, and has no equal on earth. One of the best things about Singh's writing is that she's created a world where quite clearly one shouldn't try to judge with the standards of our modern society - it's a more ruthless world with its own rules, a lot of them based on sheer power.