Aw, that's so heartwarming.
Honestly, I don't really care for any kind of romance, gay or straight. Such developments tend to detract from the sense of exploration and wonder in world building if just shoved in because they feel like they need it when they don't. But if it reinforces world building instead, I'd be 100% all in on that. Though, some people are real babies when it comes to that kind of stuff, so I'd also be okay with same sex side romances to see them squirm. Would also be nice to see how this world treats romance and what cultural differences in courtship there are between countries or religious groups
I'm placing a lot of hopes into the quality of world building here, which are probably somewhat unreasonable, but I haven't been disappointed yet!