I don’t think romance is ever truly off the table when coming up with game ideas but I have to agree with obsidian romance would detract from this game it’s never had that tone and would be odd having it unlike say a game like Mass Effect it’s a massive woven drama with very serious tones what your going through with those characters a decision to not have romance would take away from the story and cheapen it so it really depends on the overall tone of the game you want a romance to feel real not gimmicky.