Was luca going to be gay

The duo interact with each other constantly throughout, growing their lifelong friendship through hardship, adversity, and new companions who call the land home. Except this time, it all but solidifies Luca and Alberto as smitten boyfriends. Earlier this month saw Luca co-director and story lead Kenna Jean Harris share a number of new works on their instagram story , many of which feature the aforementioned characters kissing under an umbrella, holding hands, or simply having a less than platonic snuggle.

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Director and writer Enrico Casarosa in his feature-length debut has insisted that the story, based on his own experience meeting his childhood best friend, is purely based on platonic friendship. Relationships between people sometimes change as children grow into themselves; the love between Luca and Alberto is a strong platonic love, but even if they are not explicitly gay, that does not mean they are straight.

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