Though -- to give credit where it's due -- Lackey did something with Vanyel you almost never see in any kind of romance, gay or straight: he loved somebody, the guy died, Vanyel grieved, and then Vanyel moved on and fell in love with somebody else. Granted, she undercut that a bit with the suggestion that Stefan is Tylendel reborn or something, but still. I can barely think of any characters who get a second romance after the first one ended in tragedy.
Re: Oh just in case SPOILER ALERT: Last Herald-Mage
Though -- to give credit where it's due -- Lackey did something with Vanyel you almost never see in any kind of romance, gay or straight: he loved somebody, the guy died, Vanyel grieved, and then Vanyel moved on and fell in love with somebody else. Granted, she undercut that a bit with the suggestion that Stefan is Tylendel reborn or something, but still. I can barely think of any characters who get a second romance after the first one ended in tragedy.