Mini Staged Duo for the centaur au uwu

you might have answered this but what is the nature of the relationship between punznap in the centaur au? is it romantic or platonic or some mix of the two?

It's romantic, but can be seen as a mix of the two! I think I've mentioned it before but the centaur au, and honestly most of my aus, is a huge poly soup.

Most of the creatures in the au are not monogamous like most humans tend to be. Centaurs will usually have between 1-3 romantic partners, mostly since they come as a package deal with their life partners, and demons like to form tight loyal packs of romantic and intimate partners. So Punz and Sapnap are most definitely more than platonically involved!

Their relationship is a bit confusing for both of them when it moves into a more intimate and romantic direction because they don't really talk about it or make it official. Since they share an empathic bond they do know they pretty much feel the same about each other, but the reason they keep dancing around it is Karl.

Punz has no clue how demon relationships work but he's fully aware Sapnap has a boyfriend that he's desperately searching for. While Punz also has a partner that he's separated from, he's convinced himself he won't see Foolish again, meaning the other centaur isn't an obstacle to Punz and Sapnap's budding relationship. Karl is tho, because Punz doesn't know if Sapnap will lose interest in him when or if he finds him.

He eventually grows frustrated enough not knowing where they stand, having been in a similar situation with Foolish before he was taken, and just asks Sapnap what they got going on. Sapnap is then quick to assure him that their relationship won't change at all when Karl rejoins the picture, officially confirming he and Punz and in fact romantic partners too.

And to clear up the other relationships in the au! Punz is of course also romantically involved with Foolish, and eventually casually with Dream. Sapnap is deeply in love with Karl and casually dating George and Dream, mostly because I like to make George aro leaning and Avians (Dream) tend to have many casual partners instead of strictly settling down with just a few. Foolish and Karl also become romantically involved as they travel together, and poor Sam pretty much has big fat crushes on Dream, Punz, and Foolish that he doesn't know what to do with.