>>2717I think some authors do it for the money. They notice how many fujo fans they have and want to cash in on it but don't want to lose their straight male audience either so they don't want to make any pairing canon.
I also think that some authors find their fujo fans amusing because of some form of homophobia. They don't think a relationship between two men can be as serious or deep as a het relationship so they make jokes like "oh yeah they are fucking but jk they actually are not".
There are some authors where I suspect/tinfoil that they are in the closet. Example Himaruya Hidekazu. He prefer drawing men over women, the way he draw men is more similar to the way gay men draw than the way straight men draw. I think he is aware that his audience is 99.9% fujos but he doesn't seem to mind and hasn't really attempted to appeal to men later in his career.
Which is ironic bc the early webcomics where meant to appeal to a 4chanish crowd Hima is also known for being extremely private and we know nothing about his personal life so him being gay isn't unlikely. Anyway I'm getting off track, what I mean is that I think that some male authors are either gay or bi but don't feel like being public about it which may reflect in their work