For right there we see him stating he can not read clues from women or he’s not signaled enough to notice it.
Does it mean he’s more accustomed to signals from men or he’s just completely senseless?
I don’t really question my gay sadistic Odo headcannon, but I find that quote to be a welcome guest in many redpill threads,
Personally my headcannon has always been that Odo was Ace, and eventually through enough immersion in normal (ish) society, and not just a science team on a slave-run ore processing station, he figured out interpersonal relationships enough to develop (or recognize, I think) his romantic feelings for Nerys.
Although I feel like he could have gone either way in his romantic life. If there were someone who acted just like Maj. Kira, but male, with their same history, i could see Odo going for that too.
His only reference for things was the relationships he saw, which from what we saw in the show (in a very 90s RICK FUCKING BERMAN way) the majority of relationships we knew about were heterosexual, therefore Odo would be more likely to see it as desirable to fit in with the largest crowd.
The real question is whether he questions it later on or not.
Also, being what he is, do you think later in life he would begin questioning his identity and his status, thus resulting in a(n) (a/bi/pan/etc)sexual female/andro-presenting odo?
For how strict and conservative he acts, I feel like he is enveloped in a hetero male representation, but it can take one right partner to switch him to the dark side, hehe.
He needs to find Garak to his Bashir.
Or maybe… He already has?
He does spend an awful lot of time hanging around Quark… Thinking about Quark… Being alone with Quark in dimly lit cargo bays or deserted hallways…
Sure, Odo. It’s for your investigation. Say no more. Wink
‘What’s that for?’ - Odo asks as he enters the room lit by aromatic candles. - ‘I was told there’s a sexual harrassment in the making!’
‘It started since you entered the room, officer!’ - He said, as two got closer.
‘That’s not a joke matter, Quark!’ - Odo’s face hanged over him.
‘And I’m not joking either…’ - Said ferengi while wrapping around him and slap-grabbing his thin ass.
‘Quark?!’ - He cries.
‘For a metamorph, you have troubles pretending it doesn’t turn you on.’ He said, feeling it with his own hand,
‘I’m tired of pretending it doesn’t, Quark. But how’s that with your culture?’ Odo tried the last line of defence.
‘Rule of acquesition #25.’ Answered Quark. ‘When you are deep into the land, stop dreaming of seashells when there’s a tasty sausage nearby!’
‘You folks have rules for everything, I see.’ Said Odo, as fereingi started to pull down his throusers.
That night, Odo’s investigation got a weird symmetry to it, for the deeper he came, the more he learnt about himself. He dosed off stimulating Quark’s ears from behind. For this very moment he finally felt secure, and with a person who was his personal foe since cardassians… He hugged him tight. This little suspect needs a lot of work in the future.