as a person who is eternally accidentally plastered with aroace glasses :P the number of people involved absolutely does not matter to me! Interesting Character Dynamics are interesting to meno matter the number of people involved, or whether or not it's shippy. h/c isn't specifically a thing I seek out, but it is one of many dynamics I can enjoy reading about.

I suppose the fewer people involved the easier it is to focus on the emotional realities and experiences of the characters in question, so a large group would hit very different vibes? But those vibes are fun too, just different! like, I'm thinking about the end of the Martian movie where huge crowds of people all across planet earth are to varying degrees providing care and comfort and both emotional and material support for one hurt man trying to leave mars, for example. And I loved that.