Is there any romance?

[CloudKira]

Or plans to make some optional romances with companions?

[BlackjackGT]

I'm checking some old forum posts to see if I can help answer anything.

The dev's stickied Q&A thread notes this:

Although relationships between characters are deep in Element Space’s storyline, there is no romance… yet.

So the answer's no for now, but I read it as something they could look into adding at a later date, albeit no promises made. :)