>>96278283I will never click on any image from that artist.
There are coomers that only care about elves having females.
Sometimes, elves are just the right powerfantasy. Agile, magical, powerful, skilled, good-looking. That plays a part too. Some people enjoy being a muscular, boisterous green barbarian, others being an elegant pretty boy that styles over lesser races.
Elves beyond just these aspects can appeal to a lot of different people. The kind of people that walk barefoot everywhere might like wood elves for being chill forest hippies that respect nature. There is also the kind of romantic, idealistic guy that can cite poems and enjoys the idea of a highborn race that is more spiritual and noble, as something to look up to and fashion yourself after, to better yourself. Some people might like dark elves because he enjoys edgy stuff, and they embody that well while being sophisticated and elegant about it (a similar appeal like vampires).
There is also the melancholic appeal of the greater past, the golden age. Similar to how people might enjoy wandering around ancient ruins and reminiscing of a past he never knew. Elves embody this very well, in many settings they have a lost greater age in the past, before mankind. It's especially enjoyable if the elves are not just mopy assholes and actually keep on, fighting for what's right, beautiful and virtuous, being the light when the nights grow darker and darker.
I wish I was concise with my posts.