Quick question: would you/do you read fanfic that doesn’t have explicit smut?
Definitely. I’ll take an interesting story over smut any day. A couple of my favorites are either G or T rated. And I personally have written more stuff that’s T or M rated than explicit stuff.
Honestly, if you’re not comfortable writing or reading explicit stuff for wahtever reason I think it’s perfectly okay to write or read something without smut. There’s not shame in it at all. Write what you’re inpired to and comfortable with writing.