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very different than the inspiration; but @stagbeetleboy made an amazing artwork with the caption "cupid missed" which resonated with me a lot. so hey heres my first pride post of the year. a little late but whooooo caressss

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everyones falling in love and im falling behind

dont tag as asexual

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the white-green gradient of a freshly chopped spring onion…. c'est magnifique

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Putting Mabel through that straight to bi to aromantic pipeline

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Do you think you'd be happy never being in a romantic relationship for the rest of your life?

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I think people who consider aromanticism as "basically straight" underestimate how noticeable absence can be to those around you.

Whether you're a kid in school with classmates who won't take "no one" as an answer to who you have a crush on or an adult whose coworkers have picked up on the fact that you've never mentioned a romantic partner; after enough time, a lack or insufficient amount of romantic interest will raise the antennae of friends, family, coworkers, etc... They will notice and they will speculate and they will ask.

It is impossible to meet the societal bar for straightness through inaction.

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everything sucks so bad. but at least there's aromanticism.

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everything sucks so bad. but at least there's aromanticism.

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everything sucks so bad. but at least there's aromanticism.

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everything sucks so bad. but at least there's aromanticism.

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everything sucks so bad. but at least there's aromanticism.

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It's always "I may be aromantic but I still love my friends!" and never "I'm aromantic, but that does not mean I have to 'make up' for the love I 'lost' or am 'missing out on' by loving friends or family."

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starts punching and tearing at everything in a blind rage. i want AROMANTIC characters i want characters with not an OUNCE of romance about them i don't JUST want aroace characters i want AROMANTIC characters that AREN'T ASEXUAL i want people to headcanon characters as AROMANTIC not just aroace i want fandom to treat AROMANTICISM as AROMANTICISM, and not a SUBCATEGORY OF ASEXUALITY. RRRAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH

[ID: banner reading "don't tag as ace or aroace"]

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first try at making comics since this feeling won't die down

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tv shows (in particular sitcoms. i'm thinking about sitcoms) are really missing out on the comedic potential of an aroallo character in a sitcom. everyone's thinking about the comedic potential of awkward romance, but i'm thinking about the comedic potential of desperately trying to avoid romance. climbing out of windows to avoid family asking about a romantic partner. mission impossible-style escape following a one-night stand. spraying people with water from a spray bottle if they engage in pda. holding an anti-valentines day. hiding in impossible places to avoid someone who has expressed romantic feelings for them. two aroallos in a fwb relationship making exaggerated looks of disgust when someone implies they're dating. marriage for tax benefits. sitcoms are really limiting their true comedic potential by not including aroallo characters

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redesigned the aro flag. nothing was wrong with the original i just felt like it was missing a little something something