aromanticharlesrowland

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So, I’ve been kind of avoiding dbda stuff on here since the news dropped because I don’t have the emotional capacity to be upset rn, but I think it’s important for me to say: I’m not giving up on this fandom. I’m still gonna be here, writing my fic and championing this headcannon same as I have been. This situation is real shitty, but we don’t have to take it lying down.

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As someone who has always been replaced in the hearts of my best friends by their boyfriends/girlfriends, I find Charles Rowland being THE comfort character for me. He loves his best friend more than anyone even without the romantic aspect of the feeling.

Romantic love is often showed as the best, the purest and the strongest kind of love, and it is sooo nice to see a character who chooses his platonic friend over everything.

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someone remind me to expand on this tmr after ive had sleep but. charles rowland aroallo, aromantic bisexual actually. okay bye im sleeping now

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charles rowland you can be soo aromantic

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save me aromantic charles rowland...

...aromantic charles rowland..

aromantic charles rowland save me..

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my hot take about Charles' sexuality is that he is somewhere on the aromantic spectrum--perhaps demiromantic--but allosexual (bisexual) and so he doesn't realize it.

he recognizes his (sexual) attraction to girls/women and reads it romantically, because well. he's from the 80s. he doesn't have the split attraction model. he thinks Crystal is "fit" so he must want to date her--and eventually his feelings for her do become more than just thinking she's hot.

but on the flipside, it's much easier for him to write off his attraction to men because sure, he'll recognize when a guy is attractive, but that doesn't mean he wants to date the guy. there's no romantic interest there. it's an objective thing. objectively, Edwin has a nice sharp jawline, and pretty green eyes.

and sure, he loves Edwin more than he's ever loved anyone, but that's platonic. right? and sure, he's not sure he's ever been in love, or what that even means, but he knows he's liked girls. and he's never really examined that, never had a reason to.

until Edwin confesses. until he realizes just how blurred the lines between platonic and romantic really are.

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what if. and hear me out here okay. WHAT. IF. charles is actually AROMANTIC. but him and edwin get into a queer platonic relationship. WHAT IF.

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thinking about him again <3 (aromantic charles rowland)

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Hey sorry about your boyfriend I aro-beamed him. Yeah, canon didn't have him put any labels on his relationships so I did it anyway. No, no, he still loves his friends and is so devoted the lines blur but he's not in love with them. Because I said so. For funsies. Sorry.

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Here’s another one!!!

Will You and I Ever Feel Brand New? by hellyeahheistbooks. This one is sad, but man does it hit.

Aromantic Charles Rowland Fic Masterlist

because I need this headcanon to be more popular that it is, and you won’t find some of these the traditional way (tags). So here’s what I’ve collected so far for aro Charles fics, please add onto it if there’s any that you know of that are missing, and I will continue adding onto this as I find more as well. Together we, the aro Charles believers of the world, can rise and put the wind in the sails of this headcanon as it deserves!

So we’ve got:

The Case of the Aromantic Spectrum by Turning_Your_Local_Fandoms_Fruity. It’s short, sweet, simple and exactly what it says on the tin.

to your joy I tether (not a lot, just forever) by sighonara. Loved this fic more than words can describe. As much as I love digging into aromantic angst, there’s something very powerful about stories of aro characters being understood by those around them and accepted unconditionally.

the act of loving by Mayarenerose. The writing of this one is absolutely beautiful and it’s just very sweet overall.

And that’s it! If this seems like painfully few to you, now you know how I feel. Which is why we must venture forth, eyes upon for more fics of this nature, and should we find none, have pens at the ready to write them ourselves. Aro Charles nation, this is my call to you! I am starving for aro Charles content, and I will not rest until I am satisfied!

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The more amatanormative/allonormative posts I see about how Charles feels about Edwin, the harder I start aro-truthing him

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Aromantic Charles Rowland is something that can be so special and I need more people to understand. He loves Edwin. He loves Edwin more than he loves anyone, and the way he loves Edwin might be a little different from how Edwin loves him but that does not make his love any less.

They’ve always been unconventional, so this thing they have (being utterly devoted to the point of walking through Hell to save one another) reflects that. They love each other, both in their own unique way, and they wouldn’t want anything else.

See, just, aromantic Charles who thinks he’s broken because he can’t give Edwin “what he deserves” and Edwin accepting everything Charles gives him happily, because he knows Charles loves him wholly and completely.

It might take them a while to figure it out, but they have forever. They carve out a place in the world together and love each other in every way possible, because being aromantic doesn’t mean Charles cares any less.

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Aromantic Charles Rowland Fic Masterlist

because I need this headcanon to be more popular that it is, and you won’t find some of these the traditional way (tags). So here’s what I’ve collected so far for aro Charles fics, please add onto it if there’s any that you know of that are missing, and I will continue adding onto this as I find more as well. Together we, the aro Charles believers of the world, can rise and put the wind in the sails of this headcanon as it deserves!

So we’ve got:

The Case of the Aromantic Spectrum by Turning_Your_Local_Fandoms_Fruity. It’s short, sweet, simple and exactly what it says on the tin.

to your joy I tether (not a lot, just forever) by sighonara. Loved this fic more than words can describe. As much as I love digging into aromantic angst, there’s something very powerful about stories of aro characters being understood by those around them and accepted unconditionally.

the act of loving by Mayarenerose. The writing of this one is absolutely beautiful and it’s just very sweet overall.

And that’s it! If this seems like painfully few to you, now you know how I feel. Which is why we must venture forth, eyes upon for more fics of this nature, and should we find none, have pens at the ready to write them ourselves. Aro Charles nation, this is my call to you! I am starving for aro Charles content, and I will not rest until I am satisfied!

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Listen, I love payneland as a romantic relationship as much as anybody. Though I personally read them as a qpr, I also totally adore them as a romance and I understand why that interpretation of their relationship is more popular.

That said— every time I see someone say that Charles must be romantically in love with Edwin because [insert reason here that is not exclusive to romantic feelings/relationships], I can feel my aro rage growing- just a tad.

So I’m starting this blog, because I’m nothing if not dedicated to tearing apart amatonormative bullshit and also because this headcanon has me in a vice grip that it will not let go.

Let’s get fucking queer about it!