#ArosInRelationshipsComic

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Arrow's Comic (Parts 6 & 7)

These are parts 6 and 7 of a sketch comic series!

The full transcript for the image descriptions can be accessed here!

It's been a wild ride, y'all. Thanks so much for coming along, and I'm looking forward to sharing the next set of comics with you soon :)

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Arrow's Comic (Part 1)

Due to the limit on the number of images per post, I will be uploading this comic in parts! Stay tuned as the next few updates will becoming shortly in the following half hour or so.

A full transcript of the comic is available here.

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Aros In Relationships - Update Post

Oh god, everyone, it’s been SO long. I Just wanted to say (even if the bulk of my life updates soon here), that I’ve missed you all so so much, and I’m so glad I get to finally be able to share my work on these. It’s certainly been a long time coming.

But onto my personal note for this series - I’m really grateful that I’ve had the chance to transcribe their stories. Talking to these people, hearing their stories, their words … I can’t even describe how many times I couldn’t believe what I was hearing/reading, because everything they were saying felt so similar to something I would have said. I almost felt like they were reading out the thoughts and experiences in my own head!!

And I guess that’s why they call it a community – we do have a lot in common! But obviously, our experiences haven’t been identical on the romance front, and it was really nice to get to hear from other aromantic people about what this is like.

Image Descriptions:

Title Card: Cover Image. This Comic series is titled “Aromanticism and Romantic Relationships”. A subtitle underneath says that it is a collaborative sketch comic series. Four people are illustrated on the cover. On the far left is Arrow, a person with an undercut and wavy brown hair. Standing next to them is Lucien, who is wearing a hoodie and a collar with a pentagram charm. They have short brown hair and tan skin. Further to the right is Dot; she has pale skin with light freckles, long slightly curly brown hair in a high ponytail, and a grey hairband. On the very right is May, who has long curly brown hair, tan skin, and is wearing a maroon shirt with a striped dark jacket, and a necklace with a ring on it.

Slide 1: Celia  faces the reader, hand at the back of her neck. “Hey everyone – it’s been an eon (ok, like a year or so). I’ll explain more about where I’ve been on my tumblr, but for this series I thought I’d make an intro for what it’s all about.”

Slide 2: Celia continues,  “A while back, I was asked to make a comic about being in a romantic relationship as an aro person – Which, given the nature of my comics –I can’t really do, because I’ve never dated anyone.”

Slide 3: “Thankfully, some arospec people who had been in romantic relationships reached out – and were really kind in volunteering their time and personal stories to help me record their perspectives.” 

Celia sits at a table, typing away at her laptop while interviewing May. Celia says: “Wait – you too?” in surprise as she realizes she relates to the story May is telling her. They reply: “Yeah! And when…” as they continue their story. 

Slide 4: “And they’ve had *such* incredible patience for me these past two years I chipped away at these comics –” 

A scene from the two years it took to get this comic series out the door. This was during Celia’s completion of her university thesis project. She holds a draft in her hands, reading out to the participant that she calls on her phone, “On page 9, I wasn’t sure exactly what to draw… I could show the progress of what y’all did on the date?” 

They reply: “That works! The sketch is mostly accurate…”

In the background, references to upholstering a bench like padded chair, design sketches, and a poster with a map and circled possible apartment locations is depicted. 

Slides 5-6: The scene switches to a group shot with Celia and the participants. She stands with one hand on her hip and the other outstretched, gesturing to them. 

 “So, without further ado – please welcome May, Arrow, Dot, and Lucien!”

The four are sitting at a table with nameplates set in front of them. Arrow waves a hand at the reader, while Lucien has their arms folded and resting on the table. May and Dot both smile in a friendly manner at the reader. 

Celia continues, “You’ll be hearing from them over the course of this series – which I’ve adapted as long form comics like my “What is Love” comic over on my tumblr.”

Slide 7: “My process for these comics was highly collaborative. I worked together with these people as I wrote the script and drew the storyboard, because I want to be as authentic to their voices as possible. If they read a little different from my usual work – that’s because they are! And I hope you’ll enjoy getting the chance to hear from other Arospec folks' perspectives.”

Slide 7: “I’ll share each person’s comic with their cover page on Tumblr – the whole thing!” The cover page for May’s comic is shown, decorated with doodles of stars. It has the caption: “May – They/Them * Aro Demiace”

“And in parts with a collaborative IG account opened for each person’s comic.”

Also shown is a screenshot of an account named arosinrelationships_may. The description of the account reads: “May’s comics as part of @aro_comics series posted here”

Celia signs off on the note ‘See you soon!’ and a heart.

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Arrow's Comic (Parts 2 & 3)

This is part 2 and 3 of a sketch comic series!

The entire transcript for the image descriptions can be found here!

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Arrow's Comic (Parts 4 & 5)

These are parts 4 and 5 of a sketch comic series!

The complete transcript for the image descriptions can be found here!

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Dot's Comic (Part 1)

This is Part 1 in a multi-part sketch comic series!

The full transcript of the image descriptions can be found here!

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May's Comic (Part 1)

Full comic available here on Issuu!

Important Content Warning for this Section - there are mentions of suicide in the first few pages.

Didn't realize there's a limit of 30 images per post, haha. I will be uploading the rest of this series in parts then over the course of the next few hours (by the time you read this, anyway)

Full transcript can be found here for ease of reference.

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May's Comic (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a longform comic! The full comic is available here on Issuu.

Link to full transcript can be found here.

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May's Comic (Part 3)

This is part 3 of a sketch comic series! The full comic is available here on Issuu.

A short and sweet ending. Thanks for coming along for the ride, y'all.

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Dot's Comic (Part 1, Continued)

This is the continued first portion of a sketch comic series!

The full transcript of the image descriptions can be found here!