#I'm pretty sure this is a queer platonic relationship but I'm not 100%

[omgfiredragon18]

Ok, so I really love this but the Marriage for tax benefits reminds me of some of my OC's so now your subjected to them.

I have two women in one of my stories named Lilac and Tanya. Lilac is aroace and Tanya is a bisexual in denial. They are both best friends and they got married for tax reasons. They have kids they adopted, they tell people "hey this is my wife" when they introduce eachother. However, they do not like eachother romantically or sexually, at all.

I love them.

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

[captain-evil-bastard]

honestly i don't think mileven is endgame at all. like little to no chance. byler though is either gonna be open ended, hinted, or explicitly shown and i'm 100% sure of that, although i REALLY think the focus of s5 will be them mending their platonic relationship further. i think so there's less backlash they'll attempt to let general audiences see how they work as a pair EQUALLY unlike mileven, as well as showing that they work together on more levels than instantly getting into a relationship (ik they've been friends for years but the duffers have to make up for how mike was to will in a good chunk of s3-4).

overall i think the ACTUAL chances of the 'byler kiss' are pretty slim, but i'm not opposed to being proved wrong. we have to remember that this show has a shit ton of characters despite the focus on will this season and that they ALL need to have some loose ends tied up still as well (praying on that hopper and el duo and dustin angst arc loll)

i don't think many people will actually be upset by the implication of byler in the show aside from hardcore mileven shippers (nobody really had heavy backlash for will crushing on mike so...). i can tell you that most fans are ship neutral, if not against mileven because of their related breakups.

so overall? byler will be canon one way or another, but realistically it's not gonna be super-duper lovey dovey (considering mike is still theoretically deep in the closet). and honestly? that's still really satisfying for a mainstream show to have a significant, well built-up queer arc.

ALSO while i consider myself to be relatively objective and logical i could be wrong. argue with me! tag this when s5 rolls around and it's revealed that will is actually vecnas son and mike was a mass hallucination from stranger things fans!

[yes0another0outsiders0blog]

Damn, this next alphabet is kicking my ass and then I have so many more to do-- (I'm excited to do them, I love long form headcanons and overthinking things into essays and covering a lot in one post, they just take so long especially when my brain ain't working--)

Anyway, have the rest of my sexuality headcanons!!

The Outsiders Queer Headcanons : (Part 2)

Tim -

gay, 100% into men.

has dated/hooked up with women because he's "supposed to," but they always have to make the first move and he never really enjoys it.

pretty open about it. not really the type to bring it up unprompted, keeps his personal life personal, but if asked he sees no reason to hide it

what's anybody going to do about it, fight him? okay, he'll kick their ass. he ain't scared of what anyone thinks about what he does in his own free time. they're the ones that brought it up, they can mind their damn business.

Curly -

unlabeled, if asked he'd just shrug. he likes guys sometimes, he's pretty sure he's liked a girl or two before.

no thoughts, head empty. he has put zero thoughts into it.

maybe somewhere on the arospec, his romantic interests are really muted

still there, just not strong

for him, a partner is more of a MAJOR best friend that he happens to be physically attracted to as well

"wait, do any of the Shepherds like girls?" you ask

well, I just said that Curly likes girls sometimes... but let me introduce yall to

Angela -

pan and proud as FUCK

and has MASSIVE game, more than her brothers combined

poly as well, loves group dates and having partners that interact with each other especially

gets really into queer spaces/community, will actually seek out lgbt spaces and such

loves going to drag performances, she's loud and social and likes dramatic make up and costuming, she has a natural draw to drag queens.

Sylvia -

bisexual, prefers men, might go her whole life without even thinking of herself as anything but straight outside of modern au

like, in modern day after hearing about different sexualities then she might clock the feeling after realizing that being attracted to women is a thing

but her attraction to women feels different than her attraction to men, so she would probably just think "oh, we're REALLY good friends and I'd totally kiss her if she wanted to, but that's just how girls are right??"

it isn't even preference so much as it's intensity of attraction, has more small crushes on women and few bigger crushes on men

Evie -

aromantic, bisexual and slightly prefers men

not very romantically affectionate (is platonically affectionate), but is okay with having a partner that is. she just won't initiate or crave it, but she doesn't mind it. romance neutral in general.

does want to date still, loves a good qpr, will communicate with her partner about her lack of romantic attraction but doesn't feel the need to be open about it with others. she's in a relationship, it can be read as a romantic relationship, she isn't correcting anyone

Sandy -

straight

homophobic in an ignorant way

"no, I don't have a problem with the gays, I know some gays!!" girl, NO.

won't be intentionally mean, doesn't like when people are blatantly homophobic, but also won't put effort into changing herself and won't call out other's around her. might give an eyeroll and a "stop, be nice!!" at most.

thinks that since it doesn't actively affect her it isn't really her place or business

Cherry -

bicurious, but probably ultimately straight

is such a girls girl, very platonically affectionate, thinks girls are so pretty, so the thought of dating a girl has crossed her mind

also, she has ass taste in men and has definitely said "a woman would NOT treat me like this" but, boo, I have met women that would treat her like that and if she would just date a man that isn't garbage then she'd see that it's her standards that are the real problem

does try dating a few ladies, really isn't feeling it, feels really bad for leading them on and ends up staying longer than she should because she really loves them as friends and doesn't want to lose them

is the super pretty, casually flirty straight girl that 99% of sapphic people have unfortunately fallen hard for.

Marcia -

aromantic and asexual

has fallen into a lot of comphet, has absolutely dated a handful of men because her friends all were in relationship

slightly romance repulsed, thinks it's all just so boring

but is BOMB at coming up with pick-up lines and stuff, is witty as hell and will get flirty sometimes. she just doesn't want anything even slightly serious. it's a mental exercise, some friendly back and forth, nothing more. anything seriously romance-heavy gives her a major ick

sex-neutral, is interested in anatomy and artistic nudity (think figure drawing), she's not squeamish around the idea of sex and isn't even strictly against having it

just very... scientific about it. not very emotional, will work out theories or ideas in practice. likes to see what the human body can do, likes playing with dynamics, sees it all as research

doesn't really like the idea of a long-term relationship, likes her independence too much

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Beast Anon here! 8D Oh-ho! Wings of Fire is ICONIC! So glad to hear its merch has taken off at last! ;D

In answer to your questions, hmm...golly-gee, when it comes to your AUs there's a lot to choose from xP Although, if I had to pick on the spot...I can't help but notice your Dark AU has been getting a lot of attention lately, and I have been warming to it for the interesting twists and turns it has been taking :) I think X-Men 97 has really been going great, I'm loving it! Something I really like that I noticed recently was just how efficiently each episode manages its 20-30-minute runtime, it's another sign the show-creators put a ton of effort into the whole thing ^^ Now, my favorite platonic yandere of the week...is gonna be Beast. Always. I don't have that nifty little nickname you gave me for nothing :> Right, I'm going to be completely honest with you...I have no idea who/what Marvelade is, but, sure, if you're interested in how they'd handle the very introspective and fascinating 'What If' series, I'm all for it ^^ I've been doing very well, thank you for asking! :D And how about yourself? How've you been in the span it took me to respond? Anything new going on? ^^ In terms of topics I'd like to talk about, hmm...what do YOU think of the X-Men 97 show? =p

I am alright 😊 I planted a rose bush (I hope I did it right), and I've made a new AU...😅 That's a specialty of mine, isn't it? I have been catching up on some much-needed sleep, though, so it's good. As a kid, sleep wasn't as exciting; when you get a bit older, it is very much a necessity. I sometimes wondered as a kid, if adults at work and jobs had a mandatory nap time, if that would help with their stress? I was a weird kid, to be fair, but i think younger-me made a point to older-me.

I think X-Men 97 is doing pretty swell! It's using their time very well, as you said! Thirty minute episodes, yes! And there are a few curse/cuss words/adult words... So that's fun, in a way. The characters... I think they're sticking to their core personalities, which is good. They're acting the way they did in the Animated Series, and the show fits that theme, just a few years from then. I like Morph. I like Roberto. Older Magneto is looking well for an older guy, and now im sure he and Xavier at least had a QPR (queer platonic relationship) in that universe. Wolverine is grouchy and working on being a dad, so that's great. Jubilee is awesome, that never changes. The Jean Grey/Madeline Pryor thing was handled better than the comics did! (Yes, I actually know about that, yay!; I know a bit from the comics, just not, well, a lot😅). And I like that they can part on nice terms; let these people be friendly and have friends, darn it! Beast is still the same sweet, Shakespeare-loving furry scientist we all love (he was humming/singing classical music, that's a plus, and I didn't know I wanted that until it happened!) Storm lost her powers... I think she might get them back? But I'm not 100% certain. Maybe... 75% certain? Scott needs a vacation, a therapist, and possibly a few cups of relaxing/night-time tea, if not the whole package (he needs sleep and therapy, and I hope he gets it, poor guy needs a break-) So... Yeah, I think they're doing right by the series, they're using their time wisely, they kept the characters on point/in-character, and I can't wait to see more!!!😊💛💙

(I hope you are okay, Beast Anon! Thank you for checking up on me, and I wish you the best this week! Have a treat:🫐🥧🍓🥞🧃)

[dissvicious]

Mostly for Rory and Skye since Blaze is at least grey spec aro as far as I’m concerned:

What’s their type? What would their ideal partner be like or what are attributes they enjoy in other people or make them look twice?

Aaaand one for Blaze because I don’t want to leave him out but it’s not romantic: What are some not actually downright despicable things that make him not want to be friends with someone? Of course nobody would want to be pals with Mr Killyouall MCEatsbabies, but what are some things that he just dislikes? Stuff like „Only talks about themself“ „Thinks they are smarter than everyone in the room“ „Condescending“ „Rude to elders“ etc? What gets him to dislike someone the fastest?

Hi anon! Thanks for asking!

It's kinda funny that the exemple you gave as "platonic turnoff" for Blaze describe Rory pretty well lmao

Anyways ! To answer you:

I think that for Skye appearance is important. Not in a "you have to be built like a Greek statue otherwise I won't even look at you" kind of way, more like, the look you know? That's what could catch her eyes at first glance : colored hairs, flashy outfits, handmade clothes... People with alt style in general. Then if you have to dig a little deeper I would say that the best way to actually seduce her would be to genuinely be interested by her. She would 100% fall for someone who is kindly, honestly curious about her : not because she's Buggy's daughter, not to talk about her brothers, just her.

If you ask Rory what his ideal boyfriend would be I'm pretty sure he would answer with a 150 pages organizer with subcategories describing what's are ABSOLUTE no go and what are really understable and NOT AT ALL exclusive criterias, such as : knowing the difference between baroque and classical music, having basis knowledge in chemistry and physics, being a little bit taller than him but not too much, etc etc.. fact is he's a dumb teen boy with hormonal changes and he would totally fall for a himbo flexing his muscles in front of him. May I had that the way his future partners will treat Vernes will have a STRONG impact on the wellbeing of the formation.

About Blaze so - he is indeed aroace, he could have a kind of one sided queer platonic relationship but that's all. To answer your question eh, that's a rough one! I would say that two things can really make him dislike someone: being mean to his family, and being rude with animals. I think that if someone look too much like Rory he will have some issues with him because of their complicated relationship. However what could make him really get along with someone is whenever he meet another completely destructive idiot. No wonder why Luffy is his favorite uncle!

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

tags for asexuality, transphobia,

this is more of a question really but I've been questioning my sexuality as of late and have asked myself questions like "am I actually attracted to women or am I just more comfortable with them than I am men?" "Am I asexual or cupioromantic?" And one thing I've kind of thought is while I know for a fact I'd probably never date a man, I've kind of fantasized about being in relationships with women or trans men. But I feel like my interest towards trans men or people that are trans masc may be a form of transphobia because, when I think about why it is I'm more comfortable with them it's because they had a woman's heart and on some level also have a better understanding of women than the average man. I'm not sure if it is but isn't this in some way a form of transphobia because I'm still thinking of them as having "a woman's heart" ? Trans men are men, I have 0 doubts about that but is the way I'm thinking about this all wrong? If a friend of mine who was born a girl and has been a girl when I knew them, decides to transition to male, then they are male 100%.

I've never really been attracted to anyone, sure I find women pretty, sometimes men are handsome, but I've never felt the urge to actually date? I think I'd be more comfortable in a queer platonic relationship but at the same time I want to experience a "first time" and to have maybe half way nude intimacy? Dating is just so difficult because I never really feel intimate connections with anyone; I want to be desired and wanted but I don't always or ever want to be sexual.

Hi anon,

Perhaps it's less that you see trans men as women, but rather that you feel more comfortable knowing that they understand what it's like to be a woman on some level, which is a perspective that a significant portion of men lack, contributing to the divide. Either way, it's good to have this kind of self-awareness and it may be useful to continue to explore this with yourself and see what else comes up for you.

It's okay to not want a romantic or sexual relationship with anyone. It can be hard to identify what it means to be attracted to someone as that can be defined differently. I wish you the best of luck in discovering yourself, your interests, and perhaps a fitting name or label to describe your experiences.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions, feel free to respectfully add on. Otherwise, I hope I could help, and please let us know if you need anything.

-Bun

[andromediae]

Holmes and Watson are the rare lit couple that manage to be gay in almost every era. However, I cannot for the life of me picture BBC Sherlock and Watson getting it on.

Jeremy Brett's Sherlock and his Watsons (there were two different actors but you almost don't notice because the portrayal is so similar-verrry odd) FUCKED like rabbits.

And House and Wilson abso-fucking-lutely fucked at various points. Wilson always cries - and House is very pleased with himself but always has to do down a stiff drink before he downs another stiff one because they're not straight with each other but obviously it doesn't count if they don't 100% enjoy it ...

Hamner Horror's Peter Cushing's Sherlock and his Watson are aroace life partners.

RDJr. and Jude Law's pair are purely into kink and it works for them.

Also Data and Geordi with their reoccurring Sherlock/Watson cosplay in TNG! Never sure if I ship Geordi/Data as more than besties but also pretty sure that the Garashir ship on DS9 also plays with a Sherlock/Watson or Sherlock/Moriarty thing in their holodeck. Brilliant stuff, Garashir definitely is a thing according to the actors and I believe them in most iterations as romantic.

The only Sherlock and Watson pair with LESS chemistry than the BBC Tumblr favorites imo is the Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce pair-- who are just friends who get into SITUATIONS. (The Great Mouse Detective is based on that relationship so it's fairly similar in tone.) I mean, Stephen Fry has more chemistry with himself in his audio narration of all the original stories!!! than any chemistry between the BBC faves.

In my opinion BBC fan faves aren't even good friends. So I DONT SEE THE APPEAL. Maybe I'm just a hater, I dunno. It's just too toxic of a relationship for me to see a romantic or physical attraction. I just see two unlikely allies who solve puzzles together. Sort of.

I dunno. Maybe it's the Moffat effect or the actors or the fact that I prefer a more likeable Sherlock than the BBC's interpretation. Maybe if the heyday of internet fandom/shipping culture had happened during the popularity of an earlier interpretation of the stories, the shipping would have still happened. I mean the stories are homoerotic and incredibly suitable for a gay or queer platonic interpretation. So maybe another popular interpretation will launch another ship, kind of like AOS did for Kirk and Spock fanfic. One can only hope because I'd read the heck out of a traditional Sherlock Holmes fanfic about a non-BBC Sherlock interpretation, but that's buried under a metric ton of j*hnl*ck on ao3. If anyone knows of something like that, send it my way!!!

[ridleyytheriddler]

im suuuper bored rn and in a mood to write so! rant! yay!

first thing i wanted to rant about - my sexual orientation (:

im ace, period. i know that for a fact. at least I'm somewhere on the spectrum, maybe demisexual? but I'm not sure, I'm not really diving into microlabels.

romantic orientation is an ENTIRELY different story...

had a crush on a boy in 3rd/4th grade, back when (i thought) i was a cishet girl. liked him until like 5th grade when my feelings sort of faded away. now, i was virtual schooled through 5th and 6th so i didn't really like anyone in sixth grade but i spent a lot of time exploring queerness in general- like my nonbinary awakening happened sometime in like January/February of 2022 (though i did first label myself as a demigirl, it still falls under the enby umbrella).

i entered seventh grade as a closeted aroace enby and went through about 3/4 of the year without any major crushes (i had a platonic interest in a boy that i misinterpreted as a crush). i didn't really label my romantic attraction because i didn't need to.

however, as the end of the school year approached, i started feeling uncomfortable. i wanted to know who i was, and the only valid part of my identity had been my asexuality, since i knew that i liked a boy in the past so how could i be aro? i was drowning in a whirlpool of invalidation and not feeling queer enough.

so, i go to the first camp of the year, a writing camp, filled with TONS of queer people. i loved it there, but seeing so many people around me, sure of their identities, made me die more inside.

sooo, a couple days after i was accused of flirting with my friend (who happened to be a boy), i "discovered" i liked a girl. she was pretty, she was smart, she was blonde, she was sporty. i texted her a lot (even after camp was over). i put hearts around her contact name. but "liking" her didn't feel thrilling and it didn't feel happy. to put it simply, it felt like a fucking punishment. talking to her made me feel like i wasn't enough.

so after going through about a month of emotional turmoil and dying inside and bragging to my friends about how i liked a girl, i headed to my first sleepaway camp of the summer, a church camp, ironically enough. and THERE. THERE i fell. not in love, but probably the realest crush i'd had. there weren't really butterflies, so to speak, but if you looked at a picture with the two of us in it, you would see me gazing at her (lets call her M) with literal heart eyes. we'd started quietly chatting while our mutual friends were off doing other stuff, and ended up bonding with each other despite how the only thing we shared was our introverted-ness. and I'm not even that introverted. we're polar opposites. we still text each other almost every day, and i had hopes she liked me back, aaaaaaaaand she doesn't but. here comes part two of my rant.

my crush doesn't like me.

and i don't even feel the tiniest bit sad about it.

this is probably the most confused i've ever been. i know i like her. maybe it's because her "rejection" was so soft it didn't even feel like one. i don't know. it's complicated, but my best friend had been cheering me on to tell her, so i did. and i was honestly divided as to whether she liked me or not- at times she acted like she did but other times she didn't. honestly, i think I'm just hopeful that she likes me

anyway thats not the point-

so. after writing this THERAPUTIC post, i have discovered that:

i am aroace and proud 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

im nonbinary (and proud, but I've known that for a while)

I'm confused

but I'm 100% queer. whether I'm lesbian or straight or bi or something, i am queer! and I'm tired of feeling invalidated by being compared to the people out there who are out and proud with all their labels. i don't need to be exactly like them to be queer and be myself.

to put it poetically, "our friendship is worth more than being in any relationship." I'm going to write a poem about that now. good night yall <3 or even good morning/afternoon.

[moltensmusings]

Will you be adding more queer characters and relationships to your rewrite?

First: I do want to let it be known: I don't have plans for a fic rn (I've contemplated it but it'll take a lot of time and work) and a comic rewrite isn't something I could theoretically do. But if you guys have questions like this or want to know other specifics I'd love to answer!

Short answer: for ships I'm staying pretty close to canon. I view most of the cast as queer myself and have a few specific identities in mind for some characters.

Longer answer under the cut

When I write characters more often than not my motto is "queer unless otherwise stated." I'm on the spectrum myself but don't exactly have a solid label and largely for a good portion of characters I write them with that similar mindset.

For canon queer characters in my rewrite:

Yang, Blake, Sky, STRQ, Sun, and Neptune are all intended to be Bi. I view them all as characters who aren't limited by the gender of their partners.

Coco I believe in actual canon is a lesbian and I'm content sticking with that. Weiss I'm not entirely sure but Sapphic in some way, the unsure nature is whether I intend her to be a lesbian or bi.

Clover I personally view to be a gay man, though he has more limited screen time.

And for Trans characters the only one I'm set on is Russel 100% is a transman. I don't have any characters I fully am intending to be trans from the early cast beyond that but I'm also open to hearing opinions on characters that can change that!

Outside of that I don't have any set sexualities for characters. Maybe if I one day really dig in and properly write it I'll have more opinions but largely my mind keeps going "idk" so viewer discretion is what I'll say for now for the rest of the cast. (Like personally I've always viewed ruby herself as Ace, most shounen protags tend to read that way to me but I also am not noting it down as law because I can see arguments for her being Sapphic or otherwise.)

Relationships wise I'd want to focus on deepening the romances we have in canon. I'd want to make Jaune and Pyrrha's romance more complex and actually give it time in canon to happen a bit before Pyrrha dies so that her passing can have a lasting effect on Jaune more than anyone in the friend group.

Ren and Nora I think are handled pretty well in canon and I'm generally a fan of them so they're happening. I don't have much to say other than that I want more content with them at beacon showing their life before beacon.

And the Bees would be built up from the beginning with more angst added in during the separation and reunion. Though I can't say I'm not tempted to add in some Yang/Weiss since I've always had a soft spot for them (I won't go into details but there is another Weiss ship that is creeping up on me that only works in my rewrite. If I go for it it'll be interesting.)

Honestly, before I can consider if there's any other romances I'd write in, I'd have to properly plot out the entire story and see what dynamics I'd want to shift in that direction. I think with the way rwby is written and how early episodes had very little platonic bonding, it makes shipping characters a bit more difficult for me. I need a base to work off of.

I hope this answer works for now! My main focus so far has been friendship dynamics.

[kiisaes]

I'm not sure they are 99.9% not gonna happen. I'm sure it's the most likely out of all the ships! And even if they aren't in a romantic relationship they will still be the wonder duo partners! There is so much evidence that they should or will be a couple, I mean if one of them was a girl there would be no question. That's just how gay they are lol. Or maybe I'm just too hopefully 😅

i'm basing the 99.9% solely on the fact that they're both guys 😭 if they weren't (like if one were a girl) then oh yes, absolutely they'd be the most likely out of all ships!

we have to keep in mind that even though lgbt ships ARE possible in shounen, they are still not extremely prevalent. and when they are canon, they usually belong to less popular/well-known characters or even in less popular/well-known IPs. most of the time if an author wants romance in their shounen they'd go for a boy x girl one bc it's safe. considering how mha is a very popular IP with a massive following, both in asia and in the west, i'd assume making bkdk canon would be a HUGE risk for both horikoshi and shounen jump. i know mha has canon queer characters like toga and magne, but both of them are villains, not the main two characters of the series lol

not to mention, horikoshi doesn't even seem that interested in pursuing romance in the first place ^^' he has a handful of perfectly doable boy x girl relationships that already make enough sense being canon (like kirimina and kamijirou) but he hasn't done anything definitively romantic with them. the only main mha ship right now that has canon "romantic proof" is izuocha, but even that one is stalling and hasn't progressed much for many chapters. it might not even be canon since deku seems to see ochako pretty platonically right now

perhaps I'M too pessimistic and bkdk have a higher chance than i'm seeing right now. after all i didn't say 100% — maybe horikoshi will surprise me and he'll make the fated 0.1% decision! who knows! i certainly don't; i have stopped trying to predict what happens in the series and am now just going with whatever happens :')

however — i have no doubt in my mind that they'll be hero partners in the future, if mha extends to after their ua years LOL. that seems very likely given how good their relationship and dynamic is already, and horikoshi is already obsessed with pairing them up whenever it makes sense. the way i see it, this seems more possible since hero partners can be as platonic as u want it, but can also be as romantic as u want it too. that way horikoshi won't have to officially confirm anything haha

[onstoryladders]

the thing about gramblack is like. why would they give us the note and the figurenes and the talk with the yok and the study hour strip tease if they were gonna be like psych. gram and black are strictly platonic and actually in love with the same girl. like WHY would you show me that if i can’t have it?!

The study hour striptease 😂 but yes, anon, that would make absolutely 0 sense!

They're definitely NOT going to say Black and Gram are strictly platonic and in love with the same girl, like-- I'm 100% sure that's not possible. Gram is in love with Black, no question – the narrative made that abundantly clear with all the scenes you mentioned and more.

And since this is a queer show in the strongest sense of the word (because its queerness is not only there for the sake of the love stories) I can't even imagine they would queer-bait us.

So that's not what I'm worried about.

The thing is: we don't know much about Black. He seems to have a soft spot for Gram, because he keeps his figurines on his bedside table and we can guess (from the way Gram behaves around White) that when they're together Black lets him act and talk in ways he doesn't accept from anyone else. That's pretty telling.

But in that flashback we've also seen that Black dumped Eugene to protect her. To be honest, he didn't look so sad about that lol so maybe he doesn't care about their relationship all that much, but we can't be sure. So what if he truly cared about Eugene? What if he loved both?

From what I've read around, Mond said that Gram will confess his love for his “secret” (lmao yeah sure) crush in the series. So we know that a confession is coming, but how will Black react?

We don't know because we have no idea what's going on in his head! Does he even love Gram that way? I wanna believe he does because that'd set such a good dynamic, and it would make so much sense, and-- honestly, what's the alternative?

They gave their whole storyline a lot of screen-time, and since Black is out of the picture, we followed it through Gram's side of it. Why spend all this time establishing his feelings if they didn't wanna give them a positive resolution? Why get the viewers attached to this relationship if it's doomed from the start?

It wouldn't make sense.

And yet, we don't really know what the plan is. We don't have the full picture, we can't be 100% sure of what they're gonna do with this.

And it's. Driving. Me. Insane.

These are the possible scenarios I thought about:

Gram and Black get together: 10/10 would recommend;

Gram and Black get together SOON and they give us a make out scene to compensate for all the pain they put us through: 1000/10, amazing, show-stopping, totally unique, etc;

it's implied that Gram and Black will eventually get together in the future: 6/10, not the best ending, but not the worst either;

Black rejects Gram: -70/10, the absolute worst thing ever, I will personally fly to Thailand to slash some tires if it happens;

some variation of Black/Gram/Eugene is established: 3/10, I'd be glad for the poly rep at least, but it would devastate me.

That is, if we don't think about the worst that could happen to the characters in general, but I decided I don't believe in tragedies so I'm not even gonna think about that.

This is all from Clown Town, come visit us again soon! 🤡

[0cto0tter]

Incorrect Octonauts Quotes: Interactions I've had in school

(Please note I'm the voice of reason in most of these)

ALSO EVERYONE SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER!!! ^^

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Kwazii: I got suspended

Barnacles: You got suspended!? How???

Kawaii: I tried to steal a urinal...

Barnacles: yoU TRIED TO STEAL A URINAL???

Kwazii: Keyword: TRIED

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Peso: Please stop eating the starburst wrappers...

Dashi: THEY ARE EDIBLE-

Peso: Just because they are safe for consumption doesn't mean they should BE CONSUMED

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Shellington: *goes nonverbal*

Tweak: Hey!

Shellington:

Tweak: Hey!!

Shellington: ...?

Tweak: Ohhh!!! We're playing the quiet game! Ok, bet!

*proceeds to not talk for the rest of the day thinking it's a game/challenge*

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Kwazii: Ow-

Peso: You good bro?

Kwazii: Ye, I just stabbed myself with a pencil

Peso, panicked: yOu GoOd BrUh?????

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Shellington: How dare you assume I'm Cis

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Kwazii, walking down the halls: Down with the cis! Down With The Cis!! DOWN WITH THE CIS!!!

Some random cishet guy: YEAH!! DOWN WITH THE SITH!!

Kwazii:

Kwazii under his breath: listen you discord mod wanna be-

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Some big + tall guy: *lunges forward suddenly trying to intimidate Dashi*

Dashi: *charges forward after him*

The guy: *runs in fear as Dashi chases him*

Barnacles: Haahaa, nice

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Shellington: These are my husbands: Kwazii, Peso, and Dashi ^^ (queer platonic relationship)

Shellington: And these are our adopted children

*takes a deep breath*

Tunip, Codish, Barrot, Grouber, Tominnow, Pikato, Halibeet, Sharchinni*, Perchkin, Yamchovy, Wallabaga, Charchard, Maccoli, Carprika, Albachoy, Salepeño, and Tardelery!!

Shellington: Am I forgetting any?

Kwazii, whispering: Vegi-bot

Shellington: VEGI-BOT!!

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Tweak: I take extreme pride and pleasure in being able to scare an entire football team just by existing

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Barnacles, thinking: this stress ball is pretty good! Super strong and resistant too. It won't break ^^

*2 minutes later*

Stress Ball, which is filled with liquid gel: *breaks, and spills all over Barnacles*

Barnacles: fuCK-

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*any vegimal after Sharchinni only appeared in the books

I hate to ask this, but if you see this post, can you please interact? I took a small break and my spread/reach went way down, and I'm not 100% sure as to why-

[my-name-is-quin]

My life has been pretty good. Feeling pretty self confident. I'm currently in a bunch of project management STEM classes, so of course I'm the only one, or one of two feminine people in the whole class. It's hilarious being put in charge of a bunch of self-righteous men who in the end answer to me. It's also stressful. But I'm seeing how I out perform all these men when it comes to management. It's pretty funny. And I'm sure it's intimidating for all these conservative Christian men having to answer to a confident, liberal woman with a shaved head.

I'm feeling confident in some labels. I'm asexual. I'm on the aromatic spectrum (somewhere, havent figured out where yet). I want a queer-platonic relationship. I closely identify with being cassgender and/or demi-girl. I'm perceived as girl. I don't really care what people perceive me as. I don't feel 100% girl. But I feel happy in my body and enjoy experimenting with clothing and styles.

[hueningkoi]

Hi! I'm begging for help here! I know I'm ace but I'm wondering if I am aro too, and I know that you are. Please tell me what you think romantic attraction is. I know the actual definition but I just can't understand it at all. I think I want relationship in theory. I think I want someone to be with me, and I think I want physical affection (without making out sex which repulses me) but I have never been in love before or had a crush and I don't know if that's just because I am ace or not 1/2

“2/2 but everytime i cuddle up to someone i am super aware of everything and I can’t be comfortable. Maybe it’s because I’m not romantically interested in them. But does it mean I am aromantic? The prospect of never having a girlfriend or a boyfriend makes me feel really depressed. I don’t wanna be alone for the rest of my life. I want someone to share my life with and someone with who I will be 100% comfortable with. But I just don’t know. I’m really confused and sad, basically.

3/2 oh sorry, I forgot to add: while I never had a crush I still find multiple genders attractive. I almost never imagine myself kissing them or cuddling them tho. I have like two exceptions and those are celebs that I’ve been stanning for years.”

🖋🖋🖋

Hello lovely person!! I am more than happy to try and help ya out! I can’t tell you like yes you are aro or no you are not because ultimately it’s for you to decide but I can kinda help you along the way in figuring it out by sharing my experiences! So this may get long so strap in lol here we we go!

I am for sure definitely aro as you know. I am also bisexual and experience sexual attraction so my experiences are different in that aspect but that’s a whole other animal lol so for now any physical stuff I mention is gonna refer to like non sex stuff. Okay so romance to me is a difficult concept because I’ve never felt it so like it totally seems like some fictional thing to me like I’m still convinced romance is fake.. I’ve never had a crush before. I have celebrities and people I admire and find hot but I wouldn’t date them if I was given the chance because ahh nope! Before I knew what aromantic was I used to force myself to date because it was “normal” and wow that was not good but I learned a lot about myself. Like I HATE cuddling. I HATE holding hands. I hated all these courtship rituals and gah I didn’t hate being committed to one person but I hated being expected to perform these activities especially with this one person and this one person alone. Awful. Romantic gestures in general just make me very uncomfortable and always have and I’ve dated like 5 people in my life and it was the same no matter who it was, male or female.

But with that being said, I am definitely more physically affectionate when I KNOW the other person has only platonic feelings for me. Which leads me to my next point:

Being aromantic doesn’t mean you will be forever alone. Not at all! So there’s this thing in the aro/ace community that you may have heard of called a queer platonic relationship or quasiplatonic relationship and it is a committed relationship that is, well.. platonic. But its different than just friendship. It’s a relationship that is not romantic but has a very close emotional connection that can be at the level of a romantic relationship but it’s not romantic. Which this can be hard to understand but its… like.. okay. so the boundaries are up to the people involved. Hmmm how to explain… so it’s like picking a partner for a fun school project like this person is your partner! And you’re thiers! You work together, you support each other, you work with your partner and it’s fun because you get each other! Yeah, you talk to the people sitting around you while you work because you’re friends with them too but you don’t work on their project and they don’t work on your project, because that’s between you and your chosen partner. It can be a monogamous QPR or a polyamorous QPR like there are so many ways to have a relationship than the movies show us and it’s pretty amazing! (The idea of a QPR sounds amazing to me omg)

There are lots of people out there who are looking for a relationship like this and as much as some assholes like to make fun of QPRs it’s a real thing and it’s something that more people should be aware of tbh. And also I think it for sure helps to be more physically affectionate like cuddling or holding hands when you know the other person is only feeling platonic feelings as well which is why I can hug a friend but get really really uncomfortable hugging someone I know has a crush on me. That one distinction may be all you need. But to sum up though, I actually have no clue what romantic attraction is because I haven’t felt it which that right there is a big indication that I am aromantic. Also you can identify as aromantic but keep an open mind for the future like hey maybe your aromantic now but labels change life changes. You’re not the same person that you were last year. You can identify as aro now because that is accurate to who you are in this moment but it is 100% okay if that changes in the future

and yeah! I hope all that had something helpful in it omg 😅

[crustaceousfaggot]

Okay quick reply for this:

1. Real Oscar Wilde was likely bisexual, it's implied that this version is gay, and he's sometimes HC'd as aroallo

2. Yes!! Dwarf boyfriend!! Their relationship is canon, but it's hovering somewhere between queer-platonic and romantic relationship, so the fandom generally portrays them in both ways. His name is Zolf, he is full of mental anguish but he also likes cooking and tacky romance novels

5. You're dead on here. He's very social and flirty, loves puns, very good at navigating people but prefers to be annoying because it's fun

6. I don't know what you look like, but based on vibes alone I'm 100% sure you could pull off the sparkly rainbow outfit

7. Not only did he die, he died TWICE. Pretty cringe IMO

8. For the first few seasons he kinda sucked, came off as shallow, selfish, and manipulative. Worked hard to avoid making any emotional connections. As stuff in the Plot got worse though, his walls started breaking down and it became clear that he really needed help and he was too stubborn to ask for it. He's better now that he's got friends though :) sassy bastard I love him

Okay for the character ask game I'm curious what you could come up with for RQG Wilde. If you don't have any ideas for one of the questions just skip it, but I just wanna see how much you've picked up from my incoherent screeching

Cracks knuckles

1: sexuality headcanon,

Certainly some shade of queer. Hmmm. Feel like probably gay but perhaps aspec

2: otp,

Dwarf Boyfriend Whose Name I Cannot Recall!! Idk I've seen some cute fanart they seem sweet

[Skips two questions because I don't know any other characters]

5: first headcanon that pops into my head,

Uhh he seems like a fun guy. He looks very energetic and social

6: one way in which I relate to this character,

We both have an impeccable sense of style [said smugly]. I would love to have that sparkly rainbow outfit that I have seen a few times

7: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character,

He died. I am so embarrassed for him /j

8: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?,

Uhh I dub him cinnamon roll. Man looks like he has never done anything wrong in his life, and if he has, I would forgive him instantly

[goodold-captainjack]

Hey Jack. I need to talk to someone and I feel like you're an easy option to talk to? So. I'm trying to come to terms with being aromantic. I'm pretty sure I am aro, but I'm having trouble with that bc I'm also a romantic? Like the idea of a relationship is so amazing but then when I put myself in those situations it's just awkward and stressful and I've never really been attracted to a real person in any way but platonic? Idk. I know you're not a-spec, but I needed to talk to someone about this

Hey, I'm glad you could come to me. Stuff like this is real tricky to figure out. It's okay not to put a label on yourself for a while, or ever, if that floats your boat. I'm no expert, cause like you said, I'm not a-spec, buttttt I do have a little knowledge somewhere in that airhead of mine? (Hard to believe, I know) anyway, I remember being told by a buddy of mine somewhere on the aro spectrum that they were in a queer platonic relationship, if you've heard of that? I don't 100% have a grasp on it, but from what they explained to me, a queer platonic partner is a life partner, you do all that sappy stuff and buying a home together, raising kids if that's what you want, whatever you want, but the relationship itself is platonic. Maybe something like that would fill that part of you that wants that without it being awkward or passing boundaries you don't wanna pass? Again, I don't know too much about it, but I'm sure there's tons of resources here and online. That's just something you could look into?Anyway, like I said, don't feel rushed to put a label on yourself. You don't owe an explanation of your identity to anyone, it's okay to say, "I don't know" and just kinda play it by ear. Even if you never find the words for your identity, you are 100% valid in how you feel and how you express it, and anyone who thinks otherwise can just mind their own beeswax.