#always good. Or an info dump about something you're enjoying or whatever /

[circusballoon]

Been having a particularly weird / heavy / stressful week + health has been kicking my butt (though health is doing a little better at the moment!), but... I'm still around! Just been dealing with a lot Unsure how much to talk about publicly right now? but I'm liable to be a little (or a lot) extra slow everywhere And I am still prepping for Art Fight... 👀 The world is always so chaotic around Art Fight season but it's only ever stopped me once!!! I must fight my friends!! (with love + art)

Speaking of Art Fight please admire the little thumbnail decals I made today to make my gallery feel all ✨cohesive✨

[obey-me-disaster]

A/N: I'm reposting this cause the tags didn't work the first time <3

Demon brothers x gn!MC

Demon brothers x MC that info-dumps about their familiars

Lucifer

Whenever he feels like the two of you haven't spent enough time together due to his work, he invites you into his office to hang out. He enjoys hearing you talk excitedly about your passions while he does paperwork.

He can't say he has too much of an interest in peacocks, but he loves hearing you talk about the things you love, so he'll let you talk until you've had your fill.

"So peacocks apparently peacocks feathers are covered in tiny crystal-like structures that reflect different wavelengths of light depending on how they're spaced."

"Also, since only male peacocks have the large train of feathers, do you think it played a role in them being your familiars? Since you're the avatar of pride and all of that."

"That's quite the theory you've got there, but I'm afraid I don't know how true it actually is."

"Still, I would love to hear more facts that you have, I can see from the expression on your face that you're dying to do so"

"And before you ask, yes, my feathers have the crystal-like structures, you can have a closer look if you would like"

His ego does grow quite a bit every time you go into one or your rants since he can tell you're talking so much about peacock cause they are his familiars.

He will probably buy you something peacock inspired to give you during one of your info-dumps.

God forbid you start gushing about his familiars in front of Diavolo. The prince will see it as a way to talk even more about Lucifer, and the former isn't sure how much he can deal with that.

Mammon

He has a pretty good base knowledge about crows. Out of all of his brothers, he probably works with his familiars the most. It's canon that he literally uses them to spy on people and gather information.

Still, there are a lot of things he might not know. And even if he knew, he would die before telling you to stop talking.

"Your crows are so cute, did you know that they are considered some of the world's smartest birds?"

"Of course they are! They're the Great Mammon's familiars after all"

"They are also known to gossip with their peers and hold grudges"

"I am well aware of that fact, more often than not they tell me the latest gossip in Devildom"

He would let you hang out with his crows in order to learn more about them.

I also have the headcanon that he can talk with them, so he would literally be a translator for you and the crows

"Feel free to ask them anything, I will translate whatever they say!"

Is pretty smug about the fact that you are so interested in his familiars, even so when you interact with them. He might even give you some accessories made out of his familiars' feathers(of course, feathers that have fallen on their own)

Leviathan

Bold of you to assume he doesn't know already everything there is about snakes already, he is literally one!

"Levi, did you know that snakes can smell with their tongues and a good amount of them have shit eyesight?"

"Henry the 1st used to have a bad eyesight!! They also don't really stop growing. This is more obvious with Devildom snakes tho"

He would honestly be really touched by your eagerness to learn and tell him about snakes since he is pretty much one. He sees it as you being interested in him on a whole new level and gets really excited when you info-dump about them.

Leviathan, on the verge of crying internally "They actually care about me!"

NB! Levi would actually really appreciate it tho. His demon form is that of a snake and he also got a pet snake, so any new info is more than welcome. Especially about how to deal with shedding.

"MC, you've got to help me! You know a lot about snakes, so could you tell me why my tail feels so itchy???"

Satan

Your info-dump session about unicorns is pretty much a 'is it true that they actually do that??' kind of thing

He still touched about you wanting to learn more about his familiars so he is always willing to answear any and all of your questions. He might even take you to see some of them.

"Is it true that unicorns can use magic with their horn?"

"Saying they can cast magic is far stretched. They have some abilities specific to their kind that can be used with or without the horn."

Cats on the other hand? Doesn't matter if he already know whatever fact you want to tell him, he is always more than happy to discuss about them.

Hell, he might be the one info-dumping about cats before you get the chance to do so.

"Did you know that cats can have up to 100 different vocalizations? Dogs only have like 10"

"They are also believed to be the only mammal who doesn't taste sweetness, which I find unfortunate. Still, they truly are amazing creatures"

More often than not Solomon is dragged in the conversations too due to the 'Cat' group chat that three of you have. Not like he minds, he loves cats too.

Asmodeus

He lets you info-dump about scorpions while he does your hair/nails/helps you with you skin care.

"Is you info-dumping about my familiars your way of telling me that you love me~"

Your self care sessions are also info-dump sessions, so you kill two birds with one stone.

"Did you know that scorpions are capable of dissolving their pray from the inside out. They also glow under ultraviolet light??"

"It's only natural that my familiars would be able to do this, they are my familiars after all ♡. Maybe I should use some make up the glows in the dark"

Since you've started to info-dump about his familiars to him, his outfits/nails/accessories have started to have a scorpion motif to them quite often

He also tells you one of the facts you've told him before while he shows off his scorpion inspired accesories. It's his way of showing that he listens to your rants.

"Scorpions can do that, can't they? Remember when you told me this last night?"

Beelzebub

He doesn't really know a lot about his familiars but he has an odd fondness about them. He can't really bring himself to kill them, tho flies tend to leave him alone anyway.

He thinks is really sweet that you know so much about those little guys, so he is always happy to sit and listen to you.

If you feel like info-dumping about flies, feel free to do it whenever you like. He is raiding the fridge? You can help him carry some of the food while you tell him more about his familiars. He is working out? He can hear loud and clear. He might not be the most responsive during some of those moments but he is always listening to you.

He is aware that out of all of his brothers, his familiar is not the cutest or the coolest one, so when you start talking about it, he can't help but feel really loved.

"Beel, did you know that flies can taste food using their feet?"

"It would be pretty usefull to know how food would taste just by touching, not like I would care if the food would taste bad, I would still eat it"

"Also, due to their eyes being compound they can also see behind their back. They actually have a 360° field of view"

"I also have that in my demon form, it came in handy a lot of times"

"YOU HAVE WHAT?!"

Belphegor

Lying on the attic bed while facing the ceiling "Shouldn't your familiar be a bull instead of a cow, since you're a guy and all of that?"

"Just shut up and cuddle me.."

While he thinks cows look comfy enough to take a nap, he does not care about them. But he care about you, so he is more than willing to cuddle up with you while you info-dump.

"Cows are actually pretty nice, they can spend about 10 hours a day lying down and they can also sleep while standing...are you even listening to me...?"

Belphegor, looking on the verge of falling asleep "hmm? Yeah I'm listening.."

Despite looking like he is one second from falling asleep or even downright sleeping, he actually listens to you. He can pay attention to things even in his sleep, how do you think he has really high grades at RAD? so he is listening to all of the cow facts you're telling him.

Anytime you doubt that he has been listening, he will tell you a fact that you've told him in the past to show that he was in fact listening.

"Cows can sleep while standing, right? You're the one who told me, so you should know. Now get closer, I want to use your lap as a pillow."

If you dare to do any kind of jokes about him being a cowboy, he will kick out of the bed.

[babiebom]

Hiiii. I hope ur ok with my just constantly being like *ahem* spencer reid 👉🏻👈🏻🥹🥹. I loved how you wrote him in the last request! I feel like a lot of the time, people write him very ooc - just bc he can be hard to get written the right way, but like that's my boy, look at him spitting random facts for HOURS 🥰🥰?? Like yes, pls info dump on me while I stare at u lovingly, Spence 💞.

I recently came to terms with being ftm, but it's almost impossible to find any male! reader x Spencer Reid content. Which can be very dysphoric 😵‍💫. Which sucks! Bc holy hell, there are some fuckinnn amazing writers out there writing fanfics.

So now, I have come to you, an amazing writer out here writing fanfics, to beg ask if ud be down to write any kind of oneshot with Spencer Reid dating a male reader! It honestly doesn't have to be anything specific - romantic, angsty, enemies to lovers, slow burn, whatever peaks ur interest atm!

I would just love, love to have that content with Spence & a male reader if you're down for the task! Thank you so so muchh 💓. Hope ur having a wonderful morning / afternoon / evening !

A/N:im sorry this took so long!! I’ve been busy working (blegh) and I wanted to write something sweet for you!! I’m happy you’ve come to terms with being ftm!! As a cis identifying person myself I can’t say that I know how it feels, but I am VERY happy that you’re more comfortable with your identity!! Also never worry about being too “crazy” over Spencer I’ve been obsessed with him since I was about 5 or 6 (yes it’s been a long time)!! I’ll try more to write in a more gender neutral way when writing anything reader insert related that way you can enjoy my writing without feeling left out or anything!! Always let me know if there are things I can do better <3

Tw: maybe some cursing but overall should be wholesome

Wc: 0.54k

Criminal Minds Masterlist

Spencer Reid often came home dejected after a case gone wrong, it was often that he came home tired but happy after a successful case. It wasn’t often, however, that he came home excited for a break; but then again he hadn’t had a boyfriend to come home to on previous breaks. Now, as you watch him walk through the front door of your shared apartment, you can’t help but grin at the absolutely goofy look on his face.

“Emily gave us all 4 weeks off to rest after our latest case, so that means I get four WHOLE weeks of you to myself! Isn’t that great?” He lets out a giggle after he finishes speaking, putting his bag down on the kitchen counter. You didn’t even have to ask him why he was so giddy, he answered unprompted.

“It is great!” You try to match his energy, only seeing him this excited for the first time since you’ve met. He brings you into his embrace, hugging you so tightly that you think you might die if he squeezed you any tighter. “So what are your plans now that you’re a free man for four whole weeks?”

“Well we could go to the park and play chess, or stay here and play chess but I think the sunlight would be good for both of us. Or we could go to the movies, or take a class together, or…”

“Your plans are to just have dates with me every single day?” You ask, quirking an eyebrow.

He nods as if the answer is the most obvious, concrete fact in the universe. He looks at you, not as if you’re dumb, but as if to say ‘duh what else would I be planning to do?’.

The two of you move to sit on the couch, enveloped in each other as he talks about the many, many dates you’re going to go on now that he’s free from his time constricting job. “What if I don’t wanna do those things?” You ask playfully. He shrugs.

“It doesn’t matter what we do, as long as I get to do it with you”.

“Oh?” You look at him as if he said something scandalous, “I didn’t know you had that big of a crush on me.”

He shoves you gently, rolling his eyes at your attempt to joke off his sweet words.

“You’re joking but studies have found that couples who have regular date nights more often result in higher relationship satisfaction, better communication, and a stronger emotional connection. Us going on dates during these four weeks will be better for us in the long run.”

You don’t reply, or interrupt. It’s always amusing to listen to him ramble on and on about facts that he finds interesting or applicable to the conversation. And all it does is make you fall more in love with him, seeing how serious he is about your relationship working out in the future. He says that he loves you often, but it’s things like this; seeing and listening to how much he genuinely cares about your relationship.

Being the boyfriend of a pretty boy genius has its perks, and how much he cares about you compared to others is definitely one of them.

[monst]

Da rules

     I go by Monst and I guess I’m writing again: I do read faster than I write so enjoy all the reblogs lol

I like the color orange it's not relevant, just thought I'd put it out there

Uh the bnha master list is definitely not up to date and needs a revamp (I will probably get to that eventually, someday...soon...) Speaking of it Here's the DC one

Here's the BHNA one.

Here's the Kinktober2024 one

Anyways if you're interested below is basically the what's what. Stick around if you want.

 Okay cool! Let’s get to it:

All characters for nsfw stuff are aged up 18+ (If you’re one of those (Can't separate reality from fiction/fantasy) then the unfollow/block buttons haven’t moved from their location and you are free to use them at your discretion )  

If you're a minor while I can't stop you from reading I will block you if I catch you interacting with any of my 18+ content posts. As a matter of fact for my peace of mind and your safety I would prefer you didn't reblog/comment on my sfw stuff too, they're are dangerous people on the internet so please understand and don't take it personally-Thanks💕

Moving on-

     I’m cool with: 

Requests- Hcs, Scenarios, thirst posts, Ya sending ideas and recommendations👀

For requests I might not get to all of them in a timely manner and I might not do some I’m not feeling. I write for F. Reader, GN. reader and M. Reader. Ships are cool too so you can request Character x character or poly reader- character x character x reader.-Genre: all of them tbh

I’m okay with dark content- (Dubcon, noncon, yandere, somno, etc.) and everything should be labeled appropriately. You can always ask that I tag something if it is missing. I do like a challenge/learning so even if I'm not personally into something I'll definitely give it a whirl (Kinks and or tropes)

Sfw- Fluff, angst basically anything that tickles my fancy and isn't risque or full on smut.

* In regards to requests the things I do fuck w might be prioritized 👉👈

    I’m not cool with: 

Scat

Underage/PDF

I'm generally cool w being uncomfortable, especially in regards to what I read or write whether it be by being grossed out or scared. I've always been ridiculously curious mostly to my determent but fiction is a safe way to explore shit so I'll give most things a fair shake in other words the sky's the limit but use your discernment⁉️

Extra:

Random shit- You telling me about your day, thoughts, opinions on whatever ig. ask for advice (trust me bro I got you✌️) or info dump👀 I love to chat. 

Music! Tell me what your listening too! (Yes I'm one of those 'I listen to everything' I need new stuff to listen to)

Also! I miss the whole deviant art/Quizzilla shit so I might do a whole seven minutes in heaven thing lmao (This doesn’t belong here but scream at me about it cause I need it to happen for nostalgia’s sake) 

Also, I'm kinda using this space as a chill/fun mostly nsfw diary? lmao so it's just mostly gonna be vibes :p That being said keep your fandom discourse and weirdo hate bs to yourself cause I will clown/ignore you if you come at me w some sideways ass energy. I'm just as nice as I am mean so don't try me ☯️❤️

So here’s the fandoms&Characters if you wanna request: 

Mha- 

Shocker, but I do have some old asks that are too good to just let’em go ya know?  

Shinsou (I started this blog cause of him so.. yeah) 

Villain/Yandere Deku sorry

Bakugou

Endeavour 

Dabi

Hawks

Tokoyami 

Shoto

Dc- 

Please, please, please send me shit about Tim Drake. (Need him biblically) Literally hopped back on for him. 

Jason Todd

Dick Grayson

Bruce Wayne

Selina Kyle 

Poison Ivy 

Joker (Nothing good is coming out of anyone requesting this I just know it) 

Constantine 

Diana (Wonder woman my beloved) 

Amanda Waller 

Cheetah 

Slade Wilson… 

JJK-

Nanamin 

Gojo  (He's like crack to me istg)

Inumaki 

Invincible- 

Mark Grayson 

…Nolan...

Debbie

Alan! 

Naruto-

Kakashi ‘blow my back out’ Hatake

Itachi 

Shisui (My love)

Madara

Tobirama’s messy ass

Ask for more but these are my faves 

D- gray man-

Yuu Kanda!

Tyki Mikk

Kingdom Hearts-

Riku

Vanitas 

Most of the organization tbh

FF7-

All of them. 

But especially Sephiroth 

Any type of monster lmao 

Kenji Sato lmao

You can ask for others not listed in different fandoms I just think this has gotten a bit too long  

And Yeah, Let’s have fun! ^^

New Tags: 

         This bitch is yapping - Any asks answered or just general shit

         Thirsty bitch juice - Small scenarios, thirst,

         Pretty things- Art 

         Oh la la that’s some good shit right there- Fic recs & reblogs

         On my monster fucking bs - Monster fucking lol 

         Lock that shit up in the basement pls- cursed asks and stuff 

Uh random bullshit go! - My newer writing

And if you made it this far down here's a cookie 🍪

[slashers-and-rats]

Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful day/night! You can ignore this if it's not your cup of tea!

Im hella adhd and I was wondering if you had any head cannons for slashers who have an s/o with adhd and how they react to things like loss of focus, forgetfulness, info dumping and/or hyper focus.

I'd like at least Thomas Hewitt but you can add who ever else you want!

a/n: I’m adhd too, don’t worry bby. i got you.

thomas hewitt with an s/o with ADHD :

thomas is someone that gets very focused on their work. whether he’s playing the role of butcher, or helping out around the property, he tries to stay pretty zoned in on whatever he’s doing. that’s mostly because he works with big sharp things 90% of the time, but that’s besides the point-

it took him some time getting used to you. don’t get him wrong, he was never frustrated or anything with you, it’s just that it was a different perspective he wasn’t accustomed to. where as he’d choose one thing to do at a time, he’d look over at you and see that you were juggling three different tasks at once, and yet hadn’t gotten a single done.

he was also new to having someone talk to him so much. while he’d be downstairs in the basement, carving some questionable meat into steaks and strips, you’d be sat right there with him, talking about your favourite show and going in depth on the lore.

he enjoyed it, though. he was much calmer and quiet than you, and you brought an energy to him that he couldn’t quite understand. something about how you ranted, and got so invested in things, and were always coming up with something new to do- he loved it. every day there was something else you were showing him. he got excited to see what you’d tell him about next.

overall, he just liked having someone excited to be around him and share in their life. every new hobby, every new thought, every thing you found interesting; he got to hear about these things. you chose to open up this way to him. he loved it. he loves you.

there were a few downsides. for example, you were quite forgetful. but, this was easily remedied. you two had started leaving notes for each other. you’d draw a little doodle and stick it to his axe or chainsaw or something before he began working, and thomas would ride short reminders about things you needed to get done that day.

if thomas knew you had something important to get done, he’d always make sure you did it. it didn’t matter what you were doing, if there was a deadline, you were meeting it. he wanted to be as helpful as possible with you. sometimes you’d be in the middle of procrastinating, and he’d come and throw you over his shoulder, whisking you off to finish whatever you needed to get done. but don’t worry, once you were finished, he’d make sure to shower you in affection for a job well done.

he knew sometimes you got very overwhelmed. he was new to that. especially since his house tended to be such an overwhelming place on its own. he had learned to zone it out, but you- you were new to it all. he often had to take you for breaks, sitting up in his room all alone while you relaxed against him and let yourself breathe. during these times he’d stroke your hair, and let you just vent about how you were feeling. he’d always try his best to listen and understand, and even help when he could.

he’s very supportive. he just wants you to be happy. you’re the only person that ever treated him this well, flaws and all, and so he wanted to do the same for you. whether it was the good, the bad, or the ugly, he was there for you. besides, to him, there was nothing wrong with you. you were perfect.

[blubushie]

I’m a tiny bit fucked on drugs rn but I wanna say that I love you and your blog and I think you’re really cool and I love it when you info dump about firearms or cool aussie stuff or literally anything even tho I don’t really understand it a lot of the time. Okay I hope you have a good day or night or whatever it is. I love you bye

Aw, cheers mate! Ilyt anon :]

Never be afraid to pop into my asks to ask me to clarify things! I enjoy talking about stuff and I'm always willing to clarify something if you don't understand! :]

Also pls give me some of whatever you're on right now.

[caterkinnie]

Vil, idia and jamil with an s/o who likes to draw ship art of him and themself a lot?

How do they react to ship art of you and him...? (Vil, Idia, Jamil)

summary: oh yes, let's be realistic, you're into fandoms, a lot. And you're pretty good at drawing too! Which means... You could draw yourself and your boyfriend doing cheesy couple things!

genre: fluff, romantic

warnings: not proofread. im sleepy

Vil is aware that some of his fans… write and draw things about him.

He knows about fanfiction, and while it isn't as common as self-ship art of him — he has seen it before.

He's pretty neutral about it, as long as it doesn't go too far it's fine by him!

Vil knew you liked to draw, sometimes he liked to stare at you wondering what you were drawing. Admiring your beauty as you moved your pencil along the paper, but you always seemed to shy away whenever he tried to take a look at your drawings.

One day, you were showing him a little doodle that you were proud of. Vil picked your sketchbook to see it upclose — and to also take his chance to finally see what you hid in those pages.

And when he saw… well you've never seen him smirk so brightly. Oh, stop feeding his already big ego please, how is it possible that someone with SO MUCH pride like him could get even worse? Well, you somehow did it!

'Oh, my~ Why would you try to hide this from me, darling? I don't think someone has ever drawn me the way you do. Hm..? Why would I not like it? Your art is beautiful, just like you.'

Oh… Self-shipping… Idia's guilty pleasure….

He acts like Oh No That's Cringe but deep down he's a shameless self-shipper. There's nothing he wanted more than his favorite character to tuck him in bed and give him a kiss on the forehead.

And actually… He felt like that for you for a long time– No, he does still feel that way!

He has a bit of experience drawing, so Idia actually drew a picture of you and him holding hands. But he blushed so hard he impulsively burnt it.

One day, after a long day of gaming, you were sleeping on his bed and he decided to stay up a bit more to get some levels. — it was late, almost 2 am. And Idia finally decided to join you for sleep.

But your sketchbook was laying on the table, earlier you showed him a doodle of one of your favorite characters and forgot to pick it.

It took everything from Idia to not open it and see what you hid in there, and even then it wasn't enough.

With the lights of the computer that slightly illuminated his room, he decided to take a peek through the pages.

At first it was just normal drawings and fanart, nothing weird — until he saw a drawing of him, which made him even more curious. He kept going until he saw a drawing of him kissing your cheek and Idia almost dropped your sketchbook.

He put it in your backpack and sat on his bed, muttering about something — Idia almost didn't notice when you woke up and called his name in a worried tone.

Idia was so incredibly happy and it made his heart almost combust but– gosh he will never tell you about it.

'Oh god how is my partner so good at drawing and why is it so cute why do I look so good in here does s/o think I look like this IRL ahhh I want to see it again but i shouldn't–'

Jamil, unlike the other two, does NOT understand fandom culture at all.

He has seen Idia once or twice muttering about idols or manga but he personally does not understand the obsession behind it. I can see him being the kind of guy to enjoy reading as a solitary hobby, but that's it.

That means, he doesn't know about shipping.

But Jamil knows you DO know about this stuff, and he'll let you info-dump about whatever you want.

He has seen you making fanart once or twice, and he really does love looking at your drawings!

But, every time he asks if he can see your whole sketchbook, you say no — and he doesn't understand why.

He lets you be… At first, since he likes his privacy a lot. But… Jamil can't help but feel a tiiiny bit curious.

His master plan to see what you hide is that whenever you show him some of your art, he'll ask you to search for another drawing you made before. In hopes that whatever you're hiding will appear "accidentally".

And wow… he wished he could tease you about it but… it's such a cute drawing of you hugging him and you both are smiling and the drawing is so good–

Oh gosh his ears are burning, and why are his cheeks so warm?

He doesn't know what to say, you broke him.

'A–Ah… No! I do… I do like it a lot– It's just… You should… If you want… I'd like to see more of this, if you'd like to show me. You're… really good at drawing.

Reblogs are appreciated!

[not-a-good-writer]

Dr. David Livesey general relationship headcannons

A/N: based off Dr. Livesey from the 1988 animated film Treasure Island. I've fallen so hard for this man it's not even funny.

C/W: none, just fluff

For starters, as a doctor, David would prefer to take care of you himself when you're sick, but if you already have a doctor you trust and would rather consult, he's fine with that too.

No matter who you request to see, he'll still make sure you have the best possible care at home. You'll never have to lift a finger for anything; he's even willing to carry you to the living room, outside to get some fresh air, or wherever else in your shared home that you'd like to be.

David's certainly overbearing at times, but if you express that you don't need to be coddled every second, he'll tone it down.

Hope you enjoy PDA, because this man certainly does! David's always been physically affectionate with his friends: side hugs, pats on the back, etc. So as his significant other, you're going to expirence that ten-fold.

He's always touching you in someway, whether that be holding your hand, having and arm around you, or having you sit on his lap. That one's a personal favorite of his. If he's reading or in his study doing paperwork, he'll encourage you to sit on his lap. He can be close to you and focus on whatever activity he's doing at the time.

Being the busy man that he is, he'll bring gifts back to you when he comes home. Flowers, candy, clothes or jewellery, whatever he thinks you'll enjoy he'll buy it for you. He makes good money, so he has no problem spoiling you.

David's always so interested in your hobbies and the things you like, and frequently asks you questions about them. He'll happily listen to you info-dump about your favorite topics. He'll often join you in your favorite activities, even if It's not something he's good at.

Overall, David Livesey is a very affectionate and loving man. As long as your with him he'll make sure you'll have everything you could ever need and want. He's happy as long as your happy, and promises to love you until the end of time.

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

hi! i hope you're doing well!! i was just wondering if you could offer some help/advice on something? i figured out i was ace-spec last year and i've been really happy vibing with the label and it's brought me a lot of joy which is great! but recently i've been wondering if i'm possibly aro-spec/grey-aro/demi-romantic and i'm not as excited about that possibility as i was when i first started thinking i could be ace. i'm not sure if this stems from internalized aro-phobia or if i'm just not aro *or* if i am aro and just don't find the same joy in it? i know several people who are unhappy in some way or another with being ace and maybe that's me with being aro? but i also don't really know where to begin when it comes to researching aro stuff so i can try to piece it out more, there seems to be a lot more info about being ace than being aro. sorry i know this is a lot to dump on you! i'm okay vibing without a label romance-wise but i would like to figure it out at some point or another, so i thought i might as well ask you. thanks for your time! 💙

Yeah, it can definitely be hard to tell at first, and there's a lot of reasons you may not be vibing with an aro-spec label. One big one I see a lot is that we live in a culture that really emphasizes that romance and a romantic relationship is the only path to feeling fulfilled and happy. And for some people discovering their aro puts that future in jeopardy (though some aros still want/enjoy romantic relationships, but many don't). And it can just take a while to process that and figure out a different path that will actually appeal to you specifically.

One way you can look at it is like a roller coaster, a lot of people love them, but some people just don't find them fun at all. They get motion sickness, or they really hate the feeling of going fast/being upside down or whatever else. And no matter how much you force yourself you're not going to make you get the same joy as people who love them. But maybe you like other rides like Ferris wheels or merry-go-rounds. Maybe you like eating cotton candy and reading a book while your friends go on the rides. Maybe you like staying home and watching movies. There's always another path and something that will appeal to you as a person. Sometimes it just takes time to find it.

So I don't know if this is you or not, but it is something I see a lot and I think it something important to keep in mind if you're questioning being aro. Instead of looking at it like a closed road, it can help to try and see it more as you forging your own way and finding the path that's best for you. And maybe that does include romance, or maybe it doesn't but the path you find will be one will appeal to you.

Other things you can do that may help you vibe might be aro media. There are more and more aro-spec characters all the time, especially in books and podcasts and you can find lists fairly easily. Personally I'm very fond of the Jughead 2015 run from Archie Comics where Jughead's written as canonically ace and heavily aro coded and I found him very relatable from an aro pov.

Following aro people or aro themed blogs on social media can help (my favourite way to find good blogs on tumblr is the search function/tag function, and the recommended blogs are usually really good), meeting other aro people. Maybe there's an aro meetup near you, or you can follow an online community or join a discord server.

For resources Arocalypse is great, and that's another online community you can lurk or participate in depending on your comfort levels. Another good one is Carnival of Aros and that's just a monthly blogging event where aros are invited to make a blog post according to a theme. And that's particularly great if you're looking for aro view points and experiences.

For info, the LGBTA Wiki and the Aromantic Wiki will be able to define anything you need defined. And Arocalypse also has a really great FAQ.

And yeah even if you're still questioning and not sure if aro-spec/gray-aro/demiromantic is right for you or not, helping move past that fear of being aro will help a lot. And make the questioning process much easier.

So hopefully this helps, if you have more questions or at any point you want help with anything, feel free to send in another ask.

All the best, Anon!

[otakusheep15]

hello! could I request a match up? I adore how much detail and thought you put into them, and it's just such high-quality writing! thank you in advance, but if you decide you don't want to for whatever reason, no worries! <3

pronouns: he/him/his sexuality: gay

positives: polite, good listener, observant, loyal, trustworthy negatives: quiet, difficult time opening up to others, anxiety, perfectly happy never leaving comfort zone

hobbies: sketching, people watching, cooking, walks/hiking, swimming

favorite color: blue

thank you for your time!

I match you with Leviathan!

Y'all would honest be a really good match. Levi has a hard time opening up and talking about his emotions, but he always gives himself away with his body language and tone of voice. That's why someone observant would work well with him. You can pick up on what he means without him having to say much. Eventually, he'll start opening up a bit more, especially when he realizes how loyal and trustworthy you are. He has major trust issues, so he's glad you're so loyal. Also, being a good listener comes in handy too. Levi clearly has a lot of hyperfixations, and he loves talking about them. Having someone who will willingly sit there and listen to him rant would make his heart melt tbh. Even better if you actually remember what he says because it's rare that anyone will actually retain his info-dumping.

Levi also shares most of your "negative" traits. He tends to be on the quieter side, especially with strangers, and he hardly ever opens up to others. Obviously, he has lots of anxiety and kind of just hides away in his room all day. I feel like he'd offer you sanctuary in his room if you ever get overwhelmed or need a place to calm down after a long day. He definitely has sensory toys in there and he would gladly offer some if you needed. And he really does get never leaving the comfort zone since he rarely does so himself. I feel like y'all could help each other open up more and be more comfortable around others.

As for your hobbies, he enjoys a lot of the same things you do. Of course, he loves sketching, particularly his favorite characters. I feel like he'd like it if he had another artistic person around. People watching isn't something he does often since he never goes outside, but when he is forced to be in public, he will just randomly hyperfixate on different people. It's actually him just zoning out, but he doesn't mind people watching on occasion as a distraction. I'm gonna be honest, Levi kinda sucks at cooking. I feel like he'd be better at baking, but cooking is something he just can't figure out. He'd love to watch you cook though. He thinks it's impressive lowkey. As expected, walking/hiking is not something he's very familiar with, but he could probably be persuaded if it's for you. Plus, he's most likely more fit than people realize, so he wouldn't completely such at hiking. And, of course, Levi loves swimming, so he'd totally go for a swim with you whenever possible.

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[thefanficmonster]

I've definitely done thise before, I know because my 'boyfriend' (read: waste of time) at the time got really upset. But hey! I'll do it again!

If we were dating: I would take you out to get your favourite dinner and take you bowling. Then we could get midnight milkshakes and go drive along the back roads of my home time before star gazing on top of my car. I'd bring you food and your preferred choice of drink just because I felt like it. We could go watch the local high school theatre shows and then get late night dessert at our favourite restaurant. I'd take you roller skating and buy you whatever candy you wanted. We could go to the arcade I'd wrap you in the extra jacket I brought because I know you'd get cold (but I get cold too, so two jackets is definitely necessary). We could go get hot cider on windy autumn evenings after walking around the thrift stores and flea markets all day. We'd go watch a movie and I'd get us whatever candy, drinks, and popcorn we wanted. I'd make sure we went to the good theatre too, with the reclining seats. We could sit in my bedroom playing song from the playlist we made together, talking about anything and everything. I'd take you on so many outdoor adventures, but always make sure we were wearing sunscreen and hats. I'd always make sure I had water and snacks on me, just in case you need something. I'd take you thrifting and we could get froyo/icecream afterwards. I'd show you my favourite restaurants and try new ones with you too. We could get all dressed up just to go get fast food and dance in an abandoned parking lot to music blasting out of my car speakers. I'd take you to walmart at one in the morning so we could stack up on junk food and soda before we go on a drive through the city, abandoned in the early hours of the morning. I'd do little stuff to though, little study dates filled with coffee and pastries, blankets and pillows to keep us comfy. Send you little things throughout the day that remind me of you, send you love songs when you're feeling down, and let you vent/rant when you've had a tough day. Then show up on your doorstep with all your favourite things. We could rent a movie and cuddle up on the bed and point out all the things we noticed. I would info dump my hyperfixations but would definitely let you do the same while I enjoyed how passionate you got, talking about the things you love. We could freak out over celebrity crushes and live streams. And I would definitely swing our hands back and forth when we're walking down the sidewalk.

The way this made me cry 😭🥺😭🥺 Hun you hit me right in the feels and got me wondering why we're NOT dating.

Love you to the moon and back darling, you deserve nothing but the best this world has to offer ❤❤❤❤

[captainkippen]

I'm sad and if you're still taking prompts, could you write a fluffy prompt of a universe where TJ does dress up as the summer to Cyrus's salt and they're just being all cute and the Mt. Rushmore costume is still completed and things are happy

I GOT YOU BRO.

Costume day is one of Cyrus’ favourite days of the year. It’s the one day of school where everyone seems to really go all out for once. People put a lot of effort into their outfits and it’s always fun to try and guess what some of the more obscure ideas are in between classes. This year, with TJ asking him to do a joint costume, he’s even more excited than usual. He feels a little bad about bailing on Andi because he knows how much she loves the Mount Rushmore costume (it’s been lurking in her closet waiting for a chance to rise again for ages much to the exasperation of everyone else - not that they’d ever ruin her fun by telling her that though). However, it’s hard to be too worried when he knows they’ve got Marty as a backup and TJ wants to do a joint costume. A joint costume of their own inside joke no less. It’s pretty awesome.

When he gets to school he picks self-consciously at the hem of his shirt until he spots TJ walking towards him and he can’t help himself from beaming. TJ’s face lights up in response. He looks so good in his board shorts and flip-flops. They greet one another with the usual handshake and bro hug, lingering for a moment when TJ doesn’t drop Cyrus’ hand immediately.

“Looking good, Teej,” Cyrus says, poking at the sunglasses on his face.

“You don’t look so bad yourself,” TJ smiles. “I like the strainer. Nice touch.”

“Thank you, thank you,” Cyrus does a little bow, the strainer sliding forward as he does. TJ catches it quickly with a loud bark of laughter and places back on his head with light fingers.

“Hey, guys!” Comes Buffy’s voice from behind them and the two of them turn to see her with Marty, Jonah and Andi carrying a large papier-mache mountainside with four head holes. Cyrus’ grin widens.

“Good morning,” he greets them.

TJ gives them an odd look. “What’s with the… boulder?”

“Mount Rushmore,” Andi chirps. “That’s what we’re going as. We just have to do the makeup and stuff, we’re on our way now.”

“Oh man, you guys are going to look awesome,” TJ says. “That’s such a cool idea.”

“What about you guys?” Marty asks, then gestures excitedly at Cyrus. “Wait… don’t tell me! I totally get it. Salt!”

Buffy snorts.

“But I don’t get what TJ is meant to be..”

“Summer,” Cyrus provides helpfully.

“Salt and summer?”

“Oh! Summer-salt!” Andi says. “That’s so cute.”

“I have no idea what’s going on,” Marty sighs. Jonah nudges him and shrugs as if to say ‘me either’.

TJ smiles and throws an arm around Cyrus’ shoulders. “It’s an inside joke.”

*

The rest of the day follows in a similar fashion but Cyrus finds that he doesn’t mind explaining the costume to people over and over again. Every time they do, TJ gets this big soft smile on his face like he’s really proud of himself for thinking of it and that makes it hard to feel anything but pleased. It’s confirmation over and over again that TJ really cares about their friendship, that he actually enjoys being around Cyrus and thinks about the memories that they’ve made on a regular basis.

It probably shouldn’t take as long as it does for everything to click for him.

He’s sat in English class before lunch and totally zoning out on whatever their teacher is talking about because he’s thinking about TJ’s smile when someone asked to hear the somersault story a little while ago. When he looks down at where he’s been doodling mindlessly on the page he realises that he’s filled the corner of his notes with little scribbled hearts. Oh no.

The bell goes and all of a sudden he’s incredibly glad that Buffy is in this class with him because it makes it so much easier to grab her as they head out the door. He pulls her aside and sort of just flails at her for a moment, letting loose incoherent babbling mess of words at about eighty miles an hour while she stares at him with wide eyes.

“Cyrus,” she says, putting her hands her shoulders to ground him. “Speak slower. I can’t understand a word you’re saying.”

And with that, he calms down just enough to say, “TJ.”

“What about him?”

“I think I have a crush on him,” he blurts out.

There’s a pause. Buffy diverts her eyes upwards like she’s praying for boys to be less stupid then looks back at him, exasperated. “You’re only just figuring this out now?”

“What?!” He squawks. “What do you mean I’m only just figuring this out? You knew? How did you know?! I didn’t even know, how could you have possibly known that!”

“We just figured-”

“We?!”

“Yes, me and Andi.”

“Andi knows?! How do you-”

Buffy clamps a hand over his mouth, effectively silencing him for the time being and gives him an impatient look. “You guys spend a lot of time together. Like a lot. And that wouldn’t be unusual except for the fact you’re always touching each other and looking at each other like you’re the only two people in the world. Did you know you talk about TJ literally all the time? And he’s the same with you. You’re in a couples costume, Cyrus. I can’t believe you didn’t realise this earlier.”

He says something but it’s muffled by her palm and she drops it. “What?”

“I said,” he repeats in disbelief. “Are you implying that TJ also has a crush on me?”

“Obviously.”

“But we don’t even know if he likes boys…”

“Cyrus, he brought challah to your Bubbe’s shiva. He reported Reed’s gun to the police for you. He made up with me, Jonah and Andi because of you. He taught you how to do a somersault and then came up with a costume for it. If he doesn’t like you I’ll eat my own foot.”

Cyrus leans back and lets his head thunk back against the wall in a stunned daze. Buffy’s right. Oh God, she’s so right. He has actual, legitimate, romantic-type feelings for TJ Kippen and TJ probably has those same feelings for him. How the hell did this even happen?

“I know your brain is like exploding right now,” Buffy says, only half-sympathetic. “But can we go get lunch now? I’m starving.”

*

Cyrus and TJ walk home together and the two of them end up sitting by the pond in the park. It’s become one of their top places to hang out, ever since the gun incident, and the peaceful way that the sun falls on them while a soft breeze blows over the water does not match the pace of the reeling thoughts in Cyrus’ head at all. He knits together a chain of daisies as he thinks - he, Buffy and Andi used to spend hours making all sorts of flowery jewellery just like that. It’s soothing.

“You okay?” TJ asks, knocking their elbows together. “You’re really quiet.”

“Just thinking.”

“Penny for your thoughts? Though… I don’t think I actually have a penny on me. The pockets on these shorts suck,” he jokes and Cyrus can’t help but laugh a little.

He’s always doing that. He’s always making Cyrus smile and laugh without even thinking about it. Things are so easy around TJ and it’s all hitting him at once. He’s never felt like he had to be anything but himself around him. Never felt pressured to try and be ‘normal’ or change. TJ listens to his rants and his rambles and his info-dumps. He listens to Cyrus talk about his hyper fixations non-stop, then he goes away and looks them up so he can take part in the conversation in a meaningful way. In return, he shows Cyrus the things he loves and always looks so happy to do so… as if he wants Cyrus involved. He wants Cyrus to be a part of his world.

Cyrus wants to hold his hand and cuddle up to him on the couch when they watch television. He wants to go on picnic and bowling dates, to the movies and arcade together. He wants to steal TJ’s hoodies, take tons of cheesy pictures for Instagram and make so many inside jokes together that they can’t possibly remember them all. When he looks at TJ it’s like his heart is overflowing with emotion. How did he not see it before?

“Why did you want to do a costume together?” He asks.

TJ shrugs and picks at the grass beside him. “It seemed like fun. It was a cool idea, right?”

“It was awesome,” Cyrus confirms.

“Why d’you ask?”

Cyrus shrugs and looks away. “It’s nothing. Just… don’t worry about it. Here,” he finishes threading the daisies into a circle and drops it over TJ’s head so it falls around his neck. TJ beams at him and the butterflies in Cyrus’ stomach erupt into an excited flurry.

“Do I look pretty now?” TJ asks teasingly.

Cyrus can’t stop himself when he says, “You always look pretty.”

He feels himself going red and TJ raises his eyebrows in surprise. He doesn’t look mad or uncomfortable though, just slightly amused and like he hadn’t expected Cyrus to say it. He supposes that’s fair - he hadn’t expected himself to say it.

“Thanks, Underdog,” he replies. The sincerity of his tone is startling. “You look pretty too. All the time.” And then he kisses Cyrus on the cheek, leans back and bites his lip nervously. “Sorry, was that okay?”

The space on his skin where TJ’s lips pressed is still tingling and Cyrus lifts a hand to his cheek to press his fingers against it softly as he nods. “More than okay.”

“Great,” TJ says, his dopey smile returning full force, and he lifts his own hand to take Cyrus’ from his cheek and thread their fingers together. “I’m glad you said yes to the costume.”

“I’m glad you asked.”

They grin at each other and return to talking about their days. The daisy chain that hangs around TJ’s neck gets pressed between the pages of a book and kept in a box of memories for years to come. Ten years after that day by the pond, Cyrus hangs a picture of the two of them in their matching costume on the wall of the living room in the first house they buy together. It’s pretty awesome.

[unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot]

for Pride prompts; I'd love something featuring Fitz exploring the ace spec and where he falls on it (whether that's ace/gray/demi/etc is up to you). (Jemma's identity & her state with it is also up to you, you're welcome to bounce off any of my fic scenarios if you like &/or do whatever you want :P)

Thank you so much for the prompt!!! I’m taking Ace and/or Aro Pride Prompts if anyone else would like to send me one.

‘Cause what we’ve got going is good

Summary: Jemma wants sex. Fitz doesn’t. What does that mean?

This is in the same ‘verse as this fic

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Leopold Fitz would be forever grateful to his friend, Daisy Johnson, for introducing him to Jemma Simmons. Meeting Jemma was probably the best thing that had ever happened to him. She was brilliant, she laughed at his jokes, and she didn’t mind when he info-dumped about monkeys or needed to stim because she was autistic too, and would info-dump right back.

They’d been dating for nearly three months now, and it was going really well, at least from Fitz’s point of view. They spent nearly all of their free time together: studying, binge-watching Netflix, or researching their special interests. Daisy had jokingly begun to refer to them as FitzSimmons and said they were psychically linked.

Their first kiss had been on their one month anniversary date. Jemma had taken Fitz to the planetarium and spent the whole time info-dumping to him about astronomy and constellations, which he’d loved. It wasn’t a special interest of his like monkeys were, but he’d always found space and the stars fascinating, and he loved learning about it, especially from Jemma.

Since then, they’d made out a few times, but never anything more. Jemma was frustrated by this, he could tell, but she never pushed him to go further, and always stopped when he requested. Lately, though, she’d been dropping hints about getting more physically intimate. Fitz sometimes had trouble reading between the lines, but he had no trouble understanding what Jemma wanted.

The only issue was, well, Fitz had never really cared about physical intimacy or sex. He had never once looked at a person and thought that he’d like to have sex with them. He enjoyed the physical sensations that came with jerking off, but the mess afterwards was sticky and gross, and the pleasure he got during the activity wasn’t strong enough to get him to do it very often, or rather, not as often as he’d heard other guys talk about.

Fitz paced around his dorm room, flapping his hands anxiously as he thought. He’d never cared about his lack of sexual desire before; he’d never had a reason to care. But now he was dating the perfect woman, and she wanted to have sex with him, and he knew most guys would kill to be in his position, but Fitz had never been like most guys. He knew that most of the things that made him different were because he was autistic, but he didn’t think he could attribute this to autism. After all, Jemma was autistic, and she clearly had sexual desires.

Fitz retreated to his bed, burrowed under his weighted blanket, put one of his chewable fidgets in his mouth, and picked up his tablet. When in doubt, do some research. He typed ‘not wanting sex’ into the search bar and hit enter.

Most of the hits on the first page were about women no longer wanting sex with their partners even though they had previously enjoyed sex. Fitz chewed harder on his fidget and went to the second page. The top article on the second page was titled Asexuality: Some people just don’t want to have sex. He clicked the link and skimmed through. The article itself wasn’t helpful, but at least it gave him something else to search for. He typed ‘asexuality’ into the search bar and hit enter. The very first link was the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. He clicked on the link and began to explore.

A knock on the door and Jemma’s voice calling out “Fitz!” startled him from his research. His chewy fidget fell out of his mouth. He glanced at the time on his tablet and saw that it was evening, and Jemma had been finished with her biology lab for twenty minutes. “Fitz, are you there?” Jemma called out as the knocking continued. He got off his bed and went to open the door.

“Are you okay?” Jemma asked as soon as the door opened. “I’ve been knocking for ten minutes.”

“Sorry,” Fitz told her, moving aside to let her in. “I was hyperfocusing and I didn’t hear you.”

“Capuchins?” Jemma guessed with a smile.

Fitz shook his head and stuck his fidget back in his mouth. He picked up his tablet and then handed it to her, showing her the numerous tabs exploring the asexuality spectrum. He turned his back and went to stare out the window while she looked through it.

“Fitz?” Jemma questioned, and he didn’t turn around. “Do you—are you asexual?” she asked.

Fitz shrugged. There were two guys throwing a frisbee back and forth and he tracked the movement of the disc as he thought about how to respond. After a few minutes, he took the chewy fidget out of his mouth and said, “I’m not really interested in sex. I’m sorry.”

“Why are you sorry?” Jemma asked.

Fitz turned around to face her, staring at his bed behind her. “Because you want sex, and I don’t. We’re not compatible.”

Jemma scoffed. “Fitz, that’s ridiculous. I don’t care if you don’t want sex. I—”

“Yes, you do!” Fitz interrupted her. “You’ve been making comments whenever there’s a sex scene on a show or in a movie.” He put on a high-pitch voice and did his best attempt at an English accent. “Oh, doesn’t that look fun, Fitz?” He went back to his usual Scottish accent. “And when we’re kissing and I say stop, you always look disappointed. I hate that I’m disappointing you.”

Jemma opened her mouth and then closed it. Fitz noticed she was squeezing her hands into fists and handed her one of his stress balls to squeeze instead. He waited patiently as she figured out what she wanted to say.

Finally she put the stress ball aside and reached out to grab his hand. “I do like sex,” she began. “And I would like to have sex with you, Fitz, but not if you don’t want it too. That’s not how relationships work.”

Fitz wiggled his fingers and she let go of his hand so he could twist his fingers together. “I’m not completely opposed to the idea of sex,” he told her, “in theory.”

“Okay,” Jemma said.

“But, if I never want it, you’re okay with that?” he asked, just to make sure.

“Yes,” Jemma said immediately.

Fitz nodded. “Okay.”

“We could make a list,” Jemma suggested, “of things you’re comfortable with right now, and things you might want to explore in the future, and things you’ll never want to do.”

“I like cuddling,” Fitz told her as she pulled a notebook and pen out of her backpack. “I like holding hands. I like kissing, but the making out causes my body to react and that’s just confusing right now.”

“What else?” Jemma asked after she’d written what he’d said down.

Fitz shrugged. “Can I have some time to think about it?” he asked.

“Of course!” Jemma said, closing the notebook. She put it back in her backpack. “Want to go to dinner?”

“Yeah,” Fitz said. “I want cake.” He exchanged his chewy fidget necklace for his lanyard with his student ID and he and Jemma walked hand-in-hand to the dining hall. “Did you know that there’s a connection between asexual people and cake?” he asked as they walked.

“Really?” Jemma asked. “Tell me about it.”