#aroace tim drake

[jasontoddlawyer]

aroace tim drake who is still exactly as he is in canon: zero rizz and a million different flings and girlfriends.

tim drake who is aroace and knows it and admitted it to himself a long time ago and he doesn't care nor understand what is romantic or not and yet. he still gets into romantic relationships because he wants to be someone's number one priority. it is unreasonable to expect it of friends or his family or anyone at all so he gets into relationships and tells the other person plainly that he is the worst boyfriend they will ever have and that he will leave them suddenly when he gets bored and he doesn't care where they are or who are they with or what their mom is doing and he will leave them. but he is so pretty and weird and awkward and they agree readily and he is so sweet when they date and it is so exciting for him for a week or a month but then the failed expectations he can never meet suffocate him and he knows they expect nothing so who is he failing exactly? he breaks up over text and call and feels bad but never enough to change because he has something to fucking prove to himself and that is that he can be loved even if he can't love in a way others want or need

tim drake aroace my beloved

[andstuffsketches]

[cosmicpoutine]

this is significantly cropped bc i tho tim's leg looked weird and the image was too long

[fantastic-nonsense]

Thoughts on casskon and timkon?

I am neutral on TimKon. I don't particularly love it, but it's impossible to escape if you participate in fandom and I'm more than willing to admit that it makes logical sense given Tim and Kon's canon interactions. I tend to prefer the flavor of TimKon that is "Tim's unrequited crush on Kon" though.

CassKon had some of the most painfully "quick, force both characters into a compulsory heterosexual relationship with each other" interactions on the planet. They are far better off as friends and I'm glad I only had to deal with that for like 2 issues.

Conceptually I think the far funnier dynamic to explore in that era would have been Kon and Steph, who COULD have been really fun as a casual "flirting with no intent to follow through specifically because it annoys Tim to death" dynamic. Unfortunately the mid-2000s Bat editors hated women too much to let us have fun and made Kon hate Steph for taking Tim's place as Robin instead :/

[furryparadiseking]

the way jason todd behaves in the outlaws makes me convinced that he’s aroace who’s just being ?peer? pressured into seeing random people because “wdym you haven’t had proper relationship? you should see someone! you’re young, it’s time to experiment, go around, everyone does!!!”, attempts to be “normal”. dude clearly doesn’t enjoy and doesn’t think twice before abandoning the topic/person. he even talked about his hell of a trauma instead of just… well, making out with starfire.

leave the child alone. jason todd, we accept you as you are, not everyone is tim drake, it’s normal.

speaking of which, the breakfast with tim they had in previous issues? conversation about sexuality, and how it’s okay to be as you are, - i was a plate on the table, i saw, i tell you.

[la-patrona-magdalena]

Currently, I don't know or remember much about Gwenpool, but I remember reading an analysis or comment here on Tumblr years ago about how she seems to love fictional characters, and when she meets them in person, that "attraction" disappears. If you're aroace, you probably know that many of us love fictional characters, even though there's no apparent reason for it. If we take Gwenpool as an example (since it's the only thing we can reference about an aroace meeting their fictional character), it means that the attraction is the fact of seeing them drawn or as a pixel, being able to imagine them however we want, etc. Things that can only happen with something that isn't real. There's a high probability that if that fictional character were "real," they wouldn't attract us. (This is reinforced by the fact that many aroace people love fictional characters and not public figures; in the end, both are characters, but we don't feel the same about both)

english not my first language

Even though Gwenpool is on the banners, the only thing that’s really about her is the fact that you're aroace and travel to the world you’re a fan of.

Imagine being an Aroace who was transported alongside their favorite character yandere.

You're someone obsessed with your favorite character, you have a big cardboard cutout next to your aroace flag, your phone is full of pictures of them, your wallpaper is one of your favorite moments, and every time you open Pinterest or TikTok, their lovely face is the first thing you see. And let's not even mention the countless x reader fanfics you had saved or the Discord groups dedicated to loving and analyzing your favorite character. You were this close to kissing the screen… or maybe you already did.

One day, whether because you fell asleep watching an edit of your character or because of fate, or a truck, you woke up in their world.

Great, right? With all the knowledge you had about your favorite character, you approached them, befriended them, and helped them with everything you knew would happen in the story. You toned down the intensity and affection you had for them. After all, they were no longer just a fictional character following the threads of a writer’s story. Now, they were a real person, capable of thinking and feeling on their own.

So now, you were happy just being by their side, supporting them through tough times, even if they sometimes gave you weird looks when you talked about certain things from your life and theirs.

Oh, but eventually, they stop looking at you weird. Instead, they start looking at you with love, with adoration. They notice how you listen to them, how you look at them, how you know every detail of their life (whether you told them where you came from or they just figured it out). And somehow, they start wanting to know everything about you, too.

They try to listen to you, to watch you, until they know everything about you. And then they want more,so much more.

That’s how you end up either very confused or very uncomfortable when they try to seduce you, speaking in a much more intimate way. You had no problem giving and receiving affection, but something about the way they did it felt… different.

They start whispering in your ear, giving you increasingly intimate compliments, their touches no longer seeming as platonic as before.

You’re confused. Something about their behavior feels familiar, like seeing headcanons you’ve read come to life. Maybe you should put a stop to this?

But it’s too late. Because now, they look at you like a puppy obsessed with its owner, a puppy obsessed with its favorite toy.

Luckily for you, they’ve observed you long enough to notice your reactions when they flirt in a romantic or passionate way. They don’t see any progress from you, and your expression is… peculiar.

You decide to explain, casually and calmly, that you don’t experience romantic or sexual attraction. If they have questions, you answer them naturally, hoping that your beloved favorite person will stop acting this way and return to the kind of affection you had before.

And well, they understand… Whether it’s easy for them or not, they understand, for you. You are the person they love and adore the most in the world. They would die if their behavior made you feel uncomfortable around them.

With that understanding, they end up discovering queerplatonic relationships, and they’re thrilled to learn that there’s a way to keep you by their side and stay close to you. You didn’t think they were going to let you return to your world, did you?

They meticulously study every aspect, from different spectrums to the complexities of each type of attraction. They stay up late reading every experience they can find about queerplatonic partnerships. It doesn’t matter whether they’re the smartest person or the most clueless,they will dedicate days to finding a way to love keep you in a way that suits you.

With this newfound knowledge, they approach you and offer to start a queerplatonic relationship. And you accept because, hey, this is your favorite character. How could you not accept, especially when they understood you perfectly?

You don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself into. And you won’t realize it soon. They’re patient with you. They’ve read about queerplatonic couples who got used to kissing, about some asexual people who had relationships to please their partners obviously with consent, but from what they read, Some asexuals don't care about having intimate relationships

So they wait. They wait for you to stop seeing them as just a character to admire. They wait for you to stop seeing them as just a friend and start seeing them as your partner owner in life. And when the time is right, they’ll suggest starting some form of contact.

Though who knows… Maybe first, they’ll take away your freedom, just to make sure they remain your favorite, so that no other character or person ever takes their place.

If you love them so much, you should be just as happy to be together. Especially after they worked so hard to love and respect your boundaries.

You’ve always watched them, you’ve always been obsessed. Surely, you love them just as much as they love you, right?

It doesn’t matter if it’s not romantic love. Just make sure you love them with the same intensity that they love you.

Honestly, this was just going to be a random comment about how funny it would be if a yandere character tried to seduce an aroace/asexual while the reader is just like: 🤨 Personally, I’ve seen many asexual anecdotes and compared them to mine. The way we view intimate relationships varies a lot from person to person (personally, I think it varies much more than with an aromantic), so I hope the way I wrote it was good.

[insonniacaotica]

Ao3 writer's life

Me: Should I talk about a romantic relationship at this point?

Also me, an aroace addicted to family feels: nahh, let's just put angst and fluff

[punkeropercyjackson]

Any characters (any fandom) you hc as aromantic/asexual? I’ve seen a couple of posts from you about how some characters being hced as aroace (like hobie) is kind of bad, but do you have any aroace (or just aro/just ace/somewhere under the umbrella) hcs yourself?

Percy is demisexual and if you call her a slut you should be pelted to death with rocks.Hobie is ace and same applies.Goes for all The Batboys(including Duke)too.And Sasuke and Hinata from Naruto.The Hunger Games is about a native aroace lesbian and her queerplatonic black transfem girlfriend nicknamed The Girl With The Bread and releasing herself from 'intraracial dating only' comphet

[aracfox]

No one asked for it (and probably no one ever will), but here is a list of the kinds of characters that I like (it is very weird):

1. Emotionally stunt/ compromised with a LOT of trauma.

2. Lives in a world with magic or other tipe of power system, and either can't or doesn't want to use that system, and just uses their hands and feet to fight. Like ONLY brute strength (and maybe a gun or a big a$$ sword with it).

3. Probably as ADHD or autism or other kind of mental disability that isn't confirmed but ALL of the signs are there and everyone knows they have it.

4. Anger issues.

5. Short and have anger issues.

6. Probably apart of the aro or ace or aroace community just not confirmed.

7. Women who can kill me.

8. Really smart but also very tired all the time. They just don't have the energy to actually try. (It's a good thing, they could take over the world if they tried).

9. No gender.

10. LGBTQ+

11. Animal.

12. Tired mentors.

13. Any kind of disability.

14. Clinically insane.

15. Dumbass.

16. Really likes violence and fighting.

And that is everything that a character can have to automatically make it my favourite.

I won't elaborate more so don't ask.

[who-let-a-bird-in]

Just wanna say no I will not be taking down my post about where replacement came from and why it doesn’t make sense for the characters

Dc hasn’t known how to write Tim and Jason (but particularly Jason) in so long that to be honest I’m going to disregard the entire panel that came out (I’ll leave it under the cut)

For some reason right now dc just cannot help themselves but make Jason Todd some fucking edgelord without any solid reasoning as to why he acts that way (I’m well aware he has trauma, and that everyone has different trauma responses, but him talking it out on Tim of all people doesn’t make sense)

The term replacement never even made sense in the first place, because Jason literally was a replacement himself! He was Dick’s replacement as Robin after Dick was shot by the joker and Bruce fucking fired him (there are different versions of the, but there is literally only like one where Dick willingly leaves) and adopted Jason making him Robin soon after, literally taking Dicks mantle that he got from his dead mother, and the costume he had inspired by his outfit when he was in the circus with his family, and gave it to Jason.

It was a shitty one off use of the term in a comic that I do not have, and actually chose not to get, so in my mind it does not exist.

(Also side note, Jason Todd has barely ever had a history of dating, when he does they’re usually horribly done like Kori in outlaws, or it’s some fucked up shit like what they attempted to do with Talia, there are literally like 2, maybe 3 people that he had an actual morally sound romantic relationship with, none of those relationships ended well or anything meaningful came from them, and I definitely can’t imagine him going on “date night(s)” like??)

[fr33sh00tr]

that "are we friends in every universe" thing from tiktok but with all the complicated forms my platonic love manifests for people that i dont have a name for

[antheia3]

When it comes to the glorious Tim Drake (my biggest hyperfixation), i either ship him with all of his friends(preferably all at once) or with no one

The middle ground for this would be my Aroace Tim that is in a huge queer platonic relationship with the whole yj team

Hes so aroace to me guys ( im not projecting at all hahaha no sir)

[echosbento]

My boyfriend and I were talking about how each of the batfam make a good allegory for different queer orientations so y'all getting the list <3

Bruce: closeted homosexuality, despite the skin tight leather I actually did wind out settling on the idea that Batman is the het masking and Bruce is the true queer self

Dick: out/open homosexuality

Cass: aromantic allosexuality or transgender

Jason: demisexuality

Tim: bisexuality

Steph: pansexuality

Damian: aromantic asexuality

Duke: heteroromantic asexuality

Note this does NOT equate to my actual headcanons for their orientations, that's in the tags, it's about the way I associate their stories with the way people see and/or experience different queer/lgbt+ orientations. Reblog with your own thoughts on how you think their stories could be allegories for diff queer identities if you want! If you're cooler than me you could put some reasonings, instead of just the horrifying realization that they might've been right when they said Batman was the hetero to Bruce's homo

[daigah]

Everyone on the young justice 98 team was some form of queer I do not make the rules

[timblrdrake]

Saw someone say you were their bi awakening:

I’m aroace. :)

You’re cool, though! My favorite Robin, really!

awesome! .. did i do that?

don’t know what you mean by that last bit though (?) thanks anyways

[anime-villian-irl]

Kon when Jon questions wether or not he loves someone: everyone feels love Jon that's what makes them good people and don't you dare mention. Cass (aromantic asexual). Jason (aromantic) Dick (demiromantic Demi sexual) Bruce (aromantic demisexual) Or Clark (grey romantic) Lois (aromantic) Lana (aromantic grey sexual) Lex (aromantic asexual) Duke (demiromantic asexual) Lena (aromantic) Kori (grey romantic) Raven (demisexual) Or Literally every young justice member ever Or Oliver queen (demiromantic) Wally West (asexual) At all okay. They don't count.