#cant tell difference between romantic and platonic

[wish-i-were-heather]

so uh i learned something about myself today

[g-top]

dbh community how bad is it that im sso utterly downbad for hank and connor . [plllatonically.] nnoo dont kys youre so sexy hahah!!! nnnooo dont start the android uprising ur too pretty !!! /q

[ari-alt]

Fml is this a crush or do I just wanna be friends with this guy

[milkyway-micdrop]

small fact, rainy likes to draw Maverick, and sometimes hangs it on their walls

[skyllion-uwu]

Bad Touch event you're the only one who gets me

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

the writing fanfic to "huh? this doesn't seem like how romance is normally written" to "am i somewhere on the aro spectrum" to "oh god the reason i dont identify w the generic aro label is bc i need a microlabel" to "fuck i need to rewrite this whole fic" pipeline

[trobeds]

alexa how do i know if i have romantic feelings for my best friend

[frnknpup]

guys i have a thing to say but i feel like it is also a bit over sharing ...

[lemonsrlit]

HELP IM. HAVING A CRISIS

[makeurlife]

every friendship is homoerotic if you cant tell the difference between platonic and romantic love 🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️

[nervoussagittarius]

20191009 I Like Her

matt sturniolo x reader

summary: y/n shows matt a song that explains the way he's been feeling

warnings: none just fluff

"matt, have you ever listened to mac demarco? " you ask as you lay on his bed. there's been a comfortable silence between the two of you as you search for new music and matt sits at his desk playing around with his computer settings.

somehow you had come across one of your old playlists that focused primarily on the album "2" by mac demarco.

while he was one of your favorite artists growing up, you never got the chance to listen to his newer music. matt looked at you for a second and held up a finger signaling that he'd answer you shortly, after he finished changing his desktop files around.

matt was trying to play it cool. he had been having these weird feelings towards you for the past couple days. he didn't know how they developed or what they meant. what he did know is that he didn't want to come off strong or seem overly interested in you even though his mind was screaming at him to say how he's been feeling.

truth be told, he didn't really know how he felt. he had only known you for a couple of months and you started coming around the house more because you were close with nick. though, as time went on you formed a bond with matt that was comfortable and safe. matt was always able to tell when he started liking a girl, but it was harder to find the words to explain how he felt about you.

matt felt the need to keep any relationship between you two strictly platonic. you were nick's friend first, and while he didn't think nick would care he didn't want to lose the trust that he had built with his brother. he vowed to himself that nothing romantic could happen between you two, but as days went on that thought flew further to the back of his head.

"mac demarco," matt asks, he looked at you again. "is he the one who sings salad days'"

"yeah and he has a lot of other good music, but i just found his newest album and there's one hundred and ninety nine songs on it"

you pressed shuffle on the album. it was intriguing that a majority of the songs just had numbers for titles,and no vocals to them, just melodys.

"this song is '20200821 cowboy shit' its different" you said as you both laughed listening to the lyrics.

"it's definitely something" matt replied still not taking his eyes off of you. he admired the way your eyes sparkled as you flicked through the songs. he noticed how your lips turned up in a twinge of a smile when you heard a lyric you liked. he loved moments with you like this. he could sit here with you forever.

"y/n" matt said as the next song started playing. he was nervous to ask the next question. he wanted to know if you could put a name to the emotions he was feeling. you had always been better with this kind of stuff. you knew how to communicate how you felt, and you were always an open book with him. "do you think it's possible for us to like each other as more than friends? i don't really know how to explain it but i've been having these thoughts recently and i cant tell if they're just plationic"

you stared at him in shock of what he was saying. you've had feelings for matt for a few weeks now, but you didn't want to make things weird by saying something.

the words to '20191009 i like her' played in the background as you two just looked at each other. you kept replaying matts question in your head to think of the best way to answer, while matt was focused intently on the lyrics to the song to try to distract himself from the tension that had begun to rise in his room.

i'd give the world to her

as long as my heart's still beating

as long as she's next to me

as long as this love still fleeting

because i like her

matt thought you looked beautiful even though it felt like he could see the wheels turning in your head as you tried to answer his question.

listening to the lyrics, he felt this thought clear, and he knew in this moment that he couldn't say his feeling were just friendly anymore. sensing this, you made your way over to him. he looked at you warily, almost expecting you to yell at him and tell him that that he was crazy.

there was another beat of silence. "i like you y/n, a lot. i would do anything for you. will you please give me a chance?"

without second thought, you cupped his face in your hands and kissed the boy that you had quickly come to like.

could it be make believe?

am i just walking through a dream?

haven't felt this way in

such a long time, i do believe

that i like her

an: i've never written anything like this before so please tell me if you liked it or if you think i should change something. i'm always open to receiving feedback. i really appreciate you guys being here and if i could give each of you a forehead kiss i would

[alaccrity]

so there's this fic that i really really want to write but i havent gotten around to it which means im just gonna leave it here instead for why not lmao;; also warning there's a lot of projecting and maybe? a little ooc goin on but it's for me ok

one sentence summary: kind of childhood best friends to lovers second chance modern au zolu but oh boy do zoro's feelings make it complicated. lots of hurt comfort :)

zoro and luffy were raised in the same town, but it wasnt until around high school before they became friends. luffy was always just one of those people zoro knew because, well, luffy was an enigma, a spectacle, a rascal anywhere he went. the grape vine was zoro's only source of information on the kid who was simultaneously the bane and pride of the town. but upon their first encounter, zoro immediately understood why everyone loved him, how he just drew people in. luckily, luffy seemed just as intrigued by zoro, so somehow they became cohorts. zoro feels nothing short of fascination for luffy, who continues to attract more and more friends as the time goes on. he pins the magnetic feelings on luffy's idiotic lack of charm charm, though it doesnt take long for zoro to realize that he's a little in love. but this love is complicated, or really just difficult for perptually emotionally constipated zoro to handle, in that it is so all consuming. as the his crush intensifies, so does his utter devotion. the ease in which zoro could just give his heart to another man like this scares him. zoro is so prepared to give up his everything for luffy, and yet other bitter feelings sabotage him. perhaps it's because zoro's never felt anything this intense before or because he's always been a little shy, but a possessiveness over luffy starts to take over. he knows he's already devoted himself to luffy, already placed that ever beating heart into luffy's hands, but a horrid feeling twists his gut whenever he feels like luffy doesn't feel the same. that is to say, luffy belongs to everyone; he could never be zoro's alone. although zoro could never doubt the love they have for each other, that is something so raw and real and irreplacable whether platonic or romantic, doubt festers anyways. because luffy always needs more love, more attention than zoro could ever give him. he never feels like the things he does to prove that he is solely luffy's is enough to make him zoro's. luffy needs so much more than zoro. luffy needs to go out into the world and receive love from all those people, and zoro knows for certain that luffy deserves that. he knows, yet here he is constantly waiting for luffy to come home, writhing in his feelings of inadequacy. (A/N: i forgot to mention luffy is like a taekwondo olympian so he travels a lot in this fic lol). even now after they've made it official that they're dating and confirmed that their feelings mutually go beyond friendship, zoro can't help but feel even more distant for luffy. just because he slapped on the label of boyfriend, that doesnt make luffy any more his than he was before, that terrible feeling of a loneliness that shouldnt belong is everywhere. ultimately, ofc, it all blows up bc zoro doesnt know how to properly communicate things he cant even understand himself and tells luffy that he's hard to love bc he needs so much of that love and zoro feels shitty bc he cant provide it all. luffy turns it back on him, "aren't you the one who needs more? i cant give you what you want from me either, zoro." that exclusivity, even though for luffy, zoro was always different from everyone and anyone else he'd ever meet. zoro just couldn't understand that; the only thing he couldn't understand about luffy. of course luffy wants it all, that's just how he is. the fight between them is horrible because luffy had also sensed it. zoro didn't have enough trust in luffy's feelings towards him and luffy trusted zoro too much. as in luffy, despite the underlying tensions he felt, trusted that zoro would eventually tell him what was wrong regardless of what it was. except that luffy would've never anticipated it was about their love for each other, something he thought was so certain and constant, and that this conflict would be so bad. they havent broken up, but they dont see each other for a week just to reflect after the fight.

it's at this point that it's clear that it isnt going to work out because they have their own goals and problems cut out for them that they cant handle then, and peacefully, still with so much love for each other, at ages 21 and 19, they mutually break up.

five years later, they meet again when luffy returns home for the first time in a while since he's been travelling the world. more feelings and emotions reignite when they encounter each other, but this time zoro's determined to make it better. he's more emotionally mature now, wiser than the kid who couldnt get a read on his own feelings and desires. this time, he can make it right.

so yah that's the bare BARE skeleton of this fic it's so long lmaoo if anyone actually reads this, lmk what you think!! i need motivation to write this it's just a chock-full of chrc (zoro) introspection and again bc im kind of projecting and ik this is kinda? ooc for zoro :,) basically zolu if zoro was the most anxiety ridden teenager/ya ever haha;; in my head, it's also supposed to be like a nonlinear narrative going between the modern time, oh zoro does do kendo and yes all the other strawhats appear, and the past bc idk yeah! have a nice day :D

[genderfluidbastard]

someone should write a jegulus/rosekiller fic with trans!reggie who is betrothed to evan bc pureblood nonsense.

like the angst from evans pov being engaged to one of his best friends and being in (what he assumes is unrequited) love with the other?

the angst from bartys pov bc he thinks evan actually likes reg bc he cant tell the difference between platonic and romantic feelings and evan and regulus are super close and then he has the realisation 'wait im in love with evan'?

the angst from reggies pov because hes in love with the blood traitor who took sirius from the family who he thinks will never love him for who he is?

the angst from james pov when he realises hes in love with sirius' 'sister' and then the ensuing sexuality crisis when he finds out sirius doesnt have a sister but hes still attracted to him?

[artsybug234]

Skye has a HUGE fear of bugs….and Beelzebub has bug wings. He’s the sweetest guy. But man the wings scare Skye a lot when they first meet……she can’t help fall in love with him though 🤭🥰🥰

Hehe Beelz carries her around sometimes and she absolutely loves it. He makes her feel weightless!

She’s also in denial that she’s in love….cant tell the difference between platonic and romantic feelings

[crushedsweets]

hi thereee!! I’m not sure if I asked u or somebody else but I’m super curious, dyk the relationship between nina and Kate?? Like do they know eachother?? I’m hoping ur having a lovely day!!!

hihihi!!!

in my AU, romantic ninakate is NOT canon! no ships are canon in my AU. so i'll answer in their "canon" relationship to my AU, and the "uncanon" version in which I ship them!

this is a totally long, rambly, messy type post cuz im scrambling to finish before i get ready for class LOLLLL i miss crp but ive been so busy. EVERYTHING IS TAILORED TO MY AU BTWWWW SO IF THINGS SEEM INACCURATE/OOC/ETC...i know. LOL

so their 'CANON' relationship in my AU is very friendly! i think they'd think the other is cute, but kate's never gonna make a move and nina is on some sort of Healing Journey (lol) so pursuing kate isn't on her radar. unresolved crushes and all, but not too serious

i think a lot of their friendship would come from both wanting to protect eachother in different ways, i.e kate walking nina home even if its pitch black out and several miles back, or nina bringing kate food because she's nervous about kates health.

kate would be VERY interested in nina as a person, cuz the last time kate was really in society, she was 13 and only had like two friends. now she's just spent 10+ years under slendermans rule. so seeing such a bright, bubbly, colorful, fashionable, glittery girl amongst the rest of her dirty, annoying, rude "friends"...she's drawn to her like a moth to a flame LOL. kate is curious enough to keep following nina around and she's quiet enough to nod along to nina's lengthy rambles. kate also feels pretty bad for nina cuz she's kind of the butt of a lot of jokes, and kate is very familiar with being the "runt" of the proxies

nina's always been attracted to (platonically or romantically) weirdos, so kate's unsettling demeanor and general habit of being covered in blood and dirt immediately has nina intrigued. "sooo where'd you get that bruise?" "what're you carrying a rock for?" "omg kate you look so scary how cute come take a selfie with me" "wtf why are you covered in dirt when have you last been at the cabin haha are you hungry i can cook" and ninas general kindness is pleasant to be around, amongst all the misery. it eases a lot of kates perpetual anxiety (after she learns to trust her, of course) and gives her a sense of normalcy that the other proxies cant

i also think kate has a habit of being protective over whatever toby is protective over LMFAOOOO so if anything happens to toby, clocky, jack, or nina, kate's immediately gonna intervene.

overall, really sweet i think! nina is the first person(outside of toby) that kate would warm up to, and she'd give her a LOT of grace that she doesn't present to the other guys

AS FOR THEIR UNCANON RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH I SHIP THEMMMM... ok actually the first half is canon, the second half is where i diverge

nina is disposing of bodies for jeff, its taking a MASSIVE toll on her mental health

kate stumbles upon this and sort just nudges nina away from the body bag and disposes of it herself, telling nina to go home. nina begs kate not to tell toby/clocky and she's like "ok." ....and then tells toby anyway

toby kicks jeffs ass, jeff stabs nina in anger

nina gets patched up by jack, and the proxies agree to let nina stay at the cabin till they can ensure jeff wont try to kill her again.

SO UP TO THAT POINT IS CANON IN MY AU. it's what happens in the cabin that is romantic and non-canon!

so, tim, brian, and toby are busy with missions out in the city. so that leaves kate to watch over nina.

antics ensue, nina's a blubbering mess cuz it was a traumatic experience, kate is just kinda stoic and doesnt know how to comfort her. first night kate sleeps on the couch, second night nina asks kate to share the bed with her, third night nina kisses kate in a desperate-for-comfort way.

drama ensues where both of them are trying to brush it off as like. "ok using kate as a rebound is CRAAAZYYY lets forget this" but it Really ignites some feelings. and in this version of my AU, kate would have had a long-term crush on nina that went unexplored due to her disinterest/inability to pursue romance

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. its largely based off one of my favorite songs "just a friend" by the backseat lovers, with these lyrics

[snoopyliker]

thinking about aromanticism in fandom again who couldve guessed im gonna nonsensically ramble dont expect this to make sense

but it really is interesting to experience fandom with a completely different outlook to relationships and seeing how allos react to things

i think one of the more fascinating to watch in terms of fandom was pangili and being like hm. what allos interpret as romantic is interesting. cause for me i’ll see an interaction and im like aww thats so me and (insert friend) and then you’ll go into the fandom its all romantic shipping of the two based off that interaction and ur like hm. and also sidenote i was about to type “Not that i have a problem with the shipping” and like i hate that i have to clarify that all the damn time anytime i talk about this shit. cause u just knoowww someones gonna be like oh so u hate gay ships? u hate? kissing? u hate gays? like no man. its just interesting to witness fandom shipping culture from the standpoint of someone who isnt allo i’d say. so much shit gets said where youre just like thats silly. “that couldnt be platonic” “u dont say that to friends” urrr scope of relationships is so narrow. tell ur friend you’d die for them and adore every detail on their face, it cures all.

even MAN. outside of fandom this is something idk. so fascinating ITS FASCINATING TO SEE HOW ALLOS EXPERIENCE LIFE. i was watching a vlog with a friend today and she randomly went “yeah i get why people think these two are dating” talking about two cc’s in the vlog and i was like huh? cause i just had no clue where that came from and she went “i mean look at how hes joking with her. if i didnt know better i’d assume they were dating too” and to give context these r two cc’s who have been friends for like over a decade and are not dating. stated many times by the ccs themselves. and then i was like oh. the way he joked with her? and then i replayed the interaction and it was like. just how normal friends joke around with each other? and she was like see? and i was like man what the fuck are allos on. obviously thats a scenario with a guy and girl so i feel like naturally people r just more annoying about those friendships and thinking every relationship between men & women is romantic but i was so taken aback. i genuinely could not detect an ounce of anything romantic there…. because it wasnt, it wasnt romantic, theyre friends, it was friends joking around. am i crazy

i think i just dont understand romance or like More specifically amatonormative thinking. its all just so foreign and doesnt make sense in my head. wdymm you cant flirt with ur friends without it being romantic? what planet do u live on?