#homoromantic john

[inevitably-johnlocked]

I've seen a couple of posts from you and some other people that John might be homoromantic bi.

Is it because he's only went out with women in canon for sex and that he's had romantic feelings for Sherlock (and possibly Sholto in the past)?

I'm curious.

(He doesn't seem to be in love with Mary that much either.)

Hey Nonny!

Ah, it's a popular interpretation because of that, exactly. I personally read him that way, because, in BBCS at least, he fails spectacularly at forming any believable relationships with women (and don't get me started on Mary, LOL. I'm sorry, but I STRONGLY believe she trapped him with a fake baby – I think John only went with the marriage because he was pissed off at Sherlock for lying to him) but seems to form REALLY strong attachments to men in authoritative (in his eyes) positions. And yes I also mean Lestrade here too. You cannot tell me that John did put out his feelers for Lestrade when they first met, LOL. BUT John fell RIDICULOUSLY hard for Sherlock, and through context clues and the mirroring of Sholto-to-Sherlock, that John didn't fall hard for Sholto too. There's clues in the episode that their falling out happened after Sholto's accident.

I mean... John GRIEVED for Sherlock like a widower. He was "just getting over" Sherlock when he met Mary (who I think was a plant to get Sherlock to come back, by the way). That was THREE YEARS. John "grieved" for Mary for like... a couple months maybe?? Yeah, he didn't give two flying figs about her, sorry. EVEN IN CANON, Mary is RARELY mentioned and is speculated to have been a beard to keep ACD from suffering the same fate as his friend Wilde [THIS LINK ALSO].

This is a topic I love talking about because sexuality is so interesting to me, given my constant re-discovering of my own self. AND because the characters in the show grew up in the same period I did (early 80's and 90's, so Cusp Gen-Xers/Millennials), it makes SO much sense to me that a lot of John's anger and trust issues come from internalized homophobia and misogyny, and he really didn't open up until he became close to men in his life that he respected and admired and treated him with the in-kind respect and kindness. And I just really relate to them so much... it's probably why this show resonated with me so hard and absolutely why my scary journey of Sudden Realization™ happened hahah.

I genuinely believe that John wants to form a fulfilling relationship, but for him, his internal struggle is that he just CANNOT love women no matter how hard he tries – this is a lot of why people joke that John's a horn-dog... he doesn't care who gets his dick wet, just that he gets it. But at the end of the day, I think his internalized issues keep him from accepting that he LOVES Sherlock fiercely, and it's WHY he struggled so hard with Sherlock's death. I mean, after a certain point he gave up dating because Sherlock GAVE him everything he truly wanted. The women in his life were just to get the sex he wasn't getting from Sherlock, LOL. There's also a REALLY old speculation within the fandom that the trip to New Zealand that John took with Sarah went bad because he called out Sherlock's name during sex... soooo yeah.

Anyway, check out these meta from people who are on the Bi spectrum that can dissect John better than me. I recommend the MOST this thread about Harry and John possibly being twins, and how that is relevant to her being a mirror for John in BBCS. People have commented on it with anecdotes from other bi people about their experience with biphobia in the queer community and in the 80s and 90s, and how in this day and age people seem to forget that any smattering of being gay was met with disdain.

Meta Links to Prove John’s Bisexuality

Meta Links to Sexuality posts for the characters

Closeted John: Growing Up in a Homophobic 80’s/90’s (Not Mine)

is it any wonder John is closeted (Not Mine)

The Way John Looks at Sholto (John’s Bisexuality)

John’s Past and his Bisexuality

So Why Is John Gay when He Says He’s Not? (Irene Clap-Back)

Where Does “Three Continents” Thing Come From?

John’s Attracted but In Denial?

Did Sherlock Know John was Bi?

John Could’ve Been A Real Representation of Bi People

John’s Cheating

AND let's also not forget John's a military man, and while I'm not 100 on how the British military functions, I feel like they also had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy like the American and Canadian militaries did pre-2000's. So. Yeah. AND with the assumption John's parents were homophobic with context clues via Harry and the lack of his entire family from his wedding, a lot of Bi people in the 80's and 90's just "chose to be straight" to avoid being eviscerated. It's a horrific reality that still exists today, sadly.

I love my little bi-disaster John, and you can pry that headcanon from my cold, dead body, LOL.

[yourfavealbumisgender]

Significant Other by Limp Bizkit is Asexual Homoromantic!

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[codgod]

jay is canon bi, gillion is canon ace, and chip is also there 💪

lizzy is also either bi or a lesbian (according to the wiki grizzly never quite decided, but she’s definitely sapphic)

honestly chip being the token straight guy would be kinda funny but also i genuinely just do not think that’s the case LOL like he definitely has a preference for women (unless he’s Compensating) but. my man is not beating the allegations, he’s hardly even trying /silly

[hooded-and-cloaked]

John Sheppard Stargate

He's asexual. I just know it. Here's the thing, he's chronically single, he only flirts with women to keep McKay from getting laid, they could not FORCE sexual tension between him and Weir (and they tried). He sees Teyla in the first episode and comphet grips him for literally one second before she's not remotely interested and he can relax. The only time he makes a move on her is when the wraith stuff is in him making him all horny and weird. He apologizes later for his "out of character" behavior. The picnic with the Ancient woman from season 1 episode 14 is another excellent example of him trying to cockblock McKay and also comphet again. A devastating combo. And I think we can all agree that a cute picnic on the balcony and one kiss is not oozing sexuality. I never said aromantic. Although I do think if he's any bit romantic, it's homoromantic (I am also a McShep truther).

[saturns-ringg]

the breakfast club headcanons (long ass post... be prepared...)

claire standish ✰ ✰ ✰ - smells like vanilla and floral scents, but it's not really strong. - tries to go to all andrew's wrestling meets - goes shopping every weekend, has too many clothes. - broke up with bender a week after they got together - gossips with brian - lesbian with comphet :( + asexual - surprisingly quiet

allison reynolds ✰ ✰ ✰ - has sort of a sibling relationship with john - draws ALL THE TIME, never pays attention in class when she does it. - collects really old books in different languages - dr pepper girlie - bisexual - listens to musicians like the cocteau twins, andrews sort of freaked out by it - has pet rats - selective mutism

andrew clark ✰ ✰ ✰ - head over heels for allison, he is SO intrigued by her - scared of allisons pet rats - after any workout he uses scents like "ALPHA WOLF FOREST FROST 🐺🐺" and reeks of it for the rest of the day - sibling relationship with claire - bisexual + adhd - biggest pop music fan ever

brian johnson ✰ ✰ ✰ - "sorry i can't go i have homework" when he only really has to study for a test thats in like 3 weeks - homoromantic + asexual + autistic ARGUE WITH THE WALL - dnd sessions every week, he's most definitely the DM - smells books - has a stutter - he drinks coffee for the "vibes" but he HATES it - favorite season is winter, he will be preparing for it in october

john bender ✰ ✰ ✰ - the biggest asshole you will ever meet, but surprisingly nice to brian and allison - unlabled + bpd - walks in 15 minutes late to all of his classes just to be an asshole - surprisingly does his work, not very well of course - REEKS of cigarettes and weed - goes to allisons house when he's having a bad night - pierced his ears himself

[merrysithmas]

i really like reading your thoughts on "girl"! i was just wondering what you think might happen after paul passes? do you think people will start to examine the relationship between them as something more than just songwriting partners? i mean nothing really changed when yoko said john was bisexual (and some fans still don't believe it!). in my wildest dreams, paul's estate will drop a posthumous tell all book and we'll be left with so many questions lol.    

John himself said he was queer several times - I remember watching an interview with him when he was saying being an artist in a capitalist world requires money and that if he wasn't famous he'd need to have married "a rich old lady or man" to be a songwriter.

He also said he hooked up with Brian in Spain (Yoko confirmed he told the press they did "do it" and she was seemingly applauding his bravery in saying so).

Lennon remarked that he was "afraid of the fag in him" which made him act on his anger and set off his worst most fearsome temper explosions.

Also I think there was a few "tell alls" where past friends reported that he was open about his queerness & confirmed hooking up with Brian in frustration.

May Pang wrote that he told her he considered (lol) an affair with Paul. He spent two years in gay clubs in LA.

Yoko also confirmed he was bi (as far she she knew, maybe later on had he not been murdered he'd have identified as gay or pan).

Elton John said he and Lennon did "naughty" things together and laughed about said things with Sean, his godson. Julian Lennon did an interview where he said he "agreed" that John and Paul were in love during the Get Back film period.

Lennon also contributed a first-person poem the First Gay Liberation book.

Those are just the examples I can think of off the top of my head. He also seems to have had a relationship of some kind with Stu (conjecture) and an obvious-departed-from-platonic dynamic with Paul which is easily, easily an emotionally romantic affair at least (which isn't the half of it).

Anyone who denies his queerness does a great disservice to his memory & the incredible poignancy of his songs in this context during his time period. Artists have been reworking the lyrics and wording of their queer songs to appeal to an unaccepting general audience for commerciality FOREVER and to assume this was not done by Lennon, who is "confirmed" queer (if you needed to hear it from Yoko for it to be true to you) is truly delusion.

I think after Paul has left us people will feel more comfortable analyzing their relationship in a queer sense and I do think at some point it has likely been engineered that something to that effect will be officially announced or endorsed in some regard by their Estates (to generate continued moneymaking lol and interest and enigma). I feel like that's something that could happen, reasonably, after Yoko is gone and her hold on the Lennon narrative is diluted into Sean's POV & the McCartney family has the freedom to speculate or give their personal feelings on the life of their beloved father in retrospect. There's also the chance Paul could say something or leave something to that effect before he leaves us.

I feel like Paul would never say anything otherwise because John never got to endorse any release of their personal history before his tragic and senseless murder in a time period where being gay was still treated with such bigotry and cruelty (the 80s). I feel like Paul's great respect for Jane Asher and their relationship is a testament to this because he has never spoken about their relationship out of respect for her - for the exact reason that she has never spoke publically about it herself.

Paul is a pragmatic and private person and I feel like he knows the majority of the ignorant world isn't ready to hear the biggest band in human history was founded on teenaged homoromantic affection/gay love. But maybe one day, it will be.

This is speculation on my part but Paul also probably doesn't want Yoko to know anything because either she is willfully ignorant or John truly wasn't honest with her and Paul feels it's something she doesn't deserve to know - especially if it's something John kept private & only between he and Paul. It's something he always has that's over and beyond what Yoko and John had & he seems to treasure those specific things no matter what they are. Obviously... Paul still doesn't care for Yoko and he is probably extremely fatigued of the fact that she has been the managing agent & author of John's estate for 40 years (when in the late 70s she and John seemed on unsteady terms as per other parties) and then treated Julian with such disregard. Sean on the other hand seems to have grown to love Paul, but we'll see lol.

I also feel like Paul probably has a few "surprises" for Beatles fans lined up for after he and Ringo are gone - he just seems like that kind of person and wants the Beatles to continue on in great esteem for many many years to come.

thank you for your ask!!

[textingtroublesanswers]

can we get a list of RED+BLU and Pauling's identities/labels? unless of course anyone doesn't want to or doesn't care for them!!

Mod B: this one is gonna be a meta post, as some of the terms didn't exist or weren't widely used at the time

Anyway, first the REDs:

Miss Pauling is a trans lesbian,

Bug is transfemme (she/they), panromantic & grey ace,

Mikhail is cis & pansexual,

Tavish is cis & bisexual,

Mick is agender & achillean/mostly attracted to men or masc people,

Jeremy is a transman who doesn't know what his sexuality label is, as he likes mostly women + Mick,

Jane is a transman who doesn't care for his sexuality label, he just likes Tavish,

Dell is cis (probably) & bicurious, with a preference for women/fem people,

Jacques is genderfluid & bisexual, & uses he/they/she interchangeably,

Ludwig is transmasc & altersex (any pronouns except she/her), & also homoromantic asexual.

Now, for the BLUs:

Friedrich is cis & gay,

Alexei is cis & pansexual,

James is cis & bicurious as well, although he's possibly bisexual & homoromantic,

Beetle/Declan is transmasc (he/they) & gay as well,

Cormac is cishet, although he might be on board with a lil bit of exploration,

Ken is cis & asexual panromantic,

John is cis & gay,

Mike is cis & asexual heteroromantic,

Lionel is possibly nonbinary, & also aro ace.

[holly-natnicole]

the Bats 'n' Birds in my 'D.C.' (1937) franchise Alternate Multiverse rewrite timeline:

transgender polyamorous homoromantic asexual female Leslie Maurin Thompkins (deadname Samuel Xolani Thompkins) is a(n ethnically mostly white) South African through Mary Thompkins (who has an ethnically black biological father) and Thomas Jameson, her vigilante name (which she uses extremely rarely since Leslie almost never commits vigilantism) being Doctor (often shortened to Doc);

cisgender monogamous panromantic pansexual fem Julia Irene Alice Pennyworth is an Englishwoman through Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (who is ethnically white) and Irene Rivers (who is ethnically black), her vigilante name (which she extremely rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Julia would need to wear a mask to protect her identity) being Agent J;

cis aromantic ace male Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is an (ethnically white) Englishman through Alice Pennyworth née Crane and Thaddeus Jarvis Pennyworth, his vigilante name (which he somewhat rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Alfred would need to wear a mask to protect his identity) being Agent A;

trans mono gay homosexual male Cullen Row (deadname Holly Farrell) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Miranda Farrell née Row and Marcus Farrell, his vigilante names (which he somewhat rarely uses since there aren’t many situations where Cullen would need to wear a mask to protect his identity) being Duckie & Mallard;

cis poly omniromantic omnisexual male Bruce Thomas Wayne is a Gothamite who is Jewish through Martha Wayne née Kane and ethnically white through Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Batman;

cis mono gay fem Katherine “Kate” Rebecca Kane is a Jewish Gothamite through Gabriela “Gabi” Kane née García and Jacob Kane, her vigilante name being Batwoman;

trans mono gay fem Mary Elizabeth “Bette” Kane (deadname Matthew Gilbert "Bert" Kane) is a(n ethnically white) Englishwoman through Matthew “Matt” Kane née Benett and Jewish through Miriam Kane, her vigilante names being Batgirl & Flamebird;

cis mono biromantic demisexual fem Barbara Joan Gordon is a(n ethnically mostly white) Gothamite through Barbara Eileen Johannes (named Barbara Eileen Gordon during her marriage to Jim) and James “Jim” Gordon (whose bio maternal grandfather was an African American), her vigilante names being Batgirl & Oracle;

cis mono gay demi male David Zavimbe is Congolese through Laura Zavimbe née Davids and Isaac Zavimbe, his vigilante name being Batwing;

trans mono bi demi fem Araunya “Anya” Grayson (deadname Richard “Rick” John Grayson) is Romani & Welsh & French through Marie Grayson née Lloyd (who was born in Wales) and Romani & an (ethnically white) Englishwoman through John Grayson (who was born in England), her vigilante names being Robin & Renegade & Nightwing & Batman;

cis mono demiromantic omni fem Jade “Jay” Todd (also known as Jason “Jay” Todd, Jade “Jay” al Ghūl, & Jade “Jay” Head) is a(n ethnically mostly white) Gothamite through Sheila Haywood and Willis Peters (whose bio paternal grandmother was a Chinese American), her vigilante names being Robin & Red Hood;

cis mono gay ace fem Cassandra Wǔ-Sân (formerly Cassandra Cain, originally nameless) is Chinese through Shiva (at birth named Sandra Wǔ-Sân) and a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through David Cain, her vigilante names being Orphan & Batgirl & Black Bat & Batman (Cassandra Wǔ-Sân is written as 擦涩伞得拉 伍 莘 in Chinese);

cis mono bi fem Harper Row (formerly Harper Farrell) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Miranda Farrell née Row and Marcus Farrell, her vigilante name being Bluebird;

mono bi Stephanie Brown (deadname Charles “Chuck” Brown) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Crystal Brown née Bellinger and Arthur Brown plus she’s a demigal, their vigilante names being Spoiler & Robin & Batgirl;

cis poly bi male Timothy “Tim” Jackson Drake is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Janet Drake née Lynn and Jack Drake, his vigilante names being Robin & Raptor;

agender mono bi Duke Thomas is an African American Gothamite through Eileen Thomas (whose bio mother was also a metahuman) and an African through Gnomon (who is also a metahuman), their vigilante names being Signal & Robin;

agender aro ace Damian al Ghūl (deadname Athanasia al Ghūl, used the name Tallant al Ghūl for several months at age 8 when believing ze’s male before at the end of it realising zir lack of any gender, got often called Ībn al Ḫfāfīš [إِبن الخفافيش] & Ūṭwāṭ [وطواط] by other Shadows in the League of Assassins) is Arab, Chinese, & Pakistani through Talia al Ghūl and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, zir vigilante names being Robin & Heretic & Redbird (Damian al Ghūl is written as داميان ال عهوول in Arabic, 㙮面 腌乐 乌勒 in Chinese, & ڈیمین الغول in Urdu);

cis mono pan fem Helena Alfreda Kyle is Cuban, Nigerian, Italian, and Somali through Selina Kyle (who is a Gothamite, but gave birth to & for 8 years raised her bio daughter in Metropolis) and Jewish and ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, her vigilante names being Hunter & Robin;

genderfluid mono bi ace Maxine "Max" Gibson is an African American Gothamite through Sarah Gibson née Edwards and Evan Gibson, his vigilante name being Huginn;

cis mono heteroromantic heterosexual fem Dana Tan is a Chinese American Gothamite through Daiyu Tan née Zhìhuì and Paul Tan (originally named Bao Tan), her vigilante name being Muninn (Dana Tan is written as 丹娜 坛 in Chinese);

trans mono het male Terrence “Terry” McGinnis (deadname Winifred McGinnis) is a Gothamite who is a Korean American through Mary Mun (named Mary McGinnis during her marriage to Warren McGinnis) and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Batman (Terrence McGinnis is written as 테렌스 맥기니스 in Korean);

trans mono het fem Caroline “Carrie” Keene Kelley (deadname Jonathan “John” Keene Kelley) is a(n ethnically white) Gothamite through Lynn Keene and Frank Kelley, her vigilante names being Robin & Batwoman;

cis mono gay male Matthew “Mattie” Mun is a Gothamite who is a Korean American through Mary Mun (named Mary McGinnis during her marriage to Warren McGinnis) and Jewish & ethnically white through Bruce Thomas Wayne, his vigilante name being Robin (Matthew Mun is written as 매튜 문 in Korean).

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 1, Wave 2, Poll 10

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave and prior here.

Arthur Lester-Malevolent

Qualifications:

In the first episode of the podcast, Arthur loses his eyesight due to reading a cursed book as well as gaining a voice in his head belonging to a being named John. Over the course of the podcast, he further loses feeling and control over his left hand and left (I think) foot. John, however, can still see through Arthur's eyes and acts as a sight aid for him, giving him directions and descriptions of what's around him. Though he's not canon LGBT and in fact was previously married with a child, Arthur is quite queer-coded. Not only is his relationship with John described as a partnership and learning to trust each other is central to the narrative of the show, but Arthur makes several statements about his previous marriage that allude to possibly being closeted (i.e. "It wasn't right" "It didn't feel like me"). Since the podcast is set in the 1930s it's very possible he was pressured into a heteronormative marriage despite his homoromantic tendencies.

Propaganda:

He's blind, he's got 1 foot and 1 hand, he may be in the closet but at least the eldritch voice that lives in his head named John is in there too. He's died for John, he's lived for John, he's a sightless private eye badass

Li Shimin-Iron Widow

Qualifications:

He’s queer and polyamorous. He has PTSD (maybe) and doesn’t have part of an organ(s?). It’s been a hot second since I read the book, I’m not sure. He also is an alcoholic.

Propaganda:

This man is great. Killed several people and will keep doing so. Basically a more fucked up version of Pacific Rim (way more fucked up). He’s in a relationship with the main character Wu Zetain and her childhood friend Gao Yizhi.

[lytkit]

deleting all my posts means new intro… INSANITY!!

i go byy selkie, keath or calvin.. insane another 14 year old trans tccer going by cal ugh pack of fags. sorry anyway.

i’m 14, as mentioned already LOL, i’mm transgender ftm nd homoromantic :p i have a pretty swag boyfriend… hi reffie!! he makes some cool art i’ll tag him at the bottom :T

i’m autistic nd i have adhd + anxiety and depression and stuff… so there’s that. i lack a proper personality huzzah! i will just mirror yours or i will mirror a character or person i like at the time so there’s that.

i strugglee with talking to people a lot but i would quite like some more tcc friends :) i’ll try my hardest myself to engage with people but feel free to dm me or just stuff like that, i like talking with people but i struggle mostly with starting conversations myself!!

i’m not much of a proper poster i mostly reblog stuff but i’m gonna try and at least make myself useful and post stuff even if it’s just input on certain things or stupid concepts and ya!!

i do not condone personally and i don’t really have a dni?? if i don’t like you i’ll probably just block you! but if you don’t do any research on perpetrators and just find them attractive then i’ll probably stray away from you… soz

ummm outside of tcc and the basic movies (zero day nd elephant, i love john mcfarland and elias mcconnell.) i likeee the beatles, especially john and yoko + george by himself, sometimes with pattie, the outsiders, one wheat mark and stranger things, cry of fear, skins uk, conan gray, the aquabats, tokio hotel, yaelokre, ken ashcorp umm the walking dead!! idk what else.

i am cringe i fear. i have less of a personality offline then i do online so i’m active a lot of the time 😭 i have notifications on for dms and replies too so even if i’m not on i’ll probably still reply a lot of the time. feel free to ask for like discord or tt if you’d prefer to talk on there.. i’ll probably just have to warm up to you first!!

i’m trying to be more organised after clearing ALL of my posts and reblogs so some tags and stuff, helps me stay organised even tho i’ll forget abt them half the time hehe

#calvin posting — me stuff! just talking mostly, about my day or just stupid little things

#andre posting — stuff about or mentioning my boyfriend, reblogs or his posts and stuff (hi @armedyom)

#reblogs — straight forward!! basic reblogs! trying to stay organised with those cause i reblog more than i actually post hehe

#rambles — absolute yammering. nonsense that doesn’t even make sense half the time

#whining — me being mopey or venting.. i am a very miserable fella so there may or may not be a fair amount of this. I DO NOT KNOW!!

i think this is all that really matters, sorry for adding so much :)

hope to make some friends nd stuff!! need more of those… i talk to like 3 people so chat to me!! i’ll be happy to listen

[aveline-amelia]

On Sherlock, asexuality and arguing interpretation

I wanted to speak about this for a while but I was afraid of my words being twisted and being misunderstood. This is not pointed at a particular person. It is not meant to anger or sadden people. To repeat, all headcanons are valid. All ships are valid. This is not meant as a rebuttal of a particular reading of a character's identity or a reading of the show.

I have time and time again seen people say things like "It's so frustrating to see people say Sherlock can't be in love with John because he's asexual. People can be asexual and still in a romantic relationship!" And every time, I wanna say. "Yes, for some people that's true. But they meant aroace. They meant aroace. They clearly meant aroace. (aromantic asexual)"

A lot of people unfamiliar or uneducated with asexuality use "asexual" in place of "aroace". That's how I used it too when I discovered what it was. There was this article about a young woman who felt no sexual or any kind of attraction towards anyone. She was perfectly content with family connection and close friendships. She masturbated but didn't fantasise about anyone while she did and found it strange to find out people even do that.

When a person says they believe Sherlock is asexual and thus cannot be in love with John, this is what they mean most of the time.

They believe he does not participate in relationships or sex and is focused on the Work because he feels no sexual or romantic attraction towards anyone. And most of them feel represented by that because it aligns with their own experiences.

Now, Sherlock could be homoromantic or biromantic or even heteroromantic and asexual. He could be demisexual or gray ace.

But if a gay ace Sherlock and John entered a relationship on the show and they kissed and held hands and were a couple and got married. Guess what?

That would primarily be representative of a same-sex/gay couple. Sherlock is not on HBO. Even if they made Johnlock canon, they would never show them have sex on screen, probably not even implicitly. Sherlock was never going to be about discussion of sexual boundaries and consent. To the majority of the audience, it would have been a gay couple in a sexual (and romantic) relationship.

To quote someone, gay ace is still gay. A gay ace Sherlock would still be a version of asexual Sherlock. But it's not the same thing.

The same way if an ace Sherlock dated Molly and they were a couple, it would be more relatable to heterosexual, bisexual, people attracted to the opposite/different sex people because it aligns with their experiences. That doesn't mean heteroromantic ace people are the same as allo straights. They are not, unless they consider themselves as such.

When people say they want an asexual Sherlock, they mean one that is not dating or having sex with anyone, not John, Molly, Irene, Lestrade nor an original character.

They want to see that identity represented, that you can feel fulfilled in friendships and family relationships. That friendship is not less than, less important, less valuable. That not dating anyone doesn't make you broken.

That not everyone needs a sexual and/or romantic relationship!

That you don't need romantic entanglement to be complete as a human being!

But the inverse is also true.

People will claim it's better Johnlock isn’t canon because Sherlock is ace and that's better and evil Johnlockers are erasing his identity!

Moffat implied asexuality is boring ("...it's someone who abstains that's interesting.... it's a choice of a monk, not a choice of an asexual..") and stories where a character never falls in love is boring. He was going for celibacy, not asexuality. Don't give the writers credit for something at best implied on accident.

Is asexuality a valid and valuable reading? Yes, it is. But it's not canon. The same way Johnlockers saying making asexual Sherlock is erasing gay representation, or that ace Sherlock headcanons make them mad, or calling someone an "asexual fuck" and sending them hate, so is using ace representation as a shield to explain why you don't want more gay representation and that sacred male&male friendships should not be soiled by evil gay sex!

We should be able to have both. We should have more m&m friendships, m&f friendships and more gay, bi and ace representation!

Stop saying "why can't men just be friends?" You do not sound like someone advocating for more male friendship visibility. You just sound like a homophobe. If you see John and Sherlock as strong male friendship or "brothers" (*sigh*). Okay.

If you see them as a same-sex couple, that's great too. Do you. Just let others do the same.

[loops-n-boops]

While I'm on my bullshit I've decided to bless y'all with more Seed boy headcanons!

Jacob Seed

He can fall asleep anywhere. Will he stay asleep? No. But will he take a good thirty minute nap the moment he sits down in one of the piews? Yes.

Secretly doesn't hate Wheatys radio. He will never admit it but one of the chosen caught him humming Safari Song one time and no one will ever let it down

He fucking loves peanut butter. If he needs a snack and any of the options have peanut butter in it he will down that shit in twenty seconds

He has gotten high with John a few times. The first time it happened was a few months after they got to hope county. The two walked into a convenience store, high at about ten pm and knocked over a whole display. (Someone ask me to write a stoned John and Jacob fic please I'll have a blast)

Jacob and John came out to each other while stoned and the conversation went like this:

"Jacob would you still love me if I liked men?"

"No way me too"

To he more specific about my Jacob Seed sexuality HC I think he's Asexual Homoromantic.

He first started questioning his sexuality when he was about thirteen, finding himself attracted to one of their neighbors.

He calls Joseph Joey and John Johnny, he just doesn't do it in front of others.

When he's bored he radios John and starts screaming the DuckTales theme song (I don't care that it's kinda out of character, he's the annoying older brother dammit

Joseph Seed

When he first started talking to John again he asked him how high he was and John said "No, it's hi how are you" and to this day he views this as the funniest conversation he's ever had

He has a snort laugh

His favorite spider men are Peter B. Parker, Spider Punk and Spider Noir

He sleeps on his back and often people need to put their finger under his nose to make sure he's alive

He can't drive

He knows how to knit

He is afraid of Hurk Jr. and Sharkey. It is purely because they are extremely unpredictable

Would give homophobic target workers speeches on why they're wrong during pride month

When Jacob and John get too childish he pulls them by the ears

John Seed

When mad at Jacob he calls him dumbo

Do you need a hickey covered? Call him, he'll get it done quickly and accurately

He has shitty doctors handwriting

He doesn't spend much on himself but when he does end up spoiling himself you bet your ass yes coming home with a lot of candy and a four pack of beer.

He hates beer by the way. He prefers red wine and vodka.

He paints his nails when he gets bored

He loves Gordon Ramsey shows and will binge them at three am

He tends to bite his nails when nervous

Is the only Seed family member that understands social medias. However he isn't the social media freak most think he would be. He is so glad Joseph hasn't had the idea of having an official because he knows he'll get into so many comment section fights

[losergendered]

ID: a set of 26 images in 13 pairs. each has one image of the listed saw character, with a white outline in front of their corresponding flags, and a second image which is a blank flag splice. END ID

Lawrence Gordon from Saw is a gay transsexual medgoregender hadtodotropic allaboutmetropic sedatelexic lenisen medcoric eroderegender monachoric genderfag mourningdovegender redstringic transman! He's also a bear, ambiamorous, ND4ND and experiences studial, biostudial and experistudial attraction! He has autism (with low empathy), depression and PTSD!

Mark Hoffman is a homoromantic bisexual greyaroace pigfreak pigbitch maimthing sexthing gorotic gorturebitch gortureslut gorturelexic slasherlexic pyrophoilentic rotboy boydykelexic bloodcovic angral gorture monachoric bear! He's also ambiamorous and experiences studial attraction! He has autism (with low empathy), depression and PTSD!

Peter Strahm is a bisexual demiromantic acespec bitehandic borderlinelexic feraldogthing rotboy muttlexic patheticfreak burniangender monaweirdo boyfail BPDthing parilix! He's also contramasc, weirdo4weirdo, and experiences studial attraction! He has autism (with low empathy), bipolar disorder, depression, paranoid personality disorder, OCD, BPD and PTSD!

Adam Faulkner-Stanheight is a bisexual acespec muttgender boyfreak frankenboy grossboy barette transman who's ambiamorous and T4T! He has ADHD, BPD, depression and PTSD!

John Kramer is a unlabeled cis man who experiences studial and experistudial attraction! He also has autism (with low empathy), NPD, PTSD and depression!

Amanda Young is an omni lesbian arospec lesbimantex pigbitch pigfreak girlmutt goregirl horrorgirl girlfreak girlfag lovicomfic monafreak slaughtergirlf vampfreak weapongirl frankengirl cariadore fearkinkic gorture sadibodiment barette BPDthing transwoman! She's also futch and contrafem and experiences studial and autostudial attraction! She has autism, BPD, psychosis, bipolar disorder, C-PTSD and depression!

Xavier Chavez is a bisexual arospec monafreak goreboy slaughterboyf weaponboy gorture punkpresentic weirdo4weirdo fagthing, and he has NPD and ASPD!

Daniel Matthews is a bisexual monaloser loserboy crittermaxxed pathetiromantic boyfail grossboy boyrevived cringeboy boymutt bitehandic corpsething rotboy rotgender boyscemoandro stinkboy emopresentic boything transman! He's also a bat and he has depression, ADHD, PTSD and cotard's syndrome!

Lynn Denlon is a hetbian intersex whimsjellic nurseaffic pathetiromantic girlfail mourningdovegender girlrevived bloodecorated losergirl medcoric transwoman! She's femme, experiences studial attraction and has depression, GAD and PTSD!

Zeke Banks is a bisexual weaponboy who has depression and PTSD 

William Schenk is a gay arospec cisn't goreboy monachoric slaughterboyf gorture boyfreak cariadore fagthing who's weirdo4weirdo and experiences studial, autostudial and experistudial attraction! He has BPD, NPD and PTSD!

Logan Nelson is a gay acespec GNC cisman+ girlfaglexic girlfag binary genderqueer girlboy! He's also a futch otter, contramasc and contrafem, and he experiences biostudial and autostudial attraction! She has autism, PTSD and depression!

William Easton is an aroallo homosexual cis otter with NPD! He also experiences studial and autostudial attraction!

For @beeees-are-amazing !

[diazpoems]

Watching The West Wing again and honestly Lord John Marbury and Leo got something going on. Idk what it is, it feels vaguely homoromantic, startlingly akin to some sort of fic plot, but you know… Something.

[lukazlaska]

john krasinski, gay, cis male + he/him/his → isn’t that łukaz łaska? i’ve seen them hanging out with the counselors. i hear they're forty-five (actually seventy-five), but they’ve been been coming to camp for number of as long as anyone can remember. they seem to be erudite & helpful, but also aloof & secretive. it’s cool that they’re capable of necromancy, divination, astral projection, and intangibility! their aesthetics are dimly lit candles, scattered open books, and tea leaves all over the table. | gunn, 32, he/him/his, est + none

basics

full name łukaz łaska age "forty-five" (seventy-five) gender cis male (he/him/his) orientation homoromantic homosexual species human (witch) occupation librarian powers scrying, divination, astral projection, intangibility, necromancy

physical

hair brown eyes hazel height six foot three build tall, broad-shouldered, toned muscle physical marks a few faint scars on his back face claim john krasinski

mental

alignment lawful neutral positive traits erudite, helpful, wise negative traits aloof, secretive, messy hobbies reading, collecting books, teamaking, meditating phobias chionophobia (fear of snow) sexual preference versatile top; can be dominant or submissive depending on what's wanted from him

origins

birthplace reszel, poland parents both deceased siblings none education masters degree in library science

biography

TBA

[lorelodge]

MUSE LIST

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PIRATES

Frenchie

Synopsis: Born as a bastard son to an aristocrat & his servant, Frenchie has spent much of his life neither being seen nor heard. He grew up in the servants quarter with his mum and spent much of his free time singing to flowers of the manors gardens. Determined to see the world, he would eventually leave home scraping and scamming to get by. However, his prospects have much improved since then. Having learned to sail while serving on the Queen Anne's Revenge, Frenchie has gone from musician to captain in a very short period of time. Was there a possible mistake when counting the votes? Perhaps. But a captain he is. May God have mercy on his ill-equipped ass.

Orientation: homosexual & demiromantic.

Shipping: Izzy Hands (main); selectively open.

Occupation: musician; sailor.

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Modern: Musician, Stranger Things, Apocalypse, Western, Supernatural; Medieval Fantasy.

Roach

Synopsis: Nicknamed after one of the few creatures who could survive nuclear war, Roach is as wily and hardcore as his namesake. After being driven out of his hometown, Roach bounced from ship to ship serving as cook, surgeon, and occasional interrogator. The Queen Anne's Revenge is the one ship he's felt settled on. He considers the crew family & will do whatever he can to keep their bellies full of good food.

Orientation: pansexual & bordering aromantic.

Shipping: Wee John (main); open & poly.

Occupation: cook; impromptu surgeon.

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Apocalypse, Western, Supernatural.

Edward Teach

Synopsis: Edward Teach, born on a beach. At least, that's how the saying goes. The truth is much less mystical. He was born in Bristol to a family so poor they barely owned the shirts off their backs; Ed has been breathing salt since he was born, and tying rope for near as long. Between his sailing prodigy & the common sense of his first mate, Izzy Hands, Ed has created an ageless pirating legacy. However, in recent years he has grown bored of the constant violence and has chosen to retire with his boyfriend, Stede Bonnet. They now run Jim's Inn where everyone is welcome. Unless your a dick about forks. You can fuck off if you're a dick about forks.

Orientation: homosexual & homoromantic.

Shipping: Stede Bonnet (main) & Izzy Hands; closed.

Occupation: captain (canon).

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Modern: Musician, Western, Hunger Games, Supernatural.

Jim Jimenez

Synopsis: Jim was born to kill, at least, that's what they were taught to believe. They were adopted by nuns after witnessing the murders of their entire family. The church was like no other & the nuns there raised Jim to be an assassin. There life became one focused on revenge. It wasn't until they met Oluwande that light crept back into their life. With Olu's help they have exchanged solitude for a family aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. They currently serve as the Revenge's master-at-arms.

Orientation: pansexual & panromantic.

Shipping: Oluwande Bloodhari (main); open & poly.

Occupation: sailor: master of arms (canon); muscle gun for hire (modern)

Verses: Our Flag Means Death (canon), Gen. Modern, Supernatural, Western.

William Turner Sr

Synopsis: The third in a long line of carpenters named William, he most often goes by Bill or Billy. Although he started off as an honest sailor, Bill's life would change upon meeting Jack. A life of freedom served him far better than he could have imagined. He became intoxicated by the freedom he was provided. Still a mild tempered and affable man, Bill's desire to roam the seas forever was a selfish one, and often caused him to leave his son for months at a time.

Orientation: bisexual & biromantic.

Shipping: Jack Sparrow (shhhh); open.

Occupation: sailor (canon); carpenter (modern)

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern, Supernatural.

SPOOPY

Laszlo Cravensworth

Synopsis: Laszlo Cravensworth was born in 1685 to a wealthy but emotionally distant aristocratic British family. Despite his privileged upbringing he was a rather miserable sod until he met his (eventual) wife, Nadja. The night they met she killed and turned him into a vampire. Laszlo's death proved to a chance at a new beginning and for the past three centuries he has gone through life doing what makes him happy (sucking and fucking, mostly).Throughout his immortal life he has been a cult member of Baron Afanas', a pirate, an inspiration for Freud, and Jack the Ripper.Often accused of being lazy, Laszlo is a man with many passing fixations. He has a love for the arts, especially music, and prefers to pursue hedonistic pleasures than power or acclaim.

Orientation: pansexual & demiromantic.

Shipping: Nadja of Antipaxos (main); selectively open & poly

Occupation: lawyer (former); vampire

Verses: What We Do In The Shadows (canon), Gen. Modern (mortal), Apocalypse, Hunger Games.

Baron Afanas

Synopsis: Baron Afanas was born in Kievan Rus' in 1010 a.d. He was stolen from his family at a very young age and sold into slavery. To increase his value he was made an eunuch before reaching puberty. His later disgust for humans stems largely from his trauma as a human man. Furthermore, his sire is the grand sire whom he traveled with for several centuries.

• Baron has served as a member of the vampiric council. • He traveled with a coven of vampire supremacists for a good portion of his life. • The majority of those vampires were eventually killed by Van Helsing. • He began his own cult/coven in the 1400's starting with Nadja. Everyone in this coven was sired by Baron (sans Laszlo). • He used to have considerable more reach and power but by the 1800's his views were considered laughably fringe.

Orientation: pansexual & demisexual

Shipping: Carlisle Cullen (main); selectively open.

Occupation: cult leader (canon); priest (modern)

Verses: What We Do in the Shadows (main), gen. Modern.

Lestat de Lioncourt

Synopsis: As brave as he was beautiful, Lestat was destined to turn heads & woo hearts no matter where he went. It was near inevitable that an old country vampire such as Magnus would feel compelled to abduct & turn him. Made the heir of a fortune moments before his sire set himself ablaze, Lestat has spent much of his vampire life battling against crippling loneliness. He is known to turn others on a whim in order to fend of his own demons.

Orientation: bisexual & homoromantic.

Shipping: Louis Pointe du Lac (main); selectively open.

Occupation: actor (canon); Rockstar (modern).

Verses: Interview With the Vampire (canon), Modern: Musician (mortal).

Dean Winchester

Synopsis: Born in Lawrence, Kansas as the son of a former (Mary) and future (John) hunters, Dean's occupation was set in stone before he took his first breath. The death of his mother marked the end of Dean's childhood. Since then it's been a series of motels and long days on the road. Dean has been to heaven, hell, and purgatory. He has lived the lives of a monster and hunter. These experiences have left their mark but have never destroyed his desire to protect those he loves and put good out into the world.

Orientation: bisexual & undetermined

Shipping: open.

Occupation: monster hunter (canon); firefighter (alt. Modern)

Verses: Supernatural, alt modern.

Rowena MacLeod

Synopsis: Rowena has always known that she was different. She was born as nothing more than the lowly daughter of an impoverished miller; the ability to harness powerful magic ran in her bloodline. However, it would only be after a decade and a half of heartache that Rowena learned the valuable lesson of putting herself first. Her small Scottish town was unable to contain her and she happily abandoned her mortal life in hope of finding a coven of like-minded magic users. Rowena is a 300 year old, natural born witch who long ago rejected her mortal coils. Known for being selfish, petty, and vengeful. Those who encounter her often leave worse for wear.

Orientation: pansexual & panromantic

Shipping: open

Occupation: witch

Verses: Supernatural (main)

Felix Costanzo

Synopsis: In in the depths of St. Louis, New Orleans there lives a vampire known as Lestat & his rat-catcher fledgling, Felix. His human life was pleasantly average. Born and raised in New Orleans, Felix was the eldest child & only son to a single mother of four. His childhood was spent looking after a gaggle of misfits. He chose to stay behind behind after high school. Getting a job at a local guitar shop and slowly building up a loyal following as a gaming streamer. His mundane life was cut short by Lestat de Lioncourt who turned him into a vampire. Now a creature of the night he lives isolated from humans in a studio apartment, catching rats for his sire & gaming until the sun rises.

Orientation: Bisexual

Shipping: open

Occupation: twitch streamer.

Verses: Supernatural (canon), Modern: Musician, Modern: University.

NORMIES

Cyrus Monteagudo

Synopsis: Cyrus was born with a congenital amputation of his left arm. However, this condition has always been his normal. Though things my have been more difficult at times he refused to be held back. He and his step-brother made the varsity wrestling team. He graduated college as a NCAA DII wrestler before deciding to move in to the relatively new sport of professional MMA. He went on to fight in several organizations but was never able to win a title. He retired right before his 30th birthday. However, he maintained his love of sports and chose to become an occupational therapist. Many of his clients are former fighters learning to live with hip & knee replacements.

Orientation: undetermined

Shipping: open

Occupation: MMA fighter (former) & occupational therapist (current)

Verses: gen. Modern

Jeremy Russek

Synopsis: Jeremy moved to Hawkins with his family the summer before his Sophomore year of high school. He an amateur ghost hunter, cryptologist, and documentarian. After learning about the disappearances & deaths happening around Hawkins Jeremy is hot on the trail. He is a member of the student paper and photography club.

Orientation: undetermined.

Shipping: open

Occupation: cameraman & producer.

Verses: Stranger Things (canon), Supernatural, gen. Modern.

Axel Gustavson

Synopsis: Brash, loudmouthed, and full of spite. The assumption may be that Axel was raised on the streets. Truth is they were a normal, apple pie family...at least on the surface. He was a rejected Dr. Brenner subject; adopted by two researchers who took pity on him. As a teenager Axel rebelled in an effort to reclaim agency over his life. Eventually he met Kali who persuaded him to leave California for good. Axel making the second member of her gang.

Orientation: bisexual (closeted) & biromantic; selectively open.

Shipping: open (if you dare).

Occupation: scum bag.

Verses: Stranger Things (canon).

Oliver Campbell

Synopsis: Oliver was the youngest of four sons to a wealthy English-Irish family. He was a rambunctious young lad who never quite lived up to his brothers achievements. His friendship and eventual romance with Izzy Hands led them to eventually join the Navy. Note: In his canon verse he dies a few years after joining the Navy, although this can be altered for my partners.

Orientation: bisexual & biromantic

Shipping: Sloane (main) & Izzy Hands (secondary); selectively open-ish.

Occupation: being pretty. ABS - Navyman (canon); IRA member & mechanic (modern).

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern

Adam Brannigan

Synopsis: Despite being born into the infamous Teague pirate family, Adam has never wanted that sort of life. His strict moral compass and aversion to the unpredictable led to him reject the family occupation. With the help of his brothers and their contacts Adam eventually left Shipwreck. He created a new identity in London, studying law, and eventually opening his own practice.

Orientation: heterosexual & heteroromantic

Shipping: Mary Ann (wife); closed.

Occupation: lawyer

Verses: Pirates of the Caribbean (canon), Gen. Modern