#i looove being aroace

[nikoisme]

Not to be biased or anything, but being aromantic and asexual is super cool

[andiv3r]

I looove umbrella terms that arent exactly "correct" for my experience but I use them anyway because they are Mine. I looove being aroace and still experiencing attraction but I dunno what kind and I don't care because I'm aroace. I looove being a man but also a lot of the time I'm something else but I don't have to worry about what I am because I'm a man and that's good enough for me.

[onesidedradiostatic]

aromantic alastor headcanons for aro-week (with some ace in there as well, because I think for alastor those things are so entwined, it's hard to separate them):

tried going out with girls a couple of times when he was alive, to make his mother happy, but always found a way to extricate himself from the attachment. this ties into his learning how to have complete control over any situation he's in

I wonder as well about whether or not he "passed" as white, or whether his community knew that he was creole, and how that affected his dating opportunities, and his paranoia, his need to be in control, basically his constant hyper-vigilance

got a lot of fanmail for his radio host work, women (and men, but more furtively) loooved his voice. this was acceptable, because (apart from some of the weirder ones) he could use this as a metric for how accepted he was in society, as well as how well he was passing -- both in terms of race and orientation, but also youknow, as someone who is definitely not clockable as a serial killer

although of course we know he also enjoyed company. he'd go out drinking and dancing a lot. was mimzy a bit in love with him? I just like the idea that people kept being incredibly taken with his charm and his politeness and his poise, because he does have all those traits. whether he notices...? (no). I mention this point not so much as headcanon, I just like that alastor as aroace and repulsed on both of those points, was never a shut-in about it. he's always been very lively (ha) and outgoing, and clearly likes being in the company of others... but maybe that last point has gotten to be a little difficult during his time in hell, due to having to be so careful about showing any kind of emotional "weakness." speaking of...

post-death became a more extreme version of himself -- that is, a man on a mission to be in control and create emotional distance between himself and others through the power of voice, rather than having to faff about pretending emotional connections where there were none. very suited for hell because of his precarious political lived reality whilst alive, and because hell is built on who has power and who doesn't. these are rituals he understands better than the strange romantic ones during life

the smile as mask and unhealthy coping mechanism -- wonder if when he was alive people swooned over his having a lovely smile (as well as its being useful to placate and to disorient people who had more violent intentions, and in both cases potentially to lure in victims). so the smile likewise became the most extreme version of itself. the smile in essence as the signifier of someone who doesn't fit into any boxes and needs to hide that fact, both by being mixed race and aroace, but then the smile itself becomes something that effectively owns him, because he literally cannot let it drop, ever (honestly if alastor ever stops smiling, it'll be the biggest gasp moment on this show)

all that being said, surprising connections do occur: rosie, I think, sees through him from the beginning, and she's so disarming (ha, disarming... cannibal joke) that she never feels like a threat + they're both cannibals, so there's a relaxed kinship there and maybe she reminds him of the parts of home he (secretly) misses a bit

I wonder how rosie figured out that alastor wasn't into dating. I think at first she might have thought he was gay, but then quite quickly seen that that's not it, he doesn't even like men much, and she feels like she's been around the block enough to piece together peoples' natures from one of a million other people she's known, so way before she knows the terminology, she knows, and crucially, she never judges or tries to force the point

I wonder how vox and alastor met -- whether vox was able to gain power on his own and this attracted alastor's attention, or if alastor saw something of himself (that turned out to be surface level) in vox, that is, they both wear smiles as masks, they're both presenters, their mediums may be different, but their aims feel similar. perhaps alastor was comfortable enough in hell at this point -- probably in a way he never was whilst alive -- that he was feeling magnanimous towards what must have felt a bit like an upstart. and most importantly, the constraints of alloromantic ideas are a comfortable 20 years in the past by now, alastor can barely remember that this was ever anything that was expected of him, or that others' could possibly feel about him

cue vox falling head over heels, the way people so often did while he was alive, and he... does not notice at all (barely a headcanon). I kind of feel like I don't have much to say on these two, because this blog is already a treasure trove of vox and alastor hcs!

I think rosie is the only one who knows alastor is aroace, although... maybe husk? not in so many words, but he knows alastor isn't interested in those things. nifty Does Not Notice Nor Care (in a good way). charlie i will forever think will at some point do a deep-dive on modern queer lingo and get everyone flags (this is practically word of god canon considering that older piece of art you shared). vox definitely doesn't know. val....... sort of kinda knows but in an evil way. vaggie does not care, but she'd be chill about it. mimzy... I don't think knows, mainly because she never cared to think about his behaviours, as someone who's quite self-centered on what alastor is to her. jeez, who am i missing... angel, does not know, head empty

speaking of angel, I think if he ever found out, especially with where he's at in his journey rn, would be very unhappy in some way about having stepped over his boundaries so often so casually at the beginning. dunno how he'd act about it, but i like the idea of vigilantly (and crudely, and bluntly) supportive angel if they ever manage to get alastor out on the town. more on the ace side of things but i can see him going: "do not try to fuck this guy! this guy is unfuckable!"

(i like hypersexual and deeply romantic angel + sex and romance repulsed alastor as unlikely friendship in my head. opposites finding common ground type stuff is always good)

at the end of the day, alastor living and dying in an amatonormative world and having to orient himself within that by building walls that persist/worsen after his death because of the culture of hell being predicated on who controls whom, veeeeery slowly discovering that he can be vulnerable on his own terms without people demanding things from him that he cannot give (smthinsmthin the hotel gang as the opposite of vox in that sense -- not only that sense, but also that)

also something about imagining his mother hoping he'd find a nice girl and settle down (in the way parents often do, because that's the metric of happiness right.....) and how he never could give her what she wanted, and maybe feels some very locked away guilt about that, which he thinks he'll never be able to deal with because his mother is in heaven, but perhaps in this story she'll get to see what he's built with the people at the hotel and that's really all she wanted for him in the end

OH MY GOD ANON THIS IS ALL SO GOOD?? THANK YOU SO MUCH HAHAHA. happy aro week everyone!! (x2)

[bee8467]

i looove being aroace i can show as much affection to people as i like and it’s never romantic i am free

[veveisveryuncool]

next up in the redeemed villain squad, the bitch ass egg that i used to scream "die" at when i was 8 (i never forgave him for his sins)

headcanon time yee haw

around 20 years old, the youngest in the kumazaki trio (excluding marx), a fact that he both hates and takes advantage of

cannot drive a damn thing. too busy gaming to get a license. this is why the lor has crashed 263827848383 times. do not trust him at the head of the star allies sparkler.

bandana dee HATES him and does not trust him one bit. magolor makes a point to be extra annoying to him.

VERY interested in the Ancients to the point where he dresses like them and tried to base his whole personality off the "ooo magik smart spooky so wise" vibe. he is an overzealous fanboy who cosplays everywhere he goes.

like tell me you don't see the similarities between magolor and hyness's robes. magolor probably found out he was 0.002% Ancient and ran with it (his ears look very similar to hyness's just saying)

game magolor is aroace but won't stop flirting with every living being (manga magolor is a different story)

has offered all his friends part time jobs at his themepark, they are now an unstoppable staff team

idk man something about how taranza is an expert in magic and susie is an expert in technology and how magolor is a perfect blend of both, constantly fluctuating between dramatic and poetic speech patterns and modern lingo. how the themes of their games revolve around the loss of love, family, and friendship for taranza, susie and magolor respectively.

susie and magolor get into petty fights at least once a week. they are either planning to kill each other or gossipping and counting money at any given point.

loooves to make fun of taranza. that's not nice, dude. stop.

lowkey kinda jealous of taranza for being better at magic than him. taranza offers to teach him but he always declines.

this guy is marx's biggest supporter #1 bestie bro before hoe partner in crime, all that jazz

they pull off silly shenanigans together and are banned from most public spaces.

magolor has taught marx everything he knows. their tomfoolery is unmatched.

has a hard time expressing his true feelings, often puts on a facade of overdramatizing his emotions to the point where it seems fake

genuinely does like making new friends, he thought that by obtaining the master crown, he could make a universe where people would have no choice but to like him because he would be the greatest ruler in the galaxy and overcome his crippling loneliness

option B was making a themepark, where he would be the harbinger of fun and joy, creating a space where people could meet and make new friends and hopefully see how fun and friendly magolor was, too

he is overjoyed that kirby considers him a friend after everything and would do anything for him

constantly trying to get on meta knight and dedede's good side

magolor's got outfits for every occasion. a real fashionista, that guy

[neighborlywelcome]

Hello hello !!! May I get a tadc matchup? <3

I'm nonbinary & transmasc , preferred pronouns are he/it

I'm aroace, bisexual with a preference for men, and cupioromantic <3 I'd be comfortable matching with anyone, but I lean more towards men :3

I'm very sorry if this causes any trouble for you, but I would not like to be matched with Caine </3

Personality: I'm generally a very quiet person, not really speaking unless spoken to and stuff, but I'm not necessarily a shy person. I can hold a conversation pretty well once someone starts speaking to me. I don't change much with people I'm close with, besides initiating conversations more often (but it's unlikely. I have to be very close in order to do that) I'm very much a people pleaser, always trying to make changes to whatever I can so someone else can get what they want. I can be kind of mean and blunt sometimes, but I'm not trying to! It's just hard for me to tell my tone :( Another thing, I'm uncomfortable with physical touch. If someone touches me I will automatically push them away. That doesn't mean I don't like it! If you warn me beforehand or ask me before touching me, I'll be more likely to say yes. (not a guarantee though, it depends on how close we are)

Hobbies//interests: Psychology, philosophy, classic literature, dolls, bats, human anatomy, mori kei, cult party kei, sweets, small animals, wintertime/cold weather, literature analyzing, psychological horror, and trinket collecting ^_^

In a partner, I usually try to look for people who can put up with my bluntness, and people who can initiate conversations first. If they don't, we probably won't ever speak 😭 I like people who are outgoing, it gets me out of my comfort zone a bit :3

My love language is most definitely acts of service. I'm not great at expressing my feelings through words or physical touch, so I always opt for doing things for the people I love.

I'm a Scorpio ^^

I looove Jirai, menhera, and all things like that :3

Fun fact: I'm deathly cold 24/7 and I speak fluent Russian <3 (Honestly I'm not that great with English irl, I can barely speak if I try </3)

I hope this is okay!! Have an amaaazing day <333333

Hi, yeah absolutely! I hope you have a good day too and thanks for the request! <3

YOUR MATCHUP IS…

JAX!!!

Okay, I know Jax can be a lot to deal with but I am confident that you can do it. He probably softens up a little when he actually likes someone too, which may take awhile but he’ll slowly but surely grow into his infatuation with you. So I think you and Jax would be a good match!

As long as you can put up with his Jax-ness, he doesn’t mind how blunt or mean you are. Odds are, when he’s getting closer to you he even finds it charming. Everyone around the circus is too nice or goody for him, so you’re a nice break away from that. And he’s not afraid of talking either, so initiating conversations with you is easy-peasy for him!

Jax is not big on physical affection, so no worries about that. He’s likewise not great with expressing himself through words (his jerky persona makes it so he’d be too flustered to admit to being nice…) so the two of you are better with showing love through your actions! He’ll do the sweetest thing for you like save you an extra dessert but get all defensive if you try to ask him about it any further.

He acts like he doesn’t care about others but with you, he’s actually very interested in your thoughts and interests. Being into psychology/philosophy, you would talk to him while he listens, only interrupting with a witty remark every now and then. Maybe you could even teach him about why he’s like… that lol (imagine: the scene in Lilo and Stitch where she’s showing Stitch the chart with his “badness” levels).

I think Jax is easily flustered when he’s in love over the little things his partner does. With you, he loves hearing you speak Russian, it’s like his guilty pleasure. He’d definitely try and “trick” you into speaking Russian by initiating conversations in what little Russian he knows but he’s not sly. You indulge him anyway and he sits and listens, interjecting with what you’ve taught him so far, even if he doesn’t fully understand it.

[darishima]

bonesy here ! do the character ask thing with either ummmm aubrey omori (because you said shes you coded)(i know you havent finished the game im just thinking lots about it becuase im still formulating my response) or midari (because i know youre so abnormal abt her dari) or stan pines (because you keep posting about him) -🦴

hehe hiii bonesy. thats just your name now i guess. change it legally thats the rules

sidenote but the other day (yesterday actually) i was on a discord call w my friend and mentioned offhandedly something like "oh yeah theres an anon that regularly sends me stuff and the other day they asked--" and then they went "oh yeah i know i've seen bonesy asks" LIKE LMFAO.. bonesy truly just is your name now. and all my mutuals will know of you

anyway. hmm. for aubrey (please note i have played like 30 minutes of omori):

sexuality headcanon: lesbian gender headcanon: transfem aubrey is good but to me thats a she/they cis girl a ship i have with said character: AUBREY X KIM, EASY a BROTP I have with said character: kel and aubrey 4ever a NOTP I have with said character: aubrey x any man. any of them. especially sunny. sunburn makes me want to throw up and i dont respect anyone who ships it sorry. i pray youre not a sunburn shipper bonesy or i'll hafta kick you out of my inbox /j a random headcanon: hmm. she plays guitar or bass general opinion of said character: i like her :3 i'll like her a lot more when i actually . yk. finish omori.

also since my omori knowledge is limited i consulted my wonderful best friend-partner-mortal enemy @/stariacht, my resident omori expert (who im playing it with) and when i asked about his general opinion he said: "she’s such a good character and the omori fandom not only has no idea how to interpret her but they dumb her down so much and i refuse to talk to anyone about aubrey unless they prove to me they aren’t stupid LMAO" and to that i say he is right. and i agree

midari, i have some OPINIONS ABOUT WHICH WILL MAKE SOME PEOPLE ANGRY BUT IM OBJECTIVELY RIGHT:

sexuality headcanon: lesbian, only sexually involved with men for her own gain/pleasure, not actually attracted to them gender headcanon: i think outwardly she presents as a cis girl cause she doesnt really care what people think about her but internally she's like, genderqueer nonbinary, she/it/they, but she wouldnt bother coming out beyond occasional offhanded mentions of "not being a girl" a ship i have with said character: MIDARI X SAYAKA!!! also midari x yumeko because im WHAT? DELUSIONAL ! [im schizophrenic i can say that] a BROTP I have with said character: midari x runa, weird little freak creatures <3 a NOTP I have with said character: this is about to piss some people off . but yuriko x midari is my notp. i dont HATE IT necessarily its just.. such a nothingburger.. yuriko doesnt have enough characterization in canon for me to care about her beyond the version of yuriko that exists in my head so i dont want midari with her. theyre friends though and midari likes her. also midari x ryota is so disgusting it makes me want to slit my throat general opinion of said character: me irl /srs. my one true love. my world, my everything, the center of the universe, the point that my entire life and identity revolves around. without midari i am nothing. without midari i do not exist

stan pines:

sexuality headcanon: he feels kinda aroace i cant lie but maybe pansexual. or bisexual. or, more likely, he has no idea what any of the labels mean and just calls himself whatever will serve him in the moment LMAO gender headcanon: just a guy. jus some dude a ship i have with said character: none, really ? maybe stan x eda clawthorne cause its funny, but nobody from gf a BROTP I have with said character: stan and soos !!! a NOTP I have with said character: stan x bill. eugh a random headcanon: he secretly feeds waddles leftovers or scraps under the table at dinner. he loves that damn pig general opinion of said character: looove him. love him dearly. wish he was my uncle...

[honeyviscera]

im reading light novel 9 of the apothecary diaries and it's just so. it's sooooooooo i love maomao so much. it's really interesting watching the way her and jinshi's interactions unfold where she knows by now that he thinks everything through and doesn't just blindly walk into things. the relief she admits she feels when he explains his plans to her. the way she can figure him out.... she still finds him somewhat annoying, but it's clear that she's slowly gaining a higher opinion, understanding, and appreciation of him.

i also really love how much jinshi considers her feelings and needs when he makes decisions, because he genuinely cares for her so so so much. after being admonished a book or two ago for only considering how he himself felt, he's very obviously realised where he went wrong and it's so UGHGHGHGHH /pos like. maomao still and always will be aroace to me but i think the more they grow in understanding of each other the more i believe they will be genuinely a perfect pair, even if maomao's feelings towards him remain unromantic in nature.

another thing these books continuously do well is consider the role of women in society and all of the barriers and challenges they face under the patriarchal society in which they live. everything feels incredibly carefully considered and written with care i looove it

[lovecorevillain]

this might be random but do you have any headcanons of the Daltons/lucky luke cause now they are my hyperfixation and yes I've joined a pretty much dead fandom but I was to hear your thoughts.

(only if u want to ofc)

hiiii anon its been. so insanely long since ive thought abt lucky luke and the daltons rotated them in my small brain but i love looove them as a characters so very dearly to this day and id be more than happy to give u. some of my carefully thought out (brainrot induced) thoughts :]

- JOE ADHD KING. no but seriously this fucking guy is so nd and mentally ill in so many ways. hes collecting them like cool rocks (<- im nd and mentally ill (obviously) and have always related to him)

- i know the entire thing abt the daltons is how theyre only distinguished from each other when it comes to height but i love playing around w the idea that they have like. subtle differences in their appearance that you wont notice unless you squint and use a telescope. like william having heterochromia, jack having freckles and joe having beauty marks and whatnot (cant think of anything for averell when it comes to this trope sorry </3)

- aroacespec gay lucky luke is so real and true and my alltime fave sexuality hc. also a little transgenderism for him as a treat. sometimes

- adding to the former: luke telling ppl he got his diy top surgery scars from a brutal shootout

- i dont like the modern daltons cartoon (it kinda sucks) but i really really like how they characterized william in it (bookworm and man of many talents iirc) and i really like the idea of him potentially being a graduate/of higher education but sticking with his brothers out of loyalty/peer pressure (<- potential for him to be the black sheep of his family and give him more character than in the comics and the old cartoons)

- luke and joe's archnemesis relationship oh my GOD [head in hands] ive always loved the multiple layers of their dynamic and the "cool hero who loves toying with the bad guy" vs "batshit crazy unhinged small guy villain" thing they always got going on. lukejoe is so good whether its platonically or romantically or anything in between i still care them so much. funny guys who hate each other fight each other are friends are besties are outlaws kiss kill each other have repressed homosexual feelings have never had friends before killed people with no remorse and have issues. i like that in men

- t4t lukejoe is. so good. perfection

- while im a professional les daltons #hater i love that one guy who showed up for like one episode and was never brought up again except in the bg of some episodes. unlucky luke (small dark haired manloser) if youre out there...

- el gee bee tee hc lightning round:

cis bi (sometimes transmasc) joe [wtf is a pronoun i will kill you], transhet jack [he/him], nonbiney [he/him] william, unlabeled averell [he/she + any] and ofc aroace gay trans luke [he/they]. idc abt other characters enough to form opinions on them

- ill most definitely add to this later if and when i start binging the entirety of ll again but for now. thats all. come get your food lucky luke enjoyers <3 shoutout to the three of you who still enjoy this media despite its many many MANY flaws

[highlifeboat]

Wednesday Addams: *Gives biggest aroace vibes ever*

Allos: Oh my God! She's so in looove!

🤣🤣🤣

No because for real

This girl shows no intrest in love at all. Not even with Tyler, the dude they tried to put her with.

The ONLY ship I'll accept is her and Enid (because they are cute together) but I will not be convinced she isn't at least on the aro spectrum and completely ace. I personally just see them as being really good/close friends. But I like the ship. (Tho Wenid was clearly the superior ship name imo)

There is no man on this show she's had an actual connection with, except Eugene who she's already stated reminds her of her brother and treats like her brother.

Wednesday is an aroace icon and I won't be convinced otherwise lmao.

[aroaceamyrosearchive]

tell me about the headcanons u have for ur favorite sonic characters pls !!! (if u want)

okay okay i finally have the brain to answer another headcanon post. so!

-knuckles loves and protects the chao on angel island with his LIFE. he named every single one of them even though there are a LOT and he remembers all their favorite fruits and stuff and he just. cares them sm 💚

-kinda stole this one from @maltdown but it stuck in my head so: amy has sooo many hobbies and she always wants to learn new types of arts and crafts and new instruments and stuff but there isnt NEARLY enough time in the day to do all she wants to do. she does get overwhelmed by this btw. (she just like me fr-)

-amy always shows a good face around people and doesn't like showing her faults but oh my god. the executive dysfuncction on this girl. also she's bipolar so she can sometimes just. shut down for a week. or go manic and end up overwhelming herself, or spending too much time doing something she shouldn't be doing, or spending way too much money. she'll only show this side to sonic or knuckles because she knows she can trust them to help her keep the image she wants to keep around others.

-she made friendship bracelets for everyone btw. she enjoys making bracelets so much that this isnt something she keeps special for just her best friends. she makes bracelets for anyone she thinks had an effect of some sort on her in life and she makes matching ones for herself. she ends up with basically a whole sleeve of bracelets, each one different to remind her of the person it represents. she doesnt always wear them but she makes sure to on special occasions

-sonic once tried on shadow's shoes and he HATED it. whats the point if you cant feel the ground underneath your feet. whats the point if you dont constantly move your legs really fast. sonic doesn't want to GLIDE he wants to RUN

-sonic is faster than shadow btw. if you even care

-back to amy's bracelets. she gave one to eggman btw. it has a bead with an angry emoji on it

-amy loooves playing animal crossing. she invites all her friends to her island. sonic doesn't play the game nornally so she had him make a character on her switch and build a house on her island. she likes to leave him gifts even tho he's probs not gonna play again any time soon

-sonic loves reading and fantasy action is his favorite. he loves all the ways that people can create worlds and interpret worlds to their own needs and stories

-sonic's favorite flowers are dandelions (i am NOT projecting) because they're strong and they carry with the wind...

-amy will purposefully leave many dandelions to grow in her garden for him even though she likes to have a variety of different flowers there

-i am so normal about the fact that amy cares about sonic so much okay. yes she may be aroace but he means so much to her. i will sob

-amy's favorite colors are pink and red because of their associations with love, but she's also big on yellow and green

-sonic is really into how to train your dragon. he got tails into it to. something about being different and finding a friend thats different, yknow

-sonic and amy are so genderqueer okay. sonic got top surgery, amy's on puberty blockers, and they are best friends. they mean so much to me

-amy wasn't super into pokemon before but tails showed her tinkaton. she started a party just full of them and called her her little minions. shes hungry for power (but also she loves every single one of them with all her heart)

-amy's favorite drink is raspberry tea!!!!!!!!!! raspberries are her favorite fruit in general

-sonic's more of an orange guy. he will chug orange juice WITH pulp and you CANT STOP HIM

-tails isnt big on fruit tho

-knuckles LOVES fruit except for grapefruit. fuck grapefruit

-tails is an avid tooth brusher. he will brush his teeth THREE times a day. he also makes sure sonic brushes at least twice

-sure sonic is the older one and he raised tails but sonic isnt the best at taking care of himself. they both kinda force each other to do self care stuff all the time

[herboretum]

dont mknow why im so adversed to not giving characters Traits i have that make me happy. like why do i do this to myself lmfaoo

like headcanoning a character as aroace? “Yeah No i’m notgonna do that even though i really want to And will always allude to thme being aroace but yeah Haha No they arent” like be so fucking fr right now bro???

that and also. seeing just any character i love as a poc(besides like 3 characters i think God Bless their little white-filled souls)

uough But Yeah. i think . I will choose Happiness and peace and Love and i will stop denying Projection mm I looove projecting heheha heuaha hahaha heheh TRANS AROACE FILIPINO BEAM GO!!!!!

[atrociousmagpie]

DNI: Proship [PLEASE NO PROSHIPPERS OR PEOPLE ADJACENT. I DO NOT LIKE INCEST/ILLEGAL/MORALLY GREY SHIPS], transphobes, homophobes [just general homophobia which includes any sort of prejudice towards queer people as you will not like me [I am very openly queer ^^]], racists, abelists, nazis, sexists [essentially no hate speech], pedos/maps, zoos.

Now that's out of the way, here's an intro post!

Hellllllooo! I am the one and only ✨AtrociousMagpie!✨

Name: Charlie/Edward [either work]

Pronouns: pronouns page

Gender: Agender

Sexuality: I identify as bisexual! [However, I am possibly aroace [still figuring that bit out!]]

Things I like: goth, gothic, Sherlock, the young ones, rocky horror, music, moral Orel, those kinda classic books [I have a very specific reading taste-], perks of being a wallflower, MLP, and batman [Just ask if there's anything you think I might like!]

Special intrests: Batman [specially the riddler/batman the animated series], physical music and the band ghost!!

Other: I am autistic and [obviously] queer! I like to write [occasionally] and draw [less occasionally]! I am currently writing my own little story [sixteen times punk] which is being posted on a03!!!

My Nick.L ask blog: @mrlightbearer

My Herbert.W ask blog: @scientist-herbert-west

My art blog: @charlies-atrocities

My A03: Atrocious_Magpie

Oh and I LOOOVE being tagged in tag games!!! So don't be afraid to tag me every now and then!!! Same goes for stuff like art trades, always down for them and thinking of maybe joining art fight even though I'm a bit late! Also same for asks!!! Feel free to send me a kooky ask whenever!!!!

[maaoravalammas]

It might be just me, but does anyone else feel like Krobus being your housemate is kinda aphobic? Krobus is the only NPC you can move in with without getting married and a lot of aro-spec people (myself included) love that option. I love having someone living with me and I love hugging him each morning, I think it is so, so cute. I just don’t like Krobus being like “no one can know we live together, they won’t understand” I know he says it because he is a monster and player is a human, but it somehow reminds me of bury your gays-trope. I don’t know how to explain it, but it might have something to do with not letting queer people have happy endings. I mean, relationship with Krobus is a happy one, I just don’t feel like that having to hide who you live with is the happiest ending there is. When compared to getting married and having a spouse, you can be happy and as gay as you want and NPC’s don’t care. In my opinion platonic and romantic relationships should be treated equally, but game doesn’t do that.

Also there is the fact, that Krobus is the only aroace character in the game (i know it isn’t confirmed anywhere, but can anyone disagree with me?) and he is a monster...

Don’t get me wrong, I looove this game and I’m 101% sure ConcernedApe didn’t intend to make housemate option feel even slightly aphobic. I just wish my monster housemate and I could happily live together under the same roof and no one would give a shit (and also more options for housemates? and aroace character, who is a human? and option for adopting a child alone, without a spouse? just thinking...) (i know there is a mod for having platonic partner instead of romantic one, but i like to use a mod that is not compatible with it. and i also want to remind you that not everyone is able to use mods)

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Hey! Just dropping by to say I am head over heels in love with your Papa Mousesack verse. I’d never thought of Mouse as aroace (mostly because what I’d little I could read with him - not enough fica with Mousesack out there -involved some sort of relationship with Geralt) but now that you’ve opened my eyes to I’m just like, yes? I love how you’ve written him and Eist being such a great duo and omg smol trans!Jaskier is fantastic. I love love looove it and I can’t wait for more!

Hi, and thank you!

I have to say I’m having a lot of fun with this verse, and I’m actually looking forward to making it into a full, polished story so I can share it on AO3 (and hopefully add nice little scenes between snippets so people who’ve followed it on tumblr can have new content for it xD)

Honestly, at first the aroace bit was mostly a shorthand to give Jaskier a reason to feel safe accepting Mousesack’s help, but I’m very glad I did it: it’s a great occasion for me to explore different dynamics from what I usually do (I mostly write romantic love stories, usually) and to try and walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, which is great...

And also that version of Mousesack seems to make my aro and/or ace readers happy so far, which is also a great bonus :D

(That bein said, I would never have imagined Geralt/Mousesack, but now that you mention it I might go on a bit of a reading spree xD)

ETA: Well that was supposed to be a private reply but slip of the mouse (ha :P)

anyway, thank you again :D

[cake-and-spades]

Any recommendations for good aroace poets/poetry?

I don’t know much poetry, but I looove Penny Stirling (aroace and agender, writer/poet). Here’s their poetry tag from their website

And here’s their interactive poem, Stone, that literally made me cry the first time I read it (it’s about being aroace). Not sure if it works on mobile.

I also know there’s some spoken word poetry on YouTube: A Prude’s Manifesto , Realizing I’m asexual

The only other recommendation I know of is A. Merc Rustad/ Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (aroace and non-binary), who is mostly a sci-fi writer but I know they have a few poems published too

If anyone knows any good aro/ace poets or poetry, please add them!!