#it doesnt have to be ROMANTIC

[justaz]

arthur born of magic who lives where magic is outlawed and merlin who is magic and is forced to keep it bottled up recognizing each other without seeing the other. arthur who always feels a vague sense of numbness except when he’s around merlin bc the magic that is threaded through his very being wakes and buzzes in emrys’s presence, recognizing its kin. merlin who is constantly restless beneath his skin, his magic buzzing to be set free, finally feeling at peace with arthur, his magic warming and stilling beneath his skin. arthur feeling deprived of air or food or water when merlin leaves bc the life that flared inside him fades when merlin leaves. merlin feeling restless when he’s not with arthur bc his magic which has previously been content to reside within him is now lashing out, desperate for either constant release or arthur’s presence. arthur taking his aggravation out of his knights during training when suddenly he feels alive again and his frustration wanes and then merlin calls out across the field. merlin putting the restless energy toward scrubbing the floors until the itching beneath his skin suddenly fades and then the door to the chambers burst open and arthur waltzes in.

[luv-byers]

We always talk about Mike and his feelings, but what about Eleven’s? Does El really love Mike? Yes, that’s FOR SURE! Romantically? I doubt it.

In s1, right before Mike kisses her, she literally asked him if she would be HIS SISTER. If Mike would’ve said yes, everything would’ve been different cause guess what: Eleven didn’t want a boyfriend, she wanted a friend/family. She probably didn’t even know what a “boyfriend” was apart from what she had seen in the movies.

From that moment, she follows Mike’s steps bc that’s what Mike had decided: she was his girlfriend, they must kiss all day cause that’s what couples do in the movies……. how romantic is that… They didn’t read comics, watch movies, bake something or paint, we haven’t seen any real heart-to-heart moment or a real conversation like we have seen with Lumax or Jancy.

So where is the chemistry? Easy: it doesn’t exist.

Mike saved her, gave her food and a home, friends and love… that’s all she wanted because she had just scaped from a LAB. She barely even know how to speak in s1 & 2, in s3 she still didn’t know how it felt really liking something, she doesn’t even know who she is as an individual human being.

She’s been quite “obsessed” with Mike over the years and that’s been mistaken by “romantic LOVE”.

And it also pisses me off how people see a boy and a girl be friends and automatically they must be together forever and marry and have kids…. Like bffr.

If they would’ve stayed like brother and sister their dynamic would’ve worked so much better. Romantically, they’re BONES.

Also, here’s a parallel between Mike and El and Hopper (her dad) and El… even her hug with Will had more emotion

[time-woods]

You know you are literally carrying the entire Prohibited Wish, right? You are amazing, you are loved, your content is amazing, and your content is loved. As an Aromantic, this actually helped me discover what I want instead of trying to accept being alone forever.

WE BOW DOWN TO YOU AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR!!

UEUE THANK YOU SM ! !

and ahhhhh im so glad ! !

honestly my art is usually trying to convey affections im comfortable with as a fellow aroace spec person ! so im glad ive also helped others ! !

[eastwardbound7]

Give me a Tim and Tam met in rich kid school au. Let them get into the stupidest shit while trying to do the mundane teenage things.

Let Tim be able to crash with her and her to go “another Tuesday with my local on fire train” despite her not yet knowing his secret identity

Let them grow apart in his robin days as they both get busy with different life events. Let them try to reconnect and have it fizzle out.

Then let Red Robin come and shove them back into each other.

After it all Him, Her, and Pru should go get food or something. Idk i didnt think this far

[theiloveyousong]

personally i have not deconstructed amatonormativity im not smart enough

[dailytraingirl]

falling in love with someone when they show me the littlest bit of attention

[myworsthabitsarchive36]

Picture me this

Murderous all powerful AI that resents humans for being capable of having feelings and senses

But the solution is to invite it to a candlelight dinner

[onlycringepost]

things to bring back:

handwritten letters to the people you love

CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes

photo albums

saturday morning cartoons

[legodragon]

im all about lloyd and bentho dating but consider: almost all my “ship” art with them is made in a queerplatonic context.

aro spec/ace lloyd. awkward abt physical affection on first meetings, but opens up to it when he gets close to someone. questioning bentho who is romance shy, but adooores showing love in snuggly platonic gestures. u feel me?

[blixxkixx]

He's showing you his bug collection

[mushroom-through-the-stargate]

romantic partner? no, i want a lab partner. i want to run experiments and solve the secrets of the universe together. maybe we're wearing lab coats. maybe the cafeteria has bagels.

[sernhuh]

Halfway through wolf 359 love these two

[ctrlzxoo]

ivan and till have their first kiss, an alternate ending 💕

please look at this comic for context and Part 1!

[cj-the-random-artist]

Let us dance into the night as the fire rages on....

Gonna add a greyscale version, the sketch this was based on under the cut, but all I really have to say about this is that this is the first time in a long time. Maybe even years. That I've sketched up a simple doodle and had it grab me by the soul and rip and illustration out of me. This is also the first illustration in a long time where I enjoyed the whole process. I also tried different techniques and stuff here and I'm in love with how this turned out actually

But yeah greyscale version and sketch this was based on under the cut

I was gonna add some rambles down here about the way I think about Narinder and the Lamb's dynamic and the stuff going on in the background and other things but after spending like an hour and a half writing and rewriting this caption. Uh. Nevermind lol

Enjoy the chaos that is this drawing and, if you're reading this, may something good happen for you today

[ex0toxin]

part timers

jsys week'24, day 1

[tebitoby]

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