#or his sexuality. hes just aro .

[laurellala-comics]

Fun fact! This was the real tipping point that made Edgeworth run away after AA1, they just couldn't show it on screen because they didn't have the rights to Chappell Roan's music <3

(A spiritual successor to my "Hot to Go" joke from this post. Image description under the cut below)

[Image ID: a four page black and white comic of characters from ace attorney.

The Judge stands solemnly at his podium holding a gavel "Mr. Miles Edgeworth, you are on trial for the murder of blah blah blah..."

A cheerful Maya Fey leans over to Miles Edgeworth, who is staring straight ahead and looking very concerned

Maya: "Psst! Mr. Edgeworth! If you win your trial, can I show you Chappell Roan?

Miles: "What the hell, sure." Internally he thinks "Oh God I am going to jail"

A box saying "later" in the top corner of the next panel marks the passage of time.

The Judge smiles as he says "I declare you... Not Guilty!"

We see a full body shot of Maya dancing excitedly while Miles looks on, emotionless

Maya: YIPPEE omg you're going to LOVE this

Miles internally thinks "oh no, the consequences of my actions.

We see Miles standing in between Phoenix Wright and Maya looking apprehensive. Maya beams in excitement, while Nick puts a reassuring hand on Miles' shoulder

Miles: Alright, so what is this exactly?

Nick: She's a pop musician Maya really likes

Maya: You promised you'd let me show you, and it's legally binding because you said it in a court room!

Miles: That is not how the law works Ms. Fey

Maya: Shh just listen!

We see a panel of Miles' pensive face concentrating as he listens to "Hot to Go". He thinks to himself "hm".

Another panel zoomed in more. His pensive expression has grown more tense/confused as he listens to "Red Wine Supernova". he again thinks to himself "Hm" in a larger thought bubble.

We zoom out again to see Nick, Miles, and Maya standing together again. Miles stares forward blankly, eyebrows raised. Maya excitedly leans in.

Maya: Ok, that's her whole discography. So! What did you think?

Nick looks at him, waiting for his response

We get a panel of Miles, looking bewildered. He starts to speak "I..."

We cut again to see the three of them standing together.

Miles: I... don't think I like women?

Miles looks shocked and confused. Nick is bent over laughing, using a hand on Miles's shoulder to support himself. Maya looks outraged and appalled!

Maya: MR. EDGEWORTH! Just because you don' like her musi it doesn't give you an excuse to be sexist!

We see a panel of Miles looking stressed and confused. He leans his head on one of his hands, which messes up his hair, showing how he isn't his normal put together self.

Miles: I should rephrase that. What I mean is, Ms. Roan is clearly VERY assured in her feelings towards women. I was... unaware that anyone felt that strongly. I thought we all viewed these things with a vague sense of distaste and unease but collectively ignored it. Like how we do with climate change.

We zoom out again to see the three of them. Miles stands in the middle looking deeply uncomfortable and lost in thought, vibrating with unease. Nick and Maya exchange deeply concerned glances across from him.

With lingering unease, Miles begins to walk away.

Miles: Well, I should be going then. Goodnight.

Nick hesitantly raises a finger to point out an inaccuracy in that statement

Nick: It's four in the afternoon-

he gets interrupted by Miles who repeats firmly: I said Goodnight

Nick looks in the direction Miles walked off in.

Nick: ...He'll be ok, right?

Maya reassures him: Of cours Nick! I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

Jump cut to a closeup of Nick's hand holding Miles' letter which reads Miles Edgeworth chooses death in all caps. Then, below in smaller font, it says Also femininomenon was really good, thanks.

We see a panel of Nick glaring wordlessly at Maya as he holds the letter in his hand. Maya leans against the wall and looks away, whistling, trying to look innocent to avoid blame.

As a bonus, we also have a page that takes place a year later. Miles and Nick stand talking. Miles looks calmer now, and Nick smiles encouragingly.

Miles: In my time in Europe, I've been examining myself and my approach to law. Ultimately, the most important focus must be justice. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve

Nick: Wow, that's really inspiring Edgeworth. And, uh, hows the... the other thing going?

We get a zoomed in panel of Miles glaring menacingly at a suddenly nervous Nick

Jumping out again, Miles turns his back to Nick as he continues to talk

Miles: So as I was saying, justice is truly so important...

Nick nervously rubs the back of his neck wearing an awkward expression as he sweats nervously. He thinks to himself internally "Ooookay then, clearly still working through some things there"

/.End ID]

[gregorovitch-adler]

Translation: Junior, I have told you several times that Lily prefers to be single, remember?

Lily is the new aroace icon. That's all.

[benevolenterrancy]

Art prompt of Shen Qingqiu holding the aro flag (fits his color scheme)

the real reason this man doesn't realise he's tripping every romance flag in the story

[shitsecurityguards]

im working on a presentation on canon vincent for my friends rn and this slide is my favorite so far

[assiraphales]

It's sad how people ignore/downplay Luffy blushing only at the sight of faraway Zoro to keep maintaining "Luffy is aroace"... when the evidence for Luffy being "100% aro" is not really there,

it's just Luffy (& Zoro) reasonably rejecting anyone suddenly romantically proposing to him in canon & Luffy (& Zoro) wanting to keep adventuring + having his style of fun + find One Piece. & Zoro + Luffy having many more meaningful, weighty experiences together & stronger attachment than average would make them liking each other more than just friends have a higher probability of happening than most ships with either of them.

& people keep "forgetting" both aro and ace are spectrums like why? I suspect just to keep Luffy away from Zoro?? (who's more popular to be shipped with other characters than Luffy due to being more classically appealing in a mature/less cartoony way, when Luffy is so much less childish & silly than he seems, he does have that deep-seated emotional maturity, like not caring for power + knowing how to motivate Laboon & downtrodden people to keep living/let the Strawhats help, & confidence + cheeky intelligence/sharpness to him that Zoro really resonates with)

I’m constantly metaphorically knocking on ppls doors at night w a big printout of luffy blushing bc HELLO? we seeing this???? from what I’ve gathered, it was only the second time he’s blushed (the first being when robin said she has strong friends). and it’s just. it’s a big deal. i will be reading into it. Insane. insane that he took one look at zoro from a distance and starting blushing like that. “oh he’s just happy to see him” luffy???? BLUSHING LIKE THAT!!???

[caruliaa]

just bc im a lesbian doesnt mean tht i wont at times become deeply entranced with the beauty of male actor or character. it just means i wld rather be locked in a room with a man with a knife than do anything romantic or sexual with one

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

satoru is gay/aroace and suguru is bi/demiace if you get it you get it 🙏🙏🙏

[t1oui]

while i love valgrace, recently i’ve started loving the idea of aromantic jason + leo who has an unrequited crush way more… like i love happy endings but i seriously cannot be anything but tragic with this pairing

[oikasugayama]

Were you aware that there is discourse in the fandom on whether or not Mori is an actual pedophile? Despite the infamous line ("I prefer the women in my life to be under twelve.") and Elise's existence, this is an actual debate that happens.

The main argument made is that despite the general creepiness of the whole thing, Mori never actual touches or interacts 'inappropriately' with a child and that most of his lolicon moments and tendencies are played as a joke, an unfunny and distasteful one, but a joke nonetheless. People argue that since weird stuff like this, lolicon and shotacon adults who gush and blush over children in a context that is presented as satirical or comedic, is very common in anime and manga, that Bungou Stray Dogs employs these tropes as well since Mori's supposed pedophilia isn't a relevant part of his grander character outside of a few moments and that, along with his portrayal in the BEAST spin-off, confirm that he's not ACTUALLY a pedophile.

I suggest that you check out this analysis on twitter (I refuse to call it X), it's long but damn, it is a good read and is, in my opinion, a wonderful take on Mori's whole character and it also explores this argument in more detail: https://twitter.com/ohne_rotes_blut/status/1742741217736273965

-Sincerely, 💋

I'm gonna be honest anon, your message made me doubt the linked thread. But that thread essay on Mori was genuinely an incredible read and I'd recommend anyone who dislikes him read it. The main arguments aren't that he doesn't touch her, it's a joke, etc. it's that the source material he's based on AND the deeper character interactions in BSD support Elise being a reflection of his regrets (how he treats ppl despite caring abt them) and desire to have a family (but he can't bc ?? Bc Mafia? Bc ace aro? Bc he knows he treats ppl like shit? Bc he did somewhere in the past and abandoned them? Who knows!!).

I love when the English/Literature/Writing majors make character analysis threads 🤩

This analysis is the same type I've done that make me continue to assert that Junichiro and Naomi aren't siblings because the source material by irl Junichiro is about a couple who pretend to be siblings because it's "indecent" that they live together!!!!!!!

[oblivionsdream]

Aro representation :D

Good for him

He’s living his best life and getting invested in his friends romantic life since he has none of his own. Maybe one day he will find someone to be his platonic partner. ❤️

[frogs-and-books]

I have to admit that it's so frustrating to me that people are doing this "He's canon ace but not canon aro" thing. It feels like people wanting to have it both ways at the cost aro people. If you're going to say only what's explicit in the text matters, then be honest with proper embrace of Death of the Author and disregard what Brennan said outside the context of the text. If you want to invest meaning in authorial intent, than be honest about the authorial intent with Riz. It's hard enough being aro in fandom as it is without people playing both sides of the fence on this

I'm sorry that there is a lack of aromantic representation, but you can't decide what the authorial intent was for the author. He could be aro! There's a lot of subtext and ways to read the story like that, but it's just as easy to read it as him being demiromantic or gray romantic or even just a late bloomer. Because of this, I can't confirm the authors intent unless he states it. I don't personally have an opinion on it, I just like Riz, and I'll like his character no matter what his sexuality is. I'm not going to disregard a statement from a cast member, especially when I doubt Brennan would have said without Murph's permission. That, to me at least, is confirmation of authorial intent.

I can understand why you're frustrated, but there aren't (or at least shouldn't be) sides. I'm simply saying that Riz is not canonically Aromantic, which is true. However, this does not mean that Aromantic people are somehow wrong in saying that they believe he is! Just like many other things, it is up for the viewer to decide currently.

If Murph comes out and says Riz is Aromantic, that's it. He's Aromantic. But until then, it's up for interpretation. You aren't wrong for saying he's Aromantic, but neither is someone saying he's not Aromantic.

I am so glad that Riz resonates with you, but others don't have your same experience and might relate to him in different ways, and their experience and interpretations aren't less valid than yours.

The world isn't black and white. There are so many nuisances that can be beautiful if you allow yourself to see them.

I'm not on the fence. I know exactly where I stand. Riz is canonically asexual and he has no confirmed romantic interests, although he has been shown to be less interested than his peers. This could mean many, many different things, but saying that thinking Riz is asexual but not aromantic is being on the fence is discounting real people who are asexual and not aromantic.

It's not all or nothing. I'm not out to get you or hurt anyone. It just frustrates me when people state their interpretations of media as facts and get upset when other people have different interpretations. Your interpretation isn't more valid just because it's more diverse. That would be like me reading a book where someone was never stated to have a race, but I decided that their character would make more sense if they were black, so now they're canonically black, even though I don't know what the author imagined them like. Just because it's adding diversity doesn't make it more morally correct. It doesn't make it more incorrect either. It just makes it your interpretation.

I know you're probably sick of hearing this, but it's up for interpretation, and you can't fault people for having a different interpretation of a character.

[aromanticdayout]

so i went on a date today.

[thenookspace]

Girl help I'm having aroace Miguel O'Hara thots

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread  

Tears in the Water

NA contemporary slice of life romance about a competitive swimmer with anxiety at a sports university

they start seriously questioning their gender when they make some new friends and start dating a trans volleyball player

queer friend groups, aspec characters

[cornetnspinet]

thinking about the guy from my programming class who i think was lowkey into me and who showed me the love poem he was submitting for next month's fine arts journal issue (it was in spanish and he made me read it to hear my accent i cringed so bad) and when i told him i was probably gonna submit a platonic love prose poem because i was aromantic he was like oh okay and like 10 min after our conversation he was like "but like how do you know you're aromantic because i used to think i was aromantic and it turned out i had just accumulated guilt from trauma" and i don't wanna assume but i lowkey think he was just trying to get me to say that maybe i wasn't aro (or assuming me being aromantic comes from trauma which is kinda wild to tell someone you barely know and even if it could be right i'm not trying to bring that shit up in a casual convo) but i just answered "idk i just do" and he was like "... ok that sounds right" as if an answer to that could sound wrong. pissed me off a little bit