#they are the qpr i aspire to have

[ace-of-d1am0nds]

nelli and victor r so in love with each other and each episode they just keep showing up for each other and proving it to each other and i just-

[determinedowl23]

Michael Ball means so much to me as an aromantic person btw. He’s straight. He’s constantly flirting with and trying to kiss his best friend who’s also a guy. He’s been in a long term relationship with a woman for over 30 years. They’ve never married because they’ve never felt that they needed to. What a legend. Can we normalize this.

[alexjcrowley]

No wonder I am aromantic I watched the entirety of Elementary as it was airing

[tit-spoilers]

I really hope that Dan and Phil know how much their presence on the internet has done for their aromantic/arospec fans (even though I don't think they do)

I know everyone is talking about a hard launch, and I love the jokes, but ultimately them keeping the details of their relationship to themselves has inadvertently made it so that arospec people (as represented by me personally, I am not about to speak for a whole entire community with a variety of experiences) feel represented and reassured. Not saying that Dan and Phil are themselves arospec or in a QPR or anything like that. I'm actually almost 100% sure they don't even know those words. But that doesn't mean their relationship can't be aspirational for people like me. Because it doesn't fit into a box. It's not made valid and significant by the label of romantic. The reason it's so magical is just because it's them and they love each other. Their relationship is unlike anyone else's, because no one's relationship is like anyone else's. It doesn't matter if a relationship is "romantic" or "platonic" or anything else. What matters is that they love each other a lot, and they have for a long time. And that's so hopeful. It's about the idea that you don't have to fit your relationships into neat little boxes. It can just be that you make each other laugh, support each other no matter what, know way too much about each other, and love each other so much it seeps into everything you do.

All of this is not to say that I would complain about a hard launch. If they do it, then of course I will be very happy for them, because it would mean that they feel comfortable enough for that. And if that makes them happy, then hell yeah!! Good for them!! But I just don't think they will. Because at this point everything they've shared carries way more weight than the word "dating" ever could. And that's why I, as an arospec person, feel grateful for the representation of the kind of relationship(s) I want in my life. They are a prime example of a relationship the value of which does not lie in a label.

Overall, "We were more than just romantic" <- yessssss yessss yeeeesssssssssss yeeesssssss yessss

(Also they love playing mind games with us and we love their mind games but that's a separate topic lmao)

[anistarrose]

I think when a lot of queer people who aspire to marriage, and remember (rightly) fighting for the right to marriage, see queer people who don't want marriage, talking about not entering or even reforming or abolishing marriage, there's an assumption I can't fault anyone for having — because it's an assumption borne of trauma — that queers who aren't big on marriage are inadvertently or purposefully going to either foolishly deprive themselves of rights, or dangerously deprive everyone of the rights associated with marriage. But that's markedly untrue. We only want rights to stop being locked behind marriages. We want an end to discrimination against the unmarried.

We want a multitude of rights for polyamorous relationships. We want ways to fully recognize and extend rights to non-romantic and/or non-sexual unions, including but not limited to QPRs, in a setting distinct from the one that (modern) history has spent so long conflating with romance and sex in a way that makes many of us so deeply uncomfortable. And many of us are also disabled queers who are furious about marriage stripping the disabled of all benefits.

We want options to co-parent, and retain legal rights to see children, that extends to more than two people, and by necessity, to non-biological parents (which, by the way, hasn't always automatically followed from same-gender marriage equality even in places where said equality nominally exists. Our struggles are not as different as you think). We would like for (found or biological) family members and siblings to co-habitate as equal members of a household, perhaps even with pooled finances or engaging in aforementioned co-parenting, without anyone trying to fit the dynamic into a "marriage-shaped box" and assume it's incestuous. We want options to leave either marriages, or alternative agreements, that are less onerous than divorce proceedings have historically been.

I can't speak for every person who does not want to marry, but on average, spurning marriage is not a choice we make lightly. We are deeply, deeply aware of the benefits that only marriage can currently provide. And we do not take that information lightly. We demand better.

Now, talking about the benefits of marriage in respective countries' current legal frameworks, so that all people can make choices from an informed place, is all well and good — but is not an appropriate response to someone saying they are uncomfortable with marriage. There are people for whom entering a marriage, with all its associated norms, expectations, and baggage, would feel like a betrayal of one's self and authenticity that would shake them to their core — and every day, I struggle to unpack if I'm one of them or not. If I want to marry for tax benefits, or not. If that's worth the risk of losing disability benefits, in the (very plausible) possibility that I have to apply for them later in life. If that's worth the emotional burden of having to explain over and over, to both well-meaning and deeply conservative family members, that this relationship is not one of romance or sex. (Because, god, trying just to explain aromanticism or asexuality in a world that broadly thinks they're "fake" is emotional labor enough.)

Marriage is a fundamental alteration to who I am, to what rights an ableist government grants me, and to how I am perceived. I don't criticize the institution just because I enjoy a "free spirit" aesthetic or think the wedding industry is annoying, or whatever.

[arotechno]

the way the aro community talks about attraction is inadequate

Disclaimer: The following is in no way intended to invalidate, shame, or "call out" anyone for using whatever language or terminology they see fit to describe their own experiences. This is about community-wide trends and pressures, rather than individual choices.

As an aroace, I've never felt a particular desire to label other types of attraction I may or may not feel. Identifying as aroace is a way for me to express my disconnect with what society at large views as healthy, normal, valuable, and aspirational; that is, a committed, monogamous, sexual and romantic relationship. I don't want those things. I'm not able to even understand them. But by and large, beyond that, I don't find the framework of different types of attraction very useful at all.

This is the fatal flaw of the split-attraction model in its most advanced form: it's predicated on the idea that there are distinct types of attraction that can be qualified and quantified in neat and tidy boxes. Just as there are people for whom romantic and sexual attraction cannot be separated, there are many (like myself) for whom the very concept of attraction breaks down more and more the more you try to categorize it.

Here's the thing: relationships (of any kind) aren't inherently predicated on attraction, just as they aren't necessarily predicated on love. We can understand, as a community, why an aro person might have a successful romantic relationship despite not feeling romantic attraction, or why an ace person might enjoy engaging in sex even if they are not sexually attracted to their partner. Attraction does not equal action. So why, then, must we make the assumption that everyone must categorize their feelings in terms of attraction at all? This is how we end up with terms like queerplatonic attraction, which warps the original definition of queerplatonic such that a QPR becomes something predicated on a separate kind of attraction that is more unique and special than "regular" platonic feelings, rather than being a broad type of non-romantic relationship that is deliberately built and developed by the people in it based on their own personal needs and desires, and not necessarily based on some ephemeral type of attraction.

This sort of trend towards hyper-categorization is extremely frustrating to someone like me, who doesn't view their relationships or their feelings for others in terms of attraction at all. I'm not platonically "attracted" to my friends, I don't think. I love them platonically (deeply, unconditionally, almost like family), but naming it as attraction makes me almost uncomfortable. Others may not feel that way and that's fine. It's no skin off my nose how people choose to talk about their own feelings. But the implicit expectation in a lot of aro spaces is that you will label your attraction, your feelings, your experiences, your desires, your orientations according to such-and-such paradigms, as if we can wordsmith our way out of simply understanding one another. As if the diversity of aromantic experiences were something we need to break down and quantify.

All of these things are socially constructed. Sex, romance, love, relationships, attraction. That doesn't make them not real, but they are not divinely granted concepts with their own inherent, easy-to-understand taxonomy. We make up the language necessary to describe complex and diverse human experiences as best we can, because it's the only way. But what is absolutely crucial to remember, as a crucial tenet of aro activism and beyond, is that none of these models work for every single person, and needn't be prescriptive.

[aspecmemesdaily]

bro weird stuff has been happening to me lately. so I’ve known I was ace for a year now and that’s still going strong but also I never like. thought about romance like other girls did and never thought about a wedding. I never want a boyfriend and the idea of getting married scares me. and I wanted kids but I thought babies were ugly, and never thought about who their dad would be or anything. but like over the last year I

Really love babies and little kids, and now am miraculously really good with kids. I changed my major to education and finally found my calling (elementary librarian)

when I watched the pilot of fallout and I saw her wedding dress (I love that style soooo much) something clicked in my head and suddenly I started making little plans for my future wedding

it’s still hard for me to imagine a specific person as my husband but I realized I want that best friend for life thing. (my brother and his wife were kind of the turning point on this one because they just have so much fun and love each other so much. I realized it’s a different love than what I’d ever wanted before and now I really want that for myself?!?)

I still don’t really want to date anyone but I am feeling more open because the idea of finding someone who I love is just so exciting to me nowadays.

this is just all weird for me because my lack of interest in these things were a big part in what convinced me to look into asexuality and aromanticism and It’s so weird to lose that aspect of it but still feel no sexual attraction. I’m still me, but I’m growing into another version of myself and it’s so strange but wonderful and scary. idk growing older is weird when big opinions and feelings shift from what they’ve always been.

Thank you for sharing this, @jack1701.

I cannot give you a definite answer as your experiences and feelings are unique and only you can label yourself or choose not to label yourself at all. You don't have to fit into a specific box and I am not in a position to assign you a certain label, but I'd like to mention a few things that you might want to take into closer consideration if you so desire (The following points are just my opinion and may not be accurate!):

QPRs: Queerplatonic relationships are relationships that go "beyond" traditional notions of friendship, but don’t necessarily fit into the category of a typical romantic relationship. They can be a way to have that deep, lifelong partnership you’re envisioning without the pressure to conform to conventional romantic or sexual expectations. QPRs are quite common for partnering aspec people to be in. There is no set definition for a QPR and its boundaries—you and your queerplatonic partner (QPP) decide individually what you want to do or not do (e.g. hug, cuddle, kiss, live together, raise a child, pay taxes, idk??) and what you want to call each other (e.g. partner, friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, idiot, shnookums??, whatever...), etc.

Cupioromantic: This label falls under the aromantic umbrella and typically describes someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction, but still desires a romantic relationship (regardless of whether they are in one, aspire to be in one, or not).

Aegoromantic: This label also falls under the aromantic umbrella and typically describes someone who enjoys the idea of romance or romantic fantasies but doesn’t desire a romantic relationship for themselves. You may think of it as a disconnection between oneself and one's romantic fantasies. It's explained quite well here, I think.

Other arospec identities such as demiromantic (only experiencing romantic attraction after a deep emotional connection has been developed) or greyromantic/grayromantic (experiencing romantic attraction rarely or only under specific circumstances).

But you don't have to label yourself just now or ever, and no label is permanent. Just keep being yourself and do what feels good for you.

All the best!

[amateurmasksmith]

Character post with Roman, Logan, and Janus? :3

hi dazey :)

Roman:

favorite thing about them

- he was somehow able to create a whole room in the mindscape, complete with custom corners for the other sides, in a manner of seconds. as someone who struggles to hold the image of an apple, that’s impressive lmao

least favorite thing about them

- I wish he’d talk to the others abt the wedding his feelings :(

favorite line

- “How could I choose between any of my darling babies?!?” <- stuck in my head repeatedly lmao

brOTP

- Him and Virge are besties :)

OTP

- Ok, hear me out: Roman x Nico x Thomas

nOTP

eh, I don’t rlly ship him with anyone tbh - so most Roman ships take a bit for me to get used too.

random headcanon

- you can gauge how good of a day Roman’s having based on what he sings in the shower. (he was silent for a week after the wedding. Virge passed by on day three, and though he swears he heard a sniffle, he told no-one.)

unpopular opinion

- …most fics with prinxiety are annoyingly ooc. (Switched is fine tho - still infuriating, but that’s directed at the goobers lol)

song i associate with them

Dance Floor by LeGrand

favorite picture of them

- his skirt look is neat!

Logan:

favorite thing about them

- he’s such a nerd /aff

least favorite thing about them

- he’s more than willing to discuss the feelings of others, but his own? Nah, he doesn’t have them. (gonna be fun to watch that blow up tho *grabs popcorn in an orange bucket*)

favorite line

- “Fun, fascinating, tomato, Solanum Lycopersicum.”

brOTP

- Him and Roman, him and Patton, or both :)

OTP

- QPR analogical my beloved (tho besties is fine too)

nOTP

- Intrulogical and Logince

random headcanon

- he suppresses a lot of stims when he’s around the others/on camera, like bouncing on his toes or tapping his fingers. (fixing his tie is one he allows himself)

unpopular opinion

- *shrug* is disliking intrulogical an unpopular opinion?

song i associate with them

Burn, from Hamilton >:)

favorite picture of them

not sure - though I do like that shot of him in the pumpkin patch during the over the garden wall cover!

Janus:

favorite thing about them

he’s a bitch 💅✨ (nah but seriously, I aspire to his level of confidence (and willingness to take care of myself))

least favorite thing about them

…I do see a bit of my own bitterness in him, sometimes.

favorite line

“And for your sake, you need to start practicing a little more selfishness.” (or just. Any of his lines from CLBG and Redux, yk?)

brOTP

- Demus/Intruceit

OTP

- QPR Moceit? Mayyyyybe loceit, if you squint.

nOTP

- Prinxceit (I just don’t see it) and Anxceit (theyre (estranged) family)

random headcanon

- He frequently lies about what snake traits he does or doesn’t have, just to fuck with people. (Including especially the fans)

unpopular opinion

- I don’t think he’s cold-blooded. *shrug* Maybe he runs a little colder, but I think he generates his own heat.

song i associate with them

-Hadestown. So much of Hadestown. (I think one of ‘em is already on his official playlist lol)

favorite picture of them

-oh, the skirt look, definitely

[mothgirl-number-4]

> CASS: Introduce yourself.

Don't act like you weren't expecting to see me.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi! I'm Cass(iopeia/idy/andra) and I like lots of stuff! I post (90% reblogs lol) mostly about my fandoms but do occasionally post original art and writings. I'm an aspiring writer and I'm not used to living.

I have a partner and qpr so yes I'm taken. Don't be weird.

Asks are almost always open, so feel free to bother me!

Fourth time's the charm, right?

[dreamsofanenbysapphic]

arospec

a poem(?), a collection of ideas, things i have been thinking about, about relationships and the platonic/romantic binary

some citations:

arospec wiki sources, amatonormativity, instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy, my favorite poem by alok vaid-menon, aromantic manifesto, amatopunk

full text below the cut:

screenshotted text from various sources over a galaxy background, spread across two images:

arospec, is an umbrella term

People on the aromantic spectrum may feel little to no romantic attraction, or feel romantic attraction differently, more rarely or

Loveless Aro describes someone who is some way disconnected from the concept of love, rejects the idea that they need to experience love

Quoiromantic (also called WTFromantic experiences may include:

Finding the concept of romance to be inaccessible, inapplicable, or nonsensical.

the questioning itself

becomes the identity

Disidentifying with the concept of romantic attraction - either as a social construct or as something potentially applicable to oneself.

a disidentification with the romantic/nonromantic binary,

They may consider themselves relationship anarchists.

Amatonormativity

to describe the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship.

[elizabeth brake]

Due to the ambiguous nature of romantic attraction, sometimes defined by the actions that one takes during a relationship, such as holding hands, kissing, or cuddling. However, none of these activities alone necessarily indicate romantic attraction.

The prefix nebula- comes from the Latin word nebulous, meaning "clouded" or "unclear".

Queerplatonic relationships (QPR) and queerplatonic partnerships (QPP) are committed intimate relationshisp which are not romantic

This way of thinking is also one that places certain relationships above others, such as Romantic relationships being viewed as 'above' or 'superior' to Platonic relationships. If two people are dating they are 'more than friends'. If they aren't dating then they're 'just friends'.

Amatonormativity prompts the sacrifice of other relationships to romantic love and marriage and relegates friendship and solitudinousness to cultural invisibility.

Amatopunk!

challenges amatonormativity, and how society views aspec people, polyamorous people, and others who do not fit into the "right" mold.

Relationship Anarchy (abbreviated RA) is the belief that relationships should not be bound by set rules, aside from the rules the individuals involved mutually agree upon.

sensualarians have relationships that are often "in between" typical relationships categories, whereas relationship anarchy completely breaks down all relationship categories

Relationship anarchy questions the idea that love is a limited resource

i want a world where friendship is appreciated as a form of romance. i want a world where when people ask if we are seeing anyone we can list the names of all of our best friends

[alok vaid-menon, friendship is romance]

queer liberation must abolish romance as its long term goal aromantics aspire to:

view queer intimacies as web-like counter-publics that reinforce rather than compete with and enervate each other.

transform queer intimacy into political solidarity and action.

[aromantic manifesto]

Relationship anarchy (sometimes abbreviated RA) is the application of anarchist principles to intimate relationships. Its values include autonomy, anti-hierarchical practices, anti-normativity, and community interdependence. RA is explicitly anti-amatonormative and anti-mononormative and is commonly, but not always, non-monogamous.

With one's relationships starting as a blank slate, the act of distributing physical intimacy, sexual intimacy, emotional intimacy, etc. is according to one's desires rather than preexisting "rules"

Queerness is a longing that propels us onward, beyond romances of the negative and toiling in the present. Queerness is that thing that lets us feel that this world is not enough, that indeed something is missing.

[josé estabon muñoz, cruising utopia]

[downbadperture]

ok so as you can prolly tell from my blog, the fact core is my favorite

I was wondering if I could request a fact x reader

where they and the reader are in a QPR together

and they go like clothes shopping and try on fun outfits together!

idk just a fluffy prompt I thought of :)

DAAAAAAWWW this is cute. I'v never written a QPR relationship before, so this'll be fun! Reminder he is a little spherical core guy in this :]

QPR! Fact Core x QPR! GN!Reader go clothes shopping

The Fact Core didn't know why you let yourself get distracted by a measly gift shop considering you two were in the middle of escaping.

It was just a little hole in the wall store meant for tour guests and others to visit so the company could receive some extra loose change here and there. It was filled with meaningless objects that could barely be considered needs or let alone valuable. Who would need a foam ball of the moon? A shirt with the company logo? A bunch of shiny rocks? It was all useless if you asked The Fact Core.

But for some reason you wandered in while Fact followed you on his management rail, him rolling his optic eye over the plethora of toys and knick knacks in disinterest.

"Fact: This place is of no use to our objective, we should leave," The Fact Core reminded again as he watched you giddily sift through the overpriced shirts, hoodies, jackets and more. The metal and plastic of the hangers clanking and echoing through the desolate area.

"Oh c'mon, we could use a break," You grin, 'oooing' when you found a shirt that interested you. You picked it up from the rack and hovered it over your body to judge the size. "What do you think of this?"

"Fact: A man named Scott Fitzgerald was the first man to invent the first printed t-shirt in 1920. Inventing the term T-Shirt in his novel and now all bands must consult with his corpse before making a T-Shirt to sell or else they will be sent to jail under law," Fact responded, monotone as ever with his upper metal eyelid drooped down.

"No, I meant how do you think it looks on me?" You chuckle, leading to Fact letting out a little scoff.

"Fact: It looks like you are holding a shirt,"

"No, I meant do you think I look good in it," you pushed.

"That is subjective, The Fact Sphere is incapable of judging on subjective matters," he dryly responded, which was honestly the most incorrect thing he has ever said.

You rolled your eyes and blew a little raspberry at him, "Whatever, i'm gonna go put this on. I'm getting tired of this jumpsuit sticking to my body and I need to put on something semi-clean," you shrugged and turned around but suddenly you took notice of a little shelf adorned with hats and beanies. You mischievously grinned as you put down the shirt for the time being and snatched up a cap with the words 'egghead' written on the front with a little embroidered humpty dumpty on the side.

You hid it behind your back before darting back towards your little robotic companion. He rotated back towards you, staring down. That was when you took your chance and slammed the cap down snugly on the top of his chassis. Fact's optic shrunk as he struggled to see what was on his head.

"Inquiry: What did you put on me?" He demanded in his usual even voice.

"The cap says what it says, Egghead," You chuckle, crossing your arms proudly.

Fact Core let out a little grumble, "Please take this off of me, hats were only invented because bald people were embarrassed of themselves where as the Fact Sphere has a full head of luscious hair that many aspire to have,"

"Aw c'mon, it looks cute on you," you grinned.

"The Fact Sphere has already said please,"

"Fine fine, don't get your wires in a bunch," You sigh as you slip the cap off of the little robot and tossed it down on the floor. It wasn't like anyone was going to complain on the mess anyway.

But as you were turning around and going to go back towards the abandoned shirt, you heard a little robotic gasp.

"Wait," You heard Fact say, the most emotion you've heard from him in a while.

You turned around to see the robot fixated on a sort of gag gift rack of prank toys and paraphernalia. He was eyeing a pair of glasses with bushy eyebrows, a big nose and a mustache sitting in a plastic casing. The casing had an image of a stereotypical clown on it with a blow-horn that had the bubbly title of "Blinky's Troublesome Gifts and Tricks!"

"Inquiry: Can you open this?" he asked, his digital pink eye shining.

"Why do you want me to open this thing?" You ask, tilting your head with a curious look. You picked up the toy, inspecting to see what was so special about it that it made your little bookworm buddy so minimally excited.

"Fact: Glasses were invented to set apart intellectuals from brainless louts," he explained, "Please open the glasses,"

"Buddy, these aren't the uh... Smart people sort of glasses, they don't even have lenses," You explained, trying not to laugh because of how genuinely adorable you found the little misunderstanding.

"The Fact Sphere has once again said please,” Fact insisted, his metal eyelids narrowing.

You roll your eyes, opening the plastic and taking out the joke glasses inside. The plastic felt cheap and the fake hair felt so thin you could barely feel the strands at all. You glanced towards Fact, cocking an eyebrow. Fact stood unfazed

“How am I even supposed to put these on you? You don't exactly have ears," You asked, raising an eyebrow

"Just hold them," Fact instructed and so you did, you pushed the hinges as far apart as they could go just so the glasses could even appear to look like the core was wearing them. The Fact Core looked at you, his pupil dilated with anticipation on your response.

"How does The Fact Sphere look?" He asked, his voice genuine like whatever your stance will be actually mattered to him. For once that is or maybe more, it was hard to tell with this guy sometimes on how much he valued your opinions on him. You wanted so bad to burst out into laughter, but despite the need to just explode, you took a deep breath and leveled yourself. All that left your lips was a chuckle, which was more warm than mean spirited.

"Very sophisticated, bud," You smiled.

The Fact Core's lower eyelid rose under the goofy accessory, a little twinkle in his optic.

"Wanna take it with us? Scrounge up some tape somewhere and maybe actually have you wear it," You offered, lowering it back down before you go back on that warmness and start toppling down with your hands around your sides choking out cackles.

"The Fact Sphere would like that, yes,"

[moltengoldveins]

so I grew up an ace autistic kid in a nondenominational evangelical church who craved physical affection (because sensory issues) surrounded by troubled kids invited in from nearby non-Christian schools who made darn well sure I could never ever have a friendship deeper than a sidewalk puddle before they slapped the word lesbian on my forehead and called it a day. The teachers and youth leaders were no better, cause their assumption was that my dressing androgynously and my complete disinterest and discomfort with sex and boys was a Bad Sign and they dealt with it by Ignoring my actual feelings and desires and instead Insisting that I was Still Growing and would get there eventually, get married, and have a wonderful brood of children, because even if I wasn’t a Good Christian Girl yet, I was a good kid, and therefore that was what I aspired to be. because of this decade-long period of fear, loneliness, pain, confusion, and complete isolation, I have now decided I am going feral. Im gonna write a 400k+ four book series focused entirely around a qpr between two immortal women based on David and Johnathan, their relationship between their adopted son, who may or may not be a Christ analog, and how they save the world. They’re both aro/ace. No I will not elaborate. Furthermore, I’m gonna talk about the truly Idiotic assumptions made about women in the church and the horrific ways the evangelical and Presbyterian church treats women with autism and/or women who don’t want to marry. Why? Because I am Upset about the way the community of Christ is handling these issues, and lying down and taking it like the Ideal Wife is going to make the problem worse. I’m going to fix this problem with spite. And a crowbar.

[fisher-boi]

QPR 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞

Hi! This is my art account (haven't really posted, but I will eventually I promise), and this is my submission for a QPR!!!!

My name is Lock, I'm 17, Aro/Ace, and I really want a queer platonic partner!

Some more stuff about me! :)

I'm trans FtM

American :p

Mad scientist (real)

INTP

Graduated hs at 15 and in college currently

I play Violin, and several other instruments

I'm an aspiring Neuroscientist, and I love all science so much! Marine biology too. And especially Criminology. That too but honestly also everything in the world while I'm at it

I currently work at an aquarium

Looking for a Johnlock typa deal :p

I love:

Being alone, pools, the ocean, surfing, science, horror, classical music, reading, rainy days, experiments, art, learning, fish, hot coco, fall, Halloween, cuddling, tea, and so, so much more.

I'm really looking for a best friend, but no one in my town is quite like me, so I'm looking online (best place to look, I know) though QPR and best friendship isn't exactly the same thing, you get the vibe.

My Discord is Deep_Sea_Goon

Have a lovely day, and if you're 17-19 and looking for a qpr, feel free to message me!! Even if you're not sure about it, or just want to be regular friends, it's still cool to message. Farewell!

[utilitycaster]

I keep thinking abt your "'must a story have conflict?' Yes actually hope this helps" posts in the context of laudna and imogen because like. Their shippers keep saying like. "You just don't UNDERSTAND the beauty of their Perfect Relationship, the bond that Traumatized People have that makes them In Tune, so sad how you will never understand love or being with another etcetera etcetera" and it's like. what the hell are you talkinf about (they're usually the kind of ppl with weird and bad narrative ideas re: their traumas so uwu sad everyone is against them). Don't we want this relationship to be healthy and beneficial to both of them? Don't get me wrong, I love Toxic Girl Yuri fucked up tragic relationships as much as anyone else but shippers pretty clearly aren't angling for that kind of story, and neither would the trajectory of the campaign support it. The onscreen dynamic isn't even spicy enough to HAVE toxic codependency it's just. There.

what's funny is that actually my favorite era of their relationship was the "we transcend labels, you and I" thing Laudna said to Imogen. Partly bc personal aro feelings but also because THAT felt like genuine no expectations support to fall back on. The idea that they could just Be and always be It wasn't ASKING for the kind of dynamicism of a romantic relationship such and such, but now with the girlfriends thing, it feels like now there should be WAY more than what's been happening. Does any of this make sense?

Hey anon,

So I largely agree (will cover the one point of not entire agreement below). I do want to note that if you're the person who's sent me other questions recently on this topic please feel free to DM me! I think it's valid to want to voice those frustrations, and I get not wanting to do so publicly (though I think the harassment on Tumblr at least has largely died down) but also to be completely honest I have been fully in a Nein and Candela headspace with a handful of exceptions mostly relating to wiki stuff so I've been answering these anons but I'll admit it's not where my thoughts have been re: CR stuff for the past few weeks.

Anyway, I can understand the desire for a QPR or simply close friends for Imogen and Laudna! I am not aro myself, and I do enjoy a good romantic plot, but I'd rather have a well-executed story with no romance than a good story slightly marred by poorly done romance. However, it's actually really interesting to me (in a good/neutral way) that you recall it as "we transcend labels" because the actual quote (3x49, 4:52:57) is "We transcend words, you and I" and I could not stand that because my frustration has again always been that they spend a lot of time talking, and absolutely none of it communicating; they have never transcended words, they have simply not fucking used them well. More generously, I think a relationship in which a couple is on such a wavelength that they do have a sense of how the other feels without needing to talk (or read minds, in this situation) can be aspirational in real life, though again, I don't think that's actually what's going on here; but even if it were, that is not remotely interesting to watch. I truly do not give a shit in the end if relationships on the shows I watch are healthy or unhealthy provided the narrative knows what it's fucking doing and I think people who are obsessed with unproblematic wholesomeness are frankly suspect, but man, either be toxic codependent yuri or be two people trying to understand each other, instead of two people who seem to only occasionally remember that they are important to each other, and never seem to remember why.

But yes, the fact that virtually nothing has changed despite a relationship upgrade, especially in light of the relationship losing my interest as a platonic thing 30 or 40 episodes prior to them becoming a romantic couple is now thrown into more stark relief because you'd think something would change. Like, that's the thing. There was no romance; there was no plot. While I think the people who insisted from the start that CLEARLY they were already dating are the kind of people who would unironically ship my mop and broom solely on the basis of them leaning against each other next to my garbage can, at least if they had already been dating from the start a lack of forward momentum could be somewhat forgiven. I say somewhat, because Veth and Yeza were married from before the campaign or, for a platonic option, the twins were...twins from before the campaign, and both those relationships were still infinitely more complex and ever-changing and thoughtful over the course of their respective campaigns than whatever Imogen and Laudna were doing; it still, to be clear, would have been dishwater dull. But it would have been forgivably so; I would have simply politely lost interest episode 5 or whenever and moved on without saying much, whereas now there's a series of increasingly lowered bars in their wake.

So anyway, yeah. It sure is There.

[ocicat-n-nil]

Welcome to our account. :]

We are Ocicat and Nil, a couple of best friends in a QPR working in a project together.

In this blog we'll be posting stuff related to our in-progress webcomic, Cacophony of Solitude.

The story focuses on a struggling queer teenager named Cliff, trying to figure himself out and get back on his feet after the end of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The story deals with the aftermath of the quarantine. The loss of his social life, his self-esteem, and the psychological effects it had on him.

If it interests you, consider following us, and make sure to help us reach more people!!!

If you're searching for trans, aromantic, and QPR representation, this story is for you!!!

So anyways, we hope you accompany us through this journey.

Introduction

Hi I'm Ocicat!! :3 I'm the main artist of Cacophony of Solitude and one of the directors!

I'll post a lot of art, mainly original art because I love my ocs but there'll be fanart like every 6 months. I also really like cats.

Trans (he/him) and aro ace!!

Will Wood, Ghost and Pals, Bo Burnham, Sodikken and Lemon Demon listener

I'm from Mexico 🇲🇽

Currently VERY obsessed with Hamilton, my last obsession was Will Wood

Get scared is my favorite band :3

Hollow Knight is my favorite game, but I'm a Metroidvania lover overall

Other games I enjoy: Omori, Tboi, Undertale/Deltarune, Dark Souls, Minecraft

Chess enjoyer

Vegetarian!

I'm learning to code and aspire to make a game some day

Very anxious and awkward to put me out there but also interested in musical theatre and DnD

You'll know it's me when I use this (ᨐฅ) emoticon!! I try to interact as much as possible and I'll probably follow back anyone that follows us!!

Hello, my name is Nil. I'm one of the directors of Cacophony of Solitude and its main writer. Here's some stuff about me Ig:

I don't have a gender.

My preferred pronouns are "Void/It", but I go by any, Idrc.

I'm aromantic.

Voidpunk.

I'm an anarchist and I'm annoying about it.

I'm a vegetarian, tho I'd like becoming a vegan in the near future.

I'm from Chile. 🇨🇱

I like politics.

I'm a singer, I like doing covers when I have the time for it. I'm also trying to learn piano!!!

I love writing. I usually write scripts for stories, but I like writing poems too.

I like acting a lot, I'm still a beginner, but I like writing scripts and then performing them. My main passion is musical theater.

I also love dancing and learning choreographies. I go dancing through life.

I'm trying to learn how to get better at drawing thanks to Ocicat!!! I like it a lot too, but it's not my main form of expression.

I'm learning how to be a programmer.

I like Dark Souls, Hollow Knight, TBOI, Omori, Kirby, Minecraft, Undertale/Deltarune, chess, and other games!!!

I'm a Starkid fan, and also like other musicals like Heathers and Hamilton.

I like Batman a lot, and in general the DC universe. I also like Invincible.

Aside from musicals, I also listen to Will Wood, Bo Burnham, and OST from my favorite games.

I'm passionate about playing DnD, especially interested in becoming a DM.

I probably won't post a lot, since I'm still learning how to draw and I don't feel like uploading my other interests will help a lot to boost this account. However, I will keep putting all of my effort into writing Cacophony of Solitude, and making sure you have as much of a good time reading it as I do working on it. I will try to interact too, I like giving my opinions. You'll know I'm the one talking when you see this "👁".

Thank you for your support!!!

[alexjcrowley]

Since the House M.D. fandom on Tumblr is getting bigger, I though I'd share with you the fact that all I took six years to finish watching the show, and I started well after it finished airing. Why did I take so long, you ask? Here's why.

I started watching House M.D. suring my second year in high school (in my country high school is five years, btw). When I was a kid my parents watched the show, I only caught bits of it and I didn't like it because I didn't understand it. When I was 15-16, out of nowhere if not pure curiosity, I decided to give the show a shot. I became obsessed with it.

I spent entire afternoons watching it. I was a straight A student, as americans say, I was "a pleasure to have in class" and then I started skipping P.E. to watch House on my phone in the locker room. I forced my best friend to skip the lessons with me (they did it gladly). My classmates skipped P.E. to smoke outside of the gym, I jumped up and down in the locker room to find signal so the episodes would load. I still remember making my best friend watch Euphoria part I and II whole others played volleyball. It did not end there.

I remember being at the house of an old friend studying chemistry and biology (which, ironically, I've always sucked at): it was me, my best friend and a couple of other gals. These girls were trying to understand science homework while me and my best friend were giggling because I spent all the time writing "Gregory House" with hearts around his name or lines from the show on the margins of the science textbooks. And, since I have a heavy hand with pencils and pens, I was never able to lend my science textbook to anyone ever (especially the teacher, who sometimes asked for our textbooks) because I had love notes for a fictional doctor written all over it.

I started referring to myself as House and my best friend as Wilson, and to this day on my phone my best friend is saved (amongst other nicknames) as "Jimmy" and I, on their phone, as something like "untrustworthy limp" (I started watching the show in my native language, not English, and in Italian at some point Wilson calls House "zoppo malfidato"), which, by the way, proved to be incredibly accurate because in a few years I would have started having problems with my left ankle, which would have led me to limp a lot and use crutches.

Therefore the question arises spontaneously: why did I take so long finishing the show? Well, as you can clearly understand, I really liked House's and Wilson's friendship, it meant a lot to me (and later on I would have understood, as an aromantic, it was the qpr I aspired to have).

We all know what happens at the end of season 4. I cried like a baby and all that, it took a couple of days, but I started season 5.

But then, in season 5, House and Wilson weren't magically friends again (who would have thought?). And my poor little heart, simply couldn't bear that. Suddenly I was taking P.E. again, and my best friend was asking about House and I said "I need time to elaborate". And then I didn't, for six years.

"Hey, don't they make up in the fourth episode of the season?" Yes, they do. Do you want to know at which episode of the fifith season I stopped watching because I couldn't bear to see them not being friends? The first. Fucking. Episode. I watched one episode of the fifth season that ended with Wilson saying "We're not friends anymore, House. I'm not sure we ever were" and said "Nope, I can't, MY HEART CANNOT TAKE THIS" and as a matter of a fact it didn't take it. I saw them not being friends for ONE episode for something that was ENTIRELY justifiable and I had to take a moment for six years.

"Then how did you decide to watch the rest of it one day?" well, well, well, let's jump six years forwards, no longer than last year. Last year was the worst year of my life and I doubt this will ever change, it was the first year of university and truly a year I wish I could forget. I started doing things I regret, my life was a mess, I skipped an exam, my mother was angry with me, one night I am crying in fetal position in my shower (I am not taking a shower, I am in my pijama just lying in the shower) and I think "it doesn't get worse than this". I have my phone with me, I open Tumblr to try and think of something else instead of crying and I see, unprompted (I didn't look for it), an House M.D. post.

I had tried to go on Tumblr to look for content on the show 6 years before, I hadn't found a lot. I remember I never finished watching the show. Again, my life sucks, I am thinking very bad things, I am emotionally fucked, I think I'll have to jump from a window by the way things are going. I tell myself (I very vividly remember why I stopped watching House) "it can't hurt more than what I am already going through". I start watching from the second episode of the fifth season, I remembered everything about the show.

I find out if I had powered through two more episodes at time, House and Wilson would have been friends again. I finish the show in less than a month (and the night I watch the finale I make four minutes audios to my best friend at 3 in the morning in which I bawl my eyes out and say very incoherent sad things).

And this, kids, is how I met your mother took six years to watch all House M.D. It just took me to be at the lowest point of my life but oh well if that's the price to pay.