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poppletonink · 3 months

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Asexual Books

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Sounds Fake But Okay by Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca

Is Love The Answer? by Uta Isaki

City Of Strife by Claudie Arseneault

This Doesn't Mean Anything by Sarah Whaler

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning Of Sex by Angela Chen

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Vanilla by Billy Merrell

Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

Being Ace: An Anthology Of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection by Various Authors

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Rick by Alex Gino

Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt

Love, Ace & Monsters: An Ace Anthology by Various Authors

Summer Of Salt by Katrina Leno

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solarianvoidthearoace · 2 years

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The story is set up in 4 acts or phases, roughly.

Update Summary: After finally catching on and catching up with Calixte's feelings for her, Jerry gets some down-time with Elmo. …Dom-time? *cough cough* In any case, the two friends are enjoying their time together without needing to leave Elmo's bedroom all that often. But while out on an errand Jerry just so happens to meet a cute guy. But more than the blond's smile it's Elmo's reaction to hearing his name that makes Jerry curious.

Chapters: 17/? Fandom: Original Work Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Original Character(s)/Original Character(s), Original Male Character(s)/Original Non-Binary Character(s), Original Character(s)/Original Non-Binary Character(s), Queerplatonic Original Character(s)/Original Character(s)

Further tags below the cut, content notes before every chapter

Story Summary:

Starting college is a big step and a dive into a new chapter for many people. Zeroing in on what they allegedly, momentarily want to make of their life. It’s a “new year, new me” decision that aligns with semesters and college years instead of the common calendar.

Leaving her home country to study abroad, Jerry made that decision for herself. Trying to leave his past behind himself, Jerry is determined to make his college experience worthwhile. To let those seven semesters be the first chapter of a life Jerry can truly claim her own. But even with his best efforts, pretending his life only began twelve years ago is a feat. And unexpectedly finding someone Jerry can grow to trust as much as the only person she had throughout these twelve years… the outlook seems more problematic than promising. How much does he need to disclose? And is this really the relationship she wasn’t looking for but got handed after all? Too many questions and too many troubles, doubts who Jerry can trust. Is she going to lose that unhoped-for silver lining? Will it be because the person she took a liking to is just as messed up as him or because Jerry’s own pessimism is driving it to failure?

Characters: Original Characters, Original Male Character(s), Original Non-Binary Character, Jerry Esposito, Calixte Küferbach, Benvenuto “Ben” Fairwell, Erasmo “Elmo” Maggio Additional Tags: Queerplatonic Fiction, Alternate Universe - College/University, Queerplatonic Relationships, Platonic Relationships, Platonic Life Partners, queerplatonic life partners, studying abroad, moving abroad, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Getting Together, Getting to Know Each Other, Friends With Benefits, Asexual Character, Aromantic Character, Genderqueer Character, Aromantic Asexual Character, Aromantic Allosexual Character(s), Sex-Averse Asexual, original character has ADHD, Neurodivergent Original Character(s), Original Autistic Character(s) - Freeform, Healthy Relationships, Genderqueer4Genderqueer, Fluff and Humor, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Past Abuse Implied/Referenced, Child Abuse Implied/Referenced, Past Sexual Abuse Implied/Referenced, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Emotional Baggage, Married Couple, Loving Marriage, Married Aromantic, Aromantic Couple, Tertiary Attraction, Enbian Relationship, Nonbinary4Nonbinary, friends to queerplatonic partners, Pre-Relationship, Platonically Married Couple, Coming of Age (sort of), Fuckbuddies, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, Polyaffectionate Character(s), Chronic Pain, Original Character has POTS, Original Character is Blue-Yellow Blind, Chronic Illness, Platonic Polyamory, Platonic Cuddling, Aromantic4Aromantic

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thefairfeline · 8 months

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WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THAT THE BOOK, "THE STATE OF US", HAD AN ACE PROTAGONIST?!

I just finished it and it was great, loved it, but more importantly one of the main characters was asexual. A character with chapters from their perspective was ace. And he was well written!

I loved this book so much.

(Also, the fact that Mel owned a Saiki K shirt made me soooo happy)

#asexuality #asexual #asexual protagonist #Asexual books #asexual fiction #asexual mlm book

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violetren · 10 months

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Blood of the Basilisk Chapter 32

Kota done got fucked up. I'm sure Guthrie had a great time kicking her while she was down and all.

Prodigy Nadani is coming in fucking clutch. Girl has got the power of love and anime on her side. It's honestly cool as fuck. And I need to say again what an absolutely grade A top quality fucking narratively consistent clown Guthrie was in that "negotiation" last chapter.

We finally got verbal confessions of love TO EACH OTHER.

WE FINALLY GOT A KISS!

And on top of that I get to giggle at matter of fact Pyter being all "Momma was hurt, had to come get her. Just had ta." and how Nadani is on team Pyter and Kota is feeling SO loved but also so disgruntled because the whole point of her being here was that They Wouldn't Have To Be.

Where is that comic of the two people throwing themselves in front of threat and just constantly bending and twisting over each other. That's these three.

I can't (and conveniently don't have to) wait for next chapter to see Nadani's plan in action.

Pictured above: Me weighing up a dozen different ideas as to how Guthrie is about to get fucked over by her own hubris and Nadani and Kota's brilliance.

#chirping wren #blood of the basilisk #nadani botb #kota botb #pyter botb #guthrie botb #fantasy #queer fiction #lesbian fiction #sapphic fiction #asexual fiction #lgbt fiction

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mylavellan · 2 months

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Okay let me talk about it.

Like everytime a character is canonized aroace people started to get annoying about it, shouting that aroace people can have relationships and if you are uncomfortable with them being shipped with another character you’re aro/ace-phobic.

Don’t get me wrong, they (we) can have relationships but I don’t think this is what people are uncomfortable about.

I personally think the problem is that you (generic person, not you reader) don’t really care that they are aroace. You don’t try to understand aromanticism or asexuality, you only use them to defend your ship.

What I’m saying is sure you can ship them, there’s no problem, but please at least try to understand it, try to talk to aroace people to know better the subject, most of all if you’re a fanfiction writer.

Sure, there’s aspec people too whose ship aroace characters, I’m not saying they don’t or that they shouldn’t, but I’m not talking about them now.

Not use the aroace spectrum just when it’s convenient to you, remember that it’s an important trait of the character.

Let’s not erase a sexual/romantic orientation that it’s so under represented and let’s use this “opportunity” to learn something more about aspectrum.

so, ship anyone you want, but try to contextualize it.

#aroace representation #aro pride #ace pride #aroace #aspec #aspectrum #aromantic #aromanticism #asexuality #asexual #ace #aro #aroace pride #fictional characters #lgbtq community #lgbtq #aromantic asexual

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inhonoredglory · 5 months

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"I can't help it if the ladies of the universe are flinging themselves at me.... Usually it's not a sexual thing with the Doctor. He's a fairly asexual character." –David Tennant (YouTube)

#doctor who #tenth doctor #fourteenth doctor #asexual #asexuality #aromantic #demiromantic #demisexual #david tennant #why this interview never made it big way back then #this needs to spread like wildfire #the doctor is one of the most complex and layered asexuals in fiction #lgbt

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fanvoidkeith · 7 months

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sometimes being aroacespec is confusing. what do you mean, most people can tell the difference between platonic and romantic and sexual attraction? what do you mean people don't "choose" crushes? what do you mean that people can imagine themselves in a physical situation with someone else?? isn't dating just Friendship Plus??? hell, isn't marriage just Friendship Plus?????????

what do they mean??????????? what are feelings???? why am i so confused????????

*edit: changed "aroace" to "aroacespec", since several aromantic people felt that this was not an Aromantic Feeling. i see you, i hear you, and so i changed it to be more accurate to me personally, since i am Confused About Feelings Always

#void keith talks #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aro #ace #aromantic asexual #i'm so confused as an autistic aroace person #about every emotion i have about another person ever #and i also read a lot of romance so like. i know what romance is *supposed* to look like #i know the ideal and the not ideal #but i have no idea about any sort of romantic social cues irl #because i'm bad with social cues. i miss them a lot or i misinterpret them #i'm good with body language because i was taught a lot of it early #but social cues are different and some change over time which is INCREDIBLY confusing #and also like? i don't feel stable enough or mentally healthy enough to be in a relationship #i feel like it would be unfair for a potential partner(s) for them to be in a relationship with me #because i just Don't Have My Shit Together. like at all #i Only Like Fictional People That Way #fictoromantic #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbt+#lgbtq+#lgbtqia #lgbtqia+#arospec #aromantic spectrum #aroacespec

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celepom · 11 months

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It’s Pride 2023! Time to put up some more comic recs!

This time I’ve put together some stories about discovering one’s own queer identity, outlining a family history of queerness, and several stories where being queer isn’t the focus - queer characters are simply allowed to be.

Belle of the Ball By Mari Costa

High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There’s only one teensy little problem: Regina is already dating Chloe Kitagawa, athletic all-star…and middling English student. Regina sees a perfectly self-serving opportunity here, and asks the smitten Hawkins to tutor Chloe free of charge, knowing Hawkins will do anything to get closer to her. And while Regina’s plan works at first, she doesn’t realize that Hawkins and Chloe knew each other as kids, when Hawkins went by Belle and wore princess dresses to school every single day. Before long, romance does start to blossom…but not between who you might expect. With Belle of the Ball, cartoonist Mariana Costa has reinvigorated satisfying, reliable tropes into your new favorite teen romantic comedy.

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The Moth Keeper By Kay O’Neill

Anya is finally a Moth Keeper, the protector of the lunar moths that allow the Night-Lily flower to bloom once a year. Her village needs the flower to continue thriving and Anya is excited to prove her worth and show her thanks to her friends with her actions, but what happens when being a Moth Keeper isn't exactly what Anya thought it would be? The nights are cold in the desert and the lunar moths live far from the village. Anya finds herself isolated and lonely. Despite Anya's dedication, she wonders what it would be like to live in the sun. Her thoughts turn into an obsession, and when Anya takes a chance to stay up during the day to feel the sun's warmth, her village and the lunar moths are left to deal with the consequences.

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Hollow By Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White & Berenice Nelle

Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by—and obsessed with—Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, with new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after all.... Then Izzy is pulled into the orbit of the town's teen royalty, Vicky Van Tassel (yes, that Van Tassel) and loveable varsity-level prankster Croc Byun. Vicky's weariness with her family connection to the legend turns to terror when the trio begins to be haunted by the Horseman himself, uncovering a curse set on destroying the Van Tassel line. Now, they have only until Halloween night to break it—meaning it's a totally inconvenient time for Izzy to develop a massive crush on the enigmatic Vicky. Can Izzy's practical nature help her face the unknown—or only trip her up? As the calendar runs down to the 31st, Izzy will have to use all of her wits and work with her new friends to save Vicky and uncover the mystery of the legendary Horseman of Sleepy Hollow—before it's too late.

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Until I Meet my Husband By Ryousuke Nanasaki & Yoshi Tsukizuki

The memoir of gay activist Ryousuke Nanasaki and the first religiously recognized same-sex marriage in Japan. From school crushes to awkward dating sites to finding a community, this collection of stories recounts the author’s “firsts” as a young gay man searching for love. Dating is never ever easy, but that goes doubly so for Ryousuke, whose journey is full of unrequited loves and many speed bumps. But perseverance and time heals all wounds, even those of the heart.

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Is Love the Answer? By Uta Isaki

When it comes to love, high schooler Chika wonders if she might be an alien. She’s never fallen for or even had a crush on anyone, and she has no desire for physical intimacy. Her friends tell her that she just "hasn't met the one yet," but Chika has doubts... It's only when Chika enters college and meets peers like herself that she realizes there’s a word for what she feels inside--asexual--and she’s not the only one. After years of wondering if love was the answer, Chika realizes that the answer she long sought may not exist at all--and that that's perfectly normal.

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M Is for Monster By Talia Dutton

When Doctor Frances Ai's younger sister Maura died in a tragic accident six months ago, Frances swore she would bring her back to life. However, the creature that rises from the slab is clearly not Maura. This girl, who chooses the name "M," doesn't remember anything about Maura's life and just wants to be her own person. However, Frances expects M to pursue the same path that Maura had been on—applying to college to become a scientist—and continue the plans she and Maura shared. Hoping to trigger Maura's memories, Frances surrounds M with the trappings of Maura's past, but M wants nothing to do with Frances' attempts to change her into something she's not. In order to face the future, both Frances and M need to learn to listen and let go of Maura once and for all. Talia Dutton's debut graphic novel, M Is for Monster, takes a hard look at what it means to live up to other people's expectations—as well as our own.

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Golden Sparkle By Minta Suzumaru

Himaru Uehara’s first year of high school is off to a good start, minus one problem—he keeps having wet dreams. With only his mom and sister at home—and having skipped health class in middle school—he thinks it means there’s something wrong with him. Thankfully, a new friend has just the remedy and teaches Himaru exactly how to deal with those pesky dreams! But his solution only leads to more confusion, and the two find themselves navigating feelings they’ve never felt before.

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Thieves By Lucie Bryon

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger’s mansion, and she sure as heck doesn’t know why she’s woken up in her bed surrounded by a magpie’s nest of objects that aren’t her own. And she can’t stop thinking about her huge crush on Madeleine, who she definitely can’t tell about her sudden penchant for kleptomania… But does Maddy have secrets of her own? Can they piece together that night between them and fix the mess of their chaotic personal lives in time to form a normal, teenage relationship? That would be nice.

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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic By Alison Bechdel

Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter. Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and fiercely funny, we are drawn into a daughter's complex yearning for her father. And yet, apart from assigned stints dusting caskets at the family-owned "fun home," as Alison and her brothers call it, the relationship achieves its most intimate expression through the shared code of books. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescense, the denouement is swift, graphic -- and redemptive.

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She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat By Sakaomi Yuzaki

Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she finds herself making way more than she can eat by herself. And so, she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What will come out of this impromptu dinner invitation...?

Kasuga and Nomoto promised to spend their Christmas and New Year’s together. Now, they find themselves learning more about each other’s families through the food sent by Nomoto’s mother. Cute character bento, salmon and rice, stollen, fruit sandwiches, roast beef…Nomoto and Kasuga warm up to each other over a cheerful holiday season.

#Pride 2023 #book rec #comic #graphic novel #autobio #fantasy #science fiction #high school #queer #lesbian #gay #asexual #intersex #bisexual #romance #book recs #pride #LGBTQIA #LGBT comic

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Hello! Might I ask if there are any recommended IFs where you can play explicitly as an asexual MC without being locked out of romancing characters? Becuase there had been times where chosing to play as ace resulted in some games removing all romances completely, Thank you for your time!

Hi Anon! Here is a list of what you're looking for:

Completed:

Crème de la Crème by @hpowellsmith

Royal Affairs by @hpowellsmith

Demos:

Attollo by @attollogame

Birds of a Rose by @reinekes-fox

Checkmate in Three Moves by @checkmatein3moves

Coffeelock'd by @perpetualnovelboyfriend

Crown of Exile by @ramonag-if

Drink Your Villain Juice! by @drinkyourvillainjuice

Our Life: Now and Forever (VN) by @gb-patch

Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

The Exile by @exilethegame

The King’s Hound by @the-kingshound

The Northern Passage by @northern-passage

The Spirited: Origins by @yuveim

Wayfarer by @idrellegames

When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings

Please let us know if you know others that fit this list as well, thank you so much!

#interact-if asks #if: rec list #asexual #lgbtq+#interactive fiction #visual novel

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whereserpentswalk · 2 months

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You have a computer that can access the internet of any dimension. You don't have the ability to physically go places, just to observe them and interact with them through this one machine.

Sometimes you'll just do it for fun. Seeing other timeline's versions of sites and the content that's created there. Getting to see work from artists if they hadn't sold out or moved on. Or getting to see what YouTube is like in a world where it never become corpratized. Or get to go on Vine in a world where vine exists in 2024. You've read writing from Shakespeare if he had been sent to the new world, seen stories from Lovecraft if he had unlearned his bigotry, seen experimental films from George Lucas if star wars had floppe, heard music from Kurt Cobain if he hadn't died young.

And you've gone off to weirder places to. You've seen what political discourse is like in a world where Constantine converted to Buddhism instead of chrsitianity, where that's the dominant religion of the west. And you'll see conservatives talking about how sjws are undermining the west's Buddhist values, or YouTube videos talking about chrsitantiy as this forgotten dead religion from the crisis if the third century. And you asked someone in the comments of that video what they thought a world would be like if chrsitanity survived, and they said it was impossible, that it was doomed to die out just because it did.

And you've talked to people from a world where humanity lives underground, where an apocalypse made the surface of the world uninhabitable, and every human on earth lives in massive subterranean complexes. You talked to them about what they wanted, if they wanted to see the sun, see the forests and the birds and the creatures that they knew were above them, and most of them didn't really want it. Most of them didn't really want to see the surface, they had grown up having never seen it, it didn't bother them, they were confused why anyone would be that committed to finally go somewhere that humans weren't. And there was one person who told you they did always really want to see it, that it's their hyperfixation, but that they'd obviously go back with the other humans if they had the chance, that they couldn't live somewhere without them.

And you've seen a world where humans where dead, where only robots and ai and cyborgs were still around. And even though they couldn't touch you, you were afraid, because you thought they would hate you. But they didn't, on every site where they talked about humans they talked about how cool you were, and how much aprication they had for their culture. And when you made a post asking if they'd want to hurt humans if they saw them, everyone who replied called you weird.

You've seen the internet in a world where cryptids and monsters are real. And you ended up on a forum for vampires. And you asked a newly turned vampire how they felt, and they said it was cold, that their body felt so cold, but it was still their body, and that they still wanted to live, still wanted to find a way to enjoy their life even if they didn't like their body.

And you've seen a world where all humans are completely aroace, and don't desire sex or romance at all. And you decided to upload sexual and romantic art, and even fetish art, to one of their sites. And the people there loved it, despite not understanding its purpose, they loved the way the artist depicted the world, saw it as so unique and strange, as something weirdly beautiful, and not at all gross, because nobody ever told them such things were gross.

And you've made online freinds from other worlds. People who you can never touch, never see, but who you see through their words. You've comforted someone who doesn't exist in your world, from a country that doesn't exist in your world, but you've comforted them, and made sure they don't get hurt or hurt themself, from very far away, because despite everything you can't help but care.

Mabye the internet isn't that bad. Mabye the world isn't all horrible. Mabye people aren't that bad.

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maerhiya · 2 months

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in regards to the constant dismissal of his aroace identity, i hate it when alastor 'fans' say and use the excuse: "he's fictional, he won't get offended."

like, you're right, but it can and will offend us.

when you see yourself being represented on screen, of course you'd feel enthusiastic about it — representation allows individuals to see themselves reflected in the media they consume, validating their identities and experiences. but when so many people take that representation and decide to disregard and discard it, it is so fucking frustrating. we finally have another character to be part of the tiny amount of representation we have, but then people don't even care about how much it means to us? like yeah, alastor won't get offended because he's not real, but it frustrates and annoys us. do you realize that it's also technically invalidating the aroace community? that you're invalidating our feelings? imagine feeling like you're finally being seen because your orientation is finally being represented in media, and people just decide to blatantly ignore, discard, and invalidate it.

media has such a powerful influence on real life, representation being a prevalent factor of it. there are numerous posts that dictate how people went to watch a movie/show or read a book just because a character depicts their identity in it — obviously, being represented is an incredibly uplifting and validating experience.

which is why seeing an aroace character in a popular show is so meaningful to us because we live in a world where romance and sex are literally everywhere and prioritized above all else. (and it's pretty obvious that alastor's on the repulsed end of the spectrum, but even if he wasn't, at least make an effort to acknowledge his sexuality instead of continuing to portray him as allo; aroace folks can be in relationships but it's not going to be the same thing with allos' experiences.)

any and every representation matters, but why does that seem to stop at people under the aroace spectrum? like y'all can't even let us appreciate the scraps of representation we have. we barely have any, so are we really that dramatic for being upset at how people easily disregard and dismiss our identities that are being depicted on screen just like that? is it truly wrong of us to want to defend and maintain the little representation we have?

#like imagine if i asked you ab your fav character and then i said i hated them and proceeded to insult them #wouldn't that irritate you even just a bit and maybe even come to their defense?#like why would you be offended when they're not even real lmaoo #they're fictional and won't get offended but if you love that character then YOU might feel offended and maybe even defend them #ok now take that situation and put it into this context #except it's much more meaningful bc it's about representation #just a random thought #i'm not against shipping him or finding him attractive (bc same LMAO) or the fanart btw #i just hate it when people use bs excuses to justify their obvious dismissal & indifference towards aro/ace rep #like at least acknowledge his identity :((#sorry for the long ass rant and if some parts don't make sense i'm not in the best mood rn lol #and i've been wanting to get this off my chest for a while #didn't know double standards were a thing when it came to representation....#but here we are #alastor #aroace alastor #aroace #asexual #aromantic #asexuality #aromanticism #arospec #aspec #alastor hazbin hotel #aromantic alastor #asexual alastor #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #aroacespec #queer

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glitterghost · 2 years

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Being ace can be pretty isolating at various times, for varying reasons that I don't feel like I have to explain because if you are ace, you probably get it.

#asexual #ace #pride #vague post but you know..*gestures to nothing*#i dont think i even need to expand on this #aromantic #could be thrown into this as well #things are just sometimes frustrating when people dont get it #if you read tags cook bc here we go a bit #there is always this talk of being left behind or being forgotten about or whatever #and yeah its true and when things happening almost in succession that makes it even more aware and apparent that yeah you kinda do get left #behind a bit*#so many ppl want marriage and or kids and its like #what about the people that want to hold on to things as they currently are?#to friends and books and cats and fictional feelings #and the way some ppl you know talk about how people gradual drift apart?#like thats a full on decision #thats not always a mutual thing #people leave at times and another person that might not be ready to end that connection with a person has to navigate their way through it #on their own #but like society is so weird to people that dont want the predictable life path #as you get older questions become are you married #do you have kids like its expected #where are the questions like whats the latest book youve read #whats your current favorite fandom #what makes you happy or brings you joy or whats a good thing about today?#not sure where im cycling down into with this bc theres too much to touch on #but not everyone wants sex or kids or marriage or crippling responsibilities of adulthood #sometimes we just want a hobbit hole to disappear into #a friend to text or pizza to eat or something funny to laugh at

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solarianvoidthearoace · 2 years

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I just finished writing Ch.14 pt.2 and am at Ch.12, editing-wise.

The story is set up in 4 acts or phases, roughly. First of which is concluded with Ch.7; next got concluded with Ch.13

Published Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Original Work Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Original Character(s)/Original Character(s), Original Male Character(s)/Original Non-Binary Character(s), Original Character(s)/Original Non-Binary Character(s), Queerplatonic Original Character(s)/Original Character(s)

Further tags below the cut, content notes before every chapter

Summary:

Starting college is a big step and a dive into a new chapter for many people. Zeroing in on what they allegedly, momentarily want to make of their life. It’s a “new year, new me” decision that aligns with semesters and college years instead of the common calendar.

Leaving her home country to study abroad, Jerry made that decision for herself. Trying to leave his past behind himself, Jerry is determined to make his college experience worthwhile. To let those seven semesters be the first chapter of a life Jerry can truly claim her own. But even with his best efforts, pretending his life only began twelve years ago is a feat. And unexpectedly finding someone Jerry can grow to trust as much as the only person she had throughout these twelve years… the outlook seems more problematic than promising. How much does he need to disclose? And is this really the relationship she wasn’t looking for but got handed after all? Too many questions and too many troubles, doubts who Jerry can trust. Is she going to lose that unhoped-for silver lining? Will it be because the person she took a liking to is just as messed up as him or because Jerry’s own pessimism is driving it to failure?

Characters: Original Characters, Original Male Character(s), Original Non-Binary Character, Jerry Esposito, Calixte Küferbach, Benvenuto "Ben" Fairwell, Erasmo "Elmo" Maggio Additional Tags: Queerplatonic Fiction, Alternate Universe - College/University, Queerplatonic Relationships, Platonic Relationships, Platonic Life Partners, queerplatonic life partners, studying abroad, moving abroad, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Getting Together, Getting to Know Each Other, Friends With Benefits, Asexual Character, Aromantic Character, Genderqueer Character, Aromantic Asexual Character, Aromantic Allosexual Character(s), Sex-Averse Asexual, original character has ADHD, Neurodivergent Original Character(s), Original Autistic Character(s) - Freeform, Healthy Relationships, Genderqueer4Genderqueer, Fluff and Humor, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Past Abuse Implied/Referenced, Child Abuse Implied/Referenced, Past Sexual Abuse Implied/Referenced, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Emotional Baggage, Married Couple, Loving Marriage, Married Aromantic, Aromantic Couple, Tertiary Attraction, Enbian Relationship, Nonbinary4Nonbinary, friends to queerplatonic partners, Pre-Relationship, Platonically Married Couple, Coming of Age (sort of), Fuckbuddies, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, Polyaffectionate Character(s), Chronic Pain, Original Character has POTS, Original Character is Blue-Yellow Blind, Chronic Illness, Platonic Polyamory, Platonic Cuddling, Aromantic4Aromantic

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violetren · 10 months

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Blood of the Basilisk Chapter 26

The morning after sequence is so sweet. I loved Nadani's quiet contemplations over Kota as she got dressed, both the observations about how Kota hides the signs of her non-human heritage, and her trying to parse out her own emotions. I interpreted the scene as Nadani experiencing a desire for intimacy. The type that comes from being vulnerable and accepted wholly in return. Sex can be and might very be the most common way of sharing such a feeling, but its hardly the only way.

I'm curious to see if Nadani is going to see sex as a convenient mode of expressing a certain level of intimacy in a way Kota is familiar with; a tool in her arsenal that she gets enjoyment from because of what it allows her to share with her partner rather than because she feels desire for the act itself. Or if she's going to find other ways of expressing intimacy and care without trying to engage in something that she never really wants in the way Kota does. Or if she realises she's demi like Dura. Or if her experience really is a trauma response. Idk. I like imagined options one and two best and frankly think one seems most likely at this juncture.

Especially since it seems like Kota wants to be slammed down big style and Lou has definitely got Kota pegged as someone who likes to get treated rough.

Speaking of Lou, I liked the fact that she's as old as potters wheels and domesticated horses and older than the precursor to ancient Greece/about 1500 years older than the written word was used to be like "QUEER PEOPLE EXIST AND HAVE BEEN EXISTING THE WHOLE TIME KIDDOS!" Truly fantastic.

I also really liked that Lou took the time to make sure Nadani knows that even if she does begin developing feelings of sexual desire or just happens to want sex for other reasons that it will be fine and normal and not make her the same as anyone who has used her before. That's probably gonna be important for Nadani to think on, especially if/when it turns out Kota wants to get fucking railed until she can't walk or form sentences.

Another cool part of that conversation was the acknowledgement that Nadani has some of Pyter's magic and they have bonded in some which way. Perhaps from the moment they met on the Bloody Aether since it was such a charged moment of Pyter and Kota being like "oh fuck no" about Nadani's enslaved status.

FINALLY ANSWERS FOR THE PENDULUM.

Sorta.

Is it a fucking bomb? Did Thilde give my baby a bomb? Bitch better hope not, and if she did then gods above and below it better have been an accident or I'm tearing down the walls of reality to make her drink bleach.

I need to go read the next chapter immediately to resolve this cliff hanger.

#chirping wren #blood of the basilisk #nadani botb #kota botb #lou botb #pyter botb #thilde botb #queer fiction #lgbt fiction #fantasy #asexual fiction #lesbian fiction #sapphic fiction

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aromanticduck · 5 days

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There should be a website for aspecs that's a bit like doesthedogdie.com where it warns if a movie has sex scenes, romantic subplots, or amatonormative tropes.

#asexual #aromantic #ace #aro #aspec #doesthedogdie #organic home grown content #should be for books too #two of my last set of library books had prominent romantic subplots despite saying nothing about romance in the blurb #i don't hate any and all romance in fiction but it gets annoying when it keeps popping up unannounced

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rattlebear25 · 9 days

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Random Headcanon Sexuality Time about Hazbin Hotel Characters! (Some here are canon others are still unknown)

Charlie: Bisexual

Vaggie: Lesbian

Angel Dust: Gay

Husk: Pansexual

Alastor: AroAce

Sir Pentious: Bisexual

Cherri Bomb: Bisexual

Niffty: Straight Ally

Egg Bois: ??? (Unlabeled maybe Gay)

Adam: Straight

Lute: Straight

All the Heaven ppl: Straight

Zestial: Straight (?)

Carmilla: Straight (?)

Rosie: Asexual Demiromantic or AroAce like Alastor

Vox: Bisexual

Valentino: Pansexual

Velvette: Lesbian/Bisexual

Lucifer: Straight Ally (more Lilithsexual)

Lilith: Straight Ally

Soooo.... Bye

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