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shipping aroaces + yelena belova 🏹 ♠️
!! reminder !! this is in no way to start drama, hate or anything, this is just me trying to explain, so read it, then give feedback, but be respectful or as respectful as you can be in the moment, i will be blocking trolls or people who claim aspec to be fake or those who cuss me out or are just plainly rude.
so i see this a lot… “but aros can date so i can ship this character!!!!”
and that is true, in some cases.
the thing i feel like people miss the most is:
being aromantic is a label, it mean no romantic attraction. but if a person is arospec, aka on the aromantic spectrum they can experience it (rarely / under certain circumstances etc.)
if you are aromantic, that doesn’t mean you can’t date, you obviously can, but not all aros chose to do so and both are just as valid.
aromantic as a term can be used as an umbrella term, a demiromantic can call themselves aro.
so while aros, just like all people can date and can choose to not date that doesn’t mean you get to throw that excuse around, same thing goes for QPRs but i will talk about that some other time.
i see allos throw around this excuse with Yelena Belova mainly, she is an aroace character, she has never shown interest in dating and has shown repulsion to sex. SO HOW COME YALL WRITE HER AND SHE SUDDENLY LIKES BOTH??? because well yk “aros can date” “aces can have sex”…
while both are true it literally takes away from her identity??? she is openly repulsed by sex and uninterested in romance AND THAT IS OKAY.
she doesn’t need to date, she doesn’t need a qpr either.
the only reason she is put in romantic/sexual situations is because people thirst over Florence (she is beautiful), you can write fics about her other many roles & leave the only aroace character she has played ALONE.
she is only put in QPRs by allos, because they want her to be a lesbian (even though she clearly states she is not a lesbian in the comics), so they say it’s a qpr and they get their way. she isn’t attracted to women. if the mcu will make her anything it is straight, as SHE IS NOT ATTRACTED TO WOMEN (hopefully aroace tho)…
and to aroaces who purposely disregard her preferences which are clear, idk what to say, it’s a shame that yall are so deep into amatonormativity.
++ just to add to all this “the comics aren’t the mcu”, imagine if there was an openly lesbian character and everyone just ignored it, they’re being shipped with a man, smut of them and men is created, so then the lesbian community tried to educate them, they try to explain that it is erasure and everyone just uses that argument. feels shit doesn’t it???
#fuck amatonormativity#aro spectrum#aro ace#aromantic spectrum#aromaticism#aro#aro pride#aroace#aromanticism#aromantic#arospec#aromantism#non partnering aro culture#yelena aroace#yelena belova aroace#aromantic representation#aro representation#actually asexual#asexual spectrum#asexuality#asexual#ace stuff#ace#aces#acespec#ace pride#ace representation#asexual representation#asexual characters#aromantic characters
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you ever get massively annoyed about how casually fandom culture accepts and even sometimes encourages ace/aro erasure, even in fandoms that are predominantly queer? because I do.
#fandom#asexuality#aromanticism#aroace#asexual#aromantic#this is mostly about#tolya yul bataar#and#yelena belova#but it probably applies to lots of other fandoms#oh! like how osemanverse fans consistently ignore tori being aroace#or how aroace characters are treated as an afterthought
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KEEP YELENA BELOVA AROACE
what with Flo posting the video about being on the thunderbolts set, I thought it was an appropriate time to mention that YELENA BELOVA IS CANONICALLY AROACE! not only that, but she is one of FEW aroace characters in ANY form of media, and i stg she better stay that way and yall better respect that
#queer#aroace#aromantic#asexual#marvel#mcu#thunderbolts#yelena belova#yelena is aroace#white widow#black widow
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I'm just glad I got this done in time for pride month this year
#aroace#Yelena Belova#Nadia Van Dyne#gwendolyn poole#Gwenpool#Wasp#Black Widow#thunderbolts#asexual#aromantic#aroace pride#marvel comics
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I can't wait to see people who say "aroace people can still date" to find out what it's like to actually date an aroace person
Because I don't think some of them have really thought about it
#then they always blame and get mad at the aroace person for not being attracted to them#like#bestie#you knew what the deal was#goodomens#good omens#yelena belova#alastor#hazbin hotel
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Just a reminder:
#aroace yelena belova#mcu writers pick up a comic challenge#go ahead. do it.#yelena belova#marvel comics#marvel
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it’s so painfully hard to get actually good aroace representation in media, because those characters, whether it be by the writers or the fandom, always get their identity erased.
jughead is a prime example of that. we could have had such an important character to represent us, but noooo
wednesday could have been perfect as aroace (especially with how she said she’d pity any man who fell in love with her in the old movies), but that would be too much too ask for
and i’ve seen too many fans asking for yelena belova and kate bishop to be made into a couple for my taste. THATS LITERALLY HER CANON SEXUALITY IN THE COMICS
#i have a lot of feels for aroace rep in medias#being aroace myself and all that#but fuck#is it really that hard to give us representation?#one that is actually IMPORTANT to the plot?#aroace#aromantic#asexual#aroace representation#aroace jughead#aroace wednesday#aroace yelena belova#jughead#wednesday#yelena boleva#queer representation#aphobia#aphobes dni
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In the past week, I've come out as aroace to my family. Here's a couple thoughts I had on how that went
Almost immediately my sis was like "Like Yelena from Black Widow?" and my dad was like "Like Todd from Bojack Horseman?" And I was able to say' yes, like that' which help explained a lot of the basic stuff to them. It was the perfect example of how representation is important and introduces people to new identities/ideas that could become relevant in their lives. Idk I thought it was really interesting how they both immediately thought of fictional characters they had seen with that identity. Representation is important, people!
The second thing is after I had explained everything, my dad said, "So that narrows your dating pool quite a bit, doesn't it? You have to find someone who doesn't like sex or romance," and I said "....yesss..." bc I was thinking of qprs but I'm still not 100% sure he understands lol
#idk just some thoughts#i still don't think either of my parents have fully realized what this means (no dating no wedding no grandkids) etc but oh well#it'll come up again eventually i'm sure#lgbt#lgbtq#aro#ace#aromantic#asexual#aroace#coming out#yelena belova#todd chavez
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AroAce Yelena Belova aesthetic
Given it's Aro Week, I couldn't not create something for Yelena. An aroace icon <3
PS: I've shared a relevant comic pic of her below the cut.
Includes All Bingo Prompt, fill: scar / Gen Prompt Bingo, fill: Wild Card (secondary colours)
♥︎ My Masterlist ♥︎
#aromantic#yelena belova#aro week#aromantic yelena belova#aro yelena#aroace#aroace yelena#aroace yelena belova#an aroace icon#yelena moodboard#asaw 2024#otpcutie#otpcutie moodboards
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Coming Out
Summary: Your work with Melina allows you to meet her daughter, Yelena, and as the two of you share a room whenever she visits, you find yourself growing close enough to make a confession.
Word Count: 2162
Pairing: aroace!Yelena Belova & aroace!Reader
Request: For Yelena can I request an imagine where the reader and her are sibling figures to each other. And the reader comes out as aroace to her and admits that they see her a sister figure?
Warnings: A little bit of worry about loneliness from Yelena, but that's it.
A/N: It took me a while to write this one, but I always love writing for Yelena :) the way I could write the coming out part easily because I've daydreamed about what I'd say, but didn't know how to write the reaction was a funny realisation for me though.
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For the past three months, you had been working on replicating an antidote to the Red Room’s mind control, under the supervision of one Melina Vostokoff. She had been a unique employer, providing you with a room, home-cooked meals, her company, and of course some very generous pay.
It's why – instead of the usual joy at a successful test run – you were filled with a bittersweet feeling, already imagining your departure from Melina's cabin and the subsequent job search you'd have to endure.
But then Melina asked you to stay on, just a couple of weeks, to pass on the serum to Yelena and see the project through to the very end. You accepted without hesitation, not least out of curiosity to finally meet the one of the daughters that you had heard so much about.
“You will be sharing a room,” Melina informed you only hours before her daughter’s arrival, “it is technically her room.”
You had no time to comment further, with the scientist sweeping past you in a hurry to prepare the space, but you managed a nod of acknowledgement. You’d put two and two together anyway; your room was the one with two beds.
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With cameras and tripwires monitoring every motion in a two-mile radius, nothing could ever truly surprise Melina, but the jet touching down in the Russian wilderness outside her house couldn't surprise anyone. Yet, as the cameras tracked the blonde assassin on her path, the house fell into a lull of silence – only broken by a key in the door and a “мама, I’m home!”; the sound of which caused Melina to rush to the door with an Oscar-worthy performance of surprise.
“Yelena, welcome, welcome, we have the serum for you but come in, sit down. This is Y/N.”
You waved from the corner.
Yelena smiled at you even as she was ushered away. There was an understanding in her eyes that conveyed both of your apologies – her apologising for her mother, and you for your interruption to their family reunion.
By night, things became even more awkward when, after an evening of eating and drinking and catching up and more drinking, the Red Room trainees finally decided to call it a night. Melina returned to her bedroom while Yelena slunk into yours, where she moved with abnormal quietness until you announced that you were still awake.
“That makes this easier,” she said.
“It does,” you replied.
“We have not spoken properly yet, without Melina interrupting. I am sorry for how… pushy she is.”
“That’s not for you to apologise for, Yelena. Besides, I could see it in your expressions that you’re just as used to it as I am; it’s just how she is.”
Yelena was in bed by then, the two of you turned on your sides to face one another.
“You are staying here now? Then you have it worse. I do not mean to intrude on your space here.”
“If anyone’s intruding, it’s me,” you almost laughed, “Melina told me this was your bedroom first.”
“It is a spare room. No more yours than mine. My room is in Ohio, in a house Natasha bought.”
“Then I suppose neither of us is intruding. Goodnight, Yelena.”
“Goodnight, Y/N.”
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After such a short conversation, you still knew very little about Yelena. And if you wanted to find out any more, it was already too late: the Widow was gone by morning.
You learnt later on that the behaviour was normal for girls trained in the Red Room. Melina and Yelena had spoken about preparations the night before, leaving the younger assassin free to disappear the moment she'd had adequate rest.
Despite sharing only one conversation with her, a deep sense of disappointment dwelled in your heart when you woke to find her empty bed. Maybe it had been too long with only Melina as company, but you felt some kinship with Yelena, and you wished you could have at least said goodbye.
What you didn't know then would change all that, with the plans the future held for the two of you. Or, to be more accurate, the plans Melina held. Your non-verbal communications with Yelena while Melina talked had not gone unnoticed by the older Widow. So not only had she grown fond of your presence, but she knew her daughter had as well, and what better reason to ask you to stay than for that?
The woman presented you with a list of her rationales: the need for large batches of serum, the side projects the scientist needed help on, and, of course, your proven skill as a chemist. But to both you and Melina, no reason was more important than the bond you'd built with her daughter, because (as she told you later on) ‘everyone knows that girl needs socialising’, and she'd determined you were perfect for the job.
You didn't need to think twice, accepting her proposition in a heartbeat.
As the years passed, your working relationship with Melina only strengthened, expanding into your daily lives too when she began treating you as another member of the family, like the child who stayed home. You couldn't complain, but the highlights were always Yelena’s visits, sporadic as they may be, and the energy that came with it. For Yelena, nights spent in the farmhouse talking about menial subjects, or the work you did in the lab, afforded her a sense of calm she missed while on her missions. While for you, tales of her escapades kept your mind racing, and Yelena became the friend you'd always wanted to have: close enough to be siblings, but without the bickering that came with it.
It was on one such visit that Yelena brought up the topic that would change both of your lives forever. One you had thought about, but didn't have the words to express.
"You know what I like about you, Y/N?" was what Yelena said suddenly, her voice breaking through the hush of the nighttime quiet.
"What?" came your sleep-laced reply.
"You never ask me about my dating life," she softly whispered, "my mother does. All the time. The first thing after I'm through the door: 'Oh does my daughter have anyone special yet?'. But you never do."
"Melina asks enough for the both of us. It's never been a priority of mine, so why pry?"
"You don't want to know?"
"If you have a partner that you want to tell me about, then of course I'll listen. But we've known each other for years now 'Lena -- practically family -- so I know that if you want to tell me then you'll tell me."
In every pause, the silence started to engulf the space, stealing every word before it could even be breathed, but Yelena was determined.
"Have you ever..." another pause, "I don't know if there will ever be something to tell you. If I will ever get a partner. If I had one I would tell you! I really would! But I don't- I don't know if-"
"I get it, Yelena, probably more than you know.”
This would be the perfect opportunity to tell her, you thought, but you swallowed that idea down once again. It's too sudden. You're taking away from her conversation. There's nowhere to go if she reacts poorly. A swirl of nerves paralysed your actions until you heard Yelena shuffle over in bed, turning away from you.
It was too late, the moment had passed, and your confession would have to wait for another day.
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That day came many months later, on Yelena's next visit to the farm you called home. She decided to stay an extra night, giving the two of you a day together without responsibilities -- of course, you were supposed to work, but Melina excused you with a wave of her hand, telling you to go entertain yourself with Yelena'a company.
You'd prepared yourself this time, and despite the rushing fears in your head telling you 'just a little bit longer', you forged on and began the conversation with Yelena while she sat beside you on the couch.
"You remember last time?" you asked nervously, "when we talked about dating, or lack of it?"
"Oh, don't tell me, you have got a partner!" With the way Yelena's eyes lit up, you almost hesitated to say the rest. But you also saw beyond it, in the depths of her eyes that you'd come to read so well, you saw fear; it was a feeling you'd experienced many a time before, the fear and worry of losing a friend to the world of romance -- it was because of this that you knew you had to go on.
"No. Almost... the opposite actually."
Relief flooded her eyes, though she masked it with a sorrow you knew she'd been trained to show.
"I am not attracted to men. Or to women. Or to anyone else." That familiar recognition flickered in the assassin. "There's a term for it: aromantic and asexual -- aroace. I don't know if I will date; I would like to put the effort in for someone and have them care for me back, but no matter how things go, I will never be dating in the way people expect of me, because I am aroace."
You sighed, the confession finally reaching the ears of the one you wanted to tell it to, but you still awaited the reaction. Nervous eyes rose from the hands in your lap to meet the eyes of your closest confidant, searching every millimetre of her face for a clue. Gone was the hint of recognition, only to be replaced by a look you had rarely seen in Yelena: pride.
Still with words unspoken, she sprung forward, wrapped her arms around your body and pulled you close, before she finally began to whisper words of encouragement. She told you of her pride in your bravery, her acknowledgement of your fears, reassurance of her acceptance, and, most importantly to you, her recognition of the experience you'd described.
Any questioning about that recognition was promptly (and not so subtly) redirected back to your coming out. You accepted the tangents and questions and dropped the subject for the time being. Yelena would tell you when she needed to, but she wasn't ready yet. So, just like your own attempt, Yelena's confession would have to wait.
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For Yelena, that wait took slightly longer – not much time to question your sexuality when you're fighting for your life, you imagined. But the day still came, several visits later.
It mimicked that first night you two spent together, with you already in bed and Yelena shuffling around the room when she began to speak.
“I've been thinking…”
You hummed to let her know you were listening.
“Natasha asked me if I was a lesbian the other day, but I'm not. I'm not…anything. I don't feel anything. What you said about not being attracted to anyone, is the closest I've felt to explaining it, but it's not quite the same – I really wouldn't want to date anyone, ever, and I'm okay with that. I looked it up. So I think I might be aroace too.”
Yelena sat on the edge of her bed, facing you but with her head down and her hands fidgeting in her lap. You moved into action immediately; you rolled out of bed, took a seat beside her, and draped an arm over her shoulder, pulling her close.
“I'm proud of you,” you told her, “and all your choices. Thank you for trusting me.”
Yelena smiled, though it fell as her eyes drifted to yours. “Does it ever get lonely?”
“It can do. Other people's opinions can make it worse. But you'll always have me, just as I always had you; we'll get through life in our own way.”
“I've known for a while,” she confessed again.
“I know.”
“I've known I didn't want to date but…that is what the Red Room encouraged – that love is for children. But everyone else falls in love, even Natasha, and I worry I am still not free of their conditioning.”
Yelena looked up at you then, her eyes full of worry and betraying the insecurity she still felt. You know then that she'd told you just as she was coming to terms with it herself, and felt your heart swell again at her trust in you. And yet, you couldn't be sure of quite what to say; you may be a scientist, but this was beyond your area of expertise.
“I think you're free to trust your gut,” you finally said, “even if it complies with what they taught you.”
There was silence as both you and Yelena settled back into your own beds, and then you continued. “Labels can change if you do. But you know what's best for you now.”
“I do,” Yelena whispered shyly. “Thank you, Y/N, and goodnight.”
“Goodnight Yelena; sleep well.”
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#yelena belova#aroace yelena belova#yelena belova & reader#yelena belova x reader#yelena belova imagine#aroace y/n#aroace reader#yelena belova & y/n#yelena belova & you
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#yelena belova#marvel#yelena belova aroace#yelena belova imagine#marvel imagine#marvel cinematic universe#inncorrect quotes#florence pugh
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Reminder that Lilth Clawthorne and Yelena Belova are canonically aroace and that shouldn’t be ignored for shipping purposes
#lilith clawthorne#aroace lilith#the owl house#yelena belova#aroace yelena belova#marvel#aroace character
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I don’t think they’ve confirmed it, but what is confirmed is that Yelena Belova is canonically asexual/aroace (im not 100% sure if aro is confirmed). it’s just sad and disappointing to see the possible erasure...
#video#tiktok#tiktoks#marvel#mcu#marvel comics#black widow#yelena belova#bucky barnes#james buchanan barnes#lgbt#lgbtq#lgbt+#asexual#aromantic#aroace#aphobia#wtf#awyr__
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Yelena Belova from the MCU is Aromantic + Asexual
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Aromantic Icons 💚🤍🖤
Yelena Belova, Georgia (Loveless) and Saiki K
#aromantic#aromantic icons#aromantic pride#black widow#marvel#the black widow#yelena belova#yelena black widow#yelena mcu#yelena marvel#white widow#mcu#aroace#saiki k#the disastrous life of saiki k.#saiki k icons#saiki kusuo#kusou saiki#loveless#osemanverse#alice oseman#georgia loveless#arospec#acespec#aro pride#aro icons#aromantic positivity#aro positivity#aro post#aromantism
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I've said this so often but saying it again and please reblog.
"But people headcannon straight people as lgbt+ without a problem, why is it an issue for aroaces"
Is such a bullshit argument.
Cause what character is actually confirmed straight? Genuinely name me one, not assumed because it's still the default, or because they like someone of a different gender.
But writers or an actor or said in the media and never retconned, confirmed straight.
That's the difference.
(Fuck Marvel for supporting genocide and I don't even ship it but the most common example)
Shipping Bucky and Steve doesn't erase anything because neither character is confirmed straight.
Shipping Yelena and Bucky or Kate blatantly ignores Devin Grayson (Also fuck her for how bad she screwed nightwing) confirming she's ace and clearly implying she's aro just didn't realise it needed to be specified too.
It ignores the line in Pale Little Spider #2 "I'm not a lesbian, Im not anything" and the entire trio of those comics where Yelena is baffled about the idea of sexual attraction.
(And don't you dare tell me that's out of context I've read it multiple times I know the context).
It also ignores other aroace characters that have had their identity erased for the sake of plot. Jughead Jones and Shatterstar to name two, I've even seen a fic shipping the High Republics beloved Vernestra Rwoh and while I don't believe her identity will be erased in Acolyte (cause HR fans will riot) it's still a major concern new fans will.
However shipping Vernestra is not comparable to shipping say Reath and Bell because neither character is confirmed straight.
This isn't even touching on the fact (cis) straight people don't experience discrimination for being queer (both from queer and non queer people) and have already got tons of rep to see themselves in.
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