This week is asexual awareness week, a week to celebrate ace people and their identities, as well as learn about, educate, and raise awareness of asexuality. And part of that for us means talking about ace history! This 1973 picture shows lesbian activists at Barnard College in New York suggesting a whole list of labels for people to choose from - including asexual.
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[Image: ‘Lesbian activists at Barnard provide labels’, Off Our Backs vol. 3 no. 6 Feb/Mar 1973 - two young women sit in front of a sign reading “Yea - it’s a heavy trip but! This is a chance to choose your own label instead of having someone else do it for you” and featuring various identity labels, including asexual]
Ice chips are lovely because they satisfy the innate human urge to eat shiney rocks. I've had at least 6 cups of them in the past 2 days and I hate to think of how many rocks that equates to.
having internet friends is the same as having irl friends but backwards. when you first meet someone irl the first thing you see is your face, and the first thing you learn is their name. maybe you ask where they're from, what their family is like, what they like to do in their free time. you have to figure out if you want to be friends. but if you make friends over the internet, you already have a shared interest. you might learn each other's routines, timezones, different habits. but learning their real name is a big deal. face reveals are an even bigger deal. the things you usually first learn about someone are some of the last things you learn about someone you meet online. you're making friends, but backwards.
So basically, Bumblebee 2018, but Starscream 2022, "I Starscream now am the leader of Mean Girls"?
Since I've moved blogs I'm just gonna compile some of my old art for 'Starscream goes to Highschool', the fanfiction/webcomic idea that I'd love to do one day if robots could ever stop being so hard to draw.
slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt-comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle aged romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or gender bend // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane
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slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt-comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle aged romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or gender bend // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane