#asexual main character

[alinacapellabooks]

It’s Snippet Time!

I’ve been working really hard on Night Of The Blue Moon, my gay adult urban fantasy romance about magical girls and the titans, and I just wanted to share a little snippet with you guys:

 “I have some big news.”

“Did you get the guts to have an actual conversation with Solana?”

“Yeah, and I got her number,” Ariel said smugly as she took her white creepers off, setting them down next to her other shoes before running to her bedroom. 

“Fucking finally!” Raphael cried, “It’s about damn time that you actually tried to get with her!”

Ariel hugged her wolf plushie close against her chest. “Listen, I need a favour. Solana wants to be a Vtuber, and I mentioned to her that I know a very popular Vtuber and game developer who might be able to help her with that.”

“You didn’t tell her my real name, or anything, did you?”

“No, I’m not stupid enough to do that! But I said that I would give you her discord number, and see if you would be interested in talking to her, and maybe doing a collab stream,” she said quickly, “So, would you be willing to chat with her, at least? Let her show you what she’s got?”

“Why does it have to be me? Why can’t you do a stream with her?”

“Because you’re the Vtuber, not me. I only ever do streams when I’m being interviewed, or when I do collabs with you. You’re a better streamer than I am, and you know what it takes for an indie Vtuber to go pro, because you’ve done it yourself,” she responded, flopping over onto her stomach, “I know I’m asking you a big favour, but I’m asking because I wanna help the girl of my dreams achieve her dreams.”

“Ok. Send me her number, and I’ll message her,” he responded, after about thirty seconds of silence, “But you owe me big time for this, got it?”

“Yeah, I know. Send me the link to the plushie you want, and it’s yours,” she responded, “Seriously, Raphael, I can’t thank you enough for this.”

“Anything to help my best friend get with her crush. And anything to help me complete my AMUSE collection,” he said wryly, “Anyway, I have some news of my own. I finished some of the battle soundtracks for Miracle Sky.”

Ariel’s eyes lit up. “That’s great!”

“You wanna give them a listen, and tell me what you think?”

“Sure!”

#writeblr #writing #ocs #writing snippet #night of the blue moon #first draft #canon ace #ace #asexual main character #books #alina capella #fantasy #urban fantasy #magical girl #titans #ariel gianapoulou

[authorkarajorgensen]

Have I been procrastinating? Yes. Anyway, I wanted to make an info graphic type thing that shows how all of my books are related.

I belatedly realized I didn’t include the two short stories or combined volumes I have, so oh no, I’ll have to make another one in the future.

If you want more info on my books you can check out my website or you can buy them at your favorite retailer in ebook or paperback (and select books are in audio as well!)

PS- The Earl of Brass is free in ebook at all major retailers and The Gentleman Devil is 99c as well.

[image description: The Kara Jorgensen Story Universe (or whatever) It shows the book covers for The Earl of Brass, The Gentleman Devil, The Earl and the Artificer, Dead Magic, Selkie Cove and The Wolf Witch (books 1, 3, and 6 are seemingly MF but actually queer while books 2, 4, and 5 are mm romance). All are interconnected within the same world of 1890s England. The Wolf Witch and Kinship and Kindness are different series but connected stories with related characters. Kinship and Kindness is cis/trans MM romance, all books in the series will have a trans MC and shifters. It is connected to The Reanimator's Heart as both are set in the Paranormal Society in the 1890s. The Reanimator's Heart is MM romance and will follow Oliver and Felipe exclusively and it shares similar themes and tone with The Gentleman Devil]

#mm romance #queer romance #queer representation #disabled characters #trans characters #trans character #trans mc #queer mc #bi pan romance #bi romance #asexual main character #necromancer #shifters #werewolf #werewolves #fox shifter #selkie #indie #indie author #indie books #paranormal romance #gaslamp fantasy

[tinynavajoreads]

Just One More Page's March Photo Book Challenge

March 3, 2023 - Intersectional Feminism

This one has been wandering around my TBR since I heard it had a Lipsn Apache asexual main character. There are few YA books about Native Americans and there seem to be even fewer about does who are asexual, so to have one that had both in the main character seemed a good place to start.

That, and a kicking magic system. This book, will unfortunately, probably stay on my TBR for a bit longer. Or I just might change my mind for the March TBR and see where takes me instead.

Have you read Elatsoe? What did you think of it? Would you recommend me adding it to my TBR for this month?

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #elatsoe #darcie little badger #want to read #native american #lipan apache #asexual main character #asexual #young adult #ebook #library book #booklr #book talk

[absentcaryatid]

Where Mingi Has Never Gone Before

An ATEEZ fanfic by AbsentCaryatid

Set in JC World after Sleeping With Seonghwa, 864 words, teen rating

Content note: reader has a vulva, is asexual, and is Mingi’s wife, healthcare mention, insect mention, polyamory

~

You looked at Mingi’s red hair between your spread legs. He seemed nervous, possibly more than you were, and frankly admitted, “I’ve never done this before and I don’t know how to start.” Your husband had just been exploring your skin all over with a gentle touch. The feel of his warm hands everywhere on your body had been appealing as he examined you closely. Until this moment, you both felt relaxed but all that changed as Mingi squirmed under your gaze when he started to poke around.

You really wished you could have asked Yunho to do this instead. He was so much better suited for the task. It was easy to see why you always used to seek out his help when you were together. Yunho was very professional, and it had surprised you how comfortable you had felt with his head at your thighs when you had expected it to be completely awkward. Yunho would dive in without hesitation and made it seem like he enjoyed the process.

You would not say it was a pleasure, but you were after the sense of relief. Unfortunately, you could no longer turn to Yunho since the break up with your polyamorous boyfriend, but despite being former lovers you wondered if asking him or your queerplatonic partner Jongho would have been better choices than what you had now. How could you have forgotten Mingi had never seen a vulva up close like this before? You had once thought he had experience with your friend Annie but it turned out he had only wanted to go as far as kissing when they tried out a vacation romance.

The novelty of Mingi’s view showed in his curiosity and your husband was having a field day with the opportunity. “Did you know you have some grey hairs down here?”

“Thank you Mingi,” you deadpanned.

“And you are slimy like you are part slug. Do you remember the yellow ones with the funny name we saw in California? They were really cool.”

“Oh yeah, banana slugs in the redwood forest park…wait.” You facepalmed audibly. “Mingi! Get on with it!” You had been through gynecology check ups which were less embarrassing. Still, this was not as mortifying as another trip to the emergency room for an embedded tick removal would be. The staff had been completely unfazed despite the position you had been in, but whatever medication they gave to make you less anxious would have come in handy again right now.

“Want me to do anything else while I am down here?”

“No!”

With a sly grin Mingi needled, “The people in the movies make it look like a lot of fun.”

“Okay, that’s it. You have helped enough. You are just supposed to be looking for ticks after I fell asleep in the tall grass with Hongjoong on our picnic with Yeosang’s family. I don’t need the commentary,” you emphasized. “Your turn next since you sat on the bank for so long fishing. I have to check all your fuzzy parts. Bend over and spread your cheeks.”

“You sure this isn’t your way of asking to try something?” He looked back at you with a gleam in his eye. “We might enjoy it.”

“Mingi! Even if I wanted to do a little more sexual experimenting with you, this is truly not the most conducive atmosphere when I am still wondering if I have one of those little bloodsuckers attached to my scalp so please, let me look you over and then you can finish in my hair.”

Eyes wide, he started laughing at your phrasing and it took a while for you to catch on aided by some rather graphic gesturing on his part. “Didn't know that was an option for us.”

“Mingi!” Again you were left in awe of the man you married. Everything was a source of laughter when you were together and he knew the aggravated way you were always saying his name held no real frustration. Shared jokes made every situation easier and he had gotten you through many stressful things by deliberately pushing your humor buttons. Still, if it was possible to get permanently stuck facepalming, this conversation was going to be what did it to you.

Mingi reveled in the reactions crossing your face and fruitless, open-mouthed attempts to think of something to say in return. Tenderly, he did take pity on you and added, “I can't help being attracted to my wife, even if you are asexual.”

That was it. Now your mouth was sore from smiling. No more grassy parks for you or else in the future you were going to have to rely on someone else, or doing the best you could with the help of a mirror to make sure you had picked up no ticks along the way. For now though, you kissed his head sweetly then dressed after deciding to seek out Jongho to look over your hair. Certainly there would be less innuendo from your asexual, queerplatonic partner. Mingi was still willing to investigate your scalp but by this point your body hurt from too much laughter and you could take no more.

~

On to Yunho Comes Back

Masterlist

#ATEEZ Fluff #ATEEZ Fanfic #Kpop Fanfic #JC World #Fake Smut #cross posted on ao3 #asexual main character #Song Mingi #ATEEZ Mingi #Mingi

[redysetdare]

All this aroace character shipcourse has proven to me that a majority of people that interact in fandom cannot actually interact with characters and media outside of shipping and genuinely I believe you need to learn how to interact with media outside of shipping.

#text #fandom #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic #asexual #this became extremely obvious with Encanto - where the main message of the movie was ignored #and people were so desperate for shipping they started shipping background characters or even the family members....eugh #like at some point you must understand your inability to interact with media outside of a narrow romantic scope is an actual problem #at some point you need to accept you don't ACTUALLY like the media you're interacting with #like genuinely can you say anything else that you like about a piece of media besides the fact you want two characters to kiss? #genuinely i do believe the way some of you interact with things needs to change because it's made fandom spaces literally unbearable #also it has severely limited some of your guy's critical thinking skills #if you want content based around shipping then look at the romance genre it's literally right there for this very reason #shipping just needs to stop dominating fandom discussions and interactions. shipping should not be the main focus of every genre ever ffs #that or y'all need to literally start tagging your shit so that people can actually block it out and find the posts that they want to see

[aroacewolfic]

if im aroace but reading and writng romance books and fanfiction and listening to songs about romance, love and sex it doesn't make me any less aroace or aromantic or asexual so anyone who thinks that can fuck off

#like honestly #lemme live #its not like im the main character of these stories #im just consuming the content #and making more for others enjoyment #live and let live #read and let read #write and let write #write and let read #read and let write #listen and let listen #aro #aromantic #aroace #ace #arospec #asexual #acespec #aroace pride #aromantic asexual #ace pride #aro pride #aspec

[octever]

HOLY FUCK HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS

Just because a character you see with aromantic traits doesn't make them aroace. It's fine to have your head cannons, but when ALL that is stated is a distaste for romance, I find it troubling to call them ace. PLEASE let me have this character as just aro.

Not necessarily aroallo, but just the aromantic label. Really made that because someone has aro qualities that it means they are aroace.

AGAIN

Aromantic experience -> aroace experience -/> Asexual experience

Asexual experience -> aroace experience -/> Aromantic experience

BUT if the aroace experience fits both then obviously

Aromantic experience <- aroace experience ->Asexual experience

#maybe fueled by David's part in Tara Mooknee's vid on Amatonormativity #I'm sorry but could we just call the main character of the little women movie mentioned an aromantic icon instead? #I know they probably saw themselve's in her so she gave aroace vibes #but that isn't a good excuse when sexuality is never brought up except for David's own identity #ugh #aro #aroallo #aroallo rant of rage #aromantic #tagging aces too cuz it's their problem too #aroace #asexual #ace #aseuxal

[pseudonymphomania]

Here is my MC Beckett. Just a regular dude who was working as a director of operations and then he got Isekai’d into the Devildom. He wants to go home to his partner but he’s got to deal with all his new friends shenanigans and the fact that he now has the power to destroy the three realms. He sees Lord Diavolo and Lucifer bouncing around each other on the cusp of… something, and he spends the entire time removing obstacles to their love.

More lore from my universe.

​

#obey me male mc #obey me main character #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me fanart #dialuci #obey me dialuci #diavolo x lucifer #obey me lucifer #obey me diavolo #fanfiction #fanart #obey me nightbringer #otome asexual

[dropofsoup]

The "aros/aces can still do" etc etc! conversation is generating a lot of back and forth recently, and I never seen much productivity from it. Some people help make it a more nuanced conversation (thank you!) but I always see us returning back to where we started. Can we move away from this argument? Instead, I want to propose exploring how activities may look different for an aro or ace individual in a platonic, romantic or other type of relationship.

Little anecdote from me: sometimes I think, "maybe I'd enjoy a romantic relationship." But this thought is followed by another: that my partner, especially if allo, would need to be open to the relationship looking very different from what society expects. It feels like too much work. Helping someone unlearn allonormativity while balancing each other's needs and opinions? Hard! Relationship desire at zero. (I promise there's other reasons I don't want a relationship haha)

So I'm keenly aware that what I'd want from companionship isn't the same as other people. Even if I did date, even if I did "conform" to society's expectations of having a "special someone", that relationship will still not be allonormative.

The conversation doesn't have to be so polarized. Yes, aros and aces can still date, kiss, and all those arguments. But relationships with people, with these activities, are going to look different. Being aro or ace or both is like navigating the world through a different lens, and I would love to see this be explored more in fandom spaces.

So what I want from this discourse is not as black and white as whether a character can or cannot do something. It's exploring how doing or not doing something is like for a character who is aro or ace. And honestly, isn't it intriguing?? If a character doesn't feel romantic attraction, what brings certain characters together? What makes up the chemistry if sex is not involved? What does a relationship without touching/kissing/etc look like? Is it a romantic relationship, a QPR (or other or nothing)? Thinking beyond love makes relationships much more interesting!

[i've never posted on tumblr before so.. here's to putting my thoughts on the internet, cheers]

#aromantic #asexual #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic asexual #aroace characters #btw shipping aroace characters currently have very little nuance or anything to do with how the character is aroace #thats probably the main issue aspecs have with shipping aroace characters #also we are definitely still lacking sex repulsed romance repulsed and nonpartnering rep #you're aroace? you can still have relationships right? sure but if the relationship was allonormative i would throw up

[incompleteninny]

The sixty-fifth free, unedited chapter of my upcoming book, “The Heist at Cordia Aquarium” is now available on its website (or click here to read from the beginning).

Crawling along unseen wires, strings of holiday lights curl away from street lamps. They trace images of snowflakes, bells, and candy canes that twinkle in mismatched sequence from red to green to gold. An unnecessary display albeit eye-catching and festive.

Scrypher's comfortable again — her face is covered up, free to look how it does. And she's on the move. Patrolling along the route outlined by their nightly dispatch. Rather, she would be, if Barclay didn't find a new excuse to drive them off course every few blocks.

Like the overexcited dog of a man that he is.

First, a bottle shop: he drapes himself over their glass display. "Evening! Oh no, no drinks for me: just wanted to check in. How are you folks doing tonight?"

Next, a trumpet player: Barclay claps and stomps in tandem with the surrounding crowd. Scrypher pulls him away, but not before the struggling strongman drops a handful of bills into the waiting instrument case.

The final time — not counting the dozen that follow — he steps into line behind some drunks playing hopscotch on a faded board. Scrypher's eyes glaze over. She barrels past, set to leave him behind. Irritating. An endlessly annoying, unfocused, lazy—

[...]

I’m sharing the book’s art insert featuring Scrypher and Barclay again. I’ll never stop thinking about this piece. I’ve got a plan for another featuring her, but solo. It’ll be placed in the book after next weeks chapter and the patience I need to muster until it’s time to send the references for it to Stella is unholy. Why must time be so linear...

(She’s the one standing prim and proper under that helmet, since the small excerpt above doesn’t mention her appearance. Barclay’s got the tights)

#I love Scrypher's scenes #what a departure from the main POV characters #anyway squirrels need to stop fucking on my office windowsill #book tags #queer author #queer lit #asexual protagonist #aces are everywhere actually #tall woman with a trench coat - wadda gal

[melon-official]

She wails as though a part of her has died.

oh man. i picked up the sidestory to @just-a-carrot's five-arc horror epic a couple days ago and i'm so glad i did. i'll probably be talking nonstop and/or drawing about it for days

there's a handful of whiteboard doodles with other characters under the cut, but rly i just wanted to pay a homage to the scene that hit me the hardest... enjoy

#theres already PARAGRAPHS upon paragraphs in my partners dms over this freaking thing but like listen to me (jingle jingle) PAY ATTENTION #i feel like i have to add that visual novels arent really something i take interest in at all this one jus JUMPED me #i actually played the side piece (our cinderella) first + was so in love with the writing i went to check out the main story. worth it #and i DEFINITELY won't be able to fit everything i want to say in the tags but its so refreshing to read/play thru a novel where the protag #are regular ass adults. like middle class thirty year olds barely breaking even. and that still get sappy unapologetically. #need more stories like this fr #that aside it's been fucking crazy to look at iggy's character arc through his eyes considering yk.. everything. #theres no universal asexual experience or anything but sometimes there'd be a line in there that made me like. sit up and go damn what the #i did that. i do that. #it's. i cant explain it in depth in the tags its about the way topics are skirted around and the realization that something is #uncomfortable in a way you werent expecting it to be. or even on your radar. theres so much #ugh. im unwell. anyways. #dewdles #our wonderland #gidget bordelle #iggy maxwell #genzou #genzou ichihara #cecil- does cecil have a last name??? cecil. #blood #injury #ask to tag

[allergic-to-semen]

for a good aro ace coded pairing please read the market of monsters trilogy by rebecca Schaffer

#aro #ace #aromantic #asexual #I'm not even aro or ace but i enjoyed it it was such a breath of fresh air #the two main characters realized their bond of friendship was just as valid and important as romance #they'd die for each other they'd kill for each other they LOVE each other just not romantically ugh its so good im feral about it #people on good reads whined about them not ending up together and I'm like??? #are you so boring that in order for a book to be satisfying it has to have a romantic ending?

[muffinlance]

BOOK LAUNCH: Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone

Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone is officially on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

Reviews would be appreciated, even just a click-the-stars rating--you don't need to buy anything to leave one. <3

Cover art by Lakatos Csenge @art-emisz

Summary:

For fans of The Queen's Thief and Every Heart a Doorway, this dark fantasy joins folklore and politics, each as deadly as the other... Humanity is dying, hunted to extinction by creatures of legend. One boy was born to save them all. That boy just got knifed in the back. He looked a bit too much like Aaron, you see. Now it’s Aaron’s job to step up, lest his Death correct that little mix-up. But Aaron’s skills as a street rat run more towards stealing and stabbing than towards saving. And the more he learns of what brought dear dead Markus to that fatal alleyway, the more he has to wonder just what the world’s savior was really up to the night the wrong boy died. The best rated serial fantasy, now available in print, ebook, and on Audible!

Preview the first three chapters here.

Thank you to everyone who preordered! Your copies are currently on their way to me for signing; I'll send out tracking numbers when they're on their way to you. If you ordered an ebook bundle, you should have gotten your epub today through the email you use with PayPal--let me know if you didn't get yours!

If you were waiting on cheaper international shipping, keep an eye on your country's Amazon page--the books should be live there soon!

Reviews would be appreciated, even just a click-the-stars rating--you don't need to buy anything to leave one. <3

#Fox's Tongue and Kirin's Bone #books #fantasy books #lgbt #lgbt book #asexuality #original fiction #Original Work #artists on tumblr #authors on tumblr #not atla #ace main character #links are affiliate links because I like Amazon giving me money for my own book

[shadowfloofster]

Watching Bad's vod where q!Foolish, q!Cellbit and q!Baghera are trying to set up q!Bad with q!Forever, now with CC!Bad's comment about his character being oblivious in an aromatic way is great

The others talking about who to ship q!Bad with while he sits in his chair, the aromantic and skephalo flag slowly fading into the background because this man will not be with ANYONE unless it's Skeppy

And I love that about him. They're currently talking in metaphors and q!Bad is just "????? I don't understand" and I love him for it.

Foolish: we're talking about the emotions in your heart right now!

Bad: Diamonds are forever!

Either he did that on purpose or that's the best coincidence to ever happen

#I heard the word aromantic and ran with it #Q!Bad is Aromantic now sorry I don't make the rules <3 #Love him for this #Honestly I'm asexual and shipping makes me uncomfortable a lot of the time it's hard to watch some of the streams sometimes #I don't mean like Foolish and Vegetta or platonic Philza and Missa #I mean more like Bad with Forever and Fit and Foolish and Roier #So... non-canon I guess? it makes sense in my head I just can't put it into words #But anyway seeing q!Bad shipped with practically everyone in existence gets really uncomfortable for me #so CC!Bad making his character oblivious in an aromantic way makes me very happy #because it feels like a “he doesn't feel that way at all + doesn't realise others can so he doesn't think of it as even a possibility” thing #I would watch Jaiden but I struggle to watch other's streams anyway as the eggs are currently my main hook #+ my fixation is Dapper mainly #qsmp #qsmp badboyhalo #just to clarify I do ship Skephalo (I might not like shipping much but I'm not blind!! /lh) #but in a platonic/queerplatonic way #can't describe why though other than it feels more like what me and my queerplatonic partner have than romantic to me

[absentcaryatid]

Yunho Comes Back

An ATEEZ fanfic by AbsentCaryatid

Set in JC world after Where Mingi Has Never Gone Before

4.2K words, Teen and up. Content note: single parent Yunho, asexual and agender reader using she/her married to Mingi and with aromantic, asexual Jongho as her queerplatonic partner, polyamory, relationship abuse briefly mentioned in passing but not present in story

~

Aurora hummed happily while painting one of her father’s nails. Yunho looked fond as he recalled, “Hongjoong used to do this for me sometimes, back when we had just debuted.”

On his other side, Nero was scrolling through her phone but stopped when her twin Aurora abruptly mentioned, “Dad, we need to talk.”

“This sounds important. Is it an update to someone’s sexual orientation? You know I support you both no matter whoever you are interested in or if desiring no one at all. But tell me, I always want to hear more about your lives.” Turning more serious he inquired defensively, “No one is hurting you in a relationship are they? Is something wrong?”

Aurora’s eyes went wide and she shook her head. “Whoa, no, nothing that heavy.”

“You sure? Aurora, you have been leaning more non-binary these days, if you want to update your pronouns just say the word. I will go to school myself to make sure the teachers know the new information and use it. I’ll even homeschool you if they don’t respect that.”  

“Dad! Dad! Hold up. I feel so loved the way you have my back with such enthusiasm but no that’s not it at all. Please listen. I love you for your concern, but this is about you.” He was taken aback with no idea what this must be about. A little hesitantly Aurora began, “You know we have tried to help you date.”

Yunho interrupted his daughter to point out, “Your classmate’s mom was perfectly nice but not right for me.” There had been a few attempts at dating here and there but the sporadic nature was indicative of his heart not being in it. He already had the ideal partners in mind and his kids kept his hands full anyway. “You don’t feel our family is missing something having a single parent, do you?”

This time it was Nero who reassured her father. “You are everything we could ever need. We just want you to have all the happiness you deserve. As perfectly as we fit together, you should have romantic relationships too, we won’t be living with you forever you know.”

He gave a rueful smile at the thought of his kids growing up and leaving one day, perhaps soon as the possibility of college neared. This had all gone too fast since he had adopted them as young teens.

“Dad, do you ever think about getting back with your partners? Uncle Mingi told me a bit of your history. Once I told Nero she agreed we should talk to you about it.” They both took note of the way Yunho’s eyes moistened. Aurora continued sympathetically, “We could always see something in the way you three look at each other. You seemed like a family too.”

Nero took her father’s available hand. “You gave up so much for us and that is something we can never repay. But at this point, nobody is going to challenge the adoption with a morality clause when we are so close to adulthood. We’d run straight back to you anyway if they did try to separate us.” Taking his unpainted hand between hers she gently reassured, “You should know some of our friends are polyamorous so of course we will be accepting.”

Yunho grinned and pulled them both into a strong hug while attempting to be mindful of the fresh polish on his nails. “Of everybody in the world, I know nobody loves me like my daughters. Here I thought I was taking care of you but it really goes both ways.” He looked at them with determination. “I would give up romance forever to keep my girls safe if I had to.”

“But you don’t, dad.” Nero truthfully noted. There was a pause where a few sniffles could be heard from Yunho then she continued. “So, you know parties and people aren’t really our thing. If you wanted to have a weekend away we could responsibly hold down the fort here on our own.”

“If you leave us money for sushi and fried chicken,” Aurora added with a grin.

“Let me think about this, maybe talk to a few people. In any case, I will plan for time elsewhere and figure out later if I want it to be alone or not. I’ll give you a date and you two can make plans of your own, even inviting some friends to sleep over if that interests you.”

“Go to your partners, dad,” Nero urged. “It hurts to think how much you gave up for us.”

“Please don’t look at it that way when it is you two who have given me so much. I would have sacrificed anything to be your father, walked away from ATEEZ if that is what it would have taken to be allowed to adopt, or given up my own parents if they had not approved.” The girls gasped at the impossible thought of what life would have been like without their doting grandparents or if their beloved uncle had not been accepting of them as adoptees.

Yunho pursed his lips. “If we do get back together, you know this means I’m asking you to be discreet. My love for my partners is something I would prefer you to hold close to your hearts.”

Both girls nodded immediately and Aurora spoke for the two of them. “All these years you have protected us from public scrutiny as Yunho’s trans kids. We owe you nothing less in return and are happy to do this for you.”

“There is no debt, you have been nothing but a gift to me,” he said while embracing his daughters again. Yunho began to tear up with happiness, something his children were accustomed to and found endearing about their dad. They started giggling and humming ‘Not Too Late’ and Yunho joined in with a smile.

Later that evening you picked up a video call from Yunho. For years now you had been cordially friendly at work in your role as KQ Vice President but had not sought each other out because it was still so painful to see him and not be together. He looked like he had been crying and your instinct remained to reach out toward his face on the screen in comfort as he spoke. “Perhaps you know why I called.”

You chuckled. “Mingi did say he had outed our mutual history in a recent conversation with Aurora. Did your girls take it well?”

“Better then I could have dreamed. I filled in a lot more. As much as she would have welcomed you in a motherly role, Nero was particularly glad you stuck to your childless boundaries and let me go rather than trying to parent when only interested in me rather than childrearing.”

You breathed a sigh of relief. “We never wanted to hide the past from your daughters, just keep them from thinking they were the cause of our breakup.”

“I think they understood that as much as they could. The kids love me so much and they do not want me sacrificing other sides of my heart for them so they flat out told me to run back to you and Mingi if that is what I wanted. They are young so they do not know things are not that simple, no matter how much I long for it to work like that.”

“Who says it can’t be that easy? The day you left I swore my arms would always be open to you and Mingi feels no different. Our breakup was something none of us wanted and you were right to be careful when it came to being able to adopt your children.” You closed your eyes and tried to manage your strong emotional reaction to this news. “I had not dared to hope you might return. Should I talk to Mingi?” You wiped away a tear of joy. “He will want to know what got me sniffling. Yunho, before you take me back there has been a development you need to be aware of. Jongho and I….”

He smirked like he had won an argument you hadn’t even known you were in, much less had lost. Yunho had recognized your attraction to Jongho long before you had figured it out for yourself. The youngest teammate had moved into the home you shared with Mingi which was something known by all the members of ATEEZ. However, the exact nature of the relationship was something not generally discussed. Jongho was always a private person but his brotherly affection for his former roommate was evident and if nothing else, it was understood how much Mingi had missed Jongho after leaving the dorm upon marriage. Truthfully, Jongho was there for both you and Mingi even if it was your closeness that had primarily motivated the relocation.

“We aren’t romantically involved, but it is far more than friends. We love each other but not the same way you and I do.” Yunho nodded understandingly. “Jongho did not replace you but offered deep friendship in that difficult time. My queerplatonic relationship with him is no impediment to being with you just as before and Jongho has no say over who I get involved with like Mingi does as my romantic partner.”

As you had suspected, this confirmation of his observations was not a problem for Yunho. “I left you in such an abrupt way. I am glad you found comfort in such a good man.”

“We cuddle sometimes, just to talk for hours and relax together laughing. Also the occasional showers and hot springs. Now that he has moved in we share the spare bedroom since my snoring was keeping Mingi awake. Jongho won’t mind me telling you he is asexual like me, as well as aromantic, but that does not make the relationship any less of one as you know firsthand.”

“So the rumors he had fathered a child by another idol are not true. I did not think that sounded like him.”

“You know some aces do have sex, Yunho.”

“Well, well, well. I have seen the pictures online, the baby does look a lot like him. Jongho always did have hidden depths.”

“It is not what you are thinking, but Jongho can tell you that story if he wishes.”

This latest update told Yunho he had some catching up to do with his friends but he had more pressing concerns at the moment. “Back to us, you don’t need to tell me what you get up to, it does not make a difference. I will always be yours.” Now Yunho grinned. “I feared you would be lonely. I owe him a lot even though he was not doing it for me, I am sure.”

“Jongho really helped me through the constant ache of your loss, what I thought could be permanent then.”

“Mingi did not want to be hugged for days at a time?” You each smiled at the familiar joke with a kernel of truth that you never tired of holding the men you loved. It felt fantastic to be together again with Yunho in whatever capacity he was willing to be yours.

He gazed at you lovingly. “I will never try to own you, your body is yours alone. Any happiness you can bring others is something good you put into the world. I could discover you in bed with the rest of ATEEZ at once and I would not want you any less.”

Your eyes went wide at that scenario. “I could never do that to Yeosang’s wife! The whole group?” You shook your head. “Definitely not on my list of things or people to do and I am glad I don’t get mental images to try to forget. That’s a definite no for me as close as we all are.” A smile returned to your face. “As it is, regularly getting intimate cuddling with three of you is already far more than I ever sought in life.” Remembering how much you needed his touch after so many years apart you asked, “Do you want to come over for dinner sometime soon then?”

“Aurora and Nero are shoving me out the door for a whole weekend if you will have me.”

Your face lit up with excitement. “Of course! I can’t wait to tell Mingi we have something big to celebrate tonight.”

Suddenly shy, Yunho asked, “Are you sure he’ll still be interested in me?”

“We’ll just have to find out.” The wink you gave was completely unnecessary because both of you knew your husband would be over the moon at this long hoped for reunion. Mingi had been just as bereft apart from his boyfriend, without even the solace of an additional partner like you had found with Jongho. As much as you had encouraged Mingi to pursue another romantic relationship, his heart was set on Yunho only. So, it was with great pleasure you agreed to Yunho’s plan to visit and after some longing looks you told him for the first time in many years, “I love you.” That set his tears off again and clapping a hand to his mouth, he returned the sentiment in a whisper before hanging up, leaving you alone once more.

In no time at all you were bawling yourself, shuddering with relief. Eventually you felt up to picking up the wet tissues all over the bed, washing your face, and interrupting Mingi in the kitchen with the important information. His reaction was similar to yours in a lighter degree but no less heartfelt. Wrung out, you both slept soundly that night in your own beds dreaming very pleasantly of Yunho.

Luckily all around, it was only a week later when the man himself walked through the door of your home and quietly sat at the piano bench to play his signature greeting, ‘Summer’ by Joe Hisaishi. While originally being held temporarily, the piano never had moved to his apartment because his autistic daughters did not want the sensory overload and Yunho, like any good parent, was very respectful of their needs. It had been easy enough to buy an electronic keyboard instead and use it with headphones whenever he felt musical.  

Reviving the old custom, you ran to the living room upon hearing the song announcing the presence of your other romantic partner. In a break from tradition, neither of you could wait for the song to finish. Leaping from the bench Yunho met you with a question on his lips. “Can I kiss you?” You offered a hand and a cheek and both were covered in the loving gesture before he wrapped you in the largest hug of your life. You felt like a life preserver to him and in fact that’s what you were in some ways. “To think I was once scared Jongho could replace me. I guess in some ways he did.”

“You know it isn’t like that, there’s no one who could replace you.” Yunho leaned into the warm hand stretched up to hold his cheek as you explained, “There has not been a single day I have not wanted you back. Mingi will tell you he felt the same when he gets back from a walk the store. He had to do something with all his nervous energy.”

Yunho radiated confidence underlining the truth of his words. “I don’t worry anymore, I’ve grown far more secure which is a strange thing to say because I had to separate from you and Mingi to learn that. I can survive anything, but now to have both of you to come home to on a visit while keeping my kids makes my life complete.” Looking you up and down he again wrapped you in his arms. “It means the world to me you do not hold our breakup against me.”

“Yunho.” Your voice went soft and soothing while stroking his hair, “I know how necessary it was. Seeing how well your daughters turned out makes me so proud of you for your painful, necessary decision years ago. Once I got over the shock, I truly felt pride watching you grow together.”

“They were the ones that pushed me back toward you, you know.”

“I think you really raised Aurora and Nero well, Yunho.”

“Mingi helped, he has made a fantastic uncle to my girls, Jongho too. You recall at the adoption he agreed to be their secondary guardian if something happened to my parents. Jongho really has been another brother to me. It is funny how things keep coming back to the four of us being a family unit bound by love in different ways.”

“Do the girls know how much Jongho means to me?”

“Being queerplatonic partners is yours and his to tell if desired but I am pretty sure they could roll with it. Young people today seem to understand an awful lot since they can research things online and I am impressed with them for that. You might want to hold off for now though. I am still waiting to see how well they can keep my polyamorous relationship with Mingi and you under wraps. I don’t like requesting secrecy from them but I think it’s for the best.”

“Yunho, was that a ‘kids these days’ but in a good way?”

“Yeah it was. Nothing makes you feel old like being a parent to children on the verge of becoming adults. I know they came into my life as young teens but it does make me feel ancient some days.”

“Well you don’t have to worry, I like older men. It even looks like you’ve got some lovely gray coming in over your ears where the color job is growing out. Fatherhood has suited you…,”  there was a pause as you debated the word choice, but then you added, “daddy.”

“Oh no, don’t you start too,” he complained good-naturedly, understanding it was only goading on your part. “Mingi’s been playfully calling me that for years now, ever since the girls came into my life.”

You laughed together as if you had been partners for a long time because in fact you had been and even with the multi-year interruption you were back to the same point instantly. It had been hard going without the constant casual teasing that brightened your day whenever you were around Yunho. Your relationship was a romantic one, but built on a strong foundation of deep friendship and admiration for each other.

“My love,” Mingi’s deep voice announced longingly after the front door closed behind him. Both of you turned at the familiar endearment but you shepherded Yunho into the arms of his former partner for a reunion as tender as your own. Only now did you realize the full hardship of the two men having to work closely together after their breakup, even to the point of providing Yungi fanservice for audiences over the years.

The opportunity to bury yourself in work and keep distance from Yunho as you had done was a luxury Mingi never had been given other than when each completed his public service term. Seeing them so joyfully together now, you hoped nothing would come between your husband and his boyfriend ever again. While their passionate kisses deepened, you retreated having announced you would be busy in the kitchen with music and dinner could wait as long as they needed it to be held. Unsure if they even had heard you, your heart felt lighter than it had for a very long time.

Both you and your husband had your boyfriend back in your lives and while it would take time to recover from the missing years, the certain future from this point on went a long way toward providing some healing. Frequent date nights and long weekends with your mutual lover resumed with wholehearted approval of his kids who acclimated to less time with their father at home.

Time and a new habit of snoring had brought changes to the relationship though. Yunho and Mingi shared the king bed of the master bedroom with space for you to freely to pop in anytime. Cuddle pile naps were a favorite all around. Often the bedtime routine would begin with snuggling in various configurations with your two romantic partners and a promise to return in the morning, but to spare their sleeping ears you left to your own bedroom happily for you would not be alone.

Jongho maintained a nominal residence at the ATEEZ dorm as did the others but his real home was with you and your shared bed. That had come about once the snoring began a few years ago. Mingi could wear earplugs sometimes but he really did not sleep as well so you had set up full time in the spare bedroom’s large bed. It turned out to be an advantage to give your husband better rest at night while you were free to move around the house without disturbing him if you came to bed late. None of that bothered Jongho who could sleep deeply, undisturbed by any of your noise. So there you were, Mingi and yourself a married couple each with your own bed and nighttime partner. It probably would not make much sense to outsiders but it worked well for all four of you and that’s the only thing that mattered.

You had even offered to divorce Mingi with no change in your heart or living arrangements if he wanted to be the spouse of Yunho instead but the preference all around was to preserve the privacy of their relationship with the appearance of you and your husband living with two good friends as roommates. Although your willingness to divorce was seen for the kind and supportive gesture it was with no reduction in the love and affection between you, both of you were glad it was not taken up. Publicly being known to be his wife gave you a warm feeling and he felt exactly the same pride to be your Mingi.

Yunho was content to be more subtle knowing there was no less dedication from his boyfriend and agender girlfriend despite the lack of publicity. He knew he had the support of his daughters, his partners, every member of ATEEZ, and the administration of KQ Entertainment backing him up if he ever wished to be acknowledged as in a very loving polyfidelitous triad. The thought alone was enough for him, and the recognition from his children and teammates that he was securely partnered.

For his part, Jongho also enjoyed the under the radar nature of your queerplatonic relationship befitting his aromantic and asexual leanings. Being open about those identities was not something important to him and would have impacted his attraction as an idol so he kept things very quiet. This allowed him to continue his busy social calendar of mutually agreeable fake dates with female idols to provide cover for their actual partnerships with other women. His discretion and good company had been so successful over the years that “dating Jongho” had become a coded reference to those in the know to recognize each other in the heavily closeted industry.

Within a few years Yunho’s daughters were on solid footing as independent adults and his stays stretched longer and longer with their encouragement. Finally he was ready to be settled in one place, as much as a hardworking and still in high demand idol could be. One evening, while his head was in Mingi’s lap on the couch across from the loveseat you shared with Jongho you asked, “Thinking about moving in then? The rest of us are all for it and would add you to the deed to the house as an equal homeowner as we did for Jongho.” You smiled at your queerplatonic partner and took his hand. Turning back to Yunho you confirmed, “You would not be living with us, you would be home.”

“I would like that, I would like that a lot.” And so Yunho became a permanent resident with the help of his daughters who were treated to a pizza feast for their labor. You encouraged Nero and Aurora to leave some clothes and other items in the newly enlarged spare room that would be theirs any time they wished and they happily took you up on the offer regularly as did the other members of ATEEZ and their children. It felt good to be part of such a big family. While children were not for you, getting to know your partner’s daughters as adults warmed your heart and you enjoyed the mutual closeness that developed over time.

When work took him to Seoul Yunho stayed at his former apartment where his children had taken over the lease or joined Mingi at the old dorm, now sparsely inhabited, when their practice ran late or there would be an early call. His time was divided among parenting his adult daughters who would always need him just as he needed them, local projects with ATEEZ, and touring but always coming home to his romantic partners you and Mingi, and his honorary brother Jongho. It was a good life filled with love and he had everything he could ever want. So did the rest of your unusual little family.

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Here we draw the latest batch of JC stories to a close. Thank you to all those who have read along on another unintentionally written series. Should more stories jump into my head I will share them but for now I will slumber on this topic while I can. ~

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I always find it interesting that homosexual coded main characters don't really get shipped with every single side character of the opposite gender. And people get told off for shipping lesbian coded characters with men or gay coded characters with women by the rest of the fandom. But it's always aroace coded main characters getting shipped with every single side character that exists. And aroace fans getting told to "not generalise the entire aspec community" and "let people ship whomever they want!! It's just fiction!!!" as if we don't deserve to see characters living happy lives not being in relationships. And my biggest pet peeve is the trope of an aroace coded character "growing up and maturing" by... getting in a romantic/sexual relationship. Really shows what these people think about non-partnering aspec people irl. It's not just about fictional characters but they'll never admit it 🤷

I will say that there are some idiots out there who do ship gay characters with the opposite sex because they believe in people being able to ship whatever they want (which can lead to some disturbing places but I digress) But those kinds of ships do get a lot more push back and the same people who get after people for changing characters from gay to straight do not have the same energy when it happens to aro /aroace characters.

These same people are the ones calling for representation and how we treat characters identities in fiction does reflect how we view those identities in the real world EXCEPT when it comes to aspec characters. Suddenly then it's "fiction doesn't effect reality!!!" there's some double standards happening and it's beyond frustrating that no one seems to even notice and get mad at us for pointing it out.

Not to mention it's incredibly funny to hear them cry "Don't generalize the community" while they generalize the community by acting like every aro/ace/aroace person can date and have sex - which like you said ignored the existence of non-partnering identities and I'd like to add it also erases repulsed identities.

None of these people actually care about the aspecs who date or have sex. they don't actually care how those identities work or those experiences at all. they're using them as a get out of jail free card. a loop hole. a "I can't be homophobic because I have a gay best friend" card. They don't care about QPRs and how those relationships can be experience in wildly different ways. All they care about is if they get to have two characters kiss without having to genuinely look at themselves and their biases and possibly have the revelation that they might hold bigoted beliefs about aspec people.

And at this point I'd rather them admit that they don't actually care about aspec identities or experiences instead of tying themselves into knots to try and prove "I'm not aphobic!!!!" because they actively tried to find a loop hole to make it so that they could feel superior and in the right for being able to erase an entire identity of people.

#asks #aro #ace #aromantic #asexual #aroace #like it becomes incredibly obvious when the same people who claim not liking female characters #can reflect real like misogynistic views on women are the same people #who are saying that “it's just fiction it doesn't hurt anyone” when it comes to shipping aroace/aro characters #like okay so do how people treat fictional characters reflective of beliefs they have in the real world or not #What makes the treatment of one identity in fiction reflective of reality and the treatment of another identity 'just fiction'. quickly. #at what point is it 'just fiction that doesn't hurt anyone' and at what point is it 'fiction hurts real people'. quickly #and I've already made a post about how people can only interact with media through shipping and how that's caused a decrease #in media literacy and critical thinking in general because people are viewing media through an incredibly narrow view #and warping or ignoring the main message of the media in favor of a romantic narrative that doesn't exist #and i could say more about how that makes people ignore aspec coding and subtext of characters and stories #but these tags are long as is and so is this post #in the end it's all just amatonormative allonormative aphobic bullshittery #and i'm incredibly tired of it #long post #long post with equally long tags #i have a lot of subthoughts that i dont wanna try and fit in the main post #might make more posts about these thoughts. probably will. no one can shut me up.