#dating while ace

[longfurbybitchboi]

Sometimes being ace is fucking hard, sometimes I’m grateful cause fuck, I don’t want to be dating with some of the shit people deal with

#ace #asexual #ace lesbian #queer #lesbian #dating #dating while ace

[kmarttelescope13]

recently i've begun liking a man, and this is embarrassing for multiple reasons, not the least of which being that i'm still not totally sure if i'm aro/ace. i'm pretty sure i'm not aro, and demiromantic seems close to what i feel but i'm hesitant to apply labels in general. but anyway the thing about trying to figure out whether or not you're aro/ace spec while having no romantic or sexual experience is that it's just so hard to make definitive statements. like some people know without ever having experience, that's valid, and honestly slay. however i have so many doubts because i've never ever kissed anybody so when i'm sitting here thinking about how to initiate some conversation with this guy i'm worrying about whether or not he'll be put off by my inexperience. or on the other side of the spectrum, what if he's way too into it?

attempting to date while aro/ace spec is just a whole other level of complicated, especially as a young adult. honestly i've gotten the same level of understanding about my aceness from straight and queer people. that idea that i just have to find the right person for me is so pervasive, and all the media i consumed as a teenager pushed romance and sex so hard that when i finally started coming to terms with the whole ace thing, it fundamentally broke me in a way i didn't expect it to. i had never felt so understood but simultaneously alienated. i knew something about me was fundamentally different now and that the people closest to me couldn't understand it. so for all of that to be just me getting a little too lost in the sauce would be so humiliating. like just waking up and being like "nevermind i met this guy and he's actually nice and i want to have sex with him" would just be so............ y'know?

like sexuality is fluid and can change, yes, but i feel like there's this inherent embarrassment in pushing so hard to live outside the dominant culture and then ending up fitting into it. obviously there's still the possibility that i am really ace and i'm just overthinking, and there's the possibility that nothing happens with this guy because y'know men are people and don't just like every girl they come across. i'm well aware that all this is my brain seizing on the worst case scenario because that's what it does.

buried in all of this is the normal embarrassment that comes with having a crush. like now i'm worrying about what fit to wear to my fucking seminar class in which i'll talk to this guy for a total of like five minutes and i'm wondering what he's doing at 5pm on a tuesday. girl what the fuck am i doing. anyway dating is hard and sexuality is weird

#btw i am not embarrassed about liking a man i'm embarrassed about liking a person in general #like who designed this shit #how do i uninstall the update #asexual #ace #acespec #aromantic #aro #arospec #aroace #aromantic asexual #queer #dating while ace #yet again the aro/ace posts are popping off so have more

[gwen-tolios]

#asexuality #dating while ace #ace #ace author #queer things #ace things #returning to you

[lemon-wedges]

Gambling Night 

#herlock sholmes #yujin mikotoba #homumiko #ace attorney #the art of a lemon wedge #the question is #fake dating au or already togehter au when disguising as a couple after their honeymoon #on one hand fake dating is torture for them #on the other already together is torture of EVERYONE ELSE #i like to headcanon that jigoku and genshin find herlock kind of annoying but hes mikotobas summer fling so they tolerate #like #im so happy for you and your ugly boyfriend i am SO serious #so running into them while theyre in disguise and having to watch mikotoba clown it up with the couple pda leaves them like #:| #anyways #AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[habibibasket]

Phoenix: "If Maya finds out I had a crush on Miles as a kid I'd be done for. You have no clue how much I hear about it already"

Phoenix: "It's like she's made it her 9 to 5 to bother me about it" Ema: "mhm" Kay: "sounds about right"

Kay: (whisper) "tell The Girls (tm) about this like now" Ema: (whispering and typing on her phone) "Girl I've been on it"

THE Gossip Girls of the franchise fr

#ace attorney #narumitsu #wrightworth #art #habibibasket #ema skye #kay faraday #ace attorney fanart #phoenix wright #maya is totally looking at all of these messages #as they're coming in #like on franziska's phone #while they're on a date #and apollo is also reading #but in despair #because he now owes maya #20 bucks

[xmicrophonyx]

The Dev's first Christmas post gave me a vision

#once again clarifying that ace and veronika arent dating. theyre both dating arty while theyre either friends or queer platonic partners #anyway i love coming up with the most insane /pos polycules #danganronpa despair time #veronika grebenshchikova #nico hakobyan #arturo giles #ace markey #veronico #verturo #veronikace #acenico #(i think thats their ship name) #aceturo #verturace #verturco #artnico #aceturco #verturaceco #veronicoace #tagging all ship names in a 4+ polycule is exhausting #micro posts #mic's art

[sysig]

i want to go on a big and elaborate date with papyrus SPECIFICALLY bc of the way u draw him bc he’s so bbg cutie patootie

PapyrACE 💚💜 Happy Valentine's Day!

#DDoodles #UT #Papyrus #AroAce Papyrus Supremacy #Lol #I'm actually really delighted to see how much aroace positivity there is around the skelebros :D #I was a little on the worried side since y'know - Sans especially. I've been in the fandom for a while lol I'm Aware #But genuinely there's so much lovely energy towards the bros being aroace which I - unsurprisingly - am very inclined towards lol #Me constantly: And you're ace! And you're ace! And you're ace! Ace for everybody! #I'm tongue-in-cheek about my Projecting Constantly lol but I do try to base my headcanons on The Actual Text haha #I think Papyrus is kind of a no-brainer lol he literally turns you down if you go on a date with him that's pretty textual #And you have the option to completely avoid going on a date with him and he still clarifies platonic affection! #I like him very much haha <3 #As for Sans I know some of it stems from my Handplates filter lol - their codependency points to an interesting interplay with romance #I'll start thinking about the Vargas Dating Sim again if I keep on that train of thought tho lol #But to me it feels more than just ''He's too busy'' or w/e - Feels Different #It's all speculation anyway haha - I'm glad you like how I draw Papyrus! :D He's the sweetest boy and I love him!! #Wanted to try something a bit Extra hehe ♪ I keep wanting to make animatics and the like! #Storyboards - animations if I can swing them lol - but I'm very impatient :P And perfectionistic >.> #So have something a bit more sloppy and silly :) It's good practice for me! #All told it wasn't too bad! :D I had fun making it and I'm fairly pleased ♪ #Hope you enjoy hehe <3 Happy Valen's! :D

[beanghostprincess]

Modern ZoLu AU where Zoro and Sanji are initially closer friends with Ace & Sabo cos they are closer in age and don’t have much to do with their younger sister Luffy except that Sanji one called her cute for which Zoro called him a creep bc of age difference (Luffy still a minor).

Now Zoro was gone for two years to train sword fighting with Mihawk and reconnects with old friends when he’s back. He goes to a party at Ace’s place and meets a cute boy with messy hair and an energetic personality. Zoro’s automatically flirting with him. At first Zoro had no idea who he was but he had known Zoro and dragged him into conversations and around the party.

Sanji comes in later. Within the last two years he had a lot of realisations about himself and isn’t as straight as he used to be. (How much he changed is up to you)

Anyway, now he greets Zoro by calling him a creep in return. Zoro doesn’t understand why and Sanji has to explain to him that the boy he’s chatting up is Ace & Sabo’s now little brother Luffy who went from girl to boy by cutting his hair short, getting top surgery and somehow gain a scar under his left eye.

Zoro instantly panics about what Ace and Sabo are gonna do to him. But can’t find the self control not to flirt with Luffy. He’s irresistible. At least Luffy isn’t a minor anymore.

Help 😭 What do you mean age difference? It's only two years- But yeah, Zoro would use any opportunity to call Sanji a creep so I believe that would happen somehow.

No matter the universe, Zoro is down bad for Luffy. But I honestly think Luffy would be the one to approach him first because he finds Zoro interesting and he remembers him from when he used to come over two years ago. So they start talking but Luffy doesn't mention that they know each other already, and Zoro is instantly captivated by this guy's stupidity because that's what happens in every AU with these two. They're just equally dumb and in love. Soulmate type of thing. They're flirting or, you know, doing their version of flirting. In which 'Do you want to see my swords?' isn't a sexual innuendo but like, genuinely, Zoro is talking about swords the whole time and Luffy loves it.

Zoro doesn't find out that's Sabo and Ace's brother until Sanji tells him. Sanji won't stop laughing and saying he's completely fucked because his older brothers go feral whenever somebody tries to touch Luffy, but Zoro doesn't pay much attention to it. I think he wouldn't care, tbh. Luffy is independent and he can make his own decisions.

I personally think it'd be hilarious if Luffy and Zoro started dating or having something romantic going on and the only reason why Ace and Sabo don't like it is not because they're overprotective (they are not, actually, those are just rumors and actually the only one who acts kind of protective is Sabo) but because Zoro? Really? Zoro? He's such a gym-bro in every universe and he won't shut up about swords. The only thing he's good at is maths and he won't stop falling asleep everywhere. The guys love their friend, but Zoro???? Besides, Sabo is just worried this relationship might distract Luffy from studying (<- Older brother who raised Luffy like he was his own really doesn't want Luffy to stop studying like Ace did. There's a whole drama about it because Luffy doesn't want to study either but it's different with Ace and-- Yeah. You can tell where this is going).

I think Zoro wouldn't be scared at first, and when he is a bit concerned for his safety is only because Sabo has that "Hello :) What were you two doing so late at night together? :)" type of mom creepy energy.

#sanji constantly in the background like 'you should've never dated a guy with brothers. those are the worst' #i like this story bc i imagine sanji dating usopp and being the happiest most sarcastic asshole in the whole world while this drama happens #but yeah i think the only protective brother would be sabo. ace would be kind of like 'oh. you're dating my brother? haha. good luck' #zoro is that kind of friend everybody loves but damn 'how the hell did you get a boyfriend? like. no offense dude but you're boring' #luffy finds him incredibly interesting tho so good for him #one piece #asl brothers #zolu #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #portgas d. ace #revolutionary sabo #black leg sanji

[thatineffablewitch]

Reminder that I need to hear so hopefully other aros benefit too:

You can be aro and still enjoy consuming romantic content. You can be aromantic and still get immense joy from shipping characters. You can be aromatic and maybe want a relationship with romantic elements one day, or unsure exactly what you want, with no deep desire to date and figure it out immediately. It is a spectrum of little to no romantic attraction, and we are valid regardless of where we fall on that spectrum. You are not fake or a poser, you are just a human being using language to better understand and describe your experience. If aromantic is a term that resonates for you, that’s enough. You are valid.

#Read Ace Dad Advice’s new book I Am Ace today #Particularly the chapter on micro aggressions and dating while asexual #Even though it’s a book on asexuality #I realized a lot of the micro aggressions are the same #And they’re words I’ve been telling myself about being aro #“It’s just a phase” #“You’ll meet the right person” #“Maybe it’s just trauma” #Maybe I’ve been valid all along and every doubt I’ve repeatedly told myself is just my own internalized arophobia making me feel like shit #No more #fuck that #i am valid #aromantics are valid #I love being aromantic #And I love myself #Suck on that arophobia #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aro #aroace #aroace community #aromantic positivity #aromantic pride #aromantic spectrum #aromantic asexual #aspec #arophobia #Arophobia can piss right off #my post

[sholmeser]

actually what i think would be cool is an ace attorney game where each case is its own individual mini-spinoff. first case is kristoph gavin: ace attorney a few years pre-aa4 with apollo as kristoph’s college intern and clay as the defendant. we get to learn more about clay and apollo’s friendship alongside apollo+kristoph and krisnix dynamic. we’re forced to forge evidence because there isnt anything concrete proving clay’s innocence, giving us an inside glimpse into a corrupt attorney’s life. second case is simon blackquill investigations pre-UR1 where on someone else dies at the space center and metis is accused. we see more of athena/simon/aura/metis family dynamic as well as athena and juniper’s friendship as children. manfred von karma investigations (kid miles and vk family dynamic) or lana skye investigations (pre-SL9 ema mia gant jake angel neil) or mia fey ace attorney (maya lana pearl morgan diego maybe even dahlia and iris) or robin newman ace attorney/hugh o’conner investigations (self-indulgent but would be so cute)….the possibilities are endless……just fun little ways to expand on pre-existing character dynamics that might not have been discussed too much without necessarily making an entire game revolving around those characters

#i dont say fran investigations or athena ace attorney bc those could more easily be their own games #anyways more thoughts. mia ace attorney could be a murder at kurai’n village #shes college student interning at rossberg’s so she investigates with diego while getting to hang out with her family #not sure who prosecutor could be but lana as their co-counsel #getting to see how she interacts with morgan and pearl #kristoph aa speaks for itself i need it soooooo bad #i need clay real. and also more krisnix content #ALSO SELFINDULGENT BUT IF AT THE END OF MIA AA SHE ASKS DIEGO OUT ON A DATE. HELPME😭😭😭😭😭 #hes like a little more nervous than usual and shes like Hmm….it seems like Mr. Armando wants to ask me something…. #AND THEN LETS SAY THERE WERE FLOWERS UNDER WVIDENCE OR SOEMTHING. U CAN PRESENT THEM AND ASK HIM OUT #OHMYGODDDDDDDDD😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #also selfindulgent sorry but id kill for miego interaction #ok im done now sorry #ace attorney #gyakuten saiban #myne

[bred-is-a-dumb-name]

I did it, I did the thing,,

#they got accused of murder while on a date #its okay apollo can defend himself. i think. #anyways yea ik everyone has drawn this as them but its so fitting so i did it myself too #also i usually draw apollo with freckles but i forgor haha :') #apollo justice #klavier gavin #klapollo #ace attorney #aa apollo #aa klavier #klavier x apollo #apollo x klavier #ace attorney fanart #apollo justice fanart #barbie #barbie movie #draw your otp #art #fanart #digital art #my art #artists on tumblr

[homosekularnost]

every day we stray further away from gods light (an adaption of NE told exclusively through ratthi trying to facetime his friends back home)

#asr is a vlog as for the purposes of visual media murderbot must become a wannabe youtuber. unfortunate but the only option #ac is a series of instagram stories art has posted on its two weeks long first date with the love of its life #rp is mikis vlog! notably better quality than murderbots. ends very abruptly :/ #es is told by a drama youtuber breaking the situation down while putting on makeup. thank you dm me with your funding offers #the murderbot diaries

[irondad-defensesquad]

I had this realization a long time ago. If you're not familiar, that's Riley's dad from Inside Out!

Fun fact: in the short "Riley's First Date?", it's revealed that Riley's dad used to play in a band. And he used to play a lot of AC/DC. Then we see him (and Riley's friend/date?, who also plays in a band) rocking to Back in Black:

I can't for the life of me find the full short, the one I saw on Youtube has probably been deleted 🥲 but it's a pretty funny and cute short! I think there are a few clips on Youtube at least.

DO NOT REPOST!

Hate will be blocked.

#tony stark #irondad #my art #i did imagine a scenario here... #where tony and aunt may try to figure out if peter is going on a date with mj #at some point tony and mj actually bond #like maybe she likes ac/dc or smth (idk if that would be ooc) #peter realizes that tony has been alone with mj and he feels pretty embarrassed #only to be proven right when he hears back in black playing loudly from the kitchen #and he sees... basically the same scene here #but mj is quietly rocking while tony is a dramatic dork #sorry i couldn't draw any of this kdsgfjdgfj #this would be a fun fanfic ngl #rambling in tags

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

convinced that these two were just playing a bizarre game of telephone for the whole 7 years they knew each other

#they're on a date seated at a candlelit table. they're both smiling and being all mysterious. in their heads theyre both thinking #'............ wtf is he talking about????' #ace attorney #phoenix wright #kristoph gavin #ace attorney: apollo justice #they were both so busy trying to outdo each other while also trying to keep other person from finding out what they were up to #that they completely missed the part that they were actually supposed to understand one another and that's how they both never caught on to #the other person until 7 years later

[doctorwho2022]

Doctor Who episodes that aired on the 23rd of November…

In 1963, An Unearthly Child (the 1st episode of Doctor Who!)

In 1968, The Invasion Episode Four

In 1983, The Five Doctors

In 1987, Dragonfire Part One

In 1988, Silver Nemesis Part One

In 2013, The Day of the Doctor

#Doctor Who #Seven #Brig #One #Ten #Wardoc #Eleven #Five #Three #Two #Ace #images not in order #Happy Doctor Who day! #On this day in 1963 An Unearthly Child aired- the very first episode of Doctor Who. #It introduced the very first Doctor as well as his granddaughter Susan and her teachers Barbara and Ian. The first Tardis team. #The Five Doctors celebrated the 20th anniversary of the episode... though in some places it was slightly late #Like the TV movie it was first publicly broadcast in America. They chose the anniversary date while the BBC waited 2 days until the 25th. #Dragonfire part one introduced new and soon to be fan favourite companion Ace. #Fun that the last companion of Classic Who was introduced 24 years after the first. #Silver Nemesis in 1988 was deliberately named to celebrate the show's silver jubilee. #And The Day of the Doctor marked the show's 50th anniversary. #1963 #1968 #1983 #1987 #1988 #2013 #November

[jaggedwolf]

I keep forgetting that the first Ace Attorney game takes place in 2016 and not 2001, and to me, that makes it even more likely that Ema's "intellectually attracted" comment isn't that this sixteen year old doesn't know what gay people are but specifically that in her head Lana Does Not Date, Lana Has Never Dated Duh

#i think at some point while staying with lana's coroner friend in europe #the coroner tries to you know. ask this teenager about her life including if she's dating anyone #ema brightly: im too focused on forensics to worry about that stuff! like lana she never dated at all!! #coroner: -chokes on her spoon- #coroner: -understands she should not out her ex to the ex's kid sister but is also like ???- #rtfa ema's heroes are her older sister and edgeworth #she does not understand the levels of repression/closetedness here even after the case imo #rtfa ema: they work super hard and are so good at their jobs! wow! want to be just like them! #(them: gay and self-destructive) #(well maybe AJ-era ema can achieve that LOL) #ema skye #lana skye #ace attorney #lana and ema #jaggedwolf rambles #i should watch an LP of rtfa....soon #mine