#from an aroace character

[mcytrash]

Me: i dont rlly care about minecraft rp characters having canon sexualities, I feel like most servers just go from the fantasy books logic in wich this is a place ppl just don't have labels at all and/or characters are matched by the plot and their orientation is simply malleable by plot priorities and that's fine...

Bagi, cellbit, fit, jaiden, mike and bad: here is my character that is canonicaly gay/lesbian/aroace/aro and their orientation is brought up and it makes them have even more depth when considering backstory and current storyline

Me:

#the gay guy from a quite homofobic war wasteland #the two aroace characters that have their own playonic life partners and families that values them just as much as their romantic partners #they all make me so emotional #qsmp #jaiden animations #cellbit #fitmc #badboyhalo #mikethelink #bagi cattuzzo

[gregorovitch-adler]

Translation: Junior, I have told you several times that Lily prefers to be single, remember?

Lily is the new aroace icon. That's all.

#Lily #duolingo #aromantic #asexual #aroace #yeah I know she had a crush on a drummer once #but that was just a one time thing #she can still be h/c'd as someone on the aroace spectrum #she has literally never been interested in anyone in that way other than that occasion #spanish duolingo #pride month #aroace pride #first post to reach 1k jeez #it always is a shitpost isn't it #personal headcanon #<- I thought it was clear enough before #apparently not looking at some reblogs #guys this is a headcanon post that I made #nowhere did I say that it was official #the only officially queer characters on Duolingo are Lin Bea and Oscar #Lin is lesbian Bea is bi and idk about Oscar #He never goes out on dates. just likes to paint and platonically hang out with Lucy in his free time #He's also most like aroace. Again: MOST LIKELY aro/ace. #like I know he's one of the “canonically” (officially from the website) queer characters. But Idk what his sexuality actually is. #this is a SHITPOST

[deer-with-a-stick]

Me, going through the romance options: Lae'zel is hot, I'll try it out. Ooh, Karlach has a great personality I love her. Shadowheart's got some issues but she's grown on me. Wyll is interesting because I feel like I don't see characters like him that often. Astarion's got plenty of angst, I like it. I'm curious as to how Halsin's bear form would work...ugh how do I choose.

Gale, eating my boots and infodumping about his cat: Do you have a good place where I can die so that I won't murder innocents I'd appreciate it

Me: I want that one

#baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate three #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #gale #lae'zel #karlach #shadowheart #wyll #astarion #halsin #im sorry to minthara stans but im literally never going to goblin route #i've romanced lae'zel shadowheart and astarion so far #being aroace is not going to stop me from romancing my companions #like you mean i get more angst in their character arcs?? #yes please

[threeheadedsewerrat]

Not my thing but congrats i guess

#i firmly dont ship sonic with anyone and see him as aroace #but this was too funny and silly i couldnt resist #shout out to every 9 year old out there who googled a character from their favorite show Sonic X #sonic the hedgehog #sonadow

[snowyh2o]

Just a random thought about how Alastor and Vox must’ve been really good friends before everything fell apart. Because Alastor knows how to make a video ad, he knows how to set things up for a movie/video shoot, things that had nothing to do with his medium, that he probably learned how to do because of Vox, because he was willing to try and learn from or for Vox. And Vox literally welcomes Alastor back home when he finds out he’s returned, has literally counted the years Alastor’s been missing when no one else seemed to know, and fashioned his clothing style to match Alastor’s (assuming it’s not just a case of everyone gets a pinstripe suit!), uses the same techniques Alastor taught Charlie about how smiling can be a tool to keep you ahead of the game.

And how it all fell apart and it wasn’t just Vox that was hurt in the process. Because you can’t tell me the man who hates TVs and modern tech due to its association with Vox doesn’t feel anything for what friendship they had and lost. Who snarls at the mere sight of him on a screen (admittedly while also dissing Alastor), who went straight back to his radio tower to diss Vox right back (and absolutely crush him lol), before threatening him against taking action, privately, twice. Alastor’s just better at hiding how much it’s affected him, and doesn’t let the bitterness of what used to be consume his every waking thought.

And maybe that’s the difference between how they view their old relationship and how the fandom seems to view it. Alastor’s upset about it, sure. He’s bitter now about Vox and everything Vox represents because he’s a past friendship that failed, but he’s also moved on with his life. Vox hasn’t. Vox still obsesses over Alastor, in the way he dresses, the way he talks, how he presents himself. It’s all reminiscent of Alastor. And when he finds out Alastor’s returned, the first thing he does is draw attention to how Alastor’s back! Talk in a roundabout way about how much he’s missed him! Has wondered where he’s been? Sends a spy into the hotel to, well, spy on Alastor! And when that doesn’t work, Vox continues to stalk Alastor through his drones instead. (And then gets off on seeing Alastor get beat up.)

Vox very much has not moved on from whatever friendship they’d had before. He hasn’t moved on from Alastor. (Or from his heavily implied obsessive crush).

We don’t know what happened between them, aside that it’s complicated and sad, that they were friends, and now they’re very much not, and that maybe part of the reason why is because Alastor rejected Vox’s request to join his team (upend his entire life to partner with Vox, assuming Alastor always worked solo and what the Vees currently have is what Vox had wanted with Alastor with his request). We can assume maybe part of why they fell apart was because Vox wanted something more from his relationship with Alastor, something Alastor could not and did not want to give him. Or maybe they just grew apart, grew distant. Vox constantly upgrading and changing and keeping up with the newest trends, chasing whatever new Thing that’ll keep him relevant, while Alastor remained set in his ways because he’s not looking for the approval of the masses.

Anyways, all this to say: when I, and I assume most other OneWayBroadcast fans talk about one-sided radiostatic, it is specifically about how Vox has a one-sided romantic/sexual attraction/crush on Alastor, that Alastor does not return, that has now turned into a one-sided obsession over Alastor. Not that their entire friendship was completely one-sided. I think saying that Vox was the only one who was ever invested in their relationship is a rather bad faith interpretation of Alastor’s character, but also does not do their relationship justice at all. It minimizes Vox’s responsibility in the fallout of their friendship, and puts the blame only on Alastor. It takes away all the juicy complexities of Vox’s character, how he’s bad person who’s done and is doing bad things, and paints him as an innocent victim to “Alastor’s manipulation”.

That’s not to say Alastor was completely innocent in the fallout either. But I hear a lot more about how the fandom woobifies Vox in their relationship than I do Alastor.

#hazbin hotel #alastor hazbin hotel #alastor #Vox #vox hazbin hotel #Alastor analysis #Alastor meta #hazbin hotel analysis #hazbin hotel meta #radiostatic #onesided radiostatic #onewaybroadcast #<- tagging those because it’s mentioned though the post isn’t about the ship #Aroace alastor #aromantic alastor #asexual Alastor #<- mentioned #am I vagueing something I saw in the Aroace Alastor tag? maybe #but this is something I’ve seen and heard from other people elsewhere #about how only Vox cared and Alastor was just ‘manipulating’ him #and other bad faith interpretations of Alastor’s character #I’m sorry if someone moving on from past relationships makes them an irredeemable monster to you #but Vox’s feelings are not Alastor’s responsibility #it’s on Vox and Vox alone to deal with it #that he’s chosen to obsess over it instead of moving on and getting together with Val #is alllllll Vox

[kanrix]

It's all about "respecting characters' canon (queer) sexualities!!" until it's a repulsed Aroace

#mumbles #keyword repulsed #'''b-but aros can be in romantic relationships >_<''' uhuh yes but i need you to die. actually. #i think my first exposure to a repulsed aroace character was alastor from hazbin hotel #--sadly. #i hate everyone

[soup-child]

The fact that Adaine "i don't know if im asexual im 15" Abernant and Riz "why is everyone so horny im definately aroace" Gukgak both being in the same show is incredibly important to me

#like i was just like adaine at 15 and have slowly shifted more towards riz but i like that both are shown #having 2 characters with similar aspec experiences and showing how they react differently is great #and do i think adaine is ace? not really i think if she feels attraction she would put that on the back burner while she deals with her #anxiety and her family being the worst and even now thats shes dealt with all that i dont think its a storyline shell dive into #i think what im trying to get at is that having people support her being ace would help adaine regardless of how she ends up identifying #and i think that riz having a friend (one who doesnt identify as ace) is important for him and feeling like he fits in while being aroace #i dont know if that made any sense but they are best friends #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhjy #riz gukgak #adaine abernant #you'll have to pry aroace riz from my cold dead hands #<- thats my aroace riz tag

[the-owl-tree]

pride art for my wc ocs!!

#warrior cats #wc ocs #warrior cats oc #warriors original characters #warriors #sparkpelt #wc sparkpelt #honey's horrible time #bean tag #flowers and friends #deer scribbles #okay top to bottom! #bluebell is a transfem bisexual #tigerlily is a nonbinary lesbian #scarletstrike is a lesbian #bean is a nonbinary lesbian and sparkpelt is bisexual #and aroace honey from my isekai au!

[beanghostprincess]

i'm aware that due to luffy's more cheerful personality and looks, a lot of people might find it weird to picture him in sexual situations. especially since most of us see him as aroace (as if aroace people couldn't have sex or be in love but, y'know, that's for another time) and it's completely understandable to not feel comfortable around sexual stuff if you don't like it with this specific character. however, being uncomfortable around that type of content and infantilizing luffy's character to the point that you consider it problematic or wrong to put him in romantic/sexual situations is too much and you should let people enjoy characters however the fuck they want. if you don't like something just scroll and ignore it, but don't try to make everyone follow your own moral compass and likes because we're all different and luffy is just a fictional character.

people often forget he's the captain of a pirate crew. he's mature and has critical thinking and if seeing a cheerful/cute character instantly makes you assume he deserves to be "protected" from sex/romance, you are: infantilizing his personality (that may or may not be neurodivergent coded, but that's another story), villainizing sex and romance instead of just seeing those as something you don't personally enjoy but should let other people consume, and using being aroace as a shield from the real world and a stereotype instead of actually being inclusive and truly seeing him as aroaspec. friendly reminder that aroaspec people can have sex and be in romantic relationships because it's a spectrum. that's the whole thing about it. it's understandable to not be comfortable around sexual situations with a character you don't perceive as sexually active, but that doesn't mean it's wrong to write him that way. let people do whatever they want with their idea of luffy and have fun!

#sorry i'm a bit tired of people around here #this was written by an aroaspec person by the way #like y'all be treating luffy like a KID when he's literally 19 #stop infantilizing the aroace spectrum stop infantilizing neurodivergent people stop infantilizing luffy's personality and looks bc he's 19 #also stop using being aroaspec as something that keeps you away from sex and romance completely #if you do this you don't respect or understand aroace people and you're just using us to make yourself feel more comfortable #stop villainizing sex and romance too btw it doesn't make you less pure or worthy of being a good character #that being said please see luffy however you like bc he's a fictional character #one piece #monkey d luffy #zolu #lawlu #<- using these tags bc i saw discourse abt this with these two ships and i find it appropriate

[braisedhoney]

in judgement and in apathy

#tsp #tsp fanart #the stanley parable #the stanley parable fanart #tsp narrator #tspud #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #narry is so near and dear to my heart at this point he really is like my old man son #he’s hilarious too bc he’s so uncompromisingly aroace #but also by far has the most simps of any character i’ve ever drawn #uh. as far as i know #i’m kind of disconnected from all that #… like father like son. or something. apples and trees. whatever floats your boat #been enjoying taking a break from super rendered pieces #but i think part of it is bc i don’t lose as much of the sketch/lineart #anyway w/e take this pic of my old man son <3

[redysetdare]

It's all "you guys need to understand how SUBTEXT and CODING are usually the only confirmation of representation queer people get in media especially in older media" but once that subtext and coding is used to say a character might be aro or ace coded/have aro/ace subtext then suddenly it's not a valid way to claim representation. Then it's only "headcanon" or "not confirmed" like do you all hear yourselves? It'd be so much easier to say you hate aro/ace ppl at this rate!

#text #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic #asexual #'thats not what the creator intended' when has that ever stopped queer ppl from finding queer rep? #its just obvious a lot of queer ppl dont include aro and ace ppl as queer #it was so blatantly obvious with out everyone threw the idea of subtext and coding out the window #when it came to ppl complaining abt riverdale erasing jugheads aroace identity #suddenly subtext and coding didnt matter when it was an aroace character #suddenly 'different iterations always change the characters sexuality! there is no canon!' #and it only happened to shut up aro and ace ppl who were rightfully upset #that our identities were thrown to the curb on one of our only representation in medua

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID: two owl house drawings based on memes. The first one shows Lilith in her season 2B design sketched over the big bang theory "love is in the air? Wrong! Gad leak" meme. She's staring at the viewer with one eyebrow raised and her glasses are opaque.

The second meme is a redraw of a king of the hill scene, split into two panels. The first panel shows Belos holding up a sack of coins with magic, saying "here's 300 snails to break up with hunter". The second panel shows willow in her s2B design pointing at him and saying "save that money for our wedding". End ID]

I did two things today, and that was really beef it while making a sandwich, and draw shitty owl house memes, and baby I'm all out of sandwiches to post (@toh-described)

#the owl house #toh #lilith clawthorne #willow park #toh belos #toh meme #huntlow #aroace lilith #give me more memes to redraw toh characters as this is the most art I've gotten done in weeks LMAO #the second drawing is very specifically inspired by a doodle i did in school of willow and belos where i labeled them as in-laws #and while it's so so far from canon (belos is just some evil shadowy figure to willow and she doesn't exist to him- #-as anything other than an unnotable companion to Luz/hunter or. yknow. depending on how s3 pans out 👀 wittewife parallel) #but them being bitchy in-laws is so funny to me you guys. it's so fucking funny #and somebody's definitely done love is in the air gas leak w/ Lilith before but i couldn't not do my own #I've been wanting to draw her all week she's just one of the ones i really enjoy drawing #she's got big round glasses and poofy hair and a long face and goth girl lips how can i not love drawing her. AND she's hot as fuck #like hello? #anyway yeah aroace Lilith and willow vs belos content be upon ye

[juiceboxerr]

personally, i don’t think anyone should ship aro/ace/aroace characters with anyone unless they know how those relationships work (or are on the aro/ace spectrum themselves). sure, some of them can be similar to a relationship where neither person is aro/ace/aroace, but a lot of times they are different in some way. unless you can grasp what that means for the aro/ace/aroace character i feel like it’s going to be straight up mischaracterizing them, and not in a funny way. (this is mostly geared towards if people post a lot about whichever character/relationship or if they make art/fanfics of that type of relationship)

(this is my personal opinion, and i’m not saying you have to agree with me)

edit:

i hope people realize i was mostly talking about shipping pre-existing characters specifically. ones that already have established that they’re aro/ace and people either ignoring that, or acting like their relationship wouldn’t differ from most relationships due to them being aro/ace. that’s different from making your own aro/ace character, whether you are or not.

my whole point was just that aroace relationships are different from allo relationships. i apologize if it didn’t come across that way but i did specifically say “ship” so ??? i’m confused if the people reblogging it are addressing that or something else :')

#this is coming from an aroace in a non-romantic relationship #ffs i’m not saying allo people can’t write stories or even romance w aroace characters. just that they should try to understand #that it’s different from an allo relationship #aroace #aro #ace #just some thoughts #i’ve had because of different posts/comments i’ve seen from people #also i was mostly talking abt shipping pre-existing characters #aroace characters #aromantic asexual #asexual #aromantic

[nevertheless-moving]

thinking about how fucking impossible it would be to pine secretly after someone on roshar. Like even if we assume that passionspren are only summoned by the most intense love and/or horniness - that's almost worse isn't it? Because you wouldn't be able to laugh it off like 'haha just a passing thought. Whoops again? Hahaha oh I suppose I have a little crush'

Anyway Kaladin doing one of his canonical epic hero glowing stunts with his canonical destroyed/soaked clothing (what. the man is constantly avoiding shardblades and arrows by a hairsbreath and flying around In Highstorms. The only reason he would even have pants at the end of WOR after the everstorm/highstorm fight is because we're following comic book rules- there's no way this man isn't going through clothes faster than James T Kirk - even if he's not his uniform shirt is WHITE and -)

ANYWAY kaladin having one of his Protaganist Moments and like. There is less than than zero time between the 'Oh. Oh.' Moment and Eventual Feelings Reveal because blorbo B is very visibly displaying a personified manifestation of intense romantic adoration.

#Stormlight archive #Kaladin stormblessed #Words of radiance #I've never so contendly accepted and incorporated every possible ship and aroace headcanon into my belief system for a singular character #I'm like the wind #I think it's the combination of #A) literally every person who spends more than 5 minutes around Kaladin falls at least a little in love with him #so that's at least one side that's easy enough to grow upon #And #B) Kaladin loves and wants to protect every person he spends more than 5 minutes around #Distinction between in love and love but like. #Yeah thats enough for nearly any ship ranging from qpr to pwp to be presented to me and me to go hm yeah I can see that #Also? More importantly- #Many ships - hilarious if true #Like the wind I say #Everybody loves kaladin #Nevertheless meta #cosmere #nevertheless cosmere

[awkward-aro-ace-princess-76]

Interpreting any character as aspec is fighting a losing battle cos the aspec headcanon will NEVER be the popular fandom interpretation. I can’t think of any character that is widely interpreted as aspec by non-aspec people, it only seems to be the aspec community that headcanons characters as aspec and everyone else treats us like we are taking away from “real” queer rep with our headcanons.

#it makes me so angry #Elsa from frozen is SO aspec coded but everyone else is convinced she’s gay despite her never showing attraction to a woman #Sherlock Holmes is the most aspec coded character in the fucking world and guess what the fandom interpretation is #the Doctor from doctor who is aspec coded and the show is so fucking amatonormative #just feeling sorry for myself #I wish aspec headcanons were legitimized more #aspec #aromantic #aro #asexual #aroace #ace #amatonormativity

[aroace-autie-culture-is]

aroace autistic culture is realising that MaYbe the reason why back in childhood your favourite character from Frozen was Elsa is because she is clearly on aroace spectrum and is probably autistic.

Aroace autie culture

#aroace autie culture is #oooh I love this take #I have always headcanoned Elsa as aroace but I never thought about the possibility of her being autistic #it makes so much sense though!! #aroace autistic culture #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aro #ace #autistic #autie #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #personally I always loved Anna the most bc I’ve always loved the bubbly kind quirky characters like Riley from GMW and Cat from Victorious #and also Anna has my favourite hair colour #but I have always loved that Elsa didn’t have a love interest