#hes aromantic anyway

[thuidium-delicatulum]

i feel very friendless right now because one of my friends is in australia, one is in a camp and the other two just don't go on their phones very much. i should just survive but i genuinely just want to ice skate with my friends or get lunch together or anything that normal friends do. oh i have a question if anyone is listening. what do friends do together? a friend asked me and i didn't know what to say to him and now i can't stop thinking about it. and him. and my other 3 friends. AAAA I MISS MY FRIENDS. do they even like me?? ah damn i just remembered two of them follow me here. i wish i could just be cold. and i wish they would remember i exist.

#okay that was a bit harsh #i'm sure they care about me #but why wont they talk to me #i should maybe sleep #or eat #or drink #is it normal to constantly think about one specific friend #but it definitely isn't romantic i just want to be around him a lot??? #ahaaaah i'm screwed #does he even like me??? #ah gods i must be so annoyiny to him #i'm trying #oh gods what if he sees this #i'm a lesbian i swear #i can handle this #hes aromantic anyway #i dont think i am but i dont think of him in a romantic way #i just think about him a lot #i hope he is doing well #maybe i should just go to sleep #or listen to some music #i wonder how his camps going #i need to stop #his hair is really fluffy and a pretty colour #he dyed it a few weeks ago #i want to hug him #but he doesn't like hugs #but he still hugs me #it makes me sad #i only want to hug him if he enjoys it

[viveela]

It must be weird to live so long that an integral part of himself is now accepted, he'll need more time to get there too

#veearts #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel redesign #alastor redesign #alastor #radio demon #redesign #charlie morningstar #charlie redesign #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel comic #aromantic #aroace #asexual #see peep the way the book he's got has ace colors... #his mouth ourple too...his clothes kinda green...my design for him is a lil coded lol #this is for aro week btw yeah. this is semi projecty too but not reeeally #anyway this was self indulgent I just needed to get this out my system #aroace character rep so important to me raaah

[souppunch]

Be careful what you ask for dad,

Happy ace week!

#me babbling #aroace #asexual #asexuality #aromantic #happy ace week folks #digital art #comic #Asian dad moment lmao #im pretty sure hes joking but i think its funny anyway

[knifearo]

this year my challenge for everyone is to unlearn the association between love and morality. love is not something that is inherently morally good, and the absence of love is not something that is inherently bad. sex without love isn't morally bankrupt, it's just an action. people without love aren't less kind or less good, they're just people. when we can get past this false (and often unnoticed) dichotomy of good love/evil lovelessness then i think we are going to be able to take leaps and bounds in sex positivity, aro advocacy, certain discussions of mental health...

#and also. not the direct focus. but love doesn't make things good. you can be in love and do terrible terrible things. #people do bad things in the name of love and in despite of love all the time. #but!! imagine a world where people could exist as people and not be demonized. #sex positivity means being cool about All sex. reexamine your internal systems of moral judgement. #this goes for sex workers. for aroallo people. especially aroallo men. for aro people in general who might enjoy sex. #and frankly i think it can easily bleed into discussions about mental health disorders around 'not feeling' certain things #especially demonizing ppl who don't feel as much empathy. i think there's definitely a correlation between that and the emphasis on love. #our support needs to go out to Everybody and i think these things are all structured together in one way or another!! #it might not be immediately obvious but when i tell you it all leads back to amatonormativity..... little bit wild.... large bit wild.... #anyway. horror movie psychopath 'oh he can't feel emotions or love' damn alright. well. let's take a closer look at that. #silly that there's an association between lack of love and Murdering. feel like that might affect some stuff. #love is just an emotion/a feeling it doesn't mean anything about you one way or another #same with empathy. you can feel it all you want but it doesn't inherently change the actions you choose to take #anyway. thesis statement. there is a socially constructed link between love and morality. unlearn that. #kiss kiss (<— lovelessly) #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #talking #aroace #aspec #sex positivity

[bugboygabe-moved]

i love aromantic relationships. shout out to aromantic relationships

#are we dating? are we in a qpr? are we just really close friends? i don’t even know #alloromantics will NEVER UNDERSTAND we are TOO POWERFUL #shout out to richie and only richie #anyway he’s my boyfriend #aromantic #ah! it speaks! (og posts) #gabe gets off a good one (big posts)

[turtleblogatlast]

Don’t think I ever quite said what my LGBTQ+ headcanons are for the boys, so these are my current thoughts! Always changing of course but this is what I feel most strongly right now.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise donnie #rise leo #rise mikey #rise raph #donnie and leo’s sexualities being practically swapped was unintentional but it works way too well #same with mikey and raph tbh it was a happy accident #anyway I kinda hc raph as the type who doesn’t care about physical appearance just if you fight lol #Mikey’s more than happy with friends and family #Donnie is a BIG romantic but he needs time to sus a person out fully before he gets the hots for them #leo meanwhile isn’t keen on romance unless it’s with someone he grows to really really REALLY trust #I could go on and probably will later (knowing me) but it is late and I am tired haha #turtle art tag #curious as to what everyone else headcanons #the only one of these I’ll defend forever is Bi (female-leaning) donnie and trans leo #all the others can change over time but I really like where they’re sitting right now #I hope these are the right flags too because it was kinda hard to find them #went looking for transmasc flag in particular but I couldn’t find a solid agreed upon version 😭 #ngl a big part of why I hc mikey as aro is because of a pun #my phone often misspells aromantic as aromatic and- and you get it- because aromatic herbs and- and Mikey is a chef do YOU GET IT #note that while I hc leo as bisexual (male-leaning) I still think he’s prob closer to demi in that as well just not as far into the spectrum #if that makes sense #headcanons are fun and hard to narrow down at the same time alas #I made this in like an hour can you tell djjdjd #I drew them all from memory so if there’s anything wrong…shhh #and if you’re wondering for April and Splinter #Both are Bisexual (female-leaning) but April is also Panromantic #I almost wanna make Splinter demiromantic too so Big Mama’s betrayal hits just a bit harder

[absurdumsid]

Dust with small hands......................... omg <3

IKR HES SO TINY,,,,

Murder! Sans belongs to ask-dusttale Horror! Sans belongs to Sour-Apple-Studios

#murder sans #dust sans #horror sans #horrordust #undertale au #bad sanses #sanscest #sans au #sid answers #sid art #i loooove dust he is so silly #anyway this is for (late) valentines happy valentines to these two aromantic bastards #also youre not gonna believe this but this ask is from. december 2023. insane right #<- guy who procrastinates too much

[otp-more-like-killmeplease]

Just watched the Barbie movie and my husband pointed out that Allan was giving strong aro/ace energy and I mega agree. Like Allan was giving “strong independent man who don’t need no woman”(good for him) vibes but also “I don’t like the Kens”(fair). I can’t think of anymore reasons why he is but he just is, okay? Aro/Ace Allan confirmed if you ask me.

#I know this is a burning hot take but it had to be said #like come on guys #look at him #he’s an ace legend #on all levels except physical #I am Allan #not the Ace representation we deserved but the Ace representation we needed #anyway time for the tags #Barbie #Barbie Allan #Barbie movie #Allan #allan barbie #michael cera #asexual #aromantic #aro #ace #aro/ace #ace Allan #aro Allan #aro/Ace Allan #okay bye

[dreamsy990]

some of the less nice thoughts about being aroace

extras below the cut

sketch

closeups on my favorite panels

bonus: adios

#doodles #kingdom hearts #roxas #axel #olette #aromantic #asexual #aroace #do i tag pence. hes in the background of one panel #ehhhh sorry pence no tag for you #also not tagging soriku and namixi #i mean by the logic of 'theyre in one panel so i wont tag them' i also shouldnt tag axel but. he has dialogue so #anyways i have a very irrational love of olette whenever i need a random side character in a kh comic? olette #i think she uses webmd. anyways im done talking about olette #so let me clarify about this comic #im aroace. this is all just things ive thought before #im not saying in any way these thoughts are real. theyre just thoughts #thats why it ends with 'but there isnt. its just me.' there IS nothing wrong with being aroace. even if it feels like it sometimes #im not trying to send a message im just trying to express a feeling ive had for a while #anyways. the aroace community is super positive and i like that. but not everything i feel about it is that positive #sometimes it feels like im missing something yknow #this comic seems like its about roxas. but its about me. congrats youve been fooled #drafted something similar to this for aro week but didnt finish it in time so this is spiritually part of asaw 2024 #btw sorry im not posting as many drawings lately #schools kinda stressful im pretty tired and busy most the time #i am throwing this drawing to you like a slab of meat to a pack of hungry dogs. take this meager ration in these trying times #alright i think thats it bye now

[thelaurenshippen]

re: that *chef kiss* PERFECT Franken-Drummer post and tumblr not being all over The Expanse, I know right?? it’s such an amazing show with so many delightful, complicated characters yet it’s so unfairly slept on! maybe because S1 takes awhile to get going and ppl give up? idk but it makes me sad that I have so few ppl to squeal about Drummer and Amos and Bobbie and Christjen and Ashford and Naomi (ad infinitum) with 😭🚀😭

WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT OBSESSED WITH THE EXPANSE HELLO!?!?! there's literally so much to love about it oh my god. you're right, it DOES take a second to get going but once it does!!!

for those of you who have not read or seen The Expanse series (I myself have yet to read the books), let me tell you why you'll love it:

political space drama with incredibly distinct cultures and phenomenal world building, if you're a details girlie (gn), you're gonna go nuts

the found family vibes!!??! are off!?!? the charts!?!? (minor spoilers for the first few episodes) four people are thrown into a situation in which they accidentally become the most important people/fugitives in the whole galaxy and most of them DO NOT trust each other, what could possible go wrong, and even better, what could possibly go RIGHT

Christjen Avasarala. you are not ready for her. most powerful mover-shaker on earth with the most incredible outfits you've ever seen, refined elegance with the filthiest mouth, plus she's got a classic "whatever those two have going on is so gay it veers into something else entirely" with her younger protective knight lady, Bobbie

Bobbie. the "not to be a lesbian but oh my god" post is made for her. we meet her in the show for the first time when she arm wrestles a robot and WINS. you will be begging for her to step on you with her mech suit

speaking of women I want to step on me Camina Drummer. angry revolutionary pirate queen of my heart. do you miss the unique agony of 2000/10s queerbaiting but want it to be not baiting somehow? this show does that, idk how else to explain it. the most agonizing sapphic pining you've ever seen but it's textual and also not painful because its gay. don't worry, Camina fucks, just not the girl she wants most (also spoilers, but this is not a bury your gays show don't worry)

Jim Holden is literally just Some Guy who becomes the special fantasy chosen one because he simply cannot stop Getting Involved. nosiest bitch in the universe, I love him.

imagine you're a girl who leaves your shitty ex and gets a normal industrial job on a spaceship, only to have a six foot, two hundred pound killer dressed as a mechanic imprint on you like a baby duck, and its unclear whether he wants to fuck you or call you a little sister but he definitely WILL kill for you and will do literally anything you say and then you both end up caught up in a weird galactic war by mistake and there's this other guy with a captain america level moral compass and he's cute and you're into him except your shitty ex is still out there with the biggest secret you have and meanwhile your best female friend is the coolest person you've ever met but you don't think you can be what she needs and you're holding your family together, you're holding the universe together and all you want is justice for your people but unfortunately you've gone and fallen in love with the accidental most important man in the galaxy. well, every day Naomi Nagata wakes up

Praxideke Meng. botanist of my heart. literally tames the rabid guard dog that no one else could. gentle and able to stay gentle because of said dog. which brings me to...

Amos Burton. I saved him for last because he is my guy. he is THAT guy. canonically aromantic pansexual king. are you into guard dog characters? do you find yourself drawn to the "sorry my love language is acts of service and all I'm good at is killing people" characters? amos burton is like seventeen tumblr posts come to life. previously mentioned enormous killer dressed as a mechanic, former heels wearing "I didn't always work in space" sex worker who is always rolling into brothels and being like "you guys unionized?", gives a shit about basically no one in the universe except his crew and every single child in the galaxy, accidental comedian because he cannot stop saying weird shit, not a nice or good person but a loyal one, and one who is always trying to relearn the empathy that was carved out of him as a young person. every time he goes homicidal to protect one of his chosen people (crew + any and every child), an angel gets its wings.

fin.

#answered #the expanse #most of this is cribbed from the essay I was texting a friend the other day lol #which is what inspired my expanse posting in the first place #bc I was like 'I HAVE to stop bothering this friend' lol #btw the canonically aromantic pansexual thing teeeechnically comes from the writers' twitter? #but like #you simply have to watch the show to know that about amos #he mostly doesn't sleep with people in the show and yes the few he does are women but the dude is queer #but anyway the authors have explicitly said he's aromantic and that his sexuality is 'yes'

[mintjeru]

kaveh for aromantic spectrum awareness week!!

open for better quality | no reposts | shop open!!

#kaveh #genshin impact #aromantic #aromantic spectrum awareness week #fanart #myart #doodle #recently realized that i hc most of my favs as arospec. love that for me #anyway kaveh is demi he told me himself #i'm rly happy w/ the way i drew his extended arm and the chelsea boots ngl

[insulinetnicotine]

q!antoine character sheet !! this took me the whole day .

#SLAUGHTERFREAKS GALLERY #QSMP #QSMP FANART #QSMP ANTOINE DANIEL #QSMP ANTOINE #Q!ANTOINE #ANTOINE DANIEL #Please dont flop IM SO PROUD OF THIS ONE #anyways onto yapping. i picture q!antoine to be a shapeshifting cosmic blackhole creature #he's also very aware of how much his body underneath is visible so he makes his arm flat and slides it through the cloak #hes a goopy guy ! or well. misty? hes not quite solid #he can turn his head into tendrils #now headcanon wise. hes so he/it agender aromantic mlm to me

[seaglassdinosaur]

I know we collectively agree that Hiccup isn’t romantically inclined, and his getting married and having kids didn’t make sense in the epilogue, but consider: Hiccup getting married for political reasons.

It’s a marriage of alliance, which is recognized both by him and his partner, and they enter it without expectations of romantic involvement. Since they’re now married, they live in the same castle, spend time together, and Hiccup finds he really likes his spouse. They’re funny, get along with his friends, and has the same interests and values. They both probably speak multiple languages. She understands why Hiccup is so dedicated to making the Wilderwest better, and holds similar views. She’s a good politician (her job after all, was to be an ambassador). Hiccup likes spending time with them, and the feeling is mutual. They’re not in love, they have their own lives, but they’re dedicated to each other and eventually decide to raise children. They teach their kids how to train hawks and hunt with dragons, riding, history, the Languages, and all the necessary skills of their world. They’re not in love and they’re happy together.

#pushing the aromantic hiccup agenda and also the queerplatonic agenda #as much as the idea of hiccup getting married was always a little off to me it was more the romantic angle #which I why I like the idea of a marriage of alliance and a partner who understands that #and then of course the montage of them being a good team and getting along #and going ‘yeah I like this person. I think this is the person I want to spend my life with.’ #also a) a lot of arranged political marriages did have the foreign spouse function as an ambassador #b) polyglot hiccup is canon and I think it would be neat if his spouse was as well. it is a marriage alliance after all. #she isn’t from the small area of berm #(actually give all the Vikings regional accents. I think it’s neat) #c) she/they because I didn’t feel firmly about the partner’s gender and the nords were pretty gender diverse #anyway I think the partner would probably be fond of the library and admire hiccup got it open way back when #get along with Fishlegs and camicazi well enough #and enjoy dramatic stories of their adventures. maybe have some of her own #also: normalize people having their own lives outside their partners. hiccup and they are happy together but also have their own friends #oh and you know hiccup would be a great dad. he loves Stoick but he would so much be the dad he wished he had growing up #are the kids bio related? are they adopted (cast off and No Names)? who knows! #I could build in my head what hiccup’s spouse is like but I’ll leave it here #they exist as we construct them #httyd #httyd books #my post #book!hiccup #hiccup the third #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #book hiccup

[xiiiwayfinders]

Aroace Sora is something that can be so personal

#justahhhhhhh #i love soriku and sokai but just sora being so kind and compassionate and loving but not in a romantic sense #being so full of love while also being aroace is so important to me #cause the stereotype is that aroace people are cold or heartless and this is the exact opposite #he doesn't understand romantic love but he loves with all his heart #his friends are his power #and justctagsghdjaa #anyways aroace sora is very special to me please consider #kingdom hearts #sora #aroace #aroace sora #aromantic #asexual

[arohuacheng]

the thing about pei ming. is that what the narrative shows you straight out is him in a relationship where he didn't follow the typical romantic convention of abandoning everything for the other person. and then him attempting to cover for his nepotism grandkid. and then his reputation for sleeping with a lot of women. and then it really doesn't want to let you talk about the fact that he's very consistent about making sure that the women he has relationships with are taken care of after he's gone. or that he was doing the honorable thing by not taking the easy way out of a war and did his best with an impossible situation with that woman afterwards and made sure she was taken care of to the best of his ability. or that shi wudu, water tyrant, trusts him so much that he's essentially appointed him as shi qingxuan's guardian in case anything happens to him. like YES he's a whore. AND.

#i love being a xuan ji apologist i love when women are toxic. in my pei ming fanboy arc rn though #sorry for being a pei ming apologist i don't think he gets enough credit though #he's not morally bankrupt he actually has a very strong sense of honor and moral standards. #it's just that he. likes sex. #he cannot help being aroallo. that's not his fault. man just likes sex but doesn't care much for romantic relationships #anyway yada yada demonization of sex in our current culture nd sex as immoral when not accompanied by romance all that. #if he was not a guy who liked having sex. if he had purely romantic relationships and then made sure they were taken care of after. #how would people talk about him then... #anyway in my head he's the aromantic god of love he's big nd strong and handsome and he's my everything. he's my older brother #he's my gender icon #we could be frat boys together. in another life #talking #tgcf #pei ming #tian guan ci fu

[petrichormore]

God okay my 4halo brainworms are gonna win real quick hold please

I swear to god when q!Forever took q!Bad to see the sunset every time Forever said, “It’s beautiful” or “it’s such a nice view” Bad turned to stare at him before agreeing. Like that man was NOT watching the sunset. But he’s simultaneously so oblivious arghhhhhh

…

Forever, basically: Do you want to walk along the beach with me and maybe sit on a bench together and watch the sunset?

Bad, completely seriously: Oh is this for a quest?

and I’m just like

NO ITS NOT A FUCKING QUEST HE’S TRYING TO DATE YOU

#warning 4halo jumpscare #I’m sorry it was so funny I know forever probably didn’t mean for it to look so much like a date #but that is like classic date material #the bikeride from the day before is ALSO classic date material #anyway I’m aware I’m delusional I guess I’m a romantic 4halo shipper now #which is wild since I’m aromantic and I like NEVER have rom ships #qsmp #4halo #but I’m obsessed with the idea of forever realizing that bad is so oblivious that he can take him out on dates without admitting feelings