#im like. id say ‘morally opposed’ but that serms kinda extreme

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listen i love soulmate aus but also it is fucked up how some of yall fully lean into the “in the event that a character doesnt have a soulmate, they are fully 100% ostracized from society and its seen as something fucked up about the character, that they’re broken/unloveable/evil/unworthy/etc, but also then the twist at the end is that they DO have a soulmate :D and so the happy ending is that this one character was NOT broken or otherwise fucked up! the fact that the ostracization of people without soulmates exists is never unpacked or resolved and its just brushed under the rug”

like uhm. OKAY LMAO

#like its one thing for the charscter to be worried abt not having a soulmate... #and its another thing to literally outright have them be actually ostracized by society for it.... #and then like. never actually discuss how fucked up that is LIKE UHM LMFAO???? #like i know im aromantic but come on... you really dont see anything wrong with this?? even for alloros?? #brot posts #i mean. soulmate aus are a guilty pleasure of mine #im like. id say ‘morally opposed’ but that serms kinda extreme #but like. yeah on a conscious level i am opposed to them #but got damn if i dont go a lil wild for a neat soulmate fic ... #like the only ones i have NO problems with are #1. soulmates are not necessarily romantic. they cover a variery of relationships #2. people can have a wide range of soulmates. not just one #people can have several soulmates or none at all #3. the ppl with Zero soulmates are not pitied or otherwise ostracized #and also 4. the romantic soulmates are not prioritized over platonic / familial soulmates #and not necessarily a requirement but also lol 5. there is no inhersnt distinction between soulmate types #like u dont have a name on ur wrist and inhersntly know if theyre destined to be platonic or romantic #(the only exception wkth that would be familial soulmates lol. like u know ur relationship with that person.) #but in terms of strangers its not like. u know right off the bat that theyd be platonic or romantic #I LIKE THAT bc 1. nuance and also 2. helps prevent the prioritization of romantic soulmates #SO ANY SOILMATE STORY THAT HITS 1-4 is the only kind of soulmate story that i have like #no. Ethical ? qualms with. they do not cross My Principles ... #everything else that falls short is just a guilty pleasure of mine ... #but then u got the real fucked up ones that go SO hard in the wrong way and its like. ok i cant even enjoy this as a guitly pleasure LOL #like bruh why is this character being harassed and assaulted for not having a soulmate LMFAOOOO