#it’s really not an ace-only thing

[gayvampyr]

“queer spaces should be inclusive of people who don’t enjoy sex and who have “strange”, negative or repulsed relationships with sex” and “sex is an important aspect of lgbt community, history, and activism and queer people should be allowed and able to talk freely about sex without stigma or shame” are ideas that can and should coexist.

#‘queer people were banned from and shamed for having sex and that’s where a lot of our activism stemmed from’ and #‘not liking or having sex is considered abnormal and a mental illness and also needs to be destigmatized’ are concepts that not only can but #often do coalign #it’s esp important to consider that a lot of lgbt ppl who have a tricky and strained relationship with sex are like that because of trauma #which is very common for queer folks #it’s really not an ace-only thing #like i am sex repulsed but it’s very hard to discern if it’s because i’m asexual or if it’s the trauma. either way i deserve to have those #feelings and be included in lgbt spaces and discussions about sex and treated as just another queer person with a different experience #instead of being alienated because my feelings about sex don’t directly line up with yours #im so sick of people in this community trying to pit us against each other. as an ace lesbian that shit is so toxic and harmful #my relationship with sex is fluid. im sex-positive always‚ but i often find myself sex repulsed. im otherwise neutral about it but im sick #of people acting like it’s either you enjoy sex and have it frequently or you hate it and you shame everyone who has it like youre a puritan #and it’s often aphobes who bought into that ‘aces are puritanical celibate straights who want ppl who have gay sex to die or think they’re #‘dirty’ or some shit. and it was literally 90% crypto-aphobes pretending to be aces to get people to adopt that into their belief system #the same way crypto-t/rfs pretend to be trans women who want to prey on the ‘innocent women’ #and y’all will use those posts/screenshots as ‘evidence’ that whatever scapegoat you’ve selected is actually inherently bad/homophobic/ #misogynistic/etc and not even #acknowledge the giant hole in your logic cuz you’re too busy trying to find a scapegoat #it’s the same tactics and y’all fall for it every time #text post #like. lesbians are CONSTANTLY getting hounded and told that we’re broken or mentally i’ll for not showing interest in (having sex with) men #for the same reason asexuality is considered bad or wrong or weird #not showing interest in heterosexual relationships or sex is why this is so important #anyone that falls outside the scope of heterosexuality is part of this community whether you like it or not

[idolomantises]

I think the funniest thing about being an artist is sometimes I legit forget I can control my own work.

I once thought to myself “man, i wish Bugtopia had a lesbian with he/him pronouns :(“ and then remembered who made this series.

#txt #similar thing happened with arum #‘oh he’s not really into men or women. I guess he’s not into anyone. if only there was a way to make him aro/ace 😔’

[alevens]

zolu is maybe one of the easiest ships i've ever liked. they're dating, except when they're not, they're best friends even when they're kissing and they're still captain and first mate when they aren't. they hold hands, they hug. they have sex. they don't.

Luffy can hold Zoro's katanas and Zoro can hold Luffy's strawhat and no one bats an eye. one says "You're so cool!" and the other says "You're strong" and it's just another way to say "I see you, this is why I follow you/this is why I trust you". it's not seeing each other for a long time and still knowing how the other's steps sound like against wood and sand. the captain runs and the first mate follows. it's always "Zoro and the others" and "Where's Luffy?"

if they're just friends, if they're something more, if they don't have a label for it, at its core, it's just about how they get each other. they understand how the other's mind works. however you view them, it doesn't erase they fact that they love each other in a way they don't love other people.

#zolu #on why i love zolu #seeing the hate its gotten on its own tag #i figured i'd put it on my two cents #i am aroace and i do hc Luffy as aroace #the same for Zoro if i'm honest #but the thing about this hc is that not only it isn't canon #but is an actual spectrum #what really made me pause was that the argument was that zolu was an “icky” ship bc of how they viewed Luffy as aroace #i would have prefered they just said they hate the ship #it makes sense as i do too hate ships without reason sometimes #but it was how they seemed to view aromatic/asexual people that fucked me up #both orientations are spectrums #the way i see it and experience it isn't the same other people do #giving this label and then saying it only woks on one way is disrespectful to the many people that fall under this umbrella #it isn't as simple as saying “aromantic folks can't experience love” and “yeah ace folks all find sex disgusting” #everyone is different everyone has different views and it's about finding what fits *you* personally! #sorry for the rant on tags i just wanted to get it off my chest #i've seen more people explain it better and break it down more coherently #and i'm so so glad to see so many big brained people ready to communicate on why that take just wasn't it #one piece

[hychlorions]

I think it was his eye! yes, it was this!

#phoenix wright #kristoph gavin #ace attorney #ace attorney fanart #klavier gavin #apollo justice #trucy wright #.png #tagged those three last bc u can't really see them. lol #happy birthday to me i took time off comms to do this :)) #i've been planning this particular thing since august of last year but i only got a definite composition like. the other day #a composition with actual NOTES. but not really. it was like three words #this is telltale heart. btw. bc i have thoughts. that would probably disappoint my highschool english teacher #but they are thoughts!

[katabay]

listen. I know that thee ac2 ship is ezio/leonardo but please…consider…….ezio/machiavelli

the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood novelization, Oliver Bowden

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

#Machiavelli would take Ezio to the fun parties in Florence……. #assassins creed #ac2 #komiks tag #AC machiavelli #ezio auditore #they’re in Milan here btw. not that it matters that much I just like Milan bc it’s where my beloved Ascanio Sforza is from #(I realized yesterday that I haven’t really been posting a lot here this month. idk! I was kind of going through a funk. still #going through it but it made me sad to notice that I had only posted like. two things. so I pulled this from the vault and #finished lettering it 😤)

[holrye]

What would we think of ace x royal!reader fic?

#lmao #my validation issues are really the only thing keeping me from writing and posting #one piece #sabo x reader #one piece x reader #portgas d ace #one piece x reader smut #monkey d luffy #revolutionary sabo #portgas d ace x reader #sabo x reader smut #portgas d ace x reader smut

[clownsuu]

I hope this question doesn't make you uncomfortable (extremely sorry if it does) but do you see howdy and wally as a couple? Your art of them is very sweet and I love it a lot

[looks at all my tagged ship art of them and then back at u]

yes HDGDGSH-

#Funfact #i am #not good at making art of people bonding in a relationship/potential relationship way- #Unless it’s hella vague or in a very joking matter #You can blame my aro/ace’ity for that KDHGD #And also my extreme crippling anxiety that makes me almost mute- #Iv only been able to answer asks and post and such cause I’m so used to doing it for years now #But when people try to talk to me I get extremely nervous and anxious it’s very crippling #So I have like- zero communication skills and when it comes to ship stuff I can only do a few things JDHHDDH #Also it’s another reason why I make them both aro/ace #I really connect to that so their relationship isn’t solely on romance #It’s also just them bonding from day to day things

[ohhiplumbob]

🌞👶

#ts4 #the sims 4 #the sims #simblr #Angus #paige #gen 1 #gen 2 #it's so hot in the UK right now and AC isn't really a thing here because we only get hot weather for a few weeks per year #I'm scottish I'm not built for this weather so I'm awake at almost 4am because even with fans on the bedroom is still too hot

[sk-ench]

Weirdgirl parade

[Image Description: A drawing featuring 6 characters from Ace Attorney, holding hands in a chain and walking towards the left side of the image. Phoenix leads, looking back and smiling. Maya is next, also looking back with a wide grin at the next character, Pearl. Pearl is being lifted off of the ground a couple inches by Maya and Ema, who is next in the line. Ema is gripping Franziska’s hand, and finally Trucy brings up the rear, clasping her hands around Franziska’s elbow. Behind them is a simple background with a blue sky that has fluffy clouds and some greenery at the side of the sidewalk they are walking on. End Description.]

#as a mobile user. mobile users im sorry in advance if you have been having the same issue of images being very blurry like i have #that would probably make this whole thing practically unreadable #but i rly like this one so. #skench art #ace attorney #OH also i know its not timeline accurate bc trucy is there and none of them are their older designs but a. i have only made it to the first #apollo justice so ive only rly seen older phoenix and ema and b. i really wanted her in there so i just decided to do it like this #phoenix wright ace attorney #maya fey #pearl fey #ema skye #franziska von karma #trucy wright

[klavierpanda]

Bro...aroaces are literally the most represented everywhere. And you're still complaining. Go ask aroallos and aceallos about being recognised lol

The post wasn't even about representation, it's about the fact that even in aspec spaces there is a tendency to leave out the aro part of aroace and just viewing those people as asexual where being aro is an afterthought. Do you not see how that is also harmful for both aroallos and alloaces?

In the case of aroallos it's the fact that they're forgotten about because they aren't asexual and therefore their identity isn't even at the forefront of most people's minds when discussing aspec stuff. Their aroness is erased because it is not accompanied by asexuality.

In the case of alloaces there is the underlying assumption that romantic attraction isn't felt because there is still the assumption that aroace and asexual are the same thing. The fact they do feel romantic attraction is erased by the fact they're asexual.

The underlying issue here is that there isn't a great understanding of how different attractions interact with each other and the different labels we have to describe different experiences, even within the aspec community.

I made the post because an irl aspec group that I'm in were talking about the aroace character in the new series of Heartstopper and almost all of them referred to him as asexual. I have not watched Heartstopper (romance stuff doesn't interest me) but I was informed that there's actually a stronger focus on romantic attraction, i.e. the aro part in his aroace identity. As well as a consistent feeling that my aroness was erased when I identified as aroace and is ultimately one of the reasons I dropped the ace part of the label.

#this really isn't the slam dunk you think it is anon #for one you didn't even get the right take away from the post #(but what can I expect on the awful reading comprehension website) #and for another I have spent years in the aspec community and I am pretty seasoned when it comes to this sort of discourse #it's literally just a distraction tactic so that ultimately nothing gets done #the only reason I've answered is because it provides a nice opportunity for me to explain things in more detail #aro #arospec #aroace #ace #acespec #aromantic #asexual #aspec #ask panda

[moongothic]

You know we all meme about how Luffy doesn't give a shit about his parents/Dragon, how he seemingly has no interest in learning about the man or meeting him at all, and like yeah that is a Luffyism

And for a long time I figured Baby Luffy would be the same too; that Luffy in his naïvete just accepted he must've spawned from the ocean itself into Garp's care or something, not realizing he should in fact have parents, thus Luffy's seeming disinterest in them

But you know what

Luffy did spend most of his early childhood alone

Sure, he had Garp, but it seems like Garp wasn't always there to look after him every day, he had his duties as a Marine too. Had Garp been there 24/7 all year then Garp would never have allowed Luffy to interact with Shanks (a filthy pirate) to begin with. So yes, Luffy had his grandpa, but not all the time. And sure, Luffy also had Shanks, but Shanks didn't spend all his time in Fuusha Village either, he came and went whenever he pleased too until his final departure when Luffy was just six years old. And yes, there was everyone else in the village too, people who cared about Luffy and were helping look after him. But Luffy's early childhood was one without a stable family.

It wasn't until Garp yeeted the child into Dadan's care that Luffy actually gained a proper family, where after months and months of trying Luffy managed to win Ace's trust and gained Sabo as a brother too. But as we know, by that point Luffy already hated being alone

All of this to say; Luffy growing up essentially orphaned would explain why he's so afraid to be alone, the way he clings onto people

In some ways Luffy's POV is meant to be the reader's POV, to some degree Luffy's feelings and thoughts are meant to be how we the readers feel and think about whaveter is happening in the story. Not a 100% by any means, but somewhat at the very least.

Perhaps Luffy's lack of interest in Dragon isn't just "Luffy not giving a damn about blood family because chosen families are better" nor "Luffy is too stupid to understand where babies come from". Perhaps Luffy, who may have assumed he didn't have parents at all (as in "might've assumed they were dead or had intentionally abandoned him"), doesn't know what to think about the fact that he does have a father out there, one whom he has never as much as met. Because yeah, Luffy doesn't know why Dragon left him with Garp, why he never got to be with his dad. Should he be angry at Dragon, hate him for being left alone? Or did Dragon have a good reason for it, does Dragon wish things could've been different?

Perhaps Luffy's seeming disinterest in Dragon isn't because he doesn't care about blood family, but because much like us the readers, Luffy doesn't quite know what to make of Dragon, and figuring those feelings out hasn't been relevant to the plot yet.

#Moon posting #OP Meta #IDK I see people often kind of just. Overly simplify (/dumbify) One Piece's themes about family into just like #''To hell with blood relatives! Chosen family is literally all that matters! Blood relatives can eat shit!'' #And it just. Feels like such a shame because One Piece's themes around family are so much more complex than that #Yes! Chosen/adopted families are just as much families as ones tied with blood! A family isn't more real just because it's tied with blood! #Sometimes your relatives suck ass! You don't have to considder them ''family'' at all! #And sometimes your family does Questionable Things but with the well-being of their family genuinely in mind. As their priority. #Despite everything Garp really loves Luffy AND ACE. He's an idiot but genuinely only ever wanted the best for those two #Family is when people love each other and want look after one another. **That's** what matters #That's why blood family reunions have been such a big reoccuring thing in the story especially post-TS #Reuniting families that've been torn apart would not matter if they did not love each other #IDK man I have Thoughts but not the braincells to form coherent sentences

[effen-draws]

I finished playing aa4 this week and MAN what a good last case! Kristoph truly lives up to previous great aa villains!

Also here have a few alts because you know how I am:

#for two days I only thought about Kristoph and this drawing is the result #the sketch had a really cool percieve eye thing that I completely forgot about when rendering #oh well #ace attorney fanart #apollo justice ace attorney #ace attorney #aa spoilers #aa4 #aa4 spoilers #aa #gyakuten saiban #aa fanart #aa kristoph #kristoph gavin #ace attorney kristoph #klavier gavin #ace attorney klavier #gavin brothers #tw implied hand injury #apollo justice #yeah I play aa games pretty slowly #fanart #effen's art

[hychlorions]

apollo justice is completely unrecognizable at home. that is all

#apollo justice #ace attorney #.png #omg quippy doubleposting?!?!?! they're obviously not doing homework #'uhhh why is he dressed like a stinky gamer' knowing clay more than half his life #also the funniest thing a transmasc can own is saitama oppai hoodie. sorry i don't make the rules #i sincerely wish i had one. it would be so funny to wear post top surgery #anyway it's also the only hoodie of apollo's that is big enough to fit klavier and he keeps trying to borrow it sooo much #he wants to wear a boyfriend hoodie in public soooo bad #he calls it the 'catface hoodie'... not knowing what it really is all along..... #i think he'd want it more if he knew tbh

[puzzledemigod]

Ok it's soooo funny to see Miles and Phoenix interacting now after episode 4 because Miles is always like "I will destroy you, don't you dare even mention evidence to me, are you that shit of a lawyer" and everyone's like "he must really hate you :/" and Phoenix always goes "nah he's just in work mode, he loves me actually"

He can absolutely separate who they are in court vs out of it and doesn't hold anything against him out of it, while Miles seems to have an existential crisis every minute they're going against each other, "oh now you think I killed the guy right? After all that effort to prove my innocence you're against me at last, just like everyone else?" And Phoenix is there like "huh??? I was just asking if you're ok after listening to all those rumours..."

And then he goes and tag teams it with Phoenix in court, completely disregarding his role as prosecution lmao

#i only just finished the 5th case now so this might change later on but it really got me #that's so funny #i love them so much #i didn't expect that mich emotional maturity from wright tbh he never takes things personally #that's kinda uncommon for main characters especially the more comedic underdogs #i literally spent the whole afternoon and it's past midnight now #ace attorney #narumitsu #wrightworth #“oh the angst”

[hoarder-of-dragons]

I'm going to be honest, I don't care if in season 3 they kiss or not. All I want them is to hold hands and hug. And I dont mean a small hug and pat on the back no. I want the 6000 years of pent up frustration and pining as thy embrace each other as the world blows up behind them. Especially after the whole world almost ends again, I want them to look at into eachother's eyes and just say "Fuck it"

#also as a ace person never really cared for them kissing #but I never said the end of the season was bad #the kiss not only signifies how different the confession was compared to gabriel's and beelzebub's #a kiss is more human #just wanted to make things clear #good omens 2 #good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens spoilers #neil gaiman #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #david tennant #michael sheen #good omens season 3 #good omens 3

[shima-draws]

So my roommate is also into One Piece. I’m not sure if he’s watched any of the anime, I know for sure he’s watched the live action, but earlier tonight he came upstairs and watched a few episodes with me while waiting for a food delivery, and then he got hooked, and then he sat and watched MORE episodes with me without really knowing what was going on. But it was still wildly entertaining to him, esp since I’m right in the middle of one of the (arguably) best arcs rn, and now he wants to finish the arc with me LOL. NOBODY is immune to One Piece propaganda. Or Bon-chan 🥰

#Shima speaks #IT WAS JUST REALLY FUNNY #Like he’s been spoiled to a lot of stuff and has general knowledge of some things #So he knows (as well as I) about what’s going to happen to Ace #But yeah I’m in the middle of Impel Down and it’s absolute fucking CHAOS rn. Insane. #He was like. How much more are you going to watch tonight. #And I was like well I usually go until right before bedtime when I’m binging it #So he was like let me grab my blanky :) LOL #We started chanting PRISON RIOT!! PRISON RIOT!! PRISON RIOT!!!!! #Idk it’s just nice. I usually don’t get this kind of reaction to stuff I watch #My parents don’t like anime and my sister. Well she likes it but only specific series #So I couldn’t rope her into OP even if I tried lol #So having someone be like ooooh what are you watching it looks good I want to join! #IT FEELS NICE. OKAY. I don’t get that ever!!! #I don’t have the kind of family who would be willing to watch anime with me #And tbh I get jealous when my friends tell me they watch anime with their parents #I doubt my parents would watch anime if I were on my deathbed and asked them to. LMAO #Not faulting then it’s not their cup of tea which is fine. It just makes me sad #*them #Bc that’s just. Such a HUGE part of my life and who I am. And they don’t know anything about that side of me #Or about the things I’m into #Sorry didn’t mean to get emo in my tags. Anyway. #I was gonna watch more OP during my lunch break tomorrow BUT since my roommate also wants to watch more. I will wait :) #Never have to do that usually! Huh!! How fun!!! #One Piece