#quasiplatonic

[smoft-demons]

About pacts

The game is kinda ABOUT the pacts, but somehow I feel like the concept is not fleshed out enough in canon. So I’m fixing that! I am making them so fluffy, I am developing them into the magic QPR bond of my dreams lol

(Brief mentions of blood and sex under the cut, be warned)

Ok so. In the game, the pacts have four key functions: 1, allows the human to give the demon binding orders. 2, gives the human a way to amplify the demon’s abilities and strengths. 3, implied, gives the demon a way to do the same thing for the human, to lend them their own strength. 4, allows the human to summon the demon basically for free. Have him on speed dial, I suppose. Summon with no ritual, no spell components, no nothing except an incantation.

That’s cool, I like that. But like,, iirc the game says nothing of the mechanics of this, or how the pacts feel!

I think pacts should be a mildly psychic connection. Nothing like what Beel and Belphie have going on, and no actual ability to put words telepathically in your demon’s head (and vice versa), but like… an Awareness of each other, muted and vague when you’re not actively reaching out through the pact, but just enough that like,, you can feel them vaguely in the back of your mind. You know they’re alive, and you can mentally reach for them if you want to.

When you ARE using the pact, it doesn’t HAVE to be for one of the aforementioned four functions. It can also be… just a mild mental ping, like tugging on a string or tapping them lightly to get their attention. When they reach back, the bond opens up a little bit more, to allow the passage of emotions, flashes of memories, even awareness of about how far you are from each other and what direction you’re in. All entirely voluntary, no invasive mind-reading, but you can mentally share what you want with each other.

I feel like the pacts don’t have to imply romance. But, they DO imply partnership—not necessarily exclusive partnership, in fact probably it isn’t an exclusive sort of thing by default. Plenty of demons have multiple humans, and plenty of humans have multiple demons. The sort of partnership that doesn’t really have a standard box to fit into by average human reckoning. Queerplatonic partnership. Close, emotionally intimate, committed, devoted. But not necessarily having anything to do with attraction, romance, any of that.

These pacts can be purposely strengthened, to make communicating with each other like this easier. Strengthening the signal, if you will.

The key to that is two things: emotional intimacy/trust, and sharing vitality (or however you wanna phrase it. Vitality, life, essence, soul, etc. I mean this to encompass a few different things, and none of those words is a perfect fit for all of them. Let’s say there’s an untranslatable word in infernal that fits perfectly). Specifically, the human and the demon make mental contact through the pact with the intent to strengthen the bond, then do whichever of the sharing vitality/essence/life/soul things that they feel like doing.

For example:

Kissing. An emotionally intimate thing to do that involves sharing fluid. DNA counts as essence, and this is a way of combining it. A textbook, effective way to reinforce a close bond. Doesn’t even strictly have to be romantic! It CAN be for sure, and usually is, but like… you can also kiss the homies out of platonic affection if you want to. Especially if the homies in question are demons in a pact with you. This is normal and chill to them.

Also, simply sharing the same air! Pressing foreheads together (think keldabe kiss minus the helmets), noses touching (i think this is called kunik). Sharing breath. This absolutely counts as sharing vitality. Also, afaik this is a thing people would only have the instinct to do with someone they really love. It’s such a soft, peaceful thing that doesn’t make sense in any other context but trust and devotion and emotional intimacy. Super good way of reinforcing a close bond!

Obviously sex works for this too. Obviously. It ticks all the boxes: reinforces a close bond, combining vitality/essence, can be very emotionally intimate. Probably the most textbook option.

In the other direction, possibly not quite as expected but totally works if you think about it: bloodshed. I’m sure it’s common enough in the ritually combining blood sort of way, but also… think about fighting at your pacted demon’s side, or getting wounded and then being rescued (seems more likely, especially in part 1), and both of you bleeding. Physically supporting each other, spilling your vitality onto each other, each wiping blood off of the other and patching each other up in the aftermath of an altercation. Really, you can’t get more devoted and trusting than that.

Food, as well. Taking a bite of something, then feeding a bite to your pact partner. Your food is the source of your vitality, in a similar way to breath. It’s your life. Sharing food with this intent absolutely works. It works even better if it’s food you made, and/or familiar food that you love in such a way that it’s part of your identity. That way, it works twofold. The physical effect of metabolizing the food is your vitality, and the identity aspect—feeding a loved one something that resonates with who you are—is sharing your essence/soul.

This one’s a bit of a reach, but I think it still works—tears. Experiencing something that makes both pact partners cry, be it a sad story, an emotional conversation, painful events, etc. Supporting each other through that, feeling compassion for each other, comforting each other. There’s no shortage of intimacy, devotion, and trust in this. On both an emotional and physical level, this counts as sharing soul/essence/life.

Sharing soul/vitality/essence/life (whatever the fitting word for this in infernal would be) on purpose like this would absolutely bring pacted partners closer together. Strengthens the bond between them, helps them understand each other, reinforces the love. Strengthen a pact enough and eventually you won’t even need the incantation to summon that demon.

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(I am planning to put this in my rewrite of obey me season 1 with my own MC, of course. Once I progress enough to start posting it, that is lol)

(but also, maybe, if I find the inspiration, I might write gn reader!MC oneshots with these concepts. Pls let me know if you think I should try! Also, anyone is more than welcome to use this for your own writing if you want)

EDIT: I wrote a oneshot! The time when my MC found out that strengthening pacts is a thing, with Beel and Mammon. Here it is!

#obey me #obey me! shall we date? #obey me headcanons #obey me worldbuilding #obey me pacts #pact headcanon #adhara’s brainrot #obey me brothers #obey me mc #obey me writing #my writing #obey me brainrot #just concepts #i like it so much tho #QPR of my wildest dreams lol #queerplatonic relationship #quasiplatonic #queerplatonic #I am aroace and it shows im sure

[dreaming-like-a-girl]

I love that calling him my friend, partner, best friend and boyfriend are all terms that can and do coexist with the same level of importance and meaning

#queerplatonic relationship #qpr #qpp #quasiplatonic #alterous attraction #queerplatonic #alterous #lgbtqia+ #queerplatonic partner #love #transgender #aroace #boyfriend #partner #friendship #aromantic #asexual #alterous relationship

[auggie-poggie]

I totally do NOT have a huge squish on my friend 👀

#seriously tho plz help #he’s so cool #qpr #qpp #queerplatonic #queerplatonic attraction #quasiplatonic #quasiplatonic attraction #platonic attraction #quasiplatonic relationship #queerplatonic relationship #queerplatonic relationships #lgbt #mogai #liom

[just-being-aroace]

Relationships which have super strong qpr vibes and no one can convince me otherwise:

Aziraphale & Crowley

Sherlock & John

Legolas & Gimli

#aroace #aromantic #aromantic asexual #asexual #im very aroace #ace #ace community #aro #aroace community #aro community #qpr #qpr positivity #qpr pride #qpr relationship #queerplatonic relationship #queerplatonic #quasiplatonic #legolas and gimli #Legolas #gimli #lotr #aziraphale and crowley #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #good omens #bbc sherlock #sherlock and john #queerplatonic johnlock #queerplatonic Aziraphale and Crowley #queerplatonic Legolas and Gimli

[qpp-love]

shout out to all the loveless aros out there! :D

just because you don’t feel love doesn't mean you don't care about your qpp (or anyone else for that matter)

#qpp #qpr #quasiplatonic #queerplatonic #aromantic #loveless aro #text #mine

[julietianboy]

) sapphoplatonic flag . 🌷

[ ID 1: A flag with five horizontal stripes, in the following colors: light purple, pink, pastel yellow, yellow and light pink. In the center, there's a violet flower symbol. /End ID ]

[ ID 2: A flag with five horizontal stripes, in the following colors: light purple, pink, pastel yellow, yellow and light pink. /End ID ]

-> an alternative sapphoplatonic flag; an alternative flag for people who are sapphic in a platonic/quasiplatonic/queerplatonic way; etc.

-> notes: i liked the original flag but it was quite eye-straining, so i decided to remake it. i used most of the original colors and tweaked them as needed.

-> original flag: here (link) and described here (link)

-> tagging: @beyond-mogai-pride-flags (original flag creator)

#thed.flags #sapphic #sapphoplatonic #sapphoqueerplatonic #sapphoquasiplatonic #platonic #queerplatonic #quasiplatonic #wlw #qlw #mogai #liom

[foxinfuzzysocks]

Valentine's Day, but it's for QPRs instead.

#quasiplatonic #qpr positivity #qpr pride #aromantic #aro pride #aro #queerplatonic

[glorious-asexual]

oh! i just realized that i can make an actual poll with this question now!

im not sure exactly how to phrase it, so please read below for clarifications on the question

i wanted to get more specific with the answers but there aren't enough options, so definitely feel free to get specific in tags/replies if you want! I'd also appreciate this being spread around more please 💜

also, for clarities sake:

QPR - Queer or Quasi Platonic Relationship.

As far as this poll goes, "anyone" includes that both/all people who are part of it do not need to be aspec whatsoever. So 2 allo queer people, or 1 straight person and 2 queer people, or 2 straight people could be in a QPR (in the last case I believe that the Q would stand more for quasi than queer?)

[also: I'm not excluding aspec people as queer, but I'm separating them in these for clarity]

this is a good-faith question! please do not start fights on this post or in general. i just want an idea of what people think.

#i also believe it tends to be used more by arospec people? and i wanted to include that as an option in the polls #but thats where i was running into space issues #anyway #asexual #aromantic #aroace #aspec #arospec #acespec #polls #demisexual #demiromantic #gray asexual #gray romantic #ace #aro #queer platonic relationship #quasiplatonic

[numy-numnum]

Your Valentine's reminder

if ur someone in quasiplatonic relantionships you're as valid as any other person with friends/partner!! don't let people shun you if your way of showing platonic love is thru intimacy others feel should be only for couples!!

Aromantic people who exprience sexual attraction exist and are cool

And so are people who feel the way our society labels and puts paramenters on what type of consesual intamacy is ok between friends or partners is stupid

Sexuality is a very important thing for a ton of people whether it'd be aro people, non aro people and specially some SA survivors and their way of showing affection should not be suject to ridicule or the assumption that people like this are pushing an unhealthy societal dogma of sex being the only goal in relantionships.

Everyone is different, mind ya business and love whoever you love the way you feel is true to you <3

#text post #txt #valentines day #quasiplatonic #queerplatonic #aromantic #arospec #aroallo #sex positive #queer positivity

[thestarlightforge]

Was it what I was expecting to find tonight? No. But am I overjoyed to find this for Cristina & Meredith?

YES

[ID: Screenshot from @polyamorouscultureis’ Cardd that reads “Queerplatonic/Quasiplatonic: A relationship which is more intense and intimate than is considered common or normal for a "friendship", but doesn't fit the traditional sexual-romantic couple model” in pink letters on a blue background.]

#grey’s anatomy #grey’s abc #cristina yang #meredith grey #meredith x cristina #queerplatonic #quasiplatonic #lgbtqia #queer pride #Pride

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

Sapphoplatonic Pride Flag

Sapphoplatonic or saphatonic (saplatonic/sapphatonic, sapphiplatonic/saphiplatonic, saphlatonic, sapphlatonic, or saphplatonic/saphoplatonic): being sapphic platonically and/or queerplatonically/quasiplatonically (sapphoqueerplatonic, sapphoquasiplatonic/sapphiqueerplatonic/sapphiquasiplatonic, sapphasiplatonic, or quasisapphic); identifying as a wlw/qlw/wlq in a platonic way; experiencing platonic attraction to women as a woman and/or queer folk.

#sapphic #wlw #platonic attraction #love #platonically #queerplatonic #qplatonic #qlw #wlq #nblw #nlw #quasiplatonic #mogai pride flags #mod ap #pride month #flag

[warriors-pride]

*slams door open*

CAN I HAVES TRANSFEM TURIGIRL QUEERPLATONIC BRAMBLESTAR AND QUEERPLATONIC TRANSNEU DEMISEXUAL SQUILF PLEASE

thank you and have a nice day

(i believe in qpp squilf and bramble supremacy)

#queer #q power #icon #warriors icons #credit to warriorsproject #credit to cloudtail #brambleclaw #bramblestar #squirrelflight #trans #transgender #transfem #transfeminine #turigirl #veldigirl #queerplatonic #quasiplatonic #aspec #acespec #demi #demisexual #transneu #transneutral #bunnyburrowsys

[dreaming-like-a-girl]

So I recently asked my best friend to be my qpp and he said yes!! On my birthday!

Apparently he's had a side blog for ranting about his feelings for me for quite a while now, and I thought that seemed like a good idea. So here we are.

For context we're both various flavours of aroace and had been close for a while but I wanted the commitment so. Yay!

Anyways if you're him and you found this no you didn't.

For everyone else, this will be my feelings dump, which I hope you can find entertaining or even a little inspiring - I'm more than happy to answer any asks about all things qpr and aromantic, or even any random questions.

Have a nice day!

#queerplatonic #qpr #alterous attraction #demisexual #demiromantic #demialterous #alterous #aromantic #asexual #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #queerplatonic relationship #quasiplatonic #transgender #<<thats him #aroace #acearo #aromantic asexual

[alterousuggestion]

what would you say if i wanted you the way the sun wants the moon . in an orbit , paired , never touching. always together , never together , eclipsing just for a moment. what if i said i sometimes wonder what it would be like to hold you . to be held by you . to be the one who shared an identical set of keys with . the one you turn to when things get hard . the one you ask for forever from . my lovely best friend , please don’t cry . i think we always knew this would be the way we ended up . full minds , an endless list of what ifs .

#alterous #alterous attraction #tertiary attraction #aromantic #aro #qpr #queer platonic partner #queer platonic relationship #quasiplatonic #admin posts

[liomstargloww]

i've noticed the way i originally coined the terms mallowfriend and marshmallow wasn't exactly the best, so i've decided to recoin them here!

mallowfriend / marshmallow

mallowfriend and marshmallow are terms for a queerplatonic partner, originally quietly coined by me in april 2021. this recoining does nothing but give the term a flag and a coining post!

#c:/starblobs/gold #c:/starblobs/gold/gold saying stuff #c:/starblobs #c:/starblobs/gold/coining stuff #c:/starblobs/gold/coining label #c:/starblobs/gold/coining flag #c:/starblobs/gold/coining term #queerplatonic #quasiplatonic #mallowfriend #liom term #actually mogai #mogai pride #liom safe #liom #mogai community #mogai

[qpp-love]

it took me a long time to realize i didn't need a romantic relationship to be whole, even while i had my qpp. it wasn't till i realized i have someone right in front of me that whole time who cares about me and want to spend his life with me that i saw that romance isn't everything, and i wouldn't trade him for the world.

#text #qpp #quasiplatonic #queerplatonic #j #mine