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I'm pretty sure we all hate soulmates, but I would like to propose a ship trope that I like in an aspec way: childhood friends to lovers! This is a particularly well established trope in Japanese media so that's where I see it most. They've been best friends since they were kids, inseperable up to high school and beyond, they know each other so well they're almost the same person, they're always there for each other no questions asked. You could stop there and it sounds like a queerplatonic relationship. Add some romance in there and it sounds like a demi-aro/ace experience.

I also found out from talking to a friend about why I like a particular childhood friends ship that I kind of yearn for a childhood friend. I struggled with friendships growing up and especially around puberty I always found myself losing friends when they started being interested in romance and I wasn't. I wanted someone to stay with me, to know that they would always be my best friend no matter what life threw our way. It feels deeply connected to my aro identity. I'm non-partnering, but I have always thought a qpr would be really nice, to just have a person to go through life with. And somehow, childhood friends to lovers seems like the best way to achieve that, but I already missed out.

idk if this is just very specifically me and my aroace experience that makes me like childhood friends to lovers, but maybe some other people can relate!

Curious, I haven’t really seen any real trend among aspec people and the ship tropes they do like, however I think I kinda seen a trend in what they dislike. So in the tags tell me if you’re aspec (ace and/or aro) and if you dislike soulmates, and I mean the most straightforward romantic non subverted kind (but if there are versions you like feel free to elaborate)

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why isn’t there a single god damn movie that doesn’t have a romantic subplot. why is everything centred around romance. a story can be still be interesting if the boy and the girl don’t kiss at the end ??

i’ll be enjoying a movie and then BAM the male and female leads just admitted feelings for each other. it’s not even a trope at this point because it’s literally EVERY film. what the hell is going on?

is that not like. a major flaw in the film writing industry if every film does like same thing like i am actually so confused about this

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You're allowed to find pride in your asexuality and aromanticism. I know it can be difficult, between people not knowing or believing it exists and people who might accept that it exists but will always see it as pitiful and insignificant, something to be silent about, something shameful or "tmi", something to mention as an afterthought. But aromanticism will always be far more complex and far-reaching and life altering and significant than people who brush it off as "doesn't date" are able to understand, and asexuality will always be more nuanced and eye-opening and liberating than people who brush it off as "doesn't have sex" will ever understand. You're allowed to find meaning in these labels and in the communities surrounding them, and you're allowed to show pride for who you are.

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Day 2 of Aroallo pride art! (I don't plan to post a piece everyday but we'll see just how many I can pop out)

TOPH! With a bonus disability pride flag! So so important to me that these flags be allowed to go next to eachother sometimes.

I have no explanation for this one asides from "Have you met her?" LMAO Canon in my heart

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I'm going to frame this in my house

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Arches National Park, Utah photo: Elliot McGucken

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Do you actually ship them or do you want them to be trapped together in a cave-in where one of them is injured and they have to talk to keep them distracted and stay sane while they wait for help, and end up opening up about their vulnerabilities and bond and then grow desperate as one starts to slip from consciousness while the other begs them to stay awake—

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Hello, fellow fandom-obsessed creatives! Please join us for the 10th (!!!) edition of #AggressivelyArospecWeek!

Every year, #AggressivelyArospecWeek (#AAW for short) is an occasion to promote the creation of arospec fancontent by arospec creators. For an entire week, people on the aromantic spectrum celebrate their experiences through fandom and art.

For this event, "fancontent" means any creation related to a fandom, whether it's a headcanon, a piece of meta, fanfic, fanart, a playlist,... All fandoms are welcome!

The content created for this event should center a character's arospec identity (this can be a canon identity or a headcanon).

We only accept entries from creators who identify as being on the aromantic spectrum or who are questioning whether they might be.

This event is an opportunity for creators to explore their identities through fanwork within a supportive community. It's also a perfect way for fans of all kinds (arospec or not) to enjoy art and have fun!

Join us from June 22 to June 28 2025 for an explosion of arospec fancontent on your dash!

To submit content to the event, please make a new post between June 22 and June 28 and tag it as #AggressivelyArospecWeek. You can also submit your work directly to our blog through the ask and submission boxes. Your post will then be shared on the Aggressively Arospec blog.

A collection will also be opened on Archive of Our Own to round up all the fanfics posted on there. Just search for "Aggressively Arospec Week '25" in the "Post to collections" tab when you're posting on AO3.

Help us make the 10th year of this event another success! We've only come this far through your support and creativity.

Please, take a second to share this post so your followers get to join in the fun as well 💚

(For more information, check out our "About" page or our FAQ section. If you need some inspiration, you can also check out all previous submissions in our #AggressivelyArospecWeek tag.)

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 The cycle of “invisible” oppression in the LBGT+ community:

You face sexual abuse, workplace discrimination, medical discrimination, and violence

It never gets reported, or is lumped in with the statistics of a different oppressed group.

Data and “proof” regarding your discrimination is spotty or nonexistent as best, so nobody advocates for you or talks about it in the media

Other LGBT+ people don’t personally hear about it, so they claim it doesn’t exist/they have it worse while dismissing and denying your personal experiences.

The discrimination continues to happen unopposed

This isn’t me arguing that hypervisibility is any better. It goes without saying that the hypervisibility of certain groups (Trans women, gay men, etc) contributes to their oppression, and has made things incredibly dangerous for them right now.

I just want people to acknowledge the dangers of invisibility as well.

Trans men, intersex people, nonbinary people, asexual people… There are so many groups in the LGBT+ community who get left behind and ignored while society tries to eradicate us.

You need to care about people like us, too. Please include other identities in your advocacy. We can't have trans/queer unity until you acknowledge and support ALL of us.

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🦌 ym.nara_mislin on IG

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this tweet is new but it is actually a fundamental text for me

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brb trying this

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How many people do you think have lezzed out in Antarctica