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it's time for me to bitch about the "moirails don't kiss" thing again

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“PALE WEAR is a style of fashion popularized by midbloods at the turn of the last millennium. it involves dressing in ways that are intentionally vulnerable, pitiful, and/or comfort inviting. most commonly, this meant clothing items that were baggy and ill-fitting, and often the outfits were tied together with a pale color scheme, to make clear the wearer’s intentions.

images of this particular photoshoot were banned from alternian magazines, because the subtle implication that the two models were sitting in a pile was considered inappropriate for public publishing.”

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every time someone calls moirallegience just an alien qpr i wilt a lil like YEAH thats more or less the CLOSEST human thing but its also Literally Not That. like a qpr is fundanmentally not romantic and thats not even going into moirails whole Actual Purpose of calming ppl down. its just. aughhhhh pisses me off i see the confusion but, as aformentioned, aughhhhh

OH MY GOD THIS HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME TOO.... but i don't want to get petty at the people in my notes always saying "moirails are QPRs!" because in some ways that is the closest human thing so it's hard to be mad...

i think there's definitely some overlap in some ways. but NOT because moirallegiance and qprs are the same at all really, but INSTEAD because both relationships have unconventional boundaries defined by the people within them.

you know... like every relationship.

like the only reason the two have overlap is because they are both committed partnerships that emotionally care for each other and can choose to not bang (which is true for your average 'normal' romance anyway, even if it's considered abnormal). they're both just romances* that are unconventional to human norms, which makes people view them as the same thing when they're not.

i think the REAL issue here is that humans insist on using human words to understand things that are just, fundamentally, alien. can't we just appreciate alien romance for being... alien romance?

no, it's not platonic, it's romantic. it's just romantic in a way you aren't quite wired to understand, is all.

*many QPRs are not romantic, because they are made up of aroaces who are life partners in a non-romantic way, so "romances" here is being generous. however i want to disagree with you that none of them are romantic, because that is up to the partners in question.

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My ass is not arguing with a prettyboy. Whatever you say, handsome.

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You fools. Kismesitude isn’t “I love you but angry” it’s the person at school who is annoying and pisses you off and you hate them, but you hang out with them anyway. The one you bounce off of and argue with and call each other names but at the end of the day you’re not on any better or worse footing. That’s a black crush. Also you want to fuck them.

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*flirting* sorry about the blood in my mouth i wish it was yours

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every time im looking at any fandom post about moirallegiance i am forced to see the word “platonic” and immediately want to go punch a wall. i will never escape from the fanonwide consensus that moirallegiance is somehow not romantic 😭

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“human romance is basically a love beyond the quadrants that encapsulates ALL of them so it’s perfect for trolls like karkat!” from what i’ve seen of humans most of them can’t even conceptualize the romance of moirallegiance so i think it’s probably Not, Actually?

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i love, therefore i bite

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I'd like to argue that romantic pity is totally a thing. Maybe John Egbert doesn't get it but I do. It's about the intimacy of vulnerability. It's about the too full ache in your chest when someone you care about hurts. It's about looking at fictional characters with big sad eyes like half drowned kittens. Like half of fansom shipping is based on beating up characters to feel sad about them, like romantic pity is absolutely something humans do we just don't call it that.

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No one asked but I think the secret to making the enemies-to-lovers trip work is respect. They can loath each other, but they have to loath each other as equals. Like “sorry but no one else is allowed to murder this man but me” + “it’s an honor and privilege to despise you.”

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I understand the "I will die for you" ship dynamic, but what about the "I will not let you die, I will not let myself die- we will, at any cost, survive" kind of couple?

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me being strangled by someone who rightfully wants me dead: lmaooo i can't believe how bad u wanna fuck me