#*chucks a penguin at you* BEHOLD! A MAN!!!

[literalcyborg]

Everyone is all for sex positivity until aroallos want equality, huh?

Everyone is all for stopping the sexualization of women until they’re ace, hm?

Everyone is all for community and openness until cishet aces or aros want to be rightfully recognized as queer, right?

Stop the aphobic bullshit and take a step back. Look at your biases. Look at the language you use and realize how mean you’re being. Learn from your mistakes and become a kinder person.

I used to be aphobic. I didn’t understand how someone could feel little to no romantic attraction especially, and it was because I am very alloromantic. But that is exactly how homophobes look at the rest of the queer community. Since they don’t experience the attraction we do, the choose to believe it’s not real.

Just because you don’t fully understand what it’s like to be aspec doesn’t mean you should be hating aspec people. They are queer too. Fucking treat them as such.

[downtomyunderoos]

camping trip day 1

// akihiko sanada (downtomyunderoos) & kanji tatsumi (needlepunk)

1. Kanji --

         “Hmm…still no sign of any bears. We might not actually find any until tomorrow, but hey. It’s only day 1, right? It’s ta be expected, don’cha think?” With the camp site all set up way high in the mountains, Kanji and Akihiko were determined to find those bears even if it took them all weekend!

2. Akihiko --

Watching where he trekked, Akihiko said from behind, “Ever searched for something and ended up finding it when you weren’t? Maybe that’ll be our luck.”

Every so often twigs crunched beneath his soles. Hopefully the bears didn’t hear. “I wasn’t expecting to find a penguin animal cracker in my laundry, after all.”

He almost chuckled…

Until an ominous theory crossed his mind.

“There better not be any bears in the tent.”

3. Kanji --

        “That’d be a bit silly, don’cha think? I mean…why would the bears be in our tent?”Seriously, that just sounded dumb, even to Kanji. Hell, he knew an actual bear in real life, Teddie! If anything, surely he’d know enough about bears from him that there was no way any bear would just find it’s way into their…wait a minute. Teddie WOULD invite himself into their home for food! Their tent had all their food in it!

        “Hold on! What if you’re right?!” Kanji quickly looked back down the nature trail towards their campsite, far away. “There’s food down there after all! Q-quick! Let’s get back to the camp sight!”

4. Akihiko --

What if he was right?!

He and Tatsumi already hightailed it before Akihiko could further rationalize. The slope exerted them into going at a breakneck pace. Their desperation could very well force them to tumble down the nature trail like two burly boulders at a speed which can pulverize any naive animal in their path. They were natural disasters in their own right.

The two reached the campsite… Lo and behold:

A bear in the tent.

“Come out here, you coward!”

Immediately accepting this out of expectation, Akihiko approached with blood-thirsty fists!

5. Kanji --

There it was! The bear they had been searching. Man on man, Kanji had been waiting for this his entire life! He could imagine it, now! Get up and close to a bear and smothering it with love! It was going to a be a dream come true for him and- wow hold on a minute! “Akihiko-kun, NO!”

The blonde lunged forward and tackled the older emperor to the ground before he could dive into the tent after it. What was he thinking?! “Y-you’re gonna scare it away! Hold on!” Sure their food was being eaten, but it wasn’t like they had more or that they couldn’t just leave the camp grounds to get more from a conbini or something. Besides, from the sound of it, it wasn’t a full grown bear.

Quietly he stepped inside the tent on his knees and…they were adorable. Kanji let out a slight squeal, trying to not scare the little guys. “Aki! There’s two of ‘em! We got two little bear cubs in our tent!” The were shockingly docile, allowing Kanji to pick up each little cub in hand and show them off to the one waiting outside. “THEY’RE SO CUTE!”

6. Akihiko --

“Oof—!”

Man hit ground, but at least without injuries. Excuse you? Considering past exchanges with aggressive bears that left his torso gashed up, don’t blame him for being confrontational!

Bewildered, Akihiko looked up from the dirt, seeing Tatsumi’s back as the other inspected the tent. He didn’t seem to be in danger. Actually, was hecooing over two?

He grunted getting back on his feet and followed suit. He wanted to peek over his shoulder, but Tatsumi boldly returned as if he just visited Build-A-Bear.

Cubs fumbled in his grasp. Huh. So he didn’t have to fight them.

Color Akihiko genuinely amazed. “Wow… No kidding.” Keeping a respectable distance, he merely took in the sight in front of him.

Although he anticipated fighting at least one… he’d consider bear hunting a success.

7. Kanji --

There was no stopping Kanji, now! If Akihiko wasn’t going to accept the little cup to hold then he’d be more than happy to have them both. Kanji just fell back onto the ground outside their tent with the cubs both in his arms, hold them close. For wild animals, they could actually be quiet docile and friendly. Maybe they had full tummies and now just wanted to sleep it off. Either way, all the more easy for him to enjoy cuddling bear cubs! “Aki! Their fur is so soft, man! Ya gotta pet one of ‘em! Oh boy!” It was as if this was touchable happiness to him. “Man, that’s it! I’m takin’ ‘em home with us! I’m gonna be their new mommy!”

Come to think of it…where was the mother bear?

8. Akihiko --

Tatsumi, freakishly in his own world, frankly? Alarmed Akihiko. He took a proactive stance, as if any moment he’d pounce into this bubbly-ass scene to snatch the cubs and chuck them far!

“A-are you serious?! You—you can’t take them home!” What was he thinking?

Yet before a discussion (or hell, argument) could take place, the bushes nearby noticeably rustled, followed by an indignant roar. Already on the alert because of Kanji “Papa Bear” Tatsumi, Akihiko’s eyes widened even more at Actual Mama Bear.

And she wasted no time gunning the guy who made his possessive declaration.

“Shit!” Akihiko sprung forward, too! “Kanji!”

( He wouldn’t dare let her mark him up, or— or worse. Despite Tatsumi’s selfishness… )

“Uorgh—!!!!”

Before the paw swiped, Akihiko landed an uppercut!

9. Kanji --

Kanji’s body tensed up, almost freezing when he heard the furious battle cry from the great beast of the woods. This hadn’t been expected at all! He had truly just expected to just find cute bear cubs and give them the love they deserved before declaring himself their new mommy! Why was it so wrong for a him to want to hug some fuzzy bears! Next he should just go to a leather bar.

In a panic, Kanji bolted with both cubs on him, one hanging onto his shoulders and the other on his leg as he started climbing up the nearest tree to escape…which really wasn’t going well. How the hell was he suppose to climb with two wild animals clinging to his body? It wasn’t his fault they loved him so much.

“A-AKI! DON’T HURT HER! IT’S NOT HER FAULT! HER CUBS JUST WANNA STAY WITH ME!” Actually they were falling asleep on him. Too much people food, probably.

10. Akihiko --

Akihiko continued warding the bear off while needing to make leaps away from rampage. He didn’t want to kill or injure her, leaving the cubs without a mother..! Hearing Tatsumi speak made Akihiko throw a desperate look over his shoulder; what was he in comparison?! Chopped liver??

“Dammit, just give them back!!”

11. Kanji --

        He could only watch in horror as Akihiko continued to struggle against the angered bear. This was indeed a difficult choice. Probably the most difficult of any in his entire life! It was either surrender the bear cubs that were so cutely clinging onto him, half asleep. Or…it was watch their precious mother be beaten to a bloody pulp…or time to abandon Akihiko and save his own skin. His knees shook as he clung to the soft, cuddling cubs in his arms.

        “I…I’M NOT DOIN’! LET’S JUST RUN AND HOPE WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE WITH ‘EM!” Kanji was already turning his tail and ready to bolt.

12. Akihiko --

“W-what?!”

His heart rate accelerated even more hearing such an uncooperative proposal, making Akihiko stumble backwards in a panic and bashing his spine into the tree Tatsumi clung to. It shuddered in retaliation while the bear charged towards him. Shit. Akihiko rose his forearms this time, but next thing he knew: something heavy plummeted on top of her!

13. Kanji --

        Oh crap! This was only getting worse the longer it dragged out. There was no opening for escape…for one of them. It was time to choose, or else it would be very likely that Kanji wouldbare witness to seeing one of his closest buddies be ripped to shreds. His teeth ground together, frustrated as his brain raced for anyway out of this with bothAki and the bears, but….

      Nothing could halt the piercing whail that left his throat as he hurled himself down from the branches of the high tree, crashing to the bear’s backside and tumbling to the side, cubs safe in his arms. “DON’T HURT HIM! Y-YOU CAN HAVE ‘EM BACK! JUST DON’T HURT AKI!” There was no hesitation, as with eyes shut tight, Kanji charged forward to the mother bear, arms stretched out and both cups being presented.

14. Akihiko --

Once Akihiko realized he had yet to endure agonizing pain, his eyes shot open and acknowledged how dynamic this scene unfolded into being. A brand new, total luck-based situation nobody could predict. Akihiko didn’t become any less frantic.

However, the bear managed pausing?! Such a straight-forward approach— was Tatsumi even thinking?!

Sprawled on the ground, Akihiko attempted, forced his body forward by merely extending his arm towards Tatsumi, as if it was what piloted the rest of him.

But Mother Bear just… took in the sight of her babies and approached his younger friend on all fours, grumbling agitations.

She stood and… took them? Then snarled as if she almost ripped off his head, but it was meant to intimidate. Cuss him out maybe.

She turned and disappeared into the woods.

With chest heaving from where he lain, Akihiko took in what just occurred and wheezed, “Kanji, what the FUCK?!”

15. Kanji --

        He was certainly going to be feeling that one in the morning, for sure. Kanji’s head was already pounding from the blow the bear had delivered to his skull. Yet still, he pulled himself up to meet Akihiko in the dirt. Guilt was setting in…or was it a concussion? Maybe both.

        “Damn…I-I’m sorry, Akihiko…I really screw up, didn’t I….?”

16. Akihiko --

“At least you noticed…”

Sarcasm. Akihiko slowly pulled his torso over so the adrenaline rush could pass easier as he sat.

“Just.. don’t do that again.”

Damn, if anything, he learned to never underestimate Tatsumi and his penchant for cute shit. Duly noted. Well, pushing that aside… (He couldn’t bring himself to berate the other like how Shinji used to with him; what had passed, passed.)

Another matter meant more to him. “How’re you holding up? Are you hurt?” What was important was that he was safe.

17. Kanji --

        He rubbed the pounding spot in his head. No blood, but not doubt it would swell up. “I…I should be okay but…I could use some ice if we have any in the cooler. We might wanna check to see how much the cubs ate, too or else we might not have enough food for the whole weekend.”

18. Akihiko --

“Yeah…” And thus Akihiko grunted to his feet. “I’ll check for ice.” There should be leftovers in the cooler that could be wrapped for Tatsumi. Jeez, after all this, he remained having to take care of him, huh. Akihiko’s arm twisted behind him to attempt rubbing his sore upper back while he moved.

Man, was the inside of the tent a mess. However, it seemed those cubs were incapable of lifting the cooler’s lid since everything inside appeared intact. Akihiko collected the amount he needed and prepared a makeshift ice pack for both of them.

“How’s the stash? Any luck?” Doubt sustained his inflection.

19. Kanji --

He felt bad. Kanji had caused quite a mess of things over his selfish desire of petting bear cubs. It was easy to say he had no control, or he couldn’t help it but that also felt like such a major cop out and not taking responsibility. He and Akihiko could have been killed all because of him.

The blonde momentarily was a zombie as he got up and crawled into the tent to inspect any damage or remaining food. Luckily…not as bad as he had thought. “We might have to have a light lunch and skip breakfast on the final day, but we should be alright for the weekend. The bears didn’t eat too much, like Teddie would have.”

He was trying to keep the mood light as he sat back down on a log by the empty campfire pit for Akihiko to dab at his head injury.

20. Akihiko --

This information caused his eyes to downcast. “I see… Maybe we really should’ve taken that bear down after all…”

Akihiko hadn’t tasted bear meat before.

21. Kanji --

Kanji forced out a small laugh at Akihiko’s banter. “Yeah, then we both would have gotten what we wanted. I could have kept the cubs and you still would haven gotten food!” He was silent for a moment until the other was finished addressing his injury, and some warps were tied around his forehead. “I’ll try and make it up to ya at some point durin’ the weekend, or buy ya food when we get back into town. I promise, Aki! I’m really sorry I got us into this sorta mess.”

>> day 2