#idk there are options

[femme-enby]

“Aro and/or ace characters can still be in relationships!”

Correct! But here’s a question-

Why do folks put aro/ace/aroace characters in relationships that end up being virtually indistinguishable from romantic/sexual relationships when y’all do put them in relationships?

“Popular” example at the moment (bc let’s be real we have so few characters as it is) is Alastor from HH.

Iirc he is canonically asexual, and seems to be aromantic (although that could be that he just has no interest in anyone we’ve seen or the fact that bro is much more invested in his own entertainment than romance, but still) and yet when folks ship him… bro has a whole new personality half the time.

All of a sudden dude is blushing and shy, bud is DTF, simply put he seems like someone who definitely experiences romantic and sexual attraction.

Now sure, aroace people can seem like that.

But don’t y’all think it’s a bit disheartening for plenty to see the few characters that represent us seemingly having that aspect of their identity ignored? Essentially turning them into characters that are aro/ace in name only yet not seeing that in any of their actions?

If you want the character in a relationship, that’s one thing.

But for example, let Alastor still be like “haha, NO.” When even whoever you’re shipping him with makes a subtle or blatant sex joke/pass at him. Let his physical affection be a pat on the head and a twirl around the room while he’s busy yappin about his grand new idea for some entertainment, as he then moves on to fiddling with his radio or using his powers to give a little show of what he’s talking about so his partner can better envision what he’s saying.

What I mean is- love and affection can be shown plenty of different ways, it doesn’t have to be all cuddling and sex. It can be interactions like the character has had with others in the original material, just with the added knowledge that while they don’t really do anything “more” physically, they do still care deeply for whoever you’re shipping them with. The character lets the other person in on their actual plans or lets them know a little more about their actual plans, the character puts in that little bit more work so their partner can better understand their plans or ideas or feelings, without that meaning that the aroace character is either uncomfortably putting up with a lot of physical affection or even freely choosing “out of character” ways of showing affection such as cuddling, kissing, and sex.

Another option is, give them semi-logical yet still non-romantic/sexual ways to show their affection. If they’re typically more meek or something, then perhaps with their partner they just speak wildly outta pocket. If they’re always kinda just letting folks talk over them and typically almost overly polite, like “oh no, yeah no you’re right your idea is better my bad” then maybe with their partner they’re like “naw my idea is amazing, don’t be a chicken we can definitely outrun an emu while cutting through this field” and they are just… incredibly sure of themselves and they stand their ground bc they feel SAFE with their partner, and that is how they show love.

[tyrantwombat]

So Han Yoohyun is definitely in Alpha right now. Makes me wonder if Yoojin is right about Sung Hyunjae experiencing that split second where Newcomer was like, "okay so now I'm just going to gently take your soul and put it over-" and went "no ❤️" and then quite literally just...bounced off into the ether. Maybe both him AND Sigma did it at the same time. Sigma standing around minding his own business when eldritch beings beyond his dimension try to possess his body for their own incomprehensible games and just like... *swat* are there sss-class mosquitos now...? as Sung Hyunjae, not to be outdone, derails his own existential train and ricochets himself off to wherever the fuck he went.

Sung Hyunjae is LOOSE in the simulation UNRESTRAINED BY THE BONDS OF FLESH. What will he do?

That or he is now in that weird half-room wide awake surrounded by unconscious people, sans Han Yoojin, and alone with Newcomer.

...RIP Newcomer. You brought this on yourself tbh.

[raychleadele]

“Why did you follow this person ? uwu”

I’ve been here for fourteen years, do you think I remember? I don’t know who any of these people are anymore. I don’t know why they’re on my dash. I allow them to stay because they haven’t pissed me off enough to unfollow them yet. “Why did you follow this person?” I’m not sure I ever did. They’re just part of my ecosystem now.

[sga-owns-my-soul]

reblog to give ur mutuals a soft lil kissy on the head

[rubensmuse]

brennan lee mulligan has to do comedy with that name bc he was born too late to be a presidential assassin

[wuntrum]

honestly love when artists draw copious amounts of fanart for a character and then start adding more and more personal touches or headcanons to how they depict them and then just change their name and adopt them as an original character. its like watching nature heal in real time

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Am I the asshole for getting my best friend killed?

I swear to God, it was an accident.

My (27) BF (34) has a reputation for getting himself out of any jam you can imagine; and at first it was just a fun little thing the friend group noticed: there goes Oily J wiggling his way out of trouble again. but as the meme evolved in the group, it got to the point where we'd loykey started getting him into situations just to see how he'd get out of 'em, and he akept getting out of em. He was having fun with it too same as us. "Oh you guys," he'd say, "getting me into situations again," before laughing it off and getting out of it, so it was enrichment for our shared enclosures, and as time went on, the situations got more intense.

The trouble is, it turns out that putting a man in too many situations eventually gets the police interested. And not local hobsknockers cops either; they was like, proper three-letter FEDs. They put out a bounty on any information pertaining to his capture and everything. It was good money too so I thought, hey why don't I put J in another situation he can wiggle out of like always (and he'd wiggled outta worse before, so I thought this one'd be relatively mild), and at the next boardgame night (cause it was too late to do anything special for this one) we can buy some extra strong booze and get absolutely blitzed while having a giggle about the situation.

Boardgame night, and we were playing some social deduction nonsense or another and he says: "One of you is gonna betray me tonight." and I can't help but think, looking back on it, that he knew. It's stupid, I know he was talking about the game, but the way he said it, it was like he knew. We all felt it, and we had a big round robin round the table taking turns promising that we'd never betray him. And I said it so easily cause I thought it was true. Sure, I was gonna talk to the feds about a bounty; but, I fully expected my big beautiful oily boy to wiggle his way out of the trouble I was 'bout to cause, and that's not a betrayal. I wasn't lying. I didn't think I was lying.

My big beautiful oily boy didn't manage to wiggle his way out of it. They killed him and I got my blood money. He's gone.

He's gone and I'm devastated, crying, mourning. I loved him so much. We all did. And I can't stop thinking that it's my fault: that I'm the reason he's gone. and it is. and the guilt is eating me up inside. and I just need to talk to someone about it. So, I tell the rest of the group what happened in the group chat, hoping they'd understand that I didn't want this. I didn't want the government's blood money. It was supposed the be a prank. some joint enclosure enrichment. He was supposed to wiggle out of it like he always does... did, i mean.

They call me, among worse things, the asshole and kick me from the group chat. And, I know it's my fault he's dead: I know that. If I didn't do what I did, he wouldn't be dead right now. But, I didn't mean it for it to end up this way. He was supposed to be okay, damn it. I loved him. AITA?

What are these acronyms?

[placesyoucallhome]

Size/Height difference poses

I love height differences aesthetically, but posing them can sometimes be a pain! So to cater to those that also struggle with posing smols and tols, I have a few options-

Meant for art of any type and ask memes, for drawing, writing, photography (like gpose!), ect. Gender nonspecific and for any sort of relationship type, romantic, platonic, and antagonistic!

[esttillie]

Doorkeay/Gerrymichael coffee shop shenanigans + my silly brainrot with Gerry calling Michael "curls" like some cliche highschool badboy because I find it cute and no one can stop me RAAAAHHH—

Also, HUGE thanks to @distortionenby for helping me with suggestions for this piece AND for correcting my basic yet terrible english mistakes :') GO CHECK IT OUT

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[arsenicflame]

Bonus round! Do you use a queue tag?

[ryssbelle]

Thought of this while at work, sorry it's a bit hard to read I sketched it out really fast before my last shift lmao wanted to get it done so I could work on other stuff hehe

If it's any consultation Floyd is mostly talking about himself

[wasyago]

squeaky_toy_sound_effect.mp4

[bara-izu]

The secret third option during the afterparty

Local paladin turns down sex for meaningful conversation

[reblogforsamplesize]

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[deklo]

andrew’s first outing after easthaven tbh

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