#queerplatonic LAMP

[pastry3]

I've become a brynther bcuz of a mootie patootie

[astrologiaaa]

i feel like the sanders sides fandom should explore ships/dynamics as queerplatonic relationships more. like yeah, romantic ships r cool and all but what about qpr dukeceit. anxceit. logince. royality. lamp. DRLAMP. the possibilities are endless please

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

i was just in the aromantic virgil ao3 tag, and like as i was scrolling i wasnt finding too many that interested me until i was reading the tags for this one fic and i was like 'oh this seems interesting' and then 'oh this seems. really familiar' and then looked at the author and realised it was your queerplatonic lamp verse pslsks (very silly because im also polyam so i was just before looking through the lamp tag, which was similarly like 'eh not my thing, not my thing, oh laoft, not interested, oh laoft again!', there is simply no escaping (/pos))

you cant get away from meeeeeeeeeee

[nekropsii]

When it comes to "Fanon Stereotypes", which characters(aside from the Alphas because they're already criminally underexplored) do you think have it the worst? Alternatively; One misunderstanding or lie per character you see shown around as some weird truth?

As far as “Fanon Stereotypes,” as you’ve put it, goes… The first examples that come to mind that aren’t Alpha Trolls are Dave, Karkat, Kanaya, Dirk and Jake in tandem, and specifically how a lot of people portray June. John’s fine, people get weird with June specifically half the time, and I’m not talking about the discourse surrounding her…

For the “Misunderstanding Passed Off as Truth” part of your inquiry… Here’s a small and random assortment:

John has literally never used :B during the entire run of Homestuck. This is a Jane thing. That is a Jane emoticon.

Rose is not good at therapy. She’s never been good at therapy. She’s a 13 year old girl armchair diagnosing her brother as gay using Freudian psychoanalysis. If you take Freudian psychology seriously… I don’t know what to tell you.

Dave’s character arc is literally not about “overcoming toxic masculinity.” Yes, this is a trait he picks up from Bro, that is undeniable, but that’s genuinely not what the focus of his arc is. His arc circles around overcoming childhood neglect and abuse. It just so happens that being a little more forthcoming with his thoughts and feelings fell in line with that. Toxic masculinity, and the head-on tackling of it, was never the crux of his development.

Please for the love of god Jade is not stupid, and she doesn’t mean nothing to the plot. She’s just forgetful and also doesn’t want to be fucking miserable. She also doesn’t “get in the way of DaveKat,” because Dave and Jade legitimately had a thing going on way before Meteorstuck even happened.

Karkat’s arc isn’t about overcoming toxic masculinity either. What. His arc is about how he was born a Mutantblood and raised in a society that hates him. He’s the fucking Second Coming of Troll Christ. There’s so much pressure on him, and none of that pressure is focused in any way on his personal expression of/experience with his own masculinity.

Dave and Karkat do not have arcs that parallel each other at all. They aren’t narratively fated to be together, they aren’t masterfully foils, or star-crossed lovers or anything. The only ways they truly parallel each other in writing is due to the fact that they’re both Knights, and therefore are both interacting with what’s most important to them in generally the same or similar ways. That’s how Classes work. Revolutionary.

Kanaya isn’t stuffy, or boring, or overly-wordy. She isn’t a “mom friend” either. She’s just an extremely awkward girl who cares a lot about her friends and is very bad at social situations. She also isn’t fashionable or cool. I implore you to look back on her dialogue and on the outfits she wears. She is a mess.

Terezi is not a manic pixie dream girl. I’m in pain. This is still going on…

Jake’s character actually does extend past him being Dirk’s arm candy, actually! Jake isn’t just a “Sexy Lamp”! He’s very, very interesting, and he can exist outside of the concept of shipping- in fact, he canonically really, really wants to exist outside of the concept of being people’s object of romantic affections!

Tavros did not reciprocate Gamzee’s feelings. I’m not knocking on people who ship them, because I genuinely could not fucking care less, but I have seen people say that Tavros reciprocated those feelings, which… No, he didn’t.

Nothing to do with a character, but Moiraillegience is a romantic quadrant. It’s inherently romantic, just in a platonic way. It is not just “best friendship”- it’s more comparable to a Queerplatonic Relationship than anything. It is, in fact, weird to Paleship two siblings.

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

Hi mangooo!

It's been a bit since I last read, but I just caught up with everything and wow....

I wanted to ask a few things lol

1. Would you be able to add me to the @ list? Or is that for specific people only?

2. Is LAMP canon? Or is it still just prinxiety, logically, and anxceitmus/demos?

Also please tell me my poor babies will make up and communicate ;-; they're all so bad at it kfbdkdbs

I hope you have a great day/night mango ^v^!

Welcome back, love! I thought i hadnt seen you around in a while haha

1. There isnt really a tag list unfortunately, i can never get it to function on a large scale. The ppl @ ed at the top of every update description are just those whp have an ask screenshotted at the top!

2. Romantic LAMP and queerplatonic Demus are the emdgames here! How they get there is mostly up to you guys, but that is where its going to be before the end.

"When will they make up and communicate" — Well, its up to yall to trigger those conversations! By virtue of the medium we're working wih, they wont talk unless you send an ask abt it and make them ;)

All six of them have some room to grow in communication skills, some more than others. It will take time and effort!

[kurobakachan]

Love is love, isn't it?

Genre: fluff

Ship: queerplatonic Albedo x Sucrose

A part of collab event, @teyvattales I'm Falling For You; prompt: Curling up with a blanket and sipping a hot cocoa.

.・✫・゜・。..・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。..・。.✭・

October was coming to an end, so the temperature dropped, and the sky was more often covered with rain clouds. Sucrose rushed to her flat to avoid the upcoming rainfall. In a few minutes, she unlocked the door and got rid of shoes and a coat. Unsurprisingly, the flat was dark, indicating that the other person was out of it. She sighed, lit up a small lamp on the table in the room, and walked towards the kitchen.

'Hmm… what do I want to drink?' She asked herself, looking through some shelves and cupboards.

Finally, the green-haired girl decided on a hot cocoa filled with marshmallows. The young alchemist took her favorite yellow mug out of the cupboard and started to prepare a warm drink perfect for such cold and unpleasant fall evenings. After a few minutes, the liquid was poured into the mug and decorated with sweets. She carefully carried it into the room and lit some additional candles on the table. The Anemo wielder covered herself with a warm, fluffy blanket and started to sip her cocoa. The warmth of both these things made her comfortable, which led to one of her favorite activities: thinking.

Apart from being an alchemy nerd, she also loved thinking (or instead overthinking) about specific people, situations that happened or just contemplating nature, experiments, and everyday life. Her thoughts drifted to a particular person who surprisingly changed her life: Albedo. Their first meeting was awkward; neither was good at socializing or understanding social cues, and they felt somewhat uncomfortable around strangers.

After a few meetings, Sucrose thought their shared passion for alchemy might be the clue to getting used to Albedo. In the beginning, the only talks they had were about current activities at the laboratory, methods of experiments, and discussing results. It was a good start for them. Not long after that, young alchemists started sharing their hobbies. Albedo eagerly talked about places and people he liked to sketch while Sucrose was hyping over Hilichurls' bones she had collected. It took them a few months to feel comfortable around each other, but when it happened, they became almost inseparable. Albedo often invited his friend to Good Hunter for delicious cakes and desserts. Those young adults also became a target for gossiping. Kaeya almost every day teased them about not dating and gave them lots of pieces of advice. They felt quite under pressure, and it didn't take even a week to announce their relationship status. It was a weird feeling for both of them. They thought they'd get used to it, but the more they thought about it, the stranger it was. Romantic feelings were too difficult to understand for them; they loved spending time together, sharing thoughts, and even showing some affection, but they acted utterly different from the couples they'd known and felt somewhat uneasy about canonical romantic gestures. Fortunately, Sucrose found an old Sumerian book about love and relationships and immediately showed it to her partner. Finding out about queerplatonic relationships was relieving and reassured them that there was nothing wrong with them. Their bond became even stronger than before, and the happiness they felt was uplifting.

A few months ago, the Anemo wielder moved out of her family house and moved in with Albedo to a small flat in the middle of the City of Mondstadt. It was a new but pleasant experience for them, and they cherished every second of it.

Suddenly, she felt something warm on her shoulder and tensed.

'Sucrose?' A blonde-haired boy asked his frightened partner. 'You've spaced out. You didn't respond to any of my words for three minutes and twenty-one seconds.'

'Ahhh… I'm sorry, Albedo.' She replied, her face flushed with embarrassment. 'I was just overthinking a certain thing.'

'Care to share?' He asked.

'I was just thinking about how lucky I was to meet you.' The green-haired girl smiled at her company.

'Oh, Sucrose. You're the cutest person I have ever known. ' Albedo said, kissing her temple. 'Would you mind if I joined you under the blanket?'

'Come here.' She said, opening her arms and letting the Geo boy in.

Albedo placed himself behind her and dragged her between his legs. He wrapped his arms around Sucrose's waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.

'I missed you.' She stated with a sleepy voice.

'I missed you too, my dearest.'

Soon both of them fell asleep while listening to the rain hitting the windowsill. They felt incredibly warm. Maybe it was just the fluffy blanket, or perhaps it was a soulmate around each other.

[5sosfanfictioncatalogue]

LGBT Masterlist

part two

Accidental Coming Out - @sup3rbloom (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) michael/luke, calum/ashton T, 3k

Summary: Michael and Luke are dating but no one outside of their band knows about their relationship, until one day Michael accidentally posts a video of him and Luke that definitely proves they're dating. It causes some issues, Michael is a bit of an idiot, but they work it out in the end.

All I Ever Wanted (ao3) - xanderthenerd michael/calum T, 2k aromantic!calum, queerplatonic relationship

Summary: Michael’s always been in love with Calum, so when he finds out they’re soulmates, he’s overjoyed. There’s a slight problem, though…Calum’s aromantic.

am i broken (are you the saviour) (ao3) - jbhmalum T, 4k asexual!michael

Summary: He should do something. Maybe take a deep breath, in and out. Maybe turn on the bedside lamp. Maybe go lie down on the cold bathroom floor. Maybe bury himself under Calum’s covers and cuddle up to him; it probably wouldn’t even wake Calum, and Michael would get the comfort he needs.

Michael hears something he didn’t want to and has a hard time dealing with it.

Homecoming - @sup3rbloom (haveufoundwhaturlookingfor) ot4 T, 4k

Summary: Luke is an up and coming famous singer with quite a big following already. He's just gotten home from his six month tour, and he's reunited with his three non-famous boyfriends. Luke decides to take a big leap and come out with his three boyfriends.

In My Skin (ao3) - inaweoftheirvoices michael/calum T, 28k genderqueer!michael

Summary: It takes him a while to build up the courage to actually type in the words, every single time, no matter how often he’s done it already, because Michael is embarrassing like that.

'Genderqueer'

There it is.

let it take you under, feel your worries disappear (ao3) - jbmalum michael/calum nonbinary!calum T, 3k

Summary: Calum has been having some realizations about their gender identity. They come out to Michael.

Magnet Souls (ao3) - jbhmalum calum/ashton, michael/luke E, 42k asexual!calum

Summary: Ashton loves sex a whole lot, Calum hates the thought of it. They’re soulmates. Alternatively, a story about self-respect and compromise in the name of love.

Movie Night - @daydadahlias​​​ (cornflowerblue (daydadahlias)) luke/ashton T, 3k asexual!ashton

Summary: Ashton shrugs apathetically. “I’m just bummed I can’t—Yeah, y’know that’s it, isn’t it? I’m bummed that I can’t.”

Some Kind of Radar System (Locked in on Love) (ao3) - tigerlily_sunshine calum/ashton, michael/luke T, 5k asexual!calum

Summary: (In which Ashton is head over heels in love with Calum, but Calum has a secret that could break them.)

Stop Hiding Your Curiosity (ao3) - magicalmadhatter N/R, 758

Summary: After his untimely outing of himself, Michael answers some questions.

sunshine, i’ll be your light (ao3) - jbhmalum calum/luke T, 12k trans!luke

Summary: “Huh, hi,” Calum says awkwardly as he comes to a stop next to him. The boy looks up hastily, startled, his hood sliding off his head to reveal tousled, long-ish curly hair and big blue eyes staring up at him, wet and sad. Calum knows this is him right there and then. “It’s Luke, right?” he asks still, just to be sure. “I’m Calum. Can I sit with you? I don’t really have any friends.”

In which Calum meets a boy who struggles with being himself. Calum tries to help, all while pretending he isn’t falling in love in the process.

we could work it all out (tell me where it hurts most) (ao3) - bhmalum ot4 T, 11k asexual!calum

Summary: 3 times Michael takes care of his boyfriends when they need it and 1 time they take care of him.

Yin Yang (ao3) - SinisterMind michael/calum T, 1k asexual!michael

Summary: Michael is a walking yin yang symbol

Or the one where Michael is a panromantic asexual

[nevergeneralize]

Thanks for the tag!! : @user-needs-new-hyperfixation (thanks generally for your friendliness and your delightful posts and replies, it’s a pleasure to tumblr with you! 😄)

Relationship status : (it was a great temptation to steal the one I was tagged in, it was relatable lol)

I’m aro I think. I’m at least romantically single and not really looking to change that right now. And so while it is not romantic, the relationship that comes to mind is the one I have with my best friend! We are maybe appropriately labeled queerplatonic partners but neither of us are very good at confidently adopting more specific labels than “queer.” We live very close and spend a lot of time together, support each other emotionally and motivationally and materially and in assorted other partnerish ways, generally make each other’s lives better. (I could say so much about how difficult and interesting it has been to build, and to communicate about, non-romantic notions of partnership, but I will save it for another time or if anyone is curious)

Favorite color : orange and blue! I like bright colors generally

Favorite food : I can’t think of one specific thing! I love trying new things, I love tiny snacks, I love strange foods and surprising combinations and contrasting textures, I love lavender-flavored anything, I love fruit, I love breakfast

Song stuck in my head : Things I Thought Were Mine, Alfie Templeman

Last thing I googled : I had such a vivid dream last night that La Femme had done a cover of The House of the Rising Sun and it was really good in the dream and I’m convinced it would truly be great in their style, so I was furiously trying to find "French pop cover house of the rising sun" "beach psychedelic pop cover..." etc. Alas, no such luck, but boy are there a lot of versions of that song?

Time : mid morning or late evening. Peak hot beverage hours

Dream trip : Japan! I want to ski Hakuba Valley and see Tokyo and Osaka. Would also love to go to the Alps and the Andes (yes there is a dream-theme here)

Something I want : to believe kinder things about myself (more confidence in what I create, less shame about what I consume!)

OR/ALSO (for a less nebulous answer) I’m currently on the hunt for better lighting in my apartment. A good lamp is hard to find, as they say

Tags (no pressure) : I don’t know anyone very well here yet and feel too shy to tag but I would love to hear from anyone who sees this on their dash! I greatly enjoyed the excuse to talk about myself 😄. If you, too, find that you would like to take a moment to Be Known, then please consider yourself tagged, I would genuinely like to see your answers and get to know some more people here!

[pastry3]

doodle over the weekend

[plantern-irl]

= about =

i'm penny/penelope/plantern, this is my objectum sideblog (i follow/like/comment from @suntraitor) :].

my object(s) of attraction are primarily lanterns/oil lamps (platonic/queerplatonic/romantic), but i also like antique objects (platonic/queerplatonic/romantic) and tech (platonic).

= tags =

plantern speakz - personal tag for text posts, videos, etc obj posting - for object posting specifically

one day i'll have tags for specific object partners but for now thats it :]

[honeyteawrites]

I posted 109 times in 2022

That's 85 more posts than 2021!

30 posts created (28%)

79 posts reblogged (72%)

more under keep reading! Thanks to all for your support (⭒•͈ 𓎺 •͈ )

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@/still-a-morosexual-help

@/cloudstuffs

@/absolutepokemontrash

@/boozye

I tagged 105 of my posts in 2022

Only 4% of my posts had no tags

#obey me - 35 posts

#genshin impact - 29 posts

#obey me shall we date - 8 posts

#kaeya alberich - 6 posts

#honeytea - 6 posts

#cyno - 6 posts

#obey me headcanons - 5 posts

#om mammon - 5 posts

#aromantic - 5 posts

#alhaitham - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 112 characters

#you probably can't tell from what i write but kaeya's been living in my brain rent free for nearly two years now

it's over two years now. (*ﾉωﾉ) I am practically in love with him at this point lmao

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Tears of Themis Headcanons

Animals and pets editon

Rosa:

-likes all sorts of pets, they just don’t have one

-will go to dog parks or pet stores with Luke just to pet dogs and cats

-even finicky ​​cats like her

-knows that Peanut is named after her (since she is Luke’s Watson)

Artem:

-his parents didn’t let him have a pet when he was younger

-he doesn’t seem much like an animal person anyway

-so he doesn’t have a pet but he’d definitely like to go to the aquarium to stare at pretty fish (please take him on an aquarium date to pet stingrays)

-moon jellies are cool too!

-jellies in general are just peaceful to look at for Artem

Vyn:

-probably likes cats

-the kind of cats that only love certain people too

-I can’t trust him because he can speak to squirrels (from his Snowy Fairy Tale SR card)

-has intense staring contests with the bunnies that dare to go near his garden

-cherishes the little toads and birds that sit on the rocks in his garden

-I can really imagine him with a pet white ferret draped across his shoulders for some reason

Luke:

-Peanut is his favorite pet of all time

-likes other small animals, especially other little birds

-maybe it’s because Peanut looks a little bit like a myna bird, but I think that he’d like to have a myna and make it repeat silly things

-had a bunch of pets growing up, maybe even a turtle

-also has a pet hamster (because he also reminds me of one)

-has the vibes of a puppy (Rosa has definitely patted his head at some point)

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39 notes - Posted January 29, 2022

#4

Lever du Jour

queerplatonic aroace Diluc and aroace gn!reader

set during the Windblume festival!

905 words, no warnings

first posted on ao3

Dawn arrived in Mondstadt, sprinkling its rays of sunlight across your face. The light basked your room with a glow, rousing you from sleep. You got up, left your comfy bed and opened the bedroom window. You looked down, eyeing the fresh windwheel asters that adorned the city bushes. Early risers strolled along the decorated streets as dandelion puffs drifted through the crisp air. 

The Windblume Festival was just beginning. During this time of love and freedom, you thought of Diluc. The two of you knew that what you had was love. When he smiled, you knew that he deeply trusted you. When you held him and he leaned into you, it showed that you really cared about each other. Being with Diluc made you feel so cozy. He was like warm sunshine, the kind that makes you warm and joyful.

Neither of you had a particular name for your relationship, but that was fine. What the two of you shared was not romantic. When the two of you first acknowledged that, you were both incredibly relieved. There was just something about understanding another person in that way.

You immediately knew that you were going to give him Windblumes to show your appreciation. He had invited you to dinner together later that day, which would be the perfect time to give him a Windblume. 

After finishing your work shift, you left the busy streets of Mondstadt and headed for the Whispering Woods. It was time to search for small lamp grasses within the grand forest. The shade of the towering oaks made it easy to spot the glowing, blue orbs. You picked the flowers and placed them into a woven basket. Diluc loved those blossoms and so did you. Together you shared them as a Windblume. 

After gathering a good amount of small lamp grasses, you went back to the main trail. Although, there was still one thing that you wanted to do before heading to Dawn Winery. You made a detour to the statue of Barbatos located at Starfell Lake. Grand Windblume arrangements surrounded the archon’s statue. You added some blossoms to the array and bowed your head in thanks. 

Then you followed the road to Dawn Winery, hoping that your flowers wouldn’t wilt along the way. It was a good time to leave. It was almost time for Diluc’s dinner. He was probably still preparing the food. You walked along the path until you made it to Diluc’s mansion. Thankfully, the small lamp grasses were still fresh. You greeted the staff at the entrance, who were rather accustomed to your visits. 

“Good afternoon, Mx. (y/n),” spoke a maid. “You arrived a bit early. Master Diluc is still in the kitchen.”

You thanked the maid and the other staff before entering the mansion. It was a grand building made of dark oak. You walked through its halls until you arrived at the kitchen. Diluc had taken off his coat, his red hair in a high ponytail. He was assembling two plates of his speciality dish, Once Upon a Time in Mondstadt. You waited as he topped the steaming piles of ribs and potatoes with small lamp grass bulbs for flavor. 

“Diluc,” you called softly, slightly tilting your head to the side. 

He turned and faced you. “Hello, dear. I hope you don’t mind dining on the balcony today.”

You shook your head. The weather was lovely and sunny today and it would be nice to dine outside. Also, you always thought that Diluc’s hair looked beautiful in the sunlight. He burned bright like a phoenix, as if a flame had touched him. 

Diluc headed out of the kitchen, where you followed him out to the mansion balcony. He set the steaming plates of food down onto the oak table. You placed the basket of Windblumes next to the table and took your seat. Diluc handed you a silver knife and fork before taking a seat across the table. You bit into the tender meat of the ribs, which blended with the melted cheese. The potatoes were just the right texture and the small lamp grasses enhanced the flavor of the dish. Diluc’s cooking was delectable as always. Then, the two of you finished your meal in silence, just enjoying the other’s company. 

You waited until the two of you were done until you gave a Windblume to Diluc. He set down his utensils and watched as you picked a small lamp grass and awkwardly moved your chair so that you were next to him. You turned around and faced him, sheepishly holding the flower in your lap. 

“Diluc… I’m sure you already know this...” You began, gently swirling the lamp grass between your fingers. “I really do love you. Thank you for being with me so often, now come closer.”

Diluc leaned in and you tucked strands of crimson hair behind his left ear. You tucked the glowing flower behind Diluc’s ear. He raised a gloved hand and gently held yours, a small smile on his face.

“(Y/n)...” Diluc softly whispered. “You already know that I feel the same for you, love.” 

He pulled you into a sweet embrace. You wrapped your arms around him in return. The two of you stayed there, content with being so close.. Nothing could ever replace the feeling that you two felt for each other. You were each other’s fire, comforting and warm all the same.

40 notes - Posted June 20, 2022

#3

Saw that your requests were open, would love to hear your take on Julian Devorak taking care of sick reader/apprentice👀

Reader could brushing it off as just allergies or feel bad that he's insistant on helping them.

But of course take yourself and thank you if you accept this!💙

thank you so much for sending in the first request on this blog, it means a lot to me!

Julian Devorak taking care of sick reader/apprentice:

you’re getting plenty of love and care from Julian no matter how you brush it off and it’s not just because it’s his job to treat you as a doctor

he’s protective of those that he loves and that includes you too of course!

Ilya will have Mazelinka whip up some of her special soup for you

He might get Portia to cook for you too. Her cooking is really comforting as well, especially when you’re sick 

if you have to stay in bed all day, he’ll tell plenty of his ridiculous stories about his adventures to keep you entertained

Mazelinka will scold him for staying so close to you if you have something contagious (he’ll say that he’ll be fine and ends up catching it too)

overall, it doesn’t matter how sick you are, he’ll make sure that you get all the treatment that you need (especially with what happened between you two in the past. he’s never leaving your side while you’re sick ever again)

43 notes - Posted July 3, 2022

#2

Languages of Teyvat: those lost to time

we know that other languages exist besides Teyvat’s global language, here’s headcanons about the ancient ones that were forgotten by most

Zhongli fondly remembers the sweet tone of Guizhong’s voice. The dialect that she spoke is now long forgotten, but the melodies of the songs that she sang still remain. Every time someone plays a familiar tune, Zhongli is brought back to the times when Guizhong would braid his hair, humming her favorite songs as she wove flowers into his dark locks.

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43 notes - Posted July 17, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Malleus asexual king (yes, now I know that's not an ace ring but still! They always get me with the aroace flag looking bitches. ALSO HE'S A DRAGON)

86 notes - Posted January 26, 2022

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[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

just reread my cozy-blanket-and-tea comfort fic, the queerplatonic LAMP verse and its associated asexual dukeceit fic.

I'm curious, if this is not too personal: what is the difference between a queerplatonic relationship and an asexual romantic one to you? not in the sense of "there's no difference", obviously there is, but in the sense of "I know a bunch of aspec people and every one of them has a different answer to that question, so I'm curious what yours is"?

i think there are as many answers to that question as there are people in alloace romances and in QPRs tbh

i dont think any action is inherently romantic or queerplatonic. i dont think there is any real-life relationship that i as an outsider would feel comfortable sorting into one of those two boxes without being informed first by the participants.

And some QPRs have sex, some alloace romances are also aromantic and queerplatonic, be it because of mismatching or inherently queer orientations, and sometimes an alloace romance is ALSO a QPR

the only criteria for being in one or the other or both or niether is the answer you get when you ask

[andromedaspace]

Comfort and Cakes

Masterlist

It's finally here! This is my entry for @ts-storytime!

Patton and Logan have been running a bakery together for years. Their lifes takes a turn when they decide to take on some new hires, leading them to explore their own relationship, and form some new ones.

Shoutout to my artist, @birdsongisland for the amazing illustrations that they created!! I'm in love with their drawings, and I'm thrilled to have been able to work with them! You can find the drawings they did here!

Special thanks to my beta readers as well, @song-of-echo  and @magsnine , thank you both for all your help gettting this fic ready to share!

Warnings are chapter by chapter, and you can read it all on ao3 here!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

[romansleftshoulderpad]

QPR Sides: Movie nights are basically cannon now, but all the sides pilling on top of one another, squabbling over blankets while Patton, who has everyone’s favorite movie snacks memorized, gets food for the night and they all just exist together while watching something

[poisonedapples]

Week One: Relationships

Summary: Virgil thinks about how much he loves his relationship.

Pairings: Queerplatonic LAMP

Trigger Warnings: Caps lock, yelling (not angrily, Roman’s just dramatic), and lots of food mentions near the end

Note: A fic for the first week of the @fander-pride-meetup, relationships! For this week I decided to create a fic based off of my own relationship, which hardly ever gets represented: A queerplatonic QPR. I had a lot of fun writing such a sarcastic Virgil and his partners, so I hope you enjoy! But also: I might have missed a couple of these / things while editing, so just ignore that, oops.

Virgil would never understand it, in all honesty. He’d never understand the weird stereotypes that came with polyamory. People who heard of him and his partners, their reactions always being seemingly weirder than the last. Disbelief at the fact it was all consensual and there for the world to see, people who would say how they could “never share” when frankly, it didn’t feel like “sharing”. If it did, then there would be a problem. It would mean that the relationship wasn’t healthy, and Virgil didn’t feel like he was sharing. He felt like he had three partners instead of one. That was it. No jealousy, no betrayal, just their own form of love.

Most of the time Virgil didn’t even try to explain the other part, though. The queerplatonic part of their relationship. Although he had never gotten the typical comments of “isn’t that just friends?” personally, it was still exhausting explaining to outsiders that just because he was aro doesn’t mean he didn’t want relationships. People expected for him to hate the idea of ever being with anyone, and Virgil didn’t know how to explain that just because he doesn’t want a romantic partner doesn’t mean he doesn’t want a partner. So he just left it be. No one needed to know he wasn’t kissing any of his boyfriends anyway.

His boyfriends. Usually that word had such romantic connotations to it, but even so, Virgil loved calling them that. My partners. My boyfriends. It was so sappy, but Virgil loved the excited feeling that came with having them in his life, even if it was just a few words that reminded him of that. He felt like a damn puppy whenever he saw their faces, said their names, but in his defense, he’s gay. He can’t help it.

But even so, just like every other day, Virgil will deny to his very grave the giant smile that came on his face when he saw Patton on their apartment’s living room couch, hanging his head upside down as he watched some insurance commercial on the TV. Patton only noticed Virgil enter when he tried to eat an m&m from his candy bowl sitting on the couch upside down, and Virgil’s mom voice immediately came into action. “Please do not do that, sit up, dude.”

“Awwwww,” Patton whined, but still slowly moved himself to be lying down on the couch, his head right next to the candy bowl. “You’re no fun.”

“I’m sorry I’m not letting you choke and die.”

“I haven’t choked yet! I’ve done that plenty of times and Roman never cared!”

“Roman doesn’t fucking count when he has the brain mass of a damn cornflake.”

Patton squinted his eyes, the sure way to tell he was activating the Dad Voice. “Don’t be mean, Virgil.”

“I’m not mean, Roman knows I love him and his little cornflake brain.”

“FOR THE LAST TIME, VIRGIL,” Just Virgil’s luck, that very moment absolutely had to be the time for Roman to come home from the store. “STOP SAYING MY BRAIN IS A CORNFLAKE.”

“You just don’t like that I’m calling you out.”

“YOU HATE ME.”

“Love you too, Princey.”

“Roman, shush!” Patton scolded, taking two of the four grocery bags Roman was holding. “Logan’s still-”

“‘S everyone alright out here?”

“...Asleep.”

Logan had come out of one of the two bedrooms the four boys switched between at random, his hair sticking out in a bunch of different directions, his jeans from earlier in the day switched to just boxers. You could tell his glasses were just lazily shoved onto his face with how crooked they were, brown eyes still a little hazy with sleep. Virgil felt that strange feeling come back into his chest. Not like butterflies in his stomach, but just a sudden rush of energy, happiness and excitement at seeing one of his QPP’s looking so adorable right in front of him. Just because he’s aroace doesn’t mean he was blind to cute boys.

It’s just that he was quieter about it than Roman.

“Oh my stars you’re like a teddy bear!” He squealed, rushing over to a confused Logan and squishing him in a giant hug. “You’re so squishable I’m gonna die! Get it? Like Agnes from Despicable Me?”

“Please cease your attack on my lungs.”

Roman groaned in protest, but loosened his grip on Logan anyway, instead becoming satisfied with resting his chin on his head. Patton, who had been placing away some of the groceries Roman went and got, opened up the final bag, only to see candy boxes and a DVD for Into The Spiderverse inside. “Roman?” He asked, holding up the bag. “Did you plan something?”

“Oh!” A sudden change in focus was the only thing that got a koala Roman off of Logan’s head for the time being, running over to empty the bag. “I know we already saw Into The Spiderverse, but in my humble defense, we’ve also seen Nightmare Before Christmas five-hundred-billion times.”

“Call me out by name, Princey.”

He ignored him. “So I had to get it, it’s just so pretty! So how about we just have some candy, watch a very awesome movie, and have a nice day in?”

“I’m not opposed.”

“Of course you’re not, nerd, you love these movies and you can’t hide it.”

“And just for that, I’m going to cuddle with Virgil instead of you.”

“Oh fuck yeah.”

“This is rude!” Roman dramatically stomped his feet like an overgrown child. “Why are you all being so mean to me today!?”

Patton tried to act sympathetic to his obviously-exaggerating QPP, putting an arm around Roman and leaning in for a small side hug. “Awww, it’s okay Ro,” he said, “you can stay with me!”

“Can you share some of the m&ms in that giant bowl I know you still have?” Roman’s eyes were big with hope, pointing over the bowl still sitting on the side of the couch. Patton smiled brightly at him.

“Absolutely not!”

“I’m being bullied by my own boyfriends.”

“We swear we love you, Princey.”

“So rude to me,” Roman sighed, putting a hand on his chest in feigned agony for a moment before taking the bag and heading with Patton over to the couch. Roman took out the candy from the bag as he sat leaned against Patton, shielding his bowl of m&ms like a gremlin. Virgil ignored them both and took the DVD that Roman had taken out during his candy search, heading over to the DVD player.

Roman passed around the candy while Virgil put in the movie. First the dark chocolate for himself, Starbursts for Patton, Snickers for Logan (who sat on the other side of the couch), and a box of Snow Caps for Virgil once he got to his seat, sitting right on Logan’s lap and leaning his head on his chest. For a moment as the movie began, the four of them just relaxed and ate their candy in their respective sections, barely really paying attention until Logan heard Virgil’s voice.

“Pat my head, you coward.”

Virgil stared up at Logan from his place on his chest, until Logan slowly pat his head once and started carding his fingers through his hair. “Does that suffice?”

“Yes, big thank.” He seemed to become more content once he shoved a handful of snow caps in his mouth.

“I will never understand your slang.”

“Excellent.” Virgil smirked, “The more confused all of you are, the better it is. Like Princey is when I call him Dad.”

“You well and truly hate me, do not lie.”

“Love you too Dad.”

Roman narrowed his eyes at Virgil, slowly setting his chocolate on the floor and pointing a finger at him. “I will tackle you.”

Virgil quickly placed his own box on the side table, smirking. “Do it, coward.”

Before Patton could interfere with the playful bickering, Roman flung himself off of Patton’s lap and right onto Virgil, causing a tangle of limbs once both Logan and him ended up under Roman. Patton watched for a couple silent seconds in concern, before Virgil started bursting out laughing. Logan pretended to be annoyed, especially since he got interrupted from opening his candy, but Roman could see the smile on his face clear as day. “I request a figurative divorce, considering we’re not genuinely married.”

“It’s far too late nerd, you’ve become merged with the new cuddle pile.” Roman grabbed one of Logan and Virgil’s hands in both of his, pulling them up for a more comfortable position to maneuver in. Although Patton had managed to escape the tackle, Roman got a mischievous smile on his face once he heard familiar giggles, and yanked Patton into the new cuddle pile by his cat hoodie. “You’re not escaping either!”

Patton didn’t respond with words, just more laughter as he buried his face into Roman’s free side, Logan leaning on his other one, Virgil climbing into Roman’s lap and lying sprawled out against all of them. It was messy and Roman was sure to have his legs fall asleep soon, but Virgil wasn’t going to move, not even for the candy that had suddenly been abandoned over the area. Not with Logan back to playing with his hair, Roman loosely holding onto his hand, or Patton’s hand on his knee. It was just too comfortable to notice the slight discomfort from a cuddle pile with too many limbs, but he just loved it so much. Not because the people he was with gave him those butterflies, or a good feeling of nervousness, but because they just made him feel warm. Made him feel happy. Content.

He looked up, seeing the faces of the three boys that made him want to jump up and down, boys who gave him feelings no one else could, but platonic feelings nonetheless. Yeah, Virgil thought, I like this a lot.

[sign-from-god-complex]

plot twist: all sides are aro and in a poly platonic relationship

I’m sorry I didn’t reply to this sooner!! mentally busy, you know? but yes!!!! this is one of my favourite headcanons because honestly, they usually strike me more as a family than anything else, so a big happy queerplatonic relationship is perfect for them.

like, Roman and Virgil act kinda like siblings. they’ll tease each other and prank each other, but when it comes down to it, they’re extremely close and would die for each other in a heartbeat. their cuddling is usually just one of them laying directly on top of the other as they complain, but don’t make any effort to actually push them off.

Roman and Logan aren’t physically close, but they are close in other ways. Roman always goes to Logan first when he’s having a crisis, because although their values sometimes clash, Logan is really good at helping him through things. and on the reverse side, Logan will go to Roman when he needs to be taken out of his head because he knows Roman is excellent at distractions.

Virgil and Patton it would be fair to say are the softest. they cuddle all the time and sometimes if Virge looks particularly tired or needs a boost, Patton will give him forehead kisses (they may be Virgil’s favourite form of affection, but hell if he’ll tell anyone that (Patton already knows)). these two are also the most likely to fall asleep on each other, cause they just get so cozy they never want to move.

so yes!!!! poly queerplatonic sides!!!! an excellent concept.