#esp if theres ace rep

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The Posterchildren Review

So I read this on @sleepycyb0rg‘s rec, thank you!!!! By Kitty Burroughs @quipquipquip 

It was pretty good AND it was diverse (so like, hop on that) 

The pacing was kind of weird, the beginning was slow, but once I got through it, I was really into it 

The characters are amazing BUT there are too many. I had a hard time following them all, esp with the monikers as well (side note: Ellery and Ellie were two different characters and luckily they didn’t have big parts but it was a little confusing at first) 

The super system was super interesting, once I got a handle on it. the fact that I had to use outside posts to get it was a little disappointing, but it was cool and consistent. 

Best part of this book were the relationships. Luckily, this author understands the importance of platonic and familial relationships, so they really shined. Zip and Mal at the end were so super sweet, although the being was rocky and I was pissed at Mal.

Apparently an OT3 is in the works. I’m V excited for that. 

The characters had some great internal and external arcs, and I always think the characters are the most important part of the book

Zip was my fave, she’s adorable and I love when there unapologetically good characters (Earnest as well, but Zip just struck a chord with me) 

There was an ace character!!!! The word wasn’t used, but the experience was explicitly stated and author confirmed on her blog. I think later we might get the word itself. Downside: the ace character was my least favorite of the main characters :(

I think this might have been better to read each issue instead of all at once, but I’m not sure as I was not able to test my theory 

Overall, 4 out of 5 stars!!! I’m pumped to read more of the author’s content and to see where the characters are headed!!! 

#the posterchildren #tpc #kitty burroughs #the longer youve known me #the more likely i am to take a book rec from you #esp if theres ace rep #book review

[royalreef]

(( Ah shit I guess I must be Atlantis then.

#Most secret royal advisor || OOC #(( tbd later #The rumor mill || Dash Commentary #(( LMFAO. #(( but yeah i def feel this #(( always kinda. sideeye non-asexuals who write asexual muses and choose to do smut. #(( and like. im one of those aces who absolutely doesnt mind and can even enjoy sex. #(( theres a very clear difference between that and just outright ignoring someones sexuality #(( esp a canon sexuality because we all know ace rep is a joke rn #(( and any decent rep is just. in such short supply. so it hurts even more just to have it be erased. #(( alongside it being seen as just Not An Issue because aphobia is still so rampant even in other queer circles #(( aneewho.

[lumalalu]

i think if u ignore the sexual and/or romantic orientation of characters who are canonically aro/ace youre a bad person

#like i dont get why its 'different' #esp from media that has a good track record w representation like. #itd be one thing hcing a 'bi' character from fe as a lesbian instead bc u KNOW theyre not rlly meant to be bi #theyre meant to be an open romantic option and not actually queer rep #like obv theres grey zones of COURSE i know this but if the character in question LITERALLY rejects the notion of romantic love whenever its #brought up then shes fucking aromantic and you should respect that #LIKE. IM SO MAD ABT THIS IM SO MAD. #ugh i also saw ppl falling for a fresh ace troll blog and like Really? in 2021? #fucking morons. you are all awful people and i hate you >:( #U WOULDNT MAKE A TRANS CODED CHARACTER CIS WOULD U. A LESBIAN A BI PERSON. LIKE COME THE FUCK ON. #WHATS FUCKING WRONG WITH YOU. #god the troll blog thing is STILL.. #ALSO LIKE. SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING SUPER PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE IN A DISCORD SERVER IM IN #IT WAS LIKE IN RESPONSE TO A STUPID FE TAKE AND THEY WERE LIKE ''oh of course op is ace lol'' LIKE WHAT #WAS EVEN THE POINT OF SAYING THAT YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE. #ari angry about aphobia today. #im genuinely so fucking mad why are our struggles always seen as unimportant or lesser or god fucking forbid FUNNY #GOD. GOD! #same with being nonbinary tbh #im so frustrated #i was super eyerolling abt the superstraight stuff bc like #the Community's doing a fine enough job of ostracizing me already #certainly didnt need any help in that department #negative #anyways taking dusa away from u all until u learn to Respect Aromantic People and the Characters that reflect us #fuck you fuck you FUCK you..... fuck yoiuuuyuiiy. #dusa qpps w zag im Right im objectively correct #LIKE SHE SAYS THAT. IN GAME. SHE SAYS IT. GOD IM SO MAD. #its not about video games i only get mad abt video games in a cool and sexy way #its abt how we're not allowed to exist

[guideaus]

There just is something very wrong about how people on tumblr will decide other strangers sexuality for them, and even worse with people who have long been gone. Idk, it just seems like some real fanfic brainrot to me and incredibly disrespectful...

#personal #'i think x is...' no. u dont decide for other ppl #u respect whatever they have said #if they haven even said anything close and those terms didnt exist then dont just make up shit for them?? #these are not ur little characters #idk like there was smth abt that comment that really irked me... if I'd been dead 200 years and someone was like that... hmm #and esp the ace thing. not to bring some 2016 discourse up but like theres an easy reason why even now a gay man might not have had sex w a- #-man or woman... #god idk #and them calling it rep like life is a fanfic or smth...