#more aro positivity!!

[roboticromantic]

Being Aromantic/Aro-spec is a gift actually and I'm blessed to have such a complex and interesting and unique relationship with romantic feelings and relationships

#i understand all the venting and sadness people can feel because w the society we live in it can totally be hard to be aro #but also i love being aro and i love dating my girlfriend while aro its such a joy #more aro positivity!! #aromantic #aro spec #aro

[tylerlovesbees]

Something that i find really ironic and kinda funny is the fact that 2 of my best friends are polyamorus. I am very close with both of them and they tell me about their relationships and occasionally ask me for advice. I am aromantic. I just love the fact that when it comes to romantic orientation we are polar opposites and yet could not be closer as friends :) I love the support and diversity present in our friendships and honestly I can't help but think that this is how it should always be.

I just wanted to share some pride positivity, have a good day everybody :)

#aromantic #aroace #asexual #arospec #acespec #aroacespec #aspec #aro #ace #polyam pride #polyamory #polyamourus pride #polyam dating #polyamarous #pride #lgbtq positivity #more aro positivity!! #aromantic positivity #community #frienship #best friend #allyship #friends supporting friends #wholesome

[artemx746]

can people start obsessing over queerplatontic ships the same way they obsess over romantic ships

#queerplatonic #aro #< not technically related but qpr and aros are after put together #Just thought that was an important notice since qpr can be done by anybody of any sexuality #And also should be normalised more for other sexualities #lgbtq #qpr positivity #qpr #Now here comes the part where I just start putting characters who are totally in queer platonic relationships #Thalia and luke #Masika and Jack #Xanu and gothi #Silena and Clarisse #Lilith and darius

[batri-jopa]

I love my life highly satisfied just being myself

(Female version here)

#okey so as my 'I love myself' post is the most popular thing on my blog (500 notes already yet still growing and it's wild😆) #I decided to make a male version just in case anybody needed it😉 #anyone having more idea - pls go ahead and tell me I'd love to make it a happy queer series! it doesn't need to be aspec only😉 #aroace #aro #ace #aromantic #asexual #aromantic asexual #aromantism #asexuality #aspec #a spec #a spectrum #aroace positivity #aro ace #queer #queer positivity #(I'm most probably only shooting myself in the foot giving two similar pictures but who knows where it may lead) #2K

[knifearo]

being aromantic fucking rocks. love loses <3

#LOVE LOSES ‼️ #favorite little catchphrase fr #every time i remember love loses. a little more light enters my life #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aspec #aroace #aro positivity #talking

[lovelessrage]

Pro-kink advocacy goes hand in hand with aspec advocacy and if you don't understand this you need to start.

#note: yes this includes advocacy for the sex repulsed and averse! the point is that both communities are villified for living outside norms #both communities are actively hated for not conforming to what society deems the natural way of things #the freedom to be proudly kinky comes with the freedom to proudly not participate #it's about a collective shared goal for relationship freedom and personal choice #if you're pro aspec but anti kink you're not getting it. same if you're pro kink but anti aspec. #we have so much in common. i've never felt more accepted than when i've been around kink positive people #we're valuable allies for each other #we're all freaks to normative society. linking up pulls all of us forward #aromantic #asexual #aplatonic #atertiary #aro #ace #apl #arospec #acespec #aplspec #aspec #scowl corner #you don't have to live the lifestyle of someone else to want to see each other succeed.

[gothfatherr]

I like to say I'm aromantic, no scratch that I LOVE saying I'm aromantic

I'm proud of this part of me, because I've felt so isolated and alienated for so many years, and now that I know that there is an actual word for what I feel, for how I feel, for how I don't feel...of course I'm going to flaunt it

#i have an aromantic hello kitty sticker on my phone case #technically i am greyro #but i prefer saying aro #because its more simple #aro #aromantic #lgbt #queer #aromantic spectrum #aroace #arospec #aromanticism #aro positivity #aroallo

[aaaroace]

you’re not a faker for feeling closer to your aromanticism than your asexuality.

it’s not your fault that asexuality has more representation/visibility than aromanticism

it’s okay if you feel your aromantic identity is more important to you.

we’ve often been told that “love” is the one above all. yet people are often quick to judge, hate and hurt others, in the name of love.

so it’s okay if you don’t want to be associated with the word “love”.

it’s not your fault that your “friends” do not understand your aroace identity. you deserve real friends!

I hope you’re treating yourself kindly today, dear aspec person. I care for you 🤍

#this was very self indulgent #I want to make more posts about my own feelings about allos and aromanticism #but I’m often scared of being shunned or misunderstood #aromantic #aro #aroace #asexual #ace #aspec #aroace positivity

[arofulboyfriend]

idk how to word this without potentially sticking my foot in my mouth, so if you're reading this please assume good faith or just ask me to clarify, but I really feel like the meme/stereotype popularized over the years (especially in fandom) of asexuals being kinky or writing the best smut or just otherwise speaking/acting promiscuously has done some form of harm to those of us on the averse/repulsed/neutral end of the spectrum, that people have begun to automatically assume that we're still interested in talking about smut fics/art or kink, and that "I'm asexual so no thanks" is no longer a valid way to quickly state a boundary around that content

I'm a sex averse/repulsed ace. I do not write or read smut, period. I have no interest in such. I have no interest in participating in conversations about smut and kink. but too often even when I say I'm ace in response to people trying to grab me in those discussions, I'm hit with that stereotype, or the alleged awful many ace friends the person has that do like smut or kink, or, lord forbid, "but asexuality is a spectrum! aces can have sex!" when our diverse and lovely community and the spectrum of the label should never, ever, be used to attack or shame someone else on that same spectrum

idk what anyone can do about this, other than encouraging allos to stfu and listen to us, but maybe, even if you're aspec yourself, especially if you're sex favorable or one of the smut/kink loving/writing/reading aspecs, please don't forget about those of us who aren't, and please help us speak up about how we're often treated shittily and that it isn't right

#asexual #actually asexual #asexual positivity #asexual pride #aspec #acespec #aros/alloaros/aroaces/etc feel free to rb #op is aroace so cross tagging is fine by me #seren yaps #tbh my own relationship with smut is more complicated than blanket repulsed but thats between me and my bestie

[chroma-imp-draws]

First of a new set of pride themed mermaids I’m working on!! I’m so excited to be working on these again.

as an aro person obviously this one is very close to my heart and I love them <3

psst there is a sticker available on redbubble :3

also on inprnt if you prefer that :3

gay | lesbian | bisexual | pansexual | transmasc | transfemme | aromantic | asexual | non-binary | aroace

#mermay #mermaid #pride art 2022 #aromantic #aro positivity #aromantic pride #digital art #original art #character design #i love this baby and i'm so happy with how they turned out #i like this soo much more than all my old mermaids lol

[honestlyvan]

And, listen, I don't really talk about it because personally it didn't read as romantic to me but I am a believer in the beliefs of SagaCasey shippers. Like, they're just fucking right about this one, and I love nothing so much as Saga ripping Casey out of Alan's hands, in no uncertain terms telling him fuck you, he's mine, you can't have him. That is, in fact, the only way for me to read the text. Casey is Saga's partner. It doesn't matter what the story thinks, his belonging to her is unconditional.

#fannish #SagaCasey #Saga Anderson #FBI Alex Casey #and the 'doesn't read as romantic' is more just me being aro #and *choosing* to read it as alterous rather than romantic #I still need them to fucking kiss okay? It's just a question of how I prefer to label the context for the kissing #granted -- I am also a SagaWake shipper!! And *dear god* does that make me a minority position #So I am also holding hands with SagaCasey shippers like they're my brothers in arms #Saga Anderson looks this story in the eyes and goes 'no I will not comply' #'I deserve to be happy. I deserve to get what I want' #And like. *Textually* she is *right.* #This *is* a story about how Saga Anderson deserves to get what she wants #AW2 spoilers #Alan Wake (Remedy)

[lord-angelfish]

on a happier note than all of the rambling about amatonormativity - even though society doesn't understand it, i love being aromantic. i love being me, i love not wanting to partner, i love defying amatonormativity by my very existence, i love connecting with other aro people over shared experiences, i love not trying to find that special someone, i love being open to the possibility of but not caring about romance, i love being weird, i love being loud about being aro, i love uplifting other aros, i love it all. aromantic joy 💚🤍🖤

#i like talking at y'all #aromantic visibility day #aro #aromantic #arospec #aromantic pride #aro pride #i added more in a reblog so check the notes if you want to see the other positivity words

[arocyclops]

genuinely love that in recent years us aros embraced the "evil loveless aro" thing. like fuck yes im evil and cant love and it kicks ass you wish you were me

#glad were being more positive about being aro cause being aro is cool as fuck

[knifearo]

daily gentle reminder that the words we use to describe ourselves are labels. they're not immutable states of being, they're not all-encompassing, they're not permanent, they're not universal; labels are just words that we use to indicate something about our experience that we find important enough to communicate to others. if your experience with attraction is significantly different enough from a typical allo experience then aspec labels are there for you to use as long as you want them; and conversely, what aspec labels communicate is just that someone's experience is aligned enough with what we describe as aromanticism/asexuality to warrant telling people about it. you never need a label, you never need to keep a label, you never need to justify a label, and you never need to use a label for anything besides what you want it for. it's not a contract. it's an adjective that you can choose to use or not to use. all it needs to do is be useful for you. 💚🖤

#literally think about label makers. you're not printing out a cute little thing that says 'yarn' to put on your drawer #because that drawer is like. the universe's one true place to store yarn. #nah. that drawer just has yarn in it rn. and it's useful to you/maybe to other people to know that there's yarn in there. #might be something else later. might be more than yarn later. but like. that's not what the label is about. it's just communicating smth. #saw a post once that made a point about labels being like little signposts that you put out and! yeah! #labels are like pride flags or pronoun pins or fuckin. bumper stickers. they're just a way of saying something about yourself. #and you can use them however the fuck you want frankly #talking #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aroace #aro positivity #aspec #asexual #ace positivity #asexuality #ace spectrum

[how-queerious]

been seein lot of posts calling the cast weird for the way they/their characters are being with the whole "destined" aspect of callowmoore but like consider who does and does not seem to outwardly ship it that way.

maybe there are things and dynamics i've been missing but to me there is a clear division between which characters (not actors) are pushing it and which are not; The main people seeming to push for it are FCG, Imogen, Laudna, and Fearne. The main people just watching and not really swaying either way are Orym, Chet, and Ash. Here's my thoughts on the possible motivations for that from a character perspective. With that in mind, I have focused on the PCs here; I have all the love in the world for matt as a DM, but to untangle the intricacies of his character work in literally even just one episode at a time is a whole other post. Accidental essay below the cut y'all.

broad strokes are that the camps are divided primarily* by who has and hasn't had extensive adult romantic relationships. Laudna, Imogen, and FCG are all experiencing what seem to be their first real adult relationships, and have had notably, explicitly little experience with romance at all beyond that. Fearne herself, despite her age, also seems to have had very little experience with romance and love (remembering that casual or platonic sex is not romance). They have all been starry-eyed and naive about love in prior episodes, and Laudna in particular has a childlike view of it. To compound this, Fearne has been lonely the vast majority of her life, just her, her nana, and their companions of questionable sentience and willingness. Exhibited in some of the darker episodes, and stated by ashley (at some point), she is literally just learning how to feel as mortals do in the prime material plane. Many of us as young shippers were drawn to the allure of the "Soulmate AU" for a lot of the same reasons.

On the other side of the coin, we have the three opposed or neutral. Chet and Orym, unlike any of the others, have both experienced long-term mature romantic relationships. Though Chet often focuses on the sex, and Orym tends not to focus on anything if he can help it, both have shown in their character choices and interactions with people from their past that they have the understanding of mature and healthy(ish) romance. As a contrast to their knowledgability, Ashton has only ever been burned by what should have been love in the past, and has not experienced romance. They have spent their whole life fighting fate, and will continue to do so for at least the time being. He is just learning to let themself love platonically, of course they don't want to follow "fate" to a romantic relationship with someone as chaotic and beautiful and terrifying as Fearne. They'll do the cool combos with her, and he'll flirt and tease, but anything else is unknown territory in a field already littered with the casualties of their past attempts to trust.

Though they may seem to be pushing for this fated dynamic in a way that feels very off for CR, there are genuine and realistic character motivations for them to do so. Perhaps I'm putting too much thought and faith behind it, but I think the specificity of who is or isn't pushing speaks great volumes to the fact that these are all people who have a wealth of theatric and improvisation experience and knowledge behind them. They are all actors with more than my lifetime of hard work behind this "silly game" they play, and I think we ought to consider that.

#like idk them personally but c'MON #aside from their DECADE of play experience #they are all professional actors nd improvisors #i feel like we should give them a little more credit here #long post #in this essay i will #critical role #i do kinda ship callowmoore as fuckbuddies btw #i am projecting my maybe-aro-ness onto fearne about it tho #gimme gimme gimme #callowmoore #callowmoore positive #ashton greymoore #fearne calloway #fresh cut grass (cr) #launda #imogen #southern gothic (cr) #orym of the air ashari #chetney pock o'pea #not to interact with the disk horse i was in the trenches of 2017 broadway and 2018 voltron #but i just had thoughts i hade to give to the universe

[yourfaveisliterallyaro]

teardrop bfdi aroace?

#if I get one more aroace hc I'll cry /hj #aromantic #your fave blog #your fave is #your fave is aromantic #arospec #aro pride #aromanticism #aro #aspec #aromantic positivity #aro headcanon #aromantism #aromantic headcanons #your fave #aroace #aromantic asexual #aromantic spectrum #asexual #asexual pride #asexual positivity #asexuality #acespec #asexual spectrum