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catsharky · 4 months

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Yeah I was right and there was no way I was getting the rest of this done without making you all wait another month or two, so I just went to the next good break point. We're officially past the halfway point with Astarion though, so not too much longer before you actually get to see Rolan again!

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#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 comic #I just really love Ember and Astarion's dynamic as well ok #He's who she canonly ends up with but the Rolan timeline is if Astarion had decided he wasn't ready for a physical relationship after all #in which case his relationship with Ember doesn't really change they just end up platonic life partners instead of romantic ones #that duo who everyone assumes are a couple because they might as well be but nah #hopefully gonna get to show off how Ember and Rolan work together once I get back to him cause I love their chemistry just as much #rolan x tav #tav x rolan #rolan x ember #bg3 astarion #astarion #my tav #sharky's tav #tav: ember #oc: ember #sharky art

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temporaerthaervaerk · 1 month

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Queerbaiting sucks... but

I find it so affirming as a person who struggles with their romantic orientatation. I just live for that state of not quite friends/not quite lovers.

Like yes, they are partners, yes, they live and die for eachother, yes, every other relationship they have loses all meaning compared to them. But also no, they haven't kissed, and they don't want to kiss, and yet, somehow, every single word, every single glance, every single touch carries so much meaning and conveys so much love because this amount of platonic love is usually unheard of and they don't want the other to misunderstand. And I just- aaah, it gives me so much hope and reminds me that romantic love isn’t the only type of love worth experiencing and showing on screen/paper.

I do wish it was done intentionally and wasn’t just a product of homophobia and capitalism. Like I really, really hate the reason I get this representation. Like, it also leaves a somewhat sour taste in my mouth, because I can see that if the world was more accepting, it would probably be a romantic relationship.

(I sometimes see people calling queercoding queerbaiting, and just to make it clear, that isn't what i'm talking about)

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automatonknight · 1 year

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id: two digital drawings of a humanoid character and an old, beige desktop computer on a solid, black background. the humanoid creature has a sort of spiky ball of light for a head and its body is covered in wings-they’re on its ankles and arms, as well as two pairs on its back. floating around its head there are smaller, yellow and orange stars. the crature itself is white with light pink and blue accents.

on the first drawing, to the left, the winged creature is holding the computer in its lap, leaning its head close to its monitor, which is displaying a drawing of the sun. its wallpaper shows grassy fields and a blue sky. the computer tower is floating neraby and the computer’s mouse is swung over the creature’s shoulder. one of the wires forms a heart and the computer is shown singing four notes. the characters are slightly turned away from the viewer.

on the other drawing, the creature is upside down, laying on its back with its legs propped up on the monitor. one of its arms is under its head, holding the computer mouse and the other is touching the monitor. this time, the computer’s wallpaper is an abstract drawing showing dark blue waves. there are two windows open-one is playing a song and the other is displaying a photo of a daisy in a grassy field. the computer tower is once again nearby. here, the characters are facing the viewer. end id

#ERM. um #art #angel #computer #drew this with a platonic relationship in mind but i guess you're free to read this as romantic as well #these characters don't have names i made them up just for this one drawing (or maybe i'll draw more of them who knows) but eeurm. yeah ^__^#well i had lots of fun with this which is REFRESHING!!!#i can stop drawing for this year nothing will top this. actually #its a bit hard to make out but the computer is supposed to be playing they might be giants (1986) on the drawing to the left :3

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caluupin · 6 months

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I am so normal about act 5

#caluuart #genshin impact #genshin #art #digital art #neuvillette #focalors #although I personally prefer their relationship to be more on the platonic/familial side;#feel free to tag as ship if you want as I do not mind #now with that outta the way....#MANNNNNNN the whole part of the aq is so good. nothing makes me as emotional as the whole part #neuvi and furi are such WELL WRITTEN characters and I love them sm #at first; furina were on the ''she's interesting but she slightly annoyed me''#and now shes up there on my faves honestly #but generally tho. i loved act 5. i think it was good. i enjoyed it a lot #from the ost to the little dialogue....#I have a lot more to say but for the sake of the tumblr tags on here; I'll stop for now #4.2 spoilers #toodle-loo

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carouselunique · 2 months

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Yeah, sure why not! Here's a snippet of them I did a few days ago!

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canisalbus · 4 months

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Is it hard not to make all your characters gay? Matteo is 👀 very good (idk if you've said his sexuality, I just assume that due to the time period, most "side" characters would be straight?)

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#well I don't know the cast of characters isn't -that- big #Frosini is most likely straight #he and Vittorio were the first to find out about Vasco's and Machete's relationship and both of them were instantly on their side #like Vasco Frosini is native to Florence which was The Gay Capital at the time #so he isn't all that phased by it #he isn't phased by many things in general #I think Vasco's platonic wife Ludovica could be a lesbian #they're in an arranged lavender marriage and cover each other's backs while having life partners of their own #answered #anonymous

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ingravinoveritas · 4 months

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If at this point you still think Michael and David would somehow be uncomfortable with people shipping them after they've just created their own actual couple-themed Christmas card, I don't even know what to tell you...

#michael sheen #welsh seduction machine #david tennant #soft scottish hipster gigolo #never beating the allegations #i mean what can i possibly say #i'm sorry but if this was a man and a woman there is no earthly way their relationship would be described as 'platonic'#also you don't typically call someone your lover if you don't want people to think that person is your lover #and you don't take couple-themed Christmas photos with them either #truth disguised as a joke #at this point the subtext might as well be a billboard #ineffable lovers #good omens rpf #discourse

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silentborage · 3 months

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Tighnari is Kavetham's no.1 hater because he sees how much Kaveh holds Alhaitham's opinion to a high regard even if he won't admit it and that Alhaitham isn't good at communication and he'll eventually say something and Kaveh will jump to some conclusion and spiral and then Tighnari will have to be the one to help his friend out of it afterwards

Cyno is Kavetham's no.2 hater cause he thinks alhitham is a dickhead and doesn't like his ass

#if Kaveh won't look out for himself Tighnari going to have to do it for him honestly #i feel like when they do get together Nari is going to give Alhaitham the shovel talk of his life #4ggravate #is that a ship tag or does it also apply to the platonic relationship?#oh well this can be either anyway #kavehtham #haikaveh #kaveh genshin #alhaitham #genshin tighnari #cyno #cynonari #genshin impact #my stuff

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northerngoshawk · 24 days

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"this character should be with that character!" "no that character should be with this character!" i have an idea, how about we make every character aroace and platonic besties with each other

#joking #only half joking anyways #because i am TIRED of the ship wars #am thinking of two very specific fandoms as i write this out #but guys #can we please please PLEASE focus on platonic relationships as well??? like #platonic relationships aren't inherently inferior to romantic relationships!!#if anything id actually argue they're MORE meaningful than romantic relationships #but that's a rant for another day #fandom #fandom problems #aroace #aromantic #asexual #ig? idk how to tag this

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haunted-xander · 3 months

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Baby's first kiss(ing attempt)

#girl whos never had a crush before vs girl who doesnt know she can be upfront about her feelings #rynes like 'wow gaias so cool shes so great i kinda wanna kiss her but thats normal right haha'#and gaias like 'rynes great but shes weird so i cant just say i want to kiss her she probably doesnt even like me that way'#i dont think ryne would ever realoze she has a crush on her own i mean she hasnt had friends her age before #u think she knows the difference between loving ur friends platonically and romantically #at most she realizes that oh my feelings for gaia are different than for the twins/wol/lyna but shed probably just be like #well ofc its different we met in a different way and i cant hang out with the twins/wol/lyna this much so its normal #and gaias just a massive tsundere whos actually a coward with her feelings #like of COURSE she cant just tell ryne she likes her thats WEIRD and shes Normal ok shes so Normal #(she isnt but next to ryne she might feel like she is)#anyway i think wol should give them relationship advice bc SOMEONE needs to teach these girls how crushes work #ryne waters #gaia #rynegaia #gaiaryne #urithan #thanuri #only mentioned but still #final fantasy #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #ffxiv #art #my art #xanders art #digital art #fan art

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teplejtrouba · 6 months

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a detective who has a partner🔍 and a partner💕 who are friends so the three of them end up doing a lof things together and the detective refers to them as "my partners" and doesn't realise this makes everyone think they're polyamorous (they do end up polyamorous by the end of the story)

#once people start making remarks and they do realise they're apprehensive to the idea at first #(the detective that is. the partners just find it funny i think)#in a shocked and confused way #like “why would you think that! a is my best friend and b is... also my best friend. but one of them is my colleague and the other my spous #“i do not have an unprofessional relationship with my colleague! ...well i do #but a completely platonic one!“#(they do get up to a lot of hijinks together and it wouldn't be true to call them completely professional)#the detective doesn't stop calling them 'my partners' they just have a monologue about the nature of their relationship locked and loaded #it's a friends to lovers very slow burn to get to the throuple part but we do get there eventually #character concept #yes i initially imagined the detective as a man because i love men and most famous detectives unfortunately are men #however this would work very well in any gender scenario. all three of them are non-binary in different ways. all of them are women.#i think the main detective would be really fun if she was a Philomena Cunk type of character. very smart but So dumb and self-assured #really the main thing the detective needs to be is autistic

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lemonwrap · 4 months

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Imagine: Ghost’s mask is permanently attached to his face.

It’s probably with pins in the bones, or something like that to make it extremely difficult or even impossible to remove. It hurts to eat and talk, so Ghost doesn’t speak much, and it keeps his identity hidden at first. It was Roba’s doing, of course.

It had been the 141’s job to take down Roba, which is why they were in Mexico in the first place and came across Ghost as he was escaping after killing Roba. They take him in, and Ghost becomes familiar with Price, Soap, and Gaz, the members of Task Force 141. Despite his trauma and initial reluctance, Ghost grows very close to Soap, begins to see Price as an almost father-like figure, and becomes good friends with Gaz.

They make it their mission to remove the mask.

#Does the timeline here make sense? Not quite but I can do what I want #They would all be on the younger side in this AU #Inspired by a fic I read years ago about the Winter Soldier #call of duty #cod #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #john price #kyle gaz garrick #task force 141 #ghoap #soapghost #ghostsoap #maybe? could also be platonic/not an established relationship as well #lemonwrap writes

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lovelessrage · 6 months

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The way so many aro people see other aro people talk about aro loneliness and their solution isn't to support them, or lend an ear or a shoulder, but instead to say "have you tried getting more friends?" "you still can have friends though!" "QPRs are out there! Try one of those!" "Hey have you heard of a QPR yet?" You are not better than people who treat getting a romantic relationship as a cure-all. You are doing the exact same "a relationship will fix you!" routine and I'm kinda tired of aros treating it as different because it's platonic.

#aromantic #aro #aromanticism #aplatonic #apl #loveless aro #loveless aromantic #like it is just generally inconsiderate to assume they HAVEN'T tried that too. you do not know if they have tried those options.#sometimes well meaning friends make it worse or friends flake on you as well. sometimes their current friends are why they're lonely #and on top of all of that!! treating platonic and queerplatonic relationships as The Solution to Loneliness is SO exclusionary #non-friending and non-partnering aros are out there and deserve to have their problems respected without this shit

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biblicalhorror · 1 month

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Aroace Riz real but also Fabian is SO clearly in love with him and Riz has no idea

#honestly fabian might not even fully know yet #a core part of fabians character is that he is so deeply afraid of rejection that he is never going to pursue the people he actually wants #i do think he likes Maezy a lot but i think he only knows how to pursue hot toxic women that will discard him at a moments notice #which in a way protects him from ever actually dealing with heartbreak #is he a gay man dealing with comphet? ehh maybe #i could see that #but I think the vibe i get is more about how he has these platonic friends he completely adores and is fully devoted to #and then in another category he has the people that he does not have any actual attachment to that he will allow himself to pursue #and crossing the boundaries in between those two categories or allowing himself to pursue someone he really cares for #would require a level of vulnerability he is in no way prepared for #in his home life he has an emotionally detached mother who is well liked but kind of floats through interactions on a surface level #and a father who is extremely concerned with fame and glory and attention but doesnt seem to have ever stopped moving in his life #genuinely fabian does not know what a safe loving partnership would look like #and we see him constantly oscillating between emulating his mother and his father in relationships #but just beneath the surface is a little boy who wants so badly to cling to his loved ones so tight and be squeezed right back #with no way of knowing how to even ask for that if he wanted #and riz is his best friend in the world and he knows on some level that riz is simply not interested in having that kind of relationship #not on the level fabian needs #but that also makes riz a safe target for these feelings of devotion #theyre just friends! just besties! fabian never has to reckon with his own loneliness or harmful patterns #if he channels all of his yearning for closeness onto his best friend #anyway! this boy needs therapy #fhjy #fhjy spoilers #fabriz

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buddiesmutslut · 14 days

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When people say “I’m okay with Buck & Eddie not ending up together as long as their friendship doesn’t change”, I hate to say it, but that’s just not possible.

I’m not saying that they’re going to stop being best friends or anything, but if they get into actual, healthy, serious relationships, with people that are well matched & good for them, their current relationship is going to change. It’s inevitable.

I do believe that they’ll always be family, that they’ll do their best to be there for each other & for Chris, but they get so much from each other. In the past, even unintentionally, they’ve been more emotionally connected to each other than they have been with their partner, & that’s part of why their friendship is so solid, because they’re both only ever vulnerable with the other.

If they find good, healthy, stable partners, they’re not going to need each other in the same way, and that’s going to change their relationship. Do you honestly believe that Eddie is going to leave Buck as Chris’ legal guardian if he finds a partner that he actually & genuinely loves and enjoys being with? (The fanfic writer in me wants to say yes, but the realist in me says no lol.)

If Buck falls in love with someone who is accepting & soft and kind and understanding with him, that person is going to be the one he goes to first for everything, not Eddie.

So much of their friendship is rooted in the way they show up for each other in ways that only committed partners really do, and if they fall in love & get serious and marry other people, it’s not going to be the same.

I just, idk if I’m explaining it eloquently enough, if I have the right words for it, but unless Buddie goes canon or they keep ending up in these half-assed relationships where they repeat the same mistakes over & over again, their relationships and these “moments” everyone loves so much are going to stop.

#911 abc #evan buckley #eddie diaz #buddie #buck x eddie #ryan guzman #oliver stark #if you see this & agree pls feel free to expand bc I feel like I’m not explaining it well enough #I just saw a post on how they’ve basically emotionally cheated on every partner that they’ve been with in some ways #and they’re not wrong #Buck & Eddie’s relationship is the most serious & healthy one that either has ever had #and they simply CANT stay the same if they get into other healthy stable relationships #unless you’re chill with them being platonic life partners which is definitely a choice #but I really want to see them making out & fucking & coming into work with hickeys and scratch marks and limps #but maybe thats just me #in conclusion #buddie canon

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nosfelixculpa · 8 months

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Do Hana & So Mun THE UNCANNY COUNTER S2: COUNTER PUNCH (2023)

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