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I just told someone I identify as queer and they got all pissy at me and said, “no, you’re just gay.”

First off, who does this person think they are trying to tell me what my sexuality is and how i should identify myself? The nerve. (Im aroace, not gay)

Secondly, people who erase the term queer are also erasing All the other LGBTQIA+ labels like asexuals, aromantics, bisexuals, pansexuals, intersex, agender, nonbinary, and trans, etc.

*side note- if someone doesn’t feel comfortable using the word queer, that’s fine (if they don’t like the word, then they don’t have to use it, but to tell someone else not to use it at all even to identify themselves is peek wacko behavior) and if they don’t want to be identified as queer, that’s fine too, but I draw the line when someone disrespects somebody else’s identity. If a person is bothered because someone identifies as queer, that’s their problem, not to mention queerphobic. Also, trying to erase an entire word from existence is ridiculous.

AroAce Umbrella

In this post, I will discus the following terms: AroAce, Angled AroAce, Oriented AroAce, AroAceFlux, and AroAceSpike.

Let's start with AroAce.

A person who identifies as AroAce experiences little to no romantic or sexual attraction. They don't look at someone and go, "Oh, they're cute. I wonder if they're seeing someone. And if not, I wonder if they'd like to go out with me." They don't look at someone and go, "Oh, they're hot. I wonder if they're down for Netflix and chill." They may, on the other hand, get to know someone and go, "Oh, they're such a cool person, and they share many of my interests. I wonder if they'd like to be my best friend for all eternity."

Now, let's move on to Angled AroAce.

An Angled AroAce experiences some romantic and sexual attraction, but this attraction falls solidly within both the aromantic and asexual spectrums. The romantic or sexual attraction they experience may feel nebulous and complicated. "Oh, that person's good looking. Would I want to ask them out on a date? Maybe not." In addition to experiencing some romantic and sexual attraction, they may also experience tertiary attraction, such as platonic, emotional (alterous), physical (sensual), and/or aesthetic.

Next, let's look at Oriented AroAce.

Oriented AroAces experience little to no romantic or sexual attraction, but they do experience a strong tertiary attraction. Many who identify as oriented AroAce will also identify with another orientation label, but they only identify with this label in a nonromantic and nonsexual way. For example, a lesbian oriented AroAce may look at an attractive woman and go, "Oh, that woman's hot. But not in a sexual way. Most definitely in an aesthetic way."

On to AroAceFlux.

Note: I don't know if this is the correct flag.

AroAceFlux individuals experience a flux between their romantic and sexual orientations, but it always stays on the aro and ace spectrum. The flux can occur simultaneously or independently of each other. One day, you could experience no romantic and sexual attraction; and the next day, you could experience some romantic and no sexual attraction; and the day after that, you could experience no romantic and some sexual attraction. As the name implies, attraction is always in constant flux and motion. You may see someone and go, "Damn, I wonder if that person's single." You may see that same person at a different time and go, "They have nice eyes, I guess."

Lastly, let's look at AroAceSpike.

Note: I don't know if this is the correct flag.

AroAceSpike individuals generally don't feel any romantic or sexual attraction, but they will occasionally feel a strong romantic or sexual attraction for a brief moment of time. Some will use only this term to describe their sexual orientation while others will use an additional orientation label. They'll use this additional label to describe the type of romantic or sexual attraction they periodically feel. For example, a biromantic AroAceSpike individual will periodically feel romantic attraction towards the opposite and same gender as themselves; whereas, a homosexual AroAceSpike individual will periodically feel sexual attraction towards the same gender as themselves. They may see someone and go, "Oh, they're so pretty. I could just drown in their eyes." A brief moment later, they look at this same person and go, "Oh, never mind. Whatever I felt for them before has gone."

I would like to close this post by saying that I fall solidly under the AroAce term. Never in my life have I experienced sexual or romantic attraction. I have experienced emotional and aesthetic attraction but not necessarily in regards to people. I react to a beautiful painting the same way that I react to someone who has very beautiful eyes. "Ah, that's pretty." And after that brief thought, I simply get on with the rest of my day. As a result, I may not have given the best descriptions or examples of Angled AroAce, Oriented AroAce, AroAceFlux, or AroAceSpike.

If you are AroAce and disagree with any of my definitions or would like to share your own AroAce experiences, please leave a comment in the notes. I just love connecting with all my fellow AroAces out there in the digital realm.

And if you're not AroAce, I'd still like to hear from you. Especially the other folks on the aro and ace spectrum. ❤️

Well, that's all I have for today. Until next time, take care and stay curious.

"Don't touch me so casually. I may not be able to have full control of myself in this state."

MOTHERFUCKING YUU IS GROPING HIM AGAIN EVEN KN OVERBLOT FORM 😭😭😭😭 But it's so sweet that he's concerned about Yuu even in his overblotted state, even if his line's suggestive as fuck for some reason 😭😭😭

isn't it fucked up that people describing their relationships get their language policed; even though it's their relationship? isn't it fucked up that most of those terms are coined by aspecs? i.e.

"my platonic polycule"

"you mean friendgroup?"

"my queerplatonic partner"

"you mean friend?"

"my sexual partner"

"you mean fuck buddy?"

"my squish-"

"your WHAT?"

it's tiring. trying to live in a world as an aspec person and seeing casual aphobia everywhere. you can't get a break. maybe ask if it affects you. are these terms offensive? are you in that relationship? is it your business? if no, shut your mouth

Dont trust any post i make with a yellow background, that means i did it very late at night while feeling uncharacteristically wistful and retrospective

I think about what Sabo feels about Ace often. What would he mourn most? The loss of a Friend, the grief of his brother, or the lack of a chance? How would he feel about someone who he only can see the waves of. Would he revere him? Would eating the fruit feel like a communion?

I dunno 🤷‍♀️

Bonus:

"Sex is natural" of-fucking-course it is, that's how a majority of all 7 bilion people are made. But I'm not INTERESTED in it. I get horny, that doesn't mean I wanna fuck someone, I got my hand for that.

Also why tf are you so interested on who I bone💀 weirdo behavior tbh

those aus where luffy is ten years younger

There's a panel in Akashi's backstory (Q266) that looks like this:

In the tankoubon version, an image of Akashi with his father was added to the background:

It was a nice addition that helped with Akashi Masaomi's character. He made Seijuurou study everything, but at least he was there himself to watch over his son instead of just throwing a mountain of work at Seijuurou and leaving the kid to himself. While he was distant and did not seem to give much thought to Seijuurou's feelings, he did try to spend time for his son despite the workload of a CEO, and I think that made him a little better than how he was depicted earlier.

Also: "Did Masaomi love Shiori?"

I think this question was brought up some time before and the answer was behind this panel. The English translation above said "as though he'd forgotten she had ever existed" - in past perfect tense, giving the impression of "he had already forgotten about her". The Japanese dialogue said "それを忘れようとする" which meant "Masaomi tried to forget Shiori existed". And it's obviously different.

I'd like to believe the reason why Masaomi did that was the fact that an Akashi isn't allowed to show weakness. This is likely something he was taught as a child, as shown when his expectations for Seijuurou wasn't because "you are my son", but because "you are an Akashi". It's a family tradition thing, and Masaomi was another victim to it. He tried to forget about Shiori's death (maybe tried to make his son do it too), as the negative feelings that came with it would get in the way of being the perfect leader he (Seijuurou) had (will have) to be.

I believe he did love her after all. He was in pain just like Seijuurou, and buried that pain by focusing on pushing Seijuurou harder which ended up hurting the kid even more, which was sad for both of them.

KAGAMI’S LAUGH IS THE BEST <3

Kuroko: This is… the world’s famous mouse, Pikachu? Kagami: Why don’t you try it on? Kuroko: Are you having fun with this? Kagami: Of course not! It’s for Nigou’s sake. Kuroko: True, but… How is it? Kagami: PFFT—it… it su… it suits yo—hahahaha! Kuroko: Kagami-kun… Kagami: A yellow Kuroko and smiling— Kuroko: This is a hassle, so I’m not laughing. Pika! Kagami: AHAHAHAHA Kuroko: You’re laughing too much. We need another strategy. Kagami: “Pika pika” HAHAHAHA download from coffeetasty || translation by: violinic