A Headcanon Blog

if you have time, please watch the japanese drama 恋せぬふたり (koisenu futari; the two people who can’t fall in love) which focuses on two aroace characters

Sakuko finds it difficult to live in a society which operates under the assumption that people will fall in love with each other. She meets supermarket employee Takahashi when she goes to support a "fall-in-love" campaign by her junior at work. She is startled when she hears him say that there are people who don't fall in love. As Sakuko's mother keeps hurrying her to get married, she decides to move out and rent an apartment with her friend but her friend backs out at the last minute after reconciling with her ex-boyfriend. Just when Sakuko is about to give up, she ends up living with Takahashi under one roof because of their similar values towards romance.

Here’s a collection of our aromantic space products on Zazzle:

Aromantic Space Pin

Aromantic Space Magnet

Set of Aromantic Space Stickers

So I think ASAW has had the same fandom challenge for the past few years, and so it seems like interest in participating has dulled a bit. So I wanted to get some new prompts out there! These are based on the AAWFC prompts I posted, but they’re new for ASAW!

Asexual Awareness Week 2017 is February 18 - 24!

Responses can be canon, headcanon, a simple statement, fanfic, fanart, aesthetic/moodboards, photomanips, playlists, meta, analysis, gifsets, quotes, etc.! Any kind of fan produced content that you believe fits within these prompts is welcome! Let’s generate as much content as we can!

As always the tag is “#ASAWFC”.

Sun 18th, Day 1: Post about canon and headcanoned aromantic/spectrum characters in books and comics.

Mon 19th, Day 2: Post about canon and headcanoned aromantic/spectrum characters in shows and movies.

Tues 20th, Day 3: Post about canon and headcanoned aromantic/spectrum characters in games and any other media not mentioned in the previous days.

Wed 21st, Day 4: Post about how a canon aromantic/spectrum character came out or how you believe a headcanoned aromantic/spectrum character would come out. Or post about them not coming out and why they haven’t.

Thurs 22nd, Day 5: Post about how a canon aromantic/spectrum character shows their pride or how you think a headcanoned asexual/spectrum character shows their pride. What kind of merch would they wear/display, would they go to pride, would they talk about being aro/spec, etc.?

Fri 23rd, Day 6: AU day! Post about what canon/headcanoned aromantic/spectrum characters from different fandoms that you would like to see meet. What would their meeting would be like, why would you like to see them meet, what sort of relationship do you think they’d have, etc.?

Sat 24th, Day 7: Post about aromantic representation in general. What does it mean to see aromantic/spectrum characters in the media you consume? Why is it important to you to see aromantic/spectrum characters in the media you consume? What sort of stories/plotlines would you like to see about aromantic/spectrum characters? What genre do you really want to see aromantic/spectrum characters in? How would you like to see aromantic/spectrum people represented? What sort of relationships would you really love to see aromantic/spectrum people in and navigating?

you don’t need a romantic relationship to be happy 

you don’t need to have something that approximates a romantic relationship to be happy

someone being attracted to you romantically doesn’t mean that you have to reciprocate

or “meet them halfway”

or force yourself to accept romance because you feel like you should and you’ll just get used to it

(you probably won’t just get used to it) 

((I mean you might and if you do that’s great for you but don’t force yourself to be uncomfortable because you feel like you should get used to it))

not everyone needs or wants a qpp 

not needing or wanting any sort of partner is okay

don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

especially someone who wants to be your partner

there’s nothing wrong with being aromantic

Ace Toronto is happy to announce that we will be hosting an Asexual (Un)Conference for ace community members and allies.

Location: Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould St., Toronto, ON) Date/Time: Saturday, January 21, 2017  10am-6:30pm; 9:30am check-in (with a post conference social)

Who is this conference for?: This conference is for people who are on the ace and/or aromantic spectrums or questioning whether they might be, and for their friends, partners, and family.

What is this conference about?:The goal of this conference is to create a space for more in-depth conversations among ace and/or arospec community members.

What is an (Un)Conference?: This conference will include set programming in the morning (e.g., workshops, panels, etc.) and an “unconference” format in the afternoon where programming is decided day-of.

For more information:

Conference details

Registration form

Call for programming proposals

Fundraising page (please help us out!) [url now fixed]

If you have any questions about the conference please e-mail us ([email protected]). We hope to see many of you there! @ace-toronto

Official Hashtag: #atuc2017 (for “Ace Toronto (Un)Conference 2017″)

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I thought I might as well try to list off a few of them for A-Spec Awareness Week. This isnt all of them - just the ones that I can recall on the spot.

Lapis Lazuli from ‘Steven Universe’ is an asexual lesbian

Peridot from ‘Steven Universe’ is demisexual

Stevonnie from ‘Steven Universe’ is aromantic asexual

Prince/General Iroh II from ‘Legend of Korra’ is aromantic asexual

Firelord Izumi from ‘Legend of Korra’ is biromantic and demisexual

Bumi II from ‘Legend of Korra’ is grey-aromantic and asexual

Kya II from ‘Legend of Korra’ is a grey-aromantic lesbian

Jinora from ‘Legend of Korra’ is heteroromantic grey-asexual

Prince/Firelord Zuko from ‘Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra’ is biromantic asexual

Avatar Wan from ‘Legend of Korra’ is aromantic asexual

Merida from ‘Brave’ is demi-romantic demisexual

Jack Frost from ‘Rise of the Guardians’ is biromantic asexual

Tadashi Hamada from ‘Big Hero 6′ is/was (sorry) aromantic asexual

Yusei Fudo from ‘Yugioh 5D’s’ is romantic asexual

Merlin from ‘BBC Merlin’ is biromantic asexual

Prince/King Arthur from ‘BBC Merlin’ is demi-romantic demisexual

Morgana from ‘BBC Merlin’ is aromantic bisexual

Luna Lovegood from ‘Harry Potter’ is grey-aromantic asexual

Neville Longbottom from ‘Harry Potter’ is biromantic asexual

       | headcanon asexuals

ignoring the fact that this is literally something out of some kind of dystopian novel, in the interests of safety i’ve emptied out my face tag and may temporarily deactivate or password protect this blog.

(verb) to reevaluate or reinterpret a work with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, by applying queer theory 

(examples: writing fanfiction or creating fanart with LGBTQ aspects, interpreting history through a queer lens, critical queer analysis of canonically cishet fandoms) 

Here’s to all the aros who hate their orientation. You have a community ready to help you if you need it.

Here’s to all the aros who don’t know where on the spectrum they fit. You don’t have to know everything about yourself right now; sometimes it takes time.

Here’s to all the aros who can’t come out. You will make through this and someday you will find a place where you are accepted for who you are.

Here’s to all the aros who don’t want to come out. You are still valid and coming out cannot be forced upon you.

Here’s to all the aros who get called ‘a waste’. Your body is not an object to be used, so it cannot be wasted.

Here’s to all the aros who are told they are ‘too young’. You know who you are as well as any straight kid.

Here’s to all the demiromantics who are told that their faking it for attention. You are honest and truthful and it is not anyone else’s place to tell you who you are.

Here’s to all the gray-aros who are told that their orientation is 'really just straight’. Your orientation is real and you know who you are better than any other person.

Here’s to all the aros who are zedsexual. You are wonderful and you love deeply, no matter what arophobes say.