i think the core of why aroace grace is so important to me is because so many aroace people are deemed “less than human” for lacking something categorized as “inherently human,” or ostracized for straying from the expectations of an amatonormative society. but grace basically goes fuck (well, fudge) all of that my best friend is an alien and i’m going to live out a beautiful and fulfilling life in a terrarium on his alien planet and eat cannibalism burgers for the rest of my life and it’s going to be so completely worth it because i don’t need a partner or a dog to make my life meaningful and i don’t have to adhere to anyone’s expectations anymore. i think part of why his relationship with rocky is so special to him is that it’s his first taste of how it really feels to be put first, to be truly valued without any expectations of romance, or anything for that matter. yes he loved earth, yes he had meaningful relationships with his students and friends, but on erid with rocky was the first time the constant pressure of an alloromantic society was totally gone. and he proves that you can live a completely bizarre life that most people would be utterly baffled by and be perfectly happy. you can never get married and your kids can be pebbles and your roommates can be robots and literally no one can do anything about it.
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