Astrid

I need to talk about Cash Piggott and how important his character is to the asexual community.

I absolutely adore the fact that Cash calls people out on their acephobia and never, ever apologises for who he is. He doesn't think he's broken.

In season one, we see Darren say "you know what, I think there's something really fucking wrong with you, Cash," and Cash immediately, with no hesitation, screams "well fuck you then".

In season two, we see Dusty say that he's being selfish asking Darren to give up sex and he immediately stands up and says "fuck this" because he knows he doesn't have to listen to people making him feel bad about his sexuality.

And when he's talking to his nan about it, Cash says "it's not fair, I would do anything, why does it have to be the one thing I can't change about myself?"

In every single one of these scenes, we never see Heartbreak High blame Cash for his sexuality. We never see him apologise to anyone for not feeling sexual attraction, and we never see him feel guilty about it, or try to change who he is.

CA$H recognises that his sexuality might be difficult for people to accept and understand, but he never lets other people make him feel like he's broken, or flawed. And that's so powerful to see.

Because asexual people are not broken. And we can't be fixed. And we are not being selfish for putting in boundaries.

The first (and hopefully the right one) is that Cash just isn’t all that into it, and that once the honeymoon stage was over he’d rather not do it!

The sad one (because I’m ace myself and scared this would happen to me) is that kissing is just too hard for them because it makes Darren want more and makes Cash feel bad for not giving more..

So I hope it’s the first one hhhhh

like darren isn't just hypersexual. they literally used sex as a way to survive. when they got kicked out of their mom's house, they went to their hookup's place to have sex with him and so they'd have a place to stay. it's a coping mechanism for them. they've likely internalized that sex is something (the only thing) they're good at, and if they can't give that to cash, then maybe he won't want them around anymore.

on the other hand, cash is ace. he's clearly had sex before, likely unwanted while he was still figuring out his asexuality. it's something that's expected of him. and what he has with darren is so good that he doesn't want to ruin it by having sex with darren while also feeling like if he doesn't have sex with darren he's also ruining the relationship.

Endless List of Characters I Love - Ca$h Piggot