#a-spec

I’m coping <2

Now with single image version (below the cut) and fanart by @drowninnoodles

hear me out.

because garlic breath is not nice for other people in close range and to many (many being only a-specs whom of which are repulsed by it) think kissing is yucky and… and garlic breath would stop people from kissing you

guys hold on now hold on i think i have something brewing

The A Stands For A-Spec

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This is an updated/revised verison of my "The A Stands for Aro-Ace" post I made over a year ago! That original post sort of blew up on here, which I did not expect at all!

I decided to create an updated version, including more information I didn't get to previously, as well as change it to "The A Stands For A-Spec."

I received a bit of criticism and realized that, while I clarified in the original that aro and ace are NOT the same, the name of the original project could easily lead people to think that's what I was saying.

So I wanted to make it extra clear that they are NOT the same :)

if you see a female character kiss a female character, you assume they are a lesbian.

if you hear a character say they don't feel like their gender, you assume they are trans.

so why do a-spec characters have to jump through so many loops?

a character saying they've never had a crush or don't want a relationship or that they don't understand romantic love is so often ignored or used as fodder for other queer or autistic headcanons (reinforcing stereotypes that aroace people are secretly gay or always autistic)

why is it that our stories are always "up to interpretation"? why do we have to wait for the words aromantic or asexual to be said to be taken seriously? why is it that even when characters say they don't want relationships, fans will scream and cry about sex/romance favourable aspecs and qprs?

when it comes to gay and trans characters, even the likes of bisexual lighting is often treated as though it canonises their sexuality. for aroace characters, even the most explicit coding possible is swept under the rug in favour of other "interpretations"

It's official! We got the state of Kansas to formally recognize Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week this year!