#arospectrum

[PT: Hello!] This is a blog dedicated to all the variety of experiences by all those on the A-Spectrum! (This includes people from the deepest extremes of the Asexual and Aromantic spectrums to those who are extremely Allo [people who experience sexual or romantic attractions], and then also those who are Anattractional [those who experience little to no attraction of any form], Aplatonic [those who experience little to no platonic attraction], Analterous [those who experience little to no alterous attraction], Aqueerplatonic [those who experience little to no queerplatonic attraction], Anaesthetic [those who experience little to no aesthetic attraction], Asensual [those who experience little to no sensual attraction], and Afamilial [those who experience little to no familial attraction]!). My stance is that if you fall anywhere on the A-Spectrum, you are welcome here.

This blog is inspired by blogs such as @this-is-trans-joy @trans-masc-culture-is @this-is-transandrophobia @this-is-trans-solidarity @this-is-trans-misogyny @this-is-antixeninity @thisisexorsexism @this-is-nonbinary-joy

I do apologize that most of these are FtM/Transmasc/Transman related, as the mod is transmasc!

Profile picture is split into fifths, with--from top to bottom--a dull lime green, light yellow ochre, a light cream, a dull cornflower blue, and a dark purple. In the middle of the cream stripe, there is a small, black compass rose. The header image is a white compass rose in the center while the background is divided into four colors; counterclockwise from top-left, they are black, green, gray, and purple.

I should introduce who the mod is: Hello! I am Verich (vˈɛrɪk) [I do go by V, Veri, and Ver as well], and I use he/him/his/xe/xem/xyr pronouns! I am gay aroace in simple terms, but more specifically almond-desinoromantic and aceflux! I am transmasc and boyflux as well. My main blog is @snowstormtrain so if you recognize me, that's why! I am autistic, so I don't always understand tone. So tone tags are heavily appreciated!

Anyway, if you have anything to put relating to your experiences as someone on any of the a-spectrums, please put them in the asks. box! If you are allo, this place is technically for you, but people generally don't attack allospec just for existing and being allo.

Please do not submit an ask just to be hateful! If you are intending to be hateful towards any part of the LGBTQIA+ community, do not send it. This is not a place to be hateful, but people can vent about their experiences with hate.

DO NOT INTERACT IF: Fascist, pedo, groomer, racist, rapist, anti-queer, sexist, MAGAt, TERF, ableist, or a defender of any of those things.

Tagging system for ease of navigation:

#A-Spec Answers <- This is for answering anything put in the asks box!

#v talks <- If I'm simply talking and it isn't an ask, I'll put this tag.

#IMPORTANT <- If something important happens (relating to the A-spec community or not, I do not care.)

#v reblogs <- If I reblog something, I'll tag it with this. The V Talks tag is also applicable

I am only one individual, so please be patient with your asks. If you have any additional information, do not hesitate to reach out! Your information will help me make this space better for those that need it.

but i can only just watch.

the thing is, i don't know what the fuck romance is. i don't know it the way others do, don't know a version of it i can and am willing to stomach again. i don't know how to want it. i don't know how not to, either.

but i know other things.

i know that i bring an extra hair tie on my wrist everyday, just in case someone needs it.

i know that i'm good at remembering the things people want. i know that i'm good at being sincere and worse at pretending i don't care.

i know i would leave class to accompany someone when i know they need me. i know i would drop what i'm doing if someone called for my help.

i know that i have coaxed a smile out of people who haven't told me why it was so hard to. i know that if i got rich the first thing i'd do is get everything my friends could ever want and more. i know that even if i don't find the romance that surrounds me i will find love in my heart and feel it in my skin when i hug my friends. i am not broken. i am not broken. i am not broken.

it's a lonely feeling to not crave romance. but with every passing day, my own company gets more bearable, pleasant on good days.

what the fuck is romance, my brain still sometimes screams.

If you are going to use my flags and terms for something, I ask you to mention me as the author.

Если вы собираетесь использовать мои флаги и термины для чего-то, то попрошу вас упоминуть меня как авторикс.

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AROMINOR

— A label for those who have minor romantic attraction and/or minor interest in the romantic concept/etc. This could also be ignoring, disinterest, etc.

Can be combined with other orientations, or used as a standalone term.

АРОМИНОР

— Ярлык для тех, кто испытывает незначительне романтическое влечение и / или незначительный интерес к романтической концепции/тп. Это так же может быть как, игнорирование, не заинтересованность и т.п

Можно комбинировать с другими оринтациями, или использовать как самостоятельный термин.

For those that don't know: while asexuality is a sexual orientation, aromanticism is a romantic orientation, and the two don’t necessarily correlate. Someone may be asexual but not aromantic, or vice versa, or they may be on both spectrums.