#attraction types

the agapiic attraction system, originating from the ancient greek word “agape” [ἀγάπη], is a set of terms intended to describe attraction between spiritine/spiric-aligned individuals. due to the nature of SPXIN identities, these types of attraction may feel more spiritual, divine, or sacred compared to other experiences.

the following terms are meant to be modifiers for pre-existing terms describing attraction, so aren’t necessary completely separate experiences. these terms aren’t limited to a certain orientation, but more focus on the type of attraction itself. this post will be updated with links to flags when they are made! :)

🌠↦ eroagapiic:

sexual attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or sexual attraction between spiirets.

named after Eros, the greek god of love and sex, and the word for passionate love.

🌠↦ antagapiic:

romantic attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or romantic attraction between spiirets.

named after Anteros, the greek god of requited love.

🌠↦ pothagapiic:

sensual attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or sensual attraction between spiirets.

named after Pothos, the greek god of yearning and desire.

🌠↦ philagapiic:

platonic attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or platonic attraction between spiirets.

named after philia, the greek word for friendship.

🌠↦ euphagapiic:

emotional attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or emotional attraction between spiirets.

named after Euphrosyne, the greek goddess of mirth, joy, and good cheer.

🌠↦ hedylagapiic:

alterous attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or alterous attraction between spiirets.

named after Hedylogos, the greek god of flattery.

🌠↦ peithagapiic:

queerplatonic attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or queerplatonic attraction between spiirets.

named after Peitho, the greek goddess of charming speech.

🌠↦ storagapiic:

familial attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or familial attraction between spiirets.

named after storge, the greek word for familial love.

🌠↦ laragapiic:

tutelary attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or tutelary attraction between spiirets.

named after the Lares, roman guardian deities.

🌠↦ soteragapic:

cedural attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or cedural attraction between spiirets.

named after Soteria, the greek goddess of safety, & common epithet for other gods.

🌠↦ xenagapiic:

social attraction that feels inherently spiritual, or social attraction between spiirets.

named after xenia, the greek word for hospitality, & common epithet for other gods.

tags: @radiomogai @goregender @spiritine-archive @liom-archive @transhaunting

※ A form of Alteraffectis attraction that describes the way a mythical creature feels about the person who seeks and/or discovers them.

※ Etymology: myth + affectis

※ Notes: Very self-indulgently made two flags, the left is intended for mythical creatures with a more celestial/ethereal theme, the right for nature-aligned creatures.

Tentatively tagging @alteraffectis and @radiomogai

⊂⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⊃/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\⊂⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⊃ Image ID 1: a horizontal 7 striped flag. the colors are various shades of blue, starting out dark and getting lighter towards the center. The center stripe is an off-white with a blueish hue. In the middle there's a near black circle with a pale blue diamond shaped outline on the middle, inside it is the alchemic symbol for bismuth, the same pale blue.

I love looking at people.

To me it sounds the most like aesthetic attraction.

From the lgbtqia wiki: "You can essentially find someone aesthetically pleasing or attractive while feeling something separate that doesn't involve them physically."

If that doesn't feel right, you can also try looking into tertiary attraction (as an umbrella term that includes aesthetic attraction). Though if you still like specifics, there's...

[pt: Aemuloime /end pt]

[ids: 2 rectangular flags with 5 equally-sized vertical lines, and a thick line on the left and right. colors in this order from left to right: dark green, grey-green, greyish-green, light green, pale blue-green, light blue, greyish-blue, grey-blue, dark blue. in the center of the first flag is a dark green-to-dark blue copy symbol outlined in pale blue-green. /end ids]

Aemuloime Attraction: a type of attraction characterized by copying, imitation, & mimicry. this could be copying, imitating, or mimicking others, and/or wanting to be copied, imitated, or mimicked, for entertainment, as a form of flattery and/or affection, wanting to “be” someone/wanting someone to “be” you, etc. made with alterhumans/nonhumans in mind, as well as neurodivergent individuals, but not exclusive.

this attraction may be felt entwined with or at the same time as Amoinvidian (link), Envious (link), & Offis (link) attraction, but doesn’t have to be.

Aemuloime terminology can be decided by the user! but here’s some terminology we came up with:

aemush or aemulush; who one has aemuloime feelings for

aemu or aemupar; one in an aemuloime relationship

imitaem; the one being copied, imitated, or mimicked in the relationship

effiloime; the one copying, imitating, or mimicking in the relationship

aemuship or consoime; an aemuloime relationship

aemulity or aemuloimity; one’s aemuloime orientation

[ids: a transparent image, a dark grey copy symbol outlined in pale grey, a transparent image. /end ids]

Etymology: “aemulo” latin for emulate, imitate, be envious, & copy, “ime” meaning deriving from

for cam!

@radiomogai , @thecoffeecrew404 , @tertiary-attraction-archive

Felaffectis

(AKA cat-like attraction)

A form of alteraffectis attraction where you experience attraction in a similar way or the same way as a cat, or express it in the same way (ex: happy purring, cuddling with someone, etc).

Now obviously people can't literally purr and don't have fur. But the term is for people who view themselves as having cat-like mannerisms, or catkin/cat nonhumans.

Name comes from “feline” + “affectis”.

A form of Alteraffectis attraction that describes how a Bigger Bodies experiment feels towards a Playtime Co. scientist. Can also describe the way a Playtime Co. scientist feels towards a Bigger Bodies experiment.

Tagging @alteraffectis !!! Coined by HostfulChaos !!!

[pt: post rubor queerplatonic flag ! end pt.]

[id: a flag with seven stripes: pink, grey-pink, yellow, yellow-pink, a gradient from grey to black. end id.]