#please be normal

Sex Repulsion is not the same thing as, or an excuse for, Sex Negativity

non-negotiable!

I am a sex-repulsed asexual. This means that I am uncomfortable and repulsed by the idea of engaging in sexual acts. This does not mean that I have an excuse to be repulsed by other people's sexual attraction or the right to police how other people engage in or express sexual acts or attraction.

Young queer people need to learn the difference between sex repulsion and sex negativity, and actively work to unlearn sex-negative attitudes. Asexuality, even sex-repulsed asexuality, is and should be fully compatible with sex positivity.

Honestly, seeing these kinds of questions even being asked is… exhausting. They’re invasive, they’re entitlement wrapped as “curiosity,” and they put actors in a position they should never have to navigate publicly. Jacob handled it incredibly well — but he shouldn’t have had to.

What gets me is how quickly people forget the basics:

No one owes their sexuality to the internet. Not actors, not creators, not anyone.

We don’t interrogate straight actors when they play queer roles or vice versa. We didn’t demand Matt Bomer, Noah Reid, or countless others to justify anything when they crossed orientation lines in their casting. And honestly — have we learned nothing from the Kit Connor situation?

It’s especially ironic because the LGBTQ+ community has fought for decades for the right to choose if, when, and how you share your identity. That includes choosing not to. That includes privacy. That includes not labeling yourself for strangers who think they’re owed something.

We can’t preach “don’t force people to come out” and then turn around and demand real-life personal disclosures from actors simply because we’re attached to their characters.

Just appreciate the performance. Appreciate the story. Enjoy Shane and Ilya for who they are without dragging the real people into parasocial expectations. And maybe take a breath — the entire story is literally about closeted athletes terrified of being outed. Are we missing the point?

Talent doesn’t equal access. Admiration doesn’t equal entitlement.

HELLLOOOOO FELLOW IRON LUNGERS… as a treat and an excuse to procrastinate, I am opening fic requests for iron lung + will be writing one-shots! I know what it’s like to want something super specific to scratch an itch and being unable to find a fic that does it, so I wanna pay that karma forward 😛😛😛 this fandom so good I wanna cook for you guys! they can be anonymous requests as well!

small stipulations—there are some things I will NOT write—

PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST ANYTHING THAT INCLUDES EXTREMELY FUCKED UP STUFF—I know this is the blood movie, but use your judgment please and thank you.

NSFW requests are fine—but again, use your judgment lol.

I’m queer, but I am also a cis woman and I am probably not the person to go to for m/m or fics featuring non-cis interpretations of the characters and story!!! I love u my trans and muhluhmuh oomfies and the wonderful queer interpretations of Iron Lung, but I do not trust myself enough to do it justice, especially for reader-inserts or interpretations of characters as trans. I WILL HOWEVER DIRECT U TO SOME AWESOME MLM AND TRANS IRON LUNG WRITERS THOUGH!!!!

I’m also probably not going to write any ships other than reader-inserts or simon/ava just because that is mostly what I know and can do well and I don’t wanna butcher any other dynamics

I literally know almost nothing about Markiplier and his lore, so references specific to that will go over my head lmfao please keep that in mind.

Crossovers and aus are welcome but AGAIN PLEASE BE NORMAL AND IF IT IS VERY SPECIFIC MEDIA REFERENCES I PROBABLY WON’T GET THEM

all this to say… have at ‘er. In the meanwhile, you can find my other works on my ao3!

love youuuuu

xoxo Leviathans <333

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