id: a banner reading 'solar eclipse week' and 'may 24th - may 30th'. to the right is two circles - the moon covering most of the sun. end id

welcome to solar eclipse week, a week-long event centered around the romantic (or queerplatonic) pairing of heart and mind (from chonny's charming chaos compendium)!

it'll run from may 24th to may 30th. fanfiction and fanart are both allowed.

id: a prompt list. the prompts are listed in the below post. at the top is a banner reading 'solar eclipse week' and 'may 24th - may 30th'. to the right is two circles - the moon covering most of the sun. at the bottom is a symbol of a black heart with a symbol of a white crown inside it. end id

heart and crown icon from iconpacks.net and feen on Flaticon respectively

prompt list!

day 1: [open/closed] sky

day 2: [new/old] photos

day 3: [beautiful/awful] flowers

day 4: [repaired/destroyed] metal

day 5: [sincere/forced] apology

day 6: [forged/broken] promises

day 7: free day!

id: a banner reading 'solar eclipse week' and 'may 24th - may 30th'. to the right is two circles - the moon covering most of the sun. end id

tagging guide!

id: a banner reading 'solar eclipse week' and 'may 24th - may 30th'. to the right is two circles - the moon covering most of the sun. end id

rules & guidelines!

tricky question!

the lgbtqia wiki’s page on queerplatonic relationships says:

A queerplatonic relationship is a partnership which does not fit the "traditional" models of friendships or romantic relationships.[2][3][4] Queerplatonic relationships often have characteristics commonly associated with romantic relationships, such as deep emotional intimacy, prioritization, and commitment,[2][3][4][5] while still defying a "platonic or romantic" categorization.[2] Queerplatonic relationships have a flexible dynamic, and each relationship is tailored to the needs of the individuals involved, with no outside societal expectations or guidelines to follow.[6][7]

the point of queerplatonic relationships is that they necessarily do not have set rules or traits to them; technically, any relationship could be categorized as ‘romantic’, ‘queerplatonic’, or ‘platonic’ depending on the preference and feelings of those involved, however heart and mind are characters and aren’t real so we can’t really ask their opinion on the matter.

thus, we must use a different metric than what we would use in real life aka just asking people’s opinion. for this purpose, i’d agree that “deep emotional intimacy, prioritization, and commitment” are typically important to defining a queerplatonic relationship, and can be used as metrics for portrayal of one.

so what would this look like?

deep (emotional) intimacy: confessing things that are important to them, relying on each other for support, and possibly physical intimacy (being really touchy, cuddling, kissing, etc)

prioritization: the other matters significantly to them and they wouldn’t feel right existing without them. they treat each other as Something Other than a ‘friend’ or an ‘enemy’, a different category of relationship which lends itself to different things, and which is particularly significant to them

commitment: there’s some sort of bond between them, not necessarily spoken, that ties them together. an understanding that they wouldn’t, or couldn’t, leave the other, that the other is ‘it’ for them in some fashion

but like. there isn’t an objective difference between a queerplatonic and a platonic relationship. we won’t be measuring whatever you make with, like, an aromantic thermometer. as long as they don’t look at the camera and go ‘i love being platonic besties with my favorite friend [heart/mind]’* it’s probably fine.

*more seriously there should a sense of the above three things - or, more generally, a deep significant connection that ties them together.**

id: a banner reading 'solar eclipse week' and 'may 24th - may 30th'. to the right is two circles - the moon covering most of the sun. end id

submission!