me, an aroace Rantaro truther:
I just think he's non-partnering, 100% loveless
Ves: HE BASICALLY SAYS IT Fast: HE DOES I dont wanna say that people hcing him as bi or gay or whatever is aroace erasure but like. Idk i dont like it
he could be honorary member of the greater Akamatsu-centric polycule, but like, he's better off in his element, being the big brother to his friends
any of his ships is just better and feels more in character when it's platonic
and it'd be good for him to have friends he doesn't see as little siblings/therefore also feels responsible for & get some that are equals that he can rely on, but that doesn't mean they have to date
Ves: it was solidified for me the first time i saw the nailpainting scene and it just kept going the more i watched
Fast: I've always been upset abt this but i never brought it up here bcs. A lot of people here ship Rantaro w someone
well, those ships? platonic now
Ves: tsumugi says 'you know how to paint nails because you have a girlfriend??' and he says No and she says 'you don't have a girlfriend because you're such a player???' and he says Double No and it's SO funny, she wants him to be marketable so BAD but all romantic and sexual implications slide off him like an aroace duck his greatest sexual fantasy??? doesn't have one, he just wants a sibling figure who he can protect
Fast: I remember he talked abt how he's never been interested in anyone in his ftes And its just like "Wow I'm so glad there's an aroace character :-)" goes to the fandom "what the fuck "
he's got a classic case of people can't deal with attractive person being ace going on
Hina: Is there something wrong with headcanoning him as not aroace?/gen Ves: i wouldn't say there's something wrong but so many people just completely ignore all of The Words That He Says With His Mouth and headcanon him as a FUCKING PLAYBOY and it's so insanely frustrating. if you use ~ at the end of his dialogue you owe me 20$ he is, at the very least, disinterested in sex and romance. so i'd say not reading him as some kind of a-spec is upsetting, even if you do ship him
Mauri: demi rantaro GOOD aroace rantaro GOOD gray-aroace rantaro GOOD
I don't want to gatekeep, but, I'd be happier if more people kept it in mind, maybe make him an oriented aroace, or put those ships in relationship anarchy in some way
Mauri: reject amatonormativity embrace avocado man
oh yeah, gray-aroace is a excuse for shipping I would accept too, just acknowledge canon and work around it, don't act like he doesn't have the coding at all






























