My partner put their taz;g worms in my brain • Elias • noi / noir • ep: 6 • feel free to spoil stuff to me i know things im just bad at listening to the podcast! • askbox: open • my main is cryptidsteacup! • read my pinned please! • white passing mixed
Ok just to clear something up so there's no confusion for anyone following mcnuggy who saw me on their post abt taz fans who are poc!
i am white passing and mixed!!!! again, i am White passing and mixed! i should have clarified this in my bio before something like this happened but i had no idea that post was going around until literally just now!! Anyways pls be aware that i am mixed and white passing!
[ID: three lineart drawings of Order and Chaos. They're beings with a average body type and nothing on their face aside from eyes. They look the same.
The first image on the left shows Order, their neck outstretched with multiple different pairs of hands leaning into Chaos's space. They look mad. Text above them says, "Do you trust our plan, or three children?"
The second, they have long necks that are wrapped around each other. Their heads are leaning on each other. Order is wearing a top that has slipped off one shoulder and Chaos is wearing a suit. Order's eyes are closed, while Chaos looks wistful.
The third is just Chaos. They wear a child's dress and have the appearance of a child. They are wearing a crown that is too big for their head. They look off to the side sadly. Text next to their head says, "I wish I could believe you." End ID]
My web is still spinning, my web is still spinning, you can't see it yet
[ID: Two images, both drawn digitally. The first is a form for Hieronymous Wiggenstaff's School for Good and Evil. It asks for name, which is "Shiny", program- you have four options- hero, villain, sidekick, or henchperson. Sidekick is circled. It then asks for race- elf-, year- one-, class- druid-, and age, which is 20.
Underneath is an about segment and a plans after graduation segment. The answers are, "A confused college student, fae don't know what faer doing. Constantly on edge and with no plans for the future, it's a wonder fae have made it this far," and "Er... try and find someone to work for? Uh... do commission work? I don't know, man!" respectively. Next to that is a stat segment, with the stats strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom, and charisma. Strength and charisma are the least filled, with wisdom and constitution being the most filled. Intelligence and dexterity are between them.
The second image is a white elf. They have brown hair in an undercut and put up in a bun and blue eyes. They're wearing a white sleeveless shirt, a brown belt, and a mauve skirt. They're looking at the screen curiously. End ID]
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[ID start: a full body digital drawing of Fitzroy Maplecourt from the adventure zone graduation campaign. He is turned to the left of the screen and is leaning on the right side of a dark purple door frame. He looks as if he is talking to someone off-screen and is pointing slightly to the right side of the screen. Fitz is a tanned half elf with a slightly paler vitiligo on the entire right side of his body. On this side his body is covered with a blue lightning strike pattern. His hair is flipped over messily to the left side of his head, and the pale streak in his hair is spread out over his scalp. Fitz is wearing a dark grey t-shirt with a forest design on the front over a striped long sleeve turtleneck. Both shirts are tucked into yellow plaid patterned pants with a black belt, with both legs cuffed at the end. He is also wearing grey socks and dark grey shoes. Fitz is also wearing round glasses, along with two dangling earrings on both ears. There are also two necklaces around his neck, and finally a black ring on his left hand’s middle finger. On the right side of his shirt, there is a small gold lightning bolt pin. Behind Fitz the doorway is a light purple. To Fitz’s right side, snippers, who is a small blue crab with a bowtie, is floating in a puff of magic. At the bottom of the screen, there are three logos reading as follows: the first is “@aronautkeene” followed by a fox with crossed out eyes and two infinity symbols. The last is a star emoji, followed by “WetPapers” and another star emoji. : End ID]
Since I’m p aro on sideblog + community terms are unknown to people outside the community (as well as those inside the community due to the wipeout exclusionism on the website circa 2016-onward) so I figured I’d make a quick post to let people know abt some of the things I’ll be referring to!
Terms
Allo: someone who is not a-spec; used in front of -romantic or -sexual (ex. alloromantic) or used as a descriptor (ex. I cannot believe everyone else here is allo)
A-spec / Aro-spec / Ace-spec: abbreviation for the spectrum; A-spec as an abbreviation for the entire spectrum, aro-spec as an abbreviation for the aro spectrum, and ace-spec as an abbreviation for the ace spectrum
-> a note: can be written as a-spec or aspec, but due to screen readers/ what I’ve seen dyslexic a-spec people discuss, I use a-spec. I am not dyslexic nor use a screen reader, so I cannot comment on this, and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong
Qpr/ qpp: queerplatonic relationship/ quasiplatonic relatonship; queerplatonic partner/ quasiplatonic partner. Qprs do not have a strict set of rules, and as such are hard to describe. They are not romantic nor sexual inherently, though one could be. A qpr can be committed, married, and non-romantic/ non-sexual; they can look like a romantic relationship; they can include sex and sexual elements; they can appear casual; they can be monogamous or polygamous; they can occur at the same time as a romantic relationship. They’re very moldable. They are a relationship that, as it comes from the aro community, is not inherently romantic, but goes above and beyond traditional societal norms for friendship (though, friends can do everything a qpr does and not be in a relationship labeled as other than friends). To get a better understanding of qprs, I’d suggest looking into community resources and finding other posts a-spec blogs have made about them. AUREA, or aromantism.org, defines them as “A committed non-romantic relationship that goes beyond what is the subjective cultural norm for a friendship. Levels of intimacy and/or behaviors between the partners involved often don’t fit the conventional standards set by society. Some QPRs can include sex and elements that are generally considered romantic. In practice every queerplatonic relationship is different. Abbreviated to QPR, and queerplatonic (quasiplatonic) partner to QPP.”
Squish: a catch-all term for non-romantic and non-sexual attraction; commonly mistaken for a crush
-> a note: there are many other words for different types of attraction (plush for queerplatonic attraction, swish for aesthetic attraction, etc) but squish is a catch-all and used most often
Peach Fuzz: a qpr that pretends to be romantic/ dating for any reason
Zucchini: an old term that became uncommon after exclusionism became widespread; another way to refer to your partner in a QPR (ex. This is my zucchini!)
Amatonormitivity: The assumption that everyone is looking for a long-term romantic relationship; the assumption that romance, marriage, ‘partnering off’, etc, is the only path someone would want to follow in their life
Queerplatonic / quasiplatonic: an attraction that is ‘non traditional’ and not romantic or sexual. A hard to define attraction that is different than platonic attraction but not romantic or sexual
Aplatonic: Someone who does not experience platonic attraction; also a spectrum called the aplspectrum; can be used as an identifier (ex. demiplatonic, greyplatonic, etc)
SAM: the split attraction model, which serves to split types of attraction (ex. aroromantic and bisexual as two different terms used at the same time)
Non-SAM aro, ace, etc: commonly used as Non-SAM aro. People who don’t use the split attraction model (ex. only identifying as aro/ terms related to aro and not ace/ allosexual)
Oriented aroace: a term for people who are aroace who experience another type of attraction larger enough to label it (ex. Lesbian aroace, pan aroace, etc)
Angled aroace: a term for people who are on the a-spectrum (grey, demi, akoi, etc) and who experience a type of attraction that is not romantic or sexual, and feels significant enough for them to label it (ex. see above, angled omni aroace, angled gay aroace, etc)
Relationship anarchy: the belief that no relationship is better than another; instead of a pyramid of relationships, they’re all equal. Not specific to the community, but often discussed
Romance/ sex repulsed/ averse: someone who does not want romance/ sexual relationships/ actions taken towards them. This can go from feeling uncomfortable to getting triggered by these actions. One can be romance repulsed and not sex repulsed, or sex repulsed and not romance repulsed, or both
R/s indifferent: someone who does not care one way or the other about romance and/or sexual actions taken towards them. One might be unwilling to do romantic/sexual actions because they don’t care, or, on the other end of the spectrum, might do them anyway even though they do not feel any real want to. On a spectrum and can apply in any combination, like r/s repulsed.
R/s favorable: someone who likes romantic/ sexual actions and wants to do them. Again, on a spectrum, and in any combination, like the two above. They might seek out romantic/ sexual interactions, enjoy them, and want a romantic/ sexual relationship, despite not feeling romantic/ sexual attraction
-> a note: be careful! Sex negative and sex positive are used to refer to whether you support those who are sexual or not (ie. sex workers, those who are in sexual relationships, etc) instead of whether you specifically feel repulsed/ favorable. Don’t mix the terms up, as they mean two different things
Voidpunk: a section of punk morals/ aesthetic not unique to the aro community but coined in it. The practice of rejecting ones humanity and reclaiming their inhumanity, specifically only to be used by groups that people use inhuman against; a way to cope with dehumanization from oppressors. Not specific to the aro community (also used by poc, neurodivergent people, etc, and the intersection of multiple identities that are called ‘inhuman’) but popular inside it
-> let me know if there’s anything you would like me to add/ explain!
Symbols
[ID: an image of two hands, palm up. The right hand is on the left, and the left hand is on the right. They are resting on a dark grey blanket, and there is a light blue rug behind them. On the middle finger of the right hand there is a black ring. On the middle finger of the left hand there is a white, almost transparent, ring. End ID]
Black ring: a symbol of the ace-spec community. Worn on the right hand, middle finger. A way of identification/ pride in public w/o displaying flags
White ring: a symbol of the aro-spec community. Worn on the left hand, middle finger. A way of identification/ pride in public w/o displaying flags
Cake: a symbol commonly used in the ace community, either as a joke (ex. This cake is better than sex!/ Cake will always be better than sex) or as a symbol
Arrow: a symbol commonly used in the aro community, drawing on the way the words ‘arrow’ and ‘aro’ sound the same. Similar themes (archers, bow and arrow, etc) can also be used
Ace card symbol: the ace of a card deck, commonly used as a symbol in the ace community. While the card usage isn’t often discussed, I’ve found sources discussing each meaning; Ace of hearts-> alloace; Ace of spades-> aroace; Ace of diamonds-> the ace spectrum Ace of clubs-> questioning. Draws on ‘ace’ and ‘ace’ word play; also used in jokes (ex. I have an ace up my sleeve/ Aced it!)
Yellow roses: a symbol commonly used in the aro community. Symbolizes friendship, using the symbolism in the yellow rose
Purple/ Green: the colors in the ace / aro flags, respectively
Yellow: the ‘color of friendship’. Commonly connected to yellow roses.
-> a note: there are many more symbols in each community; space ace, frogs for aros, griffins, dragons, etc. I’d suggest looking up symbols and finding some more yourself! These are just some common ones I have seen frequently
That’s all I can think of right now, but if anyone would like me to add on things / explain more my ask box is always open and I am always willing to edit. People in the a-spec community, please feel free to comment/ correct things/ add on things you feel like I’ve missed! While I did not do a list of identities, I did not want to leave out identities that are lesser known/ made fun of. Again, my ask box is open. I linked AUREA (linked to the FAQ) above earlier (linked to the home page), which is a great site for the aro community if anyone would like to know more.