Arospec Zine

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@alumort and I (@purplespaceace) are looking to create a submissions-based arospec blog, for aros to find a community, to support arospec art, and for alloros to learn about aros! We accept questions, asks about writing or talking about your experience, art submissions including pictures, poems, stories, book or song recommendations, basically anything to do with being aro! Although if stories are longer than a few paragraphs, please add the rest under the cut. We will also reblog things, but only add them to our directory, which will be on this pinned post, with permission. Submissions including pictures should include image IDs that are added to the bottom, not using the tumblr ID button.

I am Mod Thomas, and I’m genderfluid and use he/they/she/zi pronouns! I’m demiromantic/aroflux demibisexual, who experiences aesthetic, alterous, and queerplatonic attraction.

here’s a link to the calendar: x

here‘s a link to the list of canon characters; x

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I'm writing a little guide (a dictionary of sorts!) on arospec identities! I probably won't be able to include all of them because our community is so big and diverse, but are there any topics you'd like to see in there, lesser known identities, quotes, etc? I'd also be open to putting a few pages of art or poetry in there!

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For myself: ehhhhh. I use it but not in a very strong way. My lack of attraction is both separate and joint. And I don't label other kinds of attraction besides romantic and sexual. For other: yeah its cool, good for them if its useful. And if they don't use it that's cool too.

(answering the arospec ask of the week: how do you feel about the split attraction model?)

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Arospec ask Sunday: how do you feel about the split attraction model?

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arospec art Wednesday again!

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What is the most underrated form of intimacy?

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It’s Arospec Headcanons Wednesday again! Send in your arospec headcanons and we’ll turn them into icons!

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I enjoy love songs for the music, not the lyrics. I also like the ones I can relate to friendships. I thought they were all artistically exaggerating for a while though, and I'm still getting used to most of them being serious. However, it's very frustrating how few songs I can find that aren't love songs, or reference romance. In some ways, it feels isolating how few "universal" songs I can relate to.

I agree with a lot of that. One of my favorite artists is Taylor Swift so pretending romantic songs are about something else is very familiar to me.

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Arospec asks Sunday:

How do you feel about love songs?

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Arospec asks Sunday:

What would you rather do/have than a romantic relationship?

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[image ID; nine cute illustrations of manta rays, which are identical except for the colors, which are colorpicked from pride flags. The first is colorpicked from the bigender flag. The body is white, the underside is pink, the tail is blue, the face is yellow and its back has purple spots. The second is colorpicked from the alternate aceflux flag. The body is magenta, the underside is gray, the back is white, the tail is purple, and it has two black stripes in the shape of an “L” above its eyes. The third is colorpicked from the aroflux flag. The body is pink, the underside is gray/green, the tail is neon green, the back is pale green, and it has darker pink spots. The fourth is colorpicked from the pangender flag. The body is yellow, the underside is white, the tail is pale pink, and it has darker pink spots. The fifth is colorpicked from the five-color cupio flag. The body is pale red, the tail is gray, the underside is pale pink, the back has a large white splotch with purple in the middle of it. The sixth is colorpicked from the graysexual flag. The body is purple, the tail is gray, the back is gray, and there is a dotted white spot in the middle of it. The seventh is colorpicked from the omni flag. The body is dark purple, the wings are pink, the back is indigo with pink spots, and the tail is pale blue. The eighth is colorpicked from the aromantic flag. The body is light green, the wings are green, from his tail to his face is white, his back is gray, and the tail is black. The ninth is colorpicked from the transmasculine flag. The body is blue, the underside and back is light blue, and the tail is pink. End image ID] Flags from left to right, top to bottom;

Bigender | Aceflux | Aroflux

Pangender | Cupio | Graysexual

Omni | Aro | Transmasc

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[image ID; nine cute drawings of manta rays, all identical except for the colors, which are picked from pride flags. The first is colorpicked from the aromantic asexual flag. The body is white, the fins are yellow and orange, and the tail is blue and dark blue. There are four stripes on its back, in the colors and order of the non-white colors of the aromantic asexual flag—orange, yellow, blue, and dark blue. The second is colorpicked from the genderfluid flag. The body is white, the underside is blue, the tail is pink, and it has spots that are purple outlined with black. The third is colorpicked from the bi flag. The body is magenta, the sides are blue, and the tail is purple. The fourth is colorpicked from the pan flag. The body is pink, the tail and undersides are blue, and it has yellow spots. The fifth is colorpicked from the queerplatonic flag. The body is yellow, the underside is gray, the tail is black, the back is white, and it has pink spots. The sixth is colorpicked from the alterous attraction flag. The body is golden, the tail is pink, the underside is magenta, the tail is pink, and there are three purple-gray stripes down it’s back. The seventh is colorpicked from the abro flag. The body is green, the underside is white, the back is pink and magenta, and the tail is light green. The eighth is colorpicked from the oriented aromantic asexual flag. The body is a very dark blue, a slate stripe down its body, with a white stripe down its back. The tail is turquoise with a white stripe. The last is colorpicked from lithromantic/lithsexual flag. The body is orange, with the red and yellow on the body and a white and black tail. End image ID] Flags from left to right, top to bottom;

Aroace | Genderfluid | Bi

Pan | Queerplatonic | Alterous

Abro | Oriented Aroace | Lithromantic/Lithsexual

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What made you realize you did/didn’t want certain kinds of relationships (tertiary, romantic, none, etc)

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Unfortunately, Alumort is no longer able to be a mod :( meow’s very busy at the moment!

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List of canon arospec characters/media from canon arospec wednesday:

Astralsounds, a webcomic, has an aromantic character named Res;

Muted, a webcomic, has an aromantic character named Silvia;

The Owl House, a cartoon, has an aromantic character named Lilith;

Steven Universe, a cartoon, has an aroace character named Peridot;

Miraculous Ladybug, a cartoon, has an aro character named Alix;

Rock and Riot, a webcomic, has a demiromantic character named Ace, and two aromantic characters named Edd and Dett.

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I hope it's okay that I have a list: res from AstralSounds webcomic is aro, Silvia from Muted webcomic is aro, Lilith from The Owl House is (just got confirmed) aro, and Peridot from Steven Universe is aroace. (these are all canon)

Super cool! I love the Owl House and I didn’t know Lilith was aro!

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alix from miraculous ladybug is canonly aromantic !!

I’ve gotten recommendations for that show from lots of friends, that’s cool!