Aromantic writing prompts

Prompts for all your aro needs

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FAQ

What is this blog?

It’s a blog to share writing prompts centered around aromanticism! Aromanticism is being talked about more, but there is still a lack of stories about aromantic experiences. I hope this blog might help inspire some writers who want to talk about aromanticism but are down on ideas.

Prompts on this blog may include any of the following:

Prompts about aromanticism in general, or specific identities/subgroups within the community;

Prompts that don’t openly specify an identity, but deal with experiences common in the aro community such as being confused or off putted by romance, or experiencing strong platonic feelings;

Prompts about non-romantic relationships (queerplatonic, sexual, and so on);

Prompts about aromantic people in romantic relationships;

Prompts about dealing with arophobia or amatonormativity;

Prompts that twist known romance-focused tropes around into a less conventional reading.

If you want to look for specific prompts, take a look at the tags page to search for posts within specific categories.

How many prompts do you post in a day?

The prompts run on a queue. At present time, I post one prompt a day since I’m only one person. However, if there was a steady stream of submissions, I may increase the amount of posts per day.

Can I submit a prompt?

Of course, and I encourage it! Use the ask function to send prompts in. Please take a look at the submission guidelines first. Your prompt will be put on a queue, so it may take a few days for you to see it on the blog.

Do I have to credit you to use a prompt?

If you want, but it’s not necessary.

Do you accept prompts requests?

Sorry but no. Maybe in the future or in special occasions, but I don’t really have the time and energy for it.

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Your aromantic character explains what aromanticism is to their younger sibling, who is still a child. The sibling is now confused about words and wonders why do so many candles not get crushes on others.

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"I don't want to call you my zucchini. I hate zucchini."

"Alright, what do you want me to be?"

"My onion rings?"

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Your closeted trans aromantic character hates being asked out. They're not sure whether the distress they feel when it happened has more to do with their romance repulsion or with knowing the other person probably read them as the wrong gender.

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Arospec character lives longingly for their unrequited love for another character. But when said character reveals they actually do rather like them and want to go out, arospec is going to learn very quickly that a love they'll never have to act on WAS the fantasy for them.

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Aro parent has an alloromantic child that is going through puberty and starting to feel romantic attractions. Aro parent is trying their best to explain and be supportive of their kid, but it's a little awkward about it. Hijinks issues

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Loveless Aro hero being the hero of the story VS Empathetic Villian

(I am tired of seeing "the power of love" being soley used to the "good" side, love is also capable of horrible things in the name of it (helen the troy for example), at the same time is not a flaw not to feel love, doesn't make you not able to tell good or bad apart)

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Aromantic twist in the "fake relationship" trope where the pair (besides the lack of attraction) also keep finding out more and more flaws on why they WOULDN'T work together, someone pointing out their flaws actually brings them to try and be better, not for the other but for themselves

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They've hanging around a lot nowsdays, it was fun to have someone else to talk about for once and not be judged by.

"You know, we've been together a lot for quite some time and I need to be honest to you..."

Oh

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"I don't really see you that way, I really rather us to remain friends"

They finally let out the biggest sigh of relief they didn't knew they've been holding.

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Prompt: Two aro characters stuck in a romcom that wants them to get together. They have to avoid accidentally falling on top of each other, getting locked in closets, and other cliche romance plot devices.

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To add to that prompt: Soulmate AU where soulmates can be platonic, but it's been amatonormatized and Character A, who doesn't yet realize they're aro, secretly dreads finding their soulmate.

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"You're never going to get a date like this"

"That's the plan, the plan is working, don't mess with the plan"

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a love story, but the narrator is aro/arospec

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aro twist on the whole "being immortal until you fall in love/meet your soulmate" trope, which implies that you either get an eternal life of misery or a brief life of joy, where aros are the ones that get an eternal life of joy!

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"I'm a romance favorable quoiromantic. Basically, I'm a WTFromantic, but also a FTWromantic."

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This blog makes me feel seen so thank you for that ❤

I'm glad!

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Prompt: Soulmates but Platonic

In a way like: It was always my destine to be your best friend, to be a person that is always understand you the best

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