writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.
tumblr: oh! so heâs gay!
writer: uhâŚno, heâs attracted to women.
tumblr: âŚ.so heâs bi!
writer: uhhâŚnoâŚâŚ.he loves his guy friends but heâs not romantically/sexually attracted to them.
tumblr: âŚ.so youâre homophobic.
writer:
Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.
*AGGRESSIVELY SLAMS REBLOG UNTIL I DIE*
This is literally the reason men are so terrified of being open about loving each other platonically, because they donât want people to assume theyâre gay just because they can be supportive of their fucking friends
















