Shout-out to aromantic people whose lives are so fucking busy that they periodically forget what day of the week it is. today is Wednesday, June 5th. Happy Aromantic Visibility Day.
Headcanon is that saiki's shapeshifting doesn't have any in-between states. He's just focusing on turning into a cat for 2 hours and then *pop* he's a cat now.
Headcanon ACCEPTED. It’s actually canon to me now. I don’t think we ever see Saiki in an “in between” state when shapeshifting, anyways, so i always figured this pretty much is what happens.
[ID: A shot of Reigen from Mob Psycho 100 smiling. Pasted over the bottom half of the shot is a tumblr post from hatingongodot that reads “I love lying to kids. It’s so fun. My coworker's brother said he speaks 2 languages and I said I spoke 17,000 and he narrowed his eyes at me and was like "... no you don't" and it was the cutest thing. The last time I saw him I told him I was a "half-magician" that can only do 50% of a trick, and I showed him how I can tear a piece of paper in two but can't make it come back together, and he got soooo annoyed with me. Absolutely adorable. Lying to children is the best.” End ID]
"Stuck in the timeloop as a punishment" is cool and all, but stuck in the timeloop voluntarily though? Oh, brother. Stuck in the timeloop cause you just can't move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know that it's not real and whatever should've happen already did. Stuck in the timeloop even if doesn't makes you happy. You just can't bear the thought of not being able to see them ever again. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know you should move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know they would want you to move on.
Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100): Fanon asexual ("But does love always has to come with sexual desires?" canon quote), famous dude, almost a Tumblr Sexyman, internet's s3x icon.
Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit): Fanon asexual, won one asexual tournament, famous woman and recognised as the animation s3x symbol.
[ID: Cropped image from a panel of the manga Mob Psycho 100. The character Reigen is speaking, but his speech bubble is cropped so it looks like he is saying "Having a crush always related to sex? I don't really wanna talk to you"] [END ID]
This is a very self-indulgent post, but it's his birthday today and I wanted to compile all the things about Reigen that make me see him as a fellow ace.
Please don't take this list too seriously! None of these are This Is Canon signs and some of them are just jokes. Also, it's pretty hard to find evidence of asexuality barring a character explicitly saying "hey i never feel sexual attraction" so bear with ne here.
1. That Scene With Dimple
Yeah, we all know the scene.
"But does love always have to come with sexual desires?" -Reigen Arataka
This is what almost asexual person asks at some point. It's just such an asexual quote. Society often conflates the two things as inherently hand-in-hand, but that's not true for everyone!
2. He never shows attraction to anyone
Now of course, the story is not primarily focused on him, and he's usually with Mob so he probably wouldn't be flirting in front of him. But there aren't even MOMENTS of him showing a smidge of attraction to other people, even when we see his life without Mob's presence. It really stands out in comparison to other goofy mentor figures in manga/anime who are commonly portrayed as hopeless flirts.
3. He's never been in a relationship before
When asked about his past romantic experiences in the official fanbook, he pretends he's had plenty of passionate romances and then describes a scene from Titanic before saying "Marriage is one of the countless types of lifestyles you can choose. It's best if everyone does whatever they want." So basically, despite being 29 years old at the time of the fanbook, he has had no significant romantic experiences and doesn't see himself getting married. (Even if he might be interested, as I'll explain in the next point.)
This is not exclusive to asexuality of course but it's a very common sentiment for ace people imo
4. He doesn't think he can be in a relationship
In Confession Arc, he has no idea how to ask someone out and has to cheat while giving advice to Mob. He also tells Serizawa afterward that if anyone saw him for who he really was, they'd turn him down right away.
But then, at least in the manga, he says that he hopes he can be in a relationship where he and his partner "can exist without distorting each other". So I think he does want to be in a relationship, he's just way too insecure about himself for many, many reasons.
I like to think one of these reasons is because he is asexual. It's a struggle for allo aces to find someone whose sexual preferences are compatible with ours, and yet it remains important to maintain our boundaries (aka not distort ourselves).
5. His anime outfit has ace flag colors
I mean. Gray, white, pink purple...
6. His reaction to a porn virus
Look at the face of this poor asexual man who spent an entire night trying and failing to get rid of a porn virus...
"Stuck in the timeloop as a punishment" is cool and all, but stuck in the timeloop voluntarily though? Oh, brother. Stuck in the timeloop cause you just can't move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know that it's not real and whatever should've happen already did. Stuck in the timeloop even if doesn't makes you happy. You just can't bear the thought of not being able to see them ever again. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know you should move on. Stuck in the timeloop even if you know they would want you to move on.
But maybe just a little while longer.
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