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A Jimmy Hall/Hugo Punch X Reader Fiction https://archiveofourown.org/works/30026505
Hello! My name is Miss/Madame Wicked! I have created a Jimmy Hall/Hugo Punch X Reader story series on Archieve. If you’d like to give it a read, I would appreciate it! I try to post at least once a week to get the story going :)
Wait what????
THE TEA.. WHO HAS IT?!?
Changing Labels
Alright, so we all know that people can change orientations and genders. Gays can find out they’re bi, bigenders can find out they’re agender, anyone can find out they’re ace, so forth so on. I could imagine that the problem with that comes with telling everyone else if you’ve already come out. The first time was probably hard enough, but to come back and change it after already putting it all out there? That’s probably embarrassing, nerve-wracking, and discouraging amongst other feelings. You might feel like people aren’t gonna take you seriously anymore, if they ever did, or that they won’t accommodate you, say if you want a new set of pronouns now, or that they’ll catch an attitude with you, or that perhaps they might reject you (especially in the case of having a s/o).
But you know what? Oh well. If you change and you want to come out, you come out. You’re doing it for you, nobody else, and people should respect that. Of course there’s a chance not everyone will, but you shouldn’t let that stop you from doing it anyway. You shouldn’t just repress who you are because of how someone else might feel about it. If they give you crap then you probably don’t need them in your life anyway. At least at that point you’ll know who to put your energy into.
So always always remember that it is OKAY to change and it’s OKAY to be open with it too. People just have to deal, because they can’t do anything about it anyway 😏
I needed this badly.. thank you <3.
the owner of this blog will be taking a break from posting on it for mental health reasons. don’t worry, i will definitely come back. but in the meantime, i thought i’d give you some homework
If you’re polysexual/polyromantic,
what prompted you to id as ply over bi/pan/lesbian/gay/straight/etc?
do you use any other lgbtq+ labels? how do your identities intersect?
did you use to identify as something different? what’s the story there?
how do you feel about the lgbtq+ community? has it treated you well?
attach a picture of yourself if you feel like it (picrews definitely count)!
i love you all 💖💚💙
Oooh this sounds fun! Okay:
I identified as straight for most of my life because no matter how much questioning (years worth of it) I did, no other label seemed to fit me and I knew I liked men at least. When I finally found polysexual after another intense period of questioning, I finally felt that catharsis people talk about when they find the label that “clicks.” Even though I know now that bi doesn’t necessarily mean only attracted to men and women, lots of people still see it that way, or include attraction to GNC and non-binary people as an afterthought. But really what it comes down to is, bi doesn’t feel like home for me now because it never felt like home for me before.
I use lots of labels! Since finding polysexual, I went from IDing as polysexual, to feeling like it wasn’t 100% right, to finding more specific microlabels that fit me and still IDing as polysexual now! Here are the ones I most commonly use: torenflexible, demisexual, omnisexual and of course, polysexual! Here are other terms that I’ve found which fit me and I like to varying degrees (some of which I literally just found tonight!): diversesexual, polyromantic, androgynoromantic, androgynosexual, androgynoaesthetic, demisexual, pluralian, varioriented, sketchsexual, pulsaric, citrinian, flinic, finic, penultisexual (sort of)
Honestly I have mixed feelings about the LGBTQ+ community. I have felt both heavily welcomed and heavily excluded by it, especially when a lot of people are really against microlabels, and microlables are the only way I’ve really been able to comfortably understand and label my orientation
Here’s a picrew of me!
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Howdy :).
I identified as straight most of my life, but there were many points where I wondered, ‘Am I different?’ I had a crush on maybe 1 or 2 women in my life, but that’s it; I couldn’t imagine doing anything more than lovey-dovey stuff (kissing, cuddling, etc.). After a crush I developed on a woman recently, I began wondering if I was bi.. but it didn’t feel right. Then my poor, frightened partner came out to me as non-binary, thinking I’d disown them - but honestly it made me love them *more.* After doing some research and reflecting, I realized that I’m gray-ace. That didn’t explain my romantic orientation, though: I knew I wasn’t biromantic, but I wasn’t straight either.. so what was I? Panromantic seemed to cover *all* genders, which made me feel badly because I by and large *don’t* prefer cis-women.. more confusion. THEN.. FINALLY.. I learned about polyromanticism. I felt so.. seen.
The long label is ‘polyromantic demi/graysexual.’ I tend to just say *gray-ace* for short. Besides, not everyone in my social group knows about the plyrom part. They intersect because I learned I am more inclined to get those good ol’ heart flutters for androgynous, non-binary, demi-boy/girl, genderfluid/agender, femme men and to a good extent masculine women.. but extremely-rarely for cis-women. Meanwhile, sexual attraction to any of the aforementioned groups is dull to moderate (non-existent for cis-women), and that’s only after getting into a close bond.
I used to identify as straight. That’s it - the ‘standard-issue hooman. Am woman, like teh mens.’ I never put much stock into my sexuality otherwise, even on days where I felt almost bigender or just.. well, queer.
I could take or leave the LGBTQ+ community, as I’m not into drama and the gatekeeping that can spring up from it at times. As an ace person, especially, I just never felt 100% belonging. If anything, I prefer to see myself as part of the GSRM community.
Signs you might be asexual
***CW: Mentions of s//x***
Please note that these are just some examples of common ace experiences. You can relate to some of these and not be asexual, and you can relate to just a few or none and be asexual. This is just to give a better understanding of asexuality to those who are questioning.
* = for alloromantic asexuals
You’re only “attracted” to celebrities, fictional characters, or other people you can’t actually be with.
Sexual fantasies include you only as a 3rd person observer.
Sexual fantasies tend to be based on porn or erotic stories rather than your own imagination.
Sexual fantasies only include yourself.
Sexual fantasies include fictional characters or celebrities, and never real people in your life.
* You don’t really have a “type.”
Having sex seems more like a theoretical thing that could happen in the future rather than something you’re actively interested in.
Having a sexual relationship is more something expected of you than something you actually want.
The way others talk about attraction seems like an exaggeration or a joke.
* Sex is less important in a romantic relationship to you than kissing or cuddling.
You can only imagine yourself having sex with someone you’re very comfortable with, like a long-time partner.
I hope this helps clear some things up for questioning folks. Please feel free to add more you think of!
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Health At Every Size lately, and why it’s so crucial to me, especially as someone with a chronic illness that causes my weight to fluctuate a lot.
First of, I think I’ve come to find that my take on HAES is very different than what the anti-HAES people seem to think it is.
My simple take on the movement: Focusing on living a healthy lifestyle without the main goal being weight loss. Meaning eating responsibly, and as healthily as possible while being accountable for what I put in my body. Being as physically active as is safe for me at the time, and pushing my limits when I’m able to. Using exercise and physical activity to help with mental health as well. A good ballet class is far more effective than any therapy session in my book.
It is absolutely not anti weight loss. Over the past year and a half I managed to lose 50 pounds, but now that I’m having heart issues gain, I’m having issues with fluid retention. Before anyone chimes in saying my problems are from clogged arteries from a crappy diet, I’m so sorry to disappoint but my latest cardiac work up showed no blockages, no calcifications, no plaque, no coronary artery disease whatsoever. It’s all arrhythmia problems from autonomic nervous system dysfunction. (and believe me, cardiologists do not sugar coat ANYTHING, as it should be.)
In the past two months I’ve probably gained and lost 15 pounds 3-4 times. Somehow my overall weight trend is down, but daily, even weekly it’s all over the place. I *have* to weigh myself daily to keep track of it. And damn if it doesn’t drive me crazy. And while I know it’s physically impossible to gain 5 pounds of fat overnight, I’d be lying if I said it didn’t mess with me. If I could walk away from the scale forever I would, but I know it’s necessary to keep track of things. It’s enough to make me want to give up some times.
But I can’t. I know I can’t. If I gave up on trying to be as healthy as possible, it would be a death sentence. I’m completely convinced that the reason I’ve managed to tolerate my heart issues as well as I have is because I’ve done my best to be as physically active as I have.
If the *only* measure of success I used to measure my habits was weight loss, I would have given up a long time ago.
You cannot give up on healthy habits just because you’re not losing the weight quickly.You cannot give up because you gain a few pounds. You cannot give up because your body is not acting the way you think it should.
This idea of treating weight loss as the ultimate reward for being healthy is one that has to change. A healthy lifestyle is its own reward, nothing more, nothing less. The benefits of attempting to be as healthy as possible still show in your body whether or not you lose weight.
That’s not to say that you won’t lose weight or that losing weight is bad, but it should absolutely not be the penultimate measure of one’s health.
The tldr version: My version of Health At Every Size simply means attempting to live as healthy a lifestyle of possible without using weight loss as the sole measure of health.
It really is as simple as that.
Black girls can do the impossible! Especially when it comes to STEM! 🙌🏾 Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and Black Girls Code are partnering together to share the “Possible Pledge”, an inspiring message to help our young girls affirm that they are capable, powerful and magical. Let’s make sure they share their magic with the world and know that nothing is impossible by taking the #PossiblePledge with BlackGirlsCode today!
Head to blackgirlscode.com/jinglejangle to sign up!
All polyromanitcs out there, reblog this to see how many amazing people, like you, are polyromantic.
ps I’m polyromantic too!! 😊 😊
Hey, did you know that the thing with the black ring on the right hand for aces also exists for aros? It’s a white ring on the left middle finger.
I didn’t know that, but that’s really cool! I might make a post on that soon. Thanks!
after the huge amazing response I got from my ace!Jiang Cheng comic - all of the ace people saying how amazing it felt to be acknowledged, and all of the people who came to me saying that they hadn’t realised they were ace until they read the comic - I decided I wanted to make something for ace awareness week. it’s not quite as pretty or feelsy as the other comic, but there are so many people even within the LGBT+ community who just… genuinely do not understand asexuality, I figured even something basic would help :)
happy ace awareness week! please remember: everyone’s experience with sexuality is different! be kind and support each other!
Hey it’s ace week and you’re local ace has something to say! I’ve been out as ace for 3 years now and it’s still a big part of my identity that I’m proud of so here’s a lil something for those who need it!
Funny guys. Fungi. Afungus.
a child with an undiagnosed mental illness: I think I need help. I struggle with things nobody else seems to be struggling with.
a parent who never got diagnosed for the exact same mental illness: Oh sweetie. EVERYONE struggles with that :)
Rest in peace Chadwick Boseman, you were amazing. RIP king ❤
If you are demisexual greysexual or asexual in any form or variation please reblog cause I need more people like me to follow.
I think we should also appreciate how he took the time out of his days to visit kids at the St. Jude hospital while still battling with his own cancer. He was a real life superhero to not only me but millions of people <3
Rest in Power, Chadwick :(
