some people say there’s a red string that connects fated lovers
psa don’t look at the notes bc there are so many people completely missing the point that these are non-romantic strings of fate and making jokes about where the red string “must be” and it’s making me really angry bc we can’t even have a good artistic representation of aromanticism without people desperately grasping for a romantic interpretation somehow
like the artist has specifically requested that people stop making this about their fandoms and romance bc it’s a personal piece about aromanticism
“Where’s my red string?”
“Do you want a red string?”
“Everyone else has a red string.”
“Do you want a red string?”
“I’ve only been taught about the red string.”
“Do you want a red string?”
“I’m supposed to have red string.”
“Do you want a red string?”
“Everyone else has a red string.”
“I am not asking you what everyone else has, or what you were taught, or what you were told you’re supposed to have. I’m asking if you want a red string?”
“Who am I supposed to talk with if I don’t have a red string?”
“Has the person tied to you by the green string not spent hours talking to you and hours more listening?”
“Who am I supposed to rely on if I don’t have a red string?”
“Has the person tied to you by the blue string not stood by your side through the hardest times of your life?”
“Who am I supposed to hold if I don’t have a red string?”
“Has the person tied to you by the yellow string not held you close for as long as you can remember?”
“I do not know what to do if I don’t have a red string.”
“What have you already done? Has that not made you happy?”
“Will I ever have a red string?”
“Perhaps you will, perhaps you won’t. You will just have to wait and see I suppose.”
Fun fact. I did not know I was aroace when I wrote this.
It perfectly encapsulates my personal experience with romance, funnily enough.
Cool. Cool, cool, cool...
