#arospec headcanons

[bluemeanglove]

confused arospec & fed up arospec

I have so many thoughts about each of them, but I can't put them into words. I just love them so much. I just love characters that defend importance of platonic love, especially in romance genre. I just love characters calling out bullshit of "you can't be close friends with opposite sex". I just love them so much

I wanted this post to be funny haha meme, but I'm not normal about them

[admire-vega]

I would like to add the context to any posts past or future of mine that Mihono Bourbon is arospec To Me with the bonus feature of having serious trouble identifying how she feels about anything let alone trying to parse the concept of romance. Mihorice is a secret third thing

[silver-stargazing]

aggressively arospec week: arospec headcanons (various arospec identities)

The *Hits my favorite modern movies with the arospec beam* Edition:

◦ Mako Mori from Pacific Rim (arospec)

◦ Glinda from Wicked (cupioromantic)

◦ Dean from The Iron Giant (arospec)

◦ Howl from Howl's Moving Castle (aroflux)

◦ Quorra from Tron: Legacy (quoiromantic)

◦ Joi from Blade Runner 2049 (recipromantic)

[howlsofbloodhounds]

Aromantic Allosexual Delta!Sans.

Aromantic Delta!Sans.

Arospec Delta!Sans.

Art by animatedzorox. (Deactivated account.)

[mitch4tune]

mild Roger route Ch. 2 spoilers

I've gotta duke it out with this guy if we're gonna be mirroring each other.

[rattboxwarriorr]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHITTTT

okay so i know i am probably the only person on earth who is interested in both of these two things

BUT

i can't believe that i didn't think about this before. i saw a post saying "characters who are "afraid of commitment" are the best kind of characters to headcanon as aromantic." and i didn't think about it. i went on with my day. i was just remembering that post like an hour ago and ?!??!?!

AAAAAAAAAAAA DON EPPES. DON EPPES TO A T. IT'S SO LIKELY I'M GOING TO BE THE ONLY PERSON EVER NOW WITH THIS HEADCANON BUT HONESTLY I DON'T CARE !! HE'S ASPEC TO ME NOWWW <33 PLEASEEEEE NUMB3RS FANDOM IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO FEELS LIKE THIS COULD WORK AS A HC SFKDSJFHDKSFHWBW 😭😭 ???? (desperately wishing we had a bigger fandom but dw i love you guys all the more for anything u have to say)

[pandorem]

Actually you know what I will always love Palasaki but acespec/arospec Niko is galaxy brained. Actually any acespec and/or arospec headcanons for these kiddos works for me with the exception(?) that Edwin has to be at least demiromantic.

But Niko who loves love stories but doesn’t have interest in one of her own? She’s just like me fr fr.

[quasiquack666]

One of my biggest borderline-canon headcanons is that Kayden is arospec! Sure, I like romantic plots for him, but in canon I think he genuinely makes sense as arospec based on canon evidence.

Disclaimer: This is my argument for arospec Kayden as arospec myself, but other arospecs may have different views!

(Spoilers for later chapters with Gestella)

Evidence: Relation to Kartein — The panels where Kayden talks about leading the way for Kartein  — The framing of that panel (a bit sparkly, soft) and the scene just after Kartein heals Subin's grandpa — Kayden talking about Kartein's beauty to Vatore — The way Kayden went up to a remote mountain solely to make sure Kartein would be okay — General vibes between them too

Often cited as evidence for romantic KarKay, these points also work well for arospec Kayden in a more canon context (since romantic KarKay will not be canon, but platonic KarKay is canon!)

Although the points can be taken as romantic context, they could also be deep admiration and aesthetic interest for Kartein, for an arospec person. Kartein makes total sense as someone Kayden would admire, for his regal beauty, for his prowess in healing and combat, and likely because they're similar in personality.

Believing Kartein's attractiveness as greater than Vatore's (in his eyes) doesn't have to be romantic. Although saying Kartein is super attractive doesn't seem like something a brother would do (who says their sibling is attractive in that sort of tone…), it could certainly be something an arospec person might say about someone they'd be queerplatonic with.

In arospec context, Kayden is simply admiring Kartein's beauty as aesthetically pleasing to him. Maybe even sensually pleasing, someone he'd want to touch and caress and show affection to, but not romantically. Perhaps this man enjoys pale aesthetics. 😂 

(Side Tangent, seriously all of Kayden's closer connections seem to have a pale part of their aesthetic: Kartein, Pluton, Jiwoo, and eventually Gestella).

Evidence: Relation to Gestella — The phrasing of Kayden's letters to her — Not seeming to comprehend himself in relation to romance

Although canon is making them out to be romantic already (despite not knowing each other…), arospec Kayden can explain both points.

Kayden has never been shown to be entirely ignorant to relationship context or emotions. He noticed immediately why Delein wanted to off himself and scolded him, was gentler comparatively to Amyeong after Kayden knew he saved Jiwoo's life, tried to dress up and make a good impression to Yujeong since he knew she was important to Jiwoo, noticed that Kartein would've wanted to help Subin's grandpa and gave him an out (via writing a skit with a specific tone...), noticed how Kartein was actually nervous going to Astra's and then followed him, knew enough to feel uncomfortable whenever Subin was simping while he's in cat form, etc.

Yet the romantic letter plotline makes Kayden seem drastically more dumbed down than those examples, hence why I despise the letters romantically. But from the perspective of an arospec Kayden, the letters make sense.

Just from my own POV, thinking of oneself in a real romantic context is difficult. Or at least, not the first thing I think about in relation to other people. Even though I know romance exists and actively think about it for characters in fantasy, the practical reality is that it doesn't quite make sense relative to myself. It's like thinking about dragons: they can have complex social structure, different meanings to different people, many shapes or forms, but ultimately don't exist in the tangible reality even if I can imagine them.

So with aromantic Kayden, he's not suddenly more ignorant than before and still understands that romance exists in general. But relative to himself, he doesn't see why anyone would view him in a romantic context, and therefore doesn't immediately question the phrasing of his letters, or that the way he talks about Kartein could be a little gay.

The plot becomes less that Kayden is more dumbed down than before, and more that Kayden does not view himself as romantically compatible to anyone. So any affection or admiration expressed by him is platonic, even if it's a very strong yearning, wanting, desiring sort of feeling (such a feeling would be more queerplatonic than romantic!)

In other words, Kayden had a mega squish (arospec word meaning something similar to ‘crush’). Kayden was pretty much squishing on Kartein and Gestella (potentially even Pluton if we got backstory there, although he did deny Pluton’s statement lol).

Evidence: Relation to Jiwoo — Kayden not noticing that Jiwoo seems have romantic inclinations — His extreme protectiveness over his son (cough)

Kayden not noticing about Jiwoo’s romantic interests also makes sense here. He's not literally ignorant to the fact that romance is A Thing, and moreso doesn't think of Jiwoo in non-platonic relationships perhaps because he doesn't think about them for himself. And with Jiwoo as His Son ™ it may just slip his mind to think of that. (Like a parent whose little boy is growing up LMAO).

Nevermind Kayden’s very familial affection for Jiwoo. Which also makes sense for arospec since family and friends are often the only relationships arospec folks generally desire (with some exceptions).

Conclusion: Arospec Kayden!

I much prefer an arospec interpretation of Kayden in canon because it avoids him looking dumb in the letter plot, while also making sense of his blindspot to Jiwoo's romantic interests, and his phrasing of admiration in Kartein. 

He remains a lot more loyal to his original characterization this way. And honestly I love that a character like Kayden is arospec-coded.

Arospec Kayden is ugh the most adorable thing 🥰