Currently, I don't know or remember much about Gwenpool, but I remember reading an analysis or comment here on Tumblr years ago about how she seems to love fictional characters, and when she meets them in person, that "attraction" disappears.
If you're aroace, you probably know that many of us love fictional characters, even though there's no apparent reason for it. If we take Gwenpool as an example (since it's the only thing we can reference about an aroace meeting their fictional character), it means that the attraction is the fact of seeing them drawn or as a pixel, being able to imagine them however we want, etc. Things that can only happen with something that isn't real. There's a high probability that if that fictional character were "real," they wouldn't attract us.
(This is reinforced by the fact that many aroace people love fictional characters and not public figures; in the end, both are characters, but we don't feel the same about both)
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Even though Gwenpool is on the banners, the only thing that’s really about her is the fact that you're aroace and travel to the world you’re a fan of.
Imagine being an Aroace who was transported alongside their favorite character yandere.
You're someone obsessed with your favorite character, you have a big cardboard cutout next to your aroace flag, your phone is full of pictures of them, your wallpaper is one of your favorite moments, and every time you open Pinterest or TikTok, their lovely face is the first thing you see. And let's not even mention the countless x reader fanfics you had saved or the Discord groups dedicated to loving and analyzing your favorite character. You were this close to kissing the screen… or maybe you already did.
One day, whether because you fell asleep watching an edit of your character or because of fate, or a truck, you woke up in their world.
Great, right? With all the knowledge you had about your favorite character, you approached them, befriended them, and helped them with everything you knew would happen in the story. You toned down the intensity and affection you had for them. After all, they were no longer just a fictional character following the threads of a writer’s story. Now, they were a real person, capable of thinking and feeling on their own.
So now, you were happy just being by their side, supporting them through tough times, even if they sometimes gave you weird looks when you talked about certain things from your life and theirs.
Oh, but eventually, they stop looking at you weird. Instead, they start looking at you with love, with adoration. They notice how you listen to them, how you look at them, how you know every detail of their life (whether you told them where you came from or they just figured it out). And somehow, they start wanting to know everything about you, too.
They try to listen to you, to watch you, until they know everything about you. And then they want more,so much more.
That’s how you end up either very confused or very uncomfortable when they try to seduce you, speaking in a much more intimate way. You had no problem giving and receiving affection, but something about the way they did it felt… different.
They start whispering in your ear, giving you increasingly intimate compliments, their touches no longer seeming as platonic as before.
You’re confused. Something about their behavior feels familiar, like seeing headcanons you’ve read come to life. Maybe you should put a stop to this?
But it’s too late. Because now, they look at you like a puppy obsessed with its owner, a puppy obsessed with its favorite toy.
Luckily for you, they’ve observed you long enough to notice your reactions when they flirt in a romantic or passionate way. They don’t see any progress from you, and your expression is… peculiar.
You decide to explain, casually and calmly, that you don’t experience romantic or sexual attraction. If they have questions, you answer them naturally, hoping that your beloved favorite person will stop acting this way and return to the kind of affection you had before.
And well, they understand… Whether it’s easy for them or not, they understand, for you. You are the person they love and adore the most in the world. They would die if their behavior made you feel uncomfortable around them.
With that understanding, they end up discovering queerplatonic relationships, and they’re thrilled to learn that there’s a way to keep you by their side and stay close to you. You didn’t think they were going to let you return to your world, did you?
They meticulously study every aspect, from different spectrums to the complexities of each type of attraction. They stay up late reading every experience they can find about queerplatonic partnerships. It doesn’t matter whether they’re the smartest person or the most clueless,they will dedicate days to finding a way to love keep you in a way that suits you.
With this newfound knowledge, they approach you and offer to start a queerplatonic relationship. And you accept because, hey, this is your favorite character. How could you not accept, especially when they understood you perfectly?
You don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself into. And you won’t realize it soon. They’re patient with you. They’ve read about queerplatonic couples who got used to kissing, about some asexual people who had relationships to please their partners obviously with consent, but from what they read, Some asexuals don't care about having intimate relationships
So they wait. They wait for you to stop seeing them as just a character to admire. They wait for you to stop seeing them as just a friend and start seeing them as your partner owner in life. And when the time is right, they’ll suggest starting some form of contact.
Though who knows… Maybe first, they’ll take away your freedom, just to make sure they remain your favorite, so that no other character or person ever takes their place.
If you love them so much, you should be just as happy to be together. Especially after they worked so hard to love and respect your boundaries.
You’ve always watched them, you’ve always been obsessed. Surely, you love them just as much as they love you, right?
It doesn’t matter if it’s not romantic love. Just make sure you love them with the same intensity that they love you.
Honestly, this was just going to be a random comment about how funny it would be if a yandere character tried to seduce an aroace/asexual while the reader is just like: 🤨
Personally, I’ve seen many asexual anecdotes and compared them to mine. The way we view intimate relationships varies a lot from person to person (personally, I think it varies much more than with an aromantic), so I hope the way I wrote it was good.
