No 13: Do you know any facts about aro history? & No 14:What piece of media that you like has a canon aro-spec character?
13: unfortunately no. but i just found an interesting blog post about it!!
https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/aromantic-history
14: i literally cannot think of a single canon aro-spec character in media. i went to look some up and the only ones i found were from things i’ve never consumed, so i’m gonna give you some aro headcanons instead (my favorite aro hcs are allosexual because that’s how i am, sue me. aro/ace rights tho)
Geralt of Rivia- the witcher
bisexual/aromantic
I love Geralt and his relationship to relationships. he’s definitely allosexual, but he doesn’t seem to have any drive to settle down. in the netflix show he literally has negative interest toward romantic relationships (until yennifer :/ ) i’m not mad about geralt and yennifer’s relationship, but it does feel a little ooc for both of them sometimes
Ed Nygma- Gotham
bisexual/greyromantic
this is cause i read a really good fanfiction about Ed being aromantic and it helped me realize that i was too. but apart from that, Ed being arospec makes sense to me because while he wants a partner in order to feel normal, he doesn’t seem to really care about the relationship itself. nygmobblepot makes just as much sense as a QPR as it does a romantic relationship, and i think that’s neat
Aziraphale- Good Omens
greysexual/arospec
this could be argued to be canon but as it isn’t discussed textually i count this as a headcanon. i think aziraphale is aromantic because he seems perfectly happy living a life in solitude in his bookshop. he loves crowley, yes, but that doesn’t come with a desire for romance (especially compared to crowley). i also headcanon crowley as pansexual/arospec. maybe it’s just a celestial thing?
Dean Winchester-SPN
bisexual/demiromantic
Ok listen i know what you’re thinking but i have reasoning-
dean is really bad at maintaining romantic relationships, even when he loves the person he’s with
while dean wants domesticity, that isn’t attached to the ideal of romance
dean enjoys sex but generally has one night stands (demon dean especially, i could write a whole essay on that)
when sam is in relationships dean isn’t shown to be jealous or give him advice regarding wooing women. you could argue he wants his own chance at romance in season 15, but i think it has more to do with the ideal of breaking free from chuck’s narrative and living a life other than hunting.
re: cas, i think dean started out sexually attracted to him but fell into romantic love at the end of season six, didn’t realize it until season eight (at least) and didn’t do anything about it until season eleven. also i headcanon cas as pansexual/romantic.