#promiseme

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🥓🍍 why cant we laugh now like we did then 🍍🥓

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May not even death part them.

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Tord is the totally the type of kid who bullies those he has a crush on.

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I kinda fell in love with one of the sketches from this post, so i decided to finish it.

Can you believe I never drew children before I joined this fandom?

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☆ Memories of a Better Time ☆

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Usually I don't celebrate pride in any way, but I saw a post lamenting the lack of good intersex representation in pride posts, and it made me go "oh hey, I write this guy as being intersex, maybe I should actually post about it?"

So here's promiseMe!Tord

INTERSEX: NCAH

Note: I do not have NCAH, and as a result this is based on what i could find and understand online. I welcome corrections if I misunderstood anything about this condition

Tord has Nonclassic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (NCAH). It is a condition that leads to decreased cortisol and increased androgen production.

Tord presented with several symptoms, but wasn't diagnosed until his mid 30s during research he was conducting relating to fertility

He started puberty several years earlier than his classmates (precocious puberty), which played a small part in his eventual interest in hentai

His adult height is quite short: 162cm (5'4")

He started developing breast tissue in his early teens—an experience shared by over 50% of boys—and was assured that it would likely go away within a year or so. It did not, and Tord underwent a mastectomy a few months before he turned 17 (he is shown recently post-operation in the picture above)

Although he was relieved to get surgery at the time, Tord eventually grew to wish that he'd opted out of the procedure. Something about being a man with breasts feels... right? (He's too busy taking over the world to think about that, though!)

PANSEXUAL

One's gender does not play much of a part in Tord's sexual attraction.

If you were to ask Tord what his sexual orientation was, he'd think about it for about 15 minutes, then come back—smirking—and inform you that he is "moron-sexual". (He does not know that Morosexual exists as a micro label. He thinks he's smart for coming up with it.)

He's more attracted to people who make him look good in some way

He often has the urge to hurt the things he's attracted to—think of a boy pulling a girl's hair because he thinks she's cute.

RECIPROMANTIC

Tord doesn't feel romantic attraction towards somebody unless he is aware of feelings that person already harbors towards him

If he was the type of person to think about romantic orientation, Tord would've identified as "some kind of aromantic" up until he was ~17, when he overheard Tom confessing feelings for him while drunk

Tord understood romance only as a (slightly annoying) means to obtain sex until this time. Realizing that he not only might enjoy a date, but also was excited by the idea of one, was rather overwhelming for him

Tord has only ever experienced strong romantic attraction towards Tom, since Tom is the only person who's admitted to being interested in him in that way

He'd likely develop an attraction towards Edd if Edd held any feelings for him (he does not—promiseMe!Edd is aromantic)

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I've done Tord and Edd so far, 3/4 of the boys are now complete.

So, here's promiseMe!Matt

Matt was the hardest of the four to pin down. He identifies as bisexual, but only because he doesn't know more labels.

ASEXUAL SEX-REPULSED, AUTOSEXUAL

Matt does not experience sexual attraction, nor does he have any interest in sex; however, there is one exception: himself.

He is still a rather affectionate guy. Big on hugs, cuddles, and general clinging to others—though he's neutral on things like kissing

Is on decent terms with most of Edd's sexual partners. He often cooks for them, earning a lot of praise and respect in the process

He's only ever felt comfortable with the idea of sex if he imagined the other party was a literal copy of himself

I'm not going to address the clone thing. It plays a part, but I don't want to get too dark on this post ♡

GREYROMANTIC PAN

Matt doesn't often feel romantic attraction, though he is definitely lonely in a way that makes him wish for a partner.

Part of his lack of exploration in romance comes from a degree of internalized aphobia. He doesn't want to date someone and upset them by not wanting sex

He doesn't really care about the identity of a potential partner—gender plays no role in possible attraction, he just wants intimacy

The few partners he's had haven't lasted long. Matt was actually the one to break it off with all of them. This is because his attraction to others often fades very fast

Honestly, he'd prefer less serious dating styles. Something where he can go have a night of romance with someone without the expected long-term commitment. He likes novelty

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EYESTRAIN WARNING

(overlays, noise, chromatic aberration)

version w/out filter under cut

A while back, @malaise-p posted a really gorgeous Tomtord artwork with a very interesting texturing effect (I couldn't find the original image, or i would've linked it directly!!) I've been wanting to try out that kind of effect ever since, and here's my attempt.