Namakemono

Technically happened last night but someone very dear to me went out of his way to cheer me up and learn about pronouns/addressing pronouns and trans/nonbinary identities :^)

I'm gonna focus on the good vibe songs that I've connected with rather than the more angsty-feelsey ones.

Gold by Owl City

Shooting Star by Owl City

Gosh Adam Young in general...I've liked his music for a long while now. It's been with me through middle school, when Fireflies first gained popularity. His usual upbeat, catchy, and whimsical lyrics parted those metaphorical clouds that darkened my skies during rougher patches of my life. These two songs specifically speak to my creative and artsy side. It's basically him singing "don't let your muse die out! Keep creating!" which means a lot coming from an artist that actually gets the struggles of motivation.

Gym Leader's Final Stand from Pokemon Black/White/Black2/White2

I have been a pokemon for approx. 17 years. This is my favorite game franchise by miles. I've never had a "too cool for Pokemon phase" and I see no future where I'm living without it. Its practically in my blood at this point. I very clearly remember the hype behind Black and White's release. And it didn't disappoint. I was engrossed in my White version. The headphones never came out during my first playthrough. This game was amazing because of how innovative it was, both in and out of battles. One of these new additions happened during battles with gym leaders, who are a big deal in the games. They test your skill, smarts, and power as a trainer. If you can't beat them, you can't move on. When their final Pokemon comes out, your heart stops, knowing that this is it. This is the last obstacles between you and victory. You have to make the most of it. One slip up could call the curtains for your team . And boy-oh-boy could a song ever embody all those feelings at once. All the joy, apprehension, exhilaration, and tension of the last minutes of a battle all wrapped up in this amazing yet short song. You've trained so hard and made it this far. There's no way you can stop now. I can't forget how my breath caught in my throat, my eyes widened, and this huge grin appeared on my face when I heard this song for the very first time. That was the moment that I knew for certain that Black/White were going to be good games. (and hey, they remain my favorite Pokemon games to this day!)

(Hmmm...can you tell I love pokemon? I'm not sure I made that clear enough...heh heh)

If you're looking for anime I 100% recommend Sakamoto Desu Ga?

Its a comedy about a High School student in Japan who has a reputation for being really cool and suave. Sakamoto meets opposition, but he ends up fixing it perfectly (and in pretty over the top fashions). My favorite part about it is how he completely ignores all romantic gestures/turns it around so he doesn't have to deal with it (thusly, I 100% HC Sakamoto as aromantic). Like, I was literally in tears screaming "same" at certain parts Sakamoto dodged the affections of his admirers.

There is a tad bit of romance between the main character and another, but it is endearing since it's a cute gay ship.

I watch it over here at kissanime.

12 hours ago, Louis Hypo said:

The fact that you feel that way gives you full entitlement to the aromantic community and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

Aromanticism gets blamed for infringing on LGBT+ unless you have another claim and we would never dream of repeating history with """impure""" aromantics.

I give you all my green hearts ???????

Hahah, it's hard for me to think that way sometimes, especially in the tumblr-sphere. But that's a whole 'nother monster. In any case, thank you for the kind message, it means so much!

[takes the hearts and runs] :^D

My experience as an aroflux person certainly has me constantly questioning if I'm a "bad" aromantic person.

Because I sometimes do experience some levels of romantic attraction, and sometimes for a long period of time (days, weeks...). There are days that falling in love sounds exciting, and how it'd be awesome to spend my life with a person or people the way a non-aromantic person does.

It's a confusing experience. By the end of the day I'm probably feeling guilty and/or unworthy of the aromantic title.

All PDA annoys and disgusts me no matter the context. I can't really help that, it's very instinctual for me. But I'm trying really hard to develop patience, because not all of it is bad, as shown by your traffic light analogy.

Does anyone else have that instinctual disgust and/or annoyance? It's something I really struggle with and I'd like to know if anyone has discovered a way to deal with it.

When I was younger I'd flux between getting Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff on quizzes. The former is both weird and oddly satisfying because I didn't feel as if I fit the "Ravenclaw mold"--I had/still have a learning disability and wasn't good at learning or school.

Nowadays I get Hufflepuff nine times out of ten. Most of my family is in Hufflepuff as well, the exception being my dad and brother #2, who are both in Ravenclaw.

As for Percy Jackson, I took this quiz and got Hades. That's....interesting.^{_{Hades do you only ever have LGBTQ+ children LMAO}}

I haven't read divergent nor do I plan to, so nothing there.

I get the most unrealistic squishes and it is a problem. They're actually akin to celebrity crushes, in a way? (That thought makes me laugh.)

Anywho I have a huge squish on Yungtown. He's such a wonderful guy that produces equally wonderful content. 100% shaped like a great friend. One day I'll meet him at a con....one day....

I love love love mint chocolate chip! The green kind is infinitely superior to the white kind! Just try and fight me on this.

Though, I have to be very careful with how much I eat! Most of the time the chips have gluten/wheat and I'm gluten intolerant.

Yum!!

Funyuns?

Top of a tree! I'd rather deal with the bugs than motion sickness :^y

WYR play only one video game for the rest of your life or be the worst at every video game you play no matter what?

Ew...but I'd still eat it...

Squid ink pasta?

My day started off really stressful and bad buuuuuuut...

Finding out that my favorite youtuber has an unexpected/somewhat secret obsession with miniatures like me got me very excited!

Yup, I'm aroflux! I know 100% that I'm aromantic, but I'm never sure to what degree/what identity I am, and it always changes, so aroflux was like the missing puzzle piece!

3 hours ago, Cassiopeia said:

I'm also worried about how my mental health affects my orientation. I do know that depression and anxiety does things to people's libidos, and I have felt it too.

Sometimes I question if that messes with the source of romantic feelings as well. What was first, the aromanticism or the depression? Am I depressed because of what society put me through because of my identity? What if is a symptom?

100% on this. I can't tell which manifested first: my depression and anxiety, or my aromanticism. Did my depression/anxiety cause my aromanticism? Or did the aromaticism cause my depression/anxiety? The world may never know.

I get super paranoid around people who I think are flirting or hitting on me. Like, to the point I outright ignore and run away from the person whenever they show up. A few times I even had small anxiety attacks.

People have called me vain/conceited/narcissistic for that, which doesn't help at all. It's not as if I want them to have crushes on me, because I certainly do not. I just can't help that way of thinking. 

Toothache. Can't risk my arm or hand being that broken bone!!

Would you rather have the power of Invisibility or Mind Reading?

YMBAI you can't help being annoyed at people who talk about relationships--even when those people are good friends with good intentions.

I'm 19 :^)