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I've read it! I liked it a lot, you get little snippets of old history from the world, and conversations through letters between the main characters, which were fun. And the pictures were fantastic!

1. Voidpunk aro. Yeah, I like voidpunk as a concept. 2. Nonhuman. I can relate to this, I don't always feel human, or human "enough." 3. Cups. It says I am focused on my feelings, which I often am. It also says I think about relationships, which I don't really? 4. Aromantic. Loyal, sure. Dependable? Maybe not, I tend to cancel plans often, but when a friend needs me I can be there. I definitely find familiarity comforting and am very much a homebody.

That makes sense. I'm wondering if the fantasizing about friends is more along the lines of queerplatonic attraction? Depends on how the person wants to identify it, especially since platonic vs. queerplatonic doesn't seem to be clearly defined. Along similar lines, how common is it to miss your friends? I basically never miss them, and feel awkward whenever they say they miss me. That's part of why I wonder if my platonic attraction is different. But maybe it's due to another reason, I'm not sure.

I see, thanks for sharing! I feel like romantic attraction has better parameters than platonic attraction when defining it. Like there are specific experiences associated with romantic attraction (butterflies, thinking about them a lot romantically, fantasizing romantically, etc.) But are there any for platonic attraction? I also get confused cause platonic can sometimes be mixed with queerplatonic or familial, and I have a hard time telling the difference and overlap between the three. Maybe I'm mixing up platonic and queerplatonic in trying to understand my attraction here?

That's wild, the internet is crazy sometimes! What are y'all's favorite tribe and why? I have a hard time choosing but I like icewings, rainwings, and silkwings. Icewings because I love the their snowy aesthetic (though being an icewing in the palace sounds terrible). Rainwing because I'd love to lounge around in the sun eating fruit all day myself, also their color changing scales are cool. And silkwings cause they're really pretty and I like their silk powers.

Haha yeah, people can get fired up about that for some reason. I've never been much of a shipper myself so I don't quite understand. If I were to ship them I'd probably do Qwinter (or is it Quinter?) cause I find their dynamic so entertaining, but I also like the Moonbli ship too. But like, no judgement on whatever ship you prefer. It's all just for fun.

Book 8 is one of my favorites! I found it the most comedic out of all of them. I loved getting to see Peril's internal world.

All excellent choices! I'm torn between Peril and Moon as my favorites. I also really like Turtle and Cricket. Have you read all three arcs? The second arc is my favorite, I've read it too many times to count.

I've noticed that I can feel a rush of platonic attraction (or affection or love, depending on the person) when I am interacting with a friend, but once we part ways, I have a hard time feeling that again without their presence. When I'm not around them, I kind of forget what those feelings feel like, and I feel neutral towards them; until I see them again and the situation creates those feelings again. I genuinely struggle with remembering and recapturing those feelings when we're not together. I kind of describe it like I lack emotional object permanence with my friends lol (I am neurodivergent so maybe that's part of it?) Right now I'm calling this "flux," as I understand the levels of attraction to change. And that the fluctuations depends on the specific circumstance of hanging out. I'm wondering if anyone can relate to "only feeling attraction when you're with them" or "attraction but only under specific circumstances" or "fluctuating attraction." I'm also wondering what you all think generally about this situation. Is it the way attraction just is, or do you feel constant attraction when you're attracted to someone (in whatever way)? Let me know if this posted in the wrong section, I wasn't sure where to put it

I'm offended at how much I love your new pfp! (It's Sunny right?) (I feel like I'm not fitting into the thread topic anymore lol)

I'm offended that you assume I haven't been obsessing over WoF since it first came out

I like it! Is there perhaps asexual representation with not relating to "the birds and the bees"?

I've come to understand that, really the only gender identities I shied away from labeling myself with were 100% male and 100% female. I've felt close to it, and perhaps demiboy/demigirl or fem/masc nonbinary could describe me on different days. I've realized gender fluidity is just about a changing gender, and I don't need to necessarily identify as 100% man or 100% woman at any given point to be considered gender fluid. (If I am mistaken here though, please correct me, this is just how I'm understanding it right now.)

Thank you for the suggestion! I am considering that label right now, and it's nice to hear from another person. My only reservation with it, is does it mean your identity is clearly changing? Because I'm not sure if it's my identity that is changing, or my gender expression. Or maybe my expression is indicative of my identity? Maybe I'm overthinking this lol

I know the definition is that it's an innate, internal sense of what your gender is. Can anyone elaborate on what this sense feels like? Is it something you just know? I have inclinations towards different gender expressions on different days. Like, one day I'll want to wear feminine clothing, and another day masculine clothing. Some days I'll want a male body, and other days a female body, and most days I don't really care. Are these gender expressions, or are they indications of a changing gender identity? What's really the difference or the connection between gender identity and gender expression? I don't really understand how to "sense" or "know" my gender, I just understand some days I feel like a skirt and other days a sweatshirt (for example.) Any help or advice would be appreciated, thank you.