raye Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 k so I've read Loveless by Alice Oseman and absolutely love Heartstopper, but I'm looking for books or fanfictions that have aromantic characters, especially aromantic characters that are not asexual. If anyone has any recommendations, please feel free to post them here <3 I'll add on any that I find as well! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticanary Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 There's a short story collection called 'bones of green and Hearts of gold' by K.A.Cook. https://aroworlds.com/fiction/collections/bones-of-green-and-hearts-of-gold/ Free to read from here. The site gives you more detail on what the stories are about. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Record of a space born few by Becky Chambers has a pw character that is aroallo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jot-Aro Kujo Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I have quite a few aro fics on my own AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/EmeraldTrash666 A fair number of them are about allo aros (since I am one myself), but not all, and it's not always specified. Fair warning: Some of them are quite old, some of them are VERY specific, and some of them are NSFW. Of the stuff I've written, my top recommendations if you're looking for something specifically aro-focused are Arrows of Fate, Legacy (a bit less aro focused but it's there), and Hot Summer Nights, which I will not link because it's smut. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erederyn Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) I haven't read them myself, but the Bowden Anime Club books by Hailey Gonzales has an alloaro character: https://haileygonzalesbooks.wordpress.com/take-me-to-your-nerdy-leader/. This page also has a section on stories/fanfic with allo aro and non-asexual aros: https://aroworlds.com/allo-aro/. Edited July 20, 2022 by Erederyn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 The AroAce Database has a list of aro characters in fiction. A good portion of them are also ace but there are non-ace characters listed too 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaAro Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 3:01 PM, Apex said: the AroAce Database wow, this is great 💚💚💚 didn't even know it existed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raye Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Since this, I have found a couple of aro fics that some of you might be interested in. All of the following are on AO3. Heartstopper: Oh, luxury suits you Mr. Donovan by Marnky what if it's not meant for me? by SchrodingersGobstopper47 (they also have some with aromantic side characters, which were great too) I, Imogen Heaney, am aromantic by Sunnys567 Supernatural: hey, fakin' your real self is hard by SchrodingersGobstopper47 (again) In Fidelity (Enough of a Heaven) by demonsonthemoon Harry Potter: This Is Just What Human Means (For Me) by WoodenSuitcase Most of these are oneshots and quite short and are obviously only for the fandoms I frequently read for. They are some of the best I've found, though. So if anyone has anymore to add, please do! Edited October 3, 2022 by raye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm_leopardcat Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 This Zootopia fanfiction on Archive of our own (AO3) that depicts a good QPR, between two AroAce characters: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36483370 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queer_kaleidoscope Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) One of the main characters in the webtoon Castle Swimmer is aroace :) (although she doesn't appear until season 2) Edited September 28, 2022 by queer_kaleidoscope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm_leopardcat Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 55 minutes ago, queer_kaleidoscope said: One of the main characters in the webtoon Castle Swimmer is aroace :) (although she doesn't appear until season 2) That’s an odd name for a webcomic, and interesting one too. Castle Swimmer? Two random words put together to make the name of a webcomic? What is the story behind that? Also, thank you for your response! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AromanticAardvark Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 10 hours ago, queer_kaleidoscope said: One of the main characters in the webtoon Castle Swimmer is aroace :) (although she doesn't appear until season 2) Who?? I've been reading it and I didn't know there was an aroace character, that's awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queer_kaleidoscope Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 5:37 AM, AromanticAardvark said: Who?? I've been reading it and I didn't know there was an aroace character, that's awesome! Queen Nethimir is the aroace character, she's one of the witches from season 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AromanticAardvark Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Oh sweet! I didn't know she was aroace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganIsAMoron Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Tori from Solitare/Heartstopper is canonically ace, and at first I thought Spoiler the main relationship was platonic (bc I haven't finished solitare) but I googled it and APPARENTLY they kiss at the end of the book, so that bummed me out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A User Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 there's an aroace character in this rlly good webtoon called misguided ghosts but the webtoon hsnt updated for a while 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirl Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 There's this short story by aroace writer Merc Fenn Wolfmoor that I absolutely love and, as someone with a complicated relationship to their own humanity, relate to very much. The main character, Tesla is ace and also heavily implied to be aro! It's called How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps and you can read it here: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-to-become-a-robot-in-12-easy-steps/ But!! Massive TW for discussion and depictions of depression and thoughts of self-harm and suicide. It left me pretty shaken and emotionally drained at some points, so, if you do read it, remember to practice self care! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 @Whirl That's a great story. I've not read one where lists are used in that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirl Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I'm glad you liked it! @Holmbo And yes I also love how they use lists in the story, it was one of the things that stayed in my mind long after I read it for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AromanticAardvark Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 K A Cook has a lot of good aro stories on hir website https://aroworlds.com/fiction/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGHEAD Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 8:48 PM, Whirl said: There's this short story by aroace writer Merc Fenn Wolfmoor that I absolutely love and, as someone with a complicated relationship to their own humanity, relate to very much. The main character, Tesla is ace and also heavily implied to be aro! It's called How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps and you can read it here: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-to-become-a-robot-in-12-easy-steps/ But!! Massive TW for discussion and depictions of depression and thoughts of self-harm and suicide. It left me pretty shaken and emotionally drained at some points, so, if you do read it, remember to practice self care! :D wow there's so much for me to analyze here!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirl Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, EGGHEAD said: :D wow there's so much for me to analyze here!!! I'd love to read your analisis!!! I love discussing art 🥰 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A User Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 9:48 PM, Whirl said: There's this short story by aroace writer Merc Fenn Wolfmoor that I absolutely love and, as someone with a complicated relationship to their own humanity, relate to very much. The main character, Tesla is ace and also heavily implied to be aro! It's called How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps and you can read it here: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-to-become-a-robot-in-12-easy-steps/ But!! Massive TW for discussion and depictions of depression and thoughts of self-harm and suicide. It left me pretty shaken and emotionally drained at some points, so, if you do read it, remember to practice self care! damn i have asd and this hit a bit hard ngl Spoiler Pretend you are not a robot. This is hard, and you have been working at it for twenty-three years. You are like Data, except in reverse. (There are missing protocols in your head. You don’t know why you were born biologically or why there are pieces missing, and you do not really understand how human interaction functions. Sometimes you can fake it. Sometimes people even believe you when you do. You never believe yourself.) Memorize enough data about social cues and run facial muscle pattern recognition so you know what to say and when to say it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirl Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, A User said: damn i have asd and this hit a bit hard ngl I don't know if I have asd, but this bit also hit very, very hard. Wolfmoor, the author, does have asd tho! I think that's part of what makes their works so powerful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A User Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Whirl said: I don't know if I have asd, but this bit also hit very, very hard. Wolfmoor, the author, does have asd tho! I think that's part of what makes their works so powerful really? that's so cool!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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