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I wanted to do something for Asexual Awareness Week. Wanted to show appreciation by posing with the two characters that have grown with me over the years: Syre and Tyberius. They are an asexual couple who have had ups and downs and are completely comfortable with one another through a very close friendship. I have other ace characters but I wanted to showcase these two more since they have a very special place in my heart. 

I’ve identified as ace/aro for most of my life. I didn’t really understand what it was until recently when I heard the term asexual. For the longest time I felt weird and out of place among all my friends, who were experiencing romantic and sexual attraction, and I wasn’t. I was never interested in a relationships and  anytime someone showed that interest I would get really uncomfortable and uneasy. How people would always tell me “You just haven’t met the right person yet,” or “You’re a late bloomer, you’ll change your mind.”

Now I understand what it means to be ace/aro, that I can love platonically and that’s okay. Friendships are more special to me than romance or sex. That I don’t find people attractive in the slightest. Coming out to my parents was a little hard since they didn’t understand what it was (and they still don’t). But my parents show their support the best way they can and I am also surrounded by positive people who I can call friends. Friends that respect me and my orientation. So I thank you friends (you know who you are :D). I love you guys with all my little heart and in my own special way.

I want to share a little animation that James made as an anniversary gift. It’s what we wish we could do in Animal Crossing New Horizons when we play together.💕

A master post of Thomas Romain’s art tutorials.

There’s not enough space to post all of them, SO here’s links to everything he has posted (on twitter) so far : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 

Now that new semesters have started, I thought people might need these. Enjoy your lessons!

(Image description: 10 images with a white background and floral borders in the colors of the asexual pride flag along the top and bottom, every image has a paragraph of text in the center and the words "Ace Week" below.

1) "October 25th - 31st, 2020 is the 10th annual Asexual Awareness Week, also called Ace Week"

2) "Asexuality is a sexual orientation where a person experiences little or no sexual attraction. An asexual person may experience no sexual attraction, rarely experience sexual attraction, or only experience sexual attraction under certain circumstances."

3) "Asexuality is a spectrum and every asexual spectrum person is different. Some asexual spectrum people may identify as gray asexual or graysexual. A gray asexual person is someone who identifies with asexuality but may also experience sexual attraction very rarely."

4) "Demisexuality is another sexual orientation and asexual spectrum identity. A demisexual person is someone who will only experience sexual attraction to a person after a close emotional bond has been formed."

5) "Some asexual spectrum people also identify as aceflux. An aceflux person is someone whose asexual identity feels more fluid over time. Some aceflux people "flux" between asexual spectrum identities, while others feel asexual at certain points during their lives and and allosexual at other times."

6) "Acevague is an asexual spectrum identity where a neurodivergent person experiences their asexuality as influenced by their neurology. An acevague person may have difficulty determining whether or not they experience sexual attraction due to their neurodivergence."

7) "Many other terms have been created within the asexual community to describe asexual experiences. There are as many ways to be asexual as there are asexual people. Respect asexual people, our lived experiences, and our right to define our own identities."

8) "While some asexual people are also aromantic, many asexual people do experience forms of attraction other than sexual attraction--for example, romantic, platonic, or alterous attraction. Asexual people can also identify with other labels, such as panromantic, bi, or lesbian."

9) "Asexuality is not a choice and asexuality is not celibacy. Asexual people can have relationships, be polyamorous, get married, have sex, and be parents. And some asexual people don't want relationships, are sex-replused, are childfree, and never want to marry. All asexual people are valid."

10) "Support asexual people and respect the asexual community. Amplify the voices of marginalized people within the asexual community. Listen to asexual people of color, disabled asexual people, and transgender asexual people. Asexual communities matter. Asexual visibility matters.")

The Akira bike slide and every animation ever made since the 1988/1990 film releases

My DnD characters that I have or will play. I have a character for each class too cause Imma a loser. Here’s a little bio on each of the ones pictured above.

Erys (Wizard Wood Elf)

Erys was a young wizard in training, under the tutelage of her sister Illiya, when tragedy struck. While tampering with dark magic Erys lost control. At the last second her youngest sister, Wysp walked in the room and was struck with a powerful curse, killing her. In a moment of desperation Erys bonded Wysp inside an arcana focus nearby. Illiya revoked Erys’s apprenticeship and tried to shatter the arcana focus that held Wysp but Erys grabbed Wysp and disappeared in the night and hasn’t returned home.

Known facts:

Erys is my snarkiest character but can be somewhat playful.

Wysp is inside Erys’s arcana focus, which the floating orb that follows Erys.

Only people with Wysp’s bloodline are able to hear her.

Erys doesn’t care for animals.

She has a staff that can cast Feather Fall

Rowan (Bard Half Elf)

Rowan’s mother was a high elf that fell in love with a human man. When was Rowan was born, his mother was forbidden to ever she her lover again by her overbearing mother. For years Rowan and his mother came under scutiny from his mother’s family. When his mother died he found letters for his mother from his father hidden away in his grandmother’s room. He demanded answers and she gave him none. So Rowan stole his father’s letters and ran away from his abusive family. He later meets an Aarakocra named Qir (who belongs to a friend of mine).

Known facts

Rowan plays the lute, harp and flute.

He carries a lute that his mother gave him

Has a fear of spiders

Very dramatic

Prefers men

Hates elves

Irana (Ana)- (Cleric Tiefling)

As an infant Irana or Ana as she likes to be called was left on the doorsteps of one of Helm’s Temples where one of the acolytes found her. Ana grew up not knowing the true heritage of her birth. Growing up in a sheltered life Ana is very naïve and sees the good in all people. Ana wants to prove that tieflings are not all evil and that they can ignore their demon heritage.

Known facts:

Ana hates her infernal name Irana and prefers to be called Ana.

She likes the color pink

Knows sign language

Best friend is Winterpelt

Likes romance novels

Can sound like a know it all

Ana is probably one of my most defensive DnD characters.

Her patron is the God Helm, god of protection

Jericho (Warlock Oni)

Jericho was a young soldier who was part of the Royal army. After being on a hunt after a pack of demons Jericho killed the demon leader Yorozu. Later after returning home the demon’s father, an Oni named Akuran, slaughtered his family. Jericho was severely wounded. Akuran decided instead of killing Jericho, he would instead curse Jericho with a life of immortality and transformed into an Oni. For the next 20 years Jericho hunts for Akuran to avenge his wife and son. Jericho suffers from extreme guilt and depression and will occasionally jump into risky and dangerous situations.

Known facts

Has a short temper

He’s 50 years old but Jericho still appears to look like a young man in his late twenties.

Will get severely drunk on three days out of the year. The death of his wife and son and his son and wife’s birthdays. 

Keeps a locket with pictures of his wife and son

Weapon of choice is a glaive

Is in a pact of the blade and his patron is The Fury, goddess of war and madness

I will be painting the rest of my characters but here’s the first set. 

DO NOT REUSE OR REPOST TO OTHER SITES!!!