Friendly reminder to stop attacking people who headcanon Les Amis as queer and don’t like when they are portrayed as straight. Please let us have at least this one thing.
I can’t be the only one getting a bi vibe from aragorn. I don’t ship him with anyone except Arwen but, like, just look at him. He has the aura of a Not Straight man.
in the books he makes up a song about how much he loved and admired Boromir, no straight man would ever do that
Further evidence:
– Loves swords, which as we all know is a big gay mood
– Close friend & ally of known gays Frodo & Boromir
– Dork
To be honest I get kind of a similar vibe from Arwen too.
Arwen & Aragorn are a bisexual power couple
YES
Evidence that Arwen is bi:
– engaged to Known Bisexual Aragorn
– hecking stylish
– gave Frodo her place in Valinor in a display of wlw/mlm solidarity
– I know this is film only but her ranger outfit? A big gay look.
OH MY DUDE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING ME THIS I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS!!!!
Enjolras realizes he’s trans because he was going through his father’s clothes to try and find something to make him look masculine so he would be more respected. He ends up frequently wearing male clothes and is just accustomed to being recognized as a man. He doesn’t realize that he’s male tho. He just thinks he’s a really good actor.
Finally, someone at a protest realizes he’s female and calls him out on it. He automatically yells “CITIZEN I BELIEVE YOU ARE MISTAKEN, FOR I AM AS MUCH OF A MAN AS YOU ARE A HUMAN!” He only realizes later that what he said was facts. He begins to take away all traditionally feminine clothes from his wardrobe and replaces it with clothes his father doesn’t want. He does keep around a few dresses to keep up the act for his parents.
Courfeyrac and Combeferre are a bit weary when they find out. They are supportive, but they just don’t understand. Their friend group is very different from anyone else and they just don’t understand. Enjolras tries his best to explain but he’s not the best with emotions and it’s hard to say “I feel like a man.”
It’s finally Jehan who is like, “I am not a man, nor a woman, yet you all seem to understand. I know you think it’s because I am a poet, someone who observes the world around them, yet does not participate, but no. I am not a man nor woman, for I am just me. You must understand that our dear friend Enjolras is as man as Adam. He was born as Eve but no, the universe has made a mistake, and now he is correcting it.”
Everything cleared up after that. When it comes to his relationship with Grantaire, it’s complicated. He never denies the man anything, for he truly loves him, but he is unsure if he can provide for what Grantaire is looking for. It’s only when Grantaire wants to die along side him does he realize that physical form is not what Grantaire was looking for. He was looking for Enjolras. In his last moments he prays that in whatever comes after life, his spirit, the whole being of Enjolras, can be alongside Grantaire.
(I love it whenever you come into my ask/interact with my blog, bc it’s amazing. I hope this satisfies your needs 🙂 )
I remember posts like this being helpful when I was questioning so I thought it might be good to make a checklist of sorts for The Aro Experience:
not picking up on your friend’s crushes
not understanding the appeal of kissing
thinking about your future and being excited to live alone/with friends rather than immediately thinking about marriage
being annoyed or grossed out by romance in the media
alternatively, seeing romance in the media as formulaic, saying things like ‘these two characters will kiss once then break up I can tell from the portrayal of their first interaction’ rather than getting emotionally invested.
choosing not to read/watch something because there is romance
not getting why people say they want a relationship if they don’t have a crush at the time
your ideal romantic relationship being suspiciously similar to your ideal friendship when you think about it
being able to explain your ‘type’ with fashion style, aka caring more about clothes than looks when considering if you find someone attractive
feeling like your views on relationships are more ‘childish’ than your friend’s views are
feeling uncomfortable when family or friends ask if you’re dating/like someone, even if their questions aren’t particularly invasive
assuming other people make up their crushes to fit in or seem cool
making your own crushes to fit in, or just mindlessly agreeing that people all your friends like are ‘hot’ even if you don’t think so
feeling out of place and like you can’t contribute when your friends talk about crushes and relationships
thinking people your age are way too young to date, and this view never seeming to change as you get older
This is mostly from personal experience and obviously every aro is different, but hopefully this is helpful.
to add on, since I also found lists like this very helpful when I was questioning:
you’ve never realized multiple crushes at one time were a thing until someone informed you, and you’re confused how you could juggle several “all-consuming” emotional attachments
you’re often surprised by romantic developments, both fictional and in real life, and usually say something along the lines of “that came out of nowhere!” “why did they have to go and do that?” etc.
friends come to you for romantic advice often for your “objective” opinions on their relationships
you never get why your friend doesn’t just break up with their partner(s) (and if you’re asked for advice, your most common thing to say is break it off), after all why would you stay if it’s not working out? (assuming the relationship is non-abusive)
also urging friends to confess to crushes to avoid painful pining, because why would you wait?
or the opposite, urging them to never confess because the crush will fade in time for sure, and that’s the safer route to not mess up the friendship
for your crushes, you either confess very soon after realizing, to “get it out of the way/it’s out in the open now/avoid needless pining,” or never confess because “unsure of crush/what’s the point/dating is kinda dumb and I’m too young/it could have consequences for our friendship.”
however, either of those actions are never or almost never because of you wanting to know if they like you back
it’s difficult to understand why people can’t still be friends after breaking up, even if they’re less close
interpreting any interest when you want to get close to a person of a different or opposite gender as a crush, then “oh I just want to be friends with them!” then crush again, then friends again, and you can’t decide
trying to decide the above point by deeply analyzing how physically and emotionally close you get with them, giving it a lot of thought to what you want to do with them in the long-term and not so much what a first date or kiss would look like
very paranoid about getting too close with people of a different or opposite gender, as you really don’t want others to assume you have a crush, which manifests in acting very overly friendly or very withdrawn only around that friend
never got the point of truth or dare, always come up with better ones (in your opinion) than everyone else because they weren’t centered on first kisses or crushes
gen-rated, non-shipping fanfiction seems a bit like a breath of fresh air, and you like reading about the friendships a lot (even if you like romcom shippy fics quite a bit too)
not understanding why people say they’re lonely when they’re not dating when they have loving friends
feeling more content to let love/partner(s) come to you in time, rather than seeking people out through parties, friends, dating sites, etc.
confusion on how kissing works. “do people just lean in and know? what’s the protocol? lips + lips = happy? put some tongue in there and they’re Super Happy??” and you assume you’ll grow out of it, it’s a germ-averse thing, it’ll fade with experience, or you’ll be able to do it once you kiss for the first time/first real time/with True Love™
One solidarity doesn’t invalidate the another. Solidarity is good and I love supporting my lesbian, bi, and ace friends! (Especially ace lesbians and bi aces 💕💖💕💖💕)
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Twas I that was the fool…
and im feeling queer women solidarity in this chili’s tonight
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shout out to my aroace girls who ain’t got no idea what’s goin on. who ain’t got a shit in hell. who just. no fuckin clue my guy. my aroace girls who like. woosh. time just go by like that. they readin a newspaper and be like “that sure does says somethin aint it”.
person: you should read/watch this thing
me: i don’t know
person: it has an asexual character
me: give me the thing immediately. i need it. why would you keep such a national treasure from me? i can’t believe this!?!?
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