Hi. I'm asexual and personally I'm thrilled to see more and more fanfics out there that deal with asexual characters and asexual characters in relationships. It's hard. And it really bloody sucks sometimes. Thank you. This resonates for me. I don't have much preference about physical things unless I don't like them (and then there are definite boundaries). Otherwise...I like it when the other person(s) is happy. It's difficult to say anything too. I feel like Neal in this piece - in a lot of ways he's carrying my voice.
I like your first piece as well. I've had difficulties trying to explain that no, I just don't like PEOPLE, and no, that doesn't mean I like robots or animals. It just means that I'm not into people. Your use of gerunds was lovely. I finally ended up simply saying that I was liked adjectives over nouns but it still mostly confuses people, and those who get it simply think I'm bisexual or pansexual.
The thing with asexuality is...it's very easy to pass. If you don't tell people then they never know. And if you do tell people they think you're lying, joking, or in a phase. Frankly it's easier to pass. It's why I love fanfic. Reading about fictional people who have problems similar to mine...it's nice, comforting.
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lyssen (Guest) Sat 12 Mar 2011 06:13AM UTC
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