I like the 'alone in my shell' bit that gets a callback with two yolks in an egg at the end.
Page 17 stings. I've had relationships end because my partner wanted sex and I didn't. Not even that I told them no; even after considering doing it to make them happy, just my lack of interest was enough for them to break up with me.
Awe~ love this as someone on the aro/ace spectrum, It sucks, but just about every time we get representation in the media it's the "completely uninterested in any relationship" type which isn't always true so this is a nice change
Agreed. I'm ace, but not aro. (The concept of me having sex with someone else is like watching paint dry. And while I've read porn - or at least, works with explicit sex scenes; I don't like anything that's nothing but sex - I invariably rush through or skip the sex scenes. First four pages and last four pages are usually "the interesting parts" to me.)
I've been in a committed (though frustratingly long distance, considering how often we could both use a hug) relationship for over a decade. We talk nearly every day. We confide in each other and share our dreams with each other, support each other, love each other. Nothing pisses me off faster than someone implying our relationship somehow doesn't count just because we aren't having sex.
Some assholes even went so far as calling me mentally ill simply for being uninterested in intercourse. I have dealt with that crap entirely too much. (Also had a roommate once that scoffed and insisted "You'd like it if you tried it"... when she frequently said how much she disliked sex. So apparently her not liking sex is normal, but my disinterest isn't? What a jackass.)
...Didn't mean for this to turn into a blog post, but I'm feeling emotional and my fingers just wouldn't stop typing.