Ace-Aro DJ

Ace-Aro DJ

I was starting to skim Island for headcanon proof and I didn't even have to go far for it!

"Not So Happy Campers Part 1" has this:

Duncan's remark of "She's all yours, man." Makes DJ give this face.

Yeah, the point of this scene could be 'blah, blah. Eva is undesirable' but we were just shown that Cody was trying to flirt with her too, and Duncan himself was turned off by her attitude/strength.

Then, Justin is announced! Everyone's surprised or delighted to see him. Everyone except...

Even Duncan whom I headcanon as closeted bi is surprised.

DJ is the only one who makes two faces in this scene-- confused and then frowning. (Coincidentially, I'm also an aromantic Justin truther, but he's not who this post is about.)

Now this scene!

In "X-treme Torture", the way Bridgette disproves DJ is the one who wrote that mystery haiku is... him deflecting.

...now that I'm typing this out, it feels like I can't word this well, but I hope you guys feel the same aro vibes I do in that particular interaction.

(We also need more smug DJ and DJ with bite moments tbh!)

No pictures for these next two examples of proof, since they're dialogue-based.

In "Up The Creek" DJ offers romantic advice to Geoff by comparing it to something he knows, that is, luring in a rabbit to feed.

In World Tour's Japan episode, he compares Alejandro's smooth moves being irresistible to his mom's gravy.

I think DJ is romance+sex repulsed, but he clearly has a thorough understanding of it. He was raised by two people in love!

He's emotionally mature and well rounded in physical activities too. His moms raised him well! He just feels uncomfortable when people make romantic remarks/advances toward him.

He has no qualms in affectionate touches or contact. (See also: my DJ+Lindsay Friendship post!)

Except, when there's a romantic or sexual layer added to it:

In this case (Action's "Aftermath II"), Geoff suggested off-screen that Gwen was being cozy with DJ when he just saved her life! He's clearly bothered by it, even though he was just talking pleasantly with Gwen.

In "Newf Kids on the Block" there's also that hot dog scene. (I've hit the picture limit TwT,) When Owen hits on DJ for Noah to try and get him into a alliance with Team Chris, DJ makes this face again.

Yeah, yeah there's the gay joke here, but given DJ's character we know thus far: chill, kind and soft-hearted. He wouldn't be homophobic.

(Again, even if it was accidental or fanon, he has two moms. Plus, he's been shown to accept things more easily than others, like being on good terms with Gwen in Action after the Trent ordeal. I highly doubt someone's sexuality would deter DJ from being nice, if morality or social pressure doesn't.)

Anyway, though. It serves to add to my point. He's made that face (or one similar to it) when it comes to romantically suggestive situations!

He's also one of the only campers (if not the only one, I'm not really thinking hard about the other 99 contestants.) whose storylines have never revolved or included attraction in any way.

In conclusion: aro/ace DJ. 💙

I love the way they look in the storyboards, especially Sierra

Little loser man

I made this joke post a few weeks ago and was like, "haha, what a funny crack ship. not like I'll ever treat it seriously though."

so. ABOUT THAT

YEARNING: this au/hc I have about courtney and emma being childhood rivals turned best friends turned to. whatever this is.

I'm writing a little something for this au right now and I don't want to spoil it too much. but I'll spare some details on how their friendship formed, plus other hcs that apply to this au:

courtney and emma are the top students at every school they've attended, which caused them to butt heads the first time they met

in middle school, however, they were both beaten by a different kid in their annual quiz bee- in which they were both mutually outraged by. they decided to put their differences aside to get to the bottom of if the game was rigged or not (it was)

it made them realized they weren't so different and even balanced each other out- with emma being more level-headed, patient, and passive while courtney was more impulsive, assertive and risk-taking, which they both respected each other for

they became inseparable since, and are closest to each other more than anyone else, and encouraging the other at a constant to become better

high school comes sometime later and emma is first to become aware of her feelings for courtney as she's realized that she's bi, and is out to both courtney and her family. courtney, however, is in denial of her own feelings and has yet to come to terms with her own sexuality

emma is chinese-filipino, her full name being emily "emma" grace liu

courtney is venezuelan-filipino, her full name being courtney sofia perdomo-de guzman

they're both bi, but realize this at different stages in their life

if you read this through- thanks! here's some bonus doodles I did while trying to flesh things out in my head:

"total drama island?"

katherine "kitty" joy liu (supportive of her achi softening up)

they should have made lindsay the Gwen of Action because a) she had something to prove that she could get far without Heather and b) she canonically cleared Heather’s ass when she was eliminated and if there was anyone who’d drag Heather with her words it’d be her ex minion. ‘hannah don’t be mad at me because you’re wearing that tired fred flintstone wig and Mr. Coconut has more friends than you do’. ‘just because a guy likes you doesn’t mean he’s fake, it means he didn’t watch the show back.’ ‘I don’t believe beth has a fake relationship since she doesn’t talk to Heather anymore.’ Lindsay was determined to prove herself and we all saw she had that fire up inside her to get someone all the way together and win the game and she had an amazing social game and it would’ve been an arc for her that wasn’t just centered on her friendship with beth from minion who everyone thought was dumb as a rock to a finalist who helped lead her team and took charge and learned from her mistakes first time around and the sweetest part of it all is whether Lindsay’d care or not Heather would *have* to respect her.

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