I Feel Like Tori Would Say It Ironically, But Then Get Annoyed When Someone Else Says It Unironically

I feel like Tori would say it ironically, but then get annoyed when someone else says it unironically

Tori Spring would hate the word 'slay'.

"asexuality and aromanticism aren't real" well neither are the stupid fucking rules for society you've built about relationships but here we are

radio silence is for the "gifted kids" who were always pressured to be smart. radio silence is for the ones who find ways to escape reality in books, movies, music, podcasts, drawing. radio silence is for the ones who care about the people close to them, yet feel like they're not doing enough for them. radio silence is for the ones who find someone to relate to in frances, aled, daniel, raine, carys, becky. it's for the ones who are figuring themselves out, those who are confused. the ones who were always different, either in fashion sense, hobbies, or for being "weird". and for those who, despite hearing the opposite their whole life, know friendship can matter a lot more than romance.

for that i love this book, and for that i love alice for creating something like this <3

so i love the book Little women but i absolutely hate people (especially fans of the 2019 film) who think Jo and Laurie shoule have ended up together

even if you dont see jo as ace/ a lesbian

imagine it from her perspective

she's spent her whole life knowing that she is treated as a second class citizen for being a woman, she knows society expects her to get married and any association she has with men will be viewed under that lens

but then she meets laurie, and he doesnt treat her any differently for being a woman, and a woman from a poor family. With laurie she is allowed the freedom from the typical expectations of men and women at the time and she doesnt have to think about how one day she'll have to 'grow up' and settle down and be someone's wife

and then Laurie tells he's in love with her

jo even says 'I'm sick of people thinking love is the only thing women are fit for'

she doesnt want to marry Laurie, she wants to go and become a writer and make a name for herself, instead of whoever shes married to

and she does that, she goes to New York, and publishes her stories, which she never would have done if she married Laurie

by the end of the book, her and laurie are both married happily to different people* and neither one of them harbours any resentment or ill feelings about it. They both understand that Laurie and Amy, and Jo and the professor, work much better than the two of them would.

* I do think that had the book been written in the 21st century, Jo would not have ended up with anyone, but for the 1800s the idea of marrying for love not money was still fairly progressive

The funniest thing about being aroace is growing up in middle school and thinking to yourself “…you guys are too young to be dating. We’re kids right now.” And then as you get older and reach college you’re still like “…you guys are too young to get married, how do you even know you like them like that?”

Like no that’s just how allo people are.

My brother Carter, you need to understand that it, is in fact, a metaphor

the biggest waste of a name ever is when someone is named august but goes by gus. like you took the perfect beautiful aesthetically pleasing good vibes poetic name and chose to toss aside in favor of a gross syllable that honestly shouldn't exist in the english language