I’ve known I was a bit ‘odd’ ever since I was a kid. I remember when Lord of The Rings came out & all my friends were gushing over Orlando Bloom, but I thought Billy Boyd was the cutest fella. They would use words like ‘hot’ or ‘sexy’ & it made me uncomfortable for reasons I couldn’t figure out - - ThreadSky

kalico-of-doom.bsky.social • 31 days ago

I’ve known I was a bit ‘odd’ ever since I was a kid. I remember when Lord of The Rings came out & all my friends were gushing over Orlando Bloom, but I thought Billy Boyd was the cutest fella. They would use words like ‘hot’ or ‘sexy’ & it made me uncomfortable for reasons I couldn’t figure out -

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kalico-of-doom.bsky.social•31 days ago

In college, my bestie & I would people watch at the mall and comment on cute guys who passed by. I always noticed folks for their smile or the way their eyes crinkled while doing so. If I mentioned thinking they were handsome, my bestie would look at me funny until I mentally zoomed out & realized -

kalico-of-doom.bsky.social•31 days ago

Oh, by current social standards, I suppose that person really didn’t meet that mold. Didn’t stop me from admiring them. When dating, I was attracted to guys for their personalities and always thought it was because I was a wallflower. But as soon as they liked me back, things often fell apart -

kalico-of-doom.bsky.social•31 days ago

It wasn’t until I discovered the character of Alastor and the fandom surrounding Hazbin that I finally found a name for what I am: Ace. I’m happily married to the greatest guy and have a kiddo, so I don’t talk about it much since there’s a lot of common misconceptions surrounding asexuality and I -

kalico-of-doom.bsky.social•31 days ago

Get tired of explaining or defending myself over and over. But I’m very thankful for Hazbin and the gift of belonging it’s given me. Alastor is my strongest comfort character and I cling to him pretty firmly. I’ve made wonderful new friends through this fandom & have even started my own small -

kalico-of-doom.bsky.social•31 days ago

Business because of the art I’ve made. Which still just absolutely blows my mind. I mostly keep to myself and struggle to regularly socialize with more than 2 friends at a time, but I am just grateful overall for last 3 years. Looking forward to waving my pride flag from my little corner this year!

khornegod82.bsky.social•31 days ago

Wave that flag all you want. I didn't know much about what others went through. Thank you for sharing. Although I'm not what people consider normal, I'm on the autism spectrum and have been late in life diagnosed. I do fully support all of you and your struggles.

tinnedferrets.bsky.social•31 days ago

This was a great thread! It's relatable, too.

I always said to my friends - even before I realised I was ace - that I was more attracted to people's faces than I was to bodies. In fact, I found bodies to be slightly gross.

It all makes sense now because I wasn't looking at them sexually.

jenmur001.bsky.social•31 days ago

-perks ears up- really? Sounds familiar-waves- though not sure gotta figure things out? Also married

good-wight.bsky.social•31 days ago

It’s been about 8 years since I engaged anyone romantically, so joining this fandom has also caused me to puzzle a little. For me, I think the big thing with Hazbin has been realizing that “queer” is a right/good/safe identity for myself, but the details remain a bit of a question mark.

good-wight.bsky.social•31 days ago

So glad you found the community though! I appreciate your fun cosplay contributions, and love looking at your domestic deer prints by my desk when the ol grant writing is getting me down.

good-wight.bsky.social•31 days ago

Ironically I’d kind of been thinking along VM’s lines before she came out recently, but I’m honestly not totally sure. I’m also neurodivergent so this’ll probably remain an unresolved question, like most of the things I fail to come back around to :)

bluekoinu.bsky.social•31 days ago

So relatable. I had the add on of discovery of being aro & trying to figure out why I just didn’t have this drive to seek out a relationship that all my friends seemed to have.

Alastor & Lucifer have become such comfort characters for me as well & allow me to express myself in ways I never had.

bluekoinu.bsky.social•31 days ago

This fandom has also given me new friends, teaching me more about how to market my own art, and just be free in the whole creation of art.

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