The Asexual Geek

Image description: The cover image of Seeking Persephone , a Regency-era romance that has largely taken over my life these past few months. As with most of my obsessions, I feel the need to talk about it, because as an aspec fan, I think I have some interesting perspectives on this and other media that has come to my attention recently. Back in May , I did a post about being both an aromantic asexual fangirl and a fan of romance, and how those seemingly contrasting things work together for me. That post focused mainly on the fandom attitude of “ shipping ” characters – that is, rooting for characters to get together romantically in a piece of media – and what I as an AroAce person get out of shipping, since I certainly am not looking at these romantic pairings as a model for romance in my own life. In it, I discussed the crossroads of my two identities, in which I can both simultaneously enjoy romance and yet advocate for it to be less omnipresent in media, while also unpacking some o...