I came to a revelation and realized I shared something in common with my character Baron DeBach. And

I came to a revelation and realized I shared something in common with my character Baron DeBach. And no, I am not in fact a powerful archmage and reluctant politician. See, in every story I created around Baron DeBach, there was never any question of creating a love interest for him. In fact, in stories where someone tried to hit on him, Baron’s response varied from oblivious to intensely uncomfortable. Before I even knew there was an official term, I knew Baron DeBach identified as asexual.In contrast to Baron, I’ve always assumed that a part of my life would be to find a date, get married, maybe have a kid or two, and go on into oblivion like everyone else. Which is why my complete lack of interest in dating bothered me. I felt broken for never having found anyone more than aesthetically attractive. No ‘I want to touch you’ or 'I want to let you touch me.’ Ever. The idea of sexual contact, while fascinating as a concept, freaks me if applied to myself. So realizing I identify as asexual, and possibly aromantic, was incredibly freeing. I don’t have to force myself to bend to social norms and it’s ok to not want sex or romance for myself. It’s ok. I am NOT broken!I drew this picture as an outpouring of the liberation I felt when I made the connection between how I’ve felt all my life and asexuality.If anyone else feels they are going through something similar, I recommend they look to the AVEN community who are a wonderful pillar of support for people on the asexual spectrum: www.asexuality.org/en/ (Of interest to me, purple has always been Baron’s signature color - I only discovered recently that purple is the color on the LGBT+ flag representing asexuality) -- source link

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