[@Loony] It really upsets me to think about, I wish I could have helped you and her in some way.  I also really agree with your thing on romance.  Like, I'm not technically an aro/ace myself but I have way less to no desire to get into a relationship compared with pretty much everyone, to the point that I actively don't try to and don't really care if that never happens for me.  I can't compare how America and Canada view romance perfectly but I do think it's sort of unhealthy in some ways and I never got why it's seen as inherently so much... I guess [i]better[/i] than the other ways you can care about someone?  I don't know, I could post a rant here myself about people I grew up with and had been close with for 10 years basically cutting off contact with me and acting like it was all good because they did it for the sake of their SO, or my mom (who legitimately has gone above and beyond as a parent in most ways so I don't want it to seem like I'm calling her out) and her boyfriend (legit piece of garbage) acting like I was [i]so selfish[/i] for pointing out that he was abusive and hurting their relationship.

[@Akayaofthemoon] That was really well written, I can honestly say that it got some serious feels out of me, my heart was racing for a few minutes!  Is there anything in particular I Should have Spinel do?  Edit nevermind