IMAGE: Maia gestures in front of a wall of tea containers, each labeled different asexual statuses. Some labels include: aceflux, demi, reciprosexual, greysexual, cupiosexual, lithosexual, fictosexual, aegosexual, fraysexual.
Maia: There are millions of ways to be ace! We can use increasingly spevific microlabels to try to put words to our experiences, but the truth is: identity is dynamic and fluid and messy, and language is always evolving.
Friend: But... but... then what's the point?!
Maia: Having a word for yourself is empowering! When I finally discovered the word asexual, it was such a huge relief! It gave depth and context to my sexuality, and connected me to a whole community of people like me, people who get me and celebrate this part of my identity. Being ace is something I LOVE about myself. It's powerful and joyful and freeing. I love it so much, I wanna just- (Maia points at their baseball cap with the Ace flag on it) -wear it on my forehead.
Transcribed October 14, 2025 by Matt Nolan and Erika Moen
2/2 This comic by @sparklemaia.bsky.social hits the venn diagram sweet spot of our readers' overlapping interests: tea, cats, and sexuality deep dives!
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Ace 101 by sparklemaia, published November 12, 2023 on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/ace-101-sparklemaia
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Two figures sit in a lavender living room that's very comfy and has lots of cats around. They are drinking tea.
Maia: -and that's why I can't go back like, ever again.
Friend: Completely fair. Speaking of fair: how was the maker faire?
Maia: Rad! That's where I got this sweet hat!
IMAGE: Close-up on Maia's black baseball hat, which has the black, gray, white, and purple-striped Asexuality flag on it.
IMAGE: Friend holding tea mug and talking.
Friend: It's... a pride flag... it's on the tip of my brain- Oh! The asexual flag!
Friend: You posted about being ace in April! Full disclosure: I googled it, but I'm still pretty vague on what asexuality is... I think it's the "A" in LGBTQIA? But I still have, like, so many questions.
Maia: I'd love to be your ace wiki for the day, if you're down?
Friend: Ohh, yes please!
Maia: Great, this is my jam. Let's spill the tea on asexuali-TEA!
Maia: So, what would you say attraction feels like?
Friend: Hmm... I guess it's like a strong pull towards someone?
IMAGE: The friend leans forward to stroke a gray-striped cat that hopped on their table and is walking towards them.
Maia: Totally! But it took some super personal chats with my all- (non-ace) -friends to realize we meant different things when we talked about being into someone. It turns out that attraction- that pull- is made up of different parts.
IMAGE: Another table houses multiple bowls of looseleaf teas, with a sign proclaiming, "Build your own!". Each bowl is labeled differently: Sensual, Romantic, Sexual, Aesthetic
Maia: I've got romantic attraction in spades. It's just that for me, that romantic attraction isn't linked to sexual attraction.
Friend: So, when you feel drawn toward someone, you just don't... have the desire to bone them?
Maia: Pretty much! And that's what asexual means: little to no sexual attraction.
Friend: Hold up... a 'little' bit of sexual attraction still counts as ace?
Maia: Yeah, it's not always an all-or-nothing thing. Some people experience sexual attraction rarely, or only under certain circumstances, or just at very low levels. It's kind of a spectrum.
Friend: I guess that tracks, very few things in life are totally black and white!
Maia (gesturing at the black, gray, white, purple-striped Asexual flag): Exactly. That's what the grey is for. Anyone who feels like they don't totally vibe with a 'typical' allo experience is welcome, even if they're in that grey zone between allo and 'absolute zero' sexual attraction.
Friend: Sounds like there's lots of SPACE- in ACE!
IMAGE: Maia plants the Ace flag on the moon, waving at a rocket (also emblazoned with the ace flag) as it cruises by.
Maia: Haha, yep! My ace experience might not be the same as someone else's, but the label gives us a starting place for finding common ground.
IMAGE: Back in the tea house, the friend observes two cats curled up on a shelf on the wall.
Friend: Something I still don't get: you've talked about crushes and dates and stuff before. Are your dates just Netflix and actual chill?
Maia: Haha, sometimes! But other times I do take it to the bone zone. For me, sex is often about emotional intimacy with my partner. Heck, sometimes I just need to scratch a biological itch, even if my body isn't pointing me towards a specific person to get it done. Plus, for me, it feels good!
Friend: Whoa, you actually... like sex?
Maia: Yeah, there's even a word for it in ace space: sex-favorable. And whether sex favorable, sex-indifferent, or sex-repulsed, all aces are still ace.
IMAGE: Three cats illustrate the different states of asexual sexual interest.
Sex-Favorable cat smiles and approaches a hand to be pet.
Sex-Indifferent cat sits by itself, licking its paw.
Sex-Repulsed cat is all puffed up and hissing.
What better way to celebrate Asexual Awareness Week than by spillin' the asexualiTEA with @sparklemaia.bsky.social! 1/2
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Inktober Day 24 - Rowdy
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Astharosa com cabelo rosinha ๐ฉท๐ฉท
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some of minnie's...quirks.... #onepiece #onepieceoc#opoc #oc
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i wanted to have some fun #onepiece #onepieceoc #oc
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๏ผONEPIECE
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ONE PIECEใฎใญใฃใฉใฏใฟใผใใซใคใใฆใจใใฑใขใณใฎใใซใฟใชในใฎใใกใณใขใผใ
King:I see.
Queen:Whose perspective is your understanding based on?
Jack:Kaidou-san,youโve been befriended by a large bird also.
Queen:Them is a dragoon,you know.A dragon-type.
Kaidou:Thatโs right.
#ONEPIECE #pokemon #fanart
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And have this NaruGaa scribble (3 am (Gaara has a meeting in the morning (Narutoโs dick is poking Gaaraโs back (they end up using Gaaraโs thighs))))
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I NEED HIM
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Wow, this really touched me! Thank you for sharing your beautiful art๐
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*gasp* moomin piece...
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ใใใใใใ๐ฏ๐ใจ่จใๅผตใ
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...๐ #lulaw
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nico robin part 5
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my 2d game environment professor said we should play a game we always wanted to play through as a mini assignment so im playing through hades rn (also i had to make it about zosan of course)
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Trapped!!! #sanuso
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Sanji.exe stopped working #Sanami
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Hopping on this trend!! Let's give Sanji the love he deservesโค๏ธ #sanji #onepiece
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Close up of next image: Jayce is pressing as close as possible to Vikโs chest while fingering him, while Vik has an arm wrapped around Jayce, cradling his head, softly saying his name
Jayce is relaxed laying down while Vik presses a foot into his butt trying to get him closer, the other up and shaking while Jayce fingers him. The dialogue reads: fu-, a little more. Yes, Vik. Good boy ~
Colored it some are you proud?? ๐ฅน #jayvik
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kinktober day 5: temperature play | yamace
did i put this prompt on the list knowing i would use ace? yes.. i did. u can also add marking for today if u consider yamato probably walked away with a couple of sunburns
#kinktober #yamace #onepiecensfw #nsfw
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