Today I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts on this tumblr post by hareofhrair. It’s a post discussing myths about auspisticism from a fanon in-universe perspective. The first part is standard auspisticism myths, some that I see even in the fandom still today. The second part is an exploration of different auspisticism dynamics.
Right off the bat, I must disclose that I am an overwhelming fan of this post. I made a slideshow (tumblr rebloggable version) summarizing the latter portion of it for the visual learners out there, which shows how much I want to see it shared.
When it comes to the myths it covers, most of them are pretty standard misunderstandings of auspisticism that I have seen throughout the years within the fandom. Auspisticism being interpreted as a modified kismesissitude, conciliatory quadrants being assumed to be platonic, etc. It’s a solid work that I could see plenty of romantically inclined roleplayers and fanfiction writers using as a guide.
As for the last section, the section on non-conventional ashen arrangements, I simply adore it. I love when things are unconventional! Give me alternative, gay, polyamorous relationships, please! Alternative forms of an already alternative romance system is something I crave like a goat craves that mineral. I also think this post is a goldmine for learning how to diversify auspisticisms to keep them from all looking the same. I can tell you from first hand experience.
One of my roleplay characters falls into what hareofhrair calls a Four Leaf Clover, “an ashen configuration with any number of trolls beyond the standard three.” My character’s auspisticism is such that there are three auspistices mediating between my character and everyone who my character becomes particularly incendiary towards, as my character tends to get into fights to such a natural degree that it’s better to preventatively defuse any bombs as they come along.
Overall, this really is a good primer for newly anointed auspisticism fans looking to get a deeper understanding of how auspisticism works. I’ve recommended it to a lot of people. Please, I cannot make it clear enough that I think this post is worth reading and reblogging.
If you’re still reading this and haven’t read the post yet, why don’t you click on that link up there? Is it too far away for you? Here’s the link again. Go read that post, reblog it, then come back here and leave a comment. Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next week.
