Queerplatonic
| Synonyms: | Quasiplatonic |
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Queerplatonic is a term used to describe a relationship between two or more people that deviates from what the people within the relationship deem to be strictly romantic or platonic. The term originates in the aromantic community, and hence fanworks depicting these relationships seem to often have at least one character who identifies as such. The exact definition is intentionally vague in order to be used as an umbrella term. QPP is an abbreviation for "queerplatonic partner" and QPR is an abbreviation for "queerplatonic relationship."
Fandom
Queerplatonic relationships have been represented with a ~ on occasion in fandom spaces since the idea was proposed in 2014,[1] and it has been used in activities as popular as the Three-Sentence Fic-A-Thon for almost as long.[2] It was recently incorporated into the Squidgeworld relationship tagging system.[3] Queerplatonic relationship tags are canonized in freeform tags on AO3, but uses in relationship tags are synned to the / tag.[4] SquidgeWorld Archive started canonizing queerplatonic relationships in relationship tags on July 2023 using a tilde.
Examples
- The ship name QPP ZADR from the Invader Zim fandom refers to queerplatonic Zim and Dib.
- Ineffable Husbands from Good Omens are often portrayed in fanworks and discussions as being in a queerplatonic relationship.[5][6]
- Merida from Brave has a popular headcanon of being aromantic, and hence relationships involving her, whether in the Pixar film or Once Upon A Time, are often queerplatonic.
- The term Gencest is occasionally used to describe a queerplatonic relationship between the Winchester brothers from Supernatural. There is also a subset of fandom who use the portmanteau SamDean in a strictly platonic sense, overlapping with its use as a synonym for Wincest.
- Sir Dinadan (who is often interpreted as aroace) and Sir Palamedes from Arthuriana are often shipped queerplatonically, with the ship name Paladin.
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Yesterday Upon The Stair by PitViperOfDoom (October 2016-October 2019 - Midoriya Izuku and Todoroki Shouto - Boku no Hero Academia)
- Questions of Love and Life by OfMonstersAndWerewolves (July 2020 - Merida and Mulan - OUAT)
- every choice you make creates a universe series by laurajv (2018 to 2019 - ace!Sherlock/aro!John Watson - Sherlock BBC)
- Solar Lunacy by BamSara (February 2022) - Daycare Attendant/Reader
Resources
References
- ^ ~ Stands for Queerplatonic by lizardrosen on Tumblr
- ^ Three Sentence Ficathon 2014 by caramelsilver on LiveJournal
- ^ New "Relationship" Type (July 2023)
- ^ Thalia Grace ~ Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano and Cisco Ramon/Caitlin Snow (Queerplatonic), for examples
- ^ 'Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)': Filtered 'Queerplatonic Relationships' - Ao3
- ^ 'Queerplatonic Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)' tag - Ao3