I wish it didn’t bother me so much, but edgelord kids spouting off random acephobia just ports me back years ago when I just thought I was a broken person.  I was ostracized in school all the same, didn’t matter. I tried forcing myself into relationships that only ended up damaging me in the end. Being told I was a disappointment, being told I wasn’t complete, being told I wasn’t valid.

I wasn’t even away what asexuality was until my early twenties, and I have to wonder how much less pain I would have had if I had at least known I wasn’t alone.