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PITCH ATTRACTION

My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing.

Pitch (or) Kismesic Attraction: An attraction founded on a simultaneous hatred and respect for another person. You could think of a Pitch relationship like a committed rivalry that takes on characteristics of a romantic relationship. Like Matespritic attraction, there can (but doesn’t necessarily have to) be a sexual component to Kismesic attraction.

I personally feel like I’m not qualified to define how a Pitch relationship looks beyond this, as I do not experience or personally understand Pitch attraction myself. I don’t want to disclude it from this model though, so I will leave it up to those who want to use the term to differentiate between a healthy and an unhealthy pitch relationship. Abusive relationships are not Kismesic relationships and I strongly discourage you from using this label for relationships or attractions which are harmful to you.

A pitch partner is called a Kismesis.

A pitch relationship is called a Kismesissitude.

Pitch feelings are typically expressed with the <3< and ♠️ emojis.

Flags for a variety of Pitch Orientations are included below the cut. They are free to use, and credit is not required but is appreciated. If you make a tumblr post using one of these flags, I would enjoy being tagged to see how they’re being used!

[Quadrant Attraction System Masterpost]

Pitch Toric

Requested by Anonymous

Being Nonbinary and experiencing a pitch attraction to men.

Quadrant-Based Attraction Model

The Quadrant system is the structure for romance established in the Homestuck webcomic. My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing. If you’d like to read more about what’s already been established, the in-comic explanation starts here and a wikipedia page on the system is here.

Anyway, onto the terms.

Flushed (or) Matespritic Attraction: An attraction similar to our current definition of Romantic Attraction. Characterised by feelings of romantic love, and / or sexual attraction. Some gestures of Flushed affection may include hugs, kisses, and sex.

Pale (or) Moirallegic Attraction: An attraction founded on a desire to support, protect, and form a commited and deep emotional relationship with a person. Some gestures of Pale affection may include Hugs, Papping (ie patting / caressing intended to calm a person), and Jamming (Sessions of emotional vulnerability).

Pitch (or) Kismesic Attraction: An attraction founded on a simultaneous hatred and respect for another person. You could think of a Pitch relationship like a committed rivalry that takes on characteristics of a romantic relationship. Like Matespritic attraction, there can (but doesn’t necessarily have to) be a sexual component to Kismesic attraction.

(I personally feel like I’m not qualified to define how a Pitch relationship looks beyond this, as I do not experience or understand Pitch attraction myself. I don’t want to disclude it from this model though, so I will leave it up to those who want to use the term to differentiate between a healthy and an unhealthy pitch relationship. Abusive relationships are not Kismesic relationships and I strongly discourage you from using this label for relationships or attractions which are harmful to you.)

Ashen (or) Auspistic Attraction: An attraction founded on a desire to help two other people maintain a healthy relationship + prevent them from developing a toxic or otherwise unhealthy dynamic. Ashen gestures towards others in the relationship could include breaking up / preventing fights and helping to defuse feelings of anger.

These definitions are all flexible, and you’re free to define each type of attraction however suits you, personally, best. You are also free to decide what gestures of affection and affectionate terminology you would like to use in regards to your attraction, and it doesn’t have to match up with what I’ve posited here.

You can also decide whether you consider all of these attraction-types romantic, whether you consider some platonic / queerplatonic / alterous, or whether you consider them completely seperate, etc. You are also under no obligation to adhere to or label any or all of these types of attraction.

Each kind of attraction can be towards specific genders, EG being “Panmatespritic” or “Akismesic.”

Anyway, I think that covers everything. Thanks for reading and feel free to use these terms / the flags I’ve linked wherever you want. If you make a post using any of the flags on Tumblr I’d love to be tagged so I can see it, otherwise feel free to use them whenever with or without credit.

MATESPRITSHIP / MOIRALLEGIANCE / KISMESISSITUDE / AUSPISTICISM

I've updated all the individual quadrant posts with all the newer flags and identities that I know of, mine and others. Go crazy.

I might make some more soon to complete incomplete sets, or any that are requested

PALE ATTRACTION

My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing.

Pale (or) Moirallegic Attraction: An attraction founded on a desire to support, protect, and form a commited and deep emotional relationship with a person. Some gestures of Pale affection may include Hugs, Papping (ie patting / caressing intended to calm a person), and Jamming (Sessions of emotional vulnerability). A pale relationship is distinct from a friendship. It could be considered similar to a Queerplatonic, Alterous or Romantic relationship, or it could be considered entirely distinct, depending on how the individual wishes to define it.

A pale partner is called a Moirail.

A pale relationship is called a Moirallegiance.

Pale feelings are typically expressed with the <> and ♦️ emojis.

Flags for a variety of Pale Orientations are included below the cut. They are free to use, and credit is not required but is appreciated. If you make a tumblr post using one of these flags, I would enjoy being tagged to see how they’re being used!

[Quadrant Attraction System Masterpost]

Omnimoirallegic / Pale Omni

Requested by @decayed-foundations

Experiencing a pale attraction to all genders, in which gender plays a part in the attraction.

PALE ATTRACTION

My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing.

Pale (or) Moirallegic Attraction: An attraction founded on a desire to support, protect, and form a commited and deep emotional relationship with a person. Some gestures of Pale affection may include Hugs, Papping (ie patting / caressing intended to calm a person), and Jamming (Sessions of emotional vulnerability). A pale relationship is distinct from a friendship. It could be considered similar to a Queerplatonic, Alterous or Romantic relationship, or it could be considered entirely distinct, depending on how the individual wishes to define it.

A pale partner is called a Moirail.

A pale relationship is called a Moirallegiance.

Pale feelings are typically expressed with the <> and ♦️ emojis.

Flags for a variety of Pale Orientations are included below the cut. They are free to use, and credit is not required but is appreciated. If you make a tumblr post using one of these flags, I would enjoy being tagged to see how they’re being used!

[Quadrant Attraction System Masterpost]

OKAY SO WHILE I’M FRONT STUCK I’M MIGHT AS WELL SHARE A FICTIVES FIRST REACTION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

UHUN UHUN. sees pale flag HAHAHAHAHA THIS **ACTUALLY** EXISTS HOLY FUCK! sees bi/pan pale flag UM. LIKE I KNOW IT’S A MINORITY WITH THIS SPECIES BUT THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST FLAG. LIKE, IF YOU’RE *GOING* TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW RELATIONSHIP THING OFF OF ANOTHER SPECIES MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE**NORMAL** ROMANTIC ORIENTATIONS ALIGN. -Karkat

@borealissystem is the order of the flags the only issue you have with this? this isn’t meant to sound passive aggressive i genuinely want to know

I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, IT’S JUST WEIRD TO SEE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVEN EXISTS. I ALSO THERE ISN’T A GOOD REASON TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ORDER OF IT. I’M PRETTY SURE THAT KANKRI WAS JUST PASSIVELY INFLUENCING ME TO CARE😅 -Karkat

okay thats understandable lolol, thanks for the feedback anyway

PALE ATTRACTION

My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing.

Pale (or) Moirallegic Attraction: An attraction founded on a desire to support, protect, and form a commited and deep emotional relationship with a person. Some gestures of Pale affection may include Hugs, Papping (ie patting / caressing intended to calm a person), and Jamming (Sessions of emotional vulnerability). A pale relationship is distinct from a friendship. It could be considered similar to a Queerplatonic, Alterous or Romantic relationship, or it could be considered entirely distinct, depending on how the individual wishes to define it.

A pale partner is called a Moirail.

A pale relationship is called a Moirallegiance.

Pale feelings are typically expressed with the <> and ♦️ emojis.

Flags for a variety of Pale Orientations are included below the cut. They are free to use, and credit is not required but is appreciated. If you make a tumblr post using one of these flags, I would enjoy being tagged to see how they’re being used!

[Quadrant Attraction System Masterpost]

OKAY SO WHILE I’M FRONT STUCK I’M MIGHT AS WELL SHARE A FICTIVES FIRST REACTION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

UHUN UHUN. sees pale flag HAHAHAHAHA THIS **ACTUALLY** EXISTS HOLY FUCK! sees bi/pan pale flag UM. LIKE I KNOW IT’S A MINORITY WITH THIS SPECIES BUT THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST FLAG. LIKE, IF YOU’RE *GOING* TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW RELATIONSHIP THING OFF OF ANOTHER SPECIES MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE**NORMAL** ROMANTIC ORIENTATIONS ALIGN. -Karkat

@borealissystem is the order of the flags the only issue you have with this? this isn't meant to sound passive aggressive i genuinely want to know