"Alterous Attraction"

"Alterous Attraction" was published on December 18th 2020.

### Description

Alterous Attraction is a comic in which Cyrus explains how their attraction towards people works. And yes, this is me projecting through Cyrus. I, DBA, have Alterous Attraction that functions in the exact same way that it does for Cyrus.

### Transcript

Panel 1: [Rose is standing normally and Cyrus is pointing over behind her.] {Rose:} Just wondering- is my room still intact?

{Cyrus:} Yeah. Just down the hall.

Panel 2: [Bunny and Cyrus are standing side by side. Bunny has his hands on his hips and Cyrus has a neutral expression. They were supposed to be blushing, but I was an idiot and forgot to add it in.] {Bunny:} Isn't Rose awesome?

{Cyrus:} Truly.

{Bunny:} She should'a came back sooner.

{Cyrus:} Perhaps. She is cuter than before though.

{Bunny:} Hold up- aren't you AroAce?

{Cyrus:} Yes, but let me explain...

Panel 3: [There is a block seperated into three colors and a mini drawing of Cyrus in the corner.] {Cyrus, not shown:} Basically, yes, I am Aromantic and Asexual, but I also experience something called Alterous Attraction. Alterous Attraction is exactly as it sounds: an attraction that alters itself or fluctuates. For me, my Alterous Attraction can be split into three different types or stages of Attraction: Platonic "Friendzone", Crush/Mesh, and Obsession. Think of it as a bar like this, split into different percentages. 10%, 85%, and 5% to be exact. My attraction towards everyone is not the same, and it is highly unlikely for any two people to share the exact same attraction numbers. That being said, not everybody will have been in each category, nor is it required. It's common for attraction to switch between Platonic and Crush, but almost never does anyone branch into the Obsession category, and that is truly for the best.

Panel 4: [The orange block, representing 10% and the Platonic attraction, is in the top right corner. The mini-figure of Cyrus has been flipped and is now in the bottom right corner.] **10% Platonic "Friendzone"** This type of attraction happens roughly 10% of the time when I am dealing with people. This stage or category of attraction is completely platonic, or at not reproductive, and this could mean that the attraction is Platonic, Sensual, Aesthetic, etc. Basically, when someone is in this category, it means that I feel very little to no romantic/sexual attraction to them at all. I would very rarely date someone who I feel for in this space. However, it is easy enough to make my attraction spike and flux out of this space and into the Crush/Mesh space, but there is no guarantee that my attraction will stay in that space. It can be simply described as "You're just a friend to me and nothing more", which is why this is known as the "Friendzone." Unlike the traditional friendzone, it is quite easy to get out of it just as easy as it is to get into it.

Panel 5: [The green block, representing 85% and the Crush/Mesh attraction, is in the top right corner. It is split in half by a thin black line with <50% on the left side of the line and >50% on the right side of the line. The mini-figure of Cyrus is back in the bottom left corner.] **85% Crush/Mesh** This zone happens 85% of the time and is the most common, hence the largest percentage. This is what is known as a basic crush, or a Mesh (a Mesh is the term for an Alterous Attraction crush). For someone in this category, it is very common for their attraction to jump around, usually from one side to another but not always. This zone can be split in two, becoming less than 50% (<50%), or be more than 50% (>50%). Over 50% can be considered a romantic crush, whereas below is moreoff platonic. Less than 50% can be described as "Yeah sure maybe I want to kiss you but I like being friends better." More than 50% can me described as "I am okay with dating but it's fine if we are friends instead."

Panel 6: [The pink block, representing 5% and the Obsession attraction, is in the top right corner. The mini-figure Cyrus is in the bottom right corner again.] **5% Obsession** The last category has the smallest chance of happening, and yet it is the strongest and most dangerous. When I say obsession, I truly do mean obsession. Basically, an Obsession is the closest thing you can get to referencing it to a normal CisHet romance, but I am assuming as I do not know. However, the attraction towards an Obsession is way stronger than that of what is normal. An Obsession will make you feel things that you've never felt before and you feel like you need this person to live and continue on living. They raise your emotions through the roof and can cause so much damage that even just interacting with them can sometimes be catastrophic. When you get an obsession, you feel like you must do anything and everything in your power to make sure that they never get hurt or they never love anyone else, and this means that things such as murder are not off the table, despite being illegal. Due to this, you can compare the obsessed feelings to that of a yandere such as Yuno Gasai or Ayano Aishi, and being a yandere is not something you should be too proud of. You would stop at nothing to make sure that your obsession belongs to you and you alone, but due to the strong obsession and enhanced feelings, it means that rejection from your obsession can cause extreme anger or depression, perhaps even to a suicidal extreme (believe me.) Despite this, and despite how much an obsession may fuck you over in life, your obsession with them will never fade and you will never be able to move on. Listen to me if you have learned nothing but this, but never EVER date an obsession despite how much you may want to because unless you never fight or breakup or have any problems, all hell will reign loose and you will fuck yourself over for all eternity the moment things go wrong unless you have the power to fix them.

Panel 7: [The full box is in the center of the screen with the numbers on each box and split on the green. The mini-figure Cyrus is in the bottom left corner again.] The way the numbers work for this is you have a ratio of two numbers that when you add them together equal 100. Eg: 53:47. The first number is how much romantic attraction you have towards a person. The second number is how much platonic attraction you have towards a person.The second number is technically not important, but it looks nice when you slap it on the end of the first number. Platonic: first number 0-10. Low mesh: first number 11-49. High mesh: 51-95. Obession: 96-100. 4:96= This is platonic. 23:77= This is a low mesh. 77:23= This is a high mesh. 96:4= This is an Obsession. 50:50 is directly in the middle which makes it a neutral mesh. A ratio of 41:59 would mean that 41% of the time, your attraction towards them is romantic and 59% of the time it is platonic.

Panel 8: [On digital lined paper are horribly scribbled drawings of S.P., Biocide, and Cyrin. S.P. is in the top left corner looking derpy, Biocide is in the middle writing in a book, and Cyrin is in the bottom right corner looking adorable.] SP is mostly in control of the platonic crushes and the mesh crushes. Sometimes Biocide will help him out, but that is rare. Cyrin on the other hand, exclusively deals with the obsessions and addictions, hence her yandere-like outfit and the name Addi(ction).

Panel 9: [Cyrus and Bunny are standing around, looking at each other. Bunny looks dazed and Cyrus looks annoyed.] {Cyrus:} Does that make sence?

{Bunny:} Honestly Cy, I zoned out while you were talking and didn't hear any of that.

{Cyrus:} Of course you did- why would you not?

Panel 10: [Cyrus' right hand is on their hip and are gesturing towards Bunny with their right hand while looking angry. Bunny is smiling and shrugs.] {Cyrus:} You are literally the most annoying person ever.

{Bunny:} I just don't know anything 'bout romance,

{Cyrus:} You have a boyfriend.

{Bunny:} Still.

### Fun Facts!!

- Cyrus has Alterous Attraction.

- Cyrus thinks that Rose is cute. They also think Bunny to be the most annoying person ever, but the two of them have a lovely friendship.

> A DBA Note: I had to type all of this up by hand. I couldn't just copy and paste it from the comic because that's just a picture, and it's not like I had a script of this comic elsewhere. I just spent an hour and a half typing all of this up and MY GOD and I tired now. I still have more to do though, so \*yoda voice\* continue on I must.

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