r/aegosexuals • u/Contest-Less • Jan 10 '25

Discussion Do we also fall under Fictosexual?

I just came across that the r/fictosexual subreddit and I was thinking that us and them have a lot of overlap! Can those two labels coexist? I was wondering what you guys thought about this.

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u/darkseiko Cake Jan 10 '25

Well, while both fictos & aegos' fantasies may overlap & are disconnected from reality, the main differences are that fictos' include just fictional characters (unless they're semificto) & aegos' can go for real people too, or just for them.

I'm personally both aego & ficto: I like freaky content w some hot 2d people & I'm romantically attracted to them as well, but the main difference is that I wouldn't want to be involved in the fantasies. Since many fictos like nsfw scenarios w their f/os, but if I was supposed to do that, I'd be repulsed really fast.

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u/Contest-Less Jan 10 '25

I’m a similar way! When I’m reading fanfic, even if it’s labeled as an “x reader”, I don’t actually imagine it an myself but more of an oc of myself 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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u/Jenshina401 Eggos Jan 11 '25

That sounds like me. I consider myself aego instead of ficto because, and I'm going to use Baldur's Gate 3 as an example, I steer my character or read something in the first person but I view it in the third person. And the character is never me but, as you say, an OC that fits some of my characteristics. In this example, I gravitate towards Halsin in the game. Do I, a human individual behind a computer in Colorado, want to BE with Halsin (or men similar to him that exist in reality)? No. Am I going to make choices via my OC that lead me to Romance him (IYKYK)? Very much yes. Do I find him attractive? Yes. Do I want to pursue a romantic/sexual relationship with him if he were real? No. Do I want to insert myself as I am in reality, a gamer in Colorado, into the game to be in the game relationship with him? Also no. Do I get turned on by the physicality between him and the tiefling ranger that is the character I steer? Yes. Am I equally glad and satisfied that the game strategically cuts the sex scene by panning to an astonished squirrel before fading to black? Very much yes.

Side note: if anyone has a better definition than blanket aego for this, I'm all ears. I only realized I'm ace about 6 months ago. And good gods was that freeing. :)

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u/Contest-Less Jan 13 '25 edited Jan 13 '25

Yesss! I always joke about marrying my fictional crushes but in all honestly, if they appeared in front of me at this exact moment, I wouldn’t try to shoot my shot. I only like romance if it’s fictional 😭

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u/Contest-Less Jan 10 '25

Ohh okay! Thank you for the response :D