Revenge fic: Nolan Ross! In an Adventure with Pirates!

Title: Nolan Ross! In an Adventure with Pirates!
Fandom: Revenge
Pairing/Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne, Jack Porter, Declan Porter, Victoria Grayson, Daniel Grayson, Aiden Mathis, mild/pre-het Nolan/Emily
Genre: Adventure, angst, AU, romance, crack, mild hurt/comfort.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4040 approx
Prompt: Inspired by the S3E03 promo pics. A birthday gift for pristineungift
Summary: Pirate AU in which Nolan buys a ship to go with his new costume and finds himself embroiled in the rescue of a beautiful woman who is being hunted by Queen Vic, scourge of the seas. In the style of "Pirates of the Caribbean" regarding historical accuracy being largely handwaved.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply (supporting character death suggested/implied)
Author fic by meridian_rose with significant brainstorming and beta reading by dorothydeath
Artist: dorothydeath
Also @ AO3 / FF.net




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Asexual Awareness Week – the kinky asexual/sex and asexuality

Day Two – the kinky asexual/sex and asexuality

Another misconception is that asexuality is somehow about being "prudish", "enlightened" or otherwise "clean/pure". I don't smoke but I do drink alcohol, eat meat, have a tattoo, keep pets, swear profusely, enjoy certain erotica, etc. I don't abstain from sex out of some idea of purity, and in fact find most notions of being "pure" obnoxious. I "abstain" only because I don't experience sexual attraction to people.

In fact many on the asexual spectrum do engage in sex for a number of reasons/under various circumstances, and even if they don't, many people have personal "kinks."

I recently took a just for fun quiz on "what kind of asexual are you" – I expected maybe "kinky ace" as others reported, but I got "self-sexy ace". Some commentators at the FB page where I came across the quiz were horrified at the idea of any enjoyment of anything even vaguely related to sex, but what they, and everyone else ought to realise is that asexuality is a spectrum.Like all sexual identities, gender, and romantic attraction, trying to use boxes doesn't allow for the infinite variety of how people experience the world. Only a full spectrum of options lets people choose all of the labels they feel are right for them (or none at all).
And if you wonder how you can be a kinky ace, check out verbs_not_nouns blog for one person's experience of how arousal and non-sexual intimacy can be as satisfying as PIV sex. You might want to start with this post:
Things I have learned about myself from other people A list of blatantly untrue things the self described kinky asexual blogger has been told about their identity such as "I am pure, innocent and easily embarrassed by frank sexual talk".
Other links about sex and asexuality:

How to Have Sex With an Asexual Person
In fact this guide isn't just about asexuality: "this way to approach sex is NOT SPECIFIC TO ASEXUAL PEOPLE. It is not "special treatment" because we are asexual. It's common courtesy. This is how you should approach sex with EVERYONE. There are simply more things to be cautious about with asexual people.]"
It explains that

Some asexuals are open to having sex (key word = SOME). Not only that, but it is possible to have really great, mutually enjoyable sex with an asexual person. But it is also possible to fuck it up so bad that the asexual person has nightmares about you five years later. You don’t want to do that. There’s a right way to do it, and I’m going to tell you what you should do, and what you should avoid.
Please note: This post is not about seduction. You can’t seduce an asexual, and framing it as seduction is dangerous for us, because it encourages people to follow a sexual script that is coercive and manipulative instead of listening to us. Get that model of sexual interaction out of your head right now. You need to start fresh. Trust me, it’s the only way this is going to be any good.

101 Asexy Sex Scenes
"This is, in fact, 101 different any-fandom prompts for fanfic with asexual characters and sex scenes. In a way it is a how-to: so that if anyone is wondering how to do it, or thinks there just aren't enough possibilities with an ace character, or would like to write but doesn't know where to start, this can be a starting place. And it can serve as an example of just how many different ways of being asexual and being involved in sex there can be."
The prompts are given in the form of an imagery fandom so you put in your own favourite characters/original creations. Includes gems like "Alex and Ash think squishy bits are yucky in RL. But online roleplaying is fun!" and "Alex is a virgin, but wants to try sex with another person just once, just to see what it's like, so asks Bailey, and Bailey tries to show Alex how it can be good. The result isn't a life-changing experience for either of them, but it's a treasured memory for both."

And there's even a "kinky gen" tag at AO3 - Kinky Gen Works