Point 100 of being a biromantic-asexual that sometimes sucks:
I like to simp so hard for certain people that sometimes I like to use terms or expressions like „smash“
What people don‘t understand about that is, however, that by „smash“
I do not mean „I want to have sex with that person“
I mean „I want to wrap that person in a blanket, cook them a cup of tea and talk about our feelings and afterwards take a long walk on the beach while we are being touched by nothing but the moonlight on our faces and the overwhelming joy in our hearts“,
but since that is too long and too strong of a feeling to actually describe in one word I often say „smash“ instead.
So if you ever hear an ace person say „smash“ or a similar expression that is usually linked to sexual attraction please don‘t try to invalidate us:
Sadly there are enough simple words in the English language to express a strong wish of having sex with someone but barely any that describe the feeling of longing for someone’s companionship and platonic love.