How Do You Write Platonic Affection?

Four observations from an ace/aro writer.

Last week a question went around social media: how do you write platonic affection that won't be read as sexual or romantic? It’s something that nags at many writers, although particularly ace and aro writers struggling to express themselves on the page. The question kept haunting me; I think about this stuff a lot. I came away with four big notes.

1. Al…