Quadrant System

The Quadrant System is a collection of orientations, which are all based around the Troll quadrant romance structure from Homestuck.

Alternate Names

 * Quadrantromantic

Pronunciation

 * Quadrant System: QUAH-drent SIS-tem
 * Quadrantromantic: QUAH-drent-roh-MAN-tik

History
Although people have used quadrant romance to describe relationships since Homestuck introduced it, mx-princey formalized the terminology on 25 May 2020.

The system was recoined under a single term, Quadromantic, by FANDOM user Literallynotgod on 24 August 2021. It was changed to Quadrantromantic as to not conflict with the existing term Quadromantic.

Definitions
"The Quadrant system is the structure for romance established in the Homestuck webcomic. My intention with this post is to provide terminology for people who already use the Quadrant system in their romantic life. However, you are allowed to adopt this system if it is new to you and you find it appealing. [...] These definitions are all flexible, and you’re free to define each type of attraction however suits you, personally, best. You are also free to decide what gestures of affection and affectionate terminology you would like to use in regards to your attraction, and it doesn’t have to match up with what I’ve posited here.

You can also decide whether you consider all of these attraction-types romantic, whether you consider some platonic / queerplatonic / alterous, or whether you consider them completely seperate, etc. You are also under no obligation to adhere to or label any or all of these types of attraction.

Each kind of attraction can be towards specific genders, EG being “Panmatespritic” or “Akismesic.”"

- mx-princey mx-princey, 25 May, 2020

"Quadrantromantic is on the Aromantic Spectrum and is characterised by only being able to experience romantic attraction inside Homestuck's troll romance system, known as quadrants. A quadrantromantic person may or may not vacillitate, or may not use the term kismesis to its full potential (eg. using kismesissitude to describe someone who you are fond of and romantically interested in, and make hateful/threatening jokes towards - both parties are aware of, participate in and consent to these jokes being made). There are no sexual counterparts to quadrantromantic. [...] This term is intended for autistic people whose special interest is Homestuck and can best describe their experience with romantic attraction through quadrants, though anyone can relate to and use this label."

- Literallynotgod, 24 August, 2021

Matespritic

 * Heteromatespritic
 * Homomatespritic
 * Matespritic Lesbian
 * Bimatespritic
 * Panmatespritic
 * Amatespritic
 * Demimatespritic
 * Flushed Polyamory

Moirallegic

 * Heteromoirallegic
 * Homomoirallegic
 * Moirallegic Lesbian
 * Bimoirallegic
 * Panmoirallegic
 * Amoirallegic
 * Demimoirallegic
 * Pale Polyamory

Kismesic

 * Heterokismesic
 * Homokismesic
 * Kismesic Lesbian
 * Bikismesic
 * Pankismesic
 * Akismesic
 * Demikismesic
 * Pitch Polyamory

Auspistic

 * Heteroauspistic
 * Homoauspistic
 * Auspistic Lesbian
 * Biauspistic
 * Panauspistic
 * A-auspistic
 * Demiauspistic
 * Ashen Polyamory

Flags
mx-princey has created flags for all the terms encompassed by the quadrant system, but does not have an overarching flag for the system itself.

Literallynotgod's quadrantromantic flag uses the colors that represent each quadrant - red for matespritship, pink for moirallegiance, grey for auspisticism, and black for kismesissitude. The rows of Zodiac symbols, reflecting between the pink and grey stripes, represent vacillation between quadrants.