Preaplatonic

Preaplatonic is an apl-spec identity. It refers to someone who may feel a platonic attraction, but:


 * 1) They may feel it only when they physically meet them
 * 2) They may only feel it for a really short period of time (for example, it might only last for a few minutes or hours)
 * 3) It was just a quick thought that vanished afterwards
 * 4) They lost that attraction to them due to their personality, their way of speaking, etc

This may overlap with Gray-platonic and other platonic identities, but this microlabel is specific for folkel who feel platonic attraction but for a really short time or they may identify with the other definitions of this term. It can also overlap with "jump" and "spike", but the thought can remain for a couple hours or more.

Preaplatonic can be an orientation on its own or it can be combined with other platonic orientations, such aspanplatonic (prea-panplatonic), meaning that one may experience platonic attraction as described above, and when they do it's regardless of gender.

Counterparts
The counterparts are:

Preaaesthetic: having a short aesthetic attraction for someone, but it disappeared.

Prearomantic: having a short romantic attraction for someone, but it disappeared.

Preasexual: having a short sexual attraction for someone, but it disappeared.

Preasensual: having a short sensual attraction for someone but it disappeared.

Flag
The official Preaplatonic flags were created by FANDOM user IIAprionII. The colours on the flag represent the following: Blue is for the platonic attraction that was feel and grey is for the past. The small blue grey line is a combination of them both.

History and Etymology
The term 'Preaplatonic' was coined by FANDOM user IIAprionII on 25th May, 2021. It is derived from the Latin word "Prea" meaning "Before".