#canonically nonbinary and asexual protagonists and now this

[rjalker]

"There is no such thing as binary privilege!"

Okay so tell me, when was the last time any big-name video game was released where you have the option of choosing to play as a man, woman, or nonbinary character?

Where are all the nonbinary action heroes, romance protagonists, ect?

Where are all the nonbinary characters in popular, mainstream media? Where is this supposed equality between men, women, and nonbinary people that I'm apparently missing?

Where are my options in the brand new $60 video games to play as a nonbinary character? Where are my options to pick from a list of pronouns rather than being forced to use she/her or he/him depending on whether I choose a female character or a male character?

Why can't I play as a nonbinary character in Skyrim without mods that are only available on computer, and only available at all because nonbinary people make them for other nonbinary poeple?

Where are all the nonbinary NPCS who play major parts in main quests that you are guarenteed to meet when you play the game?

If there's no such thing as specific disadvantages that nonbinary people face, then why can't I play as a canonically nonbinary character in any video game I want? Why can't I pick up literally any video game and at least see nonbinary characters even if I can't play one myself?

Binary people at least /probably/ get the opportunity to play a character who is the same gender and is refered to by the same pronouns they do. For nonbinary people it's pretty much literally impossible, especially if you solely use neopronouns.

Even with mods for Skyrim that let you pick or even alternate your pronouns, the options are still limited to he/him, she/her, and they/them, and that's it. And that's something the modder built by themselves for free.

There's no reason a company couldn't fairly pay its employees to incorporate more pronouns or better yet custom pronouns into their games. But it doesn't happen.

Not even The Elder Scrolls Online, which has plenty of gay, lesbian, and mspec characters, and now literally has the goddess of love say aspec rights, there's only one canonically trans character that I know of so far, and no nonbinary characters that aren't literally just from species that reproduce asexually. And I wouldn't exactly call any of the Sload "characters" in the first place, considering all the ones I've met literally just exist to say evil things and then be killed by you. (Sarcasm: Because bioessentialism, yay! /sarcasm)

I just literally do not understand how anyone can say that nonbinary people face no specific forms of discrimination when, even looking past Literally Everything Else including things that are literally life threatening, we can't even do something as simple as pick up a video game and play as a character like ourselves unless we literally just make up shit about them and ignore everything the game actually has to say.

If I want to play a video game, I have no choice but to be misgendered, whether I play as a man or as a woman. That is not a problem binary people face, cis or trans.

The only way you can think nonbinary people face no specific forms of discrimination is if you don't listen to nonbinary people when we tell you what our struggles are, even the most basic, "harmless" ones like the inability to play as a nonbinary character in a roleplaying video game.

Edit: Binary people can 100% reblog this, thank you for caring enough to listen and learn!

#exorsexism #nonbinary #trans #transgender #transnonbinary #binary privilege #nonbinary specific oppression #Queer #pride #LGBT #MOGAI #LIOM #ceteromisia #is apparently an alternate word for exorsexism so I'll start using that tag too #also #enbymisia #transmisia #casual transmisia #aptobinary privilege

[walks-the-ages]

Okay guys I thought we'd gone over this when JKR (scum of the earth) first ~confirmed~ that Dumbledore was Gay on Twitter.

Why are we now suddenly accepting Word Of God Tweets as canon?

Especially for shows/characters that didn't have a single HINT about xyz queer identity in the actual show? Especially when half these modern shows these days are *explicitly* filled with other rep?

This obviously excludes things in older media where the creators were clearly fighting tooth and nail for inclusion because it's visible in the show in appearances/how characters behave etc even if it's never given verbal direct lines--

--looking at Steven Universe never actually saying the words Gay or Bisexual or Pansexual or anything-- while still being full of gay and bi representation including a literal gay wedding--

-- also looking at a certain reddit thread I found by accident for the EDAs with Eight and his boyfriend (whose name I can't think of or find on Google) in the Doctor Who novels of them being a ship and the author not being able to include the more...ehem. explicit content between them, but their relationship is still there strongly enough in the text you can grasp what's happening behind the scenes.

ALSO looking at the Eighth Doctor being canonically nonbinary without using the word, with multiple instances of them saying things along the lines of Janet from the Good Place's "not a man" --

I think we need to bring it back again--

"if it's not in the [media] it's not representation."

The author of the Animorphs saying "you can Headcanon whatever you want" does NOT make the Animorphs canon queer representation.

The creators of a show that has canon gay and bi rep tacking on comments on Twitter about how a side character is "ace" without ever actually showing that in the show like the other queer identifies were given? NOT representation.

Saying a character is trans/nonbinary/neopronouns representation purely because the main character is a robot that agrees with its assigned-at-construction "genderlessnsss" and uses it/its pronouns because it is a robot (and literally every single robot in the entire series also uses it/its, there are no robots who are trans and want to use different pronouns) is NOT proper nonbinary or trans representation. It's representation for it/its users, but just barely, considering it's told in first-person perspective, so the it/its pronouns are never used for the protagonist unless someone is speaking about the main character as though it's not right there in front of them. The fact that many readers come away assuming either she/her or he/him pronouns for the main character after the first book, under the impression the use of it/its pronouns for the main character by the other characters in the first book was just a sign of being seen as just an object is evident enough of the problem .

Especially if the series is allergic to the concept of asking people their pronouns and everyone ~magically~ knows everyone's correct pronouns based on their physical sex listed in their space Facebook. It is not trans or nonbinary or neopronoun representation. The one time someone genuinely uses neopronouns they're immediately rushed off screen after being confirmed to exist for brownie points.

It's 2023. Queer representation is everywhere that cares actually to include it.

Does a piece of media need to explicitly say the words "asexual" "nonbinary", "transgender", "neopronouns" etc to be represention? Not necessarily; are they actually showing the representation? Is it clearly visible with the media? Sure, go ahead! You don't need to say the word "transgender" out loud to establish a character is trans--

do they wear a trans pride pin?

Do they wear a binder?

Do they have top scars?

Do they wear a padded bra?

Do they have old photos that look different to their current self?

Do old friends not recognize them right away?

Do they take birth control pills or have patches?

How about a character that is nonbinary and uses they/them or other neopronouns?

Here's a shocking fact: if you want real representation for nonbinary and neopronouns, you DO in fact have to include conversations about pronouns in your media if it's not a written text where things are literally spelled out for the reader!

You do NOT need to have your non-binary or trans or neo-pronoun-using character experience any kind of transphobia to establish their pronouns. You can literally just have a conversation go like this.

"Hello, so nice to see you again! Have you met the project lead and computer expert, Ian, yet?"

"No, I haven't met him yet, but I've read some his work!"

"Some of their work, actually. Ian uses they/them pronouns."

"Oh, my mistake, thank you! I cannot wait to meet them!"

Another, extremely simple thing to do is. Is literally just have the character wear a pronoun pin. These are things that exist for a reason, Especially for neopronoun users .

You cannot magically guess someone's pronouns based on appearance, and if you *insist* that every character's pronouns CAN be magically known based on what they look like ..... Congrats. you're being transphobic.

If you want to actually include representation for any gender identities in your work you HAVE to do the most basic thing and actually be comfortable with the concept that characters, like real life people, should be comfortable introducing themselves with their pronouns, wearing pronoun pins, and correcting someone who is misgendering someone without it always being malicious or a big deal.

Having everyone magically know someone's pronouns are it/its because the character in question is a literal robot in a world where literally every single robot uses it/its pronouns is NOT the representation you think it is.

Anyways.

If your new favorite modern media doesn't have explicit queer representation in the confines of the show/text/etc and only tacks it on in a random comment on Twitter?

Congrats!

This media does not contain canonically queer rep.

Stop advertising it like it does.

#large text #walks talks #i am tired of this shit #queer #queer representation #word of god on twitter is not representation #asexuality #ititspronouns #transgender #nonbinary #capslock

[axilarycobra]

Dragonets of Destiny LGTBQ+ Headcanons

I need to get going on posting these because I'm so behind (my school literally doesn't get out until THURSDAY). I'm just going to do the 1st arc protagonists right now because I like to make lots of headcanons about this stuff specifically (screw canon relationships) so it's probably long (*added note, it is long sry).

I already posted some of these on Insta and someone already commented on how it's hard to not debate me about these so please don't. They're just headcanons, they're mine, you don't have to believe them at all.

Clay

trans demiboy (he/they), gay, aromantic, polyamorous

quick note I want to make, I use trans demiboy to mean that Clay was afab. The distinction isn't that important, he'd still be a demiboy either way, it's just a little more specific to my hcs. For Glory, later on here who is a demigirl, hers just says demigirl because she was also afab.

This one evolved a lot over the *time frame (idk what it is)* that I've been making headcanons. Originally, Clay was just pan and that was it. Then, I was making a joke AU with my friend and Clay was trans in it but then I realized that I actually liked that so I decided to hc him as trans. The aromantic hc came with that just being a popular one with him, however, I don't hc him as aroace, I still like to think he has sexual attraction. Also, a lot of these come along with the polyamorous hc, that's because I ship them in relationships where they are with multiple dragons. I'll save those for another time since some get complicated.

Tsunami

genderfluid (she/her/they/them), lesbian, graysexual

Just like Clay (and all of these tbh), Tsunami has changed quite a bit. I originally hced her as just bi but I saw someone else hcing her as genderfluid and I liked that. There was a big spur in genderfluid hcs after I started to identify as genderfluid and that's visible throughout this. I also saw another person hcing her as lesbian which I think fit. The graysexual is a newer one, I didn't start hcing characters that until recently because I didn't even know what it was until recently, but I think it's a label that fits a lot of characters in my hcs.

Glory

demigirl (she/they), lesbian, asexual

Going to keep this one shorter. I always hced Glory as demigirl, that has never changed, but I used to hc her as bi. It wasn't until recently that I liked the lesbian hc. I'm actually not sure where the asexual hc came from but I like it, I think it fits well with the Glory that's portrayed in this hc AU I have.

Starflight

transmasc (he/him), gay, demiromantic, asexual

Starflight has probably changed the most. He originally was just a cishet guy, like, the only one of all the main characters. Then I started to like the Starflight x Flame ship and I was like, "ok, that has to change now" so it did. Then I started to like the popular transmasc Starflight hc and I added that. A while ago, I started to experiment more with aromantic and asexual spectrum hcs because I didn't have a lot of them and believed that they are definitely more common than I had them portrayed throughout these hcs.

Sunny

genderfluid/nonbinary (they/he/sun/sol), pan, aroflux, polyamorous

Sunny is the first character I had using neopronouns. I originally had them identifying as nonbinary but I also liked the genderfluid hc, ultimately, I decided that they could use both since that's kind of what I do. I know the aroace hc for Sunny is popular, but I like to think they still experience attraction, but it isn't always clear, hence aroflux. Sometimes sun feels attraction but it fluctuates. Also, the polyamorous hc comes along with the fact that I ship him in a relationship with multiple dragons, again, I'll save those for another day.

#wings of fire #wof #wof headcanon #wings of fire headcanon #lgbtq headcanons

[morganlefaye79]

7 for Valaire

9 for Joris

29 for Vicco

and B for them all 😊

Thank you for your ask Jay! 🥰

7. What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

His father told him how to play drums, he still has his first drumsticks, one of them is broken. It always remembers him of his father and brings back the good memories from his childhood, but also the bad ones, like that his father gave him away to a corpo family. Even if he knows that this wasn't the truth, it was the truth for a 14 year old boy that just wanted to stay home.

When Joris showed Valaire a baby blanket, Valaire immediately knew what it was, he had the same blanket, he cuddled with it when he went to bed as a kid until it was beyond repair and he and his dad decided it is time to throw it away. He regrets that he had actually destroyed it. Now he always remembers his cuddle blanket when he sees something similar.

9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

You did that on purpose didn't you? Well actually Joris doesn't swear that much. Although Dutch he doesn't wish people cancer, cholera or tuberculosis. He does swear in Flemish actually because he uses "Potverdikke" instead of the Dutch "Godverdomme". He dislikes to use any words that refer to religions he's not a part of. God doesn't mean anything to him, so why invoke their name?

 29. Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

For most of their life they couldn't afford to have ideals. They did what they had to do to survive. They only managed from their early twenties to stabilize their own life, but then they still didn't have specific ideals, but at least some morals.

When they became a joytoy, they had to live up to the ideals of their clients and not their own.

They struggle in answering this question, actually, because they are never sure if those ideals are really their own, or just projected on them.

B) What inspired you to create them?

From the first time I played CP, the world and everything in it was more suited to a male protagonist imo, that's why I created Valaire after Veerle (who I actually laid to rest I guess), who only changed her LI from River to Judy.

Since I'm nonbinary myself I have no generally preferred "gender type" to play with and so it happened that I have now mostly male oc's.

Valaire was my first male V and I wanted to drop him in favor for Vicco as my canon V and I tried to put their stories together. Which ended in the canon I have now for them and Vicco being the lucky bastard that he is avoiding having Johnny Silverhand to deal with, because they would have hated each other.

After that I created Faye and Kilian because both are side characters in both stories.

And then Joris was there, actually just because I wanted a bit more drama in the story. I figured that Vicco and Joris would befriend each other and nothing more. I decided that Valaire and Vicco are both pansexual, and I wanted to make Joris Asexual. But then I had a what if moment, that was sparked through a friend last year in October. Since Helloween Vicco and Joris are a couple now and I changed Joris' asexuality also to pan.

In November I created my last oc, Kirian, who is Vicco's brother, but he is for now also a side character.

All side characters are mostly there because I'm also a writer and wanted to give faces to the names I use.

Vicco was actually from the start nonbinary in my head, but I somehow never stated it anywhere as of recently.

#uncommon questions #Valaire #Joris #Vicco

[kainissoable]

*adjusts tinfoil hat*

Some time ago I mentioned that there is very technically at least one transfem Mudokon according to word of god.

Sadly the original Dear Alf bits have mostly vanished from the OWI website, but wonderful people have kept archives, so I found the question and answer in question from “Dear Alf 63 - Kitchens, conversations & Chroniclers”

Question: How do you make time between reading fan mail and making tea?

Alf: It’s a gruelling regime that often has me up aaaall night trying to cram it all in. Sometimes I resort to reading fan mail while making tea. Sometimes that gets messy. Like this one time I poured teabags all over myself! But I was lucky, I know Muds who’ve been through worse. One of my assistants (hey, I gotta sleep too) wasn’t paying attenion one time when she was juggling tea-making with organizing the weekly hackey-sack tournament, and she poured sugar all over her feet! Let this be a warning: pay attention to what you’re doing in the kitchen! I don’t ever want my ingredients wasted again.

It’s always been made very clear that the only Mudokons we’ve seen in the games so far have been sexless workers and there aren’t any native Mudokon queens known to Abe’s circle. Therefore, the assistant Alf mentions in this post must be a worker Mudokon who uses she/her pronouns.

Another game series (presumably) accidentally created trans rep and I love it. Checkmate queerphobic fanboys.

#Oddworld #canonically nonbinary and asexual protagonists and now this #oddword inc keep winning

[theultimatefanficwriter]

Pride Month Headcanons!

So its Pride Month! And as a proud member of the alphabet mafia I wanna give my opinion on all the Danganronpa characters' sexualities! So let's go, starting with THH!

Trigger Happy Havoc

Makoto Naegi- Pansexual. I'm under the belief all protags are Pan. Transgender(ftm). So I have this whole hc that the reason his door was jammed was that the lock was quickly removed when they found out SHE was actually a HE and I just like the hc lol.

Sayaka Maizono- Straight. I just think she has a big thing for Makoto, but other than that she cares for her career more than a relationship.

Leon Kuwata- Bisexual, heavy female leaning. I ship him with Hiro, but honestly this fucker would probably take forever to admit he likes guys.

Chihiro Fukisaki- Gay. Dont really have a reasoning. Just my opinion lol

Mondo Oowada- Bisexual. He mentions trying to confess to girls, but come on. This guy is fruity for Taka.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru- Gay. This dude meanwhile is just straight homo. He's probably closeted in fear it would bring shame to his family name again.

Hifumi Yamada- Straight. I honestly dont think about the guy enough to give this enough thought, but the way he simps over Celeste proves he likes girls at least. Plus he kept calling Alter Ego she, so...yeah.

Celestia Ludenberg- Straight. Honestly I think she'd be homophobic? Idk i really dislike Celeste, sorry 😅 She just gives me those vibes.

Sakura Oogami- Bisexual. I wanna label her as lesbian, but Kenshiro exists 😒 Women leaning possibly

Kyoko Kirigiri- Bisexual. Though i dont personally ship her with any girls, I can see her going both ways.

Byakuya Togami- Gay. And it's a problem with his family, so he's closeted.

Yasuhiro Hagakure- Pansexual. He just wants to love someone, man lmao.

Aoi Asahina- Bisexual. Again, wanna label her as lesbian, but the Bad End exists, showing she willingly got with three guys. And she does ask Makoto to pretend to be her bf. But she leans heavily towards females imo.

Toko Fukawa/Genocide Jill- Bisexual. It was straight until she met Komaru. Then she realized "Oh shit. I'm gay." But she still has a small thing for Byakuya ig 😒

Mukuro Ikusaba- Straight. We pretend the thing with her sister doesnt exist, alright?

Junko Enoshima- Straight. And definitely homophobic.

Wow a lot of bi peeps lol. Alright, onto the next game!

Goodbye Despair

Hajime Hinata- Pansexual. Again all protags are Pan. Fight me, prove me wrong you literally cant.

Ultimate Imposter- Panromantic, Nonbinary, Asexual. Though I call Imposter he a lot, I think it's almost canon they're nonbinary. I just have stupid brain and type he first without thinking. I also dont really have a reason for thinking they're asexual? I just think they are. But they're probably panromantic in order to fit their talent better.

Teruteru Hanamura- Pansexual. He's so painfully pan. He even says his options are, and I quote, "pretty open." Dis bitch gay.

Mahiru Koizumi- Lesbian. Dont think I gotta explain myself.

Peko Pekoyama- Bisexual. She's totally dating Fuyuhiko, but I can see her having small crushes on other girls.

Hiyoko Saionji- Lesbian. Also dont think I need to explain myself.

Ibuki Mioda- Bisexual. RAGING bisexual. Also I can honestly see her being Gender Fluid as well.

Mikan Tsumiki- Bisexual. She honestly needs therapy more than she needs a relationship, and she probably doesnt really understand her own labels completely, but I think shes bi.

Nekomaru Nidai- Bisexual. Homeboy was a little TOO eager to be rubbed down by Teruteru 😏 Just kidding, though I do think Nekomaru is bi. No real reason honestly

Gundham Tanaka- Bisexual. He obviously has a thing for Sonia, and in a perfect world(i.e. my perfect world) he would be holding hands with Kazuichi daily. Speaking of holding hands he basically breaks Hajime's in the FTEs. Gay 🥰

Nagito Komaeda- Gay. He's very obviously gay coded, mostly towards Hajime though I dont personally ship that.

Chiaki Nanami- Pansexual. She loves everyone equally. Honestly she probably doesnt put too much work on her labels and would probably go by any pronouns as well, so maybe Gender Fluid?

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu- Bisexual. Like Leon I think it would take him a while to accept he likes guys, and he probably leans towards girls more, but he's definitely fruity lol.

Sonia Nevermind- Pansexual. Our girl fucks. She dont care who, she just FUCKS. 🤣 But seriously, I think she just sees love as love. As she should.

Kazuichi Souda- Gay. Transgender, (ftm). He's so very closeted, so badly even he doesnt recognize it. He probably even has internalized homophobia, probably because of his father. Not sure why I hc him as trans, I just think it fits.

Akane Owari- Straight. She probably doesnt think about it much. All she knows is she likes fighting, meat, and Coach Nekomaru.

Alright and onto the last game!

Killing Harmony

Shuichi Saihara- Pansexual, Transgender(ftm). Its. THE RULE. I didnt make it. Sue me. Also fuck it I dunno I think it fits with his whole character if he were trans. Hard to explain lol

Rantaro Amami- Biromantic, Asexual. I admittedly dont know much about Rantaro, but from what I do know, I think he would fit well with just about anyone. I dont have much of a reason for him being Ace.

Kaede Akamatsu- Pansexual. She was the protagonist first, so the rule still applies lol. But even beyond that it just fits her. Hard to explain, it just seems like it works.

Ryoma Hoshi- Straight, Asexual. I know on my ship list I said I shipped him with Gonta, but theres a reason that ship was so low. I heavily think Ryoma is straight. It's just the vibe I get from him. Maybe hes bi curious, but idk. As for the ace bit, it's really dark. I hc it's because of the trauma he endured during prison.

Kirumi Tojo- Lesbian. Idk I look at her and I think "Lesbian power. Powerful wlw moments." Dont ask me my brain just does things.

Angie Yonaga- Pansexual. She always seemed like she was flirting with Himiko and lowkey Tenko, and in the FTEs she straight up wants to get married to Shuichi so like....I dunno what you want me to say.

Tenko Chabashira- Lesbian. Literally no explanation needed.

Korekiyo Shinguji- Pansexual. Putting aside the....obvious....he finds all of humanity beautiful, so he most likely doesnt have a preference when it comes to choosing a partner. Just like with Mukuro we pretend that entire plotline never happened.

Miu Iruma- Pansexual. I see her as pretty open to everyone....Yeah. That's all I got.

Gonta Gokuharu- Bi-curious. Honestly I dont think Gonta knows what he is himself. He probably hasnt given it too much thought, if hes given it any. The best I can think of is bi-curious, assuming hes currently exploring his sexuality.

Kokichi Ouma- Gay. I dont ship him with anyone cause I personally think he'd be a bad partner to anyone he got with based off of his personality, but yeah. He gay lmao.

Kaito Momota- Pansexual. THE LUMINARY OF THE STARS IS FOR EVERYBODY! Probably took a while for him to admit he wasnt straight, but then he admitted it with his whole heart, precious thing.

Tsumugi Shirogane- Straight. Fuck I dunno I dont think about her in a positive light enough to care. Sorry I really tried 😅

Kiibo- Panromantic, Genderfluid, Asexual. Like Imposter, I've called Kiibo he all the time, including every story I put them in, but technically they have no gender. So that does make them nonbinary, but at the same time it leaves the opportunity for them to go by any pronoun they want, so I hc they go by all of them lol. I also think they just love everyone, and for the ace bit, unfortunately, robots probably dont have dicks 😔 Even if they did, I dont think he would be very interested in sex.

Himiko Yumeno- Lesbian. Despite her treatment of Tenko, her reaction at the end of chapter 3 shows she cared for her, and Angie. She probably loved them both, so, lesbian for sure.

Maki Harukawa- Straight. Kaito was probably her first ever crush, so I doubt she ever had a chance to feel out if she was anything other than straight. Even disregarding that, I dont think she'd be anything else.

Alright and those are my headcanons for all the Danganronpa characters! As a bonus, I think Komaru Naegi is a Lesbian! No real reason other than Tokomaru is top tier lol.

Now remember these are my opinions! If you dont agree that's fine! Just be kind!

And HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE! 🥰🏳️‍🌈

#danganronpa #danganronpa 2 #danganronpa v3 #pride 2021 #pride month #headcanons #makoto naegi #hajime hinata #shuichi saihara #kyoko kirigiri #chiaki nanami #maki harukawa #kaito momota #byakuya togami #nagito komeada #kokichi oma #gundham tanaka #chihiro fujisaki #kaede akamatsu #tsumugi shirogane #kiibo #alphabet mafia #happy pride 🌈

[thoriffix]

Can you rec some media with canon queer characters 😌

ofc!! thisll by no means be an exhaustive list but idk what youre looking for specifically so ill break it into categories

my current favs!! if u follow me u know these already lol

the umbrella academy: netflix show abt dysfunctional superpowered siblings reuniting to stop the apocalypse. canon mlm character (pansexual according to his actor) w mlm romance, canon wlw character (lesbian according to someone on the show dont rmr who) w het romance in s1, wlw romance in s2 - this is one of my absolute fav shows at the minute in general its brilliant

the magnus archives: horror podcast abt the head archivist of an institute researching experiences w the supernatural. protagonist is canonically biromantic asexual, in a mlm relationship in s5, and there is another canon bisexual character, as well as (iirc) a canon wlw couple - yall know ive been so into tma lately its so so good, obviously if you dont like horror its not for you but if you do.. 👀

sanders sides: youtube series abt a gay dude working out his emotional problems via personified aspects of his personality. all the characters are gay cuz thas what thomas is baby! - i was hesitant abt putting this cuz thomas is a person not a character lol but if u haven't seen sasi i recommend it its like free therapy but theres songs sometimes

shows!

julie and the phantoms (netflix remake): musical show abt a teen girl rediscovering music after her mothers death w the help of three ghosts who were in a 90s band. canon gay character w a slow burn romance (not yet canon bfs but s2 lets go) - its very cheesy and the musical segments can drag on a bit but its p good overall

lucifer: detective show abt lucifer abandoning his rule of hell to buy a nightclub and beginning to solve murders w the lapd. lucifer is canonically bi/pan, as is his demon pal mazikeen, but queerness rly isnt a focus of the show its more casual rep - that being said its a good show overall, if a little predictable now n then (s1-3 on amazon prime, 4+5 on netflix)

kipo and the age of wonderbeasts: fantasy cartoon set in a future filled w mutant intelligent animals, kipo finds herself lost and has to get home w the help of her friends. canon gay character as one of the mains, canon nb side character - its a rly good cartoon! lots of fun, excellent soundtrack, and the main characters are all poc which is rly nice to see

the dragon prince: cartoon abt two princes and an elf assassin returning a dragon egg to its mother. canon mlm couple, several canon wlw characters, canon nb character - i havent seen the show myself but ive heard very good things abt it!

i am not okay with this: netflix show abt a teen girl discovering she has superpowers and hating it. protag is canon wlw (i THINK shes a lesbian but i havent watched it in a hot sec), developing wlw relationship - ianowt slaps! sad that s2 got cancelled but s1 is real good its a touch spooky and theres a bit of gore/blood so watch out lol

schitt's creek: sitcom abt a rich family who lose all their money and have to move into the motel of a town they bought as a joke. canon pansexual character and canon gay character w one of the sweetest mlm relationships - a rly good witty show w excellent character development for every character!

good omens: show abt a demon and an angel trying to stop the end of the world. every celestial character in it is nonbinary, + crowley and aziraphale have a nonexplicit (ie no on screen pda lol) romance - good omens is such a good queer show none of the characters care abt gender in the slightest lmao, plus the show in general is fantastic (the book is also very good)

movies!

the old guard: a group of immortals fight an organisation that wants to capitalise off their immortality. canon mlm couple - another one i havent seen yet (i will!) but apparently very good

it chapter 2: horror sequel to It, w the main characters returning to derry to defeat pennywise for good. canon gay character in unrequited love - i only say chapter 2 because his queerness isnt referenced at all in the first film, again its big horror and theres no gay romance just gay tragedy but its a good film

love, simon: romcom about a closeted gay teen falling in love w someone over emails. do i even need to state the rep? - honestly if u haven't seen love simon yet what are you even DOING its so good proper fluffy queer romcom, the book (simon vs the homosapiens agenda) is also really good!! so is the sequel (leah on the offbeat) where the protag is a bi girl + it focuses on a wlw romance

the way he looks: brazilian coming of age film abt a blind teen boy falling for the new kid at his school. canon mlm relationship - this doesnt seem to be on (british) netflix anymore so idk where youd find it with subtitles but i rmr liking it a lot!

games!

night in the woods: 2d platformer abt a young woman (well. cat) dropping out of college and coming home to live w her parents + discovering spooky happenings in her hometown. canon mlm couple and i believe the protag is canonically bi? - i will recommend nitw to literally anyone who will listen its one of my all time favourite games, deals w a lot of mental health issues and its absolutely gorgeous w a brilliant soundtrack and rly good dialogue thats witty and serious and realistic (its on steam + switch for sure dk abt other platforms, abt 15 quid i think?)

tell me why: adventure game abt twins returning to their childhood home + findin Secrets. canon trans male character - i havent got around to buying + playing this yet but it looks really good! (its in three chapters + on steam, not sure on price)

other media!

the art of being normal: slice of life novel abt a young trans girl discovering herself. main characters are a trans man and a trans woman. - a good novel! trigger warning for transphobic actions including descriptions of a transphobic attack on the guy, and its certainly not without its faults otherwise, but i thought it was pretty good

the adventure zone: dungeons and dragons podcast by the mcelroy brothers. idk specifics but theres a lot of canon queer characters in it! - i havent listened to taz yet but i know a lot abt it, inc that its good and funny and has plenty of queer rep

theres several more i like that arent listed here but to keep this from getting just ridiculously long ill leave it there :] tried to get a range of genres and medias, hopefully theres something for you in there!

#long post #asks #media rec #queer characters

[fifs-ocs]

your latest oc work !!!! may i ask how he got the scars? or any info on him?

(pls your oc work are vv captivating and im a sucker for that head tilt and smirk aaaaaa)

OMG!! so I believe you’re talking about cairn! I don’t have as many details as I’d like but feel free to check this post for updates bc I’ll probably keep adding to it as I write the story.

Here are some of his basic stats :)

Pronouns: he/him, he/they post canon

Gender: nonbinary but he doesn’t know it yet

Languages: fluent in English, Spanish, and ASL, and knows a very small amount of French

Age at the start of Point Blank: 19

Sexuality: gray-asexual, demiromantic, and gay

Personality: Dorky, Charismatic, Loyal, Martyr complex (he’s very flirty and puts up a mask to hide his actual feelings)

Race/Ethnicity: Half Afro-Haitian, Half Afro-Mexican (ID’s as Afro-Latino)

Family members: Fatima Diaz-Anida (mother), Jeremiah Diaz-Anida (father), Soleil Diaz-Anida (sister)

⚠️ Cw for injuries, parental death, car crashes, and police brutality ⚠️

Cairn is a vigilante justice hero and the main protagonist of my novel wip, Point Blank! His mother, Fatima Anida was the original holder of Cairn’s hero mantle, Oscuro, back in the nineties. Her bloodline is unusually strong, so all of the members of her family have superhuman strength and abilities. Fatima dedicated her life to her work as Oscura. Cairn took up her mantle after his dad passed and continued her work protecting civilians.

Point Blank follows Cairn’s story in uncovering the secret about M.A.L., an assassination organization run by indentured servants. Cairn’s father, Jeremiah, had been witness to an assassination by M.A.L. and was immediately targeted after he saved one of the indentured servants (Carlos). When Cairn was 17, he was on a drive with his father when they crashed into a semi truck and his father died. The accident was actually orchestrated by M.A.L. but was legally considered a DUI because of the toxins found in Jeremiah’s bloodstream from when he’d been poisoned (long story). Cairn suffered major scarring from the shrapnel that basically tore open his neck. He has major sensory issues with his neck now because of it and after the crash he started wearing his dad’s old scarf to help with that.

Oscura as a concept was created as the antithesis to the hostility and cruelty of the police system in the city where PB takes place, and she was created to protect civilians from the corrupt justice system. Because of this, Oscuro is downright despised by the police. One time when Cairn was out defending civilians at a local protest, he was too bold and got caught off guard. He was apprehended and beaten in front of the very people he was supposed to protect. That’s how he got the scar on his jaw and broke his ankle. He still doesn’t have full mobility with that leg.

Sorry this took so long by the way!! I have a Lot of Thoughts about him and I need to get them all on paper haha :D

#ocs #my ocs #ask cairn #point blank #character refs #asks #cairn diaz anida #fatima diaz anida #my novel ocs #long post #oc rants

[pridebooks]

Guess who actually read a book again!!!!

so have my immediate post-book ramble because otherwise i won’t say anything

I really liked The Lightness of Hands!! It was interesting and the characters were all wonderful, and serious discussions fit into the story naturally! It never felt like a serious discussion was stuffed in for no reason, and there was maybe one line that felt a little preachy, but it was from a Dramatic character so I think that’s allowed. I’m pretty sure already that it’s going to be another comfort book of mine, which is a title currently held by 2 other books total - including Symptoms of Being Human

More under the read more because i ramble a lot when i ramble, and it’s a lil incoherent probably because i should really be sleeping

There’s something about Jeff Garvin’s writing that is very special to me. I don’t know what it is, but since I first got Symptoms, I’ve been able to read it even when my attention span was horrible. It’s been a book that whenever I pick it up, for any reason, I end up reading at least part of it. Coming back to Riley is safe.

I was sort of expecting that to not be true for The Lightness of Hands, just because I know one author’s work can widely vary. But it was. It’s just as much of a comfort, it grasped my attention just as well (I was able to read it in under 4 hours even with a couple breaks to talk to people about things that excited me - it’s a 380 page book not counting the author’s note etc).

I really want to read these books back-to-back someday, to compare Riley and Ellie and to compare the stories and characters. Right now, I think that this book did better with characters and story, as would be expected when comparing an author’s first book and second book, but I absolutely adore both books. I also want to compare them because there are certain things that are definitely shared with the main characters. A few months ago, Jeff Garvin tweeted - I can’t find it now, but I recall it very clearly - that he was diagnosed with Bipolar II in 2017. Which is after Symptoms came out. A lot of how he wrote Ellie’s depression/”down” times reminded me very strongly of Riley, and I have absolutely no doubts that his undiagnosed bipolar impacted exactly how he wrote Riley’s depression.

What’s interesting for me is that I read Symptoms shortly after it came out, and now have read The Lightness of Hands right after it came out, so I’m thinking about it with nobody else’s input on it, with no prior knowledge of quotes, references, or plot points. Knowing them wouldn’t have ruined anything, I just think it’s fun. I also think it’s fun that this is one author who I’ve read both their books pretty much as soon as I possibly could after they came out, which isn’t common for me. We’re a very paperback household. Our bookshelves were literally custom made to fit paperbacks better (before I was born). Yet, here I am.

I did keep waiting for someone from Symptoms to show up - Ellie’s best friend Ripley is from Park Hills, where Symptoms is set, and was slightly disappointed when nobody did, but that’s okay. I just like little Treats like that.

Something I really appreciated in this book was Ripley. I fucking adored Ripley. Holy crap. I’ve had Harry Potter on my brain lately (the hp wandlore is very fun and if you want to know about it please ask), but then Jeff just had to go and put more harry potter in there. Ripley is canonically a Hufflepuff (like me!!) and we’re pretty similar in general honestly? He’s a better hacker than me (as in: i dont know shit) and we look different, but otherwise?? Same hat. I would love to have Ripley as a friend. And while I had those 2 thoughts completely separately, it made me realize that means I’d want me as a friend, and that’s a very comforting thought. Basically what happened here is that Jeff Garvin tricked me into saying good things about myself?

Seeing an ace character isn’t That special for me anymore - I can currently put my hands on at least 5 books with ace characters. But this is the first one with an ace guy who is clearly stated to be ace. Or.. sort of the second? In Radio Silence by Alice Oseman, Aled is demisexual, but I think of him as nonbinary, because I got those Vibes and Alice has said he probably figures out he’s nonbinary at some point in the future, so I don’t think of him in the “ace boys” category? Anyway, the other 2 I have are both from one author and are questioning & ambiguous, and only one mentions asexual as a possibility. So an explicitly ace guy is a big deal for me (an ace guy).

I also adore that Ripley wears an ace ring!! Especially because I almost do (I got a ring but it doesn’t fit on my middle finger so it’s on my ring finger where it does fit and the black was actually just a coating but I like it better this way, it’s complicated, it’s a star trek ring, it says “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” in vulcan, I’m a nerd.), and because ace rings are simultaneously our most well known signal and something that relatively few aces know about? I would’ve appreciated if it was explicitly stated that it was an ace ring, but as Ellie is the narrator it’s entirely possible that she didn’t know, so she couldn’t tell us. And he’s still wearing it!! It’s something that a lot of aces will see and be very excited about!

Honestly, I remember back when Jeff posted an ask about this book back in late 2018, telling us what he could about it. we got Female protagonist, ace bff, road trip. And I was seriously expecting the friend to be another girl. Largely because so many books will have any boy and girl who are friends end up being romantically involved. But nope!! A wonderful ace dude bff. I’m pretty sure Ripley is aroace based on what he said, but either he just calls himself ‘ace’ or that bit never came up? Assuming he is aroace, I would’ve liked to see his aro-ness as explicitly stated as his ace-ness, but that’s also mostly on me.

I don’t know what i’m even really saying anymore so goodnight!! I had a great time with the book, it’s brought me great comfort and joy already, and I hope it can bring you the same.

#books #the lightness of hands #jeff garvin #ace books #asexual #ace boys

[aethryos]

Scionic Cycle Series Intro - Entire PPT presentation

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon:  Life – Plot Basics

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Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon book series

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Life [image of cover]

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Death [image of cover]  

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Rebirth [image of cover]  

Available on Amazon.com for Kindle or paperback

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About the Author - AEthryos

Asexual, Aromantic, Agender Author and Artist  

Graphic Designer  

Volunteer with PFLAG  

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Inspiration

5 years ago the thought in my head was “What if the Avatar was trans?”

Wrote fanfiction about the next Avatar

Started with trans woman main character

Where are the trans men in pop culture? MC is now a trans man

Possible because Korrasami is canon

Narrative choices

I wanted characters like the people around me

Lots of queer people

I am surrounded by trans/non-binary people, queer people, autistic people, asexual people

I really wanted to show that we are people with wants, needs, hopes, and desires

It’s a fantasy story, not a queer story

[image of the Scionic Cycle globe]

Contemporary, Urban, Fantasy Inspired by Avatar: the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra

1940’s-50’s tech

Primarily in cities

Magic users

Martial arts based

Not wands, staves, staffs or books

4 types of elemental qi [magic]

Earth, Fire, Air, Water

If a person has magic, they only have 1 of these types

the Scion (the chosen one)

Scion has access to all the magic

Reincarnation of previous Scion

Switches between elements every life

[image: drawing of globe, enlarged with location names]

Scionic Cycle: Characters – Scion Wan Yamazaki

1 of 2 main characters

Cisgender, heterosexual male

18 years-old

Original Element: Fire

Conflagration citizen

He is a celebrity

Body type

Medium height

Sinewy muscles

Japanese

Japanese Bruce Lee

[image of a slide with info above. collage of: Tony Stark, arms wide, with text- Keep Calm Cause I Am the Chosen One, Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender with fire behind him, Bruce Lee, Japanese Flag]

Scionic Cycle: Characters –  Dr. Tupilek of the Imaq Tribe of the North 

Cisgender, heterosexual male (You can’t have just 1, otherwise it’s tokenism)

25 years-old

Element: Water qi

Specialization: combining healing qi and blood qi

At forefront of new medical knowledge

From North Pole, Imaq Tribe

Body type

Medium height

“Dad bod”

Inuit

[Image collage: 2 Inuit people in the snow wearing parkas, Dr. James Makokis in an office, Staff of Hermes, open hand with water floating over it, Flag of Nunavut.

[drawing of a dark skin man with a toque, glasses, blue bow tie, and blue polo shirt

[photo: Anthony Johnson and James Makokis are an Indigenous, two-spirit couple won The Amazing Race Canada (Sept. 11, 2019)]

Scionic Cycle: Characters – Ayya Aloma 

Butch lesbian with a crimson mohawk

Mid 30’s?

Element: Air qi

High ranking monk in the Zephyrs

Tibetan monks

World peace keepers with quasi-military

Mayor of the Village

Small neighborhood in Attla City

Self-made, safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals

Advocate for queer rights within city

Body type

Medium height

Thin body from flying

Tibetan

[collage: woman with red mohawk, Tibetan monk, person flying in a full body wing suit, Tibetan flag, Philly pride flag, Lesbian flag - orange to pink

[drawing: dark skin woman with red hair in a mohawk smiling and holding up peace sign in front of the lesbian flag]

Scionic Cycle: Characters – Noble Zifen, a.k.a. Fen 

Autistic, demisexual, genderqueer person.

They/them pronouns

Inspiration – Genderqueer Nicola Tesla

17 years-old

Element: Electricity

Subtype of fire

Has no fire qi, only electricity

Inventor

Born in Conflagration. Now lives in the Village

Body type

Medium height

Japanese

[image collage: background is the  ENIAC  computer, man with prosthetic arm holding a drill, grant imahara, nicola tesla, japanese flag, rainbow infinity symbol with “autism acceptance” written overtop, genderqueer flag, demisexual flag

[drawing of a light skin person with glasses wearing overalls and yellow shirt in front of nonbinary flag]

Scionic Cycle: Characters – Sun Ching 

Asexual, gender non-conforming woman

18 years-old

No qi

So fascinated by qi that she dedicated her life to learning the martial arts of the elements

Master of Earth qi martial arts

Proficient at Fire and Air

Former citizen of city-state Yaosai Jin

Body type

Short, stout

Thick muscular body

Biracial: Chinese and Indian

Binds her chest

Magical world = magical binders (author note: don’t bind and exercise)

[collage: martial artist posing with bo staff, Becky Lynch of WWE holding arms out wide with text “Come at me bro,” Indian Olympian  Mary Kom   flexing with right hand out in victory, Indian Olympian  Karnam Malleswari lifting weights, China/India flags, man wearing binder, asexual flag]

Wait, you are missing the trans character. Where is he?

Scionic Cycle: Characters – Kun Ching

Asexual, transgender man

18 years-old

Light Scion - All the qi

So fascinated by qi that he dedicated his life to learning the martial arts of the elements

Master of Earth qi martial arts

Proficient at Fire and Air

Former citizen of city-state Yaosai Jin

Body type

Short, stout

Thick muscular body

Biracial: Chinese and Indian

Binds his chest

Magical world = magical binders (author note: don’t bind and exercise)

Kun is a trans man.

In denial of his gender identity in the first book

The first book doesn’t bring up his dysphoria directly.

Second book subplot is him reconciling his gender identity.

Third book - his coming out

[collage: martial artist posing with bo staff, Becky Lynch of WWE  holding arms out wide with text “Come at me bro,” Indian Olympian  Mary  Kom   flexing with right hand out in victory, Indian Olympian  Karnam  Malleswari lifting weights, China/India flags, man wearing binder,  asexual flag

drawing: dark skin man with bandage on right cheek, wearing an open, green button down, shirt and a green shirt underneath, in front of transgender flag and wearing asexual button]

Scionic Cycle: Secondary Characters – Chetana of the Zephyrs & Bao of Deserete 

Chetana

Military Police with the Zephyrs

Element: Air

Bisexual

Indian

Bao

Percussionist in Qi Stones

Element: Earth

Bisexual

Chinese

[drawing: Chetana -dark skin woman in red sleeveless shirt holding peace sign and in front of the Philly pride flag and bisexual pin on shirt

drawing: Bao -dark skin woman with green hair, wearing green shirt and black vest, in front of bisexual flag and wearing Philly pride pin]

Scionic Cycle: Main Cast & Relationships 

Here is our main cast: Wan, Tupilek, Aloma, Fen, Kun, Chetana, and Bao

Relationships: Kun and Fen, Aloma and Bao, Tupilek and Chetana

[main cast images: previous drawings of Wan, Tupilek, Aloma, Fen, Kun, Chetana, and Bao

[relationship images: previous drawings in pairs: Kun and Fen,  Aloma and Bao, Tupilek and Chetana]

Scionic Cycle: Dual Protagonists – Wan and Kun 

Set up as yin and yang to each other.

Wan privileged. Kun has worked for everything

Wan is the Scion. Kun wishes he had qi

Wan is flashy and charismatic. Kun is gruff and calculating

Wan is naive. Kun is worldly

Equal in overall strength and skills

Kun is the Light Scion, Wan is the Dark Scion

Unintentional pop culture equivalents

Superman (Wan) and Batman (Kun)

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon:  Life – Plot Basics 

Fantasy Murder Mystery

Wan and Sun are both sent to the South Pole to learn water qi.

There Wan gets mind controlled

Find who did the mind control and why

Themes

Horrors of mind control

Respect

Humility

Friendship

LGBTQ

[image: Book cover -silhouette of a head in profile with a lightning bolt running up their neck, person standing holding a bo staff, also in silhouette, on yellow background. Title on top: Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Life, author name, AEthryos, on bottom left]

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon:  Death – Plot Basics 

Fantasy Spy Thriller

One year has passed since the climax of Life

New info from the climax

Who was behind the Big Bad of Life

Why the mind control?

Themes

PTSD

Depression and suicide

Biological Families

Found Family

Abuse

Kun’s Trans Identity

[image: book cover -three-sided pyramid with shadow to left, color washed out beige, title: Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Death]

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon:  Rebirth – Plot Basics 

Heroes Journey/Corruption

Happens immediately after the climax of Death

Themes

PTSD

Healng from Trauma

Kun’s coming out story where he struggles— and he’s done.

Kun’s heroes journey where he learns to unlock his potential

Wan’s abuse and how it makes him do horrible things

Light Scion and the Dark Scion

Love, romantic and brotherly

[image: book cover -yin/yang style emblem with light green face on left side and dark red face on right on a beige background, title: Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Rebirth, AEthryos logo on bottom right]

Scionic Cycle: Quick Stats 

Life is Small Gods (Terry Pratchett) long at 82,000+ words

2 total rewrites [3 versions total], 3 major edit changes in V3

22 Chapters

Average 3,700 words/chapter

Death is Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman) long at 106,000+ words

3 total rewrites [4 versions total], 4 major edits of V4

31 chapters

Average 3,400 words/chapter

Rebirth is Small Gods (Terry Pratchett) long at 86,000+ words

2 total rewrites [3 versions total], 3 major edits of V3

33 chapters

Average 2,700 words/chapter

Original names: Avatar, Student, Water, Air, Fire (Wan, Kun, Tupilek, Aloma, Fen)

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon book series

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Life [image of cover]

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Death [image of cover]  

Scionic Cycle: A New Aeon: Rebirth [image of cover]  

Available on Amazon.com for Kindle or paperback

#writerblr #long post #powerpoint #scionic cycle: a new aeon #scionic cycle: a new aeon: life #scionic cycle: a new aeon: death #scionic cycle: a new aeon: rebirth #wan #wan yamazaki #scion wan #kun ching #scion kun ching #sun ching #sun #tupilek #tupilek of the imaq #aloma #ayya aloma #fen #noble zifen #chetana #bao #transgender #transgender characters #genderqueer #autistic characters #lesbian #bisexual #asexual #asexual characters

[toonatic92]

(TW/CW: Mild unrealistic gore) [Image description: Three digital line drawings done for Pride Month 2019 of my original characters posing together, wearing clothes with their LGBTQ+ identities' flags on them. First picture, from left to right: 1. Grace, a tall Mixed Race nonbinary person with an afro and vitiligo, wearing a hoodie with Japanese writing on it, a tank top with the Asexual and Cassromantic flags on it and jean shorts with the Vaguegirl flag on them, holding an e-cigarette and glaring at the other characters. Parts of their body are cut out, revealing grapefruit segments inside their body. 2. Ricky, a tall Latino man with a shaved head, wearing shades, a dress shirt with the Heteroflexible flag on it and creased pants with the Transgender flag on them, slouching with his hands in his pockets and a grumpy expression. 3. Robin, an average height Black nonbinary person with locs in a ponytail, wearing a jacket with the Venusic flag on it, a T-shirt with the Galaxian flag on it, bracelets with the Intersex and Agender flags on them and plain cargo shorts, leaning forward and making the peace sign with a happy expression. 4. Nerys, an average height Black nonbinary person with long natural hair, a support cane and one prosthetic eye, wearing pentagram earrings, a rainbow glass eye with the lambda symbol on it, a long cardigan with the Bisexual and Demiromantic flags on it and a maxi dress with the Witchgender flag on it, leaning on her cane and resting her arm on the head of Angelica, the character next to her, and looking at her with an affectionate expression. 5. Angelica, a short Black teenage nonbinary person with long natural hair with two braids, a birthmark on their face and a wheelchair, wearing braid decorations with the Intersex flag on them, a long-sleeved top with the Horrorgender flag on it and a dress with the Apothisexual flag on it, sitting in their wheelchair and looking up at Nerys with a cheeky expression. 6. Mickey, an average height Black nonbinary person with natural hair in an undercut, wearing rose earrings, a sweater with the Agender flag on it and leggings with the Asexual and Panromantic flags on them, standing with one hand on their hip and the other holding the hand of Ama, the character next to them, and looking at her with a loving expression. 7. Ama, a tall Mixed Race woman with a shaved head and ponytail, wearing a sleeveless top with the Asexual and Lesbian flags on it, bridal gloves and jeans with the Intersex flag on them, holding Mickey's hand and looking at them with a loving expression. Second picture, from left to right: 1. Neeta, a short South Asian nonbinary person with glasses, wearing a hijab with the Autigender flag on it, a long-sleeved top with the Asexual and Aromantic flags on it, purple and black bead bracelets and leggings with the Agender flag on them, leaning forward with their arm around Rillion, the character next to them, and an excited expression. 2. Daisy, a short female anthro duckling with natural hair in an undercut, wearing a daisy hair decoration, a T-shirt with the Demipansexual flag on it and jeans with the Transgender flag on it, waving at the viewer with a happy expression. 3. Rillion, a tall East Asian man with shaggy hair and a goatee, wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the Queer flag on it and jeans, leaning to the side with one hand on his hip and the other around Neeta with a happy expression. 4. Bride, a short Mixed Race teenage nonbinary person with a shaved head, a cybernetic eye and a mask covering half of their face, wearing a jumpsuit with the Genderflora, Asexual and Bellusromantic flags on it, shyly waving at the viewer with a small smile. 5. Dandelion, a tall male anthro duck with shaggy hair in a ponytail, wearing a dress shirt with the QPOC Gay flag and the Biromantic flag on it and jeans, posing with his hand on his hip and an irritated expression. 6. Jamie, a tall Southeast Asian nonbinary person with spiky hair, wearing a T-shirt with the Polysexual and Recipromantic flags and jeans with the Bigender flag on them, standing with one hand in his pocket and the other around Julie, the character next to him, and looking at her with an affectionate expression. 7. Julie, a short Southeast Asian teenage girl with long straight hair, wearing a long-sleeved top with the Transgender flag on it and jeans with the Neptunic flag on them, standing with one arm holding her other arm and looking up at Jamie with a shy smile. Third picture, from left to right: 1. Skylla, a tall Black nonbinary person with long natural hair in a high ponytail, wearing a Grecian-style dress with the Greysexual and Terasgender flags on it, standing with their arms around Kharybdis, the character next to them, and looking at her with a loving expression. 2. Kharybdis, a short East Asian woman with long curly hair, wearing a headband with the Sapphic flag on it and a Grecian-style dress with the Transgender and Intersex flags on it, standing with her arms around Skylla and looking at them with a loving expression. 3. Alisha, a short Mixed Race teenage nonbinary person with afro puffs and a prosthetic arm, wearing earrings, a T-shirt with the Heliogender flag on it and shorts with the Lesbian flag on them, standing with their hand on their hip and looking up at Zeta, the character next to them, with a happy expression. 4. Zeta, a tall nonbinary anthro axolotl with straight hair in a bob cut and glasses, wearing a necklace, a sleeveless top with the Lunarian flag on it, bracelets and a pencil skirt with the Caedosexual and Biromantic flags on it, hovering above the ground with their arm around Alisha and looking at them with an affectionate expression. 5. Gopi, a tall South Asian nonbinary person with a TV for a head, wearing a T-shirt with the Staticnonbinary flag on it and jeans with the Requiessexual and Aromantic flags on them, leaning forward with one hand on their hip and the other doing a small salute. Their TV head has a pixellated image of a rainbow on it.] Part 1 of this year's Pride Month picture. Sorry it's so massively late, but I had computer trouble and a shoulder injury. These are all the protagonists of my original stories and their canon LGBTQ+ identities. The second part will be my fan characters and their identities. Most of these identities are fairly new or not well known and will probably require some explanation, so I'm including links to their respective entries in Pride-Flags' DeviantART gallery, which is where I got most of these identities from. Also, don't worry if the link name is different to the identity name I've used, those are the right links. From left to right: 1. Grace McKenzie (27 years old, Biracial (Black/White), British Jamaican, vitiligo, lupus, autistic, depression) - Asexual, Cassromantic, Vaguegirl (they/them). The protagonist of my unnamed pastel gore story, a grumpy vaporwave girl with a weird condition that makes their body split into fruit segments. Links: Asexual (1) Cassromantic Vaguegirl 2. Ricky Hernandez/'Agent Aries' (45 years old, Latino, Mexican British, autistic) - Heteroflexible, Biromantic, Trans man (he/him). The secondary protagonist of my unnamed magical girl story, a hotheaded career criminal turned magical boy who is secretly geeking out about how cool his new destiny is. Links: Heteroflexible (1) Biromantic Transgender (1) 3. Robin Adebayo/'Agent Taurus' (25 years old, Black, British Nigerian, autistic, anxiety, 5-ARD) - Venusic, Galaxian, Intersex, Agender (they/them). The primary protagonist of my unnamed magical girl story, a nervous anime fan who gets their dream come true when they are turned into a magical enby. Links: Venusic (2) Galaxian Intersex (2) Agender (1) 4. Nerys Bridgewater (47 years old, Black, Antiguan British, cane user, missing eye, autistic) - Bisexual, Demiromantic, Witchgender (she/her). The secondary protagonist of my unnamed witch story, a socially awkward witch who has to suddenly look after her niece, despite the fact that she's not good with kids (or anyone else, really...). Links: Bi- Demiromantic Witchgender / Magusgender / Magegender (1) 5. Angelica Bridgewater (14 years old, Black British, spina bifida, leukemia survivor, autistic, Perrault syndrome) - Intersex, Horrorgender (they/them), Apothisexual. The primary protagonist of my unnamed witch story, a stroppy teenage cancer survivor who has spent most of their life in a hospital bed and now has to go live with their weird aunt in her creepy mansion. Links: Intersex (2) Horrorgender (2) Apothisexual (1) 6. Mickey Montague (24 years old, Black, British Caribbean, schizoaffective disorder, autistic) - Agender (they/them), Asexual, Panromantic. The secondary protagonist of my urban fantasy/detective story 'Truth Seekers', a sweet social butterfly who had to drop out of college for mental health reasons and has lost their direction in life until a chance encounter with a runaway princess gives them a new lease on life. Links: Agender (1) Asexual (1) Panromantic (5) 7. Ama Grivillix (20 years old, Mixed Race (Black/Latino/White), Mixed British, Erb's palsy, autistic, CAH) - Asexual, Homoromantic, Intersex (she/her). The primary protagonist of my urban fantasy/detective story 'Truth Seekers', a reserved fairy princess who ran away from her underground kingdom to become a detective and avoid being crowned king. Links: Asexual (1) Homoromantic (1) (This isn't the right flag. The flag I used is the more inclusive version of the lesbian flag, but Pride Flags doesn't have that one.) Intersex (2) 8. Neeta Kandhari (26 years old, Desi, British Indian, Muslim, autistic, OCD, depression, anxiety) - Autigender, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender (they/them). The primary protagonist of my sitcom story 'Failure to Thrive', an adorable shy nerd who needs to go outside and make friends, so they get sent to a house full of strangers with issues. Links: Autigender Asexual (1) Aromantic (1) Agender (1) 9. Daisy Drake (11 years old, Mixed Race (Black/Arab), Mixed British, autistic) - Demipansexual, Trans woman (she/her). The primary protagonist of my kid hero story 'Daisy Bubblegum', a cute, bubbly little duckling who is just starting secondary school and just starting openly presenting as female, when the ancient gods of her world suddenly show up and tell her that she's the chosen one. Links: Demipan- Pride Flag Transgender (1) 10. Rillion Shimada (27 years old, Asian, British Japanese, depression, abuse survivor) - Queer. The secondary protagonist of my sitcom story 'Failure to Thrive', an embittered cynic who has successfully alienated everyone in the halfway house where he lives, until Neeta arrives and melts his icy facade. Links: Queer (1) (This isn't the right flag. The flag I used is the queer chevron one, but Pride Flags doesn't have it.) 11. Bride McGuire (15 years old, Mixed Race (Roma/Irish Traveller), Mixed British, autistic, anxiety, burn survivor, missing eye, scoliosis, heart defects) - Genderflora, Asexual, Bellusromantic. The primary protagonist of my cyberpunk dystopia story 'Planet Earth', a painfully shy teenage cyborg working at their family's flower shop, until an incident with the police awakens their mutant powers and forces them to go on the run. Links: Genderflora (1) Asexual (1) Bellusromantic (1) 12. Dandelion Gadwall (21 years old, Desi, British Asian, albinism) - Gay, Biromantic. The secondary protagonist and main antagonist of my kid hero story 'Daisy Bubblegum', the lazy, mischievous son of a cult leader who has been chosen by the cult to be their messiah and implement their new world order, even though he'd rather mess around with his friends. Links: Philadelphia Gay Pride Biromantic 13. Jamie Phung/'Supernova' (26 years old, Asian, British Vietnamese, autistic, anxiety, PTSD) - Polysexual, Recipromantic, Bigender (he/him, she/her). The primary protagonist of my superhero story 'Supertwats', a kind and humble graphic designer who is coping with raising his sister on his own and being heavily closeted about his gender identity, when he and his sister are suddenly kidnapped by the government and turned into superheroes, giving him a powerful, genderfluid super identity. Links: Poly- (1) Recipromantic Pride Bigender (1) 14. Julie Phung/'Sailor Rage' (16 years old, Asian, British Vietnamese, autistic, anxiety, PTSD) - Trans woman (she/her), Neptunic. The secondary protagonist of my superhero story 'Supertwats', a shy, sensitive teenage girl who is coping with the loss of her parents and trying not to be a burden on her brother while repressing her anger issues, when she and Jamie suddenly get kidnapped and turned into superheroes, leaving her with an anger-powered beserker form. Links: Transgender (1) Neptunic 15. Skylla (??? years old, Black, Greek, autistic, depression) - Greysexual, Terasgender (they/them). The primary protagonist of my Greek myth story 'Skylla and Kharybdis', a depressed former nymph who was turned into a man-eating monster by a jealous love rival and is now stuck in a cliff with very little company or food and forced to eat passing sailors to stay alive, until they strike up a friendship with their neighbour Kharybdis. Links: Gray Asexual (2) Terasgender 16. Kharybdis (??? years old, Asian, Greek, autistic, anxiety) - Sapphic, Trans woman (she/her), Intersex. The secondary protagonist of my Greek myth story 'Skylla and Kharybdis', a cheery former mortal priestess who was chained to the bottom of the sea by Zeus for stealing cattle from his son and became a ravenous whirlpool, forced to eat ships to sate her never-ending hunger, until she strikes up a friendship with her neighbour Skylla. Links: Sapphic (2) Transgender (1) Intersex (2) 17. Alisha Roberts (14 years old, Biracial (Black/Desi), Mixed British, autistic, nonverbal, amputee, depression) - Heliogender (they/them), Lesbian. The primary protagonist of my video game idea 'Coping', a moody autistic teenager who is being bullied at school and babied by their parents and seeks solace in video games, until an alien virtual reality device lands in their back garden and creates a new world for them to escape to. Links: Heliogender Lesbian (This isn't the right flag. The flag I used is the more inclusive version of the lesbian flag, but Pride Flags doesn't have that one.) 18. Zeta (30 years old, Asian, British Asian, autistic, depression, PTSD) - Lunarian (they/them, she/her), Caedosexual, Biromantic. The secondary protagonist of my video game idea 'Coping', the friendly AI interface for the virtual reality device who helps Alisha create a fantasy world suited to them and despite her limited programming, starts to form a deep friendship with Alisha. Links: Lunarian (1) Caedsexual / Caedosexual Biromantic 19. Gopi Shiraz (33 years old, Desi, British Indian, autistic, depression) - Staticnonbinary (they/them), Requiessexual, Aromantic. The primary protagonist of my unnamed original species story, a grumpy tech geek who fixes old televisions, computers and gaming consoles for a living and through exposure to their magical essence, ends up turning into a TV objecthead with the power to create and control electricity. Links: Staticnonbinary (1) Requies-   Aromantic (1) Photoshop CS4

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[lindwurmkai]

we have often referred to crowley and aziraphale as our “ultimate otp” on here in the past, although by now chirrut/baze has kind of taken over that spot. basically, it was THE pairing - the one that mattered most even if we were not actively seeking out fic at the moment.

part of it was just the obvious perfection of an angel and a demon being good enough friends in canon that it could be seen as a friends-to-lovers rather than enemies-to-lovers situation.

but i think what we love most about good omens is that it’s essentially the story of two neurodivergent supernatural beings - as in, falling outside of the norm for their respective ... species? groups? genders?????

crowley isn’t like the other demons. aziraphale isn’t like the other angels. and you can draw a parallel to queerness as well here, but having experience with both, i think neurodivergency fits better. it was, however, also a very satisfying story to read as a nonbinary teen thanks to the angel/demon binary that is clearly too restrictive for crowley and aziraphale.

and then there is the asexual/aromantic reading. my personal favourite interpretation is that all angels (and therefore demons) are assumed to be asexual and aromantic, but crowley and aziraphale find themselves in the unexpected situation of being demiromantic and optionally also demisexual. which fits very, very well with the whole theme of them slowly falling in love with humanity itself.

i like to think they don’t realise they’re in love because they don’t understand this foreign sensation. also, it’s hard enough for aziraphale to come to terms with the fact that he actually wants to prevent the apocalypse because he likes earth and its inhabitants - i don’t think he’d be able to admit to himself that he might be in love with crowley until after the ending! so i’m more into post-canon fanfic, although stories where crowley initiates something earlier and aziraphale is all “?????” can be fun.

personally i’d prefer to see them in a nonsexual romantic relationship, but of course i also have headmates who ... like ... sex. so. we’re flexible, it’s just ... can’t we ace people have this one thing? please? (at least demisexual is still a-spec. we have one of those, too. but he’s not very much into romance lol)

good omens is inherently romantic. the main romance is, of course, between the protagonists and humanity. i like that because we’ve always struggled with feeling inhuman, so the perspective of these two outsiders was ideal for us, and perhaps we learned to appreciate humanity a little along with them.

on the whole, it’s a great book for neurodivergent people AND nonbinary people AND a-spec people, and i happen to be all of those things. (the mocking of christianity is a nice bonus.) thus far, the show seems to not be straying from that too far (i’m only on the 3rd episode). fingers crossed it won’t, later...

what was even the point of this post? (dolphins??)

i guess i simply wrote a love letter to good omens. as one does.

#posts by lin #omg i just realised. quinn is agender but presents as male and uses he pronouns - what if A & C are the same!!! aaaaa #that's amazing i love it #please tell me people have written nonbinary angel fic by now #/opens ao3 #good omens #accidental essay

[axilarycobra]

Jade Winglet LGBTQ+ Headcanons

Round 2! I was gonna do just the 2nd arc protagonists but I decided to put Kinkajou, Umber, and Carnelian in here cause why not. Arc 3 protagonists will be next.

Also, just a quick heads up, almost every single one of these characters is polyamorous which I pretty much just give to characters who I headcanon being in relationships with multiple dragons. I just want to say that I DON'T headcanon all of these characters to be in a relationship with each other. Some are, but not all of them, especially Peril and Umber (Umber isn't even polyamorous). I said in my last part that I'm saving the relationship headcanons for another time so I won't elaborate on who is with who, but nothing is illegal.

Moonwatcher

trans demigirl (she/they), bi, demiromantic, asexual, polyamorous

Moon has actually stuck quite a bit to my original hc for her which started out as just being demigirl and bi. Then, as I mentioned in my dragonet of destiny part, I started to experiment more with asexual and aromantic spectrum identities for characters and I think that attraction for Moon is very rare and even when she does experience it, it is only romantic. Also, I hopped on the trans hc because I see it a lot and I do like it, but I also still like them as a demigirl. And, also stated in the last part, the polyamorous hc comes along with the fact that I hc her to be in a relationship with multiple partners.

Winter

trans masc (he/him), gay, polyamorous

Winter has also kind of stayed true to my original hc. I think that I hced him as gay from the beginning, maybe bi at the start of me doing headcanons. One of the newer additions is him being trans. I knew that it was popular but it only started to grow on me until recently, probably having to do with me realizing I'm trans, I found that a lot of that came alongside each other. You guys should all know what the polyamorous means at this point I hope.

Peril

transgender/genderfluid (she/her/they/sun), lesbian, demiromantic, asexual, polyamorous

I was always on the "Peril is trans" theory, from the beginning. I don't know why but I always preferred that it would be her who is trans rather than Sky, probably because I just liked her more. For the longest time though, I hced that she was straight which didn't change until too recently. Recently, I started to hc Peril as genderfluid, again, probably because I started to identify as that. I also think that she generally identifies as trans, genderfluid is just the more specific version of that. I don't know when the lesbian hc started but I really started to like it because I saw someone else hc her as a lesbian. Similarly to Moon, I feel like Peril doesn't experience attraction often, and that it's not something that can happen with a dragon she doesn't have a super close relationship with.

Turtle

nonbinary (they/he/any), gay, polyamorous

From the beginning, I hced Turtle as demiboy (they/he), but I also started to like the idea that they went by all pronouns and didn't use too specific of labels, just going for nonbinary. I saw someone else hc them as gay and I liked it so that's where that came from.

Qibli

transmasc (he/him), bi, polyamorous

Another character who doesn't have too different of a hc than when I first started doing them. I feel like Qibli is either universally accepted as bi or pan (I mean, it's kind of canon, isn't it?). I didn't start hcing him as trans though until recently when the popular hc grew on me. Many trans hcs became a lot more popular to me after I felt like I could now relate to them.

Kinkajou

genderfluid (she/they/rain/mew/cae/any), pan, graysexual, polyamorous

Pronoun queen. I think Kinkajou was the first or second character I hced as using neopronouns (Sunny would be the other one but I forgot who came first). idk, I just think she'd use a lot of them. Kinkajou being pan is probably the literal most popular hc I would think. I also hc that she's on the asexual spectrum, I didn't really know where though, just, somewhere, not too far to one end or the other.

Umber

demiboy (he/they), gay

Now, Umber is confirmed gay and even if he wasn't, I would hc him as gay. I just hc him as demiboy because, idk, I like it.

Carnelian

transfem (she/her), lesbian, demisexual

I don't have a lot of good reasons for this, it was just what I believed when was making these hcs. I always hced her as lesbian but the demisexual came through during the acespec and arospec Renaissance and the trans hc is also recent.

#wings of fire #wof #wings of fire headcanon #wof headcanon #lgbtq headcanons

[tumblunni]

Man its so weird to think back and see how many signs there were that I was transgender long before I realized it. I was SO fucking oblivious, I had no clue that being nonbinary was even an option, all I knew was 'well I don't wanna be the opposite gender but I don't wanna be the one I was assigned at birth'. (Except obviously I didn't even know the correct words to describe it) And like... I bought into A LOT of horrible transphobic bullshit, cos I was raised with a biased view of what being transgender even is. 'Trans-sexual people are turned on by wearing women's clothes'. Ugh. And I was completely disgusted by it, since I'm a sex repulsed asexual and everything about foreplay or whatever disgusts me. My parents and pop culture and stuff all treated it like trans people were the equivelant of someone into BDSM wearing nipple clamps out in public or something. 'Well in theory I have nothing against them having that kink, but why do they have to show it in public?' Being trans was ALWAYS only shown as 'oo kinky I like to crossdress in the bedroom', as if it was a fucking sexuality, as if there was NO OTHER REASON why someone would wanna wear the 'wrong' clothes and use the 'wrong' pronouns. I felt viscerally disgusted at myself whenever I didn't want to wear my birth gender's cliche outfits, I denied absolutely everything cos I didn't want people to think I was a pervert. I didn't even know it was POSSIBLE to be transgender and asexual, or even that being transgender wasn't the same as being gay! I said SO MUCH fucking horrible transphobic and homophobic stuff as a kid, just parroting what I was told, and overcompensating for hating myself by making it clear I hated everyone remotely similar to me. While being in huge denial that they were similar to me! And I'm gonna carry these regrets forever and always worry that I stopped someone else from feeling comfortable about theirself and just... GAHH! And I did all the same too about parroting stereotypes of 'crazy people' and 'r*tards' before I learned that this big ol stereotype about autism was bullshit and real autistic people look EXACTLY LIKE MYSELF It just makes me think a lot about how many other people out there might be trans and not have the ability to find out because they've been buried so utterly in this false, bigoted image of what a trans person actually is. Tho also I hate the dumb stereotype that 'all homophobes are secretly gay', like seriously wtf why u wanna escape all responsibility for your actions and say the only problem is gay people systemically oppressing THEMSELVES... ANYWAY I went off on a sad train of thought there but back to the point! I'm just remembering this one part of a school trip that was like one of my most treasured memories for no logical reason until I realised I was trans. I met a new classmate and he mistook me for the opposite gender, and I was like 'HOLY SHIT WHY AM I HAPPY' until someone else 'corrected' him. I mean.. I knew I wasn't that gender either, but it felt like a weight off my shoulders to at least be misgendered the opposite way for once. I felt inexplicably happy that I was looking ambiguous enough to even be in question! And this was when I was like 11, I had no clue what word to even assign to these feelings... And I mean, it was SO DUMB that I never noticed these signs! This is what internalized transphobia does to you! Like 'hey there's probably no reason at all why I always play as a different gender ever time I buy a pokemon game, and get this self hatey feeling in my gut when both options have very stereotypically gendered costumes'. And 'wow there sure is no reason why I got inexplicably attached to this genderless character and can't stop thinking about ways to prove they aren't real'. Seriously all that debate about 'quina is really a girl/boy' with weird evidence in stat builds and equip items and stuff! I got REALLY into that transphobic bullshit cos it was something that shook up my perception of the world and I felt like if not being either gender was ACTUALLY AN OPTION then id have to address painful things about myself. If I knew I could be that, I couldn't keep lying to myself. So I went in aggressive denial mode and missed this chance to come out of the closet at like 9 years old and save myself a damn lot of trouble! And then I just went through the same bullshit at 14 with Chrona from Soul Eater, and could not explain why on earth I was so upset that the English dub assigned them a random gender instead of translating it properly... And OH MAN how fucking dysphoric I was about puberty even before I knew that dysphoria was a thing! It was like 'hey look you're growing up!' 'NO IM NOT DEAR GOD NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN'. And that led to this stupid thing of me just saying 'well I have the mental age of a seven year old LOL' to excuse whenever I acted 'weird'. My forum avatar and stuff was a doodle of myself in chibi form, etc. (Even literally wearing chest binding... I only knee at the time that it was 'a martial arts thing' tho.) Like, I'd got all these messages that not wanting sex was 'childish' and not wanting my body to change was obviously 'immature', and when I was undiagnosed with mental illness and trying yo make up excuses for how I TOTALKY didn't have a mental illness, all I could say was 'ha ha I'm totally uhh... Doing it on purpose? Cos I'm so... Quirky?' I got obsessed with overacting as a class clown, cos I mean you can also excuse cross dressing as a thing that 'the comic relief character' does... And OH MAN, like my big Special Interest throughout all of high school was Norse myth, more specifically Loki. I was FASCINATED with the idea of a shape shifter who could be either gender, and was completely unashamed about it. And, of course, I used to play it off as 'ha ha isn't it so funny he turned into a girl', when I seriously did not have any clue WHY it was funny, I just thought I had to say it. It HAD to be the reason I was so sympathetic yo this character, right? Because he's A FUNNY JOKE?? And man then I got so obsessed with researching non gendered English pronouns from the 18th century and championing how they should totally come back into modern language and EVEN THEN I was in denial! It took until I played Magical Diary to realise 'well fuck I'm trans'. It took a game outright saying that these genderless pronouns arent just 'to be inclusive of both genders' but can be used for A THIRD GENDER, A GENDERLESS GENDER, A BOTH AND/OR NEITHER GENDER!! A game saying that this gender does exist in human beings, and EVEN THEN I took ages to be sure that it was really real and not just a fantasy thing that the game made up. I mean, quina was totally only genderless cos they're a magical creature, right? (Completely ignoring the fact that the other two members of that magical creature town are both male...) And just.... AAAAAAA I feel like I'm the human personification of that 'no Patrick, put it on the lid' meme No, you're trans. No, TRANS. Trans, bunni! TRANS!! This is what societal prejudices do to people. Even LGBTQ people usually grow up within homophobic, transphobic society, absorbing all the same messages. It destroys our ability to be okay with being ourselves... Its so fucking sad that this happened to me, and it hurts even more to think of all the times I said insensitive offensive stuff to other LGBTQ people back when I thought I was cis and straight... Gahhhh... ALSO, it makes me extra sad that Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 never got released in Europe. There's a character there called Arno who's NB and very out about it, and the English translators didn't make a mess of it, or anything. People actually call Arno 'they', and literally their catchphrase is 'Are you a boy or a girl?' 'I'm just a child of the wind~' Like seriously NO ambiguity, character actually getting to dish out sick burns when being misgendered, absolutely NO room for the ol 'well they just don't MENTION a gender, it doesn't mean they were intended to be nonbinary' excuse. Arno outright stating 'I am not a boy, and I an not a girl'. And your protagonist respecting it! Arno is still my absolute fave best handled nonbinary character in all of games. And the summon night series is very inclusive with a lot of gay romance options! Its a shame tho that the only other game with a nonbinary character was never dubbed even in america. But apparently the protags of previous games get a cameo in the upcoming Summon Night 6 which finally will be released in Europe! I just hope they handle Corlal's pronouns respectfully, considering how they managed to do it so well a decade ago with Arno. But then again the Swordcraft Story series is a spinoff so the main games might have different translators? Anyway, let me hug my tiny enby dragon child! Also I'm sad the cellphone app trading card game never got dubbed either, cos Corlal got some cute cards for the valentine's day event. All three dragon kids just got adorable scenes making platonic family chocolate for their siblings cos they're too young to really participate. And they thankfully got super cute totally non-lolicon maid and butler outfits like SERIOUSLY THANK GOD FOR THAT! Just cute ten year olds playing dressup like normal kids. Corlal got two cards for that one! Them being nonbinary continues to be 100% canon, they got a version with both a dress and a tuxedo. AND ITS SO FUCKING CUTE MY GOD ...man I'm sorry this just went off topic into how great that series is But anyway! If I've ever said anything that offends you, please message me about it! I'm still unlearning a lot of internalized prejudice. Also if you want a quality nonbinary werewolf in a cool side scrolling GBA jrpg, look for Arno! Im on mobile rite now so I can't send links n stuff, but as soon as I finish moving my PC desk to the other room I shall spam you all with my obscure fandom's!!!

#i wanna draw quina and arno meeting each other #tho the protag in corlal's game is a chef so it could be hilarious if theyre like 'mom what happened to your face' #and then protag and quina have a giant death spoons duel