#Ariana Fawkes Universe

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~Things I Know Now Because of The Harry Potter AU Curse~

More Geology Facts

How to Make Tattoo Dye Out of Specific Kinds of Plants

Things About Spiders of Which I Shall Not Speak

More Backstory of Background Characters Than is Necessary, Needed, or in General, Wanted

Various and Sundry Medical Facts

Where to Find an Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

There are more, but I’d have to check my ~extensive~ series of bookmarks.

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5 Husbands by @kingkonoha review contains spoilers under the read more

playlist of a lot of songs that i think fit the vibe of my reading experience and what i felt matched up with the story

Playlist: crack rock by frank ocean, dreamer and valentine by laufey, when im in your arms by cleo sol, ophelia by pinkpatherress, daydream by Ariana Grande, miss romantic by cleo sol, fall in by Esperanza spalding, rain by fauna hues, slow motion by karina pasian, sunshine cleo sol, k by cigarettes after sex, used to love by chloe x Halle, sunset by the internet, pain is inevitable by daniel caesar (fawk him), cinnamon girl by lana del rey , let me know by winona oak, lost by frank ocean, butterfly by corinne bailey rae, piano song by eryn allen kane, float by fauna hues, how does it make you feel by Victoria monet, ivy by frank ocean, step on me by the cardigans, sad girl by lana del rey, wet by dazey and the scouts, frank’s ballad (wiseman) by Alex mankoo, who gets your love by margie joseph, what it is, between the cheats, will you still love me tomorrow, the girl from ipanema by amy winehouse the entirety of amy winehouse back to black album, take the box by amy winehouse

General Review:

Just wow. I did in fact spend like all day reading this and I do not regret it and even though it’s not done… this is literally a 5/5 read. Firstly the way that my baby Tay writes is so phenomenal and the depictions of the relationships and the amount of emotions and thought they she puts throughout the story makes everything so worth it. I really felt so attached to the characters and the overall story like i didn’t care how long the chapters were because i was so interested in the world she build and the CHARACTERS. Like it just keeps getting better and better; the amount of drama and messy that kept me on my toes every chapter. I cannot wait for the next chapter. The amount of stuff that went down in this fic and the route it’s going down idek how she got the life depicted in the first chapter because it’s shit happening every second like whew. I literally got so emotional reading this especially the more recent chapters because my heart hurtssss for reader so bad and it’s just so much strain on her and idgaf that’s my girl! I support women’s wrongs and she got a lot of them but that’s my baby like omg!

Now let’s delve in to my reactions ofc 🙈

CHAPTER 1: okay so obsessed with the fact that reader has a daughter firstly. The way you describe reader’s relationship and the dynamic she has with Armin and even the shift to his pov was very seamless and perfectoooo. The way you got in his head and i feel immersed inside of his thoughts about her and i just thought it was really well written and so beautifully executed. “Being with you but not truly being with you was like having an itch that begged to be scratched.” Like that line right there? It burneddd me and make me feel for him and overall i got invested. Can I add that Armin working in a bakery was very on par with his character lol? Like i love it. Your description of anything is very addicting as well let me add, im a sucker for details so i loved it. I was cheesing DOWN during their moments and when he took her to their childhood hangout place and the hold “date” bit came up and the “but even so, the implication of romance with him felt as natural as breathing.” Likeeee omg i was blushing. “I was always planning on leaving, but…not without you.” Oh that moved me like bad. I’m a sucker for childhood friends to lovers and hearing them reminiscing and just wanting to move out of where they are to make a lifeee was so good. “Since when was he ever so lucky? Since when did fate decide to show him a little bit of pity and mercy? The universe had taken everything from him before he was even old enough to know how to spell the word “universe.”” UGHH you’re killing meeee. And then armin’s backstory stop 😞😞😞. WHEN ARMIN SAID HE WANTED TK MARRY HERRRR OH MY HEART like 😭 crying omg!! Munch Armin Agenda >>>>

Mikasa Cameo yesss. Armin sending reader money 🥲🥲 even though he’s literally going through it ugh, my loveee. The proposal and reader finally getting her steak & lobster please love that for themmmm. Eren… pmo!! … “What they loved more, however, was the fact that he never took his eyes off of you the entire time.” 😄😄😁😁 oh okayyy, don’t know who im rooting for after eren two second cameo. “Nowadays, you had seen more of him than your own husband, and that broke your heart into pieces.” Naurrrrr 🥲 please… ““Is it ‘cause we’re all alone, baby?”” Eren… ERENNN R YOU KIDDING ME MOVEEE like moveee “Can’t control yourself when it’s just us, can you?” MOVEEE

“If you were with me, you’d only be making money for yourself. No one else, baby. It’ll take you wherever you wanna go, buy you whatever want, fuck you however you want. You’d like that, right?” OH FAUK YEWWW, but … omg that’s sexy like please don’t piss me off😭😭

OH FAWK HERR??? FAWK HER MY GODDESSS IS READER SERIOUS RN?? FAWK HER SO BAD FOR THIS IDC

CHAPTER 2: “It was an indisputable fact; scientists measured the elements of his face and declared the handsome man as the literal definition of physical perfection.” Oh that ate !

Eren defending reader yesss #RealMan . “Still though, it’s Eren. Same man who took you away from the person you’re writing about. There’s no way he’d be okay with this.” Jean clocked her im sorry LMAOO??

“You were more than just a pretty face. You were more than just a lovely voice. You were a distraction.” Real… so real.

“You’re such a damn jerk,” Jean snapped. “You can’t take everything you want like you rule the goddamn world, Eren. You stole her away from her ex-husband, but no one’s allowed to steal her away from you, right? Not until you get tired of her and move on to someone else?” CLOCKED LMAKDKA CAUSE WHY WAS I LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME THING LIKE PLEASE MOVE LMAOOO

“Is it true that your ex-husband pushed for your success? And you left him for Eren Yeager?” JEAN MIGHT AS WELL THAT BEEN THE ONE TO ASK THAT BECAUSE INTREEVIEWER CLOCKEDSD HER ! Marriage 😞 please move 👎🏾 why they just pissed me off. J-JEAN ! SIR!!

“Well now, Sarah, there is the possibility that she could have been having an affair! She did leave her first husband for Eren. Who’s to say that she wouldn’t leave Eren for someone else?” THEY CLOCKING HER 😭😭😭😭😭😭 back to back!

Reader locking down all the munches like that’s queen right there! “It was the first time you had ever slept next to him without his arms wrapped around you.” 😞😞 and Jean leaving the band omg… Levi so real lmaoooo

JEAN SO MESSY??? EREN COMING OMG?? EREN ACTUALLY BEING THEREEE OH MY GOSH PLEASE MOVE!!! “But, apparently, all of it was stupid. He felt stupid as he stood there, watching his best friend kiss and touch you. He felt stupid as he thought about the day he proposed to you. He felt stupid as he thought about how much he loved you.” Naur… MY GOSH READER SO ??? she done pissed me off!

CHAPTER 3:

Mikasa clocking her 😁😁🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ karma x3 and “i want him back” and “that’s not the same thing” LMAOO CLOCKED! LIKE GOT HER

“I didn’t even know that Eren was there! He was avoiding me for weeks a-and said he wasn’t gonna show up. I fucked up, I know that, but he stopped speaking to me. Stopped looking at me. He acted like I didn’t exist…and I was fucking lonely.” She kinda ate idk she back to winning me over. FAWK EREN 😭😭😭

Levi…is he crazy telling her to come with him?? 😭😭😭 like he finna get fucked up about her too is he MAD? “You’ve fooled around with three guys back to back. It’s a little hard to tell which one of them you like the most.” FUCK CLOCKED HER SKSJSK ?? “You’re a homeless woman who’s sleeping at her manager’s house because she cheated on a famous rockstar with his bandmate.” Levi it’s 10am in the morning 😭😭😭😭 please chill. “Last thing I need is for the public to start making rumors about us.” He so damn funny lmaoo

“Yes. Men like Eren and Jean took pure advantage of your naiveness. If you ask me, you should have been the one doing the punching. Don’t sit back and let them walk all over you.” Okayy Annie period queen.

“The singer with more failed relationships than original songs.” 😭😭😭 i be giggling down like the industry is clocking herrrrr bad

Annie and Sasha correct actually 🤷🏽‍♀️ coming from the uno champ myself. “Did I just make you laugh? And smile?” 👀 he better relaxxx he see the reader effect !

Not even divorced and literally got a meeting and kissing on Reiner like 😭 is she mad??

CONNIEEEE??? I AINT EVEN PWEP

“Gonna punch me too? Try it. Go ahead. Do it, and let’s see what fucking happens.” CLOCKED! Lmaoooo

Hickey… why i already knew something like that was gonna go down. Broke my baby heart omg 😞!

“If you loved him, you wouldn’t have cheated on him. If you loved me, you wouldn’t have left me. So you’re still fucking lying.” Armin just came back and clocking her lmaoooooo “I think it’s easier for you to act like you’ve never cared about anyone than it is to take responsibility for your actions. It’s less painful to pretend that you’re completely the victim in this situation than it is to accept that you broke my heart. Eren and Jean’s heart as well. I’m not saying that anyone is in the right or wrong, but I know you. I know you loved me, even if it was just a little bit.” Tea… like girl it’s okay.

CHAPTER 4:

Connie is crazyyy 😭😭? “You know your life is in my hands” & “don’t make me do some easy shit” OHH he crazy

Marco…. Yo?? And they wondering why Connie went mad like be serious.

Arminnn, glad to see he okayish. “You never thought he’d use it on you.” Welllll?? The love of his life fucked him over 😭😭😭 um be serious.

“I love you, and I understand what money and influence can do to a person, but I just miss you. I miss the old you, the person who made everyone laugh during card games and didn’t treat everyone like garbage.” 🙂🙂🙂 ohhh he clocked her this like one of the worst ones.

“No ordinary human being enjoyed the realization that they had changed for the worse. It felt like your insides were twisting up, as if the old version of yourself was begging to come out, buried underneath this new, shallow, perfect celebrity.” ☹️☹️☹️ nooo queenie.

“You’re so in love with Hollywood now, I didn’t think you’d come at all if I told you the truth.” 😟😟 oh um! this is crazy to say ?? why even invite her at all lmaoo??

Reiner’s place is so lived in and loved around like your description really got me cause I can feel it all around and buzzing so lively whew i felt home! Reiner is EXACTLY the type of man who would bring you to meet the family and to propose so i smiledddd because yes just yes!

Jean messy as HELL! THE BREAK IN IS CRAZY AND HER JUST ASSUMING ITS ARMIN

HER SUCKING LEVI IS CRAZY???? MARRIED FOR HALF A SECOND IS SHE MAD?? LEAKED PHOTOS AND ALL THAT IS CRAZY AFTER THE BREAK IN OMG??? 😭😭😭 she cannot catch a break, she been famous for like maybe 2 years what is her problem.

CHAPTER 5:

ARMIN AND EREN GETTING JUMOED BY CONNIE MEN IS SO INSANEEEE. Levi OKAYYY king shitttt yesss. Why is Connie so messy?? Why is he trying to ruin her like omg…

“Y/N’s the only client you give a damn about now. You don’t even give a damn about yourself. Your life is ruined, and yet, here you are, worrying about her.” CLOCKED LMAOO?? JEAN BE CLOCKING EVERYONE LIKE LMAOOO

Album called Heartbreaker, she kinda mother for that 😹😹 like literal queen shit. The story… my eyes almost popped out my head like okay.. Not jean and eren popping out yo! Um Connie and Flint is so…messy for all this. They really getting a personal fuck you.

😹😹 Eren just clocked Flint like I hope he don’t get beat up later but he ate. OH MY GOSH?? What the fuck is wrong with Connie yo?? He can’t hate eren this bad like he’s literally a monster….

NAH READER STFU?? BEFORE HE GET SOMEONE TO WHOOP YOUR ASS TOO LIKE OMG?? BUT WHY SHE VERY MUCH SO CLOCKED HIM LIKE IM GIGGLINGGG 😭😭😹😹 GET HIM AGAIN!

Someone gotta kill Connie like wtf is his problem and to even threaten Levi and the way he doing reader, not even letting her see Reiner… like i feel for her so bad omg. Why is he ruining her lifeeee omg ?? Like im finna cry ??? And then to do that to Reiner :((( omg i feel for everyone in here omg

NAH CAUSE LEVI RIGHT ACTUALLY?? LIKE CONNIE IS LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH HER!

Them being worried about who she gonna end up with is kinda crazy like she being held hostage 😭😭? Thank you Levi for getting them back in order. WHY REINER JUST CLOCKED ALL OF THEM LIKE LITERALLY ALL OF THEM LMAOOOO

CHAPTER 6:

ERWIN JUST FUCKED EVERYTHING UP ??? YO??

“She doesn’t have any loved ones, just a bunch of stupid guys hoping to crawl into bed with her. That’s all she’s good for.” Alright?? Fuck you??

CONNIE SHOOTHIM HIM IS MADDDD OMG

The car ride having me on the edge of my seat just paragraphs in. Connie trying to do small talk like please move…

“Because that would mean leaving, and you knew better.” I’m crying like idgaf she don’t deserve none of this 😭😵‍💫😵‍💫???

“Really? You’re working on your eighty-seventh marriage and you wanna lecture me about being a good person? You cheat and get remarried every season, so shut the hell up.” He tried to clock her but it’s tired at this point so 😭😭😭 please gtfo. Connie trying to be lonely too he can get out like i really dgaf.

Nah Reiner clocked it… I wasn’t even seeing Mikasa fr until he just said that because yes I can see it fr! Like wowww. This Mikasa and Reiner conversation is >>> like i love it.

Poor reader like idgaf, she did that to keep them safe obviously! Why would Jean just say that to eren tb licking connie’s boots like his mom’s life was at risk please ??😭😭😭

THE ENDINGGGG OMG??? I canttttt

[galesh]

Wish fulfillment au of Severus who was born in Albus' Dumbledore's time. I just wanted to post it as a reply on a discord server but then it got out of hand. So

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- Two clever swots duking it out... in academics!

- Debating each other of old spells and whether or not they're dark and the librarian jinxing them out of the library with hexes for being too loud

- Albus and Sev rubbing their stung bums and arguing about the hexes the librarian used

- Albus and Sev both discovering they're poor halfbloods and railing against the arswholes in charge who think they can sting their bums and get away with it

- Them stinging each other's bums because it's a fascinating body part and maybe rubbing them with a different set of hands because maybe it'll help, and they're experimental

-Albus viewing the fascinating kid with so much dark potential with new eyes.

-Sev keeping an eye out for the twinkly eyed twit because it's unnerving, really, and because he always found the goodness in others fascinating. He doesn't believe he can emulate it, but maybe some would seep through him in osmosis. That's what that muggle book said anyway

- His ma always said he had a thing for redheads. He's starting to suspect her of practicing black magic

- Albus and Sev working on potions and transfig together because none of them can tell the other they're bloody brilliant and that they're fascinated, and could we just get to stinging bums and rubbing out the soreness please

- Sev visiting the Dumbledore's on summer break because his father is dead and his mother as good as, meeting the creepy girl creature because he's nosy and of course he'd look at the one room Kendra told him not to

- Abe running to Ariana's room because she screams bloody murder. It's only when he gets there that he realises that that bloody snake they let into their house is being accosted by a happily shrieking Arianna who wants to meet this strange new black haired scarecrow her brother likes

- The older one

- Sometimes, Arianna suspects

- Sev being horrified by Ariana's sad tale, and not wanting her to waste away, working with Albus to make sure she can get out

- Abe (begging to) help them because he really wants to, and because he doesn't trust the snake

- Sev learns Abe can't bloody spell after the third time.he has to squint if the bottle has fluxweed or filchweed (Dyslexia is not recognised yet, but it will be, in the muggle world) amd tries to help. It's more insulting than helpful, but he tries!

- Albus feverishly searching for a way to fix what those muggle boys and their mother's imprisonment and his neglect have wrought. Searching in the darkest grimoires, because really, what is honor and goodness if it can't even help his sister?

- Ariana getting her father's silver signet, carved with the runes of protection, family, forgiveness and renewal. They can't fix her magic, but the magic she once loved has caused her loved ones only harm, and really, it's time to stop listening to the voice inside her, who wants to rip her mother to shreds and burn the whole world down

- In the end it's abe, who comforted her when her mum looked at her with hate and Albus ashamed who puts her ring on as she says the words the runes describe. It's hard to forgive her mother and those muggle boys, but Arianna thinks they've suffered enough (it'll be years later that she realises that she left one person, but as she watches her daughter's delightful coo as she Dan's her nose with a glowing goden finger, she is only thankful that her lack of forgiveness didn't take all her magic away).

- She kisses her brother-in-law to be on the cheek, as is only proper for a member of family.

(Ariana has a very feeble grasp on social niceties. She tries, okay! You try learning everything from books while trapped in a cottage like a demented princess, with a brother who even she knows has an unhealthy fascination with goats who'd talk to her normally)

(Arianna's husband and her daughter, who she names Severus --because every universe must have a second child with a severusly controversial name -- would really come to fear her social skills, or lack thereof. Severus blames her godfather and her uncle with a the raging hate of a 10 year old who's been denied Uncle Sev's sweets)

- Sev and Albus competing for the top spot in the classes with professors and the bottom in the classes without

- Albus meeting Gellert in the evening he's supposed to leave for France and noticing the same dark charm. Severus noticing, but wanting to taint it than emulate it

- A black owl pooping on Gellert's golden hair because he Does Not Share!

- Albus sharing his plans to Change The World which would kill a girl with beautiful, uncontrolled magic and put a vengeful father in a prison of his own despair

- Sev agreeing to them and adding some rather inventive and cruel revenges he'd have on the Wankers who disowned his mother for following her heart

- Albus crossing out those points with eyes that twinkle in gentle admonishment, because really Severus, where would you even get a fully grown basilisk, and ignoring the calculating glitter he gets in return

- Abe following the idiots because Ari orders him to help the idiots and he can deny her nothing

- Gellert becoming a Light wizard after being at the wand end of a particularly dark spell (they teach *that* at Hogwarts, the light school!?!?!?!?) By a vengeful gargoyle after he drunkenly kisses*Bruder* Dumbledore

(years later, Headmaster Dippet can't figure out why his newest Dada teacher is so militant about students knowing everything about Dark magic and why some magics should never be studied, or why flinches everytime he sees a mistletoe. He has enough experience at 300 Not To Ask)

- Albus learning the most beautiful healing spell at the hands of a scowling-dark-phoenix with moist, angry black eyes after the 12th use of a dragon's claw soon after he discovered the 12th use of their blood

(Fawkes could never forgive Severus Snape for stealing it's thunder. Also he smells owl. They're the worst!)

-Severus stealing the Flamels' thunder by creating a philosophers stone after being at their home for a month.

(Perenelle suspects it's because Nicholas, who can be really old fashioned about these things, forbade their apprentice and that brilliant boy with no thoughts from rooming together)

- Severus lacing Albus' lemon drops with the elixir of life because clearly, that imbecilic martyr thinks dragon claw wounds are amusing

- Albus lacing Severus' tea with it because it would be such a horrible thing to live alone

(or without the one person who matters, no offence to his family. Oh, alright Abe, you're definitely not it!)

(the elixir of life prepared yearly mysteriously dissappears into tea and lemon drops. Albus stops worrying over Severus getting killed by vampires while he gets their teeth in exchange of galleons like a demented tooth fairy, and Severus stops worrying about Albus getting nicked by antsy Dragons or Phoenixes or Nifflers, or whoever Albus scraps with in his spare time)

- Albus putting his demented convoluted plans in motion by destroying wizarding currency through inflation. It somehow leads to a goblin revolution, equal rights for magical creatures, and the adoption of muggle currency. Don't ask

(Rumour has it that Gellert, Wizarding Britain's champion one look at the the scowling face of a Severus Snape and proposes negotiations.

Muggle currency was great, really. Made mathematical sense, easier to handle, and twinkly eyed not quite evil overlords can't dependably reproduce all the identifiers. They hope

Quite coincidentally, as Severus will assure you, all the pureblood families --including the Princes, coincidentally-- lose all their accumulated money in the resulting changeover.)

- Albus rules everything from behind the iron curtain with gentle fists and an open smile. Everyone learns to agree with him because behind him stands the spectre of DEATHOMgWatdidyoudo that you want to always keep happy)

- An excited Tom Riddle learns about magic from a charming Professor who's really interested in how he speaks, and who agrees that muggles are awful but keep it down will you?

- Tom Riddle learns to confide in and trust the person who introduced him to the magical world; and tells him when he accidentally discovers the chamber of secrets while hissing open at one of the taps in the girls loo that just wouldn't dispense water (he was under a lot of pressure okay! No, he's not a creep!)

- Tom Riddle grows up to be a politician with a particularly hard view on those muggles. Being backed by the Headmaster of Hogwarts helps. The society has made great strides in the concept of equality and democracy however, and most creatures really don't like him for some insane reason. Albus Dumbledore wins the elections by a landslide again. Tom is tenacious, and plots for when he'd get the position after the old man dies

(On his deathbed, Professor Emeritus of Hogwarts, Professor Tom, curses todgy old men with unnaturally long lifespans)

-Harry Potter, who grew up loved and a headmaster who didn't want to train him in any way, shape, or form (Harry was glad. Headmaster Grindenwald was nice and all, but he really didn't want to know all about the Dark arts and why not to use them kplzthnx). He went on to work at the ministry because his mother instilled in him values of fairness, kindness, and Get Out The House And Go To Work You Bum!

(He named

- Ariana's first kid is named after Abe. Her second is called Severus. Severus being a girl, never forgives her, and years later, when her son is born, names him Ariana with a vindictive gleam in her eyes.

(Ariana never really learned a the social niceties. They're horribly ineffective, and Abe tells her she's always charming in any case)

(Severus Smith is comforted by the fact that her godfather is a immortal wizard who gives her the best sweets)

- Severus and Albus never really fall out of love, even though they fall out of bed many times. They are a different breed of men, really. Eternal devotion means eternal devotion, as they find out. The Flamels' are happy they finally get to go on what the muggles call double dates.

- They also never stop stinging each other on the bum, but that is a rather more mature tale.

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This is part two of this list here HANGED MAN PROMO REC LIST. I’m going to split these up in a slightly different way than the other list, but I will still go into a bit of detail as to why I think a fan of The Last Sun would enjoy these books too. 

Fey Novels

I’m going to start with basically anything and everything by Holly Black, because she knows how to build fantastical, beautiful, scary worlds that are detailed and fleshed out in a similar way to how the world of The Last Sun is. 

The Folk of the Air series is comprised of three books, The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing, and I devoured all three as soon as I got my hands on them. I’m typing this fresh off of having read the third and last book of the trilogy in fact. In terms of LGBT rep the main character’s sister has a female love interest and there are other characters scattered throughout who are very obviously not heterosexual. Lots of political intrigue and power moves between the courts too, which is another reason why TLS readers might enjoy!

The Darkest Part of the Forest is a stand alone novel (sadly). “Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for.” It’s just really good in all honesty, kick ass characters, strong friendships and family bonds, great plot and one of the main characters is gay and another is bisexual.

Tithe and the sequel Ironside are both very good and a more ��urban’ fantasy than Folk or Forest which, to me at least, are more pure fantasy in a way although all of them take place in the modern world. It’s been a while since I read these two specifically, Tithe has a gay main supporting character who I really liked, and he’s also in Ironside too.

Moving away from Holly Black but staying within the realm of fey magic the Wicked Lovely series is a beautiful mix of urban and fey magic. Each book in the series stays within the same world and plot line but generally delves into a different character’s POV. Ink Exchange is technically the second book in the series but my favourite and IMO can be read alone, but I would recommend the entire thing. Two of my favourite bisexual characters are heavily featured in this and pop up through out the rest of the series, sometimes only a little and sometimes a whole lot. 

Prince of Air and Darkness by M.A. Grant. “The only human student at Mather’s School of Magick, Phineas Smith has a target on his back. Born with the rare ability to tap into unlimited magick, he finds both Faerie Courts want his allegiance—and will do anything to get it. They don’t realize he can’t levitate a feather, much less defend the Faerie Realm as it slips into civil war.” I MEAN how could you read that description as a TLS reader and NOT want to give this one a go???? 

Abhorsen Series

In another realm entirely the Abhorsen series is a stunning example of world building which starts with the novel Sabriel, then Lirael and then Abhorsen. I can’t remember there being any lgbt characters in these three, I read them like ten years ago and they were published in 1996 so that kind of explains that, but I love them so much, they’re so well written and I really think fans of TLS will like these. They aren’t urban, but they’re very fantasy and the magic system is super interesting. Possibly one of my favourites in any book ever. 

“Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him.”

Comics

I recommended the Batwoman series last time, this time the rec I’m making is for a comic series called The Wicked & the Divine. The art work is beautiful and concept is unique and intriguing: “Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead.” It’s also lovely and diverse in it’s cast. I think fans of TLS will enjoy the characters in this especially. 

Saga is also very popular with sci fi fantasy fans, so I think a lot of TLS fan will be into this if they wanna give comics a go. “When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe.” I’ve only personally read the first issue of this but I enjoyed it a lot. The art is really pretty and it’s quite diverse from what I’ve heard/seen, but I’m not 100% sure about lgbt characters. I know there are some in but I’m not sure how prominent they are.

DRAGONS

Dragons. That’s all i’m saying. If Rune could turn into a dragon or ride a dragon... ahh the possibilities are endless. If anyone asks why this rec section is on the list i’m just gonna say its part of my shiny new determination to see Rune turn into a dragon in a sequel later down the line. I think we only see a dragon once in The Last Sun right at the start but man. It got me hankering for more you know? K.D. Edwards if you’re reading this... you know what to do ;) .

The King’s Dragon by W.M. Fawkes and Sam Burns. “Lord Tristram Radcliffe has a secret—he is the only dragon at the king’s court in Llangard. It’s a secret he’s kept from the knights he’s fought beside, from the ladies who bat their lashes at him, and from his closest companion, Prince Reynold. If it were to get out, he’d be banished to the Mawrcraig Mountains along with the rest of his kind, but the kingdom of men is the only one he’s ever known, and his heart lives in the stone halls of those who’d count him an enemy.” 

Silk & Steel by Ariana Nash. “A tormented dragon prince. A captured elven assassin. Duty demands they fight for their people, but love has other plans.” 

Other

Spellbound by Allie Therin. “Arthur Kenzie’s life’s work is protecting the world from the supernatural relics that could destroy it. When an amulet with the power to control the tides is shipped to New York, he must intercept it before it can be used to devastating effects. This time, in order to succeed, he needs a powerful psychometric…and the only one available has sworn off his abilities altogether.” Another disclaimer: I haven’t read this one yet but the reason it’s on my list in the first place is because it gave me some TLS vibes so I thought i’d bring it to everyone else’s attention too!

Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford. “Ever since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in. Following the violent merge of Earth and Underhill, the human and elfin races are left with a messy, monster-ridden world, and Stalkers are the only cavalry willing to ride to someone's rescue when something shadowy appears.”

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. THIS BOOK. oh my god. “Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most demeaning. This year, there's a ninth. And instead of paper, she's made of fire.” Such a beautiful, well crafted fantasy world. Such rich characters. Ugh i love it and the f/f romance it brings to the table. 

[imagitory]

Hi, how are you? Have you watched the new fantastics beasts?What did you think about the movie?

*exhales slowly* Just got back from seeing it with my mumand friend (who are also big Potterheads), and…well, we came out of the theaterkind of disappointed. For those of you who wish to avoid spoilers, I’ll just say thatI was not happy with some of the choices J.K. made in regards tocharacterization for the central cast and with the film’s odd focus on Eastereggs to the original books or (possibly) the future sequels at the expense ofmaking sure the twists and characters introduced fit in with the establishedHarry Potter universe and even were necessary to begin with. The visuals andmusic were as always impressive, and Newt and his creatures were just aswonderful as in the first Fantastic Beasts movie, but like The Nutcrackerand the Four Realms I’m afraid the script is where most of this film’sproblems lie.

For those who don’t fear spoilers…read on!

The Good!

+Newt. He is honestly such a ray of sunshine and I so enjoyhim as our main character. Most of the laughs I got from this movie werebecause of him, and he was just as lovable and charming as ever. Eddie Redmayne embodies the character in every single shot he’s in: if everyone else is giving 100%, he’s giving 120%.

+The Fantastic Beasts, both old and new! The creatures wereunique and creative and I enjoyed every scene where Newt interacted with them.He even got to use them in cool, new ways, like using them to help himtrack down Tina, bust him, Leda, and Tina out of the French Ministry, and evenpickpocket Gellert Grindelwald at the end! It showcased Newt and his love of“simple things” as a truly formidable threat to evil, without sacrificing hisgentle, nurturing nature.

+The visuals, both costume-wise and scenery-wise, wereawesome. Costumer Colleen Atwood as always is on point, and the scene whereGrindelwald “calls” his followers with those wispy curtain things coming out ofnowhere to blanket Paris was very eerie.

+Leda Lestrange was a very interesting character! I’llhave to talk about her again in the less positive section, but honestly, shewas my favorite character in this movie. She’s a Slytherin with a dark past, amessed-up family, and a troubled soul, and yet she’s thoroughly a good guy:even when Grindelwald tries to corrupt her, she doesn’t bend and insteadfights him. Plus she was best friends with Hufflepuff Newt Scamander!Huff/Slyth friendship forever, people.

+I like Theseus and Newt’s relationship! I think Theseusbeing a very orderly, law-abiding Ravenclaw type makes for a great contrastwith Newt’s softer, rougher Hufflepuff nature.

+The cameo for Nicholas Flamel wasn’t necessary at all, but Ilike the concept for the character. Would love to see him kick some more ass inone of the sequels!

+Jude Law as Dumbledore. Honestly, I don’t think theycould’ve cast anyone better. He had all of the class, all of the gravitas, andall of the dodgy-ness appropriate to the character. Seriously, when he wasmessing around with Newt at the beginning I turned to my mum and friendand said, “Cheeky bastard.”

+As much as I still wouldn’t have cast Johnny Depp to playGrindelwald (I’m sorry, I would really have preferred aBulgarian/German/whatever else actor: the guy went to Durmstrang,for crying out loud), he really did pretty damn well. My personal fancast forGrindelwald will probably always be Michael Fassbender, and I may have writtenthe character a little differently myself, but the whole rally scene was excellentlystaged and Grindelwald’s manipulation of the Aurors felt very appropriate tothe character set up in the books.

+Really, all of the actors were good choices and theyperformed the material well. The material itself, that’s another matter, buteveryone gave it their all.

The Not-So-Good…

+*breathes in and out…in…and out…in…*

WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK DID YOU DO TO QUEENIE?!

No, I’m sorry, I will get to other bullet points, but thisreally, really made me angry. Queenie was hands-down my favoritecharacter in the first Fantastic Beasts movie – she was a Leglimens,something we’d only ever seen from Dark wizards previously, and she had aflirtatious streak, but she was indisputably a good person with a gentle heart,a romantic spirit, and a sharp brain. She may have looked like a ditz (andpeople mistook her for that, to their detriment), but she was anything but:this is someone who was able to use her wiles to cheat her way into the MACUSAto bust her sister, Newt, and love interest Jacob out of Auror captivity. Shewas never an easily led person, and she was never the sort who would tryto manipulate someone she cared about with A LOVE SPELL and get swayed intojoining a man who advocates the superiority of wizard kind OVER THE OBJECTIONSOF THE MAN SHE LOVES, WHO HAPPENS TO NOT BE A WIZARD. Queenie is a strong, yetfeminine character who, despite her fragile appearance, showed nothing butstrength, smarts, and devotion to the ones she loved. To turn her into a pawnof Grindelwald is nothing short of character assassination in my eyes.

+Way too many things happened in “post-hawk”explanation while having  far-reaching consequences in this film. Queenie and Jacobgot back together and Queenie became so desperate to marry him that she forsome reason decided to enchant him. Queenie and Tina are now not on speakingterms because Tina got mad that Queenie started dating Jacob, even though hebecame Tina’s friend too in the first movie. Tina suddenly is mad at Newtbecause of a misunderstanding, so their relationship is back to square one andthey’re not working well with each other like the first movie. Newt’s old loveinterest Leda Lestrange is marrying Newt’s brother Theseus even though sheclearly still has feelings for Newt. Because we are told all of thisinformation rather than seeing it seamlessly integrated into the storyline, wethe audience have less of an idea how to feel about it and, if the actions seemout of character, we don’t understand how the characters got to the point wherethey’d behave that way. There’s a reason a lot of tacked-on sequels are writtenlike this – the filmmakers didn’t expect to have to write more of the plotline,so it’s often a symptom of them trying to insert more artificial conflict intoa previously “happy ending” storyline. But we know that can’t be the case here, as these sequels were planned! And seriously, there are ways to add new conflictswhile keeping your characterizations from the previous installment intact –just look at the original Harry Potter books. We never had a book wheresuddenly Hermione was drugging Ron with love potion or Harry was suddenlydating Parvati so that he wouldn’t think about Ginny. Even introducing theseconflicts after the status quo was established would have made them easier toswallow.

+Credence should have died. I’m sorry, but the charactershould have died at the end of Fantastic Beasts. Not only was his deathsuch a fitting ending for that story and reversing it (again, post-hawk with noexplanation about how he survived) takes both that emotional gut-punch and thedanger that irreversible character death can provide away, but I also justdidn’t care for the whole “chosen one” prophecy thing they tried to tack ontoCredence. I mean, how many chosen ones does the Wizarding Worldhave? The entire plotline with Credence just got way convoluted, and the twistat the end – really? A Dumbledore? I mean, I’d guessed hemight not really be a Lestrange, but…if Albus was really his brother,why the hell was Credence on that boat? We know that Albus, Aberforth, andAriana were basically stuck in Godric’s Hollow with their parents for most oftheir lives, particularly after those Muggle boys hurt Ariana. But according tothis movie, Credence was a magical child being sent away from Europe by hisfamily who just happened to be swapped with yet another magical childwho was also being sent away from Europe by his family on the samefriggin’ boat. What are the odds? Even if the filmmakers wanted to play it asGrindelwald tricking Credence, lying to him about his ancestry so Credencewould want revenge against Dumbledore and try to kill him, that would’ve beenbetter, but they put bloody Fawkes in there. Just…what?

+On that note, what was the point of putting in somany worthless references to the original books? Fawkes as the pet ofGrindelwald’s new protégé? Professor McGonagall at Hogwarts even though there’sno way she could’ve been teaching at that time? Nagini, who honestly was themost ineffectual, throwaway character I think I’ve ever seen in any HarryPotter movie? She did basically nothing in this entire movie. We get verylittle focus on her and Credence’s friendship (romance? I dunno, there wasn’texactly time for any chemistry), so we don’t feel much of anything for it, and all shereally does is follow him around most of the time. She doesn’t protect himor give him advice to speak of, except at the end where she tries to convincehim not to join Grindelwald, which because it’s the only point we’ve seenher interacting with him on an emotional level doesn’t have any impact. Therewere also minor references in the Ministry characters, with one being namedTravers (whose family would later contain a Death Eater), but really, they allkind of blurred together for me, with none really leaving any impact except forTheseus. Any of them could have been cut without losing anything.

+There was so much going on at all times that there waslittle focus on the most important relationships: Newt and Theseus, Newt andLeda, Theseus and Leda, Newt and Tina (which frankly got so insufferable atpoints, it felt like a bad rom-com), Queenie and Jacob, Jacob and Newt, Tinaand Queenie, and Grindelwald and Dumbledore. Nagini and Credence’s relationship was almost anafterthought, given that they have almost no scenes showing any kind of bond, that it and they may as well have been cut altogether. Therewere moments that did work with most of the main relationships, but theycould’ve been so much stronger if the filmmakers hadn’t added in all these extra charactersand plot lines that weren’t needed, like Leda’s older half-brother bent onrevenge with that weird parasite in his eye. (What did that add??)

+I said Leda was my favorite character in this movie, andthat was true. What makes me mad, though, is that after building up such awonderful, interesting character that has such potential for growth anddevelopment, J.K. killed her off after we only just started getting to know her.Now all we’ll ever see of her relationships with Newt and Theseus (which, as Ipointed out earlier, have only really been shown post-hawk or in flashbacks)are the short scenes inter-spliced between everything else going on in thismovie. We barely even see any of Theseus and Leda’s romantic relationship, eventhough they’re getting married, and half the time we spend with Leda we’re seeing howmuch she still truly cares for Newt, which is messed up when she’s marrying hisbrother, as it almost feels like a substitute AND we’re given no reason for whyLeda and Newt broke up. This all could’ve been explored in future movies ifLeda stuck around, maybe showing Newt and Leda developing more of a friendship-likerapport and Leda and Tina becoming friends and Theseus and Leda having thechance to be adorable, but with Leda’s heroic sacrifice, all of that potentialis gone. Plus I’m a bit irritated that we get such great representation forSlytherin house (and a female POC, to boot!) that then of course has to getkilled off. Thanks a lot.

+There were some really weird mistakes regarding existing canon. I already mentioned McGonagall, who couldn’t have been teaching in the 1920′s without being an old granny in Harry’s years, but the film also makes the mistake of making Dumbledore the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher (rather than Transfiguration), showing a Lestrange family tree ending with Leda and her dead brother even though we know there are future Lestranges (Rabastian and Rodulphus),and forgetting the Leglimency is something you study, not an inbred ability that has the potential to incapacitate a person.

I think this is the first time I’ve ever been so frustratedwith a Harry Potter film in my life. I was angry about Prisoner of Azkaban dueto its haphazard explanation of important plot points and its lack of regardfor continuity, and I was disappointed by Half-Blood Prince’s boring,romance-focused adaptation, but this movie really got me hot under the collar,because there was so much here that was so good, and yet all of the problemscame from Harry Potter’s very creator, J.K. Rowling, and the script shedeveloped. Just about everything outside the script was a home run. And the scriptitself wasn’t without some great ideas and scenes, too – it was just thenot-so-good ideas and scenes that really ran the finished product into the ground for me. I’ll enjoy what I can out of this, but considering that it ignored book canonso thoroughly, put more focus on cameos and plot twists than on organic,engaging relationships, and killed two of my favorite characters in the entirestoryline – one figuratively and the other literally – I’m going to have to goin with much, much lower expectations for any sequel that might be released.

Overall Grade: C-

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For the week of 29 April 2019

Quick Bits:

Angel #0 spins out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 (the ending events of which are presented again at the beginning here), giving us a flashback of Angel in Los Angeles and a case involving a werewolf. The tone here from Bryan Edward Hill, Gleb Melnikov, Gabriel Cassata, and Ed Dukeshire is bleaker than the Buffy series, but it’s fitting.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Barbarella/Dejah Thoris #3 is a whole lot of flirting. Gorgeous artwork from  Germán García and Addison Duke with some impressive lettering from Crank!

| Published by Dynamite

Batman #70 wakes up from its “Knightmares” for the first part of “The Fall and the Fallen” by Tom King, Mikel Janín, Jorge Fornés, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles. It throws down a gauntlet of Bats’ rogues as he fights to escape Arkham Asylum.

| Published by DC Comics

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 is the first of these series that I’ve picked up, so I didn’t initially clue in that this wasn’t necessarily how this crossover had played out previously, but this first issue features a world of the two properties mashed-up in a combined reality. It’s an interesting start from James Tynion IV, Freddie E. Williams II, Kevin Eastman, Jeremy Colwell, and Tom Napolitano with some gorgeous artwork.

| Published by DC Comics & IDW

Black Hammer ‘45 #3 features a guest-spot for a young Abraham Slam, who seems to rub the Black Hammer Squadron the wrong way through trying to follow through with ideals and principles. It’s an interesting underlining of whatever potentially grey area operation the squad is on, as Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, Matt Kindt, Sharlene Kindt, and Marie Enger continue to let that plot point simmer.

| Published by Dark Horse

Champions #5 is a tie-in to War of the Realms and also serves as a bit of glue to hold together different parts of the event, building upon things across different areas of the Marvel universe. It also gives us a very heartfelt reunion of Ms. Marvel and Cyclops, wonderfully told by Jim Zub, Juanan Ramírez, Marcio Menyz, and Clayton Cowles.

| Published by Marvel

DC’s Year of the Villain Special #1 gives a trio of teasers, two largely for the two sides of the Justice League/Legion of Doom stuff that has been going on, providing a backbone for the Year of the Villain event, and the third for Brian Michael Bendis’ brainchild of Event Leviathan, which unfortunately feels kind of out of place with the rest of it. As though the two separate stories are competing for resources, rather than being part of a cohesive whole. That said, all of the teasers do their job fairly well, piquing interest in what’s to come.

| Published by DC Comics

DCeased #1 is basically DC’s answer to Marvel Zombies by way of Stephen King’s Cell, but it’s damn entertaining work from Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, James Harren, Stefano Gaudiano, Rain Beredo, and Saida Temofonte. The set-up for the series with Darkseid meddling with the Anti-Life Equation and winding up with something worse is perfect.

| Published by DC Comics

Deathstroke #43 is kind of the conclusion to “The Terminus Agenda”, on paper at least. There’s still an epilogue over in the next issue of Teen Titans and the final page of this one sets up something huge going forward.

| Published by DC Comics

Descendent #1 begins another new conspiracy thriller, building off a child abduction and a “truther”, from Stephanie Phillips, Evgeniy Bornyakov, Lauren Affe, and Troy Peteri. It’s a bit of a slow build, working to develop the characters nicely, but there’s an intriguing mystery here.

| Published by AfterShock

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #7 continues the hunt for the Stilean Flesh Eaters as the Doctor and the team cross paths with some familiar faces. Gorgeous layouts and art here from Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eren Angiolini, and Viviana Spinelli.

| Published by Titan

Eclipse #15 reaches a boiling point in this penultimate issue. Zack Kaplan, Giovanni Timpano, Flavio Dispenza, and Troy Peteri have at least partially turned this arc upside down, causing us to have some serious questions about the morality of either side in the conflict. It adds a great depth to the characters’ actions and makes me unsure as to what exactly I’d like to see in the finale.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Elephantmen 2261: The Pentalion Job #1 begins a new digital original mini-series from Richard Starkings and Axel Medellin. Burba sees himself released from prison early, only to be set up to do a new enormous heist. Starkings builds this one greatly out of what’s come before in the series and the art from Medellin is gorgeous.

| Published by Comicraft

Fallen World #1 is a very welcome return to the future of the Valiant universe, spinning out of the changes made to the world in 4001 AD and War Mother, with Dan Abnett, Adam Pollina, Ulises Arreola, and Jeff Powell weaving gold out of the fallen threads of the fallen New Japan. You needn’t have read anything prior to this, Abnett does a wonderful job filling in necessary details of the world and the characters. The art from Pollina is probably the best I have ever seen from him, there’s detail, grace, and expressiveness that has leapt so far beyond even the beautiful work he’s done before. He and Arreola make this a damn impressive book to look at. Highly recommended.

| Published by Valiant

Giant Days #50 features a cricket match, including an explanation of the game that makes more sense than I’ve ever seen it explained before. John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar, and Jim Campbell deliver another hilarious issue, with one hell of a final page.

| Published by Boom Entertainment / BOOM! Box

The Girl in the Bay #4 is the end to this mini from JM DeMatteis, Corin Howell, James Devlin, and Clem Robins. It answers what happened in order to create two Kathy Santoris, and her murderer’s deal, but it maintains the weirdness set from the beginning.

| Published by Dark Horse / Berger Books

Gogor #1 is an entertaining start to this fantasy series from Ken Garing. The set up for the Domus taking over is interesting, as is the introduction of the seemingly Hulk-like saviour in the titular character. Gorgeous artwork throughout.

| Published by Image

Green Lantern #7 is a standout issue in an already astounding run, as Hal Jordan and a friend he finds in Pengowirr try to escape from Hal’s dying power ring. Great twists and turns throughout from Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, and Tom Orzechowski. The layouts for many of the pages, playing with the shape of the Green Lantern symbol are very impressive.

| Published by DC Comics

Harley Quinn #61 is the first of this series I’ve picked up, due to Otto Schmidt taking over regular art duties, and I quite like this. This is the first part of “Role Players” from Sam Humphries, Schmidt, and Dave Sharpe, porting Quinn off to an alternate realm steeped in Dungeons & Dragons fantasy tropes. It’s pretty entertaining, with great art from Schmidt.

| Published by DC Comics

Hashtag: Danger #1 is another entertaining addition to the second wave of Ahoy’s comics, with Tom Peyer and Chris Giarrusso’s humorous take on the Challengers of the Unknown formula graduated from back-up to series. It’s rounded out with the usual back-up strip, text piece, and prose.

| Published by Ahoy

Justice League #23 has one hell of a gut punch for an ending (granted, it’s a little undercut by the DC’s Year of the Villain Special, but how could we expect something like that to remain anyway?). Absolutely stunning artwork from Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sánchez who only seem to outdo themselves with each subsequent issue.

| Published by DC Comics

Marvel Team-Up #2 continues the team-up between Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man in this Freaky Friday take from Eve L. Ewing, Joey Vasquez, Felipe Sobreiro, and Clayton Cowles. Interesting exploration of Peter and Kamala as they navigate aspects of each other’s lives.

| Published by Marvel

Meet the Skrulls #4 unveils what was a the heart of Project Blossom as fractures continue to develop between the Warner family. Great twists and turns from Robbie Thompson, Niko Henrichon, Laurent Grossat, and Travis Lanham as the series winds up for its conclusion.

| Published by Marvel

Nobody is in Control #1 features some very dense storytelling from Patrick Kindlon, Paul Tucker, and Wallace Ryan in this debut issue that goes down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and seemingly random information. It reminds me a bit of the structure of Steve Seagle and Kelley Jones’ Crusades from Vertigo ages ago, but with a more likeable protagonist and a decidedly different narrative.  

| Published by Black Mask

The Punisher #11 is the explosive conclusion to “War in Bagalia” from Matthew Rosenberg, Szymon Kudranski, Antonio Fabela, and Cory Petit. When I say “conclusion”, though, I only mean it’s the end of the arc, it doesn’t really conclude anything with Jigsaw or Zemo. Great art from Kudranski and Fabela.

| Published by Marvel

Red Sonja #4 delves a bit more into Sonja’s past and training, seeding something interesting, while the first assault after being resupplied takes place. Mark Russell, Mirko Colak, Bob Q, Dearbhla Kelly, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are continuing to tell an engrossing, thought-provoking story with this series.

| Published by Dynamite

Savage Avengers #1 is a good debut from Gerry Duggan, Mike Deodato Jr., Frank Martin, and Travis Lanham. It spins out of Avengers: No Road Home, but only inasmuch as depositing Conan in the Savage Land. We’re getting a bit of a gathering of the team here as an ancient cult tries to summon a bloodthirsty deity from a planet past Pluto.

| Published by Marvel

The Six Million Dollar Man #3 is another hilarious issue from Christopher Hastings, David Hahn, Roshan Kurichiyanil, and Ariana Maher. The comedy of errors increases as Steve tries to recharge himself through acting as a lightning rod. Just wonderful stuff.

| Published by Dynamite

Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #8 sees Seanan McGuire continue to absolutely nail the character development and interpersonal interactions between the characters in a compelling and intriguing way that hooks you well on their drama, even amidst all of the action, mystery, and excitement. Also, the art from Takeshi Miyazawa and Ian Herring remains incredible.

| Published by Marvel

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Han Solo #1 gives us a sweet smuggling run set between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back as Han and Chewie are still carving out what their place happens to be in this world, from Greg Pak, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Tamra Bonvillain, and Travis Lanham.

| Published by Marvel

Transformers #4 maintains the slowburn for this story arc, delivering a bit more information, a Cyclonus that might be insane, and Brainstorm’s funeral. Also, I’d swear that the story is hinting that the newly forged Transformer is the murderer, but that may just be me putting together dots that don’t actually align. It’s really nice to see art here from Sara Pitre-Durocher and Andrew Griffith as they join Angel Hernandez this issue.

| Published by IDW

Volition #5 throws a boatload of betrayals and twists at us as Amber and Hale continue to try to track down their creator...and her dog. Ryan Parrott, Marco Itri, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Marshall Dillon are very nicely raising the tension levels in this issue.

| Published by AfterShock

The War of the Realms #3 sees Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino continue to juggle the massive amount of characters and threads going into this event (even if some of the tie-in mini-series don’t seem to line up with the main event book itself). Gorgeous art from Dauterman and Wilson.

| Published by Marvel

The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #1 is a one shot from Bryan Hill, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino further exploring the team of Freyja, the Punisher, She-Hulk, Blade, and Ghost Rider before they ride off to Svartalfheim in War of the Realms #3. Some interesting character explorations and the nightmare of thousands of fluffy kittens.

| Published by Marvel

Young Justice #5 is huge, potentially exponentially huge, as it seems to pull at the fraying threads of the New 52 and Rebirth to hearken back to the pre-Flashpoint DCU. Brian Michael Bendis, John Timms, Kris Anka, Doc Shaner, Gabe Eltaeb, and Wes Abbott may be playing with fire but it’s a very welcome warmth. Bring marshmallows.

| Published by DC Comics / Wonder Comics

Other Highlights: Amazing Spider-Man #20.HU, Battlestar Galactica: Twilight Command #2, Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others #1, Black AF: Devil’s Dye #3, Devil Within #4, The Dreaming #9, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #5, Female Furies #4, From Hell: Master Edition #5, Goosebumps: Horrors of the Witch House #1, Grumble #6, Hillbilly: Red-Eyed Witchery From Beyond #4, Jim Henson’s Beneath the Dark Crystal #9, Marvel Action: Avengers #4, Marvel Action: Spider-Man #3, Outcast #41, Paper Girls #28, Self/Made #6, Star Wars #65, Star Wars Adventures: Flight of the Falcon, TMNT: Urban Legends #12, Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale

Recommended Collections: Aliens: Dust to Dust, Amazing Spider-Man - Volume 3, Art of War of the Realms, Bloodborne - Volume 2: Healing Thirst, Bone Parish - Volume 1, Doctor Strange - Volume 2: Remittance, GI Joe: A Real American Hero - Silent Option, House Amok - Volume 1, Killmonger, Man Without Fear, Midas, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Volume 8, Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves, Princeless - Volume 7: Find Yourself, The Quantum Age, The Silencer - Volume 2: Helliday Road, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita, Stranger Things - Volume 1: The Other Side, Takio, TMNT - Volume 21: Battle Lines, Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: Witching Hour, The Wrong Earth - Volume 1

d. emerson eddy would like to remind you that it’s Free Comic Book Day. Get out there and free some comics from the shackles of oppression. May the fourth be with you.

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The Wonderful Dumbledore Family

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by Irisen

Sometimes a family is three siblings, their parakeet and the twenty years of emotional baggage they all share.

Wait.

Scratch that, make it four siblings.

Words: 4614, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Ariana Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore, Aberforth Dumbledore, Credence Barebone, Gellert Grindelwald, Original Percival Graves, Minerva McGonagall, Newt Scamander, Nicolas Flamel (Harry Potter), Fawkes (Harry Potter)

Relationships: Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald, Credence Barebone/Original Percival Graves, Aberforth Dumbledore/Minerva McGonagall

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Family Drama, Family Feels, Movie 2: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Spoilers, this entire fic is a spoiler bois, Unhealthy Relationships, Healing, Mental Health Issues, Chatting & Messaging, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Humor, Unreliable Narrator, Romance, the siblings' relationship starts terrible, POV Multiple, Closeted Character, Gellert Grindelwald Being an Asshole

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The Serpent and the Star

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by croissant219

The Order of the Phoenix failed to protect the infant Harry Potter against the greatest Dark Lord of all Time, Lord Voldemort himself. It fell to Harry's mother to protect him instead.

Many years after the night that gave birth to the "Boy Who Lived", the world is very different for a magically oblivious Harry Potter, but a new darkness is rising, and some believe only Harry can stop them.

THIS WILL BE A VERY LONG STORY. Like, 1,000,000 + words, so strap-in!

Words: 2236, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Dean Thomas, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson, Albus Dumbledore, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Severus Snape, Lily Evans Potter, James Potter, Rubeus Hagrid, Quirinus Quirrell, Poppy Pomfrey, Pomona Sprout, Cedric Diggory, Viktor Krum, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Nagini (Harry Potter), Nearly Headless Nick, Norbert | Norberta (Harry Potter), Magorian, Kreacher (Harry Potter), Hedwig (Harry Potter), Griphook (Harry Potter), Fluffy (Harry Potter), Firenze (Harry Potter), Fawkes (Harry Potter), The Fat Friar (Harry Potter), The Fat Lady (Harry Potter), Errol (Harry Potter), Dobby (Harry Potter), Crookshanks (Harry Potter), Buckbeak (Harry Potter), The Bloody Baron (Harry Potter), Beedle the Bard (Harry Potter), Bane (Harry Potter), Aragog (Harry Potter), Bathilda Bagshot, Katie Bell, Sirius Black, Amelia Bones, Susan Bones, Lavender Brown, Frank Bryce, Alecto Carrow, Amycus Carrow, Cho Chang, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Draco Malfoy, Colin Creevey, Bartemius Crouch Jr., Bartemius Crouch Sr., Fleur Delacour, Gabrielle Delacour, Dedalus Diggle, Amos Diggory, Elphias Doge, Antonin Dolohov, Aberforth Dumbledore, Ariana Dumbledore, Dudley Dursley, Marge Dursley, Petunia Evans Dursley, Vernon Dursley, Arabella Figg, Argus Filch, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Seamus Finnigan, Nicolas Flamel (Harry Potter), Mundungus Fletcher, Filius Flitwick, Cornelius Fudge, Marvolo Gaunt, Merope Gaunt, Morfin Gaunt, Fenrir Greyback, Gellert Grindelwald, Godric Gryffindor, Rolanda Hooch, Helga Hufflepuff, Angelina Johnson, Lee Jordan, Igor Karkaroff, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Gilderoy Lockhart, Alice Longbottom, Frank Longbottom, Xenophilius Lovegood, Remus Lupin, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Olympe Maxime, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Garrick Ollivander, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Peter Pettigrew, Antioch Peverell, Cadmus Peverell, Ignotus Peverell, Helena Ravenclaw, Rowena Ravenclaw, Newt Scamander, Rufus Scrimgeour, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Rita Skeeter, Horace Slughorn, Salazar Slytherin, Andromeda Tonks, Nymphadora Tonks, Ted Tonks, Sybill Trelawney, Dolores Umbridge, Moaning Myrtle, Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Percy Weasley, Oliver Wood, Merlin (Harry Potter)

Relationships: Hermione Granger/Harry Potter, Dean Thomas/Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood/Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom/Pansy Parkinson, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Romance, Action, Adventure, Canon-Typical Violence, Fantastic Racism, Quidditch, Love, Falling In Love, Bullying, Violence, Friendship, Multiple Pairings, Explicit Language, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Hurt/Comfort, Trust Issues, Death, Romance is a big part of the story, Slow Build

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[maskedblackfox]

Cloud’s list of LGBT+ headcanons, as of 2017

(Warning; its really long)

Includes, but not limited to…

Dangan Ronpa

-Makoto Naegi-Demisexual Panromantic

-Byakuya Togami-Placiosexual Reciproromantic (Genderfluid)

-Kiyotaka Ishimaru-Bi (Prefers men) (Trans man)

-Leon Kuwata-Polysexual (Genderfluid)

-Mondo Owada-Bi (Trans man)

-Kyoko Kirigiri-Pansexual Abroromantic (Demigirl)

-Aoi Asahina-Cupiosexual Lesbian

-Toko Fukawa-Abrosexual Quoiromantic (Juxera/Non Binary)

-Genocider Syo-Bi

-Sakura Oogami-Demisexual Panromantic

-Celestia Ludenberg-Polysexual (Genderflux)

-Mukuro Ikusaba-Pan (Genderfluid)

-Chihiro Fujisaki-Pan (Trans boy)

-Hajime Hinata-Bi (Demiboy)

-Nagito Komaeda-Pan (Bigender)

-Gundam Tanaka-Demi (Trans man)

-Kazuichi Souda-Abro (Polygender)

-Teruteru Hanamura-Pan

-Akane Owari-Abrosexual Greyromantic

-Chiaki Nanami-Asexual Panromantic

-Sonia Nevermind-Bi

-Mikan Tsumiki-Requies

-Mahiru Koizumi-Greysexual Demiromantic (preference for girls)

-Peko Pekoyama-Bisexual Demiromantic

-Ibuki Mioda-Pan

-Yuta Asahina-Asexual Biromantic

-Hiroko Hagakure-Placiosexual Panromantic

-Taichi Fujisaki-Fraysexual Lithromantic

Chiyoko Fujisaki-Bi

-Masaru Daimon-Bi

Jataro Kemuri-Pan (Genderfluid)

Nagisa Shingetsu-Polysexual Demiromantic (Non Binary)

Monaka-Cupiosexual Demiromantic

-Kyosuke Munakata-Bi

-Juzo Sakakura-Gay

-Chisa Yukizome-Akoisexual panromantic

-Seiko Kimura-Reciprosexual Lesbian

-Miaya Gekougahara-Autochorissexual Placioromantic (Trans woman)

-Suichii Saihara-Bi

-Kaito Momota-Gay (Trans man)

-Tenko Chabashira-Sapphic

-Kirumi Toujo-Aro/Ace (Non Binary)

-Gonta Gakuhara-Pan

Pokemon (Human characters)

-Red (In game)-Pan

-Green/Blue/Gary Oak-Bi

-Misty-Pan

-Erica-Asexual Lesbian (Trans woman)

-Sabrina-Bisexual Demiromantic (Juxera)

-Bill-Gay

-Janine-Bi

-Koga-Aroflux

-Daisy-Lesbian (Trans woman)

-Lance-Bi

-Silver-Bi

-Falkner-Pan

-Bugsy-Gay

-Morty-Bi

-Eusine-Gay

-Clair-Abro

-Will-Frayromantic (Agender)

-Karen-Placio

-Dahlia-Quoiromantic Lesbian

-Ariana-Bi

-Archie-Bi

-Maxie-Gay (Trans man)

-Wally-Apothisexual Cupioromantic

-Matt-Gay

-Shelly-Bi

-Courtney-Ply (Demigirl)

-Tabitha-Arovague

-Roxannne-Greysexual

-Flannery-Lesbian

-Tate-Asexual (Solarian)

-Liza-Aromantic (Lunarian)

-Steven Stone-Bi

-Wallace-Gay

-Aster-Bi

-Zinnia-Pan

-Cynthia-Bi

-Cyrus-Apothisexual

-Gardenia-Asexual Cupioromantic

-Roark-Polygender

-Fantina-Lesbian (Genderqueer)

-Candice-Bi

-Mars-Bi

-Jupiter-Pan

-Saturn-Bisexual Aromantic

-Lucien-Akoisexual Demiromantic (Non Binary)

-Cheren-Bi

-Bianca-Placiosexual Lesbian

-Aurea Juniper-Bisexual Cupioromantic

-N Harmonia-Reciprosexual Panromantic (Genderfluid)

-Anthea-Bi

-Concordia-Pan

-Chili-Gay

-Cress-Trigender

-Elesa-Bi

-Skyla-Greysexual

-Roxie-Bi (Trans girl)

-Iris-Pan

-Shauntel-Bi

-Caitlin-Lesbian (Lunarian)

-Colress-Aro/Ace (Stellarian)

-Augustine Sycamore-Bi

-Lysandre-Abro

-Malva-Bisexual Quoiromantic

-Bryony-Bi

-Mable-Pan

-Shauna-Pan

-Korrina-Recipro

-Clemont-Akoisexual Reciproromantic

-Valerie-Bi

-Olympia-Lesbian

-Siebold-Asexual

-Drasna-Frayromantic

-Emma-Stellarian

Alexa-Lesbian (Demigirl)

-That one Beauty trainer from the Battle Mansion (Trans woman)

-AZ-Requies

-Professor Burnet-Reciprosexual Demiromantic

-Hau-Pan

-Gladion-Bi (Solarian)

-Lillie-Lesbian

-Ilima-Bi (Non Binary)

-Lana-Bi

-Mallow-Lesbian (Trans girl)

-Kiawe-Ply

-Acerola-Cupio

-Mina-Demi

-Olivia-Lesbian

-Hapu-Lesbian

-Kahili-Bi

-Plumeria-Greyromantic

-Faba-Gay

-Wicke-Lesbian

-Lusamine-Demisexual Nebularomantic (Lunarian)

-Dulse-Quoisexual

-Zossie-Greyromantic

-Soliera-Asexual

-Phyco-Lithro

-Jessie-Pan

-James-Bi (Genderfluid)

-Butch-Ply

-Cassidy-Bi

-Delia Ketchum-Bi

-Annie-Lesbian

-Oakley-Lesbian

-Hun-Gendervoid

-Harley-Gay

-Dawn-Pan

-Zoey-Lesbian

-Hunter J-Aro/Ace

-Nando-Polygender

-Burgundy-Acevague Lesbian

-Georgia-Lesbian

-Aldith-Bi

-Serena-Lesbian

-Miette-Bi

Steven Universe (Following the idea that genderless is cis for gems)

-Steven Universe-Asexual Panromantic

-Rose Quartz-Pan (Trans woman)

-Pearl-Bi (Prefers girls and nbs)

-Garnet-Aro/Ace

-Amethyst-Ply (Genderflux)

-Ruby-Lesbian

-Sapphire-Demi

-Peridot-Demi

-Lapis Lazuli-Fraysexual

-Jasper-Requiessexual Cupioromantic

-Bismuth-Lesbian

-Centipeedle-Asexual Demiromantic

-Doc-Abro

-Eyeball-Lesbian

-Army-Asexual

-Navy-Pan

-Leggy-Questioning

-Holly Blue Agate-Lithro

-Skinny Jasper-Bi

-Carnelian-Ply

-The rest of the Famethyst-Ranges from lesbian to pan depending on the amethyst

-The Topazes-Lesbians

-Aquamarine-Bi

-Hessonite-Lesbian

-Squaridot-Lithro

-Emerald-Queer

-Blue Zircon-Recipro

-Yellow Zircon-Placio

-Flourite-Pan

-Rutile-Demi

-Rhodenite-Lesbian

-Padparascha Sapphire-Nebularomantic

-Yellow Pearl-Asexual Panromantic

-Blue Pearl-Asexual Lesbian

-Yellow Diamond-Autochoris

-Blue Diamond-Requiesromantic

-Opal-Ply (Genderflux)

-Sugilite-Bi

-Alexandrite-Aromantic

-Stevonnie-Apothisexual (Bigender)

-Malachite-Aro/Ace

-Rainbow Quartz-Ply (Demigirl)

-Sardonyx-Lesbian

-Smoky Quartz-Pan (Genderqueer)

-Connie Mahaswaran-Demi

-Lars Barriga-Abro (Trans man)

-Sadie Miller-Bi

-Jenna-Asexual

-Kiki-Pan

-Sour Cream-Pan

-Vildalia-Bi

-Mystery Girl-Lesbian

Warrior Cats

-Thunderstar-Pan

-Owleyes-Gay

-Firstar-Pan

-Greystripe-Bi

-Bluestar-Bi

-Snowfur-Demi

-Sunstar-Gay

-Featherwhisker-Gay

-Rosetail-Demisexual Biromantic

-Whitestorm-Abro

-Lionheart-Gay

-Longtail-Bi

-Mousefur-Aro/Ace (Canon)

-Darkstripe-Gay

-Dappletail-Bi

-Brightheart-Demi

-Leopardfoot-Ply

-Squirrelflight-Demiromantic

-Leafpool-Bi

-Cinderheart-Bi

-Lionblaze-Gay

-Jayfeather-Gay Aromantic

-Hollyleaf-Asexual Lesbian

-Ivypool-Aceflux Lesbian

-Blossomfall-Quoisexual Lesbian

-Briarlight-Lesbian

-Rosetail-Pan

-Lilyheart-Cupiosexual Biromantic

-Hazeltail-Frayromantic

-Spottedleaf-Lesbian

-Shadowstar-Asexual Cupioromantic

-Blackstar-Bi

-Russetfur-Greyromantic

-Littlecloud-Greyromantic

-Runningnose-Gay

-Yellowfang-Ply

-Tawnypelt-Bi

-Ceaderstar-Gay

-Dovewing-Pan

-Flowerstar-Pan

-Mossfire-Lesbian

-Hollyflower-Apothisexual Greyromantic

-Ivytail-Aroflux

-Kinkfur-Pan

-Crowfrost-Aceflux

-Flametail-Gay

-Newtspeck-Ply

-Silverflame-Pan

-Crowtail-Lesbian

-Foxheart-Akoisexual

-Riverstar-Gay

-Mistystar-Bi

-Stonefur-Bi

-Leopardstar-Bi

-Mothwing-Lesbian

-Willowshine-Lesbian

-Feathertail-Bi

-Emberstar-Ply

-Softwing-Aro/Ace Lesbian

-Whitefang-Lithromantic

-Oakheart-Demisexual

-Echomist-Quoiromantic

-Mosspelt-Demi

-Beetlewhisker-Arovague

-Reedwhisker-Aro/Ace

-Ottersplash-Recipro

-Hollowflight-Placio

-Minnowtail-Pan

-Windstar-Placio

-Tallstar-Gay (Canon)

-Onestar-Bi

-Greywing the Wise-Abro

-Nightcloud-Bi

-Breezepelt-Pan

-Harestar-Gay

-Heathertail-Pan

-Whitetail-Cupio

-Ashfoot-Abro

-Cloversplash-Pan

-Sunstrike-Cupio

-Deadfoot-Lithro

-Heatherstar-Aromantic

-Leafstar-Bi

-Echosong-Lesbian

-Clovertail-Pan

-Frecklewish-Lesbian

-Cherrytail-Abro

-Sharpclaw-Aceflux

-Honeyleaf-Cupioromantic

-Petalfall-Ply

-Bouncefire-Aroflux

-Tinycloud-Ply

-Mintfur-Asexual

-Dew Petal-Greyromantic

-Stormheart-Greysexual

-Firefern-Apothi

-Billystorm-Demi

-Mousefang-Aromantic

-Lichenfur-Lesbian

-Jake-Bi

-Ravenpaw-Gay (Canon)

-Barley-Gay

-Scourge-Pansexual Frayromantic

-Half Moon-Demiromantic

-Violet-Bi

-Brick-Ply

-Star Flower-Nebularomantic

-Tess-Lesbian

-Jingo-Aro/Ace

-Pixie-Lesbian

-Mapleshade-Akoisexual Quoiromantic

-Stormfur-Demi

-Brook-Pan

-Splash-Bi

-Stoneteller/Crag-Fraysexual

-Petal-Pan

-Bumble-Abro

-Twist-Pan

-Princess-Placio

-Sol-Bi

My Little Pony; Friendship is Magic

-Twilight Sparkle-Lesbian

-Pinkie Pie-Cupiosexual Panromantic

-Applejack-Asexual Lesbian

-Fluttershy-Aro/Ace

-Ranbow Dash-Lesbian

-Rarity-Bi

-Starlight Glimmer-Demiromantic

-Spike-Lithromantic

-Princess Celestia-Pan

-Princess Luna-Asexual Lesbian

-Sunset Shimmer-Asexual Biromantic

-Trixie Lulamoon-Demiromantic

-Gilda-Lesbian

-Queen Novo-Nebulasexual Lesbian

-Princess Skystar-Lesbian

-Lyra-Lesbian

-Bon Bon-Lesbian

-Captian Celaeno-Frayromantic

-Colouratura-Aceflux

-Ditzy Doo-Demi

-Zecora-Placio

-Grubber-Aromantic

-Tempest Shadow-Quoiromantic

-Queen Chrysilis-Aro/Ace

-Apple Bloom-Lesbian

-Sweetie Belle-Lesbian

-Scootaloo-Lesbian

-Babs Seed-Lesbian

-Diamond Tiara-Lesbian

-Silver Spoon-Demiromantic Lesbian

-Fleur-de-Lis-Requiesromantic

-Scootaloo’s Aunts, Lofty and Holiday-Lesbians (Canon)

Disney

-Elsa-Asexual Lesbian

-Jack Kelly-Bi

-Maui-Demiboy

-Moana-Aro/Ace Lesbian

-Merida-Aro/Ace

-Laila-Greyromantic

-Marluxia-Aceflux

-Li Shang-Bi

-Nick Wilde-Gay

-Judy Hopps-Reciproromantic

-Benjamin Clawhauser-Gay

-Charlotte “Lottie” La Bouff-Pan

-Tiana-Bi

-Gideon Grey-Gay

-Chief Bogo-Pan

-Timon-Gay

-Pumbaa-Gay

-Nala-Bi

-Kiara-Bi

-Vitani-Lesbian

-Tiifu-Lesbian (Trans girl)

-Zuri-Abro

-Fuli-Lesbian

-Jasiri-Pan

-Zira-Lesbian

-Riley Anderson-Questioning (Genderfluid)

-Luke Skywalker-Gay

-Han Solo-Bi

-Leia Organa-Asexual

-Rey-Demi

-Finn-Bi

-Poe Dameron-Gay

-Holdo-Lesbian

-Jessica Rabbit-Asexual

-Rose Tico-Pan

-LeFou-Gay (Both versions) (Canon)

-Pocahontas-Demiromantic

Overwatch

-Lena Oxton/Tracer-Lesbian (Canon)

-Amelie Lacroix/Widowmaker-Pan

-Jesse McCree-Gay

-Olivia Colomar/Sombra-Bi (Canon)

-Angela Ziegler/Mercy-Bi

-Fareeah Amari/Pharrah-Lesbian

-Satya Vaswani/Symmetra-Lesbian

-Mei-Ling Zhou-Nomaromantic

-Moira O’Deorian-Lesbian

-Alexsandra Zaryanova-Lesbian

-Jamison Fawkes/Junkrat-Gay

-Mako Rutledge/Roadhog-Gay

-Jack Morrison/Soilder 76-Gay

-Gabriel Reyes/Reaper-Gay

-Ana Amari-Polyromantic

Misc.

-Rouge the bat (Lesbian)

-Taako Taaco (The Adventure Zone) (Gay) (Canon)

-Lup (The Adventure Zone) (Bi) (Canon Trans woman)

-Barry Bluejeans (The Adventure Zone) (Bi)

-Sloane (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian) (Lesbian) (Canon)

-Hurly (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian) (Canon)

-Carry Fangbattle (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian)

-Killian (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian)

-Kravitz (The Adventure Zone) (Gay)

-Magic Brian (The Adventure Zone) (Pan)

-Merle Highchurch (The Adventure Zone) (Pan)

-Lucretia (The Adventure Zone) (Aromantic)

-Zelda (Legend of Zelda series) (Ranges from lesbian to pan depending on the game)

-Alphys (Undertale) (Bi)

-Undyne (Undertale) (Lesbian)

-Mettaton (Undertale) (Aro/Ace and Pan) (Bigender)

-Napstablook (Undertale) (Non binary)

-Frisk (Undertale) (Non binary)

-Chara (Undertale) (Agender)

-Jughead Jones (Archie Comics) (Aro/Ace) (Canon)

-Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) (Aro/Ace) (Canon)

-Chica (FNaF) (Sapphic)

-Toy Bonnie (FNaF) (Trans boy)

-Toy Chica (FNaF) (Demigirl)

-The Mangle (FNaF) (Aromantic) (Agender)

-SpringBonnie (FNaF) (Non binary)

-Ballora (FNaF) (Lesbian)

-Funtime Foxy (FNaF) (Sapphic) (Genderflux)

-Vaati (Legend of Zelda) (Asexual Panromantic) (Bigender)

-Hanji/Hange Zoe-Genderfluid

-Todd Chavez (BoJack Horseman) (Asexual) (Canon)

-Reno (Final Fantasy VII) (Bi)

-Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) (Pan)

Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII) (Abro)

-Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) (Gay) (Trans man)

-Yazoo (Final Fantasy VII; Advent Children) (Demi) (Agender)

-Kadaj (Final Fantasy VII; Advent Children) (Asexual) (Non binary)

-Ryou Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Bi)

-Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Gay)

-Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Gay)

-Yuri (Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V) (Gay)

-Victor Nikiforov (Yuri! On Ice) (Ply)

-Yuri Katsuki (Yuri! On Ice) (Asexual Demiromantic)

-Lust (FullMetal Alchemist) (Bi)

-Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist) (Quoiromantic) (Agender)

-Veronica Sawyer (Heathers, both movie and musical) (Bi)

-Anna Sasaki (When Marnie Was There) (Lesbian)

-Mumble (Happy Feet) (Cupio)

-Val Small (Dream Daddy) (Asexual Lesbian)

-Robert Small (Dream Daddy) (Bi)

-Hugo Vega (Dream Daddy) (Gay)

-Damian Bloodmarch (Dream Daddy) (Pan)  (Canon Trans Man)

-Mat Sella (Dream Daddy) (Demi)

-Craig Cahn (Dream Daddy) (Ply)

-Brian Harding (Dream Daddy) (Bi)

-Joseph Christiansen (Dream Daddy) (Bi)

-Mary Christiansen (Dream Daddy) (Greyromantic)

-Lucien Bloodmarch (Dream Daddy) (Gay)

-Ernest Vega (Dream Daddy) (Abro)

-Amanda (Dream Daddy) (Pan)

-Joaquin Mondragon (The Book of Life) (Bi) (Trans man)

-Manolo Sanchez (The Book of Life) (Pan)

-Maria Posada Sanchez (The Book of Life) (Asexual Biromantic)

-Cala Maria (Cuphead) (Bi)

-Hilda Berg (Cuphead) (Lesbian)

-Bayonetta (Bayonetta) (Lesbian)

-Jeanne (Bayonetta) (Lesbian)

-Hermy (Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer) (Gay)

-Clarice (Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer) (Bi)

-Rudolph (Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer) (Lesbian) (Trans girl)

[lamentedhope-a]

H E A D C A N O N    ---    the 12 uses of dragon blood

after the events of summer 1899 --- as in early morning dawn the day after ariana’s funeral --- albus leaves the country ( goes to new zealand as a matter of fact ) to pursue his hypothesis regarding dragon blood, and the uses it could have for the magical world.  

this entire idea was prompted via kendra and what she tried to do to help ariana’s condition over the years, some methods which involved the used of blood magic. his seventh year at hogwarts was dedicated to researching blood magic, in general, and dragons which would later become the preliminary research for his thesis.

fundamentally, the twelve uses of dragon blood was meant to help ariana, perhaps even cure her, at the very least albus was certain that this would help her become less dangerous, give her some normalcy, perhaps even allow her to interact with people and go out whenever she wanted to. so, naturally, after she died albus became fixated on his hypothesis, needing to know if he was right or not as well as not wanting to, nor knowing how to, deal with the guilt, heartbreak, and grief ( from both ariana’s death and kendra’s, as albus spent that summer distracting himself from that too ) and therefore is running from it so he won’t have to.

so he travels the world for several years ( new zealand, peru, china, spain, ukraine, romania, hungary, norway, sweden, scotland, then wales, in that order with some stops elsewhere along the way ) to gather samples of dragon blood. at this point in time, dragon reservations existed, but they weren’t as commonplace as they are in canon time --- wild, feral dragons were still fairly common. it never occurred to albus utilize the dragon reservations for his research --- after all, surely a reservation would be able to give him blood samples, and more? --- instead he went out to ‘hunt down’ dragons ( he never killed them or anything so brutal --- he would try to put them to sleep, or sneak up on them while they were asleep, and get the blood that way ) and obtain the samples all on his own. he camped out in mountains, cut himself off him society, only interacting with people when absolutely necessary, and focused on nothing but the research.

it never occurred to him to ask for help, nor to go about his research in any sort-of “proper” fashion ( which is to say, getting it approved, getting funding, etc.). he completely isolated himself, both as a self-punishment and a coping mechanism, and worked on his research utterly on his own with rather limited resources.

with each sample albus would smell it, taste it, and experiment with it ( heating it, cooling it, etc) and write down what he discovered from that. he had to pay particular attention to how it affected humans, wizards, and he was his only test subject --- needless to say he poisoned himself a far few times with his experiments ( but, of course, many of these experiments, decisions in these years in general, were made while albus was either intoxicated, sleep deprived, malnourished, injured, or some combination of the above. it was a bad couple of years, okay? ).  

the blood from dragons each have a specific use that’s special to the individual dragon, and then there’s several things that dragon blood, in general, can be used for. albus did not list every use he discovered in the final product, as he felt that some uses he did not research enough to warrant them being officially listed, and by that point he was disinclined to investigate it further. when albus finally exhausted himself and reached the end of his research, it turned out his original hypothesis --- that dragon blood could be used to help ariana, to improve her life --- was completely false. he could use the blood to clean his oven, but he wouldn’t have been able to help his little sister. he wouldn’t have been able to save her.

this realization was a catastrophic one, akin to losing ariana (and kendra) all over again except this time he didn’t have any distraction to cling to, all he had was his own guilt and grief coursing through him.

if the phoenix who would eventually become known as fawkes hadn’t been there that night, the dumble.dore we know in canon would have never come to be.

after that albus left fawkes, gathered all of his things, and seriously contemplated destroying all of his research. however as he was packing, albus came across a letter from adalbert waffling, the noted wizard theoretician and one of the very few people albus communicated with during this time (for research purposes), and rather than destroy it, he took it over to adalbert’s house.

albus stayed there for some time, adalbert reading over the research and albus’s disorganized notes. eventually, after two months of ignoring it altogether, albus began to edit the notes and bringing them together into something cohesive. 

the actual book the 12 uses of dragon blood was written in two weeks. it’s prefaced by albus’s research into dragons and general blood magic and a statement of his ultimate thesis. the rest of the book chronicles his (heavily edited / omitted ) “adventures” across the world as he attempts to gather dragon blood and do his research. the book has been called ‘half memoir, half scientific essay’ and that would be more or less accurate. albus had a little too much fun painting the image of this alternate universe albus, whose thirst for knowledge, desire for adventure, and youthful arrogance carried him across the world, rather than grief, trauma, and desperation as was the reality (it didn’t help that there were stretches of time that albus doesn’t quite remember, due to his mind trying to protect itself, due to alcohol, etc. he’d find notes and have no recollection of writing them down, so who is to say that what he’s writing down isn’t what happened?). anyone who knew him would be able to spot the smudges and lies within the narrative, though, as albus realized once the book was published, no one in his life knew him that well at that moment.

the book continues to explain the methods by which he gathered the blood, explain the differences between the dragons, give extreme detail about each type of blood (including smell and taste and texture), and then move on to explain the 12 uses of the dragon blood, in detail. the book concludes with albus’s thoughts on how this research should be utilized to benefit magical kind.

it is, overall, an enjoyable read, riddled with albus’s dry humor, clever little anecdotes, and is not your usual scientific essay ( but since when does albus follow rules exactly? ). it received high critical and academic acclaim, won several awards, yet albus will avoid and deflect any conversation one tries to have with him about it. he feels no pride for this accomplishment despite how this research was used to develop a cure for dragon pox, he feels oddly detached from this particular accomplishment of his, as he doesn’t even properly remember doing all of it, not to mention the events surrounding it, and his own mental and emotional state during this time.                      

[adurostum]

RULES:   repost ,   don’t reblog .   TAGGED BY: @braverytaught

██▒   GENERAL

NAME:   albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore ALIAS(ES):   albus, dumbles ( he will frown at you in disappointment and grimace ) GENDER:   male AGE:   18 - 45 ( i guess, it depends on the verse ) DATE OF BIRTH: summer 1881 ( i still gotta decide on a date ) OCCUPATION:   student / transfiguration professor / headmaster 

██▒   APPEARANCE

EYE COLOR:  blue ( very twinkly!!! ) HAIR COLOR:   auburn ( technically ) HEIGHT:   5′10 ( wtf he and mcgonagall are the same height ) SCARS:   he has his fair share of scars considering his sister being an obscurial and having one of her incidences. sometimes there have been spells that have gone wrong ( he adores spellcraft though ). the most prominent one is the lichtenberg figure that runs from the the palm of his right hand, up his arm, and towards his shoulder blade from the duel with gellert. BURNS:   listen. he had to run from dragons. i’m sure he does have some, on his back, those would have healed to a darker tan color. though after he got fawkes, his feathery buddy is keen on healing his burns. not that albus doesn’t have burn potions or something LMAO OVERWEIGHT:   no   UNDERWEIGHT:   not necessarily, sometimes he just forgets to eat and he gets stressed? also writing like there’s no tomorrow lmao ( albus: SWEATS;;; )

██▒   FAVORITE

COLOR:   red, gold, blues ( they bring out the sparkle sparkle blue of his eyes ) HAIR COLOR:  blonde, brown EYE COLOR:  ALL OF THEM, eyes are the prettiest ( windows to your soul ) SONG: classical music, preferably stringed instruments like the cello or violin, and then piano MOVIE:   n/a TV SHOW:   n/a   FOOD:   candy. sweets. anything sweet.  DRINK:   tea ( lemon tea, iced tea, wintermelon, earl grey, black ), butterbeer BOOK:     textbooks, published scholarly journals and articles, both classic wizard storybooks and a few muggle ones.

██▒   HAVE THEY

PASSED UNIVERSITY:  he graduated from the finest school ever with all the best O’s in his n.e.w.t.s and o.w.l.s HAD SEX:   yes  HAD SEX IN PUBLIC:  no ( meowbus: nyasty ) GOTTEN PREGNANT:  no  KISSED A BOY:   yes KISSED A GIRL:   yes GOTTEN TATTOOS:   no GOTTEN PIERCINGS:   no HAD A BROKEN HEART:  yes ( albus: thanks gellert ://// ) BEEN IN LOVE:   yes ( albus: thanks gellert x2 ) STAYED UP FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS:   yes ( albus: \ o / )

██▒   ARE THEY

A VIRGIN:   no A KISSER:   yes SCARED EASILY:  no JEALOUS EASILY:  no TRUSTWORTHY:  yes DOMINANT:   if he is really adamant about his belief or how he wants to do things, then yes. he likes being in control of things that he CAN do, especially considering all the stuff that happened in his life already smh SUBMISSIVE:   he prefers to compromise than roll over, especially if it has a large impact on his life/ decisions that affect others.  IN LOVE:  never again lmao ( albus: :///// ) SINGLE:   yes ( albus: and never going to mingle )

██▒   RANDOM QUESTIONS

HAVE THEY HARMED THEMSELVES:   i mean he’ll take the bullet for u  THOUGHT OF SUICIDE:   yes ( after ariana’s death and a little after the duel with gellert ) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE:  yes ( well, i mean he was trying to test that judgement spell so... ) WANTED TO KILL SOMEONE:   yes DROVE A CAR:   no HAVE/HAD A JOB:  yes HAVE ANY FEARS:   i wrote a 15k drabble do i really - losing people that he loves ( ie, dying when he could have prevented it, never seeing them again ), himself ( especially with how many thoughts and innovations he has ), failure

██▒   FAMILY

SIBLINGS: ariana ( deceased ), aberforth  PARENTS:   percival and kendra CHILDREN:  all his students ( albus: ₍՞◌′ᵕ‵ू◌₎♡ ) except tom. no offense tom. he don’t trust u PETS:   Fawkes ( phoenix )

TAGGING: @slitgraves @dumbledoresgrave @anobscurial @moonthropic @ofvaliancy I MEAN IDK, JUST DO IT AND TAG ME

[naomiruthwrites]

Me Some Point Last Year After Roommate Kept Telling Me/Us About Dark/Political Harry Potter AU Fic:

Haha, what if I wrote a crack-fic about Ginny doing illegal Blood Magic with Filch’s cat?

ONE YEAR LATER:

[maskedblackfox]

Cloud’s list of mlm/wlw/nblnb headcanons

This is a long list (Considering i had to put it under a Read More)

Includes, but isn’t limited to...

Dangan Ronpa

-Makoto Naegi (Demisexual Panromantic)

-Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Bi)

-Mondo Owada (Bi)

-Leon Kuwata (Ply)

-Kyoko Kirigiri (Pan/Abro)

-Aoi Asahina (Lesbian)

-Toko Fukawa (Abrosexual)

-Genocider Syo (Bi)

-Sakura Oogami (Pansexual Demiromantic)

-Celestia Ludenberg (Ply)

-Mukuro Ikusaba (Pan)

-Chihiro Fujisaki (Pan)

-Hajime Hinata (Bi)

-Nagito Komaeda (Pan)

-Kazuichi Souda (Abro)

-Gundam Tanaka (Demi)

-Tetuteru Hanamura (Pan)

-Akane Owari (Abrosexual)

Chiaki Nanami (Panromantic)

-Sonia Nevermind (Bi)

-Mikan Tsumiki (Requies)

-Peko Pekoyama (Bisexual)

-Mahiru Koizumi (Grey-Asexual Demiromantic)

-Ibuki Mioda (Pan)

-Yuta Asahina (Bi)

-Chiyoko Fujisaki (Bi)

-Masaru Daimon (Bi)

-Jataro Kemuri (Pan)

-Nagisa Shingetsu (Ply)

-Monaka (Demi)

-Kyosuke Munakata (Bi)

-Juzo sakakura (Gay) (Canon)

-Chisa Yukizome (Biromantic)

-Seiko Kimura (Polyromantic)

-Suiichi Saihara (Ply)

-Tenko Chabashira (Lesbian)

-Angie Yonaga (Lesbian)

-Himiko Yumeno (Lesbian)

-Kaito Momota (Gay)

Pokemon (Human characters)

-Red (in game) (Pan)

-Gary/Blue/Green (Bi)

-Bill (Gay)

-Janine (Bi)

-Lance (Bi)

-Erica (Lesbian)

-Sabrina (Bisexual)

-Misty (Pan)

-Silver (Bi)

-Bugsy (Gay)

-Falkner (Pan)

-Eusine (Gay)

-Morty (Bi)

-Ariana (Bi)

-Clair (Abro)

-Annie (Lesbian)

-Oakley (Lesbian)

-Archie (Bi)

-Maxie (Gay)

-Shelly (Bi)

-Harley (Gay)

-Matt (Gay)

-Courtney (Ply)

-Steven Stone (Bi)

-Wallace (Gay)

-Aster (Bi)

-Zinnia (Pan)

-Zoey (Lesbian)

-Fantina (Lesbian)

-Candice (Bi)

-Saturn (Bisexual)

-Mars (Bi)

-Jupiter (Pan)

-Cynthia (Bi)

-Dawn (Pan)

-Aurea Juniper (Biromantic)

-Bianca (Lesbian)

-Cheren (Bi)

-Chili (Gay)

-Elesa (Bi)

-Roxie (Bi)

-Iris (Pan)

-Caitlin (Lesbian)

-Shauntel (Bi)

-Anthea (Bi)

-Concordia (Pan)

-Natural Harmonia Gropius/N (Panromantic)

-Aldith (Bi)

-Burgundy (Lesbian)

-Georgia (Lesbian)

-Augustine Sycamore (Bi)

-Lysandre (Abro)

-Malva (Bisexual)

-Valerie (Bi)

-Shauna (Pan)

-Olympia (Lesbian)

-Byony (Bi)

-Mable (Pan)

-Serena (Lesbian)

-Miette (Bi)

-Alexa (Lesbian)

-Hau (Pan)

-Ilima (Bi)

-Lana (Bi)

-Kiawe (Ply)

-Mallow (Lesbian)

-Olivia (Lesbian)

-Plumeria (Grey-Aromantic)

-Gladion (Bi)

-Lillie (Lesbian)

-Wicke (Lesbian)

-Lusamine (Demisexual)

-Faba (Gay)

-Hapu (Lesbian)

-Kahili (Bi)

-Jessie (Pan)

-James (Bi)

-Butch (Ply)

-Cassidy (Bi)

-Delia Ketchum (Bi)

Steven Universe (Following the idea that cis for gems is genderless)

-Rose Quartz (Pan)

-Pearl (Bi)

-Amethyst (Ply)

-Ruby (Lesbian)

-Sapphire (Demi)

-Lapis Lazuli (Fraysexual)

-Peridot (Demi)

-Jasper (Cupioromantic)

-Bismuth (Lesbian)

-Centipeedle (Demiromantic)

-Doc (Abro)

-Eyeball (Lesbian)

-Navy (Pan)

-Leggy (Questioning)

-Holly Blue Agate (Lithro)

-Carnelian (Ply)

-Skinny Jasper (Bi)

-The rest of the Famethyst (Lesbians)

-The Topazes (Lesbians)

-Aquamarine (Bi)

-Blue Zircon (Recipro)

-Yellow Zircon (Placio)

-Rutile (Demi)

-Rhodenite (Lesbian)

-Fluorite (Pan)

-Padparscha Sapphire (Nebularomantic)

-Yellow Pearl (Panromantic)

-Blue Pearl (Lesbian)

-Yellow Diamond (Autochoris)

-Blue Diamond (Requiesromantic)

-Emerald (Queer)

-Hessonite (Lesbian)

-Squaridot (Lithro)

-Opal (Ply)

-Sugilite (Bi)

-Rainbow Quartz (Ply)

-Sardonyx (Lesbian)

-Smokey Quartz (Pan)

-Steven Universe (Panromantic)

-Sadie Miller (Bi)

-Lars Barriga (Abro)

-Jamie (Bi)

-Vidalia (Bi)

-Sour Cream (Pan)

-Kiki (Pan)

-Mystery Girl (Lesbian)

Warrior Cats

-Thunderstar (Pan)

-Firestar (Pan)

-Greystripe (Bi)

-Bluestar (Bi)

-Rosetail (Biromantic)

-Whitestorm (Abro)

Lionheart (Gay)

-Leafpool (Bi)

-Longtail (Bi)

-Dappletail (Bi)

-Dovewing (Pan)

-Ivypool (Lesbian)

-Blossomfall (Lesbian)

-Briarlight (Lesbian)

-Leopardfoot (Ply)

-Lilyheart (Panromantic)

-Rosepetal (Pan)

-Cinderheart (Bi)

-Jayfeather (Gay)

-Lionblaze (Gay)

Hollyleaf (Lesbian)

-Darkstripe (Gay)

-Owleyes (Gay)

-Sunstar (Gay)

-Featherwhisker (Gay)

-Spottedleaf (Lesbian)

-Blackstar (Bi)

-Yellowfang (Ply)

-Ceadarstar (Gay)

-Crowtail (Lesbian)

-Flowerstar (Pan)

-Mossfire (Lesbian)

-Kinkfur (Pan)

-Runningnose (Gay)

-Flametail (Gay)

-Tawnypelt (Bi)

-Silverflame (Pan)

-Newtspeck (Ply)

-Riverstar (Gay)

-Mothwing (Lesbian)

-Mistystar (Bi)

-Leopardstar (Bi)

-Softwing (Lesbian)

-Willowshine (Lesbian)

-Feathertail (Bi)

-Minnowtail (Pan)

-Embestar (Ply)

-Birdsong (Bi)

-Stonefur (Bi)

-Tallstar (Gay) (Canon)

-Onestar (Bi)

-Harestar (Gay)

-Greywing the Wise (Abro)

-Nightcloud (Bi)

-Breezepelt (Pan)

-Ashfoot (Abro)

-Heathertail (Pan)

-Cloversplash (Pan)

-Leafstar (Bi)

-Echosong (Lesbian)

-Clovertail (Pan)

-Frecklewish (Lesbian)

-Cherrytail (Abro)

-Petalfall (Ply)

-Tinycloud (Ply)

-Lichenfur (Lesbian)

-Jake (Bi)

-Ravenpaw (Gay) (Canon)

-Barley (Gay)

-Violet (Bi)

-Tess (Lesbian)

-Scourge (Pansexual)

-Brick (Ply)

-Pixie (Lesbian)

-Sol (Bi)

-Half Moon (Polysexual)

-Splash When Fish Leaps (Splash) (Bi)

-Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Pan)

-Petal (Pan)

-Bumble (Abro)

-Twist (Pan)

My Little Pony; Friendship is Magic

-Twilight Sparkle (Lesbian)

-Pinkie Pie (Pan)

-Apple Jack (Lesbian)

-Rainbow Dash (Lesbian)

-Rarity (Bi)

-Princess Celestia (Pan)

-Princess Luna (Lesbian)

-Sunset Shimmer (Biromantic)

-Trixie Lulamoon (Demiromantic)

-Starlight Glimmer (Demiromantic)

-Gilda (Lesbian)

-Princess Skystar (Lesbian)

-Queen Novo (Lesbian)

-Lyra (Lesbian)

-Bon Bon (Lesbian)

-Apple Bloom (Lesbian)

-Sweetie Belle (Lesbian)

-Scootaloo (Lesbian)

-Diamond Tiara (Lesbian)

-Silver Spoon (Lesbian)

-Bab Seed (Lesbian)

-Scootaloo’s Aunts, Lofty and Holiday (Lesbians) (Canon)

Misc.

-Mettaton (Undertale) (Pan)

-Jack Kelly (Newsies) (Bi)

-Alphys (Undertale) (Bi)

-Undyne (Undertale) (Lesbian)

-Nala (The Lion King series) (Bi)

-Kiara (The Lion King series) (Bi)

-Vitani (The Lion King series) (Lesbian)

-Tiifu (The Lion Guard) (Lesbian)

-Zuri (The Lion Guard) (Abro)

-Fuli (The Lion Guard) (Lesbian)

-Jasiri (The Lion Guard) (Pan)

-Timon (The Lion King series) (Gay)

-Pumba (The Lion King Series) (Gay)

-Zira (The Lion King Series) (Lesbian)

-Nick Wilde (Zootopia) (Gay)

-Judy Hopps (Zootopia) (Reciproromantic)

-Benjamin Clawhauser (Zootopia) (Gay)

-Elsa (Frozen) (Lesbian)

-Moana (Moana) (Lesbian)

-Li Shang (Mulan) (Bi)

-Charlotte “Lottie” La Bouff (Princess and the Frog) (Pan)

-Rey (Star Wars) (Lesbian)

-Finn (Star Wars) (Bi)

-Poe Dameron (Star Wars) (Gay)

-Han Solo (Star Wars) (Bi)

-Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) (Gay)

-Rouge the bat (Sonic series) (Lesbian)

-Taako Taaco (The Adventure Zone) (Gay) (Canon)

-Lup Taaco (The Adventure Zone) (Bi)

-Merle Highchurch (The Adventure Zone) (Bi Pan)

-Sloane (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian) (Canon)

-Hurley (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian) (Canon)

-Kravitz (The Adventure Zone) (Gay)

-Carey Fangbattle (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian)

-Killian (The Adventure Zone) (Lesbian)

-Magic Brian (The Adventure Zone) (Pan)

-Zelda (The Legend of Zelda Series) (Ranges from Lesbian to Pan depending on the game)

-Reno (Final Fantasy VII) (Bi)

-Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) (Pan)

-Ryou Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Bi)

-Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Gay)

Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) (Gay)

-Yuri (Yu-Gi-Oh! (Arc V) (Gay)

-Yuri Katsuki (Yuri! On Ice) (Demiromantic)

-Victor Nikiforov (Yuri! On Ice) (Ply)

-Jesse McCree (Overwatch) (Gay)

Lena Oxton/Tracer (Overwatch) (Lesbian) (Canon)

-Amélie Lacroix/Widowmaker (Overwatch) (Pan)

-Olivia Colomar/Sombra (Overwatch) (Bi) (Canon)

-Farheea Amari/Pharrah (Overwatch) (Lesbian)

-Angela Ziegler/Mercy (Overwatch) (Bi)

-Satya Vaswani/Symmetra (Overwatch) (Lesbian)

-Moira O'Deorain (Overwatch) (Lesbian)

-Mei-Ling Zhou (Overwatch) (Nomaromantic)

-Aleksandra Zaryanova/Zarya (Overwatch) (Lesbian)

-Jamison Fawkes/Junkrat (Overwatch) (Gay)

-Mako Rutledge/Roadhog (Overwatch) (Gay)

-Lust (FullMetal Alchemist) (Bi)

-Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty) (Pan) (Canon)

-Veronica Sawyer (Heathers) (Movie and Musical) (Bi) -Anna Sasaki (When Marnie Was There) (Lesbian)