#Non-binary character

[mleelunsford]

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[chaotic-fey]

Radiant Sunset

Accolon - he/they - Changeling - Star-coded aberrant mind sorcerer - professional babygirl

[killugon-truther]

ngl one thing that annoys me to this day is the fact that the anime uses he/him pronouns on pitou (and they/them, at least in the eng dub),

refers to him w masculine terms in general (pitou even refers to themselves stereotypically masculinity),

and yet, ppl STILL call pitou a girl and STILL use she/her on them, when literally neither of those things are used to refer to them, ever, by anybody.

the show/subtitles: “he, him, they, sir, etc.”

the fandom: “she, her, girl”

like… 💀 hello? lmao.

[off-putting-otter]

Happy pride cuz you gay n shit

[daybreaklynx]

valentine and deadpool 💌

pose reference by @adorkastock !

fashionably one day late to the non-binary day, go read Deadpool v9 2023. Wade's love interest is a Vietnamese non-binary and I love them >:) Wade is so bad down for Valentine it's quite funny. also that's a grown ass man using uwu I'd die for him

and ofc warning for blood and violence and nsfw jokes because it's Deadpool after all. and slight spoilers below.

[ramblingsarah]

Humble Tavi, Final Incarnation of Komessh the Endless, the Brass Dragon of the Southern Story. Champion of Shonika Harbor, First Order. Wielder of the Fire of Okove. Chief Morale Officer of the Gestalt.

Mx. Tavi has also requested we include that they were voted Best Hair and Best Dressed by Threadway in the same year.

(My beloved sorcerer from a five-year-long campaign that is drawing to a close rendered beautifully by Stephanie Brown @offbeatworlds, who understood the assignment.)

[duckprintspress]

Celebrate International Non-Binary People’s Day with 20 Great Reads with NB Characters!

Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day! Join Duck Prints Press in celebrating with a pile of books featuring non-binary characters! In some of these stories, the representation is explicit; in others, it’s implied, or open to interpretation, and, well – we’ve obviously made our interpretation, and that interpretation is us shouting NON-BINARY RIGHTS from the rafters. Books on this list were suggested by Adrian Harley (@adrianharley), Alec Marsh (@alecjmarsh), Dei Walker (@dei2dei), Nina Waters (@unforth), @shadaras, Tris Lawrence (@tryslora), and a few anonymous contributors.

In no particular order, here are twenty books for your enjoyment!

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Gamechanger by L. X. Beckett

Translation State by Ann Leckie

Soulstar by C. L. Polk

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Heaven Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Victories Greater than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander

Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Little Mushroom by Yi Shi Si Zhou

Provenance by Ann Leckie

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Li

The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards

You can learn more about these books and read their synopses by visiting our full blog post on Wordpress!

What are YOUR favorite books with non-binary characters? Share them with us, and let’s hear it for non-binary rep in fiction!

[newpathwrites]

A New Creed Epilogue - Sneak Peek

I’ve been very productive this vacation, but I doubt I’ll get this final installment (more than a year overdue) finished before I go back to work. So enjoy this sneak peek of the final chapter!

Series Masterlist

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Din awoke to something warm and fuzzy pressed against his forehead, a pair of very familiar claws tapping his cheeks.

“Grogu,” he addressed his ward tiredly.  “I know you’re excited, but can I sleep just a few more minutes?”

The tapping only continued, and Din opened his eyes to look into the larger ones of his son.  “Grogu… use your words, ad’ika.  What do you want?”

The boy huffed in response, raising his little hands in the air as the sheets and blankets went flying off the bed.  “Up now, you will.”

“Hey,” Din admonished him, sitting up and pulling the sheets back up to cover his sleeping riduur.  “No need to wake your mother.”

He took a moment to stretch out his joints.  Age and several long decades of abusing his body were catching up to him.  He was ‘retired’, in a manner of speaking, these days, and that had certainly helped with the chronic tension in his back.  But some mornings, like today, he’d wake up with Grogu dozing on his chest, much of his pain miraculously resolved.

“Thank you, ad’ika,” he told him gratefully.  “But I really wish you’d reserve your powers for more important things.”

Grogu hopped off the bed defiantly and looked up at his father.  He had other priorities at the moment and no interest in discussing his (in his opinion) very reasonable use of the force.

“Come today?  Jai will?”

Din couldn’t help but smile.  “Yeah.  Jai should be here in…” he looked over at the chronometer.  “... just a few hours now.  Why don’t you go next door and see if Winta needs any help while we wait?  It’s getting harder for her now, isn’t it?”

“Yes,” he responded with a toothy and knowing grin.  “Help her, I will.  Get up, you will.”

Grogu hopped off, and Din laid his head back down on the pillow.  Perhaps he’d bought himself a few more minutes of sleep.  His son’s excitement was contagious, though.  Stars, he was looking forward to having Jai back home.  He’d really missed the kid.  Though, he supposed, they really weren’t a kid anymore, were they?  And anyway, they’d been an old soul practically since birth.

He knew he’d missed his chance at a few more minutes of relaxation when he heard the front door of the cabin open and close and Winta’s voice floating in from the kitchen.

She hesitated a moment at the bedroom door, whispering, “Is everyone decent?” before waltzing in with Grogu on her hip and a protective hand over her swollen belly.

Din got up quickly, placing a finger over his lips, and guided her out and back into the kitchen as he pulled a shirt over his head.  “Your mother’s sleeping in for once.  She was up all night getting ready… as if Jai will care about the silverware being polished…”

“Well, I couldn’t sleep… too excited,” Winta replied quietly as she started a kettle on the stove for the morning caf.  “I figured Grogu would be awake, so I decided to come over instead of waking up Tov with all of my tossing and turning.  Baby’s kicking up a storm, too.”

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End of sneak peek! More to come, hopefully sooner rather than later. ~J

[massharp1971]

27. Breast Worship

Their relationship isn’t sexual, but Rodney has a… thing… for John’s breasts, and John has a thing for him having a thing.

It started with that Ancient device. The bliss of permanently smooth legs, body, face.

The C-cups Rodney’s currently fondling like his two favourite kittens? They’re home-grown. The hard way: hormone regime; a fight to keep up John’s muscle mass.

Assorted pronouns don’t matter much. ‘John’ does its job. Ditto certain body parts.

But oh, the euphoria they feel every time they strip, see cleavage pressed into a functional black bra.

Rodney’s tactile appreciation’s a greater thrill than flying.

[silvernmoonlace]

gay fairies coming in clutch for pride month 🌈 (I have more btw)

So this character is supposed to represent being carefree; no responsibilities, no school, no taxes, no gender roles, basically the time of your life. My entire fairyverse (one of my many unfinished concepts) is kinda like that; an escape from the stress of daily life. I just don't draw a lot of art for it :/

got somewhat inspired by De Terra by Hellenite, you should go read it it's poggers

also sorry I disappeared haha :')

[fabledenigma]

In the Source Link, you will find a complete gif pack of Ceci Balagot in Monster High 2022.

Ceci plays Frankie Stein, the child of Dr and Dr Stein, they are a Frankenmonster and was created less than a month before the start of the school term. The character is non-binary as they were created by various body parts from male and female counterparts. They are played by the non-binary transgender actor, please keep this in mind if casting them for another character.

Source - FabledEnigma

[thepixelmachine]

This is bear!

[t0tally-n0t-3m0]

HR Sucks Pt.1 Oh Dear, a Promotion.

A series/collection of oneshots about my TMA fan OC Perseus D. Gregoria. Criticisms are welcome :) pt.2 here

Percy stared at the shiny plaque on their new desk. ‘Perseus D. Gregoria.’ it read.  

 They were now the head of the Human Resources department at The Magnus Institute.  

“Well fuck.”

They were perfectly content with working in artefact storage with Sasha. Then two weeks ago Mr. Bouchard – Elias, called them into his office, interviewed them again, and promoted them to HR head.  

Percy dropped their bag on the floor of their office, a cloud of dust flew up as it hit the ground, causing them to sneeze.  

The office was cramped and messy. Papers and files everyone. They huffed, “God,” They picked up a file and skimmed over the first page. A complaint about Gertrude Robinson, “ ‘m sure there's a lot more where that came from.” They put the file away somewhere safe and turned their attention back towards their mess of an  office. Percy rolled up their sleeves and put their hands on their hips. They’re going to be here for a while. 

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“Knock knock,”  Percy looked up from their spot on the floor, surrounded by files and boxes of paper.

“Sasha!” They slowly pulled themself up from their sitting position, trying to avoid a dizzy spell. “What’re you doing here?”

Sasha stood in the doorway holding a mug in each hand.

“Just thought I'd drop in and wish the new head of HR a happy first day. Here-”

She handed Percy one of the mugs and sat down on the old chair in front of their desk.

“I’m so screwed Sash’. I’m not qualified for this position at all.” Percy sat behind the desk, placing their mug down and pushing up their glasses, rubbing their eyes.

Sasha laughed, 

“I’m serious, Sasha. I’m gonna be fired within the week! I mean- look at this place! It's worse than the archives!” They gestured to the mess surrounding them.

“Don’t be dramatic, it's not that bad.” Sasha cupped her mug of tea, “it's much smaller than the archives. And much safer than storage.” 

Percy groaned and slumped in their chair. 

“Why me? Out of everyone in this institute, why me?”

They adjusted their position in their chair, forever the fidgeter. 

“I was perfectly fine working in artefact storage.”

Percy grabbed their mug and looked into it, staring at their reflection in the tea. 

Sasha smiled comfortingly, placing her hand on top of Percys’.

“You’ll do fine, Perseus. You need to trust yourself and your skills.”

Percy looked up at Sasha.

“You’ll be great.”

They sighed again.

“Yeah.. yeah, i know. I just-”

They fiddled with Sashas fingers. She didn’t seem to mind.

“Thank you.” They smiled solemnly.

Sasha smiled again, then moved to stand up. “I should get going now, Jon will be wondering where I am.” 

“Right- thanks, Sash’.” Percy turned back to their desk.

“Oh! Also-” She turned back to them,

“Tim was wondering if you wanted to come to the pub with us after work on friday.”

Percys’ head shot up, caught off guard.

“Oh- uh- sure, yeah. I’ll come.”

Sasha nodded,

“See you later.” Then she left, shutting the door behind her. 

Percy took a sip of their tea and leant back into their chair.

They looked around their messy, cramped, and somewhat depressing office again.

“......”

“..Well fuck…”

[paper-swirls]

really digging these lines for a recent commission! 

[chatter-crow]

doodle of my oc invidie looking cute in a dress! who knows if i will ever finish it though.

ignore how crusty the hands are-

[duckprintspress]

Meet Aether Beyond the Binary Contributor Nicola Kapron

Today’s author spotlight for Aether Beyond the Binary (the aetherpunk anthology starring outside-the-binary characters that we’re currently crowdfunding!) focuses on Nicola Kapron, one of the most prolific authors working with Duck Prints Press. She’s written numerous short stories and a novelette published on our website, but this is her first anthology contribution with us. And – she’s also the crafter of adorable dux plushies we’re selling as add-ons!

Better yet – we’ll be hosting an Ask Me Anything session with Nicola Kapron on Discord! Want to come hang out with Nicola, Nina Waters (ABTB lead editor), and other DPP authors, editors, and fans? Join us on January 6th, 2024 at 3 p.m. Eastern (time zone converter) and bring your questions!

About Nicola Kapron: Nicola Kapron has previously been published by Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine,  Rebel Mountain Press, Soteira Press, All Worlds Wayfarer, Mannison  Press, and more. Nicola lives in British Columbia with a hoard of  books—mostly fantasy and horror—and an extremely fluffy cat. Link: Personal Website

Read an interview with Nicola Kapron.

Stories Nicola Kapron has Published with Duck Prints Press: 

 The Act of Salvation (science fantasy, m/m, second person pov)

 Be Not Afraid (modern fantasy, m/m, omg they were roommates, the apocalypse happened and life didn’t actually change that much) (included in the contributor short stories add-on!) 

 Campfire Stories (modern horror, no ship, trading campfire monster stories)

 Dead Man’s Bells(fantasy, m/nb, dark romance, demonic possession)

 In Good Company (modern horror, m/m, enemies to accomplices)

 More Than We Deserve (dystopian sci-fi, m/m, friends to lovers) (included in the contributor short stories add-on!) 

 The Ocean Went on Forever (sci-fi, m/m if you squint, very hard to summarize – see “challenge: easy-to-tag works)

Nicola’s Aether Beyond The Binary Contribution:

Title: How Your Garden Grows

Tags: alternate history, attempted murder, character injury (serious), elemental (nature), environmentalism, genderfluid, natural disaster (unnatural), non-binary, non-human character, past tense, post-apocalypse, science fiction with magic, scientist, siblings, third person limited point of view

Excerpt:

The dive chamber was dark. The only light filtered upward from the moon window set into the floor. Large and circular, it served as the portal through which ze would exit and, hopefully, return. A transparent barrier of purple-tinged glass sat between Stone and the outside. The Nightmare Sea spread out below zir.

“Copy,” Leigh said. “Three…”

The color of the glass made the ocean of trees below look blue. Even with that tint, the swirls of cloud that clung to the spiralling shapes shimmered through every colour Stone knew and several ze didn’t.

“Two…”

Wind currents batted at the treetops. Most of them splashed off like water on the shore, faint trails in the sky the only evidence they’d even tried.

“One…”

Stone breathed in deeply, then let the air hiss out between zir teeth. Zir fingers flexed inside the heavy gloves. Far below, something in the shining sea reflected like metal instead of like heat shimmer or phantasmal crystal. It was near zir planned diving path.

“Diving.”

Learn more about the anthology and our other contributors by visiting our page on Kickstarter!