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daflowerzine · 7 months ago

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ARDENT BLOSSOM: A BOTANICAL COMPENDIUM is now available for preorders from September 21 to October 21!

This book features 30 illustrations and 18 original codex entries exploring the language of flowers, in the format of a traditional floriography book. Each illustration is paired with notes written by our writers, intrepid members of the Botanical Society of Thedas!

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reverberation-layla · 6 months ago

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Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, co-founders of BioWare. Left simultaneously on September 18, 2012, officially ending the Classic BioWare era.

Casey Hudson, producer and director of KotOR and the original Mass Effect trilogy. Left in August 2014, but returned in July 2017 to lead the Anthem development and BioWare as a whole, then left again in December 2020.

David Gaider, designer on BG2, NWN, and KotOR, lead writer of the first three Dragon Age installments. Left in January 2016 to join Beamdog, before co-founding Summerfall Studios in 2019.

Aaryn Flynn, programmer on BG2, NWN, KotOR, JE, and DAO, studio head during the production of Dragon Age II, Inquisition, and Mass Effect 3. Left in July 2017 to join Improbable in September 2018.

Mike Laidlaw, lead writer on JE, creative director of the first three Dragon Age games. Left in October 2017 to join Ubisoft Quebec (for the record, this was around the time that Project Joplin, the original iteration of Dragon Age IV, was canceled), but left in January 2020 after his new project was canceled to co-found Yellow Brick Games.

Steven Gilmour, lead animator on BG1–2, NWN, KotOR, ME1, and DA1–3. Left in October 2017.

Drew Karpyshyn, designer on BG2 and NWN, lead writer on KotOR, JE, ME1–2, and SWTOR. Left in February 2012, returned in September 2015 to work on Anthem, left again in March 2018.

James Ohlen, writer/designer on BG1–2, lead designer on NWN, KotOR, JE, and DAO, and game director of SWTOR. Left in July 2018 to design D&D adventures with Karpyshyn and one more BW alumnus, Jesse Sky, and later joined Wizards of the Coast.

Jacques Lebrun, engine programmer and tech director on the Dragon Age series, left in September 2018 to join Improbable.

Fernando Melo, technical manager on JE and (online) producer on DA1–4, left in August 2019.

Mark Darrah, programmer on BG2, NWN, and JE, and executive producer of the Dragon Age series. Left in December 2020.

Matt Goldman, artist on BG1–2 and NWN, art director on JE and DA1–3, creative director of Dragon Age after Laidlaw's departure. Left in November 2021.

Mac Walters, designer on KotOR, writer on JE and ME1, lead writer on ME2 and ME3. Left in January 2023.

#bioware #dragon age veilguard #dragon age #da:tv #reference: ex BioWare employees

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sasheneskywalker · 15 days ago

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sashene's to read list

fiction

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series by Holly Jackson

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Series by Roseanne A. Brown

Adam Binder Series by David R. Slayton

Age of the Five by Trudi Canavan

Alex Stern Series by Leigh Bardugo

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

An Ember in the Ashes Series by Sabaa Tahir

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Angel Mage by Garth Nix

Arc of a Scythe Series by Neal Shusterman

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

Between Earth and Sky Series by Rebecca Roanhorse

Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler

Book of the Ancestor Series by Mark Lawrence

Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Centenal Cycle Series by Malka Ann Older

Circe by Madeline Miller

City of Nightmares Series by Rebecca Schaeffer

Craft Sequence Series by Max Gladstone

Crier's War Series by Nina Varela

Crown of Shards Series by Jennifer Estep

Discworld by Terry Pratchett

Dreamblood Series by N.K. Jemisin

Dune Series by Frank Herbert

Ender's Saga by Orson Scott Card

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

French Letters Series by Felicia Davin

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch

Girls of Paper and Fire Series by Natasha Ngan

Give the Dark My Love Series by Beth Revis

Great Cities Series by N.K. Jemisin

Hearts of Heroes Series by Molly J. Bragg

Hell's Library Series by A.J. Hackwith

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Hex by Jenni Fagan

Hierarchy Series by James Islington

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Imperial Radch Series by Ann Leckie

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Iron Widow Series by Xiran Jay Zhao

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

King of Scars Series by Leigh Bardugo

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Legendborn Series by Tracy Deonn

Letters of Enchantment Series by Rebecca Ross

Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

London Calling by Alexis Hall

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Series by Rick Riordan

Malice Duology Series by Heather Walter

Market of Monsters Series by Rebecca Schaeffer

Metro Series by Dmitry Glukhovsky

Mischief & Matchmaking Series by Emma R. Alban

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Poison Study Seriesby Maria V. Snyder

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Rise of the Empress Series by Julie C. Dao

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Secondhand Origin Stories by Lee Blauersouth

Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab

Six Crimson Cranes Series by Elizabeth Lim

Six of Crows Series by Leigh Bardugo

Starless by Jacqueline Carey

Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford

Teixcalaan Series by Arkady Martine

The Adrien English Mysteries Series by Josh Lanyon

The Atlas by Olivie Blake

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Book of Tea Series by Judy I. Lin

The Books of Ambha Series by Tasha Suri

The Broken Earth Series by N.K. Jemisin

The Burning Kingdoms Series by Tasha Suri

The Butterfly Assassin Series by Finn Longman

The Celestial Kingdom Duology Series by Sue Lynn Tan

The City of Fantome Series by Catherine Doyle

The Councillor Series by E.J. Beaton

The Craft Wars by Max Gladstone

The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Faithful and the Fallen Series by John Gwynne

The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

The Goblin Emperor Series by Katherine Addison

The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan

The Inheritance Games Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Kane Chronicles Series by Rick Riordan

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington

The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele

The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir

The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer

The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Poppy War Series by R.F. Kuang

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Queens of Renthia Series by Sarah Beth Durst

The Radiant Emperor Series by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

The Singing Hills Cycle Series by Nghi Vo

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Tarot Sequence Series by K.D. Edwards

The Trials of Apollo Series by Rick Riordan

The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

The Winnowing Flame Trilogy by Jen Williams

The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Young Elites Series by Marie Lu

These Feathered Flames Series by Alexandra Overy

These Violent Delights Series by Chloe Gong

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

This Woven Kingdom Series by Tahereh Mafi

Those Who Bear Arms Series by Maria Ying

Those Who Break Chains Series by Maria Ying

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

True Love Bites by Joy Demorra

Undercover by Tamsyn Muir

Universe of Xuya Series by Aliette de Bodard

Villains Series by V.E. Schwab

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Winter's Orbit Series by Everina Maxwell

nonfiction

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" by Judith Butler

Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks

Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality by Lyta Gold

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine

Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism by Peter H. Marshall

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault

Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts by James C. Scott

Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality by James Kwak

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt

Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson

Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? by Judith Butler

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler

Gender Without Identity by Avgi Saketopoulou, Ann Pellegrini

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba

Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason by Michel Foucault

Making Social Spending Work by Peter H. Lindert

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

No Logo by Naomi Klein

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

Permanent Record by Edward Snowden

Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence by Judith Butler

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion by Katie Watson

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Stepping Off the Relationship Escalator: Uncommon Love and Life by Amy Gahran

The Anatomy of Prejudices by Elisabeth Young

The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language by Michel Foucault

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 by Rashid Khalidi

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

The Sane Society by Erich Fromm

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having--Or Being Denied--An Abortion by Diana Greene Foster

The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe by Ellen Clifford

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

What Love Is: And What It Could Be by Carrie S.I. Jenkins

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind by Koa Beck

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

(italics mean i've already fully read it)

#sashene rambles #book recs #bookblr

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ofdemonsandangels · 2 years ago

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Rules: in a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.

I was tagged by @philosophicalparadox!

1. Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief- It’s the book that started it all for me. I wouldn’t be the reader that I am today if I didn’t pick up the Lightning Thief during my third grade class’ monthly trip to the school library. I love Percy and the world the Rick Riordan created and I’ll continue to love it.

2. The Poppy War- I was in a serious reading slump prior to reading The Poppy War, so devouring it all up in nearly one day and ordering the next book in the trilogy right after was a welcome surprise for me. This book reignited my love for reading and the historical fantasy genre.

3. The Name of the Wind- If there’s one thing I love, it’s a hard and heavy fantasy book. Reading The Name of the Wind for the first time inspired me to finally open up a Google doc and write my first ever fic. I love its prose and how we’re in and out of Kvothe’s head throughout the book. Whenever I agonize over the fact that the Doors of Stone hasn’t been released, I reread The Name of the Wind to remind me that the wait will be worth it.

4. Mo Dao Zu Shi- You could say that I’m cheating with this choice but it is technically a singular novel broken up into smaller volumes. Where do I even begin with MDZS? I have yet to really fully read the official translation as I’ve already read the “official” fan translation, but I will say, reading that Exiled Rebels translation over the span of three hot and sticky summer night, completely in the darkness of my room, was one of the best reading experiences ever. I adore the rich world that MXTX built, from the sect politics to the admittedly loose laws of demonic cultivation. Wangxian is a couple that I love very dearly and I have yet to read a danmei novel that just grips me by the soul like they do. I was introduced to the danmei genre through this novel as well, and I couldn’t be happier that it was my first.

5. One Last Stop- This is my favorite of Casey McQuiston’s books. It’s a super cute and emotional sapphic book that fell into my lap at the exact same time that I was beginning to explore my sexuality and for that, it holds a very special place in my heart.

6. Fool’s Fate- This quote and this quote alone is enough reasoning as to why I love this book so much: “I pushed his golden hair back from his tawny forehead. ‘Oh, Beloved’ I said. I bent and kissed his brow in farewell. And then, grasping the rightness of that foreign tradition, I named him as myself. For when I burned him, I knew that I would be ending myself as well. The man I had been would not survive this loss.”

7. The Silmarillion- Unironically my favorite of Tolkien’s works, partly because the maiar and elves are hella gay and partly because I really like reading a fun history book from The Professor himself.

8. The Hunger Games- It still stands as the best YA book I’ve ever read and I’ll happily reread it every year

9. The Tombs of Atuan- My favorite book of the Earthsea Cycle and arguably my favorite book from Ursula Le Guin. Tenar is just such a touching protagonist and her relationship with Ged is seriously sweet. I also really liked how Le Guin further built upon the world of Earthsea in this book.

10. The Way of Kings- Everyone has that one book that they wish they could forget about just to reread it again and The Way of Kings is that book for me

Tagging: @abyssalpeach @seaofolives, @beansterpie, and @marley-manson

#tag game #violetposts.exe

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endsicknessorg · 5 months ago

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Why Lactobacillus Could Be Your Gut’s Worst Enemy if You Have Histamine Intolerance

When I first started noticing symptoms of histamine intolerance, I did what any hopeful optimist would do: I marched to the nearest health store and grabbed every probiotic bottle with the word “healthy” slapped on it. Turns out, I might as well have been throwing histamine grenades into my gut. My symptoms got worse, and I felt like I was living inside a biology experiment gone wrong.

If you’re scratching your head (or your hives) wondering why probiotics aren’t working for your histamine intolerance, you’re not alone. The issue often lies with lactobacillus, that well-meaning but sometimes problematic genus of bacteria. This guide will explain how lactobacillus can sabotage your histamine intolerance recovery, why balance is the key to gut health, and what you should focus on instead to finally feel better.

Meet Your Gut’s MVPs (and the Troublemakers)

Lactobacillus: The Frenemy

Lactobacillus is like the friend who means well but always seems to stir up drama. Sure, it’s great at breaking down food, supporting immunity, and keeping pathogens at bay. But some strains (L. reuteri, L. casei, and L. bulgaricus) have a dark side—they produce histamine, the last thing your body needs more of if you’re already struggling with histamine intolerance.

Bifidobacterium: The Peacekeeper

Now, bifidobacterium is the bacterial best friend you need. It doesn’t just sit around doing the bare minimum—it actively breaks down histamine, calms inflammation, and helps repair your gut lining. If your microbiome were a sports team, bifidobacterium would be the MVP.

Akkermansia: The Silent Guardian

Akkermansia is like the bouncer at the door of your gut lining, making sure nothing shady gets through. It boosts mucin production, which keeps your gut barrier strong and resilient. Without it, your gut becomes a free-for-all for histamine and inflammation.

How Lactobacillus Turns Against You

1. It’s a Histamine Factory

Some lactobacillus strains convert the amino acid histidine into histamine as part of their natural metabolism. Think of them as the gut’s version of overachievers—producing way more histamine than you can handle. If you’ve ever taken a probiotic and felt worse, this could be why.

2. It Wakes Up the Mast Cells

Mast cells are like your immune system’s fire alarms, ready to go off at the slightest hint of trouble. Some lactobacillus strains don’t just nudge these alarms—they set them blaring. This leads to more histamine release and even more inflammation.

3. It Takes Over the Microbiome

Lactobacillus can hog all the real estate in your gut, leaving no room for other beneficial bacteria like bifidobacterium and akkermansia. When this happens, your gut microbiome loses its balance, and histamine intolerance symptoms worsen.

4. It’s an Acidic Overachiever

Lactobacillus produces lactic acid, which is great in moderation. But too much lactic acid lowers your gut’s pH, creating the perfect environment for pathogens like Candida albicans to thrive. It’s like throwing a party and inviting all the wrong guests.

5. It Mimics SIBO

Too much lactobacillus in the small intestine can lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)-like symptoms. If you’ve ever felt bloated and miserable after eating, excessive lactobacillus might be to blame.

6. It Worsens Leaky Gut

Lactobacillus overgrowth produces inflammatory byproducts like histamine and lactic acid, which can irritate the gut lining and lead to increased gut permeability (a.k.a. leaky gut). This allows toxins and undigested food particles to sneak into your bloodstream, triggering immune reactions.

7. It Steals Your DAO Nutrients

Your body needs nutrients like vitamin B6, zinc, and magnesium to produce diamine oxidase (DAO), the enzyme that breaks down histamine. Lactobacillus overgrowth can deplete these nutrients, leaving you with even less histamine-fighting power.

8. It Messes With Your Brain

Histamine isn’t just a gut issue—it’s also a neurotransmitter. Too much histamine can lead to neurological inflammation, causing anxiety, depression, and brain fog. Studies even show higher levels of lactobacillus in people with mental health disorders like bipolar disorder, PTSD, and schizophrenia.

How to Balance Your Microbiome for Histamine Intolerance Relief

Focus on Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium is the hero you need for histamine intolerance. It degrades histamine, reduces inflammation, and helps calm overactive mast cells. Probiotics like ProBiota Bifido by Seeking Health are great options for boosting bifidobacterium levels.

Encourage Akkermansia

Support akkermansia by eating foods rich in prebiotics like acacia fiber, inulin, and apple pectin. These fibers feed akkermansia, helping it strengthen your gut barrier and reduce inflammation.

Skip the Lactobacillus

Not all probiotics are created equal. Most contain multiple lactobacillus strains, which can worsen histamine intolerance. If you must use lactobacillus, stick to histamine-neutral strains like L. rhamnosus GG or L. plantarum.

Optimize Your Diet

Your diet plays a huge role in shaping your microbiome. To reduce histamine intolerance symptoms, focus on plant-based fibers and avoid eating animal products multiple times per day, as these can promote lactobacillus overgrowth.

FAQ: Lactobacillus and Histamine Intolerance

Do all lactobacillus strains produce histamine?

No, not all strains are troublemakers. L. plantarum and L. rhamnosus GG are histamine-neutral and may even help stabilize mast cells. But with so many alternatives available, why take the risk?

Can lactobacillus levels be too high?

Absolutely. Most people with histamine intolerance already have moderate to high levels of lactobacillus, making supplementation unnecessary—and potentially harmful.

What about prebiotics?

Prebiotics like acacia fiber and apple pectin are incredibly helpful for histamine intolerance. They feed bifidobacterium and akkermansia without increasing histamine levels.

What probiotics should I avoid?

Avoid probiotics that contain multiple lactobacillus strains. Instead, look for ones that focus on bifidobacterium, like ProBiota Bifido.

Conclusion: Ditch the Drama, Choose Balance

If you’re dealing with histamine intolerance, lactobacillus might not be your friend. Sure, it has its benefits, but it can also trigger mast cells, produce histamine, and disrupt your microbiome. Instead, focus on bifidobacterium, akkermansia, and prebiotics to restore balance and calm your symptoms.

Remember: a healthy gut is all about balance. Choose the right tools, and your histamine intolerance won’t stand a chance.

Need help? I’m here for you. Let’s tackle this together.

Happy healing!

Matt Nedin

Certified Holistic Nutritionist

Founder, EndSickness

Email: [email protected]

http://endsickness.org

#lactobacillus #histamineintolerance

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whatslucareading · 1 year ago

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Hi! My name is Luca. I have created this account to review books I read and try to reach other people who have similar interests to me. I enjoy reading and writing queer stories. I also read queer mangas, but I don't really plan to talk about them. I live somewhere where people are less than accepting of queer people, which makes it hard to find queer friends who read. I hope to find people who want also want to have people who read similar things to them.

When I was around 11 years old I had figured out that I was queer and didn't identify with my sex. My family is very conservative, so I haven't come out yet. I felt that if I told my family, I would be ostracized from them and wouldn't be able to see my younger siblings. After some time most of the things I liked would have queer characters or queer themes. I have found it hard to talk about the things that I enjoy. I hope that this blog will connect me to people who have felt the same way I have.

I have loved reading and writing since a young age and had always wanted to become an author. Most of my writings were very simple with boring plots, but I always had fun while doing it. I would show my family my writings and getting their feed back. As I got older and learned more about myself, those things seeped into my writings. My characters were queer and I felt that I couldn't share these things with my family. I have another account on here that is focused on one of my main writings.

I very hesitant to start this blog because I personally find it hard to rate books because I enjoy most of the books I read. I don't think that my reviews will be good for people wanting to know if it is well-written, but I wanted to have somewhere to talk about my thoughts on the things I read. But I thought that this could be a fun way to talk about the books I read and try to make friends.

I identify as non-binary and go by they/them pronouns. As of right now I also identify as sapphic, but I am still trying to figure that out. I also believe that I am asexual. There are other things about my sexuality that I am still trying to figure out, but for right now I am fine with were I am right now.

Personal:

State: Texas

Want to live: New York

Career Path: Pre-school Teacher and Author

Other Interests: Queer Media, Pop Culture, Baking,

Favorite Movies: But I'm A Cheerleader and Doukyuusei

Favorite TV Show: Cherry Magic!, The Owl House, and Mo Dao Zu Shi

Favorite Youtubers: Sinjin Drowning

Pets: 1 Black Cat

Favorite Music Artist: Conan Gray and Olivia Rodrigo

Books:

Favorite Author: Casey McQuiston

Favorite Book: Carry On and Red. White, and Royal Blue (My favorite books become my favorites because of sentimental reasons.)

Books Owned (Including manga): 179

Favorite Genre: Rom-Coms

Favorite Trope: Enemies to Lover and Mutual Pining

Least Favorite Trope: Love-triangles and Misunderstandings

My Last Read: Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya

My Next Read: Stonewall by Martin Duberman

If you would like to read my writings and give me feedback, my accounts name is: Lucaisaweeb. If you do, thank you so much!

#book review #queer #queer books #books #reading #introduction #lgbtqia #nonbinary #sapphic

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zeldahime · 1 year ago

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Maybe it’s just because I mostly hang out in romance fandoms, but canon couples make up the default shipping option in my spaces with oodles of people paying attention to and squeeing over them. When I was into Yuri on Ice, everyone shipped Victuuri; when I was into MDZS, everyone shipped Wangxian; now I’m into Good Omens and everyone ships Aziraphale/Crowley, just to name a few. Other ships exist, of course, but they don’t get anything near the attention and love lavished upon the canonical couple. A romance fandom on the up might be just the ticket for you, anon.

Both Good Omens and Our Flag Means Death just had season 2 of 3 air, so there’s a lot of ambient fandom activity as people wait for seasons 3. Jane Austen fandom has literally never calmed down for a single second since she died (I should know, I was once in a literal Jane Austen fan club). Tian Guan Ci Fu (by the same author as Mo Dao Zu Shi) has the second season of the donghua currently simulcasting in China and on Crunchyroll, I believe, and the book is fully translated now. Red White and Royal Blue just got a movie and Casey McQuiston’ll be putting out a new book this summer. Without knowing what you actually like, I can’t really recommend any of them, but hopefully it gives you a place to start looking?

First as a disclaimer: I'm pretty sure I'm not an anti (I'm anti death threats and am fine with incest, age-gap, abusive ships etc)

However I'm probably still a social/political enemy for various reasons but you sometime post asks from people you disagree with I think and I think you might know this answer.

Anyway onto my question I'm the kind of shipper who likes canon compliant ships and looking for hints and stuff but these days it feels like everyone boasts about how much their ships deviate and poop on canon etc. Do other shippers with my mentality still exist and I just don't notice them (Outside of anti spaces) or are we actually a dying breed?

Eh. I think "political enemy" has a pretty fluid definition if one is really into playing politics. If you aren't out campaigning on a white supremacy platform, we probably have some goals in common.

I usually block people for being extremely annoying on a day I'm feeling hormonal or for attacking people particularly viciously in my comments, not for nominally being in some other camp.

I think the more canon-adjacent fandom flavors are actually really common.

They're a little lost in the tumult of "My headcanon is actually canon!!!" stuff on tumblr that we like to laugh at on my own blog.

They're also less common in oldschool m/m-shipping spaces because those are often inherently non-canon ships. In the past, it was because homophobic censorship wouldn't let anything be made. These days, it's because the flavor of m/m a lot of people like is more easily found by adding romance to a buddy canon than by trying to add buddy-ness to a romance canon in many cases, and this can be true even if canon is original m/m aimed at fandom types.

Here's the thing: oldschool m/m shippers tend to be particularly prone to building community spaces and recording our history precisely because it's so easily erased and so often attacked. This type of shipper also tends to have more of a cohesive identity. That makes it far easier to name ourselves and set up little fiefdoms on modern social media.

I'm one of these people. Shittons of the people doing amateur fandom history work are. Much of the OTW old guard are. And lots of us know each other at least a bit, so if you're running into one of us, you're probably running into more of us.

However, that doesn't actually mean this type of shipping is the most common or that there have never been spaces devoted to something else.

That old Beauty and the Beast tv series with Linda Hamilton had epic canon shippers. So did Moonlight (the vampire tv series). So did and does Twilight.

A lot of these shippers had this as their first and possibly their only fandom and carried on being obsessed long after canon was over.

Lizzie/Darcy shippers put anything I have ever been a fan of to shame. No matter what the AO3 numbers show, this ship far, far exceeds the popularity of Destiel or any of the other m/m heavyweights.

I think the problem you're running into is that in the modern era of binging things on Netflix and regular joes being huge media geeks, analyzing canon in a nerdy way and obsessing over your canon ships is just how a big chunk of the population engages with media.

Fan theories that are closely tied to what was actually on the screen/page are the bread and butter of water cooler conversations and have been since The Sopranos and its ilk.

Yes, I know some fuck will immediately show up and go "Ahem, ahem, I am a GEEK and SPECIAL and the people around me never have intellectual conversations about media literally ever!!!!" just like every single time we have this conversation. But times have moved on, and being overinvested in canon theorizing just is a normie activity now, and that's great! Except when you want a special term and space to find your people.

The only time canon shippers really stand out from that is if they're extremely fic-focused, and then they often start straying farther from canon, especially if they stick around the same fandom for a long time. Either they start becoming more fans of some fic writer or they start wanting to diversify what they themselves are writing.

The really good close-to-canon fandom activities are at their best when lots of fans find the same currently-running canon at the same time and before canon itself passes its prime.

Even I started out on alt.tv.x-files, analyzing the shit out of season 2 and not caring much about non-canon things. (Though, admittedly, I was more NoRomo than MSR.)

That said, antis are not actually that canon-focused in most cases. They will do the "My headcanon is reality" thing as much as anyone. They just tend to spend a lot of time hating on explicit m/m and a lot of explicit m/m is of non-canon ships.

Honestly... anon... you might want to figure out what the latest CSI-ish franchise is and find the obviously-future-canon het ship from that. Those tend to get the 10 seasons of build up and fan theories that don't stray too far from canon.

This stuff is not only not a dying breed, but it's so common that one of the editors of NCIS delivered a deeply cringeworthy lecture at my film school about what "shippers" are and how the Tiva shippers affected the production.

People into those ships don't need tumblr: Major entertainment magazines are publishing their fan theories for them.

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saomie · 5 years ago

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#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 gameplay #ts4 story #glindagp #casey dao

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littleredhatter · 5 years ago

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#dragon age #dragon age origins #dragon age 2 #dragon age inquisition #dao #da1 #da2 #dai #da #dragon age: origins #dragon age: inquisition #bioware #meme #gaming #game #casey's edits

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fishorse · 7 months ago

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Again, you are generalizing.

First of all, while it is common, directly making Mass Effect’s team and development = to the Dragon Age’s team is wrong- Each have different directors, different teams, even if sometimes members of the team overlap in different sectors. I work in a studio and I can tell you that the people who call the shots on what should and what shouldn’t be aren’t the people who first consider it, but project managers/directors/the clients who ordered or allowed the project to be made to begin with. You can see that reflected in Veilguard already; there’s already speculation that Taash (A main companion)’s storyline will involve a trans awakening, whose writer is nb and the game’s director is a trans woman. ME1’s only LGBT romance was essentially women kissing for the male gaze, and it’s director is Casey Hudson, AKA my nemesis.

Which is why I included DAO, a game released around the same time as ME1, in my example. If they weren’t allowing gay storylines that weren’t tintilating for men and period, then by that logic Zevran shouldn’t exist.

Games are a collective process, but many times in big projects like these the people you should be blaming are the people involved in barring these storylines back in the 2000’s, not the people who are trying to provide a new experience today. Also, assuming the people who worked on ME1 are the same people working on VG and therefore should not deserve sympathy is. Bad!

So the Veilguard companions are all pansexual. Sweet. Should’ve been something they’ve been doing years ago though. But yknow, they were pussies who bowed to the bigoted demographic because they were the loudest and they were scared of losing money but whatevs. At least they go their shit together.

#dragon age #mass effect

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cx-shhhh · 5 years ago

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This decade has given so much.

We got a freaking Les Mis film in 2012 with beautiful actors and actresses, a metric heck-ton of Grantaires and Enjolrai on stage that ship ExR as much as we do, George Blagden and Aaron Tveit are happy (as Grantaire and Enjolras should’ve been), and so much more.

Drink with me (and Grantaire) to a new decade of hopefully a lot more ExR content and Les Misérables! 🍾

In addition, we got Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston and fifty beautiful episodes of The Untamed... wow.

#les mis #enjoltaire #les miserables #les misérables #enjolras #grantaire #les amis de l'abc #les amis #end of the decade #new year #happy new decade #casey mcquiston #red white and royal blue #red white & royal blue #rwrb #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #gay

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casecous · 5 years ago

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yours, mine, and ours; wangxian family

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When they have both mostly recovered, and Yuan is back to his smiling, playful self, Lan Wangji presents him with a forehead ribbon. Yuan’s little fingers bump into Lan Wangji’s thumbs as he traces the cloud motif along it.

“You are Lan now. This is very important,” Lan Wangji tells him and Yuan looks away from the ribbon to meet his eyes. “You must not take it off as you please. Only family may touch it.”

Yuan nods once, serious in response to Lan Wangji’s firm tone. Lan Wangji turns him around by the shoulders and encircles his little form with his arms as he holds the ribbon.

“Hold onto both sides and I will guide you.”

Yuan gently grabs onto both sides of the ribbon, just inside Lan Wangji’s hands, and Lan Wangji lifts them to the back of Yuan’s head. He slides his hands over Yuan’s and begins to guide him through the steps of tying, just as his uncle had done for him when he was little. It is a slow process, but they get through it without having to restart.

“There. We will practice and soon you will be able to do it on your own.”

Yuan turns back around to him, face glowing with happiness as he lifts his hands to examine the new, silky material wrapped around his head.

“Family,” Yuan repeats. His voice sounds soft and certain, but he reaches out hesitantly to press his little index finger to the matching clouds on Lan Wangji’s ribbon at his forehead. Lan Wangji lets him, and it burns when he swallows against the lump in his throat . He thought grief would feel the same, when he lost his mother and didn't understand, didn't know where to put all the love he had for her. It's different, he thinks, looking down at Yuan's little face and feeling an overwhelming surge of affection pour out of the hole in his chest all at once.

He takes a steadying breath before replying, “Yes, A-Yuan.”

Yuan beams back at him, big and bright, like a little sun, and Lan Wangji feels something begin to rethaw.

“These are my rabbits,” Lan Wangji says to Yuan on a cool, Spring morning on the mountainside.

The grass is dewy, but Yuan kneels down onto it anyway to pet them. Lan Wangji doesn’t have to tell him to be gentle, just watches tenderly as Yuan brushes the rabbits with his little hand, careful not to apply too much pressure, and introduces himself to them politely.

“Hello bunnies, I’m Lan Yuan, it’s nice to meet you!” he says, and Lan Wangji knows they will become the best of friends.

Lan Wangji takes a seat near him in the grass and passes him leafy greens, carrots, and special raspberry treats to feed them. The rabbits gather around them in little clumps and Yuan never stops talking to them. As they nibble the fruit, Yuan giggles with delight, watching their white mouths slowly stain stark red with raspberry lipstick.

After the rabbits are mostly fed, Lan Wangji points out a hole in the ground full of baby bunnies, which Yuan wastes no time trying to coax them out of. They hop out, curious about the strange noise of Yuan clicking his tongue against his teeth and hesitant, until they realize there is no threat. They are perfectly Yuan-sized, white puffballs against the green backdrop of grass and Yuan giggles again.

"Hi babies," he says softly.

Lan Wangji rests his hand on the ground, palm-up, until one takes the plunge and hops into it. He lifts it, holding where Yuan can reach it. The baby makes its way into Yuan's hands and he lifts it to his nose to nuzzle it while Lan Wangji picks up another to put in his lap. The other rabbits hop around them, grazing for any remaining scraps of vegetables.

“Hanguang-Jun, can they be my rabbits too?” Yuan asks, petting the baby and looking up at Lan Wangji with pleading eyes.

“If you like,” he responds, face soft. "It seems they have already chosen you."

“I love them! I want to come see them every day!”

“Then they will be ours.”

It's not every day that a member of the Lan Clan turns 15. At the banquet held in his honor, it is quiet, solemn, but between courses 2 and 3, Lan Sizhui meets Lan Wangji's eyes and grins at him. It catches Lan Wangji in the chest and he can’t help but lift the corner of his mouth in return while giving an almost imperceptible head shake, before dropping his gaze and returning his face neutral. Lan Xichen notices and smiles also, and Lan Wangji would think them both insufferable sometimes if he didn't care for them so much. He's not sure what it is about himself that attracts these insufferable loved ones, if Wei Ying were‒

If Wei Ying were here. He doesn't allow the thought to go much further than that, and returns to eating his soup. It is a celebration after all.

Afterward, Lan Wangji waits patiently while Sizhui and Jingyi whisper at each other, before Sizhui finally spots him standing there watching him. His eyes widen slightly and he whispers one last thing to Jingyi before making his way over to Lan Wangji.

The January night is dark and quiet on their walk to Sizhui's room. Sizhui thinks about all the things he wants to say, all the things that growing a year older, reaching a new period of his life, and getting a new name has made him reflect on and be grateful for, but the words get caught in his chest so he stays silent. Their footsteps slow as they reach his room and they turn to each other. Lan Wangji shakes out his sleeve, before placing his palm to the flat of Sizhui's temple, right where his ribbon meets his hairline. It is fatherly, comforting, and overwhelmingly affectionate. Sizhui swallows, tries to ignore the prickle in his eyes.

"You have grown up so much." Lan Wangji pauses, his eyes soft, but no other parts of his face giving anything away. "And I am proud of you."

Sizhui smiles up at him, hesitates only a moment before surging towards him to wrap his arms around him in a tight hug. Lan Wangji doesn't show any surprise at the sudden impact, but he goes very still when Sizhui says, voice muffled by the fabric at his shoulder, "Thank you, a-die."

It's not the first time, but because it has been a while, and because tonight he has allowed himself to wish that Wei Wuxian were here to see Yuan now, something unnamed thuds against his chest with his voice ‒ This child is my son ‒ and it aches. He had carefully avoided it earlier, but now, half of him is thrown suddenly back to Yiling, meeting this little boy for the first time. A boy who wrapped his hand around Wei Wuxian's wrist in comfort, gave generous hugs, and confidently moved Lan Wangji's arm to slide onto his lap in its place and, smiling, spin the toys he had spoiled him with around his face. Little A-Yuan who, just like Wei Ying, unknowingly and too, too easily leapt over his walls to stick a flag into and claim a personal space in his heart. Lan Wangji lowers the hand in the air that had been at Sizhui's head and places it on his back, drawing him closer. They stay like that, a gentle breeze ruffling their ribbons, before Sizhui pulls away, returns to decorum, and bows respectfully. His cheeks are pink from the cold.

Lan Wangji's eyes glisten in the moonlight and he blinks softly at him before saying, "Goodnight, Sizhui."

The name settles around Sizhui like a warm blanket and he smiles again. “Goodnight, Hanguang-Jun.”

Sizhui is fairly certain his heart stops beating when Wei Wuxian reaches out to pat the side of his head. Only family may touch it, echoes in his ribcage and he spares a glance to Lan Wangji, finding his face impassive ‒ which is validation in its own way, really ‒ before looking down to try to contain the blush on his cheeks. The contact is tangible confirmation of everything his heart had been hoping for, when he couldn't quite put a name to what he was feeling towards Wei Wuxian, and other titles hadn't been enough. He had said that he felt safe when either one was around, and with his arms around both of them in a hug, he thinks it feels more like‒ whole.

He remembers years ago, sitting with his Uncle Xichen and feeling some personal thrill when he had broken sect rules and brought up the topic of Lan Wangji's happiness with him; to make sure he knew his tells, how to see it despite what he projected on the exterior and despite the ever-present undertone of melancholy he carried with him.

"You are very important to him, to us," his uncle had told him. "Not just because you are a good student, but because you are you. I want to make sure you realize that."

He had, but it was reassuring to hear it in words. And now, Sizhui appreciates their talk more than ever, because he can see the shift in Lan Wangji all the more clearly. Some previously unknown missing parts, carrying on despite them, and now, finding them. It's something else they have in common and Sizhui tucks away that point of pride inside himself for safe-keeping.

Like father, like son, or so the saying goes. And hadn't they just complimented the ways he was similar to each of them? Like fathers, like son, now. It all makes Sizhui feel so inordinately happy he could burst with it.

When Lan Wangji pulls him aside from Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning, and the excitement has subsided, Sizhui wants to ask, Why didn't you tell me? even though he thinks he knows why. What comes out instead is, "This doesn't change anything, does it? You're still my..." he trails off. It's a stupid question, a prickle of insecurity, but he just wants to hear-

"Always," Lan Wangji reassures him. "Nothing has changed that you don't want."

Sizhui doesn't respond. His head swarms with thoughts of himself in red, silly?, of saying "my real family," only to feel instant doubt, because what is more real than the man in front of him who raised him, more real than both men who saved him and gave him their homes? Lan Wangji must be able to see the panic building behind his eyes because he places a hand on his shoulder.

"You have time to meditate and reflect on your feelings. I am sorry I could not tell you earlier."

Sizhui begins to shake his head. “I… I am more grateful to you now than ever before.”

“Sizhui, there is no need. I did not do a favor for you. Family-," he swallows. "-takes care of each other."

Shizhui wipes away an errant tear that escapes against his will, and repeats, his voice full of adoration, “Family.”

Their eyes both flicker up the hill to Wei Wuxian then back.

Lan Wangji smiles softly, as though he cannot help it, and he says, "Yes, A-Yuan. We will see you back at home."

"What was it like, raising him?" Wei Wuxian asks Lan Wangji with his ear against his chest as they lie in bed.

He has one arm wrapped around his middle and a knee thrown between his legs. Lan Wangji drags his fingers down Wei Wuxian's arm and back up as he considers his answer.

"He was happy. Empathetic, observant, and a fast learner. It was difficult to remain impartial."

"Ohh, a star disciple," Wei Wuxian says as he turns to look up at him, with his chin resting on the back of his hand and his mouth upturned into a teasing smile. "Sounds familiar. Did you try asking your uncle for advice?"

Lan Wangji ignores him.

"He also likes to tease. As you know. Always tries to do what is right," he continues, looking down to meet Wei Wuxian's eyes. "He was...a comforting reminder, as well as the best distraction."

“Lan Zhan-" he starts, and his eyes sparkle. “-your son is also lucky to have you.”

Lan Wangji halts the brush of his fingers and instead wraps them tightly around Wei Wuxian’s bicep.

“Our Son,” he corrects, and Wei Wuxian smiles like a cat who caught the canary.

“Hmm...I bet you just love to say that,” Wei Wuxian whispers conspiratorially and in an instant, Lan Wangji pulls him upward and onto him to capture Wei Wuxian’s lips between his own.

If Lan Wangji's goal was to kiss the smile off of him, it's an instant success, and something they’ll never get tired of. Wei Wuxian doesn’t resist the heavy force of gravity pulling him into Lan Wangji; he just lets himself fall and kisses him back with equal fervor. His hand slips beneath the folds of his robe at his stomach and palm to skin, he begins a long, slow stride until it slots into place at his heart. Wei Wuxian opens his mouth, and Lan Wangji deepens it; kisses him so thoroughly and possessively that every fiber of his being pulses with Lan Wangji’s heartbeat against his hand, yours, yours, yours. Lan Wangji grips him closer, as if he pulled hard enough they would meld together but it still wouldn’t be close enough, and then Wei Wuxian finds himself suddenly beneath him, pressed deep into the bed, arms raised overhead and crossed at his wrists by Lan Wangji’s large hand. Lan Wangji breaks the kiss - and Wei Wuxian's lips try helplessly to follow - to bite at Wei Wuxian’s neck instead, his lips vibrating against his skin as he claims him.

"My husband.”

“Yes,” Wei Wuxian exhales, tilting his chin up to give him better access. “And mine.”

Lan Wangji’s grip tightens again at his words and his tongue scorches against Wei Wuxian's throat as his teeth continue their onslaught. Wei Wuxian swallows against it, his skin ablaze.

“Our son,” Lan Wangji repeats again, his voice rougher than before and Wei Wuxian's feels drunk with the power of causing it.

“Our son,” he repeats in a daze, with Lan Wangji’s entire mouth searing and insistent at his neck.

#wangxian #the untamed #mdzs #cql #mo dao zu shi #wangxian family #mix of both universes tbh #casey writes shit #if you're reading this on my blog i think you have to go to the permalink to read more

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queer-book-character-tournament · 3 months ago

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Hello! As usual I am requesting your help with quality control. Under the read more is our tentative list of competitors for this tournament. However, between doing a lot of copy pasting and not knowing all of these books I need help. Let me know if any of these are spelled wrong, repeated, or simply don't follow the rules and shouldn't be here. Once polls are posted they are not able to be edited, so this is the chance to make sure I've got it all right before things go live, which will hopefully be in a few days.

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard- All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

Catalina “Cat” Alvarez/Laila Dermott- The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

Jean Moreau/Renee Walker- All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

Jeremy Knox/Jean Moreau- The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor- Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

August Landry/Biyu (Jane) Su- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Niko/Myla- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Wes/Isaiah- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Shara Wheeler/Chloe Green - I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Theo Flowerday/Kit Fairfield- The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Nick Nelson/Charlie Spring- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Achilles/Patroclus- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Evelyn Hugo/Celia St. James- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Will Kempen/James St.Clair- Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

Damianos (“Damen”) of Akielos/Laurent of Vere - Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Imogene Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Simon Torquill/Patrick Lorden/Dianda Lorden- October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

May Daye/Jasmine “Jazz” Patel- October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Moiraine Damodred/Suian Sanche- The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan

Meidani Eschede/Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan- Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan

Vanyel Ashkevron/Tylendel Frelennye- The Last Herald Mage by Mercedes Lackey

Vanyel Ashkevron/Stefan- The Last Herald Mage by Mercedes Lackey

Justin "Matts" Matthews/Sydney Warren- Free From Falling by E. L. Massey

Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander- Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Gabe Martin/Dante Baltierra- Winging It by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James

Renarin Kholin/Rlain- The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson

Julian St Albans/Alexander Benedict- The Courtship of Julian St Albans by Amy Crook

Daja Kisubo/Rizuka "Rizu" fa Dalach- Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce

Rosethorn/Lark- The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce

Mark Bailey/Eddie O'Leary- You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

Caleb Canto/Buck Haverd- The Twelve Points of Caleb Canto by Sam Starbuck

B Tyler Grady/Zane Garret- Cut + Run series by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban

Kodiak Celius/Ambrose Cusk- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Percival Endicott Wyborne/Griffin O'Flaherty- Wyborne & Griffin Series by Jordan L Hawk

Rosemary Harper/Sissix- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Isabel Itoh/Tamsin Itoh- Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

Elliot Schafer/Luke Sunborn- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Jack Wolcott/Alexis Chopper- Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Biffy/Professor Lyall- The Parasol Protectorate series & spin-off novella Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger

Cliopher “Kip” M'dang/His Radiancy- The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji- Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Xie Lian/Hua Cheng- Heaven Official's Blessing/Tiān Guān Cì Fú by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Shen Qingqiu/Luo Binghe- The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Shang Qinghua/Mobei-Jun- The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Mo Xi/Gu Mang- Yuwu/Remnants of Filth by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

Mo Ran/Chu Wanning- The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

He Yu/Xie Qingcheng- Case File Compendium/Bing An Ben by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

Xiao Chiye/Shen Zechuan- Qiang Jin Jiu/Ballad of Sword and Wine by Tang Jiuqing

Jing Lin/Cang Ji- Nan Chan by Tang Jiuqing

Chang Geng/Gu Yun- Sha Po Lang/Stars of Chaos by Priest

Xuan Ji/Sheng Lingyuan- Lie Huo Jiao Chou/Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire by Priest

Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan- Guardian/Zhenhun by Priest

Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu- Faraway Wanderers/Tian Ya Ke by Priest

Luo Wenzhou/Fei Du- Silent Reading/Mo Du by Priest

Li Bixing/Lin Jingheng- Can Ci Pin/The Defectives by Priest

Yan Zhengming/Cheng Qian- Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect/Coins of Destiny by Priest

An Zhe/Lu Feng- Little Mushroom by Yi Shi Si Zhou

Yan Wushi/Shen Qiao- Thousand Autumns/Qianqiu by Meng Xi Shi

Feng Xiao/Cui Buqu- Peerless/Wushuang by Meng Xi Shi

Xiang Shu/Chen Xing- Dinghai Fusheng Records by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Kong Hongjun/Li Jinglong- Tianbao Fuyao Lu/Legend of Exorcism by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Nangong Jingnu/Qiyan Agula- Clear and Muddy Loss of Love/Jing Wei Qing Shang by Please Don't Laugh/Qing Jun Mo Xiao

You Huo/Qin Jiu- Global University Entrance Examination by Mu Su Li

Song Qingshi/Yue Wuhuan- Mistakenly Saving the Villain by Feng Yu Nie

Wenren E/Yin Hanjiang- Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know by Cyan Wings

Fu Shen/Yan Xiaohan- Golden Stage/Golden Terrace by Cang Wu Bin Bai

Xiao Fuxuan/Wu Xingxue- Unseen Immortal of 300 Years by Mu Su Li

Xuan Min/Xue Xian- Copper Coins/Tong Qian Kan Shi by Mu Su Li

Wen Shi/Chen Budao- Panguan by Mu Su Li

Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Carmen Farooq Lane/ Jordan Hennessy- The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

Pei Tingsong/Fang Juexia- Fanservice Paradox by Zhichu

Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane- The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Helen Blackthorn/Aline Penhallow- The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare

Christopher "Kit" Herondale/Tiberius "Ty" Blackthorn- The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare

Lin Qingyu/Lu Wancheng- Married Thrice to Salted Fish by Bikabi

Rhy Maresh/Alucard Emery- Shade of Magic Series by Victoria Schwab

Celie/Shug Avery- The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Red/Blue- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Mac Gladstone

Simon Snow/Tyrannus Basilton (Baz) Grimm-Pitch- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Will Darling/Kim Secretan- The Will Darling Adventures by KJ Charles

Lord Alastair Vane/Father Victor Ardelian- What Manner of Man by St John Starling

Kiem Tegnar/Jainan nav Adessari - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Mahit Dzmare/Three Seagrass- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Henry Gaunt/Sidney Ellwood- In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Galadriel “El” Higgins/Liesel- The Scholomance Series by Naomi Novik

Phèdre nó Delaunay/Melisande Shahrizai- Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Kiram Kir-Zaki/Javier Tornesal- Lord Of The White Hell by Ginn Hale

Carmilla Karnstein/Laura- Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

Addie LaRue/Henry Strauss- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Isabella Camherst("Lady Trent")/Liluakame- Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan

Carter Bennett/Gavin Livingstone- Brothersong by TJ Klune

Nick Bell/Seth Gray- The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus- The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Jude St Francis/Willem Ragnarsson- A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara

Teo/Aurelio- The Sunbearer Duology by Aiden Thomas

Yadriel Vélez Flores/Julian Diaz- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Luca Ancier/Touraine- The Unbroken by C. L. Clark

Andrew Blur/Sam Halse- Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Sancia Grado/Berenice Grimaldi- The Foundryside Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett

Mo Rigen/Lu Xu- Tianbao Fuyao Lu by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Mariel Hartley-Hood/Clem- Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

Lin Wanyue/Li Xian- Female General and Eldest Princess by Please Don't Laugh/Qing Jun Mo Xiao

Tang Mo/Fu Wenduo- The Earth is Online by Mo Chen Huan

Coal Claus/Hex Hallow- Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

Ji Yushi/Song Qinglan- Mist [Unlimited] by Wei Feng Ji Xu

Jiang Ting/Yan Xie- Po Yun/Breaking Through the Clouds by Huai Shang

Song Ci/Rong Bai- Fox Demon Cultivation Manual by Feng Ge Qie Xing

Zong Jiu/No. 1- Thriller Trainee by Wang Ya

Shen Zhuo/Bai Sheng- Hui Tian by Huai Shang

Yao Wenyu/Qiao Tianya- Qiang Jin Jiu/Ballad of Sword and Wine by Tang Jiuqing

Qi Zhuyin/Hua Xiangyi- Qiang Jin Jiu/Ballad of Sword and Wine by Tang Jiuqing

You Miao/Li Zhifeng- To Rule in a Turbulent World by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Harrowhark Nonagesimus/Gideon Nav- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

John Gaius/Augustine the First/Mercymorn the First- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Coronabeth Tridentarius/Judith Duteros- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Constansa/Magdalena/Alexi– A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Shesheshen/Homily- Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Reyna/Kianthe- Tomes and Tea Series by Rebecca Thorne

Miri/Leah- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Mary Frankenstien/Maisie- Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

Alyce/Aurora- Malice by Heather Walter

Esther/Cye- Upright Woman Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Roz Lacertosa/Damian Venturi- Seven Faceless Saints by MK Lobb

Silas Bell/Daphne Luckenbill- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Shireen Malik/Chris Huang- The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

August Bateman/Jack Rossi- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

Gu Hai/Bai Luo Yin- Addicted (heroin) by Chai Jidan

Mattinesh Jay/Luca Piere- Swordcrossed by Freya Marske

Robin Blyth/Edwin Courcey- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Maud Blyth/Violet Debenham- A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Jack Alston/Alan Ross- A Power Unbound (The Last Binding trilogy) by Freya Marske

Rune Saint John/Addam Saint Nicholas- The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards

Gene Ionescu/Luis Estrada- The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Avra Helvaçi/Teveri az-Ḥaffār/Brother Julian- Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland

Princess Amira/Princess Sadie- Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill

Lady Camembert/Princess Brie- The Princess and The Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

Nico di Angelo/Will Solace- The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase/Alex Fierro- The Magnus Chase Series by Rick Riordan

Ballister Blackheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin- Nimona by N.D. Stevenson

Paul Fleischer/Julian Fromme- These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

Oliver Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy- Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

Oliver Barlow/Felipe Galvan- The Reanimator’s Heart by Kara Jorgensen

Henry Jekyll/Robert Lanyon- The Glass Scientists by S.G. Cotugno

Felix Love/Ezra Patel- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Sam Sylvester/Shep- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

Tommy Fairfield/Carter Batudev- Crushing It and Winging It by Jen Desmarais

Fumiko Nakajima/Dana Schneider- The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

Keema/Jun Ossa- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Dr. Arada/Overse- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Jin-Lu/Yi-Nereen/Kadrin- Magebike Courier: Road to Ruin by Hana Lee

Keita Mori/Thaniel Steepleton- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Gyre Price/Em Arasgain- The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Maya Andreyeva/Keishi Mirabara- The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed

Jean/Muirin- A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

Sunai/Veyadi- The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon

Cleo McQueary/Wilhelmina "Billie" Lucas- The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton

Logan Maletis/Rosemary Hale- Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

Joseph Delgado/Remy St Patin- Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

Louis de Pointe du Lac/Lestat de Lioncourt- The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

Eric “Bitty” Bittle/Jack Zimmermann- Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

Zachary Ezra Rawlins/Dorian- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Delilah Green/Claire Sutherland- Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Reyna/Kianthe- Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Viv/Tandri- Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Gideon Drake/Nico de Varona- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Tristan Caine/Callum Nova- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Tiernan/Hyacinthe- The Stolen Heir Duology by Holly Black

Aristotle Mendoza/Dante Quintana- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Humaira Khan/Ishita Dey - Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Sedric Meldar/Carson Lupskip- The Rain Wilds Chronicles by Robin Hobb

Nike Wehner/Georgette Kalinin- Anarchie Deco by J.C. Vogt

Genly Ai/Therem Harth rem ir Estraven- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Sam/Miel- When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Arek/Matt- So This Is Ever After by FT Lukens

Kahlil (“Ravishan”)/John Toffler (“Jath'ibaye”)- The Rifter by Ginn Hale

Luc O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Baru Cormorant/Iscend Comprine- The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Sophia Grimmins/Constance- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Nathan J. Northland/Vlad Blutstein- Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra

Ben De Backer/Nathan Allan - I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

Max Owen/Sean Moore - Magical Boy by The Kao

The new year is approaching, so let's try this again!

As usual, I will accept submissions until the number of responses gets scary for me. Which usually takes a few days, so try and get your ships in fast!

And also as usual, let's remember that this is all for fun! Let's stay chill and respectful!

#op speaks

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