#lesbian MC

[argentum-in-aqua]

Silver in the Ashes (Argentum in Aqua #2): Chapter 66

The beginning of the end

In which Sabbat is, somehow, the most reasonable person in the room

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[celestial--sapphic]

Get to know Evelyn Caddel: Lesbian headcanons

Just some silly little thoughts about Evelyn and her lesbian identity for Lesbian Visibility Day 💚

You can also see my previous post for Lesbian Visibility Day (which is just silly Evelyn/Hogwarts Legacy memes) here

When she was little and played pretend with her friends (usually ‘mommy and daddy’ type games) she was always more than happy to play the dad. Once she drew a little moustache on her upper lip with an ink fountain pen to complete the role. Her Aunt Marianne blew her top when she saw it and immediately made Evelyn scrub it off.  

Living at her aunt’s pub, which was a watering hole for queers and outcasts in and around Islington, she realised very young that men can court men and women can court women but – at the same time – that it was not accepted by society at all. By the time she was a teenager she had seen plenty of their regular customers being verbally abused and attacked outside the venue, often by the police who arrested male clientele. (For historical reference, the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 repealed the death penalty for homosexual acts but instead created harsh prison terms, you can read about that here.)

Her first real crush was a regular at the pub called Catherine. Catherine was quite a few years older (and very unlucky in love), Evelyn was down hard. Definitely one of those unrequited loves where you are infatuated with the older, cool person who is just way too cool for you and just sees you as a younger sibling/pal. 

Evelyn falls on the scale of soft butch. Growing up her aunt often made her wear skirts and dresses (never trousers). Her first morning at Hogwarts she forgoes the skirt she was given at the sorting ceremony and puts on a pair of tartan, three-quarter breeches. They feel like freedom. 

Seeing queer couples being so out and open at Hogwarts took a bit of adjustment. Everytime a couple walked past her hand in hand or kissed in public she felt the nauseous worry that someone would shout a slur or hurt them but no one ever did, not even the bullies who picked on ‘mudbloods’. 

She doesn’t have to come out to anyone, as non-heterosexual sexuality is completely normal and accepted. However, that does not immediately erase the lifelong anxiety and shame she felt deep inside herself, meaning she ended up crying a little on her first date with Poppy. (If you fancy finding more about the context of that you can read it in chapter one of my fic…)

“By the time she turned 15 she had just accepted she would have a life living in the shadows, her burden to bear; relationships with women confined to dark, private spaces, like her aunt’s pub or more sordid venues. But that was before Professor Fig arrived, before Hogwarts, before meeting Nora Treadwell down by Lower Hogsfield and learning she was a witch with a wife.” ← this is a quote from Chapter Three. 

Sebastian, for example, realised early on in fifth year that Evelyn definitely batted for the other team for a number of reasons, without her even saying a word: One) After a Crossed Wands match Constance Dagworth came over and praised her for how quick she was picking duelling up and she blushed through the entire conversation and couldn’t maintain eye-contact. Two) After her first Herbology lesson she couldn’t stop talking about how pretty Professor Garlick’s hair is (sure hun, just that). Three) she didn’t believe Imelda at all when she mentioned off-hand how loads of girls fancy Professor Sharp.

She is useless around pretty girls. Mind goes blank, no thoughts. A true Lesbian Girlfailure.  

Evelyn doesn’t necessarily have a type, although she does lean more towards femme girls. She can’t resist someone who is completely, unwaveringly passionate and driven about a topic they love (*cough cough* Poppy and beasts *cough cough*). She often thought, if she liked boys, Amit would be a perfect match for her.  

That being said, she is 110% a boob girl.

[pseudepigraphic]

BLACKWOOD BOOKS.

When Alicia Blackwood steps into her late mother’s bookstore for the first time since being willed the business upon her 22nd birthday, she doesn’t expect a thriving clientele to be waiting for her to re-open its doors. She is especially surprised to find that many members of the local community visit the store in search of books that are often outside of the norm, or even downright magical. Bronwyn Hawthorne has always dreaded the day that her favorite bookstore closes, or worse, is taken over by a non-magical owner. After the passing of her mentor and Blackwood Books�� founder, she worries that the new face of the store won’t be able to supply the books necessary for her catering company’s survival. Luckily, the late owner of Blackwood might have a few tricks left in her sleeves to help the store’s legacy extend for generations to come.

ABOUT.

Stage: writing, first draft Genre(s): low fantasy, ya, romance POV: first person, past tense Tags: magical realism, lgbtq/queer themes, female mc, lesbian mc, witches, small towns, low fantasy, small business, parent death, strangers to friends to lovers, age gap romance, wlw, etc.

CHARACTERS.

Alicia Blackwood | Owner of Blackwood Books, 22, Lesbian Bronwyn Hawthorne | Catering Company Owner, Queer, Witch Ivan Tetherton | Tailor, 37, Trans, Vampire Maria Blackwood | Dead, Past Owner of Blackwood Books, Witch

LINKS.

page | tag | inspo | pinterest coming soon!

EXCERPT.

When I stepped out of the backroom, I was greeted by an ethereally beautiful person with curls twisting halfway down their back and brown skin dappled by sunlight from the cracks between boards covering the windows. She turned toward me and frowned deeply. “Who are you?” She said in a raspy voice. I gaped a little at her rude tone. “Um...I’m Alicia. Blackwood. My mother used to own this store?” My words became questioning even though they were true. “Er, sorry, who are you?” My eyes flickered between her hands, holding a stack of cookbooks with odd names, and her face, which had become less icy upon hearing my last name. She sat the cookbooks on the counter. “I’m Bronwyn Hawthorne. I run a catering company down the street. Have you...are you taking over the shop?” “Nice to meet you. Um...I’m thinking about it. My mom left it to me. I don’t know how to run a business, but I just felt like I needed to take over.” I looked down at the books under my hands. The top one was called “Magical Plants: Herbs and Fungi for the Average Witch.” I looked at Bronwyn again and laughed a little. “Wow, I didn’t know they made fictional textbooks. Um, you want to buy these?” Her face twisted slightly like she didn’t know what to think of me or I’d said something wrong. “Yes.” I swallowed and turned toward the register next to me to get away from the awkward tension that had suddenly erupted between us. My earlier retail experience came in handy, and I quickly navigated to scan the books. “Um...that’ll be $62.94.” I turned back and she handed me a stack of bills, then picked up her books and left without waiting for a receipt or any change. I started to call out but was cut off by the door slamming shut behind her. “How odd.”

[lesbian4horror]

To Spill the Blood of God

Hallow returns home to Devil’s Trap, after previously escaping a threat on her life, to put a stop to the Prophet.

[chiefcheesecakemaker]

Okay I'm making another mc why? Because I can okay so Besides Innocent mc, menace mc we now have lesbian mc but like hidden lesbian so none of the bros know anything okay so there's that ball right? Imagine that mc rejects all of them and then dances with a random ass girl that the mc ✨loves✨

my example

Asmo: I still can't believe mc rejected us I mean I can them rejecting you guys but me!?

Levi: I mean why would she dance with me I'm just some gross shut in

Mc: I'm sorry guys but like I said I already have a date

The bros: who!?

Mammon: I swear when I see the dude I'm makin him reject livin

Random demon girl: who said it was a dude? Also mc may I have this dance

Random demon girl put her hand waiting for mc to take it with a smirk

Mc giggling : didn't you already ask me out I don't think you need to ask for a dance

Random demon girl: well then

Random demon girl then grabs mcs hand and takes them to the dance floor

Then you and this random demon girls song gets put on and you guys dance

The room is filled with laughter but the brothers can only focus on and that demon girl

Your smiling at her and laughing while dancing and the demons girls reaction seems to be the same even though they sometimes step on each others feet

Asmo: oh my diavolo who would have thought!?!??!??!

Levi: it's just like this manga I read "the human girl I like is actually a lesbian and is dating my demon sister

*sad Levi noises*

Mammon is crushed yet happy for them: well we can't do shit about it

Beel is just smiling: they look so happy 😊

The sad bros: yeah 🥲

Then mc and that random demon girl kissed at the end of the dance/song

The sad bros: wha? Nooooooooooooo

[read-bi-lina]

Happy Pride🩷🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Of course I celebrated by crossing off some queer titles from my TBR list! I listened to Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli, Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum, and Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler this month on Audible. My picks had a noticeable but unintentional trend given each of them are YA with Jewish representation, bi/les couples, redheaded MCs or love interests (or maybe not bc Imogen from Imogen, Obviously may be brunette judging by the artwork on the author’s Instagram…?) and 2/3 mention the movie,

which, thank goddess they did because they had me finally get around to watching it.

But this post isn’t about movies, it’s about books. So let’s get into them.

Imogen, Obviously

Imogen is surrounded by queer friends and family but she herself identifies as a straight ally. To show her support, she’s part of Pride Alliance, she loves queer pop culture, and she’s always there for her loved ones. Case in point, she’s also agreed to go along with her recently out best friend, Lili, and the lie she’s told her new, queer college friends about the two of them previously dating. It’s no problem for Imogen. Except when starts to get close with one of said friends, Tessa, and she begins to struggle with withholding the truth from her. She was never with Lili — she’s not even queer. Or is that only partly true?

TW: Biphobia, pressured/forced outing of a character, toxic friendship, gatekeeping, gaslighting, queer stereotypes

Opinion: First thing’s first, I’ll say it’s probably best to read this book for yourself rather than listen to the audiobook because there is a lot of texting. I was distracted (and slightly annoyed) by the constant mention of character initials and text timestamps within the narration. Other than that, this book resonated with me since I too was once a closeted bisexual whose sexuality was never once questioned because we were all convinced I was straight (curse comphet). Once it dawned on me I am in fact, not straight, it made so much sense looking back. It’s no surprise I’ve also experienced biphobia since coming out. I couldn’t relate to everything in the book; I’ve never found my own Tessa (I love her character) and I’ve never had a queer circle of my own. None of that stopped me from enjoying the story, however, and I can see this book making an impact on others. Especially the next generation.

Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

Baby, closeted lesbian, Margo, gets lessons from out-and-proud bisexual, Abbie, on how to “ace” being ✨gay✨ and discovers a new friendship with her experienced mentor, as well as her growing feelings for the girl of her dreams.

TW: Biphobia, homophobia, toxic friendship, gatekeeping, gaslighting, queer and lesbian stereotypes

Opinion: This book was my favorite of the three and I found myself relating a bit to both Margo and Abbie. There’s not much else I can say about it without giving away spoilers but I will say I loved this book and I highly recommend it!

Going Bicoastal

Follow Natalya along two different realities, one where she’s living with her father in New York City and getting to know “the redhead” she’s had her eye on. The other, she’s staying with her mother in Los Angeles and warming up to the intern she shares a desk with at her mother’s place of work.

TW: Self harm, divorce/divorced parents

(Unpopular) Opinion: As a fan of Adler’s Cool for the Summer and Home Field Advantage, not to mention a fan of this concept, I was really excited for this to release. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. While it had potential, I thought it was kind of boring. It seemed to me more care was put into the mentioning of food than the plot. I didn’t develop much of an interest in the characters, either. It was entertaining enough to finish but I wouldn’t personally recommend it. Not over Dahlia’s other works and not over Imogen, Obviously or Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl. However, if you want to, I encourage you to give it a try yourself and develop your own opinion. There are many other good reviews out there for this one. It appears I’m the odd one out, which is fine.

[queerbookmasterlist]

Here is part 7 of random books from my LGBTQIA+ book masterlist, where you can filter by genre, representation, relationship, target age group, and more.

❤️ Several of the books on this list are self-published or do not get a lot of recognition, so I thought, what better way to share than use a random number generator to grab 3 books at a time and share them with all of you!

💛 For right now I am focusing on the first in a series or books that can be read as standalones. I also try to skip over any that might be blatantly harmful.

💚 So what do you think? Think you will be adding any of these books to your TBR?

📖 Cantoras: ?/5⭐(Unread)

📖 The Stickman's Legacy: ?/5⭐(Unread)

📖 This is Our Rainbow: ?/5⭐ (Unread)

💜 DISCLAIMER: I have not read all of these books so I cannot attest to their quality or the issues that may arise in them. I have tried to note which I have or have not read. It is also highly recommended that readers check trigger warnings to decide if a book is right for them.

[authorkarajorgensen]

Flowers and Flourishing is out now!

Flowers and Flourishing has officially been sent to all of my newsletter subscribers! F&F is a 37,000 word newsletter exclusive novella, which follows Louisa and Agatha from The Reanimator’s Heart as they fall in love in 1870s NYC.

If you’re a newsletter subscriber, check your inbox/junkmail. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do so here, and you will get Flowers and Flourishing along with “The Errant Earl” sent to you for joining.

You can also add F&F on Goodreads.

[image description: Flowers and Flourishing: A Paranormal Society Romance and Reanimator Mysteries Companion Story by Kara Jorgensen. Dates in 1870s NYC, trans woman MC, paintings, poetry, and pining, a jaguar shifter, lesbian and bi MCs, a lavender marriage, neurodivergent MC, sapphic romance. Free novella when you join my monthly newsletter]

[shipperxchaos]

original show 'royally arranged love': princess falls in love with prince ditches mistress and mistress becomes a villain who gets executed by orders of the new king and queen and the royal couple lived happily ever after or something. ( Things in the show cut out a lot of stuff and a lot of the truth from the novel in this universe. The mc never got to read the novel. )

Novel 'the Princesses mistress': a girl was currently watching royally arranged love' but realised she was late for work and in her hurry she died in a car accident, she woke up as the 8 year old version of the mistress from the show now she must get the princess to fall in love with her so she doesn't get executed.

What do you think? @purpleblobfrompluto

Characters:

Solanine Albrecht. Isidora Clayden.

Occupation: mistress. Occupation: 👑 princess

Age: 17. Age: 16

s/o(or crush): Isidora. s/o (or crush): Trazek

Family status: high nobel. Family status: royal

Family: Albrecht family: Clayden

Sexualty: "bi" (lesbian). Sexualty: pansexaul

Name reason: 'Solanine' is a chemical in night shade poison. Solanine is known as poison because her birth killed her mother, her father enraged and sad over his wife's death named her solanine

Name reason: 'Isidora' means gift of Iris her parents and everyone around saw her as a blessing or gift from the earth and heavens because of her kind nature, arua & unbelievable beauty so she was named Isidora

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg’s 1993 first novel, is widely considered in and outside the U.S. to be a groundbreaking work about the complexities of gender. Stone Butch Blues follows the life of Jess Goldberg, a gender-nonconforming butch lesbian, from her childhood in the 1940s through the 1970s. Jess explores her transgender and lesbian identities amid homophobia, transphobia, police violence, gendered violence, classism, anti-Semitism, and anti-butch animus. Stone Butch Blues is considered a cult classic in LGBT communities, and continues to be popular almost 30 years after its original publication.

Many people pointed out that this book is free on Feinberg's website:

https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Stone-Butch-Blues-by-Leslie-Feinberg.pdf

[aquilaofarkham]

finally started watching dungeon meshi and this is my understanding of it so far

[argentum-in-aqua]

Silver in the Ashes (Argentum in Aqua #2): Chapter 68

Plan of action

In which everyone is, for once, where they need to be

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[celestial--sapphic]

Kiss me (like you wanna be loved)

Chapter Five

Ao3 link

Story summary:

Evelyn Caddel takes Poppy up on that offer of a butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks (minus Highwing) and fifth year does not end the way in which she expected. In fact, it's much, much better.

Or: Self indulgent Poppy Sweeting x f!MC to fulfil my sapphic heart

Pairing: Poppy Sweeting x f!MC (Evelyn Caddel)

Rating: Mature

Total story word count: 48,265

Chapter Five word count: 9,595

Chapters: 5/?

Relationships: Poppy Sweeting/Evelyn Caddel Poppy Sweeting/Original Female Character

Tags: #Developing Relationship #First Relationship #First Kiss #Post-Game(s) #wlw #Sapphic #LGBTQ #Female Character #LGBTQ Themes #Evelyn is an anxious mess when it comes to pretty girls #Fluff #Slytherin/Hufflepuff relationship #pick and choose historical accuracy #Imelda is a bitch but we love her #Poppy Sweeting is Bisexual #MC is a lesbian #cursing

[authorrmpearcy]

I've reached the editing section of my book and I'm starting to think about what kind of marketing stuff I need to do. My story takes place in a school for superhuman teens, and so I was thinking of holding a contest where the winner gets to have their name and whatever super power they want used in the book. Of course there would be restrictions because I know how people are and I would end up with something ridiculous or inappropriate. Thoughts? If you're a reader, would you like to participate in a drawing like this?

[blondeaxolotl]

Since y'know I recently got into TWST I decided to draw my favourite duo with ofc my own lil twist on Yuu/MC

[harunayuuka2060]

Lesbian MC: Remember the time when I approached you and I thought you were a masc lesbian?

Leona: *smirks* That was the best fucking compliment.

Lesbian MC: *laughs*