#mentioned homophobia

[slveepyscwrs]

it's funny how the GAYEST people i've ever met in my life are from the places labelled as most homophobic... from Texas and Florida in the USA, Russia (there are surprisingly a LOT of gay russians), Slovakia, Hungary, and even FRICKING NORTH KOREA for some reason!? (that's a whole other story... let me know if you want the storytime for this)

anyways to my gay besties, what are some other countries you know that have a homophobic reputation, but actually have some of the gayest communities?

[drinkinboilingcoffee]

I’m making a list of relevant historical events my William lived through help me out with this:

-Great London Smog (he was also living in the most affected area…) -Stonewall -Bloody Sunday + civil rights movement (yes I draw him POC I do have a reason) -Vietnam War I need help what else happened I slept through social studies class

[rindecisions]

Stranger Tales: 16

A poll based Stranger Things fanfiction

Read all of it on AO3

“You alright, man?” Gareth asked, snapping Eddie out of watching Steve rush out of the bar.

“Yeah…” Eddie said softly before shaking his head. “Yeah,” he repeated more firmly, turning his attention back to the stage.

—

“I should go apologize,” Max said quickly, standing up.

“Wait,” Robin stated. “I’ll go.”

Max nodded. “Can you tell him I’m sorry if I actually upset him?” she requested.

“Of course,” Robin smiled and stood.

Max watched her leave and returned to the booth with her mother.

—

As soon as Steve left the bar, he took a deep breath of the summer night air. He walked a ways from the door and leaned against the brick wall of the building, pulling out a pack of cigarettes from his back pocket. He made quick work of lighting it and sighed out the first drag as he put the pack away. With a deep groan, he ran his hand through his hair and lightly hit the back of his head on the wall. How could he look at a man like that? Could it just be because he associates him with a woman now? He took another long drag and let his hands fall to the side.

It’s not like the thought of gays grossed him out or anything. He groaned when he remembered how many times he was forced to act like it did when he was in front of Tommy and the others. ‘Forced’ probably wasn’t the right word. Technically, he had the choice to say otherwise, and technically he could have used other means to insult guys, but calling someone queer was such an easy fallback that it became automatic. He never meant it, hell he didn’t mean most of the shit that spewed from his mouth back then. Ugh, I was such a douchebag.

Steve knew he liked women way too much to be gay, which made comprehending his pull toward Eddie that much more confusing. Can you like both? He vaguely recalled something about David Bowie being… what was it?

“Hey,” Robin said softly, startling Steve.

“Shit!” Steve exclaimed, nearly dropping his cigarette.

Robin waved the smoke from her face and stood upwind of it. “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare ya.”

“No,” Steve cringed and took a long drag. “I’m sorry for running out like that.” He spoke out the smoke as he tossed the half-finished cigarette to the ground and snuffed it with his sneaker.

“It was a little dramatic,” she teased, leaning on the wall next to him.

“I know,” Steve groaned, rubbing his face with both hands. “I just…” He combed his fingers through his hair. “How could I…” he trailed off, staring up at the night sky. “I don’t know, Robin. I’m just… confused.”

Robin sighed and looked at his conflicted face. A part of her knew what he was going through. She fought a similar battle the first time she realized she had a crush on a girl. While she’d grown fond of Steve, she didn’t exactly want to come out to him. Sure, he seemed like he’d changed, but she’d heard him bad mouth too many people using slurs for her kind to be comfortable with him knowing. Plus, she still had to work with the man. This was a topic she had to broach carefully. “Because you were vaguely attracted to a man?”

“There was nothing vague about it,” he mumbled.

“Trust me when I say this is something you need to figure out for yourself. Don’t let Max or anyone else tell you how to think.” Robin stared at the library wall across the street as she spoke. She knew Steve had turned his head to look at her and that just made her more tense. “Don’t name names or tell me anything you’re thinking about, but just roll with me on this, okay?”

“Sure,” he said warily with furrowed brows.

“Think of someone you’ve had a crush on or, even better, someone you loved romantically.”

Nancy was obviously the first thing that came to his mind.

“Now swap that person’s gender. Do your feelings for them change?” She paused to let him think. “Again, don’t tell me,” she added quickly, holding her hand up momentarily.

Steve sighed and did as Robin asked, swapping Nancy’s gender in his mind. To his surprise, he found it cute, and his feelings for her remained unchanged.

When Robin heard a second sigh, she continued. “And what about if things got intimate?”

Steve felt his face warm up at the thought of Nancy’s cute male body under him. Not only did it not bother him, but he kind of liked it. In his mind, she was still petite and slender. It was easy to imagine her without boobs, but imposing a dick on her was another story and he found himself laughing at it.

“You okay?” Robin asked.

“Yeah,” Steve chuckled. “It’s just funny to think of her with a cock.”

Robin winced at the crude word. “Gross.”

Steve laughed a little harder at her cringing face. “Thanks though,” he said sincerely.

“Did that help clear some things up?”

Steve took a deep breath and crossed his arms. “I’m not sure, but it definitely gave me some things to think about.”

“You’ll figure it out, Steve.” She glanced at him and placed her hand on his shoulder.

“Hey,” Steve stated with a contemplative expression. “What is David Bowie?”

Robin looked at him in total confusion. “A… pop singer?” she said slowly and squinted.

“No,” Steve groaned. “I mean his sexuality.”

“Oh!” Robin perked. “Bisexual?”

“That’s it!” Steve snapped his fingers and pointed at Robin. “That’s when you like both men and women, right?”

“Yes,” Robin chuckled.

“So, do you think I might be like Bowie?”

“Like I said, don’t let other people decide for you, but there’s always a possibility.”

Steve hummed in deep thought.

“Think you’re ready to go back in, or did you want to head out?”

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[buggachat]

drag has anonymity. it has history. it's a second identity. it's wordplay. it's flamboyancy. it's performance. it's comedy. it's rejecting societal norms and expectations. it's having fun. no one can convince me it wouldn't awaken something in him

[the articles i stole from: one, two, three ]

[prokopetz]

Jokes about which fictional characters would be calling people homophobic slurs on the Call of Duty voice chat can be much funnier if the character in question is from a historical or quasi-historical milieu and you imagine them using period-appropriate slurs. Picture your blorbo calling their squadmate a "sodomite".

[beetlepuff]

Guys wish me luck im watching heartstopper season 2 with my mom

I alr watched it but she hasn’t seen the new season yet, and she’s low key homophobic

She didnt like the first season but she has nothing else to watch rn and i offered to rewatch this with her

Im so scared. As a “sorta out - we dont talk ab it & pretend it didnt happen even tho we both know it did” aroace lesbain (she has no clue ab the aroace part tho) im so curious to see how she reacts to Isaac in general (he’s so personal to me) & that scene with Darcy and her mom.

That scene hit so hard cause its so the same as when I decided to wear a suit jacket to our new years dinner 😃

—

Update: she finished the first episode said shes bored and cant handle it and started watching the first other thing she saw

So ig we’ll never know

[shamebats]

I'm listening to an episode of the Cults to Conciousness podcast about gay erasure in Amish & Mennonite communities and one interesting thing one of the guests (a bi woman) brought up is that sometimes conversion therapy doesn't look like overt violence and attempts of sexuality conversion (although it does happen), because especially queer people in the social role of girl/woman in such communities will often simply not have their queerness acknowledged at all. The conversion therapy for this guest was when her father walked behind her and corrected her so she'd walk like a "proper lady", it was corrective rape and it was forced marriage, something she just barely escaped. Sometimes the conversion therapy is covert, like your community pushing you into marriage and having children so you'll be too busy to think about your sexuality, gender, freedom and self-actualization. It's not what we think of when we hear the term conversion therapy, but it's still violent, oppressive and has the same end goal.

One of the things that deeply hurt her was when a sociologist, an outsider, wrote about her community and declared that there were "no gay people" because there were not allowed to be any. It made her feel so unseen and even more like she shouldn't exist.

I can definitely see the parallels between that and how trans people have been treated historically and how trans stories are still often erased.

To believe that there are/were no LGBTQIA+ people in certain communities and time periods is to believe that conversion therapy, in any of its forms, works (which it does not).

[emolionsrawr]

gerrard: buckley, what in the devils name are you doing?

buck, with a clipboard in hand: well, gerrard, i was going over everything in the firehouse and i noticed some things

gerrard: what is it buckley?

buck: well, you sir are in violation of the sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression discrimination act, over the past week i've noticed you refer to henretta wilson with slurs, very offensive slurs, as well as myself, due to this myself and mrs wilson have made note of each time you've done this, and reported it to our head HR representative, this here *hands gerrard a piece of paper* is a letter from the chief, requesting your presence for a meeting about your retirement

gerrard: you fucking fa-

bobby: i'd be careful if i was you gerrard, and get out of MY firehouse

gerrard: *screws up the paper and leaves*

chimney: see i told you all we needed to do was set clipboard buck on his ass

hen: look i know i'm a lesbian, but buck has never looked so good before

buck: i am the defender of lesbians!!

[technically-human]

Can you draw something with Doom Patrol!Edwin and Netflix!Edwin?

Maybe something about Dp!Edwin talking about his feelings for Charles with N!Edwin?

It's just something I've been thinking of, make it a little angsty?<3

Glad you asked

ko-fi

[anniflamma]

So I’ve received a couple of anonymous messages telling me that they were really disappointed in me for liking Elian's Antinous fanart. Instead of answering them individually, I’m just going to make an angry rant post instead. Most of if probably won't make sense anyway.

This post have talk about SA, and homophobia. Be aware. I don’t ship genuinely Telemachus and Antinous, if that’s what you’re wondering. I didn’t even consider the possibility that ship could even exist. At the end of the day, I don't care about that ship.

And do you want me to explain that I know SA is bad? Or that I’m aware Telemachus/Antinous is a toxic ship? Do you think I’m dumb and don’t know that? You don't have to explain to me either, I know that SA is bad, I have experienced it, you don't have to explain to me, trust me I know.

I like Elian's art because it’s really beautiful. Her work is a huge inspiration and encouragement for me when making animatics. But do I REALLY have to spell out, word for word, that I know Antinous is an antagonist and tries to do bad things? Does it mean every time someone draws Antinous and I like it, I have to explain that I like the drawing because it’s well done, not because I support Antinous’ intent toward Penelope and wants to kill Telemachus?

I mean, I’ve seen tons of thirsty comments like, "I hate how Zeus treats women, but your design is really hot" or "Even if Poseidon SA Demeter, this Poseidon I'd go down on all fours for!"

I have seen some stuff….

I guess I could just imitate something like that????

But I know it’s a joke and I know its a fantasy that someone is expressing. Its not real, its fictional. I know all those thirsty ppl who simp over Poseidon, Zeus, or even Antinous aren’t supporting hatred and violence toward women. And yes, I am expecting that you should already know this too. Because if we gonna assume the worst of ppl… Then everyone who likes Greek myth/Epic the musical are pro SA. "Do you like Crice from Epic the musical? That means that you support her actions, you support SA!" "Oh you like Odysseus?! He killed a baby and all of his female slaves cuz they got SA by the suitors! You support infanticide, slavery and SA!" Do you hear how dumb that sounds? To be honest, I wouldn’t be that surprised if there are some who think like this. I mean, this discussion wouldn’t even be a thing, right.

And if you don’t know, I literally make thirst art of Poseidon (and that includes Zeus and Hermes), and you don’t see it as a bad thing??? It’s Poseidon… Do you know what he has done to women in the myths?!

Im going to ramble here and I will bring up stories from greek myth that have SA in it. So be aware.

One example is the story of Caeneus. When Caeneus was a woman, his parents left him to take care of the house while they were out running errands. Poseidon took that as an opportunity to break into the house and sexually assault him. This is probably the only myth where Poseidon actually feels bad after what he did, so he grants Caeneus a wish. Aww, how sweet~~~ /sarcasm.

Do I need to give an example of Zeus? We all know what Zeus does. But hey, I’ve made Poseidon/Hermes ship art. And guess what? There’s a story where Hermes breaks a woman’s leg so she can’t run away from him, and then he sexually assaults her. Isn’t that cute~~! /sarcasm

Heck, I can even go on with my biblical ships. David/Jonathan—David, a serial assaulter and murderer, and Jonathan, a mass murderer. But do I support their actions? No, I do not support mass murder, and its really dumb that I have to spell it out for you.

Daniel/Darius is even questionable too! It's literally a king and his servant, and that power imbalance is so big I don’t know what to tell you! Do I have to spell it out that I know that, in real life, king/servant relationships aren’t cute at all?!

All of these characters that I’ve listed have done or represent horrible things. And I have to tell you that I don't support their actions?! Really? You really can't think outside the box?

But do you see what I’m trying to tell you? We can simp over other ancient mythological figures but Antinous is the red line that we can never cross??? It’s hypocritical and immature, that’s what it is.

Right now, ppl loves the Ody seduces Zeus art I made. And that "ship" is well really questionable too! But nobody have called me a witch and tries to burn me at the stake yet. 😐

And the thing is, I can separate these fictional characters from the real world. I can also separate the fictional material from other fictional interpretations. Exemple, I like The Song of Achilles, in it, they are the same age, but I am also aware that in the Iliad, Achilles is 16 and Patroclus is 26. But do I automatically assume that Madeline Miller likes teens? No! Do I assume that everyone who likes The Song Of Achilles like that shit? No!

But we still can have a disscussion about it without making it into a witch trial.

As long as we can separate different fictional materials, then everything is fine. It only becomes a problem if a person can’t separate them. Then we have a problem. I can acknowledge that my depiction of King David from the bible is not the same as from the original story and that he is horrible person towards women. If I couldn't acknowledge that, then its bad! The same goes for Antinous if someone makes an AU or headcanon about him. If someone want so make AUs about Antinous, my first thoughts isnt "Oh they like to SA ppl!". At the end of the day, this is just a group from tiktok who didn’t like a toxic ship and decided to bully an artist while acting like they have superior morals.

And I get this type of shit from christians when I make my queer bible interpitations, both from those that don't like the queer stuff but also those that points out that David and Jonathan were horrible ppl.

So I rarely answer comments like this because they usually end up spewing beliefs filled with homophobia and Islamophobia. Heck rasism sometimes, apparently, Christians don’t know that the Bible takes place in the Middle East, and they are angry at me for drawing them looking like Arabs! I just delete their comments before they gets there. Making queer biblical animatics on TikTok that go viral on the Christian side is not fun at all guys....

And hate to say it but tiktok Epic fans sound really similar. You are acting like you’re on a pedestal, holier than thou. Its just a different font.

+ I haven’t forgotten all those homophobic comments I got on my David/Jonathan animatic that I posted right after my Ruthlessness animatic. Epic fans were saying they didn’t want “that gay shit” and wanted to see more Epic stuff. Hate to break it to you all, but the Epic fandom isn’t that innocent.

[civetcider]

Traver's new car (she/her)

and robert their deer neighbor (he/him) he's just some guy with a wife and 2 kids who was kinda homophobic but than his son came out as gay and now he still sometimes says kinda off stuff about it but everybody lets it slide since at least he's trying, extra bit under the cut

[allthesame-notthesame]

can i just say i am so sorry to all the gay, bi and just queer men in this fandom who have to witness this horrible amount of homophobia over tommy and just his fucking presence in the show as bucks boyfriend!

you all deserve better than this toxic bullshit from the fandom, you deserve to be able to see people celebrating this gay relationship without people saying they want tommy to die because he gets in the way of buddie, or that he is horrible for making a joke after they were both vulnerable and buck literally set him up for it!!!

and to all the people in the fandom who are actively spouting this homophobic bullshit, maybe think for a moment about why you hate this gay man so much, and why you hate this queer male relationship, and why your response to hating it is talking about how the gay man is toxic, predatory and corrupting sweet innocent buck. maybe consider how this narrative isn’t as innocent as you may think it is and how it might be indicative of some prejudice and homophobia in yourself!

and a reminded you are not immune to being homophobic just because you are queer!!!

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

tintin is incredible at timing

(possibly) the final snippet I'll post from my story The Gypsum Maw, the previous part which follows directly before is here - I've been seeing comments asking about where to read the full thing, I'm afraid what I post is basically it - I have more pages in my sketchbook but I suspect they are only legible to me!

this post is already long so more notes and credits under the cut!

I asked for some help for coming up with friends for Chang! The gentle giant Masek was created by InkyTrink on Twitter and the super excitable Libby was created by dreamyopal, a discord mutual:

They came up with some great character notes and were super helpful providing feedback on my designs!

Writing this felt pretty odd in ways. I graduated in 2020 during the Plague Year so my class didnt get a public art showcase. I attended one last year and it was a bittersweet experience.

Reunions feel a bit like time travel, you see people after a few years and things change quite a lot. I wanted to explore this in my post canon series, Chang has grown up, found himself and has been able to live a fairly normal life with family and friends. Tintin in a way reflects that young adult insecurity about being stagnant, like you haven't been able to fully reach adulthood properly. His fame and status as a Young Boy Reporter is holding him captive, he longs for connection but is held back by expectations from both himself and the outside world.

I've also been inspired by the concept of 'queer time,' the concept that the lives of queer people progress differently to the lives of non queer people. It takes time to come to terms with yourself and to come out. Queer people are often excluded from milestones like marriage or having children. Tintin being confronted with his peers at a university highlights his insecurity about being left behind, but he's slowly making the journey to self acceptance by talking to others, and recognising common ground he has with others.

Chang's university isn't a one to one reference to a specific institution but in Belgium there was a secular movement in reaction to the dominance of the Catholic church, in which universities played a key role. There's references to art movements that were deemed "degenerate" by the Nazis here, such as Fauvism and Surrealism.

[rindecisions]

Stranger Tales: 15

A poll based Stranger Things fanfiction

Read all of it on AO3

Steve jumped at the sound of Eddie slamming his hands on the bar and watched him walk away. He was impressed by how well Eddie could walk in those heels*.* Steve’s eyes scanned up his slender nylon-clad legs, over the tight leather skirt, and lingered around the dimples on his lower back. In general, he stared at Eddie’s midriff for way too long and was only snapped out of it when his line of sight was cut off by the ‘STAFF ONLY’ sign. Steve rubbed his temples and sighed. He looked at the bottles on the wall behind the bar and stood.

“So?” Robin snickered as Steve approached.

“You were right,” he groaned and sat down across from her, letting his head hit the table.

Robin’s desire to gloat warped into sympathy. “You okay?” she asked tentatively.

“I just can’t get a fucking break,” Steve grumbled.

Robin furrowed her face in condolence.

—

Eddie leaned his back on the door and hit his head against it with a dramatic groan.

“You okay, honey?” Velvet asked sincerely as she walked up to him.

Eddie glanced at her and sighed, pushing himself off the door. “Not really,” he admitted. “You know that guy I've mentioned before?”

“The Harrington boy?” She clarified as they walked to a couple of chairs in the back of the room.

“Yeah, he thought I was a woman and hit on me.”

“He's not the smartest cookie, is he?” she stated plainly.

Eddie laughed lightly. “Not really, no.”

“What did you do?”

“I told him who I was.” Eddie leaned his elbows on his knees and placed his face in his hands. The false eyelashes felt strange on his palms.

“Well, I'm proud of you for that, at least.” She rubbed his back. “Trust me, that's not a lie you want to get tangled in with a straight man.”

“Yeah, I remember your cautionary tale.” He leaned back and spread his legs as far as the skirt would allow.

“You gotta move on from him, honey,” she said sympathetically, tucking some of his hair behind his ear. “Falling for a straight man will only hurt you.”

“Don't you think I've tried, Dennis?” He looked over at her to see a disapproving glare. “Sorry,” he winced.

Velvet shook her head. “I swear, you're the only person I'll let get away with calling me that when I look like this.”

Eddie smirked. “Sorry,” he repeated.

She sighed. “I suppose it's fine.” She pulled him into her chest, which was only padded on the underside. The cleavage was natural from being taped.

Eddie leaned into her. The comfort was nice.

“I've been in your position, Eddie.” She pet his hair. “So, trust me when I say give him up. A sweet boy like you doesn't belong with a womanizer like him, anyway. You deserve someone who will cherish you. And for the love of God, don't ever be someone's experiment, especially if you have feelings. Getting a taste of what you desire most, only for it to be ripped away from you, is far worse than never knowing.”

“We really get the shit stick in life, don't we?” Eddie grumbled as he sat up, wiping his makeup off of Velvet's chest.

“Yeah, there's no denying that. Just be glad you aren't fat, black, and a drag queen on top of it.”

Eddie smirked weakly. “I guess you can consider me the last one, at least.”

“You did it once as a favor. You aren’t a queen. However, if you wanted to continue doing it, I'd be thrilled to have you. The crowd loved your performance.”

“I think I'll pass on that,” he laughed.

“I figured as much.” She glanced over Eddie's face. The sad look in his eyes broke her heart. “I need to introduce the next performer, but when I get back, did you want help getting out of this?” She waved at Eddie's getup.

“Please,” he huffed.

She laughed and pat him on the back before getting up and walking towards the stage. Eddie groaned and ran his hands through his straightened hair. It felt strange and crunchy from the hairspray. He perked when he heard the door open and smiled at the bartender carrying his Long Island Iced Tea.

“You’re my hero!” Eddie exclaimed, getting up.

The bartender shook his head. “I can’t believe I’m serving a fucking minor,” he grumbled.

“Only by like two years,” Eddie said happily as he took the glass. “No one will know, and if anyone asks, I’ll just say I stole it.”

“Whatever.” He rolled his eyes and left.

Eddie took a long drink and shimmied his hips happily. Cocktails were an incredibly rare treat, as low-end beer was about the only thing he could get his hands on. He sighed and sat back down on the folding chair. He could feel himself relaxing even before the buzz hit him.

“Ready to strip, doll?”

Velvet’s voice startled Eddie. “Yeah,” he said as he got up and followed her to the dressing room. “Where’d Gareth and them go?”

“They’re watching the show,” she said simply.

“Ah,” Eddie nodded, setting his drink on the vanity and letting Velvet untie his corset.

—

Steve had returned to sitting next to Robin in order to watch the show. It helped him forget his self-pity. At least it did until Max hopped over.

“So, were you rejected by a man too?” she asked bluntly, with an annoying grin.

Robin cringed.

“No,” Steve growled through grit teeth.

“Oh, sweet! So where are you going?”

Steve hated her sarcastic smile. “I’m not going to ask out a man.”

“Don’t be like that. I see you flopping with women on the regular. Why not branch out?” Her smirk intensified as she leaned her chin on her fists.

Robin clenched her face, trying not to audibly laugh.

Steve pursed his lips. “I’m not interested in men, thanks,” he hissed.

“Have you ever tried?” she pressed.

“Fuck no!” Steve snapped, making Robin wince.

“Then how do you know?”

“I’ve never been attracted to a man.”

Max stared at him flatly. “You literally just hit on one.”

“Because I thought he was a woman! If I’d known he was a man, I wouldn’t have given him a second glance.”

“You sure about that?” Max snickered, looking at a reflection on the window behind Steve.

“Of course,” Steve stated adamantly. He squinted when Max nodded her head to the side. When he glanced over, he saw Eddie walking out of the staff door. Their eyes briefly met, and Steve’s heart punched him before Eddie quickly averted his eyes and sat at a table with three other men.

Max smiled at Steve staring, and leaned back, crossing her arms smugly as she settled into the booth. She and Robin shared a silent laugh. “That’s quite a long second glance you’re giving him,” Max teased.

Steve flinched and shot his attention back to Max, who snorted at his startled deer-in-the-headlights expression. “I was,” Steve gasped. “It wasn’t. It’s not.” He swallowed and took a deep breath. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“’King of Hawkins,’ my ass,” Max laughed. “More like ‘King of Denial.’”

“I-” Steve tugged at the collar of his t-shirt. “I need some air,” he said quickly and ran out the front door.

Robin, Max, and Eddie were the only people that paid any notice to him storming out.

“Was I too much?” Max asked.

“Maybe a little,” Robin cringed.

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[pawsmos]

100th post special!!!

this is art for my “Prince and the Knight” AU ive been working on for some time now.. here’s a meal whace nation!!

lore under cut!

KEHRHHEEB J LOVE THEM SO MUCH DUDE

vvvv

(im not that good with writing nor am i well versed in medieval honorifics and terminology or anything like that so there may be anachronisms)

(this is a separate au from any other medieval aus!! I’ve seen those and love those though)

(the rest of the drdt cast also exists in this au too btw. im considering making charles a butler or a lord or something. none of the cast are the king or queen by the way! that’s aces parents / Eden’s parents. ace also still has all his siblings)

tw for mild homophobia

- Prince Ace, a soon-to-be king, is arranged to marry Princess Eden from a nearby kingdom.

- Both Ace and Eden are upset about the marriage, as Ace is gay (he’s subconsciously aware that he isn’t attracted to women) and Eden is lesbian.

- They both feel resigned to their fate despite their discontent.

- While coping on the back balcony, Ace meets Sir Whit, the newly promoted head of the royal guard. (somehow. who knows how whit got promoted tbh)

- They talk, during which Whit makes joking advances towards Ace.

- Ace, though flustered by Whit’s passes, thinks about the consequences of both liking a man and betraying the kingdom.

(he doesn’t personally care about the latter but he does fear that his father would… idk execute him or something. he is also in denial.)

- Much to Ace’s dismay, they become close friends. However, Whit is aware of the upcoming marriage, so he tries to shut off his own feelings to save himself from feeling bad.

- A few months pass, in which Whit helps Ace overcome his own fears and come to terms with his feelings and sexuality. They start slow (like doing horseback riding together haha), but end up routinely sneaking out together.

- On one particular night, on the same balcony they met, just a day before the wedding, something happens. In a spur-of-the-moment decision, Ace kisses Whit and REALLY likes it.

- He realizes that he wants this man. But, realizing that he might get caught, Ace runs away.

- Before the wedding, Ace and Eden finally meet. While preparing for the ceremony, they bond over their shared reluctance of their marriage.

- Eden confesses that she’s actually a lesbian, and there’s a lady back at her kingdom that she’s deeply in love with. (it’s arei LMFAO)

- Ace bluntly replies that he’s gay too.

- insert uhh lightbulb ding effect

- They conjure a plan to get married for convenience, and to appease their parents, but mostly so that they can pursue their own partners. They worry about the kiss though and the people who might be watching. Especially Whit and Arei.

- Skip to the wedding day, Whit suppresses his feelings (like usual) and claps while he watches someone he loves dearly get married off to another. Whit excuses himself from the wedding.

- For post-ceremonial reasons, Ace can’t apologize or even talk to Whit for another week.

i haven’t really thought about the rest but i assume that, once Ace is allowed to go out, he will be the one confessing his love to whit. whit gets “caught”, miscommunication,,,, idek they just… ARE IN LOVE. HAHA.. if you want to write any fics about this or make any art feel free! use the tag “#whace prince and knight au”

thank you!!

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I think we're starting to dilute the meaning of "terminally online". Like, no, it's not terminally online to have eccentric opinions about a popular TV show – people like that existed before "online" was a thing. Unless we're talking at least an "it's homophobic for gay furries to have rat fursonas because they're depicting gay people as vermin", the onlineness falls well short of terminal.