#my favorite gay and lesbian duo

[metal-madness]

I posted this on my tiktok so I figured I'll post it here bc I'm too proud of it to let it flop

anyways the gay and lesbian‼️‼️

[ygamiraito]

[ogstormblade]

AUGHHFHHJ???

[catboyfurina]

Idk what precisely to call it since honorifics aren't Pronouns but vertin using she/her while routinely being addressed as Lord, sir, etc is soooooooo 🥰 it's like mixed pronouns but not.

[the-real-bris]

I apologize for the reblog spree

It will happen again

[mycharacterdump]

𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐄 + 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐂𝐀

You were screaming at the Evangelicals They were screaming right back from what I remember When you said I will never be your vegetable Because I think when you're gone it's forever But you know I'd stand on the corner Embarrassed with a picket sign If it meant I would see you When I die.

[asidian]

Alright. It is time. Buckle up.

Why you should be watching Dead Boy Detectives: the targeted-specifically-at my-readers edition.

Meet the leads, our two ghost boys:

Edwin Payne: Fussy, repressed intellectual type from the Edwardian era. Exceedingly gay for his partner and best friend. Tortured in hell for seventy years on a technicality because he was ritually sacrificed as a prank gone wrong. Endearingly awful at people and dealing with emotions or his own wants.

Charles Rowland: Impulsive, people-pleasing wildcard from the 80s. Heart eyes 24/7 at his best friend but has zero self-awareness. Badly abused by his asshole of a father. Beaten to death because he saved a kid from bullies. Endearingly awful at sorting his own emotions or talking about his problems.

Some highlights:

/slaps hood you can fit so much trauma in these two

Both leads get sobbing breakdowns that happen on screen. The actors are incredible at crying

Both leads get much-needed hugs

The absolute devotion between the two of them. The shared history that lives in their dialogue and how they work together like people who have been each other's Most Important Person for literal decades

I mean, I'm talking in-canon Orpheus and Eurydice reference level of devotion here

The protective way Charles puts himself physically between Edwin and damn near every threat in the show

They're just fun together. Their interactions and banter and how they work as a team is a delight

Their shared plot arc literally involves them learning to talk to each other and communicate more so that they can be there for one another about their respective issues

The symbolism. God. They are metaphorically and literally one another's light in the darkness

But what about stuff that isn't the main duo? Just wait, there's more:

This show is unabashedly, unapologetically queer. It's there in the text and the subtext. The whole show lives and breathes it

So many good, complex, well-written female characters. The Bechdel test gets blown straight out of the water in episode one and they never look back. Headstrong amnesiac psychic learning to be a better person! Quirky meta commentary matchmaker! Cynical lesbian butcher! Delightfully sadistic witch! They are all amazing.

[audience voice] But I'm here for the hurt/comfort. How can I whump ghosts? Worry not, my friends. Canon has you covered. Not only are there ways, there are ways that happen on-screen. The hurt/comfort and rescue are also on-screen. Yes, it is amazing

Absolute chaos, really cool supernatural cases and creatures, a surprising amount of humor, charming writing, and a cast that absolutely nails it on the acting and chemistry

There is an extremely suggestive trickster type who is also the king of cats. He's a cat in human form. He hits on Edwin nonstop. Charles gets blisteringly jealous

All of the leads have well-thought-through, fully developed, emotional character arcs. They're all messy and flawed and sometimes lash out in their pain, but at turns can be incredibly supportive and kind and loyal

A character who is a crow who is also a boy, who is tortured by his witch/creator and also is crushing hard on one of the leads

There are so many incredible details in the setting, costume choices, prop decisions, etc. that you only catch after you know what it's laying the groundwork for. The level of care that went into this show is phenomenal

It's only eight episodes. The time investment barrier to entry could not possibly be lower

Anyway, tl;dr, if any of this sounds appealing to you, you should give this show a watch.

Dead Boy Detectives is well worth your time. It's easily my favorite show in years.

[angelobscenity]

my favorite pathetic gay x mean lesbian duo

[meangirls-imagines]

Could I request a Leighton x reader one shot where Leighton just recently came out and is new to the whole lesbian flirting thing so she tries to find out if reader is gay with the help of questionable internet advice?

Gaydar Issues

Description: Leighton is new to the Essex queer community and unlike her confident persona, she has no idea how to flirt. She meets Reader and develops a crush on her. She should not have gone to her roommates for help.

WARNINGS: fluffy as fuck, leighton being a gay baby, her roommates being dumb, leighton gay panicking.

Okay.

In hindsight, Leighton knew she shouldn't have gone to her roommates for queer flirting advice.

She had no other options.

Let's recap.

Ever since Leighton came out, she had found it difficult to talk to women in person and not behind a screen. She was two different people.

One had a seductive aura, luring her hookups in with a single smirk and making them see stars by the end of the night.

The other was a shy, nervous girl who had no idea how to flirt.

Leighton was struggling. She had tried to talk to Nico about it but him being a guy, gave her flirting tips that he does, which were gross. She tried to talk to Willow about it but the girl was no help. She flirted with athletes, who she had something in common with.

That was it! Leighton just needed to find someone who had something in common with her! Easy peasy.

Plot twist: it's not so easy peasy.

Leighton had decided to scout out her math class to see if she had any hot female students in there with her. She had one, and she had already hooked up with her and didn't really feel anything with her.

It had gotten to a point where Leighton was starting to give up, but as she walked out of class, she saw the most gorgeous girl talking to Bela, of all people.

Leighton froze as she looked at the girl. She was stunning, the smile she was giving Bela was melting Leighton's heart. The girl had on some black skinny jeans, white converse, a white crop top and a jean jacket on.

Leighton could tell she had great fashion sense, even if the outfit was casual. She could hear her laugh from where she stood and it became her favorite sound in the world. Before she could go over and introduce herself, the girl hugged Bela and walked the other direction.

Bela began walking towards Leighton as the blonde fell in step behind her.

"Hey Bela! How are you today?"

Bela looked at Leighton confused but played along. "I'm...fine. Leighton, are you okay? You never ask about my day." The blonde smiled at her. "What are you talking about? I always ask about your day. I had a question."

Bela laughed, "There it is." Leighton rolled her eyes. "That girl you were talking to, who was she?"

Bela smirked. "That's Y/N. I'm trying to get her to join my comedy club. Girl is hilarious." Leighton nodded. "Yeah. Could you introduce me?"

Bela smiled. "Ooh does someone have a crush?" Leighton blushed hard. "Bela! Just because I'm a lesbian doesn't mean I have a crush on every girl!." Bela smirked again. "Yeah, yeah. I'll introduce you."

The next day, Leighton was walking across the campus courtyard when her name was yelled. She turned to see Bela and Y/N walking towards her. She instantly got nervous as the duo approached her. She straightened herself up and smiled at the two.

"Hey Bela!" The duo reached her as Bela held out an arm. "Y/N, this is Leighton. Leighton, this is Y/N, the newest member of my comedy club!" Y/N stuck her hand out for Leighton to shake. The blonde shook it, thinking about how soft her hands were before snapping back.

"Congrats! Bela was telling me how funny you are!" Y/N blushed. "Thank you! It's so nice to finally meet you! Bela has told me a lot about you, though she didn't mention how pretty you are."

Leighton's jaw dropped. A blush took over her features as she stuttered on her words. Y/N smirked and looked at Bela. "I'll see you later okay? Bye guys!" She walked off as Bela stared at Leighton shocked.

"Leighton. Are you blushing?" Leighton shook herself off and glared at Bela. "I am not!" She stomped off as Bela smirked. She pulled her phone out and texted Whitney and Kimberly.

"Leighton needs an intervention."

Leighton didn't know what to expect when she got back to her dorm, but it wasn't her roommates staring at her. It scared the shit out of her. "What the hell are you guys doing?" Kimberly gestured to the couch. "Please sit."

Leighton sat and looked at them confused. "What is happening?" Whitney sighed. "Leighton, it's come to our attention that you don't know how to talk to girls. We are here to help you."

Leighton's jaw dropped as she slowly turned to glare at Bela. "You told?!" Bela sighed. "I'm sorry! But you need help. Y/N is so into you!" Leighton glared at Bela. "Do you know if she's even gay?" Bela sat silently for a few seconds. "Uhh...no?"

Leighton pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed.

Whitney decided to save Bela. "She told us Y/N called you pretty! That's a sign, right?" Leighton directed her glare to Whitney now. "Girls call each other pretty all the time Whitney!"

Kimberly, ever the voice of reason, finally spoke. "Leighton, I think for now, talk to her, get to know her, and then maybe if she's comfortable, she'll tell you. But don't just outright ask her. So that way, if she isn't, you can remain friends."

The room was silent for a moment before Whitney and Bela voiced their disagreement of the plan and began to bicker about how Leighton should handle it.

Leighton was stuck on Kimberly's words. "Talk to her." "Get to know her"

That's what Leighton was going to do.

She spotted Y/N the next day walking out of the library and quickened her pace to catch up. "Y/N!" The girl turned and saw Leighton. A bright smile came across her face as she waved. "Hi Leighton! How are you?" Leighton fell into step with Y/N. "I'm good! I actually wanted to ask you something."

Y/N nodded. "Ask away." Leighton took a deep breath and asked the question. "Do you maybe wanna hang out, later? We can study together in the library. If you want!" Y/N blushed and nodded. "Yeah, sure! Can I get your number?"

Leighton felt her heart rate increase. She handed her phone over to Y/N, who put her number in quickly before handing it back. "Text me when you wanna meet up later." Leighton nodded before the girl smiled at the blonde and walked off.

Leighton fought the urge to do a happy dance.

Step one, done.

After a few weeks of hanging out with Y/N, Leighton discovered she was down badly for this girl. The more they hung out, the more Leighon's crush grew. Her roommates tried to hype her up to ask the girl out, but she didn't want to embarrass herself.

It all came to a head one day at lunch, the day that the roommates deemed, "their baby gay grew up".

Leighton was sitting at the table with her roommates eating lunch when Y/N approached. "Hey guys!" The girls greeted Y/N, not so subtly looking at Leighton, who blushed.

"Hi Leighton." The blonde smiled and quietly said hi back. Y/N cleared her throat. "If you weren't doing anything tonight, would you maybe wanna go to dinner and a movie tonight? I know this really good burger place a few miles from school."

Leighton blushed. Her brain was unable to function and she stuttered on her words once again.

Kimberly answered for her. "She would love to! She doesn't have any plans tonight!" Y/N smiled and looked at the girl. "Great! I'll pick you up at say 6:30? Dress casual." Leighton nodded as the girl walked off.

Her roommates squealed as the girl blushed harder. "We told you she was gay! You got a date!" Leighton smiled at how happy her girls were for her, joining in on the squealing, not noticing Y/N watching with a wide grin.

When Leighton came home later that night, hearts in her eyes and swollen lips, the roommates squealed again, sitting her down and making her give them the details.

Their baby gay really had grown up.

[nat-20s]

Seen people describe The Doctor and Donna's relationship as a sibling dynamic but I think that's only true for some Doctors with Donna so here's a definitive list of which nuwhodoctordonna pairs are and aren't siblings:

NineDonna: No. They are randomly assigned roommates that become the most annoying best friends in the world. Literally the worst fucking people in existence to third wheel for, you're in a constant state of "what the FUCK are you two talking about???"

TenDonna: No. Something much weirder going on for them. I once saw someone describe them as "whatever dr doofensmirtz and perry have going on but platonic" and that's lived in my head rent free ever since. Yes Ten WOULD physically strap Donna to himself in order to confront his parents and then when it went poorly they would watch the sunset and he would tell her that she was his rock. Also very gay best friend and woman on another one of their little adventures/ a lesbian and her favorite himbo. Who's the gay best friend/woman/lesbian/himbo changes on a whim <3 Truly the icons of sticking two freak bi people with unfettered adhd together and seeing what happens

ElevenDonna: okay Yes. that is her little brother that's like 30 times older than her and she is treating him accordingly. (so so so mean but will also kick people in the shins for being nasty to him)

TwelveDonna: Sort of. Less your typical sibling dynamic and more like stepsiblings that only became stepsiblings well into their 30s and have decided to unionize. In another life they would've been a vaudeville duo that are also conmen.

ThirteenDonna: No. Not a single soul knows whatever the fuck those two have going on between them, least of all them. Probably like. The somewhat healthier mirror version of whatever the fuck The Doctor and Spymaster have going on. One time 13 sighs oh so sadly and is like "i wish i could be donna's lap dog" and when the master asks, "Like in a horny way, or???" Thirteen replies, "I don't know I just think if Donna could carry me around everywhere life would be significantly better and I could have an easier time seeing beauty in the universe again." and the master is like. "have you maybe considered prozac" and the doctor says "WELL I WOULDN'T NEED PROZAC IF I WAS DONNA'S LAP DOG NOW WOULD I??"

FourteenDonna: no. QUEER PLATONIC SPOUSES OF ALL FUCKING TIIIIMMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FifteenDonna: Not quite. I think they more have the vibe of like cousins that go to family functions and always seek each other out bc they have a mutual case of "you're the only bitch in this room that I respect. You're the only motherfucker in this house that can handle me." Both of them volunteer to "chaperone" the kids table bc if Donna has to hear one more word from their uncle who won't shut up about how great brexit is she's shoving his face in the mashed potatoes and fifteen is just going to be like "you're doing amazing sweetie"

[angst-star]

Can we just talk about how soap is so high up on our favorite back ground (s2 wise calm down) objects? Here are some

Soap headcanons!

Mentions agere and angst!

1. Soap and Tissues have major beef, but it's the funny kind where they have no idea how it really started only that one of them WILL END IT-

2. Soaps a caregiver, extremely helpful to those having a hard time going small. Ready to clean a dropped pacifier in a MOMENTS NOTICE

3. Soaps a lesbian, she loves her platonic girlfriend mic and mics evil gf taco

4. Soap and Trophy dated very very briefly but quickly realized that one; they are both gay asf, and two; they Lowkey hate eachother in a "your my bestie but your so damn ANNOYING!!"

5. Knife confides in Soap a lot, it could be as a smaller one he feels comforted in her but he likes to talk to her about things that bother him, they have a older sister, younger brother relationship!

6. Soap and OJ are an awesome duo in making sure everyone's okay after any disaster, after everyone comes back (in our au!) and Mephone gets the force field up their the first to be in calming everyone down and somewhere safe to relax.

7. Soap still struggles in her cleaning methods, it's a scoping mechanism to help her feel safe and she does regress sometimes but often paper, tissues and mic are extremely patient with her and help her turn to more calming methods

8. Sometimes Soaps closer friends will wake up in the middle of the night to find her scrubbing the spot she was caught by X phone, had to be pulled away as she started to hurt her hands from the pressure

9. Soap really likes puzzles and neat crafts, loves having a play group for the smaller ones once a week to let them relax and enjoy themselves.

10. Soap kinda the older sister of the s2 losing contestants group, always ready to lend an ear and also be annoyed by some very silly (cheesy especially) shenanigans

Curious of our HC’s for other characters? Feel free to ask in our inbox with a doodle request!

Also sorry for some awful reason there is barely any soap gifs and this is what we could find lolll

[doogieverse]

Sonic Shipping

Shipping characters from a franchise where there aren't really any canon relationships is very... interesting. Let's get into it.

Sidenote: I'm not covering every possible ship, just ones I have something to say about. Also can we come up with better ship names please? Thanks.

Sonic x Amy So everyone knows SonAmy, it certainly is a ship. I like the trope of "head over heels" x "uninterested tease", but Sonic gives Amy nothing. And more often than not, Amy's character is completely reduced to being in love with Sonic. Sega has gotten better about the latter in recent years, at least. I still don't find this ship very appealing— I get it, but it's not for me. However, people have been theorizing that in the fourth movie, Sonic will be the one with the unrequited crush. That would be a super interesting shift in dynamic, and I'd definitely be more invested if that happens.

Metal Sonic x Amy Okay this is a bit more interesting. Metal Sonic is an incredibly tragic character— someone who full heartedly believes he is someone else, yet can never seem to quite match his strength. He's been labeled a failure by Eggman, and is continuously beaten and broken until he is less than Sonic. Amy, on the other hand, is kind and caring to all creatures, so naturally she sees the best in Metal. It's cute seeing him be treated with love for the first time, like a lost little puppy. I think this relationship is strictly romantic (personally, I think Metal is autistic and asexual) but it's something they both need. Very cute.

Sonic x Knuckles Knuckles acts as a great foil to Sonic. Where Sonic is free-spirited and wild, Knuckles is disciplined, and stuck protecting Angel Island and the Master Emerald. Honestly, he might even be a better foil than Shadow, who sort of just shows up out of nowhere. They're more so symbolic opposites, in my opinion. At the same time, Sonic and Knuckles are friends, where as Shadow didn't even show up to Sonic's birthday party </3 It's hard to imagine enemies to lovers when they're stuck in the Friend Zone. Decent ship, not really for me.

Sonic x Shadow I mean what do I have to say. This is The Ship of the fandom. Unpopular opinion, but I don't care about Shadow that much :-/ So even though this ship is skibidi sigma slay and I totally agree with it, it's not my favorite. It's still endgame though.

Shadow x Amy They're besties and that's that.

Shadow x Rouge Shadow and Rouge are obviously a gay/lesbian duo, so I don't understand the appeal. I do love them as friends though.

Knuckles x Rouge It's so gooood. They're always bickering, always at odds, and yet they can't resist each other. I love Rebel Rouge and Renegade Knucks from Prime, so good. I'm not usually one for straight ships, but in my mind its bi4bi so we're safe.

Silver x Blaze I love them as friends, they're both autistic and asexual <3 However, I disagree with shipping them romantically. To me, they're another iconic gay/lesbian duo. For those who've read Homestuck, they're basically moirails.

Sonic x Blaze I was a bit of a hater at first, but I've grown to somewhat like it. They have some cute moments, especially in the IDW comics. I like to think that Blaze has unrequited feelings for Sonic, but it's just something she likes to think about from time to time. They're not necessarily romantic feelings, but she loves how he challenges her, and strives to be as carefree as he is.

Sonic x Silver I love gay hedgehogs as much as the next guy, but I just don't get this one. Maybe that'll change after I play Sonic 06, but as much as I want to love it, I just find it mediocre.

Silver x Espio I truly did not understand this at first. I thought someone just took their two favorite characters and made them kiss. However, after reading the IDW comics, I still didn't understand it. Then I looked at ship art and thought about it more and I kind of like it. They have surprisingly similar personalities and interests, but are just different enough to be unique. I think they're both ace, but Espio definitely leans a bit more towards allosexual. I love the idea of him trying to kiss Silver, but he gets flustered and shy.

Vector x Vanilla They're so silly!! Oh man I was floored when I first read the IDW comics and learned that Vector was into milfs. I also didn't realize he was twenty— I like the idea of him being fresh into the dating people as a young adult; he could have anyone he wants, and he goes straight for Cream's mom. It's so iconic, and Vanilla seems into it if you ask me...

Tails x Cosmo I need to watch Sonic X before deciding if I like this or not. I at least know that they touch upon it in the show, so I can at least understand it.

Tails x Cream There's not much merritt to this, in my opinion. I feel like people ship them just because they're both children— which I guess is fine? Personally, I don't like shipping children because they don't have the same concepts of love and romance that adults, or even teens, do. Nonetheless, I like Tails and I like Cream, so who knows. Maybe it would be a good ship.

Charmy x Cream I've seen so many future AUs where Vector and Espio leave the Chaotix, and Charmy continues it with Cream, and it feels so right to me. I wouldn't ship them romantically, but I love that they're detective partners.

Whisper x Tangle I mean they're basically canon. Both great characters, and both them and their friendship have great arcs. Personally, I don't see them being very sexual? Maybe they're ace4ace, or platonic soulmates, or whatever term you could come up with. Either way, they belong with each other <3

Surge x Amy At first, I thought people just wanted toxic yuri. Of course there's merritt to that, but it wasn't for me. Then I thought about how Surge is a parallel to Sonic, and it started making sense. They don't have enough interactions for me to be interested, but I hope that changes.

Dr. Robotnik x Agent Stone Do I even have to say anything.

Here's what I consider canon/endgame in my own mind (as described above): - Sonic x Shadow - Charmy x Cream - Metal Sonic x Amy - Vector x Vanilla - Knuckles x Rouge - Whisper x Tangle - Silver x Espio - Robotnik x Stone

Addendum: I love learning about rare pairs and seeing what dynamics come out, even though they're usually a bust. Let me know if there are any good ships I missed.

[liondrakes]

Transitioning Into A Beastman

Examining My Gender, Humanity, and Nonhumanity Through Transspecies Identity

by Sivaan of Candlekeep

Blurb: A personal essay in which I discuss the connections between my identity as a boi and my identity as a beastman through non-normative role models for my masculinity. Much of this is discussed in relation to being transspecies.

I owe much of my masculinity to two groups: masculine-of-center lesbians and other gender-nonconforming queer people in the black community and furry characters of the bara variety. Odd combination at first glance, yeah?

It makes perfect sense from where I stand. I’m a beastman— as in an individual who has the qualities of a beast and a human, not a man (gender) who happens to be a beast. I'm also what's called a "boi", an overlooked identity that sprung up from the black queer community referring to individuals whose masculinity is not cisheteronormative.

I am transmasculine and genderqueer, plain and simple. That said, being a boi’s still an intrinsic way of life for me. Boi simultaneously is its own thing and incorporated into the specifics of my gender identity. It cuts deeper into my queerness through my cultural experiences and connections. It also cuts into my sense of self outside of an anthropocentric lens.

I am transspecies. My idea of masculinity isn’t conceptualized in the same way as most cisgender, heterosexual, and typically (ortho)human men. I guess one could say I am a “beast boi” in this regard.

The kind of masculinity I admire is the confidence and unapologetic self-love of an aggressive. I also admire the proud disposition of an anthropomorphic bear, one whose build is akin to a bear in the queer-specific sense. That’s the kind of masculinity I want to embody for myself.

But it’s not all about the looks. It begs two questions. Where does boi come from, and why is it relevant to my transspecies identity?

The history of the term has bounced around different spots within the LGBTQ+ community. From butches and tomboys to transgender men and other transmasculine folks, that's the flavor of queer you'll find amongst bois. One group who’s established communal bonds and created initiatives through boi identity is bklyn boihood; I personally recommend Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity, a collection of essays, stories, and poetry created by members of the organization. I read it within the past year, and it’s personally one of my favorite books of all time.

A year after I came out as transmasculine, I discovered this term through the now defunct Queer Undefined website. Curious, I decided to look into it and learned more from Evan Urquhart's article on the subculture:

"The first major recorded use is attributed to rapper Big Boi (Antwan André Patton) of the duo Outkast, which formed in 1992. The I in Big Boi came from a street spelling of boy in the Black community in the early 1990s or before... Not long afterward, the gay community began using boi to mean a young, attractive gay man, as on the cover of XY magazine in 2000. Concurrently, boi came to be applied not only to men but also to boyish young women—originally young women in skateboarding. By 2003, the dominant definition on Urban Dictionary was a young butch lesbian, and so it remained until 2016."

“Boi was, and is, an identity term, primarily used by people of color, that traverses the messy, occasionally overlapping space that encompasses masculine women, nonbinary transmasculine people, and transgender men. (An earlier word, butch, pulls off a similar trick of spanning communities that are in the process of pulling apart.)"

If my interest wasn’t piqued before, it sure was right then and there. I’ve known for a while that my blackness plays a significant part in my queerness, even before I came to terms with my transmasculinity. The scope of my race and culture has touched on every facet of my selfhood.

The overall culture of black, queer people in the U.S. was extremely important in shaping how I understood queerness. Femme queens and butch queens, aggressives and studs, same-gender-loving people (SGLs), that’s the realm of queerness I knew. Some cases may not be black-exclusive nowadays (for example: ballroom), but all of it did come up from my people, our history, and our relationships with queer identity.

So how does that intersect with my species?

Prior to joining the alterhuman community, I also identified with queer masculinity as seen in a particular subculture. For a lack of better words, something awakened in me when I discovered bara media within the furry community. There’s the attraction element, yes, but more importantly, it was their presentation that drew me in. I developed a personal attachment to these strong, beastly, and burly characters for reasons that I couldn’t quite explain yet. This attachment did not form for their human counterparts, however. My view of those characters was exclusively from a place of attraction.

At the time, I saw it as my preferred content within the subculture. I'll admit I was too young to be checking out things like Nekojishi, and I waited until college to actually engage with them. Nonetheless, I really clicked with these sorts of characters. This was applicable to characters that weren't specifically made within this subset of the furry community as well; characters such as Kumatetsu and Kimahri Ronso also resonated with me as ideal models of masculinity.

There's barely any overlap between this and the queer culture I've come to know in my youth. The only similarity between the two was the fact that each emerge from queer people of color, considering that this subset of furry media is based on the art and literature of Japanese gay men. That said, it is dependent on the artist whether or not they're fine with referring to their art and/or literature as "bara"; I certainly wouldn't recommend saying this in referral to the creative(s) themselves as bara has its roots as a pejorative term. Think of it in the similar vein as not all folks wanting to be labeled as queer within the western LGBTQ+ community.

Despite the absence of an overlap, I've come to establish my own connections between these snapshots of queer identity. I liken my experiences with species to my experiences with gender on account of their growth. Each began as a trek into the unknown. These were possibilities hidden within myself, and I approached it with confusion and uncertainty for the most part. Yet, I was full with the desire to explore. My worries didn’t stop me from combing through my introspections and fishing for insights from my surrounding communities, hoping to better understand what my relationship to either concept was.

That’s why it felt so right to call myself transspecies. I’m sure it’s why it felt so right to call myself a beastman, too. To be a beastman is an inherently transformative experience, no different than how it is for me as a transmasc and as a genderqueer person.

Transspecies feels a lot like boi in the sense that it’s not only a broad label, but it’s reflective of my way of life in this community. It emphasizes on the discovery and intimacy I feel in taking this personal path, fully embracing myself instead of prioritizing what my society deems as “acceptable”.

I am transitioning into a beastman. Simple as that.

I maintain my body hair not only as a preference for my presentation but also in resonance with my transspecies identity. I relish in the feeling of my body hair as well as faux fur clothing because it feels as though I have a body completely covered in fur. This euphoria is an additional reason for me to go on testosterone in the future. I have no interest in pursuing body surgery, but hormones have been something I’ve sat with for a while now and am now confident that I want to pursue. This is to affirm my masculinity and my beastliness, respectively.

My wild relatives are a part of my transness as well. Be it lions, antelopes, vultures or badgers, I am one of them. I associate them with my gender goals, just as much as I do with fellow masculine-of-center queer people of color. Those goals range anywhere from maned lionesses like Mmamoriri to the Hrothgar of Final Fantasy XIV, leaving me with a diverse array of gender expression woven from the natural world and elements of human society.

I’ve been stretched out and contorted into something strange and beautiful. In both the transgender community and the nonhuman community, I am someone whose views on either experience are shifting sands of possibility. Many won’t like it. Some may feel the same as me. Some will not care at all. Regardless, that is how those identities intersect for me. I am a self-made beastman.

“Beastman” also suits me as a general label for my animality. It’s somewhat relative to therianthropy, specifically therianthropy in its original mythic context. Though when it comes to humanity and nonhumanity, this experience is holistic. The nonhuman animal is inseparable from the human animal. I’ve considered the possibility of having a beastman kintype or theriotype in the past. Much like my beastman identity now, these speculated ‘types were similar to Japanese juujin characters and other beastmen in fictional media. Yet, I’ve found that being transspecies, or a transbeast, was a more accurate descriptor for my experience.

Furthermore, one of my prominent phantom bodies is my ideal self as a beastman. This phantom body takes the shape of a humanoid lion or gemsbok with a stocky build. Occasionally, this body takes the shape of a humanoid honey badger or lammergeier as well. Besides those four, I’m rarely any other animal species within my beastman identity. Instead, those identities remain as constels.

Either way, I’m some form of African wildlife with a human-like physique. The parts of this phantom body are sensitive as well. My tail is always swishing behind me, and my ears (when applicable) are quite reactive no matter the situation. I get a little dysphoric at the lack of fur or feathers along my body, but those feelings don’t always linger. They’re infrequent, thankfully. Otherwise, that’d be a massive inconvenience to wrestle with.

That aside, this is how I perceive myself on a daily basis. It’s not that I don’t relate to the general sentiments surrounding nonhuman identity. Most of my *anistels are experienced as they appear on Earth, in their sources, or whatever mythos they stem from. I’m no stranger to having a fully animal perspective. Yet, this union between humanity and nonhumanity is more prominent to me than anything else within the scope of my animality. It’s why I tend to have a sophont perspective.

*Constels that are species of animals. Relative to constelic identity.

I am proudly and passionately someone whose nonhumanity doesn’t reject humanity, but rather, incorporates into my beastly nature.

I am an uncanny individual standing on two legs, acting as a human would, but once I open my mouth, my words are carried by a low rumble. Whether I bellow, grunt, growl or stay silent, I present myself in an unorthodox manner. I’d say it’s best compared to a maned lioness like before: visibly masculine yet not quite applicable to any binary that’s put upon nature. I’m not exactly male or female under the surface, and more notably, I’m not entirely human either.

I have the head of a nonhuman animal. I have fur or feathers completely covering my body, adorning me with their patterns. I have a snout or a beak and a tail or tail feathers. I have retractable claws at the edge of my fingertips and talons at the tip of my feet. I have an animal’s eyes. I have an animal’s horns. I engage with the world of men and have no qualms living in said world, yet I’m clearly not interchangeable with your average human.

Comparatively, I’m not interchangeable with my standard animal species either. I have human characteristics that set me apart from my fully nonhuman counterparts. I am exactly those animals, just in a complex and rather queer position.

I am a boi. I am a beastman. I am a beast boi, even. My sense of self is not cisheteronormative nor does it align with orthohumanity.

In being transspecies, transgender, and a reminder of my communities’ often silenced perspectives, I’ve come to terms with the fact that my species identity is inherently queer. I recognize that’s not the case for everyone else, but I refuse to disregard these connections in context to myself.

My gender identity and species identity are so deeply intertwined as personal discoveries that I’d be kidding myself if I kept ignoring their relevance to each other. The same happened in the case of my race and my gender. Although discovery had nothing to do with my cultural background, I’ve held the belief that said cultural background was pivotal in building my relationship with gender. After all, it was through my ethnic community that I began exploring and finding meaning in my own queer identity.

I’d argue it’s come full circle now, seeing that I’ve also written on the relevance of my blackness to my alterhumanity. I don’t expect others to readily understand where I am coming from, especially when some folks still argue over whether or not transspecies is a “valid” enough descriptor for one’s species identity.

Nonetheless, I know what my identity looks like. I’m fond of the nuances between these experiences and the ways in which I’ve bridged them together. They’ve brought about some truly remarkable moments in my life that I can’t imagine going without. I look forward to many more for the journeys ahead.

[stilllsage]

My opinions on Lottie ships because she's shipped with basically everyone (my qualifications are that I'm a lesbian)

Btw I have no clue if some of these are the real ship names but I just chose what feels right to me

(🦝) Lottienat:

- I LOVE LOTTIENAT. First season I didn't see it much, I had heard a bunch about them but I didn't personally ship it until season two, I think they have soo much chemistry and some pretty gay interactions (THE BATH SCENE). Such a cool ship though, and I love them in the adult storyline as well. Nat's whole "is that what we are?" line is very interesting, because it could be interpreted as they were more or less than that and I think they're so confusing and so interesting and I need more of them in S3 so bad.

(🐑) Lottielee:

- I adore Lottielee with my whole heart, I can never choose between Lottielee and Lottienat. Lottielee is sooo special to me and was my first ever yjs ship. I think their whole dynamic could've been so interesting to explore, and Laura Lee haunting Lottie all the way to her adult years is so interesting. Laura Lee was the one making Lottie believe she wasn't crazy and I think that's so beautiful. Rich girl and Christian girl just make sense I swearrr. I have soo much I could say about them so lmk if you want my in depth thoughts on that.

(🐻) Shautie:

- I don't have many thoughts about this ship besides how much I love the ship name. I think they could have an interesting dynamic, Shauna being more of a leader in a general way and Lottie being a leader in the wilderness/cult way. Ugh and the whole Lottie taking a beating from Shauna so she could let out her pain was so emotional. I think I could definitely explore them more. I'd definitely have to read more about them to actually have a big opinion, but two sad brown eyed girls always make for a good looking duo.

(🐰) Jackielot:

- Honestly, I donttt ship this one very much. I think I could probably hear someone out if they talked a little more about it but I can't really think of any scenes that could lead to that, and I don't believe that their dynamic would be too interesting or unique, and there's definitely better ones, but I don't hate it! I still think there could be potential, and if they had maybe explored it a little more I'm sure I could see it better.

(🐺) Tailot:

- I definitely see these two as more best friends but I wouldn't completely put this ship off the table. Taivan will always be my favorite Tai ship of course but I still think these two could have pretty cute potential. I think their dynamic is a realllyy good one though, the non-believer and the prophet cult girl hellooo omg. I might just have a bad memory (I usually only focus on the ships I personally ship) but I don't remember very many scenes between them besides for the ones where Lottie is defending Shauna against her. Still though, I think they're cool asf.

That's all for now, let me know if you want more of these or if you'd like my thoughts on ships for other characters. Though, I feel like I have a pretty generic taste so maybe this isn't as interesting as some others. Although, feel free to send in asks about certain ships and I could give a full explanation on those (please lottielee I have so much to say). Thanks for reading this whole thing, that's really cool.

[dandysworldhcs]

GhostBerry (connie x sprout) is my favorite ship so hc time

They are the fell frist fell harder troupe. Connie fell frist and sprout fell harder

They frist started to interact when cosmo asked connie to help them bake since she can reach the top shelfs(cosmo and connie convo)

Connie gets sprout to wear those cringey couple/duo shirts the shirts i made for them was "girlboss" and "boy failure"

Sprout as gotten use to Connie jump scaring him so if anyone else tries to scare him he just wont react

Connie will just spin/float in circles around him as he bakes bc it fun

Connie has ease dropped on sprout and cosmo baking to the ponit the two can tell when she is there (always)

Adding onto that she definitely found out sprout had a crush on her during those ease dropping

Sprouts scarf is a comfort item to him not telling most ppl toach it only people allowed are cosmo and connie and his handler

Both are really good at art so they did the panit each other trend and now have it framed

Most toon were surprise to find out they started dating bc they probably thought Sprout was gay and connie was lesbian (i see them as bi couple)

This is kinda stupid but Sprout studied what ghost can eat or something/ghost food or what ever ghost eat if they can and baked them for Connie

Anyways hope yall are having a amazing day and i send so many hcs that i think i should just and im pretty sure its not taken but drop this (if it is umm oppies)

Ghostberry anon :3

(I have a favorite ship can you tell)

Bi sprout and connie my beloved......thank u for this ghostberry anon, very cute ship name

[luciferten]

There is a CRIMINAL lack of Bill Potts & 12 fanfiction where the FUCK are you guys putting my favorite gay uncle and lesbian niece duo????!!!