#not to shamelessly self promote but...

[nopoodles]

"Quite the bruises you've got there." "Didn't you hear?" Nat's dandy tone was second nature at this point, easy to use and thick as treacle. "Purple and green are all the rage this year in Sirap, and everybody knows Sirap makes the fashions." The pirate blinked, head flinching back for just an instant. "And what family member of yours has taken you to Sirap?" Nat laughed, tilting their chin up to expose their throat, even as their heart thundered against their sternum. This was a more dangerous game than any Nat had played before. "Silly pirate, you don't need to go to Sirap to hear about the fashions. That's what magazines are for." "Fucking dandy," Felitabby snarled. The animosity didn't matter. Nat didn't care. Or at least couldn't devote any time to that stab of rejection. They had a role to play here, as surely as they did at home. "Who are you?” the pirate demanded. “And for that matter, since you clearly know, who is he?" "Aw, Peaches," they teased gently, touching a finger to the pirate's crooked nose, ignoring the way even that little motion sent a burning ache up their arm. "You don't get to just ask a dandy something, you have to make an offering first." "You do not seem afraid of being hurt." "Let's be honest here, Peaches. If you want to hurt me, you will." "But you can do things to alleviate the risk." "No." Nat shook their head, eyes landing on the pirate's scuffed boots. "That's just what people like to tell you. To convince you that their choice is your fault. Ultimately, you have decided already whether you are willing to hurt me or not. My own actions have little to no say in the matter. Why scrabble for the desperate attempt to prevent a pain that will come either way? Why delay what could happen now?" They met his eyes, the same colour as the lantern light and lowered their voice to a whisper. "If you want to kill me, pirate, you might as well get it over with and use it to instil fear in the others." "You are not afraid?" "Now, I didn't say that." Nat let out that practised, dandified laugh again. "I'm in a cell on a pirate ship with three supposed allies who hate my guts. Only a fool would be unafraid. And I may be many things, pirate, but I am not a fool."

Not The Fighting Kind by Will Soulsby-McCreath is the first part of Not That Kind Of Dandy

Available in signed paperback and from other retailers in eBook and regular paperback.

Not That Kind Of Dandy is an adult fantasy that sits in a world similar to our own during the regency or victorian era but with the inclusion of magic in the pirate domain of the Unknown World and Lieges and Mxs being welcome in high society.

For more info head to WillSoulsbyMcCreath.com

[nopoodles]

If I may

Unlicensed Delivery by Will Soulsby-McCreath - a sci-fi space opera a la campy 60s star trek. Matter is bi + trans/nonbinary

Not That Kind Of Dandy Duology by Will Soulsby-McCreath - a pseudo-historical pirate fantasy. Nat (MC) is bi + trans/nonbinary

Happy trans awareness week! Allow me to make you aware of these trans bisexuals

Books listed:

Hugged by Verity Ritchie

Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao

Minuet by A.M. Leibowitz

The Anonymous Letters of C Forestier by Felicia Davin

Foxhunt (Foxhunt, #1) by Rem Wigmore

The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard

Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton and Becca Podos

How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans

[overkill-max]

Cruz x Aaliyah Fanfics:

Here is a shameless plug of my Cruz x Aaliyah fics by order of popularity on AO3:

1. Duty and Desire aka The Bodyguard AU

Aaliyah is an FBI agent that does interrogations. Cruz is assigned to protect her.

2. The Arrangement aka The Fake Marriage AU

What starts off as a fake marriage with only one bed, turns into something real for them both.

3. Hard To Forget aka The Canon Adjacent Fix-It AU

Where Cruz makes different choices that ripple into her admitting who she is to Aaliyah before the wedding.

4. Love and War aka The War Correspondent AU

Aaliyah is a war correspondent and Cruz is a Marine that protects her.

5. Second Chances aka The Man on Fire AU

Aaliyah is a rich milf that wants her daughter to be safe, she hires Cruz to protect her and sparks fly.

6. Brave Enough To Love aka The Rescue Me AU

Cruz chooses Aaliyah over the mission but Aaliyah gets married anyway. It's a mistake and she asks Cruz to come rescue her.

7. Tutor Me aka The Learning How To Drive AU

College AU where Aaliyah and Cruz help each other become better and fall in love in the process.

8. The Lost Mask aka The Sexy Treasure Hunter AU

Cruz and Aaliyah go on an adventure and fall in love.

9. Your Country Needs More aka The Speculative Futures AU

Joe uses Aaliyah to manipulate Cruz back into doing her bidding. Written before season 2 aired, so it was wild speculation.

10. First Date: Take Two aka The First Date AU

A fluffy take on Cruz and Aaliyah getting a second shot at getting things right.

11. Queen of the Sun aka The Warrior AU

The no plot, just vibes Cruz is an ancient warrior and falls in love with Aaliyah after being captured fic.

12. Announcement No. 746 aka The Mail-Order Bride AU

Historical fiction where Cruz is a mail-order bride and Aaliyah sugar momma's her way into her heart.

13. Once, We Were In Love aka The Last of the Mohicans AU

Another gay take on a classic movie. Cruz is a frontierswoman and Aaliyah is a gay lady trying to love another lady while action happens around them.

[elialys]

THE NEWSREADER | 1.02 | Helen x Dale - Helen's Outfits Part 2 [1]

A familiar, throbbing kind of humiliation squeezes Helen's heart and lungs at his pity-driven platitudes, all too aware that the core message in what he’s saying is that he doesn’t want to be seen with her, or to even be associated with her. It becomes clear in that moment that she may have completely misread the situation. That what she thought was a real connection and instant friendship was nothing more than pity, Dale too kind to dismiss her right away, not after he’d found her half-dead on the floor. [Caught in a Comet's Tail]

[nopoodles]

Hi,

Do you like fantasy? Because I have the Guardian Cadet Series - a classic fantasy, sword and sorcery series that starts with Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse. Merry wants to join the Brotherhood Of Guardians, there's just a few things standing in her way: her gender, her secret heritage, her penchant for questioning authority.

And I have Not That Kind Of Dandy, a pirate fantasy pseudo-historical duology which part one Not The Fighting Kind is out now and the second part comes out 17th September 2024 (plus a hardcover omnibus edition coming sometime 2025). Nat, a high society dandy, has been captured by pirates and we all know there is no place for a dandy on a pirate ship.

Or if you life sci-fi, I have:

Unlicensed Delivery, Inter-Planetary Alliance novels 1, a fun sci-fi romp perfect for fans of Becky Chambers' Wayfarers series or Star Trek: Lower Decks. Basti finally has his ship— a clunky cargo runner, second hand. It's a good job his best friend is one of the best engineers in the galaxy. Better still that he knows an expert pilot just itching to get off planet. And his husband is a Medical Officer. Now all they need is to pass their Deep Space Travel license with a stickler of an overseer that the pilot has already alienated.

Or a sci-fi dystopian short novel (200 pages), Welcome To Humanity is an allegorical narrative for what it's like to be neurodivergent/disabled/trans in the world today as told through cyborgs and Re-Animated people.

All of these books are available through my signed shop [a link] and also through most places you can buy books [also a link]

i want to read more books from people on here, and unfortunately, i struggle a lot with online reading. it’s much better for me to actually have the text on page in front of me.

SO!!!! this is an open call for all my tumblr writer friends to link/promote their published, purchasable books here! let me buy them and put them on my bookshelf please

[babymillennial]

“There ye are, little one,” Ellie says smiling, and Finn, for all his help, scoffs.

“Huh, I’ll be damned. It actually worked. And here I was thinking you’d finally gone batty.”

“Ye of little faith,” Ellie chides him, then looks back at Leola. “Do ye need help gettin’ up, little one? Finn can fly down and fetch ye, if need be. Would meself, but…” Ellie tilts her head to one side as one set of colorful pixie wings Leola only saw now lift up, demonstrating how they were stuck fast to each other. “’Fraid ma wings’ll be bound fer another fortnight at least. Got maself grounded fer bein too clever, ye ken?”

Leola giggles, not answering with words, but with magic, floating her little body up out of the deep hole she assessed must’ve once held her. Ellie blinks as she hops the rail onto the hardwood, turning to her and looking down at the little girl now standing beside her.

“Ah, no wings needed, it seems. Almost envy ye there. Almost. Now then,” Ellie shrugs, then leans down, pressing her hands to her knees as she meets Leola’s eye level.

—Two Roads Walked to the Same End, Chapter 1: Starlight

[ithinkitsdashingshop]

Good news! After doing the maths, I realised I could lower the prices even further-

So, yes. Moving from etsy to Ko-fi... messy. And I was (am) really nervous about losing all my good ratings and reviews (though they are still visible if you look at my etsy page, I think?), making no sells at all, etc... and yes that is still a worry.

However. After taking a closer look at the numbers once I made a sale and seeing that the cut paypal takes is slightly smaller than I anticipated, I have now lowered the prices :)

(I also want to point out that the shipping fee is per order, NOT per item.)

[angellayercake]

If, like me, you are feeling a sad about the anniversary of our favourite Papa's demise I welcome you to join me in delusion. In these delusions he is alive and well, navigating his retirement and of course falling in love with you!!

Banchetto | tumblr | ao3 | wip

In the immediate aftermath of his removal from the Ghost Project Papa Emeritus III struggles to find a reason to continue. He falls into a depression his physical and mental health deteriorating until his brothers decided to step in. They recruit you, a talented chef who usually works in the Abbey kitchens, to act as his personal chef to help him get back to some normality. At first you think you are not up for the challenge, hardly able to get him to eat a bite but as you get to know him better the problem becomes remaining professional when there is so much more to him then his Papa persona.

Pastimes for a Retired Papa | tumblr 1 2 3 4 | ao3

The Ghost Project isn't the only business the Clergy uses to spread the message of Satan. After his abrupt removal from power Papa Emeritus III choses to spend his time at the Ministry's Resort and Spa furthering his mission to proliferate the female orgasm. When you are recommended the exclusive services of the Ministry Spa by a friend to help relive some stress what will you make of the enigmatic masseuse and will one appointment be enough?

[nopoodles]

Do you like sci-fi space romps?

Unlicensed Delivery is the first in the Inter-Planetary Alliance series and is perfect for fans of Star Trek: Lower Decks

Basti finally has his ship, a clunky second-hand cargo runner. He's invited his crew: the best engineer he's ever known, a pilot just itching to get back into the stars*, and his husband, a renowned medical officer. Now he just needs them to pass their license.

*Matter is the pilot and they have a chronic pain condition. One that isn't specified, doesn't have a label, but with which they live every day. (Pain flare on page). It's not the point of the book, or even their character arc, it's just part of their life.

You can read chapter 1 for free and meet Matter right here [link]

Really in need of some physical disability rep in film and books, especially casual rep. Can anyone recommend?

[nopoodles]

Some confusion is normal.You will be housed in the Newly Re-Animated Suites (N-RAS) for two weeks.

From there you will be collected by your sponsor.

DO NOT try to unlock your memories.

DO NOT try to upgrade your mechanics at home or in a chop shop.

If you are having difficulties, talk to your sponsor.And then in bigger, red letters: Welcome To Your New Life.

Ravi read and re-read the last sentence. Welcome to your new life. A new life. Was that a good thing? Did it depend entirely on the life that came before? The life Ravi had no hope of remembering thanks to the chip installed in his brain.

He had read the statement at least fifty times already, each time triggering new thoughts about who he once was. Even so, his eyes scanned over it once more as his right hand fisted and unfisted of its own accord, halfway through the word ‘your’ when the wall exploded, jumping toward him.

Leaping to his feet, Ravi found himself in a combat stance. A person emerged through the dust that had once been a recycled plastic wall. Deep brown eyes raked over Ravi: Examining, assessing.

"Petite," they called over their shoulder. "This is the wrong room." Flicking their head back to face Ravi disturbed their choppy pale hair so it fell into their eyes.

Their sturdy black boots picked their way over the pile of plastic that used to be a wall as they tugged at the collar of the white jacket that could so easily be mistaken for a medical uniform. They turned their full attention back on Ravi where he stood frozen in his combat stance.

They offered a dangerous smile. "Okay, Re-An. I have to move fast so you have two options: you come with me, or I punch you out – and by punch I mean flip the switch that sets you to standby mode so you need rebooting."

Welcome To Humanity by Will Soulsby-McCreath

Available in signed paperback and from other retailers in eBook and paperback.

Welcome To Humanity is a standalone sci-fi dystopian short novel posing the question What Does It Mean To Be Human.

Find out more at WillSoulsbyMcCreath.com

[pickleking8]

GUYS WE GOT FANART YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM ABOUT THIS!!!! It's Rogue Jazz from my fanfic!

This was done by the amazing @emerald-fox-93 (thank you so much), who is phenomenal at drawing and also now my favorite person on this site. The rest of you lose, I'm sorry.

But seriously, this is amazing and I am incredibly grateful and also vibrating in place over this.

[silvershadow1711]

Chapters: 1/13 Fandom: Binary Star Hero (Visual Novel) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Ray | Binary Star (Binary Star Hero)/Original Character(s) Characters: Ray | Binary Star (Binary Star Hero), Original Female Character(s), Original Characters, Luke | Blaze (Binary Star Hero) Additional Tags: Yandere, Stalking, Obsessive Behavior, Unhealthy Relationships, Suicidal Thoughts, Romance, Eventual Smut, Dry Humping, Mutual Masturbation Summary:

Syzygy (noun): the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system.

(Every eclipse is a syzygy but not every syzygy is an eclipse. It could refer to, for example... the planets aligning. Or the alignment of something else...)

Ray's plan is simple- talk to the woman he's been stalking for three years and make her fall in love with him. What does it matter if it seems the universe itself is trying to stop him; signs are for lesser beings. She didn't recoil from the pull of his ability, that's the only sign he cares about. They were fated to align. Nothing will come between them.

He won't allow it.

[nopoodles]

My Guardian Cadet Series has a bi4bi m/f romance subplot. It's an adult/new adult fantasy series.

There's also bi4bi(4bi coming soon) m/f(/enby coming soon) in my IPA series, specifically Unlicensed Delivery. That one is an adult sci-fi.

Hi! Do you have any recs for books that include M/F bi4bi romance? Thank you!!!

Hi! I have an m/f tag for all things queer m/f (bi, trans, a-spec...), but I think the only bi4bi m/f book I've read was before I started posting here: Edge of the Woods by Jules Kelley.

Anyway, check out the bi4bi tag at @the-bi-library and you will find many more. <3

[uwukillmenowowo]

I MADE A TOKYO DEBUNKER x READER BOOK!

『Various Tokyo Debunker X Twisted Wonderland! Fem! Reader』+ 『Various Twisted Wonderland X Fem! Reader』

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"𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞

𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

𝐈'𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝"

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死にたくない

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"Will this really work..?" I asked Headmage Crowley as I started at the Dark Mirror. "I'm absolutely sure." He smiled and pat my head. My friends started hugging me and bidding goodbye one by one. "You better text us for at least five minutes per day!" Grim yelled with teary eyes. "Aww~ Are you gonna miss you're favorite henchmen~?" I teased and giggled.

"*Sniff*...... Yes..." I blinked twice and then pulled Grim into a tight hug. "Don't worry. The Dark Mirror should work so we can visit each other during summer or winter break" I smiled and pat his head as he cried. "P-Promise..?" Grim sniffled and rubbed his head into my stomach.

"I promise."

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𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan

𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿: ZigZaGame Inc 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀: Trapped in a Dream - RudyWade

𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: Made by Kumon

𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐗𝐃.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ IT THEM HERE:

[THE LINK AIN'T WORKING FOR SOME REASON RN???]

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥

[Tokyo Debunker X TWST! Fem! Reader]

Someone asked me to tag them sooo-

@simpingsohard @prefesro @yourlocalyin

Did I do it right? I'm don't really know how to tag people properly.

[semisocialporcupine]

OPENING COMMISSIONS!

Hallo! For this summer i set myself the goal of reaching $400 DOLLARS!! SO- I’m opening itty bitty chibi commissions!!

SLOTS: (0/10) for now

Im mainly doing anthro, but i’ll also draw feral characters and pets! I particularly love warrior cats so give me your warriors ocs……..

[johanna-swann]

I totally forgot to post anything here, but I've been working on some more Bucktommy stories. Actually made it a collection on ao3. They all take place in the same continuity and are sorted chronologically, but each story can be read independently.

I had already posted the link to "But in this life I met you", it's about Tommy who, some months into his relationship with Buck, starts questioning his and and Eddie's respective places in Buck's life (3.6k, Bucktommy endgame).

"Tommy meets Evan" is a very short story about the first couple of times Tommy runs into Buck from Tommy's pov (1.3k).

Right now I'm working on "Love and Lack thereof" which is basically a "Tommy begins" type of story. Covers his childhood, his time in the army, his coming back to LA and finding a place for himself. (2/4 chapters are online, will have about 8-10k once it's finished)

I was also working on a story where Tommy and Karen bond and have a conversation about kids, but I got sidetracked and am working on that other fic right now.

Also possibly gonna do a "Tommy realises he's in capital L Love with Evan, but it's way to early and he promised to take it slow, what is he supposed to do?" story. (Would also feature Henren.)