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i’m so sorry brendon didn’t write a squeaky clean queer character for you to play with. that’s an almost fifty something year old trans man who fucking reeks of piss and vomit and gets called mother and uses the word faggot. that man is going to hell when he dies - not bc he’s trans, but bc he’s a piece of shit. but by god, if you think a character is getting into heaven scot-free, then thats prob not a well written character.

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ANTOINE / 19 janvier 2025 / Montréal

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hi I had a question about a section of chapter 221 in twsb

When discussing the island of pleasure (where the admiral Emma corleone is) (not too sure about the accuracy of the names from mtl),

they talk about how things like polyandry polygamy are allowed there, and how they allow morally wrong things under the principle of free love.

most importantly, they say that monogamy is deeply rooted among continental people.

however, the history of Riester as a continental nation has the taking of multiple life partners with the practice of the Emperor taking a religious and a political partner.

anyway, I am confused as to why characters we generally align with morally (duhem) refer to things like polygamy (which also implies (i think?) a disapproval within Riester of polyamory as a whole) as morally incorrect with the blatant queer undertones of the main characters, as well as among side characters.

is the author trying to highlight the religious nature of Riester and the specific and at times contradictory nature of their religion or possibly religion in general? Marriage within religion (especially Christianity) is seen primarily a unity of people in god’s eyes. We saw yeseo officiate(?) someone taking a religious partner (I believe, it was a while back) and it was similar in nature, with asking for approval from the god of this world itself to be religious partners, with it giving them the thumbs up or down with the ceremony.

the largest difference with these two is that wasnt romantic in nature. So are the rules that as long as the partners aren’t romantic in nature, then the political/religious partnership is acceptable, and romantic marriage is only acceptable among two people? If these are true, what about her majesty for example? I genuinely cannot tell you whether her, Aurelie, and alexandre were all romantically or platonically involved, which think was on purpose on the author’s part. I believe that only alexandre and frederique were married, but once alexandre died, Aurelie became Cedric’s godmother, but was she as involved as a parental unit in Cedric’s life before alexandre died? Were the three of them raising him together his whole life, or was it mainly frederique and Alexandre until he died and aurelie became more present in Cedric’s life

idk man, is author trying to point out the potential conflict of the mcs’ mix of a queer platonic and (i think?) romantic relationship, especially among the judgemental nobles?

you don’t have to answer all the questions posed here btw!!

I know you probably can’t answer every question here (especially the ones about the authors motivation) I am just curious as to what your thoughts are about this as you are an expert with twsb lore/character, if you don’t feel like answering at all that’s also totally fine lmao okay I’ll stop yapping now

"You don't have to answer all the questions posed here" WHO DO YOU THINK I AM do not underestimate the sheer depths of my insanity over this novel (/J /LHHHH)

(On a more serious note now—) haha I will for sure do my best!!!!! You actually raise some very very interesting questions and that made me quite excited to think about because there are actually quite a bit of different factors to take into account here 👀 (intersectionality, if you will). Thank you for sending your question in 🙇‍♀️ I'll do my best to answer!

I would also like to preface this by warning you (and anyone else who might be reading) that my answer will at times require that I use context from way further into the novel, thus might spoil certain revelations and big mysteries (particularly regarding the nature of QPB and TWSB's religion!!!) In other words,

BIG SPOILER WARNING!! (200+, JUST THE ENTIRE NOVEL AND EVEN ENDING)

I'm not sure if you would have rathered a more spoiler-free answer, so I apologize in advance 😭 Apologies as well for any typos that might possible arise. This took a while to write LMAO

(With that said, we should first start with the world's religion!!!)

The Church of God is a religion practiced mainly in the Divine Kingdom of Venetiaan and the Riester Empire (though more so in the former rather than the latter). A huge aspect of this religion is how it sort of influences the behaviours of its believers, particularly around the main belief that if one lives their life in an interesting/exciting enough way and endures hardships, they will one day obtain the gaze/adoration of God, which is something that the beings of this word (at least, the ones who believe or fear God) will yearn for until the day they die [295]. A sort of greeting that believers even use is actually: "May the Lord be pleased with your life ('주신께서 당신의 생애에 기뻐하시기를.')" Later on as you read, it becomes increasingly obvious that the entity that is "God" would refer to either the author themselves, or the readers (in some ways, it is both). But in the larger case, the one the people of QPB yearn for the attention of actually that of the readers, thus, YOUR gaze—or rather, the ones who would be the target audience for a Romance-Fantasy genre story like "I Quit my Job, then I Became the Princess Bride" (QPB), (and then later on, "When the Third Wheel Strikes Back").

This is where it gets kinda(?) meta. Knowing that QPB is an All-Ages, G-Rated, non-explicit novel targeted primarily toward teenage girls and young women (think, Jung Eunseo), it's only natural that a country outside of the premise of QPB (Corleone) would be free from any expectations of said God(s), and thus, will act outside of the "genre". Therefore, what's being highlighted in an understated way is that a country like the Empire of Riester where the main cast of QPB primarily act will be constricted by the conventions of an R-15/G-Rated RoFan genre—but a place like Corleone can break free from the genre and be a full-on R-19+ and more explicit than it wants.

People openly show intimacy out in the open, gamble and play games on the streets, are more promiscuous(or maybe sexually liberated is the more correct term?) and freely flirt, casually dress sensually, and commit "crimes in the name of free love"—and crimes here refer to how, with Corleone being so open with how they regard love, their going-about with relationships and marriage is different, and could lead to people, say, as they put in 220: "kidnapped, proposed to, or forced into a (arranged) marriage" etc. Though notably, these extreme worries were directed towards Yeseo, whom no one in the party at that time believed would be able to fend off the love-enthusiastic people of Corleone (they pretty much indirectly call Yeseo somewhat of a doormat/someone who innocence/inexperience could easily get him roped into trouble... 😭). And on a grander scale beyond just the main characters, this all somehow manages to be played in a somewhat comedic light haha—even though Corleone is outside of God's gaze, it still has to stick to the overall more lighthearted genre in some way, right? If not QPB's, then TWSB's wkkwkkw (this surrealism/idealism, in some way, also has some meta merit to it, too, actually.)

So while Corleone's atmosphere may seem like a harsh and rowdy place, the culture there is just... how to say. Very enthusiastic and extreme about the idea of "romance". In a sense, it's almost as if, though this is a "land abandoned by God", the importance they place on the theatrics of Romance is interesting when considering how the original setting was a Romance story itself (though a different genre of one). I think I should also highlight how this arc takes influences from the Commedia dell'arte, whose conventional plotlines included themes of sex, love, jealousy, etc (amongst others). As such, the theatrics of Corleone—inspired by elements of Italian culture (like how Riester and Venetiaan have French and Dutch influences respectively)—maybe aren't that surprising. Looking back on the Italian Renaissance, we can note the abundance of works with increasing interest in lewd subjects, attributed in some way to the emerging secularization at the time. Boccaccio’s "The Decameron" is notably a rather anti-clerical, at times erotic, and witty work about different stories involving Love, and in the context of its time (following the emergence of the Black Death in Florence) would therefore be a document of an emerging worldview: a desire to be liberated from the control of the Church and eager to explore the world on its own terms (though, it did get banned by the Church for a while for its explicit nature LMAO)(but recirculated after being revised since it was so popular). Other Italian/Tuscan poets at the time were also finding enjoyment in writing funny, satirical, or even downright insulting poems, many of which also took on sensual subject matter, some more explicit than others. ((Just noticed I'm going on a tangent wkfhjdkd sorry for bringing up what I learnt in my Italian Renaissance class out of the blue haha, but I find that it is interestingly relevant to the portrayal of the Principality of Corleone and its theatrics/sensuality.))

SO CORLEONE. Italian Renaissance, Commedia dell'arte. Romance, Sensuality. Comedy, Theatre. Satire, Anti-clericalism... anti-clericalism within this context can refer to Corleone's rejection from God's gaze. The "genre" and "rating" Corleone is presenting is not what She wishes to see, thus, is "morally incorrect" in QPB's original worldview because it doesnt align with the larger genre expectations.

Anyhow, I had to reread this arc and some others, and from what I can remember and what I've seen in this reread, I don't think Marquis François Duhem ever calls out polygamy as a whole, specifically, for being "morally incorrect"—I'm more so inclined to believe they are referring to the blatant absence of TPO (haha), and the over-the-top actions and behaviours that the freedom and enthusiasm for romance sometimes lead to, but even more specifically, the carefree and spontaneous treatment around love and marriage. I don't believe sensuality is necessarily and solely portrayed in a completely negative/puritanical/critical light in this series (there are different ways sexuality is portrayed throughout the series with different sets of characters), but in this case, I believe it might come off as a bit critical because François is directly affected by personal circumstance: after all, in this same arc, when Admiral Emma Corleone was propositioning for François (and later on Jesse) to become "partners", was not exactly doing so for pure-hearted and genuine romantic reasons, but with the underlying tone and intent of the Admiral bedding them for certain gains, and nothing more. François, of course, doesn't exactly appreciate this kind of attention from the Admiral and is openly guarded while around her, evidently not receptive to the idea of becoming her second spouse (after kicking out the rest—which speaks to how lightly she treated those relations in the first place), and thus kind of projects an additional layer of negativity to this. (And I'm assuming you might? have already read further ahead by now, but François does have some genuine reasons to feel put off by Emma, particularly because of their history, and Emma's implied interest in François stemming from the despair he wore back when the Duhems' parents passed away. I think it's understandable that one would feel apprehensive towards someone who is one-sidedly attracted to your misery haha...)

Of course, outside of these specific circumstances, that isn't to say that people don't frown upon having more than one legal spouse (in Venetiaan, this is especially the case, but Riester too), but there are just multiple different factors involved. I think it's very fair to compare it to real-life Christian morality/belief of one-spouse-only, but of course, those who aren't fervently religious and/or are more open-minded will regard polyamory/gamy in a more welcoming light. In particular, we've seen characters before who've expressed outright opposition to the idea of their spouse having another lover, but this is of course different from polygamy—in Prince Consort Werner, Queen Christanne, and Priest Michael's case, it was not a balanced relationship between three people, but an individual cheating on their legal spouse with someone whom she actually loves (their relationship is quite complicated, but we won't be getting into that now haha, but point is—)

The act of cheating and having more than one lovers is seen as bad, without a doubt, but curiously enough, the people of the Divine Kingdom of Venetiaan actually show quite a positive reaction towards the Queen's relationship with the commoner priest Michael. "The Romance of a Century", I believe it was called, and despite this Leary being a case of infidelity that resulted in a child, why isn't the Queen's infidelity seen as completely negative? Well, it can absolutely go back to religion. Despite Venetiaan being the most religious country in the story, it seems very receptive to their Queen's story, and yet simultaneously it is this very religious fervour that makes it so. After all, the child born from the Queen's extramarital relation was born with golden blond hair and purple eyes symbolic of the Lord's love and divinity, therefore the existence of this child itself can be taken as a blessing from God, Herself.

So, is cheating bad? Yes. We've seen this before with Duke Sarnez who was once caught by his own daughter and her friends while he was intimate with an Imperial attendant in an office. Yet, we also see it with Queen Christanne towards her own legal spouse, but the reaction is different, because of the "blessings from God".

So, is having multiple consenting lovers in an equal-levelled relationship, bad? No. The story does point out that the ruler of Corleone, Lorenzo Corleone, has multiple concubines, but he isn't portrayed in a negative light, either. In fact, he is actually portrayed as a typical person—"an old gentleman" [665] he is actually described as. Courteous and rather kind, both to Yeseo and other known characters such as Aurélie, and actually becomes a great supporting character during the later war. Him having multiple legal wives isn't symbolic of him being a morally bad character, nor do Riesterian character treat him poorly for his cultural differences or marital affairs, either, and it is just that—cultural differences.

So is polygamy/polyamory wrong? No, but, the cultural differences and reservations about marriage/love between different countries will illicit different reactions depending on whom you ask.

Anyway, I hope I'm getting across my thoughts properly haha bc I think I'm sounding like a convoluted mess, but I'd also like to note that there have also canonically been conversations about queer relationships in the story itself—particularly between Princess Cornelisse and her would-be religious partner Isle Roosegaarde, whom Cornelisse promised to make her consort when they're older [670]. In this conversation, Isle remarks that she can't possibly be made Cornelisse's consort because they are both girls, but Cornelisse casually retorts that not even the Royal Family has such conservative and outdated views (which I think is kind of hilarious in retrospect, because it implies in a way that Werner, despite being a horrible person, at the very least doesn't discriminate on people's sexuality to the point where his own daughter is educated with this same view)(of course, unless you're Jesse, which means that everything about you is worthy of Werner's ire LMAO). BUT ANYHOW, point is, historically it seems that more conservative/traditional values have existed at some point, but the current reality is notably much more open-minded. It is fair to say that Monogamy and Polygamy co-existing in Corleone but not in Riester or Venetiaan might have something to do with each country's respective histories, as well as how strongly each nation respectively believes in the main religion (and how it would influence their beliefs). And when you take into account the context of whom the God of this religion is, we can also assume that the typical young QPB RoFan reader would not want an explicit environment where the people (characters) you love would be existing in a setting reminiscent of gritty, sensual harem genre (there is even MORE meta to be said about this, and that involves the "Creator" (writer) or the world, and their intent toward the Gods (readers), but just know that an adult theme is definitely out of the question when it comes to what appropriate subject matter to the target audience, or more specifically, a certain target reader 👀)

Anyway, I bring up historical conservatism and the more-progressive/liberal nature of the TWSB universe because the idea of polyamory in Riester actually, in a funny way, is kind of? accepted...? it really, really just depends on context.

For example, there have been quite a few occasions, actually, of either friends of Cédric, Yeseo, and Christelle (CYC) or the general public themselves, alluding to or actively believing that the three of them are in a romantic relationship. One of these people was actually Marquis François Duhem himself, and he's funnily enough supposedly quite aware of the rumours floating around their relationship and at some point reaches a conclusion along the lines of "wow!!! so the rumours are true, you three really are like that—!" [468] (hahaha I do not think that he has any strong averse opinions on polyamory at all (Emma Corleone bugging him to be her next husband being a whole different case)). And earlier on in the story, we've even seen gossip tabloids who've placed immense interest on CYC's relationship, though this can of course either be interpreted in romantic or platonic lenses haha. Oh, and another notable person who even outright called CYC "lovers" was Jibril Diop, Cédric's 2nd cousin and a later addition to the main cast (more specifically, while talking with Yeseo, Jibril refers to Cédric and Christelle as Yeseo's lovers and asks him if he broke up with them since it's rare to find Yeseo all alone haha) [465]! But either way, it seems the opinion on having multiple lovers depends on a variety of different factors, from personal opinion, to religious beliefs, country, etc etc. Jibril Diop himself is actually someone whose character aligns more with Corleone's values and interests rather than Riester, since he's very free-spirited and loves dating and flirting and hates stuffy clothing, and is well-known in the Riesterian Beau Monde for his social affairs and activities in the different salons in the capital. He's even reportedly dated multiple people at once before, though it's unknown if these were open relationships or otherwise, so I can't really tell you any more than that haha. (If you haven't met him in the story yet, please anticipate his arrival. He's such a great character, I adore him greatly. He's sooooo fun as a new addition to the main cast hehe)

Anyhow, I'm sorry if I haven't given any clear-cut answers so far but rest assured!! It gets even more complicated!!!!!! 🙌🙌

SO!!! Knowing that different countries, cultures, and people regard Monogamy and Polygamy different, where does the Riesterian custom of having a Religious and Political Companion come into play? Well, in the first place, the tradition of choosing these two partners is solely a Riesterian custom, one that is also reserved for the Imperial Family (and collateral lines). A POLITICAL COMPANION to help the Imperial ruler politically, financially, or in any other diplomatic/transactional needs, (typically with a renowned noble family, or even a wealthy and affluent merchant family); and then a RELIGIOUS COMPANION to help guide the future ruler spiritually, an emotional and religious guide. Neither of the two roles are necessarily romantic, and the position as Political Companion does not require love—it is a political match first and foremost, though rulers such as Frédérique and her mother before her, Céline, were lucky in that they were able to marry people who they loved. The marriage is merely a formality so that the ruler could have an adequate spouse who fits all the requirements needed to support the ruler and fulfill the duties required of by a consort. Love is not a requirement, but it is still a legal marriage, thus a degree of respect for the arrangement is still expected.

So, what does that make a Religious Companion?

Religious Companionship via Covenant/Holy Contract Ceremony is special in that it requires the two individuals involved to swear their souls together and have them joined for eternity. This connection is beyond romantic or platonic love—in fact, a lot of the sentiments between the Master of the Covenant and the Patron Saint is very queerplatonic. It is metaphysical, it is something integral to the people involved, it is something only they alone can truly understand. It is hard not to regard the sharing of one's soul with another as not being romantic, as the very nature of the Holy Contract is intimate and requires, in the first place, a deep trust in the other person.

I believe the in-universe romance novel by Benjamin Giradin, "Reason, Emotion, and Divinity" (as the title is translated by the official webtoon team), displays a common trope regarding the complex arrangement of the main character (Heathcliff) who is caught up in a conflict between his Political (Jane) and Religious (Catherine) Companions [78]. It is noteworthy that, although Heathcliff is in a physical marriage to Jane, he is in a spiritual/mental marriage with Catherine and is the one whom his heart lays with. We can see, here, that this is an example of a relationship that is not equally "polygamous"—there is a lack of sincerity on one party's part towards the other, and the "spiritual marriage" is seen in a negative light as it is not fulfilling the role it should be. It's a very dramatic circumstance however and of course, is only one (fictional) example of the extent of the depths that a Religious Companionship might lead to, but we can take another example, too—this time, one from Riester's very history, told to us in Chapter 195:

Basically (recapping for anyone reading who might not know), roughly a thousand years prior to the current timeline, Empress Arianne Riester proposed that the Cardinal Phillipe (who had been her ally in unifying the fractured Empire following Venetiaan departure) become her second companion. Knowing that Arianne was already married at this point and was also not romantically in love with Philippe, the Cardinal rejected her, unwilling to take on a role similar to that of a concubine. But despite this rejection, Philippe did harbour unrequited love for Arianne, and gave in to her sincere proposal, though not without requirements. Philippe gave her tulips and said that even if they were not legally tied to each other, he was still and would still always be her ally, and the Empress wished for his formal companionship that strongly, then it would only be so if the Lord blessed their union and affirmed that it would be okay. The blessing later came in the form of the blossoming of never-before tulips. Since purple was a deeply religious symbol and tulips of that colour had never existed beforehand on the continent, the people took this as a religious sign, thus, a blessing from the Lord Herself. Thus, the two joined together and their union was the start of the tradition of the Religious Companionship in the Riester Empire for generations to come.

Interestingly, it is noted that every single Religious Companion of every Imperial Riesterian ruler to come after Arianne and Philippe, all died single [256]. In a sense, this is truly a marriage no different than a political one, and perhaps even deeper than that. While Philippe genuinely loved Arianne (one-sidedly), not all Religious Companionships are explicitly romantic, either. But again, it is undeniable that the Patron Saint in the Holy Contract is the one who holds the most power—if they do not sincerely wish to form a Covenant, it would not happen. So naturally, all Religious Companions feel strongly about their respective Master of the Covenant, and this intimacy could absolutely stem from love, or result in love.

SO, what can we make of Empress Frédérique's relationship with her Political Companion Alexandre, and her Religious Companion Aurélie?

Just like how the different examples of Political and Religious Companionship that we've seen above are different, Frédérique, Alexandre, and Aurélie (FAA) are also unique in their own way. Frédérique and Aurélie's relationship was the first to form, with Frédérique being the first to "fall for" Aurélie for the clarity of her ether and her sincerity in her tasks as an Imperial Priest. They were childhood friends following this and naturally grew very close, but the one who Frédérique later explicitly romantically falls for was Alexandre Blanquer (notably, she fell for him at first sight, similarly to how she did with Aurélie in the confessional hahaha. Frédérique is really the type of person who knows what she likes and strives to obtain them). FAA are truly special because all three of them managed to form very strong connections, not just with Frédérique, but between Aurélie and Alexandre, as well.

Frédérique and Aurélie note on numerous occasions how much Cédric's growing relationships remind them so much of their own childhoods and younger years back when Alexandre was alive, and it is very clear that they all loved each other. Perhaps this might not be the clear response you'd like from me? but I do not think it matters whether or not their relationship was romantic, sexual, or platonic.

Just the fact that they loved each other immensely, to the point of Aurélie even almost sacrificing her own life if it meant she could trade it for Alexandre's (which ultimately failed, though deteriorated her eye in the process, which is why she wears a monocle) [600]. Aurélie and Alexandre were not physically married, nor did they share souls and emotions like how Frédérique and Aurélie did, but despite this all, they managed to form deeply intertwined bonds despite at surface-level glance Frédérique being the "only link" between them. From the very start, they were all together a 3-person parental unit for Cédric the moment he was born, and Aurélie, though not his blood parent, was pretty much his second mom right from the get-go (in the official webtoon translation, he calls her "Aunt Aurélie") and naturally had been made the godmother since his parents are pretty much her partners, too. They were so close that Cédric's conception dream was actually dreamt by Aurélie—prior to his birth, she dreamt of being visited by a sun who came into her bedroom, before falling asleep together. It was reportedly a very cute dream, and I think it's very indicative of how close these three were for Aurélie to be the one to have the conception dream instead of Cédric's own parents. From the very very very start, they had always co-parented and cared for Cédric, and would have done anything for him. Their relationship is untraditional for the typical two-parent family unit, but they were true in this together right from the start, from every step of the way. During his childhood, Cédric was only awake for very short hours of the day, but whenever he was, Aurélie, without fail, always came and visited him in the mornings to read him stories, just because he liked it, and Frédérique and Alexandre would also join them for whatever small moment of family time they could get, when Cédric wasn't sleeping [600]. They raised, cared for, and loved this boy greatly, you cannot distinguish a difference in their love on the basis of whether they're Cédric's parents or not. They love him because he's their precious child, and that is that.

I like what you mentioned about how you were unable to figure out if their relationship was romantic or platonic, and how you said it was perhaps intentional on the author's part. Sookym never mentions queerplatonicism at all in their work, but the queercoding of this universe by mere virtue of the existence of all the implications brought forth by the lore and magic system itself allows for very queerplatonic/queercoded messages to saturate the work in its entirety—all due to the very nature of TWSB alone. I think QPR is the best way to describe Religious Companionship, and all the other very special and metaphysical bonds that appear between several characters throughout the entire novel. In FAA's case, it is clear that Frédérique loved Alexandre very dearly, and that their marriage was not even a necessarily political one (they practically eloped without the permission of Alexandre's family, and the Blanquers also disowned him when he went through with the marriage, so there was hardly any political gain there, other than Alexandre hinself being a 9th-Grade Mage), but it is EQUALLY CLEAR that Frédérique loves Aurélie, too. You will understand as you continue reading, but there are some incredibly intimate moments between these two that are both emotional AND physical.

The biggest example that comes immediately to mind is right after Frédérique and Aurélie had to be separated for a long time during the Riester-Venetiaan war, upon reuniting, the two of them immediately spent the night together, and the morning after has Frédérique hugging Aurélie around the waist while in bed [850], and the scene is played completely naturally, as if this is a routine that isn't unusual for them and that has probably happened before. Of course, this happened because being apart for too long is literally physically painful for Frédérique, so being physically close to Aurélie and receiving her ether in the most direct way possible would remedy that, but in the first place, if they were not incredibly close, the physical nature of their relationship would not be as crazily intimate—to the point of sharing a bed and being in semi-states of undress, and physically touchy with each other in a scene epitomizing domesticity. They love each other and that's that. They are literal soulmates and partners, and we don't need to know anymore. The love they have for each other is something only they themselves would understand, and the love they had for Alexandre is something that also belongs to them.

With all these different presentations of love, affection, and queerplatonicism between different characters, I do not think there is actually much conflict that CYC themselves would face in becoming partners. Everyone in Riester and in other nations as well understand that the bond that Empress Frédérique and Cardinal Aurélie is integral and important, and there is never any criticism there on Frédérique's intimacy with Aurélie, even when it is well known that Frédérique wildly loved Alexandre. The only issue, in fact, that arises about CYC's potential partnership, was Yeseo (as Jesse), being from Venetiaan, and then later on, was mostly internal doubt and dilemma from Yeseo himself. Outside forces never disapprove of the three of them having any sort of relationship, and whatever criticism they ever face is not because of any romantic conflict or say gender bias (like I said before, homophobia doesn't exist in the widespread view, and if it does, it happened in the past as is now seen as stupid WKJJJK), but because of the requirements that the position of Political Companion and Religious Companion require, respectively. But Christelle Rambouillet and Jung Yeseo are probably the only ones that can fit the requirements of these two symbolic and physical positions the best, with Christelle, even after discarding the ducal Sarnez name, obtaining military achievements and notable contributions to the Empire and becoming the "Star of the Navy", and her incredibly positive public image and reputation as a national hero within the Empire will undoubtedly dissuade any criticisms of her worthiness of being a Political Companion. Yeseo, meanwhile, (again, sorry if you didn't want all these spoilers in this reply 😭) is the renowned Palace Lord of Juliette, the Marquis of Sérénité, an Incarnation of God and an Angel of the Lord, and is His Holiness the Pope, himself.

Yeseo and Christelle become some of THE most accomplished people in the Empire, and anyone who tries to push their sons or daughters into the symbolic roles of Religious and Political Companions for the Crown Prince of the Great Riester Empire, will have to compete with these two reputational behemoths hahaha. At the start of the story, the conflict between CYC's potential Companionship has always been political, with the question of who could possibly fit these roles the best and aid Cédric, once he inherits the throne. Politics and schematics have always been the question here, and you could even say that emotions have very little to do with this decision—in fact, we've seen before that Cédric would have gone with anyone Frédérique and Aurélie would have chosen for him, since that's what it means to be a Crown Prince and fulfill his duties. Of course, that isn't to say that FredAu would want Cédric miserable, but it is clear that politics always take precedence, unless extraordinary circumstances arise enough to the point of being able to discard traditional political moves.

Initially, Christelle de Sarnez was the best candidate for Cédric Political Companion because not only was the Sarnez Family a (now formerly) reputable family and strong supporter of the Empress, but the marriage would also bring with it the Blessing of the Azure Ocean, which Cédric had needed at the time. Of course, this initial setting falls flat, but Ham Ga-in, as Christelle Rambouillet, later makes an enormous name for herself and becomes even more renown that she would have been as a "Duke's daughter".

As for Jesse Venetiaan, while his ether was the more noble and pure, and his divine power was incredibly notable, his biggest flaw in the eyes of Riester-Venetiaan politics was that Jesse was a foreigner from the opposing country. This flaw, however, is immediately rectified once Jung Yeseo separates from the identity of Jesse Venetiaan (and there's a LOT more context, but it'll take way too long to explain) and becomes the "Moon of the Empire", rather than that of the Divine Kingdom. Once it is made known that Yeseo's allegiances and loyalty are clearly with Riester, the political doubt, implications, and hesitation on him being Cédric's potential Religious Partner naturally fades, all most if not all Riesterians are extremely enthusiastic about their potential union (in fact, many characters are often surprised that they haven't already officialized it, or haven't done it earlier LMAO).

In short, it's always politics, politics, politics. Riesterian nobles ultimately don't place much importance about whether or not CYC are romantic, platonic, queerplatonic—what matters in their eyes is always POLITICS and if the candidates for the future Emperor's Companions will be fitting of the roles they will have to play. CYC's own feelings are their own and whether or not they, in this Companionship, become romantic or platonic, or remain heavily queerplatonically coded, is their own personal affairs, so long as each of them are able to accomplish their respective duties. Of course, there will always be an interest in the nature of their relationship because gossip and curiosity in any country is unavoidable, especially when it concerns such important people like CYC, but the nature of it, in a political lenses, has little to do with whether or not they are fitting as partners. I personally believe that in any way one can spin it, CYC will still be the perfect pairing regardless, and Cédric choosing candidates that do not understand the depths of his soul is unfathomable to me—Yeseo and Christelle are, quite literally, the only ones (in a meta sense, as well). And on the topic of politics, the question of heirs will also naturally follow, and I am very!!! glad to say that this question gets very masterfully solved by the author haha! I am very content with it and it's a bit humorously in retrospect how it happens, but ultimately was a very smart move that allows for this question to be resolved (without having any of the MCs contradict whatever we might think of them!) and allows for readers to naturally conclude whatever outcome they prefer best after the main story ends! (But if you or anyone reading this is interested in knowing more about the Heir Question, feel free to refer to this post where I go into depth about it!)

Anyway, this response has really gone on for a....... very very long time. It took me a while write this out and make sure I got all my facts right LMAO, but I hope I was able to answer, even if only in some way, your questions and help your curiosity!!! 🥹😭🙌🙌

[gacha-incels]

It's astounding that these liberal bootlickers *still* can't do the basic ass things of just re-examine those official posts, consult with those who can speak the language and look up the translated threads of the unions' responses.

And before anyone tries to rebuke, no, the things said in both the August & September posts WEREN'T condemnation, just vague corporate reassurances without any statements direct intentions or actions against the perpetrators.

Are these people that cocked up in their echo-chambers to hear out of another person's culture or are they *that* sensitive of hearing of things they like that has done bad things?

ngl at some point it really does feel obscene to me seeing people write about how PM & Limbus are some top tier progressive anticapitalist haven full of lgbt+ characters while Korean women try to tell them the company’s antifeminist actions are actively harming female workers and perpetuating this misogynistic 🤏 witch hunt.

like of course MTL is not perfect here but essentially she’s saying “if you’re a transphobe in PM’s fictional city it’s unacceptable but if you’re a feminist working for PM in reality you’re at risk of losing your job. I’m surprised people who are sensitive to representations of queer fictional characters are indifferent to the labor rights of Project Moon’s employees.” This is just one example, couple of days ago I had posted another, it comes up quite often. these users are trying to tell you that this is something that directly affects Korean women in reality and you just tell them, what? they’re wrong, they don’t get it, actually what PM did was normal in their country and they had no other choice?? it must be fine because the lead singer of mili is a woman and still works with PM and this is actually just like the hays code in the US? I honestly cannot believe someone had the gall to write that last one in their “PM masterpost”. the Korean users telling you this organized boycotts, frequent digital hashtag campaigns to get information out in multiple languages, completely removed fan accounts, created an organization to help victims of feminist ideological verification, monggeu came forward explaining her awful working conditions, Mimi legally took Wonderlab down because she did not want to be associated with project moon. honestly it’s been incredible watching them rise to the occasion and accomplish so much. and you think….what exactly when you see this? that actually all of these people directly affected by the misogynist, incel catering actions of project moon are just misguided fools who don’t understand what happened? that these women are worthy sacrifices for a gambling game because you think it has some epic capitalism takedown and there are male characters who have traditionally female names?

Why do they defend PM so vehemently in the face of critique? I think part of it is this increasingly common phenomenon where these fans need to think project moon must completely have the same progressive political leanings as them because they enjoy consuming the works and they consider themselves progressive, therefore the reverse must be true, that the media they enjoy must also be ideologically progressive because they enjoy it. it’s why they’re so shocked when someone completely different from them in political leanings enjoys PM’s games, we saw this as well when Arknights KR engaged in feminist ideological verification. these high earning gambling games can make all the vague political statements they want but it doesn’t mean jack shit if they’re engaging in antifeminism and harming employees in reality. in the past decade (and especially 2020 until now) “fandom” and “consuming content” have evolved into integral parts of these people’s personalities (especially those who are gen Z and younger) and have significant impacts on how they interact with others and how they see themselves. they wrack their brains coming up with excuses for project moon’s antifeminist actions and this genuinely gets fanfiction tier at some point.

like look at this example from that “PM masterpost” a user here on tumblr made. this is the same one we were discussing earlier that reposted rumors slandering the youth union.

beyond the ridiculous untrue claims (this is nothing like the hays code, what PM did was not normal, Mihoyo isn’t the only company that told incels to fuck off, they also have offices in SK and had literally dealt with a bomb threat at one of their SK events, etc…u get it, I’m not going thru every word) you can see this wild conjecture regarding the actions taken by the 2 studios. To me this is an example that shows how much these people defending Project Moon warp their thinking in order to keep believing this company is “progressive”. The company Mihoyo that did not respond to incels’ increasingly ridiculous harassment, blocked their livestream chat then deleted all their misogynistic comments in the next livestream and was one of the only (if not the only) targeted companies that did not take Studio Ppuri’s work for them down - this is presented as essentially “whatever” and further downplayed by saying “I personally doubt [this] was a part of any deeply held opinion on women’s rights.” And Project Moon, the company that folded to incel demands immediately, fired a woman at their behest, sued unions and condemned them in their later statements while saying absolutely nothing about the incels that caused the incident, put memes in their gacha game from the very community these incels came from, makes sure to dutifully censor any🤏 in their gambling game, worked the Leviathan artist so hard she contemplated suicide frequently and had to get IVs? These things are presented as just inevitabilities of operating in South Korea and PM is lauded as “I can’t believe PM is fundamentally misogynistic.” The editorializing is absurd. imo there also comes a time where you compare your “poor little South Korean gacha game who just got caught in the crossfire and actually they are totally progressive and feminist 🥺” to the “Chinese company Mihoyo who does whatever to keep getting the most money and has no morals about it” that at some point starts to lean heavier on sinophobia. I’m not here to blow smoke up Mihoyo’s ass but I do think their action regarding the korean incels’ harassment was significant at a time when companies were falling over themselves to kiss incel ass. And, as has been discussed before on this blog, Project Moon’s capitulation to incels was also significant just in the opposite, misogynistic direction. idk it just gets so unbelievably frustrating to see English speaking users who believe themselves to be “progressive” or “leftist” making excuses because they want to keep playing videogames without feeling guilt meanwhile the Korean fanbase has consistently mobilized digitally and irl to spread info, protest, raise money, etc. like how are you not feeling any shame whatsoever after seeing how principled they are?

[marc--chilton]

if i was in mtl and i got to be a klokateer my job would be the emotional support gear. i'm reminding pickles he doesn't belong in a garbage can when he's on a bad trip. i'm answering invasive, curious questions from murderface about being queer. i'm cradling skwisgaar to my bosom and not letting him fuck me so he feels momentary fulfillment that fades as soon as it's over. i'm clapping when toki gets a new model plane to build and show interest in his hobby by asking where he plans on hanging it in his room. i'm listening to nathan when he starts lamenting his poor luck in love without calling him gay for caring.

[randomoranges]

!!!!!!!

I have SO MANY THOUGHTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Crashing

In

Head

HANG ON I NEED A MOMENT

Please, there was no timeline in the wagerino

THAT BEING SAID

Ure very right we do go towards fem more than madc THIS IS A VERY GOOD POINT

THANK U FOR ENLIGHTNING ME I SHALL NOW GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT AND PONDER AS WELL

(Cest tres drole bcs ive thought about it with like ed and motorcycles but like that was it and had made a comment on it once in a fic)

MAIS i loooooove different sides to ppl/charas and how some things clash n others mesh well n this is hella on point

(Also i like how i just v often leave et v ambiguous ish despite being like ye he totes did these other things Once)

This concept pleases me

Ur third eye was wide open on this one

a number of years ago today some people without my knowledge decided to ship an oc of mine with someone else’s oc and then i found out about it later. sometimes i draw it too. and here we are!

some time ago (weeks and weeks) i lost a bet to @randomoranges who asked for these two with the parameters of “gender fuckery” and I thought about it for a long long time to the point she probably thought I forgot about it. One thing that occurred to me is I feel that whenever gender fuckery happens it’s almost always leaning towards the feminine and away from the masculine so I tried to consider what masculine gender fuckery might look like to me.

I think this is an aspect that probably deserves further exploration because i think in this hypermasculine culture i grew up in there are increasingly limited acceptable ways to be masculine and yet so many of the macho stereotypes are like. so masculine it almost seems like performative/drag if not outright homoerotic. So, it made me think about how one can dress correctly masculine in every respect for a particular subculture/occupation and still perform it “wrong”.

anyway in contemplating that and how it relates to these two i was thinking about the Acceptable Masculine Canadian Stereotypes so we have your typical lumberjack man and your typical oil man slash cowboy and I don’t they are expressing themselves correctly. I think my measuring stick for these things is “would this freak out and disgust the hockey boys i went to school with in rural oil country alberta” and yes it would, and yes it would please me to do it more.

[rowrowknowa]

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---General Rules

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---General Writing

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✮ ill always write for one piece (anime and live action). currently taking requests for FE3H and JJK as well - if you have a request for me to write for something outside of these feel free to suggest

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---NSFW writing

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✮ i do write for a variety of kinks. the inclusion/exclusion criteria here isnt exhaustive if you're not sure, ask.

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[0rchid-mantis]

rendering practice !

[queermtl]

Queer MTL things to do: February 2025

It’s the month of love and romance, and you’re sure to find your fill of both this February in Montréal. (And Black History Month too!) Like every month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

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🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Saturday, February 1, 2025 🎨 Pointe-à-Callière’s exhibition Witches—Out of the Shadows runs until April 6, 2025, Pointe-à-Callière 🥳 Igloofest with Adriatique, Marten Lou, Yulia Niko, Oiseau de Nuit B2B Döb, Kora et Reg Ina and Moti, Old Montréal 🥳 Cirque De Boudoir presents Debasement K!nky Dance Party with Vicky Devika and Davidé, Cabaret Berlin 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 🎥 Marco Bellocchio’s Devil in the Flesh, Cinématheque québécoise 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 🎶 🎭 Cult of AnarchKey presents The Underground Cabaret with Korra AnarchKey, Jodie Jodie Roger, Big Sissy, C.I.D.B., Yikes Macaroni, Geneviève Allura and Irony and Tristan Nestea, Bâtiment 7 🎭 Black History Month Burlesque Extravaganza! with Yaya Havana, Enshantay, Cat Zaddy, Eva Von Lips, The Foxy Lexxi Brown and Zyra Lee Vanity, The Wiggle Room 🥳 Homopop presents WEST END GAYS House & Disco Dance Party���ÉDITION I WANT YOUR LOVE with West End Gays DJs and gogo dancers, Bar Le Ritz PDB

Sunday, February 2, 2025 🎭 La ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mère & Fille with Michel Dorion and Crystal Starz, Bar Le Cocktail 🎶 Soccer Mommy with Tomberlin, Théâtre Beanfield 🎶 Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon, La Sala Rossa

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and guests, Cabaret Mado 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfantsdirected by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 👑 Halftime Show with Jessie Précieuse, Foxy Lexxi Brown, Tracy Trash, Lady Boom Boom and Serge Ladrag, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, February 6, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 🥳 Igloofest with Mahmut Orhan, Maxi Meraki and Elles & U, Old Montréal 👑 Starz Wars with Crystal Starz, Lana Dalida and Jojo Bones, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, February 7, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents DANCE PARTY 2000: ÉDITION HOLLABACK GIRL featuring ‘00s anthems with a suggested dress code of Hollaback Girl and Mr. Brightside, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 DÔMESICLE with System Olympia and Sierra, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🥳 Igloofest with Cloonee, Classmatic, Molyness, Kidcrayola, Laskway and YKTV, Old Montréal 😆 Soirée HAHA! with Alex Hamel, JF Denommée, Radi and Maïté Sinave, Pub Le Vieux 🎥 Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, Cinématheque québécoise 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, February 8, 2025 📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Audre Lorde’s Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, Archives gaies du Québec 🏳️‍⚧️ Pop the Balloon—Speed Dating (Queer Trans Edition) with free admission for trans women, Bar Notre-Dame-Des-Quilles 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 🎭 Open Mic, le Coin des Arts mtl 🏳️‍🌈 Le Dating Show (Lesbo-Queer Edition) hosted by Charlie Morin, Ping Pong Club 🎶 Chris Luno, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🥳 Igloofest with Four Tet, Avalon Emerson, Priori, Awwful, Princess Superstar and Sisi Superstar, Old Montréal 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, February 9, 2025 🎥 Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with Catherine Deneuve, Cinématheque québécoise 👑 Le Brunch aux Folles with Misty Waterfalls, La Drag On-Ay and Eva Moist, Bar Social Verdun 🎭 La ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 🎶 Toro y Moi & Panda Bear with Nourished By Time, MTelus 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and guests, Cabaret Mado Wednesday, February 12, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Michel Marc Bouchard’s Une fête d’enfants directed by Florent Siaud with François Arnaud, Sylvie Drapeau and Iannicko N’Doua, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 👑 Sashalicious : Bonne Saint-Valentin with Sasha Baga, Celes, Esirena and Velma Jones, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, February 13, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎥 Queer Cinema Club of Montréal and Image+Nation hosts two screenings of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Cinema Moderne 🎥 Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck with Cher, Cinématheque québécoise 🥳 Ellelui presents NOT A VALENTINE’S PARTY with La Niña Kiwi, Spinelli and Teykirisi, système 👑 My Heart Goes Boom with Lady Boom Boom and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, February 14, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🏳️‍🌈 BLUF Montréal leather men monthly gathering, Bar Le Stud 🥳 LOVE CAMP presents Homosexual Hand Holding On Ice, Berri Street 🥳 Lana's Valentine: Dance Party, Lana Del Rey X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 🥳 Cerise Noire goth night, Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🥳 DÔMESICLE x MUSIK ME LUV with Batu and Melek, Dick Lee, Nad (B3B), Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🥳 Cassius Club with Cassius B2B Miley Serious, Jacques Greene and Andrea de Tour B2B Esther Côté,Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🥳 Italo Queer Montréal hosts Apéro Amici: Saint Valentine’s Party, Caffe della Pace 🎶 Pierre Lapointe, Salle André-Mathieu 🎶 SMCQ presents the Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques with Dynamite Barrel, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🎶 Nick Bendzsa’s Emotional Creampie single release Valentine’s Day Party with UTILS and Pantie Wilson, Brasserie Beaubien 🎥 Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love with Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, Cinématheque québécoise 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, February 15, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Trans and/or Two-Spirit WINTER MARKET, Le Frigo Vert 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke (Michael's Birthday Edition!), Café Cléopatra 🥳 Taylor's Valentine: Dance Party, Taylor Swift X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 🥳 OtakuRave Mtl presents Cyberpink, Complexe Sky 🥳 Esc presents CUPID: A Techno Psytrance Love Affair with Contrapunctus, Gazélektrik, Kristiam, L’d, Thompson and V.Rock & Deadfunk, ESC 🏳️‍🌈 Le Dating Show (Lesbo-Queer Edition) hosted by Charlie Morin, Ping Pong Club 👑 Drag Aux Foufs featuring punk, emo and metal lip syncs with Zyra Dymond, Saltina Shaker, Emma Déjà-vu, Lady Boom Boom, Demone LaStrange, Ad’Horrible and Elle Would, Les Foufounes Électriques 🥳 Balls Deep Disco Montréal! with Burn Baby and The Robotic Kid, Cabaret Berlin 🎶 SMCQ presents the Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques with Machine for Taking Time—Palais de Mari featuring pianists Isak Goldschneider and Eve Egoyan, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, February 16, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Trans and/or Two-Spirit WINTER MARKET, Le Frigo Vert 🎶 SMCQ presents the Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques with ¡NÉMANGERIE MÂCHÉE! featuring Phth and Beth Frey, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🥳 Dad Bod—Tea Dance with Dr. Love and Laura Ingalls, Robin Des Bois 🎥 Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams, Cinématheque québécoise 🎭 La ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show: Happy Birthday Michel Dorion! with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Monday, February 17, 2025 🎶 SMCQ presents the Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques with Kafka’s Insect featuring Tricia Dawn Williams and Ruben Zahra, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 📚 Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden launches their book Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation, McGill Faculty Club

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Pride at Work Canada presents Winter Pride 2025 with Tranna Wintour, RBC Royal Bank 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and guests, Cabaret Mado Wednesday, February 19, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Out of the Closet: Next Generation with Aizysse Baga and guests, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, February 20, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎶 îLESONIQ & NEON present Vladimir Cauchemar & guests, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Les Folies Draglesques with Uma Gahd, Miami Minx, Anaconda La Sabrosa, Bobépine, Moonshine Sunshine and Winona J Fox, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, February 21, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🏳️‍🌈 Theorised Identities—Race, Class and Gender in the Field of Education, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents 90's DANCE PARTY: ÉDITION WHAT IS LOVE featuring ‘90s dance anthems, Bar Le Ritz PDB 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, February 22, 2025 🥳 DÔMESICLE x HOMEGROWN with Volvox, Frankie Teardrop and Parts Project, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Queens of 4 Seasons with Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters, Esirena and Selma Gahd, Bar Le Cocktail 🎶 Cult of AnarchKey presents Folk Punks at Turbo with Korra AnarchKey, Bambi Killed Folk Punk, Illicit Biscuit, Stinkbox, and The You & Me’s, Turbo Haüs 🎭 AfroFurturism Burlesque Spectacular! with Cat Zaddy, Eva Von Lips, Enshantay, Zyra Lee Vanity and Kinky Karma, The Wiggle Room 

Sunday, February 23, 2025 🛼 Skate with Marly presents the SAT Roller Dance, transforming the Espace SAT into a roller rink with 90s tunes from DJ BlackGold, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🎭 La ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and guests, Cabaret Mado

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Shade Channel with Lulu Shade, Natachatte, Kelopatra Perfection, Sir Vernon and Anastasia, Bar Le Cocktail

Thursday, February 27, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 QUARTZ Soirées Lesbiennes—Lust Castle Edition with Foxy Lexxi Brown and Alyssa Da Silva, Bar Confessional 🎶 Faux Real with Sean Nicholas Savage and Lola 1:2, Cabaret Foufs 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, February 28, 2025 🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Laurel Halo, Kiju and Evita, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🎶 (Avec) Courage & MUTEK present Marie Davidson with Syana, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🎥 Bertrand Blier’s Ménage with Michel Blanc, Miou-Miou and Gérard Depardieu, Cinématheque québécoise 🎭 Divine Divas: A Burlesque Tribute to Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and Tina Turner! with Foxy Lexxi Brown, Erockfor, Aizysse Baga, Yaya Havana and Zyra Lee Vanity, The Wiggle Room 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

👠 Montréal’s ballroom goings on can also be found at the Montréal Kiki Ballroom Alliance (Mtl-KBA) and Ballroom4Community pages on Facebook and Instagram. 

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

🎤 Queer Karaoke MTL hosts regular karaoke events. Follow their Instagram for dates and location.

💪 Montréal Roller Derby hosts regular matches and open boot camps throughout the year. Follow their Facebook page for additional info. 

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

💪 Queer Bloc’s monthly bouldering events bring together MTL’s queer climbing community with live DJs, after-drinks and even a tattoo artist on-site. Follow their Instagram for all of the details.

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Oh, jumping in the ask game, if that's alright! Hm, what's a piece of media that you love but find it difficult to recommend to others, for whatever reason? Thank you! :)

WELL.

I didn't even have to think I immediately got slammed by Metalocalypse as soon as I read your ask LMAO

Listen, I've loved Metalocalypse for over a decade now (12 years or so?), it's a show I regularly go back to, it's a show that has one of the most prolific and long-lasting fandom despite a literal decade of nonexistent content. It's also a show I very much struggle to recommend to anyone bhGBh

The thing about MTL is that it is an early 2000s show from the american TV channel AdultSwim about a filthy rich and successful Death Metal band, and as expected it is full of edgy humor from that era. There are offensive jokes and storylines on a regular basis, especially in the earlier seasons. They range from somewhat palatable to so uncomfortable I straight up skip some episodes.

And yet it's also a show that, in spite of that, has a surprising amount of heart. What appeared like a basic serialized series about very idiotic privileged krillionaire metalheads ended up with an interesting overarching plot, a lot of character growth, found family, learning to care about things beyond yourself when you're a deeply selfish group of people... It evolved with the times and its audience, as it originally pertained to edgelord dudes but somehow found itself with a hugely queer, feminine and neurodivergent fanbase. They even made a convention episode with a big nod to shippers (where they featured actual fanarts from deviantart after reaching out and asking for permissions to the artists to put them in their episode, of course).

The journey is worth it, the characters grow on you surprisingly fast, and you end up caring very much about all of those assholes and cheer for them to get better. Interestingly, as the characters grow and mature it feels like you're witnessing the growth of the writers alongside them, or at least it feels that way to me. But also, my god, there are so many warnings to give about it before anyone can even watch it. There still are new people falling into that show to this day, but I do think it's probably getting more difficult as time passes because standards have very much risen regarding edgy and offensive humour and plots, as they should have.

Despite it all, I still love it.

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--immediately that something is wrong, but not being able to go to Jo? Or maybe there are problems with the bond that linger after, and Jo isn't sure if it's the injury or their strained/fading (in his mind) relationship, and how do you TALK about that. And depending on how angsty you want to make it you could throw in issues with mtl front office/coaches etc - stigma against queer couples? Being pressured into pushing through symptoms because nothing "official" was diagnosed?

so i also think i'm missing the first part of this ask? i have no idea what's happening with my inbox, but from what i'm gathering, this would all be VERY VERY SAD