#sci fi bl

[absolutebl]

hi there! i saw your post here: https://www.tumblr.com/absolutebl/680489143555555328/hi-im-gonna-ask-something-annoying-im-new-to?source=share

I'm wondering if you could please share thoughts on any scifi that has come out in the meantime? my friend loves BL and I'm in a major space travel mood so I was trying to see if I can combine the two. Thanks in advance for any help. ❤️

No more sci fi since then, sorry to say.

Frankly rather like scifi romance in general, sci-fi BL remains one of the rarest sub genres . I only know of 2 sci-fi BLs although there a few rumored to be in production:

Love From Outta Space (commercial short, OffGun, alien)

Just Friend (KimCop episode, VR)  

The old PNR post has been updated through to mid 2023: (which basically reports on paranormal, sf, and fantasy BL - except time travel, which really needs its own post at this point.)

[sketchytea]

some of my favourite bgs that i painted for episode three of scavengers reign

layout designs by: pauline mauvière, anastassia drobyazko, kirk shinmoto, and alfie marley

[hazeldrop]

ELECTRIC BONES⚡page 132 UPDATE

welcome to the space cat maid bar!

read on the website -> page 132 read 3 pages ahead! -> patreon.com/hazelbell

[pinkrosealice]

CLAMP's legacy as originally starting from doujinshi circles is really fascinating and makes a lot of sense when you understand that a lot of their manga are just straight up loose adaptations or spiritual reinterpretations of some of the most iconic pieces of 20th century japanese fiction, especially literature.

In many ways a lot of their storytelling is best described as "derivative" but I don't really like using that word because it has such a negative connotation. I think CLAMP's genius is actually their ability to iterate on the themes and ideas and character types and other inspirations that they derive from, especially in their ability to translate those elements to a visual/aesthetic format and to add themes of queerness into those stories or highlight the already present elements of queerness.

Like Tokyo Babylon is inspired by Teito Monogatari (and also Peacock King but that in of itself is a subject for a whole other post). And it's not just limited to the quick one-off comedic reference to Yasunori Katō that we see in the beginning of the manga. The title itself is a reference to the first manga adaptation of the Teito Monogatari. And that title choice for the adaptation was itself probably a combination of a deliberate reference to the Book of Revelation which was culturally relevant in Japan at the time for reasons I'll explain in a little bit, as well as the fact that the author of Teito Monogatari based Katō in part on Aleister Crowley. But Teito Monogatari and Tokyo Babylon are fundamentally stories about the exact same subject matter, that is the City of Tokyo itself.

X aka X/1999 is pretty self evidently a loose adaptation of the Digital Devil Story novels, the ones that would go on to be adapted loosely into the Megami Tensei video games. An apocalyptic battle for the fate of the entire world fought in Tokyo between two ideologically opposed groups of super powered beings, one of which is literally called The 7 Angels. There is a magic sword associated with the death of a female loved one, there are references to a whole bunch of religious and occult concepts from both the east and west, and one of the key locations for the plot is an elite private high school. X and DDS/ Megaten are both quintessential examples of media born from the Japanese Occult Boom. Bad Japanese translations of the prophecies of Nostradamus in the '70s that inspired the Book would become mixed with the social and economic chaos that was the Japanese asset price bubble and other late stage capitalist nonsense and then the financial collapse in the '90s is why you have in both Tokyo Babylon (and by extension the manga adaptation of Teito Monogatari) and X this weird obsession for the Book of Revelation in a ostensibly non-Christian cultural zeitgeist. Tokyo was both "Babylon" as in Rome or any sort of other hypothetical city / civilization that represented decadence and degeneration, and it was Tel Megiddo in the sense that it was the place where the end of days and the battle heralding the Apocalypse would commence.

And then Gate 7 is literally just one of dozens upon dozens of fanfic/ rip-off / adaptations of / works inspired by Makai Tensho which came out in the '60s and sort of is kind of the cultural grandfather of novels like Digital Devil Story, Teito Monogatari and the Onmyoji series. It's the modern source of basically every piece of Japanese pop culture that treats the notable historic figures of the Warring States Era as more than just badass warriors but literal demigods, sorcerers and super powered beings. Mirage of Blaze(which also has some pretty clear inspirations from Tokyo Babylon and it sort of exists in a trifecta with TB and Yami no Matsuei in their relation to the Onmyoji novels by Baku Yumemakura but again, that is the subject for another post), Samurai Warriors and Sengoku Basara, pretty much all of the Fate series but especially the original Stay Night and especially especially Redline/ GudaGuda and Samurai Remnant, and a whole bunch of fighting games and Ninja OVA'S are all examples of Makai Tensho's influence.

[prettygayboyskissing]

THIS BOOK HAS TAKEN OVER MY LIFFFE!

BOTH of these characters are TRANS!!! Holy hell, I have never felt so seen. I read this Kindle book, Bleeding Mars, and I knew it was MM, but there was no mention anywhere that it would have trans characters. Suprise! In chapter three, you find out Dezi is a trans man. Then he meets Umbra. Oh lordie, my bratty twink vampire boy-except he's not a boy!!!! He's enby!!!

God, this book has a chockhold on my life. I need the sequel now. The burn was soooo slow, but I'm pretty sure they're gonna bang in the next one. Right? Right????

Anyway, this is my contribution to the UTTER LACK of any fanart. Side note, does anyone know how to upload higher resolution video to Tumblr? I haven't used this app since highschool. I'll be posting more gay boys kissing since I'm done with Instagram and anything owned by right-wing nerds

[save-the-data]

Anti Reset | S01E01

Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

[the-golden-comet]

Ooo can you tell me more about Lone Star Rangers?

I certainly can!! Thank you so much for the ask, @leatafandom ! 💛✨

Lone Star Rangers is an intergalactic sci-fi that also ties in weird western—so space cowboys and aliens. The protagonist, Jak, is a plant alien whose specific variant is facing extinction. Being the last one alive on his planet, he searches for any signs of life before collapsing into the frost.

Our secondary protagonist Johnny is a space cowboy bounty hunter who is…in his own way….also an alien race. He is a Nova—a race of being that is akin to a star. Along one of his voyages, Johnny lands on Jak’s home planet, finds him nearly dead face down in the snow, and brings him back to his ship….

…in ropes.

That’s right. It’s an enemies to “pardners” to lovers situation. Jak has to convince Johnny not to turn him in for credits, and offers to be his bounty hunting partner. The bounties and situations these two find themselves in will be episodic, whacky, fluffy and angsty.

As our main cast travels across the stars to collect wealth from bounties, they’ll run into some big space syndicates, truly dangerous scenarios, and a whole lot of zany adventures. At the same time, these two will start developing their VERY complex relationship, which will turn into something that goes beyond their own control. From enemies, to pardners, to lovers, back to enemies, back to lovers, a Star Cowboy and a Plant Alien. Where will their journey take them, I wonder? 🤔✨

Thank you so much again for the ask! 💛✨

[chai-en-kaadhale]

every other day i think about the no.6 anime being more popular than the light novel and i want to cry

[pateretfilia]

Indie dual muse rp blog for Angel and Handsome Jack from the Borderlands series.

OC, Crossover, & AU friendly.

Heavy topics and triggering content present and tagged. See pinned post.

Follows & asks from @musesfromthefifthdimension .

Likes appreciated. Follows & reblogs encouraged.

Non-rp blogs, please dni unless you have an rp sideblog.

[fakemagicjaye]

Blackout City PDFS! They are on itchio! kelpienet.itch.io

Have you ever wanted to pay money for a comic you can already read for free online?? Well today is your lucky day :^)

[loserinvestigrave]

Kieran solo doodle :3

[minweber]

My favorite little thing about "Assassinorum: Kingmaker" has to be the amount of effort that Robert Rath has clearly put into an organic appearance of Green Knight at the climax of his knights story, and the corresponding amount of restraint that he has shown by never letting the words "green" and "knight" appear next to each other all throughout it, despite a very literal green knight being a rather important part of the whole thing.

[save-the-data]

Anti Reset | S01E02

Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

[the-golden-comet]

You know I'm going to ask what the hell (affectionate) you were thinking when you came up with Lone Star Rangers <3

And you know hwhat, Jamie? I’ll answer it, gosh darn tootin! (affectionate) <3

I wanted to have a hot gay cowboy and was like “Hmmm but how can I make it more interesting? In space? Sure.”

I was playing Starbound and fell in love with the amount of lore building and thought that went into each race in that game and said, “Y’know…I can write a story around A Nova Cowboy and a Floran Alien.”

I wanted to try my hand at supernatural and intergalactic sci-fi, so it was an exercise of how to make a compelling narrative around said gay cowboy and gay plant alien. Sufficed to say, I think I have a good one a brewin’ 😏✨

Thank you for stopping by, dude! Come back to my ask inbox anytime you like 🫖✨

[bnbc]

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I was figuring out June's fast dive into the 'dark side' and wrote some words about them as a character study, and, well, was useful to finally write down their backstory

I didn’t expect this.

I didn’t expect myself to be so unprepared after so many years spent preparing. Such a banality, but real life turned out to be so much more complicated than anything I was trained for. And even my own soul, a well-known territory, thoroughly explored and mapped during the past years — it feels like a terra incognita now.

I didn’t expect it would be so easy to fall. 

Back in my academy years, I used to push myself to the edge just to know how it feels, just to get familiar with the dark outskirts of my personality — and it was a matter of days to find my way back. And now? I got so eager to do everything right, I missed a moment I stepped into the abyss… and so far, I enjoy the falling.

But is this so bad?

I hate and fear myself for this thought, for the inability to understand if it’s really mine. My friends and I used to joke that one should not trust what they think with so many telepaths around, and now I’m not sure I can laugh at it anymore.

I can laugh at younger June though, but it’s that kind of a bitter laugh, indeed.

I pity them and I… envy them. Envy their arrogance, their confidence. Their sincere belief of great things awaiting them if only they were free to go and grab them. I envy their petty problems as well. Childish academy intrigues and horror of getting bad test marks — I’d give a lot to trade my current circumstances for this.

Even for that persistent feeling of being trapped by destiny.

Back then, I thought I had no choice. After my eldest brother chose his path I became the first in the lineage, and one could hardly hope for a better candidate than the clever witty kid I was. My uncle picked new tutors to teach me, my curriculum got much more economics and management than I’d enjoyed. Even when my abilities were discovered, it changed nothing: as much of a great use I was for the Empire as a psyker, they couldn't just lay their hands on this tool.

Because before it all, I was a Terran and a noble, and it was up to me to choose my path. And naturally, I was expected to choose my family.

However, I should’ve been trained properly so as not to be a danger to myself and the people around me, so once again, my way lay clear before me, and this time it led me to the academy.

What do you get after locking a bunch of psy-gifted kids from all over the Empire in one place? A lot of drama, cruel pranks, deadly rivalry, and amateur intrigues. Can’t say I haven’t enjoyed my time in the academy. Oh, stars, I did! But my every achievement, every success I clawed out from my peers tasted like ash in my mouth because I knew: It meant nothing.

What was the joy of being one of the best at my course just to waste my potential, being trapped in the politics of the provincial world? I knew that once I’m a baron I’d be obligated to give up on using my abilities: the ruler who can play with the other’s minds is a bad asset to work with, reputation-wise. Neither the subjects nor the allies can fully trust such a person.

However, I didn’t slack off for a single day for my training, because if the Universe gives you certain abilities it must be for something.

After I found out about my sister’s escape I got so angry! Not with her, with myself. That little scoundrel did what I was afraid of even dreaming about — she’d chosen her way and followed it. Gladly, I already had my mentor to comfort me.

I still don’t know why he picked me among the others. I was one of the best, but not the best. Cherys could crack my mental defense open in no time, and Mahid always bested me in practical telepathy. I had a talent for breaking things and people, though, but this alone would not be enough. 

And he certainly knew about the obligations I had.

Yet, he chose me to teach. I wasn’t his only student, but even among our small group, I felt special. He taught me things other instructors didn’t know about — or just pretended to do so. I swear to keep everything a secret, and I did: this knowledge was too precious to lose access to it, no matter how much I wanted to brag.

It wasn’t a story about a generous teacher and a devoted student. We argued a lot, and a couple of times were about to fall out because of his stubbornness or my ‘maximalism’. He found my belief in having a purpose amusingly childish, and I found him cowardly cautious…but there was a thing me and my mentor always agreed on: knowledge was a tool, and like any other tool, It could not be good or evil.

One day he disappeared. He left me no note nor hint about how to get in touch, only troubles. Troubles came in the shape of very polite people who asked too many questions. I managed to get away with it, though, maybe because I was smart, but more likely because one can not give out the information they don’t know. Anyway, I was free to continue my training, and they didn't even take away my mentor’s old gift, a crystal I was wearing as a pendant since the day I got it.

I still wonder if my mentor was the reason why when it came to practice offers, I got one from the Inquisition. There were the others too, of course. My marks were always great and I was naturally good at all talking stuff, so several diplomats would want to have an attache like me. It would be so wise to apply to a diplomatic mission, to spend some time, shining on the screens and making useful connections, yet, I decided not to be wise.

I’ve chosen the Inquisition as my one and only act of rebellion. 

It was interesting. Exciting, even. I finally felt like I mattered, like I belonged. My superiors knew how to use me to our mutual benefit, and I was happy to be useful and to be… myself. But my clock was ticking, and my destiny was looming over me, closer and closer, waiting for my borrowed time to run out.

So when they offered me a position I had to say “no”. As soon as this word escaped my lips, I knew it was over for me. Nothing ahead but the chains of being the heir to my father, and a future baron to my home planet. Back then I didn’t understand why the Inquisition gave me some time to think “if my ‘no’ was the final answer” because for me it was.

And then, I came home just to find it on the verge of ruin… and to find my beloved brother, my twin, the better half of my soul, back. He decided not to swear to his Order, so, freed from his obligations, he became the heir again.

My secret wish came true: nothing held me anymore, and I was finally free, but instead of feeling good, I felt… lost. 

Like a traveler who’s got no map, like a spaceship ended up in black space, like a tool that had no use for it anymore.

So maybe it’s a good thing I keep falling.

Because a tool could not be evil, but a person could.

[pateretfilia]

PATERETFILIA Indie dual muse rp blog for Angel and Handsome Jack from the Borderlands series. OC, Crossover, & AU friendly. Heavy topics and triggering content present and tagged. See pinned post. Follows from @markershub.