#seiya talks

[seiya-starsniper]

Three books checked off the list so far 😄 I enjoyed the Ambessa novel quite a bit!

9 BOOKS I PLAN TO READ IN 2025

Tagged by @softest-punk 💖💖

This was a bit hard to narrow down because my TBR is SO LARGE and keeps growing as new books are released every year!

I'm going to keep it to books I haven't already started as well, since my currently reading list is also...very long lmao

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C.L. Clark - THE ARCANE BRAINROT IS REAL. My wife, my toxic milf, the most unhinged warmongering bad bitch in all of Arcane is getting a spinoff novel how could I NOT read it??? I'm unhinged about her. I cannot wait to have my heart ripped out.

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner - The final novel in the Godkiller trilogy. I'm so excited. I picked up Godkiller on a whim at Target and I've been unwell about the series ever since.

Vicious by V.E. Scwab - I've started and restarted this book like 10 times since 2013 when @lyriclorelei gifted it to me 😅. I am DETERMINED to read through the duology this year, I know I'm going to like it, I've loved every V.E. Scwab book I've ever gotten my hands on, and the premise of this book was basically made for me.

Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey - I imprinted on this book when I was 12. I would like to re-read it as an adult and see how it holds up!

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston - I meant to read this when it came out in 2024 but got understandably distracted by other novels. Nevertheless I am very excited to sink my teeth into yet another CM queer romance.

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske - Another book I meant to read in 2024. Can you tell I am a sucker for queer romance novels yet???

Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice - Now that the AMC show is leaning into TVL and QOTD for season 3, I must reread this chonker of a novel. It's tradition at this point. I reread Interview just before the premiere of season 1 and TVL right before the premiere of Season 2. I am so very excited to see the wild ride of season 3.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - Continuing my love of books that are getting adaptations, this novel is getting a movie in 2025 so it's time I finally read it.

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo - I keep getting recommended this book, and at this juncture I have no reason NOT to read it. I already love Nghi Vo's prose, and I'm a sucker for Hollywood fame dramas, AND this one has magical realism in it? Sign me the fuck up.

Honorable mentions to the books I'm currently in the middle of reading:

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Scwab

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Nightmare before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (thanks @arialerendeair for the rec!)

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles

Dark City Omega by Elizabeth Stephens

tagging: @lyriclorelei @gil212 @valeriianz

@b-plot-butch @janimoon @arialerendeair @beholdme

and anyone else who wants to play!

[kainshana]

Forever together...?

[hirayaea]

I’ve been seeing posts that xavier has “changed personalities”

—he hasn’t. this is how he has always been. he’s the most consistent actually out of the three because he’s the same xavier every time

how do I begin to explain that in the jp dub he’s always been this kinda overconfident aloof pouty jealous mf — ITS JUST THAT, all these are tied together by the grace he has as a prince + his natural kindness so I think in the en dub it seems to be toned down a lot

but he has never been “soft” so to speak in the jp dub

like. ever

he’s not even polite… like… his language is so casual and commanding… also he uses “ore” which says a lot

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it just bothers me that some are thinking he has a different personality now because he’s been very consistent in the jp version

I imagine it’s because it’s hard to portray his trope in en though because he may just end up sounding like an asshole haha

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I love en xav though just wanted to point this out from someone who mainly plays in a different language!

would love to hear other thoughts about it too!

[charmtale]

[seiya-starsniper]

I AM SO EXCITED 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Do ask replies have a character limit dhsjajaka

My average writing experience:

"Alright I think I'm almost done actually-"

*Google doc grows second health bar and a choir starts singing in latin*

[monoukotori]

2025 is the year of the Snake, and I wanna do something for our resident snake saints, aka Odysseus and Shaina, so I decided to make a lil interest check Comment here 👇 if you'd be interested in participating, I'll need at least 10 people to give it a go

[magicalgirlypop]

i'm really enjoying all the yuri i'm reading so far but i've gotta ask... wheeeeeereeeee is all the masc and butch rep?? don't get me wrong, i have nothing against fem4fem but its all i see in modern yuri. the most masc girl i've seen in a modern yuri is mitsuki koga. for a lot of the others the most "masc" character has short hair but that's it. nothing else about them is masc.

like why was there more butch rep in OLD ANIME than there is in modern yuri?

like, sailor moon isn't even a yuri and it has a canon nonbinary butch lesbian and THREE canon nonbinary characters, one of whom is also a lesbian who's in love with the main character. and speaking of which, why do i see more masc rep in non yuri anime than yuri? akira kenjou from precure, hibiki shikyoin from pripara, and amane sumeragi from primagi are recent examples of canonically masc characters. none of these anime are yuri.

why is it that i can find more masc rep in magical girl and idol anime aimed at children than in yuri aimed at an older audience?

like maybe i'm just not looking hard enough, i'd love recommendations of masc and butch rep in modern yuri.

[apollokyler]

makes them study in a physics and maths profile school🥰🥰🥰(💀)

they are unburdened by knighthood🥰 instead i burdened them with academia💀💀💀 mini camus works as a tutor,,,,, also i make them neighbors :D he helps hyoga w homework :3c

[seiya-starsniper]

I hear this song in bars and restaurants all the time and it truly feels like my soul goes to Superhell and back each time 🤣

I've never experienced such a visceral jump scare as I just did sitting in a hospital waiting room and hearing Carry On Wayward Son play as someones ringtone.

Heart is beatung faster, blood pressure through the roof... how do I explain this to my consultant when I go in???

[deep-nerd]

birthday :]

[milangakokoros]

For heaven's sake Hyoga! I'm an overprotective brother, not a monster!

[kathybluecaller]

when it’s 5am and the romance branch indo-european language family does it’s thing

[kainshana]

I have been very busy lately, but I manaed to do something for @aldemuappreciationhub June event

Kissy kissy

[hirayaea]

looking at zayne and rafayel’s other personas, it’s very interesting to compare and contrast them with their linkon versions because each self is an actual reincarnation; it’s lovely to see the difference is speech patterns and how they treat mc in each lifetime

meanwhile xavier is the same dude every time so you know the gap moe gaps in personality are done intentionally and all on his own

[five-and-dimes]

The Sandman: A story about stories that will make you want to write stories.

Touché, @neil-gaiman

[monoukotori]

List of canon Ages and Nationalities of all Gold Saints

Because I've seen more new fans here and maybe some of you don't know

From oldest to youngest, ages when Saga killed Shion, ages in the 12 temples arc and nationality

Saga & Kanon: 15-28 & Greek

Aiolos: 14-27(If he didn't die) & Greek

Deathmask: 10- 23 & Italian

Shura: 10- 23 & Spanish

Aphrodite: 9-22 & Swedish

Mu: 7- 20 & Tibetan

Aldebaran: 7- 20 & Brazilian

Aiolia: 7- 20 & Greek

Shaka: 7- 20 & Indian

Milo: 7- 20 & Greek

Camus: 7- 20 & French

Special case:

Dohko: 18(Next Dimension)- 248 (Saga's betrayal)-261 (Hades arc) & Chinese

And Shion is just a couple of months older than Dohko and he's also Tibetan