#tlu

[macksting]

I've met him in person btw and he's a fucking sweetheart

[ID: Text-intensive Twitter thread from the Shapeshifters chest binders Twitter account in reply to a post by artist and author Ursula Vernon. Vernon says, A non-zero number of you apparently did not know that The Last Unicorn was a book before it was a movie. It is by Peter S. Beagle. It is made of spun glass and fairytales and iron knives and there are individual lines that I would give my lungs to have written. Shapechangers replies, I saw him every year at NYCC for several years straight, bought something at his table, asked him to sign it, and we spoke. He remembered me from year to year, no small feat at that con. He remembered which stories he'd told me. One year I came back with a different gender on. He squinted at me a bit and said thoughtfully, "I've seen you before in this place." All I had to say was, "last year you told me the story about the inoshishi." And his face cleared, and he leaned in with a grin and told me about a German guitarist who he traveled with, twice. Who transitioned between the first and second time, so he'd gotten to meet this person all over again on the second round. It was a wonderfully kind way to let me know that everything was fine. I was fresh out of the closet and I needed that, and maybe he could see it. The Last Unicorn is the best book in the world and I will defend it and its author til I die. the end. /end ID]

I don't usually talk about celebrities; artists, when I do, and I'm keenly aware that one needn't be a good person to be a hell of a heartwrenching artist. But Peter S. Beagle has written a few of my favorite things in the world, he's an excellent singer and filker, and this Twitter thread was dreadfully important to me. I don't want it going away as Twitter becomes Shitter, because it's so often bad news, isn't it? It's important to me to share trans joy.

[2ghosts]

Marveling at his own boldness, he said softly, “I would enter your sleep if I could and guard you there, but I cannot come in unless you dream of me.

[giantkillerjack]

Me: hm, I want something to put on the TV as background noise... Huh. Looks like YouTube is recommending something called The Last Unicorn. That's perfect, it's probably some old shitty animation that has aged poorly! I can watch it ironically!

Me, 2 hours later as the credits roll: *crying, cheering, buying the book, composing the songs*

Me, 2 weeks later: So I have compiled all of the quotes from the book that I think could make good tattoos, and also, HOW HAVE I NEVER LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE LAST UNICORN FUCKING SLAPS??? This gay-ass little fairytale fed my soul! Watered my crops! Transed my gender! Can't believe I heard of this story from youtube recommendations, of all places!!

[swollenbabyfat]

Tattoo comm ✨

[albanianpsycho]

favorite movie ever

[grendel-menz]

I did not know that I was so empty, to be so full.

[shellsnroses]

“I don’t understand. I see nothing at all in the water.”

[liliumaa]

My Schmendrick cosplay I made for my Halloween costume this year 😁

[wowa-bublord]

twilight sparkle and the last unicorn. they are friends :)

[aquicat]

[emirrart]

10,09,2024

[faun-buns]

the last unicorn

[emmieaster]

☾ This Could Be A Dream ☽

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I had this sketch of Lady Amalthea sitting in my WIPS folder for a while and finally got to finish her up EHEHEH and ofc this illustration was inspired by many of Meyoco artworks ✨

She’s now available to download as an IPhone wallpaper over on my Ko-Fi for just $1!

Please consider checking it out plus all my other wallpapers !!

[phantom-fantasia]

𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒔, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏. 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖

[desthebolt]

I went feral and painted a Last Unicorn themed chest and made an Amalthea sculpture to go with it :3