#writing non-binary characters

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Reasons to play In Stars and Time: Canon Pronoun Warfare.

[spicyraeman]

taash just said something so cringe i legitimately had to alt tab and take a minute holy fuck

[travelingtwentysomething]

Let's Be Honest, If You Could Hop Dimensions, You'd Save Eddie Munson Too <- AO3 LINK

(Please give my Steddie+Original NonBinary Time/Dimension Traveling Character fic a shot? I'm writing again, and I need validation, please REBLOG. Steve Harrington isn't the only one with a Praise Kink around here. 🫠)

It's a very unserious comedy/adventure- Featuring a Non Binary Character named Haven (this is not a self insert). They are a badass Dimension/Time Traveler who shows up for Eddie. It's hard not to fall for the OP baddie who comes specifically to save your ass, so naturally Eddie falls for them, then Haven helps Eddie see he can have it all and they quickly rope Steve into their shenanigans. This ain't a slow burn, but because it's the Apocalypse you'd think, 'there's barely any time for make-outs and cuddles'... but when Boys in Crop Tops are involved, we make time...

Also, it features a lovely scene where Eddie is in disguise and Steve cannot for the life of him 🥵...

<Artwork above is my own creation assisted by AI> ...with a little helping of original art inspired by the scene from @DrawingRune on Twitter ...

Summary:

Getting dropped into the Stranger Things Universe in the boathouse where Eddie Munson is currently hiding out could have gone better. Unfortunately, dimension traveling isn't an exact science. Honestly, its kind of a shot in the dark at the best of times.

At least they landed near the person they were looking for.

The timing could have been better.

And they had some notes on the point of arrival.

Being that it was just behind the boat where Eddie was currently hiding under a tarp, in fear for his life. Would have been a smoother entrance if it had been about six feet over, in the actual boathouse, and three feet above the water instead of below it.

Relationships:

Eddie Munson/Original Character, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington/Original Character, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson/Original Character, Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler

Additional Tags:

Fix-It, Time Travel, Time Travel Fix-It, Dimension Travel, Eddie Munson Needs a Hug, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Protective Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson Has ADHD, Bisexual Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington Has a Crush on Eddie Munson, Hurt Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart, Steve Harrington Is a Mess, Steve Harrington Needs Love, Steve Harrington Has a Praise Kink, Wingman Robin Buckley, Robin Buckley Loves Nancy Wheeler, Bisexual Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley Has ADHD, Nancy Wheeler is a Mess, Protective Eleven | Jane Hopper, Pansexual Eleven | Jane Hopper, Polyamory, Polyamorous Characters, Polyamory Negotiations, non binary character, Polyamory is the answer to everything, Gaybies, everyone is a little gay, Comedy, Don't delude yourself, you were thinking about going to save Eddie too, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Canon-Typical Violence, Minor Character Death, Don't worry it's only Jason, Creepy Henry Creel | One | Vecna, Sorry Vecna there's a new Baddie in town, Thy name is Haven

[thetriggeredhappy]

Abt ur nonbinary ppl post; I personally think that pyro fhcks and people need to stop being cowards

i’m glad we’ve socially accepted that pyro tf2 is non-binary like. universally. pyro being non-binary is truly one of those things where i think even the most centrist tf2 gamer boys would take that on the chin and hardly blink. but i’m NOT happy that people then went on to say that pyro cannot fuck. you people will adapt scout teamfortress into an uwu scared of other men’s dicks “be careful it’s my first time” boy or sniper teamfortress into an around the clock sadist who does kink negotiation on the first date but won’t let pyro teamfortress have normal ass sex as a non-binary person? i know why. and it’s frustrating.

[rayclubs]

Nonbinary Heavy is so important to me as a concept. His ideas of gender presentation are vastly different from the traditional American ones. He grew up in a family of four women who engaged in tough physical labor as much as in more traditional household responsibilities. He goes by "he/him" out of linguistic convenience but these pronoun games mean nothing to him emotionally. He's big and strong, and he likes to play the protector of all things dear to him, but he also lost his childhood to a rough life full of challenges and must now be handled with care and gentleness like a precious flower. There is something beautiful about that.

[ask-theredcrown]

I think the anon is tryna ask if you, my lord transitioned to another gender than the original gender you were before.

For example: A man can turn into a woman and a woman can turn into a man.

[I am so BAD at explaining this bro 😭]

"Ah, I understand now... No, I have never transitioned my gender, the way that I was born is the way that I am now, and I feel comfortable in my skin."

[noh07]

list of mixed name ideas (october 29, 2024)

i sorted them into three categories: androgynous, feminine and masculine.

in this list, there's any type of names (mostly for english-speaking people though): typical first names, noun names, mythology names, etc.

if you have more ideas of names for trans folks, writers, etc, just lemme know! (Can also be not-so-cool names for the writers, we need them for the asshole side characters :3)

i will update the list every time I have a lot of new name suggestions. you can find the newest list under the tag #updated name list on my profile.

(alphabetical list with 553 mixed names under the cut)

--- androgynous ---

Addie/Eddie

Aki

Alex

Alexis

Alli/Allie/Ally

Ares

Ari

Artemis

Aster

Azure

Bennie/Benny

Beverly

Billie

Blair

Charlie

Chrissy

Crimson

Edie

Eli

Ellori/Ellory

Emerson

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Evie

Finn

Forest/Forrest

Frances/Francis

Gray/Grey

Hayden

Hunter

Jackie/Jacky

Jamie

Jess

Jessie

Jupiter

Lark

Lenny

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Lou

Louie

Mag

Maggot

Mars

Max

Mercury

Mika

Miko

Mizu

Neptune

Noah

Paris

Ollie

Quinn

Rafa

Reg

Robin

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Saturn

Shilo/Shiloh

Skye

Val

Venus

Vin

Vinny/Vinnie

Wilson

--- feminine ---

Abby

Abigail

Adelaide

Adeline

Aileen/Eileen

Aimee/Amy

Alana

Alena

Alessia

Alexa

Alexia

Alexandra

Alice

Alissa

Alli/Allie/Ally

Alura

Amalia

Amber

Amelia

Amelie

Amity

Angie

Anna

Ann/Anne

Annie

Anastasia

Andrea/Andreea

Antheia

Arabella

Astra

Atlanta

Audrey

Aurora

Azura

Bailey

Becky

Bella

Belle

Bettie/Betty

Beverly

Billie

Brenda

Brie

Candace/Candice

Carla/Karla

Carolina

Caroline

Catherine

Celina/Selena/Selina

Celine/Selene

Charlotte

Christina/Kristina

Christine/Kristine

Claire

Clara/Klara

Chloe/Cloe

Cora/Corah

Daniela/Daniella

Danielle

Dalia/Daliah

Debbie

Debora/Deborah

Delilah

Diana

Dianne

Dora/Dorah

Eburia

Eda

Elena

Eleanor/Elenor

Elisa/Eliza

Elizabeth

Ella

Ember

Emerson

Emery

Emi/Emmie/Emmy

Emilia

Emilie/Emily

Emma

Euphemia

Euphoria

Esme

Esmeralda

Eva

Evie

Evelyn

Felicia

Fenya

Finya

Fia

Fiona

Francisca/Franziska

Freya

Gaia

Georgia

Gina

Ginny/Jeanie

Hanna/Hannah

Harmony

Heather

Hecate

Hera

Hestia

Hope

Iana

Irena

Irene

Iris

Isa

Isabel/Isabelle

Isabela/Isabella

Ivonne/Yvonne

Ivory

Ivy

Izzy

Janice

Jasmin/Jasmine

Jenna

Jenny

Jolene

Julia

Julianne

Julie

Juliet/Juliette

Katarina/Katharina

Kathy/Katy

Lana

Lara/Larah

Laura

Lauren

Laurel

Lena

Leia/Leya

Levina

Levinia

Lia

Liara

Lili/Lilli/Lilly/Lily

Lilian/Lilien

Lilith

Lisa

Livia

Liz

Lizzie/Lizzy

Loanne

Lola

Lorelei

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louisa/Luisa

Louise/Luise

Luce/Luz

Lucy

Luna

Maggie/Meggie

Meg

Madeline

Maira/Myra

Margaret

Marge

Marla

Marlene

Maria/Mariah

Marie/Mary

Melanie

Melissa

Mellie/Melly

Mia

Michelle

Milly

Mina

Minerva

Minnie

Miriam

Mona

Naira/Nyra

Natalia

Natalie

Natasha

Nellie/Nelly

Nessie

Nina

Nora/Norah

Nori

Oliv/Olive

Olivia

Ollie

Paris

Pascale

Patricia

Paula

Peggy

Penelope/Pinelopy

Penny

Petunia

Philippa

Pia

Polly

Poppy

Ramona

Rebecka

Regina

Robin

Rose

Roxanne

Sara/Sarah

Sofia/Sophia

Sofie/Sophie

Stella

Stephanie/Stephany

Tara/Tarah

Tatiana/Tatyana

Tess

Tessa

Tia

Tiana

Tina

Valerie/Valery

Vanessa

Venus

Veronica

Victoria

Vivian

Viviana

Willow

Yana

Yasmin/Yasmine

Zoe/Zoé/Zoey

--- masculine ---

Aion

Alex

Alexander

Amon

Anthony

Anton

Arcturus

Ares

Ben

Benjamin

Bennie/Benny

Benson

Bill

Billie/Billy

Bob

Bobby

Brendan/Brendon

Brian

Bruno

Calvin

Carl/Karl

Chad

Chase

Chris

Chrissy

Christopher

Conan

Damian

Dan

Daniel

Dave

David

Davon/Devon

Dionysos

Don

Donald

Dorian

Dylan

Elia/Elijah

Elio

Eliot/Elliot/Elliott

Emerson

Emilio

Erion

Evan

Felix

Fred

Freddie/Freddy

George

Gian/Jan

Hannibal

Harald/Harold/Herald/Herold

Ian

Icarus

Jack

Jackie/Jacky

James

Jamie

Jimmy

John

Johnny

Jona/Jonah

Jonas

Jones

Julian/Julien

Julius

Jupiter

Justin

Kevin

Larry

Laurence/Lawrence

Lenny

Leo

Linus

Lori/Lorie/Lory

Louis/Luis

Louie

Lucc/Luke

Lucas/Lukas

Luigi

Marc

Marco

Mario

Mars

Max

Mercury

Michael

Mickey

Mike

Milo

Nathan

Neptune

Nick

Nico/Niko/Nikko

Noah

Oliver

Ollie

Orion

Paris

Pascal

Patrick

Paul

Pete

Peter

Philip/Philipp/Phillip

Raymond

Reg

Reginald

Regulus

Remus

Rob

Robbie/Robby

Robin

Ron

Ronald

Ronni/Ronnie/Ronny

Saturn

Sean/Shawn/Shaun

Sebastian

Sirius

Steve

Steven

Theodore

Tim

Toby

Tom

Tommy

Tony

Valentine

Victor

Wilson

Yan

Zach/Zack

Zeus

If you want me to add meanings, origins, etc., just tell me! ^^

[sigyns-drafts]

Enchanting music of the night 🎶🌙✨

Human dancer!Reader x Ror Hermes

➩ Stealing the attention of a God like Hermes is the least thing you'd expect as a mortal, but you found yourself with an advantage.

You two had only met once before, now that he was back to seek your attention you decide to tease him and show off your skills in dancing to the lovely melodies he plays to woo you.

➩ Reader type: non binary reader.

⚠: Romantic fluff, a lots of teasing tension~

A/N: Hope you guys enjoy this one, I sure did writing it~♡

Underneath the twinkling stars, Hermes approached a figure he knew too well, someone he has kept his eyes upon for quite sometime now.

With violin in hand, he uses his nimble fingers to play a melody that echoed through the divine air of the empty halls, once crowded with life.

A blend of celestial notes that seemed to dance with the night and the God himself.

Y/n turned, their eyes reflecting the glimmering constellations above. They'd always admired the stars.

As Hermes played, he poured his emotions into the music, hoping to catch y/n's attention as well as express the depth of his infatuation with this mortal.

Each note was a whispered confession, and every chord a declaration of his love. However, y/n who was well aware of Hermes' reputation from their previous encounter, responded with a teasing glint in their eyes.

Suddenly they stood up, giving Hermes the attention he wanted. Y/n moved gracefully to the music, matching Hermes' enchanting tunes with a subtle sway of their body.

The air crackled with a playful energy as y/n reciprocated the flirtatious dance of melody and movement.

Hermes, usually the master of wit, found himself enchanted and further drawn to the clever y/n. In an attempt to impress, Hermes approached the enigmatic figure, the soft notes of his violin still somehow playing, filling the air like a gentle breeze.

"Greetings, my dear. Would you care to share a dance with me beneath the stars?" he asked, his eyes twinkling with mischief.

Y/n, with a playful glint in their eyes, replied, "Ah, Hermes, the swift and charming. I've heard tales of your wit. Show me what you've got~"

Accepting Hermes' gloved hand with a sly smile. Together the two gracefully moved as they twirled and spun beneath the cosmic expanse.

Laughter echoed through the halls as the duo enchanted the divine onlookers.

"You play well, Hermes, but can you keep up with the rhythm of my heart?" Y/n teased, their gaze locked with his.

Hermes, smitten and determined, matched their playful banter.

"Oh, my dear, I can dance to the beat of any heart, especially the one captivated by yours y/n."

Y/n to put more logs onto their playful banter leaned in, whispering into the gods air. "Perhaps you're not the only one with tricks up your sleeve, messenger~"

As the dance continued, the celestial pair engaged in a delightful exchange of teasing glances and playful words.

Hermes, usually the master of wit, found himself charmed and challenged by y/n who had effortlessly turned the tables on him.

"I thought you gods were supposed to be untouchable, yet here you are, dancing with a mortal~"

Hermes starts smirking to himself at the comment y/n made. He really needed to step up his game and match their energy.

"Maybe you're just..too irresistible~"

As the music reached a crescendo, Hermes, unable to resist the magnetic pull, pulled y/n out from the dance and into the shadows.

Y/n taken aback by this sudden move blushes deeply, eyes widened.

"What's the rush, Hermes?"

Without a warning Hermes had now pinned y/n up against a nearby wall, out of anyone's sight in the deep dark night. He leaned in close to y/n, almost in a threatening way.

"Sometimes, even gods can't resist temptation..may I, my dear?"

Y/n found themselves for once speeches at Hermes words. Not once in a lifetime did they ever imagine a God, let alone Hermes when they had first met to ever want to pursue them.

Yet, here he was, having just danced with y/n and was now offering a kiss. This was a chance they might not ever get again.

Y/n nodded, giving Hermes the permission he needed for their lips to meet.

The kiss Hermes gave y/n was almost unimaginable, one they'd never forget. His soft lips were warm, their passion once ignited by the dance now consuming them in a fervent embrace.

The world around them faded, leaving only the intoxicating allure of the moment.

Y/n when Hermes finally pulled away, giving the mortal a rest from his passionate kiss, they found themselves breathless.

"Well, messenger of the gods, that was quite the message from you.."

Hermes chuckled softly at y/n and whispered. "Consider it a special delivery of my love to you, my sweetling~"

"Oh my.. Is that a real confession then~?"

"You can call it that, y/n"

As the night continued, the stars and moon bore witness to a dance that transcended mortal and divine to finally find love, leaving the two lost in the enchantment of the night.

[troutfur]

So like, I just watched a video about how the 28 female characters out of Harry Potter's top 100 characters by the amount of times they are mentioned in the books reveal a very specific pattern of internalized misogyny (& other bigotries but mostly misogyny) in JK Rowling's writing. And I've been thinking about how I, too, don't write a lot of women (something I've been trying to remedy for a while to be fair). And to spare you the whole train of thought regarding one of my projects, the meddie-centric askblog @ask-the-half-moon-meeting, seeing as the women to men ratio in that cast is 4:5 (or 1:2 if we count only the core protagonists and leave the secondary mentor and meddie-adjacent cast), do y'all think I should consider gender-swapping any of them?

[moreclaypigeons]

No like seriously ARE we ready to talk about the misogyny in fandom spaces

[ophanim-vesper]

me, after watching Nimona, making all my shapeshifter characters like Nimona because she's legitimately the best written version of this character trope that I've seen:

[cowpokezuko]

Writers/artists;

Do y'all ever just make your oc trans sort of arbitrarily? Like most of the time my blorbo is cis for like story purposes but sometimes I draw her and think "yeah she needs to be trans actually".

[darklyhandsome]

PSA:

Female - blonde. Brunette.

Male - blond. Brunet.

Can we please get this right guys?

[suchine-toki]

Thoughts about Kyuubei

Kyuubei is a very interesting character. At first she’s introduced to us as a man (although the anime's ending spoils that she’s biologically a woman), but then we learn that her masculine behavior was an imposition from her family, and that she would’ve actually liked to do the things that girls typically do. Apparently, Sorachi's idea was to make her feminine at the end of her introductory arc, but he felt it wasn't right. This is how Kyuubei's journey with gender begins.

It has been said before, but it’s important to mention that Sorachi's approach to gender issues is strongly linked to the modern Japanese perception. Still, he tried to give depth to the character. Kyuubei sacrificed her eye to protect Tae, which caused the latter to feel guilty and want to please her by marrying her, but then they both realize that it was the wrong path and decide to continue with a healthier relationship, resuming their friendship. However, Kyuubei is in love with Tae.

It's a good start. Nevertheless, of the three characters in her love triangle, I feel that she was noticeably the least developed (I talked about Tae and Kondou previously), often feeling like a mere satellite character to Tae. Kyuubei is where she is and does what she does. Do we know what Kyuubei does in her free time when she's not with Tae? Train? And how much do we know about what she likes? Tae and train again? Do we know if she works?

Regarding the latter, it would make sense for her not to work because she’s part of an aristocratic samurai family. This is a very interesting point, except for the fact that it’s never used for anything in the series, when she could’ve been crucial on more than one occasion. Let’s remember that the duty of the Yagyuu family is to serve the Bakufu and the Shogun. She could’ve been involved in several political arcs, however, her connections were only used for her to take care of a little monkey once. And she couldn't even keep the monkey!

This would’ve also served to give more substance to her relationship with Kondou, beyond loving the same woman, and develop her relationship with Zura, beyond his envy for believing they’ve the same character traits. Because I feel like, instead of exploring her ideals, Kyuubei's character was limited to jokes about wanting a penis, being embarrassed to wear feminine clothing, or throwing away any man who touches her.

The most important development she has after her introduction is in Dekobokko (or gender bend) arc. Here Kyuubei declares that she’s neither a man nor a woman. However, later in Silver Soul arc, Sorachi decided to address the topic of gender once again, establishing that Kyuubei does, in fact, perceive herself as a woman (which is why I refer to her as she in this post). And while there's nothing wrong with exploring gender and you're certainly allowed to change your mind, it was a shame to lose one of the few non-binary characters in media.

[themightyhumanbroom]

Looking back it's very obvious how formative Vaarsuvius's little speech here was on my taste in shipping.

Love me some juxtaposition.