#xena lb

[livvyofthelake]

gabrielle cluelessly walking through this like. tavern while xena subtly fights off all these random men that come near them… and gabrielle is literally just yapping away… oh this is classic gabrielle….

[warriorprincesstramp]

unmoisturised. bothered. out of my lane. unfocused. decaying.

[moonfeatherquill]

In April-May, I made a bunch of journals/sketchbooks to sell at Xenite Retreat.

Most of the books are covered in my original Xena fabric pattern, which you can buy on Spoonflower if you happen to like it! It comes in two sizes.

For the last three books, I used heat-transfer vinyl and a graphic I designed last year. I should have made more of these. 😅

Construction notes under the cut.

All of them are soft-spine books filled with Finch Fine Opaque Bright White Paper 80 lb Text, which I paid The Papermill Store to cut from 11"x17" long grain into 8.5"x11" short grain. I'm very pleased with this paper choice; it takes my fountain pen beautifully.

End papers are hand-stamped with Sniggle Sloth stamps I purchased last year.

It was probably not necessary for me to do an Oxford hollow on these, but I wanted to practice it, and I can now tell you these books are STURDY. Below are the completed text blocks before casing-in. Don't mind the wax paper guarding the inside of the hollows while they dry. I also finally purchased real mull instead of fighting with starched cheesecloth or other substitutes.

They are not perfect, but I hope the people who bought them are enjoying them. (I did have some left over, oops)

[hawkguard]

all in all i do like ares

[julymp4]

i have never hated a character more in my life on G O D

[keykidpilipili]

Getting inspiration for Fate ocs from my brain feels like shaking an 8-ball: one day you’re howling about Mermaid Merlin desperate to prove he is still the sexiest over Kiara and not an emotionally compromised dilf, the next you’re crying about Type Eris and her doomed civilization soon to be wiped out by Velber.

[lena-damnvers]

Xena and Gabrielle are so gay, just saying

[deanmarywinchester]

not her giving a coming out speech to Jody about hunting before driving off in her gay little subaru. your honor i Love her

Claire becoming a werewolf something something monstrosity as a metaphor for being gay

[droidmom]

reminder that alti could murder me with the snap of her fingers and id come back in my next life, find her, and ask her to do it again

[livvyofthelake]

what's actually craziest to me though is that xena spends the entire episode prior to gabrielle being injured trying to heal people but also accepting when there's nothing she can do for them. she literally tells those guys that sometimes people are lost causes and they can't save them... and then when gabrielle literally stops breathing, when everyone tells her there's nothing she can do and gabrielle is gone, xena doesn't CAN'T walk away.... she cannot give up on gabrielle.... she would literally breathe life back into her. she would be the force that beats her heart again... there was nothing she could do except there was. gabrielle was gone except she wasn't... xena would reach out and pull gabrielle back to her every time!!!

[warriorprincesstramp]

they were like we don't need other actors ok we have lucy lawless. she will play everyone. and then it was the best shit you've ever seen in your life

[xenawarriorgay]

iolaus: boy, you really know how to show a guy a good time! xena: don't talk. fight. THERES MY GIRL

[hawkguard]

[julymp4]

this is literally "men are trash" the anthology

[fire1033]

Humans

So I have been writing about how aliens would react to ADHD, but what about their reaction to other humans reactions to mental health? Like they are so accustomed to us being weird that they just accept mental health issues and accommodate the person, but then someone says to get over it and just, well, here it is.

"You just need to get over it. You can't let your past dictate your life. And you need to stop making excuses and just work harder. Just sit down and focus......"

Xean was walking down the hall when they heard a human talking fervently. Curious, they popped their head into the room. In front of them was two humans, one shaking a bit and leaning back, a look of both anxiety and anger in his eyes. The other was berating him loudly as she tried to tower over him, an interesting feat as she was over half a foot shorter than him.

"Human Adam, Human Tina, is there a problem here?"

As Adam turned his head and saw Xean, a look of relief flooded his face for a moment before it hardened again. Tina on the other hand just looked annoyed at being interrupted.

"Medical officer Xean, perfect timing. Don't you think it is stupid when people make up excuses to get out of work?"

"I am unsure of what you are referring."

"Adam over here was trying to tell me that he "needed a moment" before work because he "had a bad memory" and "felt anxious". Isn't that ridiculous?"

Xena was confused. They had never known Human Adam to be lazy or shirk work, on the contrary he was almost always one of the first people to offer to start working.

"Is this true Human Adam?"

Taking a breath, he seemed to steady himself, the shaking still present but slowing. "Not in the way she said. I told her I had an awful recollection resurface, and due to my ADHD causing my emotions to affect me more than most, this triggered a panic attack, so..."

At that moment Xena rushed forward, scanner out. They stopped as Adam flinched, but when he didn't say anything, they started scanning him while talking softly. "Why didn't you come to me immediately? You know those can be dangerous. Are you ok? How is your breathing? Hmmmmm, scans show reduced activity."

At this reaction, Adam burst out laughing, and Xena flinched back a bit, offended. What had they done? Seeing their reaction, Adam started talking through gasping breaths, "So-orry. Your reaction, hers, couldn't be mo-ore different. So funny! Appreciate you!" As the laughing started to subside and Xena, clearly appeased by the explanation, got back to work, Tina started to whine again.

"What do you mean my reaction?! And why are you scanning him? He is fine! He just needs to stop being lazy and get back to work."

Xena turned faster than most though a 250 lb 7 foot tall alien could. Their eyes were blazing with righteous fury as they tore into Tina.

"Lazy? Fine? Do you have any idea what happened? Adam's internal system went haywire due to a glitch and very easily could have given him a heart attack, or worse with his asthma! And his ADHD does not make him lazy, something you should know as you were required to undergo training when he was brought aboard. You are his supervisor after all! How dare you talk that way? Get out of my sight right now! I am taking him to the medical center until he is deemed healthy again, and you better go to your quarters and wait for one of the other officers! NOW GO!"

As Tina fled the scene, Xena turned to Adam. "Come along, I wasn't kidding. I know you will probably be fine in just a minute, but no point risking it. Plus I need to call the First Mate and get him involved. She should know better."

Adam looked at them with adoration and relief, and spoke softly as they walked, making sure to step wider to accommodate their longer legs, "Thank you. I have yet to have an officer or boss stand up for me like that. Most either brush it off or join in."

"Nonsense. It is not your fault you were born this way. Why would we blame you for it, especially when you work harder than most to make up for it."

"Still, thank you. If you ever need my help, let me know."

"I will keep that in mind. And good job not punching a wall, or Human Tina. I could see you wanted to."

"Meh, she is not worth the paperwork."

"True. Now here we are. Time to call the First Mate."

[lena-damnvers]

So not only that Xena and Gabrielle made out (I know it was meant to be CPR, but that’s not how it is done) in this episode , Gabrielle also looked like Gods blessed her while she had her face smashed in Xena’s boobs