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Yu-Gi-Oh! Major arcana tarot from the Japanese color manga

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I drew this kind of thing for an inktober one time, it’s probably one of my favourite ways they would interact in my head 😂

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the format isnt that recognizable if its not a stick figure but whatever you get the idea. woe silly comic be upon ye

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Ahhhhhh this is so cute!!!! I love them ♡♡♡♡♡

Short Shuake comic of the two at the aquarium I made for @Iamallyetnotatall as part of the @shuakegiftexchange

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I tried to draw some KaiJou but it wasn’t going well, Ill give it another try tmr 😂

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New fic dropping ---

Part of the Shuake Gift Exchange (@shuakegiftexchange). This is my gift for @manibarilo, I hope you enjoy 💖

Summary:

How many times can someone's world fall apart in a year? Ren learns Goro is in a coma - not as dead as they'd all been lead to believe.

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Of prophecies and wars, we have ---

A Land Fit For Heroes (trilogy) by Richard K. Morgan

Series: The Steel Remains (#1) The Cold Commands (#2) The Dark Defiles (#3)

In summary, we have: high fantasy that is also VERY dark, queer rep with a gay male MC and a black lesbian MC, fight scenes galore, a big F* you to gods and religion. Murder. So much murder.

There is a lot here. Let's start with --

The GOOD (what I liked): Our Golden Trio: We follow three MCs; three war veterans living their lives after being battles heroes and returning home. They're three distinct voices, personalities, and any time they were apart I kept wanting them to meet up again and hang out because they're amazing friends and have an awesome dynamic with each other. Fight Club: These characters are fighting someone or something in almost every chapter and it is epic. They have unique fighting styles and the scenes are written dynamically and creatively. This series is action packed; and not just against humans either. Learn As You Go: We are given, pretty much, zero context for anything at the start. You learn the world, the people, the culture, geography, economy, history, etc as the story progresses. The characters are veterans to a war; what war? against what? This guy has a huge sword made of... what now? Made by who now??? I think this series will benefit from a re-read, now that I know more about the world I'll understand more from the beginning than I did the first go around. The Ending: *Spoiler free edition* By reading other people's opinions online, I am in the minority regarding being slightly disappointed by the ending; but that's because I love fairytale perfect endings. My disappointment is my own in this. I can see other people's POV about how much they love where this left, and I have to agree that it fits the characters and such an expansive world that it wouldn't all be wrapped up in a neat little bow. I did immediately search if there was a fourth book/a continuation, and so far there's nothing planned. I need to know what happens, the yearning burns.

The BAD (what I was not a fan of): Squicks: This is on me - I should have done more research, but some of the darker elements caught me off guard. I'll add more further down. But this is very much "dark fantasy". The MAP: The first book has a lovely map at the beginning of the world we're in. This map, for some god awful reason, is not included in the 2nd or 3rd books. WHY????? Glossary: When a series is set in a fabricate world with completely made up names for places, people, and things, please make some sort of glossary that includes pronunciation guide. I have no idea if I'm pronouncing the three main MCs names correctly, let alone anything else. The Ending: *Spoiler free edition* I will detail more under a read more, but there are things I believe should have been wrapped up that weren't and I found that aspect particularly disappointing. You have a glimpse that it might be done, I guess, but because of certain statements earlier on, you really expect a better resolution. Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader: No I am not. I will say I finished feeling a little bit stupid. There is so much I don't understand. I think a re-read will help with that, but I wish there was more explanation (or... a glossary).

The UGLY (squicks/triggers, these are heavy in this one): - Gore; wherever it can be, it is (fight scenes, illnesses, death, plagues, etc.) - Murder/Torture and death by torture (I forget the name of it, where it's a torture device that intends to kill you eventually) ** includes murder of soldiers, civilians, men/women/children, animals, and 'other' beings we come across - Rape/Sexual Assault; this is everywhere, against men/women/children - Slavery; legal in the setting of this book, and descriptions are included of everything that entails - Abuse; against everyone, really, but the physical abuse against women is particularly harsh

Whatever you deem as "dark" can likely be found in this series.

Overall, I give this.... 8 out of 10. It was a lot. But it was epic indeed.

The good, the bad, and the ugly --spoiler edition --:

I'm just going to number things out and go with what the brain comes up with.

The slavery stuff -- Ringil says he wants to abolish slavery in book 2 and you feel great about it, like YES you do that baby!!! And then it just. Doesn't happen??? While I agree with Ringil's decision to free the creature at the end and defy the Dark Gods, I wanted him to honour that statement. I understand that the ending implies Archeth will take the throne and that she is against slavery, it just isn't the same as getting that resolution.

Egar. As I started book 3, I knew someone was going to die. My guess was on this guy because he said he wanted to die in battle. His death? Beautiful. Brilliant. What he deserved. But... he was a difficult character to like, I'll be honest. He was an awful clanmaster and his wishy-washy-ness got a bit frustrating. His fighting was epic though; the lance fights were some of my favourite.

The way the ending section had a chapter one and two had me thinking there was another book? Like it was a sneak peak of some sort. But no, we get one teaser chapter for the epilogue and a second that gives up a prologue-type thing? I wanted more, I guess.

I finished this feeling a bit dumb. I figured out this is a post-modern world, with the moon dying and all, but so much of that ending is beyond me. What's the band? What was the thing that Ringil freed? The source? And codes? I am lost.

That bit about the dwenda at the end, the truth about what they are, had me cackling. Brilliant twist and brilliant Ringil being an asshole in the best way.

Why did Archeth and Egar need to go to the steppes? Was it so Archeth could get the extra man power??? I wish we had a bit more understanding on how much intervening the Helmsman had vs the Dark Gods vs the dwenda.

That's about it, I think.

Cheerios.

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💜💙 Heart bois

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I loved when “Drift Compatible” entered pop lexicon cause we were in DESPERATE need for a way to platonically express “one of us to the other is as a limb to a body; we are a left and right feet of a dancer; we do not need to speak because any one word inspires an exchange of unspoken words that conveys a full conversation in which a mutual conclusion is determined in an instant”. Huge win for the QPRs out here

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When your CEO isn’t listening to the report he told you to make 😂

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🎲💙

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Please participate in my research (also, if you say other, please put it in the tags/comments !)

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Let's set women on fire with ---

The Burning Kingdoms (trilogy) by Tasha Suri

Series: The Jasmine Throne (#1) The Oleander Sword (#2) The Lotus Empire (#3)

I went on vacation with the first two books of this series thinking that it was a duology. This was my mistake because it is written on the back of the book that it is, in fact, a trilogy. I realized this halfway through book 2.

I got back from vacation and less than 24 hours later the third and final book was in my possession. Within a day or two after that it was finished.

This series is truly epic.

You will find: a princess who refuses to burn, a 'maidservant' with magic, f/f romance and implied m/m elsewhere, mildly spicy, Indian inspired culture/characters, a truckload of awesome female characters - bechdel test? we don't know her.

I read it a little while ago, so I don't know this for certain, but I don't recall any mention of rape/SA which is kind of rare for adult fantasy.

R-e-s-p-e-c-t: R to the E to the S, etc, etc. In full honesty, my judgment is mildly skewed because I am halfway through a book I don't know if I'll finish because my GOD are the women treated so poorly. In this series, you occasionally have men disrespecting women and getting their comeuppance. It's beautiful. Ladies Ladies Ladies: 3 out of 3 amazing amazing women awards. (Smosh reference, oops.) We have a princess with political saviness and manipulation tactics out the yahoo, a servant with all the magic power, and a 'lady' with both. Best Boy: 10 out of 10 for Rukh, the child with rot (a disease that infects the body with plants, in short). He's a good boy who is trying his best. The World: 21 out of 21 for the 21st major arcana. Unique fantasy world with different 'gods' but a fairly straightforward magic system. This is heavily Indian culture inspired; I'm french Canadian so accuracy is far beyond me, but it was a fun and interesting world to immerse myself into.

No squicks from me, but some things to note for squicks/triggers: - This story starts with women being put to the pyre, so. That is something that happens a lot throughout the story. - Death; there is an active plague throughout which results in death of all people (including children) and there various military battles.

10/10 series

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(drawn by our awesome cover artist, liizzybug!)

Greetings, all detectives in training! I'd like to wish you all a happy pride month, and announce that

SEEKING THE TRUTH A TRANS NAOTO ZINE

is now available! The zine is 164 pages of exploration, introspection, and celebration, all centered around Naoto Shirogane's identity. All of our contributors have worked extremely hard to bring this to you; we hope that you'll enjoy the finished product as much as we all enjoyed working on it!

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24/25 YGO Rare Pairs Mini Bang Masterlist

That's a wrap for the 2024-25 mini bang! This year we have a whopping 75 fanworks! This was all done by our 58 wonderful participants. Your fandom comradery & passion for rare pairs makes this event a pleasure to host each year. I can't believe this is the fourth year for this event, and I'm looking forward to year five!

Please check out all of the lovely works below and give the creators some love 💚

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*Special shout out to our 8 gifters and 7 pinch hitters! Your quick turnaround and generosity is always appreciated!

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The biter of the relationship :3c…

I dare say Ryou would bite too-