#flaming hot lesbians i guess

[power-handmaiden]

Day 69: Fahrenheit 69

This somehow won by just a single vote and I voted in my own poll, so... I guess my choice was more important than I thought it would be!This was both my first lesbian tingler and my first classic literature tingler, both categories I've been really looking forward to getting into. It sure lived up to my hopes! This is now one of my favorite tinglers. Maybe my favorite? (It's hard for me to say while I'm still so fresh off of reading it)

As one might expect from the title and Dr. Tingle's general presence in the world, this one makes a statement about the censorship and forced repression of sexual art and expression in society. I think it's perfect to have a woman as the protagonist of this story, reflecting on the way that in our society, women are expected not to show sexual desire and take an active role in admonishing sexual expression. Gal Monty, the main character of this tingler, is noted right at the beginning to have an incredible level of skill at her job eliminating obscenity, that is passed down from her mother and her grandmother, a clear statement on the cyclical nature of passing down these types of attitudes.

Cycles are a major theme of this story; 69 is not just relegated to a body position in the climactic scene of the story. While repression can replicate itself, the freedom and positivity needed to combat it can do so as well when they are not stifled. Gal Monty discovers the possibility of fulfilling sexuality in a very Tingleverse kind of recursive way that speaks on the power of seeing art that reflects one's desires.

Also.... OK this is going to sound really weird from the person willingly posting publicly about erotica every day but: it is really hard for me to type right now that this story really turned me on! It was so hot (no pun intended) to read about a professional arsonist getting fucked so good by a sentient flame that her worldview changes! And I think it's incredible to read a story that both makes me feel that way, and also makes me question why I feel like I'm out of line or oversharing to mention that a work of erotica made me feel the way that erotica is intended to, in a space where people are EXPECTING me to talk about erotica and my feelings on it!!! This one really hit me somewhere personal. Thank you Dr. Tingle!

[fazedlight]

Rings (Kelly character study)

The engagement ring was different.

Kelly couldn’t stop staring. The ring on her hand was a simple gold band - with a small oval diamond embedded on top. This isn’t my engagement ring, she thought to herself. But it is my engagement ring. This is my engagement ring-

She looked up at the skyline of National City, confused. I’m getting married, she thought. I’m getting married- to-

But National City wasn’t National City - the skyscrapers disappeared, leaving brown fields in their wake, sun shining down on a blistering hot day that just tipped into 100F. Kelly could feel the sweat forming under her helmet, cascading down her temple. She watched as a small tank made its way down the road.

Riley.

Her fiancee was inside the tank - she could feel it in her bones, feel it in the way the gold band burned on her finger. Somewhere in the back of her mind was the spare thought of ‘I wasn’t here for this’, but that didn’t matter as she began to race for the road, arms waving, shouting “roadside bomb, roadside bomb!” at the distant vehicle.

But the tank seemed to only get farther as she ran, seemed to slip away as she felt her feet being pulled from under her. When suddenly, it was enveloped in flames.

---

Kelly jolted awake, gasping for air, feeling the sweat pooling down her back. Bewildered, she turned to find a sleeping Alex to her left. To her right, she found her nightstand, with an antique silver engagement ring sitting on top.

Kelly could feel the tension rising in her throat, the tears that pricked at the corner of her eyes, a feeling of overwhelming guilt knowing that her gold band sat in a small box in her closet, packed with a letter she had memorized by heart.

Kelly quietly kicked off her quilt, making her way to the kitchen as adrenaline pulsed in her veins. Numbly, she didn’t remember turning on the lights, or boiling the water, or pulling out the packet of chamomile tea from the box. She took her seat on the couch, pulling out a lighthearted romance novel. But her eyes couldn’t seem to quite catch the page, her mind stuck on her nightmare. The ring. The tank. The flames.

“Hey,” came a quiet voice behind her.

Kelly turned as Alex took a seat next to her. Alex didn’t close in for a hug like she normally would, but instead watched Kelly carefully, seeming to sense her withdrawal. “Are you okay?” Alex asked.

“I’m fine,” Kelly said, giving Alex a small smile. “Just couldn’t sleep.”

Alex tilted her head, worry creasing her brow. “A nightmare?”

“I’m fine,” Kelly said, turning away.

“Self-soothing.”

Kelly’s mouth twitched into a smile. I guess she does listen to me when I talk about therapy, she thought to herself. “And that’s why I’m fine.”

Alex pursed her lips, looking down. “You don’t have to go through this alone, Kelly,” she said.

Kelly swallowed harshly. “We just got engaged,” she said, choking on a small laugh. “I don’t want to make you sad about my nightmares over my dead fiancee when we just got engaged.”

Alex reached over, placing her hands on Kelly’s. “I’m here, Kelly,” she said adamantly, “For all of you.”

Numb and exhausted, Kelly finally allowed her eyes to meet Alex’s - only for the warmth of Alex’s eyes to sweep her under. Kelly struggled to choke back tears for moments as Alex looked on patiently, and finally Kelly reached out, Alex quickly pulling her into a tight embrace as Kelly began to sob.

There was a lifetime to unpack. Black and lesbian and closeted, deeply in love but only able to celebrate in secret. She had received the call of Riley’s death through the grapevine - there was no official channel for her to be next-of-kin, no way to declare ‘secret fiancee due to commanding officer being a bigot’ with her military commanders. To be a perfect woman of color in the military meant the golden engagement ring had to sit in a closet with the rest of her heart, and it all ended with “Hey, did you hear about Riley? Weren’t you close?”

Moments passed as Alex rubbed at her back, quiet and still, and Kelly could feel herself melt into the embrace. In the calm of Alex’s breaths, Kelly’s mind drifted back to Ormfell. How in the aftermath, she had simply asked for Alex to hold space for her. That in her exhaustion, that was what she truly needed. Space for silence, space for the glimmers of experience she felt up for sharing. 

And someday, she would need to. Someday she would need to talk about what it was like to fight for a country where her own breath couldn’t be taken for granted, what it meant for trauma to compound in the loneliness of secrecy. Someday she needed to talk about what that all meant.

But it wasn’t what she needed now. “Can I talk about her?” Kelly whispered.

“Of course,” Alex said, nuzzling into her. “I’m here.”

[w3ath3r-0f-sw34t3rz]

pride playlist 🏳‍🌈🎶

Found Heaven (conan gray) "don't be scared, little child // you're no demon // there's a God in the sky // don't believe him // don't be scared, little child // of that feeling // you're in love // you found Heaven"

seven (taylor swift) "and I think you should come live with // me and we can be pirates // then you won't have to cry // or hide in the closet"

Sweater Weather (the neighborhood)

girls (girl in red) "they're so pretty, it hurts // i'm not talking 'bout boys, i'm talking 'bout girls"

I Wanna Be a Boy (addison grace)

Strawberry Blonde (chloe moriondo) "her hair is a dark, strawberry blonde // and when i'm with her, nothing is wrong // takes my hand in hers when the lights aren't on // smaller than mine and oh god i am gone"

Sofia (clairo) "i think we could do it if we tried // if only to say you're mine // sofia, know that you and i // shouldn't feel like a crime"

Juliet (cavetown)

Boyfriend (marika hackman) "i hope your boyfriend doesn't mind // you tell me that you love me every time // i held his girl in my hands // she likes it 'cause they're softer than a man's"

Butch 4 Butch (rio romeo)

I Want To Be With You (chloe moriondo)

You Need to Calm Down (taylor swift) "sunshine on the street at the parade // but you would rather be in the dark ages // making that sign, must've taken all night // you just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace // and control your urges to scream about all the people you hate // 'cause shade never made anybody less gay so"

i wanna be your girlfriend (girl in red)

Boy Bi (mad tsai)

LUNCH (billie eilish) "i could eat that girl for lunch // yeah, she dances on my tongue // tastes like she might be the one"

Samantha (chloe moriondo)

Boyfriend (dove cameron) "i could be a better boyfriend than him // i could do the shit that he never did // up all night, i won't quit // thinking i'm gonna steal you from him // i could be such a gentleman // plus all my clothes would fit"

Why Didn't I Kiss Her (The Useless Lesbian Song) (ratwyfe)

Sometimes Sunshine (seasalt) "oh, i know you got a boyfriend // and i know you don't like his touch // oh, i know you got a boyfriend // he says he loves you but does he this much?"

A Shitty Gay Song About You (ezra williams)

Boys & Girls (conan gray)

Flaming Hot Cheetos (clairo) "girlfriend or girl that's a friend? // it's easy just to pretend // that we don't have something real, it's just how we feel"

Gay Girls (pillow queens)

Michelle (sir chloe) "you know just how to be cruel // when you shake your hips that way // paint your lips that way"

1-800-DATEME (mxmtoon) "girl after guy, crush after crush // never really figured it out with someone"

Home (cavetown) "often, i am upset that i can not fall in love, but i guess // this avoids the stress of falling out of it .. i'll cut my hair // to make you stare // i'll hide my chest // and i'll figure out a way to get us out of here"

happy queerdom! <3

[toxictoad]

HADES 2 GODS RANKED BY HOW MUCH I WANT TO KISS THEM

(and also gameplay)

DISCLAIMER: I don’t think any of the gods are bad. I’m ranking them in comparison to each other. Even the worst boon in the game is still good, and obviously all the art is great.

Also I'm writing this in EA patch 4.

Aphrodite–

I mean she’s obviously hot– she’s THE goddess of beauty, but Hades 2 is an absolute improvement. This isn’t just Aphrodite, this is Aphrodite Areia. Kick ass, honey I love you so much. You don’t need clothes to fight a war. She’s so salty I want her to step on me.

Her boons are pretty good. Decent damage and her duo boons are nice. Heartthrobs are BROKEN and I do builds with them as often as I can. Meshes well with other gods. Love Handles is my favorite duo boon in the game.

Please kiss me 9/10 times Gameplay 10/10

Apollo–

He’s a pretty boy, but his prep vibes bring him down a bit. He’s funny though and I love all his interactions with other gods.

Good boons. I don’t usually take his core stuff unless I have the Sister Blades, but having a larger area of damage is nice. I like his sprint boon. Sunny Disposition is great if you’re doing a Heartthrob build. Generally he’s good but there are better core boons.

Please kiss me 5/10 times Gameplay 7/10

Artemis–

Goddess of lesbians. Not wlw but I believe in their beliefs you know. The bear pelt and all the antlers are SERVING. She’s like if one of those hunter dudes on tinder was actually hot. I love her but also I’m a man so I feel like she should be with someone else.

She’s not a core god so her boons are a little hard to judge. Critical damage is always nice, and running into her is always better for a run. All her offerings are good, although Pressure Points is better with the Sister Blades or the Witch’s Staff. I’m just gonna rank her compared to the other ‘lesser’ offerings in the game, not compared to the regular boons because she only appears once per run.

Please kiss me 7/10 times (But like platonically) Gameplay 10/10

Demeter–

Gilf. Don’t @ me you know it’s true. I’m a little disappointed that they made her look younger for Hades 2 but I guess it makes sense lore wise. Old lady in armor is peak art. I love her, I adore her, and her design is magnificent. Mwah.

Her boons are good. Freeze is a great effect especially for getting used to the game. Not as effective with the Umbral Flames or Sister blades, but they’re great with the Moonstone Axe and Witch’s Staff. Rare Crop is only good early and Plentiful Forage is objectively kinda bad but I take it every time.

Please kiss me 8/10 times Gameplay 8/10

Hephaestus–

Spoilers: He’s the hottest male Olympian. I LOVE him. Please hold me in your arms my stupid little bisexual heart needs to be cuddled by a sweaty blacksmith. HOW could Aphrodite cheat on this man? He's perfect. Also legit the funniest god.

His boons are a little hit or miss. When they’re common they aren’t great but they stack pretty well. His magic gain boon is probably the worst out of all of them, but Mint Condition and Uncanny Fortitude are hands down my favorite boons, and like I said: Love Handles is my absolute favorite duo boon.

Please kiss me 10/10 times Gameplay 7/10

Hera–

My QUEEN. I love her. Please leave your husband. I would treat you so much better. She’s elegant, she’s powerful, she’s HERA. Josette Eales voices her and does an IMMACULATE job. I want Hera to call me a good boy please please please.

Her boons are alright. Hitch is a good effect if you can apply it in a large area but it’s not great against Guardians. In the most recent patch they changed her cast and I think it’s a little worse. She has alright duo boons, and Queen’s Ransom is funny and also can be pretty op if you have Hera as some of your main boons.

Please kiss me 10/10 times Gameplay 7/10

Hermes–

ADHD TWINK. He’s my homeboy and I vibe with him hard. Longer hair suits him and I wanna take him on a date to an aquarium. So pretty. I hope he can see his husband Charon again soon.

Speed boons are always cool. Dodge chance is invaluable if you have shit reaction times like I do. Nimble Mind is his only boon I don’t like because it just doesn’t feel very effective. Nimble Limbs is awesome for the Moonstone Axe, and Quick Buck is one of my most chosen boons. Ultimately good but his boons can feel a little ineffective when they’re common.

Please kiss me 7/10 times Gameplay 9/10

Hestia–

Not a gilf but I do love her. She’s sassy and ruthless and I love her design so much. I want to sit in the thicc auntie’s lap please. Super hot punk old lady.

Scorch is a great effect. Her attack and special boons are awesone and her cast is good. Getting Flame Strike, Ice Flourish from Demeter, and then their Freezer Burn duo boon is how I beat Chronos the first time. The rest of her duos are fine but not amazing.

Please kiss me 8/10 times Gameplay 9/10

Poseidon–

He’s definitely hotter than in the first game, just not my type. He’s very funny in an annoying kind of way (Side note: I REALLY want him and Odysseus to learn about each other. Their beef would be SO funny)

His core boons feel less powerful than in the first game. Double Up and Hydraulic Might are the only boons of his I take consistently. Damage isn’t terrible but not the best. His duo boons are generally pretty good though. Island Getaway is nice when you can get it.

Please kiss me 3/10 times Gameplay 5/10

Selene–

Ethereal moon mommy. I love her. Would probably be terrifying to approach in any capacity but she’s just SO pretty.

It’s a little weird to rank her since hexes are the replacement for Olympian aid in the first game, but generally they’re all pretty good. Wolf Howl is my favorite. I never take Twilight Curse or Dark Side, but that might just be because I don’t understand them.

Please kiss me 8/10 times Gameplay 7/10

Zeus–

No.

His boons also seem a little weaker than the first game, but chain lightning is a fun effect when you get it pumped up a bit. Blitz is a kinda weak effect but if you can get Toasting Fork on them they’re good. His legendary boon and duo boons are both a little meh.

Please kiss me -100/10 times. Leave me alone. Gameplay 4/10

This was fun. I'm probably gonna do this again with other characters lol.

[alluralater]

At what age did you realize that you liked girls? Did it take you a long time to accept it?

i realized i liked girls when i was 14. looking back i was so obviously gay growing up too but realizing it was the real core change. accepting it was strange. the first time i realized it was when i got introduced to this girl and i apparently went full blush mode while she was introducing herself. it would’ve been remembered as embarrassing had she not immediately also been into me, so that’s nice. i basically panicked. like i thought i was seeing one of the most beautiful human beings i had ever seen in my life and i pretty much lost my mind for about two months. i felt ashamed, anxious, upset, and… completely fucking thrilled. this girl was one of the only people out in my middle school and i had only just moved here like two weeks prior. i did a lot of laying awake at night just thinking about what it meant that every time i heard her voice my whole body temperature rose, my chest would swell with so much emotion, and i’d essentially be just this smiley idiot whenever she was around me (which became constant).

one afternoon after practice i was sitting in my kitchen just on my ipod and i was like, huh. and i went to my instagram bio and added a new line. “silly bisexual in the PNW” dude omg it wasn’t FIVE minutes before i hear the voice of my little sister (who had also interrupted/ruined a date i was on with that girl mentioned earlier lmfao) from somewhere within our house yelling, “BISEXUAL??” “ALLURA CHANGED HER INSTAGRAM BIO TO BISEXUAL” like i swear my little sister was my little stalker for real. anyways so she’s shouting this and then i hear footsteps as people are coming downstairs and she runs up to me at the kitchen table and she’s like, “are you bi??” and i just went “seems like it.” which would be the end of that story except i was in fact, you guessed it, not bisexual.

around a year later i met someone else. and a few weeks after meeting them i declared very loudly for the entire world to hear and in a VERY non discreet way that i’m a lesbian. meeting them (they’re nonbinary) was just an experience i cannot really define in terms of how it felt for my sexuality. i just immediately knew a man could never with all the strength in his body hold a single candle with entire flame to the wildfire of a smile that they carried effortlessly. like oh my god?? anyways so of course i had been with plenty of guys at this point and they had a HUGE problem with me being a lesbian because it made them feel insecure in their masculinity (fucking lame). an ex boyfriend starts telling anyone i’ve ever talked to and essentially anyone that ever brings me up in conversation (which was a lot of people) that he’s the reason im gay and why im a lesbian. but it’s like he’s making this huge joke out of it and saying he’d rather just pretend that way with self deprecation than tell people he’s still in love with me. fucking wild. so after awhile of consistent pressure and being rapidly worn down by almost all the men i’d had sex with in the past, at around 19 i went back into the closet. this time under the label of pansexual.

every single night i laid awake— thinking about how it didn’t feel right. but these people who know me intimately must’ve been right, right? WRONG. fast forward to the spring of 2023. i’ve just had the most unhinged sex with a man for 13 hours— didn’t like it at all but i could clearly understand it was about ME and not at all about him (i’ve talked about this experience on here so i’m just gonna give that little summary). i take an online quiz. and then i do it eleven more times. turns out i’ve always been a lesbian and i just needed a crumb of validation to accept it. plus data cause you know i love seeing numbers indicating values. so fucking hot. BUT BEFORE I GET TOO TURNED ON— it took me a very long time to accept it but not for lack of wanting to. actually it’s now officially been over ten years since i first realized i liked a girl. how cute. i’m gonna text her and tell her, because yes we do talk even still <3

[izzuku]

➥ welcome to the club

hey i'm Ash and welcome to my acc

For my presentation: I'm bi, trans / use he|they pronouns and I'm 20 ! ٭ ٭ ٭ click "read more" for the rules and masterlist! [Stopped writing fics for now]

rules !

1 If you're under 16 please do not follow me. I have been engaging more and more in NSFW content and I don't want any minors reading my stuff :) and if I find out you're I'll block you (IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR AGE I'LL IMMEDIATELY BLOCK YOU THANK YOU)

2 Do not repost my fics. I know they're not much but I just want to make it clear for everyone.

3 No transphobia, homophobia or racism is tolerated here. That also includes if you're a weirdo/pedo you'll be immediately blocked and reported.

▵ ▵ ▵ ▵

side note: I do not mind women/female aligned people on my account but keep in mind one thing. This account is mostly for the male audience and non binary/ gender not conforming people. I have decided that I'll not write for women since I'm not comfortable with it and it makes my dysphoria a big problem. Please do not ask me for it and search for someone who will do it gladly.

IMPORTANT: I've stated this before but I'm gonna remind you. Fem aligned people are welcome to my account, after all I mostly do gn reader but what I'm not that comfortable is with them liking posts DIRECTED towards cis men/ trans men. I do understand that it might be good written for you, but please, these are for them. Not for you. I know I don't have the power to tell you what to do. But I can block you. So understand that if I see someone like She/her - she/they (with also lesbian on their bio) liking my male reader posts I'm gonna be uncomfortable.

redacted + other art stuff twt acc ⁉️

content I'm okay with writing!

⊹ NSFW, fluff, angst, crack, common/ mild kinks, character x character, reader x multiple characters, monsters, vtubers (not making it like it's real), one shots, head canons & series about character x reader

content I'll not touch!

⊹ Adult character x child reader/character (as in a romantic aspect), real people (I'll only take vtubers online persona), incest, non-con, really explicit kinks, disturbing ideas that people might ask, furries (monster fucking doesn't count I guess), pedophilia, hate speech towards minority groups

specific exceptions :

✂ dub-con but only if people are okay with it (my other account has dark content if you're interested), heavy kinks only if I'm comfortable (somnophilia for example), monsters (like fucking a tentacle monster, a werewolf, etc) and I think that's it.

some fandoms I've written for:

☕︎︎ MHA:

- Boys Headcanons

- Deku (Angst/Fluff)

- Tamaki (Appreciation Post)

- Boys (Small details)

-Izuku (With Love)

- Let me be (Izuku 1)

- Let me be (Izuku 2)

- Let me be (Izuku 3)

- Let me be (Izuku 4)

- Let me be (Izuku final)

☕︎︎ GENSHIN IMPACT:

- Zhongli (messy outcome remake) 🔞

- Tighnari (Cursed fantasy) 🔞

- Tighnari (Silhouette) 🔞

- Dainsleif (Aimed to Kill)

- Kazuha (Fluff)

- Pantalone (Teasing) 🔞

- Zhongli (Dom Reader) 🔞

- Kaeya (Heacanons) 🔞

- Diluc (Flames) 🔞

- Xiao (Angst)

- Xiao (Brat tammer) 🔞

- Albedo (Body Open) 🔞

- Albedo (Fluff)

- Albedo (Succubus) 🔞

- Thigh Riding 1 🔞

-Thigh Riding 2 🔞

-Thoma (Is that so) 🔞

☕︎︎ MYSTIC MESSENGER:

- 707 (Stargazing)

- RFA Eyes

- Wounds 1 (TW sh)

- Wounds 2 (TW sh)

- Late Confessions 1

- Late Confessions 2

☕︎︎ LUXIEM / SHXTOU:

- Ike (Killer High heels) 🔞

- Ike (4 am)

- Luxiem hot 🔞

- Vampire Luxiem 1 🔞

- Vampire Luxiem 2 🔞

- Needy Shoto 🔞

- Mysta (Brat tammer) 🔞

- Kyo (Slow your grind) 🔞

☕︎︎ REDACTED AUDIO:

- Gavin Fanart 🔅

- Gavin Fanart 2 🔅

- Redacted Headcanons 🔅

- Redacted Headcanons 2 🔅

- David Fanart 🔅

- David Fanart 2 🔅

- Redacted Art Dump 1 🔅

- Redacted Art Dump 2 🔅

- Oc's reunion (Darlins) 🔅

- Red Redacted 🔅

others I'm interested in include ── kimetsu no yaiba / attack on titan / obey me / nu carnival / ouran high school / saiki k

ෆ Hope this clears up any questions you have! ෆ

[jennyandvastraflint]

Xena Reactions S2Ep4

Can I just say, nature is beautiful. So gorgeous

WOLVES? Hunting after some guy

Oh that was a trippy shot.

Gabrielle!!! She is my beloved

Ah shit, girls kidnapped... I don't like it

Oh no, Bacchus... 😂 Not ready to meet THAT guy

SHDJDD TEEFS 👀 Not to be a lesbian but women with fangs...

Uh oh, these wolves are Bacchae

Oh not THAT guy... Please 😭

Gabrielle staying behind Xena having her hands on her sides 👀🏳️‍🌈

Joxer... Argh.

"I had them right where I wanted them" "Uhu..."

OH FUCK A SEVERED HEAD....

... "Speaks for itself" oh Joxer is SO proud of that joke... 😑

Please. Joxer gently fixing his hair 😂 And now carrying him

"Wait a minute, what did she mean presentable?" "She doesn't want me to look like you." THE SASS SJFHSH

Orpheus's wife? So... Eurydice?

Ngl Vampire women kinda 😳

JSHFHSHDHD "Guess we know who's winning this year"

Ohgreat, they strung up Melodus

Gosh, Gabrielle has to protect them...

"You can be a warrior and a musician" "Yeah right. And a hydra makes a good house pet."

That's very... interesting choice of music.

Gabrielle on a party with presumably the Bacchae?

OH YEAH SHE IS TOTALLY ENTRANCED BY THESE HOT WOMEN. She's just like me fr

AND BITE. I'm not a fan of long nails for sensory issues reasons, but the teeth kinda...

Sjfhshd they're flying around

Was she trying to bite Xena 👀

"With two women" Hey Gabrielle has two hands

AHFHSHSH NOT THE HEAD ON A STICK

"Jaxer what are you doing" Let me stay with the lesbians

Ahddhs Joxer is so incompetent

"I guess you don't want someone who PLAYS THE LYRE"

XENA WAS BITTENNNN

Is vampire Xena gonna try and bite Gabrielle 👀😏

Gabrielle, please cut this another way...

Yeah yeah, Orpheus

"Nobody sleeps soundly tonight" Cut to Joxer sleeping

He looks very much like a devil. It's fascinating prosthetics.

Dryads

"Well they're not gonna jump out at us" Oh they will, won't they

Sucking people into the ground is giving very much Hungry Earth/Cold Blood from Doctor Who

Xena just rolling her eyes

Well they look... Interesting. CGI wise

This fight looks a bit clunky

And the Dryad fell apart

Joxer fuck offfff

ARGO EATS THE HAY SJFJSD

GABRIELLE??? Was she bitten???

Omggg my poor Gabrielle. But she kinda

(Head in bag... Husbands of River Song core)

"Forget the girl" "I can't do that."

MY GIRL CAN CLIMB WALLS NOW! I love that in a woman

JOXER DON'T! Don't hurt my gf

Noooo, Gabrielle :(

Phew, Xena saved her

I predict Xena's gonna hesitate hitting Gabrielle

SHE'S SPITTING FLAMES AGAIN

Oh that woman just exploded

I can understand the headache coming from that

Joxer don't STOP-

Love Xena just stabbing a god with a bone

I mean, obviously he's not DEAD

"Only a Bacchae can kill me"

"Gabrielle. Do it" Ajfhdhshdhshdhf UH UHHHHH, Xena is lowkey enjoying being bitten by her gf

Funky camera movements

And he exploded

Oh all the girls turned back.

And Orpheus got his body back

Was he like. Dead all along?

They're like Oh no do we have to take this guy with us now.....

"I just remembered, it's my mum's birthday" shfhshdh

"You nearly died saving me, I really wanna do something for you" Joker: "Farewell my warrior chums" Xena, looking back: "You just did..." shfhshdf

Yeah of course Bacchus isn't DEAD dead, he IS a god

[kaaaaaaarf]

Lesbian Wolfstar of course!

Huzzah! Okay, 5 song playlist for Lesbian Wolfstar, my beloveds: 1. So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings // Squirrel Flower (cover)

I get a little lonely Get a little more close to me You're the only one who knows me, babe So hot, you're hurtin' my feelings (woo) Can't deal

2. Kaleidoscope // Chappell Roan

I guess we could pretend We didn't cross a line But ever since that day Everything has changed The way I write your name The cursive letter A ... And love is a kaleidoscope How it works we'll never know And even all the change Is somehow all the same Turnin' to the left and right Colors shining in your eye And even upside down It's beautiful somehow It's never just a shape alone Love is a kaleidoscope And if you ever find Someone who could write A better song for you Well I'd love to see them try Put it all in words And sing it all in tune There's no one else who could The only one is you

3. I Don't Smoke // Mitski

I don't smoke Except for when I'm missing you To remember your mouth, how it Tasted true And I don't smoke Except for after I've held you, baby Being with you Makes the flame burn good So if you need to be mean Be mean to me I can take it and put it inside of me If your hands need to break More than trinkets in your room You can lean on my arm As you break my heart

4. Pynk // Janelle Monáe ft Grimes

Pink like the lips around your, maybe Pink like the skin that's under, baby Pink where it's deepest inside, crazy Pink beyond forest and thighs Pink like the secrets you hide, maybe Pink like the lid of your eye, baby Pink is where all of it starts, crazy Pink like the halls of your heart So, here we are in the car Leaving traces of us down the boulevard I wanna fall through the stars Getting lost in the dark is my favorite part Let's count the ways we could make this last forever

5. Hounds of Love // Kate Bush

When I was a child, running in the night Afraid of what might be Hiding in the dark, hiding in the street And of what was following me ... Among the hounds of love And feel your arms surround me I've always been a coward And never know what's good for me Oh, here I go, don't let me go

Original Ask Me Post

[sapphicbookclub]

The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe by Hannah Moskowitz

Ivy K. Harlowe is a lot of things. She’s my best friend. She’s the center of attention. She is, without fail, the hottest girl in the room. Anytime. Anyplace.

She has freckles and dimples and bright green eyes, and with someone else’s energy she’d be adorable. But there is nothing cute about Ivy. She is ice and hot metal and electricity.

She is the girl who every lesbian wants, but she has never been with the same person twice. She’s one-of-a-kind but also predictable, so I will always be Andie, her best friend, never Andie, her girlfriend.

Then she meets Dot, and Ivy does something even I would have never guessed—she sees Dot another day. And another. And another.

Now my world is slowly going up in smoke, and no matter what I do, the flames grow higher. She lit that match without knowing who or what it would burn.

Ivy K. Harlowe is a lot of things. But falling in love wasn’t supposed to be one of them…unless it was with me.

Genres: contemporary, romance

Get the book from The Book Depository here!

[mischief-lies-and-stories]

Reacting to Contemporary Comics (Without Context) 3/?

Back to zero context, but I'm so excited for this anyway

Is Balder's cape and boots blindingly white because he's supposed to be so pure and good? Weak. Boy's engaged to his half-niece, purity is gone I think (I guess that's the Christian perspective though, and he's certainly not that).

I'm pumped though. Spoilers for Thor #3 and my usual comic references

I like that this one has a bit of a recap

Bifrost is broken AGAIN?! I hate to say it, guys, but maybe y'all bought a lemon with this one

It won't happen, but god I hope Balder + Karnilla turns into OT3 and that's how Karnilla and Hela get together

THORI! Thori as the flower girl is perfect! Good job, Thori!

Obnoxious boi, why do you have a bow tie lololol

Arranged marriage. I guess we're forcing this OT3 another way

Loki is loving this

Loki thank you for mentioning the quasi-incest

Oh wait I'm confusing Tyr and Balder. I thought Balder was already in Hel. I'm still shipping the OT3 though

But Tyr just said "My allegiance belongs to Queen Hela, not my father's mistakes and bastards," which is some utter king shit. If he wasn't trying to kill Loki at the same time, I'd be jumping sides frankly.

The best part about this comic is we are like six pages in and we've already explicitly established that all four brothers hate their dad. We love to see it.

(I mean, for Thor, mostly. Even if most of his "I hate my dad" is a tantrum about getting his favorite toy hammer taken away.)

"I will slurp you up like a bowl of soup, you miserable bastard! Fenris is having uncle for dinner!" I'm crying. Move over, Loki, your doggie son and grandson are now my favorites.

Oh no the villain's hot. Positively flaming. I'm sorry. I am attracted to her, though.

Oh my god, the bulk of this issue was a fucking flashback

Oh my god. Thor. What the fuck is this.

Skurge is ace. I don't make the fucking rules

Wait, no. Skurge is a sword lesbian. Ace sword lesbian Skurge

I like Skurge better in this than in Asgardians of the Galaxy. Better than in Ragnarok, too, frankly.

I... I don't have words. What the fuck is this comic

HELA'S FUCKING WHOMST???!!!

Did not see that coming

The real reason the bastard showed up at the end of Ragnarok

P.S. hey. Hey, guys. Guess what I found while reshelving the other issues I read last week?

IT CONTINUES, BABYYY!

[kitty-is-writing]

Pride Month short story #6!

This story is about Remlika, a demisexual lesbian currently questioning whether traditional dating is worth the trouble it brings. Luckily she has an amazing friend and roommate to talk things out with.

❤️🧡🤍🩷💜

Another disappointing - and disappointed - date. Remlika slammed the door shut on the rain, leaving a trail of damp footprints as she dragged herself up the stairs. All she wanted right now was a hot cup of tea and a fluffy towel, but unfortunately, her housemate was the nosiest man alive, and called out when she reached the landing.

“Don’t tell me you messed up another date,” he said, leaning back on his chair to look through the study doorway.

“I didn’t mess up, she just wanted to get all physical too quickly. Who asks to stay the night with someone on the first date?”

Braklarn shrugged. “Someone who’s really into you and wants to have a little fun? It’s not that big of a deal, a lot of people are okay with casual stuff on the first or second date.”

“Well, I’m not. And instead of respecting my choice, she got all pushy about it, then called me a frigid bitch and stormed off. Look, I’m not in the mood to talk right now. Give me half an hour to dry off and get a cup of tea, then we can analyse this date to the twelfth Hell and back.”

“I’ll hold you to that.”

She headed for her own room, hung her wet clothes to dry and wrapped herself in the warm, oversized robe she kept for cold, damp nights like this. What was wrong with her? The woman had been attractive, and fun enough to spend an evening with before the expectations had come up, so why hadn’t she agreed to a little ‘casual stuff’, as Braklarn had put it? Neither of them had assumed it would be a long term commitment, so she couldn’t even say that was what put her off.

Right on cue, Braklarn knocked on her door the second she had sat back down with a steaming cup of tea. “So what happened? Was she ugly? Conceited? Spent the whole evening talking about her pet fish?” He paused for a fake, overly dramatic gasp. “Did she not like reading?”

“It was nothing like that,” she said, nudging her desk chair towards him so he could sit. “The date was fine, and she was okay, I just didn’t fancy her that much, you know?”

He sat backwards on the chair, resting his chin on the carved wood of the back rest. “And why was that?”

She shrugged, sipping at her tea. “I don’t know. There just wasn’t a spark for me, I guess. She was pretty, fun, and nice enough until I said I didn’t feel like sleeping with her, but I just didn’t get that connection.”

“Okay. I’d say you probably dodged a flaming arrow with this one, considering the way she reacted to you saying ‘no thanks’, but you’ve said this before about dates. Is it the people you’re going out with, or just that you’re not keen on anything after the date in general?”

“It’s more that I don’t want to move too quickly. I like the girls I date, I just don’t want to jump into bed with them. It takes time for me to get to that stage,” she said.

“What is it that makes you want to date them in the first place, if it’s not a desire to sleep with them?”

That was a question Remlika had spent hours thinking about herself, and still had no good answer. “I don’t know. Sometimes I like the way they look, but more in a ‘pretty picture’ way than a ‘let’s do things between the sheets’ way. Other times they seem like fun or interesting people that I’d like to get to know better, but there’s still no physical attraction.”

“So you just like to take things slowly? That’s pretty normal, you know. Just make sure you let your dates know upfront, then they’ll know what boundaries they need to respect,” Braklarn said.

“It’s not that, it’s more that I just don’t fancy someone until after I’ve got to know them. You know how you’ve always said things like ‘wow, they’re hot’ even if you don’t know the person? You wouldn’t just randomly go up to someone and ask for sex, but you still get that initial attraction by just looking at a stranger sometimes? I don’t get that. It’s not just about being shy or waiting to know if they’re the right person before doing anything, the attraction just isn’t there at all until I’ve known them a while.”

Braklarn looked thoughtful for a moment. “I guess that makes sense. If you’re more interested in the person than just their looks, it would take time for any attraction to come along? I mean, it’s outside my experience, so I can’t say I really understand, but it’s all good. Maybe give up on regular dating and just try making some friends first? See where that leads?”

“Hey, last time I tried making some friends I ended up with you,” Remlika teased.

“And that’s a bad thing? At least I put up with your magical experiments setting the place on fire every other week,” he replied.

Remlika smiled. “Speaking of setting things on fire, how are things with the Vice-Chief’s daughter? She still blowing hot and cold on you?”

“Ugh, don’t get me started. We were out last week, having a great time, then some messenger from her father showed up and she turned all formal and distant on me. It wasn’t even an important message, just a reminder to be home before dawn. What am I supposed to do when she gets like that?”

“You’re asking me? I’m usually the one going distant,” she said. “Maybe it's more to do with her family's expectations than anything wrong with you. She's the eldest, right? And since Goplar hasn't had any kids of his own, that puts Jindar as the next in line, with Jindara as his heir. Could her family be putting pressure on her to pick someone else?”

Braklarn sighed heavily. “Maybe. I would have thought they'd be happy to see her happy, you know? It's not like I'm a terrible prospect, most mages are pretty stable and well off,” he said. “Before you say it, I know money isn’t everything, but it does help. I’m not that bad-looking, am I?”

Remlika couldn’t help laughing at that. “You’re definitely asking the wrong person there. But, you’re not horribly disfigured or anything, so that’s a point in your favour looks-wise,” she said.

“Great. I’m not living in a gutter and my facial features are roughly where they should be. Thanks for the confidence boost,” he grumbled.

“Hey, it’s more than some people can say,” she told him. “Seriously though, if I was into men, I wouldn’t not date you. Can’t say much more than that, but you’re the guy asking an awkward tribade if you’re attractive.”

Braklarn smiled slightly. “I guess I’ll take that as a compliment, then. Maybe I’m just not Jindara’s type, or something. I have to admit I’ve done most of the chasing here, maybe she’s just too nice to tell me to bugger off.”

“That’s possible, or like I said before, it could be that she’s got other things to worry about and can’t give any kind of partner the attention they deserve right now. Or she wants to keep things casual, or needs time to get to know you first. You’d need to talk to her about that, if she lets you.”

“You’re probably right. Maybe I should just stop pestering her so much, give her some space. She’s too straightforward to be playing any silly games like some people do,” he said. “I’ll give it a week or two, then maybe see if she’ll meet up for a proper talk about things.”

“Sounds like a plan.” Remlika stared into the fire for a moment. “All this would have been so much easier if we were just into each other, wouldn’t it?”

Braklarn shrugged. “Maybe, but where’s the fun in things being easy? Besides, a good friendship can be just as good as a romantic relationship. Sometimes it’s better, even. You know where you stand with a friend.”

“Here’s to good friends, then,” Remlika said, raising her teacup. “May we always be here for each other when our dates go wrong.”

He lifted his own cup to tap against hers. “Always.”

[staycatcher]

Hi again ❤️

I relate to Katara and Sokka too! For me it's because I'm transmasc and they both clearly show the weight of a gendered burden. Katara trying to escape her roles and Sokka embracing and making them his own. And I agree about Mai, Ty Lee, and Suki. I don't see as many people talk about them which I get, it's not like they're the main characters but they're still so important to the story. It makes me a little sad.

You're allowed to flame me for this but I think the song that got me really into kpop might have been War of Hormone by BTS. I guess I'm just glad it wasn't Gangnam style when it was viral but it should have been Girl's Generation.

You're right, every season is the right season for iced coffee. But hot cocoa is a good choice too. I like it with whipped cream and the little dried marshmallows and chocolate syrup on top.

What's your favorite holiday movie? I really like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and those old claymation movies! I used to read How the Grinch Stole Christmas the night before we opened presents at my house 🙂

🔍

Hey bestie~ Oh sick!! What are your pronouns (if you’re comfy)?🤗 and I totally relate (i mean I’m not trans masc but I relate in my own non-binary lesbian way) n yeah I Will talk to anyone who will listen about how katara n sokka perfectly represent how gender roles affect growing up and the hardships of navigating that and embracing things you actually relate to and overcome things that don’t. Like the fact that sokka started out being such a misogynist that katara fuckin broke the ice berg in rage!!! N now look at him at the end of the series!! Everyone always talks about Zuko’s character development (valid) but I feel like no one talks about Sokka’s especially in regards to him as a person n not just his skills! *gets off soap box*

N it’s okay I won’t flame you for that I’m just as guilty in those crimes😪😪 I loved that one so much I would legit play that song to my mom in the car. High school was such a time. Sometimes you just gotta love corny stuff it’s valid. I’m sure I’m more cringe that you I just ended up lucky in only that aspect!!

Is your grinch of choice the live action movie cuz that movie is my second fav Christmas movie!! Valid if not! And Elf is me n my family’s fav movie. It is impossible to go a year without watching it! As a kid I would even watch it like in the summer cuz I liked it so much.🙈

[bytchysylvy-art]

new avatars WEAPONS of CHOICE theme PART 2

WOMANs of act 1 2 and 3 respectively i didnt mean to make them all redheads idk how that happened

dusk - motherfucker unlimited

liz - the power of eavesdropping

kayanit - i wouldnt worry about it

BROTHERS that love hydrel and just want whats best for him : )

vaens - fundamentalism

galan - good times bad decisions

nerus - poetry (you didnt ask for it)

[sapphicbookoftheday]

The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe by Hannah Moskowitz

Today's sapphic book of the day is The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe by Hannah Moskowitz!

Summary: "Ivy K. Harlowe is a lot of things.

She’s my best friend.

She’s the center of attention.

She is, without fail, the hottest girl in the room. Anytime. Anyplace.

She has freckles and dimples and bright green eyes, and with someone else’s energy she’d be adorable. But there is nothing cute about Ivy. She is ice and hot metal and electricity.

She is the girl who every lesbian wants, but she has never been with the same person twice. She’s one-of-a-kind but also predictable, so I will always be Andie, her best friend, never Andie, her girlfriend.

Then she meets Dot, and Ivy does something even I would have never guessed—she sees Dot another day. And another. And another.

Now my world is slowly going up in smoke, and no matter what I do, the flames grow higher. She lit that match without knowing who or what it would burn.

Ivy K. Harlowe is a lot of things.

But falling in love wasn’t supposed to be one of them…unless it was with me."

[yurtletheturtlehenderson]

COSMIC - S3:E6; Chapter Six, E Pluribus Unum - [Pt. 3]

A Will Byers x Fem!Reader Series

𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴. 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺/𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺/𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.

⚠️: angst?? unrealistic bird behavior & likely inaccurate descriptions (bird enthusiasts & experts, please don't come for me, it's a metaphor. Same with all the baseball stuff :p), horrible cringy attempt at me writing comedy, and a long but necessary authors note

📝: nothing is explicitly confirmed so that anyone may interpret this however they want—gender & sexuality is different for everyone. R is not ending up with anyone but Will since you as a reader chose this book, but that doesn't mean I haven't gone out of my way to create instances that invoke possibility/interpretation. Like, if you think Y/n and Max or El or whatever have some flirtationship going on, they do! If you think they are strictly friends, correct! It's up to you and despite my previous a.ns, in the end, it's really up to you. This is meant to be an extension of you—a character you play in the show that I hope you feel you can fit into and relate to as much as possible. Everything here is for your enjoyment. All I ask, is you respect others' interpretations. Thank you for reading, I know I have long a.n's. I hope you enjoy it! (EDIT: Sorry, I genuinely meant this when I wrote it and then I realized, "hey actually things can be wholesome and gay in a harmless little fic without people bursting into flames" also I've been writing in will's sexuality anyway and we never see comphet represented in fics and I know that if I had exposure to such questions to ask myself at that age, it would have been extremely beneficial for me and I wouldn't have dealt with so much internalized homophobia probably (hence the once deeply closeted lesbian subconsciously picking the gay character for the LI) so let's put this fem!reader copy to good use, shall we?!)(and no, the he/him and they/them copies will be sticking to Will byers LI. Fem reader will be moving away 🎉🥳)

||𝟑𝐑𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐕||

- 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟏𝐒𝐓, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏 -

"You're such a jerk, Mike!"

"Yeah, well, at least I'm not a cheater!"

"--Guys!"

"Screw you! If anyone's cheating, it's you! You keep changing the rules anytime it's convenient for you,"

"--Guys, please!"

"Do not!"

"--Just stop!"

"Do too!"

The Henderson residence had played host to many of the Party's adventures in its day, but none in recent had been quite so tense as this summer evening. The sun was setting behind the tallest wall of timber and a curtain of clouds that set the shockingly secluded property aglow in a soft but vibrant lilac. The air was still very much hot though perhaps that felt the case to the young Y/n Henderson, all but absent of smoke blowing from her ears as she charged after her friend in a rage, baseball mitt chucked to the ground and forgotten.

Behind her on the sidelines, her brother, and two best friends desperately trying to put out the stoking fire between her and a young Mike Wheeler. The Wheeler boy in question stopped his angry pacing just steps from the extended porch to whirl on his feet, completely red in the face.

He threw his arms out in anger. "Guess what, Y/n?! Pointing out you can't play favorites as pitcher and actually have to pitch well to everyone isn't cheating or," he angrily got in her fuming face as he threw up air quotes. "'bending the rules'. It's enforcing them,"

"--Mike, lay off," Lucas eased. But Like Y/n, Mike wasn't listening. Both children were blinded by their anger.

Y/n let out a very loud, very obvious fake laugh. She was bitter and angry and at this point, didn't care. Mirroring Mike's exact actions from before she threw her arms out at her side before her hands landed on her hips. "Yeah?! I'm playing favorites? That's what you think, that I'm intentionally setting you up for failure-? 'Kay, and have you ever considered that—I don't know, maybe, I might still be learning how to pitch, jackass?! Our mom just got us this equipment cause she could spare to afford it with the extra hours she's been working—we've never had an opportunity to practice before,"

Off to the side, Dustin went quiet. His eyes curiously watched Mike as he dropped his angry stance a little in realization. The air had changed. The golden and lilac skies deepened and the hot summer air lingered, but a small breeze had settled in; sneaking in through the trees in this sudden silence.

It was often easy for Mike to forget the life his parents gave him differed in many ways from some if not all of his friends. He could feel the heat in his cheeks burning brighter as the anger fizzled into embarrassment.

"That's what I thought," Y/n glowered, turning away in a huff to retrieve the long-forgotten roll-away ball that lay nestled against the forest floor. "Go home, Mike. I don't need this,"

"Y/n," Mike sighed. He sounded more tired than sorry, still whirling in the aftermath of his dwindling anger. Off to the side, Will, Lucas, and Dustin shared anxious looks. "Come on, I didn't think about it like that--"

"--I said go home! I don't want you here!"

Mike stiffened, his chest thundering with a storm of conflicting emotions that were threatening to get the best of him. He could feel his fists tightening at his sides and the urge to apologize drowning in his urge to deflect his embarrassment was winning.

"Yeah?!" He practically stutters, completely pink in the face and his hands balled up at his sides. "Well, maybe I don't wanna be here! Like you're gonna hear me out anyway-!"

Y/n scoffed, crossing her arms. "Like you're capable of real apologies!"

"--You guys, please," Came Will's small and pleading voice. The young boy felt a sympathetic hand fall on his left shoulder, stopping him from going any further and getting caught in the crosshairs. He looked over his shoulder to see an equally worried Lucas. The two shared silent words before watching what the three worried would be the end of their Party.

"You know what?! Fine!" Mike hollers. "As always, it's what Y/n wants!" He stops only to look around at the others, his voice lowering in volume before he says what he is certain is his final goodbye to Y/n. "I'm leaving."

The small audience watched as Mike yanked his backpack off the back patio and stormed off around the side of the house. Y/n, despite the searing anger practically pulsing off of her skin in waves, was almost shocked to see he called her bluff. Mike, though she hadn't been part of the group long, had quickly become one of her best friends. And though they had a special knack for getting under one another's skin, they always had each other's back when it really mattered.

Was she really about to let that go? Was Mike?

Dustin, Lucas, and Will seemed to be wondering the same question based on their reaction; one by one their tiny slack-jawed faces trailed from the side of the house where Mike had disappeared over to where she stood. Still cross-armed and fuming, but relinquishing muscle by muscle as reality settled in.

Her brother and friends were the first on Mike's heels, snapping themselves from their stupor and calling after their friend. If they could just convince him to stay long enough for both of them to cool down and work something out. They feared just what might happen if he left now; that what was broken just might stay broken.

Y/n didn't quite understand what she wanted to do or say—or even if she had any intention of doing or saying anything at all—when she found herself reluctantly following after Dustin, Lucas, and Will. Maybe she was just curious to see if Mike truly had the guts to leave. Maybe some part of her was scared to know the answer, no matter how furious she still was with him.

When she finally rounded the corner, she had little time to wonder why her friends had snapped into action and joined Mike on the empty driveway in worried tones.

She had caught him just as he was pushing himself off his hands and knees and onto his backside, grinding his teeth in pain from where he now sat on the dirtied-up driveway. Blood was already seeping through the abrasions on his right knee, a mixture of pebbles and dirt wedged into his bloodied skin around the wound could be seen even in the dying evening light. The lip of the concrete driveway peeking out of the dirt just a foot behind him suggested he hadn't had such luck in the darkness.

Sensing the extra pair of eyes on him, Mike looked up with a small huff only to meet eyes with the very friend he was trying to escape. Both were far too stubborn to relinquish an apology, and Mike's sudden vulnerable state only made his humiliation double down. He thought for sure he'd seen the last of Y/n, or at the very least, she'd laugh and say something about him deserving it. But instead, she turned tail and stomped inside the house without another word.

Nobody said anything at first. And Mike made quick but clumsy work of dabbing at the blood with his hands as carefully as possible. The sooner he got up the sooner he was out of here.

"You okay--?"

Will barely had time to finish the words before the slam of the front door returned and Y/n's frighteningly stern voice rung out (unintentionally and unknowingly) cutting off Will.

"Don't be an idiot, Mike. Your hands are filthy," everyone turned to see Y/n marching down the brick steps, her trusty Crystal-and-Lockjaw-lunchbox-turned-first-aid-kit in hand. "Let me see,"

"I'm fine," he snaps, growing self-conscious and throwing himself on his feet. He fails to hide a wince at the sudden bend of his knee and Y/n pins him under a tired glare. "I said I'm leaving, so I'm leaving."

"Stop being a baby and just sit down, Wheeler," Y/n pressed, her voice climbing again as she subconsciously began backing him up and around to the front steps of their front door.

"No, alright?!" He tried again, looking over her shoulder like he was getting ready to sprint. "I'm fine! I'm fine!"

"Just shut up and let me help you!" She bellowed, jabbing a finger behind him on the front steps.

His eyes blew open wide in fear as he collapses on the front steps and did his best to ignore the slight sizzle in the air that carried along with the breeze. Thankfully he knew better than to say anything, and judging by the looks on their faces from where they stood behind her so did the trio of boys who had watched the scene unfold with slight shock. Y/n heaved a tired (almost regretful?) sigh as she rubbed at her temples. All before kneeling at Mike's feet and unlocking the tin lunchbox and sorting through to find the correct supplies.

"I thought you wanted me to leave?" Mike finally asked after a minute or two. The rest of the Party, having realized they had intruded enough, was promptly led inside by Dustin to grab their coats and things and call it a night. They were currently inside, getting ready to leave. Perhaps this is why Mike had the sudden courage to mumble out the first words he had spoken to Y/n in minutes. "Thought you hated me,"

She rolled her eyes in great annoyance as she discarded the last of the cleaning supplies off to the side where she would eventually dispose of them properly. As she fished for a big enough band-aid, she didn't bother looking up at her friend to grumble her answer.

"I don't hate you, Mike," she admits much to his surprise. "I'm not happy with you, and I don't exactly want you here right now, either."

There was a small pause as she plucked a square strip from the tin, her attention focused on peeling back the paper to get to the bandage.

"But I don't hate you."

Mike would be lying, even to himself, if he said he wasn't relieved to hear that.

"You're lucky I even bothered to waste my supplies on you--" she nods to her lunchbox, her first and favorite first aid kit from a lunchbox she loved so much she was too afraid to take to school at the risk of ruin. "Just because you fell doesn't mean I don't think you deserve it,"

He frowned at that. But any instinct to bite back died out when he remembered the guilt he felt minutes ago for his thoughtless remark on her pitching. And as he sat here now, watching as the seething glare she had him trapped in all evening had effortlessly turned to a laser-focused gaze, making sure she applied his bandage just right, he couldn't help but feel a change. The remorse he felt from earlier was growing heavier and heavier, bringing his shoulders down in a slump and turning his frown genuine.

He tried thinking back earlier on in the day, asking himself why they had even started fighting in the first place. But he didn't have one right answer. Not one that justified losing a best friend over. It was all silly, selfish, and ridiculous. He had been all those things.

"I'm sorry, Y/n," Mike admitted, his heart pounding a little in his chest. She looked up from her lunchbox, where she had been tucking any loose items away, and paused as she searched his eyes in return. "I shouldn't have said those things."

That pounding in his chest was turning into hard and thunderous booms. Mike wanted to ignore it but it was the only distraction he had as Y/n studied him for any sign of false meaning. She found none.

The question of whether or not Mike had lost one of his best friends—a question he had been dreading to ask—was finally answered when Y/n's lips slowly stretched into a thin smile of relief.

||𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄'𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐕||

- 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘 -

"...you're jealous of me?"

Okay. Yeah, it was definitely time to leave the country. Leaving the country is a good plan. A great plan.

I don't know how long it actually takes me to answer. I just sorta... stand there. Trying to will my heart to start pumping again—it actually feels like all the blood has stopped pumping and my entire body is turning cold. Shit!

My eyes dart back over my shoulder through the screen door, but nobody—not even Will—seems to have noticed. I don't bother asking this time before I manage to bring myself to sit across from her on the steps without my knees buckling. My palms are clammy, my throat is dry and I can't even bring myself to meet her eye line.

This is totally ridiculous! I have to think about what I told Will that day—what she did for us. I know who she is. I have to remind myself who I'm talking to... But this is also the person I've screwed over for the past year and a half.

"Are you mad?"

Out of everything I could have said, I ask that?

Y/n scoffs, and my heart skips a few beats in fear. From the corner of my eye, I can see she's looking down at her lap and picking at the plastic seams of the comms as she thinks. She looks tired. Emotionally.

"I'm not mad, Mike," she admits. There's a small, sad smile fighting to stay on her face. It reminded me of that week we were looking for Will. "At least-- well, not about that, anyway,"

She chuckles a little, but I can tell even through her joking tone there's some layer of truth. Y/n sighs again, setting the comm on the steps at her feet, and glazing over the breeze in the trees before catching my eye for the first time.

"To be honest, I-- I'm not exactly surprised. Either."

The urge to get angry again creeps up but thankfully I'm just enough in my right mind to recognize I'm getting defensive. I'm embarrassed. 'How long have you known?' I'm not even sure the words left my mouth but she still answers me anyway.

"I've known you since the fourth grade, Mike," Y/n says. "Don't forget I spent a year on the sidelines. I saw how you two were—how you can be—around each other. Stuff other people might have missed... and I heard what you told him that night in the shed, about how you guys met."

My head is pulled over my shoulder without thought. Immediately, I catch sight of Will through one of the cabin's windows. He's standing in the kitchen, finishing off his stupid bowl of Lucky Charms by shoveling the last spoonfuls into his mouth like he always does. A few pieces fall from his spoon and his head falls with it, watching it slip away regretfully. He doesn't think anyone's watching him-- he's just Will, being himself.

The sight brings a similar, sad smile to my face when I recall the things I said to him that night. The moment Y/n is talking about.

'It was the best thing I've ever done,'

I'm broken from the memory when Y/n continues. Her tone suggests she knows what I'm thinking.

"What's between you and Will is something... I don't know," Y/n admits after a moment, shrugging and dropping her hands on her knees, unable to find the proper word. "But it's not nothing."

Y/n can tell I haven't said anything in a while. And she's smart enough to guess I'm not jumping to reply. I feel her gaze on me when my eyes fall to my shoes. I'm not sure whether to be relieved, embarrassed, horrified, or what... But despite what she's saying, I notice there's something still bothering her: I know this because her hands haven't stopped fidgeting, and they only got worse when she weakly—but playfully—nudged my knee with hers.

"Look, I-- " maybe I'm looking for things, but I swear she's trying to spit the words out. I swear the look she throws over our shoulders at the window and into the living room where Max, stood with Lucas and the others—not far outside El's door—lingered just a little longer than normal. But maybe I'm looking for things. "I get it. Believe me..." something somebody says inside has the pair laughing, and Y/n bows her head into her hands, rubbing exasperatedly at her temples. But maybe I'm not. "I get it."

The fidgeting got worse as she laid her eyes back on the forest. Two birds were meeting on a branch, cautious of one another, but neither of them willing to budge. I felt yet another small, playful nudge on my leg, and I nearly laughed upon recognizing her go-to weak attempt at lightening the mood.

It took me a moment to process her words, and when I finally registered I'm meeting her eyes I can tell she was waiting for a reaction of some sort. But really, there's nothing I can say that does justice to how I feel. But one look and I know—every suspicion I've ever had is gone. Y/n feels it too.

"But you know," she shakes her head thoughtfully, going back to those birds on the branch. They're scoping each other out. I'm surprised they haven't started fighting—gotten territorial or anything. It's almost like they're getting used to each other again. "I really don't think there's anything wrong with that. I mean, the connections we make with people, whatever they look like, are up to us. It's scary but it's true. But the feelings—not so much. Feelings just happen, and they can happen with anyone, and when they do they just... take hold of you."

The darker bird snapped its beak at the red one when it got too close. It cocked its head but didn't budge, only snapping back at it before hopping closer on the branch. In a lightning-fast motion, it plucked a twig from the feathers on its back, not without lecturing the black one for yelling at it as it did so. The red bird promptly hopped back several spaces, and the black bird quieted in guilt.

"I think you just gotta be brave enough to stick it out if you're willing," she shakes her head at the ground. "I don't think that makes anyone bad. And I don't know about you, but I'm pretty happy with how things turned out." I found myself chuckling noiselessly as I nod along. The road here was definitely long and winding and far beyond complicated. But there were some things I just wouldn't change.

As they always were, the army of trees was a tempting sight to turn back to in such a heavy realization, but I was too preoccupied with the flustered haze Y/n was beginning to fall into. It was curious to see.

"I'm..." a genuine smile I hadn't seen on anyone in days flashed over her face as she looked wistfully over her shoulder. "so happy with Will." She admitted. But that smile eventually fell a little. "And I know how happy you are with El—I have a pretty good idea of what she means to you."

We both hear chirping in the branches, and we pull our sights back on the birds. The black-feathered bird—who had flown off before—had returned. He seemed almost shy. But he had food. And he was offering some of it to the other. She didn't look like she believed him at first, but she must have been hungry. Or needed a friend. Cause she cautiously hopped closer and took some of the food with a thankful chirp.

Y/n turns back to me, reluctant to take her eyes off the sight. "But that doesn't mean you haven't hurt people,"

I'm pretty sure the look on my face said it all.

"I never meant it, you know. That stuff I said. At the mall. You know, about you being locked away."

Her head sunk a little lower and I swore I could feel the air grow hotter around me. Almost as much as it did when she cornered me in the storage room.

"I was just... I was just--"

"Jealous?"

"Yeah," I laugh bitterly along with her. It's the first time either one of us has successfully been alone in a long time, I realize. "Yeah, I was. I was also scared. But mostly, Y/n, I was really mad. I don't know what for exactly, but I was panicking, and jealous and of course I don't want you locked up-- and I should never have said that. Maybe I said it cause I wanted to make you mad. Like I was mad... But I shouldn't have."

I'm too embarrassed to fully realize the heat in the air cooling. All I know is I feel a bit more relaxed. But maybe that's cause she's finally meeting my eye again.

"So, Y/n, I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. For everything."

Maybe it's because all of this feels familiar.

"No, alright?! I'm fine! Just leave me alone!"

Something in the way Y/n's looking at me tells me she's thinking the same thing.

"Just shut up and let me help you!"

Something like we've been down this road before. But that oddly puts me at ease...

Y/n's lips slowly stretched into a thin but familiar smile.

"I miss being your friend, Mike,"

Something about those words felt just as familiar: everything about this moment, including the birds, but I couldn't quite call it deja vu.

- 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 -

"I'm sorry, Y/n. I shouldn't have said those things."

I don't think I've ever been so relieved to see someone laugh at me. It was just a small chuckle, I'm pretty sure out of relief. But a laugh. "Thank you," Y/n says. She winced as she stood first, then offered me a hand to my feet. "And me too. And I'm sorry I said, you know, that you were a jerk and, all that stuff about you being stupid. I was just angry, but that wasn't cool,"

"What?"

The look on her face didn't change, but she took a moment to gulp. "...did I not say that stuff out loud?"

I felt my eyes narrow at her. "You said I was a jerk, but you didn't call me stupid,"

"..."

"..."

"--truce?"

"--truce?"

We both laughed a little, and I knew I wasn't the only one feeling the last of the tension disappearing. Together, the two of us walked to the pile of bikes at the edge of the empty garage. I could barely make out the sound of Dustin hushing Lucas and Will from inside and I rolled my eyes at the thought of them all listening. I wouldn't put it past them. Knowing those three, if we both turned around to look we'd probably find them with their noses glued to the window.

"Hey, Mike?" Y/n asked, pulling my bike off the wall and offering it to me. I think she could tell despite our resolution, I was eager to make it home.

"Yeah?"

It had been a long day. A long week or so really. We hadn't been getting along since she's been spending more time with Will. The two of them had been running late working on building and leveling up her character, Y/C/N. And honestly, it's been hard without either of them.

Y/n opened and closed her mouth, suddenly embarrassed. She shakes her head finally. "...I don't know, I guess I just--"

I take the handle of my bike and she released her grip, looking over at me and offering a crooked smile in the process.

"I've missed being your friend,"

-𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞-

Something lifts in my chest and off my heart and lungs—something that's been weighing heavily for years. I actually feel myself smiling a little, and inhaling what feels like the first fresh breath of air I've had in a long time.

"I miss being your friend, too,"

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General thoughts on s2 of F*te The Winx Saga. Past issues of whitewashing still stand, especially irt Musa since they have given zero indication that they’re intending to fix that casting mistake. I’m still mad about that. This isn’t going to be a very coherent review but whatever.

- Writing: generally more coherent. Less one liners. No mentions of mansplaining. They keep assuming we’ve seen the original and it leads to a lot of plotholes where we don’t actually know what the fuck the Dragon flame is supposed to be in this universe.

- We’re getting “Isobel and D’Arcy” (with Beatrix being “Little Storm”) and what I think is Darkar? I’m not looking forward to that. (I liked that their address is Diamond Hill that’s kinda cool ig)

- Costumes: either hideous but there are some nice ones.The hair and makeup got worse for everyone. Terra’s styling especially has somehow gotten worse. Do they know lesbians can dress well?

- A lot of retconning. It feels like a very different show than s1 did. It’s different for the better but it’s very dissonant and confusing.

- I hate the transformation sequence. CGI in general is otherwise better (specifically the convergence scene) but the transformations are terrible. Yes, the rest of the Winx transform. Terra’s is kinda cool I guess, Aisha’s is insulting.

- Sebastian is a very unconvincing villain. Yeah, okay he’s this world’s Valtor but he isn’t imposing at all, which works for when he’s undercover in the beginning but he makes for a very nonthreatening villain, he’s just... a weird man.

- I liked the idea of the “burden” of power: Musa willingly giving hers up, the mention of the Dragon Flame being a burden on Bloom’s mother. Kinda deep. Not well explored but nothing in this show is.

- Some of the characters are more likable now (Stella, Beatrix, Riven), some got worse (Bloom, Aisha, Terra)

- Terra coming out felt very out of nowhere. I expected Stella to be the one to come out especially given that she and Beatrix seem to have a more genuine connection (platonic or otherwise) than Terra and her supposed love interest.... 

- Who the fuck is Terra’s love interest and doesn’t she have a long term girlfriend?

- Stella/Sky makes a lot more sense in this world than Bloom/Sky do. The only reason they’re together is because the show keeps insisting they’re in love and it’s very unconvincing and annoying and the Stella/Sky moments do hit at times. I feel for Stella a lot.

- They just throw death in every episode. It’s... weird. Like we get a string of murders with no real gravitas.

- Grey is hot and that’s it. He’s boring as hell. 

TLDR: S2 was better than S1 but it’s not actually good and it definitely isn’t a good adaptation of Winx Club. It relies a lot on the show to fill in the gaps they’re too lazy to fill but doesn’t actually honour the source material and isn’t good enough to stand on its own.