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Although there are a few subtleties I've relegated to the endnotes, this conclusion is general.² All the known and accepted laws relating to motion – from Newton's mechanics just discussed, to Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, to Einstein's special and general theories of relativity (remember, we are putting off quantum mechanics until the next chapter) – embody time-reversal symmetry: motion that can occur in the usual forward-time direction can equally well occur in reverse.

2. For the mathematically inclined reader, let me note more precisely what is meant by time-reversal symmetry and point out one intriguing exception whose significance for the issues we're discussing in this chapter has yet to be fully settled. The simplest notion of time-reversal symmetry is the statement that a set of laws of physics is time-reversal symmetric if any given solution to the equations, say S(t), then S(-t) is also a solution to the equations. For instance, in Newtonian mechanics, with forces that depend on particle positions, if x(t) = (x1(t), x2(t), . . . , x3n(t)) are the positions of n-particles in three space dimensions, turn the fact that x(t) solves d²x(t)/dt² = F(x(t)) implies that x(-t) is also a solution to Newton's equations, i.e. d²x(-t)/dt² = F(x(-t)). Notice that x(-t) represents particle motion that passes through the same positions as x(t), but in reverse order, with reverse velocities.

More generally, a set of physical laws provides us with an algorithm for evolving an initial state of a physical system at time t0 to some other time t + t0. Concretely, this algorithm can be viewed as a map U(t) which takes as input S(t0) and produces S(t + t0), that is: S(t + t0) = U(t)S(t0). We say that the laws giving rise to U(t) are time-reversal symmetric if there is a map T satisfying U(-t) = T^-¹·U(t)T. In English, this equation says that by a suitable manipulation of the state of the physical system at one moment (accomplished by T), evolution by an amount t forward in time according to the laws of theory (accomplished by U(t)) is equivalent to having evolved the system t units of time backward in time (denoted by U(-t)). For instance, if we supervise the state of a system of particles at one moment by their positions and velocities, then T would keep all particle positions fixed and reverse all velocities. Evolving such a configuration of particles forward in time by an amount t is equivalent to having evolved the original configuration of particles backward in time by an amount t. (The factor of T^-1 undoes the velocity reversal so that, at the end, not only are the particle positions what they would have been t units of time previously, but so are their velocities.)

For certain sets of laws, the T operation is more complicated than it is for Newtonian mechanics. For example, if we study the motion of charged particles in the presence of an electromagnetic field, the reversal of particle velocities would be inadequate for the equations to yield an evolution in which the particles retrace their steps. Instead, the direction of the magnetic field must also be reversed. (This is required so that the v × B term in the Lorentz force law equation remains unchanged.) Thus, in this case, the T operation encompasses both of these transformations. The fact that we have to do more than just reverse all particle velocities has no impact on any of the discussion that follows in the text. All that matters is that particle motion in one direction is just as consistent with the physical laws as particle motion in the reverse direction. That we have to reverse any magnetic fields that happen to be present to accomplish this is of no particular relevance.

Where things get more subtle is the weak nuclear interactions. The weak interactions are described by a particular quantum field theory (discussed briefly in Chapter 9), and a general theorem shows that quantum field theories (so long as they are local, unitary, and Lorentz invariant – which are the ones of interest) are always symmetric under the combined operations of charge conjugation C (which replaces particles by their antiparticles), parity P (which inverts positions through the origin), and a bare-bones time-reversal operation T (which replaces t by -t). So, we could define a T operation to be the product CPT, but if T invariance absolutely requires the CP operation to be included, T would be no longer simply interpreted as particles retracing their steps (since, for example, particle identities would be changed by such T – particles would be replaced by their antiparticles – and hence it would not be the original particles retracing their steps). As it turns out, there are some exotic experimental situations in which we are forced into this corner. There are certain particle species (K-mesons, B-mesons) whose repertoire of behaviors is CPT invariant but is not invariant under T alone. This was established indirectly in 1964 by James Cronin, Val Fitch, and their collaborators (for which Cronin and Fitch received the 1980 Nobel Prize) by showing that the K-mesons violated CP symmetry (ensuring that they must violate T symmetry in order not to violate CPT). More recently, T symmetry violation has been directly established by the CPLEAR experiment at CERN and the KTEV experiment at Fermilab. Roughly speaking, these experiments show that if you were presented with a film of the recorded processes involving these meson particles, you'd be able to determine whether the film was being projected in the correct forward time direction, or in reverse. In other words, these particular particles can distinguish between past and future. What remains unclear, though, is whether this has any relevance for the arrow of time we experience in everyday contexts. After all, these are exotic particles that can be produced for fleeting moments in high-energy collisions, but they are not a constituent of familiar material objects. To name physicists, including me, it seems unlikely that the time nonreversal invariance evidenced by these particles plays a role in answering the puzzle of time's arrow, so we shall not discuss this exceptional example fuller. But the truth is that no one knows for sure.

"The Fabric of the Cosmos" - Brian Greene

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Lady Disdain (Captain Hook x Reader)

a/n: so i know i’ve been gone for like a year, but here, have this captain fucking hook smut jesus christ what am i doing.... (jason isaacs is hot tho, so can you blame me?)

Warnings: Dream Donging, Female Reader, Shakespeare quotes as foreplay

Summary:  Dreams can be a fickle thing. You're about to discover that, as Neverland drags you into a chance encounter with the devilishly handsome Captain. (cross-posted on ao3)

The first thing that rattles you from the calm embrace of sleep, is the smell. Gone is the fain scent of a coffee you've made and left forgotten, replaced instead by seawater and fresh air. Your nose scrunches, as new sensations flood your system. And then there's light. Not from the dim lamp in your apartment, but from the sun, warm and bright, coloring the insides of your eyelids orange. Ultimately, that's what brings you back to reality. There is no way you have direct sunlight in your room, so either your roof has fallen in while you've slept, or something even weirder happened.

As you finally open your eyes, you're hit with the realization, that something weirder indeed had happened, because as your sight accommodates to the sunlight, you realizes, this isn't your room that you're standing in. No, there are rough planks underneath your bare feet, splinters just about ready to break your skin. The wind blows around you, messing up your hair and tugging on your night gown. Wait... Since when have you been wearing a night gown? You remember, quite clearly at that, going to sleep in one of your favorite shirts. Your hands tug on the almost sheer fabric, the ruffles slide between your fingers as you marvel at the feeling. There's no way in hell you would be able to afford this from your minimum wage job.

- Captain?

Your eyes snap up, looking straight at a stocky, short man, dressed in a striped shirt, a red beanie on his head. Nervously, he reaches towards his face to push his small glasses up his nose.

- There appears to be a... uh... A woman, on the ship. - he says, hands shaking.

Your hands fly on instinct towards the hem of your gown, pulling it down, over your knees. Suddenly you realize, this really isn't your apartment, and even if this is a dream, being stuck on a ship with a bunch of strange men is not an ideal situation.

- Yes, Smee, I can see that.

Another voice joins the conversation, and with a gasp you look up, towards the steering wheel. There he stands, slowly walking down from his spot above the whole ship, movements elegant and smooth. In all your life, you've met many men, short, tall, skinny and fuller. Some of them pretty, some of them handsome. But, you've never seen a man quite as beautiful as the one walking towards you with such flourish, it takes your breath away from your lungs. The man pushes Smee out of the way, his lavish outfit and a gigantic hat covering your entire field of vision. There are black feathers all around his collar, mixing with lush, inky black locks of hair falling down past his shoulders. Icy blue eyes stare at you with intensity you've never experienced before, before his lips quirk up into a small smirk under his well-groomed moustache.

- Captain James Hook, at your service, my lady - the man bows down, taking his hat off, and you take a step back as the main, gigantic feather brushes over your feet.

- Am I dreaming? - is the first thing you say in this strange scenario, voice quiet and unsure.

The man looks up at you with a brilliant, roguish smile, before slowly pulling himself back to his full height.

- Who's to say? - he answers in such a cryptic way, you feel a sudden urge to roll your eyes.

Deciding for your own mental safety, that this is, in fact, a dream, you grab both sides of your gown, and bow slightly, just like you've seen in the movies. The Captain smiles at your curtsy, before reaching towards your hand. He takes is, rather gently, and brings it towards his lips, keeping eye contact with you and... Oh...

So this is "that" kind of a dream.

Your heart does a somersault in your chest, and you can nearly feel the blood, as it travels straight to your cheeks.

- What is this place? - you ask, after clearing your throat - Who are you people?

As you look at the crew, that has slowly gathered around you, you can't help but notice the way the Captain's expression of friendliness seemed to slip, just as your eyes left him. Replaced by a much more sinister, scheming glint, that sends a shiver down your spine. No matter, dream or reality, you were not about to let your guard down, especially around someone so obviously maleficent.

- This - the Captain makes a broad movement with his left hand - Is the Jolly Roger, the fastest ship on all Seven Seas. And we...

Your eyebrows furrow slightly, as you see the man approach you, swiftly invading your personal space. He smells of tobacco and rum, mixed in with the ever-present smell of the ocean and warm skin. It's nice, too nice, too easy to get intoxicated on. Acting on instinct, you start to walk back, him matching you step for step. Your back hits the wood of the mast, but the Captain doesn't stop, his figure towering over you, as he cages you in your spot.

- ...Are Pirates.

His words are but a whisper, shared between the two of you in a mockery of intimacy. For a split second, you think, you would like to wake up now. Because the Captain's eyes bear into you, like they're trying to drill holes into your very being, and his left hand comes up to caress your chin, pushing it up, until you're forced to look at him fully. Your breath comes out of your mouth in quick pants, heat rising from your chest all the way to the tips of your ears.

- Unhand me, Captain - you try, much weaker than you've intended, and the man flashes you a grin.

For a second, you're struck with how white his teeth are. A strange observation, but when was the last time you've seen a pirate with good oral hygiene. Then, as if a bucket of cold water has been dumped on you, your thoughts start to gallop, one, clear one forming between your ears. You don't like being in this situation.

And so, bracing yourself and taking a strong breath, you raise your hand, place it onto the man's chest, and push rather hard. He seems to be startled by the contact, eyes flickering to your hand, and back to you in confusion.

- For a man of such high standing, you sure lack manners - you wonder if the surrounding men can sense your demeanor is a lie.

By the way some snicker, you guess they can. Captain Hook raises one eyebrow at you, regarding you with a skeptical stare, and then he brings up his right hand. There it is, gleaming in the sun, a sharp, curved hook attached to where his hand should be. Your face falls, and the man smiles cruelly.

- Case and point - you mutter, eyes never leaving the weapon. - I'll have you know, I'm a respectable lady, and I deserve to be treated as such.

Captain Hook laughs, a short snicker, before regarding you with a look filled with irony.

-  A "respectable lady"? On a ship filled with men, in only her night gown?

Now, that sparks a fire in you, hands on your hips, you stand your ground against the Captain's oppressing posture, all the rage and fire following you in tow.

- I'm not responsible for my circumstance!

- Neither am I, I assure you - he raises his hands in mock surrender.

- Oh? And I'm supposed to just trust a Pirate's word like that? - you throw him a judgmental stare.

The man laughs again, his head inclining towards you in something, that vaguely resembles a show of respect.

- Wise, very wise, darling - your eyebrows shoot upwards at the new form of endearment - What are your demands, as a respectable lady?

You think for a second. In your mind, you haven't really arrived at that point yet, and making something up on the spot would pose a risk of exposing, just how much you have no idea what was going on. And yet, it's just a dream, isn't it? Soon, you'll smell your day's old coffee, and wake back up in your apartment, with no ocean in sight. Why not indulge yourself for a moment, while sleep holds you in its arms?

- I demand a tour of the ship - you announce triumphantly.

The man laughs, his eyes jumping around his crew, as if looking for a confirmation, that what you've said demanded ridicule. Apparently, it did, because all around you, you could hear snicker after snicker. You comfort yourself with the fact most of them sounded forced.

- Is that all? - the Captain already takes a couple of steps in your direction, and panic rises in your gut at his proximity.

- And do me no harm in the process!

That makes him laugh again, this one is loud and booming. Before you can get properly mad at him for laughing in your face, however, he takes off his lavish hat and bows again.

- Your wish is my command, my hearty.

Your face twists at the nickname, but you decide to say nothing, not wanting to push your luck, especially after being confronted with his deadly prosthetic. It's just a dream, you remind yourself in your head, as he comes over to stand by your side, arm sliding around your waist. It's just a dream, you keep reciting, when you feel his fingers pick at the thin fabric of your nightgown.

- ...Just a dream... - you mutter, and if he has heard, he decided not to comment, opting instead to pull you towards him, as he began to walk around the ship.

To his credit, the tour of the upper deck is completely respectable and rather interesting. As he explains the different parts of the ship, and introduces his crew along the way, you begin to slowly let yourself be carried through this weird experience. The hand on your waist no longer bothers you, even as it travels towards your hip from time to time. The crew is respectable enough, although the energy feels tense, whenever you're allowed to talk to them. As if everyone knows something that escapes you, some terrifying truth that you're not privy to. It's just a dream though, so you push your worries to the back and lean into the Captain's warm embrace.  

- And now - the Captain leans down to flash you a cheeky grin - pièce de résistance.

He opens the ornate door in front of you with his usual flourish, and you gasp, as you enter the most richly decorated room you've seen in your entire life.

- The Captain's cabin. My cabin. Just like the Royal Palace, isn't it?

You laugh, eyes searching the room in wonder, taking in all the splendor and the treasure. There's a beautiful, black piano standing in the corner in the room, pages upon pages of music sheets thrown around it in disarray. Your eyes skim over the papers filled with black ink. And then, you see it. A gigantic bookcase, climbing the entirety of a wall, from top to bottom, filled with books. Your heart nearly jumps at the sight, and you cross the room with determination.

- Oh, this is just wonderful - you whisper, eyes flowing over the titles, some you recognize, some you don't.

You reach towards one of the books and pull it out with a smile.

- "Much Ado About Nothing" - you announce, and immediately step back, collidig with the bookcase.

You have no idea how the Captain managed to sneak up towards you so quietly, but here he stood, mere inches from you, one arm braced on the bookcase, his long black hair framing his face. His hat was left on top of the piano, and his coat became abandoned as well, leaving him in just a silk black shirt and leather trousers. An interesting combination, worthy of a rockstar.

- Do you enjoy Shakespeare? - he asks in a quiet, casual tone, as if the situation is the most normal it could've been

You swallow hard, regaining your composure, bringing the book closer to your chest, as if to shield yourself from his oppressing aura.

- Not particularly, no - you admit - This is an exception.

The Captain pushes closer, and your eyes start to search a way for potential escape.

- What is it about?

- Oh... it's... - you stammer, the hard cover of the book digging into your chest from how hard you're holding onto it.

His smell invades your senses, swirling in your mind and bringing blush back to your cheeks. Slowly, but surely, you begin to be entranced by this strange, dangerous man. Even the gleaming hook propped right above your head doesn't hold as much power as it used to. It all feels so intimate, nearly suffocating. It makes you wonder. If you're dreaming, what harm could be done, in letting yourself be seduced by this beautiful pirate?

He answers for you, his left hand coming up to brush hair out of your face, silver rings bringing stark, cold contrast to your heated skin.

- It's about two people, who hate each other, but over time discover they're in love.

- Ah, a love story? -  his eyebrows furrow - I was never a fan of those.

You shake your head slightly.

- A love story, in a way yes. Mostly it's just funny. - you try to defend your story - But yes, the romance part is beautiful and witty, it's inspiring, really.

Captain Hook leans down, his hand leaving your face and sliding towards the book. Slowly, he worms his fingers under your hold, pulling the book out of your hands. You stare at him in confusion, as he skims through the pages, eyes jumping over the words with an unreadable expression.

- "Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps." - he reads out loud, and you watch his eyes crinkle, as he shoots you a smile. - Wise words.

You observe with growing anticipation, as he opens his hand. The book slides out, falling to the floor with a thud. Your eyes snap back to him, catching him in the process of staring at your lips.

- “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.” - you whisper.

- So cruel - he muses, the ghost of his breath fanning over the side of your neck. - I shan't even suggest "love", my darling "Lady Disdain". I do, however, require payment for guiding you through this ship.

His working hand climbs the expanse of your neck, pushing your head up, enough for you to feel the bookcase behind you. Acting on instinct, your leg travels up, the night gown slipping, exposing your thigh.

- And what would that payment entail? - you ask, your heart thrumming hard against your ribs, like a bird still longing to be freed from the cage.

- A kiss.

Your heated stares meet in the corner of your left eye, where he hovers over your pulse point. Soon, your lips pull back into a crooked smile.

- Just a kiss?

- And whatever more you can give me. - his eyebrows knit together, as he answers with a pout on his lips, a poor attempt at acting innocent.

As if there was ever a time for innocence, on this strange ship sailing through your dreams. So, you arch your back from the bookcase, hand coming up to drag itself along his arm. Meanwhile, your leg hooks itself around his calf, intention clear as day.

- What will I get in return, should I decide to give you more? - you say in a low voice, the huskiness of your tone surprising, but welcomed by the Pirate with open arms.

The cold metal of his hook startles you, as it begins to travel from behind your ear, along the main artery, until it rests between your collar bones.

- You'll become one of my most valued possessions.

At this, you frown with no real malice behind the expression. It is a dream after all. That being said, one of your hands reaches up and behind him, fingers worming their way into his soft hair. It takes one gentle scratching motion to his scalp, and the Captain nearly moans, his knees buckling under your touch. It soon became clear as day he wasn't used to physical contact, or at least, didn't get much of it.

- I'll have you know, I treasure my freedom greatly. - you counter, fingers tangling themselves into his black locks and tugging ever so gently.

- Is that so? - his voice cracks, but he tries to hide it, by dragging his hook down the front of your body, until it catches onto the fabric of your night gown. - So do I. But sometimes, one needs to take some risks, to gain something one wants.

- And what is it, that you want, Captain? - your question dissapears into his mouth, as he finally closes the distance between you.

To his credit, at first he tries to be gentle, to go slow and sensual. But as soon, as you allow him to continue kissing you, all pretense goes out the window. His beard scratches your face, as he presses himself impossibly close to you, tongue slipping past his lips and nearly forcing itself into your mouth. You grant him access with no grace left, sighing loudly, when his teeth drag themselves over your bottom lip, biting hard enough to draw blood. He laps the red liquid like a man dying of thirst, and you start to wonder, perhaps your sleep-deprived mind has conjured a pirate vampire.

Finally, when you think your lungs can't take any second more without air, he pulls back. His eyes scan your face, and his expression turns smug, as he notices the redness around your lips, the way they are swollen from the kiss.

- Right now, I want to take you over this desk there. - he answers your nearly forgotten question, and your heart lurches from your chest.

- What are you waiting for, then? - perhaps, you sound just a little bit desperate, but why should you care, it was just a dream after all, and you were far too turned on to play any more games.

So, you squeal in delight, as his arm sneaks under your thigh, and he hoists you up. Your arms immediately encircle his neck, and as he carries you over to the desk, your mouth begins a journey of exploration of the space under his chin. Your tongue darts out,  licking a long stripe along his pulse, and you begin to worry he'll drop you, from the way his entire  body shivers.

Soon, your ass hits the surface of the desk, rich mahogany carved into many intricate designs, never to be appreciated, because as much as you'd love to explore all the antiques, the man before you looks much more appetizing. God, he's beautiful, as he towers over you in all his glory, hair ruffled and shirt even more undone than before. His eyes bear into you, and from where you're sitting, you start to feel like prey, waiting for the predator to strike. And so, he does, his hooked hand coming up to your gown, and dragging it down. You gasp, as the fabric tears, falling alongside your body in long stripes.

- You'll be the death of me - the Captain mutters, eyes slowly climbing over every inch of your exposed skin.

And then he dives in, like a man starved, and all you can do, is angle your neck to give him better access. There's no need for tenderness, as he all but ravishes your neck with rich kisses, his working hand roaming every inch of your exposed body, still, carefully avoiding the one place you needed it the most. The ,almost, painful pressure between your legs starts to build up, not enough to tip you over the edge, but enough to make you annoyed at the lack of any real friction. So, with a furrowed brow and a desperate pout, your hand finds purchase, tangled in his soft hair. Before long, you pull at the roots. Hard.

His head snaps back, teeth snared at the pain you were suddenly causing him. He gives you a confused expression, and you have to shake yourself from the trance his wild eyes put on you.

- Fuck me already, would you? - you pant out, shame thrown out the window.

You can see his face morph right before your very eyes. From slight confusion, to pure, focused determination. You nearly laugh, as he lets go of you almost imediately, in favor of trying to get his pants untied and off of his body, cursing under his breath, as his hand just can't seem to work fast enough. With an affectionate smile, you pull yourself up, hands coming up to help him, detangling the strings holding his leather pants together. Before you can get a glimpse of what's awaiting you, his hand grabs yours, pushing your body down, to lie on the surface of the desk.

Wooden sculptures dig into your naked skin, but at this point, you can't find any care in the world, because his pants are down, and he watches you with such intensity, one would think you're a science project. You can't trust your words, so you just nod your head,  in response to his silent request for permission. Soon, all thoughts leave your head, as he pushes in, in one, smooth, languid motion, as if savoring every miniscule twitch and twist of your body.

It's obviously been a long time for the both of you. Bodies finding familiarity in almost forgotten rythm, that starts slow, sensual and close. His breathing is shaky. You can feel his chest expand, his heart thrumming against your own. You allow yourself to get used to the feeling of having him inside you, each push and drag melting away at your bones, as your hands find their rightful place, scratching his working shoulder blades.

- C'mon. - you breath after a while of this tender love-making, and as if on cue, his hips snap up.

A squeak dies on your lips, as the Captain leans down to kiss you, his pace becoming faster, hips trying to move deeper. Soon, your whole body jumps on the surface of the desk, as the wood creaks rythmically under the weight of both of your bodies. You have the half-mind to note how sturdy the piece of furniture is, because the way this man above you is going, most of the surfaces in your apartment would've been reduced to splinters by now.

The Captain continues his ministrations, as the both of you grow closer and closer to you finish lines. Your voice slips past your lips as low, guttural groans, the pressure building seemingly with no chance of stopping it. You just need something to tip you over the edge. Pushed by the need for your own release, your right hand leaves the, now covered with sweat, back of the Captain, in favor of slipping between your conjoined bodies. You start rubbing quick circles, something to help you reach your goal, and as your body spasms, your voice grows ever-louder.

The man in front of you nearly trips in his fervor, your moans clearly affecting him. His brows shoot up, towards his hairline, as his hooked hand smashes itself into the surface of the desk. You would've been more alarmed by the violent outburts, if you weren't currently experiencing, what could easily be called one of the best orgasms of your life. Finding purchase in his stuck hook, the Captain resumes his work, going harder now, chasing his own high.

It doesn't take him long, before he topples over, moans and curses spilling freely from his lips, as his whole body weight crushes you. You're too close to being overstimulated, and you whine, as he finally slides out of you, leaving you with a feeling of emptiness, but satisfied nonetheless.

It takes the both of you a while to recover, as you stay for just a moment longer, tangled in eachothers arms, breathing slowly evening out. His head lifts from your chest to look at you, and you push sweat-drenched locks from his flushed cheeks.

He smiles, and for the first time, you can't see any ulterior motive in his expression. It's soft and serene, his eyes glossed over.

- Will the payment be sufficient? - you ask, voice hoarse from all the screaming you've just done.

- Entirely - the man laughs, and you can't help but giggle yourself.

Your body feels heavy with exhaustion. You let your head fall with a thud onto the desk. With half a mind, you note his body weight leaving yours, but there's no energy left in you, to try and look at him. Instead, you choose to close your eyes, the immediate relief of the darkness nearly wrenches a sigh out of you. Blood is pumping through your veins, you can hear it hum in your ears. The desk is slowly getting softer and softer under your body, as if your limbs become accustomed to the wooden surface.

And then, just as you're about to ask for a glass of water, or rum, or whatever the Captain chooses to drink, you smell a familiar scent.

Day's old coffee.

[mostbelovedqueer]

Most Beloved Queer Character - submission list

A

Ace McShane (Doctor Who)

Achilles (Greek mythology)

Adora (She-ra and the Princesses of Power)

Aika (Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Alec Lightwood (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Aled Last (Osemanverse)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase)

Alphys (Undertale)

Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate)

Alucard/Adrian Tepes (Castlevania (TV))

Alvis (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Amity Blight (The owl house)

Andrew Minyard (All for the Game)

Anthony J Crowley (Good Omens)

Armand (Interview with the Vampire (TV))

Asami (Avatar: Legend of Korra)

Astolfo (Fate/Grand Order)

Aziraphale (Good Omens)

B

Ballister Boldheart (Nimona)

Barney Guttman (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Becky Allen (Osemanverse)

Ben Mitchell (Eastenders (British Soap Opera))

Bill Potts (Doctor Who (2005))

Blitzen (Magnus Chase books) C

Calamity Jane (Deadwood)

Caleb Widogast (Critical Role - Campaign 2)

carlos (welcome to night vale)

Castiel (Supernatural)

Catalina Alvarez (All for the Game)

Catra (She-ra and the Princesses of Power)

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)

Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)

Charlie Spring (Osemanverse)

Chiaki Ogawa (To Strip the Flesh)

Chika Hanai (Is Love the Answer?)

Clare Devlin (Derry Girls)

Clark Griffin (The 100)

Cole Mackenzie (Anne with an E) D

Dae-sung "Daniel" Jun (Osemanverse (Radio Silence))

Daisy Johnson (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Darcy Olsson (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Dave Strider (Homestuck)

David Rose (Schitt's Creek)

Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Marvel)

dio brando (jjba)

Dirk Gently (Dirk Gently's Hollistic Detective Agency)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) E

Edelgard Von Hresvelg (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Edward Teach/Blackbeard (Our Flag Means Death)

Edwin (Dead boy detectives)

Eleanor Shellstrop (The Good Place)

Elle Argent (Osemanverse)

Ellie Williams (Last Of Us)

Emily Fields (Pretty little liars)

Enkidu (Lancer) (Type-Moon, specifically Fate/Strange Fake and Fate/Grand Order)

Esperanza Cruz/Spooner (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

Eustace (Misericorde)

Evan "Buck" Buckley (911) F

Fade / Carlos Quinones (Blood Syndicate)

Fiddleford Hadron McGucket (Gravity Falls)

Fig Faeth (Dimension 20: Fantasy High)

Frisk (Undertale) G

Garnet (Steven Universe)

Gary (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake)

Georgia Warr (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Gideon Coal (Once Upon A Witchlight)

Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb series)

Gilgamesh (Archer) (Type-Moon, specifically the Fate series, with Fate/stay night, Fate/Strange Fake, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Fate/EXTRA CCC, Fate/extella and Fate/Grand Order)

Giselle Gewelle (Bleach)

Gonzo (Muppets)

Grell Sutcliff (Black Butler)

Guillermo de la Cruz (What we do in the shadows) H

Harley Quinn (Batman)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

Hawkeye Pierce (M*A*S*H (TV))

Hearthstone (Magnus Chase books)

Hedwig (Misericorde)

Helen blackthorn (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Henrietta Wilson (911)

Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor (Red White and Royal Blue)

Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia)

Holly Munro (she's a book character only) (Lockwood and Co.)

Hunter (The Owl House)

I

Imogen Heaney (Heartstopper)

Irving B. (Severance)

Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)

Isabella Yamamoto (Paradise Kiss)

Izzy Hands (Our flag means death) J

James Flint (Black Sails)

Jeremy Knox (All for the Game)

Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows)

Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death)

Jimmy Kaga-Ricci (Osemanverse (I Was Born for This))

Jin Xiaobao (Meet You at the Blossom)

Joey Gutierrez (Marvel's Agents of Shield)

Jonathan 'jon' sims (The magnus archives podcast)

Josephine Barry (Anne with an E)

Jude (Parkdale haunt) K

Kazui Mukuhara (Milgram)

Kenji Hikiishi/Big Sis Magne (My Hero Acedemia)

kenjou akira/cure chocolat (precure)

Kiku (One Piece)

Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Kirby (Kirby)

Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)

Kokonoi Hajime (Tokyo Revengers)

Korra (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

Kremy Lecroux (Once Upon A Witchlight)

Kurt Hummel (Glee)

Kyoshi (Avatar: The Last Airbender) L

Laila Dermott (All for the Game)

Lambdadelta (Umineko)

Lan Wangji (The Untamed)

Laszlo Cravensworth (What we do in the shadows)

Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview with the Vampire)

Lexa com trikru (The 100)

Lily Hoshikawa (Zombieland Saga)

Link (Legend of Zelda)

Lister Bird (Osemanverse (I Was Born for This))

Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire (TV))

Luz Noceda (The Owl House) M

Magnus Bane (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Magnus Chase (Magnus Chase books)

malori crowett (mage & demon queen)

Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)

Marisa Rahm (Deathwish)

Mark Blackthorn (The shadowhunter chronicles)

Marshall Lee (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives)

Masha (The Owl House)

Masquerade (blood Syndicate)

Michael Holden (Osemanverse)

mirabelle (In Stars and Time)

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai / HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!)

Moiraine Damodred (The Wheel of Time)

Morgan la Fae (Berserker) (Fate/Grand Order)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries) N

Nadja of Antipaxos (What we do in the shadows)

Nandor the Relentless (What we do in the shadows)

Napstablook (Undertale)

Neil Josten (All for the Game)

Nick Hoult (All Saints Street)

Nick Nelson (Heartstopper)

Nico Di Angelo (Percy Jackson/Riordenverse)

Nimona (Nimona)

Nina Zenik (Six of Crows)

Nomi Marks (Sense8) O

Oberyn Martell (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Orikan the Diviner (Warhammer 40k)

Osana Najimi (Komi Can't Communicate) P

Patroclus (Greek mythology)

Pearl (Steven Universe)

Peridot (Steven Universe)

Phaya (The Sign)

Piper McLean (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Pip Quintana (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Poison Ivy (Batman)

Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time) Q

queen velverosa (mage & demon queen)

Quill Kipps (Lockwood and Co (book)) R

Raine Sengupta (Osemanverse)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

Rangi (The Rise of Kyoshi)

Raphael Santiago (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Renee Montoya (batman the animated series)

Richard "Ringo" Beckmann (Unter Uns (A German Soap Opera))

Richard St. Vier (Swordspoint)

Riobaldo (Grande Sertão Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands))

Riz Gukgag (Fantasy High)

Rooney Bach (Osemanverse (Loveless))

Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn 99)

Roxy Lalonde (Homestuck (cough. Epilogues and sequel))

Ryuunosuke Mogumo (Love Me for Who I Am) S

Sahar Zahid (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Santana Lopez (Glee)

Sapphire (Princess Knight and Astro Boy)

Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)

Seo Jae Won (The Eighth Sense (Korean BL))

Shinji Ikari (Evangelion)

Shiro (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Shi Qingxuan (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official’s Blessing)

Shuuichi Nitori (Wandering Son)

Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Stede Bonnet (Our Flag Means Death)

Sunil Jha (Osemanverse (Loveless)) T

Taako (The Adventure Zone)

Tara Jones (Osemanverse (Heartstopper))

Tasuku Kaname (Our Dreams at Dusk)

Testament (Guilty Gear)

Tharn (The Sign)

Tim Drake (dc comics)

Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives)

Todd Chavez (Bojack Horseman)

Togata (Fire Punch)

Tommy Shepherd (Marvel Comics)

Tomoko Kuroki (Watamote)

Tony (EarthBound)

Tooru Mutsuki (Tokyo Ghoul: Re)

Tori Spring (Osemanverse) U

Undyne (Undertale) V

Vee (The Owl House)

Vegas Theerapanyakul (Kinnporsche)

Viktor (Arcane)

Vriska Serket (Homestuck) W

Wei Wuxian (The Untamed)

Willow Park (The Owl House)

Will Solace (Percy Jackson/Riordanverse)

Wylan Van Eck (Six of Crows) X Y

Yamato (One Piece)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Yawara Chatora (My Hero Academia)

Ymir (Attack on Titan)

Yoon Bum (Killing Stalking)

Yuu Asuka (Stars Align) Z

Zira (Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Zooble (The amazing digital circus)

If you would like to challenge any submissions, feel free to send in an ask and we will vote on whether they count as canonically queer!

[thoughtfulfangirling]

2025 Reads

Another number ticked upward on our clocks, a new list to begin. For previous years' lists, start with 2024's list which links to 2023 and so on.

!Macbeth - Shakespeare

Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

!To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

^All About Me: My Remarkable Life in Show Business - Mel Brooks

^!The Art of War - Sun Tzu translated by Victor Mair

Akata Witch - Nnedi Okorator

~*Nona the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

^Lies my Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong - James W. Loewen

^Why Civil Reistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict - Erica Chenoweth & Maria Stephan

!The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K Le Guin

^The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party - Daniel James Brown

Halfling - S.E. Wendel

~!Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

!Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

~!Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie

Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen

^Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer - James L Swanson

The Sun and the Void - Gabriela Romero Lacruz

^A (Brief) History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization - Robert Evans

The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson

The Silver Metal Lover - Tanith Lee

^Debt: The First 5,000 Years - David Graeber

^The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiments - Gina Perry

!Dune - Frank Herbert

!The One and Future King - T.H. White

^Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments - Gina Perry

^Men Who Hate Women - Laura Bates

!I,Robot - Isaac Asimov

^Disney-War - James B. Stewart

*Unmasked by the Marquess - Cat Sebastian

Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer

~*Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree

!Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis

^Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts - Rebecca Hall

^The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I - Lindsey Fitzharris

^Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism - Sarah Wynn-Williams

^Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights - Kenji Yoshino

~The Sapling Cage - Margaret Killjoy

!The Fellowship of the Ring - J. R. R. Tolkien

^Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time - Dava Sobel

Cats in Space - Bill Fawcett (anthology)

~*All Systems Red - Martha Wells

^The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet - John Green

The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

~*Artificial Condition - Martha Wells

^Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference - Cordelia Fine

The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields

Broken Harbor - Tana French

Last updated 5/24

Currently reading: Iron Widow (print)

! = A Classic * = Reread ^ = Nonfiction ~ = Read with Empty

My Goal this year is to read Classics! And get a more rounded feel for the things that have shaped the media we see today!

[supercalifragipopculturevomit]

WHO'D YOU RATHER?: 100 MALE ACTORS EDITION

A game I often spring on friends who are as obsessed with pop culture as I am is Who'd You Rather?. The terms are loose and we usually do it as a progression (so your last choice is often pitted against a new one). It's light fun but my diabolical goal is usually to torture someone with a choice of nearly equal weight (like I did to myself with the first two selections).

Sharing this here in case anyone would like to join in 😊 My own picks are in bold. If anyone has a round or two for me, feel free to add it in the comment section.

Daniel Brühl vs Benedict Cumberbatch

Cillian Murphy vs Rami Malek

Gael García Bernal vs Diego Luna

Pedro Pascal vs Oscar Isaac

Riz Ahmed vs Dev Patel

John Cusack vs Ethan Hawke

Hugh Grant vs Jude Law

James McAvoy vs Tom Hiddleston

Michael Fassbender vs Tom Hardy

Matthew Goode vs Dan Stevens

Edward Norton vs Sam Rockwell

Brad Pitt vs Colin Farrell

Keanu Reeves vs David Tennant

Matt Smith vs Hugh Dancy

Adam Driver vs Jake Gyllenhaal

Robert Pattinson vs Jamie Dornan

Regé-Jean Page vs Jonathan Bailey

Michael Cera vs Jesse Eisenberg

Andrew Garfield vs Nicholas Hoult

Matt Bomer vs Andrew Scott

Bill Hader vs Paul Rudd

John Mulaney vs Ramy Yousef

Jason Sudeikis vs John Krasinski

Zachery Levi vs Adam Brody

Paul Dano vs Barry Keoghan

Steven Yeun vs Henry Golding

Domhnall Gleeson vs Ben Whishaw

Elijah Wood vs Daniel Radcliffe

Ryan Gosling vs Ryan Reynolds

Hugh Jackman vs Ewan McGregor

Timothée Chalamet vs Tom Holland

Paul Mescal vs Josh O'Connor

Jeremy Allen White vs Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Shia LaBeouf vs Miles Teller

Mike Faist vs Dane DeHaan

Kingsley Ben-Adir vs Daryl McCormack

Mads Mikkelsen vs James Spader

Robert Downey Jr. vs Tom Cruise

Matt Damon vs Mark Ruffalo

Idris Elba vs Michael B. Jordan

Jeremy Renner vs Bradley Cooper

Henry Cavill vs Chris Hemsworth

Chris Evans vs Sebastian Stan

Alexander Skarsgård vs Bill Skarsgård

Austin Butler vs Jacob Elordi

Mahershala Ali vs Sterling K. Brown

Mark Strong vs Stanley Tucci

Steve Carell vs Bob Odenkirk

Michael Shannon vs Bryan Cranston

Joaquin Phoenix vs Christian Bale

[iwillreadyourbook]

🌌 Reading List Inspired by Dune by Frank Herbert 🌌

1. Foundation by Isaac Asimov

2. Hyperion by Dan Simmons

3. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

4. The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey

5. The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

6. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

7. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

8. The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

9. The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson

10. Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

[mxrkcv]

AMERICAN WIDOWER SEEKING SECOND WIFE

doctor local to nyc seeking arrangement with a new bride. must be willing to relocate to manhattan. educated preferred, but not a deal breaker. monthly allowance, car service, private chef included. only expectation is child care of two step-daughters, nanny is negotiable.

❤ interested in using cillian murphy, tony goldwyn, oscar isaac, atj, theo james, hasanab*, charles melton, cavill, robert pattinson ~ open to suggestions. age gap, smut, t*boo, k!nk preferred.

[swftwalker]

FANDOMS MASTERLIST!! (this is long k im sorry)

• YELLOWJACKETS

natalie scatorccio, lottie matthews, shauna shipman, van palmer, taissa turner, misty quigley, jackie taylor, callie sadecki, laura lee, melissa, mari ibarra, akilah, travis martinez, walter tattersall

• ARCANE

caitlyn kiramman, vi, jinx/powder, ekko, mel medarda, jayce talis, viktor

• RIORDANVERSE

annaveth chase, percy jackson, grover underwood, leo valdez, jason grace, piper mclean, frank zhang, hazel levesque, nico di angelo, will solace, silena beauregard, charles beckendorf, thalia grace, clarisse la rue, rachel elizabeth dare, ethan nakamura, luke castellan, travis/connor stoll, lityerses, reyna ramirez-arellano, lester papadopoulos, katie gardner

• WIZARDING WORLD

remus lupin, evan rosier, regulus black, barty croush jr, james potter, sirius black, marlene mckinnon, lily evans, harry potter, hermione granger, ron weasley, fred/george, luna lovegood, neville longbottom, ginny weasley, theodore nott

• THE HUNGER GAMES

katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, finnick odair, johanna manson, haymitch abernathy, lucy gray, maysilee donner, wyatt callow, effie trinket

• THE MAZE RUNNER

thomas, newt, minho, theresa, frypan, aris, brenda

• CRIMINAL MINDS

emily prentiss, spencer reid, jennifer jareaux, derek morgan, aaron hotchner, penelope garcia, elle greenaway

• BRIDGERTON

anthony bridgerton, benedict bridgerton, colin bridgerton, daphne bridgerton, eloise bridgerton, francesca bridgerton, penelope featherington, kate sharma, edwina sharma, simon basset, theo sharpe, violet bridgerton, kind george, charlotte

• THE WALKING DEAD

rick grimes, carl grimes, daryl dixon, carol peletier, maggie greene, michonne, glenn rhee, rosita espinosa, aaron, tara chambler

• GRISHAVERSE

kaz brekker, alina starkov, malyen oretsev, inej gafha, jesper fahey, wylan van eck, nikolai lantsov, nina zenik, zoya nazyalensky, matthias helvar

• MARVEL

tony stark, steve rogers, natasha romanoff, yelena belova, thor odinson, loki odinson, bruce banner, clint barton, kate bishop, carol danvers, scott lang, wanda maximoff, vision, agatha harkness, bucky barnes, sam wilson, stephen strange, kamala khan, matt murdock, jessica jones, charles xavier, erik lensherr, logan howlett, raven darkholme, peter maximoff, jean grey, scott summers, alex summers, any spiderman ever made, bob reynolds, ava starr

• COBRA KAI/KARATE KID

miguel diaz, robby keene, eli moskowitz, sam larusso, tory nichols, daniel larusso, johnny lawrence, demetri alexopoulos, anthony larusso, devon lee, kenny payne

• SCREAM

sidney prescott, gale weathers, dewey riley, billy loomis, stu macher, tara carpenter, samantha carpenter, tatum riley, jill roberts, amber freeman, chad meeks-martin, mindy meeks-martin, wes hicks, randy meeks, charlie walker, roman bridger, ethan landry, quinn bailey

• STRANGER THINGS

steve harrington, robin buckley, nancy wheeler, jonathan byers, eddie munson, eleven hopper, jim hopper, joyce byers, will byers, mike wheeler, max mayfield, dustin henderson, lucas sinclair

• YOU

love quinn, joe goldberg, guinevere beck, ellie alves, delilah alves, lady phoebe, forty quinn

• THE LAST OF US

ellie williams, joel miller, abby anderson, dina, tommy miller, jesse

• THE BEAR

carmy berzatto, sydney adamu, marcus brooks, richie jerimovich, natalie berzatto, michael berzatto, tina marrero, claire dunlap

• TEEN WOLF

scott mccall, stiles stilinski, theo raeken, liam dunbar, derek hale, allison argent, lydia martin, isaac lahey, peter hale, malia tate, kira yukimura, deucalion, chris argent, cora hale, nolan holloway, mason hewitt, brett talbot, corey bryant

• AGGGTM

pippa fitz-amobi, ravi singh, cara ward, andie bell, sal singh, nat da silva, connor reynolds, jamie reynolds, naomi ward, zach chen

• SHAMELESS

fiona gallagher, lip gallagher, ian gallagher, debby gallagher, carl gallagher, mickey milkovich, kevin ball, veronica fisher, mandy milkovich, svetlana yevgenivna, sandy milkovich

• OUTER BANKS

sarah cameron, kiara carrera, cleo anderson, john b routlege, jj maybank, rafe cameron, pope heyward, sofia

• THE WILDS

shelby goodkind, leah rilke, toni shalifoe, nora reid, martha backburn, rachel reid, fatin jadmani, dot campbell

• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (s1-2-3-4)

elena gilbert, stefan salvatore, damon salvatore, caroline forbes, tyler lockwood, jeremy gilbert, elijah mikaelson, rebekah mikaelson, klaus mikaelson, alaric saltzman

more... heartless, the sex lives of college girls, hill house/bly manor, bottoms, challengers, normal people, fallout, sweetpea, one piece, derry girls, heartstopper, locke & key s1, mlwtwb, ATLA, manifest, heartbreak high, young royals, weak hero class, SKAM

i'm probably missing things so this will be get updated || if someone you want to request is not in here, you're free to ask me since i probably forgot some people

[jbaileyfansite]

Interview with LADBIBLE (2024)

When it comes to some of the most globally talked about TV series, the list seems endless. With the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus and not to mention all the British channels, it seems like there’s always a new show that everyone’s loving.

And one series that has consistently provided viral moments along with banging drama is of course The White Lotus.

Two seasons in so far and with a third on the way, it’s brought us iconic casts, jaw-dropping storylines and, well, plenty of sex.

The next season (not due until 2025) is set to star the likes of Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Michelle Monaghan and Jason Isaacs.

Previous casts had of course included Jennifer Coolidge, Theo James, Sydney Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza and Leo Woodall.

But can you imagine how iconic the show would be if it had characters from other shows in it? Well, Jonathan Bailey can at least.

The star of Bridgerton and Fellow Travelers spoke to LADbible ahead of this weekend’s BAFTA Television Awards 2024 about all things telly and revealed which of his characters he’d like to combine with another show.

Throwing things back, the 36-year-old says he’d like to put his character Sam, from Crashing, into the world of The White Lotus.

Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the 2016 show follows the lives of six twenty-somethings living together as property guardians in a disused hospital.

Bailey played Sam, the ‘sex-obsessed’ friend, and the star explained: “He would tear up – he probably would f**k everyone, or want to or try to.

“I think he would go absolutely insane in a hotel resort; he would hate being stuck in one place and therefore be really annoying but sort of hopefully arouse everyone.”

The Broadchurch actor calls the hit show an ‘actor’s fantasy’ and has quite the dream cast for a season: “Sandra Hüller, Ian McKellan, Patty LuPone, Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Michaela Cole and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.”

Like most of us, Bailey loves a bit of reality TV too and credited The Traitors for giving one of his top TV moments of the last year. “It’s the moment of Jaz, Molly and Harry at the end is wild. And also, maybe just Paul, or just a montage of Claudia – all of it I think is the moment of the year.”

Same, Bailey, same.

And while the star appearing in The White Lotus might seem like a dream for now, fans will know he’ll soon be appearing in Bridgerton again (16 May) with him describing the third season as ‘going back into that horny, horny world’.

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Asia Kate Dillon made history—and earned three consecutive Critics Choice Award nominations—with the role of Taylor Mason in Billions, becoming the first nonbinary actor to portray a nonbinary character on a major American television series. Series like Orange Is the New Black, The Simpsons, Master of None, and Younger and the movie John Wick 3: Parabellum are among their many other memorable screen credits. Their latest film role, in writer-director Elena Oxman’s delicate, poignant and compelling feature debut Outerlands, sees Dillon take on the lead character of Cass, who is juggling multiple jobs as they struggle to make ends meet and hold their life together in a gentrified San Francisco. Following a one-night stand with their co-worker Kalli (Louisa Krause), Cass agrees to take care of her 11-year-old daughter, Ari (Ridley Asha Batemen), while she goes out of town. As days pass without any word from Kalli, Cass and Ari begin to form a bond that spirals Cass back to their own difficult childhood and the pain they’ve been running from. The film also features Dillon’s Billions co-star Daniel K. Isaac and queer icon Lea DeLaria in standout supporting roles. Following its world premiere at SXSW and its international premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Outerlands has gone on to win audience awards at Turin’s Pride Lovers Film Festival and Wicked Queer: Boston LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Upcoming festival screenings include the opening night of Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival on May 23rd and NewFest Pride in New York on June 2nd. Here, Asia Kate Dillon, who also produced Outerlands through their production company MIRROR/FIRE, speaks exclusively with The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann about why they were initially drawn to Oxman’s screenplay, how they connected with their character, and share their favourite LGBTQ+ culture.

James Kleinmann, The Queer Review: what were some of the things that spoke to you when you first read Elena Oxman’s screenplay that made you want to be part of telling this story, both as an actor and producer? Asia Kate Dillon: “The script that Elena sent me was beautifully written. It said a lot without saying too much. My character, Cass, is a person of few words, but what they do say really lands with whichever character they’re interacting with. As an actor, I’m looking for writing that is clear and vulnerable and that offers me some real truth about the human condition. Elena’s script had all of that in spades. I’m looking for parts that are going to challenge me to go to emotional or physical places that are potentially new for me. It felt really important to me to play a nonbinary trans protagonist in a film that is not about that character’s transness or their nonbinariness. It’s actually just a slice of life story about a person trying to get through these moments in their life which we witness in the film.” “Elena had written me a really beautiful letter accompanying that first script and it became clear to me right away that we shared a lot of influences, from film to music to artists. There was a real camaraderie between us right from the start. Everything about the project—from the director to the script, to the character that I’d be playing, to the other actors who we were hopefully going to get to join us—was just a win-win across the board for me.”

I love that subtlety that you were talking about in the writing. There isn’t dialogue unless there needs to be and nothing is overexplained, including Cass’s gender identity and sexuality. In the production notes, Elena comments that “the main character’s queerness isn’t the focal point of the story and yet queerness infuses every frame.” “Yeah, they’re a wonderful writer.” How did you approach playing Cass and what were some of the things that you connected with about the character? “When I read the script, I told Elena that Cass reminded me a lot of River Phoenix’s character, Chris Chambers, in the film Stand By Me. I could see that character growing up and being similar to Cass. River Phoenix is a huge inspiration for me as a performer and Elena said that she’d actually had River in mind when writing Cass. So that was one piece of synchronicity. Then there were little things like the Peter Pan line. Peter Pan is such a seminal piece of literature for me as a queer person and so that also felt synchronistic.” “I received the script at a time in my life when I was beginning my journey towards reparenting and healing my own inner child. That journey will never end, but I did begin it in earnest around the time that I got the script. I thought, wow, this character is on the precipice of going on that same journey that I am going on myself. Because of the pandemic and the writers’ strike, production kept getting pushed back, and so by the time we got to make the film I was two and a half years further into my healing than I had been back then. So I was personally further away from Cass’ experience in the film than I was when I first read it.” “In terms of preparing to play the character, it was really important to Elena and I to have some one-on-one rehearsal time to go through every scene and to work on Cass’ physicality. The costume is always key for me in terms of physicality. Cass wears flat sneakers for the majority of the film and they really change the way that you walk. So Cass’ gait is very different from mine. Then I had to figure out their vocal range. They never speak in a very high or very low register, they’re always somewhere in the middle. All of that stuff is really fun to figure out. Then it was about diving into the deeper emotional plateaus and valleys for the character.” “As a producer, I worked in collaboration with Elena to make sure that we were telling the story in the most clear, loving and thoughtful way. The audience is so important to us, they are the last piece of the alchemy that goes into creating the finished piece of art that is the film. We made the film we wanted to make and had the audience very much in mind while we were making it.”

You mentioned reparenting and healing your inner child. I love the exercise that Lea DeLaria’s character brings up about writing to one’s younger self and being in dialogue with them. It is such a powerful idea because it is really easy to feel disconnected from our younger selves. The film made me reflect on that and I might have to try that exercise. “That’s awesome that it got you to reflect and that you’re potentially inspired to try that exercise. I feel like the film is beautifully simple in so many ways. As you said, nothing is too heavy-handed, nothing is hitting you over the head. I think that the simple and yet profound message of Outerlands is that you can take control of your own healing. You can care for the wounded parts of yourself because they need your care.” Caretaking, and whether or not someone is ready and willing to be cared for, is a major theme in the film. Ari and Cass are both quite resistant to someone caring for them, aren’t they? “You’re right, caretaking is a huge part of the film’s storyline. That care can come from family and in the queer community, more often than not, it comes from chosen family because as queer people we have to find each other in order to survive. That’s been happening since the beginning. Sadly, but also not sadly, because found family is beautiful. Ultimately, we all need to let ourselves be cared for. You can’t force care upon someone who won’t take it. Someone actually has to be willing to accept help and accept care. Caretaking is a two-way street and I think that’s one of the messages of the film too. You can’t ever care for somebody else if you don’t let yourself be cared for because care is a relationship of reciprocity.”

A lot of that comes into Cass’ scenes with Lea DeLaria’s character, Denise, who works at the local bank branch. Lea is fantastic in the film and whenever I see her I think about the history of queer film and TV over the last few decades becuase she has been part of so much of it. It feels like her character represents the last remaining part of the queer community in a hyper-gentrified San Francisco. “Lea and I met on Orange is the New Black and she is a consummate performer and professional. When Elena and I spoke after she sent me the script, we both said, ‘So this has to be Lea DeLaria, right?’ There was nobody else in our minds. She is a queer icon, particularly of a certain time in San Francisco, and she’s an incredible actor. I knew that I needed Denise to be played by someone who I could be really vulnerable with and who could really hold me. Lea doesn’t get to play parts like this very often. It’s a supporting character, but one who has a full story arc and a backstory, and she gets to be her funny, childlike, clown self. It was so fun to play those scenes with her and I’m glad that people get to see this work of hers because I love it so much.”

We have to talk about your young co-star in the film, Ridley Asha Bateman, who plays Ari because she gives a really extraordinary performance. I love all of your scenes together. “I agree, she is wonderful in the film. This is a generalization, but child actors tend to have a lot of bad, actory habits and Ridley doesn’t have any of them. Ridley is totally grounded and present and always really listening and not putting on any kind of affectation. She also really took direction and changed the way that she did things when guided to. We spent time rehearsing together which was great and rare for an independent film. Generally, you get in there on the day and have to shoot your scenes. Rehearsal allowed us to get to know each other. I learned how to ride a scooter for the film and so we did scooter training together which was fun. I know I look like I’ve been doing it for years, but I haven’t! Ridely and I had a blast on this film and I could not have asked for a better scene partner. That scene at the cave is so emotional and fiery and Ridley was so game for all of it. She’s amazing.”

Lastly, what’s your favourite piece of LGBTQ+ culture or a person who identifies as LGBTQ+; someone or something that’s had an impact on you and resonated with you over the years? “Oh gosh, ask me on a different day and you might get a different answer, but at this moment two things come to mind. One is the author and witness, James Baldwin, who is a seminal writer and a queer icon. Every time I pick up his writing, he reaches into my soul and into my heart and opens it a little bit and shifts it a little and heals it a little. Every time I read his words, or hear him speak, or watch videos of him I feel that.” “The other is the film Bound by the Wachowskis. It was their first film and that movie rocked my whole world. I saw it when I was around 19 and I didn’t know that queer cinema could be that hot and look that good and be that well-written and that well-executed with that caliber of actors. It is a stunning film. Also, before an intimacy coordinator was a thing in movies, they had an intimacy coordinator choreograph that sex scene with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly. You can really feel the amount of care that went into making that film when you watch it. It’s still one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it a couple of times a year. There’s a sex scene in Outerlands and we used Bound as our inspiration for how we wanted to shoot it and how we wanted it to feel, so I hope that the Wachowskis are pleased with that homage.”

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in November 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Happy reading!

❓What was the last queer book you read?

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call - Jamison Shea 🧡 Snowed in With You - Reba Bale 💛 Fire Spells Between Friends - Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan 💚 Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac - K.A. Merikan 💙 Escape to the Sea - Alex Callan & Angelica Babineaux 💜 She's Always Hungry - Eliza Clark 💛 Phoenix Rising - Emily Hayes 💙 A Flower's Fatal Thorn - Jordan Dugdale 💜 A Sharper, More Lasting Pain - Alex Harvey-Rivas

❤️ The Librarian's Gargoyle - Evelyn Shine 🧡 Dead Girls Don't Dream - Nino Cipri 💛 Of Hoarfrost and Blood - Scarlet Tempest 💚 Judgement - Lucas Delrose 💙 Deadline for Love - Candi Tab 💜 Wake Up, Nat & Darcy - Kate Cochrane ❤️ All the Truth I Can Stand - Mason Stokes 🧡 Celia - Addison James 💛 A Diamond Bright and Broken - Holly Davis 💙 Hexed - Emily McIntire 💜 Hometown Christmas - Laura Conway 🌈 This Christmas - Georgia Beers

❤️ Suite Heart - Jade Winters 🧡 We All Fall - Arden Coutts 💛 Taiwan Travelogue - Yáng Shuāng-zǐ 💚 Pit Stop - L.M. Bennett 💙 The Damaged Hearts Bargain - Sienna Waters 💜 War of Night - Greyson Black & E. Scott Clevenger 🧡 I'll be Boned for Christmas - Katherine McIntyre 💜 All You Want for the Holidays - Quinton Li 🌈 Queer as Folklore - Sacha Coward

❤️ Time and Tide - J.M. Frey 🧡 Ghost of the Heart - Catherine Friend 💛 Flopping in a Winter Wonderland - Jason June 💚 All the Painted Stars - Emma Denny 💙 Currency in Flesh - Heather Nix 💜 I Really Do - Emily K. Hardy ❤️ Something Close to God - Erika del Carmen Ruiz 🧡 The Crack at the Heart of Everything - Fiona Fenn 💛 Undeniable You - Chelsea M. Cameron 💙 The Twice-Sold Soul - Katie Hallahan 💜 Always on My Mind - Kelsey Painter 🌈 Interstellar MegaChef - Lavanya Lakshminarayan

❤️ Don't Break Character - Jules Landry 🧡 Rani Choudhury Must Die - Adiba Jaigirdar 💛 Remnants of Filth: Yuwu - Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 💚 Sugar, Spice, and Christmas Nice - Anne Hagan 💙 The Wishing Tree - Barbara Winkes 💜 Love on Moonlight Lake - Adriana Sargent ❤️ Mistletoe Motel - Lise Gold 🧡 The Royal They - KJ Sinclair 💛 My So-Called Family - Gia Gordon 💙 Frosted by the Girl Next Door - Aurora Rey & Jaime Clevenger 💜 The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani 🌈 A Hard Fit - Jennifer Moffatt

❤️ The Sacred Heart Motel - Grace Kwan 🧡 Leap - Simina Popescu 💛 I Dare You - Regena Mercy 💚 Love Lessons - Mary Ellen Capek 💙 Afterglow - Emily Antoinette 💜 In the Back Row With You - Natasha West ❤️ Make Room for Love - Darcy Liao 🧡 Here Goes Nothing - Emma K. Ohland Just for the Holidays - Micah Carver

❤️ Cookies, Candles, and Cute Butts for Christmas - Cameron D. James & Cali Kitsu 🧡 Objects in Mirror - N.W. Downs 💛 Sleigh Bells Ring - Alyson Root 💚 Real Tree / Fake Boyfriend - Ree Thomas 💙 Out of the Storm - Logan Sage Adams 💜 Hungry Heart - Jem Milton ❤️ A Wild and Ruined Song - Ashley Shuttleworth 🧡 Beneath Her Power - Margaux Fox 💛 Thanks for Listening - Molly Horan 🌈 The Lotus Empire - Tasha Suri

❤️ Naughty November - Anthology 🧡 Hearts and Stars - Phoenix Kathryn 💛 Guarding Her Gangster Queen - Persephone Black 💚 The Shadow Spinner - Eric Kao 💙 Black, Queer, and Untold - Jon Key 💜 Hall of Shadows - Mariah Stillbrook ❤️ The Last Hour Between Worlds - Melissa Caruso 🧡 A Crimson Covenant - Aimee Donnellan 💛 Isaac - Curtis Garner 💙 Vineyard Dreams - Carol Wyatt 💜 Kiss of Death - Bryony Rosehurst 🌈 The Many Mistakes of Amy Love - RA Hunter

❤️ Accidentally in Love - Kimberly Cooper Griffin 🧡 Unwrapped - D. Jackson Leigh 💛 Hot Honey Love - Nan Campbell 💚 Havoc for the Holidays - Jay Leigh 💙 London - Patricia Evans 💜 Fatal Foul Play - David S. Pederson ❤️ The Gift of Us - Abigail Taylor 🧡 Upon the Midnight Queer - 'Nathan Burgoine 💛 The Christmas Pic - Rena Sapon-White & Ella Schaefer 💙 Seducing Scylla - Lex Logan 💜 Fated Winds and Promising Seas - Rose Black 🌈 A Surprise For The Holidays - Anna Sparrows

❤️ Immortal Hunger - KL Bone 🧡 Love and Loyalty - Emily Hayes 💛 A Kingdom of Lies - Ben Alderson 💚 Christmas Dreams - Carol Wyatt 💙 Wrecked for the Holidays - Kerry Kilpatrick ❤️ Not for the Faint of Heart - Lex Croucher 🧡 Phoenix Found - T.J. Nichols 💛 Room for Two - Rochelle Wolf 💙 The Long Winter of Miðgarðr - Edale Lan 💜 A Handyman for the Holidays - Valerie Gomez 🌈 Sundown in San Ojuela - M.M. Olivas

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mw 35+ faces??

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[darthvaporjfk]

Roman Sionis = Thank you Sofia! The Penguin is dead. Thank you Black Canary!

Wilson Fisk = Andrew Cuomo got arrested. Bullseye got defeated thanks to The Punisher. Thanks AOC!

Harley Quinn = Love that Joker!

Arnold Rothstein = Thank you Al! Jared K. is dead, Meyer Lansky is dead. Lucky Luciano! I have Israel! Arnold Rothstein can’t be extradited or leave the US. World Series 1919.

Zoe Barnes = Was spied on by Kilgrave and Frank Underwood (RIP). Jack Rayburn is defeated, tried to go after Zoe to protect Kilgrave. Thank you Jessica C.!

Nucky Thompson = Thank you Halsey! Thank you Margaret!

Ben Diamond = Thank you Santo! Sy Berman is dead. Joshua is dead. Fergie is defeated. Thanks Nelly Furtado! Isaac Evans is defeated.

John Smith = Himmler’s screwed. Hoover’s screwed. They forced me to fire my own dad and then pardon him. Thank you Rudolph for betraying my own dad for no reason.

John Pilgrim = Aimee is defeated. Fiona Hill is defeated. Thank you Madelyn!

Loki = Thanks Thor!

Saint Gabriel = Thanks Gabriel! Frank Underwood is dead. Kilgrave went into bankruptcy on purpose the first time for no reason because of you. Awkward.

Alexa Bliss = ¥

Al Capone = Thanks Scarface! ¥

Paige VanSant = ¥

The Question = Jackie (RIP). Thank you Reacher!

Superman = Thanks Flash! Thanks Captain Atom! Thank you Rachel Brosnahan!

Doctor Doom = Thanks Silver Surfer! Thank you Michael Jordan!

Deathstroke = Thank you Avalanche!

The Incredible Hulk = Thanks Juggernaut!

Azazel = Thanks Psylocke! Thanks Michael Flynn! You’re defeated by Azazel.

The Ghost Rider = Thanks Eva Mendez! Nicholas is defeated. Thanks Toxin!

Deadpool = Thanks Venom!

The Joker = ¥

Anna Kendrick = Thank you Beyoncé!

Tommy Lucchese = ¥

Carmine Tramunti = ¥

AOC = ¥

Captain Atom = ¥

Viper (Madame Hydra) AKA Ophelia Sarkissian = ¥

The Batman = ¥

Count Otto Vermis = ¥

Chelsea Green = ¥

Avril Lavigne = ¥

Hank McCoy (Beast) = ¥

Stephen Strange (Doctor Strange) = ¥

Debra Morgan = ¥

Camila Cabello = Thank you Queen Becky The Real OG! Thank you Shakira! Thank you Taliana Vargas! Thank you Santo!

Thomas E. Dewey = You’re lucky! 🍀

Doctor Fate = ¥

Galactus = Thanks for resurrecting Carnage!

The Martian Manhunter = ¥

Riot = ¥

Toxin = ¥

Rhino = ¥

Crossbones = ¥

Santo Trafficante Jr. = ¥

Samantha J. Marquez = ¥

Juggernaut = ¥

Captain America = ¥

Isabella Bautista = ¥

El Chepe Santacruz = ¥

Bane = ¥

Bullseye = ¥

Black Widow = ¥

Mephisto = ¥

Avalanche = ¥

Exodus = ¥

Black Tom Cassidy = ¥

Poison Ivy = ¥

Fantastic Four = ¥

Hawkgirl = ¥

Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) = ¥

Krypto the Superdog = ¥

Meghan Markle = Thank you Queen Elizabeth! Joseph Blake (Harry) is dead. Nice try, Ashton.

Halle Berry = Thank you Meagan Good! Thank you Zendaya!

Hellcat = Thank you Queen Becky REAL OG!

Isla Fisher = Thank you Queen AJ Lee!

Sydney Sweeney = Thank you Sydney S!

Olivia Rodrigo = Thank you Roscoe! Thank you Mina! Olivia Rodrigo was defeated.

Jenna Ortega = Thank you Jessie James Decker!

Charles “Lucky” Luciano = Thank you Thomas E. Dewey! Thank you Frank!

Jimmy Darmody = Angela Darmody, Manny Horvitz is dead thanks to Richard Harrow.

Eva Longoria = Queen Zelina of Spain. She got caught and tried to leave the country. Thank you Salma Hayek and Sofia Vergara.

Taskmaster = Russian trained, Anthony, HYDRA, Black Widow is defeated, Yelena is up, Olga V.

Hammerhead = Elektra is immortal. Thanks Yuri Orlov! Larry Bird is defeated.

Blake Lively = Thank you Justin Hammer. Harvey Weinstein got arrested. Thank you Taylor K.

Jennifer Aniston = Barack Obama is dead. Harvey Weinstein got arrested for threatening Jennifer. Courtney Love is dead. DEA agent Javier tried to bribe Jennifer.

Hans Landa = Thank you SS! Thank you Carnage! Carnage is indestructible thanks to Galactus resurrection.

Wonder Woman = Got fired. I have Israel and Queen Diana.

Silver Surfer = ¥

Don Carlo Gambino = Angelo Ruggiero, Frank LoCascio, and DB were all defeated. John Gotti was defeated by HYDRA. Thank you, Lord High Executioner! Carmine Galante is dead.

The Flash = ¥

Bedlam = ¥

Hailee Steinfeld = ¥

Dafne K. = Cameron is dead. Thank you Wolverine!

Zhu Zhu = Marco is defeated. Mongolia. Thank you President Xi.

George “Bugs” Moran = I have Ohio thanks to John T. Scalish and Alexa Bliss. Kid Cudi is defeated. Thank you Frank Peter B.

Gambit = Thank you Blizzard! Thank you Rhino!

Colossus = Thank you Psylocke and Beast!

Melissa Roberson = Was defeated but now has total executive clemency. Christopher Wray was defeated and reached for it, has Russian investments, and tried to arrest El Mencho to protect Kilgrave when he was already defeated.

The Winter Soldier = ¥

Melissa Roberson = ¥

Penelope Cruz = ¥

Stefano Maggadino = ¥

Blink = ¥

Political Asylum:

Amado Carrillo-Fuentes

Gerry Adams

Julian Assange

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Stuff I Read In April 2024

bold indicates favourites

Books

Transgender Marxism, ed. Jules Joanne Gleeson & Elle O'Rourke

The Monster Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson

Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin

Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism, Kwame Nkrumah

Decolonizing Trans/Gender, b. binaohan

Yuri/GL

Even the Introverted Gals Wanna Get Out There! / Inkya Gal demo Ikigariatai!, Kashiwagi Tsukiko

Hello, Melancholic!, Oosawa Yayoi

My Girlfriend's Not Here Today, Iwami Kiyoko

Yamada and Kase-san, Takashima Hiromi

Chocolate and Kase-san, Takashima Hiromi

Kase-san Series, Takashima Hiromi

Love My Life, Yamaji Ebine

My Cute Little Kitten, Morinaga Milk

Short Fiction

The Monkey's Finger, Isaac Asimov

Everest, Isaac Asimov

The Pause, Isaac Asimov

And Come From Miles Around, Connie Willis

Oh Fanged Night!, Hijab Imtiaz Ali [link]

Palestine

Are we indeed all Palestinians?, Mohammed El-Kurd [link]

Point. Click. Occupy. Sophia Goodfriend [link]

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza, Yuval Abraham [link]

"Man-made hell on Earth", Jeremy Scahill & Yasser Khan [link]

A Mirror of Our Immediate Future, Erica Jung & Calvin Wu [link]

Queer &c.

Is “Gender Ideology” Western Colonialism? ,Jenny Evang [link]

Why are AMAB trans people denied the closet?, Julia Serano [link]

Beyond the Coloniality of Gender: María Lugones, Sylvia Wynter, Decolonial Feminism, and Trans and Intersex Liberation, Alex Adamson [link]

The Problem of Recognition in Transitional States, or Sympathy for the Monster, Nia Frome [link]

Against the Couple Form, Clémence X. Clementine [link] [and coda]

The Abuser's Guide to Transmisogyny, Wyatt Fractal Starlight [link]

The Logic of Gender, Endnotes [link] [and interview]

Rethinking Homonationalism, Jasbir K. Puar [link]

The Child, Jules Gill-Peterson [link]

Maternal (In)coherence: When Feminism Meets Fascism, Joy James [link]

Other

The Campus Does Not Exist, Samuel P. Caitlin [link]

What is an Author?, Michel Foucault [link]

Cuba Libre (1960), Amiri Baraka [link]

From the Nakba to Nasser, The Dig w/ Abdel Razzaq Takriti [link]

A 1962 Defense of the Berlin Wall [link]

The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud, Steven Gonzalez Monserrate [link]