Indie authors let me talk to ya!
If you're an indie author, please, promote your book here! This post is both a boost, and an opportunity for me to gather a list of indie books from my writeblr friends that I want to get my best friend for their birthday! If you write queer (ESPECIALLY sapphic) books, that is an added plus!
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Pride Month has barely even started and someone is already having a go because people headcanon Starscream as transfem because their "canonly male implied queer" representation would be taken away... if headcanoning a gender different from canon is a problem, then why don't you have a problem with canon female characters being headcanoned as transmasc? Oh that's right, the only representation that apparently matters is mlm men
and it's weird to single out starscream of all transformers, because they're one of the strongest cases to make for transfemininity. this is not to say it is intentional or the only way to interpret them—i'd argue the case for transmasculinity is also there—but it is a strong case to make with a lot of evidence. starscream as a character aligns with a lot of people's exploration, identification and feelings towards their own gender; trying to exclude a portion of the spectrum because you see them differently is odd.
this isn't the first time the argument against it relies on the whole "taking away [gay male] representation", but the issue with that argument is trans women and gay men's experiences tend to overlap, as do their onscreen portrayals; a transsexual woman and gay man are often implied as the same thing in the past (despite that not being true). you'll often see transsexual men and lesbian women conflated as the same thing as well, despite that also not being true. experiences overlap, and because of that people will interpret it differently.
and i find "implied queer [attraction to men]" also falls flat because starscream has never officially been with a man. if they had been, i would understand—but they haven't. there's a difference between making actual gay men (knockout, tailgate, etc.) portrayed as the opposite vs. making implied attraction (but not explicitly) the "opposite".
the only reason i feel like this "argument" is used is because the person (or people) themselves project themselves onto a character and do not like being presented with portrayals they find discomfort or insecurity in. (i would know; i was there!) there are a lot of people firm in the belief that starscream is a man regardless of how he presents that, and that in itself is good. where i find an issue is in attempting to paint a small minority of people into a similar headcanon—just from a different angle—into some bad thing just because you dislike the interpretation.
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A-Z Johnlock Tropes
This time it's all the tropes in my favorite fics! Limited to one fic per author, and I tried to include other authors than on my A-Z classics list.
A lternate Universe(s) - A Vintage Exceptionally to Your Liking by EmmyAngua (95K, E): A love story across alternate dimensions.
B DSM - Shames and Praises by s0mmerspr0ssen (51K, E): D/s AU with Dom!John / sub!Sherlock.
C rossover - More Things Than Are Dreamt Of by 1electricpirate (37K, M-E): HP crossover with Wizard!John / Muggle!Sherlock.
D omesticity - Where Else Would I Be? by cwb (34K, E): Retirement in Sussex with flashbacks.
E stablished Relationship - Breakable Not Broken by MissDavis (227K, E): Dealing with permanent injury together.
F uture - Software Malfunction by tiger_in_the_flightdeck (16K, E): Sherlock is a Companion android with a malfunction.
G en - The Green Blade by verityburns (72K, T): Serial killer casefic.
H istorical - The Beast of Baskerville by Mildredandbobbin (74K, E): 15th Century/fairy tale AU.
I llness - On Pins and Needles by 7PercentSolution, J_Baillier (588K, G-E): Sherlock contracts Guillain-Barré syndrome.
J ealousy - White Knight by DiscordantWords (69K, M): Sherlock fakes a relationship with Janine, to John's distress.
K idfic - Intentions by KeelieThompson1 (216K, G-M): Sherlock discovers he is the father of 10-year-old John.
L ongfic - Sketchy by serpentynka (876K, E): Johnlock and Mycroft/OMC slow-burn casefic(s).
M agical Realism - Shatter the Darkness (Let the Light In) by MojoFlower (109K, E): Sherlock is a djinn.
N SFW - The Great Sex Olympics of 221B by XistentialAngst (58K, E): Sherlock and John compete to see who's better at sex.
O megaverse - The Illusion of Control by starrysummernights (253K, E): Alpha!Sherlock / Omega!Johnwith mpreg.
P arentlock - The James Holmes Chronicles by prettyvk (338K, T-E): Sherlock and John raise Moriarty's son.
Q ueer Representation - The Adventure of the Consulting Woman by DancingGrimm (56K, E): Trans character assists in a case.
R etirement - Through the Clouds by Mazarin221b (20K, E): Sherlock and John retire to Sussex.
S oulmates - Colors by Quesarasara (140K, E): When you meet your soulmate, you finally see the world in color.
T eenlock - The Frost is All Over by Chryse (148K, E): 19th-century AU, Sherlock is an Earl's son and John is a commoner.
U ndercover - Corpus Hominis by mycapeisplaid (47K, E): Posing as a couple at a spa retreat.
V ampires - Bleed Me Out by antietamfalls (87K, E): Vampire!Sherlock with whump, hurt/comfort, and fluff.
W hump - All the Best and Brightest Creatures by wordstrings (188K, E): Moriarty is back and out for blood.
X enomorphism - Names for the Galaxy by evadne (191K, E): 22nd-century Alien!Sherlock.
Y enta* - May Your Heart Purr Like A Bumblebee by destinationtoast (14K, M): Harry helps Johnlock happen.
Z oomorphism** - The Horse and His Doctor by khorazir (128K, T): Vet!John and Horse!Sherlock.
*Used here to mean a female character playing matchmaker. Y-word tropes are hard, you guys!
**Not sure this is technically correct, but I'm using it here to mean fics in which a character has animal form. Z-word fanfic tropes are also hard and I already used zombies on my previous list!
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