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thesquishyrogue · 9 months

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I've been wanting to practice drawing anthro characters, and these characters have been buzzing around in my head for a while.

So, I finally gave them form. Here are my children, my Mane 6 if you will:

🐱💜Jaz💜🐱

Full Name: Jaz Hawthorne

Name Inspiration: Jaz; taken from musician Jazmin Bean. Hawthorne; taken from the band Hawthorne Heights.

Age: 25

Height: 5'4

Species: Havana Brown Cat

Birthday: July 25, 1998

Star Sign: Leo ♌

Sexuality: Bisexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Style: Grunge/Punk

Favorite Music:

Nirvana

Bikini Kill

Green Day

Gorillaz

Garbage

System of a Down

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Weezer

The Smashing Pumpkins

Soundgarden

Notable Traits:

- The oldest of the group, so therefore is the designated Mom Friend™

- "Man I miss the 90's" *was born in 1998*

-Unapologetic anarchist

- Avid music collector (CDs, cassettes, & vinyls)

- Loves thrifting

- "What??? Whaddya mean you haven't seen *insert old niche film here*?!"

- Has owned the same pair of beat-up Converse sneakers for the past 5 years

🐷🩷Carmen🩷🐷

Full Name: Carmen Flowers

Name Inspiration: Carmen; the Lana Del Rey song of the same name. Flowers; taken from Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim.

Age: 23

Height: 5'6

Species: American Yorkshire Pig

Birthday: February 4, 2000

Star Sign: Aquarius ♒

Sexuality: Lesbian

Pronouns: She/Her

Style: Pastel Goth

Favorite Music:

Elliot Lee

MARINA

Poppy

HOLYCHILD

GRLwood

Arctic Monkeys

Sir Chloe

Lady Gaga

Lorde

Halsey

Notable Traits:

- Practicing wiccan

- Glamorous party girl at heart

- Guilty obsession with cheesy teen dramas

- Will defend the artistic merit of pop music to her grave

- Loves girls; in both a feminist way and a gay way

- Adores Sanrio

- Makeup always on point

🐰❤️Bowie❤️🐰

Full Name: Bowie Kagome

Name Inspiration: Bowie; Bowie from the band Baby Bugs. Kagome; Japanese word meaning "pattern of holes/circles," taken from the Vocaloid song Kagome Kagome.

Age: 19

Height: 4'10

Species: Albino American Rabbit

Birthday: March 26, 2004

Star Sign: Aries ♈

Sexuality: Asexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Style: Yami Kawaii

Favorite Music:

Baby Bugs

Jazmin Bean

Nicole Dollanganger

Melanie Martinez

Gurldoll

Banshee

Kikuo

Babymetal

Elita

bo en

Notable Traits:

- Horror enthusiast, especially with anime/manga

- A lot of religious trauma that she's trying to heal from

- Fluffy, unassuming, and low-key sadistic ball of chaos

- Morbidly fascinated by medical anomalies and gore

- Always keeps a blade on her. Always.

- True crime connoisseur

- Total ride-or-die, will literally not think twice about committing acts of violence for her besties

🐸💚Maisy💚🐸

Full Name: Maisy Waterson

Name Inspiration: Maisy; taken from the children's show/book of the same name. Waterson; the last name of the titular character from The Amazing World of Gumball.

Age: 24

Height: 5'0

Species: Green Tree Frog

Birthday: October 13, 1999

Star Sign: Libra ♎

Sexuality: Pansexual / Genderqueer

Pronouns: She/They

Style: Kidcore

Favorite Music:

Aqua

Jack Stauber

Cavetown

Lemon Demon

The Living Tombstone

Jojo Siwa

Hellogoodbye

Snail's House

Pogo

Toy-Box

Notable Traits:

- Had a rough upbringing, uses nostalgia as a coping mechanism

- Obsessed with the era of classic Internet

- Owns a million plushies

- Loves to swim

- Her "hair" is actually slime that secretes from her head, they love to keep it styled in a side ponytail

- Cartoons are god-tier media

- Crocs are their casual footwear, and light-up sneakers are for the special occasions

🦝🩵Penelope🩵🦝

Full Name: Penelope Grant

Name Inspiration: Penelope from Homer's Odyssey. Grant; the real last name of Lana Del Rey.

Age: 24

Height: 5'9

Species: North American Raccoon

Birthday: June 27, 1999

Star Sign: Cancer ♋

Sexuality: Lesbian / Transgender

Pronouns: She/Her

Style: Lolita with a touch of cottagecore

Favorite Music:

Lana Del Rey

Purity Ring

Emilie Autumn

Amy Winehouse

Hozier

Florence + The Machine

Rex Orange County

Kerli

Nancy Sinatra

She & Him

Notable Traits:

- Loves to collect dolls; vintage porcelain dolls and retro Barbies are her favorites

- Has a major sweet tooth and loves to bake (and also has a habit of eating out of the trash)

- Hosts tea parties like a true adult, and loves collecting pretty tea sets

- Fairytales and folklore are gospel to her

- Practices archery and has excellent aim

- Makes good money working as a florist, which is how she can afford such expensive hobbies

- Is underdressed if she's not wearing drills, ruffles, or bows

🦨🖤Maria🖤🦨

Full Name: Maria Taylor

Name Inspiration: Maria; taken from Maria Brink, the frontwoman for In This Moment. Taylor; taken from Corey Taylor, the frontman for Slipknot/Stone Sour.

Age: 21

Height: 5'1

Species: Striped Skunk

Birthday: November 7, 2001

Star Sign: Scorpio ♏

Sexuality: Bisexual / Aromantic

Pronouns: She/Her

Style: Emo/Scene

Favorite Music:

Slipknot

In This Moment

Mindless Self Indulgence

Black Veil Brides

I Set My Friends On Fire

Hawthorne Heights

OT3P

Paramore

My Chemical Romance

Fall Out Boy

Notable Traits:

- Always moody

- Discovered emo culture in middle school and has been chasing that high ever since

- Fueled by Monster Energy

- Dies a little inside every time one of her favorite celebrities is outed as a scumbag

- Yes she's a skunk, and she will deck you if you make a stinky joke about her. She actually puts a lot of effort into smelling good

- The color black is everything (loves neon colors though...)

- No social media platform will ever fill the hole in her heart left by Myspace

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tetsunabouquet · 1 year

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Miraculous KNB Headcanon

A/N: After finishing my first Hanamiya one-shot, this crack idea came to mind, forgive me! I've included every miraculous' power, for the ones who aren't a fan or quit watching before S4 (I don't blame you though). I will not actually pick users for the ladybug and cat miraculous, because with those two being the most important the leaders of the team would automaticallly be picked, and I feel like there shouldn't be an official leader.

Midorima

Which Miraculous? Snake, the miraculous that can reset anything, including an apocalypse. Why? Midorima is one of the best people to keep a secret, and would definitely be trustworthy with one of the most powerful miraculous' in the series. Costume? With Sass being a more turqouise green, and Midorima's shades of green, I'd imagine him picking a snake costume with various shades of green making up the scales of his suit, creating snake patterns. I don't see Midorima sporting a snake tail though. His eyes become green snake-eyes.

Akashi

Which Miraculous? - Bunny, the other miraculous of time that pretty much allows you to timetravel, even to the earliest point of human history but cannot to an apocalyptic reset like the Snake. Why? Because he's also a person that can keep secrets, and with all of the training he's been through for leadership he'd certainly handle responsibilities like this. Costume? I feel like he'll keep the white rabbit aesthetic including the bunny ears, but go for red undertones instead of blue ones. More like an albino rabbit then a normal white rabbit.

Kagami

Which Miraculous? Tiger, which gives the user superhuman speed, endurance, agility, stamina and strength. As well as making the user nearly invulnerable. Why? Alright, it's not just because his name. The more athletic the user, the better utilized right? Murasakibara isn't great outside of basketball, so I wouldn't see him as the best for a miraculous so well-suited for combat. Which leaves only Kise and Aomine on Kagami's level. Kise can copy, but he would need to learn how to fight beforehand so I would rather give it to someone who doesn't need to rely on others in the way he'd do in the beginning of his superhero career. That would leave Kagami and Aomine, and I think with the way the superheroes have to bounce between buildings, Kagami's skill for jumping would be a better asset to the skillset of the Tiger miraculous, compared to Aomine's agility which would only boost the Miraculous' already existing skillset. Costume? Red leather, dark red tiger stripes, which would fit Roarr's appearance perfectly. Kagami's probably the one who resembles his kwami the most with his costume. Includes a tail. He gains tiger eyes upon transformation.

Kuroko

Which Miraculous? Fox, which gives the user the power of illusion. Why? You're seriously going to question why the character who's best at magician tricks and is the king of sneak attacks would be getting illusion powers? Paired with his own invisibility, and his knowledge of his teammates he'd create very realistic illusions with no one catching a trace of the real Kuroko. After all, a common illusion tactic in battle is creating fake doubles. No one could do that better then the phantom 6th man. Costume? He'd go with an arctic fox theme, his suit being perfectly snow white with arctic blue undertones. I also see Kuroko having a tail and fox ears.

Koganei

Which Miraculous? Rooster, which gives you the ability to pick a superpower with its only limitation you cannot chose someone else's power. Why? The moment I thought of the rooster, I couldn't help but think of how Koganei is a jack of all trades. Something about that just makes me feel like he'll automatically adapt the quickest to whatever superpower he picks for the action. Costume? Koganei wouldn't want a cape or fake tail resembling wings and a chicken's behind. He's just going for a normal yellow costume, but with a hoodie that sports an orange comb like a rooster.

Momoi

Which Miraculous? Pig, which gives the user the ability to gift someone an image of their deepest desires in order to cheer them up. Why? Like with Kagami, I am not giving her this Miraculous because it fits her (due to both her and the Kwami being pink themed). We're talking about Momoi, who's storyline is literally about supporting her loved ones and trying to cheer them up. On top of that, the magical being that gives her power, the pig Kwami, has a huge fondness for cute things. He'd want Momoi as his user over the boys because of their lack of cute appeal anyways. Costume? Her pink hair would become two twintails that curl like a pig's tail and she'd wear a pink costume with her waist being white. Kind of like she wears a pink crop top with matching pants. She'll sport pig ears and a tail too.

Sakurai

Which Miraculous? Goat, which gives the user the ability to make any drawn object real. Why? Because Sakurai is the only one with some decent drawing skills. The world would be doomed if we'd have to depend on someone like Imayoshi's drawing skills. Costume? He'd go for an all black costume with white lining. I don't think he'd keep the goat tail, but he would have the black horns.

Mibuchi

Which Miraculous? Dog, which gives the user the ability to throw a magical ball at an object to transport it somewhere else (fetching an object). Why? We're talking about one of the best shooters in the series so his skills at throwing said magical ball would be superb, and I feel like he'd really get along with the dog kwami. Costume? I feel like he would go for a tail. He'll keep it at a simplistic yet elegant grey suit with white linings, no dog collar. I can see him sporting the dog ears though.

Aomine

Which Miraculous? Monkey, which gives the user the ability to summon an item. If thrown at the enemy, their special abilities will malfunction. Kind of a debuff effect. Why? For one, Aomine can throw something from any angle, which is in this case important. Secondly, something just feels right pairing him up with the monkey kwami. It would be a very interesting dynamic. Costume? I have a feeling, that because Japanese history is the only class that seems to interest him, that he might go for a superhero costume with a few Samurai outfit details, like an uwa-obi. I don't see Aomine being entirely against a fake tail instead of monkey ears.

Murasakibara

Which Miraculous? Ox, which leaves the user invulnerable to both physical and magical attacks. Why? The ox kwami favors those with great physical strength, and Murasakibara's strong imposing figure is pretty much the ideal. Costume? He will be wearing a normal black leather suit and will sport horns a few shades lighter then his hair color. No tail.

Kise

Which Miraculous? Horse, which gives the user the ability to telepeort to whatever they think of. Why? The moment I thought of it, the moment I realized the horse kwami and Kise are probably a match made in heaven. The horse kwami can definitely put Kise in his place if needed, but they're also a bit elititst and prefesr their users to be people of status. Kise as a basketball prodigy and model, is someone of status and I'm absolutely convinced Kise has dreams of travelling. Vacations together? Those two are gone before you know it. Costume? Whilst his bangs will remain, his hair will grow and he'll have them little pony braids in his luscious blonde mane. He will wear a slightly flashy but elegant dark brown superhero suit.

Kotaro

Which Miraculous? Dragon, which gives the user the power over lightning, water and wind. Why? Remember that Kotaro is known as The Lightning Beast. Also, Kotaro has a certain kind of adherence to ranks and formality which fits the dragon kwami's character. Costume? I think Kotaro will go for a very pale gold costume, that almost shines. As if a flash of light. He'll also have dragon horns.

Riko

Which Miraculous? Mouse, which gives the user the ability to multiply which can also use a second Miraculous per each clone. Why? Riko is pretty much the queen of mutli-tasking if you consider her workload. She can handle having multiple selves, if anything it would be beneficial to her. Costume? She'll go for a mousy brown costume, with a hood that has adorable big mouse ears as well as a tail.

Mayuzumi

Which Miraculous? Bee, which gives the power to paralyze the opponent. Why? With a power like this, the enemy will certainly try to avoid getting touched at all costs. So the user has to be a sneaky person. Mayuzumi is the next best thing to Kuroko at sneak attacks. Costume? Mayuzumi's hair will turn black upon transformation, and have black bee feelers sprouting out from his hair. He will wear a leather black costume, with his lower arms and legs sporting yellow-black stripes. Like a bee.

Hyuga

Which Miraculous? Peacock, which gives the user the ability to manifest their own emotions into an actual being, a Sentimonster. Why? This is a Miraculous that needs someone who's mature and using it with the right intentions. Sentimonsters can be actual living beings with emotions, making them recklessly is like birthing a lot of children irresponsibly but having the magical power to uncreate them. Hyuga is one of the few characters in the show that showcases they can be mature enough and can take care of things. Costume? Hyuga actually wears a surprisingly classy costume, as he goes for a tailcoat with the tail obviously being a peacock's feather tail with a suit in the same peacock blue colour underneath.

Kiyoshi

Which Miraculous? Turtle, which gives the user the ability to create a magical shield. Why? I don't need to remind everyone of the Kirisaki Daiichi match, right? It's obvious why. Costume? He'll go for a light greyish brown leather suit, think the colour of Galápagos tortoises. He'll wear a big, dark green shield on his back.

Imayoshi

Which Miraculous? Butterfly, which gives the user the ability to recruit ordinary humans as followers and give them super powers. Why? For one, Imayoshi is the only student we've ever seen involved with recruiting. Secondly, there's an telepathic connection between the user and the followers, and Imayoshi is known as practically a mindreader so I couldn't help it. Costume? He'll go for a silvery grey costume. Similar to Hyuga's, only in his case the tail coat resembles butterfly wings. He'll also have silvery grey butterfly feelers.

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tobytobias · 1 year

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Random Pokémon Sword and Shield headcanons:

• Both Gloria and Victor are the champion (twin siblings)

• Gloria ends up very close with Marnie and often dresses in contrast to her style

• Hop has ADHD

• Gordie is the Pokémon version of Jack Black

• Raihan is 6’8, Leon is 6’0

• Nessa is the face of the in-universe stan twitter

• ^ she also listens to the Pokémon version of Kpop

• Bede is albino, (purple eyes, covers his skin, pale)

• Melony is bombarded with MILF comments on social media

• The MCs are 14 as of the canon events

• In order of eldest to youngest, the MC and rivals rank : 1. Bede, 2. Marnie, 3. Hop, 4. Victor, 5. Gloria

• Gloria and Victor’s family originate from the Crown Tundra (Scotland)

• Gloria gets Zacian, Victor gets the cotton rabbit thing

• Hop leaves Galar at 16 to temporarily study abroad in Paldea

• Hop gets Zamazenta

• Gloria can play rudimentary guitar and likes to perform with Marnie

• ^ Marnie primarily plays bass because of her background performing with Piers

• Hop wears glasses in his older teens

• Hop’s mother treats Gloria and Victor as her own

• Victor, Hop and Gloria play on a multiplayer Minecraft world regularly after they moved away

• Bede is popular with editors and Twitter users

#pkmn #pkmn posting #pokemon #pokemon swsh #headcanon #gloria #marnie #pokemon sword and shield #pkmn swsh #swsh

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peyote-coyote94 · 4 years

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Sketch dump

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mawsmauls · 5 years

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woof woof.

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#dog #black dog #hell hound #albino #jack rabbit #hare #malenistic #myart #art #artists on tumblr #light horror #grim #smudgedraws

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incognedoe · 2 years

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Was watching @drawfee draw anime characters as Beastars and I thought that would be a fun idea to do with the slasher characters! So here’s Otis Driftwood as an Albino Jack Rabbit

#my art #digital art #fanart #house of 1000 corpses #otis driftwood #beastars #slasher fandom #slashers #horror

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my-km-me · 4 years

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Gijinkas headcanon

Sonic: https://twitter.com/ms_pigtails

Shadow: https://superemeralds.tumblr.com/

Sally Acorn

Amy Rose: https://pm-sketchbook.tumblr.com/

Knuckles x Rouge: https://knuxed.tumblr.com/

Bunnie Rabbot: By Kuak. I found this through Google search. I couldn’t identify where the artist is.

Tails x Cosmo: https://www.deviantart.com/kathisofy

Silver x Blaze: https://schweety.tumblr.com/

Infinite: https://peachdeluxe.tumblr.com/

Team Chaotix: https://www.deviantart.com/manaita

Black race

Andrew: male, Elias' and Megan's son, toned, medium brown-skinned with medium-length auburn hair

Ash: high yella

Azizi: male, Remington's and Komi-Ko's obsidian-colored son, aquiline nose, 4c natural hair

Barby: albino Indigenous Australian

Bill: Indigenous Australian

Echidnas

Elias: skin tone is same color as his animal version's fur, redhead

Gabriel: male, Shadow's and Rouge's alternate universe son, toned, medium brown-skinned vitiligo, medium-length jet black hair with white streaks

Gadget: male, bluish-black skinned, aquiline nose, 4c natural hair; mute

Gold: medium brown to dark-skinned

Hershey: dark as the chocolate

Infinite: fanart shown; or any medium brown-skinned design

Knuckles: fanart shown above

Lanolin: albino

Lara-Su: Knuckles' and Julie-Su's alternate universe dark-skinned daughter

Manik: male, Sonic's and Sally's alternate universe son, resembles Sonic with Sally's hair texture

Megan: skin tone is same color as her animal version's fur

Metal Sonic: android

Mina: looks similar to Chloe/Halle Bailey

Rouge: fanart shown

Sally: pic shown above; or skin is color of her animal version's darkest fur

Sally's biological family

Shadow: male, fanart shown; or any medium brown-skinned design

Sonia: Sonic's and Sally's alternate universe daughter, resembles Sally save her having Sonic's hair color and texture

Sonic: male, fanart shown; or any dark-skinned like Jaleel White

Sonic's biological family

Sticks: Indigenous Australian, aroace

Strength: Infinite's and alternate universe female Gadget's alternate universe son; toned, bluish-black skinned, aquiline nose, shorter hair with Infinite's dreads; strong silent type

Tangle: Beyoncé’s skin color

Vanilla and Cream: vitiligo

Walt: trans Indigenous Australian

Warlord Kodos

White

Abyss: South American

Akhlut: EU

Antoine: French

Armand: French

Avery: Russian

Bartleby: British

Battle Bird Armada: Italians

Battle Kukku XV: Roman with French descent

Beauregard: American Southerner

Ben Muttski: Polish

Bearenger: Russian

Belle D'Coolette: resembles Antoine

Belle Robotnik: redhead

Big: American

Breezie

Bull Bones: American

Bunnie: American Southerner

Captain Shellbreaker: American

Carrottia

Cassia and Clove: Northerners

Coconuts

Charmy

Drago: Latino

Dylan Porcupine

Fiona: Irish

Flying Frog: trans

Foreman: British

Freddy Fly Fly

Geoffrey: UK

Grounder

Guru Emu: Australian

Hamlin

Harry: Australian

Helmut: Australian

Horatio: Italian

Jack Rabbit

Jacques: resembles Bunnie

Kage: Australian

Marie: French

Maw: Australian

Mr. Bristles: English

Modred Hood: EU

Naugus: Roman

Patch: French

Penelope: Australian

Predator Hawk: American

Ray: Latino

Relic: Canadian

Robotnik's majority of created robots/AI: androids, probably Polish

Saffron

Scratch

Sergeant Simian

Shift

Sir Peckers: redhead

Tails, his parents, and his anti-form: Jewish

Tex: Texan American

Thrash: Australian

Thunderbolt: Latino

Vector: Brooklyn American

Von Schlemmer: Irish

Wombat Stu: Australian

Woodland Kingsmen

Zooey

NBPOC

Amy: Japanese

Angelica: Maori

Archimedes: brown South American

Argyle: biracial, white and black

Arlo: brown South American

Artic characters: Inuit

Babylon Rogues: Polynesian

Bark: Inuit

Bean: Laos

Blade: SE Asian, most likely Indonesian

Blaze: Desi, Indian

Bokkun: Japanese android, estranged son of Eggman

Boomer: Saami

Chip: Mediterranean

cobras: Middle Eastern, except Modred Hood

Conquering Storm: Eurasian of Chinese decent

Coral: redhead Maori

Cosmo: Japanese

Deadly Six: Japanese

Demo: Laos

Desert Raiders: Middle Eastern

Dive: Siberian

Dulcy: Chinese

Emerl: Indigenous Japanese android

Espio: Japanese

Fang: Middle Eastern

Gemerl: Indigenous Japanese android

Honey: Korean

Jolt: brown Latino

Jun Kun: similar to the Huns

Kit: Inuit

lynxes: Inuit

Mammoth Mongul: Indian

Mari-An: biracial, Scottish mother and Moor father

Marine: Sri Lankan

Matilda: brown Latina

Melody: Tails' and Mina's alternate universe daughter

Mighty: brown Latino

Monkey Khan: Chinese

Moss: brown Latino

Nepthys: Middle Eastern

Nicolette: Middle Eastern

Pearly: SE Asian, most likely Indonesian

Puff: Maori

Razor: SE Asian, most likely Indonesian

Rob'o: Scottish Eurasian

Rosy: Japanese

Rotor: Saami

Salma: Arabian

Scourge: brown Latino

Shinjin Warriors: Chinese

Skye: Tails' and Mina's alternate universe son

Silver: Indian

Striker: Maori

Surge: brown Latina, daughter of Surge and Fiona

Tig Stripe: East Asian

Uma: Japanese

Undina: Maori

wolves: Native American, except Drago and Shift

My Ships

+ = romantic, & = platonic

Gijinkas

Amadeus + Rosemary

Amy & Cream & Big

Andrew + power bottom Azizi (former rivalry), both masculine males

Antoine + Bunnie

Argyle + Lara-Su

aroace Big

aroace Rotor

Ash + Mina

Bark + Bean

Bartleby + Sonia

Bearenger + Hocke-Wolf

Bill + Walt

Blaze & Cream

Bokkun + Cream

Charmy + Saffron

Demo + Belle D'Coolette

E-123 Omega (transmasc) + Gemerl

Elias & his godson Manik

Elias + Megan

[Elias + Megan] & Alexis

Espio + Nicole

Gabriel + power bottom Manik, both masculine males

Gabriel vs. Manik, foemance one-sided from Gabriel; both masculine males

Gabriel + power bottom Strength, both masculine males

Gabriel vs. Strength, foemance one-sided from Gabriel; both masculine males

Geoffrey + Hershey

Honey + Amy

Infinite + Gadget, both males

Jacques + Melody

Jules + Bernie

Ken + Sally

Kit + Tails

Knuckles + Rouge

Maximillian + Alicia

Mina & Nicole

Mr. Tinker & Belle Robotnik

OTP: Shadow + power bottom Sonic, both males

Puff + Angelica

Razor + Coral

Remington + Komi-Ko

Rob o' + Mari-An

Rotor & Nicole

Rouge + darker-skinned Julie-Su

Sally & Bunnie

Sally & Elias

Sally & Nicole

Sally & Tails

Shadow & [E-123 Omega (non-gijinka) + Rouge]

Shadow & Maria

Shadow & Rouge & E-123 Omega

Silver + Amy

Silver + Blaze

Silver + Gold

Silver + Whisper

Sonic vs. dom Shadow foemance, both males

Sonic & Tails & Knuckles

Striker + Udina

Tails + Cosmo

Tails + Kit

Tails + Mina

Tangle + Lanolin

Vector + Vanilla

[Vector + Vanilla] & Cream

{[Vector + Vanilla] & Cream} & Espio & Charmy

Walt + Barby

Walt + Bill

Wynmacher + Lara-Le

Ship Mates #1: Shadow + Sonic, [Tails + Cosmo or Kit + Tails/Tails + Kit], {Knuckles + Rouge or [Rouge + Julie-Su, Knuckles + Shade]}, Antoine + Bunnie, Monkey Khan + Sally, Silver + Blaze, Infinite + Gadget; in alphabet order: Amadeus + Rosemary, Ash + Mina, Bark + Bean, Bearenger + Hocke-Wolf, Bokkun + Cream, Charmy + Saffron, E-123 + Gemerl, Elias + Megan, Espio + Nicole, Geoffrey + Hershey, Jet + Wave, Jules + Bernie, Mighty + Ray, Max + Alicia, Puff + Angelica, Razor + Coral, Rob o' + Mari-An, Scourge + Fiona, Striker + Udina, Surge + Amy, Tangle + Lanolin, Vector + Vanilla, Walt + [Bill or Barby], and Wynmacher + Lara-Le

Ship Mates #2: Sonic vs. Shadow foemance, Gabriel + Manik, Sonic + Sally, Shadow + Rouge, Antoine + Bunnie, Tails + Mina, Knuckles + Julie-Su, Vector + Vanilla, Surge + Sonia, Jacques + Melody, Demo + Belle, Kit + Skye, Argyle + Lara-Su; in alphabet order: Amadeus + Rosemary, Andrew + Azizi, Armand + Marie, Bearenger + Hocke-Wolf, Bokkun + Cream, Bronze + Ice, Buzz + Niecy, Carmel + Alexis, E-123 + Gemerl, Elias + Megan, Geoffrey + Hershey, Halberd + Ariel, Honey + Amy, Infinite + Gadget, Jet + Wave, Jules + Bernie, Kragok + Ella, Max + Alicia, Mighty + Ray, Past [Ash + Mina (broke up), Bartleby + Sonia (he died for her), Tails + Cosmo, Tails + Zooey (amicable break up)], Philip + Gwyn, Puff + Angelica, Razor + Coral, Remington + Komi-Ko, Rob o' + Mari-An, Rutan + Salma, Scourge + Fiona, Silver + Blaze, Sting + Sunny, Striker + Udina, Tangle + Lanolin, Tsunami + Marina, Walt + [Bill or Barby], and Wynmacher + Lara-Le

Amy: guardian of Gwyn, Ice, and Sunnyside

Antoine and Bunnie are the godparents of Manik and Sonia.

Ariel: Razor's and Coral's daughter

Bronze: Silver's and Blaze's son

Buzz: Charmy's and Saffron's son, Vector's godson

Carmel: Geoffrey's and Hershey's son

Espio: Argyle's guardian

Gold: guardian of Bronze

Halberd: Striker's and Udina's son

Ice: Bokkun's and Cream's son

Marina: Razor's and Coral's daughter

Niecy: Espio's and Nicole's daughter

Razor and Coral are Halbred's guardians.

Sonic and Sally: godparents of Jacques and Belle; guardians of Lara-Su, Melody, and Skye

Sting: Charmy's and Saffron's son, Vector's godson

Striker and Udina are Ariel's and Marina's guardians.

Sunny(side): Bokkun's and Cream's daughter

Tails: guardian of Manik and Sonia

Tsunami: Jet's and Wave's son; Storm is his guardian

Vector: guardian of Niecy, godfather of Buzz and Sting

Ship Mates #3: Gabriel + Strength, [Infinite + female Gadget] & their Strength instead of Infinite + male Gadget and Gabriel + Manik; rest of Ship Mates #2

My gay ships are preferably either cisgenders or post-op transsexuals.

Official Games

aroace E-123 Omega

[Dr. Eggman & Sage] & Metal Sonic & [Orbot & Cubot]

Emerl + Cream

Knuckles + Rouge

Metal Sonic + Amy

Metal Sonic & Sage

OTP: Dr. Eggman & Sage

Shadow + Lyric

Shadow & Maria

Shadow & Rouge

Silver + Blaze

Sonic + Amy

Sonic (modern) + Blaze

Ship Mates: Shadow + Lyric, Modern Knuckles + Rouge, {[Sonic + Amy, Silver + Blaze] or [Silver & Blaze, Modern Sonic + Blaze, Silver + Modern Amy]}, and Emerl + Cream

Archie comics

Amadeus + Rosemary

Argyle + Lara-Su

aroace Rotor

Blaze + Cream

Blaze & Silver

Bunnie & Tails

Charmy + Saffron

Demo + Belle

Espio + Nicole

Geoffrey + Elias, both males

Ivo + Thunderbolt

Ivo + Witchcart

Jacques + Melody

Jules + Bernie

Knuckles + Julie-Su

[Knuckles + Julie-Su] & Lara-Su

Maximillian + Alicia

Mina + Nicole

OT4: [Antoine + Bunnie] & [Jacques & Belle]

OTP: Antoine + Bunnie

Razor + Coral

Remington + Komi-Ko

Sally & Elias

Sally + Nicole

Scourge + Fiona

Shadow + Rouge

Shard + Nicole

Silver + Gold

Snively + Regina

Sonic + Amy

Sonic + Blaze

Sonic + Bunnie

Sonic + Sally

[Sonic + Sally] & [Antoine + Bunnie]

[Sonic + Sally] & Manik & Sonia

Tails + Mina

[Tails + Mina] & Melody & Skye

Wynmacher + Lara-Le

Ship Mates #1: Antoine + Bunnie, Geoffrey + Elias, Sally & Elias, Sonic + Sally, Tails + Mina, Knuckles + Julie-Su, Vector + Vanilla, Argyle + Lara-Su, Jacques + Melody, Demo + Belle, Skye + Sonia, Espio + Nicole, Charmy + Saffron, Honey + Amy, Scourge + Fiona, Shadow + Rouge, Blaze & Silver, Blaze + Cream, Silver + Gold, Amadeus + Rosemary, and Razor + Coral

Ship Mates #2: Antoine + Bunnie, Geoffrey + Elias, Sally & Elias, Sally + Nicole, {[Sonic + Amy, Blaze + Cream] or Sonic + Blaze}, Tails + Honey, Knuckles + Julie-Su, Scourge + Fiona, Shadow + Rouge, Blaze & Silver, Silver + Gold, Amadeus + Rosemary, and Razor + Coral

Sonic X

Bokkun + Cream

Knuckles + Rouge

OTP: Vector + Vanilla

Rouge + Topaz

Sonic + Amy

Sonic & Helen

Tails + Cosmo

Tanaka + Topaz

[Vector + Vanilla] & Cream

Ship Mates: Vector + Vanilla, Bokkun + Cream, Tails + Cosmo, Sonic + Amy, and {[Knuckles + Rouge, Tanaka + Topaz] or Rouge + Topaz}

IDW comics

E-123 Omega + Cream

Gemerl + Cream

Kit + Tails, both males

Mr. Tinker & Belle the Tinkerer

OTP: male Dr. Starline + male Dr. Robotnik

Sonic + Amy

Sonic + Blaze

Surge + Amy

Surge & Kit

Tangle + Whisper

Vector + Espio

[Vector + Espio] & Charmy

Vector + Vanilla

[Vector + Vanilla] & Cream

Ship Mates #1: Starline + Robotnik, Sonic & Tails, Sonic + Blaze, Kit + Tails, Surge & Kit, Surge + Amy, Tangle + Whisper, Vector + Vanilla, and Gemerl + Cream

Ship Mates #2: Starline + Robotnik, Sonic & Tails, Shadow + Sonic, Kit + Tails, Surge & Kit, Surge + Amy, Tangle + Whisper, Vector + Espio, and Gemerl + Cream

Sonic the Hedgehog Live Action movies

Dr. Robotnik + Agent Stone

Maddie/Pretzel Lady & any of her sons

OTP: Tom/Donut Lord + Maddie/Pretzel Lady

Randall + Rachel

[Sonic & Tails & Knuckles] & [Tom/Donut Lord + Maddie/Pretzel Lady]

Ship Mates #1: [Sonic & Tails & Knuckles & Amy] & [Tom + Maddie], Shadow + Sonic, Tails + Cosmo, Knuckles + Rouge, Metal Sonic + Amy, Randall + Rachel, and Dr. Robotnik + Agent Stone

Ship Mates #2: [Sonic & Tails & Knuckles & Amy] & [Tom + Maddie], Sonic + Amy, Sonic & Tom, Amy & Maddie, Kit + Tails, Knuckles + Rouge, Shadow & Jojo, Randall + Rachel, and Dr. Robotnik + Agent Stone

Ranking Designs from Fave to Least Liked

Sonic Paramount Live Action movies (really like)

At least have centered mouths (fine)

Both cyclops AND side mouths (dislike)

Ranking English-speaking Actors from Fave to Least Liked

Sonic the Hedgehog

Jaleel White, SatAM

Jason Griffith, post Sonic and the Black Knight

Ben Schwartz (really like)

other versions (dislike)

Dr. Robotnik/Eggman

Jim Cummings = Mike Pollock = Jim Carrey (really like)

Long John Baldry

Deem Bristow (like)

Tails

Kate Higgins = Colleen O’Shaughnessey ((really) like)

Amy Palant

other versions

Amy

Lisa Ortiz (really like)

Jennifer Douillard (like)

Cindy Robinson

Knuckles

Idris Elba

Scott Drier = Ryan Drummond (like)

Travis Willingham

Dan Green (dislike)

Shadow

Kirk Thornton (really like)

David Humphrey (like)

Jason Griffith

Rouge

As long as it’s not Kathleen Delaney (really like)

Kathleen Delaney (dislike)

Ranking Games from Favorite to Least Liked

2D Platformers

Sonic Mania (Plus)

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

2011 Sonic CD

Sonic 2 for Genesis

Sonic Colors for Wii

Sonic Colors DS

SegaSonic the Hedgehog Arcade

Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic CD for Sega CD

Sonic the Hedgehog for Mega Drive

Sonic the Hedgehog for Master System

Sonic 2 for Master System (really like)

Tails Adventure

Sonic Triple Trouble: 16-bit

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic Advance

Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Sonic Rush

Sonic Rush Adventure (like)

Knuckles Chaotix

Sonic Pocket Adventure

Sonic Advance 2

Sonic Triple Trouble

Sonic Chaos

Sonic Blast

Sonic Advance 3 (dislike)

Sonic 4

Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis for GBA

3D Platformers

Sonic Generations (+ Unleashed Project mod)

Shadow the Hedgehog

Unleashed Project mod

Sonic Unleashed HD

Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut

Sonic Unwiished

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic and the Black Knight

Sonic Adventure (really like)

Sonic Adventure 2 (like)

Sonic 3D Blast for Saturn

Sonic and the Secret Rings

Sonic 3D Blast for Genesis

Sonic Heroes (dislike)

Sonic Forces

Sonic Lost World for Wii U

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Sonic Lost World for 3DS

Racing

Sonic Riders

Sonic Drift

Sonic Rivals 2

Sonic Rivals

Sonic R (really like)

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (like)

Sonic Drift 2

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (dislike)

Team Sonic Racing

Sonic Free Riders

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Wii U (really like)

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for 3DS

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for DS

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Wii

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for Wii

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for 3DS

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (like)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for DS

Misc.

Sonic Spinball (really like)

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Sonic Dash+

Sonic Runners (like)

Sonic Battle

Sonic Shuffle

Sonic the Fighters

rest

Ranking Adaptations

Animated Shows

Sonic Mania Adventures

SatAM (really like)

Sonic Boom

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (like)

Sonic X sub

Sonic Underground

Sonic X dub

Comics

Archie

IDW (really like)

Movies

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020 movie)

Night of the Werehog ((really) like)

OVA

#sega #top 10s list #fanart #sonic the hedgehog #gijinkas #shadow x sonic #sonadow #knuxouge #knuckles x rouge #silvaze #silver x blaze #tails x cosmo #tailsmo #infinite x gadget

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~ Queer Lit 30 Day Book Challenge ~

I decided to do this challenge I came across for June! Originally it was designed as a “day-by-day” thing, but my June was way too hectic to do a write up every single day… so I decided to make a nice compilation for the end of the month instead!

This is perhaps not the “purest” form of the challenge but I wanted it to be personal for me. Growing up when I did and where I did, I had very little exposure to queer books, especially age-appropriate queer books. That being said, there’s some books on this list that are really only “queer” by technically, or through a secondary character rather than the main character. I debated whether to include these but finally decided that, yes, I would. I owe it to myself. Even though some of these books that aren’t “as queer” as other, they were (or are) really important to me as a queer person and my journey is understanding that, so I wanted to acknowledge them!

More info about the books and the challenge under the cut!

Day One: First Queer Book You Remember Reading

Color by Taishi Zaou and Eiki Eiki

Remember how I mentioned a lack of available, age-appropriate queer books? I was one of those kids who was definitely exposed (probably too young) to queer manga/yaoi. It wasn’t necessarily what I wanted, especially as a wee ace teen, but it was the best I had at the time and it meant the world to me at the time, to see same-sex relationships even if looking back on them is very “YIKES”.

I’m sure I read others before this, but Color is one of the first that I really remember and which I a) actually owned and which b) wasn’t completely repellent in hindsight! I haven’t reread it in probably over a decade so I have no idea how it stands up, but at the time it read like a much more “realistic” account of two teenagers developing a crush and starting a relationship and as a questioning teenager it really helped me realize that this was a real, viable option.

Day Two: Queer Book That Reminds You Of Home

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

I hummed and hawed about this one for a long time because honestly I tend to read books that make me feel far from home. I decided to go with The Witch Boy though because it’s a story that challenges gender norms and stars a large family out in the woods, running wild and exploring magic, and honestly it gives me vibes that remind me of vacationing with my extended family. We’re also partially ginger and inclined to run wild in the woods. If we knew magic we’d have used it for sure.

This book is about 13 year old Aster, who lives in a family where the women all become witches and the men all become shifters. Aster, however, has no interest in shapeshifting and instead finds ways to study magic and learn the arts of witchcraft while constantly being pushed out by his female relatives… though everything might change when a new danger, that may or may not be connected to Aster studying magic, begins to appear.

Day Three: Queer Book That Has Been On Your TBR Too Long

Beneath The Citadel by Destiny Soria

That was an easy choice, this has been sitting on my bookshelf for months, staring at me accusingly every time I enter my room. I’m really excited to read it (Magical heist? Rebellion? With an asexual protagonist? Yes please) but for some reason I have not gotten around to it. Some day, baby, some day.

Day Four: Queer Book With A Name Or Number In The Title

George by Alex Gino

George is an absolutely charming middle grade novel about a child named George who the world perceives as male… but who knows she’s definitely a girl. The novel begins when her class decided to put on a play about the novel they had just read: Charlotte’s Web. George is desperate to play Charlotte, her favourite character, but isn’t even allowed to try out because it’s a “girl’s role”. George and her best friend struggle with how to handle this problem and manage George’s secret amid elementary school and home drama.

This book is really adorable – it was a nice, easy, cozy read for an adult, and would also make a great read aloud to elementary-age children if you want to introduce them to transgender characters.

Day Five: Queer Book Where The Protag Has A Fun Job

The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

Not actually a queer protagnoist, but a queer side character who plays a major role in the series. Mister Vernon, one of Leila’s fathers, has arguable the coolest job: he’s a retired stage magician turn magic shop owner, which is complete with large rabbit, hidden room, and tons of fascinating gadgets to help a young practical magician learn their trade. He is hands down one of the neatest character in the series and is a major catalyst throughout the series.

The first book follows Carter, a runaway orphan who practices street magic to get by, as he runs away from his horrible uncle and winds up meeting a gang of magic-loving friends in a small town. Hiding from his uncle is only the beginning though, and the mysteries surrounding the town and Mister Vernon become thicker and thicker as the series goes on.

Day Six: Favourite Queer Graphic Novel

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

There’s lots of fantastic queer graphic novels out there, but I have to name Check, Please! as my favourite (and not just because I’m Canadian and am legally obligated to at least show interest in a hockey story). Check, Please! is the friggin cutest story about Eric “Bitty” Bittle, former figure skater and avid baker, who joins the Samwell University hockey team. The story is told in the form of Bitty’s vlog as he recounts the bizarre quirks of the Samwell hockey team, his struggle to overcome his fear of checking, and his growing crush on the team captain, Jack. Seriously guys, this is cavity-inducing sweetness and you can read it all online for free, here on tumblr @omgcheckplease or at its own website, checkpleasecomic.

Day Seven: Queer Book You Often Reread

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Another book I haven’t reread in years, but this was the first queer novel I ever read (and owned!) so I read it obsessively, first the copy from the high school library and then my own copy (which is, let us say, well-thumbed by this point). It was pure fluff, in an aggressively diverse, relentlessly accepting, rainbow-coloured high school and it was exactly what I wanted in high school, and it still makes me happy whenever I remember it. It’s a straight-up high school romance, pretty traditional to the genre, but it has the most delightful supporting cast you could ever ask for. Maybe I should reread it again this summer…

Day Eight: Queer Book With A Happy Ending

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

This was a bit more of a “yeah it was fine” book for me, but honestly… queer people deserve some average, run-of-the-mill YA fantasies. As far as my normal reading preferences go, run-of-the-mill YA fantasies are my bread and butter. And this one has a cute sapphic romance to go with it. It’s about Denna, a princess with a dangerous secret: she has a magical Affinity for fire, despite being betrothed to the prince of a kingdom that aggressively prosecutes and fears magic-users. So now Denna is in a strange land, trying to hide her increasingly volatile magic, solve an assassination that rocked the kingdom, and deal with the growing connection between her and the prince’s wild sister, Mare. It has court intrigue, a murder mystery, horses, and lots of confused sapphic pining so it’s totally worth picking up if you want a light summer fantasy adventure.

Day Nine: Queer Book With (Over) 100 Pages

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

I decided to try to get as close to 100 pages as possible! River of Teeth is a 114-page novella that I haven’t quite finished (work and covid stress happened) but which I am fucking losing my mind for. I can’t recommend it enough. It’s peak alternative history, about queer hippopotamus-riding cowboys in Louisiana during the early 20th (late 19th?) century. Like… I don’t know how to emphasize how unbelievably cool this book is. Genderqueer demolition expert with a giant crush and a penance for making things blow up and attempting to poison guests when they’re bored?? Check. Gay gunslinging hippo-riding cowboy with an angsty backstory (and also a giant crush)? Check. Sexy, fat, badass lady con artist with an albino hippo that she spoils? Check. Like damn guys. I’m not done the book and I’ve already bought the sequel because I know the second I pick it back up I’m not gonna stop until I’ve ploughed through it all. This book is the epitome of “refuge in audacity” and “rule of cool”. Is it over the fucking top? Absolutely but that’s the point.

Day Ten: Favourite Queer Genre Novel

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare

I’ll be honest, I’m a little shaky on what counts as a genre novel (isn’t… everything… a genre??) so I decided to interpret it as “slightly trashy YA supernatural fantasy” because that sure is a hella specific genre I’m weak for.

I really thought I was done with the Shadowhunter novels, I thought they were a goofy series I left behind in teenagerhood that I could look back on with amused indulgence. And then I found out that there was a novel specifically about Alec and Magnus and! Oh no! Ding dong I was wrong. I fell back in hard because listen… I love them. They were one of the first canonical same-sex relationships I ever read about in an actual novel, they meant a lot to me then and still mean a lot to me now. I have nothing to say to defend myself here except that this book wrecked me and I can’t wait for the sequel.

Day Eleven: Queer Book You Love In A Genre You Don’t Read

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connel

I am very rarely a slice-of-life / romance genre sort of person. I like my stories cut with a heavy dose of fantasy, scifi, action-adventure… something. So a graphic novel that’s not only a romance, but one about an unhealthy relationship and infidelity is like… super outside my usual range of reading material. But it was very much worth the read! The art was stunning, and the complicated emotions it tapped into really touched me. I’m very happy to have read it, and was so damn satisfied by the end.

Day Twelve: Queer Book With A Strong Sense Of Place

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller

Linsey Miller is one author I very actively follow, I love her works and they always have very distinct, complicated worlds with unique societies and magic systems. Belle Révolte was her latest book and followed a prince-and-the-pauper type of story, in which wealthy Emilie des Marais is determined to learn noonday (magical) arts in order to become a physician, someone who can actually work to make her home a better place… but this is not something a proper lady would ever be allowed to do. So she flees her finishing school and meets poor, but magically gifted, Annette Boucher and offers her the chance to switch places. Annette goes back to school as “Emilie” and gets to hone her skills at the midnight arts while Emilie will use her name to sneak into medical school and fight her way up the ranks to physician. This is a challenging enough task, with rebellion roiling just beneath the surface and the country about to slip into a arrogant war that threatens the lives of hundreds…

Day Thirteen: Queer Book That Really Made You Think

Our Dreams At Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani

This is a four book manga series that is completely breath-taking. It’s touched by magical-realism and completely drowned in visually stunning metaphors and symbolism. Seriously, I’ve reread these books multiples times trying to digest how the wide variety of symbols overlap and contradict and compliment and challenge each other. I still haven’t really gotten a solid handle on it, it’s very fluid, so yeah… definitely makes me think.

The story starts with Tasuku Kaname who believes he may have just been outed as gay by a high school friend, and feels like he’s watching his entire world crumble around him. He is seriously considering taking his own life, when he runs into the mysterious woman “Someone-san” and winds up leading him to a drop-in center that’s run by a local non-profit, and is also a hub for a number of queer people in the community. The books follow Tasuku as he grows, learns, makes mistakes, and confronts his feelings, along with a number of other members at the drop-in center. It is completely beautiful, optimistic, but also quite stark and harsh at its look at homophobia and transphobia in modern Japanese society and how it can effect people in different ways. I just bought book four and can’t wait to read it and see how everything ends.

Day Fourteen: Queer Book That Made You Cry

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Holy shit guys. Listen. Listen. If you don’t read any other book on this list, please consider reading The Marrow Thieves. It is hands down the best book I’ve read so far this year. Another book that doesn’t have a queer character as the protag, but as one of the main supporting characters and listen, his story fucking destroyed me as a person. That romance just… aaaaaaah. AAAAAAAAH.

Anyway. The Marrow Thieves is a Canadian dystopian novel. It takes place in a post-climate change world in which society has been ravaged – partially due to the wildly different and extreme weather patterns, but also through a strange disease that has spread through the population that has left people completely incapable of dreaming. Now unable to rest, process their lives, and dream of a future, people are being driven insane and only one group appears to be immune: North America’s First Nations people appear to be unaffected. And so they begin to be harvested, rounded up and collected in “school” in order for people to suck the marrow out of them to give to white people afflicted by this disease. The Marrow Thieves follows a First Nations boy named Frenchie as he flees the recruiters and tries his best to survive in this post-apocalyptic like wilderness, banding together with other First Nations people who are heading north, where they hope to find communities of their own people with whom they can shelter and start to rebuild their lives.

It’s a YA level novel, not very long, and such an insanely good read. I cannot emphasize enough PLEASE GO READ THIS BOOK.

Day Fifteen: Queer Book That Made You LOL

Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Welcome to Nightvale always makes me laugh and it was a lot of fun to get to read the transcripts of the episodes. I’m a sucker for novelizations/transcripts of shows. It was a nice nostalgia trip and gave me an excuse to go back and relisten to some of my favourite episodes too! If you’ve never gotten into Nightvale… hey, it’s a classic! Podcast is fucking stunning if you’re into podcasts, and if you’re not but would enjoy a weird, queer, eldritch horror comedy then try the book! It’s the first “season” compiled in text form, exactly how it’s heard in the show.

Day Sixteen: Queer Book That Is Really Personal To You

Jughead volume 1 by Chip Zdarsky et al

Including this one because gee golly it sure did make me want to fight a lot of people for quite a while. It was one of the first stories I ever found/read that had an explicitly asexual main character… (and a character I already really loved! Which I now got to feel an even stronger connection to! It was so fun and validating!) so it was super awesome how like half of tumblr decided for a year there that this was apparently a cardinal sin. Imagine… one single version of old, long standing comic series deciding to retcon a character to represent a heavily under-represented community… imagine being so fucking angry about that that you decide to start a hate campaign on the internet. So much fun to live through that as an ace person. Anyway, these comics were nothing amazing but I sure do love them aggressively out of pure spite, even now that the aphobia on tumblr has died back down I will hold this to my chest and adore it.

Day Seventeen: Favourite Queer Book Sequel or Spin Off

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

Honestly do I even need to say anything here? Is there any queer person who hasn’t read Mackenzi Lee’s The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue series? If you are someone who hasn’t read it yet… go do that?? Absolutely stunning, one of my all-time favourite book series. It’s the perfect combination of hilarious and goofy, intense action, heartfelt character development, and a dash of “wait was that supernatural or??” This sequel was fantastic, this time focusing on Felicity, Monty’s sister, and her quest to become a physician despite being a woman in the 18th century. Awesome look at femininity, feminism, asexuality, and race. (Also… OT3? OT3.)

Day Eighteen: Favourite Queer Book By A Favourite Author

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

One of those “ehh is this technically queer? Not really but close enough, it is in my heart” books. It was one of the books I read as a teenager when I was still beginning to seek out and try to explore queer lit in so much as I could.

Terry Pratchett is, hands down, my favourite author, and though he doesn’t tend to write explicitly queer literature, his exploration of gender through allegory is top fucking tier. Everything to do with the dwarves in his series is fascinating, and a really great challenge/critique/exploration of gender, and this is the book that takes it to the next level (and brings in at least implicitly queer characters). It’s about Polly Perks, who lives in a small, war torn nation, choosing to join the army in order to find out what happened to her brother. However, as tradition dictates, she can’t join as a girl… so she disguises herself as Ozzer, a young man. There’s a lot of twists and turns, and as always Pratchett delivers fantastic humour and just absolutely delicious satire.

Day Nineteen: Queer Book That Changed Your Life

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson

This was the book that made me realize that I, as a queer teacher, could have queer kid lit in my future classroom. Maybe a comparatively small revelation, but a really important one to me. It made me realize that this didn’t need to be something I kept a secret in my professional life and which could really positively influence children, especially queer children. It was the first queer children’s book I ever bought.

Day Twenty: Favourite Queer Book Series

Candy Color Paradox by Isaku Natsume

Alright… I’ll admit it, this isn’t actually my favourite series, but I’ve used my favourites in other spots. And this is a good one! Definitely more of an actual “yaoi” than the other manga I’ve included (here there be sex) but it has a very different vibe that what I’m used to from that type of manga. The main pair are actually both capable, mature adults, with careers they actively care about, and who get together in the first volume!

The rest of the series is less about them angst-ily toeing around their relationship, and much more about them learning to grow as a couple and balance their work and relationship and society. It’s funny and sweet, and I really enjoy these two losers. It’s a very low-stakes enemy-to-friends-to-lovers story, in which Onoe (a reporter) and Kaburagi (a photographer) are paired up on a news story they’re supposed to dig into together. What starts as a bickering rivalry gradually becomes respect, friendship, and love~ Onoe is a gremlin of a protag, so he’s a treat to follow.

Day Twenty-One: Queer Book That You Recommend A Lot

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

To repeat myself: Linsey Miller is awesome! This is my favourite book of hers, the first of a duology. It’s kind of like an intense, edgy Tamora Pierce novel with murder. In this world, the Queen has a team of assassins known as the Left Hand. They’re an elite group that keeps the Queen safe and does the dirty work that needs to be done to protect the kingdom and keep the encroaching nations at bay. When the assassin Opal is killed, a contest is announced to find the new Opal. People from all over come to complete for the honour of being one of the Queen’s royal assassins, including gender-fluid thief Sallot Leon. Sal has some deep motivations to become Opal that go beyond a loyalty to their kingdom, but they’re going to have to survive their competitors if they even wants a chance at it… (Sal generally goes by either she or he in the books, but I’m using they in this instance since it’s in a more general sense.)

Day Twenty-Two: Queer Book That Made You Take Action

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

Uhh, I don’t really have any books that made me take action per se, but this one sure gave me a lot to think about. It’s about deep sea mermaids who originated from the pregnant slave women tossed into the ocean to drown during passage to North America. From those dying women, this race was born and were taken in by whales, raised and protected until they could descend into the deep ocean waters, to form their own safe society. Their collective past is so painful though that as a species they’ve developed a very short term memory. But a people can’t live without any ties to their roots and so one of them, the Historian, holds all the memories for their entire species and shares it with everyone once a year so that the community can be connected to their ancestors before once again returning the memories to the Historian for safe keeping. Yetu, the current Historian, is so overwhelmed by these memories, that she can no longer take it – she flees her people, her responsibilities, and her pain and escapes to the surface instead...

Day Twenty-Three: Queer Book By An Author Who I Killed Is Dead

Cybersix by Carlos Trillo

I cannot emphasize enough, this is not actually a queer comic, it is in fact a very homophobic, transphobic and sexist comic written by a horrible person.

That being said, he’s dead and I own it now the TV series was essentially about a genderqueer superhero and a very confused bi biology professor who has a crush on both personas. I had a passionate crush on both personas as a child, and I will cherrypick this comic until I die in order to enjoy the only kickass genderqueer/genderfluid noir antihero I’ve come across. I am valid and I am not open to debate or discussion. Do not read this comic it’s horrible (but consider watching the show).

Day Twenty-Four: Queer Book You Wish You’d Read When Younger

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

This is such an incredibly soft story with the nicest art. There’s so much understanding and compassion in it and its exploration of gender and self-confidence and being true to yourself would have been very reassuring to me as a child, especially by late elementary/middle school.

Day Twenty-Five: Queer Book In A Historical Setting

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

A retelling of Achilles’ and Patroclus’ relationship from childhood to the Trojan war. So yeah, you can imagine that this was also a candidate for Day 14 :’) I haven’t read this one in years but god it was lovely and emotionally destroyed me as a person.

Day Twenty-Six: Queer Superhero Book or Comic

Overwatch: Reflections by Michael Chu and Miki Montillo

I don’t really read superhero stories very often (the comics have always driven me a little bonkers, trying to find a way to enter the totally unapproachable Marvel/DC canons, and the MCU burnt me out years ago for every other sort of superhero story) so this is the closest I can get. Tracer’s a superhero yeah? Anyway, I, like every other queer person in the Overwatch fandom, lost my fucking mind when this dropped for Christmas a few years back and officially declared Lena Oxton not only the face of the entire franchise but also a lesbian. It’s an adorable little comic and Tracer’s girlfriend is a sweetheart.

Day Twenty-Seven: Favourite Queer Children’s Picture Book

Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack

There’s a number of sweet queer children’s books that are popping up these days, but this is my favourite just because it’s less about “explaining the gays to children” (though those books also have their place) and more of a cute little fantasy adventure in which the actual protagonist is gay. It’s about a prince who sets out to find himself a bride who can help rule by his side, but it quickly becomes clear that he isn’t interested in any of the girls. Instead, when a fire breathing dragon threatens his kingdom, he meets a brave knight who fights along side him. It’s very supportive and the art is lovely.

Day Twenty-Eight: Queer Book That Made You Feel Uncomfortable

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

This is a book with an asexual protagonist that I was originally really excited for. I know there are a lot of people out there who really enjoy this book and connected with it, but it didn’t do it for me. Maybe because my expectations were too high, but the protagonist’s experience with asexuality was vastly different than my own and the narrative voice ended up rubbing me wrong (and let’s be honest, slice-of-life romance is NOT my usual genre at all). So it’s not “made me uncomfortable because it’s Bad And Wrong” more just… totally vibed wrong with me. Maybe the perfect book for other people but definitely not for me, I had to return this one unfinished because it’s portrayal of asexuality just made me so deeply uncomfortable.

Day Twenty-Nine: Queer Book That Made You Want To Fall In Love

The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

This book had to make it on here somewhere, and honestly it could have gone in a lot of different spots, but I chose to put it here because the relationship between Monty and Percy is so incredibly sweet and authentic it really does make you want something like that. TGGTVAV (for anyone who has somehow not heard of it) takes place in the 18th century, and is about Monty, his best friend (and crush) Percy, and his sister Felicity going on a final “hurrah” tour of Europe before Monty's father finally tries to pin him down in England and force every part of Monty that’s deemed “unacceptable” out of him. So Monty intends to live this summer up… until everything goes off the rail and the three of them are suddenly fleeing across the continent with assassins at their heels and a strange, stolen artifact in their possession.

Monty has a lot of growing to do in this novel, and that’s one of my favourite things about it. For his and Percy’s relationship to ever have a chance, Monty needs to learn and change and actually communicate with other people, and it makes the relationship feel strong. Not a fluffy, surface level romance that often happens in YA but something built from the ground up by two friends who really want to make it work. Ahh, it’s lovely. One of my favourite novels.

Day Thirty: Queer Book With Your Favourite Ending

My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame

A two-book manga series that was completely stunning. It deals with queer relationships and homophobia in a very stark, real-world manner that you don’t often get in manga, while still being incredibly loving and sympathetic. The book is about Yaichi, a single father whose estranged brother (Ryoji) recently died. One day, a Canadian named Mike arrives, introducing himself as Ryoji’s widower. Mike had come hoping to visit his late husband’s homeland to try to get some closure, and Yaichi ends up inviting Mike to stay. The whole story looks Japan’s societal biases, through Mike’s experiences, Yaichi’s thoughts, feelings and prejudices, and those of his daughter who adores Mike.

Seriously, this is one of the kindest, most earnest looks I’ve ever seen to internal prejudices that critiques them without demonizing the person who feels them. Instead it lovingly embraces grief, growth, and love. This series made me cry multiple times, was good enough that even my straight brother practically ordered me to go out and buy the second book when he finished the first, and the ending was just *chef’s kiss*

Honourable Mentions

A few books I really wanted to fit on my list somehow but couldn’t quite manage it, so here: All Out an anthology of historical fiction short stories about queer teens. The Tea Dragon Society series and Princess Princess Ever After, graphic novels by the amazingly talented Katie O’Neill. Heartstopper a webcomic turn graphic novel by Alice Oseman about a pair of rugby players. The Different Dragon a cute picture book in which the boy has two moms and which is about accepting different ways of being. And Lady Knight a part of Tamora Pierce’s Protector of the Small series because because Kel is word-of-god aro(and/or ace) and I’ve adored that series and Kel since I was about thirteen so by god I’ll take it.

Now for those that wanted to do their own challenge, I found it on @gailcarriger’s blog.

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equisocs · 3 years

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we have

cam,23. skull deer 💀 🦌

maelyn,27k , vampire 🦇

farsi, ♾, goddess 🕊

madeliné, 12, albino deer🐐

jack,24, melnistic 🦌

baron, 22, deer+kangaroo 🦘

sprinkles,23, long tail rabbit 🐇

bug,13,🪲

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therealmadblonde · 4 years

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October 20

I stopped by Graymalk’s place last night, per her invitation, and the mistress actually set down a plate of victuals for me on the back step. I realized then that Jill was far younger than I’d thought, now she wasn’t wearing her Crazy clothes and had her hair down loose rather than tied back and hidden under a bandana. And she was a good cook. I can’t remember when I’d eaten so well.

Afterwards, Graymalk and I headed for the manse. It was an exceptionally clear night, and there were stars all over the sky.

“It just occurred to me that you’re a bird-watcher,” I said.

“Of course.”

“Have you seen an albino raven anywhere about?”

“As a matter of fact, I have, here and there, for several weeks now. Why?”

“It’s occurred to me that it might be the vicar’s companion. Just a matter of proximity and a guess, really.”

“I’ll watch for it now, of course.”

Someone with a crossbow passed us at a distance, moving in the other direction. We stood still, let him go by.

“Was that him?” she asked.

“Just a member of the midnight congregation,” I said. “Not the man himself. Scent’s wrong. I’ll remember this one, though.”

Streaks of high cirrus fluoresced above us from the stars they framed, and a gust of wind stirred my fur.

“I hunted rats and ate out of dustbins and saw my kittens killed and was hung by my tail and abused by wicked urchins,” Graymalk said suddenly, “before the mistress found me. She was an orphan who’d lived on the streets. Her life had been even worse.”

“Sorry,” I said. “I’ve seen some bad times myself.”

“If the way is opened, things should change.”

“For the better?”

“Maybe. On the other paw, if it isn’t opened, things may change, too.”

“For the better?”

“Damned if I know, Snuff. Does anybody really care about a hungry cat, except for a few friends?”

“Maybe that’s all anybody ever has, no matter how the big show is run.”

“Still…”

“Yes?”

“Hard times do really bring out the revolutionary in a person, don’t they?”

“I’ll give you that. Also, sometimes, the cynicism.”

“Like you?”

“I suppose. The more things change…”

“So that’s the manse,” she said suddenly, pausing to regard the big structure which had just come into view, a few lights visible within. “I’ve never been over this way before.”

“No really unusual external features,” I said, “and no — uh — dogs about. Let’s go down and look around.”

We did, making a circuit of the place, peering in windows, placing the Great Detective— one must give him credit for dedication to a role, as he was still in skirts— in the front parlor, reading, below a portrait of the Queen. His only lapse, if one might call it that, involved an occasional puff on a great calabash pipe which he rested between times in a rack on a table to his right. His companion lingered about the kitchen, preparing some small repast. There were many darkened rooms about the place. Off of the kitchen, we noted the head of a stairway leading downward.

“That’s where I should be coming up,” she said. “When I reach the top I’ll pass through the kitchen, if he’s gone by then, and explore the farther side of the house first. If he isn’t, I’ll go down the long hall on the near side and investigate all of its darkened chambers.”

“Sounds like a good plan,” I said.

We let ourselves down to ground level and rounded the corner to the basement window.

“’Luck,” I told her as she entered.

I went back to the window and watched the kitchen. The man was in no hurry to leave, nibbling as he apparently waited for water to boil, taking out a willow-pattern plate and bowl from a cupboard, nibbling some more, hunting out utensils from a drawer, turning up from another cupboard one of those white cups with the gold rim and gold flower inside that everybody has, taking another nibble…Finally, I saw Graymalk at the head of the stair. How long she had been there — unmoving, watching — I was uncertain. When his back was turned she slipped into the near hall. As I had no vantage on that area, I made a few circuits of the house to pass the time.

“Checking out our new neighbor, Snuff?” came a voice from a tree to the east.

“It never hurts to be thorough,” I replied. “What about you, Nightwind?”

“The same. But she’s not a player. We’re almost sure of it.”

“Oh? You’ve met?”

“Yes. She visited the masters yesterday. They feel she’s harmless.”

“Glad to know that someone is.”

“Unlike the vicar, eh?”

“You’ve been talking to Quicklime.”

“Yes.”

“I thought you at odds. I heard you’d dropped him in the river.”

“A misunderstanding,” he said. “We’ve smoothed it over since.”

“What did you give him for the vicar?”

“Needle’s nightly feeding route,” he said. “Maybe he plans to ambush him and eat him.” Nightwind made a chuckling sound, something halfway between hoot and gasp. “That would be amusing.”

“Not to Needle.” He chuckled again.

“That’s true, isn’t it? I can almost hear him crying, ‘This is not funny!’ Then gulp, and we’d all have the last laugh.”

“I’ve never eaten a bat,” I said.

“They’re not bad. A little salty, though. Say, since I’ve run into you maybe we can do a little business — nothing major, but we take whatever’s there, eh?”

“Usually,” I said. “What’ve you got?”

“After I heard about the vicar I went looking around his place. Met his companion —”

“A big white raven,” I said. “I’ve seen it.”

“Hm. Well, I decided on the direct approach. I flew up and introduced myself. Her name’s Tekela, and she seemed behind on the Game and trying to catch up. Didn’t have much to trade, but all she wanted was a list of the players and their companions. She’d get it from someone else if she didn’t get it from me, I figured, and I might as well get whatever she had for it. First, though, she did know that you’re one of us, and your bird- eating friend. She told me she’d seen you a few nights back, with another big dog, dragging a body toward the river. That was the missing officer, wasn’t it?”

“I won’t deny it.”

“Did you or Jack kill him?”

“No. But the body turned up too near home for comfort.”

“And you were just getting rid of it?”

“Would you want the thing in your front yard?”

“Certainly not. But what I’m curious about is your friend. Tekela recognized you as she swooped by, but not the other dog. So she followed it when you parted. She said that it went to Larry Talbot’s place.”

“So?”

“We’ve been puzzled whether or not he’s a player. One argument against the assumption was that he hadn’t a companion. Now — ”

“What was Tekela doing way in the hell out in that field that night?” I asked.

“Presumably, she was patrolling the area in general, as we all do.”

“‘Presumably’?” I said. “Her master was involved in that man’s death, and she went looking for the body after I’d moved it and found it. She was keeping an eye on it to see whether whoever’d put it there would be back to do any more with it.”

He was silent, and he shrank a little within his feathers. Then, “That’s what I was going to trade you for the story on Larry’s companion,” he said. “But do you know how he died? She did tell me that.”

Just then I saw it. I’d a vision of the officer, drugged, knocked out, or tied up upon the altar as the vicar blessed an edged instrument.

“Ceremonial killing,” I said, “at one of his midnight services. It was early in the cycle for one. But that’s what happened. Then he left the remains at our place for a bit of misdirection.”

“He needed it early for the extra power, because he’d gotten off to a late start. All right. I’ll give you something else for Talbot.”

“Concerning what?”

“The Good Doctor.”

“Done. I haven’t heard anything about him for a while. The dog is a stray from town. Name’s Lucky. I give him some of my food when he’s around and he does favors for me. He hangs around Talbot’s place, too, because Talbot saves scraps for him. He’s too big for anyone to want to feed on a regular basis, though, which is why he hasn’t a real home. You might even spot him in the woods or fields some night, hunting rabbits.”

“Oh,” Nightwind said, rotating his head ninety degrees to stare at the manse. “That spoils one of Morris’s new theories. You’re a calculator, aren’t you?”

“My, Quicklime was chatty.”

“It just came out in passing,” he said. “If Talbot were indeed a player, and with the vicar now in the Game…well, things would be moved around interestingly, wouldn’t they?”

“Yes,” I admitted.

“So we’re both checking the place out.”

“True,” I said. “I don’t know that Talbot’s not a player. But if he is, Lucky’s not his companion.”

“Interesting. Have you — or Lucky — seen any other candidates about his place?”

“No. He seems to prefer plants to animals.”

“Can a plant be a companion?”

“I don’t know. They’re alive, but kind of limited in what they can do. I don’t know. Maybe.”

“Well, this will all shake down in a few days, I’m sure. In ample time for the work to be done and the world — Should I say ‘redeemed’ or ‘preserved’?”

“Let us say ‘messed with,’ either way.” He closed his left eye and opened it again. “And the Good Doctor?” I prompted.

“Ah, yes,” he replied. “He was the other one Tekela knew about. But I was intrigued when she insisted that there are three people living out there, not two.”

“Oh?”

“So I flew out to investigate, during another of those nasty storms that always seem in progress in the area. And she was right. There was a big fellow lurching about the place— drunk perhaps. Biggest man I’ve ever seen. He was only about for a little while, during the height of the storm. Then he lay down on that fancy bed in the basement, and the Good Doctor covered him up, entirely, with a sheet. He didn’t stir again.”

“Strange. Bubo have anything to say about this?”

“Bah! You ought to send Graymalk after him, if I don’t get him first. Rats aren’t as salty as bats. Tougher, though. He’s worthless for information. Won’t trade for anything. Either he’s stupid, ignorant, or just closemouthed.”

“I don’t think he’s stupid.”

“Then I’m not sure he knows where his best interests lie. Either way, he’s not much use to the rest of us.”

“I’ll have to corner him sometime.”

“Don’t eat the tail. They’re no good.” He chuckled again. “If you find out more about Talbot or this place, let’s talk again. Plants…hm?”

He spread his wings and swooped away to the south. I watched him vanish into the night. Formidable.

I circled the manse again, checking at a few windows. Then I heard the back door open. I was near the front at the time, and I rushed around, concealing myself behind a tree.

“Good kitty,” said the Great Detective, in a well-controlled falsetto, “come visit us again sometime.”

Graymalk was deposited on the back steps and the door was closed. I cleared my throat, but she sat there for a time grooming herself before wandering off in the other direction. Suddenly, she was beside me.

“Are you all right?” I asked her.

“Fine,” she said. “Let’s walk.”

I headed southward.

“She has a good memory, that old lady,” Gray finally said.

“In what respect?”

“Her servant spotted me, on a sudden return to the kitchen, and she heard me call out. She came back and called me by name. She was very nice. Even gave me a saucer of milk, which I felt obliged to drink. Who’d’ve thought anyone would look at a cat well enough to recognize her later — not to mention remembering her name?”

“Maybe she likes cats. Must have, if she wanted to feed you.”

“In that case, you’d think she’d have one of her own. But she doesn’t. There were no signs.”

“Just has a good eye and a good memory then, I guess.” We crossed the road, kept going.

“I guess so,” she said. “So, I got to look around pretty well before they found me.”

“And…?”

“There’s a windowless room with a wide door and a niche in its far wall — which is of stone, by the way. That old place has been through a lot of changes. Anyway, the niche seemed about right to have held an altar at one time. There were even a few small crosses chiseled into the stone, and a bit of Latin — I think it was.”

“Good,” I said, “in one way.”

“What’s the other way?”

“Nightwind knows about it. He came by while you were inside, and we talked. The white raven, by the way, is named Tekela.”

“Oh, he knows her?”

“…And you were right about the vicar. It was a ceremonial killing — dues for getting into the Game late.”

“Sounds as if you had a long talk.”

“We did. I’d better fill you in.”

“Any special reason we’re heading this way?”

“Yes. That’s part of it.”

We continued to the south and a bit to the west as I told her the things I’d learned. The air grew moist as we went and the sky dark as a blot in that particular area about which heaven’s artillery flickered and boomed.

“So you want to peer in the Good Doctor’s windows again?”

“In a word, yes.”

“Cats aren’t real fond of getting wet,” she observed, after the soft weather got harder.

“Dogs aren’t crazy about it either,” I said. Then, “Whoever wins, it’ll still rain.”

She made the closest sound I’d ever heard her manage to a laugh — a little rhythmic, musical thing.

“That’s true,” she said a little later, “I’m sure. How many times in a century does the Full Moon rise on Halloween — three, four?”

“It varies,” I responded. “It’s more interesting to ask, on how many of those occasions do the appropriate people assemble to try for an opening or hold for a closing?”

“I couldn’t guess. This is your first, of course.”

“No,” I said, and I did not elaborate, knowing what I had just given away. We walked on through the drizzle toward the place of brightnesses, keeping to the road as there were fewer wet things to brush up against there.

As we drew nearer, I saw that the front door of the farmhouse stood open, light spilling out through its rectangle. And someone was moving upon the roadway, headed toward us. Another discharge from the storm clouds gave the building a thorny corona of light, and outlined briefly in its glare I saw that a very big man was moving toward us at an ungainly but extremely rapid pace. He was dressed in ill-fitting garments, and my single glimpse of his face showed it as somehow misshapen, lopsided. He halted before us, swaying, turning his head from side to side. Fascinated, I stared. The rain had washed all scents from the air, until we achieved this proximity. Now, though, I could smell him and he grew even stranger to me, for it was the sick, sweet scent of death that informed his person, reached outward from it. His movements were not aggressive, and he regarded us with something akin to a child’s simple curiosity.

A tall figure suddenly appeared at the farmhouse door, looking outward into the night, laboratory coat flapping in the wind.

The giant figure before me leaned forward, staring into my face. Slowly, unthreateningly, he extended his right hand toward me and touched me on the head.

“Good — dog,” he said in a harsh, cracked voice, “good — dog,” as he patted me.

Then he turned his attention to Graymalk, and moving with a speed that belied his earlier gesture, he snatched her up from the ground and held her to his breast.

“Kit-ty,” he said then. “Pret-ty kit-ty.”

Clumsily, he moved to stroke her with his other hand, rain streaming down his face now, dripping from his garments.

“Pret-ty — “

“Snuff!” Graymalk wailed. “He’s hurting me! Too tight! His grip’s too tight!” I began barking immediately, hoping to distract him into relaxing his grip.

“Hello!” came a call from the man at the farmhouse. “Come back! You must come back now!” I kept barking, and the man dashed outside, rushing in our direction.

“He’s let up a little, but I still can’t get free!” Graymalk told me.

Apparently confused, the huge man turned to the approaching figure, and back again. It appeared to be the Good Doctor headed our way. I kept up the barking, since it seemed to have worked.

When the Good Doctor came up beside the giant he placed a hand upon his arm. “Raining cats and dogs, I see,” he said.

I stopped barking as the giant turned his head and stared at him, doubtless at a loss for words in the face of such a sallying of wit.

“The doggy wants you to put the kitty down,” he told him. “The kitty wants to get down, too. Put her down and come back with me now. It’s a bad night to be outside — with all this rain.”

“Bad — night,” the big man responded.

“Yes. So put the kitty down and come with me.”

“Bad — rain,” rejoined the other.

“Indeed. Cat. Down. Now. Come. Now. With me.”

“Cat — kitty — down,” said the big fellow, and he leaned forward and deposited Graymalk gently on the road. His eyes met mine as he rose, and he added, “Good — dog.”

“I’m sure,” said the Good Doctor, taking hold of his arm with both hands now and turning him back toward the farmhouse.

“Let’s get out of here,” Graymalk said, and we did.

#10-20-20 #a night in the lonesome October #roger zelazny #full moon Halloween

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