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there’s a misconception that grief only happens when we lose people. this is not true. we can grieve circumstances, relationships, missed opportunities. in fact, sometimes when you find yourself plagued with waves of emotion from sadness to melancholy you may be grieving yourself. the version of yourself that you might have been if things had been different, or if only you had said something, or if someone had stood up for you.

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I am a simple woman. I see an evil fictional man who shows the slightest hint of being a decent person and I go wild

rarnon

wow im reading the un report on climate change and poverty and honestly….

“Perversely, the richest, who have the greatest capacity to adapt and are responsible for and have benefitted from the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions, will be the best placed to cope with climate change, while the poorest, who have contributed the least to emissions and have the least capacity to react, will be the most harmed. The poorest half of the world’s population—3.5 billion people—is responsible for just 10 percent of carbon emissions, while the richest 10 percent are responsible for a full half. A person in the wealthiest 1 percent uses 175 times more carbon than one in the bottom 10 percent.″

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Chapter 08 - 69

A lot of you guessed correctly, that Yu-san is Yue Lao– or Yuè Xià Lǎorén (The Old Man Under the Moon) the God of Marriage and responsible for determining red strings of fate. Of course he’s not an old man here, and the reason for that is purely to throw people off a little. But I figured, they’re gods so why can’t they just change their appearance at will. Jun isn’t a specific goddess, but she IS a celestial being (or Tennin/Tennyo). So, kudos!

Extra backstory!!! Jun was curious and wanted a day in the Mortal world, taking off her robes to don a mortal disguise. However, she loses them and is horrified to learn that they happen to be picked up by Hiroshi. She knows the stories of other Tennin who have been trapped by Mortals and forced to marry them by stealing their robe, preventing them from returning to heaven. Understandably, she’s wary. Hiroshi immediately recognizes that she’s a heavenly being, but instead of keeping the robe, simply returns them. Surprised by his kindness and honesty, Jun is instantly smitten. And you know the rest.

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Chapter Index

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50 Shades of Rey

Digital Painting by ATxCusomtart

https://atxcustomart.deviantart.com

2nd Reylo fan art piece. Still new to this fandom but I LOVE it. More to come! There is also more “50 shades of Rey” pieces in the making, so if you would like to see more just follow! Thanks for looking.

#atxcusomart #fanart

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Raven the Pirate Princess is Sinking

I despise doing posts where I ask for help, but here we are.

About two years ago I started a new creator owned project. It began as a spin-off of Princeless, but the reality is this - Raven The Pirate Princess is its own thing altogether. I knew this from the first issue and if you’ve been reading, so have you.

Sure, the first few issues of Raven: Pirate Princess had that heroic lady feminist banter for which Princeless has become known both among its fans and detractors. I mean, Raven had this scene:

and issue 1 had this scene:

But perhaps much more importantly, the first issue of Raven had this:

but that wasn’t where that ended. This is a book about a community of diverse queer women actively claiming their place in the world and taking what’s theirs. It’s about Raven, who is desperately in love with her childhood best friend Ximena

It’s about Ximena, a girl who was held captive for years by a pirate king who pretended to be her liberator. Who fell in love with the pirate’s daughter, only to be left behind by that father when she outlived her value.

About Sunshine, the thief that chose the wrong target and ended up falling in love with a woman already hopelessly in love with somebody else.

It’s about Katie, the bisexual second in command who’s motivated by honor…and occasionally beating the snot out of a dude or two

Oh and in case I forgot to mention, Katie is also incredibly muscular:

And Jayla, the asexual science genius who’s tired of being treated like a little sister

and Cid, the deaf engineer who quietly keeps the ship running

and of course, these two:

The socially awkward poet and the angry sword fighter who couldn’t stand her who have somehow become these two:

But here’s the thing: this comic is failing. It has a very dedicated and exuberant but at this point SMALL fanbase. Today I had a hard conversation with Action Lab about the reality of the numbers on this book versus what it costs to produce this book and, suffice it to say, Action Lab isn’t ready to cancel the book, but they aren’t ready to greenlight year 3 either. After Year 2 #13, Raven is set to go on the shelf until numbers can support continuing it.

This is where I need your help

If you care about this book full of queer pirate ladies and you want it to continue, we need to find a way to spread the word about it. We don’t need to sell single issues (it would be nice) but ultimately we need the trades sales that back up the continuation of this big YA Pirate/Revenge/Adventure/Romance thing.

Digital copies can be bought instantly right on Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/Princeless-Raven-The-Pirate-Princess/comics-series/46971

You can buy the physical volumes on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B01BF7U91Q

In fact, if you’ve already purchased volumes 1-4, volume 5 is available for preorder there right now!

Maybe you’ve bought all the issues already. Thank you! If you still want to support Raven, you can review the books on Amazon or other retailers, you can share, reblog or retweet this post. You can tell a friend about the book!

If you have a comics review site or, say, a blog where you talk about LGBT media, contact me for review links or interviews. Please, help us save our ship.

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Readers out there, invest in some good stuff! This book has every reason to be loved.

(My dear Sunshine~ it’s been awhile I don’t draw her, maybe I can make some time this Easter’s weekend.)

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There’s a fic on fanfiction(.)net that I’ve kept tabs on for years to see if it’s been updated or not. While I’m no longer even in the fandom it’s written for, it just has one of the greatest storylines I’ve ever read. Last time it was updated was 2011.

The other day, I decided to reread the entire thing and leave a very in-depth review of what I thought of each chapter. I also mentioned how I started reading it when I was 13 and am now 21, but always came back to see if it was ever finished because I loved it so dearly.

Today, said author sent me a private message saying that her analytics showed that the story was still getting views even after all these years, but no one ever bothered to leave reviews other than “update soon!!!”, so she never felt motivated enough to finish it. She said that me reviewing every single chapter with lengthy paragraphs made her cry and meant the world to her. She also mentioned that she felt encouraged to write the two remaining chapters needed to complete the story and that she would send me a message the night before she updates the fic.

I’m literally sobbing. I’m so excited :’)

Please always remember to leave a review when reading fanfiction!!! It means a lot to a writer.

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Apparently some are freaking out about Kylo “not seeing compassion in Rey’s eyes” in the closing falcon scene. She’s upset with him? I’m assuming he knew he’s messed up considering how he looked in the movie? How is this “bad” or new info? Of course she was upset with him there, he fucked up. Doesn’t mean she won’t have “compassion” later at some point. It’s the second movie y’all, it’s not supposed to be all happy and positive 😑

I have stopped fretting about what people think is “bad news” for Reylo at this point. Post-TLJ it seems foolish at best to think the door is forever closed on those two. Yeah, Kylo fucked up and Rey is mad at him. To say that won’t change between TLJ and Episode IX is exactly like all of those people who insisted that because Rey tried to kill Kylo at the end of TFA, that’s the only way she’d ever feel about him.

(Look how THAT turned out.)

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yeah, let’s not freak out over all of this before IX guys. I mean we saw what Rey was doing in the movie. She was HEAVING. and had to gain strength to shut the door on him. She did what she did cause she has to, not because she WANTS to. I’m honestly glad that we don’t have the same old trope of a woman trying to save a broken man. We’re getting something BETTER: we’re going to see a broken man saving himself for the love of the only person who believed in him.

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Amen @he-has-an-8-pack literally HEAVING with emotion! It was not an easy decision for her!

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This, 100% this. I’m mostly irritated that antis are going to twist and exploit this, but in reality, we Reylos shouldn’t worry one bit.

Having Rey and Kylo become enemies and try to kill each other in Ep. 9 after everything they’ve been through is bad storytelling. This was true both before and after the novel leaks.

Speaking of the novel leaks, though.. on the whole, they are VERY promising and basically confirmed every Reylo’s interpretation of TLJ. Rey can literally feel what is happening to Ben, physically?! Ben is full of churning emotions for her?! Rey has to tear her eyes away from him shirtless?! Ben smiles at her?! They tease each other over who Anakin’s lightsaber belongs to?! COME ON.

None of the “concerning” details change the simple fact that killing Reylo does not make sense from a storytelling perspective.

Yes, they left on a bad note. The leaks say that Ben said Rey should have killed him when she had the chance. But is that really surprising? We already knew that Ben was angry that Rey left. (“I’ll destroy her. And you. And all of it.”). It still didn’t stop him from making puppy dog eyes at her in the end.

And Rey is of course going to be frustrated with him and close the door on him during the final scene. What else would she do?! He just attacked many of the people she cared about. Of course she’s not feeling compassionate towards him in that moment. But it clearly wasn’t easy for her, either. She wasn’t practically spitting at him like she was in the 1st or 2nd ForceBond sessions. She hesitated. She was disappointed, but not angry. She did what she had to do.

Oh and just ignore the idiot antis who say that the connection is “severed for good.” Like really bro? That’s not how force bonds work. AND REYLO FANFIC WRITERS HAVE BEEN IMAGINING FOR MONTHS THAT BOTH OF THEM CAN SLAM THE CONNECTION SHUT AT ANY TIME THEY FEEL LIKE. So don’t panic.

It’s not the end, my dears. Separation is part of the story, and is designed to make it that much more moving when they finally unite in Ep. 9.

As the good ladies of @starwarsconnection have pointed out, we should be way more worried if Ben and Rey had actually ended up together at the end of the second film (!!!). Anidala was together at the end of the second film, and remember how well that turned out!?

Rest assured– the Ben Solo redemption train is coming. But Ben must want to save himself, and become a better man, on his own. Rey can’t go there and force his hand, like she tried to do in TLJ.

The greatest lesson, failure is.

When Ben finally does make the choice to turn, I have no doubt that Rey will welcome him back with open arms.

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@raven-maiden you literally made me feel so much better. Thank you for explaining this so perfectly!

benreyreylolove

I’m not worried at all. They’re going along just right with the anima/animus and twin flames storylines. Extra: Its very likely the title color for episode 9 is going to be blue. Think about that.

clairen45

Falling in the novelization spoiler bin, hating myself a little for it, and still going mad about random bits of information being leaked without rhyme or reason. I do NOT like discussing things I have not read or watched firsthand, but the points brought up here seem all valid to me.

toawaterfowl

I very much think this is consistent with the movie and gives insight into the fact that Ben IS seeking compassion in her gaze. We do know ‘Unbreak my heart, say you love me again’ is blaring in his ears.

abstractserenity

Thank you everyone for you contributions. Couldn’t agree more. Thank you.

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@ people who think i’m attractive: thanks for having low standards

breeeliss

“don’t reduce this female character down to a love interest” does not translate into “this female character shouldn’t have a love interest.”

preventing female characters with strong, compelling narratives from experiencing love, intimacy, and affection is just as regressive as reducing them down to sexual accessories for male characters. it assumes that women must choose between a romantic interest and depth of character and ignores a far more productive message: that women are capable of possessing both.

ohtze

LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK

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bryantmcgill

Your will, your mind, your heart, your body; your total intelligence orchestrated into one razor-focused determination IS the hungry eye of the tiger. — Bryant McGill

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Star Mom and Star Baby

This one was a little slap-dash with a mixture of styles but I just needed to get it out.

GIVE ME THEIR RECONCILIATION JJ

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I don’t think writers realize that “strong female character” means “well written female character” and not just “female character who punches stuff and shoots stuff”