the yellow brickroad

Gacha rhythm games, yuri and shoujo animes ruined my life. my sideblog is @mafuyu-asahina-daily

[writing-prompt-s]

A princess accidentally wrongs a witch and is cursed so that no man shall ever love her. Fortunately, the princess is a lesbian, and is overjoyed. When the witch finds out her spell backfired she is furious, and goes to confront the princess. Except now that she’s a little calmer, the princess is super cute? Sparks fly, and not because of a magic spell.

[i-am-unoriginal-posts]

Okay, so I wrote something for this prompt a while ago, and I never got around to posting it, so here it is: 

Royal Witch Beck Youngblood was crafting her latest potion when a knock sounded at her workshop door.

“Come in your Highness.” She let out a sigh of exacerbation.

“How did you know it was me?” Princess Aenor swiftly opened the door, one hand on the frame and another on the doorknob, allowing her to tilt forward without falling, her auburn hair framing her grinning face with an annoying amount of elegance as she spoke.

“It’s always you.” That wasn’t completely true, occasionally it was a messenger sent by Aenor’s father, King Lancelyn, with a commission for a spell to help his armies in battle or to have a better harvest, but these instances were few and far between.

“I guess I have been coming by a lot.” Aenor stepped forward to nudge the door closed with her foot.

“Understatement of the century.” Beck mumbled as she poured a purple liquid she had forgotten the name of into her cauldron, causing it to bubble.

Aenor snorted and walked over to the cabinet where Beck kept all her ingredients. She opened it and started rummaging through it, inspecting every bottle, plant, and the other assorted items one by one.

“Did you need something, Princess?” Beck began stirring her creation with a ladle.

“Yes, as a matter of fac-” Aenor’s hand knocked over a bottle, letting out a yelp of surprise.

Beck paused her stirring, placed the ladle on a nearby table and rushed over to the pile of glass and a green liquid. She squatted to get a closer look and she was able to read the piece of glass with the label of what had once been the bottle. Her eyes widened as the words sank in.

“This ingredient was priceless! It took me three years to brew it perfectly!” Beck glared at Aenor, an intense rage building inside her. “All of that is now wasted thanks to you!”

“Look, Beck, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to.” Aenor looked truly sorry, but Beck didn’t care, she was too high on rage.

“I don’t care.” Beck stalked over to her cauldron, grabbed a mug, and scooped some of her work in progress into the mug with the ladle.

“Woah, Beck, what are you doing?” Aenor backed up a step towards the door.

“Three years of hard work down the drain. Did you know one of the ingredients to make what you so carelessly destroyed was a dragon’s tooth? I had to fight a dragon and remove its tooth. It was both physically and mentally painful, and now thanks to you, I have to do that again.” Beck got up close to Aenor, until they were almost nose to nose and she poured the contents of the mug on Aenor’s head, saying a short incantation as she did. “In case you’re wondering, I cursed you so that no man will ever fall for you. So maybe next time you come in here like you own the place, you’ll be more careful around my ingredients!”

Aenor stood there for a moment, face frozen in shock. Beck expected many emotions from her, anger, fear, sadness, but the last thing she expected from her was joy.

“Thank you so much!” Aenor pulled Beck into a hug, effectively halting Beck’s anger.

“Wait, you’re not supposed to be happy! You’re supposed to be extremely upset, like you made me upset!” Beck clamored out of Aenor’s arms and set a few feet away.

“Can I tell you a secret?”

Beck nodded earnestly, her curiosity overtaking and last remnants of anger.

“I prefer women.”

“Well that means you didn’t pay for what you did!”

“I could work as your assistant to repay you.” Aenor looked so hopeful that Beck couldn’t hope to deny her.

“I guess, but just until I’ve replaced what you ruined.”

“Yay! I’ve always wanted to learn about witchcraft!” Aenor pulled Beck into another hug, one that Beck was far less eager to get out of, her face burning.

“You’re still wet, let me get you a rag.” Beck grabbed a cloth.

“Thanks for everything, Beck. The next three years are going to be so much fun.” Aenor had a soft expression.

“Yeah, they are.” Beck handed her the rag, their hands briefly touching, and Beck swore she could see sparks fly between them.

[kurai-kage]

peak writing

[4dcicada]

Finally, done!!!

[kurai-kage]

thats so peak

[boobiestarplanet]

ok but she's not just thinking "yuzu should get a boyfriend" she's thinking "yuzu would probably be better off with a boyfriend than she is with me." like, "i can't be enough for you (especially because i'm already afraid of us drifting apart since you won't open up to me) but i want you to be happy, even if it's with a boy. even if it's not with me." here's how yuzumako can still win you guys never give up hope

[literary-sparks]

“Elphaba and Glinda only loved Fiyero, not each other” this and “Elphaba and Glinda never loved Fiyero, only each other” that. What about “Glinda is a comphet lesbian who never loved Fiyero romantically but still loved him as a dear friend and Elphaba is bisexual and loved them both”

[kurai-kage]

[dustdotorg]

sometimes you will see a joke circulate within a fandom and at first it's all fun and games but then the slow and terrible realization starts to seep in that this will become in fact a widely-accepted way to read a specific situation between characters that were subject of said joke and there is nothing you can do about it but to watch the horrors unfold in real time

[kurai-kage]

That's just even Tiffany chewed. I really dislike it because it's based on performances in the past and doesn't properly portray Tiffany's development. It creates false perception of her always being this bad performer when in reality she has been improving constantly

[spiribia]

If Glinda was in Pokémon legends z-a she’d be an old woman npc with a beautifly, posted just outside the graveyard, with a side mission. She’d say When I was your age, I enrolled in a prestigious training academy. I wanted to impress the older girls, so I played a cruel trick. I gave a Wurmple to an unpopular girl. “You suit each other”, that’s what I told her. The other girls laughed, but that girl…She smiled and declared that for such a kind gift, she accepted my friendship. & Old Glinda NPC would go on to tell how, whether that was the girl’s obliviousness or her way of headstrong retribution (Glinda never knew for certain), the girl cherished the wurmple, and came to be an uncommonly talented trainer, stunning the school full of rich children with fancy “high-class” pokemon. And most importantly, how she came to be Glinda’s dear friend. But in all those years Glinda had never come clean about the inciting incident of their friendship, and so had never had a chance to say how sorry she was. After she lost her friend, Glinda took in the now-Silcoon, even though it didn’t match the rest of Glinda’s snobby roster. Glinda loved it all the same, and it evolved into beautifly under her care. She asks if you could bring a shed scale from beautifly’s wing and lay it down at her old friend’s grave. When you go, the camera pans over to another old woman labeled ??? lurking in the graveyard watching with big scary shadowed eyes with “…” dialogue box. But then she lowers her head and closes her eyes with a smile. She’s gone when the cutscene ends and you’re back in control of your character. you go back to the Glinda npc and she’s like Did I just see…? No, I must be imagining things. Your heart plays tricks on you when you’re old. and thanks you for your help and gives you $5000 poke dollars because she’s rich. And the mission title is “Metamorphosis For All!”

[kwadlayns]

Golden and Sunflower ☀️🌻

[rowan-r-ridley]

commission for @lillifaba 💚💕✌

[thewhizzyhead]

it's hilarious how teen beach movie - a movie that was technically written with a Very Straight Premise in mind - turned out to be a movie that almost everyone agrees is queercoded to at least some degree

[shmunter]

teen beach movie enjoyers rise up

[kurai-kage]

[majunju]

[siren/pirate au] info

[ectofool]

chu

[magicmooshka]

latest character dynamic im obsessed with. do you see my vision

[cathedralight]

something i love so dearly about yuzumako is how the lesbian coding of their relationship is so healing, rather than self-destructive?? by that i mean, so much queer coding is filtered through the lens of, here is this character whose queer identity is so fraught that it often leads them to lashing out and misery, & you always think how much happier they'd be if they could make peace with themselves..... but with yuzuki and makoto, the safety and peace they feel around each other always serves as the anecdote to their struggles, ESPECIALLY with boys.

in ch 20 yuzuki is disappointed with boys endlessly complimenting her painting w/o looking at it—seeing her as a romantic conquest rather than caring abt her as a person. the same chapter, it's makoto who actually cares about her painting & yuzuki's artistry EXACTLY how she hoped. the loneliness & resentment yuzu experiences is directly tied to heteronormativity, with boys assuming that they can disrespect her boundaries since she's a pretty girl to be "won over"—only for makoto's actions to parallel the same set up BUT she always demonstrates a truer understanding of yuzu as a person & friend throughout the process, and every time it brings yuzu such a sense of safety & comfort that she NEVERRRRR feels around boys pursuing her!!

there's such an intense lesbian coding to yuzu's avoidance of male romantic advances as opposed to how she leans into not only female friendship but specifically to makoto's own feelings for her shining through—and again, i love this because it's so positive & warm. rather than queerness being a source of anguish, makoto brings yuzu more joy than heteronormativity ever does.

next, after mako's date that she calls a battle, it's yuzu who says she looks cute & cheers her up! mako ALSO decides she doesn't care about being boyfriendless bc yuzu makes her so happy which is sooooo baby lesbian like are you serious! the same as the scene with yuzu's artwork, makoto's date with a boy that only brought her discomfort & feelings of unworthiness is followed by joy & affirmation found in yuzu's company—again, queerness & female connection shown as the anecdote to comphet/mako forcing herself to present hyperfeminine to fit what's expected.

also of note is makoto's recurring jealousy of yuzu's beauty—even though this is a negative emotion, i love how it's ultimately overpowered by her affection for yuzu. also the lesbian pipeline from i want to be her -> i want to kiss her is alive & well for makoto. so so obviously.

then finally, probably the crowning example of my point is yuzu's arc of being set up on a date w her new classmate against her will! as an aside these chapters depict such a common lesbian experience, where to avoid being socially isolated, we give into comphet & just go along with boys' feelings for us, thinking it's best if we don't cause issues & eventually we can get ourselves to reciprocate, giving them what they want at the expense of our repressed identities—yuzu is taught that her feelings don't matter; her beauty was made for male consumption.

now in high school, yuzu decides to speak up for herself & reject the role she's been placed into, again as a beautiful prize to be won—it's common for closeted lesbians to think they can convince themselves to like men back, but yuzu won't go along with this forced set up again. after she rejects this boy, her classmates make yuzu feel like SHE'S the one who has done something wrong & don't take her discomfort into account—it's hard for them to understand why, as a pretty girl, she isn't willing to just go along with men's attraction. ENTER MAKOTO!!!

sorry makoto is frankly so smooth for this. when yuzu leaves school early & makoto hears about her date, she brings yuzu pudding & tells her that she wants yuzu to be honest with her about when she's feeling down, even though their experiences are different. when reading both characters through a queer lens, it's very interesting to see how they've had different experiences w heteronormativity & gender up to now—yuzu is constantly fighting comphet demons whereas makoto feels less than for not being as feminine or gorgeous as yuzu.

but even though their experiences with lesbianism & girlhood have been different, makoto wants to hear how yuzu truly feels and comfort her. once again, after seeing the horrible pressures & pains yuzu has experienced through heteronormative dating & misogyny, it is her incredibly queer-coded friendship with makoto that makes her feel safe enough to cry openly in front of her!!!!! yuzu's peers, but particularly boys, show a disregard for her emotions, and then we see makoto fill that role of support & care so easily. like the dream boyfriend she is :)

there's a lot more i could say about yuzumako & their individual arcs, but to tie everything up, it is so common in lesbian (or queer coded) media for a character's lesbianism to be something that brings them nothing but pain and suffering, either in its repression or awareness—so i absolutely love how skip & loafer showcases (through yuzumako but also the ENTIRE cast) that embracing your queer identity can be so healing & positive. the story doesn't shy away from presenting a lot of the pain that closeted lesbians go through, like struggles with their gender & how socially ingrained heteronormativity is—but these struggles are always followed up by such intentional examples of yuzumako's connection (+ lesbian yearning) being so comfortable & happy to them! i love angst too but seeing them, time and time again, know exactly what the other needs & be able to be that for each other is soooooo rewarding!!!

happiness in queer media does not need to erase the struggles of our lives, but rather showing authentic queerness not as the problem but as the SOLUTION is unbelievably impactful. long live yuzumako

[darkveracity]

Homura is just straight up one of the weirdest people imaginable. Like, forget about the time loop tragic doomed romance for a bit, I want to see what it looks like if she wins and then actually tries to romance Madoka. She has a massive collection of illegal firearms. She builds her own bombs. She lives in an ultra-modernist white box apartment that she's decorated with a couch made of concentric circles, a giant swinging knife pendulum to remind her of the ever-present flow of time, and a wall of several dozen screens. She communicates primarily in vague and ominous warnings and is more or less incapable of saying anything directly. She addresses everyone she meets by their full name with no honorific which comes across as bizarre and intimidating. If you count time loop years she's 26. She was raised in a catholic orphanage. I want to see her take Madoka on a horrifically bad date and cry in the bathroom partway through when she realizes she's fucking up

[bloodraven55]

this scene is still raw as hell like goddamn

[dizzyayla]

babe are you okay you've reblogged "don't fall in love with me, okay?" again