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[savethelastdan]

if you enjoy my work, i always, always, always wanna hear about it. 

even if you’ve already commented before. even if you also have constructive criticism to share. even if you don’t quite know what to say or how to say it. 

To all the folks who already connect with me in this way, I appreciate you so much. Sustained engagement helps me to keep doing the things.  

If you want to show your support, there are many ways to do so with varying levels of time and commitment: sending prompts, commenting with your thoughts, reblogging or bookmarking, recommending my works to others, buying a coffee at the link in my bio, or messaging me to discuss your ideas/opinions. 

<3 

[mwratzy]

This is SO cute I don't even have words for it 😭♥️

Art Credits « Crazytom »

[maybemacdc]

quiet mornings

[busket]

important that you never forgive ice agents, ever. even years after all this is over (and I do believe we will make it out on the other side, alive and for the better,) they live in shame and disgrace forever. no excuses, no forgiveness. they ruined their own lives when they decided that human freedom and liberty was an acceptable sacrifice for a paycheck

[savethelastdan]

one of my 2026 goals has been to watch more queer media that is considered classic and/or historically relevant

so, what we've accomplished thus far:

The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) considered the first mainstream BL film for the Philippines Aikane (2023) Anders als die Andern (1919) first sympathetic portrayal of gay men in film Yes or No (2010) considered the first Thai lesbian movie The Watermelon Woman (1996) first known feature length film to be directed by a Black lesbian Tokyo Godfathers (2003) I Can't Think Straight (2008) To Wong Foo,Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

TBW:

The Handmaiden Rafiki The Orator Dakan Breaking Fast Shinjuku Boys Looking for Jiro Onuma Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too Naz & Maalik

open to suggestions for others!

[savethelastdan]

3/22/26 Update:

WATCHED:

Shinjuku Boys (1995) Victim (1961) Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too (1993) Rafiki (2018)

TBW:

The Handmaiden Hearts Beat Loud Ife I Told Sunset About You Dakan Breaking Fast Looking for Jiro Onuma Raise the Red Lantern Naz & Maalik

[savethelastdan]

5/15/26 Update:

WATCHED:

Paris Is Burning (1990) Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025) - short film Love Man Love Woman (2007) Dakan (1997) - one of the first African (Guinean) films about homosexuality Naz & Maalik (2015) Before Stonewall (1984)

TBW:

The Handmaiden

I Told Sunset About You

Breaking Fast

Badnam Basti

Lan Yu

Looking for Jiro Onuma

Manok

[akajustmerry]

In light of the no.1 trending topic on this site, I'd like to inform youse that Kitty Kendall, one of the survivors who bravely spoke out against Neil Gaiman and accused him of rape in 2025, has said here and here that if you are looking to support her and other survivors, you can make a donation to OurVOICE (the counselling service Kendall herself used) or your local rape crisis centre. If you can't make a donation, you can help to ensure people do not forget what Kendall and other survivors have gone through and continue to go through as they pursue legal action, and that Gaiman has already spent a lot of money in the attempt to sue these women for speaking out.

[permanent-detention]

reimagined the maiko date comic in my drawing style ⭐️

[ngatwa]

[permanent-detention]

i wouldn’t have to draw this after 18 years of fanart abstinence if they just put mai in the movie

[permanent-detention]

defrosting my childhood obsession with drawing adult mai

[anarchistmemedistro]

[dearestpartnerofgreatness]

Mai & Katara Friendship

Good-naturedly teasing Zuko and Sokka together

Mai venting to Katara when Zuko is being unreasonable or hot-tempered

Katara looooves doing Mai’s hair

Never forget the day Mai wore hair loopies and everyone else was very confused

Mai sincerely thanking Katara for taking care of Tom-Tom that time he got stuck with their group

Katara healing Mai’s various injuries from keeping a ton of sharp blades on her person at all times

Katara getting upset on Mai’s behalf about how her parents treat her and telling her she deserves better than that

Katara’s nurturing & kind nature eventually inspiring Mai to let down her guard and be herself with her new friend

Mai being the voice of reason when Katara’s in FIGHT ME mode (listen, Toph just eggs her on because Toph loves a good fight) 

Mai being really interested to hear about Water Tribe culture because the Fire Nation is so BORING

Comparing information whenever their boyfriends are in the middle of handling some diplomatic crisis together: “Yeah, Aang definitely pulled an all nighter at the palace last night, his eye circles look pretty dark when I saw him this morning.” “He said Zuko wasn’t doing too well emotionally, you should head over asap.”

OTHER FRIENDSHIPS I’VE WRITTEN ABOUT: Sokka & Ty Lee, Mai & Longshot, Toph & Suki, Iroh & Sokka, Suki & Katara, Suki & Mai, Aang & Suki, Sokka & Aang, Mai & Toph, Sokka & Mai, Aang & Iroh, Mai & Katara, Aang & Mai, Iroh and Toph, Katara & Iroh, Mai & Iroh, Sokka & King Bumi, Zuko & Suki, Ty Lee & Katara, Sokka & Katara, Ty Lee and Zuko, Aang & Ty Lee, Appa & Aang, Teo & Aang, Tom Tom & Ty Lee

[artyphex]

The best Kataang moment in Avatar is when Aang finds out Katara is the painted lady, and for a moment, Katara is like "I'm sorry I lied :(" and Aang is instantly like "No, this is incredible. You're incredible! What do you want to do? Blow up a factory? Absolutely! I will blow up as many factories as you want let's GO-"

[ohladyarts]

[txttletale]

for the most part the epstein files don't demonstrate anything not already demonstrated by the polanski letter or the subsequent elections of donald trump then joe biden then donald trump again. the world is not ruled by a secret organisation of child abusers—the abuse of women and children just isn't a deal-breaker to most people seeking useful social and financial connections in a misogynist society

[txttletale]

you can observe this dynamic at play in microcosm very easily by becoming part of literally any art or hobby scene or getting a job

[dearestpartnerofgreatness]

It's been WAY too long since I've updated any of my fics (or written for pleasure at all) and I know that. Some of my hesitancy has been the data scraping that occurred on ao3 before we all locked our work down, which was devastating. I hate the idea that my work may have been stolen, and that somewhere out there people are claiming my words and ideas as their own.

I don't support AI and never will. I have never used it to write and won't ever use it. I will always be proud of my brain and its capacity to expand. AI will never be able to grow and evolve like I have and will to continue to do. I look back on stories I wrote 5, 10, 15 years ago and see so much growth. My imagination is more vast than any machine can ever be, because it doesn't just analyze and condense, summarize and consolidate. My imagination invents. It experiments. It creates. My old writing has so many clunky metaphors, tired tropes, and boring cliches, but that's part of the writer's journey. I came by my evolution as a writer honestly, and I will continue to evolve as I write (and read!!!). AI will never overtake me in skill or creativity, because it can only improve as much as it consumes. It will never match my pace or exceed it, because it cannot create. It can only steal what has already been created by someone else. It has no imagination, but I do. I will never be the perfect writer, I will never update as quickly as a machine will, but that's not the point of writing, is it? People read my work and discover new ideas that are my own. I take joy in experimenting and trying new approaches to storytelling. Creating is FUN. Why would anyone ever plug a prompt into a theft machine instead?

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you would never let ai write fanfics for you