#phan mai

[inkwingart]

they’re lesbians, Harold

I was compelled to go back and redo that one pic of my girls because god that background was something awful.

Do not edit, repost, or reblog without my caption.

[inkwingart]

"Do you speak any Kijen?"

"Not much," Tayali responded, switching into the lilting tongue. "It's a shame. It's beautiful."

"It is," the woman said with a note of pride. She tucked the orange flower behind Tayali's ear and added in Ekoboan, "As are you."

Mai and Tayali, two more characters from the story I’m writing. Mai is Xuan’s personal guard. Tayali is a former member of the Black Knives, the royal assassins and bodyguards of Mazruen, a country allied with Kijen. However, Tayali and her twin sister Naya are originally from a country called Ekobo. In case there’s any confusion, they’re both lesbians of color.