#queer steampunk

[rhodrymavelyne]

[mogaireads]

Prosperity by Alexis Hall (2014)

In an alternate 1863, Prosperity follows a rogue named Piccadilly as he finds himself aboard the flying ship Shadowless, whose captain has them on a mission to gather phlogiston from the clouds in the deep sky. Piccadilly finds himself learning not only about what the sky holds, but about the fascinating people around him and, in turn, about himself. Oh, and there’s sky krakens.

Hall has written on his website that he wrote Prosperity with the intention of filling it with queer characters. Piccadilly is an openly bisexual black man, and the two other men on board are openly queer (most likely gay). The captain is genderqueer with they/them pronouns, and the opium-smoking former governess is a lesbian.

Triggers: Sex, murder/death references, swearing

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[thegorgonist]

Bonbons, an extra bonus art print for Steamcon!

I went crazy and finished this at the last possible second.  I've had it half-finished as a guilty pleasure for months and just never had time to polish it up--until today!  I love how cute they are--and how they are neither afraid of their love, nor eating an entire box of candy. You can get one here, or at Steamcon this weekend!