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Ysolda (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Identity: Bi/Pansexual, explicit
Notes: Can be married by a Dragonborn of either gender.
Propaganda: "ysolda is such a favourite because she’s basically the most “normal person with big dreams” in whiterun, and it makes her stand out in a game full of dragons and prophecies. she’s polite, she’s friendly, she’s got that vibe of someone who already has a plan in her head and is just waiting for her chance to make it real. everyone else is like “the world is ending” and ysolda is like “anyway, business.” and i love that she’s quietly kind of shady?? in a way that’s not “evil,” just practical. she wants to run a trading business, she’s willing to deal with whoever she has to deal with, and she’s not sitting around waiting for a hero to hand her a life, she’s building one. it’s honestly refreshing. she feels like someone who would absolutely survive in skyrim by being smart and making friends and keeping her goals in front of her. i’m very fond of her."
vs. Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle)
Identity: Gay, explicit
Notes: Referred to as gay by both himself and other characters in-text, and later enters a relationship with Adam (a man).
Propaganda: "ronan is the kind of character who looks like pure attitude and violence from the outside, and then you realise he’s basically held together by loyalty and grief and a terrifying amount of love. he’s intense about everything - people, family, promises, anger - and he doesn’t do anything halfway. if he cares, it’s all-in. if he’s protecting something, he’s not asking permission. and that makes him so satisfying because he doesn’t perform softness for anyone, but he still feels deeply. and i love how he’s not written as “bad boy who secretly has a heart.” he’s rough because that’s how he moves through the world, but he’s also thoughtful in his own way, and he’s got this very specific code about who he’ll hurt and who he won’t. he’s also funny, but not in a jokey way - more like he’ll say something blunt and brutal and it’s either the funniest thing you’ve ever heard or you’re like “are you okay.” his relationships hit because you can tell he doesn’t have many people, so when he chooses you, that’s it."
Who should advance?
Voting ended onMar 24
