Zaz(nayka)

existing

[ghostinthebathroom]

I had a dream about Columbo at a drag show. This is what came from it.

[somewhere-south-of-neutral]

I'm waiting for him to explain to me how his newfound love of drag allowed him to prove I killed my business partner

[emily-e-draws]

this platform sure is decayed

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

There’s something so uniquely terrifying about memory issues. I feel like my self is slipping away from me.

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

Here’s the thing I feel like a lot of folks don’t get: I’m not trying to forget what you said. Honestly, I really tried not to. I can’t control what I do and don’t remember—forgetting things just happens. It’s annoying for you, I know, but for me it’s distressing as hell and when you make a big deal out of it rather than just reminding me you make me feel ashamed. I’ll remember that, at least.

It costs you nothing to be kind to people with memory problems. Please. It’s scary enough without people treating memory lapses as a personal failing.

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

Hey, reblog this version instead, please!

[ames-draws]

above the fields - acrylic on canvas

[logically-asexual]

i feel so seen!!

(twitter thread)

[boop-your-dragons]

Does everyone "have" a gender?

Examining 'gender detachment' in the asexual community

[snazzy-hats-and-adhd]

Saving @derinthescarletpescatarian 's tags because I just like the way they are worded.

[runesinthenight]

This is so validating because the respondents in this paper are saying some of the same things I've been feeling and thinking for years.

I'm asexual. I figured that out not long after I first came across the term in high school. But figuring out my gender took a lot longer. I didn't really think about my gender identity for years, it wasn't until I was in college that I started trying to figure out what my gender was. That process took years.

I didn't really feel attached to my assigned gender, but I also didn't feel the gender dysphoria that trans people described. I didn't particularly feel like I was neither of those either. For a long time, I honestly didn't feel like any of the gender descriptions and identities I was coming across really fit. I just didn't care that much about what my actual gender was. Eventually I decided upon the agender label as that seemed the most apt. As the paper says, it's really hard to be truly without gender in this highly gendered world. Agender is a way of defining myself in a way that people who experience gender might be able to understand when "I'm just me." isn't really an acceptable answer to the "what's your gender?" question.

I don't mind being perceived as a gender, none of them are offensive to me. While I do like when I am perceived as male or at least not female, I think that more has to do with growing up female and not wanting to be pushed into traditional female roles and values than a connection or repulsion to any gender. I'm impossible to misgender because I frankly don't care.

Honestly, the biggest problem I have with my gender, is trying to define it to people. There's been a large push in recent years for asking people for their pronouns, or including pronouns in things like email signatures and surveys. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is a bad thing! This is very affirming for a lot of people. But it feels like I need to pick something that doesn't quite fit. At pride, for instance, there's always pronoun buttons. But they're all she/her, he/him, they/them, she/they, he/they, it/it, xe/xir, etc etc. And that's great. I'm always glad that there are a lot of options for people. But there's never any pins for any/all pronouns. I've never picked up a free pronoun pin at pride, despite always looking, because they all feel like picking what pronouns I don't want poeple to use and the answer is that I don't care. I fround an any/all pronoun pin once at a queer museum and I cried.

I really suggest you read the paper if you haven't. Not just the article, the whole paper. This is probably the most seen I've felt in a long time.

[netherworldpost]

;)

[probuccalfat]

one time i told a group of lesbian and bi women that i have never watched wicked and they were shocked, gagged, gooped, “but you’re queer. you like pussy. how have you not seen wicked?” yeah. well. i like pussy, not musicals?

[probuccalfat]

i’m this exact post. all this just to fuck women.

[probuccalfat]

“are you going to the lucy dacus concert?” no. i listen to gucci mane.

[veil-of-exordia]

[juliedillon]

"Ministrations," part 3 of my king/knight illustration series 😁

[juunipupu]

I would combust if you did a sketch of Wreg in a sexy little lingerie 🥵

You're so talented and a huge inspiration 🧡

I was sweating and blushing drawing this scandalous itty-bitty number on him but....

(also thank you so much, and I'm sorry this lingerie is probably not the one you were wishing for!)

[ames-draws]

2026-02-24

[juunipupu]

Knight and Valentine / sydänystävä

[juunipupu]

Context discussion under cut

There’s not much to add and yet it’s a topic on my mind recently. This is mostly a ‘pun’ between the title and the imagery. In contrast to traditional Valentine’s Day, Finland (and other countries too) has Friend’s Day. Theming is much the same, but basically the romantic aspect of the day is changed toward remembering friends and familial connections. (and the further I go I want to apologize to Friend’s Day catching strays, I actually love this version of valentine’s) The other part of the title ‘sydänystävä’ translates closest to bosom friend but literally translates as heart friend. I don’t connect the word with anything romantic, and often I see this used for ‘they were roommates’ type of comments. So there’s not only a rather big contrast between who is a valentine versus sydänystävä but also seeing how homoerotic the picture is, it’s ridiculous to title them as bosom friends. And yet..this is a topic we see happen repeatedly in regard of queer love and identities, historically and currently. I’m especially saddened to see recently how homo/lesbophobic ‘medieval’ trends have been, and how in service to these power fantasies we erase queerness as if it never was there to begin with.

[fic-dumpster]

[ames-draws]

playing around with printing over loose watercolours

[scramratz]

[juunipupu]

Knight and heart that desires

[urgetocreate]

Hugo Darnaut (Austrian 1851–1937), Forest Path, 1901, Oil on canvas

[fuckdamn]

best thing a male character can do is be dog-coded. second best thing a male character can do is sob hysterically