I was thinking about how two of the otome I've enjoyed the most in the last couple of years are ones where the main character is a girl who pretends to be a man due to her circumstances (Birushana and Jack Jeanne), aside from Hakuouki having been my historical otome obsession for over a decade. When I was younger, my favorite Sailor Moon character was Uranus. Revolutionary Girl Utena was one of my favorite anime and Juri my favorite character. Whatever the whole Cardcaptor Sakura cast had going on was my jam. I reread the Rose of Versailles so many times I can't count them. Haruhi from Ouran was the best and most relatable main character ever. Ranka was an icon. Androginous male characters have consistently been my favorites since forever. I always cosplayed guys, and nothing has beaten the feeling of stunning my two lesbian friends into silence the day I dressed as Mukuro from KHR and it suited me so well that I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. What I mean is that at some point you would think I would've put two and two together before 30, but you'd be wrong.
you came back wrong and i am racked with guilt because i cannot bear to see you like this and i should have let you rest. i loved you so much that i defied death itself but i do not think either of us are happy
welcome to the Murdersex zine, a zine celebrating all things sex and murder. but um. we don't want to romanticize it or anything so don't make your submissions too murdersexy. we will do extensive background checks on all applicants and if we decide a past work of yours has too much sexy murder we'll have to remove you, sorry. we have limits, you know, we want a tasteful gory spread you could put on your coffee table, and having the Wrong people in it would kill the vibe (and we condemn all killing! wholeheartedly!)
Neil Gaimain about writing Good Omens with Terry Pratchett (x)
Neil: His line to me when we were writing “Good Omens”, he would phone me up and he’d say, I’ve just done this and it’s made it 17% funnier. I’d written this whole meeting between the International Express man and Pollution and I’d mentioned that, you know, ‘he and his wife went down there sometimes when they were courting to spoon’ and Terry added the line, ‘and on one memorable occason, fork.’
Rob: On one memorable occasion.
Neil: On one memorable occasion, and it‘s made it 17% better. In fact, in that case it may have made it 100% better.
"I would kill for you. I would die for you" would you take a break for me? Would you sit down and rest? For a day, a week, a year? Would you let others take care of your needs for me? Would you let yourself be held for me? By me?
When a character is assured enough in their own power that they are completely relaxed in dangerous situations??? When that same character becomes tense and uncomfortable in the mundane because they don't have a framework for peace?????? When they help navigate violence for another character and in return that character helps them navigate softness??????????? That's all, your honour