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skvatnavle · 2 years

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Breaking In

Stephen Holder x reader

Notes: Thanks to @loverhymeswith and her ask, I suddenly got an idea for a little Holder universe and this is the first part. Hope you like it 😃❤️

Unbeta'ed. All mistakes are mine. And I already found 3 I've corrected 😆🙈

Warnings: None. A little friendly flirting and some fluff.

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Great. Just fucking great. How have you managed to lose your key already? Trying the handle again, to no avail of course, you sigh heavily. It’s only been a week since you moved in, so you’re not about to call your landlord and tell him you already locked yourself out.

Walking around to the back of the building, you check the windows, hoping for a way to get in. You let out a small squeal of excitement, when you discover your bedroom window slightly open. Sadly, your hope falls quickly, when the clasp on the inside stops you from opening it more. A small crack, barely wide enough for your fingers.

There had to be a way to get that damned thing open. Looking around, you find a stick. Picking it up, you examine it. Could this work? Would you even know how to do this?

Groaning, you start fiddling with the stick, trying to reach the clasp.

“Yo, hold up! The fuck you doin’?”

Looking to the side, you see your neighbour. Or maybe your neighbour’s boyfriend? You’d seen him leave a few times, but never talked to him. Hoffman? Holson? Gesturing towards the window, you smile softly.

“This is not what it looks like.”

He steps closer, eyeing you cautiously, suspicion painted on his face. Up close, he is a bit intimidating, towering over you, with an unreadable expression on his face.

“Looks like you’re tryin’ to break in.”

He opens his jacket slightly, putting his hand in his pocket. In the process, he reveals a badge on his belt. Fuck. A cop. Of course. Looking at the stick in hand, you get what this whole thing looks like. You can’t really blame him for thinking the worst.

“I’m not, really. The only crime I’m guilty of is being a forgetful mess.” you laugh softly, pointing to your apartment. “I locked myself out. I live here.”

You throw down the stick, reaching for your phone in your back pocket, trying to find some kind of evidence. Everything is locked inside your damned apartment. Frantically searching, you feel his eyes on you. Nothing. Of course, could this day get any worse?

Looking up, you meet his eyes. His beautiful hazel eyes. Whoa. You’re taken aback by how handsome he is. Okay, easy girl. This isn’t the right time. Looking at your feet, you take a step closer, smiling apologetically.

“This is gonna sound crazy, but if you help me get in, I have lots of evidence of me telling the truth in there.”

You give him your best smile, being as cute as possible, trying to ignore the fact that you basically just asked a cop to help you break into your own apartment. For a sec, he just stares at you, maybe trying to figure out if you’re crazy or not. Luckily, the corner of his mouth turns up slightly, a faint smile gracing his handsome features.

“Aight, give me that stick.”

He makes quick work at the clasp, the window opening in no time. With a proud grin, he tosses the stick away, holding the window open with one hand. You had to admit, you were surprised.

“Why does a cop know how to open a window that fast?” you smile, a flirty undertone to your words. You really shouldn’t flirt with your cute neighbour. Or your neighbour’s boyfriend. God, you hoped it wasn’t the latter.

“I wasn’t born a cop, you know?” with a cocky grin he leans closer, looking into your eyes “And I’m a detective.”

You step closer to the window, getting ready to climb through it. He crouches down, prepared to give you a boost.

“Well, then. Thank you for the help, Detective… Holson?”

Grinning, he hoists you up, helping you through the window. Not the most graceful person, you fall to the floor, making the detective laugh. Mortified, you get up, giving him your best smile, opening the window wider.

“It’s Holder. I live next door.” he offers, a big smile on his face. Such a cute smile. Your heart beats faster, a butterfly or two fluttering around. The day just officially got worse. Not only had you locked yourself out and embarrassed yourself big time in front of your cute neighbour, but now you felt yourself crushing on him. Shit.

“You wanna have a beer? As a thank you?” you start softly, not wanting the conversation to end yet. “Plus, you need proof I live here.”

Shrugging, you offer him your best smile. He just smiles, nodding.

“I saw you movin’ in, so I already knew. But I ain’t gonna say no to a beer”

Letting him in, you walk to the kitchen while Holder looks around your apartment. Light and very colourful, full of trinkets, plants and a few homemade blankets. One wall completely covered by a bookshelf and walls covered in pictures, you’re sure it very different from his place.

“Dang, girl. Your place is fine.”

You smile a little to yourself. You would never have imagined a cop, well detective, talk like that. There was something about Holder, you couldn’t quite put your finger on, but it made you want to get to know him more. A boyish charm, maybe, but he was definitely drawing you in.

Finding him in the living room, he’s looking at all your photos. A whole wall full of some of the best memories. His eyes are fixed on one of your family. Your parents and your siblings with the family dogs, all smiling in front of the Christmas tree, happy. You remember that Christmas. The first one after your sister left for college. Your mom figuring you all should have matching jumpers. They were hideous, but you had all loved them. You look to Holder, an empty look on his face.

“Something wrong?”

He tears his eyes away, giving you a soft smile. He just shakes his head, giving the photos one last glance before going to your couch.

“Nah. Just looked wonderful, is all.”

You start to wonder if maybe Holder had a completely different upbringing than you. Could explain the way he carries himself. But before you can dwell to much at the fact, Holder looks at you, his eyes once again making your heart flutter. Damn, you were too easy.

“So, what do you do? When you’re not breakin’ into houses, that is.”

“Hey, at least I didn’t break any laws” you laugh, punching his arm lightly. You tell him about your job, which then leads to hobbies, family and even your favourite meal. The time flies by and one beer turns into 3. You really enjoy Holder’s company, and something tells you he like yours too.

But at some point, he has to go. It’s getting late and you both have work tomorrow. Walking back towards his apartment, he turns and give you another of his wonderful smiles.

“See you around, Catwoman” he smirks, and you can’t help but fall a little harder. Inside joke already. So far, so good. Shaking your head, you shout softly back at him.

“That’s a horrible nickname. Besides, I don’t even like cats.”

Just before going in, he looks at you, his eyes soft.

“Aight, I’ll find a better one. Until next time, mamacita.”

Giggling, you give him one last glance, before he disappears into his apartment. Tall, cute, pretty eyes, funny and handsome. This was gonna be a problem, for sure. But right now, you didn’t care, already looking forward to running into Holder again.

Thank you for reading <3

Tagging: @loverhymeswith @a-reader-and-a-writer @fictionalnerdery @yespolkadotkitty @green-socks @lacontroller1991 @edwardbaldwin @babblydrabbly @maddu-oliveira @heresathreebee @violetmuses @all-the-things-i-done

#love next door #stephen holder x reader #stephen holder fanfiction #stephen holder #my follower celebration

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absolutebl · 2 years

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Hello, live the work you do here. I especially like to read your trash watch alongs. I am following unforgotten night through your posts only.

It's just been months since I got into bl. But I remember watching one a couple of years ago and I dnf it . I don't remember what it's name was. If you could help me with the title, I'd like to revisit it and see what has changed with my new perspective and experience with BL.

It was thai. It was a restaurant setting. The seme was a chef and the uke was probably in school or college and maybe part-time working at the restaurant. That's all I remember.

oh I love a challenge. The Magic Spreadsheet of Doom is always easier to activate when you have setting.

However I don't think I need it, since restaurants are my favorite. I think you're thinking of 2021′s Bite Me. And apart from the food, it was really very much NOT good.

However in case I am wrong here are all (I think) of:

Thailands’s R&B (restaurant & beverage) BLs

I Am Your King 2 2019 3/10 Youtube - Early love triangle about a cafe boy caught between two brothers, mostly not good because the wrong brother wins. Has no connection to the original I Am Your King.

Love Area 2022 (2 parts) 3/10 GaGa - It wasn't as boring as Bite Me, but it wasn’t actually good, either. This started out as Thailand tackles love triangles pulp style, but in part 2 lockdown changed everything. Valen & Kaitoon dropped some great kisses but traded off crazy hair and makeup in a scene-by-scene whiplash that was clearly pickups done months after lockdown, and the second lead vanished. It was... surreal. Side dishes jumped up screen time but tackled mental health... badly. A fantastic new queer side character was randomly introduced, June, who was the best thing to happen to BL linguistics in 2022 but had nothing to do with the rest of the cast, show, or plot. What a mess. In the end, I didn’t know what I was watching, and neither did it.

Love Next Door 2 2014 4/10 movie GaGa - One of Thailand’s early very high heat pieces, it’s odd, but sexy I guess? Also some unexpectedly decent queer rep. (Part one is the same lead character early on in his life discovering he is gay with the sex worker next door but not really relevant to this story.)

Evening Cafe 2021 5/10 YouTube - Cafe setting with no heat and no kisses (almost Chinese in this regard), but a decent lead pair, about a boy who works in a cafe and the new employee who has a crush on him. That’s it, whole story.

Love Advisor 2021 6/10 microfilm YouTube - Set in a cafe but not about cafe workers, this is an actor’s piece, more like a one act stage performance about friends to lovers and miscommunication.

Bite Me 2021 6/10 Viki - Thailand gave us Korean style slowly simmering ultra soft and sweet BL only at a Thai length so the pacing was… not good. Slower than molasses and full of insane subtext, long gazes, missing dialogue, abrupt mood swings, and one very pretty kiss. It curdled around episode 8, the sauce split, and there was no saving it. It did have some of the best food porn I’ve seen in my life, and i watch cooking shows. It was beautiful, the leads were decent, it should have right up my alley, and yet… it left me with a feeling of disaffected ennui - bland and boring and unsatisfying. 11 courses of tasty tasty pacing issues.

What Zabb Man! 2022 8/10 YouTube - Star Hunter's WZM was better than we had any right to expect, with decent pacing and a foodie theme threaded through the narrative as both love language and plot driver. Basically CEO falls in love with a street vendor’s food, recruits him to work in his hotel, falls in love with him, and that’s the beginning. Class struggles! Kitchen drama! Papaya pounding (not a euphemism)! Chef poaching (not literally)! Spicy scenes (yes both kinds)! It’s all so delicious.

La Cuisine 2022 710 GaGa - A sweet and somewhat pure show, and like the Thai desserts it features, perhaps requires too much patience for a layperson. Because of the pacing and the focus on a bad girl character, I did dock it. But if you like stuff in the Oxygen vein, then this show is for you, and far better than most Thai BL pulps. That said, I suspect that I enjoyed it more than many would. Full review.

Coffee Melody (Pavel my love) 2022 airing right now on Viki

So far only the pulps have tackled foodie romances for Thailand, I’d love to see GMMTV do one.

Perhaps that’s what Moonlight Chicken will be?

The other places that do a lot in and around the food industry are Korea (Jealousy is My Guest, One Last Order, My Sweet Dear, The Tasty Florida, Ocean Likes Me, To My Star). They tend to have been rated better in general than the Thai ones, sadly.

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digitalgirlguide · 2 months

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she has everything 🥂✨

#it girl #that girl #pink pilates princess #self care #dream girl #girlblogging #clean girl #becoming that girl #self love #pink pilates girl #black girl joy #black girl aesthetic #black girls of tumblr #black girl magic #black girl moodboard #black girl next door #black girl luxury #black tumblr #black beauty

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cryptid-quill · 28 days

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new colorfes cards made me rise from the dead, I give art of gay people as offerings

#chat I’m so normal #emunene’s cards fit so well together #they have matching hats AAGH #thinking fancy upper class royal falls in love with a simple peasant girl #fes ruikasa being literally just a guy and a god is so funny #I love rks dynamics that r like that oughhh thinks about tactiqilin and merking or mermaid x canary kasa #thinking perhaps a space god who doesn’t understand humans and doesn’t understand what’s the point of their living when they are mortal #and so he disguises himself as one to investigate #working inconspicuously at a flower shop until one day he meets a boy who works at the coffee shop next door #a boy who teaches him how to live joyously how to see the good in humanity #chat do you see my vision do you understand pleading emoji #digital art #art #artists on tumblr #cq art #project sekai #prsk #prsk fa #prsk gl #prsk bl #otori emu #emu otori #kusanagi nene #nene kusanagi #emunene #tenma tsukasa #tsukasa tenma #kamishiro rui #rui kamishiro #ruikasa

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louisitsokay · 2 years

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She likes to dance by the sea

#girls icons #it girl #she ra #dancers #seascape #that 70’s show #70’s style #filmphotograpic #filmphotomag #puglia #bythesea #sunset #moodygrams #current mood #lovedance #loved and lost #love next door #seventeen #teenage love

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scintillyyy · 5 days

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an uncomfortable truth is that if batman and all the batkids were kidnapped and it was up to alfred to save only one while all the others would perish, alfred would push the button to save bruce with no hesitation before the villain was even done talking

and even more uncomfortable truth is that bruce would eventually forgive him this

#listen i *like* this about him #u cannot talk about bruce and dick's or bruce and tim's fucked up relationship #without first acknowledging the OG first and foremost fucked up relationship that is bruce and alfred #it oroginates there bless #listen alfred lived with dick for a solid like 6-10 years depending on what age u wanna go with for dick #and dearly loves him and would give him the world. however. if it were dick or bruce he'd sell out dick in a heartbeat #and alfred was a key figure in tim's training and spent many weekends one on one. drove him back and forth to school #was his vigilante chauffer constantly before tim got the redbird and while tim lost access to the redbird #lived with tim for 6 months while tim's dad was in a coma. recommended tim move next door so tim could keep being robin #lived with tim 6 months during NML. lived with tim 6 months to a year as tim's personal valet during brentwood #+ many others and he would still sell out tim in a heartbeat for bruce

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ghostbxne · 3 months

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DANONATION ENJOY‼️‼️‼️

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hotdogstandz · 8 days

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Getting out of the house might help…

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skvatnavle · 2 years

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Love Next Door masterlist

Stephen Holder x neighbor! Reader

Summary: Recently moving to Seattle, you find yourself locked out of your apartment. What starts out as a horrible day quickly turns better as your cute neighbor helps you.

You really shouldn't fall for your neighbor, but you soon find yourself unable to resist the charms of Stephen Holder.

Warnings: 18+, language, mentions of past trauma, smoking I guess?, fluff, eventual smut.

Notes: header done by the lovely @loverhymeswith 💜

Chapters:

Breaking in

#stephen holder x reader #stephen holder fanfiction #love next door #stephen holder #joel kinnaman

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twig-tea · 2 months

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With 23.5 finally coming out, the people are rejoicing at finally getting a high profile gl from GMMTV. But there have already been several gls airing this year, including my fav TsukuTabe, that have been flying under the radar with fandom, and in general there are more gls already out there than folks seem to think. I just know you have a list of all the gls we should be watching, please share with the class!

Thank you for the ask! How did you know I had a draft of GL recs to make at some point? [Trick question, I mentioned it to you.]

It may seem like I'm out here hating on GL because i've made a couple of negative reviews of recently airing series recently (Love Senior and Chaser Game W in case you're curious) but I actually have lots of GL that I love and that I wish were better known! Thanks for sending this ask so I am inspired to actually finish it! I've limited myself to series so that I could keep the list and this post to a reasonable length. Where possible I've listed where you can find each of these and included a link. And I've included an 'elevator pitch' summary but I am NOT in marketing for a reason, so please don't roast me too hard for my terrible comparisons. Alright, enough waffling!

Twig's GL Rec List

She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat S1 & 2 (Japan, 2022 & 2024, both seasons fansubbed by @furritsubs; if you need help accessing this show feel free to DM me!)

Elevator pitch: Our Dining Table with lesbians and an even slower burn. Watch for beautiful food, acespec rep, mental health and therapy rep

What might turn some off: Extremely low heat, and quite slow-moving; warning for a disordered eating and family trauma plot (v gently handled)

Let's start with the one you've already mentioned. This is a heartwarming slice-of-life slow burn in which an autismspec-coded woman who likes to eat is invited by her neighbour, a femme acespec woman who loves to cook, to come and eat her food. It starts from a very practical place (when you love making food you need someone to help eat it), but their relationship grows as they spend more time together. The story follows them as they both move towards self-actualization in several ways: as a lesbian, as asexual, at work, with their families, with their friends, with each other. This show is so careful to say the important words aloud. And there is so much delicious cooking! Each episode highlights a particular recipe, and the food porn is real. Do not watch while hungry, but definitely watch. The found famiy vibes in this one one are also immaculate.

She Makes My Heart Flutter (Korea, 2022, YouTube)

Elevator pitch: Younger lesbian friend group tries to help out (slightly) older lesbian bar owner with mixed success. I can't think of a good BL equivalent, The Moment Since feels the closest with its similar bartender/patron romance

What might turn some off: Comedic tone; short runtime; struggles with being closeted

This is a gem of a miniseries about a bar owner and an interior designer who smoulder at one another while an intrepid group of younger bar regulars (including the bar owner's neice) meddle. This series is really cute, solid, and full of sapphics! Once again found family vibes are immaculate (you may sense a theme in my faves). Run don't walk.

Fragrance of the First Flower (Taiwan, 2021, GagaOOLala)

Elevator pitch: Right-person-wrong-time/second chance romance; tonally is a little like We Best Love 2: Fighting Mr. 2nd but with an ambiguous ending.

What might turn you off: Medium heat, second chance romance means they break up once, internalized homophobia, adultery/cheating, at one point there's a creepy dude, child with autism (depicted well), ambiguous ending

At its core this is a story of a woman who can't stop getting in the way of her own happiness. This series is a little more sad than the rest of this rec list but I couldn't not include it because this relationship is so poignant. Plus there's a s2 that supposedly is to come out in 2024 so maybe we'll get our happy ending after all?

Love Greater Than or Equal to 70 Degrees C (Korea, 2019, YouTube)

Elevator pitch: Ingredients but with lesbians staring at one another over beautiful tea pairings! What more could you ask for?

What might turn you off: Low heat; short runtime; ambiguous ending; like Ingredients this is essentially a long ad for the café it's filmed at.

This is a Korean miniseries about passionate tea sommeliers making really fancy tea while staring at one another a LOT. Perfect sapphic representation, 10/10 no notes. This one packs a lot of the drama tropes into its short runtime, so even though it's short it's full of butterfly-inspiring moments.

Sleep With Me (Philippines, 2022, GagaOOLala/iWantTFC/Netflix w/VPN set to Philippines)

Elevator pitch: The Truth About Cats and Dogs but the self esteem issues are handled without catfishing. BL equivalent: Hmmm. Closest I can think of is Gaya Sa Pelikula.

What might turn you off: There's some ableism (treated as such) in this show; Open ending.

Stellar GL between a late night radio DJ and an insomniac who listens to her show. One of the main couple is a wheelchair user and the show tackles ablelism and navigating disability in relationship as well as feelings of inadequacy in a relationship and how that manifests as interpersonal conflict.

Our Relationship Ended Before it Began (Korea, 2022, YouTube)

Elevator Pitch: Along the lines of I Cannot Reach You; the show gives both perspectives and they are held back by queer angst.

What might turn you off: No kiss (but they make it very clear both want to kiss), internalized homophobia

Really sweet miniseries about having a crush and being afraid of being hurt so you don't actually make a move. I really like the way the girl who has not dated a girl before defaults to gender roles and it throws the more experienced lesbian lol I also really like the way this show makes clear that both of them are waiting for a kiss, and that if you get in your head about things, it can get in the way of your own happiness!

Pearl Next Door (Philippines, 2020, Youtube)

Elevator Pitch: Gameboys but with lesbian vloggers.

What might turn you off: Love triangle, lots of teasing but low heat in the end, a lot of (good) conversations about mental health issues, ambiguous ending

This is the GL spinoff to Gameboys, starring Pearl from Gameboys. Pearl ends up being fought over by the two gorgeous women in the gif, an old love and a new. I love the queer friendships in this story as much as the relationships. I will say it's an open ending (that felt a bit like the showrunners didn't want to decide between ships) and definitely the love triangle features prominently but even in the face of these aspects that would normally turn me off a series I had a good time. The characters and interpersonal conflicts feel very real, and are allowed to be complex even when the show tone is comedic.

Dear Uranus (Taiwan, 2021, YouTube)

Elevator Pitch: Schoolgirl ensemble GL; a little like My School President but without the singing.

What might turn you off: Short runtime; ambiguous ending; a little bit of bullying; very standard romance trope execution

The first Taiwanese GL miniseries, this series was produced by a Taiwanese lesbian couple (Rabbit & Wolf)! Lots of excellent drama tropes, and incredibly gorgeous women (I think the entire watching audience fell in love with Erol.

Lily Fever (Korea, 2015, YouTube)

Elevator pitch: Complete crack; YYY but with more kissing and frankly an even less coherent story.

What might turn you off: The lack of coherent plot; less a romance and more a very thirsty lesbian kissing everyone she can

This miniseries is utter chaos. Nothing really makes sense, it's all just random excuses to cause very suggestive moments (and kissing) to happen. I love so much how this series depicts women being so absolutely thirsty for one another (and yes that date isn't a typo, this series is ~9 years old). Not an "happy ever after" ending but it really isn't that kind of story.

Chasing Sunsets (Philippines, 2020, YouTube)

Elevator pitch: Ocean Likes Me with lesbians. Resort romance with a mental health twist.

What might turn you off: Some of the mental health stuff gets intense, this was filmed in 2020 so the pandemic features heavily; hopeful but slightly ambiguous ending.

A complex story from the Philippines covering mental health and finding yourself. A woman shows up to a resort and befriends one of the women running the resort. They get closer as they spend time together, and the resort owner realizes something is off. There's also a BL side couple in this series.

Show Me Love (Thai, 2023, YouTube)

Elevator pitch: A little like My Day the series with lesbians, in that they work together and fall in love and it's full of tropes

What might turn you off: The advertising for the Miss Grand competition, there is some bullying and cheating (though way less than I was expecting tbh), not a lot actually happens, the editing gets a bit wonky at the end

This is essentially a massive ad for the Miss Grand Thailand competition; this GL was produced by the same company that produces that competition, and the stars are mostly Miss Grand competitors. The main pairing were shipped in the actual competition, and the company decided to make a GL about them. It's very slow paced and low-stakes, and there are better kisses than I expected considering everything I just said about where this show came from. There are a lot of cute moments!

Girlfriend Project (Korea, 2022, YouTube)

Elevator Pitch: Love Class with lesbians

What might turn you off: One of the leads is kind of mean in that pgitail-pulling way? It ends abruptly (but happily)

This is a short miniseries about two girls paired in a class that are assigned to "date". The chemistry is chemistrying. And there is a kiss (a good kiss, and a tiptoes kiss at that!). This show also has one of my favourite tropes, in which someone who seems like a pushover stands up for themselves and their partner finds it very attractive. For the record, in this show they are watching another GL by the same company, Love Tech.

Lulu (Philippines, 2022, Vivamax/grey)

Elevator Pitch: Present Perfect with lesbians (but with a better ending).

What might turn you off: Depictions of panic attacks, brief depiction of drowning, pandemic lockdowns, illness, exes, waffling, happy but open ending (which I actually liked for this story)

Two women trying to move on from the garbage in their lives meet at the beach of a B&B (where one saves the other from drowning) and become one another's company during their escape and then something more. They both have baggage that seems determined to keep them apart even as they continue to be drawn together. In the end, they decide to stick it out and see where they end up, with no guarantee of happily ever after, which I found very sweet. Requires either a VivaMax account or searching the grey for it, but it's worth the effort (check MyDramaList comments for suggestions on where to find it). Plus one of the leads has a cactus as a pet.

Welcome to the Lesbian Bar (Korea, 2023, YouTube)

Elevator Pitch: A little like Fudanshi Bartender but without the fudanshi bartender and all of the bar patrons are lesbians lol

What might turn you off: Short, can get a little bit preachy, abrupt ending

Cute short series with different very stories every episode as different patrons visit the bar. The stories range from women who have been together for awhile, to people meeting from an online app for the first time, to someone visiting a lesbian bar for the first time; and yet the story all weaves together in a way that's satisfying though ends abruptly. Includes some solid marriage equality propaganda.

GAP the Series (Thai, 2022, YouTube)

Elevator Pitch: Kind of the vibes of Together with Me but lesbians and in an office instead of school. Angry boss falls for charming new intern and

What might turn you off: This one is the highest heat of all these recs; homophobia especially amongst family, brief depictions of death by car, brief mentions of suicide, cheating, bullying, abuse of power in the office.

A list would not be complete without this one! Honestly the plot is a bit wobbly but the show is a lot of fun. The girls are very cute, the feelings and tension builds really well between them, the friend group is excellent, and in the special we get a wedding.

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The rest of these have caveats of one kind or another, but i couldn't leave them off a rec list, so here are the side couples and censored stories that are still worth your time anyway (I might do a separate more detailed post for these, as well as for films, one day if there's interest):

Nevertheless (GL side; Korean, 2021, Netflix) Not sure it's worth watching a whole kdrama for side lesbians? Search soljiwan on youtube. They are great. Even the Netflix account stans them. I watched this (ngl, I watched the SolJiwan cut) as it aired and was constantly braced for it to let us down but it did not! A really good friends-to-lovers story.

Friend Zone 2: Dangerous Area (GL side; Thailand, 2019, YouTube): These sapphics are messy and I love them. Decent conversation about dating someone with mental health issues in this series, and they're one of the only couples in this ensemble to get a happy ending. If you're just watching the lesbian couple (which you can, their story is pretty self-contained) you don't need to have seen s1.

Six Survivors (GL side; Japan, 2022, Viki) This show is a horror comedy and it is SO MUCH FUN. Warning for zombies and blood, but way less than you might think. One of the eponymous 6 survivors is a lesbian who keeps trying to convert them to veganism lol. If you watched Chaser Game W you'll recognize one of the actresses in this, the lead actress is from Kamisama no Ekohiiki, and one of the guys is from the prequel series His as well as I Want to See Only You! And yes there is a kiss. Also a surprising number of Mallrats references. Not for people who can't handle gore or relationships being complicated/not a "true love" story/ambiguous ending.

Kamisama no Ekohiiki (complicated question of is it GL in parts, Japan, 2021, furritsubs once again coming through to save the day) This one is a bit complex because there's bodyswap, but the girl who falls for the bodyswapped boy-in-a-girl's-body is clear that she is only interested in the girl. One of the better bodyswap stories because the bodyswap is not a secret for very long, so instead there's a lot of introspection about what gender means and who/what they are attracted to. Feels wrong to call this GL, necessarily, but it's very queer.

Couple of Mirrors (Censored GL, China, 2021, Viki) Story of a rich girl and her assassin girlfriend. This production did an amazing job getting away with what they could, just don't watch the last five minutes and we've got essentially a happy lesbian family.

Legend of Yunze (Censored GL, China, 2021, @douqi7s) Very cute very low budget xianxia miniseries with two seasons and a special. The special is set in modern times in a future lifetime so if you want a cute censored-but-clearly-a-soulmate-love-story this is the one for you. Don't be thrown off by the weird cuts/abrupt episode endings, that's in line with cdramas in general.

Led Astray by Love (Censored GL, China, 2021, @douqi7s) A very fun and adorable isekai story in which a modern day girl is transported to a wuxia novel setting and has to figure out how to get home, and gets romanced by the princess along the way.

And a few additional links for people who even more content:

My Indian sapphic webseries rec list

My suggestions for content with toms (Thai category that's similar to but not exactly the same as butch lesbians) in response to this post.

This really good GL MyDramaList list (not made by me!) lists what seems to be everything I've mentioned and about 200 more. Even I haven't seen a few of these!

My YouTube playlist of sapphic content: This includes anything I stumble across or find in my searches, a lot of music videos and random shorts as well as some microseries and miniseries that I don't consider GL but are WLW/sapphic in addition to true "GL" content. For serialized content, I add just the first ep. A complete mess, but you can trawl through to find stuff to watch, like Hetero!

SOONOTSUE: The same producers of She Makes My Heart Flutter have other short series on their channel worth checking out; if you liked that one, try Out of Breath!

Shakeshoulder: Thai YouTube producers of very pulpy (read: low budget and dramatic plots) shorts

FuFuKnows: This YouTube channel is owned by a gay Taiwanese couple that produces shorts every week, including some with GL mains and sides. These are very low budget but cover a whole swath of queer themes.

@douqi7s is a godsend providing subtitles for all kinds of content, including sapphic shorts and more series than I've listed here. Check their tumblr for links to all of their content; A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant has one of the best setups to giving us great moments in the guise of something else so that they get past censorship I've ever seen; I also recommend The Vampires if you're into genre fiction, as well as Legend of Yunqian if you enjoyed the xianxia parts of Legend of Yunze. @wlwcatalogue did an excellent summary of many of the non-wuxia options here.

Quick pitch for the streaming platform GagaOOLala; it's affordable, has a ton of content, including a whack of GLs (originals, license series, and a ton of shorts), and is run by queer people out of Taiwan who care about good quality queer content being made and having an audience, and using the soft power from those successful series to support social change. And if you can't afford a subscription it's worth checking out what they have for free, they open up temporary free access to some things for various events throughout the year.

In searching for gifs for this post I found fellow tumblr user @drowningparty 's WLW compendium list; they've listed more series and films so check it out if you still need more content!

*wipes sweat off brow* that should be enough to be getting on with, but it's really just the tip of the iceberg! If there's something specific you want to see with sapphics let me know and I can tell you if I know it exists. Anyway, I hope this gives you and everyone else a taste of what all is out there! I of course always want more, I am serious about being a sapphic dragon hoarding every crumb i can get my lizardy hands on, but I do think what we have should also be appreciated more. If I missed one of your faves, please tell me!

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libertyreads · 2 years

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It’s an ebook haul. These are the books I got with my husband’s birthday Amazon GC (that he gave me since we only get books there). I managed to get 8 books for about $52 which means it came out to $6.5 per book.

The Vacation by John Marrs-- A 2015 Mystery/Thriller about eight strangers at a beach front hostel in California who are all running from something and who have secrets they would kill to keep.

Fling by Adriana Locke-- A new release (August) in the Romance genre, this one feels similar to another romance novel, but it’s about a woman finding someone to go on her honeymoon with her after the nuptials fall through. Romance ensues.

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren-- A 2018 Romance from the queens of the genre. This one is told in an alternating timeline and is a second chance romance.

Love Next Door by Helena Hunting-- When I started the Spark House series by this author last year I knew that I had to read more from her. This one is a 2021 Romance about a girl returning to her small hometown and falling in love with her new neighbor.

Pucked by Helena Hunting--I mostly picked this one because I love hockey and couldn’t help myself. I know I like this author’s Romance, but I don’t know how I’ll feel about this earlier work in her backlist. This is a 2015 Romance centered around an NHL player and his teammate’s sister.

The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams-- A 2017 Fantasy novel, this one I’m picking up solely from a Booktuber recommendation. I don’t know much about it except that it always sounds so good when they recommend it.

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood-- A 2020 Fantasy that probably didn’t get its due to the whole everything going on shortly after it came out. This one is about a girl who has grown up knowing she will sacrifice herself, but when the time finally comes she’s given another option: to become a powerful mage’s sword-hand. She steals, spies, and kills to help him reclaim a seat of power in his homeland.

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill-- Another new release (June), but this time it’s a Mystery. This one is set in a library where the tranquility is ruined by a violent scream. Everyone is told by security to stay where they are until the threat has been assessed. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers at the same table pass the time by having conversations and getting to know each other better. It just happens that one of them is a murderer.

I’ll have another haul soon since I’m planning on celebrating starting a new job by buying books.

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“I just feel like my place is nowhere “

For a friend of mine

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pac: your future spouse’s spiritual gifts and abilities

all images from pinterest and google. dividers from @/roseschoices

what spiritual gifts and abilities does your fs possess? take a deep breath, clear your mind if only for a moment, and ask yourself that question. your pile is the one that lights you up inside. please take what resonates, leave what doesn’t. and above all, be kind to yourself and each other.

🚪 p.s. i love feedback and i’m somewhat new to love readings. please pop in my inbox, leave tags or comments with your thoughts!

O N E (cosmo & wanda)

pile one, your future spouse possesses a clear sense of spiritual and moral right and wrong. their first dealings in this were most likely from their family’s financial background, which was rooted in scarcity and fear of lack. your fs has since shed that belief through hard work and dedication to uncover the universal truth that abundance is free flowing. as universal law is something that resonates within them so deeply, they’re likely an avid reader of various belief systems like confucianism and taoism that insist on a way of life. your future spouse is not someone who interested in organized religion, law, or politics. instead they favour understanding the world as a whole and natural laws that govern it. their clear understanding of right and wrong and their own morals and beliefs will help you uncover what is hidden within you as well. however, your future spouse tends to forget to consider the emotional weight their words may carry, favoring honesty over kindness. in you, they may find that you can be both genuine and honest while being kind at the same time. what a match.

vibes: aquarian moon or aquarius dominant, fire venus, post-modernism, love of the arts and drama, 12h water sign, twin flame energy— you’ll both have to learn something to successfully be together

(five of coins; six of rods; six of blades; justice)

T W O (mulan & shang)

pile two, your future spouse is a master manifester. they are blessed with a charismatic and divine presence that makes other flock to them. they’ve found that what they desire seems to come to them effortlessly, in a stroke of luck or series of “coincidences”. and more than once, they’ve found themselves the centre of attention. they have a strong sense of self, a clear vision of their desires, and express genuine gratitude . this is someone who would likely resonate with the teachings of abraham hicks. your fs spends a lot of time daydreaming and is not attached to material things, instead desiring a comfortable home life and/or dreaming of settling down with “the one”. however, they tend to lose focus as they try to share their gifts in efforts to please everyone. this is because they have that strong sense of family and a desire for harmony within their home life mentioned previously. you are more than aware to the fact that pleasing everyone is not possible and only leads to burn out in the end. perhaps your presence in their life can help them mitigate their desire to give so much of themselves as you teach them that pleasing everyone is not sustainable. how beautiful.

vibes: debilitated ketu, mixologist (mocktails & cocktails), old soul energy, avatar the last airbender specifically the air nomads, dreamer energy, yellow and pink energy

(nine of elixirs; ten of rods; ten of elixirs; judgment)

T H R E E (suki & sokka)

pile three, i get the sense that some of you here are coming from pile two or were leaning towards choosing that one. the cards show that your future spouse’s spiritual gifts lie in their intuition and clairaudience. there’s a dreamlike quality to this pile which strongly hints that they often receive intuitive messages through prophetic dreams or dreams with obvious meaning. because your future spouse does not come from a spiritual background, these dreams and heard messages were often dismissed as a “child’s fantasy” or a vivid imagination. their gift is something most likely passed down from their paternal side, though your future spouse’s home life has not always been easy. despite a difficult childhood, your fs is in touch with their inner child and has since healed their own wounds. as indicated by the king and page of elixirs appearing together in this reading, your future spouse is someone connected to the depths of their inner power, and yet remains sensitive and loving. however, their vivid dreams come with a flip side. your fs is prone to nightmares when they are not in alignment with what they are truly meant for. that is to say, when they are stressed, their vivid dreams reflect that and become vivid nightmares. perhaps encouraging them to keep a private dream journal would help them better feel their way through both through their dreamworld and their waking one. you will find peace in one another.

vibes: prioritizes smelling good, tends to lean towards aquatic scents, “i had a feeling that..”, “this reminds me of a dream i had..”, deja vu, loves naps, mentor/teacher energy

(king of elixirs; the high priestess; page of elixirs; nine of blades rx -> six of elixirs)

F O U R (flynn rider & rapunzel)

pile four, your future spouse isn’t someone who is inherently spiritual. at most, they have a vague, underlying belief in karma. they understand and resonate with phrases like “you reap what you sow” and “what goes around comes around”. but, it feels like they’re still “asleep” to spiritual world as a whole. while its unclear what spiritual gift your future spouse possesses, they are someone of genuine kindness and insane generosity. this is someone who always seems to be in good fortune and is likely reaping the rewards of good work done in a past life. the universe is a close friend of theirs in this lifetime. somehow, your fs is also someone who is not inclined to do something that is not asked of them. whether obliviousness or laziness, this conflicts with their generous nature. as a result, they’re going through a rude awakening right now as the universe is showing them a little tough love to get them back on track. it’s likely that you’ll meet them while they are still in the throes of feeling sorry for themselves. your future spouse is someone you get to educate about your esoteric interests (ex. astrology, tarot, etc) should that be something you’re willing to do. have faith and they’ll find theirs too. how fun!

vibes: liar, liar (1997), being oblivious to signs from universe, a very quiet mind

(six of coins; page of coins; eight of rods; the tower -> eight of elixirs)

F I V E (esmerelda & phoebus)

pile five, your future spouse’s gifts is their intellect, both spiritual and mental, and their own energy. your fs’ inner world is rich and within them are balanced energies of the divine masculine and divine feminine. because of this, they have the tools and resources to solve their own problems and pave their own paths. your fs is patient enough to see a plan through and is guided by inspired action on what steps to take. this is someone who tends to follow their mind over their emotions. they rely on their own validation and are not easily swayed by others’ opinions. however, while shuffling and even interpreting the cards, a sort of ‘scatterbrained’ energy was heavily felt. often, your future spouse lacks focus and struggles with taking the first steps necessary. they have an ingrained aversion to risk, though they have become accustomed to brushing this off as procrastination. this is likely the result of doubt due to a past “failure” and is a lesson they are meant to overcome in this lifetime. perhaps you can impart wisdom from your own experiences on them. there is no such thing as failures, only learning opportunities. what is meant for us will not pass us by. you two make a valiant couple.

vibes: aaron burr, wait for it (hamilton the musical), nick miller, north node in sagittarius, north node in aries, “there is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask "what if i fall?" oh but my darling, what if you fly?” (erin hanson)

(two of rods; strength rx; the fool rx -> three of blades; king of blades)

S I X (wade & ember)

pile six, most of you reading this are empaths and healers. your future spouse was gifted with a spiritual awakening early on in their life. they have a vast understanding of the forces at work in the universe and because of this, their relationship to life and the divine is truly beautiful. they are very attentive to their own inner world. they understand themselves and are at peace with all parts of them, even the parts they can’t understand. this is someone who is very accountable for their own thoughts, beliefs, feelings and actions. and they want to connect with a partner who wants to explore themselves and the world in this way. while this is a gift, it comes with a flip side. your future spouse is prone to overthinking and sometimes gets so caught up in their own desire to understand the universe that they become victims to a sort of “analysis paralysis”. they work try to understand the how and why behind a situation that they often end up missing out on genuine opportunities that are meant to carry them forward. perhaps you can teach them to slow down and trust that what is meant will always find them. you two are the definition lovingkindness.

vibes: red roses, glasses, “last night i realised something”, synchronicities, the friend you always come to advice for, fomo, spider-man comics, leo placements, mtv hoodie, air rising

(the wheel of fortune; queen of coins; the magician rx; queen of elixirs rx)

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