#rivka mangoverse

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Canon Demis 2/?: Rivka “Riv” Maror in Mangoverse: Rivka in Port Saltspray (2016) by Shira Glassman

#rivka maror #rivka mangoverse #demisexual #shira glassman

[nocticola]

Pakige! Packige arrived! (6.10.2022)

#demi day #rivka mangoverse #sophie fournier #demisexual

[bisexualbaker]

Mangoverse + Pokémon Headcanons

Shulamit has a Tsareena. She found a Bounsweet in the palace gardens when she was growing up, and hardcore related to how everyone misunderstood it, thinking that it was bouncing joyfully when it was actually terrified. It evolved into Steenee when Aviva helped Shulamit figure out what foods she could eat, and into Tsareena while defending Shulamit when the young queen was tracking down the evil sorcerer in the events of The Second Mango.

Aviva had a Farfetch’d and an Ambipom when she first met Shulamit, but traded the Farfetch’d away when they discovered Shulamit’s poultry allergy. In return, Aviva got a Swirlix that evolved into Slurpuff upon being traded. Slurpuff and Ambipom are a great help in Aviva’s kitchen. Ambipom does sometimes visit Aviva’s parents to help out around their shop, where they also have help from a Leavanny.

Rivka has a Mudsdale that she used to escape Apple Valley when shit broke down. She and the Mudsdale traveled together while Rivka was still making a name for herself as a warrior, before meeting Shulamit. Rivka also traveled with a Zorua for a while, who she found in the Mudsdale’s saddlebags. Much to Rivka’s astonishment, the Zorua was able to transform into Hydreigon, despite Rivka only having Mudsdale on her team. In rescuing Aviva and the holy women from the evil sorcerer’s curse, Rivka discovered that the Zorua who had been accompanying her was actually Isaac transformed into a Pokemon! Rivka kept the Mudsdale since then, and was eventually gifted with a Zorua of her own—a real one this time. (Rivka’s mom has a Klefki who helps keep track of her jewelry and so forth.)

Isaac has a whole team: Zoroark, Krokorok, Salandit (male), Seviper, and Hydreigon. (Possibly one more?) The team of wizards he was working with were the Mangoverse equivalent of, say, Sylph Co, and Isaac specialized in Pokémon storage and transportation (like the PC system, but with more magic). This is how he got stuck as a Zorua for a while. Luckily, in the process of saving Aviva, the team also rescued an Audino, who was able to reverse both the magic/curse/status ailment the sorcerer had worked on the holy women and Aviva, as well as the deliberate sabotage Isaac was subjected to. Zoroark is able to help Isaac disguise himself as Pokémon sometimes.

More possibly as I think of them.

#mangoverse #the second mango #pokemon #crossover #pokemon crossover #headcanon #shira glassman #glassbooks #headcanons not final

[shiraglassman]

Romantic murmurs in Yiddish or standing at attention ready to protect the f/f couple they guard; just another normal day for Captain Rivka Maror of the Royal Guard and Isaac the... whatever his job is. Palace wizard? Eye candy? President of the Rivka Fan Club?

If you like your hetero couples to be of the “she can crush a watermelon with her thighs and he thinks that’s awesome” variety, come check out The Olive Conspiracy or one of the other books they’re in. $4 PDF here; also on Kindle. (The plot is about the queen, her wife, and these two above working to save the country from a sabotage plot targeting all the crops. Includes Jewish holidays, lots of found-family warm fuzzies, a rescue kitten.)

art by @theloserfish, who did some of the book covers.

#jumblr #jewblr #jewish #jewish books #ashkenazi #ashkenazi characters #yiddish #warrior women #weird het #wizards #jewish wizards #sexy jewish wizard #the olive conspiracy #jewish fantasy #masks #mangoverse #rivka #isaac #riv maror #shira glassman

[earlgraytay]

i diagnose every character in @shiraglassman​‘s mangoverse with babie

rivka? loud babie

isaac? dragon babie

kaveh? prettyboy babie

farzin? math babie

aviva? poetic babie

shulamit? THE BABIEST OF ALL 

#mangoverse #perach #rivka #isaac #kaveh #farzin #aviva #shulamit #EVERYONE IS BABIE DAVE #THEY'RE ALL BABIE #they're adorable and sweet and i am in love with their love

[artdecielle]

A Good Omens x Mangoverse crossover commissioned by the lovely @improfem for the Fandom Supporting Migrants Exchange! Thank you for your patience and support!!❤❤❤

(for those unfamiliar with Mangoverse: Isaac is a shapeshifting wizard who is sometimes a snake. Rivka is a warrior and also bodyguard. They are in love!

for those unfamiliar with Good Omens: Aziraphale is an angel, guardian of the Eastern Gate of Eden. Crowley is a demon and also the serpent of Eden. They are in love!

here, the four of them are on a picnic double date in the South Downs) 

#Good Omens #Aziraphale #Crowley #Mangoverse #Rivka #Isaac #fandom supporing migrants #fan comic #my art #Cielle's art #improfem #my commissions #digital art #artists on tumblr

[tealdearest]

List ten different female faves, then tag ten people!

I was tagged by @len-mccoy!

10. Evelyn Carnahan O' Connell- The Mummy

9. Jo March- Little Women

8. Solace- The Orphans Tales

7. Nyota Uhura- Star Trek

6. Pariya- Otoyomegatari

5. Moql- The Moorchild

4. Anne Shirley- Anne of Green Gables

3. Yotsuba- Yotsuba&!

2. Rivka- The Mangoverse

1. Lovey- A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet

Tagging.... @trek-tracks , @antiela @kelly6ridge @turmaliini @storyinmypocket @apathetic-revenant @demon-presenting-nipples @bap-time @good-night-space-kid @spank-the-villain

[readingbooksinisrael]

Something I just realized I love about the Mangoverse is that when Rivka and Isaac mess up grammar they mess it up right. What I mean is that Rivka and Isaac’s native language is Yiddish. Hebrew is spoken in Perach but the books are written in English so when Rivka and Iscaac mess up their grammar they mess it up the way native Yiddish speakers do in English.

#mangoverse #jumblr

[arojenniferwalters]

No canon straight characters; using labels needed for canonicity? and period accuracy in fanfic

These are some random thoughts I have on couple of posts I've seen on my dash lately, so I'm just randomly writing down my thoughts:

1) most characters are not actually straight on canon because they don't specifically say 'I'm straight' or 'i'm only romantically and sexually attracted to people of the so called opposite gender'.

This is very true. In fact, most character never identify as straight unless there are non-straight or trans characters in the work as a counterpoint. Grace Adler says she's straight. Jennifer Walters is not lesbian. Peter whatever from Doubt is still straight when dating a trans woman. Kenzi from Lost Girl reciprocates Bo's coming out.

I recently wrote a long meta on another sideblog about how a character never identifies as straight and how the writing and portrayal lead to credible non-straight interpretations even though I know he's supposed to be straight.

So basically, straight characters are usually explicitly straight when it's known that not everyone is. If there exists character who are trans or not straight, other characters then might also express their straightness in response.

But mostly it's cisheteronormativity that makes us accept that unless they state otherwise, they are supposed to be cis and straight.

(Of course this gets complicated when we talk about rep bcus 'they didn't say they aren't x or y' doesn't really count as proper rep. But it's complicated, but like headcanons are fair game. Like, 'you shouldn't hc this canon straight character as not straight' isn't a good argument, because few character actually *are* canon straight. Most characters just have the potential to be or are in m/f pairings but that doesn't mean that straight is the only thing they can be.)

2) Labels are great. Labels tell people without a doubt who that character is and it is incredibly validating to see characters identify the same way you do (shoutout to Aled Last!). But does a character need to use a label to properly count as having this identity, if there is strong coding and word of god?

I'm conflicted. I really am. Because you can do a decent job of making characters gay/lesbian/m-spec without necessarily using a label (although not using it can be obnoxious, especially with m-spec characters), that's not necessarily the same with a-spec characters. Because there's not enough rep for us for people to read in and accept the subtext/coding. (Canon ace, coded aro is another issue but that's semi besides the point)

Here I'm mainly thinking of Raphael Santiago in books vs TV show, and comparing 2 word of god demi characters; Rivka of Mangoverse and Julian Blackthorn of The Dark Artifices.

So, book!Raphael for a long time was barely/maybe coded aroace and after he was killed off he became a word of god aroace through twitter. Then came 2017 and the tv show and new book appearances and suddenly he got to verbally say ace (and/or aro) things without using the label. I haven't read-read the books with that canonization yet but it seems to be very clear now that he is sex and romance repulsed aroace. Great.

The tv show canonized his aceness before the books did but they did it without using labels and basically making a mess of his romantic orientation (is he still aro? Arospec? Alloromantic who just didn't feel rom attraction much? He never did pursue a romantic relationship with Izzy after the addiction mess even though they acknowledged that they cared for each other, but was it romantic from Raph? We don't know! *throws hands in the air in frustration*).

As much as I love show!Raphael, "I'm just not interested in sex." isn't necessarily the best way to establish aceness. Mostly because if you google 'not interested in sex', you get articles on libido and how to increase it, with one article talking about aceness, but not in the title. But the fact that Raphael says he's always been like this, that he's never pressured into having sex and is at peace with his orientation does, to me, make it good rep. I still kinda wish he'd used a label though.

Then the demi rep: neither Rivka nor Julian identifies as demi in text. Shira Glassman didn't at first realize she was writing Rivka in a demi way, in fact the backcover identifies her as straight (kinda as a 'there will be no romantic tension between Rivka and Shulamit' way, similar to Bo and Kenzi in section 1). But when people mentioned that she seems like a hetro demi, Shira embraced that and while the world doesn't do labels the way we do, she is still demi. I love her and I am happy she exists and she is accepted demi rep.

Now, Julian is a different thing. In TDA, he is 17, the year is 2012 and the Internet exists. After the 2nd book, people started speculating that Julian is demi based on how he thinks about never being attracted to anyone but Emma, and how he had started to feel different from his peers when he didn't start experiencing attraction like they did. Someone asked about this from Cassandra Clare and she answered the ask privately, saying that if he was a modern, non-Shadowhunter teenager and he had access to information about the identity, that he would identify as demisexual. The issue is that considering the timeframe (2012) and everything about his situation, he doesn't have access to that label so he doesn't use it.

So. Here we have a canon demi character, based on coding and word of god who has semi realistic reason for not knowing the label and thus not identifying with it, even though he would if he could. But a lot of people don't want to accept that. And that's where my issues come from: Julian says and thinks some very demi things, and to me doesn't do anything that invalidates his deminess. Why is that not enough? Like, I absolutely want him to use that label, I want to read him say it and find comfort in it. But why is his character not demi rep enough because he doesn't use the word?

Rivka has similar reasons for not having the label (not our world and the terminology doesn't exist) and while I doubt there are that much overlap between the 2 fandoms, I am curious about the difference. Neither one is not identifying as demi because they aren't demi, they don't identify as demi because they don't know the identity exists. Yet both are still demi characters.

How much does a character have to emphasize that they've only ever been attracted to one person/very few people, with the author validating that reading, before they are acceptable demi rep?

Another point is Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess. That one has at least one demi character and maybe two acearo characters but they don't use labels. I love them all, but I feel uncertain about talking about Cid as an aroace character because she hasn't been talked about in that way the way Jayla has been. And I love Quinn and I cried when I read that the (pirate) ship has characters who identify as demisexual in a creator letter, but again, no one is using a-spec labels. It's frustrating. But it doesn't invalidate the rep.

3) I think the level of knowledge characters have on queerness should be an in-character discussion. Like, I've written characters as demi without the character using the label; I've written characters discovering a label; I have one fic where there's little possibility of the character having knowledge of the identity (because it's possible the label hasn't been coined yet). I try to stay in character about whether the character would know or have use for label and keep in mind the timeframe. There's a demi pairing I can't really write because neither characters exist in 2006 and beyond. Someone once complained that a book published in 2003 didn't describe the character as demi when the label hadn't yet been created while asexual worked as an umbrella term which included demis, so it still makes sense that the character would identify as asexual.

I don't think it's wrong to have a character be very knowledgeable about queer things if that's what you want to write, whether or not that's in character or realistic within the timeframe. Fanfic is about self indulgeance after all.

Some of that relates to what I'm in the mood to write. My magnum opus is 'this character is demi in all 78 eps of the show, but he'll only figure it out towards the beginning of the last season, just because I want that' and then I have another that's 'screw it, he has a better idea about his queerness but realizes the full picture in s4'.

I do try to be period accurate and think about whether or not the character would have access to the term. But sometimes I just want to have my faves identifying the way I want them to.

4) These are some very random, semi connected thoughts and I'm not even quite sure what the point was. I just feel like writing more about these things.

I am interested in discussing these issues. How much coding does a character need to be accepted as proper rep if the label isn't used? Can rep be valid if a random person reading it doesn't realize that there is that specific coding? If the book has queer readers, is there more leeway (sp) to not using the label, assuming that people reading a book with bi and trans characters or an f/f might also pick up the demi/ace/aro coding? If the author unknowingly wrote a demi character, does it still count if they accept that reading of the character and keep writing them as demi?

Anyway that was a lot of randomness.

#idk how to tag this #my ramblessay

[rainwindandstars]

Queer book recommendations!

Here is my promised list of queer books! I’ve included a small plot summary, what I liked about the books, what kind of representation they have (queer, disability, POC etc.) and warnings for common triggers. If you want to know more about a specific book, feel free to ask me! The order is random and says nothing about how much I liked a book. All the links go to the books’ goodreads pages, unless it is available for free online, then the link goes to where you can find it. Some of the authors have tumblrs, I’ve added those as well in case you want to follow them (I might have missed some, though). I have included a few novellas/novelettes in this posts, but I will probably make an additional post for queer short stories. Shoot me an ask if you want to be notified when I have done so!

The Second Mango by Shira Glassman  @shiraglassman (Fantasy/Romance)

Young lesbian queen Shulamit is looking for a girlfriend with the help of her bodyguard Rivka (who is a woman pretending to be a man) and the bodyguard’s shapeshifting dragon/horse, when they learn about a sorcerer who is turning women into stone and decide to rescue them.

This book is the first of the Mangoverse books (there are three others and one short story collection) and I really liked all of them. While the characters’ queerness is obviously important to the plot (especially in book one and two), the plot isn’t just about that and the characters also have adventures that have nothing to with their orientation (in book three they get to solve a crime). These books are very fluffy, not overly serious in tone (but also not too silly), with happy endings for all the queer characters. Ideal when you just want to read something lighthearted. Most of the characters are Jewish and later books also have bi and trans characters. There is some homophobia in the setting, esp. in book two, but for the most part the queer characters don’t have to suffer for being queer.

Shira has also written a bunch of other books which I’ve heard are very good, but I haven’t read them.

To Stand In The Light by Kayla Bashe @kayla-bird (Fantasy/Romance)

Shadow, a nonbinary transfem superhero with a tragic past saves the life of Bean, another young superhero and they quickly become friends. While Bean goes to superhero school, Shadow is away on adventures, and when they come back after a few years, they both have developed feelings for each other, but are too insecure and too scared they are not good enough for each other to admit it. And then a supervillain shows up…

This book deals with some quite heavy themes like different kinds of trauma, mental illness and disability, but it’s never grim and I actually count it as another “feel-good” book, because it also has the different characters be wonderfully supportive of each other. The character interactions are definitely the focus of this book, the superhero part is mostly just a background for them. Besides queer main characters, this book also has a lot of other minority representation- Shadow has PTSD and chronic pain, Bean has ADHD and is a Korean transracial adoptee, and there are also otherwise disabled characters, characters if colour, one Jewish character and one DID system (there were probably more, but those are the ones I remember). IIRC, there is no homophobia in the setting and only one minor case of transphobia. Tbh, this book isn’t actually all that great from a purely literary point but for me the characters and themes more than made up for it.

Pantomime by Laura Lam @lauraroselam (Fantasy)

Gene is intersex and runs away from home when his parents want to force him to have surgery to make him “a normal girl”. He joins a circus disguised as a boy and calls himself Micah. While he’s getting used to his new life, he finds out that the circus has some bad secrets and also starts to have strange visions.

This book is the first in a fantastic trilogy and my summary there doesn’t do it justice at all. Pantomime starts out with relatively few magical elements, but book two and three have more of those. This trilogy is more plot driven than my first two recommendations, and it’s probably also the closest to your typical fantasy novels.

Micah is intersex and bigender, one of the other main characters is a gay man and there was also a minor trans women character. Micah’s has to deal with intersexism, mostly in book one, but otherwise the characters don’t suffer for being queer. TW for domestic violence.

This is easily one of the best books I’ve read lately, so go read it!

Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe by Benjamin Sáenz (YA)

Ari and Dante are two very different teens who build an unlikely friendship that very slowly develops into romance. (I realise that this probably counts as a spoiler, but this book wouldn’t be on this list without that, so you would be able to guess it anyway.)

This is a beautifully written book, almost poetic. It doesn’t really have an overarching plot, it just tells us about the lives of these two boys and everything that includes. It’s not a romance book, and while romance does happen, it’s actually just a very small part of the book. I would have liked a bit more focus on the romantic relationship - the way it is the ending felt a bit incomplete to me, but there’s a sequel coming out, so hopefully that will help. Both Ari and Dante are Mexican-American. TW for violent homophobia and one very bad accident.

The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Sci-fi)

A bunch of humans and aliens have adventures in space.

This is another fantastic book, that is both very well written and the kind of book that makes you feel good while reading it (when it doesn’t make you cry). It’s not as fluffy as some of the other books on this list, but while bad things happen it is, ultimately, still optimistic and never grim. The cast is a very diverse mix of humans and aliens, including aliens with a nonbinary gender, unusual family structures disabled characters. There is a f/f romance happening, but it’s only a subplot, so if you’re reading it only for the queerness you might be disappointed but this book is good enough it might even be worth reading if everyone was straight. ;)

Capricious: Gender Diverse Pronouns Edition - A.C.Buchanan (Editor, lots of different authors) (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

This is a short story anthology in which all stories feature a major character who uses gender neutral pronouns, including singular they but also several different others like ze/hir, per/pers, e/eir etc. Some of the stories have pronouns/gender as a topic (like “Sandals full of Rainwater” by AE Prevost where a person from a culture that doesn’t have gender moves to a culture that has three genders and pronouns that change depending on both the speaker’s and the other person’s gender, or “Ad Astra Per Aspera" by Nino Cipri, in which the protagonist is pretty sure their gender “left me for someone else”.) while others are typical SFF short stories which just happen to have a nonbinary protagonist.

A few of the stories are really fantastic, but all of them are worth reading.

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (YA)

Craig and Harry want to break the world record for the longest kiss, Tariq was beaten up by homophobes, Neil and Peter are a happy couple, Avery (who’s trans) and Ryan are just starting a new relationship and Cooper suffers from crushing loneliness, stuck in the closet. This book tells these vaguely related stories about different gay teens, narrated by the ghosts of the gay men who died from AIDS.

This book is definitely an interesting read that contrasts the lives of gay people during the AIDS crisis with that of gay teens now, showing both how much things have improved but also how hard it can still be, not shying away from the darkest parts of queer lives. TW for violent homophobia, depression and suicide.

Documenting Light by E.E. Ottoman (Contemp./Romance)

Wyatt and Greyson try to find out who the two men in an old photograph are, while dealing with various difficulties in their lives. Romance happens.

This is a very short book (novella?) that describes the slowly developing romance between Wyatt, a closeted nonbinary person, and Greyson, a trans man who was cut off by most of his family after coming out. It’s not as lighthearted as the other romance books on this list, but it’s still optimistic and I really liked it. TW for transphobia.

Freya Snow series by L.C. Mawson @lcmawson (YA/Urban Fantasy)

After Freya finds out about her magical heritage, and learns to use her magic, she gets into various adventures, starting when some demons show up to kill her.

This is a series with currently ten books, with a total of 13 planned, and there are two spin of series with other main characters. These books have several queer characters (Freya is bi), which does come up often, but the focus is more on the action. There are several autistic characters (Freya is one of them), one deaf character and one character in a wheelchair, also several POC. I don’t remember how much homophobia there was in the setting, so if there was any, it wasn’t much.

These books aren’t literary masterpieces, so don’t expect too much, but they are still enjoyable to read. The first one is free, so you can give it a try to see if you like it.

All that also goes for the spinoff books.

Love/Hate by L.C.Mawson (YA/Sci-Fi/Romance)

Emotion-fueled superheros protect the last few existing cities from monsters. Claire just got chosen as the new aspect of Love, but she’s in love with the aspect of Hate - which is a very bad combination.

There are currently four books in this series, I don’t know how many more are planned. Like the Freya Snow books, they have a lot of diversity but especially in later books the focus is on the action. There are again several autistic characters, including Claire, and several queer characters including a trans women and an agender character. Most of the cast are POC. There is no homophobia or transphobia in the setting.

Like the Freya snow books, these aren’t super great but still a fun read (though I don’t like how the third book ended and where the plot is heading, but that is just my preference. I also haven’t read the fourth book yet.)

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire(Fantasy/Mystery)

What happens with the children that were pulled in other worlds when they come back? Nancy is one of them, and she gets sent to the Home for Wayward Children where she finally meets others like her, who understand her wish to return to her other world. But then a gruesome murder happens and it’s up to Nancy and her new friends to find out who did it.

I absolutely loved the premise of this book, the characters and the first half of the story - it is really beautifully written-, but I really didn’t like the mystery stuff- it changed the tone of the story completely in a way that just didn’t work for me. (You’ve probably noticed by now that I prefer fluffy stories and this one turned from fluffy to grim very quickly.) So if you don’t mind that, you might like this book, I know a lot of people do, that’s why I’m including it on this list. Nancy is asexual, and one of the other major characters is a trans boy. There was probably more diversity that I’m forgetting because I didn’t reread the book and it wasn’t the focus of the book. There were mentions of transphobia, but no cases during the story. TW for murder, gore etc. (It probably wasn’t as bad as I make it sound, I was just really upset when I finished the book so I’m remembering more of the negatives.)

Iwunen Interstellar Investigations by Bogi Takács (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

Ranai and Mirun, two autistic nonbinary people solve magical crimes in space. There are a lot of cupcakes. The prequel season shows how Ranai and Mirun met and includes some political intrigue. The first (current) season deals with health issues Mirun is having and mysterious accidents.

This is a web serial (updates once per week) which I totally fell in love with when I found it last week. That description makes it sound more silly than it is- it’s another story where a lot of bad things happen but that still feels good to read. It has some very interesting worldbuilding. The majority of characters are nonbinary, autistic and POC. Mirun and Ranai are also both demisexual and Mirun is physically disabled. The book also has some nonsexual kinky elements. There are mentions of discrimination against trans and neurodiverse people, but nothing of that actually happens in the story. TW for lots of medical stuff and major injuries.

Bogi Takács has also written several short stories that also feature queer main characters and which are also worth reading.

A Portrait of the Desert in Personages of Power by Rose Lemberg (Fantasy)

I’m just going to copy the description on goodreads: “This is a Birdverse novella told from the viewpoint of the Old Royal, who is a bigender trans person. A queer, kinky survivor and exile who struggles with his ethics meets the ancient bigender ruler of the vast Burri desert...they hit it off. This has many trans/non-binary people, advanced discussions of consent and sadistic desire, mythic grandeur, non-gratuitous engagement with trauma, a giant flaming bird, and the magical history of Birdverse. CWs for kink, edgeplay, and discussions of trauma.” Both of the main characters are POC (I think), and I think also not neurotypical. Also, additional TW for brief cases of transphobia that gets called out in-story.

This is a novella, also available as an (amazing) podcast, and I really loved it. It is a very kinky story, but it is all non-sexual kink, there is no genital sex happening. I also wouldn’t classify it as erotica, because I think it wasn’t primarily written to be hot, it’s more about exploring the complex emotions of the characters, trust and about discussions of consent. And I think this worked out really, really great. All in all, if you aren’t completely squicked out or triggered by kink, I definitely recommend this.

Geometries of Belonging by Rose Lemberg (Fantasy)

Mind-healer Parét is asked to cure an autistic teenager- who really, really doesn’t want to be cured. At the same time, he’s getting entangled in political intrigue concerning his partner (who happens to be the Raker from A Portrait…, but many years later).

I absolutely adore this novelette, and I think I reread it about three times in the first week after I found it. It has the strong focus on the characters  and relationships and the slower pace that I like in stories, and it just really stayed with me. I think it dealt really well with the topic of a potential cure for autism (the author is autistic themselves). I also liked how it portrayed both a very queerphobic society and one where trans/queer people and polyamory are completely accepted. This story deals with some difficult topics, and it’s not a fluffy story, but it’s not grim or depressing in any way. (If this was posted on AO3, it might be labelled Hurt/Comfort). There are several queer characters, autistic and mentally ill characters and some POC. The MC is in a D/s relationship, but it’s not as graphic as in A Portrait… TW for ableism, transphobia, homophobia, parental abuse, suicidal ideation.

#bookblr #queer books #lgbtqia #trans books #gay books #nonbinary books #nonbinary #trans #bisexuality #fantasy #sci-fi #representation #diversity #queer #books #Book Recommendations #my posts #disability #poc #please reblog!

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Canon Aces 52/?: Stella of Zembluss in Shira Glassman’s Rivka in Port Saltspray/Mangoverse: Tales from Outerlands (2016)

#mangoverse #stella of zembluss #stella (mangoverse) #aroace #canon ace #canon aro #ace characters #aro characters #shira glassman #nocticola art

[nocticola]

Post a list of your un-started ideas and have your followers ask you about one. Then tell them something about your idea. Numbered for simplicity, not in order of priority.

Tagged by @greyhavenisback

1. Haven coffee shop AU. How this fandom isn't full of them, I have no idea (I've only read one). But ultimately I haven't been able to write it.

2. Demis love Dragons. Rivka of @shiraglassman 's Mangoverse was one of the first demi characters I found and that world is delightful and I love Rivka. Yet I'm still missing some of the Mangoverse books and I guess I want the complete picture before I write about her. The title refers to the fact that her husband is a wizard that can turn into a dragon. Yes it's as awesome as it sounds.

3. Identity Crisis. Audrey in s4, dealing with Lexie/Audrey/Mara stuff.

4. Meeting the parents. Trimmons fic that will forever be a wip because I lost confidence and motivation to write it part way through and I'm not sure how to continue it.

5. Finnish Black Widow my beloved. One of the widows in the movie is Finnish and even speaks it (Lauren Okadigbo).

Everything else I've started and plan to eventually finish, like the Simon Olenski (Shoot the Messenger) fic, Byron Howard and the overlays. I will finish writing about Satu Järvinen eventually. Sofia Bryant's characters deserve love I will eventually get around to doing.

#fic writing #nocticola art #greyhavenisback

[bisexualbaker]

[Image: Computer drawing of Rivka, a blonde, blue-eyed woman disguised as a man, punching fiercely.]

Despite what the rumor mill in Home City would have you believe, Captain Riv can't actually punch viruses out of existence. Luckily, Rivka Maror is already doing the next best thing: Wearing a mask whenever she's in public! Just like Captain Riv, you, too, can keep your loved ones safe from forces that would invade and destroy their bodies—and look super cool and mysterious to boot!

I've been thinking since at least March that Captain Riv would be fantastic for pro-mask ads and stuff. Today I finally got my ducks in a row and scribbled a little something up!

Rivka is from @shiraglassman‘s Mangoverse series, which I highly recommend. In A Harvest of Ripe Figs, the third book in the series, Shira introduces Captain Riv-isms, a play on the Chuck Norris memes of old. (By which I mean ten-plus years ago.) I laugh every time I think about Shira’s take on them.

#image description #shira glassman #mangoverse #captain riv #rivka maror

[shiraglassman]

The queen was seated on velvet cushions beside the spiky-leaved pandanus trees that hung over the river. Several of her ladies-in-waiting lounged around her, but not too close, gossiping quietly. Shulamit herself was not speaking to anyone, but instead stared intently at a book in her lap as she picked at a bowl of fruit resting beside her in the grass.

The ladies-in-waiting all stared at Rivka and whispered to each other as she stalked up between them. “Your Majesty,” said Rivka, bowing deeply. “One of your guards said you sent for me.”

Queen Shulamit busily not fitting in, making friends with her new prospective bodyguard instead in Chapter 2 of The Second Mango. (All-Jewish fantasy fluff, $2.99.) @meirmakesstuff drew this for me for my birthday back in October. Thank you!!

Rivka approached her. “What are you reading?”

She was expecting to hear the name of some traditional love story, or perhaps one of the more exciting, newer tales, and was taken aback when the queen answered, “Canon of Counterfeits.”

“What?”

“It’s about how to tell the difference between counterfeits and real art — gold or something adulterated with another metal — or if someone’s forged an artifact of antiquity. Oh, you can sit down.”

#mangoverse #the second mango #jumblr #jewish #queen shulamit #rivka #lgbtq books #wlw

[earlgraytay]

can i just say how much I treasure Isaac and Rivka’s meet-cute/early relationship

he gives her a sword 

who says romance is dead 

#mangoverse #isaac #rivka x isaac

[ao3feed-crowley]

Lights Like Stars

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3FUV2Nl

by effing_gravity (Malteaser)

Many, many years in the future, Aziraphale and Crowley make a stop in Home City, Perach, to celebrate Chanukah.

Words: 472, Chapters: 1/8, Language: English

Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV), Mangoverse Series - Shira Glassman

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Queen Shulamit (Mangoverse), Aviva (Mangoverse), Isaac (Mangoverse), Rivka (Mangoverse), Kaveh (Mangoverse), Farzin (Mangoverse)

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)

Additional Tags: Chanukah Omens, Ineffable Husbands (Good Omens), Fluff

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3FUV2Nl

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Crowley