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hallo!! ohoho what a fun request! :DDD thank you for thinking of me hehe

firstly i must disclaim: i don't read YA and i'm not so much of a fan of romance or romantasy as a genre in and of itself, BUT i do read a lot of LGBTQIA+ SFF, so what i'm gonna do is give some recs of books in that genre that also have m/m romance and hopefully something will fit the bill! (i do apologise in advance but some of these recs will tend towards the more adult or darker side - i will warn accordingly!) funnily enough, when looking at my reading history i've got a lot more f/f recently than m/m!

also as a final thing, if anyone wants these books and can't get hold of them (some are either hard to find or Canada only or whatever) please do hit me up, i'm always happy to share my library!

The Last Herald-Mage by Mercedes Lackey I was a really late-comer to Lackey because her books weren't really sold in the UK (i found one of the Valdemar books in Borders before it shut and that's it!), but i read this in 2022 and absolutely devoured the entire trilogy. it's absolutely brilliant, and the m/m relationship was SUPER satisfying for me! the setting is really rich and well-written, it's a classic

Witchmark by C.L. Polk this is a sort of gaslamp fantasy with gentlemen and some really lovely worldbuilding! i loved this one a lot, it felt cosy in the way gaslamp fantasy always does to me (NOT this "cosy fantasy" thing that people are all over these days lol). the second book in this series is also brilliant, but it's focused more on an f/f relationship (which is also really nice!!)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo this one might be an obvious rec, but i fucking LOVED this series!! the main character is disabled so he's obviously catnip for me, and even MORE catnip is it's a heist story at its essence, which i fucking adore. the m/m relationship is SO cute too, big recommend. (i was nowhere near as keen on the Grisha books, the Crows are my babies)

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat (darker rec) another classic and for a damn good reason. absolutely addictive, lush worldbuilding and a really compelling and lovely m/m relationship!! ofc this one is marked as darker because it's also essentially slavefic, so YMMV on that front. however, it's fucking brilliant. big recommend

Mind Fuck (the Administration Series) by Manna Francis (darker rec) this one is very much on the darker end of the recs, but it's so delicious and WHAT A CONCEPT. it's a bit of a dark dystopia vibes with lots of very very kinky sex and torture, so heed all warnings on this one. however it got me properly in its grasp and i ate up the entire series lol. very much a toxic ship tho

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling the first one in the Nightrunner series and another classic! Flewelling also completely passed me by because her books just never came to the UK, but when i tell you i absolutely flew through every single one of these books, they are sooo good!! quite political fantasy with lots of rich and fun travelling and lovely worldbuilding, and a super cute m/m pairing, oh my goddd

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater this is almost a half-rec because while i did enjoy it, it's also incredibly YA lol, but since that was the request it might be enjoyed more! cute story, lively cast of characters, and i enjoyed the m/m too. a fun and easy read!

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles i don't remember much about this one, but i remember enjoying it a lot! historical fantasy style with gentlemen and magicians and whatnot. also KJ Charles is an INCREDIBLY prolific and well-loved m/m writer, so there's much to be explored in her back catalogue! mostly historical fantasy i believe

The Shattered Gates (the Rifter series) by Ginn Hale brilliant series!! i read these a long time ago however and can barely remember shit about it apart from the ending lmao, BUT THEY'RE REALLY REALLY GOOD!!! bit of an isekai kinda vibe

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett okay this one is a cheeky rec because the m/m while definitely there (one of the main characters is bi), it's secondary to the plot. BUT THE PLOT IS BRILLIANT!!! it's a mystery-fantasy with some truly fucky and fantastic worldbuilding, and the relationship that the main character has is VERY cute and i'm love them

Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans this one is another historical fantasy and a lot more romance-leaning than others! absolutely delicious slow-burn, one of the main characters is a vampire, it's just genuinely fantastic and it's indie-pubbed too which is nice

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh a short, delightful little book about wild places and dryads and a man living in his forest cottage in peace. really lovely, highly recommend! definitely another more pure romance rec too

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison this is the sequel sort of to the Goblin Emperor but you don't really need to have read that (although it is also very good). it's a mystery-fantasy about the saddest, wettest elf man you ever did meet who has the ability to speak to the dead and Witness for them. the main character, Thara, is gay but very closeted due to terrible past experience, and although there's no outright m/m content in the first two books, him being gay is a huge part of his character and there's plenty of shippy things with other characters that can be enjoyed. this is a bit of a hard rec for me however, because the last book destroyed me (and my ship) so i'm still a bit [AHHHHHHHHH] about it, however the books themselves are excellent and Thara does fit the bill!

WOW that got long!!! anyway, i hope some of these books fit the bill for your friend!! and if anyone wants any other LGBTQIA+ Sci-fi/Fantasy recs, please do ask! i'm ALWAYS beyond thrilled to talk about books and i have sooo many more recs i could bring haha (especially f/f apparently!!! WHO KNEW).

All of these are about the audiobook versions, since I like to listen to them whenever there is one available.

First a few that don't have any (on page) smut in them:

Adam Binder Series by David R. Slayton I finished listening to the 3rd book just a few days ago, and I preordered the 4th which will be out on the 28th on audible. I really enjoyed the first 3, and I hope I'll love the new one just as much! Tho be warned, the books are darker than what you'd expect from titles like White Trash Warlock and Trailer Park Trickster. Generational trauma is the name of the game here! (But also healing from it)

Quest Investigations Series by E.J. Russell These books are a part of Mythmatched World which I also enjoyed, but I absolutely loved Quest Investigations! They can be read without having read the Mythmatched books first, but there are some cameos from them. Overall very light hearted and fun.

Fae & Human Relations by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan These are all so cozy and light, but so far I think the 1st book Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms is my favorite! I haven't listened to the 4th one (Cleaning Spells Before Courtship), since the book just came out and there doesn't seem to be an audio version yet.

And now on to the ones that have on page sex in them:

The Beacon Hill Sorcerer Series by Sheena Jolie I've listened to the first 5 books in this series, and books 6 and 7 were released on audiobooks this fall, but I'm trying to wait until the 8th is out this December before I start relistening! The final book won't be out until next October, and I doubt I'll make it that long. I thought about just reading them, but Joel Leslie is one of my fav narrators! Anyway, a pretty plot heavy series, but there's still room for romance!

Soulbound Series by Hailey Turner I finished this series just a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it! Another plot heavy series with a lot of dark themes, though there's also a lot of action with some romance and found family feels so it's not all doom and gloom. Metahuman Files by Hailey Turner is also a good series, but it's more sci-fi than fantasy. Also hornier and darker.

Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me by Jaclyn Osborn This series is so silly and cliched, and I love it! I've already listened to the first 3 books twice (the 4th that just came out in August I've only listened to once so far). Nick J. Russo does a great job with the narration! I highly recommend trying these if you're looking for something light with a good amount of smut (not so much that it feels like the plot is just there to move us from one sex scene to the next, I think there's about 2-4 sex scenes per book).

Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch A pretty heavy and intense historical fantasy. I enjoyed it and it wasn't too dark, but certainly not a light hearted option.

Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch This is a much more fun type of historical fantasy, though it does touch on some darker themes.

All of the books I listed above have a happy ending, because I'm a soft bitch and can't handle sad endings.

As an fyi, if you want to know more about what themes a book is going to have, you can check them out on romance.io. For example, Seducing the sorcerer has these tags/warnings.

hallo!! ohoho what a fun request! :DDD thank you for thinking of me hehe

firstly i must disclaim: i don't read YA and i'm not so much of a fan of romance or romantasy as a genre in and of itself, BUT i do read a lot of LGBTQIA+ SFF, so what i'm gonna do is give some recs of books in that genre that also have m/m romance and hopefully something will fit the bill! (i do apologise in advance but some of these recs will tend towards the more adult or darker side - i will warn accordingly!) funnily enough, when looking at my reading history i've got a lot more f/f recently than m/m!

also as a final thing, if anyone wants these books and can't get hold of them (some are either hard to find or Canada only or whatever) please do hit me up, i'm always happy to share my library!

The Last Herald-Mage by Mercedes Lackey I was a really late-comer to Lackey because her books weren't really sold in the UK (i found one of the Valdemar books in Borders before it shut and that's it!), but i read this in 2022 and absolutely devoured the entire trilogy. it's absolutely brilliant, and the m/m relationship was SUPER satisfying for me! the setting is really rich and well-written, it's a classic

Witchmark by C.L. Polk this is a sort of gaslamp fantasy with gentlemen and some really lovely worldbuilding! i loved this one a lot, it felt cosy in the way gaslamp fantasy always does to me (NOT this "cosy fantasy" thing that people are all over these days lol). the second book in this series is also brilliant, but it's focused more on an f/f relationship (which is also really nice!!)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo this one might be an obvious rec, but i fucking LOVED this series!! the main character is disabled so he's obviously catnip for me, and even MORE catnip is it's a heist story at its essence, which i fucking adore. the m/m relationship is SO cute too, big recommend. (i was nowhere near as keen on the Grisha books, the Crows are my babies)

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat (darker rec) another classic and for a damn good reason. absolutely addictive, lush worldbuilding and a really compelling and lovely m/m relationship!! ofc this one is marked as darker because it's also essentially slavefic, so YMMV on that front. however, it's fucking brilliant. big recommend

Mind Fuck (the Administration Series) by Manna Francis (darker rec) this one is very much on the darker end of the recs, but it's so delicious and WHAT A CONCEPT. it's a bit of a dark dystopia vibes with lots of very very kinky sex and torture, so heed all warnings on this one. however it got me properly in its grasp and i ate up the entire series lol. very much a toxic ship tho

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling the first one in the Nightrunner series and another classic! Flewelling also completely passed me by because her books just never came to the UK, but when i tell you i absolutely flew through every single one of these books, they are sooo good!! quite political fantasy with lots of rich and fun travelling and lovely worldbuilding, and a super cute m/m pairing, oh my goddd

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater this is almost a half-rec because while i did enjoy it, it's also incredibly YA lol, but since that was the request it might be enjoyed more! cute story, lively cast of characters, and i enjoyed the m/m too. a fun and easy read!

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles i don't remember much about this one, but i remember enjoying it a lot! historical fantasy style with gentlemen and magicians and whatnot. also KJ Charles is an INCREDIBLY prolific and well-loved m/m writer, so there's much to be explored in her back catalogue! mostly historical fantasy i believe

The Shattered Gates (the Rifter series) by Ginn Hale brilliant series!! i read these a long time ago however and can barely remember shit about it apart from the ending lmao, BUT THEY'RE REALLY REALLY GOOD!!! bit of an isekai kinda vibe

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett okay this one is a cheeky rec because the m/m while definitely there (one of the main characters is bi), it's secondary to the plot. BUT THE PLOT IS BRILLIANT!!! it's a mystery-fantasy with some truly fucky and fantastic worldbuilding, and the relationship that the main character has is VERY cute and i'm love them

Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans this one is another historical fantasy and a lot more romance-leaning than others! absolutely delicious slow-burn, one of the main characters is a vampire, it's just genuinely fantastic and it's indie-pubbed too which is nice

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh a short, delightful little book about wild places and dryads and a man living in his forest cottage in peace. really lovely, highly recommend! definitely another more pure romance rec too

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison this is the sequel sort of to the Goblin Emperor but you don't really need to have read that (although it is also very good). it's a mystery-fantasy about the saddest, wettest elf man you ever did meet who has the ability to speak to the dead and Witness for them. the main character, Thara, is gay but very closeted due to terrible past experience, and although there's no outright m/m content in the first two books, him being gay is a huge part of his character and there's plenty of shippy things with other characters that can be enjoyed. this is a bit of a hard rec for me however, because the last book destroyed me (and my ship) so i'm still a bit [AHHHHHHHHH] about it, however the books themselves are excellent and Thara does fit the bill!

WOW that got long!!! anyway, i hope some of these books fit the bill for your friend!! and if anyone wants any other LGBTQIA+ Sci-fi/Fantasy recs, please do ask! i'm ALWAYS beyond thrilled to talk about books and i have sooo many more recs i could bring haha (especially f/f apparently!!! WHO KNEW).

be depressed, suicidal xanax-addicted incel

one day I go to my /aq/fag uncle's house for some shit

he has pet shrimp, never seen anything like it before

he offers to get me some

throw them in a barely cycled tank with some shitty rock

several shrimp die

realize that I killed them with my apathy

realize I need to take responsibility for once in my life

do research, learn about water parameters and so on

eventually I have a beautiful planted tank with no more deaths

notice a female shrimp carrying eggs

haven't felt this excited about anything in almost a decade

the eggs disappear and I once again think I fucked up

few days later I see a tiny transparent baby shrimp

suddenly know how the shepherds felt as they gazed upon the newborn Christ

by this point I live and breathe shrimp

all my spare time is spent on shrimp research and watching shrimp videos

spend most of the money I had saved from my last job on shrimp products

quit the Xanax to support shrimp spending

Start putting effort into college in hope of getting a good job for my shrimp

grades improve, no longer facing the prospect of dropping out

relationship with parents improves since I am finally passionate about something and applying myself

l see genuine happiness in their eyes when I talk excitedly about my shrimp

for my birthday my mom makes me a shrimp cake

it even has fondant legs and little chocolate eggs

cry like a little bitch when I see it

mom hugs me and tells me she's always been proud of me

college dorm neighbours demand to see my shrimp

Shit they're gonna think I'm autistic

they actually think my shrimp are really cool

they start inviting me to their social events

start interacting with girls, get told by girls for the first time in my life that I'm fun and smart

l think my shrimp would be proud of me if they knew

We're gonna make it bros. Even if you can't do it for yourself, do it for the animals that depend on you.

Shadow's Pursuit

Alue- ja kuntavaalien ennakkoäänestys on auki vielä tiistai-iltaan (8.4.) saakka! Ennakkoäänestämässä voit käydä missä vaan ennakkoäänestyspaikassa!

näissä vaaleissa valitaan ne tyypit, jotka päättää esim. miten ja millasia terveyspalveluja sun alueella saa (panostetaanko miten vaikka mielenterveyshoitoon tai vanhustenhoitoon) ja että mihin sun kunta käyttää rahaa (vaikka kulttuuritarjontaan ja julkisiin kulkuvälineisiin ja rakentamiseen), tai että liputetaanko kunnassa Priden aikaan.

Esimerkiksi Ylen vaalikoneella voi helposti etsiä ehdokkaan, joka ajaa sulle tärkeitä asioita.

Tässä myös Ylen juttu, josta on helppo löytää sun alueen ennakkoäänestyspaikat, sekä ohjeet äänestämiseen.

Miss Piggy doesn’t have a subtle bone in her floppy felt body. There is no possible way she could ever make it look like an accident.

[Source: Instagram]

I mean, come on!

Also, I found this on the official site, in case anyone was in need of a new desktop wallpaper

One's sweet and one's a little minty!

Actually, they have the capacity to be both.

🍫An art card for February/Valentine’s Day for all $10+ tiers on Patreon! 🍃* +

(*I might have these up for sale via Patreon if I can figure out their new shop thing.)