#diverse characters

The main character is a black trans man named William Winchester and the story is set in a fantasy setting. The characters are SUPER diverse with all sorts of ethnicities, sexualities, etc etc.

You can read more about the story on the kickstarter, but I really wanted to share this to get the project the love it deserves cause me and a lot of other really cool people are working hard on it :>

Under the cut I'll show some of the pieces I personally made for it

and as a writer i really want to try and cover many dynamics and other things

so when i make a character a certain way, i do not want people to create a HC that changes parts of them (race, sexuality, age, fanonize them, gender, body type, etc)

because if i make a character a certain way, theyre meant to be that way

so something ive been thinking about a lot of trans rep, (i will do other rep for other things, dont worry, i already have a very wide variety of characters/dynamics/concepts :3 yippie)

as a trans author i do have a few trans characters but i dont make them a giant focal point or all my characters that way. Not in the sense of something silly but because to me that should not be their main selling point and what makes you interested in them

i flesh my characters out severely

but with that being said, i also have a lot of trans rep i want to show. Trans guys pre-op, POC trans characters, trans men with bottom surgery, trans women with bottom surgery, trans men with larger chests, hairy trans men, trans women who are still more masculine, trans characters who cannot be on hormones for health reasons, trans characters who are GNC and etc.

so far i have a few trans characters and i want to rant about them

but I also want to know what trans rep other trans people would really like to see esp if they lack a lot of representation or hardly see any so any recs?

those projects will also be put on the back burner or worked into future ones i have planned due to the fact i flesh out characters and do a lot of research to portray things accurately to the best of my ability as that matters to me. I currently have *many* projects and one in particular im focused on and want to finish (i absolutely adore them)

Hey there!

Lately, a lot of people have been encouraging me to “try drawing a wider variety of characters,” so I’ve been working hard to draw people from different countries. I’m hoping to expand even more from here.

But honestly, this was a huge culture shock for me. In Japan, we have a saying that’s similar to “Don’t ask for trouble,” and because I’m Japanese, I worried that I might accidentally offend someone. so I don't want to cause misunderstandings or get into any trouble.

But ever since I joined Tumblr, I’ve gotten so many messages saying, “Draw characters from other countries too!” So it felt like I finally had permission to try, and that’s why I’ve started drawing characters not Japanese.

WAVES OF MISFORTUNE (interact with this post to join the taglist)

It was just a normal day for the crew of the merchant's ship The Siren's Call. They made a stop at Vemor to load and unload cargo, give the sailors a break from the sea, and swiftly depart to the next destination.

As they always did.

And, right as they left, a series of explosions ignited the city all at once.

A stowaway, Flavie, is discovered on the ship. She clearly has a connection to the disaster—and the trail of similar cases leading up to Vemor—but a truth-compulsion spell confirms she's an amnesiac who knows nothing about the matter. Either she's innocent, or she's the only person alive who's found a way to lie through the spell...

Now The Siren's Call sails with a walking mystery amongst them, a burning city behind them, and secrets of their own suddenly under fire. Can they uncover the truth behind Vemor's burning before they're discovered? To the world, they look like accomplices. To Flavie, they seem like captors—or her last hope.

Because the return of her memories might doom them all.

On the other hand, it could be their salvation.

Who's to tell?

But I highly think that if Percy were Black or Any minority I Doubt he would Take Annabeth's Bs or let her treat him the way she does

What do you think?

I have mixed opinions on this. I think it's a bit controversial but not for the reasons you are going for. Bear with me.

I think all this diversity propaganda has warped our perspectives on characters and their roles. Rick is shit at diversity roles cause he is trying explicitly to write them as diversity characters. I mean yes coming from a certain race, culture or ethnic group does play a large part of who you are but most authors make that the entire point or personality of their character.

In a world like Percy Jackson, where far greater things are at stake, I don't think a character's race or ethnic group should be prioritized so much. In fact, their motivations, how they choose to cope with their trauma and insecurities, how they love, how they fight is what makes a character.

In contrast to Rick, Leigh Bardugo writes tons of diverse characters who are just that, characters in her eyes. It's not because she needs to meet some quota or write diversity for the sake of it. She writes as it comes to her, and I think anyone would appreciate that far more.

Now, coming to your point, I don't think Percy being a minority or person of color would have changed him much. Because the points that you are trying to make should already be valid for Percy as he is.

He had an abusive stepfather who not only physically and mentally abused him but also always harassed him for money. Percy has grown up in that environment, he knows abuse well.

Percy can't stand bullies or people who impose their will, which is a fundamental part of his character which we are actually introduced to very. early on

Not to mention, Percy grew up in the streets of NYC all on his own, also moving from one boarding school to another. He is seasoned player when it comes to cops or law enforcement.

Plus I headcanon that all demigods have issues with any kind of normal organization or law enforcement cause what explanation are they supposed to give for their actions when the person across from them can't fathom it, see it or let alone imagine it. So they are all kind of in similar situations despite whatever culture or ethnic group they are from.

Percy's actions are also a reflection of his self-esteem. That's the thing driving his behavior. Percy wouldn't stand for this from a stranger, but Annabeth is his best friend. The first person he got close to in Camp. She represents his demigod life in a way. To him, the fact that someone like her wants to date him seems unbelievable. He goes in that relationship or any relationship feeling inferior. Then he begins dating her, and he desperately wants to meet her expectations cause Percy Jackson can't take her walking out on him, not because he disappointed her. Cause what sort of shit boyfriend is he if he can't even stand and accept Annabeth as she is. So he takes it as it is. He takes her demands, her violent way of expressing her emotions and her need to be in control. She wants to go to University and study, she wants to be involved in the demigod business, wants to be the heart of it and Percy isn't about to leave her to be on her own. He is Percy, he would go to the ends of earth and beyond for people he loves and cares for. So he goes along with that too.

The question shouldn't be what it would take Percy to be done with Annabeth's bullshit or what would finally make him snap. That shouldn't be the focus.

The focus should be at what point will Annabeth realize that she is stifling Percy, leashing him. (Before you snap, percabeth stans hear me out, not my words. Literally a bloody conversation from Mark of Athena, in which Piper word to word says and agrees with Annabeth that someone needs to leash him and Annabeth can do it.)

And I love how the fandom just glossed over it. What the hell??? Are you people blind? How is that a healthy relationship??

Annabeth should realize how badly she is hurting Percy or how badly she has misunderstood him. How awful her actions have been and how her actions are enabling his lack of self esteem. (For confused people who think Annabeth can do no wrong, please check other posts. There's nothing wrong with admitting that your favorite character is flawed and can make mistakes. )

And then if she truly loves him they should separate, go their ways, still be friends but not romantic partners. Or they should go on a long break in which Annabeth needs to sort out her behavioral issues, come back to Percy, apologize to him earnestly, then to Rachel and even Reyna. And then if Percy (after he too understands the problems in their relationship and how disastrous his lack of self esteem and self deprecation is) is willing to give her a chance or even willing to be in any romantic relationship then and only then should they get back together.

For those who have recently followed me, did you know I have books out? Specifically space opera that centers queer, trans, and other diverse characters?

It's called the Survey series, and I currently have 4 books out. Unfortunately, I only have eBooks available (and they're still in my old name at the moment), because I'm going to be switching how people can get my books in the next few months. I'm working on updated versions at the time of this post.

So, you can either grab the ebooks now, or wait, but you can get them on my webiste above. But if you're not sure, here's what you can expect: Survey:

Muslim female scientist main character, and central to the entire series.

Non-binary and gay MCs (and romance!)

Polyamory

Neurodivergent MC

Neurodivergent AI ships

Consent as the main societal law

Non-toxic masculinity

Hope for humanity's future

Unity:

Asexual MC who is an interfaith chaplain

Asexual committed relationship

Trans-femme MC that brings justice to a righ-wing fascist colony with slavery

Right wing fascists politicians getting theirs

Neurodivergent spies called Librarians

Colony:

Trans-Femme MC

Neurodivergent MC

Diasbled MC who isn't treated as if he's invisible or incapable

PTSD recovery

Abuser/slaver getting justice served

Nuking TERFs from orbit

Consortium:

Asexual MC (Same as one from Unity)

Non-binary MC

Dealing with addictions, PTSD, and boundaries in a healthy way

Interfaith spiritual deities, concepts, and practices

Neurodivergent AIs dealing with PTSD

Romance between AI and a human (which seems to always be taboo in other scifi)

Tree aliens/first contact

This isn't all of what my books have, but you can judge for yourself. If you like Star Trek, Babylon 5, The Expanse, Lois McMaster Bjuold, The Culture series, and other books like that, you'll probably like my books, too.

I write these for my queer and trans siblings in the universe, because these are the books I wanted back in the day and didn't have. I hope my books can bring folks hope and maybe even catharsis in an increasingly shitty world.

I've also written a trans-sapphic spicy paranormal romance, which I'll have out in February with a trans-lesbian werewolf MC. Watch this space, or subscribe to the website to know when that'll come out. But yeah, feel free to check out my books, and, if you don't have the cash now to buy them, ping me, and I'll sort you out. I know times are rough, so...