Oct 8, 2025
Queer Book Character Tournament Round 3
Damianos "Damen" of Akielos- Captive Prince
Julian- Running Close to the Wind
Voting ended onOct 11, 2025
Character, book, and author names under the cut
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Queer Book Character Tournament Round 3
Damianos "Damen" of Akielos- Captive Prince
Julian- Running Close to the Wind
Character, book, and author names under the cut
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Running Close to the Wind by @ariaste found me at such an odd time in my life. i was in between multiple deaths in the family when i started and finished reading it, and it's gotten me through more than i realize. on top of character isms and dynamics it had that reflected in my own characters, it's become deeply personal media within such a short amount of time
and of course i can never quite get into anything a Normal™ amount so here's an art dump 🏴☠️🖤
avra helvaci
Queer Adult SFF Books Bracket: Round 1
Choose a book:
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:
Sets on the Beach
Fandom: Running Close to the Wind - Alexandra Rowland
Relationships: Teveri az-Ḥaffār/Avra Helvaçi/Julian, Teveri az-Ḥaffār/Avra Helvaçi, Implied Julian/Others
Rating: M
Chapters: 1/1 (Complete), 8.2K
Tags: Polyamory, Post-Canon, Like Immediately, Humor, Banter, Light Angst, Miscommunication, Bad Sex, Implied Sexual Content, Hair Braiding, Talking About Feelings, AKA Teveri's Least Favorite Activity, The Blood Sport of Piratical Beach Volleyball, Blood and Injury, Shhh It's Fine, Spooky Dildo Cameo
Summary:
With a sad smile, Julian picked up his discarded clothing, still dripping with seawater, and exited the cabin into the night, fully nude and unashamed. Teveri and Avra watched him leave with a quiet moment of appreciation for the jump of his muscled ass cheeks. "We fucked that up, didn't we?" Avra said into the silence. "He won't want to have sex with us again." "No," Teveri agreed, a frown tugging at their scarring. "He was always too pretty for us, anyway."
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My fic for Yuletide 2025! I love this goofy book with my whole heart and if you also love silly pirates and shenanigans, I highly recommend!!
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Things that hit different the second time through RCTTW:
The crew descended into shouting and squabbling with all the ferocious determination of a flock of seagulls at the cake competition
Me on the first read: it's a funny hyperbolic metaphor!
Me on the second read: that is not a funny hyperbolic metaphor!
Polyship Week Day 8: free day
Another of @ariaste 's books. Another of my favourite canon poly ships. Running Close to the Wind is what kicked off my whole obsession.
Tev is hogging Julian's tits (under the pretence of making sure he gets plenty of sunscreen - does sunscreen exist in this universe? It does now just so Tev has a valid excuse)
Avra is complaining that Tev is hogging Julian's tits because it is very unfair and how dare Julian laugh at his plight?
Queer Book Character Tournament Round 1
Dirk McDonald- Baby Bebop
Nancy Whitman- Wayward Children
Avra Helvaçi- Running Close to the Wind
Count Lucian Cross- A Vile Season
Character, book, and author names under the cut