They don't die

Like heroes from an ancient tale, Aesa and Maeve plan to raid foreign shores, claiming gold and glory for their homeland. Young and in love, neither considers what will happen if one is chosen to be a warrior and the other is left behind.  On a mist-shrouded island, Aesa meets Ell, a woman enslaved by an insidious curse. Maeve walks the path of dark magic and finds Laret, a woman well acquainted with pain. Together, they must break the magic surrounding Ell, an act that will force them to choose between their dreams, their homes, and the women they love.

A fun, fast-paced adventure story with a primary cast of four diverse and interesting women, all of whom develop throughout the narrative.  Oh, and many of the secondary characters are women too :)

One of my favorite aspects of this novel was how Aesa and Maeve’s people don’t judge others based on who they love.  While jealousy still exists, homosexuality and polyamory are complete non-issues for them.  If your love life doesn’t get in the way of gold and glory, then what does it matter if you have one bondmate or five?  The reader can enjoy their women who love women sharing grand adventures together without any unpleasant homophobia dragging them down.

Warnings:  Graphic violence, past non-graphic sexual assault and dubious consent (which is hard to explain without giving away the nature of the curse Ell and her people are under).  Also, one of the four main characters is trans, and comes from a land and family that did not accept her.  Again though, while it’s hinted that some people in this viking inspired society might find her secret humorous, at no time does the character have to deal with any transphobia while living among them.  A very welcome change of pace indeed.

Written by Barbara Ann Wright.  240 pages.

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Always Human is a webcomic about two girls falling in love, set in a future where most of the population uses body-modification technology that allows the user to do anything from changing their eye colour to boosting their memory. It’s mostly a fluffy, light-hearted romance but it occasionally delves into serious topics such as disability, beauty standards and gender. Also, it comes with an original soundtrack!

The main character is Sunati, a newly-graduated Virtual Reality Environment designer with an awkward yet optimistic attitude to life. She’s pansexual.

The other main character is Austen, a first year genetics major who copes with her stress and insecurities by drinking too much coffee and swearing at people in Spanish. She’s a lesbian.

Side characters include Sunati’s best friend Rae, who is aro-ace and cooler than you.

And Austen’s gender-fluid sibling who has made a long and successful career of being the most annoying person in the immediate vicinity.

The comic is not yet complete, so here is official confirmation that none of the characters will die and there will be a happy ending :)

Go check it out, if you want?

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submitting for a reblog since Passover starts tomorrow and this is Passover-themed f/f SFF where they stay together & don’t die :P

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On the night before the royal Passover seder, Aviva has to outsmart the aliens who abducted her to cook for them because they had grown sick of their spaceship's food replicators. Will she get home before Queen Shulamit wakes up and panics from her absence?

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I’m really sorry for the late reblog. Passover is still going on though so if anyone wants to check this story, don’t hesitate!

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Another one of my works, Nowhere Near Single, was posted to this blog (thank you!), so I thought maybe you’d be interested in my latest one. Redwood Crossing is an ongoing serial fiction driven by reader poll choices.

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Redwood Crossing (RWC) is a fairytale-inspired sapphic fantasy series about two girls born to be enemies.

Ellie’s the heiress apparent to Stockbrunn, a town at odds with both itself and the nearby wolf tribe. She’s too busy dealing with her own affairs to notice how her town’s falling apart.

Shreya’s caught up in her own world too, trying to escape and reject her identity as a monster she doesn’t want to be. She hides her wolf ears beneath a hat.

They meet by accident in a place neither one of them should be, at the border between human and wolf territory. If it weren’t for that hat, maybe they would hate each other, after all.

The story follows the development of their relationship over time, one made possible by a lie that becomes harder and harder to maintain.

Updating every Thursday, RWC is an interactive serial fiction where readers’ choices (and sometimes comments) affect where the story goes. Polls are open until the end of Sunday.

Mermaid Line: Ayumi & Aika (chapters 6-7) - Manga

READ HERE - KINDAIICHI RENJUUROU - 2 CHAPTERS (COMPLETE)

Mermaid Line is technically a longer series of multiple stories, but the first two stories are both very sad. no one dies in those but. still not fun. The link direct to the 2 chapters.

both women are adults. sex is mentioned briefly. happy ending. transmisogyny is involved (though is mostly resolved).

Aika and Ayumi have been dating for years as a straight couple, when aika suddenly breaks up with ayumi and comes out as a trans woman. they still love each other, and end up making the relationship work, more in love than ever. there’s some brief misgendering at first, and some transphobic factors while ayumi comes to terms w/ everything but this is honestly one of the sweetest portrayals i’ve seen of a trans lesbian, & the only manga ive read where a trans lesbian gets her happy ending.

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