All things pretty, badass, and queer

Their queerplatonic bond is hands down the best thing I've seen in media in recent years.

1, a queerplatonic partnership between two leads that is very deeply intimate, and never diminished by characters or the narrative for being non-romantic and non-sexual

2, a loving and stable polyamourous relationship between three secondary characters, which is supported by their friends and coworkers, and which no one criticizes them or degrades them for

3, a wlw couple consisting of a lead and an extremely important secondary character who are presented as soulmates, kiss multiple times on screen, and are very intimate with each other, all without ever being framed as sexual objects for the audience

All of the characters involved have their own stories, their own selves outside of their partner(s). None of them are reduced to a caricature, all of them are treated as people. And to top it all off, not one of the relationships shown has been between exclusively white people! Including the only significant m/f pairing, which is not only interracial, but consists of a bisexual actress paired with a character who is also implied to be bisexual! Even the potential pairs that are being set up are all incredibly diverse!

Two characters who are alike in as many ways as they are different. But hear me out: their devotion to a mission decade(s) in the making, their layers upon layers of secrecy, their status as outsiders even within their own community, their unwillingness to back down before a larger and seemingly unbeatable power, their readiness to fight tooth & nails and lay down their own life to bring the world back into the light….

and on a lighter note… yup, same energy:

right down to the “I don’t smile in public unless I’m actively threatening someone” character trait:

and… [SPOILERS FOR BLACK SAILS AND WHEEL OF TIME] the queer twist. obviously: