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Jerome snd Eoghan touching hands, Jerome thinking "his fingers are so long 💕" and Eoghan thinking "his fingers are so thick 💕"

[OCs] hands comparison #ocsky

An ad for the trans stories on Itchio collections

A screenshot of the Trans Dudes in Gay Situations collection.

Just had someone tell me my trans collections on Itchio are disrespectful because I'm "reducing" characters by their gender.

So hey, if you're looking for some "reductive" trans romance/erotica, check out the lists!

The full lists are here: www.darkchibishadow.com/post/my-tran...

Where the Sun Rises A. L. Hoelscher high fantasy with atypical elements • m/m romance • traumatized sex worker MC For others, the undercity is a place of magic, of beautiful courtesans and silver trees of magelight in glowing jeweled caverns. But for Szindrin, it is the place of his enslavement—and getting the battle-worn general Roscelin Fangborn to crave him enough to pay his contract price, the only path towards freedom… Anticipated release: December 2026 Thumbnail image features an elegant but bruised hand dripping with precious glowing jewels against a background of black velvet sheets. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#where-sun

WHERE THE SUN RISES by A. L. Hoelscher

An m/m ?romance? between a traumatized sex worker MC and a traumatized battle general LI. Set in a secondary fantasy world that reminded me so much of 00s anime.🌸

Pink Hydra Press Novellas ’26 You Were Gone Madeline Konrad paranormal fantasy • sapphic romance • post-collapse secondary world A rectangular recording device principally made of hard plastic records the words of Fess, a girl living in the era after the apocalyptic fall of the cities. Possessed of the ability to interact with the tormented ghosts who died during the fall, she relates her tale of a strange calling, courage, and yearning… Anticipated release: November 2026 Thumbnail image features a drawing of a person standing on a bridge looking out over a rainy ruined cityscape. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#youweregone

YOU WERE GONE by @madikonrad.bsky.social

The (sapphic) romance and magic of the world of Melodia return in this spooky post-apocalyptic fantasy novelette from a transfemme writer.

Pink Hydra Press Novellas ’26 The Melchizedek Variant Adam Porkolab Near-future sci-fi • psychological thriller • female villain protagonist Dr. Eva Mengai, a brilliant scientist, clones her deceased father… to prove once and for all that evil is genetically predetermined. But as her experimental subject and “son” Adam grows up and comprehends his reality, experiment and observer begin to shift, and the sins of the father cast a heavy shadow… Anticipated release: October 2026 Thumbnail image features a masked lab worker holding up a test tube against a graphic background suggestive of red blood cells against a dramatic black background. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#melchidezek

THE MELCHIZEDEK VARIANT by @adamporkolab.com

A psychological sci-fi thriller (long novelette) reminiscent of the themes of Asimov. Super problematic female mad scientist villain protagonist.

Haven Social: Stopping AI Art Theft & Surveillance Social media that prevents AI from stealing your art, your biometrics, and your privacy.

If this kickstarter funds and the app becomes real, I might actually start making book videos 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hav...

A Gospel of Stars E.J. LeRoy space opera • whump and dark humor • religious ace MMC What’s the sheltered, devoutly Catholic heir to the Trevalu Intergalactic Spice Company to do when he discovers a severely injured IIC agent stowing away on his spaceship… the very same Agent who attempted to have both him and his former shuttle stop hooker first mate jailed not a year ago? Anticipated release: September 2026 Thumbnail image features an image of the galaxy with magellanic clouds looking like an impressionist painting with white and blue colours. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#gospelofstars

A GOSPEL OF STARS by E.J. LeRoy

A whumpy, irreverent space opera that focuses on the aftermath of explicit torture. Unforgettable characters and gallows humour make this novella. 💀

it is a pity itch shat the bed because that's the only place I ever genuinely saw traction for series after buying the first (and those weren't even free, just heavily discounted)

Pink Hydra Press Novellas ’26 The Celestial Blade Ashley Y. Gao wuxia/xianxia • speculative erotica • bisexual female MC When Cian-Zhi Nie’s brother, the prophesied Chosen One, is killed by his immortal foe, she inherits his destiny to defeat the Demon Lord Chongyuan. But can a mere girl master the gender-shifting spirit blade, forged from Chongyuan’s heart, which seduced her brother to his ultimate doom? Anticipated release: August 2026 Thumbnail image features a young Asian woman looking at a weathered sword blade with a contemplative expression on her face. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#celestial

THE CELESTIAL BLADE by Ashley Y. Gao

Wuxia/xianxia in the tradition of the classic Chinese novels and cinema, featuring explicit erotic scenes.

This is why I've stopped participating in the Smashwords sales. People don't even look at the books discounted - they grab the free ones and then never rate, review, or even tell a friend about the book. With over 120 books "sold" last year and nothing to show for it, I've decided it's not worth it.

My smiley poem for #MadMarch

(shaking with nausea) yeha

KING SPHYNX by artist Carolina Lebar as part of her Animal Kingdom series. Collect one of her highly sought pieces! Available only at everydayoriginal.com or on her website carolinalebar.com

KING SPHYNX by artist Carolina Lebar as part of her Animal Kingdom series. Collect one of her highly sought pieces! Available only at everydayoriginal.com or on her website carolinalebar.com

KING SPHYNX by artist Carolina Lebar as part of her Animal Kingdom series. Collect one of her highly sought pieces! Available only at everydayoriginal.com or on her website carolinalebar.com

KING SPHYNX available on everydayoriginal.com

In my latest video, I talk a bit about @havensocial.bsky.social: a website aiming to be an alternative to Youtube & Instagram, with emphasis on protecting you from AI-powered surveillance & censorship. It's some good work they're promising to do here.

(Not sponsored, just really like what I see)

Cover art The forgetting navigations by marlee jane ward two female astronauts floating in space

Interstellar Flight Press is pleased to announce our latest science fiction novella, THE FORGETTING NAVIGATIONS by Marlee Jane Ward. Harrowing, heartfelt, and thrilling, this one will keep you on the edge of your intergalactic seat. magazine.interstella...

A collage of images: a mossy forest of twisty trees/ a lit lantern surrounded by leaves/ a tuft of thistledown on a red background/ an owl perched in leafless trees/ four painted butterflies on a blue background/ the thick bowl of a tree surrounded by glowing blue mushrooms.

Against a black background dotted by snow, the covers of three books: How to Save an Ancient Hero, How to Soothe a Fallen Hero, How to Forge a Modern Hero.

3 days left to get all my glorious plot-heavy smutty MM romantasy 50% off

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A high-contrast black-and-white portrait shows a person standing close to window blinds, lifting one slat to look outside. Light cuts across their eye and cheek while the rest of the face remains in shadow. The Broken Spine fountain pen logo appears in the top left corner, with “@thebrokenspine.co.uk” in white at the top right. Bold white text in the lower right reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #BEINGWATCHED”.

#PoemsAbout #BeingWatched is live.

Write the gaze.
Wanted.
Feared.
Returned.

Who is seen.
Who consents to be seen.
Who looks back.

Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #BeingWatched to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.

coloured fullbody pose of sokka on the left and zuko on the right from avatar the last airbender. sokka is standing confidently with big wide smile on his face. one hand propped on his hip the other at the hilt of his sword. On the right stands zuko harms crossed more serious looking to the left. he holds a red round fan in his hand.

coloured fullbody pose of sokka on the left and zuko on the right from avatar the last airbender. sokka is wearing a big fluffy parker, he holds a fishing spear in his right hand, wears sun googles made of bone and holds with his left hand a fishnet over his shoulder. there are ropes tied over his torso. zuko is on the right wearing thick red robes with golden ornaments and fur trimming.

coloured fullbody pose of zuko on the left and sokka on the right from avatar the last airbender. zuko is wearing fancy red robes leaning forward to look at sokka. dressed in fancy robes looking to the left salivating and thinking of food.

coloured fullbody pose of zuko on the left and sokka on the right from avatar the last airbender. they are both dressed in armor. zuko in traditional thai inspired. and sokka inspired on qing dynasty style. with tassel trims on the edges and tribal decoration.

some outfit designs from last year!
(i just feel this year confident enough to post)

#AvatarTheLastAirbender #zukka #zuko #sokka #atla

Character sheet of Isla, a mermaid with purple hair and a pink tail, and her deep-sea smart phone

Comic page of two mermaids accidentally bumping into each other and having a meet-cute

If you wanna peek into the messy love lives of mythical creatures you should back The Hectic Love Lives of the Mythical on Backerkit (link below)!

MEET ME IN THE SEASHELLS is about Isla, a bisexual mermaid, who gives a deep-sea dating app a try 🧜‍♀️🐟✨ Drawn by me and written by @mhcaliwrites.com

A photo of twisting tree roots, picked out with spots of red. Text reads: ““We remember warmth. We remember the centuries-ago Earth; before the curse drifted down like a quiet, poisonous snowfall. Before the sky soured. Before the light thinned to a ghost of itself.” ~ Where the Roots Remember by Crystal St. Clair FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites”

A stack of paperbacks of Indie Bites 21, the top one open to Crystal’s story

Where the Roots Remember by Crystal St. Clair is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany)!

www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...

Pink Hydra Press Novellas ’26 Let Down Your Hair Alex Fayle fairytale retelling • cozy fantasy • #ownvoices autism rep Exhausted and drained from using her magic only to grow hair for the wigs her foster child Rapp is fixated upon, a talented garden witch grasps for her identity as more than just a caregiver. Enter a handsome… goatherd? who just may hold the key to salvaging the situation… Anticipated release: July 2026 Thumbnail image features a woman with dirty blonde hair in a hat and garden witchy outfit, back view. https://www.thepinkhydra.com#ldyh

LET DOWN YOUR HAIR by @alexfayle.bsky.social

This is a lovely cozy fantasy novelette featuring a Rapunzel retelling. Here, the witch rescues an autistic, nonbinary toddler from its neglectful parents.

Sterjall sitting on a bristlecone pine branch against a backdrop of hazy mountains. His amber eyes look to the left, while his body faces right. His dark fur contrasts against the haze, his tail wraps subtly around a branch. He is holding Leif, his obsidian-bladed dagger, with the point down. He’s wearing a blue tunic, a braided leather belt, leather pants, and a copper bracelet. The bristlecone pine has nearly no leaves, but still manages to look lively.

🐺 Sterjall 🗡️
#NossSaga
#Illustration

“we all agreed rape jokes are bad” was about lazy men using rape as a shocking punchline to dehumanize women in like tweets and standup routines

don’t use that same maxim to run around demanding survivors of abuse discuss what happened to them only in somber, sad reverence.

"The second requires fields of excrement, tended to regularly"

No thoughts, just jumping in here to say this is a wonderful sentence 🤣

I've developed a rule for reading and writing #romance and #romantasy: the "hot people make bad romance" rule. If your romance wouldn't happen if the characters weren't physically attractive, I'm bored. The *dynamic* needs to be sexy, not the bodies.

these freebies can also be found on Ao3 if anyone wants to show them some love there! 🖤

archiveofourown.org/users/averys...

That is... a terrible opinion and also exactly in line with what terfs normally say.

a traditional painting of herons in flight among trees, green, pink and white hues

I painted herons in flight. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper

#snippetshare #writingq
Not just feeling kinda vulnerable, but fully and completely so.
Erika did a silly right before this.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #Writesky

A very long grey and white kitty with pink paw pads on a blanket

Good news: thepinkhydra.com is fully updated (for now)! Bad news: my brain feels like hollowed-out Swiss cheese (I hate coding) 😵‍💫

BUT my grocery delivery came today ☺️ so I will be able to spend what looks to be a ridiculously wet evening with hot chocolate in the company of my kitties.