Stockings are expensive, but they are also sexy to tear. i assume Nio knows what she's getting into with this situation and wears stockings knowing that this is a possible outcome. A calculated expense, if you will.

Skullgirls is underappreciated. I know Ms. Fortune/Cerebella is problematic because of Cerebella's story mode (it was the first story mode I ever did), but I've always shipped it. I was thinking about this pairing a lot during Eliza's route (R.I.P. everyone in that run). I have a feeling that, in an alternate reality (of which there are many in Skullgirls), Cerebella could overcome her pompous attitude and mobster brainwashing. She's shown to have a more cooperative attitude in some of the other routes. I think she's a lot like Juri, in that regard. In Juri's SFIV arcade route, she gets what she "wants" and punishes those she holds in contempt and comes out on top. But she recieves character development and even a change of heart going into SFV where she dedicates herself to defending Cammy and the Dolls. Granted a similar opportunity, I think Cerebella could have become a more heroic figure. But instead we get a brainwashed simpleton in her route and dead in Eliza's.

Sorry, I have a lot of feelings about Skullgirls.

this is too soft for me

D:

HYPE HYPE HYPE

I'll admit I didn't finish Kiss and a White Lily (though I plan to) just because it meandered for so long I lost interest. But I really love Canno's art and the individual chapters are always well-written and engaging. But, honestly? I wouldn't care who was writing this. There needs to be more polyamory stories, especially long-form. I'd write it myself but I simply don't know enough about it. There's so little material for it, especially for wlw. Instant subscribe for this one, but I'll try to tamp my expectations.

I don't understand why everyone's freaking out over this one. It's a really great concept and, like one person said, it addresses an idea that's fairly common, and experience that's (honestly) almost universal, but is almost never talked about. In just ten pages, this story zeroes in, starting from page one, on this idea and does not let go.

It doesn't feel tragic to me 'cause no one dies like in Philosophia (I'll never recover from that thing) and there's no connection. The story is entirely about MC. her love interest isn't even a love interest, or a character, until the last page. Ogawa's first appearance is a head with "OGAWA" written across the face in lieu of facial features. Ogawa isn't a person, she's a concept. She's unrequited, unexpected love, and that's all she's meant to represent.

Personally, the emotions I felt were directed at MC, not at Ogawa or even a presumed, potential relationship. Because it's not real. What's real is the feelings MC has. Deserving of the Aaaaangst tag, not Tragedy or WTF am I reading? I think the story does exactly what it intended to do and it's impressive that it managed to do so in so few pages. The mangaka clearly knows what they're doing. I enjoyed it, but I don't really feel sad. Feel sad for what? If anything, this is a moment for growth for the MC. But we never got to know Ogawa. I don't care. I just think it's an interesting story with a likable MC who is easy to empathize with. I wish her happiness in the future.

• Wait, wouldn't Ayane be taking care of Sana? Isn't she the top?

That makes no sense. A relationship is a two way street. Both parties should be supporting each other to the best of their ability. This isn't some fifties het couple where the man's the bread winner and the woman stays home.

Ayane is assertive and stoic but she definitely has some anxiety and trust issues. Sana is becoming more assertive as she understands her feelings more and more. She doesn't know much about what it takes to survive in the world, but she's prepared to do what's necessary to provide for Ayane. Ayane is a layabout and prone to moping and conceding, but she steps out of her comfort zone to be there for Sana.

There is no top or bottom (even sexually). This is a relationship of equals and they just want to care for the other, rather than be cared for. It's give AND take, not either/or.

Psst, it was a joke.
Also, tops and bottoms exist sexually, as do switches, just because you yourself are not a top or bottom doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Don't take it in such an extreme way though, even in a bottom/top relationship reciprocal care and love is a standard, just like in any romantic relationship, people just have their own preferences and ways and values etc., but yes in this case it seems more like they're both +- equal switches.
If you're gonna say that there are no instances of one person being the breadwinner and the other taking care of household tasks, then that's just ignorance. Yes the traditional view of that is based on sexism and male- breadwinner female- housework genderstereotypes, but it dowsn't have to be. You can have a perfectly healthy lesbian relationship where one person works and is usually the sexual top, where the other takes care of the housework and is the sexual bottom. It's possible.
Also the bottom is actually the top

I don't regret anything I said. I was talking about this relationship specifically. My mom's a stay-at-home-mom while my dad works and they have a fairly equal relationship (if not leaning more in her direction). But Sana and Ayane don't feel that way to me.

And I didn't read it as a joke. It felt abrasive in its wording, like the genuine ignorance that some people in media/fandom spaces sometimes exhibit. My sister frequents slash communities and a lot of people in them have that mindset, of the top/bottom, dom/sub, seme/uke relationship dynamic not just sexually but domestically. So my mind read it that way and, when I read it, I got upset to the point where I couldn't stop myself from saying something (even in bed on my phone and i hate typing on my phone). If it really was a joke, then I feel it was in poor taste or not telegraphed well enough. It felt genuine to me.

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• Wait, wouldn't Ayane be taking care of Sana? Isn't she the top?

That makes no sense. A relationship is a two way street. Both parties should be supporting each other to the best of their ability. This isn't some fifties het couple where the man's the bread winner and the woman stays home.

Ayane is assertive and stoic but she definitely has some anxiety and trust issues. Sana is becoming more assertive as she understands her feelings more and more. She doesn't know much about what it takes to survive in the world, but she's prepared to do what's necessary to provide for Ayane. Ayane is a layabout and prone to moping and conceding, but she steps out of her comfort zone to be there for Sana.

There is no top or bottom (even sexually). This is a relationship of equals and they just want to care for the other, rather than be cared for. It's give AND take, not either/or.

Dorothea openly being a gold digger is what makes me so mad that she has any A-romance supports with men. She's a walking yuri trope and it upsets me that she doesn't have exclusively f/f romances while teasing f/m throughout most of her interactions. She's my favorite character partly because that element is so concisely portrayed as a character flaw that needs to be resolved. Her having f/m romances completely counteracts that, especially any romances with nobles. Like, um, did the writers even read their own story? Her f/m A supports are so ooc they all gave me whiplash.

Can someone with Bloodborne lore knowledge enlighten us as to why someone would want to draw this?

omfg Omichi is so fucking cute (also let's get more POC in yuri plsthnx). I think she has a really vibrant personality that's made her stand out with very little screen time. I don't think she's stepping in the middle of the main pairing at all. If anything, her presence has only solidified Hino and Koguma's feelings for each other since they know that they don't have similar feelings for Omichi. I think she'll end up wingmanning for the main pair in a big way. In fact, this arc alone could count as that (even unwittingly). I think there's zero chance of her getting involved with either Hino or Koguma and the chances of poly are very low. She's just a helpful third wheel! (but a very cute one) Please don't be mean to Omichi!

I haven't been keeping a close eye, but are we still on a streak with at least one edeleth picture per image update since FE3H's release?

There are certain jobs that let you make the ideal girlfriend. Guess she knew what she was doing.

I like how this story is actually digging into the negative psychological effects of heterosocialization. It's something my sister suffered from when she was growing up. She's ace/aro and grew up surrounded by media and friends and teachers and parents who would tell her to get a boyfriend, that being happy is to be in a relationship. So she fabricated feelings for people she felt nothing for, thinking that that's just how everyone is. It wasn't until high school when she started thinking she was broken, that something was wrong with her because she wasn't able to do what everyone else was doing so successfully around her. Once she found out about asexuality, her entire life made sense.

It's a common yuri trope to have the "I like guys [heart beats near female friend]" which is imposter syndrome. But many of these stories just treat it as a narrative trope rather than an exploration of a serious psychological issue. What I really like about this story is that it does that exploration. It's showing the MC's anxiety, her feeling of brokenness and being unable to fulfill what society expects of her. She directly references media she consumes and how her friends constantly tell her to get a boyfriend. The last page of the chapter is when she finally feels "normal," feeling what everyone else has been telling her she'd feel for men.

I tried dating a guy once in college. He was really sweet, very fun to talk to, intelligent, good-looking, a solid career in the sciences, called me "a beautiful person," made me breakfast in bed, but I could not see myself with him. I'd distract myself during more intimate conversations, thinking about lesbian fanfiction with my back turned to him. I'd start to aggressively think about women whenever he started talking romantic. That moment in this manga when MC felt sick imagining a life with the man she was with, I really related to her. I know that feeling so well.

Tl;dr, this story is really important. It's doing something I don't often see with this trope that I think is important to talk about. Heteronormativity makes queer people feel inadequate, broken, insecure. And this manga's such an excellent portrayal of that experience.

is that edelthea i see in the background?

All of this was pretty legit. I am just now trying to transition, so I'm doing a complete swap of my gender identity. Goodbye boxers and baggy pants, hello skirts and... well. Needless to say, I really fucking felt those couple pages. You have to think about fashion!? Why can't I just vomit and be femme? Were it so easy. But I'm motivated by self-realization and not a desire to date someone. Guess I gotta stick with it.

I don't know who these characters are but girls grabbing boobs is one of the greatest things to ever happen and I support it.

The weird faces remind of Moon Over June.

fire emblem is homophobic. We already know this from 30 years of heteronormativity. Three houses is the gayest, to be sure, but it still feels like a pittance. And mlm gets fucked over so hard.

I headcanon Bernie as ace, so I approve of her depiction in this image.

I'm surprised edelthea isn't second biggest.

I don't think we've gotten an art drop since the release of FE16 that hasn't had edeleth in it.

This show was wonderful, tragic, and homophobic all at the same time. Why do I love it and miss it?

why

That's one classic ship. One of the main pairings that got me into yuri. God bless.