here’s a list of books that have lgbtqa main characters that weren’t killed for shock value :)))) (bc we’ve all been disappointed enough this year)
* = adult or new adult lit
the engelsfors trilogy by sara elfgren and mats strandberg (the lgbtqa witches trilogy we all deserve)
more than this by patrick ness
the foxhole court by nora sakavic*
everything leads to you by nina lacour
the rest of us just live here by patrick ness
proxy by alex london
fan art by sarah tregay
aristotle and dante discover the secrets of universe by benjamin alire saenz
the mortal instruments by cassandra clare
unspoken by sarah rees brennan
the turn of the story by sarah rees brennan
i’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson
carry on by rainbow rowell
the darkest part of the forest by holly black
how to repair a mechanical heart by j.c lillis
simon vs the homosapiens agenda by becky albertalli
far from you by tess sharpe (lesbian character dies before the book which sets the plot in motion, bi mc)
captive prince by cs pacat*
know not why by hannah johnson*
the gods of gotham by lyndsay faye*
him by elle kennedy and sarina bowen*
the understatement of the year by sarina bowen*
the nightrunner series by lynn flewelling*
an interactive fiction game from E. Jade Lomax (ink-splotch / dirgewithoutmusic), the writer who brought you Beanstalk & the @sortinghatchats quiz
Come explore the magical valley of Elaia through a choose-your-own-adventure game. It's got dangers to circumvent, morality to ponder, and folks of all sorts of genders for you to befriend and fall in love with.
An interactive fiction story
A dating sim wrapped up in a fantasy adventure puzzle
A quest to find your own happy ending in a world where you always get a second chance
It's free to play and doesn't require any downloads. Just go to ejadelomax.itch.io/stay on your mobile device or browser & hit "Run Game."
Some words to use when writing things:
winking
clenching
pulsing
fluttering
contracting
twitching
sucking
quivering
pulsating
throbbing
beating
thumping
thudding
pounding
humming
palpitate
vibrate
grinding
crushing
hammering
lashing
knocking
driving
thrusting
pushing
force
injecting
filling
dilate
stretching
lingering
expanding
bouncing
reaming
elongate
enlarge
unfolding
yielding
sternly
firmly
tightly
harshly
thoroughly
consistently
precision
accuracy
carefully
demanding
strictly
restriction
meticulously
scrupulously
rigorously
rim
edge
lip
circle
band
encircling
enclosing
surrounding
piercing
curl
lock
twist
coil
spiral
whorl
dip
wet
soak
madly
wildly
noisily
rowdily
rambunctiously
decadent
degenerate
immoral
indulgent
accept
take
invite
nook
indentation
niche
depression
indent
depress
delay
tossing
writhing
flailing
squirming
rolling
wriggling
wiggling
thrashing
struggling
grappling
striving
straining
“My soul chose yours. And a soul doesn’t just forget that.”
— Ben Maxfield (via stay-close)