Pride Post II

Hi, guys, it's Willow again. It's still Pride Month (yay); here's Pride Post the Second.

This post is really similar to my last one (LGBTQ+ characters I love). The next one's going to be characters who really should be queer, so stay tuned for that!!

Okay. Let's get started.

• Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
• Have I ever mentioned how much I adore what Rick Riordan's doing with his books? No? Well, I adore what Rick Riordan's doing with his books. 
• Alex is trans and genderfluid. She changes pronouns several times during the novel; this isn't made into a big deal.
• She even has a conversation with Magnus about this. He asks her if using they/them pronouns wouldn't be easier. Her reply? "For who, you?" (I Love Her So Much.)
• Alex is snarky and irreverent and gives Magnus hell. He is Immediately and Extremely Smitten. (Which, just saying, means that he ain't straight. Nice.)
• Alex is an enormous step forward for queer representation in mainstream media. 
• And she's not just a side character shoved in for token diversity. She's a well-rounded, three-dimensional protagonist who's integral to the plot of the story. Four for you, Rick Riordan. You go, Rick Riordan.
• She's also (most likely) Magnus's endgame love interest. This is the first time Riordan's written a queer romance featuring main characters. Sure, there's Solangelo and Emmie/Jo, but none of them are exactly mains. Apollo/Lester's a Useless Bisexual, yeah, but he doesn't have a love interest. 
• Unsurprisingly, Alex is a fan favorite. Here's hoping we see a lot more of her in the future.   
• Lark and Rosethorn (Circle of Magic, The Circle Opens, The Circle Reforged)
• Lark and Rosethorn are Everyone's Favorite Moms, to be honest.
• Lark is sweet, maternal ace lesbian who takes one look at the Circle kids and says "yes okay these children are mine now", an ex-acrobat turned dedicate who will always take the outcasts under her wing; Rosethorn is a thorny (ha) gardener who seems prickly at first but softens for her love and her kids, who doesn't put up with condescending pricks and shuts them down superbly, a mage with immense power who's willing to die (who has died) for the right cause.
•  Rosethorn's also polyamorous, and it's never a big deal. It's just a part of her.
• Anyway. They are the Circle's moms; their little home at Discipline is a haven of warmth and domesticity. 
• To the Circle, Lark and Rosethorn are family. Home. Everything a ragtag bunch of misfits could've asked for. 
• No "Bury Your Gays"-- Rosethorn dies, but she gets over it. Y'know. As you do.
• They're actually the only long-term relationship in all of the Emelan 'verse-- Daja and Rizu don't last very long, Briar's flings are just that, Sandry's aroace, and Tris isn't interested in romance at the moment.
• Tl;dr cute interracial gay moms of the Circle; I'd die for them but they can defend themselves so I wouldn't have to; the best teachers/parents the kids could ever have asked for.
• <3
• Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who, Torchwood)
• How do I even begin to describe Captain Jack Harkness?
• Just kidding. I don't even like Mean Girls that much.
• Jack Harkness is... well, he's Jack Harkness.
• He'll flirt with anything that's physically able to (and old enough to, of course) flirt back. Gender? Not a problem. Species? Even less of a problem.
• Seriously.
• What does Jack's flirting sound like?
• "Hi. Captain Jack Harkness. And you are?"
• Most fall for it, actually.
• It's not even that he doesn't have standards, he just... thinks everyone's pretty.
• :)))
• I've only watched one (1) episode of Torchwood, so most of my knowledge of Jack is from his days with the Doctor.
• Jack is a conman turned reluctant hero. He's disillusioned but still tries to do good. He's a natural leader and ~very~ charming; that doesn't mean he's very good at actual friendships, though. A bit cold, Jack has some attachment/commitment issues, coming off as selfish at times. Still, Jack's a good man. He's been through a lot (so much, poor baby) and come out without losing who he is.
• Also? He's the polar opposite of the "Bury Your Gays" trope. He's physically incapable of dying. That's nice.

Happy Pride Month, you guys! <3

Willow