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yuletide2023-10-21 10:26 pm
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Queering the Tide 2023
Reposting from 2022’s post from lannamichaels with permission and a few edits.
There are many ways of queering texts and characters. This challenge is for any and all of them! The widest possible definition of queering is used here. If you think your prompt counts, then do so we.
To participate, leave a comment on this post linking to your letter, so anyone interested in queering your canon for yuletide can find you. Tag any fics for this mini-challenge with Queering The Tide. (I suggest you tag both Queering the Tide and TransTide if the two happen to overlap.)
You can copy/paste this form below for your comment.
lannamichaels with permission and a few edits.There are many ways of queering texts and characters. This challenge is for any and all of them! The widest possible definition of queering is used here. If you think your prompt counts, then do so we.
To participate, leave a comment on this post linking to your letter, so anyone interested in queering your canon for yuletide can find you. Tag any fics for this mini-challenge with Queering The Tide. (I suggest you tag both Queering the Tide and TransTide if the two happen to overlap.)
You can copy/paste this form below for your comment.
<strong>AO3 name:</strong>
<strong>Letter link:</strong>
<strong>Fandom: </strong>
<strong>Any specific fandom details, preferences, comments, etc:</strong>
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Letter link: https://iggy.dreamwidth.org/1482343.html
Fandom: Till the End of the Moon, Lost You Forever, Mysterious Lotus Casebook.
Any specific fandom details, preferences, comments, etc:
While it started out as a bit of an aside, over time I've come to headcanon Tantai Jin from Till the End of the Moon as a he/him lesbian. I do see him as AMAB, just because I feel like he has to be with how his origin story is written, but he is extremely gender and also a huge lesbian for Li Susu and I would love to see a story that explores both his gender and sexuality. Obviously they don’t have this terminology in ancient fantasy China, but I think you could still explore these themes without modern language. Tantai Jin is someone who has had his sense of self dictated by those around him most of his life. Who is he when he can truly explore it on his own?
As noted in the letter, I prefer a bisexual reading of Tushan Jing from Lost You Forever. I'd love to see more with that!
Mysterious Lotus Casebook is a series that is hard NOT to read as queer, and most of fandom does. My favored pairing is Di Feisheng/Li Lianhua. I strongly headcanon Di Feisheng as gay, but I'm open with regard to the sexuality of other characters.