for yuritober day 10: reflection/distortion (ft. snapback)
full color this time bc my toxic yuri princesses deserve it
#snapback #sayjin #handjumper #yuritober #yuritober2026
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@magicmooshka.bsky.social
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🎨 comic artist 🇵🇭🇰🇷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (she/he) creator of Archmage Ascending, The Dead Name, I Want To Make Yuri, GO GIRL GO! and Painted Strawberries 🚫do not reupload my art! linktr.ee/magicmooshka
![three-by-four array of panels featuring various characters from “Gideon the Ninth” being interviewed.
Coronabeth Tridentarius, looking down somewhat forlornly: [… “Are you happy?” How am I supposed to answer that?]
Camilla Hect, looking deadpan at the viewer: [I am happy when I’m working, yes.]
Marta Dyas, hand thoughtfully held to her mouth: [I don’t understand the question.]
Ianthe Tridentarius, slyly tucking her hair back: [What is this, a THERAPY SESSION? Because I’ve been tricked like that before.]
Magnus Quinn, smiling: [… Today, I’m happy. With you, I’m happy.]
Naberius Tern, looking to the side: [No one’s ever asked me that before.]
Dulcinea Septimus, holding a rose to the light: [Everyone assumes that if you make jokes you’re happy. Why? Why is that?]
Magnus Quinn, again: [Are YOU happy? Is that a nod…? And… we have a thumbs up.]
Palamedes Sextus rests his head against his fist in silence.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, head resting in her folded arms: [Soon. Not yet. Soon.]
Gideon Nav, grinning and pointing at the viewer: [Can I look straight at the camera? I’ve never been happier.]
Judith Deuteros, arms folded: [Define “happy.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreict6poom3xq3q3ti5e7lj2q2alrtntkyp4646wkj6pggkvlqx53pi)
![Drawing of Megatron and Optimus Prime from Transformers: ONE as the iconic Mordetwi “Airplanes” meme. Megatron faces to the left, a tear running down his face, as three seekers fly off into the distance. Text above him reads: [Can we pretend that seekers in the night sky are like shooting stars?] Optimus Prime faces to the right, head bowed. Text beside him reads: [I could really use a wish right now, wish right now]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiajqvc6jndmxvb5mtg45i74isxahzkbux6uuffqoish7nciwibhhm)
![digital drawing of Optimus Prime saying goodbye. Three golden panels are set against a pink, sunset-colored background. In the first panel, Optimus warmly waves goodbye. In the second, he turns away from the viewer. In the third, he is fading into the distance, back turned. Text below reads: [Till all are one.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreigsloc57ig7xc55iltt6wfv2urtkdnsliqpns4slpntahcki4kkhy)
![colored digital redraw of the ending scene of “A Taste of Armageddon” from Star Trek TOS featuring femme Spock and butch Kirk. Spock, wryly: [Captain, you almost make me believe in luck.] Kirk, smirking: [Miss Spock, you almost make me believe in miracles.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreigcopxdxqgsfqtbytwdkmwrce7ferciswnnvtaqervdspeceda2qq)
![black and white digital comic of Frieren and Fern.
Frieren, looking smug: [Did you buy an MBTA Commuter Rail TM ticket, Fern?]
Fern: [No.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiad4ufnglth5b3zpcxeysuaheeovfhvjoejiel6xoadazpmy2qhia)
![Frieren, putting a self-congratulatory hand on her chest: [Oh, Fern. It looks like you're not the responsible one today--]
Fern: [The Commuter Rail is free on Fridays, Miss Frieren.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreic6dujmp2d25gmyydb56g23wpe3qr2xz6u4xrklil5lzr7l6ae24a)
![Chibi Frieren looks dejected. Chibi Fern crosses her arms.
Fern, scolding her: [Honestly, Miss Frieren... we're short enough on money as is]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreid7fpgy336jpuiiqjupvvzcodd5r7vs3ddp6m3wcsexw4oisa7r4i)
![scribbly doodle of Kathleen and Alicia as gummy chibis holding hands, glaring up at the viewer. Handwritten text above reads: [MAKE YURI NOW!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreia6acblpypjmgmovistaspqwwq3scjx5bs44s34gvmzdvmbv3u5mi)
![scribbly doodle of Kathleen and Alicia as gummy chibis holding hands, glaring up at the viewer. Handwritten text above reads: [MAKE YURI NOW!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiambzwpdszzpxawuk2nbal2ueqhqqlt5y4jut6meknlapvh4q4qoq)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia: [Of course I’ll be your partner!]
Kathleen smiles.
Alicia, grinning cheekily: [If you can afford me, of course.]
Kathleen looks aside, stricken with anxiety.
Kathleen: [right… (I don’t have a WebKomics TM budget anymore…)]
Alicia extends a hand to Kathleen
Alicia: [But seriously— I’ve always planned on following you, wherever you go.]
Kathleen takes Alicia’s hand.
Alicia: [So don’t get sick of me yet!]
Kathleen: [You know, I can’t imagine I ever will.]
END](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreihdnnukqd63iqf63uquy4rtpfrwnq4h7giiwycnm7xcneylhrrjee)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia and Kathleen have exited the WebKomics TM building, which can be seen in the distance.
Alicia: [I’m sorry about how things worked out…]
Kathleen: [Don’t be! Just because I’ve left WebKomics TM doesn’t mean I’ve quit comics.]
Kathleen smiles down at her hand.
Kathleen: [I WANT to keep making comics. After I let my wrist recover, of course. But until then, I need help.]
Kathleen: [Alicia— will you be my partner?]
Alicia looks back at Kathleen, blushing furiously, mouth slightly open.
Kathleen, blushing back: [My ART partner! My partner in ART!]
Alicia, still blushing: [Right! Duh! Of course!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreieox2p72ybnvatxjerumawdsvgixqt53eijkisd3anm3q3pctt47y)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Emmy hurries from down the hall.
Emmy: [Kat, wait.]
Kathleen turns from Alicia.
Kathleen: [Emmy?]
Emmy, serious: [Please think this through. Think about what’s best for your comic—for your fans! Think about what you can do with US.]
Kathleen, smiling shyly: [Emmy, I’ll always be grateful to ALL of you for changing my life. Thanks for taking a chance on me.]
Kathleen begins to turn away from Emmy. Alicia smiles at her from behind her.
Kathleen: [But this is something that I need to do. So, I’m going to take a chance on me, too.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreidiagkiadjrn5wx6ulryodk57jufno5ry3omy6kg3ibc6jxorwrma)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia hugs Kathleen.
Alicia: [You’re actually doing it! I’m so glad they said yes to it!]
Kathleen: [Oh, they didn’t, though.]
Alicia, surprised and confused, pulls away from the hug to stare at Kathleen.
Alicia: [Wait—what—?]
Kathleen: [They said they wouldn’t greenlight my series as a yuri…]
Kathleen grins and throws up a peace sign.
Kathleen, cheerfully: [So I quit!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreifczwjxbe7wweqxjj3vo6actpwr3jrk4iife7rdnxoufc54ajj3pu)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia stands in the hallway, waiting. She turns, suddenly. Kathleen has emerged from a door down the hall. She smiles:
Kathleen: [ALICIA!]
Kathleen beams.
Kathleen: [I did it!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreibx2mcocfghhsdofbo7x36ub3fxz5d4a4swrh6e2llsopzz3r5q5q)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Emmy ushers Kathleen into a meeting room, where people are already seated.
Kathleen, fidgeting: [Thanks for meeting me on short notice.]
Emmy, cheerful: [Anything for our turtlekat!]
We see some of the WebKomics board members, all middle-aged men, seated.
Board member 1: [Emmy’s been telling us how excited fans are for your new series.]
Board member 3: [We can always rely on you to be our safe & sure hit!]
Kathleen, looking at her hands: [Well, I wanted to talk about that, actually. I want to do something DIFFERENT this time…]
Emmy looks taken aback.
Kathleen: [I Want To Make Yuri.]
The seated board members are taken aback.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreihicgr6ghkiozjci4yse5hehwir2ohuarjaqfebrfkrv77lecmtda)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Exterior of the WebKomics headquarters, a multistoried corporate building.
Alicia: [You look nervous.]
Kathleen: [I AM!]
The pair stands before a doorway inside the building.
Alicia: [Do you want to go home…? (I’ll tel Emmy you’re sick!]
Kathleen: [No…now that I’ve admitted how I truly feel…]
Kathleen suddenly appears in a more dramatic, detailed romance anime style, sparkles and bubbles behind her.
Kathleen: [I have to see this to the very end.]
Alicia: [Whoa!]
Alicia shoots finger guns at Kathleen.
Alicia: [You sound like one of your protagonists!]
Kathleen, blushing: [Please don’t embarrass me]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreidbnzfp66gup7t3sqs5py4c5ppcgnc6hhjf56kbjaxh456zlvg5pq)
![two-panel digitally drawn comic featuring Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Perry the Platypus from “Phineas and Ferb.”
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: [Behold, Perry the Platypus— THE YURINATOR!!]
Dr. Doofenshmirtz presents a large ray-gun-like machine branded “The Yurinator” with an image of two girls kissing.
Perry the Platypus looks confused. His thought bubble has a pasted image of urinals with question marks over them.
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: [No— I know what you’re thinking— it’s Yurinator, with a “y”— you see, back in Drusselstein, I was only allowed to read hetslop, but my brother Roger—]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiau7sgio2p5we7uvvn2qdpx6vcqu6uiyuhtvna5nlszbwpf5cccxe)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia smiles and clasps Kathleen’s hand in two of her own. Kathleen looks down at her hand, blushing and surprised.
Alicia: [When it comes to art, it doesn’t matter if you CAN do it.]
Close-up of Alicia’s hands around Kathleen’s.
Alicia: [It only matters if you NEED to do it.]
We see Kathleen from Alicia’s POV, her eyes shining with emotion, sparkles surrounding her.
Alicia: [And from that look in your eyes— you do need to write this story.]
We see Alicia from Kathleen’s POV, smiling radiantly, sparkles surrounding her.
Alicia: [And I’m sure— someone needs to read it, too.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreifpvoo3jivfci3uj3i7rigiyfzdodmgwy6fzpg3yxhs2yvdg267fa)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen, smiling forlornly: [I think this would have been the story my heart desired, once. The first comic I wrote definitely was something like that.]
Kathleen continues to narrate over a vision of her first comic’s characters, surrounded by hearts and sparkles: [Lots of people told me my first story was cheesy or self-indulgent, but… the truth is, it just made me HAPPY. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with writing a story like that. I never have. And I know it made OTHER people happy, too.]
18-year-old Kathleen and 26-year-old Kathleen stand back to back, smiling. A ribbon shaded like the bisexual flag weaves behind them.
Kathleen: [But… I’m almost a decade older now. I’ve learned more about the world— and about MYSELF. I want to write a story that’s true to THIS me.]
Present-day Kathleen faces Alicia.
Kathleen: [I just don’t know if you can do it.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreifvtp6xred2zmn6aw54lybittni5vok4zd5pooj37fj2kxco77tfq)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia: [Sure, WebKomics TM has done a lot for you. But you’ve done a lot for them, too.]
A flashback to young Alicia, whose hair is fully died, sweating as she draws on a screen tablet.
Alicia, narrating from present-day: [It’s no secret that making comics demands everything from you.]
Alicia’s speech bubble splits the panel diagonally, with young Alicia drawing in one section, and Kathleen drawing in the other.
Alicia: [If you give your time, your body, your youth all to the story you tell…]
Back to present-day, Alicia and Kathleen face each other.
Alicia: […then shouldn’t you get to write the story your heart desires?]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreifapvd75q7tavrazrskhoyyol5iyuv3xf7zls7yptf7ktrk2ilk3a)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen looks to the side.
Kathleen: [The thing is, I owe WebKomics TM the whole world.]
Flashback to little 18-year-old Kathleen, drawing on her tablet.
Kathleen, from the present, narrating: [They took a chance on a rookie artist fresh out of high school—no real drawing experience or art school—and signed me on full-time.]
Kathleen’s hand draws a line across the bottom of the panel.
Kathleen: [How many artists who dream of making comics actually get the time and resources to make them? And how many of those comics get the love and support and attention that ANY of mine have gotten?]
Present-dat, Kathleen sits on the couch beside Alicia, head bowed.
Kathleen: [Do I have a right to feel like this after my dreams have all come true?]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreickoyt5vwcmvhmharrqy7eomt5pum4iwpxielqedbec5wplu6rz3y)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen, a sad smile on her face: [The truth is… I originally pitched the comic as a GL…]
Alicia’s eyes light up in surprise.
Alicia, starry-eyed and blushing: [Are you serious? That would be AMAZING!!!]
Kathleen, fondly: [Pffft]
Kathleen, more serious: [The folks at WebKomics TM weren’t too keen on the idea…]
Kathleen smiles at Alicia.
Kathleen: [So it’s nice to see someone with a reaction like yours]
Alicia smiles back.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreia5pv75vevqtr3c6c246cka25lwqzfk5aw36m5uucny3zpuykwusq)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen looks at Alicia as they sit on the sofa. Alicia looks away.
Alicia: [Sorry if it’s cheesy, but… your comics made a difference in my life. That’s why I applied to draw this one for you.]
Alicia: [Earlier today, when you pitched the catfight between your characters, it didn’t FEEL right.]
Alicia, looking back at Kathleen: [It didn’t feel like the kind of feeling I got reading your other comics… the ones that made me fall in love with your writing.]
Kathleen looks back at Alicia, face tight with emotion.
Alicia: [Kathleen… what did you mean when you said you weren’t in charge of your story?]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiegrvpuq7cmyltwwghi7nllxv5mm7ulx5a5qurcjtgdpvscz3at6y)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen and Alicia sit side by side on Kathleen’s sofa, looking down at their boba.
Alicia, shyly: [You know… I never told you the real reason I loved My Wonderful Wizard Boyfriend.]
Alicia’s words are overlaid with her memory of reading My Wonderful Wizard Boyfriend. She scrolls over a panel of a girl with wavy light hair.
Alicia: [I liked the romance… but what really sold me was the male lead’s older sister.]
A young Alicia’s face, tired and framed by undyed dark hair, is illuminated by the screen of her phone as she reads the comic.
Alicia: [It was the very first time I ever read
a licensed story with a trans character in it.]
Alicia and Kathleen, back in present day, sit on the sofa.
Alicia: [To be honest… it was the first turi ship I ever drew fanart for— the female lead and the male lead’s sister…]
Kathleen: [Can I see it!?]
Alicia: [NO.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreidazy3wy34motc5pa2ri2wit4ejqwxfarnngnmqggyd5yq34gr27i)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen sits on the edge of her bed.
KNOCK KNOCK! A visitor’s arrival interrupts her woes.
Kathleen, to herself: [If that’s Emmy, I’ll start crying on the spot.]
Kathleen opens the door.
Kathleen: [Hello— ALICIA?]
Alicia stands in the doorway, waving shyly, one hand behind her back.
Alicia: [Hi~]
Alicia: [Look— can we talk?]
Kathleen says nothing.
Alicia, smiling sheepishly: [I brought you boba.] She brings out a plastic bag with two boba cups from behind her back.
Kathleen: [You can come in.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreihxd34t5kxwzxp44acgernfvuzauzwiktgemevhy24bqnqnuc7cti)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen lies in bed, staring at the ceiling.
Kathleen, to herself: [Why did she SAY that to me? Why did I say that to HER?]
Kathleen sits up and looks across the room at her screen drawing tablet.
Kathleen: [It’s not like I even really disagree about the plot point… but a job is a job…]
Kathleen sighs. She sits on the edge of the bed with a worried expression.
Kathleen: [Comics move FAST. If she’s not on the same page as me, I should maybe find a new artist…]
In her mind’s eye, Kathleen sees Alicia’s smiling face, surrounded by sparkles.
Kathleen: [But… I still really want to work with her.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreidbqf32tniywuth2yf6xyvg35jgq3sxnv567li4664us75anojisy)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Kathleen: [Maybe… you’re right. Still, you’re not in charge of this comic. And neither am I.]
Alicia stands up.
Alicia: [Wait—]
Kathleen, turning away: [I’m going home. I’ll email you the rest of my Season One notes.]
Kathleen heads out. Her face isn’t visible, but the cat on her hoodie is crying.
Alicia: [Kathleen, wait!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreibtceris4zeyavufqc7vtoicgurhuj5gstnu4yb5u24kuknqkcxai)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Alicia, concerned: [I just feel like there are other ways to create that kind of conflict…]
Alicia, from off-panel: [I don’t mean to tell you how to write your story—]
Kathleen looks down at the Launch Announcement Mock-Up that Emmy has given her, with the terrible ad for her comic.
Alicia: [But this can’t be what you really want to write…?]
Kathleen, her bangs falling over her face: [Does it matter…]
Alicia looks at Kathleen sadly from across the table.
Kathleen: [what I want to write?]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreiewr3ovxqspqtsy6it4te52okgvyvmor3c6yb45v5vnqf7yyd5hsq)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its. Kathleen pitches a story arc to Alicia, gesturing with a pointer to a whiteboard that Alicia sits in front of. Kathleen: [Emmy was thinking we could end Season 1 on this super intense cliffhanger…] Kathleen taps a box with a drawing of a woman slapping her female lead. Kathleen: [A confrontation between the female lead and the CEO’s fiancée… where the fiancée SLAPS our heroine.] Alicia: [Pffft] Kathleen: [What’s so funny?] Alicia, smiling: [I just think you can do better than THAT]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreifzj2uiikrxc47b5n67ayr4vsijlp5f6hpoxh24g6vk36u55fwq3e)
![A four-panel comic drawn on purple post-its.
Emmy and Kathleen are having a check-in meeting. Emmy approaches Kathleen’s table, holding some papers. Kathleen has a boba cup.
Emmy: [Hey Kat, how have things been going with Alicia?]
Kathleen, smiling: [She’s great!]
Emmy: [I’m glad everything is going so smoothly! I wanted to show you the marketing materials we have set for launch day! (So exciting!!)]
Emmy hands Kathleen the papers.
Emmy: [Here you go!]
The paper reads: [Launch Announcement Mock-up V.01] The ad mock-up includes an image of the protagonists of Kathleen’s webcomic about to kiss, the man’s hand on the woman’s chin.
Male lead: [I… have a secret…]
Below them, the ad reads: [Another STEAMY, SCRUMPTIOUS~ BOYFRIEND from WebKomic TM’s turtlekat!]
Kathleen looks at the paper with dead, lifeless eyes.
Kathleen: [It’s… great…]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqskllykbmdonko5bx6yy5ur/bafkreibacjmy7voi3tnjmwvtwofrasmwvftlfsbvta6dpbgozqdaonsdkm)
