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@ruuari.bsky.social
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I'm Neil and I love to draw queer characters, with an emphasis on trans joy. illustrator • bisexual trans man • he/him 🌈 Shop, Socials & Commissions: ruuari.carrd.co

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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I don't think it's wrong to ask people to care a little more. especially if you're not part of the group being represented... but that's just it I guess. because when you're not, it's easy for you not to care all the time. what does it matter if it's only sometimes. it doesn't affect you either way
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
it sucks to have your identity portrayed only sometimes, for fun, when people feel like it or when it suits them, and knowing that's the best it will ever be

I don't know how to explain this better than I already have in previous posts

I just know when it comes to gay coding people will do everything to portray and protect that and will not budge on it

but when it's trans coding it's always just a fun not serious thing

it does not matter how much coding there is

the friends who I feel safest with are consistent and I can't express how important and meaningful it is knowing that people see a character as trans and I don't always have to sit there anxiously wondering whether they do this time or not

I'm not trying to control how people think and like and do. but when people say they care about trans representation and that they see trans coding and that it's important to them, I don't understand why it's important until it isn't
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
when advocating for canon trans characters I wish we held ourselves to the same standard. we're really good at it with cis gay characters. we're so consistent and determined. I see it all the time. I desperately want this for trans characters too. I'm so sad that we don't give them the same care
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
in order for a character to be canon trans, they can only be trans. I don't understand, if someone can see trans coding, why would they still ever portray and enjoy them cis, if they understand how important representation is?
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
as a trans person desperate for trans representation and desperate to be seen, it hurts a lot to see trans interpretations be considered so interchangeable when gay interpretations are cared for so deeply
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
more ravenholdt manor flashback stuff for our own path #wrathion #wranduin
“Fahrad, look!” There was a bounce in Wrathion’s step as he entered the grandmaster rogue’s study, waltzing past the papers and maps scattered about the weathered oak table in the center of the room. “How do I look? What do you think? And how do I sound?”

Tearing his eyes away from his report, Fahrad looked the boy up and down, taking in his face, which was now sharper and squarer than before, to the shape of the young dragon’s shoulders. They had filled out a fair amount since the last time he’d seen him, giving them a broader and sturdier appearance. “My prince,” he said with raised brows. “I barely recognized your voice.”

“Isn’t it great?” Wrathion asked proudly. He brought his hand to his chin and stroked his thumb over his goatee. “It’s taken me a while, but my body is almost exactly how I want it to be. My magic is getting better.”

“You look very handsome,” Fahrad grinned. “Your beard suits you.”

Wrathion beamed back at him. “Thank you, Fahrad.” As quickly as it came, his smile vanished, an irritated sneer taking its place as his expression darkened. “I refuse to be taken for a girl again.”

“You won’t be,” Fahrad reassured him. “You look like every other boy your age.”

Almost, Wrathion mentally corrected. There was still the matter of his chest, which he had yet to get flat, but no matter how much he concentrated his powers, every time he shifted into his mortal form, it always looked the same.He was hopeful, though, after his recent successes. His skills were improving, and it was only a matter of time until he got it right. So, the next time Wrathion transformed, he tried again, focusing all of his magic on his chest.

And then he tried again.

And again.

And again.

And his hope perished, along with his confidence.

There was one day in particular where things were especially bad. Wrathion couldn’t stand the sight of himself. He whirled on his heel and knocked everything off the desk beside him to the floor, caring little for the glass inkwell and ceramic mug that smashed to the ground, permanently staining the parchment, maps, and books that fell with them. Kicking a nearby stool with a frustrated cry, he curled up into a ball on the floor, resting his face against his knees as he listened to it hit the wall with a loud bang and a clatter.

He sobbed. Immediately, he hated himself for it. If his agents saw him like this, they’d think him nothing more than a vulnerable little girl. Unsure how else to cope with his despair, he pressed his sharp nails into his arms and dragged them harshly against his skin, leaving angry, red scratches that threatened to bleed.

A warm hand touched his shoulder. Wrathion flinched, even though he knew it was Fahrad.“Your Highness,” the man said softly. “Come. Let me help.”

Wrathion let him. It seemed he’d been prepared for this. Wrathion’s face flushed with heat when Fahrad unravelled a roll of wide, linen bandages meant for mending wounds. As per his instruction, Wrathion turned around and took off his shirt.

“Lift your arms,” he heard Fahrad say. Wrathion did so. Maneuvering the strand of cloth over the prince’s head and pulling it taut against his chest, the rogue began to wrap it around his torso.

“Too tight?”

Wrathion shook his head. “No.”

Fahrad hummed his acknowledgment. Wrathion remained silent. The older black dragon—which Wrathion had figured out some time ago—didn’t stop until the prince’s breasts were completely covered and compressed. Once they were, the man secured a pin in the material at the middle of Wrathion’s back to keep everything snug and in place.

He beckoned the younger dragon over to the mirror where it leaned against the wall. Wrathion pulled his shirt back over his head and approached.

His heart swelled when he saw himself. He stared, wide eyed, unable to look away from how flat the shape of his chest looked beneath his clothes. Turning to the side, he took in his profile and ran a hand over the bindings wrapped around his body, feeling them through the fabric.

In the reflection of the mirror, he caught Fahrad’s mouth quirk into a smile.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
two princes dancing #wranduin #warcraft
a drawing of wrathion and anduin wrynn from world of warcraft mists of pandaria dancing together. their hands are clasped and anduin's hand is on wrathion's waist
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
more ravenholdt manor flashback stuff for our own path #wrathion #wranduin
“Fahrad, look!” There was a bounce in Wrathion’s step as he entered the grandmaster rogue’s study, waltzing past the papers and maps scattered about the weathered oak table in the center of the room. “How do I look? What do you think? And how do I sound?”

Tearing his eyes away from his report, Fahrad looked the boy up and down, taking in his face, which was now sharper and squarer than before, to the shape of the young dragon’s shoulders. They had filled out a fair amount since the last time he’d seen him, giving them a broader and sturdier appearance. “My prince,” he said with raised brows. “I barely recognized your voice.”

“Isn’t it great?” Wrathion asked proudly. He brought his hand to his chin and stroked his thumb over his goatee. “It’s taken me a while, but my body is almost exactly how I want it to be. My magic is getting better.”

“You look very handsome,” Fahrad grinned. “Your beard suits you.”

Wrathion beamed back at him. “Thank you, Fahrad.” As quickly as it came, his smile vanished, an irritated sneer taking its place as his expression darkened. “I refuse to be taken for a girl again.”

“You won’t be,” Fahrad reassured him. “You look like every other boy your age.”

Almost, Wrathion mentally corrected. There was still the matter of his chest, which he had yet to get flat, but no matter how much he concentrated his powers, every time he shifted into his mortal form, it always looked the same.He was hopeful, though, after his recent successes. His skills were improving, and it was only a matter of time until he got it right. So, the next time Wrathion transformed, he tried again, focusing all of his magic on his chest.

And then he tried again.

And again.

And again.

And his hope perished, along with his confidence.

There was one day in particular where things were especially bad. Wrathion couldn’t stand the sight of himself. He whirled on his heel and knocked everything off the desk beside him to the floor, caring little for the glass inkwell and ceramic mug that smashed to the ground, permanently staining the parchment, maps, and books that fell with them. Kicking a nearby stool with a frustrated cry, he curled up into a ball on the floor, resting his face against his knees as he listened to it hit the wall with a loud bang and a clatter.

He sobbed. Immediately, he hated himself for it. If his agents saw him like this, they’d think him nothing more than a vulnerable little girl. Unsure how else to cope with his despair, he pressed his sharp nails into his arms and dragged them harshly against his skin, leaving angry, red scratches that threatened to bleed.

A warm hand touched his shoulder. Wrathion flinched, even though he knew it was Fahrad.“Your Highness,” the man said softly. “Come. Let me help.”

Wrathion let him. It seemed he’d been prepared for this. Wrathion’s face flushed with heat when Fahrad unravelled a roll of wide, linen bandages meant for mending wounds. As per his instruction, Wrathion turned around and took off his shirt.

“Lift your arms,” he heard Fahrad say. Wrathion did so. Maneuvering the strand of cloth over the prince’s head and pulling it taut against his chest, the rogue began to wrap it around his torso.

“Too tight?”

Wrathion shook his head. “No.”

Fahrad hummed his acknowledgment. Wrathion remained silent. The older black dragon—which Wrathion had figured out some time ago—didn’t stop until the prince’s breasts were completely covered and compressed. Once they were, the man secured a pin in the material at the middle of Wrathion’s back to keep everything snug and in place.

He beckoned the younger dragon over to the mirror where it leaned against the wall. Wrathion pulled his shirt back over his head and approached.

His heart swelled when he saw himself. He stared, wide eyed, unable to look away from how flat the shape of his chest looked beneath his clothes. Turning to the side, he took in his profile and ran a hand over the bindings wrapped around his body, feeling them through the fabric.

In the reflection of the mirror, he caught Fahrad’s mouth quirk into a smile.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
two princes dancing #wranduin #warcraft
a drawing of wrathion and anduin wrynn from world of warcraft mists of pandaria dancing together. their hands are clasped and anduin's hand is on wrathion's waist
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I want to share my seahorse dad wrathion drawings but being a trans man myself it will always be very vulnerable for me. because people are not kind to seahorse dads.... people can't handle pregnant men. idk. society catch up to me please

I drew a sketch in 2016, like this one. I have no record of it anymore, except for the edge of it showing in a photo of a sketch on the same piece of paper. I was too embarrassed by it at the time, and eventually destroyed it. this sketch is me making up for that, and getting that sketch back, the best I can
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
so pissed about transphobia against pregnant trans men right now I Will post my wrathion feeding baby sketch because fuck you
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD ATTACK SUNWALKER DEZCO I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SO
Midihr gains 17.4 Rage from Midihr's Charge.
Midihr's melee swing hits Sunwalker Dezco for 61,594 Physical.
Anduin Wrynn says: No - stop. Stop this at once!
You are no longer Away.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ravenholdt manor #wrathion #wranduin
Wrathion lifted his hand to rub at his head and sat up. Dazed, he spotted a man, dressed in leathers so dark he nearly blended entirely into the darkness, looking back at him in shock.

Before the dragon could say anything, the man disappeared. Wrathion heard a door creak open, and the staircase before him was suddenly illuminated by what he presumed was candlelight from the room above, its warmth cutting through the chill air of the cellar.

“Sir,” he heard the man say. “The egg has hatched.”

“And?” Another man’s voice echoed down the stairs. Wrathion watched their elongated shadows move in the light across the steps. “Where is the dragon?”

“There is no dragon, sir, but a girl. She looks to be about fourteen or so.”

Wrathion froze, and then he stopped breathing. Trembling, he bit down on his bottom lip so hard that it drew blood.

“I... see. I will go down and look, then, alone. Wait here. We cannot risk scaring her.”

Wrathion scowled. He could only see the man’s silhouette as he descended the stairs, his figure cast in shadow. He wore his red hair tied back, and like the man before, he too was dressed entirely in leathers. He slowed when he reached the bottom of the steps, and when he turned the corner, he rested his hand on the post situated at the base of the banister.

A scent, both foreign yet familiar, penetrated Wrathion’s senses. It was masked so well that the dragon had almost thought he’d imagined it, but no... it was definitely there. Wrathion bristled instinctively, though he wasn’t sure why. Something wasn’t right, but he couldn’t pinpoint what.

The man approached slowly. “My name is Fahrad,” he said cautiously. “I am the head rogue of Ravenholdt Manor, which is where we are now. We’re in the basement,” he explained. “You are the black dragon that hatched from this egg, are you not?”“I’m not a girl,” Wrathion told the man without answering his question, in a voice so high he almost recoiled at the sound.

“What?” Fahrad asked in confusion.

“I’m not a girl.” Wrathion repeated.

The rogue went quiet for a moment, appearing lost. His eyes moved from Wrathion’s face to the swell of his soft chest, its shape visible beneath the dragon’s tunic. Meeting Wrathion’s gaze once more, he carefully answered, “A boy, then?”

Wrathion nodded, his crimson eyes blazing. It was then that he stood, seizing the rage within himself and holding it close to his heart. His anger fueled him with the confidence he needed to push through the fear that had taken hold of his body. “The Son of Deathwing, actually, and the only uncorrupted black dragon alive,” he announced. “I am free of my father’s madness, and possess no love for my flight. I wish to destroy every last one of them, as do you, I’m sure. They are a menace to this world, and a threat to me. Help me do this, and I will reward you and your rogues.”

Fahrad seemed stunned. He stared at him, taken aback.

“Even at birth, I possess power you cannot imagine,” Wrathion continued, remembering the talks of riches and wealth whispered amongst the rogues who had stolen his egg, their voices muffled beyond the thick barrier of his shell. “You’ve heard the stories, haven’t you? The fire from a dragon’s breath can enchant weapons and armour with incredible magic that even the mightiest of kings dream of wielding.”

He added, “Plus, if you don’t, I will burn this entire manor to the ground along with everyone inside it.” He shrugged. “It’s nothing personal, you see. I must protect myself at all costs, and no one must know where I am at any time. I can’t risk you giving my location away to the Red Dragonflight, or to the other mortals, now can I?”

Everyone wants me dead, Wrathion reminded himself. Or captured. He wasn’t sure which was worse.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
OMG omg omg we beat garrosh
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I am allowed to want transgender characters, who are trans, and only trans. I like to think, and hope, others want the same.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
fiction has always been a comfort for me. it's a comfort for a lot of people. but when I see the news, and see how much the entire world wants trans people like me not to exist, I'd like to turn to fiction for comfort, but then I remember fiction doesn't want trans people like me to exist either.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just want to feel heard for once
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
fiction has always been a comfort for me. it's a comfort for a lot of people. but when I see the news, and see how much the entire world wants trans people like me not to exist, I'd like to turn to fiction for comfort, but then I remember fiction doesn't want trans people like me to exist either.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
also feeling down because I know mists of pandaria classic is going to be ripped out of my hands. please just let me play my beloved 14 year old video game ; ; it's been such a wonderful year getting to play it. I'm so happy here
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
fandom has always been like this. and it will continue on like this, which is why I have such a strong need to talk about it? trans people are treated so poorly, we've learned to accept the bare minimum. it shouldn't be the bare minimum
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
it's just been years of me suffering quietly and not saying anything, of being too afraid of being a "bother" for asking for anything more, because I've also been taught to accept the bare minimum. I have been accepting the bare minimum. I'm so tired of accepting the bare minimum
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just want to feel heard for once
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
it sucks to have your identity portrayed only sometimes, for fun, when people feel like it or when it suits them, and knowing that's the best it will ever be

I don't know how to explain this better than I already have in previous posts

I just know when it comes to gay coding people will do everything to portray and protect that and will not budge on it

but when it's trans coding it's always just a fun not serious thing

it does not matter how much coding there is

the friends who I feel safest with are consistent and I can't express how important and meaningful it is knowing that people see a character as trans and I don't always have to sit there anxiously wondering whether they do this time or not

I'm not trying to control how people think and like and do. but when people say they care about trans representation and that they see trans coding and that it's important to them, I don't understand why it's important until it isn't
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
hugs ✨ I drew this to include as a sticker and postcard with my wranduin charms!!! #wranduin #warcraft
a drawing of anduin wrynn and wrathion from world of warcraft. the two boys are hugging, and they both look happy. wrathion has his arms around anduin's shoulders, and anduin has his arms around wrathion's back. their chests are pressed together. wrathion is leaning up and anduin is leaning back slightly, making up for their slight difference in height.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
even when gf was at the doctors and they asked her for health related reasons if she dated guys or girls, I just feel erased and forgotten at all times. I can't explain what that does to you over time
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I saw a post by a trans person that said, "I spent my whole life trying to find myself in media and books." angry and sad doesn't begin to describe how I feel
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
wrathion shifting into his whelp/dragon form in front of baby, trying to teach baby that he can transform and that the little dragon is still him and baby crying because no object permanence and dad just disappeared before their eyes
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
anduin and baby #wranduin (implied)
a drawing of anduin smiling while holding his half human, half dragon baby. baby is looking back at him with their fingers in their mouth. wrathion is the other father and is the birthing parent. there is text beside anduin that reads "growing out his hair" and "young dad (it happens)"
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
we create our own path anduin, wrathion and baby #wranduin
a drawing of anduin wrynn and wrathion and their half human, half dragon baby (wrathion is a trans man and is the birthing parent.) anduin has his hand on wrathion's back and is kissing him on the head. his cane is in his other hand. wrathion is holding the baby.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I saw a post that said, including trans people in your art, language, and community is suicide prevention, and yes, is it ever.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
hugs ✨ I drew this to include as a sticker and postcard with my wranduin charms!!! #wranduin #warcraft
a drawing of anduin wrynn and wrathion from world of warcraft. the two boys are hugging, and they both look happy. wrathion has his arms around anduin's shoulders, and anduin has his arms around wrathion's back. their chests are pressed together. wrathion is leaning up and anduin is leaning back slightly, making up for their slight difference in height.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I saw a post that said, including trans people in your art, language, and community is suicide prevention, and yes, is it ever.
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
and I just learned of this trans boy who died bc of transphobia and bullying and fear for his family bc of ice and I'm just pissed the fuck off. I'm sad and angry all the time. I'm so mad at how everyone treats trans people. I'm tired
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Dreamu 💕 @dreamu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
EEEEE SO MANY WRANDUIN GOODIES!!! @ruuari.bsky.social THANK YOU 💕💕💕
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
anduin and baby #wranduin (implied)
a drawing of anduin smiling while holding his half human, half dragon baby. baby is looking back at him with their fingers in their mouth. wrathion is the other father and is the birthing parent. there is text beside anduin that reads "growing out his hair" and "young dad (it happens)"
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silriven @silriven.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thank you so much for the charms, stickers and prints @ruuari.bsky.social! I love everything!! 💕
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
wrathion do Not eat the heart of lei shen when you are pregnant
[Hai] has earned the achievement [Chapter III: Two Princes]!
Wrathion says: Ahhh - the heart of a King. The powers of a God.
Anduin Wrynn says: What are you doing? You're not seriously going to eat that-
Wrathion says: It is filled with Titan magic, the very language of creation...
[Guild member]: Cuz he's so HAAAIIiii EEEIiiii hai above me, he's so lovely, congrats
[Guild member]: lol
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
wranduin KEYS
a photo of my keys with two acrylic charms of wrathion and anduin wrynn from world of warcraft
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don't know how to not be sad

trans loneliness

not to sound stupid but if I had one character I cared about be a trans man I think my whole life would be made

my life would be made because I'm scared it will never happen in my life

thinking about wrathion
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I've been talking to my brown queer therapist (who is amazing) about this for months now, at length. he agrees with me. and we've been talking a lot about performative trans allyship
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I understand that fandom is a place of different interpretations. but transness deserves a place in canon
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
when advocating for canon trans characters I wish we held ourselves to the same standard. we're really good at it with cis gay characters. we're so consistent and determined. I see it all the time. I desperately want this for trans characters too. I'm so sad that we don't give them the same care
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
anduin and baby #wranduin (implied)
a sketch of anduin smiling while holding his half human, half dragon baby. baby is looking back at him with their fingers in their mouth. wrathion is the other father and is the birthing parent. there is text beside anduin that reads "growing out his hair" and "young dad (it happens)"
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Oguchi @oguchi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I finished Brides Wanted after forever. I hope you enjoy the ending! 🍃🌊 #sanegiyuu archiveofourown.org/works/747676...
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I joined a siege of orgrimmar group on mop classic and when I joined the discord call someone was like "that is the most final fantasy xiv name I've ever seen"
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
drawings to try and cheer myself up ;///;
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
anduin and baby #wranduin (implied)
a sketch of anduin smiling while holding his half human, half dragon baby. baby is looking back at him with their fingers in their mouth. wrathion is the other father and is the birthing parent. there is text beside anduin that reads "growing out his hair" and "young dad (it happens)"
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
not caring one way or another whether a character is trans, not caring one way or another whether trans characters are in a piece of media... that's not support, that's indifference
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm so tired and down and I feel like nothing is ever going to change
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ruuari @ruuari.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
please take trans representation as seriously as gay representation. please show the same passion and frustration you do when a gay coded character is assumed/depicted/insisted as straight, when it's a trans coded character assumed/depicted/insisted as cis
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