Asterius4



Recent works

Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 86

    Tags
    Summary

    It doesn’t know exactly when it started to understand.

    At some point, when it’s maybe fifteen, it wonders—because it’s not as if it doesn’t hear people calling it “she” pretty much every day. Hadn’t it heard that as a kid as well? Even when it didn’t really interact with anyone, when it was too young to be around people, when there wasn’t really anyone talking about it. So it’s not like anyone has ever actually called it “it,” even though that’s what’s accurate since it isn’t a she. It can’t be—because it isn’t human. It’s a demon. It’s a monster.

     

    OR

    Rumi and her relationship with gender, humanity, and monstrosity.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    9,307
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    24
    Kudos:
    384
    Bookmarks:
    86
    Hits:
    2,340

    14 Apr 2026

    Bookmarker's Tags:
    Bookmarker's Notes

    Holy gender fuckery

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    “The fans are eating up you being a romantic,” Rumi informs her with a smile. “They think it’s cute.”
    Mira frowns, pausing her scratching under Derpy's chin (he does not seem to mind. Or notice. Honestly, Mira's not exactly sure if the tiger is even aware that he's alive, sometimes…). “I’m not supposed to be cute. Zoey is cute-”
    “Aw, thank you!”
    “-you are cute, puppies are cute, Derpy is cute.”
    “Mira you’re very, very cute,” Zoey disagrees loudly from where she’s poking at a pot on the stove.
    “No, I- ugh. Whatever, not the point. Why did you two say that, anyway, about me being some closet romantic?”
    Rumi blinks at her. “Because… you are?”
    “I am not- when have you ever seen me fawn over someone opening a door?” Mira scoffs, resuming her ministrations on their fluffy visitor.
    “Never, but-”
    "So why did you do that? Now people think I'm some swooning idiot."
    “Right, no- Mira, I meant that you like to do those things.”
    “Duh,” Zoey calls helpfully from the kitchen.

    In which Mira decides to sweep Rumi and Zoey off their feet, and Rumi and Zoey are too stupid (affectionate) to realize it.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    65,636
    Chapters:
    9/10
    Comments:
    1,196
    Kudos:
    1,341
    Bookmarks:
    290
    Hits:
    26,673

    14 Apr 2026

    Bookmarker's Tags:
    Bookmarker's Notes

    Really fucking good romcom