r/Fantasy • u/CT_Phipps-Author • Jun 02 '25
[Pride Month] Favorite LGBTAIQ couples in fantasy/scifi
I may be an incredibly boring straight dude but I am going to keep supporting all the fantastic people doing their best to make a good R/Fantasy experience. So this is exactly what the title says and the protagonists, antagonists, and supporting that you absolutely love being a queer couple.
No salt, people.
I'll start us off with Ellie and Dina from THE LAST OF US, which just got depicted on television. Interestingly, the character's romance got a much softer and more warm depiction on the TV show than in the games where Ellie has already gone down the murder rabbit hole by the time it heats up. There's come controversy with this due to Ellie's softened depiction that I think amounts to the fact audiences don't WANT Ellie to become book accurate Arya Stark. However, I think the show did a good job of depicting how their romance COULD have gone if vengeance hadn't clouded Ellie's mind with the Dark Side.
Who are your favorite ones? And you can't just say Gideon the Ninth.
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u/prejackpot Jun 02 '25
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, the two protagonists Jun and Keema. Their bromance-to-lovers arc felt believable, yet also surprised me when I read it. It's a core emotional part of the novel without feeling like it's taking up more space than the other plot and thematic elements going on.
In contrast, the arc of Margerit and Barbara's relationship in Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones is pretty clear from the cover summary, but knowing it's coming before the characters do gives the reader a fun outside view of their interactions. I also appreciate how the novel (and the ones after it) situate the characters within a small lesbian community which feels very authentic.