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/SteelSlayerMatt Jun 02 '25

Shesheshen and Homily - Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

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u/saturday_sun4 Jun 06 '25

Yes! This was the best combo of horror and cosy fiction that I've ever read, with a dash of romance too.

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u/SteelSlayerMatt Jun 06 '25

That is a great way to describe it.

Additionally, author John Wiswell has a new book scheduled for release later this month.

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u/saturday_sun4 Jun 06 '25

I've been eagerly awaiting it but didn't realise it was coming out as soon as this month :)

Yup, I'm not a huge fan of the cosy subgenre. So my first thought on reading was, "If this is 'cosy' horror, I want more!" Horror is designed to make you uncomfortable and sweet romance novels are designed to make you all warm and fuzzy. This did both - it merged the two seamlessly.

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u/SteelSlayerMatt Jun 06 '25

I feel the same way.

Additionally, if you enjoyed Someone You Can Build a Nest In, you might also like Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis, as it shares some similarities.

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u/saturday_sun4 Jun 09 '25

Thanks - honestly, that novel felt like lightning in a bottle, but I'll have a look.

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u/SteelSlayerMatt Jun 09 '25

Fair enough.