fantasy novel nostalgia

[nerdflighter]

Oh man, I just happened across a throwaway mention of the Wheel of Time, and that brings back so many memories. It's a fucking brick house of a fantasy series - 14,15 books total - and I read it through at least five times (skipping over Perrin chapters every time, of course. He CAN MEET ME IN THE FUCKING PIT) I had so many disaster bisexual Matrim Cauthon headcanons (I only recognise them as such looking back - I was still depressed and heterosexual while I was reading that series, which means I was 12? 13?) I particularly enjoyed Rand's slow decent into insanity - it's still one of the best whump sequences I've ever had the pleasure of reading - and every time Nynaeve made an appearance. I love Nynaeve. What an absolute queen that lady is. 
I just! I have so many emotions! Please talk to me about this stupid brick house, I have so many feelings.

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[nerdflighter]

My WoT queer headcanons include such gems like Berlain (whatever her name is) and Galad being wlw/mlm solidarity - she's a lesbian and he's an ace gay guy - and Matrim Cauthon, kinky bisexual (as mentioned above) Rand, who is lowkey pan and highkey polya, Elaine, Aviendha, and Min being their own functioning triad of bisexuals - with Min being genderfluid/genderqueer (not wearing dresses doesn't make you queer but let me! have this one! please!) I highkey headcanon Egwene as either gay or ace - she is not attracted to guys, c'mon, whatsisname was clearly a fluke. Siuan and Moiraine are functional exes per canon, and so on and so forth.
If you ever finish reading that series - and I'm not saying you should but you totally should please tell me about it. So much happens. I love this dumb brick set.