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Shimaira ⛥

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Writer of dark fiction inspired by dreams & nightmares 🌌 MH & PTSD 🌸 Autistic 🤘 Witch ⛥ 🏳️‍🌈 Queer, polyam, aspec 💜🖤💚 (she/they) 👩‍🔬 Works in a lab, developing vaccines 🧫 📖 My Lord art by @hollybunn.bsky.social 📚 shimaira.com 🚫 no genAI 🏡 Dutch 🍉

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · Jun 21

🔞 MY LORD: a queer, slow-burn erotic gothic horror novel about rediscovering yourself after trauma—with kinky, blood-drinking immortals & polyamory.

🎮 Now also on itchio
📖 Free via Kobo Plus
🔖 Free signed bookplates for paperbacks
mylord.shimaira.com

Art by @hollybunn.bsky.social
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Queer, slow-burn erotic gothic horror
Lord Deminas is known to be cruel. Yet, he's rather protective of Meya, his new chambermaid, and punishes anyone who dares hurt her. Servants regularly vanish, and with the Lord now drinking her blood, Meya and her paramour need to avoid the same happening to either of them.
Sapphic, polyam f/f/m
hurt/comfort
Kinky, medieval lord
Consent is emphasised
overcoming trauma
harm her & suffer
Kill your abusers
healing blood
delicious long pig
vampires, but different
Foursome in the dungeon

Content warning: abduction, off-page and non-graphic sexual abuse (rape is condemned and sexual abusers are killed), explicit sexual content (consent is emphasised), kink (wax play, knife and blood play, primal play, bondage, and mention of spanking and breath play), graphic violence, gore, death, vampirism, cannibalism, and illness (pneumonia).

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5 star review reading:
“The perfect blend of spice and horror”
This book takes many dark and chilling themes and a creepy setting and blends them together with the spice just perfectly. I loved the romances between Meya and her two loves and how both unfolded differently but just as naturally. When we meet Meya, she is already on the run and just trying to survive, the full weight of what she has endured has not yet hit her when even more trauma comes her way. This book is about vampires and steamy romance, yes. But it's also about Meya re-learning how to be a human being and finding herself again after so much hardship has beaten her down. There is a scene at the start that sticks in my mind because even those the people who hurt Meya are dead, it's clear she still doesn't feel safe yet; her mind is still living through the trauma even though her body is safe (or as safe as it can be in the castle of a vampire....). This is true for most trauma survivors. It takes a long time for the mind to finally realize the danger is past and this was so perfectly portrayed in this book. Come for the spice and horror, stay for the healing and trauma recovery.
~ Lily

4 star review reading:
Erotica and horror can make for entertaining bedfellows, but they can be a difficult act to balance. If the story leans too heavily into horror, it can make the erotic scenes feel tawdry, there to shock the audience as much as the acts of violence. If its eroticism is the overpowering factor, it can make the horror itself feel cheap, giving it a B-grade type of feel.
Thankfully, My Lord by L.B. Shimaira manages to balance these two components, ensuring both aspects complement each other. With a strong sense of character that examines its protagonist’s trauma as it tells a story about her growth, My Lord becomes something stronger than a simple combination of erotica and horror.
~ W.A. Stanley

5 star review reading:
I just put this book down, and “WOW” is all I can say. I didn’t know what to expect going into this other than a dark fantasy full of polyamory and queer themes, but that’s just from what I know about the author. This book takes the reader into a dark fantasy world where men aren’t what they seem, human servants are disposable commodities, and love is found in the most unlikely of places. Whatever you’re thinking, this book will take you elsewhere. You won’t expect it, but you’ll love the ride. The mystery behind the darkness is worth wading into it, and the intrigue behind every twist and turn will have you turning the page with anticipation, wanting more.

Shimaira has penned a frightening story with BDSM aspects and polyamorous love, all with consent at the front and center. There are content warnings for this book that one should heed, but it is a lot of bloody fun.
~ Daniel Aegan

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Nanda Writes 🦇🩸 @nandawrites.bsky.social · 9h

#cozyreviews #6 The Dead Don't Dream by @shimaira.com

This free story is short but still very poignant and unsettling. It sets the mood perfectly with the MC's thoughts as she drowns, specially for those (like me) who love a good stream of consciousness.

Full review on Tumblr!

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · The Dead Don't Dream - Shimaira · This free story by @shimaira is short but still very poignant and unsettling. It sets the mood perfectly with the MC's thoughts as she drowns, spe…

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 8h

Omg thank you so much 😍🥰💜 I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😁😁

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 8h

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 8h

Haha I wish — I made little ⚡ cuts on either side and stapled it up (you see 1 staple in the photo)

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 14h

Getting into the Halloween spirit during work break 🎃

A photo of a little jack-o'-lantern "carved" out of a tangerine.

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 16h

🫂🫂

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 16h

If you ever decide to sell the ring to pay for the tuition... Then they've kept the promise 🙈 just need to convince your brain to not feel bad about it 🫠
(And hey, they don't even need to know.)

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

Only 2 more days to grab MY LORD for just $2 (-50%) on itch, kobo, smashwords & kindle 😁🤘

🏰 So if you want some kinky, blood-drinking immortals (and 2 women trying to not end up as their supper) this spooky month, why not check this out? 🩸
shimaira.com

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Queer, slow-burn erotic gothic horror.
The book cover is shown surrounded by tropes. It reads:
Sapphic,
Overcoming trauma.
Polyam F/F/M.
Kill your abusers,
Standalone,
Hurt/comfort,
Kinky lord,
Blood-drinking & cannibalism.

Lord Deminas is known to be cruel. Yet, he's rather protective of Meya, his new chambermaid, and punishes anyone who dares hurt her. Servants regularly vanish, and with the Lord now drinking her blood, Meya and her paramour need to avoid the same happening to either of them.

Shimaira dot com

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 20h

I'm so sorry this is all so complicated 😓🫂

If you ever want to find out if it's rubies or not (not sure if that'll help certain feelings) shine a UV light on it. Rubies will light up bright red.

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Kaya's Kosmos @kayas-kosmos.bsky.social · 21h

Hello #PortfolioDay!

I like to do creature design, character design and fantasy illustration. My current personal project is called Flowerpunk, a story about magic and monsters with a Solarpunk twist!

🎨 - cara.app/kayaskosmos

☕ - ko-fi.com/kayaskosmos

A drawing of eight tiny little clover people known as "cloverkin" crossing over a mossy log. One is sitting on a broken branch stump, one is waving at us, one is showing a four-leafed member a tiny leaf they found while the four-leafed cloverkin holds a tiny staff and looks impressed. There is a parent and child cloverkin skipping along the branch behind them and at the far end of the log, one cloverkin is giving another a piggyback. In the background there is a forest and a river.

A drawing of a creature known as a “Moonstalker.” This is a creature from the “Flowerpunk” webcomic. The drawing takes place at night and the canvas is dominated by a navy blue colour scheme. In the foreground are some cliffs and tress. Off in the distance is a grassy plain with a river running through it. Even further into the distance, the moonstalker strides across the landscape, its tail stretching off far into the distance. The moon-shaped structure on its back climbs high into the sky, lit up by the light of the moon. There is a small mountain range along the horizon and some nimbus clouds billow up into a starry sky.

A drawing of 7 characters who are part of "the lovely anarchists" in the Flowerpunk webcomic. From left to right, Bruno, Cassie, Molly, Kimi, Ludwig, Earwig and Maggie. Maggie is at the front of the group clapping her hands and singing. Ludwig is playing a pride-themed electric lute while Earwig follows looking excited. Kimi is vibing to the music behind Ludwig, Molly is marching energetically and Cassie is stopping her hat from blowing off. At the back of the group, Bruno is doing a proud march/jig along to the music.

A drawing of an earth colossus crossing the Scottish coast. The colossus has six legs and somewhat resembles a massive bull-like ungulate. It is made from earthy materials and has forests and plains growing on its back. There is a strong fossil motif running throughout its design, including its lower legs which resemble giant shells. The creature also has huge, stony antlers protruding from its head, though its face is a cross between bull and human. It also has several manmade structures on its back, including giant glass domes with trees inside, some modern wooden and stone huts and the ruins of an abbey on the back end. It is also has several airborne wind turbines tethered to it. In the foreground of the image are two climate scientists on the clifftop observing the creature. They have set up some equipment for measuring meteorological conditions.

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

I think it went through? But yeah def something up. Just saw an image that had loaded only 29% like some dial-up internet jpeg 💀

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

I like this, I want to repost this, but bsky is apparently glitching out 😩😩😩

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🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 1d

One of the hardest things about so many surviving medieval texts—particularly in Arthurian Legend—is you don’t know if they were meant to be taken seriously, or if they were meant to be jokes, told to drunk people, while drunk

This is one reason Monty Python is FR one of the best retellings

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Most "classics" are boring as fuck to a modern reader in no small part because the context of the story is not understood by them and so many of the allusions and "inside jokes" known to then-contemporary readers have been lost in time and in translation

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

Same 💀

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

I've seen you do it on twitter before bsky too 😁😁 yay for alt text advocacy 🤘

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

Having seen you do just that for... Has it been years?
Yep, lol 🙌🙌💜

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

Yikes 😰😰

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

This 😩😩 it seems like it's extra hard to "make it" when you're kind, if only because it'll make one oppose using others as stepping stones or exploiting them.

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

That movie is sooo good 🙌🙌

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this bundle of books for ADHD Awareness Month!

#booksky #readersky #readers #books #readersonbluesky #booksonbluesky #bookrecs #readingrecs #ADHD #ADHDAwarenessMonth #Bundle

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚

itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction by Elise Carlson and 22 others

ADHD Awareness Month Fiction: 22 items for $25.00

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 1d

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 2d

"One more chapter"
"Just one more"
That was 2 hours ago 🙈🙈🙈

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Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 2d

Generative AI is inherently fascist. It is INHERENTLY fascist.

It may be a coincidence that the rise of US fascism coincides with the peak of Generative AI, but i dont trust coincidences. It doesnt help the people who created this shit are also techno fascists

Futurism @futurism.com · 2d

"Lmfao, that was beautiful and before you ask I voted for this!"

Trump Supporters Are Using OpenAI's Sora to Generate AI Videos of Soldiers Assaulting Protesters

It's a fascinating look into the effort to drum up consent for an unprecedented crackdown on American cities.

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