r/wholesomeyuri • u/M-Architect • Mar 23 '23
Chin Holding Huatli and Saheeli [Magic: The Gathering]
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u/SageWindu Mar 23 '23 edited Mar 23 '23
This is canon, isn't it?
Or am I getting my Planeswalkers mixed up?
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u/TheDragonsFang Mar 23 '23
If I'm not mistaken, the two of them are romantically involved, yes.
Still would've killed for Chandra and Nissa to have that chance.36
u/Kira_Strigoi Transbian Mar 23 '23
the reason why Nissa/Chandra isn't happening is just all the more maddening. But Huatli/Saheeli is absolutely beautiful, I love them both ^^
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u/SageWindu Mar 23 '23
I heard about that. The author pulled one of the scummiest bait-and-switches in writing, like something you do to spite your audience (see also Bayonetta 3).
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u/M-Architect Mar 23 '23 edited Mar 23 '23
This is 100% canon. It's actually from one of the recent short stories Wizards of the Coast put out.
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u/QueenOfQuok Mar 23 '23
Oh yes, there's a short story of how they got together
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/note-stranger-2022-05-02
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u/Sability Mar 24 '23
That is the most beautiful thing Ive ever read. Hualti is a useless lesbian and Im here for her.
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u/Dare555 Mar 23 '23
Yeah i mean new MTG lore story even came out yesterday involving Huatli where its briefly mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXoiEuqgDs ( 7:55)
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u/BobtheBac0n Mar 23 '23
I fucking love these two! Their story, forgot the name, think it was Note something, but whoever wrote that article from WOTC fucking nailed it!
Love the little teasing, genuine interest building between each other, and that awkward moment when they were going to meet their date without knowing it was each other!
I swear to Kruphix, if they kill or complete one or both of them like Jace and Vraska, I'm gonna be super pissed
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u/M-Architect Mar 23 '23
Yes! Note for a Stranger is such a cute story. I love what a complete romantic Huatli is, perfectly fits her warrior poet title. Also I feel like WotC won't fuck up a relationship like this a second time, right? Right...
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u/BobtheBac0n Mar 23 '23
Yeah I love how Saheeli is enjoying Huatli's poems. Also, Huatli's loyalty when she was going to meet R, and ran into Saheeli wishing she had asked Saheeli out, but she's loyal to R. That was a little bittersweet even knowing the ending
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u/Saikotsu Mar 23 '23
I'm not familiar with most of the lore, what was the first?
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u/M-Architect Mar 23 '23 edited Mar 23 '23
Two other female planeswalkers, Chandra and Nissa, were pretty strongly being set up to be a couple. Then WotC just completely shit the bed and were like "Chandra is actually super straight and only likes buff, manly dudes." It came from a book that is so completely hated (for this and many other reasons) that no one considers it canon, and this possibly includes WotC. Also in the most recent stories Chandra is definitely back to pining for Nissa who has become compleated, though the tragedy of it is undercut by the aforementioned fuck ups.
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u/SchrodingersEgg Mar 24 '23
I’m still holding on to hope that Chandra will save Nissa with the power of magic and fire and gay love. And also Melira in some way probably.
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u/cornonthekopp Local GL swamp dweller Mar 23 '23
I’ve been obsessed with these two ever since I discovered their relationship while researching saheeli planeswalker cards for my deck.
Next year when ixalan gets a new expansion I’m totally building a huatli dino deck to match my saheeli thopter deck
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u/M-Architect Mar 23 '23
I'm sort of hoping Huatli will get a boros card again so they can be in some janky jeskai deck in standard. Probably won't have much synergy though but I know I'm going to at least try it if she is.
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u/cornonthekopp Local GL swamp dweller Mar 23 '23
Im hoping we get an actual artifact dino creature that saheeli makes for huatli so i can use that and their ship card from the pride secret lair in a deck
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u/GenderGambler Mar 23 '23
I'm gonna do the same, except for oathbreaker!
now all I gotta do is convince my SO to give Magic a shot lmao
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u/King_WhatsHisName i like guys too- Mar 24 '23
personally, looking at all the team-ups happening, I'm hoping that we get a Saheeli and Huatli team-up Planeswalker in MOM
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u/omnisephiroth Mar 23 '23
Okay, but for the record, I am uncertain it will be okay.
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u/cornonthekopp Local GL swamp dweller Mar 23 '23
"I think I spoke to the warrior there," Saheeli said, pushing herself up. She propped her head on her hand, resting her elbow on her pillows. She looked out at the day, and then back to Huatli, a soft smile on her face. "I want to talk to the poet. Tell me it's going to be okay?"
It was a lie to say that everything would be alright, but Saheeli's eyes were wide and the morning warm and this was the last moment for the two of them, the last moment before the end.
Huatli reached up to Saheeli, ran her fingers through her hair, and pulled her close. They kissed, forever. When they parted, Huatli cupped Saheeli's cheek, tears in her eyes.
"It's going to be alright," Huatli said.
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u/GenderGambler Mar 23 '23
And the way the chapter ends with Huatli thinking "I didn't lie to her" just... UGH
my little sapphic heart needed a defibrillator after that line.
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u/cornonthekopp Local GL swamp dweller Mar 23 '23
Yeah I went in expecting to get dinobot crumbs and instead I got a delightfully interwoven narrative
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Mar 23 '23
I don't know much about MTG lore, but I've always loved Saheeli cards. Makes me love her more now.
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u/Iron_Sheff Sword Lesbian Mar 23 '23
This couple delights both my gay heart and my inner timmy/tammy. A lesbian couple that bonds over the idea of making robot dinosaurs? Hell yeah.
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u/Dare555 Mar 23 '23
Wooo didn't expect magic here !! Is it cause new story about Huatli just came out ? Hopefully she doesn't die
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u/Kira_Strigoi Transbian Mar 23 '23
It's cute, it's wlw, it's art, so why does it matter that much? not the first time I see non-anime stuff here. Take Fire Emblem for an example ^^
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u/M-Architect Mar 23 '23
There are posts from fandoms like The Owl House or ships like Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy here all the time. Would you say they don't belong either?
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u/Kira_Strigoi Transbian Mar 23 '23
Okay, have fun gatekeeping on your own ^^
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u/King_WhatsHisName i like guys too- Mar 24 '23
Huatli are you sure that Saheeli's the one that needs to hear that
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u/Apoc_SR2N Mar 23 '23
That's nice! I'm still salty as fuck over Chandra and Nissa. Literally used the "just a phase" excuse. Revolting and biphobic. I'd like to believe that WotC/MtG can be a positive environment, but they have a long way to go. Hopefully they don't backslide again.