mixed feelings

The Medievalist is here⚔️ Over the past six months, we have spent hours poring through pitches, photoshop, spreadsheets, and innumerable drafts to create this issue. We’re so proud to publish a magazine full of stories like: the origins of medieval fandom, the rise of romantasy, how to shop the ren faire, your medieval weapon based on your sign, and of course, this stunning take on knights and faeries starring the one and only @anya.tisdale . For those who can’t get their hands on a print copy, fret not. We’ll be publishing the stories from our magazine over the next month, plus a couple of newsletter-only additions. “The Medievalist” is available to purchase now on Shopify or in-person today through August 22nd at Soho News International on Prince Street in NYC. Link in bio for all the links to shop ⭐️ To boil mixed feelings down into liquid form and inject it straight into your veins is always our goal. I hope we got close. xo, the @mixed.feelings team Founding Editor: @mianne.chan Art Director: @loganakira_ Editorial Director: @amalielikefamily Photographer: @loganakira_ Modeling and Makeup: @anya.tisdale Benevolent Benefactor: @lloyddesouza Directors of Photography: @ladyintheradiat0r & Kevin Dynia Associate Producer: @alexandratauberr Video Editor: @itsmeyanii Video Producers: @fatangryblackgirl , @ali.farooqui23 , & @thecardigankid Production Team: @lordclubb , @maryfmcgowan , @theblvdskates , @adamperyer , @andreagiuffrida , & Sloane Cooper

We're back! And this time, we have author and playwright @haleyjakobson answering a query about the blurred lines between romance and platonic connection in queer friendships — and how to overcome the loss. Link in bio 💕

BTS ARMY MENTIONED!!! Revisiting our #hyperspecific questionnaire from last summer with @katseyeworld on this auspicious album release day #ARIRANG

wrote abt the omegaverse for @mixed.feelings because I will fight in defense of this fully fandom born world!! I feel this’ll lead to a content series abt each of my fav things it explores in depth tbh #omegaverse #bl #heatedrivalry #fanfiction

The Omegaverse has grown exponentially in the past 15 years since its purported inception, writes @ajvstheeworld , and it’s done so because of the worldbuilding endemic to the universe. While many are skeptical of the genre (more on this later), it’s ultimately so compelling because it allows both authors and readers to explore the gendered power dynamics and social structures that exist in our own world, but in new bodies and in new forms. Many works also unpack notions of gender, sexuality, and consent under oppression, illustrate and critique systemic inequality, and imagine worlds with fundamentally new understandings of queerness. Read more of @ajvstheeworld #strongfeelings at the link in bio 🌟 Art by @loganakira_ #omegaverse

Happy new year from the mf fam to yours 💕🫰

LONG LIVE ROLLYWOOD 🎮 @kieranpressreynolds dove into the content industry that’s sprung out of the sandbox platform, which delivers millions upon millions of views and hordes of devoted fans. Read their full investigation at the link in bio 🫰 #roblox #berryavenue #robloxfyp #dresstoimpressyourself #battleroyale

This year, I kissed 14 people with intention. I define this as: I knew their name and we had a whole conversation before or after. My data team made the difficult decision to exclude Dance Floor Makeouts (DFMOs) for this reason, although I believe those are a dying queer art and their lack is a recession indicator. I went on 11 first dates. I also contracted BV three times, which is not an STI, but is actually my body’s handy signal, as I’ve learned, that a partner is not right for me! My name is Malavika, I’m 24, an Aquarius, and a lesbian. My careers and contributions to society include being a writer (of novels, essays, and journalism!), internet girl, and socialite. Behold: My Lesbian Dating Wrapped (aka, a highly-analytical, data-driven account of everything I learned in my first year as an out lesbian). Read all of @malavika.kannan ‘s 2025 Lesbian Dating Wrapped at the 🔗 And tell us, what was your top meet-cute location this year?

Every year, mixed feelings corrals our team and our most delightfully chaotic friends to bring you the Unhinged Gift Guide — a roundup of presents no sane person would ask for, but everyone secretly wants. This year's line up includes selects from @anania00 @theduponttwins @kaerukeki @alicealice916 @kieranpressreynolds @amalielikefamily @loganakira_ & @mianne.chan Enjoy at the link in bio 😈 #gifts #giftguide

Kidnapping. Child custody drama. Cheating. Scandal. All of these can be found in the meticulously edited films and TV series in the Roblox world, racking up millions upon millions of views on YouTube. In the latest #strongfeelings writer @kieranpressreynolds explores the chaotic, glittering world of “Rollywood.” Link in bio to read about the Ro-teurs that are helming a movement. #roblox #berryavenue #robloxart #robloxedits #robloxmemes

When the people who raised you say they love you, but only the version of you they can understand, it creates a heartbreak that doesn’t fit neatly into any language. You’re being asked to choose between the family that taught you what love is, and the identity that taught you what freedom feels like, writes @williegreene_ . That tension is not a failure on your part; it’s the cost of being the first in your family to live openly. You are carrying a bridge on your back: one side rooted in ancestral duty, the other in self-respect and queerness. And both sides feel like home. @williegreene_ , founder of @wetheurban answered the @mixed.feelings advice column this week. Read his full essay at the link in bio <3

rick owens-wearing men, @adelajergova is coming for you!!!!!!! #adela #adelajergova #superscar #machinegirl #rickowens