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May Barros 🇧🇷🏳️‍⚧️ 📚💙 @ Commissions open!
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Demiaroace e genderqueer. Escritora, ilustradora e game designer. 🇧🇷 Writer, artist and game dev 🇺🇸

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Talita é a princesa e vai até o reino feérico em missão real, Marcela é a necromante extrovertida que vai junto e Solis é a fada que guia elas. No fim, as três acabam mais próximas do que imaginavam.

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💚 Sáfico e polyam
🚗 Roadtrip mágica
🐱 Gatinha esqueleto

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Capa de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais. Mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro.
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

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Cover of A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros. Shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder.
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Talita é a princesa e vai até o reino feérico em missão real, Marcela é a necromante extrovertida que vai junto e Solis é a fada que guia elas. No fim, as três acabam mais próximas do que imaginavam.

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Banner com a capa e a sinópse de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais, de May Barros, à venda por R$7,99; a capa mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro. A sinópse lê: Talita é a princesa herdeira de Lilyduan, reino humano. Quando seu pai a convida para participar de um jantar com dignitários feéricos, ela se vê tendo que lidar com as responsabilidades de seu status. Enviada numa missão para resolver a crise magienergética do reino, ela terá que viajar até Alyra, reino das fadas, e contar com a ajuda de sua amiga Marcela, uma necromante sem pudor, e a fada Solis para aprender tudo que precisa saber sobre a Usina Cristelétrica a fim de cumprir o acordo com as fadas. As lojas onde o livro está a venda são itch.io; kobo; smashwords; amazon; apple books; payhip and ko-fi.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

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Promo image with a story quote from A Study on Magic and Crystals, available on most ebook distributors for US$ 7.99, showing part of the cover: a fairy with white skin, pink hair, eyes and wings; a black human princess with afro hair and crystaline crown and earrings; and a white human woman with chanel black hair with a skeleton cat on her shoulder. The quote reads: "The necromancer carefully entered the room. Solis was sat beside the table, hugging her legs and rocking back and forth. "What can I do to help?" She asked. The fairy simply shook her head negatively."
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

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Banner with the cover and synopsis of A Study on Magic and Crystals, by May Barros, available for $7,99; the cover shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder. The synopsis reads: Talita is the heir of Lilyduan, the human kingdom. When her father invites her to join a dinner with fairy dignitaries, she sees herself having to deal with the responsibilities of her status. Sent on a mission to solve the magienergetic crisis of the kingdom, she must travel to Alyra, the fairy realm, and count on her friend Marcela, a shameless necromancer and the fairy Solis to learn all she needs to know about the Crystal Power Plant to fullfill her part of the deal with the fairies. The banner reads "available on" and has the following logos: itch.io; kobo; smashwords; amazon; apple books; payhip and ko-fi.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

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Promo image with a story quote from A Study on Magic and Crystals, available on most ebook distributors for US$ 7.99, showing part of the cover: a fairy with white skin, pink hair, eyes and wings; a black human princess with afro hair and crystaline crown and earrings; and a white human woman with chanel black hair with a skeleton cat on her shoulder. The quote reads: "'I’m sure you’ll find something to do with your army of skeletons. I still can’t believe they let you keep so many of them.' ''Army' is an exageration! I only have five! Six if you count Bob…" She pointed to the creature that was still tending the garden. "But I won’t deny that being best friends with the princess has its merits.'"
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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From A Study on Magic and Crystals.

Convincing you to read my novellette by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!

(I don't have a novel out yet, so novellette it is!)
"Chapter 1 - Talita paced from one side to the other of the dining room, adjusting the dress that the royal seamstress had prepared for the occasion. It wasn’t..." The image cuts off.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Talita é a princesa e vai até o reino feérico em missão real, Marcela é a necromante extrovertida que vai junto e Solis é a fada que guia elas. No fim, as três acabam mais próximas do que imaginavam.

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Banner com a capa de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais, de May Barros, e uma lista do que pode ser encontrado no livro, com setas que apontam para a capa. A capa mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro. A lista lê: muita magia; relacionamento poliamoroso e queerplatônico; uma gata-esqueleto; fadas agênero; todo mundo é neurodivergente; viagem de carruagem; só uma cama, mas elas pediram; representatividade demiace, alloaro e aroace
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

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Promo image with a story quote from A Study on Magic and Crystals, available on most ebook distributors for US$ 7.99, showing part of the cover: a fairy with white skin, pink hair, eyes and wings; a black human princess with afro hair and crystaline crown and earrings; and a white human woman with chanel black hair with a skeleton cat on her shoulder. The quote reads: "It was then that Talita understood her part in this: she had demonstrated magical aptitude from an early age and her father believed that she would be the solution for their problem. The responsibility made her stomach turn."
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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A Study on Magic and Crystals is out now!

Talita must travel to the fairy city to learn magic and count on the necromancer Marcela, and the fairy Solis for help! Together, they learn a lot about themselves.

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Banner with the cover of A Study on Magic and Crystals, by May Barros, and a list of things that can be found in the book, with arrows from the things to the cover. The cover shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder. The list of things reads: magic everywhere; queerplatonic and polyamorous relationships; a skeletal cat; agender fairies; aroace, alloaro and demiace rep; only one bed but they asked for it; roadtrip; everybody is neurodivergent.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Wanna keep in touch with me? I use patreon and ko-fi as a free newsletter, but you get perks if you pay! Also, I have a discord server that is free for everyone!

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Banner into the Naive Heart - Patreon (US$ 1+) / Ko-fi (R$ 5+): free members get biweekly check-ins and art; paid members get access to my self-pub work, high resolution art files and discounts
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Luiza quer aventuras, Amara só quer ela sã e salva em casa.

🔮 Bruxas queer
🪐 Viagem espacial
💚 Relacionamento Queerplatônico
✨ Magia!

Capa pelo Ren Nolasco

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A capa de A Camanho de Casa mostra Amara, uma bruxa gorda de cabelos castanhos longos, voando numa vassoura, preocupada com Luiza, uma bruxa magra de cabelo ruivo que voa sobre uma vassoura-skate ao longe. Ao fundo, o espaço sideral e alguns planetas.
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Luiza wants adventures, Amara just wants her safe home.

🔮 Queer latina Witches
🪐 Space travel
💚 Queerplatonic relationship
✨ Magic!

Cover by Ren Nolasco

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Cover of Journey Home, by May Barros. The art shows the main characters: Amara, a fat brown latina witch that has long brown hair, flying on her broom after Luiza, a ginger latina, that is also flying on her broom, but her broom is a also a skate. Amara looks worried and Luiza looks determined. There are planets in the background.
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Talita é a princesa e vai até o reino feérico em missão real, Marcela é a necromante extrovertida que vai junto e Solis é a fada que guia elas. No fim, as três acabam mais próximas do que imaginavam.

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💚 Sáfico e polyam
🚗 Roadtrip mágica
🐱 Gatinha esqueleto

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚
Capa de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais. Mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

💚 polyam and queerplatonic relationships
🧡 sapphic
🚗 magical roadtrip
🐱 skeleton cat

🌈📚 💙📚 📢📚

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Cover of A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros. Shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder.
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Sabia que você pode ler meus contos de graça? E o bônus é que eu recebo pela leitura! Viva bibliotecas \o/

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Banner que lê "Para ler na BibliON" com três capas de livros por May Barros: "Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais", "A Caminho de Casa" e "Aura Dourada".
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Friday was the release of A Study on Magic and Crystals! I drew portraits of the main characters and recorded the process of one of them ^^

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Here's the video:
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Today is the release of A Study on Magic and Crystals! I'm so excited for you guys to meet Talita, Marcela and Solis!

Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom!

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#AceWeek
Cover of A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros. Shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder. Illustrated portrait of Marcela, a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder. Illustrated portrait of Solis, a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings. Illustrated portrait of Talita, a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands.
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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This boy has been sitting on top of me for the past hour and he finally moved, so now I can finally start work xD
Photo of a cat on top of a wooden desk, beneath a monitor, surrounded by knicknacks
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Aura Dourada é sobre luto. Eu tava lidando de forma indireta com a morte da minha avó e escrevi um conto sobre uma curandeira demiace, num relacionamento sáfico com sua namorada bi.

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Capa de Aura Dourada. Metade do rosto de uma mulher latina branca, de cabelo preto e olhos castanhos. Ela está envolta de luzes douradas e a pele ao redor dos olhos está brilhando em dourado, como glitter.
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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A Caminho de Casa é spbre duas bruxas num relacionamento queerplatônico viajando pelo espaço! A Amara é aroace!

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A capa de A Camanho de Casa mostra Amara, uma bruxa gorda de cabelos castanhos longos, voando numa vassoura, preocupada com Luiza, uma bruxa magra de cabelo ruivo que voa sobre uma vassoura-skate ao longe. Ao fundo, o espaço sideral e alguns planetas.
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Meu conto mais recente, Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais fala da Talita, que vai numa viagem com a amiga Marcela e a fada Solis para aprender o que ela precisa para ajudar seu reino! Talita é demiace e Marcela é aroace!

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Capa de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais, de May Barros. A arte mostra uma fada de pele branca, olhos, asas e cabelo rosa; uma princesa de pele negra e cabelo crespo com um vestido amarelo; e uma necromante de pele branca, cabelo preto e um gato esqueleto no ombro Mockup da edição física de Estudo sobre Magia e Cristais, de May Barros e do ebook do mesmo livro num leitor de ebooks. A capa é a mesma e mostra as personagens principais: uma fada de cabelo curto rosas e pele branca, uma princesa negra humana com cabelo afro, que usa uma coroa perolada e um vestido de gala amarelo, enquanto flutua cristais entre suas mãos, e uma humana de pele branca e cabelo preto com corte chanel que tem um gato esqueleto em seu ombro.
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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I also need to promo the bundles I'm in this week, so hey! For #AceWeek we have bundles over on itch! With several authors! I'm one of them!

Mega Bundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1 (has all the books from the mega bundle not on bundle 2)
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
Ace Pride Week itch.io mega bundle Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean How Six Saved the Grogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strike - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell Puppetry - Nina Waters Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith Blood - D. C. Hart Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Yours Celestically - Al Hess Pet - H. S. Kallinger The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilaen Junk Junction - Sara Codair Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontido Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal Bridges of Smoke - Julie March The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Journey Home - May Barros Doce Drosera - Anita The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Space - Brittany M. Willows Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke The Harmony of Falling Snow - Andora Brohaw The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/acepride2025 Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 2 Oct 19 - 25 | 26 books for $26! Book covers pictured are: Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Journey Home by May Barros Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean Yours Celestially by Al Hess The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell Curse of Souls by Niranjan The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Grand Duke's Masseur by sbdrag Blood by D.C. Hart Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Junk Junction by William C. Tracy All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-2
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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A Study on Magic and Crystals is my newest release! And also my biggest work so far! It's a novellette!

Talita is a princess that goes on a roadtrip with her friend Marcela and the fairy Solis to help her kingdom! She and Marcela are acespec!

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#AceWeek
Cover of A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros. Shows the main characters: a fairy with short pink hair, white skin and pink wings; a black human princess with afro hair, wearing a pearly crown and a yellow ballgown, while she makes crystals float between her hands; and a human necromancer with white skin, black chanel hair and a skeletal cat on her shoulder.
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Journey Home was a short story I wrote for the 1st Common Bonds. It grew from that rejection and I'm so proud of my Latina witches ^^

Amara is the ace-rep in the story, though it focuses on aro rep.

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#AceWeek
Cover of Journey Home by May barros, an illustration of a fat brunette witch with long hair and brown skin flying on a broom in space, pursuing a short-haired ginger white witch.
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM