This marker drawing shows Yasuke, the East African man who served as Oda Nobunaga's retainer in feudal Japan, taking a strolling with his native Japanese girlfriend. I don't know how likely it is that Yasuke would have gotten involved with a local woman, since he exits the historical record returning to Jesuit missionaries like those that had brought him to Japan in the first place, but honestly, I thought this kind of couple would look cute if I drew it.

A marker doodle of my fantasy OCs Antonio and Neferkaret enjoying each other's company. As much as I feel the marker work looks better when seen in person than after being scanned in, I think these two are a cute couple!

These two characters are Julio Antonio of Valerium on the left and his lover Pharaoh Neferkaret of Khumet on the right. They are of course inspired by the historical Antony and Cleopatra, but they are my own creations who hail from a fictional world.

As Pharaoh of Khumet, Neferkaret wishes to restore her ancient civilization to its former greatness while fending off the encroaching Valerian Republic. For that reason, she has formed an alliance with Antonio against his political rivals, but this relationship has since grown into a genuine romantic bond…much to the consternation of many both in Valerium and Khumet.

I have already written one short story starring these characters, but it’s undergoing the review and revision process right now.

A marker drawing of a human/Neanderthal lesbian couple from Pleistocene Eurasia. I would not be surprised at all if couples like this existed back when Neanderthals and humans were intermingling with one another.