*drinks a gallon of milk in 6 minutes in order to gain superautism*
hey, i just finished the ones we burn the other day and OH MY GOSHHHHH
this book means sosososo much to me thank you for writing it
firstly: the dynamics between ranka and the other 3 leads are FANTASTIC; Galen and Percy having so much in common with her while also being just different enough to make the comparisons interesting (raised and groomed for power vs violently thrust into and overtaken by it, once les astray by a flawed visionary vs. still entrapped within the vision of one), and i don't think i need to touch on how much of a perfect foil aramis is to her
secondly: I LOVE the world you built!!! the way magic works, the amount of questions about the world i have that went unanswered(praise, not criticism), the excerpt about witchery and trans people :) i got hooked instantly by the worldbuilding
finally, and probably more importantly: it is staggering how much of myself i saw in those pages, as a 17 year old trans girl. Ranka's story, the way she's treated and treats others, her magic, the way Aramis treats her and changes her with her blind acceptance and understanding, i could go on for hours about how healing and eye-opening and AJHSHHXJAHZHHAA this book made me feel.
You truly wrote, in my eyes, a BEAUTIFUL piece of literature, that I will probably think about for years or ever.
And- you've made a lifelong fan❤️(I'm getting mossborn soon :3)
Oh man, what a wonderful, wonderful message to wake up to! Thank you so, so much for reading.
I'm so thrilled you enjoyed the story – and thank you, truly, for taking the time to write such a sweet note. So much of writing is creating in isolation, setting your little book out to sea, and praying whatever distant shore it's landed on, it's loved by whoever found it (and that it wasn't like, eaten by a whale on the journey or something.) But it's one thing to hope and one thing to know a book found the right reader. <3 May you find 20 dollars on the ground, may your pillow always be cold, etc, etc.
I'd say Ranka and co appreciate it, but I think they'd mostly be like, "What the hell is tumblr? What is the internet?" and then, very quickly, Percy would figure out how to use the internet and hire someone to assassinate me for all the trouble I put them through.
But I appreciate it! So, thank you again for reading and for the lovely words!
And happy reading with Mossheart! I'm always curious to see what intentional and accidental parallels readers pick up with my work.
Glinda: Do you think Elphaba is... gay? Shenshen: I don't know. Maybe not? Glinda: Yeah, it's never the ones you hope. Pfannee: Hope??? Glinda: Think.
i love characters with prominent noses. the only reason i’ve ever given a character a small nose is to fulfill a diversity quota
Calm Emotions
Look, I needed to draw some damn comfort for these two cause they never get a second to just breathe and chill and again, call me silly but I still can't bring myself to draw the angst yet.
Oh and here, I always have Imodna in mind whenever I listen to this song. That's my contribution to the ongoing angst I guess? If not don't mind me :')
Galinda: [yawns] Elphaba: Must be tiring being so pretty. Galinda: Is that why you're so exhausted all the time?
Posting this on my tumblr cause im scared of my irls
when you grew up as a lonely uncool girl it will never stop haunting you by the way. you will meet a cool person at a bar or the train station or at a friend's party and you can wear your most stylish outfit and striking eye makeup and you will swear that they can see through all of the facade and see the lonely terribly insecure teenage girl you used to be who desperately wanted to connect and you will swear that they know that there is like an insurmountable gap between you. this will happen forever
sorry what
I love fiyero in spite of myself,but in terms of gelphiyero I see them as that throuple from Caleb Gallo. Remember them? The lesbian college advisors that are also dating that guy named Mike and they're like "we don't have sex with him as often as we do each other,but we love him and he is a part of this relationship"
study night 💚🩷