Hello. I am a Japanese lesbian womyn and I have read "Thornwood".
It was so interesting that I forgot to go to bed. When I realised it was time to go to bed, "I just want to read one more chapter..." I repeated this five times and then finally went to bed.
I've never read a lesbian novel that I enjoyed so much.
I can't tell you how many times Lean and Blake encouraged me. The world, the magic, the worldview of a future where men have long since become extinct, everything was pleasantly enjoyed. I had never seen a work like this before.
I never had a favourite novel at all, but this is the first one. I finally found it after a long search. Thank you so much for writing it.
Can I expect a sequel?
Oh anon I am beside myself, I've never received an ask that made me so happy! I'm thrilled you like the story I wrote!
I've been writing a sequel, and then my hard disk died and took everything I wrote with it, and it's really hard to go and re-write it! I had it half done. I'm still constantly developing the story in my head and I'm never over it, I want to write it really badly!
I'm so glad you liked the world where m*n are extinct and women are ruling with magic, I wanted something that reflected how I felt about the future and the nature and our strength and sense of adventure. It means so much to me to know that a japanese woman liked it! I've been enjoying japanese media so much, I feel extremely fulfilled with this information.
Thank you sooo much for sending me a message! I'll be thinking about it all day and considering writing on, hugs and love to you!
I can’t believe I went through all of Season 2 assuming Nina was the stand-in for Crowley when you actually pay attention it’s so CLEAR that she’s Aziraphale. I was tricked by her spiky, sarcastic, cynical outer shell and lulled into a false sense of security by Maggie’s bubbly optimism and wholesome goodness, because on the surface they reflect the ineffable husbands perfectly, in their personalities, their aesthetics, even many of their actions and morals. but not, and this is the real key, when it comes to their “relationship”. but those first impressions really had me damn fooled.
I missed the blatantness of Nina’s “we’re just friends. actually we’re not friends. we barely know each other.” the same thing Aziraphale said in season 1. the way he still struggles to quantify their friendship when Nina asks. Nina’s sarcasm when Crowley asks about rain and awnings because it worked for him (we all know it LMAO). hell, that whole convo the girls have in the rain is so AziraCrow (“I know. I’m not your type” “...You have no idea” hits so much harder the second time, help meeeee.) “Lindsay” maybe being symbolic of Heaven and Aziraphale’s toxic relationship with them and their abuse? (the handwritten text messages in red pen make me think of angry notes on paperwork, anyone else?) because Crowley has never actually cared about what Hell thinks of him, just not getting into trouble (or him or Aziraphale getting hurt). Maggie is always chasing Nina. NINA NEVER GOES IN THE RECORD STORE. Just like Crowley always goes to the bookstore, to Aziraphale, Zira NEVER WENT TO THE FLAT (apart from The Swap but that doesn’t count imo). Crowley has always chased Zira, not the other way around. Always there to rescue him, always going to him for company, always relying on their shared connection, always US. OUR SIDE. All through season one, he comes to Zira every time to work together, never trying to work alongside Hell in any way that isn’t to save their skins or Earth, while Zira hides things from Crowley because he STILL thinks Heaven is ultimately good and will do the right thing if he can just show them. fix it from the inside.
Maggie working up the courage to finally say something, to put herself out there, while Nina is utterly oblivious and then when she does realise Maggie has feelings, becoming standoffish, putting up that barrier, fighting it, denying it, ITS SO CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE IN THAT ORDER. the way I was fooled into thinking Nina’s trust issues are Crowley because he does have trust issues ofc he does BUT Crowley has ALWAYS TRUSTED AZIRAPHALE. has always relied on him. has always been hurt when Aziraphale doesn’t immediately reciprocate the way he expects (the holy water request, the bandstand, the “off in the stars” etc). he’s always the one putting himself forward. Aziraphale has always been the one to second guess everything, to fight their connection, their similarities, their friendship. the girls really made me think it was going to be okay when they sat Crowley down, even as my inner sirens were going haywire about Metatron interfering, they were telling Crowley he just needs to open up and it’ll all work out BUT HE’S ALREADY AT THAT POINT. he may not say it, and by gosh is that part of their damn problem, but he’s always SHOWN IT. he’s not Nina who needs time to heal and recover from her broken trust, he’s always been Maggie believing it doesn’t matter, they’ll end up together in the end anyway AND I WALKED RIGHT INTO THE TRAP THAT THIS MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO BE OKAYYYYYYYYYYY
Fics where Bingge gets his own Shen Yuan are always a delight, but I do wish more of them let Shen Yuan dote on Bingge’s children!
I’d love a story where Shen Yuan somehow ended up in the role of ‘Head Imperial Tutor’ and became the children’s beloved teacher and fiercest protector.
Whatever harem drama, rebellions, or other nonsense is going on, he observes with only mild interest (plus much internal eye rolling, and maybe a little gushing over Binghe) but if anyone dares target his students he utterly destroys them.
Sometime after the Bingge vs. Bingmei extra (perhaps after Shen Yuan eliminates some threat to the children), Binghe actually notices Shen Yuan and just how closely his behavior mirrors the nice Shizun.
He’s a very gentle and attentive teacher, tailoring lessons to each child’s learning style, comforting them when the drama between their mothers causes them distress, and freely granting affectionate head pats and light fan bops.
Binghe fighting with his own kids for attention from his world’s kind Shizun, while juggling with Shen Yuan’s obliviousness, and the fact he must be careful never to seriously upset the kids (or he will face Shen Yuan’s wrath), just has so much comedy and cuteness potential!
In the end, Bingge not only falls for Shen Yuan, but comes to more fully love and care for his own kiddos too.
sorry i just cannot get over how funny of a setup neopets made for themselves with all the faeries being women and sticking to that
its not that there just hasnt been a male faerie design. Tnt has advised for years in the editorial that male faeries do not exist as theyre an entirely female species. you cant even have a story posted in the neotimes with a male faerie because they do not exist in the world
and youd think after that kind of decision theyd come up with some lore like 'faeries appear from their element or magic' but no, its never explained and it gets funnier
Some of the faeries reference having a mom and family members.
They also can be Not related to each other which is important too
Its not like theres only a few faeries either, not even a few hundred. Theyre a fairly common species on the planet. Theres in fact ~1,296,000 faeries just in their city alone (per the neopedia)
While faeries are immortal, they do start off younger. Its not stated if they start as children, though it makes sense that they would. Several parts of lore reference faeries going to school when theyre young and having a dedicated mentor faerie who helps them hone their magic.
So an easy assumption is well, theyre just having children together. Or creating them out of ✨magic✨ or something
and have to end this with my fav note of this confusing bit of neopets lore from jellyneo lol:
Echobox- Greek Mythology in the modern world, bisexual mc in love with Artemis (relatable) who is a lesbian in this universe, slowburn
Where the stars fell- The Antichrist and her Guardian Angel.They "hate" each other but really it's just sexual tension, they bicker and banter constantly it's hilarious, also the love interest is a butch lesbian and I'm pretty sure the mc is a lesbian the mc is actually bisexual. There's rep for autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
Inkwrym- A CEO and her assistant. They also "hate" each other when it's really just sexual tension. It's the same VAs and company that made Where the stars fell. Lots of bickering and banter. Audio 6/10, Story 100/10.
Elixir- The owner of an illegal elixir store and the daughter of wealthy politicians who had a hand in outlawing elixir. Alot more action and politics than you would think.
Once upon a wasteland- A spy and a scribe trying to find their happily ever after. Set in the fallout universe (you don't need to know anything about fallout) this has one of my favourite sapphic relationships ever. They are incredibly healthy and they get together early in season one so you get to enjoy them throughout the drama. Its still ongoing.
Starship Q star- The US government sends is first team of all women and non-binary people to Mars right before the planet blows up. The team is co captained by Sim and Aurelia who are exes. It's basically messy sapphic drama the show and it's hilarious.
genuinely my belief that ino was never really interested in sasuke and actually liked sakura the whole time is so deeply embedded in me that every time i read a fic where ino is just as sasuke-crazy as sakura, i have to remind myself that. technically that is the case
i have this really stupid idea in my head that im frankly a little obsessed with and the idea is this: trent crimm doing a drunk history episode on ted lasso's first tenure at richmond. is that how drunk history works? i don't think so. do i care? absolutely not. it's a special episode who cares because this image is not only hysterical to me but treasured. i treasure this image. i hold it close in my heart and also laugh and laugh and laugh.