#had access to biopunk superpowers which is yk good and appreciated

[apollo-cackling]

this isn't anywhere near a coherent thought but even aside from me knowing about jessie + mary and lillian ahead of time yk twig is inherently a queer narrative, being about the misfits and those who're left behind by society/empire. also transitioning has never been easier. or maybe harder due to how the biopunk discoveries have reinforced the culture of 1800s england? *devolves into incoherent mumbling*

#this is not in fact related to the jokes I've been making about what would be the funniest way to pitch twig to unsuspecting tumblr users #'ve been thinking about this for a bit #my rambles #can't comment on how *well* twig deals with empire but it commits to yeah the world would be horrifying if the british empire #had access to biopunk superpowers which is yk good and appreciated #there's good and interesting and textured stuff there #apollo reads twig #it was emily that got me thinking about this yk escaping parents that only saw her as a stepping stone to their own ends #and that completely bulldozes over her bodily autonomy for what they want #to join similar misfits and change her name and modify her body to what she wants #it doesn't fit exactly - her self-modification is as much a trauma response to her lack of control in her own life as yk #self expression #but yk you know what I mean you know what I'm talking about #it's a good book