Under The Tartosan Sun
Table of contents: [ Spoiler ] Since this story has grown so much bigger than I ever imagined I feel like its time to borrow a page from some of my favorite SimLit writers and offer you a syn...
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"haneul;c-18205937" wrote:
It took me a while, but I'm mostly caught up. <3SpoilerYou're so good at romance and your couples are so sweet. It's not a genre I normally deal with, so I'm impressed by how well you pull on your readers' heartstrings in that way. I loved all the wedding bits. The screenshot of Liberty saying that she found a ring Matteo had been preparing for her right after the honeymoon shots for Danielle and Londyn was perfect.
Now that the honeymoon is over, I'm happy to see Danielle and Londyn progressing in their careers, except, of course, Danielle is being punished for wanting to publish sapphic novels. ☹ I'm glad that Londyn is there for her and to help her fight back. Far too often people in marginalized positions don't have enough leverage to do anything. They have to get paid to live and/or support their families, so they would have to apologize to Faith and then promise to right two hetero romances. If they were lucky, they could try to convince her that a sapphic romance would be great for business because of X, Y, Z … and beg that couldn’t they please do it if the two stories are great hits. It's nice when there's someone with relative privilege who can just say no, stand up for what's right, and opt out of playing those games because they can afford to take the hits.
Thank you so much for those lovely words and sentiments.❤️ This being my first time doing anything like this, and coming from another writer means the world to me. It is very uplifting and inspiring to know that people are feeling a connection to the story and the characters.
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I am a hopeless romantic. I love reading and writing about...love. It's the most wonderful of emotions that sometimes feels like its in such short supply anymore. It's easier to write for me because it comes from the heart, and with Danielle there is a connection because as a character she's been with me for years now, through all kinds of stories.
Matteo popped the question just as I was thinking about stepping in and having him propose. He and Liberty are a big part of the group of friends and are very tight with Londyn and Danielle. I thought about having them quiz him on where their relationship was at, and was he ready to propose. I was thinking maybe the three of them hatch a plan to allow Matteo to surprise Liberty during the reception after Londyn and Danielle had cut the cake and had their first dance. I decided to go the with something that had more of a personal connection to his past.
Londyn has become something far more than I ever imagined. She really has this special magic to her. She had always known from the first time she ever had romantic feelings about anyone that she was a lesbian. She's dealt with people like Faith all of her life. Her own mother was once like that once. That was until Ebony realized her daughter was not a freak, she was a beautiful soul who just happened to love other women. Even though it hasn't come up in the story, there is still the obvious fact that Londyn has also dealt with racism. She's had to deal with hatred on two fronts her entire life. She's no stranger to it unfortunately. Danielle on the other hand has led an idyllic life. She's white so racism was only something she saw when somebody directed it at her friend Liberty. Danielle and Summer were always there for Liberty and stood up to those who came after their friend. But it's one thing to witness hate when it happen to another, it's something else when you are the target.
Londyn knew what Danielle might hear and be confronted by when she talked to Faith, that's why she wanted to be in the room but out of sight. Londyn wanted to be there not so much to defend Danielle as much as comfort her. She wanted to be there to wrap Danielle in her love and pick her up. She knew that Danielle had no idea what it would be like because she remembered how she felt the first time she was the victim. I think you guys will like the way this all comes back around to blow up in Faith's face. The ladies found something in Danielle's book deal that puts them in the drivers seat and backs Faith into a corner she has no way out of that she's going to like as they are going to make abundantly clear.
Matteo popped the question just as I was thinking about stepping in and having him propose. He and Liberty are a big part of the group of friends and are very tight with Londyn and Danielle. I thought about having them quiz him on where their relationship was at, and was he ready to propose. I was thinking maybe the three of them hatch a plan to allow Matteo to surprise Liberty during the reception after Londyn and Danielle had cut the cake and had their first dance. I decided to go the with something that had more of a personal connection to his past.
Londyn has become something far more than I ever imagined. She really has this special magic to her. She had always known from the first time she ever had romantic feelings about anyone that she was a lesbian. She's dealt with people like Faith all of her life. Her own mother was once like that once. That was until Ebony realized her daughter was not a freak, she was a beautiful soul who just happened to love other women. Even though it hasn't come up in the story, there is still the obvious fact that Londyn has also dealt with racism. She's had to deal with hatred on two fronts her entire life. She's no stranger to it unfortunately. Danielle on the other hand has led an idyllic life. She's white so racism was only something she saw when somebody directed it at her friend Liberty. Danielle and Summer were always there for Liberty and stood up to those who came after their friend. But it's one thing to witness hate when it happen to another, it's something else when you are the target.
Londyn knew what Danielle might hear and be confronted by when she talked to Faith, that's why she wanted to be in the room but out of sight. Londyn wanted to be there not so much to defend Danielle as much as comfort her. She wanted to be there to wrap Danielle in her love and pick her up. She knew that Danielle had no idea what it would be like because she remembered how she felt the first time she was the victim. I think you guys will like the way this all comes back around to blow up in Faith's face. The ladies found something in Danielle's book deal that puts them in the drivers seat and backs Faith into a corner she has no way out of that she's going to like as they are going to make abundantly clear.
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