It's Spotlight Saturday and that means spreading a bit of light and love on something or someone in your fandom that you enjoy and want to shine a light on. My pick this week is both a fic and an author:
Sinew and Starlight - by HazelBeka
Let me first start off by saying that I've been a fan of Hazel for a long time. Their writing has always been a joy to read, and honestly, I was pretty bummed out that they all but vanished from fandom for a few years.
But, this year they returned to the fandom! (In case any of you have been under a rock lol).
All of their works are amazing, and one of my favourites is From The Dust, which is just *chefs kiss* utterly brilliant (if you enjoy seals master Iruka and murder mysteries, you'll love this!).
Anyway, a few weeks ago, Hazel wrote me the most wonderful fic that legit had me in tears, and reflected a lot of my own feelings as a trans person. I don't really talk publicly about my gender dysphoria - it's something I keep to private spaces, and so I'm not going to really speak much on that here, but let me tell you, the care that was put into this fic means so fucking much to me and I need you guys to know how utterly wonderful both this fic and Hazel are.
He is not a body, not something that can be gendered with a look. He is only sinew and starlight, senses and self. The world has changed around him, become a layered symphony of scents and sounds, as though it has opened itself to him, welcomed him. He isn’t human now. He is something entirely Other, has always been Other, but so is the rest of the world.
If you have some time spare, please do go check out Hazel's works!