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[asynca]

Skimming through UMS again, I noticed its a week until Min and Bree's anniversary :D What do you think they have planned for each other?

There is 110% chance Bree has a Very Special Cake planned, and Min will come home to a room full of balloons and an Agenda of what Bree has planned for their special evening. 

And Min? I love her, but she’ll be like, “Did my birthday get moved to April this year?”

[pentacass]

I watched Star Trek discovery the other day and I cant stop thinking about Captain Georgiou. She was such a fun character and when it came down to it, didnt take any BS. I was hoping for another female captain like Janeway but I have faith Michael Burnham will carry the series!

Ayee same! I’m pretty invested in Michael already and will continue watching for her. (even though I’ve been screaming bloody murder i know shush) 

rn I just wanna see how MIchael deals with the aftermath of...everything that happened. God it’s gonna be painful isn’t it...

[vitalty]

I hope you had a fucking awesome time today at nycc!!

I DID 

[asynca]

Ive been seeing a lot of therapists and doctors as I prepare to separate from the military (ugh, finallyyyyy) and now that Im out as trans since its on all my medical stuff, I keep getting the pronouns question and Im so happy you wrote Min to say "Just dont do anything to make people look twice at me" Because thats my go-to line. I still look obviously male but I like 'she' but I dont want people to wonder whats going on when people she me in public lol So thank you :]]]

Congratulations on escaping the army! XD

You’re welcome re: Under My Skin, Flesh & Blood and Min! I deliberately didn’t make Min a ‘they’ because I rarely see books about non-binary people that discuss the fact that ‘they’ doesn’t work for everyone. Pronouns are really hard when you’re not binary and transitioning to another binary gender (or when you don’t pass and/or aren’t out to everyone!). I want to explore the discomfort and confusion of not fitting perfectly into any gender box, including the ‘they’ box. 

I’m glad I’m managed to also give people tools for how to manage their own genders if they find themselves in a similar situation to Min! :D

Good luck, and I love hearing happy parts of transition stories!

[asynca]

Something to contrast the negative anons! I met with some doctors today about the logistics of starting my transition and I'm so so so excited to not have to hide that part of me anymore. I'm meeting with a few more people throughout the week and I'm meeting other LGBT individuals to talk and share experiences and I'm so introverted Ive never really talked to anyone about all this stuff before besides my therapist. Please tell Min thank you for being so cool~! lol

I’ve had surprisingly positive anons on the trans issue! Most people just messaged me to thank me for standing up for them, or to thank me for giving them something to think about, etc. A few people messaged me to say they’re in a similar situation to mine: that they used to hate penises and then re-examined that issue and are now open to falling for a woman who has a penis. 

Anyway, I’m so happy to hear you’re starting on your journey of medically transitioning! It’s scary and long but very, very exciting and liberating! Congratulations! 

I’m glad Min was able to assist you simply by being cool ;D

[asynca]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE PERSON/AUTHOR/AUNTIE EVER

THANK YOU AWESOME AMAZING PERSON WHO IS LOVELY <3

[asynca]

I think the next logical step to your art is a UMS or Dragonslayer webcomic lol

If I did anything like that it would be super far down the track when it doesn’t take me 6 hours to do a really rough painting ;D

[asynca]

After Min's third book are you going back to Gemma or a different character? Or even a different universe altogether. I feel I have a strong need for Gemma to be cheering her heart out at Mikey's games

Probably a different universe! I want to write a fantasy story that’s just casually full of queers (but their sexuality/gender is not pivotal to the narrative), and also a modern supernatural thriller. Think super powers. 

I’m likely to write one-shots and fanfic of my own books, though, so I will probably continue to write about the UMS verse from time to time after it’s finished! :)