I just read your response to my last Anonymous Ask and the book is 1984 (I swear I'll finish it I'm almost there yes I know its a classic but its making me want to crawl out of my skin) and you are absolutely incredible for how much detail you put into this. I am so grateful for it and I too enjoyed the different relationships between characters especially with the way you've now written them. That conversation between Nancy/Karen literally touched my soul in season 3 and the way you've expanded upon their relationship even with the little details is absolutely incredible writing. I too am a huge music nerd and I really appreciate the way you've taken that plot line and built from it, in a way I truly believe music is a lifeline for people, maybe not in a dark wizards (then again you never know) but it truly is an incredibly powerful thing and I love the way you've included it into the story. I'll stop my rambling but I did just want to say a huge thank you for this incredible story : )
Ahhhhh, yes - classic indeed and very prescient to current times, unfortunately. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." doublespeak to rule one and all. Definitely a heavy read for sure. A good one, but heavy nonetheless. Great book, though!
Thank you very kindly, friendo, for the compliments! It really does bring me joy knowing anyone else out there enjoys the little details and the relationship expansions I've been rooting and building through it! Makes me happy. 🥰
That Karen/Nancy scene in S3 makes me tear up every time. It, in turn, made me outright gasp and let out a "GURL, BITE YOUR TONGUE WTF!" during a specific scene in the One Way or Another book (being vague since I never know who's read what! 😅). That aside, I really just wanted each of them to have at least one parent who had some level of understanding and who was actively trying to meet them somewhere for a relationship. I hadn't purposefully intended it to be their mothers in both their cases, but we obviously knew it wouldn't be Ted for Nancy. Robin/Melissa just shaped out how it did in the structural building, so here we are!
Obligatory comment: Karen and Melissa should leave their husbands and start a matriarchal commune. I said what I said and I meant it.
As a self-aware ramble queen - never apologize for or stop rambling, friendo! 💚🖖🫶