#steph taylor

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Timely Fandom Quote #362

“No. You may win over every adult you meet, but you will not convince me to trust you.”

– Steph Taylor, Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

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Timely Fandom Quote #336

“Ellen Reinhardt: She’s damned to hell, cursed, as a blasphemer against the Lord for turning her back on her godly mother and embracing a group of Sodomites.

Steph Taylor: The Sodomites were literally destroyed because of inhospitality, so I’d say the household that took in an abandoned teenager is probably doing okay.”

– Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

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I like how the main character knows she’s not straight and is comfortable with that even if she doesn’t know exactly what sexual orientation label fits her. It sends the message that it’s okay not to know exactly and to still be figuring it out.

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I’m honestly not sure when I started shipping Steph and Rachel the first time I read Catfishing on CatNet, but if I didn’t start shipping them after Rachel drew beautiful art on Steph’s arm and Steph offered to do a photoshoot—after Rachel already mentioned she thought Steph was adorable—I would have needed my gaydar checked. (Then again, my gaydar was never properly installed in the first place, and I’ve lost the user manual, so…)

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Finally. I have finally found someone who hates pep rallies as much as I do. (Even if she’s a fictional character.) I feel seen and vindicated.

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Steph: (identity crisis)

Rachel: (gay panic because Steph is cute)

Firestar: (watching events unfold and totally shipping these two)

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I still can’t believe Steph’s father didn’t call BS when she told him about hydrogen hydroxide in the water supply. He’s supposed to be intelligent. He knows she’s intelligent. I guess even evil genius supervillains can be really dumb.

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Are there any teens in speculative fiction who have a good enough relationship with their parents that they would ask them for advice when weird supernatural stuff started happening?