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Jess finds new friends and old enemies in her pursuit of the perfect birthday gift for her girlfriend!
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God, this one was an absolute bear to finish. It's also the second-longest in the Tracy and Jess saga. What finally got it across the finish line was the introduction of Leigh--the solution to, and cause of, all life's problems.
Solution-wise, Leigh gave me someone for Jess to talk to that wasn't the Birthday Present--originally this story was all Jess and said Present, but their interactions just weren't clicking for me.
Problem-wise...the way queerness interacts with these stories is something I've been grappling with. Jess and Tracy are literal predatory queers, and at least three of their prey have been queer as well. This is already a huge can of worms, and I've been reluctant to complicate that further by adding trans characters. (Micah of course spends a lot of time on the sidelines, despite being a joy to write for.) I worry about perpetuating bad shit, which feels wild to say given all the murder. In the end, my struggles with this kind of informed what the story was About. So maybe it's not a problem after all! I'll let you decide.
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Posted by Kirihum 4 years ago Report
Another great entry to this series, but I think I missed the point where she told Leigh about the whole cannibal thing?
Like, Tracy just introduces herself as a cannibal and Leigh is fine with it and then also eats some soup later?
Posted by Eter 4 years ago Report
Jess compares herself to Hannibal Lecter during her breakdown, and Leigh is a fairly smart lady. They were also in a car together for like 24 hours. As I was writing it it made sense, especially since I was already breaking word count limits and needed some shortcuts, but I can see how it'd be jarring.
I might revise this later, but I also already have plans for Leigh next story that'll give some insight into her thought process during all this. We'll see if I feel the need.
Posted by Eter 4 years ago Report
(Word count records, not limits.)
Posted by Kirihum 4 years ago Report
Well yeah, her background story does seem eerily similar to Tracy's, so I assume she comes from a background of cannibals as well.
Posted by Eter 4 years ago Report
You shall seeeeeeee