Author: Jess Mahler
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Last Lady of Lună (S2, E10)
Nastasia Dry breakfast cereal was not my wake-up of choice. I crunched away grumpily and hoped we’d be able to get some grocery shopping done soon. Of course, we were in hiding. A different kind of hiding than I’d done all my life. I had no idea how to safely grocery shop while trying to…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Kyawtchais (S4, E2)
Season notes: autistic shutdown, internalized ableism Kyawtchais would have liked to spend more time with Lefeng — ‘mud’ her hands shaped the name. One day ey would need to ask Lefeng how ey got such a name. It almost made ‘kyawtchais’ seem normal! Especially with Lefeng’s words for the deadfire — friend-at-night, guide, beautiful —…
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The Last Lady of Lună (S2, E9)
Season Content Notes: violence, sex (implied), knife play (implied) Victor Victor found Karen in the bedroom-turned-armory & surveillance center, checking over the weapons. They didn’t have a full load out, and they’d all done some field maintenance at the hotel. But time, tools, and a flat surface to work on meant they could do a…
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Planting Life in a Dying City: Kyawtchais (Season 4, Episode 1)
As Kyawtchais had come to expect, the watchful-one, tall-one, once-walker, never-still-one, greeted em at the gate. Kyawtchais hand spoke a greeting and needed to close eir hands to keep from adding the name-sign, One Watches, which was how ey had come to think of the watchful-one. But ey did not have the right to such…
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Last Lady of Lună (S2, E8)
Season Content Notes: violence, sex Leyla Leyla herded everyone into the living room and grabbed a spot on the arm of a couch. Victor, as usual, went right for a spot by the window. It surprised her a bit to see Nastasia grab Karen’s arm and lead her to the two small arms chairs, leaving……
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Planting Life in a Dying City, Kyawtchais (Season 4), cover
Kyawtchais lost eir chance at a happy future years ago. The Trial Family offers a second chance – if they can accept Kyawtchais’ odd ways.
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The Last Lady of Luna, S2, E7
Season Content Notes: violence, sex Victor The Maple Tree Suites was a fairly standard apartment block. Seven floors, six apartments to a floor, just enough security to make a civilian feel safe while not actually doing anything. Victor hated it on sight. From the top of the building, he’d have some decent sightlines — if…
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Last Lady of Lună (S2, E6)
Marcus Marcus came out of the bathroom with Nastasia’s bag and immediately looked out the window. None of the team were chaste, but they usually kept their personal business behind closed doors. Nastasia and Leyla may have had all their clothes on, but they were not being any kind of celibate over there. And Karen…
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It’s My Birthday — Help Me Celebrate!
I have successfully completed another revolution around our stellar neighbor. And in long standing human tradition, this calls for a celebration. My favorite thing in the world is sharing my writing with people. Also pizza. Because pizza is awesome. Today, you can help me have both! Use the discount code BIRTHDAY to get or gift…
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The Last Lady of Lună (S2, E5)
Season Notes: violence Nastasia Waking up, I felt better. Crying the night before, being held and supported by my sotii, talking with Benj, falling asleep with Karen holding me, and Marcus right next to me… had worked some kind of magic. Don’t get me wrong, I was still in rough shape. Too much had happened…