Meta

as someone who is persian and has had to deal with the west's demonisation and erasure of our history and culture for basically ever, it makes me sad that such a monumental historical figure, who is already so unjustly absent from most history classes, is reduced to a joke :(

Hi!

I’m glad you took the time to write in about this, and I’m glad you’re mostly loving the story.

I’m sorry that you feel in any way like Xerxes has been used as a joke or a punchline in the fic. While I can’t say the name itself isn’t being used in a funny way, what I can say is that the comedy doesn’t stem from a belittling of the figure himself, or at least that’s not how I see it. In fact, it’s a bit the opposite.

I see the comedy of naming Colin after Xerxes as stemming from how mismatched it is to give a name that holds such power and is so important to a sort of unassuming boy with no great political or kingly ambitions. It’s not a joke about Xerxes himself, but about what a bad fit that name is on Colin.

Still, I of course never want to cause offense, and I hope you can enjoy the story despite the name being used (but I of course understand if you can’t get past it, as well; you always need to take care of yourself first). I’m glad you brought this to my, and our collective, attention, so we can all get some greater understanding of how issues of cultural sensitivity—or lack thereof, even unintentionally—can affect someone’s enjoyment of our work.

All my Love,

Ch. 17 (still my favorite number) of New Wolves went up yesterday!

Enjoy what is arguably the moodiest moodboard I’ve ever done.

All my Love,

Meta. 💜

Here’s a moodboard for Ch. 16 of New Wolves, which was posted on Friday.

The new chapter goes up sometime today, and I hope you all will enjoy. 💜

All my Love,

Meta.

This isn’t the most recent chapter of New Wolves, but I whacked together a moodboard for Ch. 14, aka Pen’s 17th birthday! The chapter is here.

Peep them baby pics of slightly-younger Nic and Luke. Little darlings. 🥰

All my Love,

Meta. 💜

This chapter was especially fun for me to write, and the moodboard easy to slap together, because I love Edinburgh, I miss it every day, I would move there in a heartbeat if any Scottish friends are looking for a wife they can financially support while she neglects to get a job in lieu of staring at old buildings and daydreaming. 🥰

Chapter can be found here!

All my Love,

Meta. 💜

I’ve been posting a new, ABO, Modern AU fic for five weeks now. I have not been good about making moodboards.

But I made this one! And the first ten chapters of New Wolves can be found here.

Give her a read if ABOs and Modern AUs are your thing, and feel free to let me know your thoughts!

All my Love,

Meta. 💜