I recently read The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Myer, and I had problems with it, but that'll maybe be another conversation on one of my other blogs.
I'm bringing it up here because something that happened in the Rapunzel based book (Cress) was she eventually met her biological father. I didn't care for his character the entire time. And after not liking this man, we eventually learn that his name before he left his home, was Sage Darnell.
This really upset me, as I thing Sage Darnell is such a dope name, but it was gifted to such a raggedy character!! Furthermore (on a petty note) that sounds like a Black person's name. Honestly, whether on the front or if its a last name "Darnell" is a name that invokes Blackness. Idc what nobody say.
For that reason, when I gave Punzie a familiar and knew they would need a name, I named him Sage (not Darnell, unfortunately that rockin ass name already exists). But, he's Sage Blossom, because I was always gonna call him Blossom, but I tacked on the "Sage" thanks to my upset with that doctor in the books.
THEN, Learned that there are massage parlors in my area called "Sage Blossom Massage," SO. It is very possible I will change his name so it won't be that.
Maybe I'll go full Deep in the Heart of Texas on him and change it to "Sage Bloom"
Now that my brain is in Texan mode, maybe Sage Bluebonnet. Meh. Not as pretty maybe. For right now, I think I'll just tag him as "Sage the Familiar"
Here are some photos of sage in bloom and bluebonnets for no other reason but to show off some Texas flowers.
