"There was no point denying the obvious. If Persephone left, Adam would miss her. He, who never missed anyone, would miss her. "Adam studied her intently as she studied the room. He'd selected every piece of furniture in it. He had chosen where each painting hung. Did she approve? Approval had never mattered to him before..."

 We can do what the Shellstrops have always done when the chips are down.

The absolutely pervasive mentality that unwanted criticism or critique shouldn't be given and should be ignored is why fans of color don't stay in fan spaces.

And I am not going to mince words here:

A lot of you are racist. A lot of your fan works are racist.

That might have been difficult to hear. And if it was, you should probably reflect on why that was.

"Fandom etiquette" has created a space where fans of color either bite our tongues and eventually leave or say something, get dogged on, and then eventually leave.

AUTUMN / FALL PNGS 🍂♡