Spikey Gorgeous

Chronic pain pisses me off cause I'm not even incapacitated for like a cool or badass reason instead my body is throwing the world's biggest temper tantrum because it's raining outside

When I was little I got lucky enough to develop a taste for reading on my own faster than the public school system could beat it out of me, which caused me to overperform in elementary school, which led all the adults around me to develop the idea that I was some sort of omnicompetent supergenius who didn't experience problems. I had a hell of a time making it through high school b/c I'd be like "Hey, I can't / don't know how to do X Y and Z, can I like get a hand" and the adults would be like "Nooo you're So Smart so clearly you're only having problems because you're Not Trying and Just Don't Care. You being a genius, and all." And I'd be like "Chief, I'm not sold on this whole 'genius' thing. I think I might just be, y'know, regular. Like a regular lady." And they'd be like, "Oh, so you're just Giving Up. Well, we can't help you."

Also Legendary Star Trek novelist. Rest in Peace, your work will live forever.