#kind asks

Like "what are your pronouns?" "He/epic and awesome chanting dedicated to something/him"

okay have a nice day

as someone who dealt with depressive symptoms and used to be "empty", MC's struggles hit a bit too close to home, but the way you portrayed it felt really real

thank you for your work and i hope you continue writing (if not, that's fine too)

Thanks!! of course I will. I may need a long time between updates but I hope y'all aren't worried I'm going away. Life is stressful and writing isn't always easy, but I love this IF sm

The longer version: even IF Galahad was a trans woman/non-binary character which comes out later in the story, (which you have established he is not,) calling him by male pronouns and not being open about his identity from the jump would be well within your rights. Considering you want to explore his gender in a more nuanced way, without using the modern labels, then your approach of signifying that there will be some gender fuckery without being specific is an absolutely appropriate way of dealing with it.

Anyone can think what they like of course and I am not a spokesperson for all of transgenderkind, but just letting you know that there is an audience for the way you choose to write/present your story. Looking forward to meeting the little angel! :)

Thank you very much. After the ask I just got, reading this was just what I needed.

There is indeed gender fuckery! Lol

My intention with it is pretty much exactly as you said. I'm very glad you understand and that you're here for where I'm going with this! I don't even mind that others will look at it and go "nope", but to insult me anonymously is something else and I won't lie and say it didn't make me sad.

i think i might go a little too canon-divergent with this one, haha! more than I initially intended to (i sort of live for getting-together stories).

"Fiyero didn’t wait until the morning to break up with Galinda.

In fact, cruel as it might have been, he didn’t wait at all — there was no second thought crossing his mind or white feeling of indecisiveness taking over his chest; there was resolution, plain and simple and as certain as the warmth as on his skin.

Where Elphaba had touched him so faintly, so kindly, so warm. Where her magic sent shivers down his spine and he wasn’t sure it was at all related to magic, because he was sure that the spell wasn’t meant to make his heart go rogue inside his ribcage."

hehe. gotta love men pinning.