#sensitivity reader needed

This is an unpaid request!

Wanderlust is a musical following the long, long life of the high elf Finnaela (first known as Faen, then as Finnaela, then as Finny). Wanderlust is a story about finding yourself, sticking up for yourself, honoring loved ones who have passed, and growing and changing as a person. Using D&D rules (more or less), there's magic, gods, queerplatonic relationships, and time travel to enjoy as Finny learns how to live her best life despite the trauma she's been set up with. Looking for BIPOC to be my sensitivity reader for this musical I'm writing based off an old D&D campaign! Act I is fully written as well as about a third of Act II, and the whole thing is planned (as I'm just adapting the novelization). However since the subject matter is very heavy and includes a lot of "Fantasy" Racism (i.e. high elves, goblins, etc), I'd really like to have one or two people go over it for me and point out any big (or small!) changes that need to be made before I get too far.

A full list of Content Warnings can be found here, along with (on the second page) a very brief synopsis of each act.

It is absolutely allowed for someone to review one act but not another, though Act I is the act I need help with at the moment.

If you read the content warnings and see something else you think you could provide sensitivity review for, I will consider it! However I am primarily looking for Black and Indigenous People of Color to review the 'fantasy' racism side of things.

cookie run fandom! i’m working on doing rewrites for the content in cookie run that is iffy at best or blatantly racist at worst. (yogurca, tiger lily, mango, etc.)

From one of our authors:

I'm looking for a sensitivity reader for my Padma-centric wlw big bang fic (~40k long). I already have a beta, so there's no need to look at anything else, I'd just like to have a second pair of eyes to look over how I'm writing an Indian character (who is a 2nd/3rd generation immigrant) and her family. I can send a nearly-finished fic around the 23-24th of May, leaving a couple of days to make changes before the final deadline. The genre is mystery and angst. Warnings: original characters, kinky sub/dom smut, mental health themes (depression, anxiety, derealization, emotional avoidance), reference to past character death and suicide.

I’m working hard on getting Not Broken (novel number 4!) all sorted and ready to go this year! There are a couple more chapters to add, because I tend to realise late in the day that my pacing is way too fast and I need more chance for the characters to settle into their decisions and their arcs. Basically I know what I need to do, it’s just a case of getting the time to do it!? (What is this time of which you speak??)

The story follows Rose Pereira, a young woman who’s cut herself off from such dangerous things as emotions and affection. Everyone she’s ever loved has gone and died on her anyway, it seems like a bad idea to get close to people.

Then she falls into the orbit of a band and their tight-knit fandom, and suddenly finds herself falling for all of these people, taking care of sweet Miho when she gets caffeine high, going on tour with the whole group, dancing like a lunatic, and especially basking in the presence of gorgeous Max, who’s easy to get along with, has the same twisted sense of humour as her.

Then she sees Max kissing a random girl at one of the gigs – just as she’d decided to make her move on him. Whatever. Why should she care? Not like she had any claim on him. She falls into bed with the lead singer, Harley, instead – he’s had an obvious crush on her since the very beginning, and hey, why not? He’s good in bed. Doesn’t matter that he’s way too sugar-sweet and starry eyed for her. Doesn’t matter that being with him and his softness makes her feel like even more of a harsh bitch. Doesn’t matter that she gets pregnant.

Only, it does matter. Because Harley always thought he was infertile. And he’s always wanted children. Now he’s begging her to reconsider, promising her that he’ll do anything if she only carries the baby for him.

It’s a story about learning to let yourself love, about the damaging effect of gender roles, and working out what’s really important to you. Especially what’s important enough to let yourself be vulnerable.

Issues include:

Steve’s canonical hearing problems as a child

(Mis)use of a hearing aid to conceal an earwig for mission communications

Appropriate behavior in noisy situations

Warnings:

Explicit, age 18+ only please

BDSM

Possible canon-typical violence, but not definite

If you’re willing to work with me on getting this right, please drop me a note! Ownvoices only please.