Sort of thank you because I just hit 2,300 followers on Twitter. A lot of new folks have shown up in just the last couple days and I'm really flattered.
But also thank you again, as I'm still getting a ton of warm, wonderful comments every day since the last page.
Just all around thank you. đź’ś
And uh... just imagine Lydia said something weird. XD
Thank you so much for this comic, it's the first piece of media I've read with a trans protagonist and it meant a lot to me. Kai is the best, and I want to be like them. Their pink hair was the coolest thing to me when I saw it haha.
This series has helped me through so much—Jocelyn, I honestly can't thank you enough for all you've contributed to the community of us worldwide. I know I can speak for everybody when I say that you are an amazing person and I appreciate you so much, thank you.
I also want to thank you for this comic. It has done so much for my spirits.
When I look at other media about trans, they're always talking about murders of trans people (mostly trans women of color, esp. African-American) or yet more hate legislation or some big shot being loudly transphobic and getting lots of support (I can't imagine what it's like to be trans in the UK now, let alone Russia or Poland.)
But I come here and I see trans, and gay, and any other corner (or middle) of LGBT, and their cis-het friends just being themselves and getting along and accepting and supporting one another -- and it being just a normal life (well, as normal as anyone ever is in a comic!)
Fortunately (for me), none of the horrible stuff I read about is happening in my off-line life. I don't go to any trouble to hide the fact that I'm trans, and I know that most of the people I interact with know I'm trans (I mean, they saw the progression), but I seem to be accepted as much as anyone. I have not had one incident of transphobia in 5 years. (Hopefully that won't jinx me.)
What is hard in my off-line life is that people sort of ignore it. I rarely interact with anyone who is trans, let alone "lesbish" and demisexual. Being trans is a big part of who I am, along with all the other ways I differ from my cis-het neighbors due to what I've gone through in life, and it's like I'm being me in a vacuum, like I'm invisible. The only exception is in some of the events put on by our local pride center.
So what this comic has given me is a kind of validation that I'm not some kind of freak, or the only one of my kind (like the last passenger pigeon.) Some of the scenes are so touching it makes me want to cry. For instance, I will always remember the scene where Rain is crying on the school steps and Rudy says, "you're such a girl!" (And I used that idea -- I was with a trans guy high schooler and his friends, and at one point I felt moved to say in a fake annoyed tone, "oh, you're such a guy!" I hope it made him feel good.)
I just found out I don't have to make a whole account for this xD
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I only just found out about the comic a few days ago but I liked, no I LOVED it so much that I read all of it and just finished earlier today! The last chapter had me crying throughout it so much and I'm a little disappointed it's over but I experienced so many emotions reading this, some I didn't even know I had still. I just want to say thank you so much for creating it and seeing it through to the end! I'm so so so very grateful!
So, someone posted about this comic on a forum I follow, and I wound up bingeing the whole thing during the pause before this chapter started. I just wanted to say: I'm glad I got to find it! Congratulations on a successful webcomic!
Things that Lydia could have said:
Actual: Thank you!!
Twist: I'm a boy!!
DOUBLE twist: Mommy (Emily), you're a boy!! You've been trans this whole time!!
Random thing: I'm going to marry Tiffany!!
I haven't been following the webcomic for as long as everyone else, but over the past few years it really struck a chord. Thank you so much for creating it.
So I just found this comic a couple of days ago through a reddit post and have just finished devouring it. What an emotional rollercoaster, and well worth it. And I arrived basically just in time to be able to read it in its entirety without having to endure any of the various hiatuses that apparently happened.
On the other hand, something like this might have helped my former egg-self get her shit together way earlier had I been reading this from the start. But I prefer not to dwell on that, so here's to all those current and future eggs for whom this comic might be just that one little nudge to help them get started on their path. :)
I just want to say thank you so much.. I discovered this comic in 2014 (I think?) and It has helped me so much, discovering who I am, navigating my way through the very treacherous environment of highschool, and later on through many rocky friendships. This comic has been my rock and I'm so grateful for everything it's helped me through. To see it end, is momentous, and bittersweet. Thank you, and I wish you luck on any and all future endeavors.
Thank You
You created something amazing and wonderful that has helped LGBTQ people all over the world
And you're a wonderful artist and author
I look forward to seeing what you create next
You deserve all the praise and love
Sincerely your Rainbeau Jamie Tiffany K
But I'm so happy it happened <3
When I look at other media about trans, they're always talking about murders of trans people (mostly trans women of color, esp. African-American) or yet more hate legislation or some big shot being loudly transphobic and getting lots of support (I can't imagine what it's like to be trans in the UK now, let alone Russia or Poland.)
But I come here and I see trans, and gay, and any other corner (or middle) of LGBT, and their cis-het friends just being themselves and getting along and accepting and supporting one another -- and it being just a normal life (well, as normal as anyone ever is in a comic!)
Fortunately (for me), none of the horrible stuff I read about is happening in my off-line life. I don't go to any trouble to hide the fact that I'm trans, and I know that most of the people I interact with know I'm trans (I mean, they saw the progression), but I seem to be accepted as much as anyone. I have not had one incident of transphobia in 5 years. (Hopefully that won't jinx me.)
What is hard in my off-line life is that people sort of ignore it. I rarely interact with anyone who is trans, let alone "lesbish" and demisexual. Being trans is a big part of who I am, along with all the other ways I differ from my cis-het neighbors due to what I've gone through in life, and it's like I'm being me in a vacuum, like I'm invisible. The only exception is in some of the events put on by our local pride center.
So what this comic has given me is a kind of validation that I'm not some kind of freak, or the only one of my kind (like the last passenger pigeon.) Some of the scenes are so touching it makes me want to cry. For instance, I will always remember the scene where Rain is crying on the school steps and Rudy says, "you're such a girl!" (And I used that idea -- I was with a trans guy high schooler and his friends, and at one point I felt moved to say in a fake annoyed tone, "oh, you're such a guy!" I hope it made him feel good.)
But no seriously, thank you so much for this comic. Ya did good! ^.^
Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I only just found out about the comic a few days ago but I liked, no I LOVED it so much that I read all of it and just finished earlier today! The last chapter had me crying throughout it so much and I'm a little disappointed it's over but I experienced so many emotions reading this, some I didn't even know I had still. I just want to say thank you so much for creating it and seeing it through to the end! I'm so so so very grateful!
Actual: Thank you!!
Twist: I'm a boy!!
DOUBLE twist: Mommy (Emily), you're a boy!! You've been trans this whole time!!
Random thing: I'm going to marry Tiffany!!
On the other hand, something like this might have helped my former egg-self get her shit together way earlier had I been reading this from the start. But I prefer not to dwell on that, so here's to all those current and future eggs for whom this comic might be just that one little nudge to help them get started on their path. :)
- Nyx