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Day Leitao

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Day Leitao loves stories with romance, magic, and banter. With a penchant for morally grey, complex characters, and a lifelong appreciation for enemies to lovers, she writes heroes and heroines whose personalities collide in tons of shenanigans and sparks. She likes her romantasy exciting, romantic, and steamy, with characters finding their own strength and opening their hearts. 😂

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Day Leitao Ooh, what an interesting question. That’s a super interesting topic that people should maybe write more about.

With Zora, I can see that she is still s…more
Ooh, what an interesting question. That’s a super interesting topic that people should maybe write more about.

With Zora, I can see that she is still sort of asexual, but I think it is just her process of growing up. That said, you can see it differently!

I feel that the timing for maturing sexually varies from person to person and still maturing at 17 is not late or unusual. Not that there’s anything wrong in maturing earlier. Or even later. People have different timings and mature differently. And being terrified of sex is a common experience.

I did spend some time reading about first time experiences and noticed the ages, how easy/difficult it was, etc, how afraid they were, how long they’d been with their partners, and I find that Zora’s reaction/fear is rather normal. Again, it doesn’t mean that everyone feels the way she does, but tons of people are terrified just like her, and we don’t read about them. First times tend to be glossed over, simplified, or romanticized. Heck, I have my share of romanticizing and describing a first time as a smooth-sailing, beautiful experience <spoiler>in Star Spark</spoiler>. Which makes sense for those characters. It doesn’t mean every character should be like that.

With Zora, there’s the compounding factor that her first boyfriend doesn’t seem like someone who would be attentive to her needs. Maybe because of this relationship she sees sex as “pleasing” or “serving a men” and that’s quite an unhealthy way to approach it and an extremely toxic motivation to do it. Well, she even sees marrying as serving a man. And she’s damn right not to want it. But that’s not what all sexual and romantic relationships are about, right?

So I think that yes, she needs to find a way to relate to her own sexuality in a healthier way, consider her agency and allow herself time and patience to mature and get ready for it in a way that is right for her.

Yes, the next books will touch upon that, as much as I can approach the subject without getting graphic. But she also has some emotional struggles that need to be dealt with, and they might come first.

Yikes. I wrote an essay. But it’s really an interesting question and these themes are central to The Cup and the Prince. Does it mean I wrote a book about sex?




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“Hope and fury were more than a flame in her heart; they formed a scorching blaze that would burn down this Kingdom of Shadows with everything in it.”
― Day Leitao

“Don't let desperation take hold of you, or you'll make foolish choices in your worst hours.”
― Day Leitao, Frozen Hearts and Death Magic

“There's no shame in wanting foolish things, as long as we're aware they're foolish”
― Day Leitao, A Cursed Son

“Don't let desperation take hold of you, or you'll make foolish choices in your worst hours.”
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“I realize that embarrassment can't kill a person, but I am not sure staying alive to deal with the outcome is that much of a tradeoff.”
― Day Leitao, A Cursed Son

“I know it's an us to which I don't really belong, but I don't think anyone else sees themselves as the other. I can't belong to something unfamiliar, and yet I feel that I belong to a group that would never accept me.”
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