Nina
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M.L. Rio:
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(view spoiler)[In my eyes you let the character be quite open about their sexuality. Though, in that time era, it wasn't that favored to talk about it, right? Why did you choose to let them be so open about it (which I really loved though!) instead of timid and closeted? (hide spoiler)]
M.L. Rio
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(view spoiler)[The bulk of the story takes place in the late '90s, and while LGBTQIA+ acceptance has come a long way in the last twenty years, 1997 wasn't 1950, especially in artistic communities (which have often been at the vanguard of acceptance). So the majority of these characters would not be surprised or upset to learn that their friends aren't heterosexual. However, everybody's response to issues of gender and sexuality is different, and the same holds true for these characters. Oliver is perhaps the best example; because he's led a very sheltered life in a very traditional Midwestern suburb, he's considerably slower on the uptake than some of the others, who have been brought up in big cities or highly liberal places like Berkeley. This is a long way of saying that my choosing to let them be "open" about it was not an attempt to be especially progressive but an attempt to be realistic about the community I was writing. (hide spoiler)]
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sofia ✧*:・゚
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Hi, I just wanted to say that you kind of changed my life. I had not read a single word of Shakespeare my whole life before, I didn’t even know the plot to any of the plays. After reading IWWV I kinda loved it and just had to try some. Now, I’m so in love with Shakespeare going into my 9th play in like 2 months and I just have you to thank for that! With that in mind I was wondering, what is your favorite play?
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