Verati
@verati404.bsky.social
Friend of spiders. Raccoon at heart. Spends too much time down research rabbit holes. Bad at hydrating & sitting in a chair.
Writer and artist.
T4T He/They 🏳️⚧️
#EchoSight #VeratiArt #SingularityHiccup
Find Me Elsewhere!
https://linktr.ee/verati
Writer and artist.
T4T He/They 🏳️⚧️
#EchoSight #VeratiArt #SingularityHiccup
Find Me Elsewhere!
https://linktr.ee/verati
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@verati404.bsky.social
· May 16
And it's LIVE on ITCH-IO! DOWNLOAD IT HERE FOR $4.99!
verati404.itch.io/echo-sight
A disabled shapeshifter tries to save a city with the one person who could undo their whole life...or free it.
#lgbt #lgbtqa+ #QueerWriters #books #💙📚 #💙🪐 #💙🌶 #booksky #EchoSight #fantasy #mystery #WritingCommunity
verati404.itch.io/echo-sight
A disabled shapeshifter tries to save a city with the one person who could undo their whole life...or free it.
#lgbt #lgbtqa+ #QueerWriters #books #💙📚 #💙🪐 #💙🌶 #booksky #EchoSight #fantasy #mystery #WritingCommunity
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If you want to support me outside of my books, buying me a coffee is always most appreciated! 🧡
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Become a supporter of Rebecca Crunden today!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you want to support me outside of my books, buying me a coffee is always most appreciated! 🧡
ko-fi.com/rjcrunden
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Electrical panel upgraded to modern standards! We're one step closer to having better heat in the house. ✨️🥶
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Electrical panel upgraded to modern standards! We're one step closer to having better heat in the house. ✨️🥶
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FUNDING until December 3rd!
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
www.backerkit.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
FUNDING until December 3rd!
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!
And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
lmaoooo #Novmemeber #TaintedFaculties
By definition, dragon antagonists have to be dragons, don't they? But okay, let's go with Book 2's Hennos as if she wasn't:
She's an angler fish. Uses deception to hunt, thrives in the dark, will absorb those that work with her until there's nothing left.
By definition, dragon antagonists have to be dragons, don't they? But okay, let's go with Book 2's Hennos as if she wasn't:
She's an angler fish. Uses deception to hunt, thrives in the dark, will absorb those that work with her until there's nothing left.
#Novmemeber 24
What is your Antagonist's fursona/what animal would they be?
If your Antagonist is already an animal, what human job would they have?
What is your Antagonist's fursona/what animal would they be?
If your Antagonist is already an animal, what human job would they have?
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
lmaoooo #Novmemeber #TaintedFaculties
By definition, dragon antagonists have to be dragons, don't they? But okay, let's go with Book 2's Hennos as if she wasn't:
She's an angler fish. Uses deception to hunt, thrives in the dark, will absorb those that work with her until there's nothing left.
By definition, dragon antagonists have to be dragons, don't they? But okay, let's go with Book 2's Hennos as if she wasn't:
She's an angler fish. Uses deception to hunt, thrives in the dark, will absorb those that work with her until there's nothing left.
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Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!
🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink
🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!
🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink
🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink
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In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
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You know what makes great holiday presents? Pretty much anything in this thread o' stuff!
I got t-shirts, mugs, hats, fancy art prints, & books, too!
What kind of books? You got your mysteries, animal fantasy, fantasy fantasy, ghost stories, a little horror for kicks
💜Grab your Whistberry merch💜
I got t-shirts, mugs, hats, fancy art prints, & books, too!
What kind of books? You got your mysteries, animal fantasy, fantasy fantasy, ghost stories, a little horror for kicks
💜Grab your Whistberry merch💜
Marketing? Very well (sigh).
Big thread of all my art and books! (Most of my books are also illustrated!)
Cool t-shirts and other merch with my art available in my threadless shop:
whistberry.threadless.com
Big thread of all my art and books! (Most of my books are also illustrated!)
Cool t-shirts and other merch with my art available in my threadless shop:
whistberry.threadless.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You know what makes great holiday presents? Pretty much anything in this thread o' stuff!
I got t-shirts, mugs, hats, fancy art prints, & books, too!
What kind of books? You got your mysteries, animal fantasy, fantasy fantasy, ghost stories, a little horror for kicks
💜Grab your Whistberry merch💜
I got t-shirts, mugs, hats, fancy art prints, & books, too!
What kind of books? You got your mysteries, animal fantasy, fantasy fantasy, ghost stories, a little horror for kicks
💜Grab your Whistberry merch💜
Quote your art with fire 🔥
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Quote your art with fire 🔥
What flavor is your OC?
Cinnamon. Enaka's best when mixed with others in a recipe, they're very distinct, warm, & likable.
Cinnamon. Enaka's best when mixed with others in a recipe, they're very distinct, warm, & likable.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What flavor is your OC?
Cinnamon. Enaka's best when mixed with others in a recipe, they're very distinct, warm, & likable.
Cinnamon. Enaka's best when mixed with others in a recipe, they're very distinct, warm, & likable.
SAME.
I sit here without heat in my house on another -3C/25F degree morning & despite ye olde brain giving me shit for existing, "there is beauty in the world, Mr. Frodo." And there's books to be written. And new stuff to discover from friends I haven't met yet. And space facts to learn.
I sit here without heat in my house on another -3C/25F degree morning & despite ye olde brain giving me shit for existing, "there is beauty in the world, Mr. Frodo." And there's books to be written. And new stuff to discover from friends I haven't met yet. And space facts to learn.
i have quite literally never seen something that so efficiently and devastatingly distills me down to my very essence like this little tumblr post does
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SAME.
I sit here without heat in my house on another -3C/25F degree morning & despite ye olde brain giving me shit for existing, "there is beauty in the world, Mr. Frodo." And there's books to be written. And new stuff to discover from friends I haven't met yet. And space facts to learn.
I sit here without heat in my house on another -3C/25F degree morning & despite ye olde brain giving me shit for existing, "there is beauty in the world, Mr. Frodo." And there's books to be written. And new stuff to discover from friends I haven't met yet. And space facts to learn.
AI "art" accounts are an auto-block & so is any right-wing bullshit. Often, the two are the same accounts.
Be able to create smth w/ your own hands & mind. Interpret. Give something of yourself. Even the color shades you choose in art are uniquely your preferences.
I want to know PEOPLE, not bots.
Be able to create smth w/ your own hands & mind. Interpret. Give something of yourself. Even the color shades you choose in art are uniquely your preferences.
I want to know PEOPLE, not bots.
AI “art” accounts are an automatic block for me
AI “art” accounts are an automatic block for me
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
AI "art" accounts are an auto-block & so is any right-wing bullshit. Often, the two are the same accounts.
Be able to create smth w/ your own hands & mind. Interpret. Give something of yourself. Even the color shades you choose in art are uniquely your preferences.
I want to know PEOPLE, not bots.
Be able to create smth w/ your own hands & mind. Interpret. Give something of yourself. Even the color shades you choose in art are uniquely your preferences.
I want to know PEOPLE, not bots.
#Writers, #Writersky, #Writesky
I don't remember exactly when I started writing, but it was pretty young. I was already working on my #TaintedFaculties setting by 10 years old, & I remember my mom crying over something I wrote about my dead uncle in 2nd grade. It helped me cope w/ abuse & poverty.
I don't remember exactly when I started writing, but it was pretty young. I was already working on my #TaintedFaculties setting by 10 years old, & I remember my mom crying over something I wrote about my dead uncle in 2nd grade. It helped me cope w/ abuse & poverty.
#Writers, when did you start to write? ✍️
I started writing after college as a continuation of a journal I kept. Then I started essaying about my favorite books, movies, and anime. Reviews & reflections. Short fiction came as a challenge to myself to write my own Twilight Zone season.
#WriterSky
I started writing after college as a continuation of a journal I kept. Then I started essaying about my favorite books, movies, and anime. Reviews & reflections. Short fiction came as a challenge to myself to write my own Twilight Zone season.
#WriterSky
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#Writers, #Writersky, #Writesky
I don't remember exactly when I started writing, but it was pretty young. I was already working on my #TaintedFaculties setting by 10 years old, & I remember my mom crying over something I wrote about my dead uncle in 2nd grade. It helped me cope w/ abuse & poverty.
I don't remember exactly when I started writing, but it was pretty young. I was already working on my #TaintedFaculties setting by 10 years old, & I remember my mom crying over something I wrote about my dead uncle in 2nd grade. It helped me cope w/ abuse & poverty.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I know I'm being ridiculous about this, but as a, "I've been playing LoZ since Super Nintendo," fan I have OPINIONS & I'm not pleased w/ this era of:
- shitting on Ganondorf's prev OoT/WW/TP characterizations
- Link not being left-handed
- Super enthusiasm for imperialism (goats)
- trashed timeline
- shitting on Ganondorf's prev OoT/WW/TP characterizations
- Link not being left-handed
- Super enthusiasm for imperialism (goats)
- trashed timeline
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I know I'm being ridiculous about this, but as a, "I've been playing LoZ since Super Nintendo," fan I have OPINIONS & I'm not pleased w/ this era of:
- shitting on Ganondorf's prev OoT/WW/TP characterizations
- Link not being left-handed
- Super enthusiasm for imperialism (goats)
- trashed timeline
- shitting on Ganondorf's prev OoT/WW/TP characterizations
- Link not being left-handed
- Super enthusiasm for imperialism (goats)
- trashed timeline
What movie villain is a horrible person but an absolute joy to watch onscreen?
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
What movie villain is a horrible person but an absolute joy to watch onscreen?
#SFFChat
Gonna shout out four: 2 book authors & 2 comic creators whose work is awesome. You should follow them if you haven't!
@jebdarsh.bsky.social (Time Paradox)
@portaltohades.bsky.social (Tyree comic)
@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com (Ripple series)
@rayday.bsky.social (City of Asah comic)
Gonna shout out four: 2 book authors & 2 comic creators whose work is awesome. You should follow them if you haven't!
@jebdarsh.bsky.social (Time Paradox)
@portaltohades.bsky.social (Tyree comic)
@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com (Ripple series)
@rayday.bsky.social (City of Asah comic)
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#SFFChat
Gonna shout out four: 2 book authors & 2 comic creators whose work is awesome. You should follow them if you haven't!
@jebdarsh.bsky.social (Time Paradox)
@portaltohades.bsky.social (Tyree comic)
@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com (Ripple series)
@rayday.bsky.social (City of Asah comic)
Gonna shout out four: 2 book authors & 2 comic creators whose work is awesome. You should follow them if you haven't!
@jebdarsh.bsky.social (Time Paradox)
@portaltohades.bsky.social (Tyree comic)
@kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com (Ripple series)
@rayday.bsky.social (City of Asah comic)
#SFFChat #TaintedFaculties #ScentOfSmoke
Depends on the country.
But for the MOST part, it's pretty normal. It's not politicized (except in Orsia, but we don't go there) & the human/shapeshifter discussion drowns out a lot of other identity divisions except where it relates to shifters/mimics.
Depends on the country.
But for the MOST part, it's pretty normal. It's not politicized (except in Orsia, but we don't go there) & the human/shapeshifter discussion drowns out a lot of other identity divisions except where it relates to shifters/mimics.
#SFFChat Q2: What is the status of trans and gender nonconforming people in your world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, use this moment to reflect!
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#SFFChat #TaintedFaculties #ScentOfSmoke
Depends on the country.
But for the MOST part, it's pretty normal. It's not politicized (except in Orsia, but we don't go there) & the human/shapeshifter discussion drowns out a lot of other identity divisions except where it relates to shifters/mimics.
Depends on the country.
But for the MOST part, it's pretty normal. It's not politicized (except in Orsia, but we don't go there) & the human/shapeshifter discussion drowns out a lot of other identity divisions except where it relates to shifters/mimics.
#SFFChat #TaintedFaculties #EchoSight #ScentOfSmoke
You know Enaka is nb right off the bat. I'll explain it in B2, but if you want they/them pronouns in Afredal, there's a three dot marker you can put on your middle finger so that people know. Eirokai (Enaka's first language) uses default neutral—
You know Enaka is nb right off the bat. I'll explain it in B2, but if you want they/them pronouns in Afredal, there's a three dot marker you can put on your middle finger so that people know. Eirokai (Enaka's first language) uses default neutral—
#SFFChat Q1: For the Trans Day of Remembrance, share a trans* (including nonbinary, Two-Spirit, or otherwise gender nonconforming) character from your work, OR, if you have none, share how one of your characters engages with gender!
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#SFFChat #TaintedFaculties #EchoSight #ScentOfSmoke
You know Enaka is nb right off the bat. I'll explain it in B2, but if you want they/them pronouns in Afredal, there's a three dot marker you can put on your middle finger so that people know. Eirokai (Enaka's first language) uses default neutral—
You know Enaka is nb right off the bat. I'll explain it in B2, but if you want they/them pronouns in Afredal, there's a three dot marker you can put on your middle finger so that people know. Eirokai (Enaka's first language) uses default neutral—
#SFFChat
I'm Verati, disabled AuDHD nb/trans dude, friendly neighborhood introverted author & tabletop DM.
I don't have any games that influenced my work at large, but I did write a Zelda/SSB fanfic a long time ago centering Ganondorf as a reluctant/vilified hero against an existential threat.
I'm Verati, disabled AuDHD nb/trans dude, friendly neighborhood introverted author & tabletop DM.
I don't have any games that influenced my work at large, but I did write a Zelda/SSB fanfic a long time ago centering Ganondorf as a reluctant/vilified hero against an existential threat.
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#SFFChat
I'm Verati, disabled AuDHD nb/trans dude, friendly neighborhood introverted author & tabletop DM.
I don't have any games that influenced my work at large, but I did write a Zelda/SSB fanfic a long time ago centering Ganondorf as a reluctant/vilified hero against an existential threat.
I'm Verati, disabled AuDHD nb/trans dude, friendly neighborhood introverted author & tabletop DM.
I don't have any games that influenced my work at large, but I did write a Zelda/SSB fanfic a long time ago centering Ganondorf as a reluctant/vilified hero against an existential threat.
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#SFFChat Hey all, Nicole/Ashrah fresh out of bed here, and Happy Trans Day of Remembrance to all my fellow trans people out there (we've always existed and we always will, fuckers who try to exterminate us ⚔️)!
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#SFFChat Hey all, Nicole/Ashrah fresh out of bed here, and Happy Trans Day of Remembrance to all my fellow trans people out there (we've always existed and we always will, fuckers who try to exterminate us ⚔️)!
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
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It's just before 11pm here. I've slept and woken up and now there's #SFFChat, and it's not even my birthday!
I'm Jeb, sleepy aussie writing multi pov, queer, idiot plot sff set in Australia about time travel and the multiverse.
I love games that make you cry, but Superliminal is about perseverance
I'm Jeb, sleepy aussie writing multi pov, queer, idiot plot sff set in Australia about time travel and the multiverse.
I love games that make you cry, but Superliminal is about perseverance
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It's just before 11pm here. I've slept and woken up and now there's #SFFChat, and it's not even my birthday!
I'm Jeb, sleepy aussie writing multi pov, queer, idiot plot sff set in Australia about time travel and the multiverse.
I love games that make you cry, but Superliminal is about perseverance
I'm Jeb, sleepy aussie writing multi pov, queer, idiot plot sff set in Australia about time travel and the multiverse.
I love games that make you cry, but Superliminal is about perseverance
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#SFFChat Q2:
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle is set in our world, so it's largely the same, but in The Wings of Ashtaroth it's more complicated.
Trans women are generally believed and are considered women, HOWEVER, some families may try to keep them in the closet either because of inheritance or because
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle is set in our world, so it's largely the same, but in The Wings of Ashtaroth it's more complicated.
Trans women are generally believed and are considered women, HOWEVER, some families may try to keep them in the closet either because of inheritance or because
#SFFChat Q2: What is the status of trans and gender nonconforming people in your world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, use this moment to reflect!
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#SFFChat Q2:
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle is set in our world, so it's largely the same, but in The Wings of Ashtaroth it's more complicated.
Trans women are generally believed and are considered women, HOWEVER, some families may try to keep them in the closet either because of inheritance or because
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle is set in our world, so it's largely the same, but in The Wings of Ashtaroth it's more complicated.
Trans women are generally believed and are considered women, HOWEVER, some families may try to keep them in the closet either because of inheritance or because
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Want the fairies to take you away?
Well, I think I know a place...
Take her hand, let her take you away. Nothing bad will happen. Certainly. Definitely.
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky #Fairy #Writing #AmWriting #IndieAuthor
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Well, I think I know a place...
Take her hand, let her take you away. Nothing bad will happen. Certainly. Definitely.
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky #Fairy #Writing #AmWriting #IndieAuthor
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
www.backerkit.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Want the fairies to take you away?
Well, I think I know a place...
Take her hand, let her take you away. Nothing bad will happen. Certainly. Definitely.
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky #Fairy #Writing #AmWriting #IndieAuthor
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Well, I think I know a place...
Take her hand, let her take you away. Nothing bad will happen. Certainly. Definitely.
#BookBazaar25 #BookSky #Fairy #Writing #AmWriting #IndieAuthor
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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I mean... most of my follow list???
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I mean... most of my follow list???
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
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EchoSight by @verati404.bsky.social is pretty great! (Sorry I've been reading slow. I literally haven't been reading because things have been crazy busy)
The protagonist, Enaka, is non-binary. And oh boy! The secrets uncovered and more!
The protagonist, Enaka, is non-binary. And oh boy! The secrets uncovered and more!
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
EchoSight by @verati404.bsky.social is pretty great! (Sorry I've been reading slow. I literally haven't been reading because things have been crazy busy)
The protagonist, Enaka, is non-binary. And oh boy! The secrets uncovered and more!
The protagonist, Enaka, is non-binary. And oh boy! The secrets uncovered and more!