marianas
LightNews LightNews
banner
likethetrench.bsky.social
marianas
@likethetrench.bsky.social
28 followers 85 following 11 posts
reads fanfic, sometimes out loud. plays games, badly.
Posts Replies Media Videos
likethetrench.bsky.social
In the vein of your earlier answer, Connor, about the personal bleeding into the professional, there’s been an ongoing conversation about queer people playing queer roles. I’m conflicted about this because on the one hand, it’s no one’s business. On the other hand, this book and this story is, in part, about living authentically and openly. Do you feel there’s a need to talk about your personal lives in relation to this project? JT: I’ll answer this for them. I don’t think there’s any reason to get into that stuff. I’ll tell you something about the casting of both of these roles. You can’t ask questions like that when you’re casting, right? It’s actually against the law. So what you have to gauge is somebody’s enthusiasm and willingness to do the work. And that’s what’s so impressive about both of these guys is they came into this being like, “Yeah, we’re here to do this, and we are here to make this story feel authentic and to be as real as possible.” And they fucking hit it out of the park.
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
likethetrench.bsky.social
Let’s start with expectations. Naturally, hearing that Heated Rivalry is based on a book authored by a woman and very popular with women, I assumed it was in a certain vein of other gay romances. Jacob, what misconceptions or assumptions were you facing when you were pitching and developing Heated Rivalry? Jacob Tierney: I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about romance as a genre, and about women’s tastes, because of inherent misogyny and people’s lack of interest in things that interest women. And, you know, romance is an industry that makes a billion dollars a year and yet is wildly unrepresented outside of literature. I think we’re seeing more of it coming into the fray, but the misunderstanding is a total lack of curiosity about things that pleasure women in general.
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM