Ava Lily
avalily17.bsky.social
Ava Lily
@avalily17.bsky.social
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Living a complicated life.
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I have a Ko-fi page for my writings now; any support would be greatly appreciated!

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I cannot have *one* original experience, can I?
I'll add that to my TBR list!
In my head, I read it not as 'glee-pilled', but as 'gleep-illed'. If that's any more amusing.
It was actually a story by @autumnwolff.bsky.social that shattered my egg a bit over a year ago. And @elenaabbottauthor.com has ones that would have done the same.
This has been a wonderful, delightful read, hitting me at perhaps just the right time. I wish I could send it back in time to myself five or ten years ago. Maybe I wouldn't have the perspective to properly appreciate it, but I think chapter 19 would have completely exploded my egg even then.
I know you can take credit for cracking at least one egg.
And also Braille print edition?
Okay, okay, I'll write a third Magica Riot fic
I want to parse Automne as a Greek word, which would mean something like "thinking for one's self".

Still fits.
Gender identity was my 40th birthday present/midlife crisis.

A year and change later, and I look cute, and damn hot with a little effort. I have never been happier with who I am.
I’m so grateful for late transitioners who share their stories.

You give hope to those of us who thought our moment had passed.

You show everyone that it’s never too late to live truthfully.
@sophiajt.com Another one, if you hadn't seen this yet.
Look, you threw me at Piper, and see how that turned out. Take the credit.
Especially when you're the cause of it.
Just tag Piper in these
If you are interested in openly queer/trans magical girls saving the world with music and love, may I recommend the novel Magica Riot by @magicariot.com? The audiobook version is also masterfully narrated by @gelidspace.bsky.social .
I don't know you, but you aren't alone. Many of us are going through a lot, and we'll get through it because we have each other's backs. 💚🏳️‍⚧️
I think I've always been more into words than visuals, and now, just over a year into my own transition, Dark Science #51 echoes in my head:
"For the first time in my life, I'm awake, and I'm whole."
Got my hardbound copy of For Whom the Belle Tolls by @sea-ya-later.bsky.social today! This may be the most gorgeous book I have ever seen. It's also the book that has moved and inspired me more than any other.
Yeah, I think E has reduced my capacity for how much I can eat at once. Also much harder to eat first thing in the morning.
Tetraethyl lead can't be uninvented either, but we (mostly) stopped using it because it was bad for us.