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Nadia
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she/her. black, disabled, canadian, always trying to write something. also I watch too much tv
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It hits different reading this whole thread.
Alt text: Image showing four text messages about fae in romantasy books: Message 1: “Romantasy question: are the fae open source? I had only known them from SJM books, but didn't expect to see them in Quicksilver!” Message 2: “Didn't have getting dragged in the comments on my bingo card today. Thank you to those that were kind. I'm new to romantasy and fantasy in general. Until I had read SJM, I hadn't encountered books with fae described like that. I didn't make the connection between Celtic folklore, fairies, elves, or sprites with being fae since their characteristics and mannerisms are drastically different. Tink is tiny. Puck has goat legs. The closest I encountered were elves in LOTR, but those were not faeries.” Message 3: “Forgive me for not knowing fae were inspired by Celtic folklore. I'm not Irish. I was never told these stories. I was just surprised two separate book series shared very similar interpretations of fae. I've enjoyed the genre of romantasy bc it's really gotten me back into reading. That's the goal, right? To continue to learn and escape into stories and discuss theories and celebrate the beauty of imagination? At least, that's what I'm gonna focus on.” Message 4: “Clarifying my original point: I never said SJM invented fae. My post was only comparing how Quicksilver and SJM depict fae characters (their traits, dynamics, etc.) and whether THIS interpretation of fae is common in romantasy books, not the origins of the mythology. I also didn't grow up connecting fairies, elves, and fae as one mythology. They were always separate in my mind, so I'm still learning how interconnected they are across folklore. Thanks to those who pointed that out respectfully.”
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
nadiaegibbs.bsky.social
now i'm picturing him reading spicy romance or something, thanks for that 😂
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
nadiaegibbs.bsky.social
we're stressed 😭
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
nadiaegibbs.bsky.social
to be fair in august I was watching big brother and love island, I have no idea when I would have fit in baseball
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
nadiaegibbs.bsky.social
the missing finger seemed like an angle thing to me too at first glance. I guess we're all going to need to become perspective experts now 😅
October 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM