soul eraser

when i say i love the "falling in love with my best friend" trope plus unrequited love, this is what i meant. every character is so perfectly written and the lgbtq+ representation in this story is just chef kiss. i also like how they gave the former homophobic character a reason for his actions (not that i am condoning it) but this story really just touches my heart and soul. IF I COULD REREAD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN I WOULD

it has L, it has G, it has B (i think), it has T, it has the Q EVEN HAS THE AROACE CHARACTER. this really tackles the struggles of being gay really well without sexualizing or stereotyping it. really a diamond read

i would've put this in the "wtf." section, but then i remember the characters and how every one of the children is just so relatable that makes you question yourself. takopii really the best squid there.

just sadness

HEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHEUHUE

fk racism, fk homophobia, and fk myself for reading this in one day. ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES AND THE SONG CHOICE "UNCHAINED MELODY" (i am currently listening to it while writing this) IS JUST PERFECTION. They went through so much, and i just want to see them on stage together singing one more time. i love how this story shows the struggles of poc, especially white privilege, even though you are good at something, as long as you are not "pleasing to look at" then it's nothing.

i hate how realistic this story is written. it still gives me "what ifs"