TQ 217-221
Added 2023-09-25 03:10:42 +0000 UTCKizarasunga's upbringing was weird and she barely understands periods (she has maybe one or two a year and doesn't know it's not normal) let alone anything more complicated than that.
And tada! In case I haven't mentioned it before, Kiri is intersex! Both Zizumbir and the Northern part of the Empire only sort people into two genders but moving between is not unheard of. The Southern portion of the empire that Razendi's family controls recognizes three genders and is very accepting of "unhalved" people but they will often have trouble recognizing a transgender person as anything but third gender. Pretty much everyone in the empire but those in the far-North are culturally influenced by the South and liberal Palladesia so they will use they/them pronouns for those who specify and refer to people by their job titles instead of miss or sir. Example: Jintu will call Kiri "Assistant Kiri" the same way he will call Tashti "Miss Tazilka."
Comments
Have you found Adrian Lee's _White Noise_? It's very much loved for its complex takes on sex/gender/identity/sexuality kaleidoscope.
Judith Bradford
2023-10-08 16:53:53 +0000 UTCi had to cut my donations almost to nothing (job interruptus) but could not live without advance TQ pages!
Judith Bradford
2023-10-08 16:50:15 +0000 UTCi'm in love with the expressions in these pages! <3
Monique
2023-09-28 04:55:02 +0000 UTCKiri on 2nd page: MY TIME HAS COME! *_*
Liz
2023-09-26 11:41:31 +0000 UTCKizarasunga reenacting Kentu, page 119, is so wholesome. As someone who loves questions almost as much as music, the last two panels of this update are a great joy. I also love the latest addition to Kizarasunga’s entry on the cast page: “Who is gender I don’t know her”
ABunchOTrees
2023-09-25 23:04:17 +0000 UTCTashti is so tall 👀
Azou
2023-09-25 12:14:04 +0000 UTCGood! Sun’s out, guns out, don’t you know? 😜
Kid Chaos
2023-09-25 11:17:30 +0000 UTCI had wondered about Kiri when it was said that “they”had problems with the stairs. ( or something to that effect. They/them being used)
Talina Melenchenko
2023-09-25 07:19:12 +0000 UTCThis is so sweet I'm tearing up a little thank you
Allison Shaw
2023-09-25 06:44:02 +0000 UTCHahaha as a seamstress, I want to know why the dress wasn't altered first so that wouldn't have happened, but as a fangirl, the flex-rip was very satisfying. I really love all the lore about gender, thank you for that. It's so strange and exciting to watch Kizarasunga's growth parallel mine. I loved the original version of her so much at the time, re-reading it really highlighted how much she's changed in the re-do, in a way that I've also changed. The old TQ is what I needed then, and the current TQ is what I need now. We even get to question gender together. I can't tell you how much this series means to me, so thank you for this!
DahliaDear
2023-09-25 06:42:08 +0000 UTCThat's kind of the point. They're trying to hide that she's injured, they tried the sleeves and it didn't work, now they're trying something sleeveless while trying to disguise the bandages.
DahliaDear
2023-09-25 06:28:40 +0000 UTCI LOVE EVERYTHING
Noël Chrisman
2023-09-25 04:57:21 +0000 UTCKiri is officially my favorite cinnamon roll 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Areyla
2023-09-25 04:47:31 +0000 UTCYou know you are both when you are exited at the possibility of being both and dissapointed when you are told you are not.She's gona have a very interesting chat with kiri
hibyjumpjump
2023-09-25 03:45:16 +0000 UTCNice dress, but maybe something sleeveless would be better…? 😅
Kid Chaos
2023-09-25 03:33:49 +0000 UTCOMG her little blush when the sleeves rip. What a mood Also "an egg of two yolks" I'm mcfreaking loving it
Mix Berkaan
2023-09-25 03:13:43 +0000 UTCHer curiosity is so pure ❤️❤️❤️
Diana Kinikin
2023-09-25 03:13:13 +0000 UTC
