i wanted to reply on twitter to tweets you had made, about you being attacked by ragebait accounts (scum) and left a little message on one tweet (where I said I would post here)
but twitter wouldn't let me express myself properly with their limited wordcount (and i hate restraining myself when typing, especially when it's from the heart)
had I not read Serious Weakness (and felt far more understood than any other work of fiction has made me felt) I wouldn't have written 90k+ words of gay horror inspired by your work, and subsequently explored my identity further and gone from being a nonbinary transfemme, to being a demiboy (and I am very happy with identifying as an androgynous vulnerable boy, in my own unique non-binary non-conforming way.)
Your work inspires me intensely. I have been re-reading Serious Weakness (my physical copy!!! which is wonderful to have on my nightstand, and feels wonderful to read physically) and now, even moreso than before, it makes me feel understood in my alienation and my autism. And, I love catching little details I missed when I first read it.
my point is that you are creating art that inspires people like me, and makes people like me feel understood and wanted, and giving us something we can relate to and love. everything you are doing is for the better. Had I not read Serious Weakness, I would not have been inspired to create, and I would not have discovered something new and beautiful about myself. I also would not have read a work that made me feel sympathized with and understood.
People who disparage you, for your sympathies or your art or your identity, are scum who contribute nothing but pain and misery. You on the other hand, better the world with your creativity.
I am still, on and off, writing the same work I mentioned back in April (as mentioned before it has reached over 90k words. it's crazy that i've gone this far with it.) I also am planning a spinoff work of my own work, though have not done much with it besides making a grimy masochistic cokehead character for use in the Cyberpunk TTRPG (who I love very much and have played often with.) Thank you for writing Serious Weakness. Had you not written it, I wouldn't have written any of this, and I wouldn't have further explored my identity. Please keep creating - I look forward to your upcoming game, and look forward to continuing with reading through your works.
Serious Weakness is, probably, with little contest, the best book I've ever read.
Keep creating and bettering the world with your disturbing, disgusting works. It makes me feel understood and I love it.
Sincerely,
Mary