can this story work as a standalone? or do i have to read pearl boy first before this?
OMAYGAHH THAT WAS SOOOO GOOOOOOD HOW DID I JUST FIND THIS OUT NOW GAHHH MADE ME SMILE AND GIGGLE AND SHI
"if only i was a woman" holy flashbacks (home far away) I'm going to cry
and for my peace of mind, I'll just gaslight myself that they're together happily foreverafter and with no worries whatsoever (literally bawling my eyes out goddamit)
alive but at what cost? HUHUHU WHY CAN'T IT BE SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS (ik this is angst, and yes i chose to read this and no, I'm not complaining about the characters nor the story) LET THEM LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER DANG IT
this is basically Lux's past situationships haunting the narrative














