I feel seen tonight after reading this, in a painfully accurate way. As a person who has never been able to fit the mold of expectations for my gender, body or presentation, this amazing work hit very close to home for me.
So terribly familiar is that compromising that goes with chasing success, acceptance, favor, affection. You've captured this experience so faithfully, with such frugality of words and contrasted with so much lavish imagery that it nearly took my breath away.
Thank you for everything you put into this; you've given so many like myself a voice through this story. It's easily one of the most potent and personal comics I've ever read.
(I've tried to be careful with my words so as not to give all of it away, but if you're in the comments because you're still making up your mind whether to read this...it's only 32 pages and worth every minute of your time.)
Was waiting for the perfect moment to sit down and read this, and itchio creator day seemed like the perfect time. Beautiful imagery and style fills so much into just 32 pages; it's hard to find the right words beyond saying it's truly a very lovely and expressive work of art. I knew going in that as a trans man this was going to hit close to home, but I'm always happy to feel reached by works like these, even in a bittersweet manner. I can't say I know exactly how personal this piece was, but I can tell it was personal to no small degree, so I want to use my comment to say that I hope you never stop making pieces that are significant and important to you. There are, again, no words for how special stories like these are, to me personally of course, but to so many people in general, and I hope making them is a positive or at least cathartic experience for you, too. I hope you have a lovely day, night, whenever, and thank you for this one. :,]
I'm quietly shaking after reading this. I'm a fat transwoman, who transitioned at 42 and I struggle every moment with being a 'good enough woman', even more so when I drag being fat into it.
Despite looking in the opposite direction to Primrose...the view is the same. Looking vainly towards this far off thing called 'Woman' that we can't ever reach. I want to be that woman, I want to feel that I'm normal and beautiful and I'm failing if I don't, while Primose thinks she should be that woman, as is expected of her, as she is seen.
You made Primrose into such a beautiful person it was like a transcendence of this awful spectre of gender expectations, just for a moment.
Thank you for bringing Primrose's story to life. Please hold Primrose in your heart with love for the rest of time, for all of us.
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this comic is absolutely fantastic but it also kicked me right in the feelings. Its HEAVY
really so beautiful and oppressively detailed!
bruh....
I feel seen tonight after reading this, in a painfully accurate way.
As a person who has never been able to fit the mold of expectations for my gender, body or presentation, this amazing work hit very close to home for me.
So terribly familiar is that compromising that goes with chasing success, acceptance, favor, affection. You've captured this experience so faithfully, with such frugality of words and contrasted with so much lavish imagery that it nearly took my breath away.
Thank you for everything you put into this; you've given so many like myself a voice through this story. It's easily one of the most potent and personal comics I've ever read.
(I've tried to be careful with my words so as not to give all of it away, but if you're in the comments because you're still making up your mind whether to read this...it's only 32 pages and worth every minute of your time.)
Was waiting for the perfect moment to sit down and read this, and itchio creator day seemed like the perfect time. Beautiful imagery and style fills so much into just 32 pages; it's hard to find the right words beyond saying it's truly a very lovely and expressive work of art. I knew going in that as a trans man this was going to hit close to home, but I'm always happy to feel reached by works like these, even in a bittersweet manner. I can't say I know exactly how personal this piece was, but I can tell it was personal to no small degree, so I want to use my comment to say that I hope you never stop making pieces that are significant and important to you. There are, again, no words for how special stories like these are, to me personally of course, but to so many people in general, and I hope making them is a positive or at least cathartic experience for you, too. I hope you have a lovely day, night, whenever, and thank you for this one. :,]
I'm quietly shaking after reading this. I'm a fat transwoman, who transitioned at 42 and I struggle every moment with being a 'good enough woman', even more so when I drag being fat into it.
Despite looking in the opposite direction to Primrose...the view is the same. Looking vainly towards this far off thing called 'Woman' that we can't ever reach. I want to be that woman, I want to feel that I'm normal and beautiful and I'm failing if I don't, while Primose thinks she should be that woman, as is expected of her, as she is seen.
You made Primrose into such a beautiful person it was like a transcendence of this awful spectre of gender expectations, just for a moment.
Thank you for bringing Primrose's story to life. Please hold Primrose in your heart with love for the rest of time, for all of us.