Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye (The Starmetal Symphony #2) C. Winter Han and queer desire—charting the messy

and queer desire—charting the messy layers of love and loss that constitute a life

and it doesn’t take long for the town’s teenagers to be seduced by its neon charms and the possibility of escape

they watch the same shows

the ever-feisty but maturing Hopey (her Spanish birth name giving this collection its title) transitions from tending bar to teaching kindergarten (while still juggling a complex love life)

Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men–chubs

Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye (The Starmetal Symphony #2) C. Winter Han and queer desire—charting the messyWhite, Alex December 03, 2024 enby nonbinary