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Jan 5Liked by St John Starling

I can't believe it's over! πŸ₯ΊπŸ’” poor Vera, I'm glad there's room left to hope for a happier ending for her

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Jan 6Β·edited Jan 6Author

Thank you! I, of course, can't give any definitive answers about what happens with Vera, but I think you're right to hope.

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Everyone say thank you to Silas for the preservation of the narrative (well that's been my theory at least and I know I'm not alone). This has been quite the journey, glad I was part of it from the start. The ending was happier than I expected. Hope you take a good break now that you're free from serialization at the moment.

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Jan 5Liked by St John Starling

thank you Silas! πŸ™

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Thank you Silas!

I am DEFINITELY enjoying the freedom from deadlines.

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Jan 5Liked by St John Starling

What am I supposed to do now every Friday?! πŸ˜–πŸ˜“

Thank you for putting all this out there! Many blessings to everyone who worked on this

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Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

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Jan 6Liked by St John Starling

Wow! Can't believe it's over! I do hope Vera was able to reconnect with her brother in some way. This has been great:)

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:') Thank you! It's bittersweet to have it end. New things will be coming soon, though!

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Jan 6Liked by St John Starling

Thank you so much for one of the highlights of my 2023 :)

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Thank you so much!! This has been such a rough year for everyone I know, and I'm touched to have made it a little brighter for you.

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Jan 7Liked by St John Starling

Aw man what a lovely, bittersweet ending. I love that it's a little ambiguous, a little inconclusive, but not totally heartbreakingly so. (also, love that the cat stuck around!)

I can't believe it's over! It's been so much fun going on this journey, thank you for all the work you've put into this and for all the fun insights you've shared over on Patreon. I'm excited for what's next, on whatever timeline it happens!

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Thank you so much! I’m so happy you liked the ending and I’m really excited to start on some new projects πŸ”₯

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Mar 19Liked by St John Starling

"what manner of man" was such a joy to read! I'm so glad it exists, and that I finally got a chance to sit down and read it. thank you for all your hard work! Excited as hell to see what you do next :)

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πŸ’œ It's been lovely reading your comments! I'm so glad you had fun.

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May 10Liked by St John Starling

I didn't get to write a comment yesterday because I read What Manner of Man late into the night (as the old gods intended) and the tears also slowed me down significantly. Thank you so much for writing the story of Victor and Alistair! It moved me in many ways, and I know I'll be coming back to reread it in the future.

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πŸ’— Thank you!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I'm touched to hear it moved you to cry. I hope you got some sleep after!

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I just want to say, it's past 4am and I stayed awake to read all of this in one go without break. I was hooked from beginning to end, with all the gorgeous writing and the fantastic plot and just... WOW!!

Truly, thank you for writing this. I am in love, I will surely be rereading it again and again. It's been many years since I sat down to read a novel like this.

I don't at all regret this being the one I chose. This is amazing. Thank you.

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This was such a joy to read!

Reading these comments I only just realised that the initials for Victor Ardelian and Alistair Vane mirror each other. I see what you did there!

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