This was a surreal and emotionally weighty story. It didn't shy away from heavy lifting when it comes to trauma and identity... and instead faced their complexity head on. I couldn't read stories like this all the time, but this type of work is a keystone element of pushing for more dialogue about the difficult topics of sexuality and assault.
Tillie Walden's art and storytelling continues to be flawless. Conveying emotion through colour, as much as words, forms or use of space, this is gorgeously imaginative, managing surreal world building and several real gut punches. Characters work through grief, trauma, discuss coming out/being gay/lesbian. A hint of confronting gender norms and coming of age, different stages of life. PLEASE look up trigger warnings before reading.