LINKDING

<blockquote>Raylie did not ask for the burden of her particular gifts and talents. Nor did she ask for the unwavering vigilance of her bodyguard. They just are, like rocks and trees and starlight, and she has learned to abide with them both. But if she were ever compelled to choose between them, she knows which one she'd keep.</blockquote> ➤ bodyguard/heiress, something that feels somewhere in between amtdi and marriage of convenience while being neither, fascinating world building

<blockquote>What happens when a disembodied AI and her amorphous slime best friend get a synthesized body to experiment with? To start with....mammal bodies are weird. But also: they're kind of fun. </blockquote>

<blockquote>Written in just a few hours, this story hints at a larger world that I know nothing about. Why a radical separatist space vaginarchy? I think the better question is, why not a radical separatist space vaginarchy? In all seriousness, though, this definitely got its inspiration from writing and teaching about a) the "political lesbians" of second-wave feminism, b) forced-motherhood policies of fascist states, c) the identity purity culture of "gold star gays", and d) sex toys. I've written about plug-and-play dickware before (see Suspension), and while this isn't the same universe, it's probably the next one over.</blockquote>

<blockquote>'The Campsite Rule' itself, for those unfamiliar with it, actually does have to do with camping: It's the idea that when you go to a campsite, you should always leave it better than you found it. It's a sort of credo in power-differential relationships, though, especially in ones that you know aren't going to last forever -- whether it's a hookup or a serious short-term thing, if you are the older/wiser/more mature one, you have a responsibility to make sure your partner winds up being better for having had the relationship. I'd say that Jim and Sevy have done their Boy Scout duty here.</blockquote>