There's some subtle acting by Cara Gee in The Expanse that I didn't pick up on before, probably because I didn't know she was a lesbian (or bi, or whatever), but it seems like she may have liked Naomi as more than just a friend. Like, that scene in S3E12 where Naomi embraces Holden and Drummer turns away...I think that might be the first time it's confirmed visually for her that they're "together".

also, some not so subtle. she turns to ice in that same episode when Holden tries to build some rapport with her. Really, a whole lot of Drummer's actions look different if you factor in she might be secretly in love with Nagata. I think I might actually read the books now to see if that's explored more deeply. That or take up writing a fanfic 😆

@2ck would read if it's not explored in the books

@izaya I probably will eventually. I'm borderline obsessed with the show. The recent civilian-crewed commercial rocket launches have had me thinking about our possible futures as a space-faring civilization. Stories like The Expanse and Planetes provide some framework to compare against, even if they're friction.

@2ck I love hard sci-fi semi-near-future stuff to the point I'm writing it too

though admittedly my stuff hasn't actually progressed into space yet

@2ck you may also be interested in KSR's Mars trilogy and Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series

@izaya Sounds cool. Thanks!

Do you plan to sell your writing or is it a hobby?

@2ck I'd love to get paid for writing but haha not likely

I just publish it on a subdomain of my site, and regularly nuke it when I'm not happy with it
https://psyche.shadowkat.net

@izaya aren't the entries out of order? I'd like to read the story when it's fleshed out more...or maybe you already have more?

@2ck I'm using software I wrote for my blog to host it, so it's in reverse order

not quite sure how to deal with that

"Start Here" and "Recent Entries" maybe?

@izaya yeah, that's what I generally see: some blurb like, "story starts --->HERE"