Happy Storyteller Saturday! Is there things you're scared people might misinterpret your story? if so what (if it's not too much of a spoiler)
Thanks for the ask! Oof there is one thing: Magnilla.
See, her background is formed on the question of what a character nursed in a controlled propaganda cult and culture would look like. Most of the examples I drew from are the ugly Christian ones in the states. To be fair to Christianity, there are way more non-cult groups than cult ones. But it is about as awful as you can imagine. The biggest fear is that people will auto equate her to me hating the religion. I don't, and the balance is that Zercey is Catholic. I just think we need to own up and address the toxicity of hate groups who use religion as a device to hurt others. If people are offended by Magnilla, I want them to stop and consider why they think she's wrong and then actively work to end that toxicity in society.
I could have opted to not have her be in a Christian cult, but I fear more than the point would be lost than the hate mail I'm going to get. In the end, I want people to think about why it is wrong to be so extreme with faith. Magnilla is just one.