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Sixteen-year-old Marshall Gardner is 1) straight-laced, 2) exacting, 3) judgemental, and 4) perfectionistic. And below the surface, kept hidden from the rest of the world, he’s 5) controlled by his obsessions and compulsions, 6) fixated on the number twelve, 7) hopelessly in love with his best (only) friend, and 8) horrendously imperfect.
He’s also 9) universally disliked, 10) the self-made enemy of the former GSA president, 11) just a little too easy to trick, and 12) in trouble.
A story in twelve parts, ft. color symbolism, neurodivergent feelings, trans people, the “locked in a room with the person you hate” trope except it’s not enemies-to-lovers they just hate each other, & at least one Ray Bradbury reference.
He’s also 9) universally disliked, 10) the self-made enemy of the former GSA president, 11) just a little too easy to trick, and 12) in trouble.
A story in twelve parts, ft. color symbolism, neurodivergent feelings, trans people, the “locked in a room with the person you hate” trope except it’s not enemies-to-lovers they just hate each other, & at least one Ray Bradbury reference.
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59 pages, ebook
Published June 26, 2021
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March 7, 2024who put this on goodreads and how did i not know. anyway, i wrote this and you can read it FOR FREE in doc, pdf, or epub format!
"but what is it?" if you like shakespeare, consider: what if malvolio from twelfth night was a teenager with ocd? if you don't like shakespeare, don't even worry about it; instead ponder: what if a theater kid had a complicated gender thing going on? and what if a butch lesbian was really really mean?
"but what is it?" if you like shakespeare, consider: what if malvolio from twelfth night was a teenager with ocd? if you don't like shakespeare, don't even worry about it; instead ponder: what if a theater kid had a complicated gender thing going on? and what if a butch lesbian was really really mean?
February 24, 2025
2/22/25: does anyone else think about marshall gardner
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3/7/24: i adored this. i love twelfth night sooo much and the concept behind this is just so good. i love when characters have ocd i really do… it makes me feel seen 👍 and having them be theater kids is such a smart idea. this is great
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3/7/24: i adored this. i love twelfth night sooo much and the concept behind this is just so good. i love when characters have ocd i really do… it makes me feel seen 👍 and having them be theater kids is such a smart idea. this is great
March 7, 2024
This story made me feel seen in such strange and beautiful ways. I'm so glad I've been able to thank the author personally for its existence <3
June 24, 2024
wow. 100/10
June 30, 2022
the only thing more incredible than the writing in this short story is the fact that it's entirely free to read
March 16, 2024
i didn't realize this was on goodreads... top ten shakespeare retellings i still think about like monthly
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