
When She’s Shy
A Risdaverse Short Story
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Jillian Macie
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Ruby Dixon
About this listen
I am a bashful, dorky human—your average refugee on Risda III.
Haina is tall, blue, and magnificent. She is effortlessly confident, and her laugh is contagious. I might hide behind the candle section at the store in Risda's port just to get a weekly glimpse at her when she makes her vendor runs.
I might be in love with her from afar. Someday I'll get the courage to talk to her. Someday.
But fate steps in, and 'someday' turns out to be a lot sooner than I expected.
Contains mature themes.
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- K
- 01-27-25
Cute
Cute short sci-fi romance. Well narrated. Sometimes you’re just in the mood for a quick fuzzy story. This fits the bill.
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- Kay
- 11-08-24
Awwwwww!
I love that we finally got lesbian characters. I know for IPB, Icehome and IPC it's impossible to do because the whole point of survival for the planet (and those series) is about procreation. But on Risda III that is not the case and I love that we got a FF relationship. Now here's to hoping for a MM relationship as well.
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- 🔥 Phx17 🔥
- 12-02-24
Sweet sapphic love story
At 1.5 hrs, there wasn’t much time for anything but a simple story of two working class girls finding something special in each other. Allie was a little too “you’re perfect and I’m just me” insecurity and
Haina was a little too subdued. Also, I would have liked more sass, comedy, or action.
But, at least the conflict was blink and you’ll miss it. All in all, a lovely sugar plum of a novella.
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