Trans Megathread for the Week of 2025-01-06 to 2025-01-12 - Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Time is a 2015 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

In the distant future, humanity seeks to create new habitats for itself on distant planets, terraforming them and seeding them with life. Dr. Avrana Kern is heading one such project, orbiting the tentatively named "Kern's World", where the plan is to release monkeys le-monke infected with a nanovirus that will accelerate their evolution. Through an act of sabotage from an anti-technology group that has also destroyed much of Earth, the monkeys are never released, and the virus instead infects a species of spider, Portia labiata. The book follows the evolution of the spiders and their eventual civilisation, as well as a remnant of humanity that fled to Kern's World hoping to find paradise.

also children of ruin and children of memory, the sequels, are really good

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Bunch of fashion blathering

I thought puffy head bands were the ultimate head feminizer but i have discovered barettes and ohhhh my it's so lovely.

I got a light blue dress for myself and I have just been rolling in euphoria. Today is my 6 month HRT anniversary and it's only getting stronger as i figure out more feminine combos.

It's a little weird being so old and transitioning directly into an old lady I sort of worry about not dressing my age. I don't act weird or anything though when i go out (beyond the regular autism and adhd and bipolar stuff i reckon) so im trying to be a good ambassador. My bffs say im not overdoing it 🤞🏻

One thing that is very difficult is how much trouble it is keeping nice clothes clean!!! I have had to rescue my new dress twice already, once from au jus splashing onto the hem and just this morning from leaning against the car bumper while getting groceries. You have to be sooooo careful at all times which i find tough as i was a slob who didn't give any fucks about myself or my appearance before.

It's so worth it when a girl compliments your dress or your outfit or makeup though i treasure that shit sooo much. I joked with my partner (who is not into it but being nice) about detransitioning and she said that she didn't believe I could if I wanted to. She said I have a woman's heart and there's no putting that genie back in the bottle. She is right of course.
- "Dressing your age" is some shit society made up to deny people having fun with clothes. I'm sure you look great in the new dress! Light blue is such a lovely color.
  
  And yeah I feel the pain on trying to keep nice clothes clean. Laundry especially is so much more of a chore than it used to be too when everything is more delicate than T shirts and sweatpants.
- I sort of worry about not dressing my age
  
  Don't worry about this. Old people tend to dress very boringly. I'm "old" compared to most people on here but I wear very loud, maximalist stuff because fuck white/black/earth tone solids.
  
  fuck white/black/earth tone solids.
  
  You've made a powerful enemy of me today
  
  Let's get to tusslin' (imagine peppino is wearing an outfit with multiple textures, patterns, and colors, though)
  
  Glad someone enjoys the brighter colors! I will keep looking sexy in my all black wardrobe.
  
  yeah i should just chill that's usually my real problem overthinking

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