“I love showing the more complicated sides of this kind of interaction.” Make it euphoric “As much as horny things are great, things like these can easily be overlooked for the sake of wanting to make the sexiest story possible,” Nova says. That’s what makes Nova’s work so special. In all her games, even the smallest ones, there is a relatable depth to the characters and their situations. Part of this stems from Nova’s candid willingness to draw from her own experiences, but it also comes from allowing her characters’ emotions to intersect with their sexualities.Ībove all, Nova wants her stories to uplift trans characters rather than focus on their hardships. “It is more enjoyable for me - and presumably for the readers - to show trans positivity. It makes me happy to focus on gender euphoria and acceptance instead.
It isn't intended to remove or hide the negatives, but to build on top of it and focus on the good parts instead,” Nova says. “Feeling represented in a positive way is extremely valuable for trans people, especially when they're still sorting everything out regarding their gender- so just being able to show this feels like I'm doing a good thing.” “I love showing the more complicated sides of this kind of interaction.”įor decades, furry communities have experimented with gender and sexual identity, heightening the sense of fantastical possibility within a grounded setting.
