I first encountered That the Final Rose at 21, and now, nearly a decade later at 30, I’ve returned to it. Revisiting the story has been both nostalgic and illuminating like opening a time capsule of my younger self and the emotions I carried then. The characters still resonate with me, especially Nokomis, whose presence lingers long after the final page. Thank you for shaping a part of my early twenties and for quietly accompanying me through the unfolding of my own queer journey.