Heyyy melissa sorry for the late reply and yes i enjoyed my birthdayyy, I really appreciate and thank you for reading Silent but Chosen ur message honestly made me smile. When I was in the process of making the story, I really wanted it to be something heart touching but with a twist nobody expected and also something people could relate to like situations or emotions where readers can say “yeah, I understand this” or see themselves in the characters. So hearing that the relationship between Melo and Mara pulled you in means a lot to me.
Your story Pink Socks & Cigarettes sounds really interesting too, especially with the deeper themes ur writing about, i definitely would be open to checking it out and doing a read for read sometime. And honestly Im still learning the promotion side myself, but connecting with readers and other writers definitely helps grow your audience over time.
Thank you again for the kind words and support, it really means a lot and what happens to melo its a secret until the next chapter.