Aug 18, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 12 segments
Welcome to our first breakdown of the gorgeous Closer to where you are (is where I must be) by sistercacao. This fic has our whole heart and very frequently made us scream, cry and throw up. We cover…
So let's address, first of all, let's address the SSPL thing because we got so many messages about that.
So let's just talk about that briefly.
Okay.
Okay.
So when we covered that fake, we purely looked and read and interpreted the fake as pure and utter satire.
Satire.
100%.
Like...
We are queer girls.
Like, we are not homophobic people.
So for us, it was purely looking at it from that lens.
Yes.
Now, we are not gay men, so we can't really comment... on how it made them feel, which is absolutely fair and is absolutely valid.
And
everyone's feelings are valid.
Absolutely valid.
And also, I think it was dealt with quite badly.
It was handled horribly.
Yeah, it was handled badly.
I feel like issues of race and sexuality are very sensitive topics that must be...
And whether
you mean something with malice or not, if you've heard from one who is part of that community, you just take accountability, apologise,
I think so.
I just think you have to approach it with gentleness and it was not approached with gentleness.
And I fear that is why everything was further set alight.
So let's address, first of all, let's address the SSPL thing because we got so many messages about that.
So let's just talk about that briefly.
Okay.
Okay.
So when we covered that fake, we purely looked and read and interpreted the fake as pure and utter satire.
Satire.
100%.
Like...
We are queer girls.
Like, we are not homophobic people.
So for us, it was purely looking at it from that lens.
Yes.
Now, we are not gay men, so we can't really comment... on how it made them feel, which is absolutely fair and is absolutely valid.
And
everyone's feelings are valid.
Absolutely valid.
And also, I think it was dealt with quite badly.
It was handled horribly.
Yeah, it was handled badly.
I feel like issues of race and sexuality are very sensitive topics that must be...
And whether
you mean something with malice or not, if you've heard from one who is part of that community, you just take accountability, apologise,
I think so.
I just think you have to approach it with gentleness and it was not approached with gentleness.
And I fear that is why everything was further set alight.
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