Jan 22, 2026
Author's Commentary #692:
Time to talk about Chapter 692: Spotlight #19: Muazzez and Nalan.
We're continuing where we left off as far as numbering goes with the character spotlights. This time the focus is on Muazzez, who I've been wanting to spotlight for a while now, along with her twin sister, Nalan.
Muazzez's backstory is easily one of the saddest. Though coming out as gay in many parts of the world isn't met with public scorn, Türkiye is one of the places where it would be. Though homosexuality isn't illegal there, it does face widespread discrimination. And since poor Nalan looks identical to Muazzez, she was often mistaken for her, receiving much of the brunt meant for her sister.
Originally, I was just going to have the focus be on Muazzez, but decided to add a few tidbits about Nalan as well, mainly since I can't really come up with much of a role for her other than serving as the main plot device of Muazzez's character arc. I guess going forward, I'll likely have twins and triplets all share a single Spotlight chapter, though there might be an exception or two.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.