Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live,

I just fell down an AO3 wormhole and stumbled across this fic and was instantly entranced. That particular poem by Edward Lear is the first poem I ever remember memorising for the sheer love of poetry. To see you take that concept and construct this charming fairy tale was breath-taking. The pacing is sublime, the characters so very human, and the nods to literature so endearing. When I finished reading this story, I sat for several minutes just trying to comprehend what I had just read. It's the little things - the mythology of boat-elves, the pea galaxies, Fern's green eyes. Your writing is masterful. Commenting on a fic so long after the fact makes me feel a bit like I am shouting into a void, but I couldn't encounter a work this lovely and not say something. I don't know if you are currently writing, but I hope so.
- Elanor