Tenderness: A Kink & Showtunes story (Kink & Showtunes #0.5)
Xan West

This chosen family love story is 6,000 words and contains Jewish, bisexual, fat, autistic, non-binary, and chronic pain representation. It is a prequel to Their Troublesome Crush and includes many of the same characters. It was previously published in the anthology Queerly Loving, Volume 2.
Early praise for Tenderness:
“So poignant and sad but uplifting at the same time. I love seeing a queer found family coming together to comfort one of their own.” –Small Queer, Big Opinions
“Engulfing and warm, ‘Tenderness’ is a thoroughly enjoyable read, and was gloriously inclusive…watching Judith become more herself was the truest gift of this story.” –Dena Celeste
“Made me feel safe, accepted, and loved. I will be treasuring this story for the rest of my life.” –BookDeviant
“Gorgeous, gentle, and hopeful in exactly the ways I needed.” –Mo