The House in the Cerulean Sea

This is an adorable chosen family narrative. I found it a little saccharine at times – there's not really a central conflict, or even much of a point besides coming together as a set of misfits and fighting back against intolerance – but sometimes you need that in the world. I will say that at times it felt almost like issue-fic: the intolerance was a little on the nose and the solution was very pat (asking people nicely to not bully you; have the mayor on your side and the angry mob dissipating seems a quite simplistic to January of 2021). But it was incredibly cute: a wyvern who collects buttons! An edgy child Anti-Christ who just wants to be loved...and talk about philosophy! A queer, middle-aged romance! And they all become a family.