Naïvety
© Aliyah Ezinma 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Naïvity:
Sometimes goes hand in hand with
Ignorance,
Or innocence.
And oh,
How ignorant I've been.
But I was never innocent,
Never pure,
Never... clean.
I thought that I couldn't get worse
Than the way I've always been.
But I was wrong,
Oh, so wrong,
So pitifully...
Naïve.









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Hi Aliyah Ezinma,
I just finished reading your story “It’s All in Your Head (Being Revamped)” and I loved it so much. Your writing is powerful, raw, and deeply nuanced delving into bipolar disorder, trauma, and BDSM with such emotional honesty that I found myself truly moved.I really loved the opening of Chapter One (“Naïvety”), where the protagonist first grapples with the dizzying swings between manic highs and crippling lows your metaphors of a pendulum swinging uncontrollably capture her inner turmoil so vividly. That roller‑coaster of emotion would be ideal for illustrated sequences showing shifts in mood through facial expression and visual tone. And later, when her identity is revealed to carry the weight of secrets depression, self‑harm, unspoken BDSM pasts the tension in her relationships becomes so palpable. Those intricate layers between her and her partner would translate beautifully into comic form, using visual contrast and panel pacing to embody emotional escalation and vulnerability.
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I’m a commissioned artist, and I’d love to draw your story into a comic/manga. No pressure though.I just believe “It’s All in Your Head” deserves the deep emotional resonance that illustrations can bring.
You can check out some of my recent work on my DeviantArt (Username – Ev3Verse). If you’re interested, please message me on Discord (Username – Eve_Verse) so we can bring this emotionally rich narrative to life visually. I’ll be waiting to hear from you!
Regards,
Evee