This love song was inspired by the very queer and very fantastic literary creations of Rainbow Rowell and features fan art by a multitude of talented folks you can follow on Instagram. I’m proud to be a part of the GLBTQ+ community and so pleased to contribute this song that has touched so many people already.
Simon & Baz are the main characters in the Carry On series, which I cannot recommend enough! I love these books so much and at some point in the middle of reading the second one, Wayward Son, it was impossible NOT to write this song.
I love the way that Rainbow Rowell writes. Her style and content just inspire and engage me on every level. Her writing is so accessible and authentic. She doesn’t shy away from expressing the complexity of real people with many layers, but she will also make you laugh super hard! I thought some of her lines were so poetic and beautiful they were begging to be song lyrics. These characters she created and their love story just completely took over my world for a WHILE. I even wrote some fan fiction during National Novel Writing Month a couple years ago. Shhhhhhhhhhh…
I hope you enjoy this song as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Love & Music
Bekah 💖🎶🌈
UPDATE: The third book in the trilogy is OUT NOW! It’s called Any Way The Wind Blows (did you notice how all of these book titles are song lyrics? Be still my heart. One more reason I adore Rainbow Rowell!) Some friends who know me very well got me a copy for my birthday and I am enjoying it so much! I am taking my time reading it and savoring every sentence, because you only get one chance to read a book for the first time.
Ummmm, Simon Snow and Baz Pitch embracing inside of a rainbow? Yes please!