Finally a new post on Substack after eons of nothing. A random ramble on what joy means in a society that turns everything into a statistic used for self-improvement. leatherbound.substack.com/p/for-the-lo...

Got my A Thousand Times Over zine. Slowly built a Chinese Jayvik zine collection, I'm going to need to learn Mandarin to be able to read these!

Hmmm anyone recommend any of these? This is what called to me from my shelf.

Thanks Syn for the contribution 🙏

Manga I bought today

You guys should definitely get a Foxy commission, I've gotten multiple. They're all amazing. Foxy's art is amazing.

In which I attempt to continue a story I abandoned a long time ago. Witch Shang Qinghua. Dragon Mobei Jun. #wipwednesday

Alright guys, this is truly the last thing I'll say, and share it here too so there is context. I am genuinely too old for this, and I think some of the ppl involved are too.

mfs be like "Hua Cheng is only allowed to be a manly man!!" meanwhile Minidoll is like: look we made a baby! wittle baby hehe aww big ghost king is a baaabbbyyyyy

IT IS!! Esp because the "offending" art in question was just this drawing of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng, where losers claimed Changyang was making Hua Cheng the damsel and therefore violating top/bottom dynamics. LIKE HOW FUCKING INSANE DO PPL HAVE TO BE??

I commissioned a drawing of Madonna by @inkpangur.bsky.social and the princess would like everyone to see how adorable it turned out! The diva approves 💖

Honestly? Same.

No fic playlist has ever been as devastating as this one

[Minor spoilers alluded to] Thinking through an Orufrey piece. It'll have manga spoilers, sadly. I've been chewing over a mid-canon piece, but I've hesitated because I'm trying to get a good sense of their characterization. Fic writing comes to me much more slowly these days :(

These headphones are SO GOOD. Two hours in use and they still feel so comfortable.

#whaspoilers (I'm so lazy I won't retype) But I've been seeing so much conversation around Tartah since yesterday's episode and it drives me a bit mad how so much of it concludes with "Qifrey's oversight" as if he weren't one of the few ppl who would've helped had he known right away.

I caved and got a Baggu bag and they’re so roomie. Plus the pouches keep my shit organized finally.

Danmei friends, do we have any depictions of Hua Cheng's vambraces anywhere? The donghua really simplies it to include maple leaves, but the description includes 'savage beasts.' I've always wanted to see what 'beasts' they might've been.

Forgot to share it here, but my Witch Hat Atelier collection has greatly expanded in the last two months. The brainrot is REAL!

I’ve finished the first 2 volumes of Erha. Some annotations I’ve made (most of which are me annoyed at Mo Ran). I’ve got complicated feelings with this book thus far, but I love Chu Wanning as much as I did during my first try.

Anyway, speaking of Jayvik, look at all the fanbooks and zines I've been collecting. I've got another preordered from Taobao. I can't read basically any of them besides Convergence.

#whaspoilers noticed this eye motif in Nolnoa's shop, which looked like Iguin's eye.

Who is to say the "pact" hasn't be bastardized? Plus, it almost seems contrary to the initial story of how magic was brought to humans. Like this quote, but I wonder if she will be able to conjure a future where knowledge can coexist with the horrors that it sometimes produces

I'm so happy you are!! I love talking theories so much!! Haha I totally agree that she's interrogating so much, and art being the medium. What's interesting is that remnants of that art are seen throughout their clothing and architectural motifs. They don't hold magic, but are call-backs to sigils.

I'll put this here too. I've been thinking about it this morning. (also yeahhhh I guess I'm back on the hell site, judge what you will danmei and wha is just more active there sry)

I finally got a frame for my @bananaramis.bsky.social print that better fits its vibe! Hard to take a picture with the glare but it's so gorgeous and I thought the teak wood would be a good match for the theme. Bana's art is so amazing, always in awe!

There's honestly no reason why anyone should trust me because I've been saying I'm writing a fic and then....not. But I'm publicly shaming myself by telling you all I'm writing this and I mean to deliver on the promise. Someone slap me with every week that I don't. #tgcfww

Absolutely worth every penny! The @jayvikfanzine.bsky.social was so beautifully made, I'm so glad I got the full set and the pocket watch!

Kinokuniya haul! Finally got Bride of Ignat, and I couldn't help myself with the Witch Hat Atelier special cover (plus the shikishi!) The JOJO Caravan was pricey, unfortunately, but it was fun to see.

I added Mo Ran this morning. Not five minutes in, Chu Wanning fell in love with him. I can't even defend him at this point.