N. Roy ✨ is (slowly) drafting
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nico (any pronouns) | biochemist moonlighting as a writer of dark fiction. maritime-born, mtl-based. opinions are mine (all mine). 🦋 active wips: 🌙 🐍💙 https://nickelsroy.tumblr.com/
finally checking out the new café that opened up near my place! it's definitely bigger than the other one, and its opening hours are slightly better... and yet, familiarity already draws me back to the warm atmosphere of my usual Sunday haunt. ☕ But it's nice to have options! #writing
November 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
finally checking out the new café that opened up near my place! it's definitely bigger than the other one, and its opening hours are slightly better... and yet, familiarity already draws me back to the warm atmosphere of my usual Sunday haunt. ☕ But it's nice to have options! #writing
I want to talk about the horror zine guidelines screenshot that's been going around, but both the main tumblr post AND the skeet I came across earlier and wrote a thread in response to have either been deleted or are not shareable (probably bc of people fakeclaiming), so I am reposting it. A THREAD:
October 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I want to talk about the horror zine guidelines screenshot that's been going around, but both the main tumblr post AND the skeet I came across earlier and wrote a thread in response to have either been deleted or are not shareable (probably bc of people fakeclaiming), so I am reposting it. A THREAD:
huge news i saw a bunny earlier 🐇
September 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
huge news i saw a bunny earlier 🐇
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September 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
me when im old and i go to bed like "damn, my back hurts" after i lifted boxes containing 16L total of water at work like someone who isn't old:
September 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
me when im old and i go to bed like "damn, my back hurts" after i lifted boxes containing 16L total of water at work like someone who isn't old:
August 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
i've been quiet on the writing front lately (there may or may not be an update on that soon), but in personal news: i flew on a plane for the first time ever recently. It was stressful, but also kind of cool.
August 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i've been quiet on the writing front lately (there may or may not be an update on that soon), but in personal news: i flew on a plane for the first time ever recently. It was stressful, but also kind of cool.
me when deltarune updates after 3.5 years of waiting:
June 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
me when deltarune updates after 3.5 years of waiting:
editing morning ✍️
May 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
editing morning ✍️
May 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not the snow moon on February 12th.
February 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Not the snow moon on February 12th.
This weekend, I crossed off a bucket list item: skating the Rideau Canal, aka the world's largest skating rink. After a few years of closures due to warming temps, I was losing hope I'd ever get to do it. What an enchanting experience, and a great early birthday present from me to me! :)
February 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This weekend, I crossed off a bucket list item: skating the Rideau Canal, aka the world's largest skating rink. After a few years of closures due to warming temps, I was losing hope I'd ever get to do it. What an enchanting experience, and a great early birthday present from me to me! :)
January 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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(Forgot to post yesterday, so you're getting two today!) 31 books I want to read in 2025, #3: WE WILL DEVOUR THE NIGHT by @aninkwellofnectar.bsky.social #booksky #reading
January 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
(Forgot to post yesterday, so you're getting two today!) 31 books I want to read in 2025, #3: WE WILL DEVOUR THE NIGHT by @aninkwellofnectar.bsky.social #booksky #reading
Me having to go out in -10C weather for the first time this winter season = my atrocious son gets doodled cozymaxxing in an enormous sweater.
December 8, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Me having to go out in -10C weather for the first time this winter season = my atrocious son gets doodled cozymaxxing in an enormous sweater.
Things that aren't happening. 😂 I'll hopefully make it to 25?
December 6, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Things that aren't happening. 😂 I'll hopefully make it to 25?
Visited a nice bog today. Made me a little homesick!! 🥺
June 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Visited a nice bog today. Made me a little homesick!! 🥺
Me omw back from the grocery store: oh man it's kinda nice out, might sit on the balcony and do some editing
the rain clouds that have been sitting there doing nothing all day:
the rain clouds that have been sitting there doing nothing all day:
June 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Me omw back from the grocery store: oh man it's kinda nice out, might sit on the balcony and do some editing
the rain clouds that have been sitting there doing nothing all day:
the rain clouds that have been sitting there doing nothing all day: