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Ashley Schofield🐉
@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
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freelance critic and journalist 🏳️‍⚧️
author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Skybox, startmenu
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ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
god jasmine is the fucking coolest

i was once again a starstruck mess when i spoke to her after the gig but she signed my tour shirt!!!!!! 💜
A concert photo of Jasmine.4.t performing alongside bassist Emily.
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
chat do i look lesbian enough for the lesbian (jasmine.4.t) concert
A full body mirror selfie. The massive black jeans and strappy mesh top, just differentiated by being in a hotel room. A full body mirror selfie. The massive black jeans and strappy mesh top, just differentiated by being in a hotel room.
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
this line from cloud is in my head at least once a day
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
thank you @danaenight.bsky.social for putting this on my feed
ashley, 23, lives in a shitty, freezing terraced house in the heart of derby where the kitchen floods at random and osamu dazai’s no longer human and nagata kabi’s my lesbian experience with loneliness — two books she was reading to avoid staring a hole into a google doc — sit on her chest of drawers, right by the ichiban kasuga shrine. she writes scattered fragments of essay drafts in a notebook in a desperate attempt to seem creative, like a dodie song come to life.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
hahahahahahahaha what the fuck hahahahahahahaha

god it will be so fucking funny if prime 4 is ass. i feel more vindicated in my selling my switch 1 and never considering buying a switch 2 every day. what the fuck are we doing here
'So, it’s fair to say I was slightly shocked when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s opening hour introduced Samus’s new bumbling, slapstick sidekick, Miles MacKenzie, who wisecracked his way through my remaining play time, stripping away at any trace of atmosphere or tension with his comedic quips and exclamations, even often outright noting when I’d missed important items. “Samus, there’s something interesting over there. Are you sure we don’t need to use that?” To Metroid fans like me, it was a sobering experience. At one point, I glanced around at other journalists in the room to confirm I wasn’t imagining it. At one point, Miles introduces Samus to a downed Mech vehicle, he affectionately calls, Betsy. Comic relief can be done well in otherwise serious productions, but so far, Prime 4’s narrative feels like it’s been handled with the same level of care as parachuting Jar Jar Binks into Alien.'
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
A shot from towards the end of Jane Schoebrun's I Saw The TV Glow. Drawn onto the street of an American suburb, chalk lettering reads 'there is still time'.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
good or bad news depending on your perspective: thirst traps will continue until (my) morale improves
Another mirror selfie. I'm wearing an off-lavender cropped sweater (which honestly looks a little more brown in this light) with bra straps shamelessly visible.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
i love sprints so much
SPRINTS performing on stage. Karla is stood singing with a keyboard on a stand draped with the trans flag. Smoke and gentle white light surround her.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
anyway, time to go look confused at a SPRINTS gig
A mirror selfie. I'm wearing a black mesh top and the jeans that you're probably tired of seeing by now but I love them too much, sorry. This could be described as a thirst trap?
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
anyone mind if a girl proves her work/shamelessly posts a thirst trap for once
A mirror selfie showing off my general torso area, wearing a notably short crop top and the coolest jeans I have ever bought.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
hi chewie
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
don't worry about the tags still being on but i bought new clothes for once
A mirror selfie of me wearing an as yet unpurchased green dragon-patterned crop and oversized grey denim jeans.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
finished final fantasy vii remake
A screenshot from Final Fantasy VII Remake. Aerith stands on Midgar Expressway facing a blinding white light, a gateway to the future, surrounding by clouds of Whispers. She announces it as such: "Boundless, terrifying freedom."
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
no costume but no one can tell me i didn't bother (doing slightly more than the standard transsexual cateye)
A mirror selfie of me in a slightly spooky black cat shirt, a black cardigan and, notably, having bothered to actually put on graphic liner for Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
anyway. i'll live
A cafe table adorned with a cappuccino in a stoneware mug atop a wooden platter, alongside a paperback copy of Sally Rooney's Normal People.
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
"so how have you been lately"
A slightly edited screenshot of Jacob Geller's video essay The Men Who Couldn't Stop Crying, and Other Unbearable Realities. The 'Men' in the title has been edited to 'Women'.
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
local woman does not know how to pose in heels

also 5'11 in these which is crazy
Another selfie of me in the pink dress, this time adding a long black overcoat with a pink flower attached to the inner edge and tall(?) black heels.
October 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
the dress returns, this time for a wedding
A selfie of me wearing a pink dress, ready to go to a wedding.
October 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
HE DID THE THING
A screenshot from Final Fantasy VII Remake. Cloud stands at the base of the Shinra Building, dwarfed by it under the grimy Midgar sky. The blocking and Cloud's pose mirror the box art of Final Fantasy VII.
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
so true unknown graffiti artist
A graffitied wall. The acronym 'T4T' is written in black chalk alongside a heart, all on a drawing of a daisy.
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
first session of laser went incredibly well (and fast) so i am once again treating myself
A cafe table laden with a cappuccino, a brownie and a paperback copy of Butter by Asako Yuzuki.
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
so turns out i am not getting laser today because i was not told that the initial patch test and actual treatment have to be on different days!

on the bright side, i did stop in this lovely cafe to wait for my train and saw these posters in the GIC's window

spider-man at a GIC feels right
A journal and takeaway coffee cup on a cafe table. My insane scribblings are somewhat visible. A collection of posters in a gender clinic's window, ranging from 'PROTECT THE DOLLS' to a guide to DIYing and even a Spider-Man themed poster. How apt.
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
square really nailed the expression of wearing a dress for the first time and questioning everything huh
A screenshot of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Cloud is stood looking very bashful in a beautiful navy and black dress. Aerith is trying not to stare at him. A screenshot of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Cloud stands on the Honeybee Inn stage, looking like a deer in headlights in his new outfit.
October 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
he just like me
A screenshot of Final Fantasy VII Remake. An old man lays his head in despair on a bar counter, yelling "I'm not going back! Not ever! My life is ruined. It's over. Kill me now!"
October 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
the skate story demo has me smiling like an idiot man

video games are so cool
A screenshot from the Skate Story demo. A blue skateboard stands upright on a pedestal, Excalibur-like, against a backdrop of glass-like red spikes, a turquoise night sky and a full moon.
October 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM