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Jay 💀🧼
@hibiren.bsky.social
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29 \ ♒♂️🏳️‍🌈💍💉 \ writer, gamer \
human-shaped egg carton \ ghost team \ 🔞🔃

Tags: #hibirenwrites #ghostsoap
Current WIP(s): #franken141au & Ace!Ghost

find me on ao3!
https://archiveofourown.org/users/hibiren/profile
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hibiren.bsky.social
I have one! I meant to reply but I've been at work all afternoon lol

I have a Disney one and Alec has a squishmallows one! We wanted something cute this year 🥺 and it's a little more permanent than chocolates haha
(screenshot of a Disney munchlings Advent calendar box)
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
A little more teaser of my ace writer ghost wip before I head to work? 💜 #hibirenwrites
[black background, white text] Pretending was the easier part. Simon’s past efforts to entertain the idea of masturbating once or twice got the point across enough for him to maybe see why other people enjoyed it. Step one: Cock in Hole. Step two: thrust until orgasm. (Step three: existential dread?) Done. Simple. Easy. Right? How hard could it be, surely by that arguably flawed logic topping was easier than bottoming. That, coupled with all the stories he’d been told over the years, all the movies he’d watched, all the events and demonstrations he’d been to, it wasn’t that difficult to pretend like he knew what he was talking about. He knew enough. In a society so hellbent on sex addiction, it would have been a feat akin to godliness if he’d managed to remain completely in the dark on erotic matters. Despite his thousand and one remaining unknowns, he still retained more knowledge than he cared to about humanity’s most bizarre “natural tendencies.” And so he channeled that into his writing, because it was the only avenue he felt confident enough exploring. In fantasy settings, his preferred choice: there was no right or wrong anything—it was all exploratory, like digging your fingertips into the world you created to search for the treasure you knew was buried deep down inside it. Or maybe it was like making a sandcastle—messy, gritty, but rewarding… when your hour of creation wasn’t knocked over by a single sweep of the incoming tide or kicked over by a careless asshole “on accident.” You could answer questions in ways the tangible world refused to address with a few cleverly-disguised metaphors and flowery prose. That was the real beauty of it. People could find answers when they looked for them, but to an unknowing eye, it was just a nice story that couldn’t possibly have anything to do with deeper values.
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
So I started working on a little something for the ace writer ghost idea. Totally not channeling my own life experience here or anything LMAO hopefully you can feel the comedic sarcasm of Tired Ace in this one

gotta say tho. age gap 40s/20s ghostsoap is good stuff. mmmmm #hibirenwrites #ghostsoap
At nearly 40 years old, Simon thought he’d had a decent grip on his voice as a writer. He’d found his niche and a regular audience after he began writing erotica online five or so years ago. At first it was for shits and giggles after one too many drinks, but then when he realized people actually enjoyed what he wrote, he couldn’t stop. Anything that kept his fingers going and kept his mind busy was good enough. It would have been funny, a good setup for a romcom, even, if it wasn’t so pitiful: Simon Riley, the asexual almost-not-quite-senior with zero real-life erotic experience who paid his bills writing filthy smut for an audience of men, women, and in-betweeners who were reliably in their 20s and early 30s, if his presence at adult writers’ groups was anything to go by. If the plot of his life would go the way it usually did in every cheap cliche-riddled mass-market romance, Simon would surely meet his dream partner by pure chance and lose his virginity to said partner after a week because they hit it off and curiosity got the better of him after years of self-enforced sexual sobriety. Naturally then he’d realize he missed out on life when he shut himself away from the world as a teenager and would want to die after needlessly suffering decades of depression and wasting his years away, until his lover-in-shining-armor swoops in to rescue him from his spiraling with a long, mushy, sappy, tongue-twisting kiss. And they would marry and live happily ever after and fuck like rabbits, The End. Yeah, fat chance of that happening. In reality, Simon found sex disgusting. It was wet, sticky, sweaty, and far too much effort to chase the elusive satisfaction everyone else bragged about and hungered for like it was some kind of addictive substance. Maybe something just wasn’t connecting, in his brain. Maybe that nasty fall down the stairs he’d had back when he was ten knocked some invisible plug loose in his mind and there was no way to plug it back in. (*character limit)
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
Here they are! The four shiny new (military barbie dolls--I mean--) bois I can have my fun with >:] #codocs #hibirenwrites #62niverse check the alt text for more info about em! ;] they're certainly a very entertaining bunch already 🥰

Bastion - Bookworm - Lavender - Toybox
Sebastian "Bastion" Andrews. Team medic. Oldest of the group at 35 years old, therefore also the Unofficial Official Group Dad. Tired but it's because he spends so much time agonizing over being prepared for Anything and Everything. Is the "strong silent" type, a man of few words until you get to know him. [a man with dark brown hair and grey-blue eyes, staring into the camera with a steady expression. His face is lightly freckled, and he has a hint of a beard. He is wearing a dark sweater-type shirt and is holding up one hand, which is wrapped in bandages.] Dorian "Bookworm" Jett. Team intel/covert ops specialist. He's 28 and usually acts as the "Morally Grey Cop" to Toybox's "Unhinged Bad Cop" bit. (He and Toybox tend to be paired together on assignments and work very well together when they're not engaged in playful bickering, showoffery, or competition.) [a man with green eyes and bright blond hair. His hair has a single black streak on the viewer's left side. He has a bandage on the side of his face, and he appears to be scowling. He is wearing a black shirt with the top two buttons loose.] Lucian "Lavender" Grant. Team sniper, age 30. Has a huge HUGE crush on Bastion, but is far too shy to admit it. Unfortunately fits the "damsel (femboy) in (queer) distress" trope, but won't admit that either, if he even realizes that. He prefers to work alone, or as long-distance support whenever possible and is a talented sharpshooter. (The glasses are mostly for show/light filter glasses to prevent eye strain.) Toybox's combat style is too loud for him, and Bookworm asks too many questions. Bastion is the only man he's truly comfortable around, though he does consider Toybox and Bookworm his friends. [a man with pale brown hair, tied back into a short ponytail. He has brown eyes and is wearing glasses; he also has a bandage on his face covering an unseen injury on one cheek. He looks uncomfortable; his gaze is averted from the viewer. He's wearing a black scarf, a red undershirt, and a tan overcoat.] Chase "Toybox" Mitchell, age 27, EOD. Youngest, shortest, highest-energy, and most flexible of the group. Spent several summers (up through his college years) as a regular attendee of a popular circus camp and could have had a career as a professional clown/jester in NY but sidestepped all of that to join the military instead (yes, this is serious LOL). [a man with sharp teeth, bleach-white-blond hair, and brown-red eyes. There's a scar on his face, and he has finely shaved eyebrows. He appears confident, but also subtly like he hates having his picture taken. He's wearing a plain black turtleneck-style sweater.]
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
hehehe good morning everyone, have some draft progress 👀
I love any chance I can get to add "research journal" style writing in my projects, it's one of my favorite things to do 🥰

#franken141au #hibirenwrites wip:
Price's Notes on "Project Ghost"
[black background, white text; all text on the page is italicized] After many years of failure for the sake of progress, my meager developments toward success have finally rewarded a month of hard work with a proper step forward this evening. It is for this reason that I have decided to start a new journal. I shall title this volume: Project Ghost. Working title though it may be, the words linger pleasant on my tongue. As with all prior experiments, my notes must remain private until I assemble them in a manner befitting proper presentation. I far prefer my benefactors not suffer the scrawlings of a madman when a thorough illustrated report hidden behind the usual cover pages of ‘lascivious fiction’ should suffice to deter any prying eyes. (If I produce any more textbooks, I will need my own wing in the Archives. Of course that is a source of pride for me; knowing that my purpose in life to prove the unprovable is, indeed, an achievable reality.) I am empowered, and considerably privileged, to continue my services as a medical professional regardless of such arbitrary requirements as ‘licenses’ or ‘qualifications.’ I am the sole doctor, likely in existence, that can do what must be done to treat so-called ‘biologically impossible conditions’ with an open mind and a touch of necessary insanity. Given broad society’s inherent distaste for intellectualism, I have little concern that my work will ever grace the public with its presence, even if it were to someday be discovered by outsiders. A great deal of men, in our quickly revolutionizing world, find themselves far too busy working their hands to stoop to such lows as reading for pleasure—assuming any of them can read at all, that is.
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
So I had to run out to the store right? I'm cosplaying Maverick from Top Gun for Halloween (again)

Guess what song was playing on the radio when I turned the car on. GUESS.

FUCKING HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE 😂😂 it couldn't have had better timing, I was dying in the car for a minute lmao
Jay is cosplaying Maverick from Top Gun. He's wearing a black face mask along with the cosplay. The flight suit is partially unzipped to partially reveal a dog tag chain (unseen but are modeled after Pete Mitchell's dog tags from the movie) and a Top Gun logo t-shirt. Folded aviator glasses hang off the zipper of the flight suit at chest level.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
Heeeyyy!! now I can finally tag The Bullet Hole Fic as "wound fucking" now that it's AO3 official LOL there's some good stuff in here btw 👀 (mainly looking at "dark romance" and "the mortifying ordeal of being known" bc that works very nicely into the frankenstein AU I'm working on 🥰😈😇)
The following concepts have been made new canonical tags: Accidental Child Acquisition Alternate Universe – YouTubers Aunt/Niece Incest Grandfather/Grandson Incest Mother/Daughter Incest Bathing Together Showering Together Ball Gags Cervix Penetration Penetrative Sex Coming Inside Someone Consensual Blood Drinking Dark Romance Discussions of Death Erectile Dysfunction Good Parenting Implied/Referenced Cannibalism Instagram Oh. OH. | Italicized Oh Moment Lovers to Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Friends to Lovers The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known Non-Sexual Nudity No Pregnancy Nuzzling Parasocial Relationships Partially Canon Compliant Past Suicide Attempts Pet Play Pillow Princesses Piss Drinking Pissing Inside Someone Reverse Harem Shock Collars Situationships Trauma Recovery Texting Fic Wound Fucking Y/N Used for Reader-Insert
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
"to thee do we send up our sighs"
~ a Gargoyle!Ghost/Priest!Soap AU ~

w/ @sundaycat.bsky.social's art (tba soon!) 💖
#ghostsoap #gargoyleghostau #hibirenwrites #nsfw #heresykinktober2025

Word Count: 14.5k | Chapters: 10
Rating: NR/NSFW | (Full TWs in Fic)

archiveofourown.org/works/726059...
to thee do we send up our sighs ... a gargoyle!ghost / priest!soap au ... by hibiren @ ao3 (picture collage containing various images; a stone gargoyle, a rosary on a bible, a lit candle, fall leaves, a close up of a stone statue making prayer hands, light through a cathedral window, a foggy morning with a church in view, and a hand outstretched toward an unseen light source)
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
I'M NOT JOKING IT'S REALLY THERE 😂😂
[screenshot of the "Pygmalion (mythology)" English Wikipedia page's "See also" section] See also [edit] Agalmatophilia Golem Hidari Jingorō Narcissus Pinocchio Prometheus Pygmalion and the Image series Pygmalion effect Pygmalion of Tyre Uncanny Valley Waifu
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
realized my gargoyle!ghost wip fits into #heresykinktober2025 altar sex, catholic guilt, improper use of a rosary, prayers during sex & (technically) incense as an aphrodisiac... and more ✨✨ (for minimal spoilers 👀😉)

at 10.5k words, I'm almost done!

#hibirenwrites #ghostsoap #gargoyleghostau #nsfw
[black background, white text. CONTAINS NSFW TEXT.] “If only I could give you more,” Ghost mused, “One day… I will.” Johnny moaned again. Hot tears streamed down his face as Ghost’s mouth shattered his sense of control into dust. His rosary beads snagged on one of the gargoyle’s horns when Johnny suddenly reached out to grab onto something, anything that was within reach that he could cling to. Ghost growled in pleasure, and the rumble of the soft stone against his hot flesh was almost enough. Almost enough… just a little more… Dizzying heat pooled in Johnny’s gut and flooded his senses. He wanted to tell Ghost to keep going, to stop, something—but his mouth kept forging through the prayer even though he wanted to scream Ghost’s name until his voice gave out. “…to thee do we send up our… sighs, mourning and—mmnhh—m-mourning and weeping in… i-in this vale of t-tears—” MacTavish faltered, inhaled deeply, and he would have continued on if Ghost hadn’t started stroking his palms across Johnny’s thighs, up his chest, pinning him down as he—oh, steaming Jesus— The praying stopped. Johnny’s mouth hung open in silent rapture as he convulsed like a man possessed atop the altar. Ghost’s mouth flooded with seed, and Johnny barely had enough strength to raise his head to watch as the gargoyle’s lips split open and spilled it all back onto Johnny’s thighs, earning several unexpected lashes of it across his mouth as Johnny failed to fight off a second wave. The gargoyle licked his lips with a debauched grin and tongued at the mess pooling between them like he was starving for it. “No more prayers, Johnny?” asked Ghost with breathless glee, “How was your first taste of sin? I’d say mine was… very fulfilling.” With a hint of softer mournfulness in his voice, he muttered, “I’d swallow it if I could, but… there’s nowhere for it to go.”
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
I consulted another more recent thesaurus for backup and My God There's Discourse™ in the Dictionary Fandom
[picture of the disclaimer on the copyright page inside Merriam-Webster's 2019 Collegiate Thesaurus Second Edition] A GENUINE MERRIAM-WEBSTER The name Webster alone is no guarantee of excellence. It is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer. Merriam-Webster™ is the name you should look for when you consider the purchase of dictionaries or other fine reference books. It carries the reputation of a company that has been publishing since 1831 and is your assurance of quality and authority. Copyright © 2019 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
Gonna throw this garbage thesaurus out the window. This is from **2013**

Do (they) really not know the difference between gay/bi?? In 2013?? Was that not common knowledge????

😭😭😭😭
[picture of an open thesaurus-dictionary. OP's finger is in frame pointing to the thesaurus' entry for "homosexual"] Homosexual n. lesbian, gay, gay man, bisexual, Sapphist.
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
google... buddy... friend pal... this is NOT what I was asking???
🙃🙃
enshittification hit rock bottom yet KEEPS DIGGING DEEPER
on my way to buy an updated print dictionary/thesaurus ASAP
[google search query: "define ornate"] It provides some possible definition(s) of ornate on the left side of the page. On the right side of the page is a completely unrelated advertisement on google maps for a business called "Ornate" apparently located in China.
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
In all my years of fandom writing, I know I've been early to ships but I've never been the FIRST work in a ship before, that I can recall 👀👀

I made history ✨✨ thanks to the jellymer!soap au and the threesome sideshipping going on hehe

#hibirenwrites #callofduty #nikpriceroach
[screenshot of ao3 tag search results] 1 Work in Nikolai (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)/John Price/Gary "Roach" Sanderson the surfacing by hibiren Call of Duty (Video Games) 30 Sep 2025 Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings, John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley, John "Soap" MacTavish & Gary "Roach" Sanderson, Nikolai/John Price (Call of Duty)/Gary "Roach"
October 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
October will be full of monsterfucker shenanigans >:] here's a little snippet of the gargyole!ghost/priest!soap AU collab that I'm particularly proud of as a thank you to everyone 🥰🥰

as That Guy That Writes A Billion AUs, I'm very happy to be supported 🥺💜

#ghostsoap #hibirenwrites #gargoyleghostau
[black background, white text. Ghost's spoken dialogue is italicized.] “You do all this good,” mused Ghost as his cool hand rubbed slow, broad circles over Johnny’s back, “for everyone but yourself. Where is your support—in your vicars, or the acolytes? God? Has anyone ever thanked you? …No?” The gargoyle kneeled in front of Johnny and frowned as he rested his hand on the priest’s thigh. “Every day from my pedestal I would watch you pace around the grounds, tending to everyone that comes here. Not once has someone returned the favor. Yes, I’ve been watching. Ungrateful, the lot of them…” Dangerous. This was getting dangerous… but Ghost spoke a tempting truth. Johnny spent every waking moment tending to the weary, the sick and desperate… preaching and intervening and praying and speaking on behalf of his community—rarely did he receive a meaningful thanks outside of the standard exchanged graces and pleasantries. It hadn’t bothered MacTavish at all over the years because he never had enough time to sit down and think about it. Was it wrong of him to want his work acknowledged? It wasn’t praise he searched for, but recognition. “Let me,” whispered the gargoyle, his hushed voice like wind-rustled pebbles, “let me show you kindness, Johnny.” Something began to stir deep inside the priest, like a flame kindling to life. Everywhere Ghost touched him, his skin began to burn under his vestments until MacTavish feared he might actually burst into flames. He jolted upright and lurched toward the open skylight ledge, seeking fresh air and relief. Immediately, his hair and shoulders soaked through with rain. Even that wasn’t enough to cool him down. He was feverish with need. For what? He couldn’t say, not with words. When Johnny’s pleading eyes searched the angry gray sky for answers, none came. Only more rain, slicking down his face and pooling on the stone sill beneath his palms.
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
utz is by far the best brand imo but these were just... weird? like I've had lime flavored chips before. But lemonADE flavor...? these were like. Vaguely sweet almost?? It really threw off my tastebuds lmao.
A bag of "Lemonade" flavored utz brand potato chips (crisps). The bag features a lemon print design on the sides and has a mason jar of lemonade on the front packaging alongside several enlarged depictions of potato chips. The bottom right side of the bag says that they're a proud partner with the "Alex's Lemonade Stand" foundation.
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
happy birthday!! 👀👀 here's some religious trauma monsterfucker wip for u for a collab I'm doing rn >:] gargoyle/priest is my new favorite AU dynamic hehe (ghost and soap are my muses and they have kept me very creative lately 🥰)
[black background, white text] “Father,” said the gargoyle with a sad grin, “forgive me, for I have sinned.” “You have?” asked MacTavish, taken aback by both the familiarity of the phrase and shaken by the deep, rumbling voice that spoke it. He stepped carefully into the room and tried not to look too closely at the damage surrounding them both. When Johnny realized the gargoyle was naked (why would a stone statue need clothes? Johnny mused to himself) he immediately averted his gaze. By then he had already seen all there was to see, but he kept his voice steady and calm as he continued speaking: “It won’t be very private if we do this outside of a proper confessional. Does that bother you?” “I have failed in my duties, and was removed from my post. I have sinned.” “You were attacked, weren’t you?” MacTavish asked, horrified by the gargoyle’s insinuations, “That wasn’t your fault. That’s not a sin, you are a victim! They charged past me to get to you. If anything… it’s my fault that this happened because I didn’t stop them in time. Please, let me help you. Are you hurt, did they break anything off of you? Is there anything I can do to—” “My pedestal,” mourned the gargoyle. His wings spasmed and creaked, and he let out a hushed hiss in pain as he pointed to the pile of limestone rubble on the floor at his feet. “I can no longer do my job. I cannot guard what I cannot see.”
October 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
Happy Monsterfucker Month Everyone >:]

@sundaycat.bsky.social is collabing with me on a gargoyle!ghost/priest!soap AU and it's gonna be gooooddd ❤️‍🔥 I'm writing the story, to be paired with cat's glorious arts! (yes, it'll be bottom!ghost 😉)

#hibirenwrites #ghostsoap #gargoyleghostau #kinktober
[black background, white text] “Please, come out—I’m not here to hurt you,” Johnny said softly, expecting a small child or perhaps a panicked cat. A harsh growl answered, “you can’t hurt me.” It wasn’t a voice he recognized. “May I please come in?” asked Johnny as he set his trembling hand on the doorknob, leaning on the wall to stay upright. His back was sore and throbbed with every step he took up those stairs, but he had to make sure whoever was in the tower knew that they were safe now. “The men are gone. Did you scare them off? What happened to you?” The door creaked open as Johnny pushed it inward. He was met with immediate resistance as a broad palm slipped into the open space to stop him. The skin was gray and scarred, cracked and chipped and mottled with still-wet raindrops. When the palm closed into a fist, the sound of grinding stones filled MacTavish’s ears. Johnny looked up, slowly, and his heart pounded as he met eyes with the anguished face he knew so well. “Father,” said the gargoyle with a sad grin, “forgive me, for I have sinned.”
October 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
from my witch!ghost au wip :D (posted the whole segment because the sentence needed a little context. shhhh)

#hibirenwrites #witchghostau #soapghost
[black background, white text. 'interest'(ing) is highlighted in blue] Johnny watched as the leaves left behind swirled along the bottom of the cup. This was a very unusual way to drink tea. But then again, nothing was usual about any of this. Not that that was a bad thing… it was all just so new and strange and interesting and he had far too many questions that he feared would not be answered. In the military, never having your questions answered was a staple of your employment. Maybe out here—wherever here even was—in a witch’s tea shop, he’d have a little more leeway.
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
Chapter 21 of the jellymer au is 99% done!! It just needs a little more touching up before I post it sometime soon :3 here's a preview~ (yes, it's technically a Beach Episode LOL)

#hibirenwrites #ghostsoap #nsfw & some #nikpriceroach too
>;]
[black background, white text] A calm, salt-tinged breeze greeted Soap and Ghost as they exited the hospital through the main entrance and headed toward the shore. Soap felt it calling, the sound of rushing waves like sweet music in his ears, soothing him. Soon… someday soon, he’d be free to swim again without fear… as beautiful as the seasong was, as welcome as the salt was in his lungs, it made his soul ache. Soon, the sparkling sea came into view, highlighted by the soft orange glow of sunset. Chimera’s three moons gradually lifted high over the horizon in an offset triangle, lending the sky a multihued gradient to contrast the waning light. Ghost chuckled, and Soap turned his head when the Lieutenant pointed toward the sea. “Check that out,” he said with a lilt of humor, “looks like they’ve been keepin’ each other busy while we were dragging our feet.” There was a hefty pile of clothes on the shore, and three distinct Sign-Dexes placed neatly on top of the bundled fabric. Three pairs of boots stood upright lined up next to the pile, almost like they were guarding it. Nikolai, the Captain, and Roach had waded out some distance from the shore, naked and submerged to their torsos (or rather, Roach’s torso, as he was the shortest of the three). Price stood behind Roach with Nikolai in front, pressed close, and both had their arms wrapped around the man pinned between them. Roach was shivering, but not from cold. His eyes were half-closed as Price and Nikolai kissed and nipped along nearly every inch of exposed skin. Nikolai and Price spoke to Roach in turns between kisses, but Soap couldn’t hear what they were saying over the sound of the waves.
September 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
God I put this thing in my CD player and got utterly blasted by the Nostalgia Beam. I love having a library of "vintage" media lmao

Also I own the mcdonalds kids cds from when they promoted the pyramid of light movie. 4kids didn't have to go so hard for these but they did and it's fantastic 😂
[picture of the CD case for "Yu-Gi-Oh! Music to Duel By". The title is front and center top. Yami Yugi is depicted on the cover facing the viewer and holding up a card in one hand and several cards in the other in a typical "duelist" pose. The Dark Magician is behind Yugi on the left. Exodia is behind Yugi on the right.]
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
these two make my heart melt 🥺💜 I'm at just under 3k of drafting so far and I love where it's going!

#hibirenwrites #witchghostau #ghostsoap
[black background, white text] “That’s easier said than done,” admitted Johnny, sinking into his seat with a soft sigh of frustration. Was it safe to just let go, as Ghost was asking of him? It was too late to hold himself back any longer. “I’m so used to bottling up all my problems and putting myself on the backburner for everyone else’s sake. It’s too much, Simon, it’s eating me alive. In the military, it isn’t about you, it never is. There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’ but there’s definitely an ‘I’ in ‘anxiety’ and I’m pretty sure that’s what keeps me up at night. Then again, I don’t know a single person around me that doesn’t have anxiety… or PTSD… or both… or worse…” Johnny frowned and rushed to add, “—I’m not here to trauma dump. I’m sorry. My Captain has done everything short of ordering me to go talk to a therapist, and I really ought to take him up on that… I don’t want to ruin your morning by complaining about how much my life sucks.” “I’m no therapist, but I’ll give you some advice anyway: stop worrying about what other people think,” Ghost declared, resting one gloved hand on Johnny’s knee, “and focus on yourself. That, too, is easier said than done. But it’s rewarding, and it’s healing. How long have you been living for other people, Johnny? It’s time you start living for yourself.” “I… I…” Johnny stammered, “I can’t, because—” “You’re military. I know,” said Ghost softly, “Who are you off the clock, Sergeant? Do you truly know yourself?”
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
simon riley is that u
[screenshot of two Tumblr posts by user froody] "he's got that previously neglected shelter dog rizz. he looks like he wants to quietly sit next to you on the couch while you watch TV" "he looks like he lets out a pathetic sad little sigh sometimes for no reason"
September 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
hibiren.bsky.social
fwiw I do own a legit printing error book that had the cover put on upside down & I bought it bc of that! I also own a misprint Santa decoration that's supposed to hold a banner saying "JOLLY" but they ran out of Ls because his says "JOJJY" instead and I love him for it
Blurry photo of two hands showing off a wooden cut out Santa figure that is holding a misprinted bunting flag style banner string that says "JOJJY" instead of "JOLLY"
September 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
hibiren.bsky.social
Props to the patron who... tried?? to repair this after some pages fell out (there's glue and a piece of tape in the binding so it's def not a printing error)

This isn't even the weirdest thing I've seen working circ either lmao. I love my job bc I get to see all kinds of fun things like this 😂
Picture of a (damaged) manga novel held open by a library worker's blue gloved hand. (*My Hero Academia manga I believe?) The left page is upside down. The right page is oriented normally. It's likely the pages fell out and an attempt at a repair was made before it was returned to the library (hence the upside down page). A yellow sticky note is folded over the top of the left side page and the visible text reads "are upside down and not in the correct order... Odd!" (The rest of the note is obscured from view.)
September 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM