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30, she/her, asexual lesbian librarian.
Wangxian lifer, recent Vegaspete. Avid reader of fic and smut.
Give me a tortured (fictional) man and I’ll probably (platonically) love him.
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MY BEST FRIEND IS AMAZING LOOK AT THESE LITTLE GUYS
Two stuffed bunnies. One is white with blue accents, the other is dark gray with red accents.
November 20, 2023 at 12:53 AM
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For my bday, I present 4 teasers from my MDZS Medecine piece. An amuse-main, if you will.
Digital drawing of two hands. A gray one with green accents is grabbing the other one, white with yellow accents, by the wrist. Digital drawing of a hand, white with green accents, resting on fabric. Digital drawing of two hands clasping fingers. One hand is white with blue accents, the other is gray with green accents. Digital drawing of a pair of hands clasped. They are from the same person, and are tan with pink accents.
November 11, 2023 at 4:24 PM
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Every time I cook Thai fried rice, I think of baby boy Vegas and my Vegaspete chef au that I really want to get back to.
Bowl of fried rice with onion, red pepper, green onion, and a wedge of lime.
October 31, 2023 at 12:37 AM
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Lotus pond update, fall 2033
Photo of a lotus pond, with big lotus leaves, and several brown lotus heads. sky is fall blue. Photo of a lotus pond, with big lotus leaves, and several brown lotus heads. sky is fall blue. close up of some big lotus leaves, with several brown heads. sky is fall blue. close up of some big lotus leaves, with several brown heads. sky is fall blue.
October 22, 2023 at 8:19 PM
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Expectation versus reality. Poor lan zhan.
A side by side drawing of two Lan Zhans, backs to the viewer. The left one labeled Expectation has beautiful hair falling down his back. The right one labeled Reality has the long hair falling between his butt cheeks.
October 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM
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Now that I’m finally watching X Files, I wanted to draw Scully. I enjoy her tiny face.
A digital portrait of Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully from X-Files.
October 17, 2023 at 4:12 AM
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I have embarked on an MDZS version of Klimt’s Medicine. It is going to take me quite some time, but hopefully will be worth it.
Grayscale painting, Gustav Klimt’s Medecine. A person stands at the forefront. In the right is a mass of nude figures. On the left is a nude female standing alone.
October 13, 2023 at 4:42 AM
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Most of my enamel pins. Highlights include Lady Macbeth (bottom left), Wangxian bunnies (middle), and Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Zootopia (middle top).

Also I have Shan Yu’s hawk from the animated Mulan, except I keep wanting to call him Shen Yuan, so thanks svsss fans that I follow lol.
A large board with enamel pins stuck to it. Pins include Critical Role characters, Disney characters like Mulan and Maleficent, a gay section in the middle, some art pins like Klimt’s Kiss, and several literature pins at the bottom.
October 11, 2023 at 11:16 PM
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The plant collection has had to move to the office because it gets the most light. Said office is not at all laid out to handle that. I need to move a bookcase (where?!?).
Photo of 5 plants in varying stages of growth, sitting randomly on a card catalog and plant stand. Photo of a white cat, slightly cross eyed, staring avidly at the camera as he sits between two plants.
October 9, 2023 at 11:14 PM
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Can’t get up for work, I’m a cat bed now.
Photo of a white cat curled up on a blanket-covered lap.
October 6, 2023 at 1:02 PM
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New record.
Photo of the Duolingo owl looking like a phoenix, with a 150 day streak indicated above it
September 23, 2023 at 1:38 PM
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Some ship usagi shima close ups. We’ve got Vegaspete (currently occupying the most brain space), Wangxian (tattooed on my arm forever), and Nichoji (also kind of tattooed on my arm forever but more abstract).
2 hedgehogs sitting at a cafe table outside an Asian-style house. 1 hedgehog is eating a bowl of noodles, the other hedgehog is reading a book. 2 bunnies sitting inside a white cottage. 1 bunny is drinking from a bottle, the other bunny is playing the guqin. 2 cats sitting by a campfire in the woods. 1 cat is roasting marshmallows, the other cat is loafing.
September 19, 2023 at 2:53 AM
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Usagi Shima but it’s my top 3 ships.
Usagi Shima style village with three main scenes. Top scene is 2 cats sitting by a campfire in the woods. 1 cat is roasting marshmallows, the other cat is loafing. Middle scene is 2 hedgehogs sitting at a cafe table outside an Asian-style house. 1 hedgehog is eating a bowl of noodles, the other hedgehog is reading a book. Bottom scene is 2 bunnies sitting inside a white cottage. 1 bunny is drinking from a bottle, the other bunny is playing the guqin. Other various scene dressings include lanterns, a small garden, a moon shaped couch, mushrooms, and trees.
September 19, 2023 at 2:50 AM
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This book. Is so good. I fucking adored it. It stabbed me in the heart and then stabbed a few more times so I wouldn’t forget it. I hardly ever buy print books but this is one I needed to have on my shelf. The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu.
photo of a cat lying on some carpet, looking at a book which is placed next to it. the book is "the death I gave him" by em x. liu
September 12, 2023 at 11:11 PM
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From the library archives, c. 1955:
“Woman wrote in giving the type font she wanted her books printed in.”
Cursive note: Woman wrote in giving the type font she wanted her books printed in.
September 10, 2023 at 10:18 PM
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Bee and I watched Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) and as soon as Sun Lok appeared I immediately announced “Oh he’s a slut” (affectionate). I say it with love, I truly believe this guy fucked and had a great time.
Sun Lok from Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010 film). He is an Asian man wearing an armor corset that stops under his pecs, and he is whipping off his outer robe.
September 10, 2023 at 1:38 AM
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In every picrew I’m presented with, I make myself look miserable. I just can’t identify with the smiles. :shrug:
Picrew illustration of a woman with long brown hair, ear piercings, and a black open collar shirt. She looks very unenthused. The background has the ace flag colors.
September 6, 2023 at 10:47 PM
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I have come so fucking far. September 2020 vs (nigh) September 2023.
Simple digital art of two guys in togas looking cute and at each other. Digital painting of two guys, one holding the other by the hair, the other holding onto the first one’s shirt. They are staring at each other open mouthed.
August 31, 2023 at 4:10 AM
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WIP Wednesday whaaaaat. It’s been so long since I’ve had a desire to write and I’m having so much fun with it. Vegaspete, my beloveds.
Pete shifted over so he could peer out from behind the crate. Beyond just gunfighting it, he wasn't sure what else they could do. He took aim and managed to hit one guy in the throat, causing him to drop like a sack of flour. "Keep shooting in the meantime!" Pete shouted over the gunfire. "Oh really, Pete?" Porsche yelled back as he fired over his crate without looking. "Cause I was thinking of fucking stopping!" "Are all the main familv's bodyguards this immature during a gunfight?" The voice came from right behind Pete and he spun, finger on the trigger- Only to have his arm blocked and held by strong fingers, his eyes locking with none other than Vegas fucking Theerapanyakul. "Where the fuck did you come from?" Pete demanded without stopping to think as his heart pounded in his chest.
August 31, 2023 at 12:17 AM