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WaywardBooksandRecs
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✨️Reader, writer, reviewer ♡🌈M/M Romance, Fantasy, Horror ♡ I talk about books a lot, especially my favorites ♡ Indie Ink Awards panelist 🤓
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Enjoying my MM romance in nature today 🍁🍃
(Miners of the Mystics by Penny Moss 💚)

What are you reading?

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 #romancelandia
Vibrant photo of an eReader on a ledge with trees in hues of green and yellow and orange in the background. Some large yellow oak tree leaves sit to the left on the ledge. On the eReader screen is the cover of Miners of the Mystics by Penny Moss
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Release day!!

Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman is now live on the zøn!

I'm still reading this book, but I'm enjoying it so MUCH. If you like fantasy M/M romance CHECK THIS BOOK OUT.

I shared a couple of 🔥 quotes directly on my IG post if you want to be tantalized 👀

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 #romancelandia
Graphic for Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman that has New Release banners in gold across the upper left and lower right corners. The background is a swirl of shadows and gold. Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman is written in sharp front in the upper right with MM shadow daddy fairytale retelling romance in the center. An ereader, phone, and paperback are middle left, each displaying the book. Three, large, red strawberry outlines decorate the background and sneak out from behind the books. Another graphic with the background except Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman is written at the top, and a large paperback is in the lower left with arrows leading to content/tropes surrounding it. They list: shadow daddy, power imbalance, erotically hand-fed fruits and cheeses, morally gray MC, dominance/submission, "good boy," shadow falls first.
October 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Happy Spooky Month and happy October first to those who celebrate!

Made a small bingo card for reading more diverse books in autumn. Check it out and feel free to use this bingo card how you like. Have fun!

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀
Bookish Bingo card with autumn themes including colors of orange, light purple, and teal. It reads "Diversity Bookish Bingo" at the top and "for Autumn" at the bottom in bright orange. There are artistic candles in the top left, a cute ghost on the top right, and a graphic of an open book with an autumn leaf and pair of glasses folded on top of it on the bottom right. In the hazy background is an autumn tree with fallen leaves. The bingo is in a 3x3 grid. From top left to bottom right reads in order: Book by a non-binary author Book by a trans author Book by a POC author Book with an MM relationship or romance Free space for a diverse book Book with an FF relationship or romance Book with a bisexual character Book with an asexual or demisexual character Book with a gender queer (NB, trans, fluid, etc.) character Similar graphic but with in place of the bingo grid is a light orange rectangle with words in it that read Happy Spooky Month and happy October 1st to those who celebrate! I made a small Bookish Bingo for anyone looking to add more diversity to their bookshelves or for anyone trying to get in a few more diverse books before year's end. This is a fun little bingo to work on over the next couple of months. Three books in a row (including diagonal!) win you the bingo and a beautifully more diverse bookshelf. Or! For the competitive among us, try to complete as many as possible or all nine for a full card! Feel free to use this bingo card how you like and have fun!
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Some Boba tea I got a bit ago. I should have a free Starbucks drink later so I decided to get a refreshing watermelon lime slush with pomegranate popping Boba here 🧋😋
A picture of four Boba beverages on a counter, one of them neon pinkish red, the other three shades of beige/brown. On the sides of the cups shows boba cups in a "Cheers" salute.
September 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Currently reading The Warm Machine by @aimeecozza.com and falling in love with the characters Sterling and Zev 🥺💖

This book is written SO well I'm becoming more obsessed with every chapter 🔥

Add to your TBR anywhere you track books! The Warm Machine is available wide.

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 #romancelandia
Photo of my eReader with The Warm Machine cover on the screen. The eReader has a case that depicts bookcases with books, and you can see it around the edges of the screen. "Currently Reading" is written vertically along the left side of the eReader screen with a squiggle slash to the left of it for emphasis. The eReader is leaning against a white brick wall that has rainbow lights and sparkles cast onto it. The same photo has a purple and teal overlay block with text on it. There is the profile of a robot from the waist up on the bottom left. The text is a quote from The Warm Machine that reads: "I think I may like a name," he said. "Bots do not 'like,'" answered the other bot. "What do you know about names for bots?" FLC0776 asked. "Bots do not name themselves," said the anonymous bot. "Do you have a name?" inquired FLC0776. "No." "Not even AZR4700?" "AZR4700 is a model number, not a name." "What if we name each other?" For a bot that responded almost before FLC0776 could send his message, the bot paused, like it was calculating every possible risk, every downside to having a name. It took almost a full minute before the other bot asked: "What would you name me?" The same image as last with the block overlay and text that reads: The Warm Machine is about a construction bot and spy bot that become anomalous, or in other words, experience FEELINGS that bots aren't supposed to have. They become friends and maybe something more, and when one of them is set for deactivation, the two bots run away together. There's a LOT more to it, but I don't want to give anything away! The Warm Machine is written SO well, and I'm becoming a little more obsessed with every chapter. The same Currently Reading photo but blurred a bit with "The Warm Machine Aimee Cozza" written in sharp cursive font at the top and copies of the book on eReader, phone screen, and Paperback displayed underneath it.
September 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Currently ARC reading Zel by @amandameuwissen.bsky.social before its release on Sep 11th!

This is an M/M Repunzel retelling in which the "damsel" is an assâssįn sent to woo the sorcerer of the tower to find out his weaknesses and kįll him. Except "Zel" starts to fall for his target.
⤵️

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀
Photograph of my Kobo eReader displaying the cover of Zel by Amanda Meuwissen on its screen. The eReader is framed in its colorful case that depicts shelves and books. It's sitting on a moss-covered bench, green, soft moss beneath it and stretching beyond it on the bench. There's grass and dirt beneath and behind the bench in the background. The words "Currently Reading" are written in jaunty script across the photo along the left side of the eReader case.
September 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Just ordered a queer indie paperback from an indie store that sells only indie books a smidgen early for Indie Bookstore Day!! Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by @gmgray.bsky.social from @salientbooks.bsky.social

This is an MM sci-fi romance with SPACE PIRATES and looks so cute! 🥰

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀
Cover of Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray, features artwork of two characters, one sitting with wild lavender hair and a lizard on his shoulders and the other standing with brown hair, a clean cut outfit, and boots.
April 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Fan of high steam MMM, low fantasy romance books? Check out my review of Rainsquall by Penny Moss on Quiet Writers and find a new 5🌟 immersive and evocative read while you're at it 👀🔥

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 🌶️📚 📢📚 #romancelandia #mmromance #bookreview

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A faded image of a paperback of Rainsquall by Penny Moss on a smokey dark background with the words, "Review: Rainsquall by Penny Moss" across the top and "MMM Achillean Fantasy Romance" in subtext below. At the bottom is the link quietwriters.substack.com A graphic for Rainsquall by Penny Moss that features a faded dark background with fire in a fireplace. On top it lists title and author in jaunty, cursive script, Rainsquall in a fiery, dark orange color. Below is written, "find now on kindle or kindle unlimited." Taking up most of the image are a Kindle, a phone, and a paperback, all with Rainsquall displayed on them. The cover of Rainsquall by Penny Moss features a man in shadow, more shadows licking like smoke at his skin, back-lit by a warm, golden orange fire-like glow. He can be seen from the waist up and appears to be naked. He's arching back sensuously, one arm thrown over his eyes. The same background and title/author at the top of the graphic. Below that in the same cursive script but in white are listed tropes as follows, "MMM; high steam; disabled mc; one bottom, two tops; hurt/comfort."
April 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Several of the books I scooped up today for the Narratess Indie Sale 📚😍📚

The Sale is running from the 5th-7th with almost 200 discounted indie Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror books, many of which feature queer characters.

Find these and SO MANY MORE at indiebook.sale

🌈📚 🌈💜 🌈🚀💫 💙📚 📚👀 📢📚 #horrorlit
Graphic for the Narretess Indie Sale showing six books on eReader screens on a navy blue backdrop with smoky swirls of lavender and teal and sparkle stars in white and gold. Narratess Indie Sale is in large, jaunty, white font through the middle of the graphic. The books shown are: -The Artificer's Knot by Eric Lewis -Umbra: Tales of a Shadow by Freddie A. Clark -Celestially Yours by Al Hess -Seasons of Albadone by Élan Marché and Christopher Warman -First Snow by Jake Vanguard -The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell Same style of graphic just with different books. The books shown are: -The October Music by A.C. Cross -Mal by Perla Zul -A Necromancer Called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe -Whiteout by Susanne Schmidt -Unfortunate by Ayrton Silva -When Your Heart Is a Broken Thing by Helen Whistleberry
April 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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This is very obviously AI. Why are so many people reposting???
Screenshot from my feed showing a post with a book cover reposted by someone I was (am no longer) following, their name blocked out. The post is by KuroKoneko Kamen featuring their "book," a YA, it's bookcover obviously made by AI garbage. It shows a generated image of a young anime style mermaid girl very scantily clad with a witch hat. She's holding an axolotl. The girl's hands are deformed, and the axolotl's paws are a mess of tendrils.
April 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Currently ARC reading Motes of Inspiration by @clh2oars.bsky.social the 5th book in the Chronicles of Nerezia series of novellas.

This is a non-romance fantasy series of queer found family featuring aro, ace, and nonbinary leads in a queer-normative society.

Loving this continuation!

🌈📚 🪐📚 📚👀 💙📚
Picture of the cover of Motes of Inspiration by Claudie Arseneault in black and white on the screen of my Kobo Clara 2E eReader. The eReader case can be seen around the edge of the screen and pictures cartoon-style books on bookcases. "Currently Reading" in green text is written on the image on the left side of the eReader. The eReader is laying on a tree stump with leaves, sticks, and acorns surrounding it. The cover of Motes of Inspiration features the reptilian character Rumi standing facing away from the viewer in a long, intricate hallway with the doorway at the end of it glowing white with light. Rumi's tail is swishing to one side, and his right hand is raised in a wave.
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY!

I had the pleasure of ARC reading Stay in Your Lane, and this author duo has delivered full-bodied characters, a deadly murder mystery, and a romance as cute as it is protective.

This book is currently available on Amazon/KU but will go wide June 25!
🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚

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Book graphic for Stay in Your Lane by Cari Z. and L.A. Witt. The background is a marbled red with dripping black at the top. There's further black splatter at the top right. At the top left and bottom right are golden banners that read, "New Release." Towards the top right are the title of the book and authors along with, "mm murder mystery romance." Below that, front and center are an ereader, a phone screen, and a paperback, all with Stay in Your Lane's cover on them. At the bottom left in small writing reads, "amazon/kindle unlimited available everywhere June 25." Stay in Your Lane cover features a black background with red splotched across most of the upper half of it. There are two cover models from the chest up. one is clearly visible and more in front. He's young and attractive and is wearing a casual suit. The other model is wearing a Tyvek suit and gas mask. Book graphic for Stay in Your Lane. It has the same red background and dripping black at the top with more black splatter. The title and author are centered at the top. The book in paperback form is standing on the bottom left. Surrounding it are arrows that lead to tropes that read, "rom-com vibes," "cute cats," "golden retriever MC meets nerdy MC," "asshole piranha," "ADHD rep," "low spice," "they both want to protect each other."
March 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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RELEASE BLITZ!!

If you haven't checked out this MM sci-fi debut yet, support an indie author today by adding it to your tbr!
Like the idea of James Bond crossed with Stephanie Meyer's The Host but make it gay? ⤵️⤵️⤵️ Specimen by C. Quince👽👬

🌈📚 🌈💜 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 #queerAdultSFF
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Book graphic for Specimen by C. Quince that features a close up of the book cover of Specimen. There's also an ereader screen with the book cover of Specimen on the lower right. At the top of the image are the words NOW AVAILABLE. Cover of Specimen by C. Quince features artwork of a naked man floating in a giant glass tube full of bubbly blue liquid, an oxygen mask over his face. An artful swirl of blue smoke covers the lower half of his body. His dark hair is floating in the water, and you can just make out a beard above the oxygen mask. Wires are hooked up to his pecs and tubes are coming out the top of the container. Graphic for Specimen by C. Quince. The background is the same blue teal myriad. At the top is the title and author with faded smoke curling behind them. A paperback of Specimen is in the lower left corner. Several white arrows are pointing at it from different directions, and everywhere the arrows end are tropes and book content listing. Starting from the top left of the book and working down to the bottom right are listed, "gay and bisexual leads," "snarky banter," "two men fused with the dna of (Gay) alien lovers," "will make you hungry in the best way," "cute little doggo," "similarities attract," "dei," "enhanced soldiers
March 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I just started Stay by ZT Webb today. I couldn't read long and HAD to put it down, but I'm soo looking forward to getting back to it. The writing is lovely and descriptive and the atmosphere is snowy and sad yet hopeful and already FULL of Pining 🥺❄️👬💖
(MM historical fiction, fantasy romance)
🌈📚 🌈💜
Graphic with the cover of Stay by ZT Webb on the right, "Currently Reading" along the spine. The cover features a snow covered cabin and barn with snowy woods in the background. There are more vaguely snowy trees outside of the cover on the graphic. At the bottom right it says KindleUnlimited March 14th, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO @cquince.bsky.social AND HIS DEBUT SCI-FI MM ROMANCE BOOK SPECIMEN!!! 👽💖👽

I had the privilege of ARC reading this book, and WOW, what an incredible debut. Check it out at your fav book retailer today!

books2read.com/u/bwXX5P

🌈📚 🌈💜 🌈🚀💫 🪐📚 💙📚 📚👀 #romancelandia #queerAdultSFF
Graphic for Specimen by C. Quince. The background is a lovely myriad blend of blues and teals. In the top left and bottom right corners are golden banners with black letters that say NEW RELEASE. The words "Specimen C. Quince a sci-fi mm romance" are in the upper right corner with hazy smoke curling behind them, while "wherever books are sold" is in small faded font in the lower left corner. Centralized are an ereader, a smartphone, and a paperback, all with the cover of Specimen on them. Cover of Specimen by C. Quince artwork depicts a naked man floating in a giant glass tube full of bubbly blue liquid, an oxygen mask over his face. An artful swirl of blue smoke covers the lower half of his body. His dark hair is floating in the water, and you can just make out a beard above the oxygen mask. Wires are hooked up to his pecs and tubes are coming out the top of the container. Graphic for Specimen by C. Quince. The background is the same blue teal myriad. At the top is the title and author with faded smoke curling behind them. A paperback of Specimen is in the lower left corner. Several white arrows are pointing at it from different directions, and everywhere the arrows end are tropes and book content listing. Starting from the top left of the book and working down to the bottom right are listed, "gay and bisexual leads," "snarky banter," "two men fused with the dna of (Gay) alien lovers," "will make you hungry in the best way," "cute little doggo," "similarities attract," "dei," "enhanced soldiers."
March 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Heads up for everyone who doesn't also know me on Threads. I'm Wayward Char, and I changed my icon photo from the picture below to what it is now. I realized I was using Victor Hugo's lovely octopus art everywhere but here more or less, so I decided to change it. Still me! 👋🥰
The artwork titled The Huguenot. A woman in a puffy, dark dress is being embraced by a man in a purple coat and dark pants who's smiling down at her sadly but peacefully. The woman is trying to tie a white cloth around his arm, but he's stopping her by preventing her from cinching it with the fingertips of the hand that's closest to it, his arm looped lovingly around her shoulders.
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Please ignore my unprofessional photos and SQUEE WITH ME AT MY BEAUTIFUL BOOK MAIL!!!
Indie YA Sci-Fi Fantasy Everdark: The Metacosm Chronicles Book One by N.A. Soleil 😍✨️
I can't wait to read it!
💙📚 📚👀 🪐📚
A photo of a paperback of Everdark by N.A. Soleil. The books is a deep, rich red in dark tones at the bottom that brightens into a bloodier red towards the top. Intricate golden designs and an insignia-style circle mark the cover in fancy, symmetrical patterns. Photo of a Metacosm Chronicles bookmark. It's black at the bottom and fades into a light gray at the top. There's a bursting golden circle in top center with yin-yang style faces in it of a woman. One side is black crying gold tears and the other, upside-down and opposite, is golden crying white tears. There are golden rays coming from the circle, and one dripping droplet coming from it at the bottom. At the bottom of the bookmark reads Metacosm Chronicles. Photo of book and bookmark together.
February 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Was just about to buy the first book of this author's series when I noticed their banner is AI-generated. Blocked them, but noticed 7-8 mutuals following, so thought to share in case anyone else wanted to unfollow.
Screenshot of the profile of Gio Peters @gio-peters-author.bsky.social Bio reads, "Author of queer-positive historical fantasy series The Kingdom of Ura. Mental health advocate. Edition. Creative writing MA student."
February 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Did I stop at an Indian buffet for lunch because of this book?? Maaaaybe 👀 Specimen by C. Quince made me hungry in the BEST way 😋🍛 🍜
Top down photo of a plate full of Indian food. Front and center is gorgeous pile of Tikka Masala chicken and some Curry chicken over rice, all covered in sauce. To one side are a couple pizza of Naan bread. In one section are roasted black lentils and in another are peas and mushrooms in sauce. Edging the Tikka Masala are roasted potatoes with peppers and onions and some chili chicken.
February 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Finished Specimen a little bit ago and have been drafting a review. This book is so fricken good in so many ways 👀
I hope it gets all the attention it deserves on and after release day.

🌈📚 🌈💜 🌈🚀💫 #queerAdultSFF #mmromance #alienromance #bookreview
Cover of Specimen by C. Quince. Artwork depicts a naked man floating in a giant glass tube full of bubbly blue liquid, an oxygen mask over his face. An artful swirl of blue smoke covers the lower half of his body. His dark hair is floating in the water, and you can just make out a beard above the oxygen mask. Wires are hooked up to his pecs and tubes are coming out the top of the container.
February 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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✨️ Quote with four Queer indie books you recommend ✨️
Cover of Rainsquall by Penny Moss Cover of Imperfect Illusions by Vanora Lawless Cover of The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen Cover of The Shadows Beyond by TJ Rose
February 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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I finally stopped for a carne asada street Taco (and pork tamal) 😋 Going to read some more of this robust and diverse ARC while I consume them 🌮🫔📖 Fuck yes, perfect afternoon 🤩

🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 #romancelandia #gayromance
Down view picture of an open to-go box with a soft shell carne asada Taco with onions and cilantro and a corn-husk-wrapped tamal next to it. To one side is a sliced radish and slice of lime and behind them both are two sauce cups, one green and the other coppery orange.
February 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Happy BookReleaseDay to @pennymoss.bsky.social and its gorgeous af MMM high steam, low fantasy Rainsquall! 📖⛈️🐑
To quote my own review: ⤵️⤵️

🌈📚 🌈💜 🌶️📚 💙📚 📚👀 📢📚 #romancelandia #gayromance #bookreview

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"I can't get enough. Moss is at the top of my very stort insta-buy author list, Rainsquall another masterpiece of excellence in every single way. Even if you don't normally go for MMM, like me, TRY THIS. Even if you don't normally read historical fantasy, TRY THIS. It's impossible not to like, and it will scoop out all your misgivings and fill you with passion instead." -Wayward Sky review of Rainsquall by Penny Moss Artwork of two men, one facing us with his eyes closed and the other facing him. The man with his eyes closed is on the right side, and we see about half of his face. He has long eyelashes, and you can just make out some floppy brown hair. He has a perfect cupid's bow lips. The man looking at him seems rougher, with a scar across his nose and stretching up onto his forehead, a bit like a lightning bolt and another poking out from his hairline. He also has brown hair, but it's buzzed above his ears, and the rest is slicked back. He has thinner lips.
February 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Pretty picture I took of pretty snowy berried green leaves 🥰
Close up picture of a winterberry bush besotted with snow, dark green leaves and bright red berries standing out from the white.
February 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I should not have started this ARC while hungry, because, omg do I now want a Mexican street Taco 🌮🤤🤤
(The plot is already so fast-paced and interesting!) ⤵️⤵️⤵️ sci-fi MM Romance that releases March 11th
🌈📚 🌈💜 💙📚 📚👀 #gayromance
Cover of Specimen by C. Quince. Artwork depicts a naked man floating in a giant glass tube full of bubbly blue liquid, an oxygen mask over his face. An artful swirl of blue smoke covers the lower half of his body. His dark hair is floating in the water, and you can just make out a beard above the oxygen mask. Wires are hooked up to his pecs and tubes are coming out the top of the container.
February 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM