Why Does Chapstick Have To Look So Edible

The Grammar Feud Continues… 🕷️

The Mind

My mind is my own It can make me sane or not It's a gift and curse

I found this and I adore it! I have Anxiety, so I can very much relate and am happy that I'm not the only person who sees this pattern.

Old self-portait

A while ago, I made a self-portrait of me "teasing" my neighborhood friend, Janers. In here, I took her phone away and basically saying, "If you want it back, you're gonna have to catch me!" Or some thing... Either way, this is a dream within a dream. I've never been successful in snatching her phone for 3 seconds. Lol

meme on the man for dying. it'll be funny

the only dude ever

Its been quite the journey..

I learned about Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell when I read the first manga that was published back in 2020. I remember going into the school library like I did every morning, replacing the books I've read and brought back so I could swiftly beeline for my next books.

After I got what I needed, I decided to look at the new books display. What caught my eye first was Fangirl 1 created by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, and Gabi Nam.

So, I checked the book out. I read it. I have since loved it from the core of my heart.

After reading that HUGE CLIFFHANGER, I had to look up the rest of the series. Of course, I only came up with the one, since it was recently released to the world, but I didn't know up until that point that series releases are like rpg's. (I call them "live book series" because the story isn't officially over until we say it is. Which is displayed for the novel that was released way back in 2013 and got a manga version published seven years later.)

I did a little more digging and found out that the Manga was not only an active series of 4, but it is originally a novel! The joy and fear I had in that moment was brutal. At that point, I have read and reread the first volume quite a bit and was rightfully terrified what would happen next. But the best part answering what happened next.

I tried not to spoil it for myself. I really did. But the longer I thought about it, the more grueling it got. The second book would come out soon.... right? I check the publishing date for the second book. I gave up right then and there and borrowed the novel. LOL

I read it and cried and laughed and stressed myself from feeling Cath's stress. After finishing the novel, I had even more of an incentive to stick out the next year or two or five to finish the Manga. In those years, I got the first two Manga, got kicked to hell and back in school and figuring out what life is to me. And whenever I got back to the book, I was taught and reminded small lessons of life. because life doesn't stop, even when it feels like there should be a "happily ever after" when youre 1/8 from finishing the book.

Earlier this year, I got the novel and the anniversary edition.

And today, I FINALLY have the last two manga.

I am very proud and infinitely grateful of the people who have worked on every bit to create and support such an inspiring story. And I am proud of myself for sticking by it for four years and more to come. Thank you. Just... Thank you.

I love you all

lemme give you a huge hug!

AXIS- Chapter 1

I pushed my way through the forest vines, sprinting as fast as I could towards the city. So close, so close, so close! I thought. Then the heavyweight of someone landed on top of me, and I started hurling towards the ground. As I struggled to find a way to land safely, a stray vine tangled around my foot and distracted me, and I faceplant onto the forest floor.

"You still suck at getting away from me," said a voice from on top of me. "You should be able to, at least, barely dodge me by now." Groaning from the pain, I try sitting up, but the person sitting on my back was too way heavy for me to move a muscle. So, that I immediately failed.

"It's not my fault," I shot back at the voice. "For one, you're a former general of the Eastern Army. So, how can I, a moderate rookie, be able to avoid you like that? And second, get off of me, Ray! You're as heavy as a hippogriff!"

Ray sat up, cleaned up the dirt off me, and heaved me back on my feet. He would've given off my father's aura if he weren't a former general and an airhead. But everything else was like my father. He was strict, vague, and a tough-love sort of guy.

"That's Captain Ray to you," he said. " And one, I don't believe hippogriffs are as heavy as they look. And though you admitted that you're still a little duckling, you've been training for two years. And ever since you started, you've been as slow as ever."

"It's not like you tell me what I'm doing wrong. And to make up for that, I've had to train on my own time." Ray lifted my bandaged arm that I hurt during my training as an example.

"Yeah. And every time you overdo it."

"So what?" I quickly whipped my arm from his grasp. And put my other hand on my hip. "It's not like I'm going to be dropping like a-" Then a yell hurtled down behind Ray and me. When I looked over at the person who fell, my teammate was on the ground nearby, on his back and not moving besides some shallow breathes. Indicating he was fine. "Well, it's not like I'm going to be dropping like Micah." I pointed out. I picked up a stick, walked over to Micah, and poked him with the twig. He loudly moans.

"Stop it, Fuu. I'm already in enough pain from my fall." Micah said. Okay, maybe I lied about him being fine. But he was as okay as he was going to get. I held my hand out to him and helped him up. Once he was up, I picked out some stray leaves in his hair as he dusted himself off. Then I stared up to where Micah seemed to fall. "How did you even fall? And from that height?"

"I was hiding up near the top of a tree. I saw you get caught and started to climb down, but then I slipped while setting my foot on a branch. And now here we are." Ray roared in laughter and slapped Micah hard on the back.

"Well, since we're all here and done with our 'Escape Exercise,'" Ray managed to say over his giggling fits. "Let's go grab a bite to eat, and then we can continue onto weaponry tomorrow. Since you two already learned hand-to-hand combat last year, we need you guys to start choosing a weapon to practice with."

"A weapon?!" Micah and I exclaimed. Captain Ray turned around and started walking off.

"Yeah. A weapon. No big deal, though. You both will suck as much as Fuu's running." He replied, then whistled his way out of the forest ahead of us. A little pissed off from Ray's nonchalant mood and the insult, I started to move to attack him from behind. But I was held back by Micah's strength. He grinned, he knew what I wanted to do, but he held me back anyway. So instead, we ran over to Ray and followed him to the city to eat.

The wolf in sheep's clothing never noticed the sheep in wolf's clothing