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Reading: just finished the final volume of Thousand Autumns, and have now started a nonfiction read about Artisans in early imperial China.
Listening: High Rollers Aerois, ofc
Playing: getting very close to beating Pokémon Scarlet!
Watching: keeping up with my usual YouTube subscriptions, but beyond that, nothing at the moment
Writing: nothing actively, but fingers crossed that I change that later tonight!

► As stated above, I’ve finally finished the official translation of Thousand Autumns! Also marking the first time I’ve read the story in its entirety. I freely admit to having neglected so many things in my life in the past week or so due to this novel—including, memorably, my deciding to read “just the opening chapter” of the final volume before going to bed last night, and instead staying up way too late reading all of the main story + the epilogues. I’m currently very tired, but also very happy. more beneath the cut )

►It took me a hot minute, but I finally got around to reading [personal profile] slashmarks’s new Bellatrix-related WIP (this time Bellatrix/Hermione, featuring time travel!!), and, unsurprisingly, I fell madly in love with it, so now I’ve come here to make a rec for it! It’s currently at 17 out of a planned 19 chapters, and the most recently posted chapter ended at a point that left me screaming. It’s great <3 Though do please do note the content warnings mentioned in the author’s note.
swallow some of their history (Harry Potter, Bellatrix/Hermione, currently 94K)
A clash in the Time Room in the Department of Mysteries sends Hermione back in time thirty-three years, from 1996 to 1963. There, she's forced to contend with a drastically different pre-war Wizarding World where blood-based prejudice and rigid class structures rule the day, and maybe worse, Bellatrix Black as a classmate. But getting involved with Bellatrix Black in any capacity means dealing with her family's problems, too.
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► Last night, I finished reading volume two of the official translation for Thousand Autumns, the end of which is fairly close to where I believe I left off with the fan translation. It actually surprises me that I was only this far into the novel—I’d assumed spoilers beneath the cut )

► More High Rollers Aerois thoughts! Currently, I just finished episode 91. beneath the cut )

► Finally, I have a poem to share— “The Star-Bright Hour” by Betty Alver.

I came across it because I was actually titling a fic after an excerpt from a different poet of hers, and wanted to reread the line in its original context, but was too lazy to dig out the book I originally found it in. So I tried to to see if I could find it online, but did not meaning that I had to go to my shelves anyway. However, in the process I found another poem by her which I liked and now want to share here.

full text beneath the cut )

► I do also have some writing thoughts I want to take the time to reflect on (mostly in regard to [community profile] iddyiddybangbang, which I successfully completed for the first time this year!), but that's for another post, I think.
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As promised, miscellaneous art recs! The only unifying theme is “pieces I saw and liked on twitter between 21 June and now”.

Fandoms include: 2HA, Sailor Moon, Scum Villain, TGCF, Thousand Autumns, Non-Fandom / Original Art
beneath the cut )
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I forgot to mention this yesterday, but I also read Thousand Autumns over the weekend! Yes, I read a lot, I know. In my defense, I am a quick reader, so it doesn’t take that long for me. Like The Husky & His White Cat Shizun, it quickly became another favorite. At least this one has 39 translated chapters full of plot and relationship development, so I’m not full-out scrabbling at the door for updates for this one like I am with The Husky & His White Cat Shizun. I’m still pretty eager to see how Shen Qiao and Yun Wanshi even fall in love with each other, but my desperation is at a manageable level.

That all being said, I actually wasn’t quite sure about this one for the first few chapters! spoilers beneath the cut )

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