tarnished, but so grand 👑

I know my page (and my followers) follow me primarily for cosplay. And this page won't be dropping that. But what started as learning another skill to further that path has now evolved into it's own offshoot of a hobby. One that I find relaxing and enjoyable and brings me joy without the pressure of having to wear.

I don't have the spoons for a second account, so every now and then you'll see some of my embroidery works pop up here. These aren't part of a costume, but gallery pieces. Primarily in silk and goldwork. I do hope those who followed me for cosplay also enjoy them as much as my costume work. And occasionally the two shall meet ❤️

Boblena ✨️ DnD AU

Ah Bob, you're such a sweet Cleric of Light but you know Yelena is a Rogue Assassin, there's not much you can do. As if you also don't absolutely obliterate your enemies with Radiant spells anyway 🤸‍♀️ (or Necrotic, whenever your Fallen Aasimar self decides to wake up)

"Boblena Reimagined" for Boblena week 2026 🥰💕

Lex Luthor and Lana Lang

THUNDERBOLTS* (2025)

me: yeah i know, they’re all primary colors, it’s perfect

When you go for an MLS (Master’s of Library Science, which is a thing, and which is usually required for “professional-level” library work [which is also a weird and contentious concept that I won’t go into here]), one of the things you study is the organization of information. This deals with how to determine what a book or other material is “about"—a concept we tongue-in-cheek call “aboutness"—and how to convey that to a potential user of the item and make it easy for them to find. Things like keywords and subject headings, do I put this book about how often wild birds attack aerial drones in with books about birds or with books about technology, if its a fictional novel do I put fantasy in it’s own section or mix it in with all of the other fiction, so on and so on.

OP is organizing books by how they would look for them. OP’s partner is thinking in terms of aboutness. This is a system that works for OP because it’s their personal library: they know basically what books they own and they only own books that are relevant to them, and if they know what the book looks like, that can be a quick way to find it.

In a library that assumes the public (or people who do not own that particular collection of books) are using the collection, that doesn’t work. Books are often re-issued in multiple covers, or re-bound in new covers when they get worn out, and if the user doesn’t know what the book looks like or is expecting a different cover, they’re lost. That’s why non-personal libraries used standardized cataloging systems like the Dewey Decimal System or Library of Congress System to organize a book by what it’s “about”, and then put books about the same or similar topics together, marked with labels and signage so a person unfamiliar with the book or collection can find their way to it.

Basically, OP’s system works for their own personal library, because it’s best suited to how the primary user—OP themselves—looks for books. OP’s librarian partner is coming from a background of thinking in terms of a public-facing collection, where aboutness is the key criteria and communicating it to a user unfamiliar with the collection is the priority.

they make me start frothing at the mouth and punching drywall thanks for asking <3

Look out~ 😎