Ten people you want to get to know better â¨ď¸
I was tagged not by one, but by two (2) people! Thank you so much @draftfive and @loulou-garou, it's very flattering! :D
Last song: Ulterior Motives (slowed) by Christopher Saint (I am a sucker for slowed song!). I discovered it through Qifrey edits, and since it would fit at least one of my OCs too, it's been in my head since then. Otherwise, because I've been drawing a lot lately, I've also been listening to the Witch Hat Atelier ost, and my trusty Made in Abyss ost (actually, if you liked the WHA ost, I highly recommend giving the MiA one a shot; MiA is part horror so it does reflect in the ost). The First Layer and To the Abyss and New World are two of my favorites from the Made in Abyss ost, I highly recommend giving them a listen!
Currently watching: Nothing, in truth! I am in a in-between, and taking advantage of the current WHA fixation to actually get things done. I did watch Project Hail Mary the night before I met @room-surprise and their spouse at Japan Expo so we could chat about it. Next on my list of anime to watch, there's Jaadugar. I do look forward to it.
Current obsession: Witch Hat Atelier... to no one's surprise. I hope to ride the high of it for a little while still. On the side, I am still obsessed with Si Land, and I even have a side blog @si-land-collection where I share additional art Ryo Sumiyoshi has posted, and I've been translating those extras (I haven't posted quite a lot yet because I want to publish the translations in batches of relevant pieces ("notes about the navy uniform" and "beach episode" are the next batches).
Currently reading: I picked up L'Assommoir by Emile Zola again. It was a book we had to read back in high school, and I remembered liking it. Outside of the context of a memory of liking this particular book (featuring a pathetic female lead), I am just in plain love with Zola's writing style. He had an incredible way with words; his writing is incredibly evocative and paints vivid pictures in my mind (I certainly can't speak for those with aphantasia). You can feel the disgusting living condition of the characters through the page, it's delightful.
As for fanfics, I've been following some ongoing WHA fics, such as Again and Again by anonymous (been there since day 1!), Landslide by @baejax-the-great, To Thaw a Broken Soul by LeafMug, and of course Sorrel and Cinder by @olruggioofthetorch. I'm also a big fan of The Discovery of Weakness by Frijitative, though this one is a Chainsaw Man fanfic. The first chapter is a bit rough, but the author got a beta-reader and constructive criticism that have, in fact, made the following chapters a lot smoother to read and improved the author's writing over time, some chapters having been posted without having been beta-read beforehand (this author is also working a pretty good Spy x Family fanfic for those who like that series).
Currently working on: Soooo many things. Officially, I'm working on my thesis (or well, thèse d'exercice, something purely French), on the subject of the "pharmaceutical treatments for anorexia in cats and dogs" (working title). I've seen too many cases of animals getting aspiration pneumonia from feeding tubes (quite a few of them fatal too), so if animals could eat by themselves, it would be preferable, thank you.
I also just got my first VGen commission, so I've been working on that on the side (doing wolf head studies to get back in the game)
In terms of fan content, I've been brainstorming a WHA fanfic with @bamboo-is-a-lie, on the whole atelier learning to live with Brushbuddy (aka, the surprise pet no one knew how to take care of) and I've been working on a "missing scene" fanfic for Si Land. I'm in the first draft for that one, though it is virtually indistinguishable from a brainstorming session LOL. I just want to start with something simple for my first time writing characters that aren't mine. AND THEN, I'll go back to working my Dungeon Meshi werebeast gladiator Laicion AU long fic (I've been hitting paywalls after paywalls trying to research gladiators' lifestyle papers... luckily, since then, I've found a Telegram bot that can grab the pdf despite sci-hub and such being blocked in France).
Last Google search: not counting me grabbing the various links I've put here, it was probably "mantis" due to the one that hopped on my hand yesterday, aha
Tagging: @bamboo-is-a-lie, anyone I've tagged here, or anyone of my regular followers who'd like to answer (not tagging all of you because I'd worry about forgetting someone LOL)
