weeb artiste

Raised by Qifrey, next question.

Why is Qifrey like th-

Raised by Beldaruit, next question.

Why is Beldaruit like th-

inspired by this twt post

always being up to spar with ekoh and etlan

listening to luluci when no one else would and trusting her judgement

constanly pushing back against utowin's self-deprecation

(spoilers under cut up to chapter 97)

Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.

The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.

Somewhere out there, beldaruit is laughing with vindication.

(also his expression absolutely KILLS me lolll)