[There was this deal on where the first 100 people to buy sth from a particular stall would get wristbands to Leigh Bardugo’s signing in the afternoon. My sister and I got there right when the con opened but then got lost and didn’t find said stall until right when they cut the line off. Bummer. But heyo, we figured we could still go to her panel, and we did.

Meanwhile we met a ton of fun folks, including the absolute angel you see on the right in the second photo, who took pity on us and was like ‘I got you bro, I’ll smuggle you into the signing, LB has to see you’ and I was like haha sure, thinking she’d point me out and I’d be blessed with a wave or sth.

Signing came along and we’re hanging out hoping for senpai to notice us lol. Absolute Angel had her turn and I heard her going ‘there’s this amazing cosplayer---’ and I was peeking around the security to just wave hewwo and not waste anyone’s time. But nah, LB’s like AAHH COME UP HERE and digging out her phone. So yeah she took a photo, gave me a high five (Me: ”Gloves on.” Her: “Gloves on!”), and told me I have serious Kaz energy and honestly I feel like it was half the cosplay and half the fact that I hijacked her signing lmao. Serious breaking-into-the-ice-court vibes xD