The update on things is that the housemate is financially flat-lined. If 'thoughts and prayers' were actual currency then I'd be covered for a decade's worth of rent by this point.

For those who don't know: the housemate has become mobility disabled due to a life-altering injury, and then there's the other medical conditions that took the opportunity to go "hiiii, we're heeeere!" They're in a care facility at this point--they've been there since the beginning of December 2023.

I cannot cover the rent on my own, in its entirety, because I do not pull in enough income to do so. I've depleted my tiny buffer and have no other resources. Family is unable to help any more than they already do. Being Autistic, and trying to handle all my Things while dealing with this on my own is making it very difficult to maintain what little 'cool-headedness' I've had in my day to day. I am drowning under the pressure and therapy and meds can only get me so far.

I’m back with another gay vampire, this one by the name of Ryan. Ryan is from the same story as William, so the story that originally started out as vampire VIXX but is very much no longer that. Ryan’s face claim is clearly still Hongbin, however.

Ryan was hit by a car in an awful accident and left partially paralyzed as a result. His boyfriend at the time, already a vampire, changed him to save his life. Unfortunately, the vampirism is not capable of healing his partially severed spine, so he primarily uses a wheelchair to get around. 

Stacey Park Milbern taught us so much. Here is a syllabus with a small sample of her work through interviews, blog posts, videos, and more.