#hearthbound

Ballpoint Pen vs Digital

take a deep breath 🍃

"Everything's Gonna be Alright" remixed by @tincanaudio animated by @maroonracoon

𝘖𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢, 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮… 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.

HEARTHBOUND is an Asian-Americana folk musical audio drama, set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration.

Guys I had a vision and here we are! These are all shows I’ve loved, friends shows, recs I’ve gotten, and also just shows that have been kind to me in the past! Go check them out! Tagging all the shows under the cut! (If they have a tumblr)

The Vesta Clinic thank you for showing how treatment doesn't have to demeaning. As a person with Conditions(tm) I don't like hospitals much. But listening to The Vesta Clinic is soothing to a certain degree. All the characters had very satisfying arcs this season, especially dr Adra and overall I really loved how there were more personal moments. And all the cases were super interesting/touching/amusing! Can't wait for the season 3!

Two Thousand And Late. Thank you for being angry. No, thank you for being ANGRY. I think we all feel that way right now, no matter where we are in the world. This show is wonderfully done and the dynamic between two main characters is excellent. Sometimes you even forget they're voiced by one person. Some moments hit a little too close to home, but not necessarily in a bad way but in a way you feel seen. That there IS something horribly wrong and it's worth fixing. Also we just need more messy lesbians who can't seem to be able to fix their lives in media.

Hearthbound. Thank you for the journey. This show definitely was a suprise for me since I hadn't expected it to be that genuine or done with such care. The songs are absolutely amazing and you can't help but root for Odessa.

Woodbine. Thank you for telling a story that centers women! Who doesn't like vampires! And women! And women vampires! And they're gay??? Like it's such an easy sell. But Woodbine also has a compelling narrative, wonderful characters and some cases were soooo good (I still relisten some episodes). Not to mention, Woodbine has an antagonist that you just want to rip apart with your teeth and that makes it better too.

I also listen to quite a lot of actual plays, so here are some I've discovered in 2025.

Tiny Table. They play different systems and it's just such an easy show to listen to. They also explain rules, I like it that it's a diverse group and their table dynamic is not too much and not too little.

Summary:

Odessa's just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America, she'll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she’s running from... or running towards.