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My kestrel phoenix shapeshifter, chronically ill seagull boy, and dragon dad all having a moment.

Of course!

Ok, this is sort of a reblog of a previous post, but I cut out the part about artwork - and I put in a screenshot of a question I got. Tumblr being Tumblr, this is the best way I can figure to answer the question by @verati404​

   “Recipe” may be an overstatement for my cooking. I don’t measure anything for projects like this, but I can tell you approximately what I did.

   I cored, seeded, and pureed about seven quarts of tomatoes in a blender. I did NOT peel them, because then blender is powerful enough to just pulp it all. While I was pureeing the tomatoes I also tossed two medium onions and about three cloves of garlic in. In addition to the ‘necessary’ ingredients, I added about half a big beet. The beet helps keep a strong red color to everything; you could certainly leave that out.  I added a couple of cups of chopped bell pepper (an orange one, because green ones mess up the color.) I coarsely chopped basil, oregano, parsley, chives, and rosemary from my herb garden and added salt, celery salt, and thyme. Also powdered garlic, because   *garlic!*. Oh, and I tossed in about a tablespoon of sugar. Then just simmer. Simmer a lot.

Did you get away with it, tho?

Hey! Welcome back from hell (yes, I mean Boruto, that show is just hell)!

And to answer your question, yes! Dobe and Teme are both “names” Sasuke and Naruto call each other.

Sasuke often calls Naruto Dobe, what kinda means something like “dumbass”, “idiot”, etc.

While Naruto calls him “Teme”, which is a very rude way to say “you”. To show how rude it is, it often gets translated to “you bastard” or something.

And yes, they don’t call each other that in the Dub Version, only in the Sub Version and in the Manga.

That's some great taste in movies.

hating en/ji is a hobby of mine, really. imma hit him so hard he flies into the sun, right where he belongs

It's that time of year where you're looking for gifts, scrolling through Amazon for a decent book and finding a whole bunch of mediocre novels or slop that you're pretty sure nobody put actual thought into.

Buy this instead.

Echo Sight is a fantastic adult high fantasy made entirely by human effort (mine). I wrote it. I did the art for it. I paid a real editor to make sure it was something I could put out into the world and be proud of. And you are going to love it.

Why?

Because when Enaka (disabled nb phoenix shapeshifter and good-natured wiseass) arrives at a routine monster hunt in Akert City, it's immediately apparent that something is off: nobody wants to answer questions, people have been disappearing for weeks, and the xenomorphic fungal senka are all too attracted to an artifact that Enaka is pretty sure was smuggled there. Their only local ally? The hostile government's own archmage who may know more about Enaka than they do themself.

As the two of them race against time to stop the senka plague before the double new moons, they're confronted by forces both mundane and magical, and disturbing truths emerge that change Enaka's life forever. Will their conviction be enough to save the two million souls who call Akert home? Or are the real monsters much closer than they appear?

5 stars on Goodreads AND Itch-io and available just about everywhere! Give Enaka a chance, and you'll see why readers have loved the characters, worldbuilding, and pace of this debut indie novel by yours truly.

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