No creative writing updates, but I wrote my first grant and just received the good news that I got it!! Yippie!!! lol the rewards of academic writing haha!!

Yes yes!!! I hope you’re taking care of yourself and resting some too!! ❤️❤️

Hehe!! It’s nice to see you too!! lol missed being around!! ❤️❤️❤️

HI EM I MISSED YOU TOO!!! graduate school™️ has been holding me hostage and I’ve escaped for the night

My thesis ate me !!! Ngl I’ll be on hiatus for probably the remainder of my masters but !!! Hi !!! And probably bye for a while again !!! oH!!! And happy writing to whoever sees this !!!

a v sweet read #seidreamreads

AH OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I appreciate your love for this story!! it’s one of my darlings ❤️❤️❤️

YOURE SO WELCOME!! Always happy to be a semi helpful ento nut haha!!! ❤️❤️❤️ it was so much fun looking into it for real (so sorry for being so late to respond!!!)

Cover image for Out of the Blue showing Kim Namjoon and Kim Taehyung and blue shoreline of Udo, Jeju-do, and two diagrams of horseshoe crab anatomy plus a frontal view of a male Trispine.

Out of the Blue, Ch 1/5, 9k words

🌊 Horseshoe crab shifter artist Taehyung
🌊 Human arts festival director Namjoon
🌊 BTS+ at work retreat on Udo, Jeju
🌊 Moulting & Misundertandings & Mischief
🌊 and eventual taejoon love (plus side ships)

🔗 ao3.org/works/77343941

Artists Once Known | Paintings Washed Away by @lakeblueside.bsky.social
archiveofourown.org/works/60543595

2seok
8200
Magic and surrealism
Art comes to life
Ride the yearning on this one. It’s gorgeous.

AH THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I love this one to tears and I appreciate you giving it love 🥰❤️❤️ (SO sorry for this being so late!!)

Code W74 by @lakeblueside.bsky.social

💜 yoonjin
💜 17k, mature
💜 office AU with a twist!!
💜 again, there is nothing like zee's stories & the imagery/construction of this fic is soooo gooooood

archiveofourown.org/works/51403219

(AGAIN MY B FOR BEING SO LATE BUT ILY DOUBLE MWAH!!! You’re the best and I appreciate you so much!! 😊🥰❤️❤️)

Brumal Nights Vol. IV by @lakeblueside.bsky.social

💜 yoonkook
💜 mature, 20k
💜 magical realism + grief/love/yearning
💜 i can't make words for zee's work, it's something you have to experience + i would highly recommend ❤️ just a gorgeous voice!!

archiveofourown.org/works/65334610

ILYSM!!! (Ik this is a hundred years late but ily and I always appreciate your love for my stories!! It means the world to me for real!! Thank you 🥹🙂‍↕️❤️❤️)

I personally don’t pull out my phone during concerts anymore for this exact reason. It’s just another barrier preventing you from connecting with the show bc you’re distracted looking for the right shot or light or angle instead of focusing on the moment/music

I once watched Tyson Ritter of All American Rejects kick an iPad out of someone’s hands bc they were holding it up and filming the whole show without jamming or engaging in any other way and that’s the energy I think we should bring into 2026. Don’t be lame. Don’t incur the wrath of Tyson.

I never would’ve felt worthy to go to another Halsey show again after that. That’s so mortifying I would’ve buried myself in the dirt and become a worm 😀

I WILL be the most obnoxious person in the section when it comes to dancing and singing. Have I gotten shit? Yes. Will I stop? Never. Artists are begging for us to engage with them during performances. +

yes!!! I’d be one of those people thanking you bc you make concerts more enjoyable!! Like my favorite memories of concerts are grooving w/people in my row or screaming our excitement about the same song together!!

Yes!! Like please please act like you want to be there in any capacity you’re able!!

No I 1000% deserved it and I’m so happy they said something bc I’ve NEVER done it again. Yeah I always groove a little bit no matter who I’m seeing 😭😭😭

Making an artist feel insecure/take away their energy on their own stage is honestly the most selfish thing a fan can do at a concert imo idk

first ever kpop concert I went to the artists scared me straight (linked in this comment) and it fundamentally changed me as a concertgoer. Like you’re there for the artist, it’s not about *you* at all. It’s about showing the artist love and giving them a reason to pursue their passion.

“I see some of you are still standing w/your hands @ your side/not moving to the music, let’s have everyone dance/have fun w/our next song”

I’ve carried the shame of making an artist ask people (ME) to have fun/be excited at their own concert so I’ll never do that shit again bc I am still MORTIFIED

Maybe it’s bc I‘m still mortified from when I went to see monsta x at ~17 (insecure and nervous) and didn’t move or dance the entire concert and one of them got on the mic 3/4 of the way through the concert and said:

RIGHT??? or like giving some sort of excitement or enthusiasm if you’re going to sit 😭😭😭

like when I went to go see Jin he was like “Can y’all PLEASE put your phones down???” And like it lasted for a minute before everyone around me had the out again ???

Idk call me a boomer but why are the artists needed to beg people to get off their phones during their concerts 😭😭😭

+ I think there’s just been a weird shift in kpop concerts lately with people being glued to their phones. Bc 4/5 kpop concerts I’ve been to the artists have asked the crowed to get off their phones and just vibe with the music which is just embarrassing if they have to ask you to get off your phone

I’m sure you’ll have a lot of fun!! sing and dance and have fun/show that you’re excited to see the artist!! it’s what a concert is about!!