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@ardenonyx.bsky.social

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He/they Librarian. Lover of crafts and books, The Mountain Goats and The Wheel of Time. Wrasslin enjoyer. Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/arden_onyx

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Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 9d

#HRCYED September update

Finished 8 books last month and used all of them for the challenge. Was (comparatively) a kinda mid month of reads and I kept starting things and not finishing them.

1 prompt completed: Subgenre of Choice

3/25 prompts done 📚💙

@arden_onyx’s
September 2025 Wrap-Up

Books: 8
Pages: 2042
Avg. Rating: 3.75

Highest Rated Reads: Do a Powerbomb (4.5⭐️), Winter’s Orbit (4⭐️), Welcome Back, Alice v.7 (4⭐️)

Avg. book length: 255pgs
Avg. time to finish: 5 days

Fiction: 88%
Nonfiction: 13%

Most read genres: LGBTQIA+ (4), Romance (3), Manga (3), Horror (2), Fantasy (2)

Print: 88%
Digital: 13%

HRCYED2 Bingo Board

The green prompts are 24h readathon, Subgenres of choice, and Favorite HRCYED1 prompt

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 1d

This person’s content warnings for Interview with the Vampire are so funny to me.

Graphic slavery, but only moderate racism.
Graphic murder, but only moderate death.

And graphic dysphoria? lmao what

A storygraph review for Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.

3.0/5 stars
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

CONTENT WARNINGS
Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury,
Dysphoria
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse,
Violence

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween is approaching and I have vampires on the brain I guess.

Something clicked in my brain chatting to a friend and now I need to see fanart of this but they’re Louis and Lestat from Interview with a Vampire.

I’m awful at drawing people but might have to give it a shot
#AEW

Hangman Adam Page lying on his back, holding Swerve Strickland’s head above his own, drinking his blood.

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Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 1d

Friday is my day off this week so I get a long weekend’s worth of media that I’m pumped for.

Fri: Critical Role (catch up)
Sat: Beetlejuice/Rocky Horror drive-in
Sun: AEW Collision (catch up)
Mon: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling

Plus I’ll be starting Katabasis by RF Kuang this weekend too

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 1d

I can feel a reading slump wrapping its skeevy little claws around my throat and I’m desperately attempting to stop it before it’s gone too far. 🫩

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 1d

Wild that the security took it considering AEW has signs checked on the way in.

Unless that’s something that was only done locally for me?

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Art doesn’t have to be good to be art, it just needs to have a soul.

I wouldn’t say Chibnall’s Who is *entirely* without soul because you can tell there were people (including Whitaker) trying their damndest with what they had, but it was toeing the line with how abysmal the writing was

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

I love Doctor Who and all its corny, sometimes fun-bad writing, but I seriously considered re-writing her whole run as fanfic because of how awful the writing was during it.

At least it made me realize that if Chibnall can do that and not get blacklisted, I can absolutely be an author 😅

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

I saw someone call a group of (not related) people “the fam” and that is how I learned I am capable of having visceral flashbacks to bad writing.

In other news, this is your reminder that Jodie Whitaker was completely wasted as The Doctor because Chris Chibnall was the showrunner.

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Damn, I decided to treat myself with a package of airheads xtremes, and they’re only like 2/3 the size I remember them being :,[

The package is the same size, but now there’s like two whole empty inches of tray when they used to run end to end.

Capitalism ruining yet another simple joy of life.

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, and no ICE ads!

Thank fuck

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Kyle v Kyle 2 electric boogaloo was just as good as the first, but the Florida crowd was LAME. Not enough fun Kyle chants for me.

Tag match was solid, love all four. Brody gassing Bandido up after, my heart🥹

I’m beyond pumped for the Okada/Takeshita breakdown. I wanna see Takeshita soar.
#AEW

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Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Watched AEW w/ a buddy tonight. A few points:

Lacey and Mercedes put on a banger of a match, wow! Friend said “woah they’re insane. Or maybe they just actually wrestle more” (he mostly watches the E)

Pac and OC did not disappoint in the slightest, great main event. OC is so fun to watch.
1/2

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Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 2d

Making an eggnog coffee to which I always add nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.

The house smells so goddamn good rn.

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely not being normal about Moros hot spring portrait. His hair is so nice.

Hades II good game. God, I am so gay.

Screenshot of Moros from Hades II; the hot springs portrait. Just imagine the prettiest man ever and you're almost at his level.

"MOROS
Doom Incarnate
...I surely can get used to this..."

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

What a wild ride you're in for whenever you get around to it. It's definitely an undertaking, hopefully one you end up enjoying!

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

Hoping someone else here has read enough WoT to also find this funny

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

This is so good! It also means that I will forever think of the Green Man in Wheel of Time as just a really tall Hangman Adam Page.

“Hey Balthamel, leaves IS plants dumbass!”
*Just fuckin dies and turns into a big beautiful cowboy tree”
#AEW

Ammy the Artist @ammytheartist.bsky.social · 23d

Greenman Adam Page
@hangmanpage.bsky.social

Sometimes you gotta do a silly doodle to escape the horrors.

A painting of hangman Adam Page in green with bright colorful flowers in his hair

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Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re not putting chia seeds and a bit of coffee into your overnight oats, I’d have to argue you’re doing them wrong

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

Watching alone: mute commercials.

Watching with friends: mute commercials, sometimes tabbing out during commercials or when commentary is talking between matches.
*not watching on cable

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

I am SO hoping that they keep the dumbass gendered rules for intergender matches off the table again for the trios match between FTR/Bayne and JetSpeed/Willow.

Like Tony, I beg. You saw us all excited they weren’t present in Stat/Allin vs Yuta/Shafir. Take notes!
#AEW

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

Is wanting a specific wrestler on the card a touch selfish? Perhaps. Would it fit in terms of story? Who’s to say.

Sad they missed the Toni/Stat promo from Collision. He’s a very busy dude, so watching things after the fact is highly unlikely.

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 3d

Title Tuesday looking like it only has one women’s match is sad but at least the rest of the card looks great ig.

My buddy is new to AEW and because of the different day, they’re finally able to catch it with me. He loves Toni Storm, so it’s a bit of a bummer if she doesn’t have anything.

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 4d

Watching an old NOAH match in 4:3 aspect ratio, 360p. Like god intended.

This match is almost 20 years old and Samoa Joe looks like a BABY

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 4d

I have not been paying any attention to the new minecraft update info, all I knew was that we were getting the lil guys who I doubt I’d really use.

But all this other decorative stuff and hotbar-interacting shelves is so cool. Gonna have to let my modded world drop to the side for a bit for this

Arden @ardenonyx.bsky.social · 5d

I haven’t played Hades II in quite a while, maybe since this time last year?

Either way, I picked it up again today and I somehow beat Chronos first try. I assumed I’d be hella rusty and therefore just picked whatever fated choices I saw with no regard for a good build.

Forgot how fun it was