Derek Barrantes
@molluskshell.bsky.social
Lv. 20 / Aspiring Manga Artist / Interests: Tolkien (Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion, etc.), SpongeBob, Osamu Tezuka (鉄腕アトム, ブラック・ジャック), Love Live, Classic Literature, ReoNa, 声優 / まだ日本語を勉強中です！
*sighs*
I’ve seen it happen far too many times…
I’ve seen it happen far too many times…
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
*sighs*
I’ve seen it happen far too many times…
I’ve seen it happen far too many times…
そうか！
It’s a very interesting concept and these designs look really cool!
I’m excited to see the others!
It’s a very interesting concept and these designs look really cool!
I’m excited to see the others!
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
そうか！
It’s a very interesting concept and these designs look really cool!
I’m excited to see the others!
It’s a very interesting concept and these designs look really cool!
I’m excited to see the others!
Ooh! Gotta take note of that then!
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Ooh! Gotta take note of that then!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this bookstore called Books & Café?
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this bookstore called Books & Café?
Thank you!
So kind as always!
So kind as always!
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Thank you!
So kind as always!
So kind as always!
Thank you!
That was a lot of fun to color!
That was a lot of fun to color!
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Thank you!
That was a lot of fun to color!
That was a lot of fun to color!
Thank you!
I actually drew this for a different Tolkien Trewsday prompt last year but only colored it recently since I thought it’d be perfect for this week’s prompt!
Glad to know it still looks great!
I actually drew this for a different Tolkien Trewsday prompt last year but only colored it recently since I thought it’d be perfect for this week’s prompt!
Glad to know it still looks great!
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Thank you!
I actually drew this for a different Tolkien Trewsday prompt last year but only colored it recently since I thought it’d be perfect for this week’s prompt!
Glad to know it still looks great!
I actually drew this for a different Tolkien Trewsday prompt last year but only colored it recently since I thought it’d be perfect for this week’s prompt!
Glad to know it still looks great!
Yes, yes it is.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Yes, yes it is.
I do suppose you’d look pretty suspicious if you left that placed with a Gandalf-shaped bag haha
(Also I gotta check this place out the next time we visit Taiwan.)
(Also I gotta check this place out the next time we visit Taiwan.)
January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I do suppose you’d look pretty suspicious if you left that placed with a Gandalf-shaped bag haha
(Also I gotta check this place out the next time we visit Taiwan.)
(Also I gotta check this place out the next time we visit Taiwan.)
Depends how big the bag is… 👀
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Depends how big the bag is… 👀
I’m not sure if they sell it in Taiwan, but there’s this beautiful Chinese edition of The Hobbit with illustrations by Wenjin Lu (who goes by the username ‘Norloth’ online)!
I wanted to see if they indeed sold it there, but I didn’t have enough time to go to a bookstore during my visit last year.
I wanted to see if they indeed sold it there, but I didn’t have enough time to go to a bookstore during my visit last year.
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I’m not sure if they sell it in Taiwan, but there’s this beautiful Chinese edition of The Hobbit with illustrations by Wenjin Lu (who goes by the username ‘Norloth’ online)!
I wanted to see if they indeed sold it there, but I didn’t have enough time to go to a bookstore during my visit last year.
I wanted to see if they indeed sold it there, but I didn’t have enough time to go to a bookstore during my visit last year.