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Saya Kiyohara

@sayakiyohara.bsky.social

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Hingan Samurai 🌸 I write poetry. Mostly haiku. 🌸 Stories: https://tinyurl.com/sayakiyohara 🌸 https://kiyohara.carrd.co/

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · Feb 21

I was very impressed by the level of research and fidelity of representation of Indian culture in Thavnair/Radz-at-Han.

The developers and localizers exceeded my expectations.

Here is a guide to the Indian cultural references present in Thavnair:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Cultural References in Thavnair

Indian Cultural References in Thavnair What is this guide? A brief survey of characters, locations, and lore associated with Thavnair. This guide is not comprehensive. Why did you write it? I l...

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 7h

It warms my heart to hear that. Thank you. <3

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 9h

Gposing as Saya in my lunch break genuinely and measurably adds joy to my life. It's hard to truly fathom the aggregate happiness playing Saya has brought me over the years.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 11h

#ffxiv #gposers #reshade #eorzeaphotos #gpose

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 1d

This reminds me a lot of a scene from Vagabond.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 1d

#ffxiv #gposers #reshade #eorzeaphotos

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 2d

How weird. I was just listening to Tame Impala yesterday while cleaning. "Let It Happen" is too catchy.

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if my friends online realize that I enjoy seeing their silly memes, reading their thoughts about OC's, nerdy rants, and weird little arguments. I find them refreshing after spending hours and hours of my day locked in the sterile artificiality of the corporate world.

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Azimbayar of the Oronir @azimbayar.bsky.social · 3d

달아 달아 밝은 달아
네 아무리 바쁘어도 중천에 멈춰있어
내일 날 오지 말고
백 년여 일 이 밤같이 이 모양 이대로 늙지 말게 하여다오
- 사랑가, 춘향가

I indulged in a side character for this Chuseok-themed gpose. Happy Chuseok, everyone!

#gposers

Translation:
Moonlight, oh dear moonlight
Even though you are so busy,
Please stay in the sky and hold tomorrow to come.
Let the rest of our days be just like tonight
Let us be forever young.

--From the 'Love Song' of "The Story of Chunhyang."

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 3d

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Slow autumn sunset;
the weathervane turns in place--
nothing else to do.

#haiku #poetry #autumn

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 3d

I love the attention and thought you put into Eastern lore. It excites me to know there are other roleplayers who care as much about presenting concepts drawn from Shinto in FFXIV.

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 3d

I've had a lot of fun writing stories about the kami as kami, rather than larger-than-life monsters. Inari Okami has been my favorite to write in short stories.

The nature of the kami is intrinsically holistic (they are pervasive and everywhere) and mysterious, so they don't have to be explained.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 4d

I enjoyed our duel immensely. Thank you for your time!

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 4d

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the unfinished home
already has new tenants:
a flock of blackbirds.

#haiku #poetry #senryu

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 5d

Love that finale.

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! I didn't think I'd enjoy this one as much as I did in the end, but it's become a favorite.

Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 5d

I'm learning gpose in real life, too.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 6d

Oh she's gorgeous.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 6d

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Like sunning serpents,
slender clouds warm their bellies
over the sunset.

#haiku #poetry #autumn

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Hina ⛩ @rasenkaikyo.etheirys.social · 7d

Also as it's now October, seems appropriate to boost Hyakki Yagyo! 👺

You can check the quoted post for an intro + table of contents and learn why I did it in August to begin with.

Hina ⛩ @rasenkaikyo.etheirys.social · Aug 1

There is more to this star than you see.
The lands Far East of Eorzea are steeped in tales of the unseen. Of ghosts, gods and changed beings, lurking beyond view, for better and worse.
When the proverbial veil lifts, you may see for yourself.
This is #HyakkiYagyo, a month of mononoke.
#gpose #oclore

An Au Ra is seen, back facing the screen, walking beneath a torii in a plain endless void; beyond the arch appears to be a different area entirely, with foliage and a conspicuous portal.

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 8d

#ffxivwrite2025 #ffxivwrite

As with previous years, an index of all the stories I wrote for this year's event is available here. If you'd like to read all of my stories over the last five years, a link is in my bio.

Thanks to everyone who supported me. <3 <3 <3

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

.Story Index - 2025

XIV Write 2025 - Summary and Index This year was strange in that we had no official event. I used a random picker to select prompts from previous years. The themes of this years’ stories were learnin...

docs.google.com

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much, Yurah. I really appreciate the attention you gave me this month!

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 8d

#ffxivwrite2025 #ffxivwrite

My final story for the year. Leaving home and coming to Eorzea for the first time, Saya meets a stranger on a ship, and just for a moment, they understand each other.

30. First Steps

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

30. First Steps

30. First Steps Koshu was so far away now. The ocean was so wide, and our ship was so small. When I closed my eyes, all I could think about was the ocean, the size of it, mountain ranges of roaring...

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Mei And Friends (7.3 Complete) @redsharkpup.bsky.social · 8d

Me being bored with nothing to do, thought I'd try my hand at something very very simple with Mumei's Carrd theme.
#Au_Ra #Raen #Ninja #ReShade

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 8d

🎉Hachiman mentioned!

(I love this document so much. Thank you for writing it.)

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Saya Kiyohara @sayakiyohara.bsky.social · 8d

You have many more than seven in you. We collect stories as we go.

If you end up writing more, I'll gladly read them. Just don't burn yourself out.