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Ginny
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Writing fic as Lirelyn, original as VB Ruth (coming March 2026!)
she/her or ze/zem.
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Hey look it's my book cover! Is it not BEAUTIFUL? @isthiseva.bsky.social did a simply incredible job capturing the characters and the vibe.

Pre-orders are open now! books2read.com/citizenofeas... has all your store links.
Book cover for The Citizen of Eastport, by V B Ruth. Front cover features portraits of three characters, one facing front and the other two in profile on either side, with a menacing metallic figure behind and overhead. Image of the back cover, featuring a spilled rocks glass and a dead body in a pool of light. Blurb reads: Vi used to be a fighter. In the underground rings she was a champion, but on the streets of Eastport, where gangs and trade powers fight for dominance, the most she could ever be is a pawn. Instead she keeps her head down, takes care of her people, and tries to avoid trouble. Trouble comes for her anyway, when a wealthy citizen decides he wants something she has. As his net draws tighter around her, hope rests in the unlikeliest places: the provocative thief she can't keep her hands off of, and the childhood sweetheart she once betrayed.
January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Next week I'll be revealing the full (gorgeous) cover of my upcoming book, but for now here's a teaser and some character intros!

The wonderful art on the intro cards is by @feral-philosopher.bsky.social, who captured their personalities so so well. I'm excited for everyone to meet these three!
The Citizen of Eastport: meet the characters. A book cover teaser showing a glimpse of three characters, mostly only eyes and hair. Art of a brown-skinned woman with short hair and broad shoulders. Text reads: Vi. Tired butch. Can kick your ass but would rather you not give her a reason. Loves her grandma. Profession: bar owner Before that, she was: an underground fighting champion Favorite way to unwind: eating Nana's cooking at home Would give up anything for: her family's safety Perfectly in control of: everything, baby! No, really, it's fine, she's got it handled, no one else needs to worry about a thing. Learned the hard way: everyone has a price, including her. Knows she will never be: a hero Art of an East Asian person with shaggy dark hair and a crooked smile. Text reads: Kilo. Master of disguise. Gender is a game and ze's winning. Won't be tied down (except recreationally.) Profession: Thief Before that, ze was a: younger thief Favorite way to unwind: getting laid Would give up anything for: zer freedom Perfectly in control of: how other people see zem - or don't. Learned the hard way: people only get close when they plan to use you Knows ze will never be: truly cared for Art of a blond woman, hair pulled back severely, no smile. Text reads: Tempe. Calm, elegant, and deadly. Always thinking five steps ahead. Will do what she thinks is right, at any cost. Profession: activist secret agent(that text is struck through and following it reads) Consultant on material and trade Before that, she was: REDACTED Favorite way to unwind: doodling, puzzles, tender sadism Would give up anything for: her mission Perfectly in control of: her emotions. Did you know you can just turn those off and on? Learned the hard way: she needs someone else to stop her Knows she will never be: anything but a weapon
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, what's it like to date you
Image of Tankhun from Kinnporsche with text from a Tumblr post reading: TBH I am an extremely chill person as long as certain things go exactly the way I need and expect them to every single day
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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For years I've supported Juntos, a community-led, Latine, immigrant org in Philly that does deportation defense, community care, and leadership development work. Right now they are campaigning to prepare for 2026. If you're able, donations would be so appreciated!
secure.actblue.com/donate/junto...
The logo for the Juntos for Humanity campaign
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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also I just opened iqiyi to watch today's and I'm howling

idolfactory I love you forever but calm dowwwwn
Screenshot from iqiyi's page for the drama "Interminable." There are eleven content thumbnails, two of which are actual episodes of the show and the rest are things like "Interminable special clip 1", "Interminable Before Interminable 1, 2, 3", etc
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Fortunately it is a lovely day to kind of half-fall into a creek
Downstream view of a creek running over rocks, with green and gold-leaved trees on the banks and a clear blue sky
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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4 countries, 4 BLs that live rent-free in your heart

🇯🇵: The End of the World With You
🇹🇼: History 4: Close to You
🇹🇭: Moonlight Chicken
🇰🇷: Sing My Crush
Poster for the drama The End of the World With You, showing two men holding hands against a violet sky Poster for the drama History 4: Close to You, showing four men with arms around each other, smiling and laughing Still from the drama Moonlight Chicken, showing two men standing on a nighttime street, lit in warm blue with red-gold lanterns Poster from the drama Sing My Crush, showing one man cuddling another from behind at a kitchen table, with cereal and milk in front
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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recent knees
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Tor and PP quit playing games with my heart
Tor Thanapob and PP Krit in formal dress, standing close together with their foreheads leaning in. Tor is looking at PP, PP is looking away out of the corner of his eyes.
August 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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backread the First Shot chat because I'm going through it and lmao at past me. images taken moments before disaster
screenshot from a discord chat of me saying "This Xiaohai character is so interesting"
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I feel like these really capture my trajectory as a human. Happy to be in my old grizzled "growing placid indulgence over a bed of trauma" uncle stage.
Robin Williams as Dr Sean Maguire from Good Will Hunting Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg from Buffy Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast Uncle Iroh from Avatar the Last Airbender
May 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sabrina says you can be world-weary even if you have very pink toebeans
Black and white cat curled up on a fuzzy grey blanket, with one eye open and head resting on an outstretched paw that shows off her pink toebeans
May 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Happy birthday beautiful! Hope the year brings good things to us both
pp krit looking classically elegant in a cream blazer vest outfit. a necklace draws attention to the deep V bare chest, as if it was needed pp krit performing in an outfit that's a few artistically carved strips of black and silver latex (or something) held together by laces and awe. pp and billkin in rehearsal, comfy clothes and soft hair. pp is clutching his arms over his chest looking fake-scared and billkin has both arms around him, laughing and holding the script. pp and tor both in cunty black outfits, posing together with the dimple finger pose. tor's got more of a pout, pp has more of a smirk, neither of them cares at all about my sanity.
April 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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13) Mix Sahaphap's eyes
Mix doing the "chin on your palm" move and looking DIRECTLY at the camera with the prettiest eyes in the world
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Dropping this and going immediately to sleep, as nature intended.
my brand? what's the first 3 things that come to mind when you think of my account
December 30, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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Thank you for giving me an excuse to screenshot this scene.
Image from Secret Crush on You episode 7: Nuea is kissing Toh against a metal gate. His hands around Toh's waist and Toh is clutching at his forearms. Closeup on the kiss from the same scene. Toh's eyes are closed and he's tilting his chin up into the kiss. Same kiss scene, Nuea's hand is wrapped around the back of Toh's neck pulling him closer. Nuea and Toh with their lips just separated, angled toward each other like they really don't want to stop. Toh looks dazed.
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Class went great! Look at these babies.
Four wet clay cups of various shapes sitting on a board. On the table around them are tools and scraps of clay.
November 6, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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Sabrina's main problem in life is that her nose is too pink and sometimes I have to poke it when she's sleeping
A black and white cat curled up sleeping on a blanket.
November 5, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Today I learned I have the same birthday as PP Krit, one of the few people who I think I'd be truly star-struck by if we met in person. This is now the only way to celebrate.
PP Krit wearing a metallic mesh halter top with pink ribbon straps and a large sparkling necklace. PP Krit in satiny all-black, a collared shirt and trousers that show off his waist. He's looking over his shoulder with a bit of a smirk. PP Krit in a stage outfit that I don't even have words for. It's square black cut over his chest and then big sparkly swoops framing his shoulders and hips and a thick black collar. And there's a long glove. He's singing into a microphone and whoever he's making eye contact with, I pray for them. PP wearing a shirt that says "Billkin's everything," being hugged from behind by said Billkin. He's doing the two-finger cute smile and you can see one of Billkin's dimples.
April 30, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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Noeul with a few messy row braids, soft brown eye and lip makeup that matches the browns of his thick corduroy jacket
January 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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This should be a fun one! (I scrolled a while to find a non-obvious pair)
Actor/musician Jeff Satur in a black and white deep v-neck sweater, actor Off Jumpol in a blue cardigan and black scoop neck, posing together at an event.
September 26, 2023 at 2:59 PM
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Fic complete! Theory of Love canon divergence: Third doesn't overhear Khai's plan to test him. Khai DOES kind of accidentally end up kissing him. Things... escalate from there.

archiveofourown.org/works/48140410
AO3 summary screenshot. Fic title: tried not to feel it. Rated E, 33,514 words. Tags include: Drunken Kissing, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Denial of Feelings, not fake dating not real dating but a secret third thing, khai makes bad decisions
September 24, 2023 at 2:41 PM
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... to these three actors
(names are in the captions for both sets)
Gun Atthaphan, wearing an argyle sweater and short denim shorts, leaning on a wall and looking back toward the camera War Wanarat sitting on a beach in shallow water, sunglasses on his forehead Mark Pakin sitting on a sofa with his arms wrapped around his knees, looking to the right and smiling
September 22, 2023 at 2:20 AM
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In fact here let's play a game. If you don't already know, please try and match these three dogs...
Sammer, a young border collie, looking at the camera like it maybe has treats Bibi, a fluffy white toy dog wearing a green and white striped scarf, sitting on a bed Merle, a dachshund, lounging artistically on a sofa, with a striped bandana around his neck
September 22, 2023 at 2:13 AM
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Although this one is also incredible
(let's all be polite and pretend not to notice if I have a particular preferred flavor of Gun Outfit)
Actor Gun Atthaphan standing on an escalator, wearing thick-framed white sunglasses, a ribbed white spaghetti strap top, and off-white pants with a plush-looking super thick corduroy texture that makes his waist look, just so small.
September 18, 2023 at 5:19 PM