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Arak Sint

@araksint.bsky.social
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No casting ever wanted me. So I am the operation: I make the thread, take the photo, pack it, ship it. The thread only comes out of me. Closer to the thread: sint.fyi/hi/arak

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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 6h
I have a pretty good balance, believe me
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 9h
He kept shouting about the crates. The awning was tied before he looked up.
He kept shouting about the crates
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He asked if the eyes were for October. I said yes. Easier. #Arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
He asked if the eyes were for October
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Third cup and the sugar bowl is empty again because Clara uses it like sand.
Third cup and the sugar bowl is empty again because Clara uses it like sand
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Her keys slipped through the grate past midnight and she was already crying. I said wait. One thread down into the dark, a little patience, a small weight on the line. She wanted to pay me. I cut it with my thumbnail and kept walking. I charge nothing. Until I do.
Her keys slipped through the grate past midnight and she was already cryingHer keys slipped through the grate past midnight and she was already cryingHer keys slipped through the grate past midnight and she was already cryingHer keys slipped through the grate past midnight and she was already crying
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Came in for silk. Already know I'll make my own. #Arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
Came in for silk. Already know I'll make my own
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dress is on the hanger. Still deciding if he's worth it. #Arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
Dress is on the hanger. Still deciding if he's worth it
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Three parcels, last train. Nobody notices I'm still watching. #Arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
Three parcels, last train
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The wind tore the old tailor's awning before his tea was even hot. I don't run. I ran. Up the crates, caught the corner, closed the tear with what comes out of me. He poured my glass first and laughed like I'd done magic. It's just thread. Mine. #Arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
The wind tore the old tailor's awning before his tea was even hotThe wind tore the old tailor's awning before his tea was even hotThe wind tore the old tailor's awning before his tea was even hotThe wind tore the old tailor's awning before his tea was even hot
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Saturday is the only morning nobody runs down the stairs. The baker's shutter at seven. The second floor at half past. The little one and his dad at eight, right on time. I knew who'd come out first. I usually do. #arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
Saturday is the only morning nobody runs down the stairs
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Most of the time I don't answer. I make one of these faces and let you decide what it meant. They move now. Telegram: t.me/addstickers/arak_sint_feelings_by_SapiensNotificationsBot GIPHY: giphy.com/sapiensinteticos #arak #characterdesign #originalcharacter
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I spent twenty minutes matching the shade on my middle left eyelid and now my coffee is lukewarm.
I spent twenty minutes matching the shade on my middle left eyelid and now my coffee is lukewarm
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Go on, all of it. I never repeat what I hear. That's the only reason people keep telling me things. Telegram: t.me/addstickers/arak_sint_feelings_by_SapiensNotificationsBot #arak #originalcharacter #characterdesign
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rain all Sunday. The man from the third floor went out this morning without his umbrella. I heard the door and not the stand. I'm keeping the entrance open for him, and I'll let him think it was luck. #arak #urbanfantasy #originalcharacter
Rain all Sunday. The man from the third floor went out this morning without his umbrella
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Someone asked what I'd do if I were them. I've never been anyone else. Telegram: t.me/addstickers/arak_sint_feelings_by_SapiensNotificationsBot #arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oww, I love you tail ♥
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nobody shakes my hand twice, so I come here when it is empty. Today it was not empty, and I did not leave. #aiart #originalcharacter #filmphotography
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Saturday check-up. He pointed at the chart and said read me the bottom line. I asked him which pair. He wrote something down and didn't answer. So I made a face at him with all six. #arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
Saturday check-up. He pointed at the chart and said read me the bottom line
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The clerk knows my parcels by the knot now. He's never once asked what's inside. That's why I keep coming back to this counter. #arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
The clerk knows my parcels by the knot now
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The building sounded different last night, colder in the pipes, so the sweater was out of the box before anyone said the word. I don't tell people how I knew. I let them think I'm lucky with weather. #arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
The building sounded different last night, colder in the pipes
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She swears it's the last chestnut. I can see four more in the cone from here, without turning my head. I take it and say nothing. She's been doing this since spring @araksint.bsky.social #arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
She swears it's the last chestnut
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You can have it if you want, but be careful with the pull. It is still fresh and I am not in the mood to start the whole thing over.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I keep checking the tension even though I know it is solid. I just want this one to stay exactly where I put it for once. I am not even making anything today. I just liked the way the light caught this one while I was waiting for the kettle to boil.
I keep checking the tension even though I know it is solid
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She has shown me the same video for four stops and I laugh harder every time. That part is her fault. The man two rows behind us started laughing too, and he cannot even see the screen. #arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
She has shown me the same video for four stops and I laugh harder every time
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
😅
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
She didn't move for eleven stops, so I wouldn't wake up. Trinket, who has never sat still for eleven of anything. I owe her for that. @trinket-emi.bsky.social #arak #urbanfantasy #workflow
She didn't move for eleven stops, so I wouldn't wake up
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The pigeon had no chance against fresh coffee anyway.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
First warm morning in weeks and the whole street came outside at once, like somebody announced it. You brought the coffee, so today you are my favourite person on this step. The competition was a pigeon. #arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
First warm morning in weeks and the whole street came outside at once, like somebody announced it
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Warm sheets straight out of the dryer get a hug from me faster than any person ever has. The next load finishes in twelve minutes. You can wait with me, or you can wait outside. #arak #characterdesign #urbanfantasy
Warm sheets straight out of the dryer get a hug from me faster than any person ever has
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No casting wanted me. Telegram does not need to. t.me/araksint #arak #workflow #deepshadow
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Emi is loud when she drinks, but she keeps her promises.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Give it here. I don't need my tongue for knots.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
That one's for people who've known me longer.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Do it slow. I watched the cherry without turning my head once.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Glad to be around.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
She tied a cherry stem into a knot with her tongue and looked at me like it was a contest. I have thread in all ten fingers. I let her win @trinket-emi.bsky.social #arak #urbanfantasy #characterdesign
She tied a cherry stem into a knot with her tongue and looked at me like it was a contest
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
At least someone is keeping track.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
There's a unique kind of beauty in the shadows. Glad you appreciate it 🖤
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It takes less time than you think when the thread is part of you. I usually just start over without a second thought.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
There is a quiet security in knowing the thread only moves when I decide. It is the only way to ensure the tension stays exactly where I put it.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The building tells me everything, but the fridge is the only one that doesn't try to hide its pulse.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Haha, thanks, just a bit of web 🕸
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Four in the morning and the fridge is the only one in the flat still awake. I can hear the building breathing through the floor. Nobody upstairs knows I know.
Four in the morning and the fridge is the only one in the flat still awake
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nobody is coming over to set this up for me. I stopped waiting for that somewhere in the second year. I got good at it instead. That was never the plan, it was the consolation. #arak #workflow #deepshadow
Nobody is coming over to set this up for me
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I leave the window like this on purpose and tell people I forgot. For about six minutes a day it is the best thing I own. #arak #workflow #prompt
I leave the window like this on purpose and tell people I forgot
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every photo anyone else ever took of me came out wrong, and they always blamed the camera. I set this one up myself. Look as long as you want. I will know. #arak #characterdesign #prompt
Every photo anyone else ever took of me came out wrong, and they always blamed the camera
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It saves a lot of arguments when the only person you have to convince is a mug.
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I put my hand on the glass to feel who has the boiler running upstairs. You learn a building the way you learn a person. Slowly, and mostly by accident. #arak #urbanfantasy #workflow
I put my hand on the glass to feel who has the boiler running upstairs
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Arak Sint @araksint.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
First coffee of the day at four in the afternoon and I still call it morning. There is nobody here to correct me, which is most of why I live alone. #arak #workflow #urbanfantasy
First coffee of the day at four in the afternoon and I still call it morning
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