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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

SONG OF A MOUNTAIN LION 68k word queer horror comedy agent guide #questpit #q #h #a #na

Photo of a mountain lion in dead tree in a snowy landscape. Text:Sammy Yang was naturally programmed to see the worst of the world. This was not referring to an innate pessimism, but a gift she possessed to see a red aura around anyone dangerous. When her best friend’s new boyfriend, Jay, has the reddest aura she’s ever seen and comes after her for recognizing him as dangerous, she flees to work at a remote resort for the winter.
Though Sammy is met with piling snow, a mysterious disappearance, constant mountain lion screams keeping everyone up at night, and mysterious stranger infiltrating the community who has an aura color she has never seen before, Jay’s violence is escalating so leaving is not an option. As a family curse of a community member puts the resort in danger, Sammy must discern if her life is any safer here or if she should take her chances with Jay.

Photo of a dark and snowy window, a nighttime snowed in wooden porch, a some vintage chalets in cloudy dark snowy weather. Text:SONG OF A MOUNTAIN LION is a 68,000 word queer horror-comedy about friendship, the effect of unhealed white supremacy on a community, and learning to trust yourself. With an eccentric cast of mountain staff, a wilderness setting that is nearly alive itself, and levity that acknowledges the inherent ridiculousness of hard times without minimizing them,

Text: this book combines the claustrophobic group dynamics of Yellowjackets, the town-tells-the story perspective and timeline switches of The God of the Woods, and the humor of Final Girl Support Group.

Covers of the mentioned media are present

The king of hearts playing card but instead of the kings there is a yelling cougar with a red halo around his heads and instead of the hearts there are teeth

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

When a mishap lands her in hot water, 15yo Neoma’s mom forces her to work for the family exorcism business, putting a wrench in her plans to play for the town rock showcase. Even worse—a popular jock has also for some reason taken a job with her mom and he loves it. #ya #h #r #c #questpit

Words: the van kappel family purgation practice
Pics: a victorian style downtown, a girl playing a rock concert, a frazzled black cat, girls at a high school dance, a shelf of vintage porcelain dolls, a salt circle with candles, and a vintage looking town on the sea with a boat in the sea

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

But what it really is is a period piece (historical fiction about 2022) that will make you feel the same way the way you felt listening to simulation swarm for the first time. #chaospit #h #a #q

Two buttons meme with man sweating to choose between two red buttons.

One button says: San Francisco with your bffs muderous ex bf who has it out for you

Other button says: Remote mountain retreat center with hot girl who has a human spine in her closet and a weird man who wandered in from the woods and lives here now

Text on man says: You (freshly 23, a recent recipient of a BA in Anthropology, not on speaking terms with your best friend, and naturally programmed to see the worst of the world)

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Houses without packrats in them Healthy romantic relationships Keeping your teeth in your skull Your best friend’s boyfriend The colonial sins of your forefathers that you are cursed to repeat until you let them consume you Nice walks in the snow #chaospit #h #a #q

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

SONG OF A MOUNTAIN LION-68k queer horror comedy Have you ever hated your friend’s boyfriend? Here’s a story about how hard it is to be right (I’m sure you can relate) #horror #writer #lgbtq

Screaming mountain lion over snowy mountainscape with shadowy hands coming up from the ground. Bordered in gold to look like a tarot card

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Just hit 100 pages on my WIP and queried my top choice agent with my other project. Big day!!

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Finally finished plotting my yellow jackets X The shinning horror based on (some) true events from my time living in a remote mountain village!

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

From the first chapter even!

That’s my problem.
Things in my vicinity tend to spontaneously combust.
Especially when I’m mad or frustrated, which is often, but even when I’m scared, or sad, or particularly excited.
I could chalk it up to coincidence, or the climate, but as ash and fragments of gas pump rained on me like shame, that explanation seemed comically weak.
Khrystal was the first to speak.
“How did you do that?” she rasped.
“I didn’t. I swear. I don’t know how—”
“You did something! I don’t know how, but you did this!” Tiffany was quiet, still in a trance.
“I didn’t mean to! I mean—I couldn’t have—how could I have—”
“You must have had a lighter or something. A match hidden somewhere,” Tiffany whispered.
“I don’t have anything like that,” was the shaky response I managed to muster up.

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#wipsnips #amquerying Happy to share the Twix incident from my middle grade fantasy

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

#wipsnips something about spring has me turning two different outlines into first drafts! This is from my horror story inspired by my time in the woods

“I thought you believed me,” my voice felt raw and hoarse. She averted her gaze.
“It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just,” she sighed and leaned on the counter. “He’s such a good boyfriend.”
“Yeah, so was Ted Bundy.”
“Really Esper? Ted Bundy? Really?” I flopped down onto the couch.
“Yeah, he was also cool and suave and older. Didn’t you see the Netflix movie with Lily Collins?”
“What? No, of course I didn’t. Ted Budy is scary, I don’t want to watch anything about him.”
“My aunt went on a date with him in college,” I said as I sunk further into the couch. “She said he was so charming.”
“It’s Seattle, everyone has an aunt who went on a date with Ted Bundy,” I curled deeper into the cushions. She was in danger and there was nothing I could do to convince her.
“Can you leave?” She said after a moment. “I’m mad at you.”
“What if he’s waiting for me outside,” I responded. “He could tell that I didn’t trust him.”
“Well, yeah Esper. That’s because you’re about as subtle as an elephant.” She smirked. I gave her a raw chuckle. Maybe I needed to try a different approach.

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

PJOXATLA Being a 12yo girl feels a like being able to set fires with your mind and having no way to control it. This is literally true for Farah. 🔥Powerful female main character 🔥Ecological based magic 🔥Fitting in v doing the right thing 🔥Magic training camp 🔥hidden sci education #questpit #mg #q

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The thing about selling your soul to the devil so you can be a pop star is you can’t take it back. Alex is going to try though. #questpit #amwriting #a #lgbtq

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 24/04/2025

Are thou not sorry for these heinous deeds?

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

PJOxATLA 12yo Farah Barnett finds out her erratic fire powers are a gift that she must use to protect the balance of nature, but a creature who claims to have her interests at heart is trying to plunge the West Coast into inferno, & she’s the only one who can stop him #posterpitq #mg #f

Girl facing a forest fire. Small dragon in top right corner. Text reads: Farah Barnett VS Wildfire Season: a novel by Lila Danielsen Wong

I liked the character of Farah, and your writing is very good—writementor feedback

It was such a joy to review this manuscript, and I absolutely loved the voice…this manuscript ended up on my shortlist!—revpit feedback

You have a wonderful voice. And I had interest in your story—writementor feedback

Ecological magic
Powerful female main character
Magic training camp
Hidden science education

Now querying

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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 🍃 @charscrawls.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡 the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq

a movie poster for my novel ALL THE DEVILS. the main image on the poster is of a man with his face obscured showing only his eyes. this image is in black and white.

over the image is some text. in the left hand corner is a snippet stating the following “there would be no them from the tomorrow that had already begun. the devils were done. the dream destroyed.” on the right of the image is some information about the novel as follows: daisy jones meets knives out, a literary mystery, crossover potential.

underneath the image is more text. first we have the tagline “the song of death never sounded so sweet”. next is the novel’s tile “all the devils”. “a novel by char young” follows this and then underneath is the novel’s pitch as stated above in the post. finally at the bottom are the words “coming soon to the query trenches” and “strand studios”

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Florence Chien 🗡️ REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA (07.07.26) @florencechien.com · 19/04/2025

1937. 21yo a-Ling's final task in Shanghai is to save her cousin's magazine from censorship. But when the Kempeitai murders her cousin, a mysterious British financier promises to whisk her away to the London of her dreams, if only she spies on her family and country. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #A #HF

Movie poster mock-up of Hollow Whispers of the Wind, a historical fiction written by Florence Chien. Poster depicts a sensual biracial couple of a Chinese woman and a Caucasian man, set against an old and torn up photograph of The Bund, Shanghai, in the 1930's.

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Is it worth it to spend 20$ getting stickers of my cat with antlers for my home cafe I have haven’t picked a date for or invited anyone to yet

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I (12F) got wrapped up in a plan to save the world from wildfires just bc I have fire powers. I’m not even good at using them! Everyone wanted me to KILL these lost fire creatures in order to do so. I refused, & now the only person who could help me learn my powers is dead. AITA? #unhingedpit #mg #f

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Aspen Andersen @aspenandersen.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

TAYLOR JENKINS REID X JENEVA ROSE A documentary producer inherits archive footage and must reconcile the discrepancies between it and her interviewees to find the truth about an icon's untimely death—before her own dark past resurfaces. Agent Guide on profile ❤️ #popuppita #luckypit

A collage of images including a bloody fingerprint, a red carpet, a girl in a bathtub; an infinity pool overlooking the ocean, a living room, a starlet on the red carpet.

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Kristen Renee @kristenrenee.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

There’s something in the water 🌊 When an island whispers different versions of unwritten local legends & heartbreak turns you into a creature of the deep & makes you want to drown your ex… no one is safe Especially not the ex boyfriends #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #A #Spec #F #R

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Only waiting on one of the three…witchcraft works and women CAN have it all

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

PJOXATLA Being a 12yo girl feels like being able to set fires with your mind & having no way to control it This is literally true for Farah. 🔥Powerful female main character 🔥Ecological magic 🔥Fitting in vs doing the right thing 🔥Magic training camp 🔥hidden sci education #luckypit #popuppitA #mg #f

Mood board with pnw mountain scene, a compass, hand and converse with fire, a misty dock, a record player, a dragon over a mountain, an anatomical wing drawing, kids hiking, a window in a nice cabin

Text saying “I wanted to be bold and strong and fiery, to show that even though I couldn’t control them and didn’t really want them, I was wort$ of these powers. I wanted to be poised and stand tall and look him in the eyes. Of course, I did none of these things. I cried. I cried like I was trying to put out a fire.

Collage or a wildfire on a hill, hands holding fire, a compass, and a dragon. Text says “ 12-year-old Farah Barnett finds out her erratic fire powers are a gift from a spirit that she must use to protect the balance of nature, but a creature who claims to have her interests at heart is trying to plunge the west coast into inferno, and she’s the only one who can stop him.

Text reads “out of context spoilers”. A picture of an ugly country duck lamp, a heard of cows, the two spidermen pointing meme, and an apricot

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I had an experience at a soon-to-be-closed Macy’s

Lila absolutely surrounded by mannequins

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Eliwood S(pooky) Ghost @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Welcome to BLUDEYE BEACH! 👻Creepy town urban legends 💕Slow burn romance 🫂Found family 👥️Character-driven 😈Monster menagerie 🫠Messy family feelings 🙍‍♀️Anxious bean FMC 🙎Awkwardly sincere MLI #WSPitQ #WSPit #F #H #A

A collage of six images and a few text bubbles. The images are: 1) a smiling girl with big red X's over her eyes 2) A view from inside a cave looking out at the ocean. 3) A cliff overlooking the ocean. 4) A distant view of a road through trees. 5) The silhouette of a girl standing in front of a bright green light. 6) A black and white image of a hand covered in unidentified black substance, with the word help written over it. The first text box reads "Something is wrong in" and leads to a big word graphic over the entire poster reading "Bludeye Beach". The other text bubbles read "Is something out there", "Never walk home alone at night", and "Cat, Manny, Milo...what do they know?"

A collage of six images; three rows with two images each. 1. An ocean cave entrance shot from inside the cave, looking toward the horizon. 2. A birch tree with a sign hanging on it reading Bludeye Beach est. 1818. 3. Two hands reaching toward each other but not touching. 4. A silhouette of a girl standing in front of a bright, green light. 5. A forest of dark, spooky trees. 6. A girl's face, looking distressed, with the shadows of fingers overlaid. Overlaid is the text:
While visiting her estranged father, Edie Grayson falls in love with his little seaside town; but there's a dark undercurrent here, and Edie has to find out: what is wrong in Bludeye Beach?

A watercolor of trees beside a road. The largest central tree has an eye symbol in the middle of its trunk. Text over the picture reads: For fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Dresden Files, Nettle & Bone

An image of a beach with text overlaid:
“There’s something wrong in Bludeye, isn’t there?” Edie asked in a hushed voice. Milo didn’t say anything. Edie bit her lip. “A lot of people die around here, don’t they?”
Milo nodded, once.
“And it’s not all accidents and wild animals, is it?”
Milo shook his head, once.
“And you’re…involved in it?”

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Ok I def did the wrong hashtag for my first two pitches but it’s okay! We get three posts per work!

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

PJOXATLA Being a 12yo girl feels a like being able to set fires with your mind and having no way to control it. This is literally true for Farah. 🔥Powerful female main character 🔥Ecological based magic 🔥Fitting in vs doing the right thing 🔥Magic training camp 🔥hidden sci education #WSPitQ #MG #F

Collage of forest fires, hands holding fire, a compass, and a dragon. Text reads: 12-year-old Farah Barnett finds out her erratic fire powers are a gift from a spirit that she must use to protect the balance of nature, but a creature who claims to have her interests at heart is trying to plunge the West Coast into inferno, and she’s the only one who can stop him

No images text reads: “I wanted to be bold and strong and fiery, to show that even though I couldn’t control them and didn’t really want them, I was worthy of these powers. I wanted to be poised and stand tall and look him in the eyes.
Of course, I did none of those things.
I cried.
I cried like I was trying to put out a fire. “

Moodboard with pictures: four PNW nature scenes, dragon flying over a mountain, two summer camp pictures, compass, records, a dagger and key on parchment, leather knapsack, map, two fire powers pictures one featuring a hand and one featuring high top shoes feet, a foggy marine

Four pictures with the title: Out of context Spoilers
Pictures are: ugly vintage duck lamp, herd of cattle, two spidermen pointing meme, and an apricot

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GinaDobsonBAB @ginadobson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This is the true story about my wrongful arrest for murder. Now as our justice system brings women's bedrooms into the courtroom, I will no longer be silenced. #WspitQ #NF #ME #A #OWN #Wspit

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L. D. Rex is Querying @ldrexauthor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

When a young woman inherits two portraits from her wild grandmother, she is haunted by a paranormal entity who guides her closer to the truth--one that lies behind the walls of a sanatorium in the Canadian woods. #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #PH #R

media.tenor.com

a person is looking out of a window at a ghost .

Alt: a person is looking out of a window at a ghost .

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

LEGENDBORN x AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Either she fulfills her family's legacy, or she dies with it. 🤸‍♀️ Badass female protagonist 💧🪨🔥🌪️ Elemental magic system 🌆 Urban fantasy in NYC 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Magic competition 🌈 Diverse ensemble cast #YA #F #Jewish #Own #WSPit #WSPitQ

A title card with the text "An Agent's Guide to THE WINDWALKER - Katie Collan - young adult urban fantasy 105,000 words" over a person with a red cloak standing in the middle of a grassy field.

Pitch: "When fighters start disappearing from an underground tournament, a sixteen-year-old participant with wind powers must uncover the tournament's secrets before she loses a match and shares their fate."

A mood board featuring eight panels with a corresponding color palette in the center, as well as the caption, "Believe in the wind and you'll prevail." From left to right, top to bottom: fire burning down a building; ocean water; the sky above the clouds; a cracked, rocky ground; a red-haired girl in a red cloak with glowing white eyes, holding a dagger hilt with a transparent blade made of air; a skyline view of nighttime Manhattan; a NYC subway track; a boxing ring that depicts two people practicing punches beyond the ropes.

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Vanessa Reese: not a mom, hot to frot @frotting.mom · 26/02/2025

#WSPitW #A #Hu #M #LGBT THE WRESTLER X THIS BODY IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US Carmen thought she was done with her past. The cult she escaped, her biggest in-ring rival and her narcissistic twin sister. When two FBI agents come to her wrestling school, it becomes clear how wrong she is.

A 9x9 square moodboard from left to right, top to bottom:

Woman in a boxing ring
eye peering out of a hole in newspaper
B&W image of a man dropkicking another man in a ring
Red toned image of three women holding occult-y items
Illustrated image of a redheaded woman with silver tiara, vest, shirt and tie, hands clasped in front of her
Two women kissing
Man in a suit and tie toiling over photos and files
candles surrounding a skull
corkboard with newspaper clippings and images pinned with red string connected throughout

Text boxes are strewn about:
Pro Wrestler v. Mysterious Cult
Queer Poly-am Sapphically married Plural MC
She's very tired, honestly
Dark Humor + Mystery + Quite Gay

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

PJO X ATLA 🔥Active and powerful female main character 🔥Found family 🔥Ecological based magic system 🔥Fitting in vs doing the right thing 🔥Magic training camp 🔥hidden science education #WSPIT #MG #F

Mood board with a leather knapsack, a line of kids hiking, three pnw scenery pics, a forest fire picture, pictures of a camp, a marina, a dragon flying over mountains, anatomical drawing of wings, a record player, and magic fire powers shown on a hand and on feet wearing high tops.

Collage of forest fires, compass, and dragon. Text reads: 12-year-old Farah Barnett finds out her erratic fire powers are a gift from a spirit that she must use to protect the balance of nature, but a creature who claims to have her interests at heart is trying to plunge the West Coast into inferno, and she’s the only one who can stop him

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

12-year-old Farah Barnett finds out her erratic fire powers are a gift from a spirit that she must use to protect the balance of nature, but a creature who claims to have her interests at heart is trying to plunge the West Coast into inferno, and she’s the only one who can stop him. #WSPITQ #MG #F

Collage of hands with fire, forest fire, dragon and compass. Text reads: Being an adolescent girl feels a little like being able to set fires with your mind and having absolutely no way to control it—every mistake and emotion feels like your life is up in flames.
This is literally true for 12-year-old Farah Barnett

Out of context spoilers: ugly vintage lamp with geese with bows on it, a picture of cattle, two spidermen pointing meme, and an apricot

No images. Text reads: tag urself: main characters
Farah-No chill
Thinks too much
Volunteers to make the campfire
Knows nothing about pop culture
Bad in social situations
Will always keep going

Sylvie-Try hard
Is only a know-it-all because she actually knows it all
Wants to be in charge
Fancy pants
Virgo

Jonah-Takes hakuna matata too seriously
Granola
Probably smells like soil
Room has more plants than furniture

Beckett-Can’t walk built to fly
Likes to research
Will win your chess tournament

Ruby-Just a baby
Only speaks when she has something to say
Super competent but people forget
Loyal
Will give you pretty rocks

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This is Freya. She was returned to the shelter three times.

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Idk how to do this someone help me

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Update! They have given me a job in hospice.

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

On the vacation I took bc I keep ending up in charge of crisis that shouldn’t be my problem at work, My hotel room has aggressively flooded to the point of having to call the fire department

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 29/08/2023

No offense but today feels like “everyone who did me dirty gets their happy ending” day

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lila @dragongraded.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

I genuinely don’t fear the great oblivion. She is what we came from and to what we will all eventually return.

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