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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Been inactive but I am still here, lol

Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The Imperial Handbook to Raising Mushrooms ≪ 帝王養蘑菇的注意事項 ≫ by 丹青落 ✤ 31 chapters ✤ danmei, historical, xuanhuan A light, heartwarming, and humorous read. 🥰 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7768325... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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The Imperial Handbook to Raising Mushrooms

The Imperial Handbook to Raising Mushrooms ≪ 帝王養蘑菇的注意事項 ≫ by 丹青落 ✤ 31 chapters ✤ danmei, historical, xuanhuan My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: Back to reading novels, starting with my book...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Been reading a lot of manhwa more than novels this month. Although it’s only the second week of Feb. 🙈

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Finally watching The On1y One when the hype has died down. The pace is so excruciatingly slow. Haha. 😂

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

「以前沒有現在，過去才顯得重要。但當我一路走來才發現，有了現在，過去其實已經不那麼重要了。所以，我選擇活在現在。」

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

➜ Lowly Creature ≪ 低等動物 ≫ by 卡比丘 ✤ 16 ch ✤ danmei sci-fi, futuristic, short A human gong and his robot shou 🤖 Rated this four-stars because I could see myself rereading it for the laughs.😆 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7742003... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Lowly Creature

Lowly Creature ≪ 低等動物 ≫ by 卡比丘 ✤ 16 chapters ✤ danmei, sci-fi, futuristic, short My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: In Lowly Creature, we’re introduced to an intriguing pairing, a human gong and his...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

➜ Red Bean Ice ≪ 紅豆牛奶冰 ≫ by 一個米餅 ✤ 20 ch + 2 ex ✤ danmei, modern, slice of life, comedy, entertainment, short Cute, sweet like the title and no drama 🤭 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7735561... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Red Bean Ice

Red Bean Ice ≪ 紅豆牛奶冰 ≫ by 一個米餅 ✤ 20 chapters + 2 extras ✤ danmei, modern, slice of life, comedy, entertainment, short My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: Red Bean Ice is one of the January read...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Been reading a lot of short novels lately, and even a oneshot just recently. The bookclub I joined aimed for shorter ones for the month of January. And since they are all short, decided to read all the nominee before the month ends. 🤭

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

➜ The Embarrassing Days of Accidentally Wearing the Same Clothes as the Campus Prince ≪ 和校草撞衫的日子 ≫ by 遲小爺 ✤ danmei, slice of life, oneshot It was okay, but definitely lacked substance… My Rating: ⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7731898... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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The Embarrassing Days of Accidentally Wearing the Same Clothes as the Campus Prince

The Embarrassing Days of Accidentally Wearing the Same Clothes as the Campus Prince ≪ 和校草撞衫的日子 ≫ by 遲小爺 ✤ danmei, slice of life, oneshot My Rating: ⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: I decided to check out one of...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

My schedule is actually pretty hectic, I realized. Weekdays, I’m on working mom mode. Weekends, I do wake up late but I spend my Saturdays with my friends and Sundays with my family, of course with my little one tagging along. I wonder if I can squeeze out a day of just doing nothing. 🥲

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

➜ Python Starter Guide ≪ Python入門指南 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 15 chapters ✤ danmei, modern, short, comedy Same universe as “Your Husband’s Leg is Broken.” 許半仙 works are not a wow, but truly entertaining My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7731106... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Python Starter Guide

Python Starter Guide ≪ Python入門指南 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 15 chapters ✤ danmei, modern, short, comedy My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: Set in the same universe as Your Husband’s Leg is Broken, this...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

➜ Your Husband’s Leg is Broken ≪ 你老公的腿斷了 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 21 ch + 3 extras ✤ danmei, modern, short, comedy Cute & fluffy short novel with a comedic undertone. 😆 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7729175... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Your Husband’s Leg is Broken

Your Husband’s Leg is Broken ≪ 你老公的腿斷了 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 21 chapters + 3 extras ✤ Genre: Danmei, Modern, Short, Comedy My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: If you’re in the mood for a short and fluffy read,....

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

➜ Funeral ≪ 葬禮 ≫ by 銜南枝 ✤ 23 ch + 3 extras ✤ danmei, slice of life, tragedy First BE read and my 1st 5 stars rating for 2025. Short yet powerful enough to crush one’s will. TW: Suicide, Bullying My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7726604... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Funeral

Funeral ≪葬禮≫ by 銜南枝 ✤ 23 Chapters + 3 Extras ✤ Genre: Danmei, Slice of Life, Tragedy My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: TW: Suicide, Bullying My first BE danmei novel of 2025, and also my first...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

➜ Sleeping Bunny ≪ Nemuru Usagi ≫ by Konohara Narise ✤ 5 chapters ✤ jp yaoi, school, slice of life, short Aside from danmei, I got hooked in reading JP LN as well. Chose a short one from 2002 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7722822... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Sleeping Bunny

Sleeping Bunny ≪ Nemuru Usagi ≫ by Konohara Narise ✤ 5 chapters ✤ JP Yaoi | School | Slice of Life | Short My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Short Review: Recently, I’ve been exploring Japanese light novels,...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Spent 6 hours tweaking my Notion and I’m still not done. I almost ruined the whole page I did yesterday. 🫠

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

過年後工作超忙. 早上七點到下午四點連結一直在幹活都沒空休息. 🫠 過年前九個小時內我真正做事只有大概五個小時，還能邊工作邊跟朋友約下午茶. 現在連放鬆的時間都沒了. 人生啊～

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douqi @douqi.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Chapter 7 of Ning Yuan's historical cyberpunk baihe To Embers We Return Now up! (we finally learn the empire's name, which is absolutely as amazing as you might have imagined) 🔗 read here: douqi.blog/2025/01/06/t...

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Extract from Chapter 7 of the English translation of To Embers We Return:

But there was one thing Shen Ni could be absolutely sure of: Bian Jin would never betray the empire. Even if invaders were at the gates of Chang’an itself, even if Li Ruoyuan had made a run for it with her whole household in tow, Bian Jin would still be there in the capital, defending it to her last breath. If Bian Jin had not been utterly loyal to the empire, if the desire to protect its people not outweighed everything else in her mind, she could never have brought herself to leave Shuangji Hall that second time, dragging her weary, battered body back to the battlefields of the north. Especially knowing that it would be a campaign of many years, with no guarantee that she would return from it alive.

Back then, Shen Ni had believed that the next time she saw Bian Jin again, it would be as a corpse. Though she was also confident that she would be able to recognise her shijie instantly, even if Bian Jin were no more than a nameless pile of bones.

When she thought about it, having Bian Jin returned to her side battered and broken, but still alive, was far from the worst outcome.

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miko 🌸 忆瑜症患者 @mikocchiii.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

来了来了！！Here's my Four Recs of 2024 in low-effort PPTs! (as usual, I didn't proofread. If you spot mistakes, ignore them)

宋玉章 (Song Yuzhang) by 冻感超人; GENRE(S): Minguo era, Multiple MLs with one endgame ML; Written in 2022, and it’s the novel that made me have hope for the danmei community again, because if you told me this was an old danmei classic written in 2013, i would’ve believed you; If you enjoy extremely strong characterisation and doesn’t have specific squicks that most current danmei audience have nowadays, I recommend this strongly; First completed read in 2024, and I already knew it was going to be my Read of the Year. I was right;
Essentially a character journey of a single character. Everything else about the story, including the other MLs are used to further his journey;
You can see that through how the novel is named AFTER him, and like his name, his story takes you on a wonderful, beautiful journey in a true minguo style/aesthetic;
If you love insanely well characterised characters, this is the novel for you;
The author didn’t give a shit whether this will irk the overly sensitive and puritan readers nowadays and just created the story she wanted to create, and you can genuinely see that from how she handled the other characters, the plot development, the decisions she had the characters make etc;
Manages to make Song Yuzhang such a frustrating character who makes choices you don’t agree with, all the while managing to make him so insanely charming and captivating it’s no wonder all the MLs fell for him;
Song Yuzhang is a scammer who speaks lies as easily as he breathes, and you will get both infuriated and charmed by him

桥头楼上 (End of the Bridge, Top of the Tower) by priest; GENRE(S): Contemporary, mystery, suspense, no romance; Me before this novel: actually, I do have novels I like from priest, but I’m not crazy about priest as an author?
Me after this novel: HOLY SHIT PRIEST; For mystery lovers who don’t want to read danmei and are interested in a story by priest that is about connections between girls (not baihe, but it is baihe in my heart <3); A story of webnovel readers who slowly piece together the truth behind this new serialising short story by an author who seemed to be trying to communicate something through this story?
If I have to describe this novel with a short phrase, I would say it’s a novel that is essentially “a love letter to girls”;
I think this is the most technically taxing story priest has ever written;
Priest makes effective use of the story medium as a “webnovel” to almost break the fourth wall and therefore drive in the messages of the story even further;
Everything, including grammar errors and spellings, are intentional;
It may be just 30+ chapters, but in my opinion, it requires more work to be translated well;
I need a good English translation for this novel so bad so that English audiences can read this, I’m so serious

秋燥 (Autumn Fever) by 巫哲; GENRE(S): Contemporary, SOL, comedy, found family; The main CP is a vers couple! And both adults as well. Has the funniest scene I’ve read all year. I’ll never forget the scene of this father-son kneeling in front of each other in public and earning strange looks;Wuzhe outdid themselves in the “my characters can be so poor they sleep in weird places” again with this novel. Now, we have a character who has slept in a coffin because he has nowhere else; …What can I say. Wuzhe has done it again (who is surprised???);
A story of someone who is sent to a backwater town to manage a guesthouse;
Many of Wuzhe’s stories feature the MC and ML both finding solace in each other and “saving” each other. Here, it’s not just the MC and ML, it’s ALL guesthouse employees. This is what I mean when I say FOUND FAMILY!!!!;
There is technically no angst in this, but this didn’t stop me from wiping tears away at heartwarming scenes
This is proof that you don’t NEED knives and angst to write a compelling story that will still make you cry (or maybe it’s just me, because I also cried in Sanfu);
Also the funniest Wuzhe novel to date, IMO;
IMO, a must-read if you like Wuzhe’s style

追尾 (Rear-end Collision) by 潭石; GENRE(S): Showbiz, comedy (?);If you ask me, “Is Eye of the Storm or Rear-end Collision better?” I would say Eye of the Storm. But if you ask me, “Which are you more emotionally attached to?” I would say Rear-end Collision.; Same universe as Eye of the Storm (TFY), but please treat them as separate universes due to the various inconsistencies, especially in relation to LSZ and CY’s characterisation;
A no-name actor, who upon after a rear-end collision, meets a rich CEO, and they later evolve into having a seemingly sugar baby-daddy relationship;
The setup is extremely cliche, and I went in expecting nothing, but left with a gripping story of a determined actor whose talent was buried maliciously but still insisted on walking the path to achieve his dreams
Flawed characters whom I found to be surprisingly realistic, and MC has meaningful relationships with characters who are not the love interest!
Found the relationship between MC and his BFF/ex-crush, as well as his relationship to his platonic soulmate to be really compelling, despite the limited screentime;
Would love more focus on the ML though, but I forgive this novel since I’m already so pleasantly surprised (ML is very cute and sweet to MC once this dumbass figured his feelings out too, even if he keeps saying R18 things out of nowhere)

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Odessa Moz @odessamoz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

It's peakness day. My Happy Marriage returns 💜💜😭😭 I missed these two so much. #anime #myhappymarriage

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Cannot pull an all-nighter tonight. Slept for only two hours last night, and work was hell today because the holidays are over. It’s only Monday. I need to conserve my energy. Goodnight! 💤

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

➜ Salad Days ≪ 經久 ≫ by 靜水邊 ✤ 2 vols: 12 ch + 7 extras ✤ danmei, slice of life, dancing, boxing, sports I have put this off far too long so it was time for me to give it a read. 😌 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7719421... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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Salad Days

Salad Days ≪ 經久 ≫ by 靜水邊 ✤ 2 volumes: 12 ch + 7 extras ✤ Danmei | Slice of Life | Dancing | Boxing | Sports My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: Salad Days is a heartwarming and grounded story that...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Watching “Our Youth” JP live-action now, and will later on read the KR manhwa of the same title as well. So far so good. And the gong is handsome af. 🤭

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I’m clearly living in a tropical country right now; but why is it so cold? 🥶

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

So today, I found out my bestfriend is into the BL aspects of Love & Deepspace. She was so amazed by it all, I just had to share my BL journey, lmao. Then she shared a TGCF-themed cafe and said she would like to visit. So I linked her to the manhua and ebook. Welcome to my world, my good friend! 🤭

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

愛乾淨跟皮膚顏色到底有什麼關係 😓

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吾推文機械也 @anlibot.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Can’t agree more, those are usually the novels with shitty comment sections

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The Ghost Egg @theghostegg.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Miffy can’t come to the phone right now but please leave a message xo 🎣🌱

Digital illustration of a lush green pond with Miffy floating among some lily pads with a fishing pole. Near Miffy is a pink cell phone with text bubbles that read “u free?” and “busy. sry”

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Hanna Wenzel @fruchtdrop.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

back at the desk and not motivated at all...

Panel from a comic showing the panoramic view of a shopping street and a character walking while talking on the phone. He is packed with bags as he progresses.

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

➜ The Film Emperor Has Brain Damage ≪ 影帝的腦子壞了 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 24 ch ✤ danmei, psychological, short My first read for 2025. Just a short one. 👌🏻 Reading this together with a bookclub. 😌 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Review: xantareads.tumblr.com/post/7714923... #booksky #danmeisky #xantareads

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The Film Emperor Has Brain Damage

The Film Emperor Has Brain Damage ≪ 影帝的腦子壞了 ≫ by 許半仙 ✤ 24 chapters ✤ Danmei | Psychological | Short | Comedy My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Short Review: My first read of 2025, and what a way to kick off the...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Xanta’s danmei wrapped 2024 is down to 43 this year. 🙈 Life has kept me busy, and I’ve read a lot more manga/manhwa than novels this year as well. As usual, keeping it simple, just a screenshot from my list. 😌 #danmeiwrapped2024 For my full 2024 read list: msha.ke/xantababy#xa...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Currently Reading 📖 ➜ Cow Thief ≪ 牛泥棒 ≫ by 木原音瀬 Konohara Narise ✤ 12 ch + 1 pro + 1 epi ✤ jp bl, yaoi, fantasy, historical Ending my 2024 reads with a JP light novel. 👀 #booksky #xantareads

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Cow Thief

Ryoichiro Satake, a university professor studying botany, lives a comfortable life with his loyal servant, Tokuma. Despite their different social standings, Tokuma has always been a steady and protect...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Sick with a flu today. I must have overdid it last week with all the Christmas celebrations and work. I didn’t take the holiday leave to get the extra pay and I guess a week is my limit juggling both. Spent the whole day in bed and watching Cherry Magic on Netflix. 🤧

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I’m thinking if I should read one more novel to meet the end of the year or stop here for now. 🤔 Any short novel reco? 👀

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Currently Reading 📖 ➜ Instinctive Disobedience ≪ 忤逆本能 ≫ by 花燈里 ✤ 57 ch + 6 extras ✤ danmei, abo, school, slice of life I was gonna read Nightmare Before Kissmas but decided to read Red, White & Royal Blue first before that. So reading alpha x alpha for Christmas instead 🤭 #danmeisky #xantareads

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Instinctive Disobedience

Yan Qi and Ye Yang were the two de facto ‘idols’ of the First City High, one calm and collected, one wild and rebellious. They grew up together, always enrolled in the same school, the same class, and...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I’ve noticed I’m gaining weight. I can see it & feel it. At 36, it seems like my metabolism is slowing down, or maybe it’s ‘coz working from home has me sitting for 9 hours a day & lying down most of the time after work. Not to brag but for the first time ever, I feel the need to start working out.

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Omg!! I just saw a falling star!! A good sign ⭐️

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Currently Reading 📖 ➜ Ephemeral Light ≪ 一屋暗燈 ≫ by 麥香雞呢 ✤ 53 ch + 7 ex ✤ danmei, comedy, psychological, incest This seems to be a bit more different from McChicken’s usual plots. Time to give it a try. 👀 #danmeisky #xantareads

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Ephemeral Light

This is a story about a heartless and insane younger brother who takes the dominant role. And a self-deprecating and miserable older brother who takes the submissive role. After ten years, Song Jin ...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Apologies for not being as active here as I used to be. Lately, my focus has shifted more toward irl & Xantababy has taken a backseat. While I think this change is good, I do miss engaging as Xanta. I’ll do my best to check in from time to time. ☺️

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9 #booksky #books 💙📚

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🌨️ (Setsu0000gen) @setsu0000gen.fucknerds.town · 24/11/2024

You can download the coloring book for free: danmeicoloringbook.itch.io/danmei-color... And here is the Carrd: danmeicoloringbook.carrd.co

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

“No matter how good the times were, if they couldn't be long-lasting, they were no better than a dream.”

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Gifted my friend a copy of The Missing Piece as Christmas present. Join the dark side, my friend! 😈

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 #booksky #books 💙📚

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Currently Reading 📖 ➜ Long Summer, Late Awakening ≪ 長夏醒遲 ≫ by 麥香雞呢 ✤ 36 ch + 6 ex ✤ danmei, abo, school, mpreg, timeskip Adapted from “Your Fangs are Perfect for Biting My Glands” Sub CP 👀 Seems dogblood 🤔 #danmeisky #xantareads

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Long Summer, Late Awakening

‘Your Fangs are Perfect for Biting My Glands’ Sub-CP storyline! Indifferent younger Alpha × Teasing and seductive beauty Omega. Yu Yang felt that the summer after graduating from high school was too...

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Today’s work is so busy I missed having my last break and even worked OT. It feels like Monday when it is obviously Tuesday today. 🫠

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Twilight Out of Focus on Netflix! Watching this tonight! ♥️

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Xanta 璦 @xantababy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7 #booksky #books 💙📚

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