#the “zen zone”

[hrts4lisa]

at the end of the day it's the free periods i get w my painting girls and laughing nonstop at the dumbest jokes >>

[oneemasan]

weekend doodle yippee

[fujosh1dreamer]

It's crazy how the fan base has already pitted Belle and Wise against each other when they're literally the cutest siblings ever.

They really do look out for each other and hang out all the time.

Like belle is so cute and funny, and wise is very cool. He's so protective brother coded and belle is so much fun, her character design is everything.

Toxic fandom as per usual for a hoyo game.

[srisrisriddd]

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[junovyradish]

Yessssss lycaon is the perfect example of prosthetics leading to good character design i didnt know they were prosthetics til the film request but weaponized prosthetics are so cool i love the character design in zzz

[toxooz]

Reminder 4 me to draw Ollie mowin his lawn when im able to

[midnight-moon-gypsy]

So zen

°🖤°

[veiledbyart]

SPOOKY COMMISSION FOR SPOOKY MONTH!!

This one was for @xivymoonx of their OCs Peek-A-Boo and Darcy. Who are both. Very attractive. 👉👈

Thank you as always for commissioning me b w e e e h

Don’t use or repost without permission.

Also, if you are interested in commissioning me as well, come check me out on VGen! <3

[vulliepoo]

RAT

[lssofficial]

the real zenless zone zero is the local armory after the new banlist went into effect

[1introvertedsage]

Magic comes in many forms

[the-final-sentence]

He followed her, smiling.

Zen Cho, from The Friend Zone Experiment

[junovyradish]

My entry for the zzzdripfest :333

[cloysauce]

The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho

it's not every day your favorite fantasy author writes a novel inspired by your favorite drama.

i've been a fan of @zenaldehyde for 8 years now, so to see her venturing into a romance birthed by crash landing on you itself signals an immediate purchase for me.

[official book website]

going into the novel, it's easy to see why the main characters could pass as au versions of seri and jeong-hyeok, so much that the similarities can be too on the nose. renee goh owns a successful fashion company and in the line of succession of a powerful conglomerate family (from whom she is also estranged), add to that two toxic brothers and a string of exes. yap ket siong is a gifted (tall, broad, gentle, handsome) pianist who is close to his brother. there was a point where i worried too much about parallels but eventually as the world building progresses, the characters would stand on their own merits and unique backstories, and diverge from the cookie dough from whence they have come from.

i imagine it like the author trying to fill in a coloring book, instead of say writing from scratch. but she doesn't necessarily use yellow for the sun or green for the trees or blue for sky. she colors in the scenery in her own way, and in the manner she sees the world and in this case, an intermingling of malaysian, singaporean, and british cultures. this has always been one of her trademarks in her books. she takes something to a different spin like say how she puts Malaysian witches in magical English polite society in Sorcerer to the Crown.

admittedly, i'm very biased for Zen's writing, i love it, it's fun, it's springy, it's colorful. while there's no actual abracadabra magic in this book, she's weaving her spells just the same, in creating sparks between characters. you can trust her to create characters with depth and purpose, like this isn't just about one relationship, but also adult friendships, families, female camaraderie, and many of these rooted to a distinct heritage that me as a southeast asian girl can relate with.

the story is also framed according to real-life events with a touch of fantasy (coz rich people) but the tone and plot perfectly balances between the grim and light (as characteristic of the romance genre). i think it's a balance that's hard to pull off and to justify, but Zen is no stranger to combining two different worlds and making it gel nicely and firmly.

the novel shines its brightest when everything comes together and you chew right into the sweet center. but perhaps as all sweet centers go, it runs out quickly. i'd have wanted to relish it longer.

i've seen some of the mixed reviews and i feel there's something being lost in translation (and possibly marketing?) the book is inspired by the themes, feels, and plot structure of a kdrama, and many of the readers aren't exactly familiar of the genre still. instead they compare it to the first thing people think about when it comes to asians and rich people (yeah that book) which is a rather myopic view imho. that KK book was written with a tabloid sensibility in mind. The Friend Zone Experiment offers so much more to the table (though the title could do much better to communicate that).

but as a kdrama viewer, and a Zen Cho reader, i can say it's a treat for me. will i read it if i were not a kdrama viewer? i'm not sure. but i'm gonna lift a page straight out of cloy and say it's fate that i got to know about this book just when i'm also kneedeep into kdramas.

who will enjoy this? people who liked cloy, people curious about southeast asian affairs and living in diasporic situations, people who love strong women and green flag men, people who want well-written asian characters, people who love a good plot in their romances, and yes, people who love kdramas!

owing to their superior storytelling techniques, kdrama interest is growing and i've been seeing more blogs and readers looking for books with the literary equivalent of watching a kdrama episode. i can recommend this one, especially for the holidays. it's the best time to slurp up a book and feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[super-heroinecomparisons]

1970's superheroines. Click for full size.

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Guardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar #1

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: BANE OF BLASTAAR #1

Blastaar is back and has launched a new inquisition to take over the galaxy! The Guardians must act fast if they hope to stop him! But it looks like this found family is having problems of their own. Can the Guardians get it together before it’s too late? Don’t miss out on this classic Guardians of the Galaxy tale!

Written by: Ralph Macchio Art by: Davide Tinto, Yen Nitro Cover by: Rachelle Rosenberg, Todd Nauck Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: April 26, 2023

I like the part where Richard Rider is trying to mediate between Gamora and Mantis when both ladies bring up the topic about how the Guardians were "brought" together in Keith Giffen's Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord mini and in DnA's Guardians of the Galaxy.

@rael-rider