jiantings

Li Jianting interior illustration from ballad of sword and wine volume 2



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    Even with his stores of near-infinite knowledge, D3rlord3 was not prepared for the sight that awaited him when he answered his front door:

    On his doorstep stood a scrappy-looking young man in a Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts, and a beaming smile. In his hand was D3rlord3’s hastily-written book.

    The man, still smiling, tilted his head and asked, “Did you write this?”

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    01 Jun 2026

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    i got so excited while reading that i made myself sick

  2. Rec 17

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    Grian is a prince.
    Raised on ceremony and silence, groomed for rule, watched from birth. He wears his crown like a burden, his smile like armor. But at night, he slips away — just a boy in the shadows, chasing something he can’t name.

    Scar is a town boy.
    A woodcarver with sun-warmed laughter and pockets full of stories. He builds joy with his hands, lives wide open, and never meant to fall for someone untouchable.

    But fall he did.

    They meet in secret — garden walls, quiet alleys, windchimes singing softly in the dark. In stolen moments, they are almost free. Almost enough. Almost real.

    But a crown cannot follow where love has led.

    Not without breaking.

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    03 Aug 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    lowkey an all time favourite can’t wait for more ueueue

  3. Public Bookmark 73

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    31 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    Grian comes from an unstable home, with a controlling mother and absent father. Scar is a literature teacher who finds purpose in comforting and nurturing students.
    They quickly grow attached to one another, and start to develop a bond much deeper and more complex than they ever expected.

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    28 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    i get so giddy thinking about this (and in general the themes) and make myself feel sick thank you

  5. Public Bookmark 20

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    “It was in the corner of the screen that Grian saw it; graffito of a purple, haphazardly drawn eye with the words, “Vident Malum” messily scrawled below. He frowned as the translations began to register in his mind as he continued to stare at it in the background as the reporter wrapped up his segment. It was shit Latin and was just two Latin words mixed together in a way that Grian was unsure even worked in that context. Yet even as the screen jumped to an ad break, Grian's eyes never left the spot where the eye once was on his screen. He knew what it meant.

    The graffito wasn’t there the day before. It wasn’t even there as they were running from the exploding building. It was fresh.

    A chill ran up his back at the possibility that they could know. That they were still watching. That even over ten years later he couldn’t escape.”

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    The Villies are the most feared villains in the city but they only have one purpose: to blind the hero agency The Watchers, an agency that has haunted them for far longer than two of them would like to admit. The Villies must find a way to free themselves from their pasts while Grian tries to find a sense of normalcy when a mysterious art teacher enters his life.

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    24 Mar 2026