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during a lull in conversation, the storyteller's attention strays. you follow their sightline to a display of dolls.
the faces that greet you are neither porcelain nor plastic, their sculpts lovingly painted by clawed hands.
"shall i introduce you?"
sculpt: birdcube xuan fu
body: nakana bust stand
scale: 1/3
luwa is my first doll and also my first attempt at painting a faceup. i couldn't be more proud of how he turned out. :)
luwa is a healer. soft-spoken, gentle, and a deep appreciator of simple pleasures. he's intended as a representation of strength in vulnerability--the idea of experiencing something terrible and refusing to let it turn you cold and bitter. the very sight of him is a source of comfort for me.
sculpt: yun chan taixu
body: nakana bust stand
scale: 1/3
ghost is a character from poppy z. brite's debut novel, lost souls--a cryptic carolina seer raised by his herbalist grandmother in the mountains. he's the singer of the band lost souls? and has an ambiguous relationship with his childhood friend and bandmate, steve.
ghost was a life-changing character for me. before i even finished the book i knew i had to make a little ghost to haunt my queer horror bookshelf. i'm glad i happened to have the perfect sculpt on-hand. bonus fact: he has faint tear-streaks that only photograph at certain angles. :)
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