Binnie!
This is a letter filled with so much to unpack I barely know where to begin
So let's start with something a little exciting...drum roll...LOVE SEA THE SERIES TRAILER FINALLY DROPPED !!! remember all the way back in October I told you FortPeat had a new series? Well the trailer has finally dropped and it starts in less than a month. I'm ready. I'm seated. I'm BEYOND excited you have no idea.
I was watching the trailer while recording my reaction to nori (deobi friend I did the svt tattoo design for!) And holy crap. Its just me sounding like I'm being attacked by a wild animal and screaming for 5 minutes.
1. It looks...so good. SO GOOD. oh my god the beaches look so pretty and THEY look pretty and the scenes...THE SCENES !!!
2. JA PHACHARA FROM DONT SAY NO IS IN IT??? I lost my cool and the audio cut off at that part but omg...OMG?! He hasn't acted in anything since Be. Mine Superstar. That's almost a year he hasn't acted!! Crazy.
3. Yes I will be painting them again i need to see my improvement from my first FortPeat drawing (which was, for lack of a better word, awful!)
Anyways thats all the BL news for today, stay tuned next time for leaf loses their shit over series once again!
...or at least...thats almost all the BL news for today >.>
Kevin Moon, the light of my life and inspiration for everything I do, I've told you time and time again how much you mean to me and how you've kept me going all this time, despite the world literally going apeshit (not beyonce and jay-z) on me.
Years ago, If I was going through a depressive state, as I do every summer, I would've barely made it out the other end. Since loving and supporting the boyz, I've had so much to look forward to in life, and your messages in pm and bbl to do with following your dreams, as well as reassuring me that its okay to have multiple interests and hobbies, has opened my eyes up to a completely new way of the world...and the way I cope.
This year alone, I've lost two family members, my girlfriend broke up with me, my crush friendzoned me, the girl I was talking to doesn't bother with me anymore, my health just keeps getting harder to manage, and memories I don't want to remember have been hitting me like a freight train.
It made me think...is there a point?
Well, the other morning I woke up with what I like to call brain zoomies (because I have not got a formal ADHD diagnosis, we shall go with that) and had an idea that sparked what could now be a huge thing for me.
You know First and Khao? Those guys i keep talking about? Well...their company has mascots for all of the ships, and Yuzu Mumu (FK's mascot) is a little white cat with a half black half white bodysuit. I was looking at it thinking...hm...that would be a cute hoodie! Oh my god so would Look KhunNoo. AND JAIDEE!!
so 11 hours straight of drawing with my hand nyooming like no tomorrow later-
(BREAK TIME BECAUSE YOU JUST UPLOADED YOUR TIKTOK???? HELLO??? Please never stop singing god your VOICE)
okay sorry I'm done crying (I'm FINE) SO. HOODIES.
I came up with 6 designs for some hoodies inspired by the actors mascots! And then I was like...hm...I have experience with manufacturers...I wonder if-
So $100 spent later WE ARE GETTING A SAMPLE !!!
So yesterday and today, I've been doing alllll the research. I've woken up at 6:30 both days and have done research on everything from packing materials, weight and height for shipping, manually worked out shipping calculations for 46 countries, am working on building a website for my online store, and I've been talking to the manufacturer for a couple days now about the materials, colours, shapes, design application- its all happening. IM SO EXCITED
None of this would've been possible if I didnt have the experience working on Darlingie. Having already spent hours talking to manufacturers and dealing with the monetary side of things, I was able to dive head first into getting the ball rolling on this project!
Anddddddd if this design does well, I'll eventually release the next ships, and when they are done...I mean...it wouldn't hurt to have 11 more hoodie designs on my bl AND kpop shop, right >.>
Either way, this could be huge if it takes off. I worked out the profit to income ratio and figured I could make...numbers. crazy numbers. And then I'll never have to worry about frantically saving for your concerts like I'm currently doing >:D
That- is my fault though. I almost had enough for what we THINK VIP will be...and then bought the sample. So. Guess who is gonna be doing commissions until my grave /j
No but, since its early days, there's so much to actually do and put in place, and I can't wait to share this journey with you. I'll finally have something to tell you about thats fun, exciting, and not to do with hospital! Things are looking up kevin...and I'm so happy to be able to share this all with you.
I'll write again when I receive the sample irl since I'll be so busy sorting everything else. It might be a few weeks, but if Love Sea comes out before then...then ill write when that happens (JUNE 9TH EPISODE 1 LETS GOOOOOO)
ilytt🌙ab. For always supporting me. For always cheering me on. For always being my rock on the other side of the world.
Leaf 🌱
P.s. song rec of the day is the new Wandee Goodday OST "Fan With Benefit"??? its such an earworm I can't stop listening to it. Its like...thai disco! So funky, love the bassline 🔥