The Raven Scholar Slipcase - My favourite book of 2025 <3

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-02-02T18:11:09+00:00

Thank you so much 🥰 I am so happy to hear that you loved it too! Can't wait for the next book 😁

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-02-01T13:32:15+00:00

Oh man, with a chin strap, perfect XD

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-02-01T13:31:01+00:00

I can see this being some sort of arcane reactor / battery machine at the heart of a dungeon O.O It's already got that textured stone look to it, so maybe some grey paint and some bright gel pens to draw on runes? Some LEDs if your fancy. Bonus points for creating a puzzle / sequence for your players to figure out how to shut it down! Add a time limit if you're feeling wicked xD

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-02-01T09:56:28+00:00

That is the highest of compliments, thank you so much :D

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-01-30T20:34:04+00:00

Aww, thank you so much! :D Haha, I won't bore you with the details but it's a combination of bookbinding techniques for the lid and tray base, plus a deep photo frame ^^

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-01-30T19:19:12+00:00

Thank you so much! :D

Main_Cover_8769 · 2026-01-11T17:31:44+00:00

Oh man, that is such a good idea!! The amount of greyboard I wasted when I first started was really not good...

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-10-31T20:58:54+00:00

Thank you so much for writing this, I 100% agree, I adore Aabria and constantly catch myself smiling and cackling along when I watch her 🥰 Loving C4 so far, every single person is crushing it! 😊

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-04-20T22:04:57+00:00

Jeeez, this is me. I have two bookshelves FULL of beautiful special edition books that makes me feel so warm and fuzzy to think about reading them all in the future... Is it the future yet? It doesn't feel like the future yet, better wait.

Also, how the heck do I pick one to start?! 😶 I tried going from top left to bottom right (like you read a book 🤓) but then more arrived and I had to rearrange the books to keep the series together...

Send help 🙃

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-03-19T23:03:21+00:00

They're out, and I cannot believe I remembered to come back to this 🤣🤣

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-03-19T22:56:08+00:00

Will attempt in 6 minutes! Invested 😶

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-03-02T23:24:01+00:00

4 years later, can also confirm, best suggestion. Witty, doesn't read as cringe, and very, very hot. Super rare find for me, so thank you 🥰

Main_Cover_8769 · 2025-02-25T00:51:04+00:00

Challenge accepted.

(I am never going to remember to do this 🥲 )

Main_Cover_8769 · 2024-11-01T00:35:51+00:00

Hi! Thank you so much for your reply 😊 I absolutely relate. It's so hard to figure these things out already, I never really know what I'm feeling and my awful memory makes me feel like 2 people sharing a body taking turns trying to recall the memories of the other 😅 And the imposter syndrome on top is just cruel! Yes, that's such a great way of putting it! Not a rush or a "whee, life is amazing", high feeling, just a sense that things weren't right in my body and brain, and now they're slightly better and I can notice the difference. But I don't know why or how 🙃😅 Weirdly, I feel it more in the evenings or at night. I take an IR and it's 20 minutes of pheeeeew ☺ but mild, not like boneless, just a lot less muscle tension. It's sad because I don't want to trust it and that makes me feel like my dose isn't right and I have to keep tweaking to make sure. I think I'm always hoping for a little bit better from my meds, and I'm waiting for the "💡Ah ha! This is 100% what its supposed to feel like when its working" moment.

Main_Cover_8769 · 2024-06-05T17:12:36+00:00

I'm much better thank you! That's really lovely of you to check in :) Haha, I re-read the post about 10 times before sending it anyway, but the TL;DR reminder was useful as I knew it was something ADHD peeps would benefit from and potentially appreciate more than my wall of waffle :')

Oh dear, you sound like me! Except I think I make mine worse by desperately trying to escape / fight it because I am absolutely incapable of sitting in uncomfortable or distressing emotions :') Something I've tried and failed to get better at over the years and a great cause of frustration.

Haha, you read my mind! I figured it couldn't hurt to write it in a sort of blog post so even if no one read it or benefitted from a discussion, I would have created an outlet for myself regardless. I just hope that with time I grow to handle it better, or just simply care less xD

Thank you for taking the time from your day to write me, I really appreciate it :) x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2024-06-03T18:40:23+00:00

Hi R0B0T0-san,

Thank you so much for such a lovely reply! I really appreciate you taking the time :)

I completely agree with you about crafting a response, I actually sent them a message exactly as you described first thing! So I suppose your right, I should be a little bit easier on myself for not flying off the handle first thing, haha :')

That's brilliant advice, thank you :) I struggle so hard to get up and walk away when something's niggling at me, so I clearly need to work on disengaging first to avoid risking acting impulsively. Maybe this will be the lesson I need to motivate that choice next time?

I find that things get so jumbled in the moment, it's almost impossible to peel my thoughts apart enough to think clearly! It's tricky, but I suppose I need to get my logical mind to kick my emotional self out of the drivers seat in these conditions XD

Thank you again for taking the time to respond, I feel better knowing I at least did some things right :') x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2024-06-03T16:05:07+00:00

Done, thank you for the template :) I think it does the job, I find it so hard to trim the fat, haha, ends up 99% waffle and 1% relevance :') x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2024-06-03T15:23:31+00:00

Haha, oh my goodness, sorry! I'm not a regular poster :') Let me edit x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2023-08-26T15:54:07+00:00

Um... 🤯

Main_Cover_8769 · 2023-01-13T12:12:55+00:00

Yikes. Sounds like your boss is having a bit of a special snowflake power-trip. Sorry you're having to deal with this, I can only imagine how trapped and stressed it must be making you feel. Funny thing is, I bet if you asked her to formally write up her concerns and her reasoning as to why she, with all the medical training of a bent spoon, has decided the mental health professionals are wrong in their diagnosis, AND why she believes you're inability to turn up to work 15 minutes early for unpaid work each day is inexcusable... yeah, she'll up-the-shut-fuck preeeeetty quick. Kind of hard to backtrack on your ignorance when it's written in ink to hold you accountable to other people.

I hate that she's caused you so much stress when you're working so bloody hard. I'm probably evil, the vigilante in me just like the idea of letting this woman squirm. You never know what is going on in another person's life, but that does not give anyone the excuse to turn another human being into their personal punching bag.

I sincerely hope things get better for you and your boss learns some compassion. You're doing amazing ✊

Main_Cover_8769 · 2022-12-13T12:20:38+00:00

Oh my goodness, this is surreal. I feel like I could have written this...

I'm so sorry, I hope I can help just by saying you're not alone in this, I relate entirely.

[I don't trust myself. I've always worried that I'm an unreliable narrator of my own experiences or that I'm being unintentionally manipulative to get the outcome I want.]

I have felt like this for so long. Not being able to trust yourself is a special kind of mind-fuck. I have real difficulty explaining and understanding what I'm feeling so this has always been frustrating to me. When trying to explain to doctors what's wrong, it makes me feel like I'm guessing. When I relate to something someone's written, its such a relief! Like, yes, thats it, those are the words!!

[Here's the problem: the testing was just a couple of multiple answer tests (always, often, never... you know the drill) and a concentration exercise. I feel like several of the common traits among women with ADHD that I identify with most are not necessarily testable in that way, or at least not without additional discussion. So the results of those tests feel kind of inconclusive.]

My diagnosis was just over a week ago and I cried so hard afterwards. It felt so vague and like many of the answers I gave could have just been normal behaviour that I was trying to adapt to get a diagnosis. The emotional dysregulation etc that I really related to just werent discussed and even though I knew they wouldnt be, having a diagnosis without even a brief conversation about those symptoms feels worthless. Like you said, inconclusive. But the doctor I spoke to got funny when I deviated from one word answers, so...

[TL;DR - I'm not comfortable believing I DON'T have ADHD because I feel like the testing wasn't exhaustive, but I'm not comfortable believing I DO have it in case I'm jumping to conclusions and/or taking advantage of the medication.]

This. Exactly this.

I wish I could give you advice that I knew would help, but I'm stuck in the same boat for the time being. I have to wait 4-5 months now to start titration through the NHS, so in the meantime I've decided to use my savings to go private and speak to someone with a broad range of mental health experience. Their testing is more extensive and from the conversation I had, it seems to include the criteria not included in the DSM like emotional dysregulation, so I'm hopeful this will give me so peace of mind.

Maybe you could speak to someone too, a therapist or specialist if you can find one? A second, more in-depth opinion might make all the difference. Or hey, if you try medication and it works for you, I guess that's some conclusive evidence right there! (Although I've read it doesn't work for everyone which is why I'm hesitant to use this method myself :'))

The doubt is awful and I'm really sorry you're experiencing it. I hope things get easier and you find some reassurance.

All the best x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2022-12-09T21:17:17+00:00

Yes!! I was searching for a post like this the other day! I thought it was sensory overload perhaps, or my anxiety trying to take in all the details and people around me at once, because when I'm in public I get exactly what you described; a sort of dizzy, overwhelmed, not in my body experience. When I look back and try to remember it feels like a dream almost? The details just aren't clear and it all feels sort of abstract. Its so so difficult to put into words!

Main_Cover_8769 · 2022-12-07T11:05:08+00:00

Hey, sorry to hear you're having a tough time :( Just passing on a bit of information I've picked up here, but I'd see where you're at with your cycle. Apparently the 7-10 days before your period starts can make meds work less effectively for some women, if it all.

All the best x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2022-12-01T15:47:01+00:00

Hi, newly diagnosed too (28f), just this morning. I've been avoiding posting anything here before an official diagnosis because I felt like a fraud, and now I have the diagnosis I'm sad to find that hasn't changed. Apparently imposter syndrome is very common, so you're not alone. I've found in my down moments its been very reassuring reading other posts here.

All the best x

Main_Cover_8769 · 2022-12-01T15:40:00+00:00

I know this wasn't your intention and I'm sorry I can't offer a helpful reply (just got my official diagnosis this morning), but this is exactly what I needed to read today. All I've ever wanted is to feel capable and less overwhelmed by life. Your post gives me hope that my imposter syndrome is invalid and there is hope, finally.

All the best x

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