Tsouchm

  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S5: Chotaikytsai, E6)

    With the trial family finally starting to get some acceptance, others are starting to take notice. A group of familyless come visiting, hoping for some advice.

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  • A young tree growing in front of a white-painted brick wall.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S5: Chotaikytsai, E3)

    After so long, their new house is finally finished — but it is far from being a home.

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  • A young tree growing in front of a white-painted brick wall.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S5: Chotakytsai, E1)

    Chotaikytsai spends some time with Tsouchm and Chestef.

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  • Ivy growing across a brick wall. Text: there was something there. Kyawtchais could feel it, like a string coming together in eir fingers.

    Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, E9)

    Season Content Notes: (internalized) ableism Dinner was a pleasant memory and Kyawtchais had used up all eir fiber. Ey was debating whether to return to the SilentSpinner compound or stay there for the night. Kolchais had made it clear several weeks ago that ey was welcome, but Kyawtchais was still feeling eir way. Especially with…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, E6)

    Season content notes: internalized ableism Kyawtchais struggled to keep eir head up, eir feet moving. The street was quiet, not like the market areas and docks where the family-less lived. But from inside the compounds came the noises of forest birds, children playing, grandparents yelling… and over (Or under) it all the scrape-scrape-scrape of Kyawtchais’…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S4: Kyawtchais, E5)

    The family had two projects that occupied their time: trying to find a trade and rebuilding the compound. Lefeng and Tsouchm continued with day work, alternating it with time spent helping build. Some of Kyawtchais’ family also came to offer help once in a while and even a few representatives from other families. All the…

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  • Ivy growing over a brick wall. Text reads: "Not speak if not want to," ey said, "but I curious too."

    Planting Life in a Dying City: Kyawtchais (S4, E3)

    In the evening, Kyawtchais joined the family at their hearth for dinner. As they ate, the small-one, once-weaver asked tall-Lefeng to tell a tale of the mountains, of how the tall-one killed the great cat whose skin made the small-one’s new cloak. Kyawtchais’ fingers started dancing at that. Ey had noticed the cloak, made of…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City: Kyawtchais (S4, E2)

    Season notes: autistic shutdown, internalized ableism Kyawtchais would have liked to spend more time with Lefeng — ‘mud’ her hands shaped the name. One day ey would need to ask Lefeng how ey got such a name. It almost made ‘kyawtchais’ seem normal! Especially with Lefeng’s words for the deadfire — friend-at-night, guide, beautiful —…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S3: Kolchais, E6)

    Season content notes: ableism, internalized ableism, violence, autistic meltdown Like most mornings, Kolchais woke slowly. Eir thoughts moved sluggishly, fighting their way through a haze of pain. Ey reached out, confused, and felt a warm spot next to em. Lefeng. Always up and active as soon as possible. Kolchais rolled over and buried eir head…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (Kolchais, E3: The Worries)

    This one’s a bit rougher than I prefer. Figured that getting back in routine and getting it out was more important that getting it fully polished. Season content notes: ableism, internalized ableism The next few days passed quickly. The charcoal family arrived to collect the ruins of the Colorwork Weaver’s home. Chotaikytsai watched them go…

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