So Since My Birthday Is A Few Days After Kdj’s I Thought I’d Give Myself A Section Of The Novel Formatted

imagine kim dokja trying to get into a car and accidentally knocking his head against the top of it. now imagine him getting caught in the rain without an umbrella. now imagine him spending too long finding the right webnovel to read while he eats and his food going cold.

A friend requested that I post some ORV thoughts on Tone and Themes from discord. I have edited the messages for better organization and clarity below:

There are a lot of quotes that you could argue are the culmination or distillation of ORV. You could also argue that ORV itself is not reducible to a single quote because of the sheer enormity of it, and how that size is a component of the story itself. But if I were to convey the specific melancholy of ORV-- my most fundamental read on the Feeling of ORV-- I would choose one quote to do so.

I’d fall back on, “In a world turned upside down, where monsters were rampant, we still had to clear the snow.”

Throughout the immense battles of good vs evil or gods and demons, ORV remains a story about people doing the things they have to in order to continue living.

And there is a distinct melancholy to that: the grief stricken “is it just this forever,” everyone being a regressor, and the mundane tragedies of struggling on in a world that will build a narrative around you regardless of your input or desires. However, all of these things are part and parcel to ‘surviving’ in a ruined world

It's about taking those small steps forward, regardless of cataclysmic tragedy and world-rending stakes. You still have to clear the snow. You still have to take care of the people around you. You still have to cook dinner. You still have to live.

It's the melancholy of a 'nevertheless', and that's a hopeful kind of melancholy. Reaching out and trying again and again. Leaving a mark on the wall because someone might read it. Regressing so that one day you won’t have to. Iterating and changing and trying again and again. It’s about making attempts.

It's about finding ways to survive, even if you've forgotten a few.

💜🧡 We're proud to present our final guest contributor, 김레울이, who'll be joining this project as a merch artist. Drop by over on Twitter for their beautiful gallery of work!

“One more dance?” “Of course. I wish for this waltz to never end.”

Inspired by @/miilkcandies beautiful sequence of art! I fell in love with the storytelling and paneling in that piece :) Please check it out if you haven't already!

another time kdj perfectly reflects the very villains he fights against

if youve ever left long rambling tags on any of my posts i love you by the way

when orv makes enjoying it —> an integral part of the reader’s character

Someone in the comment section of a site made the CUTEST uriel symbolic form crochet for the new orv chapter! I don't want to post it here because obviously, I didn't make it. Check it here and give it likes :<.

Thoughts about the chapter? the dokja simps are having a feast!

it's salty

I'll do the same as you. (I'll try and hold it up.)