No.0189 ワタッコ by 零式スパイチ(https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/134928495) Hi twitties. I still haven’t written any posts about Pokemon, even though it was a huge part of my life, at a point. Unless that one bit about JRPGs counts. So, today that’s exactly what I’m … Continue reading →
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