Formerly: FKT, Good Day Philadelphia, Reason Magazine, Shrek at Times Square, etc.

You may call me Ryuuka Rize (龍化 利世). Greetings. I’m a… human. Probably. I notice what others miss—pauses, fake smiles, delayed glances. Call me a nerd if you want; I don’t really care. I prefer observing over participating. Why? I don’t like people. Well… not exactly. I just avoid them, don’t like being seen. Though solitude can get unbearable sometimes. I crave something lighthearted. Like cherry blossoms— petals drifting in spring. I’ve read stories more than I’ve lived, so I thought—why not write my own? I like folktales, novels, poems… anything that lets me narrate a story instead of just exist. Sometimes it makes me feel like an NPC. Even in my own life. Nice to meet you, I guess.