Writing as Aia Aka, the author blends the calm of Minangkabau water (Aia) with the fierce intensity of Japanese fire (Aka). This duality is mirrored in their profile picture: bold, embossed black letters standing firmly over chaotic splashes of red and blue watercolor. Honing their craft during quiet boarding school years, Aia writes bittersweet dark fantasy that grounds readers amidst life's chaos. Known for hiding deep philosophies within multilingual wordplays—weaving Arabic, English, Indonesian, and Japanese—Aia transforms isolation and life's messy 'scars of color' into stories worth telling."