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I'm Sianya Dawnmist
This is where everything lives.
You’ll find writing, reflections, and notes across games, films, books, music, audio, and television, alongside a few pieces that don’t fit neatly anywhere else. Some posts are fragments, some are longer, and some are best dipped into rather than read all at once.
There’s no intended order here. Follow your interest, or simply browse.
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ContractVille Part 2 – Divorce, Demolition & Chaos Inc
ContractVille originally streamed on 29th January 2026 – archive recap added before I forget what we built and/or demolished. We Started By Hitting Each Other…
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ContractVille Gameplay Part 1 – First Impressions & Co-op Chaos
ContractVille Originally streamed on 27th January 2026 – archive recap added for posterity and evidence. We Accepted the Invitation. Immediately Regretted Nothing. I accepted the…
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A Few Things That Shaped Me
I’ve spent most of my life moving between worlds. Languages. Tastes. Ways of seeing. I don’t think that was a conscious choice at first, but…
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Underestimating BTS (Again): On Numbers, Narratives, and Cultural Amnesia
The financial analysts don’t seem to be taking the BTS comeback particularly seriously.Large parts of the South Korean public, meanwhile, appear to be backlashing at…
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Preconceived Ideas – Why We Miss Things Before We’ve Met Them
Have you ever realised you’ve decided a film isn’t for you without ever really letting it be? It happens quietly. You’re listening to someone talk…
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When Soft Boys Meet the Internet: The Boyfriend, Adult Content, and the Limits of Fandom Comfort
What happens when affection, desire, and audience expectations collide on social media Every season, it seems to happen again. A contestant from The Boyfriend becomes…
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Who Teaches Us Desire? Porn, Power, and the Stories We’re Allowed to Tell
There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of how we talk about sex. We live in a world saturated with desire. It’s in advertising, pop…
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The Cultural Double Standard: Sex, Soft Power, and What We Pretend Not to See
Sex is everywhere, and nowhere at the same time. It flickers across headlines, album covers, music videos, and glossy magazine spreads. It hums beneath dialogue…
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Let’s Play Death and Taxes – Part 3 | The Final Verdict
If you missed the beginning, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here Welcome to the final session of Death and Taxes. In this…
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Let’s Play Death and Taxes – Part 2 | Decisions, Consequences & Chaos
If you missed the beginning, Part 1 is here. Welcome to Session 2 of Placeholder Gameworks’ Death and Taxes! In this session, I will be…
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Let’s Play: Death and Taxes – Part 1 | Choices, Consequences, Paperwork
Part 1: “This is part one of a three-part playthrough. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be responsible for the fate…
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Music, Memory and a Writing Practice
This was written as part of a daily writing challenge, where the aim wasn’t polish but presence. Setting the scene: the blogging challenge today is a…
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