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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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Romance Games
Return to Moria EP3 – The First Descent: Steel Tools, Bear Panic and Base Building
Originally streamed in early exploration sessions of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. By the end of this episode we had working steel…
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Return to Moria EP2 – First Descent: forward bases, mushroom logistics, and our first proper Orc horde
Session 2 – we put on our first proper armour, establish a forward base in the mines, I continue behaving like a Hobbit with a…
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Hamnet at Norden Farm – I thought I was getting Hamlet and walked into something else entirely
On a freezing Thursday night, I went to Norden Farm with the book club ladies. Only one of us had read the novel. The rest…
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Return to Moria EP1 – First Descent: Cosy Co-Op Survival, Orc Raids and Mushroom Stew
Session 1 – we descend into Moria, I panic about the word “survival”, Tel becomes my dwarven handler, and we accidentally discover this game is…
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A Date With Death Part 3 – He Floated Outside My Window. I Ceased to Exist.
A Date With Death originally streamed on 17th February 2026 – He brought stolen sunflowers to my window, confessed his feelings, and I accidentally unlocked…
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What Is Your Love Song?
On memory, mornings, and the impossibility of choosing just one BTS asked a simple question this week. “What’s your love song?” I thought I’d answer…
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A Date With Death Part 2 – Boundaries, Banter & Bad Decisions
A Date With Death originally streamed on 12th February 2026 – We formed a soul bond, uncovered suspicious aura lore, and made increasingly questionable romantic…
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A Date With Death Part 1 – Flirting With the Grim Reaper Blind Playthrough
A Date With Death originally streamed on 10th February 2026 – We met the Grim Reaper, tried to delete his app, and immediately started flirting…
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ContractVille Part 3 – Doors, Drama & Trash Compactor Joy
ContractVille originally streamed on 3rd February – where we discovered that stopping mid-build is a personality flaw. We Came Back Confident. That Was Our First…
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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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