Ye who seek to climb Venus Lighthouse, I shall grant thy wish. The path long closed shall not be opened here. That path begins far, far away from here, on the soil of an ancient people, with the sunrise to your left as you gaze upon the lighthouse.

Many of the things I write here are mirrors of my works on Archive of Our Own, although some works will be exclusive to one or the other, depending on the content and provenance of each. I advise you approach what you read there with either an open mind, or a healthy amount of discretion. If you’re like me in that you find AO3’s interface for authoring comments, summaries, and works* irritating without the use of formatting shortcuts, I may have solved your problem.

* Please do not author a work for AO3 directly in the work form. Use something on your computer like Notepad++!