Parfum Nostalgique: Full Bloom Edition
merch release! vampire dom val heating pads!
listen. i know my target audience, alright. or at least the audience i ended up with.
you’re all like. 20+, mostly 25+, and you all have back pain, horrible cramps, chronic illnesses, anxiety, panic attacks… you’re all queer, and if you’re not, you’re probably my aunt or something who likes to cheer me on (shout out to my aunt ruthie). and you can all appreciate the cheesy sexy vampire shit that i’m serving up.
and there are two kinds of val fans: the people who unironically want him to be their dom or therapist, and the people who have read and agreed to the divorcee grandpa terms and conditions. meaning, you understand the sexiness appeal, but you can’t look at him without seeing jolly old saint nick.
he’s a friend. he’s a funny guy. he’s your grandma, he’s your grandpa. he’s a bitch, he’s a lover, he’s a wife, he’s a mother, he’s a sinner, he’s a saint,
and he’s on this heating pack you can purchase in my shop.
isn’t that cute? that custom printed fabric really has my heart. it’s handmade by me, filled with rice and lavender flowers that smell soooo good when you heat it in the microwave. and it’s such a satisfying weight! i really wanted to make something that felt like a hug. something a bit more personal than a t-shirt or a sticker. val’s the type of guy who wants to be there for you in your time of need. when you’re cramping like hell, being brave about a tummy ache, or suffering from the consequences of your cheap office chair, he will be there to ease your pain. i also found that it’s decent with pressure therapy if you lay it on your chest during a bout of anxiety or a panic attack.
unironically, this is one of the most useful things i’ve made. i’m always excited to use mine because i’m so proud that i made it. i was in the er because of a particularly bad vertigo episode this week, and i swear, i’ve been walking around with this thing like a dog with a squeaky toy. we call it my “emotional support ballsack,” because if you flip it upside-down, the filling sinks to the peaks of the heart and looks like a ballsack. while i had an ice pack on my head, i had this thing all warm on my chest. very soothing and comfortable. i highly reccommend this item. you should give me money for it.
and you can do that… here!
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hold on! I know people who’d need this (me included 😭)
Also, since we’re on the topic of Val,I noticed that his appearance and vibes resemble a character from a manga I started recently: From Eroica with Love. The character in question being Earl Dorian Red Gloria. I can see the shōjo influences in Parfum Nostalgique but was this a coincidence?
this was a coincidence! so, dorian’s appearance was inspired by oscar francois de jaryjayes and robert plant. val’s appearance was inspired by oscar francois de jarjayes and robert plant. i found from eroica with love when i was about… 20? 21? and my first thought was, “oh my god… is that val???” throughout the end of parfum’s development, i started reading a lot more eroica, because i was starting to miss val, as i wouldn’t be writing him anymore. it’s been a comfort manga for a long time for me. to me, dorian is like… who val would cast himself as in a silly movie. and i’m mr. james. a tiny man who yells at him to stop spending so much of their money. i think if val and dorian met, they’d have a good time, but then, if dorian kept trying to call him, or if val saw him at the grocery store, he’d duck into a corner like “i need to get out of this place.”
also, only cool people read that manga, so only cool people ever make the comparison between the two of them, so congrats on being a part of the cool people club. i always know someone’s gonna have a good time with parfum when they go “oh he looks like dorian red gloria,” because i know then that they have refined tastes.
Yay! Honoured to be part of the cool people club 🤭 Sorry for asking this question here lol, I didn’t know where else to ask it. Now I’m thinking about what *would* happen if Dorian and Val met. I’ve never written fanfiction before but this might be a good place to start.
I fear this post was directed specifically at me (20 y/o with horrible chronic pain), and for that I have no choice but to buy this heating pad.
YEAHHH!!! I KNOW MY TARGET AUDIENCE!!