🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 "The moon is bright, the stars are few, and the crows fly south. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch shall they perch?" Next to join us on the chess board is U3U_hahah!

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “The courtyard tree does not know everyone has gone; when spring comes, it still blooms with the flowers of old.” Next to join us on the chess board is questioningly!

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “I only wish your heart were like mine, then my longing would not be in vain.” Next to join us on the chess board is 桉弋杨！

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “A single oar glides along the green spring waters, past where the dawn orioles sing. Willows green at the ferry crossing, each branch and leaf a lament of parting.” Next to join us on the chess board is matcharie!

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “And I ask of this world, what is love, that it can turn life and death into a promise?” Next to join us on the chess board is @bo1r1do.bsky.social

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “And I ask of this world, what is love, that it can turn life and death into a promise?” Next to join us on the chess board is @bo1r1do.bsky.social

🦁CONTRIBUTOR APPS: 2 WEEKS LEFT🦁 “Learned scholars, you are the ones I admire day and night. It is because of you that I still recite these poignant verses.” Contributor Apps for Ephemera and Perihelion are open for another week! 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🦁 GUEST SPOTLIGHT 🦁 “My robe grows loose as I waste away, yet I never regret it; for them, I am willing to become gaunt.” First up to join us on the chess board is Treetree233!

🦁CONTRIBUTOR APPS: 3 WEEKS LEFT🦁 “Fleeting like morning dew, how tragically a century has passed. The songs at the banquet are impassioned, yet the sorrow in my heart is hard to forget.” Contributor Apps for Ephemera and Perihelion are open until June 2nd! 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🦁 Q&A 🦁 “Just when mountains and rivers seem to leave no road forward, dark willows and bright flowers bloom to reveal a village.” Hello dear trailblazers! Our Dozing General has thought hard (napped) about several of your inquiries, and has now returned with answers!

🦁CONTRIBUTOR APPS OPEN🦁 “My past enemies are either dead or captured, and my past friends are scattered to the winds. Now that I think about it, I am indeed an old man…” Contributor Apps for Ephemera and Perihelion are open until June 2nd! 🔽LINKS BELOW🔽

🦁 INTEREST CHECK RESULTS 🦁 “We are but mayflies in the vastness of heaven and earth, a mere grain of millet in the vast ocean. I lament the brevity of my life, and envy the endless river, flowing without exhaustion.” Thank you to everyone who responded! IC Results are below.

🦁 INTEREST CHECK CLOSED 🦁 “The game of chess ends, unaware the world has changed; the wine bottle has been emptied and the traveler helplessly longs for home.” Ephemera’s Interest Check is now closed, thank you everyone for your input! IC Results will be out on May 2nd.

🦁 MOD INTRO 🦁 “A broken dream at dawn, the tolling bell; beneath the flowers, the sorrow of parting falls like March rain.” Finally, introducing our Finance Mod, @rainbowchibbit.bsky.social! She loves her wife who is her bbg (Jing Yuan).

🦁 INTEREST CHECK: 1 DAY LEFT 🦁 “Weapons clash on the board, their fates shifting before them; life and death are entwined when victory and defeat hinge on the final move.” The interest check for Ephemera and Perihelion will close in one day.

🦁 MOD INTRO 🦁 “Last night, the west wind withered the green trees; alone, I climbed the high tower and gazed to the ends of the earth.” Next up, introducing our Art, Shipping, & Production Mod, @lahaijiaojiao.bsky.social! They are very into Jing Yuan- I mean, white haired older women.

🦁 INTEREST CHECK: 2 DAYS LEFT 🦁 "This is a battle of wits, not force. Against a formidable foe, even level ground can hide mortal danger." The interest check for Ephemera and Perihelion will close in two days. 🔽LINK TO IC BELOW 🔽

🦁MOD INTRO🦁 "Gazing back upon the desolate place from which I hail, I return; there is neither fear for storms nor fondness for clear skies." Next up, introducing our Co-Graphics Mod, day! She believes in live laugh love Jing Yuan, and we are nodding along with her!

🦁 INTEREST CHECK: 3 DAYS LEFT 🦁 “A single move can find you a path out of peril; do not follow the treacherous footsteps of the past.” The interest check for Ephemera and Perihelion will close in three days. 🔽LINK TO IC BELOW 🔽

🦁 MOD INTRO 🦁 “I know not where the familiar faces of yesteryear have gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze.”  Next up is our wonderful Formatting Mod, Liii! She’s doing it all for the cat ^w^

🦁 MOD INTRO 🦁 “What hope is there in the darkness embracing the grave? A reunion in the next life is even more uncertain.”  Next up, please welcome our Writing Mod, Sunny! It loves Jing Yuan’s many many death flags!

🦁 MOD INTRO 🦁 “Fallen blossoms do not wilt heartlessly, for they become spring mud to nourish more life.” Please welcome aboard our wonderful Co-Graphics Mod, Ara! She is a professional bed and back breaker…and it seems she has her sights set on Jing Yuan-jiejie’s.

🦁MOD INTRO🦁 “I will keep my eyes open all night long, to repay a lifetime of unfulfilled joy.” Introducing our Head & SocMed Mod, @mushuroom.bsky.social! She can and will make everything about Jing Yuan.

🦁 INTEREST CHECK: 1 WEEK LEFT 🦁 “Games of strategy are filled with theatrics, and chess can pass to you the wisdom of battles.” The interest check for Ephemera and Perihelion will close in one week. 🔽LINK TO IC BELOW 🔽

🦁 INTEREST CHECK: 2 WEEKS LEFT 🦁 “Victory is certainly gratifying, but defeat is acceptable; the board for survival draws its own conclusions.” What move will you make in this game? The interest check for Ephemera is open until April 30th! 🔽LINK TO IC BELOW 🔽

🦁 INTEREST CHECK OPEN 🦁 “People take delight from one flashy move that saves the day, but never worry when the entire situation teeters towards a loss.” Join Luofu’s General in his game of starchess! The interest check is open until April 30th! 🔽LINK TO IC BELOW 🔽

Hello everyone! Sorry for the sudden announcement and apologies for the delay, Interest Check will be open starting April 9th and will close on April 30th!

🦁 PROJECT LAUNCH 🦁 “Chess pieces are like people. Each has its own sentience. There is no going back on the chessboard.” Ephemera: A Bottom Jing Yuan fanzine, officially launches today! Please look out for the Interest Check opening on April 8th! #jingyuan #景元 #景右