I'd been hoping to get a blog post or update rolling this weekend, but I am burned out fr. What a busy year it's been! If I can't get to it next weekend, then please bear with me 🙏 Hoping to return to some semblance of a schedule once the holiday/work craziness dies down!

Back home again after a wonderful holiday spent dogsitting. I hope you all had the very best holidays too! What're you looking forward to playing in the new year?

This time last year I was brand new and terrified of making a post in case nobody liked me. This year I've had the privilege of sharing the timeline with some truly fantastic people. I appreciate you all and hope you have a wonderful holiday with your favourite people, food, and games! ✨️

You are stronger than you think you are, hold your head up high and believe in yourself more! ☺️ You have got this!! 💪🙌💜💜

Morning, all! This week (month tbh) has been non-stop with work and some offline worries, but I hope you've been doing well and having an awesome December! I've been quiet about this, but can now say Mum's deep brain stimulation surgery looks to have been a success🙏 She's in less discomfort already.

Is 🦌? #FinalFantasyXIV

In 2026 I hope you get freakier and get plenty of money and become the cutest or scariest you wanna be and that your hard earned talents and hobbies reward you endlessly

SLIME! IT'S A RIVER OF SLIME! [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FF14 #MMO #gpose #ghostbusters #ghostbusters2]

Blueberry cheesecake timbits got me like

I kind of slept on Stormblood the first time around and I remember 'meh' reviews about it, but replaying it almost a decade later, it resonates a lot more now. It's hopeful, it's heartbreaking, inspiring, and it's become one of my favourites. @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com

I mentioned this yesterday, but this weekend I challenged my agoraphobia in Final Fantasy XIV and saw first-hand the importance of kindness in online spaces. Click for a deep dive into this important topic! @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com #FFXIV tailsbythefoxfire.com/2025/12/07/f...

Mate, I am fresh out of a very public meeting with the heads of state to finish liberating Ala Mhigo. Like, we're leaving now. Can your insatiable lust for frog tendons WAIT [ #finalfantasyxiv #finalfantasy14 #npc #stormblood ]

Such an incredible world. Amazing how these feats of imagination hold the power to make you feel so central, yet so small. ⚔️ [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FinalFantasy14 @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com #Stormblood #gpose ]

It's kinda sad that whether positive or negative, we somehow always end up with how attractive people think a female protagonist is dominating online discourse when a new game is announced. Tomb Raider is arguably the most iconic video game character there is (and she's cool AF), I'm excited! 🎮✨

I haven't been able to vibe with survivor era Lara Croft so far, but... no lie, these new announcements have me cautiously optimistic. It's giving me everything I loved about the classics and Legend with a mindblowingly gorgeous coat of paint. Can't wait to explore.

It's always, always enough. 🌼💜And this is what I mean when I say video games have the power to inspire us. We've been where Lyse is: lost, uncertain. But we do our best anyway. We keep up the fight. [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FinalFantasy14 #Stormblood @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com ]

Absolutely wild that they've got their backs to this. This view is incredible. Just another mindblowing area to add to the list. [ @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #gpose #gposers ]

Show me a fictional character that altered your brain's chemistry For me, it's probably Yuna from Final Fantasy X. She was everything I realised I wanted to be: strong yet kind, beautiful, gentle, and brave. And she was the first character I ever saw in media who had eyes like mine!

My December workload is so immense that only FFXIV raid music has successfully motivated my brain to face it. I'm not making this up.

I mentioned this yesterday, but this weekend I challenged my agoraphobia in Final Fantasy XIV and saw first-hand the importance of kindness in online spaces. Click for a deep dive into this important topic! @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com #FFXIV tailsbythefoxfire.com/2025/12/07/f...

I love cooking 🥰🦊

I'm really excited about this! The Foxfire is evolving again! Meet Foxfire Feelings: the shiny new landing page for my in-depth, introspective, or emotional reviews of games (and the occasional book or show). Come check it out! tailsbythefoxfire.com/foxfire-feel...

Learning that queen 👑 energy [ #FinalFantasyXIV #Stormblood #gpose @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com ]

Drop a fight scene you love!

Thank you to everyone who made 2025 so much fun! I didn't get to stream as much as I wanted to once I landed my job, but I'm really excited to develop Tails by the Foxfire (the blog and the YouTube channel!) and maybe stream some more in 2026, depending on how much time I have. 🎉

A little-known fact about me: I deal with pretty severe anxiety. Like, we're talking agorophobia levels if I don't have a trusted person with me. This extends to team-based games. Full transparency: my husband often has to run my trials for me in FFXIV, but today I dared to queue all by myself.

Ok, CHILLS. This is incredible. I'm bawling. "No one should need a permit to a way of life." 👏🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4cg...

Even when our days seem their darkest, hard work, brave hearts, and iron wills will always win. As long as we're together, we'll never be shaken. Stand strong, speak out, and shine. [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #Stormblood @de.finalfantasyxiv.com @square-enix-games.com #FinalFantasy ]

What a game. This is something that sets FFXIV apart from other MMOs I've played and keeps me coming back. So many breathtaking sights, and unbelievable music that stirs the soul. 😭 [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #FinalFantasy14 #Stormblood #gpose @square-enix-games.com @finalfantasyxiv.bsky.social ]

If you’re dealing with a chronic illness flare, remember it’s ok to rest. You’re not failing. You didn’t do anything wrong. You’re not being punished. Flare ups happen and the best thing we can do is lean in to radical rest as much as possible. Save your spoons and give yourself grace.

Nothing quite like good food and good friends. What's are your favourite things about this time of year? [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FinalFantasy14 #gpose #gposers #moghome #moogle #finalfantasy #heavensward ]

So small, in the grand scheme of things. But a heart big enough can change the world. 💜⚔️ [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #FinalFantasy14 #FF14 #gpose #gposers #Heavensward ]

Dayum, Alberic. You're looking different today. 😮 [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #FF14 #gpose #gposers #Heavensward ]

I will be a part of this event today at 1 PM PST/4 PM EST! Tune in here: www.twitch.tv/shaunabaker Super excited to be a part of this stream! Come hang out and support Indigenous creators!

There's 3 types of Christmas songs: I'm so happy it's Christmas! I'm so sad it's Christmas... I'm so horny. It's Christmas.

Morning, all! We're a few days into December and I thought it'd be cool to get a little timeline advent calendar going. I don't have enough chocolate for everybody, but here's something sweet: I hope you have a great day, because you deserve it 👏

My turn to shout out some GOATs 🐐 Thank you for a gorgeous year! I started 2025 too nervous to talk to anyone, and was sure I'd only last like a week before I retreated away from socials again, but this amazing community has given me so much confidence. You are all such a gift.

One of my dreams is to cut student loans a cheque with a note telling them to fuck off. And they do. It's a petty, impossible dream, but I think that would be incredible.

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Sheila's Wheels honestly flexed with their marketing earworm power. I've had this jingle stuck in my head since 2007. youtu.be/51dTK2D8DC4?...

"Gaming is dead," while we have more games than ever. Maybe stop playing only triple-A games from giant corporations and expand your genres. Try something new. There are so many cool games out there that come out every week. I refuse to click on any YouTuber who says this. It's clickbait.

Final Fantasy XIV has some of my favourite vistas in gaming. Absolutely breathtaking. This is what it's all about. [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #Eorzea #gpose #gposer #samurai #Ishgard #Uldah #Stormblood #Heavensward ]

Showin' gramps how to Google [ #FinalFantasyXIV #FFXIV #gpose #gposer #stormblood #samurai ]

Please be kind to people who work in stores during this busy season! 🛍🎁 A kind smile might just be the boost they need to make the work day better, because it can be really stressful. There's zero need to be rude, so let's spread some Christmas cheer to everyone who might need it. ❤️💚❤️🎅

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter has been a joy so far. Art, music, story, characters, combat, all on point. Charming but with the promise to wreck me. It's felt like discovering something special, like when I first played Final Fantasy X, Persona 4, or Ar Tonelico. Now excuse me while I dive back in 🦊

What Bluesky's lack of algorithm has done is expose me to an unseen level of independent games that I am so glad I was able to find out about. 📸: Demonschool

Morning, friends! Happy Monday! The weather may be wet and cold, but here's some sunshine for your timeline. ☀️Whatever stress you're facing down today, you got this!

Another weekend, gone in a flash! Goodnight, gamers! 🦊

Nice relaxing evening updating my blog pages and jamming to some Christmas tunes