✧ UPDATE: Layout and Sales Info ✧ Hello everybody! Quick update regarding the progress of the zine! Please read! #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @elfpervert.bsky.social ✧ The summer heat has us feeling a bit like Jayce in the pit... and we humbly request some of Cryptish's cat photos! #arcane #jayvik

✧ JOURNAL WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @ezramoon.bsky.social ✧ Sex experiments... sexperiments... sextech? You'll find out in Ezra Moon's writing! #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Ieatbugggss ✧ We'd love to know where Ieatbugggss got their total yaoi freak certification because we want ours too! #arcane #jayvik

✧ MERCH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Spoluks ✧ If you were in our Interest Check form selling your firstborn for a certain digital merch item... I'm afraid we might be claiming it thanks to Spoluks ;) #arcane #jayvik

✧ FIC WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @straddleatmosphere.bsky.social ✧ Jayce and Viktor should straddle each other too, if you know what we mean... ;) #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @paperpato.bsky.social ✧ Science going on between Jayce and Viktor... yes... much science... #arcane #jayvik

✧ FIC WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @stupidsarah.bsky.social ✧ We know we've summoned someone capable of giving Jayce and Viktor the good kind of freaky experiences they deserve! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @hamsterbunnss.bsky.social ✧ Sugar and spice and everything... hot?? Their colours are gorgeous, and so is their merch! #arcane #jayvik

✧ COMIC ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @yzu.bsky.social ✧ We're so lucky to have Yzusaur in the Bugtor department with their gorgeous art! #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE & SPOT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @escyn.bsky.social ✧ We think the cosmic horror might be worth it... and so does Escyn! #arcane #jayvik

✧ MERCH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Kyuucia ✧ How long *did* it take Jayce and Viktor to fall in love... Are you team slow-burn or team raging inferno, like Kyuucia? #arcane #jayvik

✧ MERCH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Tutovii ✧ We're building the world's most yaoiful team, so of course we needed Tutovii! #arcane #jayvik

✧ JOURNAL WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @milomie.bsky.social ✧ Number 1 Jayce hater on our team... the honour is ours 💞 #arcane #jayvik

✧ SPOT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Cookie_keko ✧ We know Jayce wants that cookie bad, and we have Cookie_keko! #arcane #jayvik

✧ JOURNAL WRITER SPOTLIGHT: Tickety Tockety ✧ That's not an ominous haunted clock—that's Tickety, one of our Viktor journal writers! Actually, ominous haunted clock might suit them too... #arcane #jayvik

✧ FIC WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @cadoan.bsky.social ✧ Is it just us, or did someone turn up the heat in here... wait, that's one of our fic writers! #arcane #jayvik

When is the zine available for purchase? — Hi! Apologies for the delayed response. We are overdue on a schedule update, but we are still in the layout period! alterspring.org/@OurDesiresZ...

✧ MERCH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @anaquariusfox.bsky.social ✧ We're so glad Fox was monitoring us (any Miku fans??) and decided to apply! You might've seen their adorable Jayvik emotes out and about! #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: FlamboyantJelly ✧ We would be jelly if we hadn't managed to get FlamboyantJelly on our team of contributors! Check out those gorgeous colours~ #arcane #jayvik

✧ SPOT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @sweatinnquezonn.bsky.social ✧ Goofy jayvik artist? In Our Desires? It's more likely than you think... #arcane #jayvik

✧ SPOT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @bashfulgov.bsky.social ✧ We're thrilled to have Bashful working with some of our brilliant writers! And we absolutely agree with their wish for sfx... #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @maaagpie.bsky.social ✧ A group of magpies is called a mischief, and we know our magpie can help Jayce and Viktor get into some mischief of their own! #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @gigivalentineart.bsky.social ✧ We found that our vision for the zine really aligned with Gigi's purpose in life ;3 #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @emihof.bsky.social ✧ Look at these gorgeous colours! What artful positions has Emi_Hotaru put our boys into now 👁 #arcane #jayvik

✧ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @reijenhere.bsky.social ✧ We're ecstatic that Reijen is making good on their life motto to jayvik everywhere... what would we do without them? #arcane #jayvik

✧ COVER ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: @sydneyjones.bsky.social ✧ We're always so enthralled by Syd's work, and we're delighted to have them as our cover artist! We cannot wait to show you guys what's been cooking under wraps <3 #arcane #jayvik

✧ WRITER SPOTLIGHT: @sootsies.bsky.social ✧ We needed a Jayce joural writer, and we found one! Of course someone good at embodying Jayce would put Viktor in their profile ;) #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @ewyk24601.bsky.social ✧ We have to agree with Ewyk there ;3 and bodies look especially good when she draw them! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @witchosha.bsky.social ✧ It's not enough to say she's a stellar author—this writer bent Shakespeare over. We're so lucky to have Xiami as our guest fic writer! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @ellenchain.bsky.social ✧ Are you part of Viktor's foot fanclub? We certainly are... and we're so excited to have the president as one of our guest comic artists! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @ariesbutworse.bsky.social ✧ Aries may be out of milk, but we think there's some left over... somewhere... why are you looking at us like that... #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @/artdarypeacher ✧ We're completely taken with Shexy's gorgeous work. It's almost too hot to handle! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @/littlepeaxchy ✧ We couldn't resist bringing on Peaxchysan_! We are down *bad* for their gorgeous work! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @mangotangerine.bsky.social ✧ Nothing can make us laugh quite like Mango's hilarious newspaper articles. We're so thrilled to have their talent in our contributor team! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @badassassassin.bsky.social ✧ We're so thrilled to have RED on our team as a comic artist! Wonderful storytelling and amazing art? Sign us up! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @cattttty.bsky.social / @catttttyfandom.bsky.social ✧ Next on our list is Catty! We could *not* resist their gorgeous rendering, and when we saw their rendition of Jayce's journal, we knew we needed them on board! #arcane #jayvik

✧ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: @khloq.bsky.social ✧ Our New Year's resolution is to show off our wonderful guests and contributors! First up is Khloq, who hypnotised us with their dashing portrayal of CEO Viktor. Would Jayce share if we asked nicely ;) ? #arcane #jayvik

✧ MOD SPOTLIGHT ✧ We wouldn't be able to put the zine together without our final team member, Atlas @brekkerwrecker.bsky.social! Our contributors' work is in good hands, and they're all up next! #arcane #jayvik

✧ MOD SPOTLIGHT ✧ Our last art mod, Tsuya @tsutsuya.bsky.social, is here! Our artists are definitely in good hands with them around. #arcane #jayvik

✧ MOD SPOTLIGHT ✧ Another art mod in the house: JM @jmmm.bsky.social!! They're helping to take care of all our talented artists. #arcane #jayvik

✧ MOD SPOTLIGHT ✧ Next up is our first Art Mod and Finance Mod, Marn @marndraws.bsky.social! Our money will be safe with them around, and you can thank them for our lovely character illustrations. #arcane #jayvik

✧ MOD SPOTLIGHT ✧ Now that we're making headway into the creation period after a busy start, we can finally get to the long-awaited spotlights, beginning with our team. Our Head Mod Rach, @runch28.bsky.social, is very excited to bring this project to life! #arcane #jayvik

Hey guyssssss guess what!!! If you like my work in @oe-jayvikzine.bsky.social you’re going to LOVE my work in @ourdesireszine.bsky.social I’m writing Vik again 💜💜💜

on a muuuch more delightful note, i get to write some cutieful smut for @ourdesireszine.bsky.social 🤭 ahh im so exciteddddd

super excited to be part of my first zine as a fic writer! @ourdesireszine.bsky.social

On a more positive note….🫢 @ourdesireszine.bsky.social

I’m so excited to be joining @ourdesireszine.bsky.social as a fic writer! 💖 ✍️ #jayvik

APPLICATION RESULTS SENT All results have been emailed out! Thank you so much to everyone who applied. We had such a lovely time reviewing all of your work. If you applied but haven't received an email, please contact us!

CONTRIBUTOR APPLICATIONS: CLOSED! Thank you all so much for applying! Results will be sent out between September 22nd and 26th. Keep an eye on your email inboxes!