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Totally awake but it was surprisingly fine! (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠) Only felt tired and sore afterwards, which is why my phone isn't confiscated for the next 5 years haha

How might one refrain from senselessly babbling about tphhp whilst under the influence of anaesthesia..... Asking for a friend;; (⁠˘⁠･.･⁠˘⁠;)

It should be fine (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

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How might one refrain from senselessly babbling about tphhp whilst under the influence of anaesthesia..... Asking for a friend;; (⁠˘⁠･.･⁠˘⁠;)

It should be fine (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

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WIP!! ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡ Cheers to a great chapter 84!!!

Working on a sketch made a while ago thinking of the novel, wanted to finish/post earlier, sorry;; (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠)

1) Og sketch from my little red notebook w all my phhp wips and ideas ^⁠_⁠^

2) Lighting idea for the end

3) Digital sketch/current progress

Still gotta do a lot of things, but it'll be posted once finished! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

Little bit unrelated but I am soooooo happy that this chapter was adapted (and not butchered (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠) ), was unfortunately in public when the new chapter dropped so there were like 6 people passing by in concern (tweaking out), only to hear "I want to read the freaking chapter so bad" ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

Really hope the rest of the novel gets a better adaptation!! Really makes me happy to see others understanding the series more! (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

Thanks for looking at my art and stuff! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠) Got a lot of art wips, crafts, and ideas for the future!!!!

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Really quick since my lunch break is almost over (edit: the kids were quicker), just finished (gave up past the 4 and a half hour mark) a small (and really stupid) phhp comic based on the 'I'm so hungry I could eat --' trend that's been showing up on my feed!!! (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•⁠)

Takes place during the pre-canon timeline, when Lee Hoyeol was still an office worker ^⁠_^

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Some novel spoilers below! Fanart stuff :⁠-⁠D

(small rant below, skip for drawing!!!) (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

Seeing this reblog opened my eyes (tysm vinesandbones!!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)<3). I made a sketch a while ago in my notebook during that part in the novel! Worked on rendering it digitally, which took an embarrassingly long amount of time (6 hours sorry for the delay;; (⁠ꏿ⁠﹏⁠ꏿ⁠;⁠) ) , but it's pretty much done! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠) It's more of a general piece rather than being focused on a specific chapter, since I really don't remember anything! ^⁠_⁠^ (Which is why there's the Dawn set and long hair lol) (I was going to add a battlefield on the bottom, but a combination of laziness and lacking memory of the novel stopped me (⁠´⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠.̫⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠`⁠) )

Anyways, here's the drawing!!!!

I hope y'all's like it!!!!!! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

Here are the other versions:

Sketch!

Vers without the lighting overlay!

No clouds!

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Spoiler from novel

Hoyeol first death is almost here, I can't wait for it heheheheheheheh

I really want to see Bellier expression

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Sorry for the delay! Work's been keeping me busy, + this is more of a filler post than the previous ones! (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

These are the Miis that I made of Lee Hoyeol and Grandfell in Tomodachi life!! ✧⁠\⁠(⁠>⁠o⁠<⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠✧

(I would add a QR code, but I tested it with my friend and other Miis, they kinda don't work because it's not the official version;;; (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) )

(Also the nicknames are no longer spoilers because of the recent manhwa chapter! Yay!!! (Lee Hoyeol's nickname kinda still is, but the first mentioned novel scene is so close I counted it as an exception!) (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) )

Used the wiki for Lee Hoyeol's age, although I couldn't find birthdates for either him or Grandfell, so I started scrolling through special international days! Here's what the birthdates are based on! (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)

Tried to make them as accurate as possible, with their own defining features! ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

1: Napping in the Cafe (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)

2: Claw Machine (Twice!)!! ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

3: Ferris Wheel!! (⁠^⁠^⁠)

4: Drawing Feature!!! (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

5: Party Popper!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) 🎉

6: Drink Time! (⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

8: Favorite Food! (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧ (Salmon Dish!)

9: Relaxing! (Taken from the photo booth!!) (⁠☆⁠▽⁠☆⁠)

Shenanigans down below! (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ^)⁠✧

Fell asleep before I could post, but again let me know if you have any questions or comments! I really appreciate them!!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

Also if you have tomodachi life, feel free to use these designs! For Grandfell's hair combo, I gave him white hair dye and changed the color of his eyebrows to black in the original [Edit Mii] section!!! Hope that helps!!! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

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Alive! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) Back on the interweb after a nice trip with a friend and work, so as promised I'll be continuing to post the phhp stash! ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

This time it's my culminating art project from last month! (Aka trying to cram as many references into a surrealism-themed print while also disguising it as a normal piece to my teacher.) (^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

Unfortunately more novel spoilers and components up ahead because it's all I think about, yea! ʕ⁠´•̥⁠ᴥ⁠•̥⁠`⁠ʔ

(All blacked out parts are my signatures! It was necessary to hand in the project :])

Test Sheet! (Planning)

I have absolutely no idea where to start explaining but if you can't tell, pictured above is Lee Hoyeol and Grandfell (with the difference in hair color and apparent contrast in color)! ^⁠_⁠^

For the pose inspo, it's mainly supposed to resemble an eye (which will be the title because I was lazy), so that's why there's that weird square in the middle, which is like a pupil of sorts. Moving on to the inspiration from the novel and series, I tried to detail and separate their outfits to the best of my ability, the dark blue being the Dawn set, and the black is Grandfell's suit or whole ensemble in Arcana. The background shape is a six pointed star, which is supposed to represent the hexagram brooch from the novel, which I will give a further visual on later! The background colours are pretty much based on the manhwa cover! (LHY = Red, GCAR = Blue) (⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

Base pattern! (3 editions)

This is the main version I printed three times! Larger version of LHY, which means I was able to add more details to the print, such as adding folds, the buttons and tassels + ropes on the suit! Also I cut out the outline and hands first thing to keep it clear since the white ink isn't that effective! (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)

Experimentals! (4 versions!)

1. Grandfell Claudi Arpheus Romeo

Experimentals were basically do whatever you want, so that's where to put the most references! (⁠^⁠^⁠) My teacher showed us this large bin of different colored papers and patterns and when I saw this sheet I genuinely started salivating a little;;;; (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) I got to add a lot of details!!! my goal for this particular copy was to highlight Grandfell's relation to Claudi, and also just his atristrocatry! My teacher really loved this one and I was trying to stifle a laugh. Blue and Silver??? No way it's literally the thing!?!?!? [Mind blown] I was very glad with how the white ink overlayed with the bottom layer, since Grandfell has silver hair in canon, not pure white. ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

2. Lee Hoyeol

Found a cool floral print, but it was a bit too large, so I used some of the components to make a collage of sorts! It reminded me of all the early season joy/happiness and I miss his whimsy so much;;; I could even go as far as to make the connections to the novel like how the light background represents Lee Hoyeol's early past, which has been stained by all his sins from his regressions. And like trust the eye is a window into the soul or whatever they say! (⁠ ⁠；⁠∀⁠；⁠)

3. The Player Hides His Past

Really excited for this one! Based on the manhwa cover, which is pretty obvious, so I was really happy to find this red and blue patterned paper! It isn't really visible, but the background for the print is in red and blue ink respectively, but it's less visible since it's semi transparent. Very pleased with the simplicity of the process and how it turned out! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

Manhwa cover for further comparison!:

4. Tea for Two

Here is the amalgamation of references into one edition! I put the visual layout below, but it was a blast trying to combine both references to the series and personal experiences while reading it! The whole shape is a teacup, a callback to the series and Grandfell's love for green tea, but I used a music sheet to place the print, and I wouldn't be able to create the shape without cutting into the print itself, so I used spare materials from the bin! So fun fact, this teacup actually has a silver coloured backing! (Yet another reference!) (⁠・⁠∀⁠・)

Extra: Explanation Chart

🩶: Six sided star is referencing the hexagram brooch/pendant that appears in the series! Only added both of the novel covers but it has already made an appearance in the manhwa a while ago! (I just forgot to find the screenshot) (⁠^▽⁠ ^⁠;⁠)⁠ゞ

🟩: Tried to recreate the teacup on the cover to the best of my ability! Made the tea bag and handle also! I really love how important tea became in this series in regards with character dynamics and further in the story! ◉⁠‿⁠◉

🔷: Sheet music from my ensemble (a spare copy)! My favorite cover of this song (which I was really stupid to realize a few months after playing) is from The Bachelors, who also covered Tea For Two! Got both of these songs in the phhp playlist!

Sorry for the late post, and please let me know if you have any questions!!! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

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Hello again! As promised, I am continuing to post more of my Phhp-based stuff! (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

After some reviewing and tweaking, here's my Spotify playlist! ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

But first, some things to add, disclaimers and whatnot:

- This playlist is based off The Player Hides His Past novel, but mostly the dynamics between Grandfell and Hoyeol!

- At the moment I really only listen to 50-60s old timey love songs (you can tell where this is going for sure), sooooooo the playlist may not be like an actual series playlist but more ship focused... (⁠^⁠～⁠^⁠;⁠)⁠ゞ

- This also means that even though there are a ton of recent songs that probably capture current arcs or intense battle scenes more accurately, they won't be in the playlist. (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠) ( I still appreciate hearing about them tho! I have some faves myself :] )

- Most of the songs are kinda based on the vibes themselves, whether in relation to the novel, the changing dynamics between Grandfell and Hoyeol, or some favouritism to the artists (which will be very apparent trust). And other songs have really accurate lyrics to one of these things! In regards to this, I will be further talking about some songs in particular, and also mentioning other songs of interest! (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)

- While discussing this, there might be spoilers involved, which is why I'll put them under the 'read more' section (which I have just learned how to do)! (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

- Because these are songs written a while ago, they're not going to be 100% accurate, so please be patient and understanding with me if you're listening! (There's also a ton of fabrication involved regarding their dynamics and personalities so it might come off a bit extreme!) (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•⁠)

- I'll likely update the name for the playlist later!! (Hopefully I think of something good or I'm going to call it 'Claudi with a chance of meatballs' (which I would actually find really funny as like an ao3 crack one shot or something))

- If you have any questions or comments concerning any songs, I'd really appreciate hearing them! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

That should be enough yapping for now, if I remember anything else to say (my memory might be a bit hazy since it's like 3 in the morning) I'll add it in the comments! (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠) Hope you have a splendid time listening if you do decide to give it a whirl! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

Honorable mention songs! (Songs that stood out to me but I didn't add to the playlist for reasons listed below):

1.

For very obvious reasons, this song fits extremely well with the series. But I didn't really want to listen to this song every time I started playing it! ��⁠(⁠‘⁠～⁠`⁠;⁠)⁠┌

2.

a) I really like this song, it's one of my father's favorites! I also think it fits really well with the whole ship dynamic, but I miight have listened to Olivia Newton John way too much back in 2020, and it would be kinda hard to add her back into this playlist. (Silly reason sorry (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠) )

b) It fits on multiple levels, but again clashes with the playlist itself due to the difference in genre and time period.

c) One of the recent song examples I was talking about earlier; I listened to it a while ago and I could still see some connections today when Spotify decides to play it, but it would just clash with the rest of the playlist;;; (Might make a semi modern song playlist vers for phhp? If anyone is interested enough because I don't know a ton of songs)

3.

I really like this song, but the subject matter is very ooc (out of character). I typically avoided adding songs where the angst or blues come from:

- Partner cheating

- Finding a new lover

- Losing feelings

- Partner is just pretending to love

- Partner is being manipulative/using the singer

The disconnect just hits really hard with these topics for me (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠)

This is also why I didn't include the following song! :]

4.

I really enjoyed The Crew Cuts and their harmony in this song, but the novel has proved on multiple occasions in the past, present and future that disloyalty is not in the picture at all. Again a really good song but too ooc to be added to the rest of the playlist.

5.

I could really see this as like a comedic portrayal of Grandfell's noble behavior and language, but at some parts in the song I really felt like I was stretching it, so it wasn't added (Johnny Mercer's other song 'Candy' was tho). (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠)

Key songs!!!!! (Songs that really changed/enhanced the way I read The Player Hides His Past, and also made me go 'oh my gosh this is their song') !

1.

The Bachelors just absolutely carried my entire novel reading experience. One of the main running jokes in phhp is tea, and the real cherry on top is the novel containing multiple important scenes pertaining to tea drinking together (cough cough chapter 615-617 (⁠╯⁠︵⁠╰⁠,⁠) ), that really enhance the correlation between this song and the actual series. It gives me hope for a happy ending. •́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀

2.

I also greatly enjoyed Vic Dana's album, and this song and its imagery really gave me a clear scenario picture. ( It's one of my digital WIPs! I might post it as a WIP and finish it later (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) ) The romance in this song's instrumentals and lyrics are so good I swear;;

3.

I really associate this song with The Player Hides His Past's arcs and storyline the most, based on the connection to action and fantasy themes. The imagery is really strong, and the further I read tphhp, the more every single line and lyric started to connect with the actual series. I could genuinely write an entirely separate post analyzing each lyric from this song and how it compares and connects to The Player Hides His Past. Genuinely a great experience being able to listen to this and read the novel in the early morning at my bus stop while the sun is rising. (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)

4.

This song is really amazing with its musical dynamics, and The Mills Brothers really achieved a great vocal harmony and tempo. Regarding the thematic connection to tphhp, I associate it (and many other songs related to time in this playlist) with

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the regressions that are revealed to have happened, which is kind of a stretch, but the original meaning of the song also fits too. ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

5.

Oh I cried

I cried real bad.

This song played when I was reading chapter 616 & 617, and The Vouges did such a great job with this song, the vocals and musical dynamics enhanced the heartbreak and angst to a staggering degree. The absolute devotion in this song is just so amazing, and pairing it with The Player Hides His Past is such a diabolical combination. (⁠'●⌓●⁠`) (In the best way possible)

Number 6 would be Warm by The Skyliners but I ran out of images!!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) Again another great song to read the novel with in the early morning when the sun is rising!!! (⁠✷⁠‿⁠✷⁠)

I can't wait to post more stuff and contribute to this fandom!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) Thank you for being patient with me!!!! (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

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What is up fellow phhp fans! ^⁠_⁠^

Due to newfound summer motivation, I've decided to start posting every hyperfixation-fueled artwork or creation I've made for The Player Hides His Past over the past 4+ ish months or so! I'm still new to tumblr and it's format (also just posting in general lol) so please be patient with me! (⁠人´⁠∀')

Warning also! I'm fully caught up with the translated web novel like many others, but I've also seen further spoilers from multiple people on Bluesky and Twitter/X! Some of what I post will either reflect that or reflect my understanding of what google translate gives me, but I will try my hardest to give proper warning beforehand! (⁠ﾉﾟ⁠0ﾟ⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠→

To start, here's a drawing on my calculator that I finished on procreate! (I wasn't able to use the calculator notepad for the rest of the semester because I didn't want to erase the drawing (⁠‘⁠～⁠`⁠;⁠) )

Slight spoilers (?)

- Could be interpreted multiple ways for novel readers depending on how far, but I still wouldn't recommend for manhwa only readers! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

[Drawing of Grandfell ⬇️⬇️]