business.txt

atticus hart (he/him, any neopronouns) is a hobbyist writer and occasional tabletop game designer, with a passion for collaborative storytelling and the ways in which people connect over it. as of late, kit is incredibly interested in stories about alternate versions of the self, girls playing god, love, and ghosts.

pleasure.txt

hi! my name is atticus and i'm a cat first, then a writer, then some other things, depending on when you ask. i'm constantly surrounded by a small hoard of scrap paper about every idea i've had under the sun and over the past year or so i've been primarily writing either my 5-year fanwork opus or weird erotica. i <3 clones

webmastery.txt

social media's fallen to the dogs, and regardless of that the only place anyone's really been able to find me for the past few years is tumblr, which i don't love for long-form writing, even if it's one of the better places for it out there right now. i let my website fall to the wayside for a LONG while, but i've been itching to carve out a space of my own to share my thoughts and my original writing, collect bits and bobs from across the worldwide web, etc. here it is! hopefully to be updated at least once a month; at this point i'll also take semiyearly!!

favorites.txt

the starless sea by erin morgenstern you should be so lucky by cat sebastian invisible cities by italo calvino volume 5 of hirayasumi by keigo shinzo what moves the dead by t. kingfisher shorefall by robert jackson bennett little blue encyclopedia (for vivian) by hazel jane plante
BOOKS
  • the starless sea - erin morgenstern
  • we could be so good & you should be so lucky - cat sebastian
  • invisible cities - italo calvino
  • hirayasumi - keigo shinzo
  • the sworn soldier series - t. kingfisher
  • the founders trilogy - robert jackson bennett
  • little blue encyclopedia (for vivian) - hazel jane plante
honorable mentions/other influences include jorge luis borges' the garden of branching paths & "the dagger" from the maker; the gunslinger by stephen king; emily henry's romances but in particular book lovers; the haunting of hill house & we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson; the books of the raksura by martha wells; sailing to sarantium by guy gavriel kay; thirteen ways to kill lulabelle rock by maud woolf; and the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater. among many others.
the cat returns the executioner and her way of life infinity train mamma mia! nirvanna the band the show the movie pacific rim palm springs
MOVIES & TELEVISION
  • the cat returns (2002; dir. hiroyuki morita)
  • the executioner & her way of life (2022; original novels by mato sato)
  • infinity train (2019-2021; created by owen dennis)
  • mamma mia! (2008; dir. phyllida lloyd)
  • nirvanna the band the show the movie (2025; dir. matt johnson)
  • pacific rim (2013; dir. guillermo del toro)
  • palm springs (2020; dir. max barbakow)
honorable mentions include howl's moving castle; belle; oddtaxi; madoka magica; gundam build divers re:RISE; hamlet (bbc 2009); hell's paradise; the matrix; black clover; scream mtv seasons 1 & 2; etc.
1000xresist the hundred line last defense academy tales of zestiria kingdom hearts legend of zelda: breath of the wild minecraft caves of qud eiyuden chronicle: hundred heroes neo: the world ends with you no man's sky bug fables: the everlasting sapling cookie run: kingdom the last sovereign ghost trick psychonauts slay the princess the stanley parable terraria xenoblade chronicles 3 anthology of the killer
VIDEO GAMES
  • 1000xRESIST (2024)
  • the hundred line: last defense academy (2025)
  • tales of zestiria (2015) (+ the rest of the tales of series)
  • kingdom hearts (all of it) (yes including the mobile games)
  • the legend of zelda: breath of the wild (2017) + tears of the kingdom; wind waker; much of the manga adaptations
  • minecraft (2011)
  • caves of qud (2024)
  • eiyuden chronicle: hundred heroes (2024)
  • neo: the world ends with you (2021)
  • no man's sky (2016)
  • bug fables: the everlasting sapling (2019)
  • cookie run: kingdom (2021)
  • the last sovereign (2025)
  • ghost trick: phantom detective (2010)
  • psychonauts (2005)
  • slay the princess (2023)
  • the stanley parable (2013)
  • terraria (2011)
  • xenoblade chronicles 3 (2022)
  • anthology of the killer (2024)
hard to justify honorable mentions for a list this goddamn long, BUT: OFF (2008); the persona series; undertale (2015); eastward (2021); hollow knight (2017) & hollow knight: silksong (2025); moonglow bay (2021); nine sols (2024); and specifically the gwent witcher card game they made back in 2018.
cardiac contrepoint by flavor foley stay golden by combat impera by ghost we were dead before the ship even sank by modest mouse good news for people who love bad news by modest mouse mountainhead by everything everything nonagon infinity by king gizzard and the lizard wizard the ortolan by the deadly syndrome punch by autoheart three cheers for sweet revenge by my chemical romance
MUSIC
  • cardiac contrepoint (2025) - FLAVOR FOLEY
  • stay golden (2024) - combat
  • IMPERA (2022) - ghost
  • we were dead before the ship even sank (2007) - modest mouse
  • good news for people who love bad news (2004) - modest mouse
  • mountainhead (2024) - everything everything
  • nonagon infinity (2016) - king gizzard & the lizard wizard
  • the ortolan (2007) - the deadly syndrome
  • punch (2013) - autoheart
  • three cheers for sweet revenge (2004) - my chemical romance
i'm listening to music genuinely almost constantly, so this is just a small slice... if i listed off all my favorites we would truly be here all day. other honorable mentions include transgender dysphoria blues (against me!); MONDO COOL! (no jersey); through this fire across from peter balkan (the mountain goats); the family jewels (MARINA); streets of gold (3OH!3); get to heaven (deluxe) (everything everything); superbloom (ra ra riot); counterfeit arcade (shayfer james); the horror and the wild (the amazing devil); be the cowboy (mitski); the rise & fall of a midwestern princess (chappell roan); under heaven over hell (florence + the machine); pawprint panic! & help desk (NAPCAST); we need medicine (the fratellis); faint music // ordinary light (the yellow dress); i got heaven (mannequin pussy) etc... music rocks. if you've made it this far, send me a rec!!
captain crunch chicken tenders and fries coffee steak with hasselback potatoes sheet pan sausage, broccoli and potatoes sweet and sour chicken over rice zucchini pasta
RECIPES all pictures taken from my real life house, made with my real life hands.
  • cap'n crunch chicken & fries: a family recipe i learned from my dad, obviously based off the planet hollywood ones. for enjoyers of sweet with their savory
  • coffee steak with hasselback potatoes and green beans (not pictured): the coffee steak recipe is from the fire emblem three houses fan cookbook fodlan cuisine, originally called hubert's sinister steak. the hasselback potato recipe i use is from this tiktok i found on tumblr; the green beans are seasoned with lemon & garlic and are an even further simplified version of this tasting table recipe. i've been making this for years and it comes out great every time.
  • apple sausage & broccoli & potato sheet pan dinner: basically what it says on the tin. i really enjoy aidell's chicken apple sausage if you can get it. everyone needs a really simple weeknight dinner.
  • sweet & sour chicken: i will swear by a lot of the recipes off the omnivore's cookbook but especially this one.
  • zucchini butter pasta: from this smitten kitchen recipe. goes really well with sausage or turkey meatballs, if you prefer protein with your pasta meals
honorary mentions include my mom's chicken & green bean pasta; smitten kitchen's winter squash pancakes, broccoli parmesan fritters, & glazed apple cider cake; the omnivore's cookbook's scallion pancakes; & the best recipe for grilled cheese you will ever eat (shown below).

THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE YOU WILL EVER EAT

ingredients: sliced bread of choice (croissant or brioche recommended), at least one type of sliced cheese, honey, 2-3 garlic cloves (crushed or minced), dried basil or rosemary, and 2-3tbsp butter

  1. place the butter, garlic and herbs in a small pan over medium-low heat
  2. while butter is melting, slather honey on one slice of the bread
  3. put the un-honeyed slice of bread in the pan, then cheese, then the honeyed bread, honey-side-up, and immediately turn the heat up to medium
  4. cook until cheese is starting to melt over the sides, then flip and cook until golden-brown on both sides. serve with tomato soup & goldfish
  5. OPTIONAL: you can scoop up crushed or minced garlic cloves & just kind of shove them into the sides of the sandwich. sliced ham also goes great on this.
full disclosure i stole this recipe from inneskeeper on tumblr; this is the way simplified version of an incredibly overlong post i made specifically for my family members who demanded the recipe. enjoy!