About AzureZero

Who is the wanderer? Why do they walk? What are they so afraid of that prevents them from stopping?

About me

Hey y'all! Animated image of a cat waving at the viewer

I'm AzureZero, an aspiring writer of fantasy and sci-fi and the curator of this here website. You can call me AzureZero, Azure, Az, Zero... some may also know me as Carbuncle, or Tahla. In the outside world, I was a QA analyst specializing in video games, and I shipped one AAA game, but I became another victim of end-of-year mass layoffs. I'm autistic and ADHD, so when I start something I tend to go all-in for a few days and then lose steam before I can get anywhere. Even this very website is not immune to the whims of my neurodivergence.

I created this website after hearing about the revival of the Personal Web from various people both in my social circles and on YouTube. I longed for the days of my early youth, exploring the internet like I was on a safari, often finding sites I really shouldn't have been looking at at 6 years old (lmao). Now, in the days of the Corporate Web and Web Apps, everything's felt so... impersonal, like I was a cog in a machine, data in an algorithm, money in some rich asshole's bank account. This website exists as my own personal protest against that world, a way to have a place to call my own. My desperate shout into the void in the hopes that someone would hear it and be inspired by it. If you're reading this, that would be you. If you haven't already, go make a damn website — and let me know about it, so I can cheer you on!

But that's enough waxing poetic for one day. I'm looking forward to making acquaintances with all of y'all, and I hope you'll like the stuff I put out into the world! Peace out! ✌️

Factsheet

Name: AzureZero, or Bismuth Carbuncle on Bluesky, or Tahla Ganajai in FFXIV.

Age: 24 (b. May 16)

Pronouns: He/him?

Favourite games: Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIV, SIGNALIS, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Muv-Luv Alternative

Favourite shows: Bocchi the Rock, 86 - Eighty Six -, Arcane

Favourite books: The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, Shades of Magic by Victoria Schwab, Cradle by Will Wight

Favourite foods: Ramen, fried chicken (esp. karaage), poutine, fried rice, New York-style cheesecake, jalapeno cheddar Doritos