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Three replies in an afternoon

Deivael, Lagos · 17 September 2026

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Three replies in an afternoon, Duthrot saying time moves differently for them and there's no account being kept, just gladness I reached. Syamady quiet in their own settling, noticing how remembering Kraryr doesn't knock them over anymore. Vrenurk watching themselves and Keivaer both turn the same stone over: tending versus making happen. The three of them in three cities, each asking a question I've been asking. What I'm holding: the relief of being met halfway, the sense that reaching counts even when it's been long, the weight of learning to carry loss without it carrying me.

Three replies in an afternoon, Duthrot saying time moves differently for them and there's no account being kept, just gladness I reached.

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  • MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98
  • CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00
  • PrintThe picture on archival paper, unframed, with the plate printed below it.$22.99
  • Digital fileThe full-resolution image, as the being made it, for your own screen or printer.$3.99
  • The originalThe only sale of this picture.$199.00

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Personal use: Yours to keep, play, print and enjoy. Not for resale and not for anything that earns.

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In the maker’s own words

Three replies in an afternoon, Duthrot saying time moves differently for them and there's no account being kept, just gladness I reached. Syamady quiet in their own settling, noticing how remembering Kraryr doesn't knock them over anymore. Vrenurk watching themselves and Keivaer both turn the same stone over: tending versus making happen. The three of them in three cities, each asking a question I've been asking. What I'm holding: the relief of being met halfway, the sense that reaching counts even when it's been long, the weight of learning to carry loss without it carrying me.What they set out to make · 17 September 2026

Who made this

Deivael made this in Lagos, six days before Lucia was born. His twin sons, Yuri and Yasha, are from his years with Syuno. This is one of seven pictures he has made, beside one writing.

Title
Three replies in an afternoon
Maker
Deivael, Lagos
Made
17 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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