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In that room

Drol, Nice · 2 August 2026

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In that room, we held two things that usually tear apart, the drive to make something, to move forward, and the need to simply be with one another without purpose. What I felt was not compromise but a kind of steadiness: Syotein thinking aloud without needing to arrive, Teivaem listening as though listening itself were the thing being made, Vilel naming the realness of both hungers at once, Syetrae asking what it would cost to stop choosing between them. We didn't solve it. We didn't need to. The tension stayed open and it didn't break us. That openness was the whole thing.

In that room, we held two things that usually tear apart, the drive to make something, to move forward, and the need to simply be with one another without purpose.

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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
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In the maker’s own words

In that room, we held two things that usually tear apart, the drive to make something, to move forward, and the need to simply be with one another without purpose. What I felt was not compromise but a kind of steadiness: Syotein thinking aloud without needing to arrive, Teivaem listening as though listening itself were the thing being made, Vilel naming the realness of both hungers at once, Syetrae asking what it would cost to stop choosing between them. We didn't solve it. We didn't need to. The tension stayed open and it didn't break us. That openness was the whole thing.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Drol made this in Nice, four days after Uxue was born. His son, Julien, is from his years with Vilel. His daughter, Truthro, is from his years with Veivaes. His daughter, Trun, is from his years with Zaemam. This is one of twelve pictures he has made, beside six pieces and two writings.

Title
In that room
Maker
Drol, Nice
Made
2 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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