jack valentine
/jackary/puppy/etc...

i am the son and the heir ... of nothing in particular - the time has come once again to sit down and do some self reflection, the age of 21,000 has graced my life and i do continue to keep living on. some days it truly feels like a miracle and i am grateful every day for holding on to any hope i could find. our scars do not define who we are, they let us know we have survived, and that we will keep surviving. im glad youre here today, you matter, you are enough. for a long time i didn't think i would make it this far, but now that im here id like to share the things i love and the person im growing into.

"but the question remains, who are you?"

i, jack, am a hell of a lot of things. speaking literally, i am a nocturnal queer vampire living on the east coast of the usa. usually smoking j's and trying to figure out what it means to be human (or nonhuman). pierced and tatted freak, caffeine addict, autumn enthusiast, melancholic daydreamer, bound to be reborn, will say woof.

i sleep all day and party all night (when im not working), traveling to mosh my heart out and see the natural and macabre beauties of the world. when im not at a concert you can find me at the mausoleum, basking in the moon and the stars. at first it felt really cliche, but the beauty and quiet of the cemetery is a comforting sort of peace. why have we forgotten the beauty of our resting grounds..? i could go on forever about this...
i have a wonderful boyfriend who ive been with for 3 years now, and a little gray cat, both whom i owe everything to for holding my fragile heart together even on the toughest days. nobody has inspired me to do my best for myself and those around me than my love and his sheer determination to live the best life he can. i pray for eternity with every wish im granted. our first date was actually to an entire music festival, freshly 18 and driving 8 hours to get there, still unsure how we managed to survive that one. but since then, my knight has spoiled me with nearly every ticket to every concert we've been to. whether it be a $10 cover punk show or the deftones tickets he swore 3 years prior that he would do anything to get me to see them, as many bands as ive seen have all been thanks to *him*

music is another big part of my soul, especially the post-hardcore/emo scene. i struggle to articulate my emotions and words in ways that are coherent sometimes, but being able to be so felt in the crowd by those surrounding you is healing. you can check out every band ive seen by [clicking this text], but my current most notable experiences are the 2 years i got to go to blue ridge rock festival in virginia, seeing loathe play through "i let it in and it took everything" in FULL in baltimore, my promised deftones show in d.c., FINALLY BEING ABLE TO SEE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and WARPED TOUR 2025 <333 ive been able to connect with so many amazing people in the scene and have the most fun nights of my life! nothing makes me feel more alive than being crushed into a room to listen to people screaming, its fun! you can see more about my music tastes in the [music page].

my love for music bleeds over into my gaming habits, besides tetris and pinball my main joy are rhythm games. anything high bpm draws me in. i used to play a lot of OSU! and project diva, but my tastes have moved more towards dance dance revolution style games. arcades are some of my favorite places to lurk, round one being my number one pick right now!

when i can think of more core points i will include them,, for now here are a general list of things that i feel are notable:

scents: vanilla, fresh espresso, vampires blood
weather: mist and fog, untouched snow
strains: blue dream, silver tip (seems to be mainly sativa dominant hybrids)
creatures: shiba inu, stag beetles, the dracula
locations: the ocean, the cemetery
objects: lava lamps, conveyor belts, the moon