{"id":1452,"date":"2026-10-26T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:30:00","slug":"a-giant-wolf-in-the-coffee-queue-is-peak-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wade.one\/blog\/2026\/10\/26\/a-giant-wolf-in-the-coffee-queue-is-peak-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"A Giant Wolf in the Coffee Queue Is Peak Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite things about furry conventions is how quickly the wonderfully ridiculous starts to look normal. Imagine a giant wolf waiting for coffee beside a dragon and someone carrying a bag of crisps. The coffee queue is still a coffee queue. It has simply acquired a much better cast.<\/p>\n<p>The ordinary little moments are a big part of the charm for me as Lucien. 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