EPISODE 1 - PILOT

Dandalf the wizard went to his work place on time, sharply dressed and without fuss every day.

What none of his colleagues knew was, aside from pushing the limits of modern design, Dandalf was in fact a wizard.

A wizard of the highest calibre.

Despite his wizardry skills, the one thing Dandalf found harder than anything in his or anyone else’s realm was, in fact, hiding his skills and fitting in.

If only Wizardry was as widely accepted as design. If only people didn’t think his wizard outfit was just some sort of closet gay cosplay costume. If only there was such a thing as a Wizardry agency where clients could hire his skills as a wizard for their own public image and profit.

Surely he could charge for "Wizard media", more cost effective and with better reach than traditional digital media. Nobody would be able to ad-block his shit either.

Dandalf dreamed of a day when he could truly be himself. In fact, he often concocted dreams using wizard dust in which, just for one split moment, he could really feel like he belonged. But who was he really? Dandalf was a designer stuck in a wizard’s world, or was he a wizard stuck in a designer’s world? Or perhaps he was just a bad joke stuck up a wizard's sleeve.

Dandalf was sad and confused… and all he wanted was to belong.

Dandalf couldn’t even use his full name due to the fact that it sounded “a little bit gay” as one harsh critic told him one day. Why was everyone questioning his sexual preference all the time!?

Why did everyone think that his massive walking stick stylised like a stylus pen was so strange!?

Every day was a challenge and an adventure for Dandalf.





 All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons (Dan), living or dead, is purely coincidental.









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