SO PRETTY! and it is always astonishing how ink looks so diff in diff nibs! (what are you frustrated with about the pen, if you don't mind the question?)

Thank you :) it was a hongdian fountain pen, it wouldn’t write despite brass shimming, smoothing and with the wettest ink. 😅 I concluded it wasn’t worth the hassle

lol glad to hear it wasn't this beautiful sailor!!

Why tag this as Meme? :) I think that your post fits perfectly to what this subreddit should be about, which is pens and what we produce with them. Anyways, that photo is well lit. Good job.

Apologies, it’s a “when in doubt” meme but I changed the wording reflecting fountain pens. And thank you photoshop has my back for the lighting :)