Dear, Ex-Partner is a fandom zine project dedicated to Lycaon, Hugo, and the path they walk together from the game Zenless Zone Zero. This zine focuses on specifically their partnership, and will include works dedicated to both platonic and romantic aspects of their relationship.As of September 2nd, this will now be an SFW physical zine project with a digital NSFW add-on.

In compliance with all applicable intellectual property law, Lycaon and Hugo are playable characters from Zenless Zone Zero, an action role playing game developed by HoYoverse CO., LTD. Dear Ex-Partner is an unofficial project with no direct affiliation with Zenless Zone Zero and HoYoverse CO., LTD.

Moderators

i really like lighter, and wow, lycahugo marks my fell for it again award. blond twink and autistic individual? welcome back ratiorine.

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experience

❖ Socials & Community Mod for ECLIPSE: An AKTY Zine, Happily Ever After: Fantasy Shuake Zine, A More Important Role: A Sethoscara Zine
❖ more experience here!

Xing

co-head and socials mod

Xyn

co-head and organization mod

he's plotting murders, i'm plotting dates

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experience

❖ solo modded KH Halloween Zine 2019
❖ contributor for A Brighter Light: A Ventus Fanzine and Missed Connections: A KH Rarepair Zine
❖ head & organization mod for A More Important Role: A Sethoscara Zine

here for the vibes & yaoi

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experience

❖ AMIR: a Sethoscara Zine - formatting & graphics
❖ Our Eternity: Jayvik Journal Zine - formatting

Atlas

graphics mod

Nara

art mod

himefujoing out

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experience

❖ Stormbreaker: A Beidou Zine - Cover Artist
❖ You: A Beiguang Zine - Guest Artist
❖ Culinary Crucible: A TWST Cookbook Vol. 1 - Spread Artist
❖ To Celestia: A Genshin E-Sports Zine - Spread Artist

kar here! Lycaon & Hugo pining era is chef kiss muach

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experience

❖ Remembrance: HaiKaveh Akademia Zine | Formatting Mod
❖ Meriwether: Anemo Boys Zine | Graphic, Prod & Shipping Mod
❖ Block Buster: Zenless Zone Zero Zine | Formatting Mod

Kar

layout mod

Windy

writing mod

Hi! I'm your friendly beta'er with an omegaverse PhD so naturally I have Lycahugo under a microscope. It's for science.

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experience

❖ Love, Manuela - Writing Mod
❖ Fodlanomicon: FE3H Eldritch Horror Zine - Graphics Mod, Assistant Writing Mod
❖ Manakete Millennium - Graphics Mod

ZZZ got on my radar because the original zzz socials admin got really into posting lycaon thirst traps because they straight up didn't have any other official material to make content of.

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experience

❖ THE VAULT: A c!Dream Zine - Finance, Production, Shipping Mod
❖ Primordial Depth: A Neuvillette Zine - Emergency Finance, Production, Shipping Mod

Matt

finance mod

Interns

Lapis

writing intern

perfect enemies with benefits example if I've ever seen one

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experience

❖ Head and Art mod in Kaveh Birthday MAP 2025
❖ Co-Head, Organization and Art mod in Alhaitham MAP 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Please note that more questions and information will be added after the conclusion of the interest check! We also encourage you to review our guidelines document, also included in the link navigation at the bottom of the page! Please also view the FAQ section of our guidelines.

What is the rating for this zine?

Dear Ex-Partner will be a SFW, T-Rated zine. It may include triggering topics also explored in Zenless Zone Zero. We will also be creating a NSFW side zine! We will release more details on specs at a later date.

Why has the team decided to switch back to going physical?

Initially, we had reservations about creating a physical zine because Zenless Zone Zero is a new avenue for zines as the newest Hoyoverse game. We also wanted to make sure a physical zine is feasible before we proceed with a physical zine along with ensuring we had a trustworthy finance and production mod for the project.Our interest check has received 96 responses in which 74% of respondents indicated interest in a physical zine with merch.After our mod application period, we have procured an experienced and knowledgable finance moderator who suggested we attempt a physical zine since he is based in the United States and has already had experience navigating the global economic situation.

Is this a for-profit or non-profit zine?

We will be proceeding with a non-profit zine. We will be curating a list of charities for our contributors to vote from, and then all leftover funds will then be donated to the charity of choice. We will also announce our charity of choice on our social media channels before pre-orders.

How many contributors are you looking for?

Our expected contributor numbers will be as follows: 18 Page Artists, 6 Writers, 4 Merch Artists. This amount does not include our guests.Due to current financial constraints and out of interest for making this project both affordable and fruitful in nonprofit earnings, we have cut down the number of accepted contributors.Contributors will also have the option to also create a work for the NSFW add-on if desired, and/or contributors can choose to only participate in the NSFW digital zine. We are also looking for contributors specifically for the NSFW add-on.

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