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It's Intersex Awareness Week! Did you know it is also Asexual Awareness Week? There are individuals who belong to both groups, such as our own Youth Program Manager Apollo (yours truly) who created this art to celebrate both. Intersex people are born with variations in their sex traits or reproductive anatomy that do not fit traditional conceptions about male and female bodies. On the other hand, asexual people experience sexual attraction in a way that deviates from societal standards, such as not experiencing it at all or only under certain circumstances. Historically, these two communities share a similar fight for bodily autonomy against societal standards that dictate what we "should do" with our bodies. Both communities also often struggle to gain visibility of their perspectives on international, mainstream social media. So, during Intersex Awareness and Asexuality Awareness Week, let's put our hands together in solidarity for bodily autonomy and to be loud and proud!

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I just caught up with your story and I wanted to say I love it very much <33 I'm super intrigued so far!

Thank you so much! I am looking forward to posting the rewrite once I am happy with it.

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I know you haven't really posted anything in a while but I still think about Sinners from time to time and I wanted some clarity on something. Those early pages describe Roman in almost supernatural terms like they were a demon or something and it was unnerving people but on reread I think it was just their demeanor being described poetically. Still I'd like to ask which it is just in case? I'm glad you're still hanging in there. take care.

Poetic writing, Sinners has no supernatural or mystical aspects. Thanks for the ask!

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Hi, I hope you're doing well and I am sorry in advance if I sent you this message before. We are very close to the goal and I really need your help. I'm writing to you with a heavy heart and an urgent request for help. My family is in a very danger situation due to the ongoing war, and I've launched a GoFundMe campaign to save them. Could you please rebblog my campaign post from my profile?🙏 Feel free to share it in any other social media platform if you would like. Our campaign has been verified ⭐️ by operation olive branch, and is entry number 26 on their spreadsheet. Also with ⭐️ Project watermelon,line 249/(212) on their spreadsheet. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you in advance for all of your support and kindness.

they are so close to the goal -- anything you can send helps

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tumblr just deleted a huge swathe of palestinians who were on here trying to fundraise. if you've been helping any of these fundraisers please take this time to 1) check in with palestinians you're in contact with 2) help them submit support requests if needed 3) keep these campaigns circulating while the beneficiaries are being silenced. these campaigns are life or death, this isn't just social networking. do not let these fundraisers languish.

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Hi!! Just wanted to see if everything’s alright :) it’s been a second since an update and I know summer got busy, hope you’re doing ok!

Summer really did slip away from me, but thanks for checking in. Progress came to a halt on both of my wips as an unfortunate result of life stuff (new job, starting uni again, my dog's health issues).

I've been picking it up again slowly, but I am in the same boat as most people--just trying to put food on the table. Well, in my dog's bowl.

I haven't been to school in a few years, so I think once I have a better grasp on being a student (again) I'll be able to spend more time writing!

Sending good vibes into the universe for y'all.

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The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) | Official Trailer

The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich and choice-driven historical fantasy visual novel inspired by Irish mythology and Celtic folklore. Play as a tenant farmer from mid-19th century Ireland, whose path becomes inexplicably entwined in fairy affairs after getting robbed by the roadside and lured into the mythic and war-torn world of Tír na nÓg: A once unified land, now divided into the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Will you escape and return home with your stolen belongings? Or does fate have something else in mind?

🍃 STEAM 🍂 ITCH.IO 🍃PATREON 🍂DISCORD 🍃

If you're excited for our indie game, please give us a wishlist on Steam or a follow on Itch.io! For more information, click below👇

Meet the Cast

Facts & Questions: The Game

🍃 The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a Kickstarter-funded project currently in development. Due to the scope of the story, we will be releasing content serially on Steam and Itch.io over several years, beginning this autumn. While you wait, feel free to play our demo! The revised version, with all new backgrounds and more voice acting, will be releasing August 1st, 2024.

🍂 The main character's name and pronouns are determined by the player, but in Vol. 1 (or the demo content), the MC will be referred to as "they/them" due to a case of mistaken identity.

🍃 Thanks to our Kickstarter, all upcoming routes will have both romantic and platonic choice options. If you're uninterested in romance, feel free to make friends instead!

🍂 Due to its Irish setting, NDM will occasionally feature instances of characters speaking in Gaeilge, i.e. the Irish language. All instances of Gaeilge are linked to an internal translation tool, which will be voiced by Nigel McKeon, a Gaeilgeoir.

🍃 Shae and Robin are non-binary characters, and respectively use they/them and any/all pronouns. Robin and Keagan are also arospec, and Shae is asexual. (Note: You can pursue the arospec characters romantically, but their romances might look a little different as a result of their identity.)

🍂 The free demo consists of the introductory volume of The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe). It is 2.5 to 3 hours of total gameplay, and ends at the point in which the player would continue on to a route (Vol. 2-7). The full game will be paid.

🍃 NDM is very intentionally set just prior to the onset of the Great Famine, which is both thematically and textually relevant to the leftist, anti-imperialist story we're aiming to tell. If you would like more insight into this, refer to this post.

🍂 Prepare yourself for horse related shenanigans. 🐎

Facts & Questions: The Company

🧵 Moirai Myths is a five-person company based out of Canada. The core devs/founders go by Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. All writing and programming are done by this collective, i.e. the Fates.

🪡 Moirai Myths has a two person in-house artist team consisting of Kazane, our Character/UI Designer, and Melinoe, our Environmental Designer. In addition to them, though, we have had a number of guest artists assist us with the creation of sprites, CGs, and an assortment of other materials. If you'd like to meet them, check out our about page on our website!

✂️ Moirai Myths stands with the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

Disclaimer: This description will be updated periodically.

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how to donate an eSIM

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Demo Update (July, 10, 2024): Episode 1

EPISODE 1 UPDATE: +100,433 WORDS

Hi Hello. Yes, I know. :< I went dark again! This time it was because I ended up changing more last minute and didn't want to moan on about the excuses so I hunched away to work on it in silence. :> I think I've made it clear through my actions that I am not a social media person so I tend to neglect the 502 Tumblr when I write. Sorry :< A lot happened in my life since posting the pilot but I did say I would never abandon 502 and I meant it. I struggled with my work/life balance since starting an IF (it's a lot of work) but I'm glad I'm here to I can update the demo now!

What to expect:

⛟ Another day in apartment 502

⛟ Spend some time with one of the roommates.

⛟ Have your orientation at your job and meet a familiar face!

Some things to take note of:

The news anchor route is not available. I didn't like the direction I was taking it and haven't figured out what I want to do with it. It's not gone permanently but this update it'll be blocked off :<

Stats are still not updating. I ended up changing them multiple times and realized I wanted to wait another update to figure out what stats I want to focus on. The story gives me many directions to go on when it comes to stats and I want to make sure I hone in on the stats that will apply to most of MC's story. The stats are there so you won't get any errors but they won't move or anything and they'll most likely change.

There may be some inconsistencies, typos, errors or things that don't match. The product of writing half the chapter over nine months ago and going through many changes. :< Please let me know if you find errors. You 100% will in a 100k chapter.

The demo is 150,299 words. Play Apt. 502 here.

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I'm Nour Alanqar, and reaching out to you during a time of unimaginable hardship. I am 26 years old, married to Ashraf Ismail, who is 32, and together we have three beautiful children: Hussein, 6, Rajaa, 5, and Youssef, just 10 months old. Our lives have been turned upside down by the devastating war in Gaza, and we desperately need your help.

My daughter Rajaa is a radiant beam of sunshine, bringing boundless joy, warmth, and love to everyone she meets.

On a dark night at the beginning of the war, our area was subjected to massive bombing. The explosions reached our home, forcing us to flee into the night, running amidst periodic explosions and searching for survival. We made our way to southern Gaza by morning, seeking refuge in Rafah.

This is our home, filled with our memories and moments of joy and happiness, now reduced to rubble. Its destruction shattered our hearts.

In Rafah, we found shelter in a crowded warehouse filled with strangers, all of us struggling to find basic necessities like food, water, safety, and cleanliness. Despite these challenges, we were again hit by direct bombardment. My husband was injured in the shoulder, and the scene around us was filled with blood and corpses. The cries of my children in those moments still echo in my head.

A fragment of what it once was, and now, what it has become.

We moved several times to places described as safe, only to face new tragedies. During this period, my precious daughter Raja contracted hepatitis, adding to our suffering.

It was incredibly difficult for me to endure these disasters, especially as I was in the process of giving birth. Youssef was deprived of proper breastfeeding and the necessary nutrition for his age. Hussein's right to education and a safe childhood have been cruelly taken from him.

My baby Youssef, whom I clung to throughout the war, running with him through the rubble of shattered homes to escape.

At an age when Hussein should have been enjoying his childhood, all his rights were taken away from him.

Our situation is dire, and we need your support to rebuild our lives and provide a future for our children. Your kindness and generosity can make a profound difference. Your contributions will help us secure safe shelter, access to medical care, and the basic necessities of life.

Please, consider helping us during this critical time. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to safety, stability, and a chance to rebuild our lives.

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Unfortunately the AC broke at work and I’ve been called in to help out. I hope everyone is staying safe during this heatwave and I’ll see you all tomorrow morning with Sinners ready for you!

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As promised, first chapter is now up for you guys!

The entire first chapter of Two Moons is now available to read for free on itch.io!

Your support on Patreon would mean I could get the second chapter out sooner for you guys :)

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Planning on the afternoon (pacific time) of the 8th for Sinners! I moved some stuff around so I could be home in case of bugs, etc.

I’ll publicly publish Two Moons earlier, most likely early in the morning.

See you soon :)

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Hey y’all, unfortunately some real life stuff and bills hit me hard this last half of June, so I am pushing my rewrite release of Sinners a week (expect on or around the 6th). I am not super happy about it because I am so excited for you to read it! But right now I have to be grateful to be able to provide food for my dog and me.

To celebrate the rewrite I will be releasing the entire @twomoons-if demo for free over on itch.io at the same time, I hope any fantasy enjoyers will give that one a chance as well :)

Hopefully I can curate my Patreon into something fans of both games can support and enjoy.

That’s it for now, see you around,

- Ves

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Please support this initiative! For every $10, SIHA Network is able to provide one menstrual hygiene kit for a Sudanese woman or girl. That is a small amount to pay for an incredibly powerful donation.

Donate directly at the link below.

(I found this charity from this tweet. The price for menstrual hygiene kits seems to have gone up since it was written.)

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Hey y’all, unfortunately some real life stuff and bills hit me hard this last half of June, so I am pushing my rewrite release of Sinners a week (expect on or around the 6th). I am not super happy about it because I am so excited for you to read it! But right now I have to be grateful to be able to provide food for my dog and me.

To celebrate the rewrite I will be releasing the entire @twomoons-if demo for free over on itch.io at the same time, I hope any fantasy enjoyers will give that one a chance as well :)

Hopefully I can curate my Patreon into something fans of both games can support and enjoy.

That’s it for now, see you around,

- Ves

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DEMO (Prologue - 20/07) | FAQ (PLEASE READ)

“On the 18th of November 2026, this world will die.” The interviewer laughs incredulously, eyes turning to the camera as if to say ‘get a load of this.’ “Oh? and how can you be so sure of that?” A smile slashes across the Creature’s lips as the interviewer’s skull suddenly caves in untouched. It turns to the camera, ignoring the screaming that starts up around it. “Because I’m going to end it.”

You are the last of a family of elite slayers.

You are a Van Helsing.

In fact, you were the most formidable foe that Dracula ever faced…over 130 years ago.

No one knows how you gained immortality, least of all you. It was a gradual thing, noticing that you no longer aged. You refused to let a single year go to waste though, creating the Helsing Institute where agents were taught to hunt those that deserved it and protect those that needed it.

So, when an ancient Entity reveals to the world that it’s going to destroy Earth in four months, you are tasked with hunting the Creature down and slaying it before it gets the chance.

However, you and this Creature are far more entwined than you could ever realise.

Will you remain the indomitable Van Helsing of legends or will this finally be your breaking point?

[Based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Van Helsing is an 18+ interactive work of fiction coded in Twine. Content warnings include death, murder, mentions of past child death, xenophobia, blood, gore, explicit language, explicit sexual content (optional), mentions of past self harm and attempted suicide, violence, mental illness and unhealthy coping mechanisms, grief, body horror, and harassment.]

FEATURES

-> play as Professor Van Helsing (MALE/FEMALE/NONBINARY).

-> customise your Van Helsing: appearance (both now and in flashbacks), gender, personality (kind of SEMI-SET: see FAQ), relationships, hunting style, etc.

-> romance four(?) love interests.

-> poly routes: the count(ess) & the ex-spouse | the count(ess) & the wolf.

-> locate and destroy the end of the world (or romance it).

-> hunt monsters or try to befriend them and give them a home and a purpose at the Helsing Institute.

PAST CHARACTERS | OTHER CHARACTERS

LOVE INTERESTS

THE COUNT(ESS) [M/F] - Miron | Miruna Dracula

[Hungarian | Vampire | 400+ | 6’4ft]

Your (im)mortal enemy turned frenemy and consultant for all things supernatural. You never managed to slay Dracula all those years ago, but you were the only one that came close enough that they actually feared for their life. Unfortunately for you, you gained their respect because of it and in turn, ended up with a very powerful, very clingy vampire following you around like a lost puppy for over a hundred years.

Considered the most powerful vampire in existence, Dracula’s attitude can reflect that. The Count(ess) is charming, graceful, and calculating, with an edge of arrogance. However, you don’t have to know what they are to know how deadly they are - it just seems to radiate off of them. Not that that’s ever really bothered you, much to their eternal delight. Once your sworn enemy, they now offer advice and guidance if needed and their company, even if it’s really not needed.

THE SECOND IN COMMAND [NB] - Osyka Tsosie

[Arapaho | Werewolf | 102 | 6’1ft (human)/9’0ft (Wolf)]

As a Werewolf that was born rather than turned, Osyka is a rarity these days, and a powerful one at that. They and their small pack joined the Helsing Institute after they were rescued from overzealous slayers by you and your agents over fifty years ago. They’ve become one of your best agents, so much so, that you’ve recently promoted them to your second-in-command. A role they’ve fallen into with ease.

Osyka is quiet, commanding, and dependable. They’ve been the steadfast leader of their pack for many years and that has translated well into them becoming your right hand. They’re the one that keeps a level head in times of chaos and everyone respects them for it. You and Osyka have developed a strong bond over the years and they show immense loyalty to you - they’re probably the closest thing you’ve had to a best friend since Jonathan and Mina.

THE EX-SPOUSE [M/F] - Elijah | Eliza De Boer

[Dutch/Irish | Banshee | 160 | 5’10ft]

Your childhood sweetheart and once beloved spouse, your marriage and Eli’s mind fell apart after the murder of your son, Coen. It’s been years since you’ve seen them, and now they’ve turned up at the institute, hardened and as beautiful as the day you married them. They’re extremely evasive about where they’ve been the past one hundred odd years, and their arrival seems to bring more questions than answers.

Once gentle and soft-hearted, Eli has seemingly done a complete 180 since you last saw them. Now far colder and willing to say and do the things that most shy away from, Eli is not the spouse that you remember. The brutal murder of your son and the fact that they sensed it, but still couldn’t save him, broke something inside them. The wariness in their eyes when they look at you hurts, but you can’t begrudge them for their grief - the only comfort is that sometimes, you catch glimpses of the person they once were and that brings hope that you haven’t completely lost them.

THE DOCTOR [NB!M/NB!F] - Victor | Victoria Frankenstein

[Swiss | Cambion | 79 | 5’7ft]

The quirky doctor and grandchild of Victor Frankenstein, creator of Frankenstein’s Monster. They’re the current guardian of the Monster and they work for you at the Helsing Institute. You aren’t entirely sure how to take Vic at times, especially considering you vaguely knew their grandfather and didn’t like him, but their intelligence and inventions are vital to your goal.

Quirky and abrasive, Vic can be difficult to get along with at the best of times. It’s taken some time for you to wrap your head around talking to the genius, but after 20 years, you like to think you know them quite well these days. They can still drive you up the wall, but you wouldn’t trade them for the world…or that’s what they tell you. You’re not so convinced when they blow up the lab for the fourth time in a week…at least the Monster is polite and genuinely helpful.

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“My pretty, little fireheart,” the entity purrs as it drags a claw down your cheek. “Cease fighting the inevitable and embrace the chaos of a life at my side.”

[divider credit: @/saradika-graphics]

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this has been my wattpad baby for a long time and now i’ve given it an interactive makeover. @albywritesfiction and i have been working on coding it and after a lot of trial and error, we finally made a decent demo out of it!

i won’t be making any blog for this as it’s just a fun interactive fanfiction project which we’ll be updating on the side, but it may change in the future, who knows. for all the percy jackson fans, i guess this will be a bonus on top of the new PJO show.

this was first released on wattpad back in 2014 (yes, i was like 12 back then) and since then, i’ve converted it into something in which readers can actually play as the protagonist. although my old wattpad account was deleted (rip kissmylefttoe), i’m happy to say that i had my old cringey drafts to recover and edit 😭

huge thanks to alby for actually making a coherent product out of all the messy ass codes which she had to sort through 😭 without her, this project wouldn’t have seen the light of the day at all. i love working with her and this collaboration has been overall stellar!

explore the world through new lenses as you tackle fighting Greek monsters and gods who want you dead.

customize your name, gender, pronouns, sexuality, and your godly parent out of the Big Three.

zeus, of the sky, thunder, lightning, kingship, honor, and justice.

poseidon, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods, and horses.

hades, god of the Underworld, dead, and riches.

get expelled for the ninth time in a row.

unravel dangerous prophecies and find out why the Fates should stick to playing bingo in a retirement home.

make some friends and some very dangerous enemies.

visit a casino, fight Medusa, and a chihuahua.

destroy a national monument.

take a trip to atlantis, hell, and heaven (sort of).

prevent another civil war from happening before the summer solstice.

lace-up your shoes, grab your pen and shield, and embark on a quest to retrieve zeus’s master bolt before he gets very, very angry.

sounds like a party you’d be interested in? play it here