#CoTS

[nmirah]

Cactuspaw!!!!!!

[dwoodledip]

Updated CoTS line up~

All my guys :3

[khryausohowl]

They're doing a little trolling

[hearthdraws]

This one was for @arttime-shark of their character Branwen! I love her, I give her all the treasure

[federer7]

November 1942. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cot house. The California Dormitory, offering not just 'clean cots,' but checkers and dominoes

Photo by John Vachon

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[koritea]

if you've already elaborated on it i definitely missed it but what's the general premise of COTS if you have the time/energy to elaborate >:0

Oh man [gripping the table to maintain my sanity] you have no idea how much this ask means to me I am SO MENTALLY ILL ABOUT THIS STORY LMAO

I've wanted to write a book since I was like. 10. And I've rewritten this particular story so many times it has zero resemblance to the original plot. WEEPS.

Putting this under the cut cause it got long LOL

Okay so firstly, there's the A-side and the B-side. Most of what I post here is B-side content (Icarus, Atticus, Empress, etc.), but the A-side is the main cast/storyline the books will follow.

To give a rough outline - the gist of it, if you will:

Our main character, Aria (some modern century twenty-something D&D nerd) gets thrown into another world via a magic door.

The story follows the same sort of cadence as a D&D campaign (you meet someone in town willing to give you information, something bad happens in the town that forces you to fight or flee, you want to help these people so you wind up biting off more than you can chew, etc.) but very quickly there's some weird stuff that comes up that isn't typical of your average campaign, and Aria gets pulled further into shenanigans with time gods, dragons, undead kingdoms and a familiar face turned catalyst.

She gets turned into a cat at one point :)

There's dimension hopping and timeloops and fucked up horror and maybe a sprinkle of murder and resurrection and betrayal and falling in love and consequences and I havE LORE FOR A STUPID PATCH OF GRASS I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING

B-side is mostly here because I can't not give all my character deep and meaningful lore. Wdym the bg character shouldn't have a 24k word document about his mother's necklace. What.

Icarus my favoritest boy my baby my big silly stupid flew too close to the sun and the sun said I love you and sacrificed itself to save him and the consequences nearly collapsed the universe and the gods had to piece together bits and parts of themselves to fill the gap but it's still not enough and the time god is so fucking tired of resetting the world to buy them time (hah) but it's all it can do because it loves so deeply and is not built to express it and it's tearing itself apart and and and-

Icarus is sort of the "main" character of B-side, but it's more like a collection of background stories of characters rarely/only hinted at in A-side, but they still effect the worlds enough to be important.

Empress has a whole arc at spans twice as long as Atticus's does.

Oh yeah and there's different pantheons and some things like gravity and time get wonky and there's the War of the Stars and the day the magic stopped and there's the inexplicable lack of something that no one remembers and there's this weird ass sphynx that pops up every now and then.

And I'm definitely rambling but you are MORE than welcome to ask questions. I am. Insane about this project. Maybe. Just a little. I might have four animatics sketched out and a dozen more in my head.

I have song playlists too!!

[blossompuppy]

The Warrior Cats OC Pose!

(It was a meme in a wcrp I’m in! Maybe also on here!)

[theswedishcatlord2023]

wut is call of the stars & y did u invite me??? /gen

it’s my webcomic! :D and I invited you because. Hope I didn’t confuse you too much :3 and it’s ok if you don’t want to join. :)

[cheesekillerborg36]

I made a community for my webcomic(still working on it) I’ll let y’all know when it’s approved.

[mumblerose]

❄️ Honeyburrow, ☘️ Ravinewing, 🌈 Goosechase ~

❄️ - Favorite Quote

"Can't you keep your mouth closed for one damned second?" he hissed, claws unsheathing. "Your Lord - and another wounded cat, I may add - come home battered and bruised an' your first thought is to taunt her? To get under her skin more'n you already have? I don't understand you, and, if I may be so honest, I am damn tired of your attitude. Cougarbelly ain't in a state to come to blows like you so clearly want, but I sure as Hel am. I suggest you keep that mouth o' yours shut while I take care of business, I'm in no mood for it. No one is in any mood for it."

this one was hard you know how much this guy possesses me everything he says is iconic to me lksdjkldsjdkls

☘️ - Relationship Dynamics With the Most Potential

Ravinewing has a lot of potential in terms of relationships! I think he and Fernsky could forge a strong bond if they talked properly about what happened to them with the bobcats, and I think they could be good influences on each other. He and Batshadow are vastly different, but it'd be fascinating if they talked about their mommy issues. He and Olivebranch only somewhat know each other through their bonds with Jasperchasm, but it'd be very fun for them to talk together! Really, the possibilities are endless with him outside of the relationships he already has - but these three are the ones that fascinate me the most atm!!

🌈 - Something I Want to Happen in Their Character Arc

I want Goosechase to have an opportunity to put its leadership to the test. Beyond training daltai, it really wants to prove itself as worthy of becoming Cladach's tanist should the opportunity arise. I can't decide whether it'd be more interesting for Goose to succeed or for its hopes to crash and burn, honestly both are good! But I want it to have what it believes to be the perfect opportunity!

[nmirah]

For you I give my all, it's yours to take

[spirou42]

Colours Of The Seashore: 29/32

"Colours Of The Seashore" ist der Versuch, die Farben der Küste einzufangen ohne dabei Figurativ zu werden.

"Colours Of The Seashore" is an attempt to capture the colours of the coast without becoming too figurative.

[chokingoutthestars]

In The Beginning…

Hello.

Welcome to Choking Out The Stars, otherwise known as COTS, an OC story created by @havoc-bloom. This is a rewrite and reimagining of “The Legend of Crest City,” the previous working name for this story. A majority of the main characters are Veldigun, a species created by the YouTuber @pastraspec.

As it stands, this story’s remaking is not yet finished. This blog is meant to show off COTS piece by piece, similarly to an ARG, and everything once put into the canon of The Legend of Crest City (TLOCC) may be changed or retconned.

This story is meant to show off these characters and craft them the story they deserve. These characters are very close to the hearts of not just the creator, but to the people who know of them, and it is not fair to them to put their lives on the back burner.

We are proud to present Choking Out The Stars. We encourage you to look for clues, for meaning. We will do no more than give you shovels; it is up to you to dig. Please be patient, as this is a one-man project, and updates may be slow at times due to life being life. Do not hesitate to leave feedback. We are constantly looking for ways to improve. We thank you for your time, patience, and dedication. The show will begin soon.

~ Maintenance

[khryausohowl]

They got something going on alright (by the way i decided to name the cat Aurelius after making the image lol)

[cyclesofthesun]

Hollygorse

She/Her | 27 (@ death)

Spirit from the Glare of the Stars

Master sorceress, mostly deals in star magic

Does not enjoy talking about her life

(Art by Sugarr)

[milesplayshu]

Live with the new Devolver Digital game's demo, Children of The Sun