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[sunset-a-story]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

Witch Hunter Robin X Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. X Blood+

A serial in three arcs (Sunrise, High Noon, & Sunset)

SolCorp was founded to hide the existence of knacked people and their myriad of superhuman powers from the world, keeping humans safe from out-of-control knacks and keeping knacked people safe from human intolerance. So when they discover that one rogue Sol scientist had generated 25 babies with a defective Probability Manipulation knack and abandoned them out in the world fourteen years ago, it's up to SolCorp to find them and bring them back. But maybe their knacks weren't so defective after all because as three of the Venus 25 grow into adulthood, improbable things start happening. Things that will change SolCorp and the world forever. Sunset is a slow-burn of mounting tension and stakes that only get higher with expansive worldbuilding and a majority LGBTQIA+ ensemble cast that has something for everyone from espionage to adventure to romance and even a dash of monster hunting.

Themes

found family

revolution vs mega-corp

coming of age (older teen)

growth and healing

love

loss

power corrupts

Current Stage of Writing Process:

Sunrise (115k words/245 pages): in beta; plan to release in 2023

High Noon (307k words/683 pages): ready for beta

Sunset: in progress

Artwork by my co-writer and partner.

Check the Sunset hashtag for more character profiles.

Content warnings (entire series)

mind control (telepathy)

violence

explicit sexual content

weapons (guns, knives, munitions)

drinking/drug use (prescription, recreational, on-screen)

abduction/captivity

death

gore/bodies

age gap (slight)

prejudice

profanity

torture

reference to child abuse (not on screen)

threat of sexual assault

mental illness

suicide (not on screen)/suicidal thoughts

religion (many but heavily Catholic)

intense monster violence

car accident

tag list @words-after-midnight @thathaunteddoll 

[words-after-midnight]

[FRANKENSTEIN x BREAKING BAD]

SUPERNOVA

What if you held the key to the Earth's salvation... and its potential destruction?

An eccentric Montreal chemistry professor is rumored to have isolated a dangerous theoretical compound with powerful implications for the energy sector. Despite her many warnings, her new PhD students, seeing strong potential for a solution to the advanced climate crisis threatening life on Earth within a few decades at most, decide to investigate the claims. By doing so, they ignite the spark to an unstoppable chain reaction of passion and pride, power and corruption, and unintended consequences they never could have anticipated.

Themes:

Climate crisis

Governance and corruption

Ethical dilemma

Scientific responsibility

Socioeconomic inequalities

Obsession

Power

Current stage in production: Outlining/zero-drafting

WIP links:

Supernova tag

Inspiration/reblogs

Inspo playlist

Content warnings: I do not have a full list of CWs yet because the story is not drafted, but depictions of various effects of the climate crisis (eg. natural disasters, exacerbated inequalities, displacement) are included, death/grief are addressed at points, and there's some violence, including institutional violence.

[andromedaexists]

Moon & Seraph Pitch Week!

It's time! I'm gonna talk about Call Me Icarus today

Lore (Alexandra Braken) x American Gods x Metamorphoses (Ovid)

Call Me Icarus

These monsters are in every corner of our society. They are heralded as Gods among men, but not for long. I am doing everything in my power to show who they really are behind their masks. Soon, everyone will see these nasty creatures for what they are…

A Tragedy following Icarus as he takes a look behind the curtain of the Elysian Program and sees the disgusting framework that he was disillusioned to. Now the only thing on his mind is bringing down the program and the entire ATLAS corporation. Will he be able to when the world and his body seems set against him?

Themes

Greek Mythology

Overthrowing A Corrupt Government

Social Outcasts/Found Family

Queer!

Mental Health (not recovery, but learning to live with it)

Physical Disability (and learning to live with it)

Current Stage In Writing Process

Writing! I am over halfway done with this draft, then just one final look over/edit before starting the query process

Art Related To WIP

A Moodboard for Icarus, the main character:

WIP Relevant Links

WIP Masterlist Icarus Docs CMI Info Page Taglist Signup Picrews!

Content Warnings

Listen, CMI is a dark tale. It is heavy and I want to make sure I get everything here, so please be mindful of the content warnings. I do not put them here for shits and giggles

Depression/Anxiety/Hallucinations

Blood/Gore

Child Abuse/Physical Abuse

Death

Fire/Immolation

Police Brutality/Violence

Sexually explicit scenes/Slut Shaming

[starlightelegy]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week

The story was revealed to me in a dream (you can just consider it a mix of all the space operas I've watched so far)

Starlight Elegy

What could happen when the forces of the universe bring two people together? Starlight Elegy is the story of Nyx and Ganymede, two people with only one thing in common : their love for the cosmos. But when the fate of the stars is being threatened, this love turns out to be the key. It all began with a simple voice, an echo of the stars, then the tale became a legend.

Themes

Fate, self-discovery, becoming a better person, not everything is black or white, friends to lovers, soulmates, rebellion/war, mad scientists

Current stage in writing process

Draft of the first book is yet to be finished. I have currently 15 chapters roughly written and have a few left before going for the editing part. Then I have two other books planned for the main story and there's a possibility that I will write more for the extented universe.

WIP-relevant links

My ko-fi page, if you wish to support me financially

If you wish to apply to be a beta reader

Content warnings

Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTSD, violence, blood, religion, mentions of abuse/childhood abuse, discrimination

Note: the religion in question is entirely fictional. The characters casually mentions it from time to time and it is an important part of the lore.

[writeintrees]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

rules: likes are to be added to a tag list. feel free to reach out about being a beta reader/critique partner!

The Kaiju Preservation Society X How to Train Your Dragon

CLAWS IN THE CANOPY

Bennett’s expedition is stationed in the dangerous forests of the planet Zora. Something is destroying their equipment high up in the mammoth atlas trees, and he knows that if he solves the problem, the council will finally be proud. What he doesn’t expect is to save the life of the mystery creature, breaking the tenets of their society, and being thrown into a mission to keep the untrained Ionan Guard alive as they cross the jungle. All the while, things are getting bad with import/export holds between two of the cities, and political tensions are rising.

found family, dumbest smart people you’ll ever meet, animal companion, queer love, and a diverse cast

finishing up revisions and looking for beta readers

CWs: animal injury, animal death (not Celeste), guns, war, human injury, blood, bones

[new-royston-cursebreakers]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week:

Comp titles: Gulliver’s Travels and Hadestown

The Curse of New Royston

The small town of New Royston is cursed: wealth correlates with physical size. 20-foot-tall Gio Violett, a sophomore recovering from a near-death experience, encounters 1-foot-tall Cricket Collins, a freshman who’s been left to fend for himself as his parents try to save up enough money to bring him out of town. Fed up with the town’s unofficial segregation, the two of them agree to try to break the curse.

But the closer they get to their goal, the more they uncover the town’s gruesome history. Danger stems from the least likely places, from political conspiracies to supernatural forces, from the shady figure that seems to always be on Gio’s heels to the reason why Cricket’s parents left in the first place; soon, it becomes clear that their, and their friends’, lives and livelihoods depend on breaking the curse.

Themes

Trust

Family, both blood and found

Identity/self-perception

History, discovery, and retellings

Community

Current Stage in Writing Process

Currently on third draft, ironing out scenes and fixing grammar, spelling, and tone.

WIP-Relevant Links

Sideblog is @new-royston-cursebreakers

Content Warnings

Violence (asphyxiation, blood, gore, amputation, burn wounds, assault, child abuse, police violence)

Discrimination (classism, ableism, queerphobia, ageism)

Religion

Strong Language

Mentally-disturbing content (dissociation, unreality, paranoia, claustrophobia, anxiety, trauma, brain injury)

Bugs

[runner-owen]

BLACK VELVET: A RUNNER OWEN NOVEL

In a Victorian inspired world of eternal night, transman Owen Rosedown is a Runner - a detective for hire - in the employ of the Knight Hunters and their leader, the handsome but arrogant Lord Aurum Vim-Calyx. After a secretive mission at a ball goes awry, the infuriated Lord Aurum blames Owen, punishing him with temporary exile within the haunted halls of Black Velvet Castle. But when a powerful storm strikes, the infamous vampire god known only as the Scarred Man takes over the castle, intending to kidnap all the inhabitants, and claim Owen for himself. As the other humans fall into despair, Owen resists their captors, turning to his faith in the Goddess for strength, and the shadowed halls of the castle for salvation. Can Owen free them all, or will he surrender to the dark, unspeakable desires of the Goddess’ husband reborn?

THEMES:

captivity

the undead past

class differences

isolation and loneliness

desire and longing

CURRENT STAGE: In progress

LINKS:

@coffeewritesfiction - my main writing blog

CONTENT WARNINGS: Note that these apply to the story as I currently know it

Blood

Death/Murder

Slavery

Attempted Suicide

Rape, mentioned or implied

Victorian-inspired moral values

Gotcha hooked? Follow this blog or like/reblog this post for updates and more posts!

[incorrectgoddessgang]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week March 2023

The dark magical girl flair of Madoka Magica meets the messiest group of queer fantasy Costco adults in...

Goddess Gang

A newly formed magical girl group, the Goddess Gang, fights for the safety of their home and families after an unknown source suddenly grants them and their enemies power that hasn’t been seen in ages. They prove their worth as they haphazardly figure out their own version of teamwork, but the girls are full of mystery and despair and they must figure out their mysteries before it's too late. The one with the deepest mystery, the weakest link, is Bambi - Evelyn Wirth's recently reunited brother. The leader of the team, Lila Wirth, feels like this is deja vu but no one knows why, not even Bambi. Even with her decades of training and study in the dark arts, Lila can't solve this mystery, and if she doesn't... it may spell doom for all of them.

Themes

power in femininity

love and friendship

despair and hope

learning to love yourself again

the harm that mothers do

trauma recovery

Quick note!! This story is a memoir, from my life in 2015-2019. All of it is based on and connected to real events and people - highly fictionalized, but based on a true story nonetheless.

Current Stage in Writing Process

I wrote the Internal Struggles plotline years ago and it was good but I got stuck. BUT I recently got unstuck by developing the External Struggles plot as well. So now I’m heavily editing the plot and preparing to start on the first draft. Also it was originally a comicbook project, which is why I haven't started on a prose manuscript.

Content warnings

violence

murder

self-harm mentions

suicide

emotional abuse

relationship abuse

past parental abuse

past religious trauma

transphobia

drug use

past SA/CSA

stalking

disordered eating

Thank you @moon-and-seraph for organizing this pitch week!

[moonyswritinq]

Atlas' Story — Moon+Seraph Pitch Week

Pitch by me, @moonyswritinq, event week brought to you by @moondust-bard and @saintedseraph

SIX OF CROWS X THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Seven to Die

Tension between non-magical and magical people, magicks, have been rising for decades, now a greater divide between the two than ever. The New Rebellion have been rising in strength and numbers, fighting back against the oppression of magical people, and is rumoured to have an intricate device to enhance a magick's abilities. Kaede Kutsuki, under the orders of the Small Council of Albion, is sent to hinder the Rebellion's advances by stealing the device. With the help of a group of as immoral criminals as herself, she has to manage the journey to pull off the job and to not lose the fight within herself — especially as old wounds open and her past has come back to claim the final victim that escaped.

Themes

found family

revenge

morally grey conflicts

power and corruption

survival

Current Stage in Writing Process:

rough draft in process

Art related to wip: N/A

Wip-relevant links: N/A

Content warnings

violence

death

gore

murder

insomnia

PTSD

mental / psychological abuse

physical abuse

childhood trauma

[leebrontide]

Moon+Seraph Pitch Week pitch

Comp titles BNHA X Midsomer Murders by way of Asimov.

Title of book Names In Their Blood, Book 2 of the Second Sentinels series, after Secondhand Origin Stories

Blurb Four queer teens on the fringes of the superheroing world head to a small town in Minnesota for what’s supposed to be a month off. Officially, they’re there for some stressful family reunions and to use the only full hospital for genetically altered people in the US. But, when they realize that the government beuro that gives the Sentinels their missions has been hiding the disappearances of missing alterds for years, it sets them in the path of a mission that has them questioning who they can trust.

Themes Disability, bodily autonomy, identity, queerness, ethics, corruption, eugenics

Current Stage in Writing Process Editing round 4, soon to go to my beta readers!

Art related to WIP

Wip-relevant links

Book 1 in the series (currently free!)

Tag list WIP post/longer intro

Playlist

Series tag on my Tumblr

Content warnings

ableism, gore, death, misgendering, microaggressions, medical trauma and abuse, child abuse, family conflict, incarcerated family members, fire, racism, microaggressions, estrangement, claustrophobia, violence, intergenerational trauma, complicated adoption history, cults, eugenics

[corniebooks]

Docket 936591

Genre: Adult sci-fi

Lefthand of Darkness x Winter’s Orbit

Miere was raised to become the Monarch of Agate and Co her second in command, but a secret plot sends them both into hiding, Miere among the lower classes and Co among their hated ally Fetid. Will these experiences change them to be better when they are able to return to their power and responsibilities or will they continue the life of pleasure and oppression that they were raised to fill?

Themes:

-oppression in a post-scarcity socialist-capitalist society

-learning and growing is what makes you a good person

Stage: “First” draft. I have written over 115,000 words on this project but have yet to finish the first draft. The book isn’t going to be that long, I just keep restarting. Goal length is 80,000-100,000 words.

Content Warnings:

-sexual content

-transphobic body horror

-queerphobia

-intersexphobia

-childbirth

[lynsterswritingblog]

Bleach X Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem: Three Houses

The Masked Ones

The word demon had been thrown at her so much that Zurie forgot the meaning. Then a stranger calling her her “host” walks into her life and she learns that demons are very much real.

Themes

Symbiosis

Outcasts

Religion

Necessary Evil

Current Stage in Writing Process: Drafting

Art related to story: See links

WIP relevant links: Initial Introduction

Content Warnings

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Abuse

Child Abuse

Religious Trauma

Death

Body Horror

Human Experimentation

WWII stuff

Transphobia

Homophobia

[unclevladscorner]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

comp titles: Discworld X The Last Unicorn

Current working title: Sword of the Voivode -

Genre: middle fantasy

Cyril Valentin is a former sword-for-hire looking for a quiet life. His plans to confess his love for his casual lover Daumantas; a handsome tailor, are wildly derailed as Cyril is caught in a plot to murder the royal family of Vodomeria.

But how do the plotters know to target him? No one should recognize him as the former Dueling Princess of Vodomeria. Cyril has to race against time for answers and to save his estranged family as secrets- both his own and those of the people around him- come to light.

Themes: Found Family, Transgender joy, living authentically, living stealth

Current Stage in Writing Process: 36,000 words of the rough draft written so far

Art of Cyril Valentin

[ Image ID: A light skinned man sitting on a raised surface. He is holding up a mug of beer in his right hand and he's smiling with his eyes closed. He had prominent scarring across his chest commonly associated with female to male chest reconstruction. End ID]

Content Warnings:

Transphobia/Homophobia (mild), Alcohol use, profanity, death, hallucinations, poisoning, self harm, prostitution mentions, sexual assault mention.

[basalamander-corner]

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The Tiger at Midnight x We Hunt the Flame x Beasts of Prey

The Shifting Tides

The blood of the innocent is always spilled by tyrants. Those who wish to fight have no choice but to continue the cycle of violence and death to survive. But there stands those who want to put an end to it all, regardless of how much of their soul they must sacrifice. And if losing their souls means they gain peace for their loved ones, so be it. Sometimes, we must fight for a future we ourselves cannot see.

Project Themes

Found family

Fighting against oppression

Friends to enemies to lovers

Self discovery

Rebellions and war

Trauma recovery

Current status

Draft number three in progress

Rough draft, first draft, and second draft finished.

Content warnings

Childhood abuse & trauma

Physical & mental abuse

Violence, torture, blood, gore, and death

Queerphobia

Sexism (against women)

Xenophobia

Racism

Project links

Side blog is @the-shifting-tides-wip

Pinterest

Spotify

Want to be added to the taglist? Like, or reply to this post!

[writeintrees]

Moon + Seraph Pitch Week

multiPOV SpellHacker X House of the Scorpion X Uglies

AN ECHO OF SAPPHIRE

Ari enters the city owned by Tuin Corp to enroll in a certificate program. She quickly learns that the company doesn’t like people asking questions, and keeping her head down isn’t in her nature. She befriends a fellow classmate, the non-binary Moth, who introduces her to an underground resistance movement. Through a series of broken laws, they learn what Tuin Corp is really up to, and a secret that turns Ari’s life upside down.

rebelling against oppression, finding family where you are, friends to QPR, activism, hurt/comfort

currently in the beginning of revisions. will be looking for beta readers at the end of April.

CWs: non-consentual drug use, flashbacks, police brutality, adult kidnapping, terminal illness, death, implied death of babies

[yors-truly]

Around the World in 80 Days x Amphibia x Life of Pi

Beyond Time and Space

IT'S A JOURNEY - A RACE - BEYOND TIME AND SPACE.

When an often-flighty young girl is conflicted by her desire to express her capabilities and her fear of doing more than what she can handle, the moment arises when a team of brave individuals are needed to carry out a quest to explore and gather information on alternate universes. However, the drive of another blocks their path in reigning successful; so much so, the team is left to go on a journey that’s much longer than they wished. 

Themes

courage and bravery (as a catch-all term for several possible themes, as well as being the main theme)

coming of age

hope

friends and family

love (and letting it go)

power (and the lack thereof)

loyalty and commitment

Current Stage in Writing Process: LOTS of world-building, episodes 1 and 2 outlined (and still drafting ep.2), first season plotted

Art related to wip

^ A relevant poster for Beyond Time and Space season 1, created March 16, 2023

^ An outdated but still relevant poster for Beyond Time and Space season 1A, created October 10th, 2022.

Wip-relevant links

A PDF preview script of the first episode of BTaS; the first draft of a complete rewrite

A wikidot blog I (ideally) update every two-to-three weeks covering my progress on BTaS; currently considering on moving it either to tumblr or dreamwidth for the sake of faster and easier access, so it hasn't been touched in a while

A toyhou.se profile for all BTaS-related art, simply for the purpose of (1) storing it somewhere without having to worry about storage and (2) having shareable links

The Beyond Time and Space side blog, where you can learn more about the series and join the taglist

Content warnings

fantasy violence

metaphorical and literal displays of mental health topics (ex: depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)

mentions of war

character death/harm

discrimination

fictitious religions/practices that highly resemble real life religions