#WritingUpdate

[darcydarlingdabbles]

❣️🖋️ Darcy Darling’s Writing Update 🖋️

Dec 17th, 2024

(yes, I'm using the banner again. Causes it's pretty and I like it~)

🩷Fanfics |✒️Original Fics |🩸Fave Comments

~Fanfics~

At Mid Winter~

Posting every day until Christmas ~

All other fics on pause for the holidays

I made a new Banner for this AU~ first fic listed on my master post

Falling for the Morningstars ~

The rough draft is about...8 chapters ahead of the posted fic

The tension, is delicious~

I write linearly, but this is the slowest burn I've written and I AM DYING.

Until the Devil's Last Dance ~

First draft of Part 2 completed last night at 1am XD

Ngl, the ending of Part 2 made me cry

I can't wait to start Part 3, the in Hell section is my favorite and it has the happy ending~

A Harmony of Haunted Hearts~

This is the Alastor/Charlie/Vaggie one, my only not RadioApple

Rough draft is only about 2 chapters ahead of the posted fic

My other slowburn baby, killing me softly,

The Melody Between Us~

The spin off of The Static Between Us that I said totally wasn't happening but now totally is. XD

I started out writing shameless smut about Vox being cucked, now it's a whole thing.

This fic is last on my list currently, sooo don't expect updates until like mid January. But I'm impulsive so the first chapter/Prologue is up. (it's just a scene setter though don't get too excited XD

~Original Fics~

You can read these for free on Ream, but I've also got a special offer for my fanfic peeps to read for free for a year.

Throuple vs Plant Zombies -

Books 4, 5, and 6 have been vaguely summarized, about to do a chapter outline before the end of the year.

Book 1 is being published Jan 22, 2025 and is on preorder now!

Alpha reader gave me feedback that there was too much drama, not enough zombie...me, dramatic? Never. But I fixed that XD

Smalltown Sheriff 2nd Chance MM -

Book 3 has been finished!

Book 1 is being published Feb 19, 2025 and is on preorder now!

Everywhere but Amazon...thanks Amazon.

Got flagged for being erotica...whoops, look my boys are horny Okayyy? XD

MM Age Gap Superhero/Soulmates -

Book 3 finished this morning!

Book 1 is being published March 19, 2025 and preorder is up now!

Another slow burn bb, why do I do this to myself. The first major sexy scene is the end of book 3...killllling meeeee.

~Fave Comments~

"I love it when they play nice with each other and have each others back 🥹" Ream User on Take Me Home "Oh I loved this so much. Alastor is always the one to console and care for Lucifer. Seeing Alastor being taken care of is so beautiful. Doms also need reassurance that what they're doing is okay by their subs. Consent, words of affirmation, and safe words are for both parties. I'm glad we got to see such vulnerable displays from not only Lucifer but Alastor as well." Kermit_in_disguise on At Mid Winter " Omyfuckinghell!!! 😳😳😳 I think I need to change my pants now....... Al sooooo good and hot as dominant role here, so I understand Vox in 5 chapter. I'm wanna be in Luci's place too... Anyway in all your works which your write amazing sex scenes. Your fics with dominant Al are really one of the best, which i found in Ao3." Anji_Newman on Boys at the Beach

You have no idea how much my ace ass prides myself on having amazing sex scenes XD

Thanks for reading~

[clarislam]

December 2024 Writing Update

Happy December, everyone! Winter holidays are coming up and the end of the year is near! It’s an exciting time, and also a time where one might feel busy despite the urge to slow down, relax, and enjoy the holidays. To be honest, I’ve had some difficulties trying to just slow down and relax during the past month. There is often this pervasive sense of pressure to “get things done, get things…

[haveacupofjohanny]

Latest Writing Update: Bringing Lento Home and Diving Back Into "Under The Flamboyant Tree

Cozy writing vibes with my cat Lento! 🐱📚 Editing Under The Flamboyant Tree and finding joy in the little moments. Want more behind-the-scenes updates? Subscribe to my blog! 🌳✍️ #WritingLife #CatMom #HaveACupOfJohanny

Hey everyone, I wanted to share a quick personal update as I continue my journey with Under The Flamboyant Tree. Right now, I’m actually on my way to El Paso to pick up my beloved cat, Lento. He’ll soon be joining me in Kentucky! Recently, Lento had a scare—he almost went into kidney failure, which, as a senior cat, means he needs a little extra care. With my son starting school soon, I’ve been…

[ajtorres0]

🗡️RaF Update🗡️ Hola bookstagram, It's been a while, but I wanted to give you an update on Revenge and Forgiveness, and that is that I finished reediting RaF! I went ahead and got myself a trial version of Jutoh last night and figuring out how to put an epub together. It's very . . . Strange. There's not much video tutorials out there, so I'm forced to figure out as I go. I really hate that, but I'm trying. Once it's out together I'm hoping to gather some of friends and test out how it looks on their k*ndle. I really hope all this works out, at the moment working Jutoh is very weird, and a bit confusing . . . Wish me luck. . . . . #bookstagram #raf #writingupdate #authorupdate #storywip #booktropes #booknerd #bookworm #bookdragon #booklover #yabook #fantasy #yafantasy #highfantasy #standalonebook #fantasybook #indieauthor #indiebook https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0KH71L2On/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kithtaehyung]

｡･:* kithtaehyung writing updates! ☽༓･*

➛ visual board for all my updates! note: all things are subject to change. this is merely a guide. 

➛ 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 all writings | m.list | feedback | permanent taglist   note: most works are nsfw. dni if you are a minor, please. requests: closed

➛ 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬  fic recs | rec blog | fic boosts!

➛ 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥  faq | asks | twitter | kofi | ??? (coming soon!)

➛ wanna scream or talk about fics? let's do it!

⚘ header pic source | posted october 17th, 2023

[kyfwriting]

Working on Trying so Hard right now, but there IS a hurricane on its way and it’s due to hit where I live directly or very nearby (presuming wed/thurs) so chances are my power will be out the next half of this week!

Fret not, I will be offloading my files and will use it to create detailed plans for the following chapters, so at least I’ll be doing some busywork while its down!

[darcydirectory]

Darcy's Writing Updates [1/17/2024]

Happy New Year's! I really am terrible at updating, but here is a quick update on some of my writings. I have also updated all of my Tumblrs, so check them out! Additionally, I have spent time reviewing the Social Justice/Mental Health Resources list and making sure all the links still work. I added a couple new links, too.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Social Justice and Mental Health Resources

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Book Review:

★ I reviewed the middle-grade realistic fiction novel The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman. This book tackles important topics of abuse, houselessness, and faith and I recommend you check it out!

Read my review on my website | on Goodreads | on Tumblr

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Poems:

☆ The first poem I am sharing is titled "Evolving in the Mud" and if you have ever read my novella Lucia or my short screenplay "Candles for Me," you may remember Hinrik, the narrator of the poem.

Read my poem on my website | on Wattpad | on Tumblr

☆ The second poem I am sharing today is "Witches in the Air" which is from the perspective of Sapphire, the younger sibling of Koda who appeared in my short screenplay "Deeper Pains."

Read my poem on my website | on Wattpad | on Tumblr

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Short Stories:

✶ The first short story I am sharing is "Nameless Stars," which functions as a sequel to "Sui Generis," which I wrote a couple years ago based on a drawing my sister made. You do not need to read the previous story to understand this one though.

Read my short story on my website | on Wattpad | on Tumblr

✶ The second short story "The Rabbit and the Wolf" stars Ashly, who showed up in my short story "Lily," which I wrote in middle school based on a true experience. Once again, you do not need to read the previous story to understand this story.

Read my short story on my website | on Wattpad | on Tumblr

Also available on my adoptee website | on my adoptee Tumblr

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Screenplay:

✫ The short screenplay I am sharing with you today is titled "A Big Friend" and follows Roger, the younger brother of Aziza and Loli who have both shown up in several of my previous stories. Roger is now at home without his sisters, but that doesn't mean he isn't entirely without a friend.

Read my screenplay on my website | on Wattpad | on Tumblr

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Fun Fact: I was gifted The Bridge Home by a friend for my birthday a couple of years ago and so glad I got around to reading it!

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Thank you so much for staying with me through this update and I hope you find something on the list to enjoy! Until next time!

[furiouslywriting]

My book is out in a week!! So I'm thinking about taking a little time off. Either this week or next week. Things have been busy!

But don't worry, I'll be back. I might even pop in during this break 😂

[armymaryoongi]

Update: Bad Things

Since there is no circumstance, I am back to handle this acc. Currently, I’m writing Bad Things. It will be my first ever Oneshot. Hence, it will take some time to be completed! Have a nice day, everyone.

[darcydarlingdabbles]

❣️🖋️ Darcy Darling’s Writing Update 🖋️

I saw someone do a lil update and I thought I'd try it out~ Naturally, I missed WIP wednesday but oh well

🩷Fanfics |✒️Original Fics |🩸Fave Comments

~Fanfics~

Oops all Radioapple, sorry not sorry.

At Autumn's End~

My human au, where Charlie brings her best friend Alastor on a family vacay to a secluded cabin.

Last Chapter out soon on Ao3. Already finished on Tumblr.

Finally surpassed Human Hotel Field Trip (Charlastor) as my most popular fic.

Until the Devil's Last Dance ~

We're halfway through part 2 so halfway through the series and shit is dark my dudes. But there is light at the end of the tunnel...though it might be hellfire.

Alastor becomes the serial killer version of himself, Lucifer is along for the ride.

I actually didn't love writing his first kill scene...but this one coming up...hehehe

Falling for the Morningstar

Name reveal for my new baby XD

the Lilo & Stitch AU where Charlie wishes on a shooting (falling) star for heaven to send her father an angel--And it's Alastor.

I also saw a post, somewhere, saying how Lucifer is always the more experienced one in RadioApple dynamics...

My brain: Challenge accepted.

The outline is almost done, just needs some fleshing out, but I try to only work on three fanfics at a time so now is this one's time.

~Original Fics~

You can read these for free on Ream, but I've also got a special offer for my fanfic peeps to read for free for a year.

Throuple vs Plant Zombies - Finally finished book 3 after being stuck!

Smalltown Sheriff 2nd Chance MM - Last two chapters left to finish book 3

MM Age Gap Superhero/Soulmates - Three...ish chapters left in book 3 to finish

(are you noticing a pattern here cause I am...)

The Bite of Autumn Nights - my short and smutty fall special that will hopefully be finished right around Thanksgiving.

~Fave Comments~

"She needs a spoonful of mashed potatoes to the face. Extra butter." - LadyRevealedofCloak on At Autumn's End

"thank you so much for the double post. [Spoilers] SO DELICIOUSLY FUCKED UP. These two are SO SO SO SO good together, and that smut was fire. Can't wait to continue this roller coaster!" - radioapple-heathen  on The House of the Rising Sun UTDLD part 2

"Oh my gosh yes please. No need to talk me out of a good time." - Ream User on Striker: Superheroes & Soulmates

Thanks for reading this lil update~

[clarislam]

August 2024 Writing Update

Happy August, everyone! We’re in the last third of this summer already! It feels like time just flew by last month, at least for me. Here’s a recap of what I did this past July: Cover of “Engagement To Die For” by Claris Lam “Engagement To Die For” was covered by Night Beats! I got the lovely opportunity last month to be interviewed by Night Beats for “Engagement To Die For,” Book 2 in the…

[haveacupofjohanny]

Keeping Personal and Professional Lives Separate: The Art of Self-Preservation

🛡️ Protect your peace! Learn the art of keeping personal and professional lives separate to safeguard your mental well-being and focus on growth. #WritingUpdate #SelfPreservation #ProfessionalGrowth #Boundaries #MentalHealth

In today’s world of constant connectivity, it’s tempting to share every achievement, every milestone, and every challenge with our closest circles. However, there’s an art to keeping certain aspects of your life—especially your professional ambitions—separate from your personal world. For some, this separation is not just a preference but a necessary act of self-preservation. Why Separate…

[ajtorres0]

😈TCfFP Update👼🏻 Hola bookstagram, Today is March 1st and I thought I'd talk about Pride and how the book is coming along. I know it's been a bit, so here's what's up. My beta readers are currently chipping away at the rewritten manuscript, and I am filled with so much pins and needles that I seriously can't wait to jump into editing it lol. I'm serious, I want to be working on it but I can't because they're still working on it lmao! Anyway, while they're reading Pride, I decided to get a jump start on scheduling the manuscript with an editor, I got a May date 😁, and I reached out to the original cover artist about adjusting the spine. However, you might notice that Pride is no longer listed on the Zon, that's because I got worried I wasn't going to reach my cover artist and pulled it from listing in case I was forced to hire a new artist. Funny story, original cover artist got back to me a day after I did that haha! So we're all good! As much as I want my betas to finish reading Pride, I gotta be patient and let them do their thing. I got plenty of time before all the other stuff, so it's good. I'm good. It's all good . . . Please send me patience haha! . . . . #bookstagram #tcffp #writingupdate #authorupdate #storywip #booktropes #booknerd #bookworm #bookdragon #booklover #fantasy #nafantasy #darkfantasy #fantasybook #indieauthor #indiebook https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQHreZgKnv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kithtaehyung]

babe your trello is so damn well organized 😭 wanna be like u someday

FLADPSLSL oh trust me trello is so different now and it def helps. like i used to have a wip board in 2021 for updates but never published it and let me tell you.. it was not as organized as this one lmfao observe

look at younger ryen setting due dates💀 we know better now hahahah. but damn it was wild to login and see “three tangerines outline”🥺🍊 it hadn’t even been written out fully the last time i was on there!

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

Holy Ground | Hallowed Bodies Update #1

LONAN CLARK ERA LONAN CLARK ERA!! Welcome to instalment 1 of the Hallowed Bodies updates! :) HB is a literary fiction novella I finished in August (WIP intro) and a companion to BODY BACK.

Let's talk about magical beginnings, how life impacts writing, grieving potentials, & Lonan's internality!

Update under the cut!

Logline: When his girlfriend leaves to travel, Lonan carries out his typical daily routine which includes visiting a church and walking a strange route home.

Hallowed Bodies taglist (pls ask to be +/-):

@subtlefires @dallonwrites @saintedseraph @cream-and-tea @rownanisntwriting @euphoniouspandemonium @iwannawritepls @thefruitonyourfly @olive-riggzey @silassghost @thelivingdeceased

Beginnings & more beginnings

When I got the original idea for Hallowed Bodies, it was March and I was on the other side of the country at the intersection in front of my old apartment building. It was raining on my walk home from a journalism class and I was listening to My Dying Spirit by Greyson Chance when I had the thought... "okay if Harrison is alone in Las Vegas in BODY BACK, that must mean LONAN is also alone for a while in Las Vegas--so what's he doing?"

For about two days, I was really consumed with the idea of what this book *could* be--eerie church imagery, a contemplation of faith, an exploration of Lonan's relationship with his dead mother. Then time passed, I moved, life got weird, I finished BODY BACK, and by the time I got back to HB, something in me had changed.

When life changes writing & grieving potentials

I've given that preamble because HB didn't turn into the thing I thought it would turn into on that initial walk back home. I think there's sometimes a tendency in writing advice spaces to be so blasé about how life circumstances impact writing. I don't think there was any possible way June 2023 me could've written the Hallowed Bodies I'd dreamt up back in March 2023. I changed SO much despite staying fundamentally the same and the idea also had to change because *I'm* the one writing it.

With that said, sometimes I wonder what would've happened if I stayed exactly where I was in the spring (which is an extremely Lonan and Harrison-core thing to consider LOL). In a way, a big part of writing this book was grieving what it could've been. I still have a distinct vibe of the early vision which is very similar but adjacent nonetheless to what I actually wrote. I think that's what made writing this project so hard because I didn't understand what I wanted from it--March me was conflicting with June me and in the end, what we got was a mixture of both!

A positive start... for now!!!

I've always heard of writers talk about "shiny new idea syndrome" but I never really understood it. However, drafting Holy Ground completely clarified what shiny new idea syndrome even is which left me feeling perhaps overly confident (honestly which I'm grateful for because I didn't feel that way again until the last chapter LOLLL).

I drafted the first paragraph of this book back in April, and the rest of it only took a day or two in June. It's very short (for me) at 1500 words and illuminated two structural elements for HB: short chapters and "vignette"-like scenes.

Inspiration & vibes:

Okay so SORRY if you already know this but Greyson Chance got me unwise & his music video for My Dying Spirit is MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I always thought of MDS as a really solid Lonan song, but the music video's Catholic imagery had me spiraling MORE. I basically wanted to recreate the vibes of that video in the form of a book.

We were really going for THIS as the vibe (from the video)!

Hallowed Bodies as Antithesis

One of the first things I knew about HB was that I wanted it to be a mirror of BODY BACK. I wanted to see how Lonan got to be a better person BEFORE FH in contrast to how Harrison becomes a worse person before FH. Thinking of Hallowed Bodies as the antithesis of BB is really fascinating to me! If BB is loud, HB is quiet. If BB is maximalist, HB is minimalist (as much as I could help it haha).

Internal narratives as a trap

Something I LOVE about this project in general is that it's SO internal. I don't think I've ever been so deeply rooted in Lonan's voice before, but Hallowed Bodies as a project warrants intimacy. Lonan's alone for a week in Las Vegas basically doing nothing, which is a precursor to Feeding Habits (the novel that comes after this) where he's really "settled" into being a completely subordinate person in his own life.

I wanted to use internality as a means to make the narrative feel confined, like Lonan does. Because of that, I focused on adding a LOT of descriptions that directly reflect Lonan's desires and internal conflicts (the excerpt with the couple reflects this the most). What he notices is EXTREMELY important. What do his observations reveal about him?

Listlessness and Lonan

Something that became clear to me early in the drafting process is that Lonan is soooo listless. Like direction? Drive? Passion? He has NOTHINGGGG. He's really living a settled, "domestic" life, and he clearly can't handle it. This is setup for Feeding Habits so it's not as intense as it is there, but this man is BORED and ready to romanticize ANYTHING for some serotonin. This is critical setup for later when we meet "the man" (whose name for efficiency's sake is Dallas bc he looks like Matt Dillon in The Outsiders <3 that was the reason <3).

HB is a really transitional project for Lonan. He comes off Moth Work a better person to others but not quite a better person to himself. We get to see him crave gentleness a LOT in HB, a feeling that seems so foreign to him, which I think also contributes to his feeling of displacement. In a way, it was also transitional for me--it's the first thing I've written in full as a graduate!

The plot

CW: religious trauma (Catholicism)

Scene A:

In a church, Lonan recalls a memory of him and his father praying.

Scene B:

Lonan starts his walk home, aware the route is nonsensical.

Scene C:

Lonan recalls the last time he saw Eliza before she left for her week-long trip.

Scene D:

Lonan considers Las Vegas' warm autumn.

Scene E:

In memory, Eliza finds Lonan's father's rosary in her apartment.

Excerpts:

The first "scene" (aka vignette). This is one of my favourite openings EVER!!! It's just Hallowed Bodies core!

Lonan doesn’t pray anymore. At least not the way he used to. As a child, he and his father prayed everywhere: begging for forgiveness at Crater Lake, repenting in line for an oil change, supplicating in a windstorm. On Sundays, they’d wake before dawn and nestle in front of the bathroom mirror, recite the first chapter of Genesis, Paul’s letters to Timothy, Psalm 22. Lonan preferred the Apostle’s Creed. He’d watch his young mouth repeat I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, and he did believe. After hours of this, sunlight misting the open window, mass a half hour away, their lips would be so numb they’d have to pinch them until they were bloody mouthed and ready, at last, for God. The truth is, Lonan believes in nothing now. He’s as fatherless as he is motherless as he is godless. This should be a good thing. But bowed against a pew, the church around him hollow like Jesus’ empty tomb, his eyes trained on the dangling crucifix ahead of him, he’s certain this is wrong. He needs a mentor, a shepherd, an idol. He needs someone to follow.

This is the second scene/vignette. Something I love here is that we can tell Lonan's a hopeless romantic lol. Like hey you're looking awfully fondly at that couple, why?? You want that?? You want love?? Also! If you read the recent Changing States excerpt, you'll notice I also mention a café in the arts district which is an easter egg to say Lonan and Jeremiah love the same café (they need to be friends):

He takes the long way home. The long way home entails cutting past a wedding chapel near Lewis until he nears a second wedding chapel by a dollar store. He then turns around and retraces his steps back to the church, then walks all the way to a café bakery in the arts district where he stands and watches patrons from across the street. A man always meets a woman. They swipe off milk foam mustaches, lean against each other to fill out a crossword. The sun sometimes hits their faces and pales their eyes till they’re transparent like vapour. They never walk out together. He leaves the moment the first one goes, then continues back to the church where he finally walks ten minutes to Eliza’s place. The walk takes over an hour. It’s inefficient. Nonsensical. He makes this route every day.

This is just such a typical Lonan and Eliza interaction:

She’d left groceries in the fridge—no need to go shopping—and if he wanted, she’d also left a fifty-dollar bill on the counter for takeout. As he stared at the ceiling, she kissed him and complained about her mother’s plans to go horseback riding that coming weekend. “I know what a horse looks like,” she said, then explained they’d also be touring Stowe with a gaudy tourism agency. “She’s exhausting me already.” She sighed, having gone completely still. Lonan didn’t notice until she took his face with her hand, squishing his jaw, and asked “Are you okay?” An hour later, she was gone with a pre-packed suitcase, and he was still lying in bed wondering if she’d been there at all, if he’d been there at all, if in actuality they were both dead, or at the very least, both ghosts.

Do you fear bodies of water to the point where you practice holding your breath in full sinks so if you're ever close to drowning at least you're prepared:

It’s September in Las Vegas. The asters that grow outside Eliza’s apartment building have started to bloom, shockingly purple. The severe summer heat has barely faded, weather Lonan isn’t used to. Sometimes he crouches right in front of Eliza’s oscillating fan so it blows right in his face. At other times he ruffles up the freezer until he finds something suitable to drape on his forehead—a bag of peas, a Ziploc of homemade perogies, a hard plastic ice pack Eliza almost always forgets to return after work. Though sometimes, he cranks the bathroom sink all the way to cold and fills it up, sticks his face in there like it’s nothing, waits there for what feels like a few hours.

Lonan examining how fucking weird dating Eliza is lol:

Eliza doesn’t know about his visits to the church. He started his daily trips about two weeks back, ensuring he got home before she did from a shift. As they ate canned beef stew on the couch, as she spoke to him about an irritating coworker, as she rested her hand on his elbow then looked at her bedroom door, he kept this secret from her. He’s not sure why. He knows he doesn’t have to. Eliza already knows his father was devout to something—on the last day of August, she rummaged through a filing cabinet in her bedroom and pulled out a bronze rosary. Lonan didn’t need to look at it to know who it belonged to. He’d learned to identify it by scent alone. “That’s your dad’s,” she said, something sober in her voice. She was essentially providing him a confession—a crime she unknowingly participated in. The rosary dangled like fuzzy dice from a rear-view mirror. When he didn’t move from where he leaned in the doorway, she stood and pocketed it. “I didn’t know. He gave it to me when…” Her voice trailed off when she realized he still hadn’t reacted. What had she expected from him? He’s not wholly illogical—he’d accepted that his father had likely given her things and that she’d kept them. They’d dated. That was normal.

^^ (IS IT NORMAL THO I COULD WRITE A TAG ESSAY ON THIS)

Eliza backtracks (CW: implied abuse, blood mention):

Eliza promised she’d go through all her things—make sure she didn’t have anything else “from Jason.” Hearing his father’s name said aloud like that was a normal thing felt even stranger than having his rosary. Lonan took a step back that was really more a stagger; he narrowly caught himself on the bedroom doorframe. His cheeks were hot—with embarrassment, but also tears, and the tears worsened the embarrassment which worsened the tears. He couldn’t explain to her that when he was too young to memorize a phone number, that rosary had been wrapped around his hand till his fingers turned blue. Or that one silty night, he’d clutched the cross so tight under his pillow that his palms bled. “Sorry,” he said, pawing at his eyes.

The aftermath of that scene:

In the end, he sat on the balcony, silently crying as he stared out over the city. He tried to think of ways to reverse time—perhaps if he pretended nothing happened, Eliza would too. They’d start the afternoon all over again, her kicking off her shoes at the front door, setting her purse down on the small dining table. “You want to grab dinner?” she would’ve shouted through the apartment, already fumbling for the coupons she’d tacked to the refrigerator, knowing he was listening to her. Instead, he stared at his trembling fist.

And the last paragraph of this chapter! (Lonan really said "I don't have thoughts stop bothering me")

He needs to eat something. There’s raw celery in the vegetable crisper. A new pack of whole wheat tortillas atop the toaster. It’s when he’s pulling them out to eat, the low static hum of a radio station left on gritting midair, that he realizes perhaps that’s exactly it—he can’t tell Eliza about the church. Not because she won’t care, but precisely because she will. She’d follow him every time he goes, ask what he was thinking of every time he bowed his head to pray. He doesn’t know what he thinks. Most of the time he isn’t thinking at all. But what he knows for certain is the church and his meandering walk, that couple in the café, the fact that one always leaves, are not just routine for him. This is his holy ground. Luminous, alive. Somewhere to flee, even when he’s not sure what he’s running from.

And that's it! I'm really excited to introduce y'all more officially to Hallowed Bodies! :) And because I vowed to make these updates feel more cozy, here's this Lonancore gif LOL:

[kyfwriting]

Welcome to the Kyforyel Writing Updates Blog! [welcome to the kyforyel writing updates blog!]

I originally created my main blog, @kyforyelsystem, to be a writing-updates blog, but then I was like "man. i REALLY like tumblr" and made seven billion friends to the point I don't think it's a writing updates blog anymore, so here's another; focused entirely on me and my writing process for any series I am currently updating about.

What series are you updating right now? [what series are you updating right now?]

As of right now, I am working on:

Trying So Hard Rewrite [trying so hard rewrite]

Nothing else :) [nothing else :)]

Tell us about yourself! :) [tell us about yourself :)]

hiii, I'm Ky!! I've been writing for a majority of my life, and ‘I’ am actually a collective of many people! We as a system just like going by ky, yay. Additionally, I’m chronically ill, so do note I struggle a lot with getting out energy to do things, writing included.

I’m an artist AND a writer, so I’ll publish artworks of my fics sometimes. i like comedy writing (if its not telling by how much i adore TSH), but i also want to be cool and introspective like other writers ..... so i like angst often too ….

FEEL FREE TO APPROACH ME! im niceys also.

btw i am the 2nd biggest rohan fan and 1 biggest rohan hater and you can fight me over how i think araki ruined him by making him an Empathetic Guy All The Sudden

Below the 'read more' is just general info, such as my tagging system, etc etc.

I have tags for each large AU, and sometimes, I will have tags for individual oneshots. Large AU's will have the tag #largeau and smaller AU's will have the tag #smallau, simple right? As for important AU's, they'll have named tags.

#tsh -> trying so hard updates, for jojo

#anc -> "After Nevada Continuity" for my post-nevada mercs au that i've been working on for like... seven billion years (three years and counting)

#dinocom -> the dinosaur madcom au

every other tag that isn't a large/central au of mine will be added soon. general fandom tags will be categorized by "#fandom abbreviation + general" i.e. milo murphy's law would be #mmlgeneral or jojo's bizarre adventure would be #jjbageneral etc etc.

all my posts will be tagged with #kywriting. I will also have a tag for general updates about writing processes (i.e temporary pauses or adding on new projects etc etc) under the #writingupdates tag.

and occasionally, i will make art of my fanfics, those will be tagged under #myart.

and for everyone's information, i will block people as i need. i have no policy against minors, but please interact with caution, i am older than you!