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Do you think Keefe will be involved in Stellarlune? After looking at the authorâs Instagram account, many of the lines that were deleted from Stellarlune involve Sophie and Ro. I think this shows that Keefe is barely in the novel because there are not any lines between him and Sophie? Do agree or no? I would like Sophie to find him soon but I wonder what will happen in the novel in the meantime. With Keefeâs absence, I am hoping that instead of endless pages dedicated to the love triangle, the author will finally begin to wrap up the countless plot threads that still need to be answered. Do you think she will be able to do this or not?
I think Keefe is too important to the story to not be involved in Stellarlune. Our last cliffhanger was specifically about him and his actions, and throughout the series the cliffhangers have been indicators of what's going to be significant in the next book.
A few recent examples: the Flashback cliffhanger about being unmatchable and the Legacy focus on Sophie's match status and bio parents, the Nightfall cliffhanger about Alvar's memories and the Flashback focus on searching his memories and the Vacker Legacy, the Lodestar cliffhanger about Amy remembering Sophie and the Nightfall focus on her human family, and so on and so forth. I think it stands to reason this trend will continue with Stellarlune, meaning while Keefe doesn't have to be the biggest thing, he will have significance in the book's plot.
I reason that the explanation behind the deleted quotes excluding things to do with Keefe is specifically because so much about him is up in the air. Any quotes talking to him would immediately tell us that there is a scene in the novel where Sophie and Keefe have contact, which is a significant spoiler. The thing about deleted quotes is that they don't really tell us anything at all, yet we still get content! When Stina talks about Sophie earning the Neverseen's respect we don't know anything about that! It tells us very little as to what's happened; it could be referring to burning down the storehouse, it could be referring to something she did we don't know about yet!
But with Keefe there's not a lot of wiggle room there. If Sophie and Keefe talked we'd know where the story was heading and that they had direct contact. We'd very quickly narrow things down significantly, and even if we'd still be a little lost it's still more telling than Shannon probably wants. So I think I'd argue that the lack of Keefe in the deleted quotes isn't actually reflective of his importance in the story.
As for the plot threads, I do think Shannon will be able to wrap them up in the next two books. I think it's actually already begun, even. Keefe's legacy has been discussed for a while and we've gradually been learning more and more about it throughout the books; his new ability is another step towards that. So I think we are making progress towards it all, there's just enough going on simultaneously that it's hard to identify it. Which isn't to say Shannon's doing a bad job writing it, that's just a natural consequence of this kind of story, not a critique.
Additionally, at least in my experience, when things start to really come together it happens quickly. There's a lot of lead up then everything clicks and things progress much faster than the rest of the story. Going into it it may feel like too much to ever all come together, but it's entirely possible that once it all clicks it'll move fast from there and two books will be more than enough to wrap everything up.
A mini comparison would be the plot of Lodestar where throughout the whole book we were leading up to Lumenaria, to Sophie being there. She learned about the treaties, was invited to be at the negotiations, was learning about outward channeling and how it works, etc. But then when it actually all came together and Lumenaria fell it was quick. Most of the work was the set up. You can find things like that in a lot of books! In this case we'd just be applying it to a whole series instead of one isolated book.
So to summarize all of that: I think Keefe will be important in Stellarlune, and I think it's still completely and entirely possible for the series to be wrapped up in the two final books! At least that's how I view things, but I suppose whether or not I'm right remains to be seen. Thanks for the questions though, they're incredibly thought provoking!
#kotlc#keeper of the lost cities#kotlc stellarlune#quil's queries#darklit-sea#I was looking back through shannon's insta for this#and it reminded me that I was thinking about compiling all the keeper summer things she posted into one tumblr post#because I don't know about you all but I do /not/ wanna sit through those videos they made#they just don't click with my brain#so I thought I might adapt them all into one big post!#but idk if anyone else would want that or benefit so I haven't done it yet#long post
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Drake - Dark Lane Demo Tapes ALBUM REVIEW
Drake has been on top of the music game for over 10 years now and in that time, he has dominated the charts and whatâs crazy about how successful heâs become is that he has the most hits. That is so crazy to me because I remember when Drake put out his first album and now he has more hits than a lot of artists in other genres that have been out a long longer than he has. Hit singles are one thing but in terms of the quality of the albums heâs put out recently, the music has been hit or miss. His last album, Scorpion had some really great songs on it but for the most part it was super boring. Thatâs been the case with his past 3 albums. Thereâs always a handful of great songs on it but the album is way too long and the bad songs or super boring songs always seem to end up on his albums. Despite this, Iâm a Drake fan and I do look forward to whenever he drops an album. His latest release isnât really a new album but is more of a compilation of previously released singles that have dropped recently, songs that have leaked in the past and some new material mixed in there. His official sixth studio album is supposed to drop in the summer but this album is supposed to hold us over until then. The one thing Iâm most happy with about this album is that itâs short. The fact that I know and like a lot of the songs on the album before listening to it was also reassuring. I loved When To Say When and Chicago Freestyle when they both dropped. When To Say When is the classic Drake start-and-stop flow but this time unlike a lot of the songs like this on Scorpion, heâs rapping really well on it and the beat is really great. The beat uses the same sample as JAY-Zâs Song Cry. Chicago Freestyle is much more moody. Itâs about failed relationships and how âwomen they come they go.â I donât remember Drake using this flow before so that was cool and Giveonâs hook is perfect. I, like a lot of other people, thought it was Sampha at first. Giveon is really dope though. Give his most recent album, Take Time a listen. Desires with Future was an early leak and itâs a cool, catchy song but I donât really like the beat. I didnât love the way Future rhymed on that song but he redeemed himself later on in the album. The biggest single from this album that we heard was his latest number 1 single, Toosie Slide. Not only did Drake make that to be a huge success on TikTok, but I feel like he did that to cross off making a dance song on his list of things to do for his legacy. I remember him saying when Scorpion dropped that the legends heâs inspired by have put out double albums in their careers so he wanted to put one out. I feel like he made Toosie Slide not just because itâs popular to make TikTok songs but because a lot of legends have popular dance songs. I feel like itâs similar to Ratchet Happy Birthday where he tried to make his âbirthday songâ like Stevie Wonderâs Happy Birthday or In Da Club where itâs an essential birthday song to play. Toosie Slide is a really fun song but it does make me a little sad because it reminds me of the prom that Iâm never gonna have (Iâm a senior in high school as this is being written). Drakeâs intros have never failed us and he came out rappin on Deep Pockets. I loved the line where he said âI need plenty / Got me ready to flip the F out like Fendi.â The beat is really dope even though itâs pretty simple and I love the way Drake is rhyming on it. Last year and even this year, it was impossible to turn on your car radio and not hear Drakeâs song with Chris Brown, No Guidance. When I saw Chris Brown on the tracklist of this album, I thought we were gonna get another No Guidance type of song but Not You Too is nothing like that. Chris Brown is barely on the song which I kind of think is a good thing. I donât think itâs a bad song but it sounds like Drake has made that song many times. Itâs not a total skip but not a keeper either. Speaking of songs that Drake has made before, Time Flies literally sounds exactly like Life Is Good with Future. They have the exact same beat. Landed was a nice change of pace from that pace and I donât know if Iâve ever heard Drake use that cadence before. The beat is super hard. I could honestly hear Skepta shouting âGREAZEâ on it. The line in the hook, âWrote this withâ
a Cartier pen, do I soundâ
different?â is a clever flex. Future redeemed himself from Desires on the track D4L, which also features Young Thug. A few days ago, Complex made a list of the best âDrake duosâ and I feel like Drake and Young Thug is an underrated pick. When they do a song together, it really brings the best out of Young Thug and heâs actually rapping. D4L has one of the hardest beats, courtesy of Southside. Pain 1993 was the first real skip on this album to me. The song was boring to begin with but Playboi Carti made out so much worse. The effect on his voice that makes it super high sounds horrible. Luckily, that song is followed by Losses, which has some of the best rapping on the album. His second verse has some really dope lines like âI do it for the Grahams, not the 'Gramâ and âLost you to the game, and I see why / It was always you and I without the T-Y.â Dark Lane Demo Tapes starts a lot stronger than it finishes. From Florida With Love has some good rapping but the song itself is pretty boring and then we get to Demons and War. War was released as a single a few months back and it features Drake doing his best attempt at an English âroadâ accent over a UK Drill beat that guys like Headie One would rap over. Demons on the other hand, features Drake doing the weird accent thing over a Brooklyn drill beat that Pop Smoke would rap over. Heâs joined by Fivio Foreign and Sosa Geek, who make the song even worse. I would definitely like these songs more if Drake didnât keep doing the weird accent. It made me think about the criticisms that people have about Drake being a culture vulture. Iâm all for artists experimenting with their styles and trying other genres but I hate it when artists try and pretend to be someone they arenât. Thatâs what made the Snoop Lion album especially hard to listen to other than how bad it was. Last week, it was the 4-year anniversary of Views so I re-listened to the album and I thought that songs like Controlla and One Dance were good songs but Drake doing the accents really takes away from it being a good song because heâs not Jamaican or Nigerian. The songs on both Views and More Life that are influenced by Dancehall, Afrobeat, Grime, and UK Hip Hop would be much better songs if Drake simply didnât do anything with his voice. Theyâre good songs in general but itâs hard to get past that. Like other Drake albums, Dark Lane Demo Tapes has a lot of great songs but those bad or boring songs are still mixed in there. The shorter length works in the albumâs favor as there arenât as many skips and there are more good songs than bad. It has me looking forward to Drakeâs next album.Â
Fav Tracks: Deep Pockets, When To Say When, Chicago Freestyle, Landed, D4L, Losses
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Full disclosure: with flying to Gen Con being two days away, my brain is squirming like a toad. So, quick points from the meeting, all arranged haphazardly just like that toad.
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Kickstarter Woohoo: With the TC: Aberrant KS down to itâs last day, we are just thrilled by the number and quality of backers and their commentary. Considering that the original Trinity Continuum KS was for both the Core and TC: Aeon and this one is mostly for one book, it really speaks volumes for how the game is gripping peopleâs imaginations! Big thanks also to our âKS Conciergeâ James Bell for his tireless efforts and never-flagging good humor all through this one! (Iâll see James at Gen Con to deliver my personal thanks and buy him a drink or twenty!)
V5 Chicago By Night Response: We sent out the Backer PDF for CbyN last week and the comments have been all about how great it looks, and how fantastic the writing is. Itâs been so wonderful to hear that our first V5 book has been given top marks for quality! We particularly love hearing how we were able to show how V5 can work in a concrete way. This was always what we intended for a new CbyN, so itâs really gratifying for the whole team! Thanks for all your positive feedback!
Dark Eras 2 art by Leo Albiero
GenCon Reminder: Like I said, going there in two days. Mighty Matt McElroy and I are representing for Onyx Path and will be walking around, hanging at our sales partnersâ (Studio2 and Indie Press Revolution) booths. Weâll also stop in to where The Wrecking Crew are running demos of our games in the gaming area, and, of course, running our panels. Weâll be joined by Eddy Webb and some of our other creators on the panels, and we look forward to answering your questions. We will not have a booth â this year we chose not to have one. Weâll see if thatâs a great idea, or a horrible, horrible mistake.
Twitch Goodness: If you missed it, last week we started our Onyx Path Twitch Kickoff, with TC:Aberrant and other actual play sessions, interviews, and an entire episode of the Onyx Pathcast that was broadcast live on Twitch. (Fear not, itâll be up in audio-only form as usual for the Pathcast!) We are trying out a lot of different content; either our own or by hosting other folksâ streams, and not coincidentally moving towards âAffiliate Statusâ, which gives us even more fun ways for everyone to enjoy Twitch streams. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/459571845
VtR2 Spilled Blood art by Aaron Riley
5e Creature Collection Kickstarter Coming: Jon Hodgson and his crew at Handiworks Games are reaaaalllly close to launching the Kickstarter campaign for what promises to be an absolutely gorgeous book of Scarred Lands monsters! One of the cool things about this collaboration has been that it is also the launch of a new official Onyx Path Kickstarter account. Since weâve started, our KSs have been run off of my account, with my picture in the corner and folks sending comments and questions directly to me even if it has actually been our KS âconciergeâ James who is running them. So Jon can run this one for Creature Collection, and weâll see how to best migrate other KSs over to the official Onyx Path Kickstarters. Hereâs a preview of the book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283745/Scarred-Lands-Creature-Collection-Preview-2
Next Weekâs MMN Blog Guest-blogger: Will be Dixie! She volunteered and so she gets the prize! Weâll send photos of the Con â some might even be worth showing off â and any other tidbits we glean out of the madness.
New Onyx Path Team Shirt Sizes Needed: Yes, we pretty much closed our meeting with this request from Mighty Matt, and weâre hoping to get these made up in time to wear to PAX Unplugged in the Fall. It has been a few years since the first official team shirt, and our crew thinks itâs time to get some that are a bit more lightweight than our previous ones. Which just goes to demonstrate that not all of our meeting is about our amazing:
Many Worlds, One Path!
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Kickstarter!
The Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Kickstarter HAS ONE DAY LEFT!
Weâve already passed Stretch Goals that are enabling us to recreate missing first edition books, a compilation of the web comic, three sections of a book statting out the characters, digital wallpaper and dice, a backer-only T-Shirt, a jumpstart adventure, two novellas, an art budget increase, a three-part scenario including a Jumpstart called Novas Worldwide, and:
N!WE N!TERNATIONAL WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT â A new PDF product discussing the N!WE, the performers and industry personnel, and various elements of professional wrestling in the world of Aberrant!
At $115,000 and climbing, weâve still got more fantastic Stretch Goal rewards to come, so come check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-aberrant
Right now, we are working on Deviant: The Renegade as our next Kickstarter campaign, although the 5e Creature Collection for Scarred Lands may premiere first on our new official Onyx Path Kickstarter account!
ONYX PATH MEDIA
Onyx Pathcast art by Michael Gaydos
This Fridayâs Onyx Pathcast features the crew interviewing fledgling writer and developer, beer expert, and all-around Geist fanatic, Mike Tomasek: https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/
And Hereâs More Media About Our Worlds:
Our Twitch channel has been alive with content over the last week, and you can find it right here:Â https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath So many of our fans and customers have been engaging with the livestreams weâve been running through the channel, and weâre so grateful for your involvement in everything weâve been doing. If you missed any of the episodes of Collateral Damage, the interviews with Matthew Dawkins, Eddy Webb, or the live Onyx Pathcast, or indeed any of the other videos weâve put up, do not despair! Those videos have all been migrated to YouTube so you can watch them again. Our channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
In other news, hereâs The Story Told Podcastâs review of the C20 Playerâs Guide: http://thestorytold.libsyn.com/episode-32-changeling-the-dreaming-20th-anniversary-edition-players-guide-review
Have you been watching one of the best Exalted actual plays ever produced? If not, nowâs the time to catch up with Beamduckâs show right here: https://www.twitch.tv/beanduck
Itâs Episode 31 of Occultists Anonymous, the Mage: The Awakening actual play. Wyrd the Seer prepares for the meeting with Mr. Johnson. Mammon readies for company. Atratus and Songbird have some study time. Hereâs a link: https://youtu.be/nrAg-msByS0
Do check our Fandible for a two part actual play of Monarchies of Mau! http://www.fandible.com/
Strange Assembly perform a review of one of the most highly-acclaimed V20 sourcebooks, Anarchs Unbound:Â https://www.strangeassembly.com/2019/review-anarchs-unbound-vampire-the-masquerade
Review â Anarchs Unbound (Vampire: the Masquerade)
And do keep up with the Saving Throw show for an actual play of Pirates of Pugmire too! https://www.twitch.tv/SavingThrowShow
And if youâre looking for some background into the history of Aberrant, check out the Keeper of the Archiveâs series on Aberrant 1st Edition: https://youtu.be/9qkrQeLqZWQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3SkWNjQyHc
Drop Matthew a message via the contact button on matthewdawkins.com if you have actual plays, reviews, or game overviews you want us to profile on the blog!
Please check any of these out and let us know if you find or produce any actual plays of our games!
ELECTRONIC GAMING
As we find ways to enable our community to more easily play our games, the Onyx Dice Rolling App is now live! Our dev team has been doing updates since we launched based on the excellent use-case comments by our community, and this thing is awesome! (Seriously, you need to roll 100 dice for Exalted? This app has you covered.)
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If you enjoy these or any other of our books, please help us by writing reviews on the site of the sales venue from which you bought it. Reviews really, really help us get folks interested in our amazing fiction!
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Now, weâve added Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition products to Studio2âs store! See them here: https://studio2publishing.com/collections/all-products/changeling-the-lost
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And you can order Pugmire, Monarchies of Mau, Cavaliers of Mars, and Changeling: The Lost 2e at the same link! And NOW Scion Origin and Scion Hero are available to order!
Running RIGHT NOW until August 11 is the Dog Days Of Summer Sale! 50% many of our Deluxe Editions!
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This Wednesday, we are offering our monthly Exalted 3rd PDFs AND the Exalted 3rd Music Suites #2: Dreams of the Second Age music files on DTRPG!
CONVENTIONS!
Gen Con: August 1st â 4th THIS WEEK! Save Against Fear: October 12th â 14th GameHoleCon: October 31st â November 3rd Weâll also be back at PAX Unplugged later this year!
And now, the new project status updates!
DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY WEBB (projects in bold have changed status since last week):
First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep)
M20 Victorian Mage (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)
Exalted Essay Collection (Exalted)
Dragon-Blooded Novella #2 (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Exigents (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Terra Firma (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
Crucible of Legends (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Many-Faced Strangers â Lunars Companion (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Contagion Chronicle: Global Outbreaks (Chronicles of Darkness)
W20 Shattered Dreams Gift Cards (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th)
W20 Art Book (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th)
Yugmanâs Guide to Ghelspad (Scarred Lands)
Vigil Watch (Scarred Lands)
Pirates of Pugmire KS-Added Adventure (Realms of Pugmire)
Playerâs Guide to the Contagion Chronicle (Chronicles of Darkness)
Contagion Chronicle Jumpstart (Chronicles of Darkness)
Lunars Novella (Rosenberg) (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Redlines
Monsters of the Deep (They Came From Beneath the Sea!)
Tales of Aquatic Terror (They Came From Beneath the Sea!)
Kith and Kin (Changeling: The Lost 2e)
Scion: Demigod (Scion 2nd Edition)
Titanomachy (Scion 2nd Edition)
Wraith20 Fiction Anthology (Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition)
Trinity Continuum Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum Core)
Second Draft
Tales of Good Dogs â Pugmire Fiction Anthology (Pugmire)
Dragon-Blooded Novella #1 (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Across the Eight Directions (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Scion: Dragon (Scion 2nd Edition)
One Foot in the Grave Jumpstart (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2e)
Development
M20 The Technocracy Reloaded (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)
Creatures of the World Bestiary (Scion 2nd Edition)
Heirs to the Shogunate (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Scion Companion: Mysteries of the World (Scion 2nd Edition)
Cults of the Blood Gods (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
Legendlore core book (Legendlore)
City of the Towered Tombs (Cavaliers of Mars)
TC: Aeon Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition core rulebook (Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition)
Masks of the Mythos (Scion 2nd Edition)
Manuscript Approval
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant core (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
Deviant: The Renegades (Deviant: The Renegades)
Let the Streets Run Red (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
WoD Ghost Hunters (World of Darkness)
Geist 2e Fiction Anthology (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition)
Oak, Ash, and Thorn: Changeling: The Lost 2nd Companion (Changeling: The Lost 2nd)
Editing
Night Horrors: Nameless and Accursed (Mage: the Awakening Second Edition)
Lunars: Fangs at the Gate (Exalted 3rd Edition)
Heroic Land Dwellers (They Came From Beneath the Sea!)
Pirates of Pugmire (Realms of Pugmire)
TC: Aeon Ready-Made Characters (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
Hunter: The Vigil 2e core (Hunter: The Vigil 2nd Edition)
Chicago Folio/Dossier (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
Post-Editing Development
M20 Book of the Fallen (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)
V5 Chicago By Night (Vampire: The Masquerade)
V5 Chicago By Night Screen (Vampire: The Masquerade)
CofD Contagion Chronicle (Chronicles of Darkness)
Distant Worlds (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
Dark Eras 2 (Chronicles of Darkness)
Spilled Blood (Vampire: The Requiem 2nd Edition)
Memento Mori: the GtSE 2e Companion (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition)
DR:E Threat Guide â Helnauâs Guide to Wasteland Beasties (Dystopia Rising: Evolution)
DR:E Jumpstart (Dystopia Rising: Evolution)
Indexing
ART DIRECTION FROM MIRTHFUL MIKE!
In Art Direction
Contagion Chronicle
VtR Spilled Blood â All the art that is in is approved. Felipe is working on stuff.
Trinity Continuum Aeon: Distant Worlds
Trinity Continuum Aberrant
Hunter: The Vigil 2e
Ex3 Lunars
They Came From Beneath the Sea â Contracted.
TCFBtS!: Heroic Land Dwellers
Night Horrors: Nameless and Accursed
Ex3 Monthly Stuff
DR:E Threat Guide â Helnauâs Guide to Wasteland Beasties â Gonna just get Michele to do this one
DR:E Jumpstart â Sam Denmark is doing this.
Deviant for KS â Contracted.
In Layout
M20 Book of the Fallen â Files with Josh
CoM â Witch Queen of the Shadowed Citadel
Dark Eras 2 â Files with Aileen
Proofing
Shunned By the Moon â Errata gathering.
Aeon Aexpansion
C20 Cup of Dreams â Next week.
V5: Chicago â Backer PDF sent, errata coming in.
Geist 2e
Signs of Sorcery â Inputting Errata.
At Press
Dragon Blooded â Deluxe at Studio2, shipping after Gen Con.
Dragon-Blooded Cloth Map â At Studio2, shipping after Gen Con.
Dragon-Blooded Screen â Shipped to Studio2, shipping after Gen Con.
Trinity Core Screen â At Studio2.
TC Aeon Screen â At Studio2.
Book of Oblivion â PoD proofs coming.
Trinity: In Media Res â PoD proofs coming.
Scion Ready-Made Characters â PoD proofs coming.
Trinity Core â Files uploaded to printer, waiting for proofs.
Trinity Aeon â Files uploaded to printer, waiting for proofs.
DR: E â final PDF off for approval
EX3 Music Suite #2: Dreams of the Second Age â for sale on Weds.
Todayâs Reason to Celebrate!
Gen Con is this week! I started going in 1987 â missed a couple of years, so Iâm going to say 30 years of going to the coolest congregation of fellow gamers that still holds the crown as the biggest TTRPG convention evah!
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A Night Off..
Erik x OC
Part three of âIâm Never Wrongâ Series
Mini playlist: Moments Of Love x Art of Noise
Itâs You x Kem
Share my Life x Kem
Night Off x Drake ft. Lloyd
Youâve been busy. Hella busy. Erik and you had Leanna September after that fateful Christmas, you married the following April, and two years later (before Leannaâs Moana Luau birthday celebration) you found out you were pregnant again. You gave birth to NâJuma That following summer and after being cleared to return to work you were swamped. Â
You received the promotion for Managing Partner at your firm and you played the role of the Partnerâs keepers. Even though you were glad about not having to see courtrooms unless deemed necessary, you now have to track their time at work and expenses on business cards, their vacation and sick time; Along with sitting in extraneous meetings with board members with their bottom line being the only thing they ever care about. You know you could quit at anytime. Your husband reminds you time and time again that he can take care of you, Lee, JuJu, and any other kids you plan on having single-handedly.Â
Him being a prince and all, you were certain that he could. Momma just didnât raise you to be nobodyâs housewife. You love your children more than anything, and to a certain extent, you love your job, but after two months of going between Mommy and Senior Partner, F/N M/N Udaku, esq. needed a BREAK.
You came home on a Friday evening to find two ladies from the Dora Milaje on your front porch, you knew either Queen Mother, Shuri, or Tâchalla was behind the door. To your surprise, it was Shuri. You often used to joke to her that Leanna took a piece of Shuriâs personality because she always had a witty come back to her daddyâs sly comments, and they were as thick as thieves from the day she was born.
âY/N! Hello!â Shuri stands up with your almost four year old in her arms. âMommyyy!â Leanna yells out in glee. âHey Lee Lee! Good evening Shuri! To what do we owe this pleasure your highness?â You suspiciously look at her and your daughter like they were up to no good, as you lay down your briefcase. Leanna looks around pursing her lips and says, âMommy, I d-du-dunno what you talking about!â as she shakes her head. You grin at her adorable yet horrible attempt of lying, âWhereâs Juju? Whereâs daddy?â Speak of the killer prince..he shall appear. He emerges from the hallway, âJuju is knocked for the night. I gave him his bath fed him, and he went down for the count about fifteen minutes ago.âÂ
The first thing that catches your attention is his cologne. That Dolce & Gabana light blue for men gets you in trouble every single time. You slip out of your work shoes as you apprehensively question, âNâjadaka, What do you have up your sleeve?â Then you travel to your awake child, placing her on your hip, âWhat is daddy up to LeeLee?â She starts playing with her nails, âDaddy says he wants you to go with him!â Erik scoops you into his embrace, âDaddy needs you to shower up and get dressed. I got everything all laid out for you on the bed, and after we go where we go, I got a room reserved.â His cologne engulfs you into a hypnotized state as he briefly kisses you. You open your eyes to see Leanna covering hers. Shuri retrieves her, âI got some improvements I need to make on Tâs suit, I need a little helper so weâre gonna go to the Stark Enterprises lab to do that..â You look back and forth between your husband, your cousin-in-law, and your child, âWell what about JuJu?â Tâchalla bends the corner from your guest bathroom, âIt seems like I am on diaper and bottle duty tonight.â
You lay your arms lazily around Erikâs neck, âSo daddyâs got it all figured out, hm?â Nâjadaka nods, âNow go get dressed. Donât make me repeat myself.â
You get to your shared master room to see this two piece outfit with a pair of white pasties, and a white thong to match your husbandâs two piece linen button up and matching pants. âWhere does this nigga think Iâm going looking like somebodyâs stripper?â before you can go back in the foyer to protest, heâs already standing at the doorway, âYou going with daddy tonight. Lookinâ like daddyâs personal stripper.â He stealth-like footsteps cruises his way over to you to give you a forceful smack on the ass, which got bigger thanks to carrying Juju.
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You hopped out of the shower, reluctantly put on the two piece and as you were buckling your shoes, your husband comes in to check on--sorry, rush you. âCâmon Y/N we need to get go--daaaaaammmn. Here baby, lemme help you with that.â He brushes down your calf with his fingertips, slipping on your shoe. âThatâs too tight?â You shake your head, âGood.â He counts the hole in order to buckle the other shoe in the same manner, âIâm doing this for you because you need a night off.. Not being mommy, not being a lawyer, not being a home maker, nurse, none of that.â He finishes buckling the second shoe before kissing your foot, âThe only thing you gotta be tonight is mine.â your breathing stops at his statement, then you nod. Letting him know you understand.
The drive to your destination was tranquil. Erik played the compilation of Moments of Love by Art of Noise, Kemâs Itâs you, and Share my Life, Maxwellâs Lifetime.. it all put you in a mellow mood. He drove the entire way with his hand cascading your thigh, occasionally tapping it to whichever beat was playing. He puts the car in park in front of the club you first met at. When he ran you down, begging to take you on a date that he had to rob a museum in order to take you on.
You giggled and sank into the seat, âNâjadaka, really?â He nods, âYeah baby. I figured iâd take you to where it all began.â This nostalgic feeling fell over you, remembering how he followed you around the lounge like a sick puppy, his dreads barely touching his neck back then. You give him a second glance, his dreads are now almost to the middle of his back, his nape; tapered. You lean into him, making out with your husband like youâre seventeen. The valet worker tapped on the window to snap you out of it.
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Erik really planned that night out. He got a VIP section, got him a bottle of Hennessy prestige, and you a white bottle of Belaire Rose. The waitresses gave you both your appropriate glasses to drink your alcohol out of with a bucket of ice. Your husband kept attempting to roleplay, asking who you were with, âIâm with you, fool!â He then asked where your man was at, you pointed at him. You finally caught on when he asked for your name and number. You put on a corrupt grin, âHeaven. and I donât think my man would like you asking for my number.â You were good and toasted by the time Nâjadaka and you were playing a good game of back and forth, âOh.. Well your man shouldnât have left you alone.â The slow tempo of Drakeâs A Night off sounds off in the club, âThis is my jam!â Your man whispers to you, âSee, why would your man leave you along while your song is playing? Câmon. At least dance with me.â You gulped down your fourth glass before taking the last sip out of your bottle, âLetâs go.â
Know you hate explaining how you want it done Just be quiet I'll do fine without your help girl Can you work without a second for some fun? Now you finally got a moment to yourself girl And I know what to do with it
You whine your lower half to his, your ass giggling at the end of every loop. He poured you one more drink for the night, some of his Hennessy, which you both took your glasses onto the dance floor. His free hand is alternating, between gripping your inner thigh, to grasping on both of your cheeks as your mirrored each break down of the beat. His eyes narrow as he bites down on his trembling lip, never letting his hand leave your body. As you feel his erection growing you grind against him even harder. He reaches underneath you to grip your breast, tweaking the skin underneath your pastie. Youâre drunk at this point, so all you do in reaction is keep dancing and sticking your tongue out. He has you exactly how he wants you. Relaxed, drunk, and worked up.
So, baby, I'm a lock my door and disconnect my phone Cause I wanna make one thing clearÂ
I want you on top, so let your hair down I took the night off for you Girl, I'm gonna turn the lights off But keep your heels on They're fittin' for what we're about to do
He has a look on his face that you love to see, pure lust and astonishment. Just at you dancing for him.You look down at his hand with the vibranium wedding band you placed on it three years prior is shining even in the almost nonexistent club lighting. His thick fingers grabbing on you like youâll dissolve at any moment.The Dj switches the song to Keith Sweatâs Nobody, Nâjadaka gives you a shock, pressing his fingers against your abdomen, standing you straight up. Then he presses your lower back down so you can still arch against him, as you continue your slow whine.
I wanna tease you I wanna please you I wanna show you baby, that I need you I want your body 'til the very last drop I want you to holler when you want me to stop
Nâjadakaâs hands are still roaming your frame. His lips are now brushing past and behind your ear, âSo tell me baby, can I get a taste of Heaven?â His growl at the end of his statement mixed with the drinks and that damn cologne were all working against your self control. You literally leaked down your leg. You took your iced out left ring finger and placed it where your nectar was racing down and fed it to him, âIs that good enough?â He moaned as the liquid hit his tongue. He licked a strip behind your ear which makes you tremble against him, âNah babygirl. Daddy wants more.â He presses down your back even more so you can bend back over. He gently smacks your ass, letting it jiggle back he looks to the Ancestral Plane as if heâs thanking Bast herself for that ass of yours.
You throw back whatâs in your glass like itâs a shot and grab him by the collar, giving him the look that heâs been waiting on since you got out the house, âLetâs go...Now.â
Erik made a reserved a room at the Fairmont across the bay. Thereâs a jam on the Oakland Bay Bridge. That and the tented windows on your Cayenne which gives you the opportune moment to unbuckle your seat belt and jump on the man thatâs been tempting you the entire night. His sex playlist going through the speakers didnât make it any better.
I wanna touch you Right now, right now, right now, right now, right now, right now We ain't gotta waste time going out on dates We ain't gotta count down till you come to my place We ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta), we ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) We ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) we ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) You ain't gotta waste time sending me roses They gon' die anyway, man that's just boring You ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta), you ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) You ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) you ain't gotta, (you ain't gotta) 'Cause I want you right now
Your lips are fighting with his for dominance as you climb over to the drivers seat to straddle him. You rip about half of the buttons off of his shirt as your liquor tasting tongues tango. His hands smack against your ass over and over and over again, making you moan into him. Between kisses, while youâre trying to unbuckle his seat belt and his pants he mumbles two octaves lower than his normal voice, âMmm.. So itâs like that?â You moan out over the music, âYeah daddy, itâs like that.â He finally shimmies out of his pants and simultaneously rips your thong and the crotch area of those fishnet pants. His primal side and the air hitting your center brings a shiver to your body and it continues as your lover submerges into you.Â
You cry out, slightly in pain. You and Nâjadaka have only made love a handful of times since your six week appointment after having NâJuma. Partially because he went on a two month wardog mission. Heâd only came home a couple days ago, and you were so busy in mom mode when you werenât in work mode and vice versa..you only snuck in a quickie when he first came home. So your healed body is still getting used to his girth again. What feels like a overwhelming pressure eventually morphs into the pleasure you remembered oh so well. You crouch your body to tuck in between his neck and chest as you ride him in the stop and go traffic. Heâs basking in the spontaneity of it all, the suburban behind him is occasionally honking their horn at his delayed movement as traffic moves up. If they only knew what was distracting him.
The first of your many orgasms of the night surprises you. You didnât feel it coming, until it came. Your body is convulsing on his and he holds you right where you are. You screamed his name as best as you could through it. He put the car in park and hoisted his hips to meet your bottom until you could move again. You slam down on him, âMm mm. You donât gotta do that. Let Heaven take care of you, daddy.â He smirks while looking at the creamy mess yâall created, âYou sure?â You nod, âYeah. I gotchu. That one caught me off guard.â You laugh together as you grind on him. You love when heâs deep in you, he knows it too. Nâjadaka grips your hips as he bites down on your neck, coaching your movements. You move your head back, giving him more access as you feel the second orgasm arise. The head of his phallic member collided with that spot that makes you weak every time he hits it.
He huffs, âMy baby cumming again huh?â You cry out yes, âIâm cumming too baby. Daddy gon make Heaven cum to him? Hmm?!â He rotates his hips around to tap it again.. and again... as he hits it the third time, your essence falls, in a trickling waterfall motion. You shriek in bliss as his motions donât stop, neither does your orgasm.
The car behind you beeps again. Erik being the superman that he is, he put the car back in drive and moved up while still stroking you through whatâs probably the longest orgasm youâve ever had. You rest on him as he presses on the break, his leg slightly shook as he gritted his teeth. You looked at him, âI came. That asshole ruined it. But wait till I get âcho ass in that room. Iâm really gon get a taste of heaven.âÂ
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