#choices th:m

[cadybear420]

Choices Secret Pal February 2025, edits by me!

Hey @oh-so-youre-a-nerd , looks like we’ve come full circle since you were my secret pal for last year’s Valentine’s exchange! Probably needless to say, but I am still absolutely in loooove with that Jo/Lucas piece <3 <3 <3 And your artwork in general is just amazing! TYSM for that gift and the chance to do this, and to @choicesfandomappreciation for hosting these events!

For your gift, I decided to make some edits of Sol Velez! He seems like a really cool character! (Also fun fact but lately I’ve also been taking to the idea of my TH:M MC and my LOA MC being siblings hehe).

First up are some sprite and outfit edits, based on the details you gave me!

Next up, I had a little fun and edited him onto the cover! Plus versions with a few extra effects, inspired by your art of him! I know this probably isn't how diamonds or lasers work but shhhhhhhhhhh

And finally, an underwear sprite to show off the tattoo more!

[somerandomjewelleryonthefloor]

TO REPLACE PERTH:

Meet icon Valentino Azimi! For TH:M

- he's mixed race. While born in Italy, Amalfi, his mother is Persian and his Father is African-American

- his birthday is January 3rd

- he knows Afonso (other male mc)

- he does his own hair

- his favourite gelato is a Coconut and pistachio mix

[lover-also-fighter-also]

Holy trinity of punchable faces of Choices.

Left to right:

Ansel Crane: The heist: Monaco

Guy Ledford: Mother of the year

Barthelemy Beaumont: The Royal Heir

[choicesfandomappreciation]

2025 Secret Admirer Exchange: Masterlist

Thank you to everyone who turned up to support this amazing event, whether you joined in on the fun or just supported the creations of those who did. Our fandom might be shrinking, but these events are not! With 26 participants, this event was bigger than all the 2024 events secret pal events (all were 25 or under)! I am continuously amazed by the kindness, support, and generosity of this fandom. Thanks for making this an amazing community to be a part of!

<3 dani

Listed alphabetically by recipient’s username

💝 To: @bri1234 ❤️From: @ladylamriam

TCH MC Photo Insp A Dream Come True (D&D fanfic) Secret Meetings at Hogwarts (NB fanfic) Message

💝 To: @cadybear420 ❤️From: @pansexy-choices-the-sequal

Aiden x MC art

💝 To: @choicesmc ❤️From: @storyofmychoices

Gabe x MC art

💝 To: @daydreaming-dummy ❤️From: @mxcameronrose

Aerin x MC art

💝 To: @hydn-jpg ❤️From: @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Lucky x MC Art

💝 To: @jerzwriter ❤️From: @princess-geek

Tobias x MC Moodboard

💝 To: @kilvalir ❤️From: @hydn-jpg

ILW MC

💝 To: @ladylamrian ❤️From: @daydreaming-dummy

Nik x MC Edits Nik x MC Edits 2

💝 To: @lilyoffandoms ❤️From: @storyofmychoices

Flynn x MC art Alpha MC art

💝 To: @loreofyore ❤️From: @jerzwriter

Trystan x MC Art

💝 To: @lover-also-fighter-also ❤️From: @storyofmychoices

Maria x MC Drawing

💝 To: @missameliep ❤️From: @peonierose

Blades MC + WTD MC Moodboards

💝 To: @mxcameronrose ❤️From: @tveitertotwrites

Trystan x MC, Skye x MC Moodboards

💝 To: @oh-so-youre-a-nerd ❤️From: @cadybear420

TH:M MC edits

💝 To: @pansexy-choices-the-sequal ❤️From: @lilyoffandoms

Flynn x MC art Angel Kang art Blades MC art

💝 To: @peonierose ❤️From: @missameliep

Trystan x MC Moodboards

💝 To: @peonyblossom ❤️From: @bri1234

Channing x MC art

💝 To: @princess-geek ❤️From: @somerandomjewelleryonthefloor

Ernest x MC Moodboard

💝 To: @rjschoicesstuff ❤️From: @choicesmc

ID Moodboard

💝 To: @rosesnink ❤️From: @wordholic

First day of the rest of our lives (fic-Blades)

💝 To: @somerandomjewelleryonthefloor ❤️From: @lover-also-fighter-also

Beckett x MC edit

💝 To: @storyofmychoices ❤️From: @kilvalir

Blades MC Edit Hunt x MC Edit

💝 To: @tveitertotwrites ❤️From: @loreofyore

It Happened One Night (OH - Tobias x MC) fic

💝 To: @where-the-wind-travels ❤️From: @rjschoicesstuff

Jax x MC art, HSS art

💝 To: @wordholic ❤️From: @zhoumeyourlove

Noah x MC art

💝 To: @zhoumeyourlove ❤️From: @rosesnink

History Hates Lovers (Blades Drabble)

[choicesficwriterscreations]

CFWC F/AotW - Mar 31 - Apr 6, 2024

✒️ = Fanfic | 📱= Text Fics/Edits | 🎨 = Fanart Ⓜ️ = Mature Content 18+ | 🔥 = Explicit/NSFW 18+ 🏳️‍🌈 = LGBTQIA

BLADES OF LIGHT & SHADOW

Darling, Dearest, Dead ✒️ | Tyril Starfury x F!human!MC - @thosehallowedhalls

It's Your Lucky Day, Traitor 🎨🏳️‍🌈| Aerin Valleros - @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Safe 🎨| Mal Volari x F!human!MC by @wisejazz (C: @storyofmychoices)

Tyril Starfury Fanart 🎨 by @megas-choices

Unreleased and Incomplete ✒️| Tyril Starfury x F!MC - @a-cloud-for-dreams

BLOODBOUND

Be An Amazing Mother 2 ✒️| Adrian Raines x F!MC - @stanathanxoox

The Bigfoot Roadtrip ✒️| Gaius Augustine, Lily Spencer - @thosehallowedhalls

Lily Spencer Fanart 🎨by @artbyalz

CRIMES OF PASSION

Booped! ✒️🏳️‍🌈| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @jerzwriter

Sitting at a Park Bench ✒️| Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @inlocusmads

A Special Gift ✒️| m!Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @thosehallowedhalls for @moominofthevalley

Trial by Dinner ✒️| Sebastyan Thorne x F!MC - @thosehallowedhalls

The Shirt 🎨by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd (C: @thosehallowedhalls

THE CROWN & THE FLAME

TCATF F!OC Fanart 🎨by @lupinobi

Zenobia Nevrakis Fanart 🎨 by @lupinobi

Prince Baltair Nevrakis Fanart 🎨by @lupinobi

THE FRESHMAN SERIES

The Freshman Series MC 🎨by @/mxcameronrose (C: @choiceswithmika)

THE HEIST MONACO

TH:M MC Fanart 🎨by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

HIGH SCHOOL STORY

The Voice of an Angel ✒️🏳️‍🌈 | Aiden Zhou x F!MC - @cadybear420

HOLLYWOOD U

Hollywood U Art 🎨| Multiple Characters - @hsslilly-blog

IMMORTAL DESIRES

Immortal Desires Fanart 🎨🏳️‍🌈 | Cas Harlow x MC x Gabe Adalhard by @urdilfred

Immortal Desires MC Fanart 🎨by @aria-ashryver

My Girl and Her Guys 🎨| Cas Harlow x MC x Gabe Adalhard by @sizzleissues C: @senatorraines

Snow in Crimson, Starlight in Gold (Series) ✒️🏳️‍🌈Ⓜ️| m!cas harlow x m!gabe adalhard x nb!mc - @aria-ashryver Chapters 39 - Sometimes, we just want a little moment to rest, recover, and enjoy the company of our loved ones 🔥Ⓜ️ and Chapter 40 - ...before reality comes crashing back down 🔥Ⓜ️

IT LIVES

The Egg: An Easter Special ✒️| Stacy Green x M!MC - @korgbelmont

ILW Angst Fic ✒️| ILW MC - @abelflints

MULTIPLE STORIES / CROSSOVERS

Crimes of Passion / The Royal Romance / Rules of Engagement

Three Princes Walk Into a Bar ✒️| Trystan Thorne, Liam Rys, Leo Rys - @thosehallowedhalls

NIGHTBOUND

One Special Day ✒️| Nik Ryder x F!MC - @ladylamrian

OPEN HEART

Complete Open Heart F/AotW List Week of March 31st

[talesfromcordonia]

Choices Background - Biker Bar

As seen in the books - ACT, BSC, BP, HSS:CA, MW, TFS, TH:M

[yourqueenb]

you’re not wrong at all but i guess im just used to mcs having absolutely no backstory, feelings, or definitive character traits. the plot just happens to mcs, mcs don’t make the plot happen. even though expectations are higher for blades its still choices with all the limits and misses opportunities of any other book. i cant really think of an mc that feels like their own character before the book and plot starts, besides maybe cop mc in the first book and th:m mc

Just wanna start off by saying I’m so sorry that I never actually responded to this! I could’ve sworn I had already posted, but found this fully typed up sitting in my drafts just now 😵‍💫 But yeah anyway…

See I don’t normally have a problem with “blank-slate MCs” though. I actually prefer them because I can use my imagination to create a backstory and (ideally) give them the traits I want through my choices. My main problem is that the few choices we are allowed to make usually just don’t matter beyond like a slight variation in dialogue as a result. And even bigger than that, there isn’t much diversity in the options we’re given to begin with.

I think if those problems didn’t exist, Blades MC was allowed to react to whatever happens on a deeper level, and our so-called friends showed more concern through their actions, then the story would be a bit better for me. However, I will say that I also think that’s the bare minimum, especially considering the fact that the writers already gave MC a partial backstory but decided it wasn’t important to have that affect present MC and the story for whatever reason.

Doing that worked in a series like TRR/TRH because, in the grand scheme of things, that MC’s backstory didn’t really matter and the plot was a little more cut and dried. But with Blades, the stakes are incredibly high and everyone is basically questioning the meaning of life and existence itself, what morality means in a world where things are a lot more gray than previously thought, and the roles they play in that world. So although I usually don’t mind it, I don’t think keeping Blades MC’s background from affecting anything significant really works.

Not sure where I’m going with all this though because none of it really counters your point. You’re right that it’s still Choices after all, so our expectations should be a bit lower even for a book like Blades. But it still sucks because I feel like PB really didn’t have to push too much further to make it an outstanding story. They were the ones who gave themselves all this material and then just didn’t follow through :/

[gutsfics]

I headcanon my OH mc, TH:M mc and DS mc as brothers, and they loved watching pirate shows together in their childhood

ICONIC

pirating shows is an excelent pasttime fr !!!!!

also i love making choices characters (mcs, ocs, or canon) know/be related to characters from other books 💞 it makes my hc world feel more fleshed out and fun

[cadybear420]

I mean this isn't anything new. And as I've also said before, I just can't take this argument all that seriously because... do they think their profits will be harmed if they focus on diverse genres, have multiple non-customizable LIs, GOC stories, different romance dynamic, etc? Sure some of those things might take more time and resources to make, but it's like they act like doing those things will be detrimental to the company or something. If anything it should attract a wider variety of players, it could make people be more likely to recommend the game.

When you're a company with presumably a lot of money, surely you can afford to take more risks? But PB doesn't. Back then we could regularly get books like TCATF, OG HSS, ILS, ES, TH:M, ACOR, etc. but nowadays they play it safe and only rarely ever do we get something like MAH or WTD. Nowadays they're safe to the point of laziness, and let me be clear, it goes beyond just "every book being a steamy 17+" story. It goes into straight up lack of originality of their own content. TBB is literally just a rehash of TNA but MC is a surrogate instead of a nanny. Alpha cover is nearly identical to Wolf Bride cover. And don't even get me started on The Dalton Affair.

It'd be one thing if these were few and far between- I mean even early Choices wasn't immune to having a bland or mid-tier story every now and then. But like I said, those were rare occurrences. Whereas nowadays, it's the norm.

And the reason we're so hard on PB about this is because know they're capable of doing better. We've seen it. It's not like they've always made nothing but smutty single-LI genderlocked books from the start. They're perfectly capable of books with GOC options, multiple LI routes, flexible MCs, choices that actually affect the story, etc. No, not every book has to have that level of production, but books with that level of production shouldn't be a rarity.

Take some risks every now and then... if the silent majority gets all pissy because their MC saves the LI for once or whatever, then that's their problem honestly.

Hey everyone! Today, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with a former Choices writer. I found him on Linkedln, added him as a connection, and he was kind enough to agree to a video interview with me! And I thought that some of the things he said would be of interest to many people in the fandom.

The big thing I wanted to share is basically what everyone has been saying forever, but it was cool to hear it confirmed by someone who worked there.

He said that most of the writers (when he was there anyway) were huge nerds who loved adventure, fantasy, sci fi, and those kinds of things. That's what they all wanted to work on, but unfortunately the amount of revenue they brought in was minuscule compared to the romance genres. He specifically mentioned the Tumblr fandom, and how it really isn't representative of what brings in the most money 😅In fact, he said that if something is really popular on Tumblr, you can almost guarantee that the opposite is what's bringing in money lol. So when people ask "why is PB doing X books when Y books are way more popular?" well, the silent majority really is a thing.

He also said that the Pixelberry writing workflow was really amazing and gave the writers a ton of freedom to go wild, and he really enjoyed working there. So props to PB for having a good environment for their writers, apparently!

Anyway, that's what I wanted to share. Hope you find it as interesting as I did!

[cadybear420]

If the HSS characters were a heist crew in TH:M

Feel free to add any thoughts or suggestions, my brain farted out on ideas for the last two of these

The Mastermind/Leader (Role of TH:M MC): Maria or Michael.

I know. The obvious answer is to put the MC here, they're the glue that holds the group together and all. But since the HSS MC is a very flexbile character, I've decided to leave their position a little more ambiguous. They're in whatever role you feel suits your MC the best :)

So besides MC, I've decided to put both Maria and Michael here. I can't pick one or the other. With Maria's experience in organizing missions such as the Ollie the Tiger investigation and the Principal Isa investigation, and Michael's experience

The Genius (Role of Rye): Maria, or maybe Aiden?

I mean, come on. This one speaks for itself.

The Demolitionist (Role of Eris Huang): Koh, Skye, or Michael.

Koh has the pyromania energy, but Michael and Skye would have the technical skill.

The Hacker (Role of Samira/"Blackbird" or Anton Edison): Michael

Do I even need to elaborate?

The Muscle (Role of Lena Ortiz or Uppercut Jones): Anyone on the football team– Caleb, Julian, Frank; or Koh.

This goes without saying as well. I imagine the football team has some good experience in this category.

I also add Koh in here because she did show to have good skills for defense in the quarterback tryouts.

The Thief (Role of Sybil or Niles Eddison): Emma.

This motherfucker learned how to pick locks from Nancy Drew books. And she seemingly knows how to break into safes too (granted she does have a little more trouble with it).

The Grifter (Role of Peter Graves or Miranda Moreau): Any of the actors from theatre– HSS:CA MC, Rory; maybe HSS:CA MC's twin, Emma, Caleb, or Michael too; maybe Aiden?

The actors thing speaks for itself really.

I also picked Aiden because it would be an excuse for him to get dolled up in a slinky dress and makeup.

The Getaway Driver (Role of Fabien Ahmad or Tillie Marshall): Uhhhhh... Julian? Maria?

IDFK honestly. It was Julian's car that they went in for the Hearst Heist... IDFK.

[the-unconquered-queen]

*The key to both of these features is that the necessary amount of points for success is in no way paywalled and you can get the best of every outcome provided you make good choices

[masked-alien-lesbian]

Can I just say that MOTY and VOS mcs are very underrated? I love these mcs so much. MOTY mc is a queen and I love how sassy we can choose our VOS mc to be.

[cadybear420]

Choices is still precious to me for its older stories like OG HSS, ILS, TH:M, ES, and so many more. I hate what has become of PB nowadays but for all the shit I may give them, I'd much rather they improve.

If Choices actually does get shut down I will be pretty upset. Not saying they have top-quality stories nowadays but sometimes I need something more down-to-earth than RC's stories

[talesfromcordonia]

Choices Background - Mansion Hallway

As seen in the books - ACT, AME, BaBu, HC, HSS:CA, ILB, IH, FCL, KOD, MAH, MTFL, QB, RCD, ROD, SB, TBB, TDG, TH:M, TNA, TPA, TPS, UBB, WT

(Tag 1)

[choices-binglebonkus]

The Heist: Monaco isn’t my favorite series (it’s one of them, though) but it is objectively one of the absolute best. I’ve said it time and time again. And with the quality of PB’s stories nowadays, The Heist: Monaco continues to age like the finest of wines.

We are presented with exceptionally attractive love interests. Also, a 3:2 female to male love interest ratio, and none of them are gender customizable!

Sonia fucking Alves. She deserves her own mention because quite frankly? Sonia is the best damn female love interest in the app because not only is she badass and beautiful with a heart of gold, she’s got one of the best romance routes in the app. The tension, the cat-and-mouse chase, the wavering loyalty as she realizes the MC and their crew aren’t actually bad people, while Ansel and Carlisle are, and the slowest, sweetest burn.

The MC actually knows what they’re doing. Nearly every MC in the app is the bumbling, quirky, chaotic dumbass trope and I have had enough. This MC, like Kenna Rys (love you, queen!), is smart, a brilliant strategist, a kindhearted individual, extremely courageous, AND a person who leads because…wait for it…they’re actually CAPABLE of leading the crew.

And, get this, the MC actually starts off at the top, loses everything, and has to fight tooth and nail to reclaim their glory. This is so refreshing because most of the MCs on the app start off at the bottom and work their way to the top by the end. RCD. TRR. D&D. Platinum. Queen B. TRM. Wishful Thinking. StD (still dead over the acronym 💀). Ms. Match. HC. AME. HSS. LoA. LH. OPH. Need I go on?

Don’t forget the crew themselves! There was honestly not a single member of the crew I didn’t like (I will admit though, I didn’t care too much for Tillie and Fabien) and let me tell you the diamond crew members are absolutely worth it. They all have their own personalities, quirks, dreams, and motives for joining the heist. I love that we can customize our crew any way we wish and that each crew member gets at least one chapter dedicated to us working closely with them. PB really hit the nail on the head with the crew.

The points and trust system, hello! Helloooo! I love how the points system determines the ending the MC, Eris, and Rye will get, and how the trust we build with our crew members determines their own unique endings as well. It’s also important to mention that it is very much possible to get good endings for EVERYONE without spending a single diamond.

The diamond choices were actually enjoyable?! Like, I’m pretty sure I bought almost every diamond choice available to me, and I had zero regrets whatsoever. It especially pays off and is incredibly satisfying when you actually reach the heist chapter, and while we’re on the subject…

The heist itself was just. Wow. I loved every second. The buildup throughout the whole story was perfect, and that made the actual heist soooooo much sweeter.

So yeah. The Heist: Monaco happened. We’re never getting a series like that again.