#dante 01

[fiaxsouza]

Closed: @dclgado

Location: The Golden Hour Lounge

"Do you have any talent who is in need of PR representation? I of course would not poach them from you and be happy to uphold whatever contractual agreement has already been established of course." Fia was starting to take action for herself. She had a few people currently contracted out while she got her business up and running. Her father hd no idea she was bout to part ways with the company just yet, but it felt like it was now or never. "You have an array of talent here, no one would dispute that. However, don't you think you could generate more foot traction here with my help?"

[scififorbiddenzone]

DANTE 01 (2008)

[lionguarded]

@ofwings-andclaws

men were shouting, glasses were clinking & laughter filled the hall on a fine friday night. after a long week of hard work, most villagers would find themselves needing to relax & blow off some steam to transition to the weekend in a much more relaxed mood. weekends weren't any less stressful for many, mates, children, friends - there was always something to do.

silas was in a similar position, as he could leave sam in the nursery during the week, but when he had no shifts on the weekend, he’d be watching her. he didn’t mind, not at all - he loved her, but sometimes he felt like he wasn’t allowed time to himself. it was either work, helping in the village, run extra errands or take care of sam. he was tired, he was frustrated - so he’d asked the caregivers to look after sam until morning, which gave him the evening off to do as he pleased.

so, he was sat in the tavern with a few guards, but also others - they were having fun & he was starting to feel lighter with every emptied mug of ale. one thing he couldn’t ignore though, not even after several mugs was dante. fucking dante di cesare stood for everything silas hated in alphas **& ** the worst was that he was proud of it, too. mother nature knew silas hated his guts. just hearing him talk across the table from him filled him with rage. he just couldn't shut his damn mouth.

"we’re trying to enjoy a night out, how about you keep your ridiculous opinions to yourself? nobody gives a flying fuck what you think.“

could he have worded it better? for sure. did dante deserve everything he just said? for sure. they always clashed, it almost felt like dante wanted them to.

[underworldsarcade]

looks at the clock on the bar's wall. looks back at the door. slowly preparing a mint julep for when Doctor McCoy shows up.

[emorystarling]

Person: @danteragnulf Location: silent hill probably note: he said "im sorry my bestie did this to us" August out of his face and no longer taunting him gave him more time to think, to glance around at the other cells. "Hey, you alright?" It's rhetorical, they're all fucked until somebody comes to break them out of there, Emory feels pretty confident in that. On account of knowing August and the sickening fact that he wound up getting away with just about everything. If whatever had been talking to had even been August in the first place, he's not sure anymore. But he does think, on account of what he's starting to realize is perhaps something akin to Catholic guilt, that he's somewhat to blame for not somehow being able to talk the necromancer down from the edge. "Alive, at least?"

[lghtyear]

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woman finds declaration of caring almost comical . how dismissive and entitled she found it to be . woman wasn't unknowledgeable when it came to war ; you live long enough and you become accustomed to the way human's fight . but she would never talk about it with such frivolity .

" you don't understand , doctor , because you can't . like you say , you've fought in bigger wars than we'll ever know . you've dismissed us . you speak of all the pain you hear and seem to think that entitles you to dismiss smaller pains . it doesn't . " words aren't quite spat , not full of venom . they're accusatory , but they hold an air of amusement to them , as if trying to decipher his character while she broke it down . " gods don't have pity . the gods have damned most , they care so little for an individual's pain . it doesn't amount to theirs . is that what you're doing for here ? another entitled man playing god ? "

[unabashedqueenfury]

Reign 2013-2017/01-13

Toby Finn Regbo as Francis Valois

"E chi avesse voluto conoscere Amore, fare lo potea mirando lo tremare degli occhi miei." (Dante Alighieri, from Vita Nova, XI, 1292-1294)

[ofwrxth]

+ DANTE / DUPONT FUNDRAISER, BROOKWOOD COUNTRY CLUB

"Figured you might want a drink." Isra greets Dante with a small smile after she'd spotted him standing stoically by her father's car earlier that night. She's wondering what he thinks might happen to her father at a fundraiser like this. "Are you just playing chauffeur tonight?" Isra ventures, as she extends a water bottle in his direction. She casts a curious gaze towards a few other cars and drivers who are standing beside the cars in a similar fashion: stoically looking into the night, glancing at their phones or squinting at the small print of newspaper. Isra shoots him a small, wry smile, "are you all keeping each other entertained?" @dxrkenedheights

[imbibitor]

+ @infernol !!

tick tock tick tock —

the sound is persistent enough that it forces dan heng to stop in their tracks, the slightest of furrows between their brows as they scan their periphery to pinpoint a source. in front of them, just a few meters away, a battered wristwatch sits abandoned on the sidewalk. it's not broken by any means, but the leather's worn enough that they can tell it was well-loved.

tick tock —

but it's dead. there's no noise coming from the wristwatch itself, and even after dan heng picks it up, holding it closer, it seems all the more silent. the frown on their lips deepens only slightly, but the sound of steadily approaching footsteps from behind draws their attention from the defunct device to the new arrival.

instictively, they turn to ask: "is this your watch—"

and only naturally, their lips press into a firm line. at the sight of... well.

(tick tock tick tock tick t —)

"... is this your watch?"

[underworldsarcade]

pouring himself a double shot. of what ? some unlabeled bottle he pulled off of the shelf. mystery shot :)

[bitingdcwn]

@lustthriill​ sent a gif for a starter: 4c. dante x laura.

dante didn’t know the last time his cock had received such adoration and affection. one of his hands rested on laura’s breast, squeezing softly as the breath caught in his throat and he grinned, shaking his head at how she lapped at the length of his dick. “you make it look romantic, licking it like that... caressing it. so gentle with me, aren’t you, baby?” he couldn’t help teasing her, one of his thumbs flicking over her nipple as he gently thrust his hips, just a little bit. “you like it that much?”

[lghtyear]

⁽ ᴿᴼᴳᴱᴿ ⁾       . . .     ‘    requested by @salvatoraes :       no longer accepting !    ⁽ ᴼᵁᵀ ⁾

" i don't start fights , but i'll handle you just fine . usually , i'm very kind to others . . . but i won't think twice if you step to me or mine . "

. inspo : you're not welcome , naethan apollo .

[velvetrogue]

The speculative thoughts continued swirling around Dante’s mind as they conversed, although he had enough sense about him to pretend that everything was normal. He smiled when she asked about work, to which he said, “You know, same old, same old, really. A lot of shoots lately. It’s always nice to keep busy, a few interesting campaigns too.” He’d just been about to mention an underwear campaign coming up, but he stopped himself before he got there. He knew its mention might make her think of his OF, if she was aware of it and her mind were inclined there. Instead, Dante smiled at her again and said, “And you? How is work with you?” 

@fairweatheredly

she didn't particularly enjoy the gut feeling that told her dante could clearly see through the smile she forced onto her features as they greeted each other in her parents' hallway. he'd certainly known her long enough to know her tells and after her discovery and the secrets she was now keeping oaklyn was struggling to see how that did her any good. but she kept smiling, hoping it was a smidge warm and friendly, "how's work been? keeping you busy?" she asked.

[songoftrillium]

Project Update 09/01/24

Hello, Kinfolks. We're a little under 60 days from releasing Book 1: Cliath, and I wanted to give you all a quick update, provide a few book facts, and hope this lets you share the excitement the rest of us have been feeling!

Book Layout

As you might've seen from our previews, writing is transitioning from writing to copy editing and book layout! If you haven't yet, check it out! The first two chapters are done, and chapter 3 is well underway. Outside of my work on Hearthbound, this is my first major book project, the largest book I've written, and the insights I've gained are ones I think might help future community content partners publishing work on Storyteller's Vault.

On Bluesky, a few months ago, I commented that you should "plan to take as much time doing layout as you do for writing." Even if one writes the book inline right in the desktop publishing program, annotation will still add time. With a WtE book we want to not just provide an adventure and a crash course on the Tellurian, but to also be a roadmap for Storytellers, new and old alike. This has happened on three fronts. The first and most important is we're taking the time to properly index everything in a way that'll let you look up specific book information quickly. The second is how we streamline information through the liberal use of cross-referencing in footnotes. In early chapters, you read truncated summarization, and in the footnotes, you can find book sections that expand on the information you're looking for and let you tune out the things that may not be so important for you to know at the moment. The third and most important feature, however, is where able, we cite our sources for our information. Should a Storyteller wish to learn expanded information on topics, they have a direct book and page citation where they can find deep lore to help construct their chronicles.

Cracking the Bone: now in coloring flats stage

For those that haven't been following, we are returning to old form. The moment you open Book 1, you'll be greeted with a fully illustrated and colored 22-page comic book showcasing life in the Age of Heroes. This story is centered around Dante (he/they,) our protagonist, and his first steps towards his First Change as a Bitten Homid Philodox. Throughout the book, we'll follow his journey towards becoming a Cliath, forming his pack under Earwig and his first mission as a Zedakh in a pack of other Queer Garou. In successive books, you'll see him transition from a scared baby gay Cub to a respected Elder in the Eastern Concordat! We're all absolutely thrilled to follow them on their journey. Illustrating this comic is the highly talented @mekanikaltrifle, who has partnered with us to bring Dante's story to life. I have a single pane I'd like to show you, bearing in mind these are just a first pass!

Book Pricing Information

We've also finalized some of our possible pricing on this book. On Storyteller's Vault, Community Content is priced on a per-page basis. The average is considered to be 12 cents per page. I did some early market work by releasing Hearthbound on a pay-what-you-want model with a recommended pricing of $2.99, totaling roughly 8 cents per page. I advertised exclusively here and on other social media platforms to queer audiences to help gauge a fair price for materials explicitly marketed to that audience. Of those that decided to pay for copies of the book, readers paid an average of 5$ per copy for an average of 14 cents per page. Given the voluntary nature of the release, we on the team have agreed that we'll be charging a rate of 14 cents per page for this release, which puts us on par with pricing for similar releases with a matching pagecount. With layout underway, we're currently looking at a book length of around 200-250 pages. 50% of proceeds go to the publisher, and the remainder will be split equally among all contributors, myself included. I and another artist have pledged to donate the entirety of our shares toward preserving the Kalapuyan language.

Book 1: Cliath releases on Halloween day!

I'd like to give a shout out to @a-boros-named-seamus, @madamebadger, The Bohemian, @peltofash, @ar2456, and Durodragon for supporting me on ko-fi, through yours and the donations of other ko-fi sponsors, we've managed to hire cultural consultants to review about half of what's been written. Because we weren't able to review all of our written words, we've narrowed our focus onto some of our most sensitive subject-matter, and believe that what we have coming out will be the inclusive Werewolf: the Apocalypse Quickstart you've all been waiting for. Thank you! It means so much to us that we have our own sept of Kinfolk out there who believe in this project!

If you'd like to help sponsor this project, subscribe on ko-fi to help us pay Cultural Consultants to work with us! We have some cool perks for subscribing, including access to book and setting previews, the ability to give feedback on game content we're producing, personalized advice for your own tables, and can even get a shoutout right in the book.

[lghtyear]

⁽ ᴿᴼᴳᴱᴿ ⁾       …     ‘    requested by @bl4spheme ( geni ) :       still accepting !    ⁽ ᴼᵁᵀ ⁾

luxury box of chocolates are placed on the other's desk , having let herself in and wandered here of her own volition . " i assume that idiot of a man you string along didn't show , you've been grumpy all day . " said with a sigh , moving to lean back against desk herself , looking down at little brunette . " we're going out tonight , i decided . "

[thatliminal-wanderer]

Prototype (Regretevator) ID Pack

Requested by @arcadeofghosts

Names

Aanandaswarup, Ace, Aine, Aliza, Alizah, Allegra, Andrew, Annabeth, Ash, Bea, Beatrice, Beneatha, Bir, Bliss, Blythe, Chiman, Chimana, Chuman, Ciman, Curieux, Curios, Dante, Darcy, Dhriti, Eve, Fajaruddin, Farah, Farrell, Fritzi, Gigyansh, Govindaram, Harper, Harshad, Harshit, Hasmat, Himmat, Hulas, Jewel, Jigna, Jignasa, Jignesh, Jimena, Jimmil, Jinadeth, Jo, Jocelyn, Joi, Joie, Joy, Judas, Kaddy, Kadi, Kady, Kaemon, Kalea, Kande, Kautik, Kenai, Kuvira, Merakli, Nandini, Omaha, Pehlaj, Perfy, Poornanand, Prahlad, Prima, Primo, Pulakesh, Qahir, Radman, Rahas, Ranen, Scout, Shael, Silver, Taro, Tavishi, Thaddaeus, Thalia, To-mo, Ulhas, Urvaksh, Winnie, Winona, Zahal, Zuhayra

Pronouns

01/01s, 1/0/1s/0s, ai/ais, android/androids, artificial/artificials, bit/bits, bot/bots, byte/bytes, cheer/cheers, circuit/circuits, code/codes, curious/curiosity, cyber/cybers, digi/digital/digitals, droid/droids, energy/energys, fun/funs, glee/glees, glow/glows, joy/joys, robo/robos, screen/screens, tech/techs, tech/techs, thon/thons, volt/volts, wire/wires, yon/yons, ze/zim, ☺️/☺️s, ⚙️/⚙️s, ⛓️/⛓️s, 🎊/🎊s, 🎚️/🎚️s, 🎛️/🎛️s, 💭/💭s, 💿/💿s, 📡/📡s, 🔋/🔋s, 🔌/🔌s, 🔗/🔗s, 🔩/🔩s, 🚨/🚨s, 🪫/🪫s

Titles

The Curious Robot, The First Made, The Joyful Robot, The One Full of Knowledge, The One Who Doesn’t Know [prns] Purpose, The Robot That Can Understand so Much, [prn] Of Wires and Bolts, [prn] Who Wants to Know More

Genders

AIaffadorationic, Androidic, Androidlikic, Bioamorobotic, Bytegender, Curieual/Furenal/Courageal, Joygender, Joyprogram, Percidouandic, Robodiment, Robodollic, Robogender, Robotthing, Techrobai

Other mogai

Alderoboic, Aldertechbody, Assigned Robot At Birth/ARbAB, Codestelic, Regretevatorhearthic, Robovocaldernic, Tech Omninoun