#dont mind me i just wanted to make a masterpost that i can pin on the blog

[thenightshift-if]

When you accepted the job your friend offered you, you didn’t expect “deliver a trayful of blood-filled wine glasses to Room 4” among your duties… but here you are, and it’s nowhere near the weirdest thing you’ve done.

The Night Shift is a work-in-progress interactive fiction game following the unexpected and comedic adventures of you, a completely ordinary receptionist working the night shift at a hotel for… vampires. Get to know the staff of Casa Serena, keep your immortal guests happy, enjoy the sunny days and the romantic nights of the Spanish countryside, get up to all sorts of mischief – and remember to take some time off to lounge by the pool! The game explores themes of immortality, healing, belonging, and found family. Though some heavy topics may be discussed by the characters, the game’s overall mood will be light-hearted and hopeful.

Demo: TBA

Customisable main character - choose your name, gender, pronouns, appearance, personality, and more!

Discover what vampires really get up to on summer nights

Find a fun summer romance, if you’re into that sort of thing… or something more lasting?

Form friendships that last a lifetime and beyond

Shape the hotel’s future!

Character introductions and more information under the cut!

Haru – appears to be in late 20s – selectable nonbinary / female / male

Your enigmatic online friend. They got you the job at Casa Serena but failed to mention the whole vampire thing… An incorrigible flirt with way too much money and too little impulse control. They’re never not in trouble. [Intro post] [Character tag]

Kide – appears to be in mid-20s – nonbinary (they/them)

The moody travel critic dressed in all black. They’re notorious for being difficult to please and impossible to impress. In spite of their apparent dislike for everything, they mingle a lot… and it seems like every time you turn around, they’re just always there. [Intro post] [Character tag]

Gabriel – appears to be in early 30s – male (he/him)

The charming hotel manager with the kindest smile you’ve seen. His genuine care for his guests and staff shows in everything he does. He’s always got a dad joke in his back pocket to make you laugh, but he’s also curiously reserved and at times almost melancholic… [Intro post] [Character tag]

Ramona – appears to be in early to mid-20s – female (she/her)

The quick-tempered always-on-the-go IT manager, security officer, and housekeeping manager. You’d think she had her hands full with everything she does around the hotel, but somehow she finds plenty of time to just chill and chat with everyone. It seems a bit strange that a social butterfly like her would prefer to do most of her work behind the scenes… [Intro post] [Character tag]

Each main character has a solo romance route, and there is also a poly romance available with two of them as well as a matchmaking element. The game includes possible flings with side characters that may be one-night-stands or friends-with-benefits type of arrangements. Please see [this post] for more information on the romance routes!

Content warnings

The game is rated 18+ for optional sexual content. This story contains references to and non-graphic descriptions of blood, death, murder, emotional and physical abuse, trauma, war, and alcohol and drug use. Some of these references and descriptions are plot-essential and others something that may only come up in some playthroughs depending on the player’s choices. All sensitive themes will be handled respectfully and without glorification. The game also contains strong language. The content warnings will be updated if they change at any point.

Updates

Last updated: 21/03/22. Made some small edits to the masterpost. 17/03/22. Published the masterpost. Demo: TBA.

[virgilantejustice]

And so the show goes on

My friends told me to post a fic. So I'm going to. Please dont make me regret this decision.

Word count: ~750

Ships: Kind of logince but, like, not

T/Ws: Murder, glorifying murder, major character death and past character death, blood, tell me if i need to add any

Masterpost link

Okay, here we go!

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Roman stood in the subway waiting for his co-star to arrive.

The person who would come wouldn't know they were to be playing a lead role in Roman's performance, but he was sure that they would be wonderful.

He cast a careful gaze over everyone who passed him, but none of them were anything special. None of their auditions blew him away. Until one came along.

As soon as he saw him, Roman knew that he would be a terrific lead. He was dressed in a navy blue suit and had a silver tie. Perfect. The drama of it all!

Roman walked after the man, his footsteps echoing off the walls of the tunnel. He must have heard him following, as he sped up his pace, striding quickly with his long legs. Roman soaked up every detail of that strict, commanding walk.

Breathing a deep breath through his nose, Roman sped up too, unwilling to lose the man. But he sped up even more. Roman hoped he wouldn't run, but they always did. Except that first time.

Oh his first time! His wonderful debut! That poor, poor, innocent man. The air stolen from his lungs by his own grey cardigan wrapped around his throat and pulled tight.

Remembered it like it was yesterday, yearned for it like it was years ago, waited long enough to avoid suspicion, and, finally, his bloodthirsty audience cried for yet another encore.

Taking a deep breath to steady what stage fright remained, Roman said his first line.

"Sir, i say Sir!" Hm, classic.

His currently unknown co-star stopped his brisk walk and stood still for a moment. Roman held his breath. Surely he wouldn't ruin the show so soon? He sighed in relief as the man turned on his heel and looked expectantly at him. No chase scene today.

Dusting off his spotless costume, Roman strutted towards the man. "Now what is someone as pretty as you doing out here all alone?"

The man spluttered and blushed. Poor thing, Roman thought, he doesnt know the lines. He would have to carry this.

"Its dangerous out here, you never know who may be wondering around, waiting for a beauty like you to come along."

The man continued to blush but took a small step backwards, his brow creasing slightly. Roman took a step forwards to match him.

"After all, not everyone may be as friendly as me."

He took another step back, Roman took another step forwards, dancing the dance that he had done so many times before.

"Not everyone might make it as quick."

The man bolted. He was fast, but Roman was faster, and he pinned him to the concrete wall of the subway, pulling the gleaming blade out of his pocket. The climax was beginning, and he lived for it.

Roman leant in close to the man's ear, one hand tight around the handle of his knife, one clasping his co-star's tie to keep him in place, and for the drama of course.

He could hear his breathing, so quick and ragged. The man was either a very good actor, or he was terrified. Either would do.

"Ah," Roman whispered, revelling in the tense music that was swelling in his mind. "The death scene. Truly the highlight of the show. You've done wonderfully. Take a bow."

The man let out a small noise of confusion, but couldn't get out the words before Roman had pulled the knife in one swift line across his throat and laid him carefully on the ground.

Roman looked deep into the man's desperate eyes in those last few seconds that he lived. They were a deep colour, a sort of mahogany. Really rather beautiful. Roman would have loved to stay and get lost in the backstage tunnels that they presented to him, but he would surely get lost whent he lights went out.

That was the part he loved the most, searching as all of those spotlights went out and the show really ended. The heart can stop beating, the lungs can stop taking air, but the show never ends until the lights fade to black and the curtains close.

Standing up, Roman dusted off his clothes and turned to his audience, taking a bow, smiling and waving as red roses bloomed on the stage all around him, and, of course, his wonderful co-star.

Oh how he enjoyed performing. The encore was just as sweet as he remembered. And this was by no means his swan song.

He would perform again.

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[haeroniel-doliet]

Ok but genuinely? Genuinely what the Fuck is Up with tumblrs tagging system???? I realize its basically a joke at this point and i cant expect it to fix it self but.

Ive made two unique tags for my art right??? "#Haeroniel draws" for everything and "#Haeroniels 2021 inktober" bc idk this is how it used to work?? You'd make an art tag and link it on your blog and everyone can find your art in one convenient place/all is archived for you! But for the life of me all my posts wont show up in those tags.

Right now i think if i look up the inktober tag on my blog all 4 posts show up which is fine. Look tumblr wide? Only 3 show up if youre lucky (and not the one with most notes mind u!!!) Looking up my art tag on my blog shows some and the tumblr wide even less? Like for the most part both have my two most successful posts, and they might have the two most recent (yeah thats it for all not inktober related, im such a poster lmao) but then even if theyre all tagged very similarly, only 1 or maybe 2 posts for inktober show up?

Ughhhhhh. Makes me kind of understand why people have pinned masterposts now. Like im sorry but ive been here long enough that i thought it was just a weird carryover from newer social media like the tag lists and thought nah thats silly i dont want that. But now?? I cant even look up my own tags for myself to see my own art reliably archived.... And thats VERY frustrating, and yea i currently dont have my art tag linked bc havent set up my desktop page etc in a while but? How is anyone who might care even a little bit supposed to see my stuff?

The inktobers are some beasts of posts i will grant that, like 5 images top to bottom and description for all and then a bunch of tags? Its a lot! I know it is. But i wanna finish the lot bc im so close (minus a few that just need refining, i only have 4/10 of the ones left not drawn!!) And thanks to some suggestion i am considering maybe maybe maybe posting the last 10 (or at least 5/10) as individual posts rather than a big cluster. Itd feel nice to populate my art tag w more posts! Maybe give them a fighting chance to get reblogged bc its less of a threshold than reblogging 5 very different concepts all together. ToBut then again. If barely any show up with the sparse amount i have now? Is it worth it?

Also i just. Suddenly feel awful using all the tags i do on my posts to be seen, like tagging it /dinluke/skydalorian/din djarin/luke skywalker/star wars/the mandalorian/etc... Bc idk? I feel like most people would follow all the above tags, and what if me posting my shit in all of them is annoying bc then even if you mildly liked my stuff, seeing it over and over makes you hate it? Like im intruding all at once in a lot of spaces with super cool artists....

And like, i knoooow that notes arent everything and i should learn to post again just bc i like what ive done, wanna share and archive it. But doing something i like and i thought others would too? And it doing really badly? Uh. Stings! Makes me feel like ive fucked up posting it and shouldnt. Feels selfish and obnoxious to post more, to demand more attention to my garbage content

Im letting my brain get mean where it doesnt need to....

Anyway... If you've happened to read this (im sorry but thank you!) Pls like, let me know in reply or anon ask or smth if im completely over thinking it and should just, post more (i.e. post the inktobers when theyre done individually, rather than trying to make up the whole batch before posting them as those hunks of post that dont do very well) And also, if maybe i should make one of those pinned masterposts? Like even just to have for myself/anyone new who clicks on my blog (under a read more bc long unavoidable posts suck), where i link individually everything i post on top of the tags i already have?

Thank u kind souls who care about me even a lil bit in the tumblr void <3 <3 <3<3