#it’s a post apocalyptic fantasy and tragedy

[writer-haley-e]

I haven’t talked much about it on here, but I was participating in NaNoWriMo this month! I was expecting to not complete it, because I’ve heard of so many people not able to in their first year, but I realized I can actually write pretty fast if I try to, and I finished!

My current word count is 50,537!!

I haven’t written this much for any one story before, so I’m so proud of myself for getting this much done in such a short time, and I’m hoping to finish the rest of the first draft by the end of January at the very latest.

Also I’ve been keeping track of how much time I’ve spent just writing this month, and it’s added up to 32 hours and 36 minutes, which seems fast to me at least, idk how fast other people did it.

Anyways, my first year trying nanowrimo and I did it! Yay!

[writeblrdirectory]

@multi-lefaiye

NAME: Multi / Xavier

PRONOUNS: they/he

USERNAME/URL: multi-lefaiye

SHORT BIO: My name is Multi, and I'm relatively new to writeblr but I've been on tumblr for almost 11 years now (wow)! I write both original works and fanfiction, but really what I'm interested in for writing is stories that explore grief, trauma, and queerness, and how those things can all intertwine with each other. I don't have anything officially published just yet (at least in a traditional sense), but I love sharing my work and seeing others share theirs. I love to be people's hype man.

WIP LINKS:

God Died With Wooden Bones WIP

The Moon Hides Its Breath WIP

Fragile Things WIP

WHO I'D LIKE TO CONNECT WITH: Looking to connect with other queer writers in general (especially fellow transmascs and especially fellow trans mlm), as well as other writers who seek to explore similar themes! And if you like the series Tales From the Gas Station, please reach out and talk to me.

>> join the writeblr directory

[theeverchangingoverseer]

"The Eight Survivors of the Second Salem" -Remnants of the Second Hunt-

At the advent of mankind's peak into the glorious fruits of the Present came the downfall of society and all notions of reason and trust with it. As the second Witch Hunt sweeps across the globe like an unmerciful wildfire, eight souls unsold will rise bound to their Patrons, trapped in their desire for revenge, acceptance, power, wisdom, peace, chaos, silence and escape.

The Tormented Arachnid The Wandering Stag The Wailing Rodent The Silent Jackal The Slumbering Hound The Lingering Serpent The Rampaging Falcon The Whispering Owl

We call thee for protection, safety, power and corruption. May thy blessings fill our persecuted hearts.

May the Fires of Guilt and Prejudice burn ever so slowly against the skin of who ignited the first spark.

[the-sassy-composer]

Really tired of streaming services making absolute banger animated TV shows for adults, never advertising them, then canceling then because no one watches them, so I'm taking it upon myself to share some of the ones I've watched recently with the hope other people will hear about them for the first time and give them a shot.

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Blue Eye Samurai

"A master of the sword lives life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan."

Probably one of my favorite animated shows of all time. Mizu, arguably one of the best sword masters in this time period, goes on a quest to eliminate four white men living in Japan, one of which is Mizu's father. The show focuses heavily on how factors outside of your control, such as race and gender, impact how others view you and how you view yourself.

Watch if you are a fan of: Complicated characters/relationships, revenge quests, gore, complicated relationships with gender and race, and absolute badass characters.

Where to Watch: Netflix

Undone

"After 28-year-old Alma nearly dies in a car accident, she finds that she has a new relationship with time; she develops this newfound relationship to find out the truth about her father's death."

Undone focuses on difficult relationships with family, including how your parents can have profound effects on you even after they're gone, and how to deal with grief. That, plus the added chaos of being able to travel through time.

Watch if you are a fan of: character studies, shows dealing with grief, time travel, trying to rewrite fate.

Where to watch: Prime

Scavengers Reign

"The crew of a damaged deep space freighter are stranded on a beautiful but dangerous planet."

A mix between sci-fi and horror, this show focuses on the crew of a crashed spaceship. Each (living) crew member of the ship escaped in pods, scattering them across the planet. They must fight to survive and make their way back to their ship on a planet featuring some of the most fucked up creatures I've ever seen.

Watch if you like: sci-fi, isolationist horror, body horror, creature features

Where to watch: At the moment, Max. As of May 31st, Netflix. Max canceled the show (even though it has a 100% rating 🙃). Netflix may make a season 2 depending on how many people watch it in the first few weeks after it comes to Netflix.

Harley Quinn

"The newly single Harley Quinn sets off to make it on her own as the criminal queenpin in Gotham City."

Honestly I was feeling a bit burnt out on super hero shows, but this one felt like a breath of fresh air. It follows Harley as steps out from the shadow of the Joker, no longer being one of his henchmen and struggling to find her identity as a single, independent villain.

Watch if you like: Superhero/villain shows, stories that focus on blurred lines instead of a clear distinction between good and evil.

Where to Watch: Max

Primal

"At the dawn of evolution, a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction bond over unfortunate tragedies and become each other's only hope of survival in a treacherous world."

This show is super unique in that there's basically no dialogue, but it still finds a way to display an absolutely gutwrenching relationship between two parents of different species going through shared grief.

Watch if you like: Brutality, heavily visual story telling, prehistoric stories, and tales of overcoming.

Where to Watch: Hulu

Love Death and Robots

"This collection of animated short stories spans several genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. World-class animation creators bring captivating stories to life in the form of a unique and visceral viewing experience. The animated anthology series includes tales that explore alternate histories, life for robots in a post-apocalyptic city and a plot for world domination by super-intelligent yogurt."

I love this show because you never have any clue what to expect. A siren living in a river falling for a deaf knight? An artist painting intergalactic art pieces? Three robots going on a field trip through the apocalypse to visit old human historical sites? You never know, but there's going to be love, death, and/or robots in it. Each episode varies wildly, so I'd recommend watching at least a few to get a taste for it, as some will resonate more strongly than others.

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I'm sure there are lots more excellent animated shows, but these are all the ones I've watched in the past year or so. I'd love to see more recs in the tags, because I'm always down to watch more cool animations!

[authoralexharvey]

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN STARS AND SALT, a WIP Intro by @authoralexharvey

GENRE — dark fantasy || adventure

INSPIRATIONS — The Tiger's Daughter, Final Fantasy 10, I Am Setsuna, LoZ: Wind Waker

POV — second-first person

TAGS AND TROPES — adventure, angst, (non-MC) chosen one, established couple, finding your purpose, grief, lgbtq, marital problems, post-apocalyptic setting, post-flood setting, queer worldbuilding, quests, sacrifice as an act of love, seafaring, tragedy, travel

WARNINGS — animal attacks, emotional trauma, mentions of plagues, self-sacrifice (NOT suicide), violence

STATUS — draft 0

GOAL — ~80k words

THE DETAILS

CHARACTERS

Edera, the woman who married a star. To many, she bears no significance outside of this fact, which has now caused an identity crisis in the face of her and Seren's recent arguments.

Seren, the star who fell from the heavens. For months, she has kept the truth of her celestial heritage out of Edera's reach, desperate for alternative solutions.

SUMMARY

There was and there was not, in the oldness of time, a star-born woman and her hapless wife who ventured on an arduous quest... Everywhere she goes, Edera is known only as the woman who married a star. Her life outside of this has lost all meaning to anyone but herself and Seren, her wife. When Seren becomes increasingly withdrawn, Edera starts to worry her wife is tiring of their union and seeks to leave, as well as where that leaves Edera and her purpose. Then, as the threads between them are close to fraying, Seren proposes they embark on a journey across their drowned world. Perhaps along the way, Edera can find the spark that her and Seren have lost, and maybe even a purpose of her own. That is, if the darkness looming on the fringes of their world doesn’t consume them first.

Details of this post subject to change as the drafts continue.

TAGLIST (Ask to be added!)

@surroundedbypearls , @magic-is-something-we-create , @ceph-the-ghost-writer

[7clubs]

hi just wanted to ask how. do i Read orv like what Is it

Hi... Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is a super long Apocalyptic Fantasy + Psychological Korean Webnovel (complete) that also has an ongoing Webtoon adaptation.

If you like fun metanarrative bullshit, have ever been a little too dependent on your blorbo to get through life, if you love stories/storytelling as a concept, if you are a writer like me, and like epic complex women, you may just love ORV.

If you are a former homestuck like me and was dissatisfied with the ending: uh, this is kinda like hs if it stuck the landing. i am serious.

HOW TO READ ORV:

Novel: I used this epub file!

Webtoon: Right here!

The Webnovel currently doesn't have an official English translation (though it's in the works) and I believe the one that's out there is partially machine translated, so the prose can be rough.

But obviously, I still enjoyed myself plenty: ORV often goes through some scenes rather bluntly/directly anyway, and shines truly with what its characters and themes are doing.

There's more versions in this google doc too, and that has a whole bunch more info for new readers and a link to content warnings as well! But I want to keep this post simpler ^_^

I think the Webtoon comic is a pretty good adaptation, and might be a great starting point! (since... it's probably not going to be complete for. another decade) But ORV relies on a lot of the novel format's quirks for its full impact, and I truly think it's the definitive experience.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

It's a story about stories focusing on Kim Dokja, who is a nobody office worker about to lose his job, who has lived a life of mostly mundane, everyday tragedies.

He finds solace in his hobby, reading webnovels on the train to work, in particular his favorite story: a super long, super boring, and super unpopular webnovel called Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA) In fact, he's perhaps the only person who has read the novel to its final chapter, after over ten years of dedicated readership.

As he's waiting for the webnovel to update with its epilogue, suddenly, the world as he knows it is plunged into TWSA's setting, and Kim Dokja finds himself in the unique position of being the one person who knows how the story will play out... and perhaps, change the ending to his liking.

But he doesn't have to just contend with surviving the bloody challenges demanded by the godly beings of TWSA's setting... he also has to face the novel's characters becoming real people: in particular, its ruthless protagonist, Yoo Joonghyuk, who has his own plans for success and is more than willing to cut down any new threat that pops up.

ARE YOU NORMAL ABOUT IT?

No. I will never be the same again. see this attached post

[bu-blegh-ost]

I freaking love Riptide cause it's literally impossible to determine what genre it is. Is it a comedy? For sure. But is it also a tragedy? Oh, absolutely! A musical? Fantasy? Steampunk??? Horror? Post-apocalyptic? Wait what do you mean they may go to space in the future??? Sometimes it's a slice of life, sometimes it's a murder mystery. But in the end, it's just a story about people who found meaning in their adventure, no matter what it is. They found happiness within the chaos and family in each other.

And I can't fucking get enough of it.

[andi-rigby]

Alright, y'all. Poll time. Synopses of your choices are under the cut, if you want them. I can't decide between my upcoming original stories (I'm gonna write them all eventually), so I'm inviting y'all to choose for me.

On a related note, if I hit 15 followers before this poll expires, I'll do a follower lottery and the lottery winner will get to name a character in the winning story! (More details on that also under the cut.)

Synopses

Adventures in the Gaywild, a queer contemporary portal fantasy with an ensemble cast of queer & disabled adults just trying to live their lives, but who have said lives interrupted regularly by their hometown’s proximity to the fey realm. Beronsgate is a cute little coastal town with a major problem: sometimes the door you open doesn’t lead where you wanted it to. Monster-of-the-week episodic sitcom installments with an overarching denial-of-destiny arc. (If this wins, the "winning story" will be the first installment of the series.)

The Death of Santa, a sapphic Christmas adventure with a transgender Mrs. Claus who’s unhappy in her role as the token female holiday persona, and escapes the North Pole only to find herself in a strange land of eternal winter. Kristina takes shelter in a fortress built over a gate, and finds deadly traps, warped Christmas monsters, and the woman she married 900 years ago. Transgender themes, trans joy/power, and mistaken identity feature heavily in this high-action novelette that tries not to take itself or Christmas too seriously.

Liberty, a gay cowboy friends-to-lovers between a cattle baron’s heir and a gifted horse trainer. Aaron and James have kept their romance a secret for almost a year. When Aaron’s mother makes a big stink about him turning down yet another farm princess, he’s got a tough choice to make: follow the herd, or follow his heart. Forget coming-of-age—let’s talk coming-out, love and support from unexpected avenues, and being true to yourself.

Double Tide, a seaside low fantasy adventure about a dockworker and the inquisitive merrow they met in the local tidepools, who become fast friends despite language barriers and local taboo. When a new fishing technique threatens the local merrow population, they discover whether a lone dockworker and a social pariah can really make a difference. Try this gender-agnostic, hopeful Romeo and Juliet (without the tragedy) that explores the meaning of love and friendship.

The Siege of Helen, an exploration of neurodivergence and (mis)communication in a romantic relationship. Helen’s new pregnancy has made her mood a thousand times more volatile, and her husband is spending more and more time at the office. Hephaestus, already overstimulated and dysregulated from trying to provide for his now-growing family, realizes in the nick of time that there’s only one way not to lose the woman he loves: he’s going to have to talk to her. About his feelings. Short story companion to my novel-in-progress, By Any Other Name, following Ambrose’s parents as they try desperately to keep their marriage from falling to pieces.

The Library, a heartwarming zombie survivor tale about a weary now-single dad and his last remaining foster teen who fight to preserve the ruins of a great library against those who would destroy it for their own short-term survival. Take refuge in the Charles J. LaRose Memorial Library, and let Kaylen tell you about the time they fought off zombies and men with guns to make a safe place for travelers like you to rest and recuperate in the desolate hellscape of the zombie apocalypse.

Lottery Info

Lottery will happen if the total follower count (less myself) on this blog reaches 15 before the poll in this post expires. I'll choose via random selection & contact the winner via Tumblr to confirm you want to participate. If you don't, or I can't contact you via Tumblr because your messages are closed, or if I don't get a response to my initial message within ~24 hours, then I'll choose a different winner by the same process. And so on until someone bites.

Lottery winner will receive a short bio of the relevant aspects of their character (appearance, mannerisms, and plot role), and the name they choose will be used for the described character. I will not accept names that are offensive or that would be considered offensive in the context of the story or character, and I retain the right to ask the winner for a different name if the chosen name is, for some reason, really really not going to work in the context of the story.

[chai-and-cherries]

5 Insanely Underrated (Dark) Queer Book Recs for Your TBR (No Spoiler Reviews!)

I ain’t gonna beat around the bush, folks--this post has been a long time coming. Over the past year, I have somehow stumbled into my new favorite genre, leaving the careful days of YA comforting fantasy reads behind (but not forgotten!). I used to never be one for the dark, grisly, and not so man-made horrors beyond comprehension. But with the help of time, mind devouring storytelling, and gut wrenching emotions the world loves to carve out of us all, tastes have changed! So without further ado, let me recommend 5 of my favorite (darker) queer reads of 2022. Titles are linked to official Goodreads summaries while I have included my no-spoiler reviews below.

Some of these are horror, some fantasy, some tragedy, and most a mix of the above. As the new year draws closer, if you’re feeling ready to branch out (or branch in!!) please consider giving these severely underrated titles a read. And support lesser known authors while you’re at it!

As the title of the post implies, these books tend to brew darker than your average cup ‘a joe. So please heed included trigger warnings and take care! 

1. You Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert

(Original title: Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué. English Translation by Winkler Donald).

Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror, Canadian Literature, Queer AF

Review: If you’re not a fan of blood, gore, and every horror under the dying sun, scroll away now. Starting off incredibly strong and incredibly twisted with French-Canadian Lambert’s debut novel, You Will Love What You Have Killed, this novel is neither for the faint of heart nor some of the hard of heart. I went into this book knowing next to nothing about what was in store and left somehow feeling more empty than before. As arguably the darkest and most gory book on the list, this surrealist take on childhood rage and post-humous revenge on the town that discarded you before you had a chance to fight back is bound to haunt you long after you’ve finished it. Lambert’s own style of dark and nauseatingly twisted humor will either seal the deal for you, or leave you running for the hills. To be honest, I loathe this book as much I appreciate the queer, surrealist landscape of apocalyptic vengeance. Brownie points for being flat-out strange.

Content Warnings: if you can think of it, chances are its here. loads of death and murder, including that of children, suicide; ableism; homophobia, transphobia; pedophilia, rape, sexual abuse, explicit sexual descriptions, abortion, necrophilia; animal abuse, killing of animals; child abuse, emotional abuse and verbal abuse (by the narrator); cancer; 9/11 (comprehensive list via Ashton on GoodReads)

2. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Genres: YA Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Dystopian, Queer AF

Blurb: In this world on the brink of man-made/god-induced apocalypse, trans-boy Benji has to fight not only to survive a hellscape determined to burn itself to the ground, but also his own role in bringing about the End. Hell Followed With Us is a queer rage manifesto, the gospel for those forced to become monsters by the same society that weaponized and then condemned them for being such. White’s novel not only brought healing to a large part of my own religious trauma, but it helped me embrace the very “monster” the so called righteous would have damned. Because when the world will villianize you anyway, revolution may very well be embracing the monster within--the monster the world forced into being. This one is definitely a keeper, and definitely a re-reader. The character diversity in this book is incredible, also for the simple fact that it isn’t forced or seemingly “trying to meet a quota”, and for canonically calling out [redacted].  

Content Warnings: For a comprehensive list courtesy of the author himself, please visit his website here. 

3. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror/Psychological Thriller, Short-Stories, Queer AF

Blurb: Shorter but no less impactful than the rest, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a twisted foray into the psychology of human obsession. After reading the blurb, I tried to prepare myself for the following unease and depravity I was promised. And god was that promise delivered on a silver poisoned platter. Set to the backdrop of chat forums and online messaging, LaRocca weaves a sadomasochistic love story between two women searching for deeper connection. But love isn’t exactly the right word, is it? After all, things can only get worse from the start. Suffice to say, wholesome does not live in these pages. And I need more. 

Content Warnings: animal cruelty/death, body horror, gore, mental/emotional abuse, exploration of kink, very toxic example of a dom/sub relationship.

4. Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás

Genres: Adult Fantasy, Mythology Retelling, Romance, Paranormal, Queer AF

Blurb: I try not to pick favorites on list recs, but as my most recent read of the year, Nicolás’ debut novel has quickly been shelved in my mind and heart’s hall of fame. Angels Before Man is a queer retelling of the fall of Lucifer from a paradise that may not be as, well, paradise as it seems. With narrative prose so poetic that epics of the ancient world come to mind, and themes of religious rebellion and queer rage reminiscent not only of other novels on this list but also the lives of countless individuals whose love warns at revolution, Angels Before Man tells the story of the greatest disobedience Heaven had to face: the creation of sin, born from the first love that turned a jealous god to rage. As ABM only released weeks ago, I sincerely hope it’s only the beginning for this book and author. Bible? Who needs her. The Word of God? I don’t even know her. I’ve got Angels Before Man. And so will my friends because I’m gifting them this heavenly-gem (heh, see what I did there?) for the holidays. 

Content Warnings: Courtesy of the author himself (list also included at start of book): Blasphemy, off-page sexual assault with related internal monologue post-incident, Self-harm, Atypical depiction of grooming, Animal death, Abuse (emotional, physical), Sexual content, Body horror, Graphic depictions of violence, Incestuous term use, Potential correlation to homosexuality being sinful, Depictions of mental instability

5. Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Magic Realism, Queer AF

Blurb: Of the 5 recs on the list, I have to be honest and say with full disclosure that this is my one cheat as I have not actually finished it yet. But as I can attest from the 60% progress I have made, along with two of my close friends who recommended her in the first place, Siren Queen is a breath of fresh air in a genre that is understandably stifling at times. Interweaving the monstrous industry of Hollywood with actual monsters, Siren Queen explores the sacrifices made and prices paid for the chance at stardom and just being seen, all while embracing the monster society demands of us. Largely character-driven, this book has been a slower read than the rest, but its commentary on workers’ rights and inequalities, among other social issues often at the forefront of WASPish-run Hollywood, has kept me engaged since the start. 

Content Warnings: racism, racial slurs, fatphobia, violence, family violence, homophobia, sexism, drug abuse, addiction.

[geekcavepodcast]

DC Comics' Elseworlds Line Returns in 2024

DC Comics has announced the official return on the Elseworlds line of comics. Elseworlds comics are out-of-continuity stories featuring DC's characters. To celebrate, DC also announced upcoming Elseworlds titles - Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Batman the Barbarian, Green Lantern: Dark, Batman: Nightfire, and sequels to Dark Knights of Steel and DC vs. Vampires.

Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age is a 12-issue series from Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernandez that will expand the world created by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. The greatest heroes of the world will come together, forming a 19th-century Justice League to face the greatest threat that the world has known. In the process, the heroes will learn of the world's secret Kryptonian history.

Batman the Barbarian is a 6-issue series from Greg Smallwood. The comic is a retelling of Batman's origin set in a medieval Earth.

Green Lantern: Dark is a 7-issue series from Tate Brombal and Werther Dell-Edera in which the DC Universe is a dark fantasy wastland where monsters overrun a post-apocalyptic Earth. "Now, darkness prevails as humanity struggles to survive on a corrupted planet. Only one hero remains, the one who wields the green flame that can return light to a dark world—The Green Lantern. But she’s been missing for years, and, on the isolated island of New England, the horrors only get worse by the night." (DC Comics)

Batman: Nightfire is a 6-issue series from Clay Mann and Seth Mann. Bruce Wayne tries to "rectify a devastating tragedy by traveling to the past. What secrets does this Batman hold so tight that he would watch Gotham be reduced to ashes? What truths are exposed when there is nowhere left to hide?" (DC Comics)

Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter is a 6-issue series from Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons set in the world of Tom Taylor's Dark Knights of Steel and inspired by Norse mythology. In the series "the snows fall thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land, or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past?" (DC Comics)

DC vs. Vampires: World War V is a 12-issue series from Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt that serves a a sequel to DC vs. Vampires. Sunlight has been restored to Earth, but did it come too late? "As a new Ice Age dawns, humanity faces their most deadly threat yet—Barbara Gordon Queen of the Vampires!" (DC Comics)

(Images via DC Comics - Covers / Promo Art for DC's Elseworlds Logo, Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Batman the Barbarian, Green Lantern: Dark, Batman: Nightfire, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter, and DC vs. Vampires: World War V)

[chattercap]

Current Project Roadmap (September 2024)

As we enter the last part of the year, I figure that it would be a good time to do a quick rundown of all the projects that I'm currently working on!

First, regarding my previous announcement about removing animations, after receiving some feedback I've decided to go ahead with removing them, to give me a bit more flexibility in terms of asset creation and enable me to release Android builds. However, for the games that I've already released, I'll be retaining versions with the animations (so - Karamu, Kanau, and MindMindMind), except for The Deepwater Witch - since I only released a demo, and it would be awkward if half of it was animated and half of it wasn't LOL

Project: The Perfect Woman Key words: Psychological horror, literally the only thing that I've made that isn't a romance, this project has been stuck at 99% for the past three weeks

Current progress: The game is basically complete, and I just need to finish debugging some of the saving and loading. I basically ended up using this project as a playground for testing some new systems, so it took longer than expected LOL I'm going to take some time to document all of my changes before I focus on polishing it up. Expecting to release on September 13th.

Project: Karamu Trilogy Key words: Romance, horror, emotionally needy ex-boyfriends, blackmail and possessive behavior is okay if you have shared trauma, yandere love interest (who unfortunately becomes a better person, I apologize)

Project details: One love interest (M), established protagonist (F).

Current progress: The script for the final part is 100% complete, at 65k words (over double the length of Karamu and Kanau combined! Haha!) It has been revised and passed along to the voice actors. I'm also collaborating with some very kind translators to release a French translation of Karamu and Kanau and a Russian translation of Karamu.

Project: The Deepwater Witch Key words: Romance, surreal, post-apocalyptic, twisted fairy tale, grumpy practically homeless man x mute sunshine mermaid, Ramil is my BEST pathetic man and I stand by this

Project details: One love interest (F), established protagonist (M).

Current progress: The script is 100% complete, and I have a few CGs left to do.

Project: Actala: The Hero's Shadow Key words: Romance, fantasy, mystery, childhood friend romance with a good dosage of additional Eldritch horror, basically every tag that I could add for this would be a massive spoiler what do I do

Project details: Five love interests (M), established protagonist (F).

Current progress: The updated demo is about 50% complete, and I've been working slowly on the remaining CGs and sprites.

🌹Code Name: You Just Want to Plant Flowers but Your Yandere Knight Traps You in a Tower, Toxic GF Edition❄️

Key words: Romance, twisted fairy tale, hero-to-villain love interest, friends/lovers-to-enemies arc, GF that can either princess carry you or rip your head off, tragedy, yandere love interest

Project details: One love interest (F), customizable protagonist.

Summary: You're the heir to the royal family, but you've been kidnapped and trapped in a tower by one of the kingdom's strongest knights, who used to be your best friend. Although the kingdom sends knights to rescue you, she cuts them all down without mercy. Why is she doing this? How can you escape? And the question is… do you want to?

Current progress: The project is fully outlined, and writing is in progress. The logo is complete!

🔪Code Name: I'm Trapped on an Island With My Husband, Who Is Probably Going to Divorce Me or Stab Me🦑

Key words: Romance, psychological horror, marriage drama, tragedy, yandere love interest

Project details: One love interest (M), customizable protagonist.

Summary: Following a horrible family tragedy, you've retreated to a remote island with your loving husband. However, things aren't going well for your marriage. After a horrible fight, you wake up to find that your husband is… different. Kinder. More understanding. At first, you're happy, but he's also acting a bit strangely. You start to wonder… is this the man that you married?

Current progress: The project is fully outlined, and writing is in progress. The logo has been commissioned.

🌶️Code Name: I Got Isekaied into a Smutty AU Where My Demon Boyfriend Blackmails Me into Marriage!🕸️

Key words: Romance, smut, historical, revenge, murder spouses, blood makes everything sexier apparently, yandere love interest

Project details: This is a NSFW spinoff of one of my previous projects, Karamu, featuring the same characters and similar themes in a historical Japanese setting, with more sex and more murder! One love interest (M), established protagonist (F).

Summary: Every three days, a body appears in the harbor, surrounded by red flowers and covered in golden threads, its heart torn out of its chest. People say that it's the work of a demon. After her best friend is beaten half to death by her husband, Nelli decides to do anything to save her - even if it means making a deal with that very same demon.

Current progress: The project is fully outlined, and writing is in progress. Once I decide on a title, I'll commission a logo!

Additional note: Since this is a NSFW project, I'm not comfortable with making it freely accessible. As a result, I'll be paywalling at least the NSFW portion (depending on how integral the NSFW is to the plot, I'll either release this as free with NSFW DLC or a free demo + paid full game).

I'll be focusing on finishing up The Perfect Woman during the first half of September! After that I plan to release demoes (hopefully) for both the knight gf game and the husband-traps-you-on-an-island game sometime in December.

Other than that, I would be curious if anyone has projects that they're looking forward to! 🤔 I've basically been working on projects as I like, but if there are any projects that you're interested in particular, let me know and I'll try to prioritize accordingly! 🙇 If not I'll try to divide my time so that I make decent progress on all of them, prioritizing my announced projects.

Thank you to everyone who's following along with my work 😊

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[strange-destinations]

hi, I'm Kitty, she/her! I occasionally go by different names on the internet, but around here it's just Kitty. I'm an artist, musician, and writer with a fondness for weird worldbuilding and folklore. This is my pinned post where I briefly outline all of my creative work, for quick reference. I do a lot of creative things.

If you're here mainly for fandom things, I write fanfiction for a scattering of fandoms - often Doctor Who and adjacent, although occasionally I branch out. You can find me under TheBigCat on AO3. I also draw - a lot! - mostly fandom stuff. Here's my general art tag. I bind books and fanfiction in my spare time, and have an entire blog dedicated to that at @perfectlynormalbooks.

For non-fandom writing, my Medium blog has a few short pieces of original fiction. Whenever I write more short pieces, they'll most likely go up there!

I wrote the visual novel/interactive fiction game, Antigone Will Take The Stairs Today, an adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy. I'm hoping to do more games in the near future - both video games and TTRPG. You can find all of that sort of thing on my itch.io page.

I do a Doctor Who TTRPG campaign with my friends called Thieves and TARDISes, which kind of took on a life and mind of its own. I play a future Doctor incarnation, and occasionally GM! We have audio recordings and transcripts of that, among other things. You can find more about that over here.

I write music! Mostly instrumental tracks and soundtracks for various things I make. You can find completed albums over on my Bandcamp and less incomplete, experimental things over on my Soundcloud.

My music project about an apocalyptic techno-fantasy future featuring Weird FAE and monsterhunters is Child 306, and you should totally go check it out, there's milfs in there.

I also have a YouTube channel where I do even more music-y things when the fancy takes me, as well as some art and animation-type things, small goofy jokes of indeterminate format, and the occasional nerdy video essay.

I have a shop with some small bits and pieces of fandom-y merch, including keychains and custom washi tape. Check it out here!

Finally, if you want to support me and my projects, my ko-fi is a great place to do that. You can throw me a few dollars, or commission a doodle/bigger art piece from me. Commission details can be found here.

My askbox is always open, if you have any questions.

[gummybugg]

Howdy, you can call me Bug!

This blog is 90% writing related, with the other 10% about other things I find groovy. Expect to see sporadic lore drops or the occasional shitpost! I write as a hobby, so expect to see fluctuation in my productivity from time to time.

I currently write sci-fi, urban fantasy, fiction, and supernatural. But I would love to broaden my horizon once I get my major 3 WIPs underway!

I am open to interaction: tag games, writing games/events, asks…etc. I love gushing about my characters! But I can be a bit over ambitious when it comes to my writing/projects, so I might go all out with my tags/asks from time to time!

About me

I have a degree in English. But that doesn't hinder my eclectic thirst for knowledge!

I have an interest in psychology, philosophy, English... I love learning & researching for my writing!

Am *whispers* in the arts? I do draw/design, but if I post anything art-related, it's rare!

Do I plan to ever publish my work? Perhaps within the next 4-5 years, it all depends on productivity and that grind. You know how it is.

Is what I write considered comedy? I'm not sure! But I tend to write all of my characters/stories with comedic inflections. They are the puppets of my shows and I like to have a bit of fun :'D

My WIPS

(If you are interested in being added or subtracted from a taglist, dm me. Taglists will be posted on detailed WIP pages)

Crater City

Genre: sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, [black] comedy

Status: main project, expect to see most posts about it (sorry, I don't make the rules. Blair does.)

Overview: Crater City is a sanctuary for those who survived the nuclear winter, but it's not as chummy as advertised. This is a story of vengeance, tragedy, journey of self-discovery, graphic material, existentialism, and lots of robots. Just so much metal and chrome that you can almost taste it.

Detailed summary: here

Detailed character bios: Blair, Elijah, Darcy, Frasier, Melony....[more to come]

Indie's Bar and Thrills

Genre: urban fantasy, comedy, drama

Status: on the back burner

Overview: Indie’s Bar and Thrills is a bustling bar in a hidden city that serves as a sanctuary for monsters. The bar is also where the story of many characters converges. Lots of mysterious happenings, quirky characters/fashion, lore, and worldbuilding.

The Mice Come Out at Night

Genre: supernatural, coming of age, contemporary fiction

Status: currently out of commission! But I will keep this up here for relevance + personal motivation

Overview: Takes place in Louisiana. Features a trans masc main character and his strained relationships due to his temper + desire to live a "normal" life. Except that's not what's gonna happen when he rents out a haunted house, oohohoho! 👻

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Heya! I'm Jules, they/he, 20+.

Writing Particle Decay, an urban sci-fantasy horror story (ongoing)

And The Reburial of Natalie King, a post-apocalyptic eco-horror tragedy (on hiatus)

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[nrivanwrites]

okay I don't know what the right way to do this is anymore but this is my (re) introduction post!

my name is ro, I'm 21 years old, from the US. I recently graduated from college with a double major in English Literature and Theatre.

I primarily write historical fiction and fantasy, though I've dabbled in sci-fi on occasion. I like writing novels, short stories, stage plays, and poetry (I'm on a BIG sonnet kick right now). I also write fanfiction, but I feel weird about posting it........ we'll see!

I'm currently working on a smorgasbord of projects, but here's intros for some of them! if there's any that anyone is particularly interested in, maybe I'll start posting about them :)

THE LAST LORINEAN; epic fantasy, draft ??. She's the OG baby of my writing career, and oh boy is she epic. The current draft is split between the perspectives of three women: one unraveling the secrets of her past and a 200 year old massacre, one investigating the haunting of the imperial palace, and one on the run after learning the truth of her kingdom's religion. There's twins, casual queerness, lots of world building, and most especially there is the love I have for this story.

THREE DAYS IN THE HOUSE OF ATREUS; tragedy, draft one. A reimagining of the ancient Greek Orestia. Agamemnon sacrificed his eldest daughter before sailing off to war for ten years. Upon his return, his wife Klytaimnestra murders him in revenge. This play follows the family in the aftermath of Agamemnon's death, examining ideas of morality, grief, and forgotten siblings. (This is also part of a huge cycle of plays I am writing adapting Greek myth).

THE DAUGHTER OF DENMARK; historical fantasy, draft two. Does it count as draft two when I never finished the first one? This novel is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet with a few key points changed. Hamlet is a woman, Christianity has only just left Denmark, and the politics are even more complicated than before. While I would describe this as historical fantasy, it definitely leans more fantasy than historical...

MY MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME; drama, draft one. This began as an autobiographical play exploring my relationship (or lack of) with my biological father. It has slowly turned into an exploration of the relationship between Someone Else and their absent biological father. It's weird and surrealist and probably a little sad.

UNCONTROLLABLE CREATURES; OR, THE BREAKUP PLAY; drama/comedy, draft one. I started writing this play and was broken up with approximately four days later. It's not about my breakup! It's about someone coming home from work to find their long-term partner has moved out. How does she handle it? How do her friends handle it? How does her best friend, who has had a crush on her for years, handle it?

ATLANTIS; epic sci-fantasy, draft one. It's either draft one or draft ten, depending on if you count the ten million first chapters I've written. I am technically co-writing this with an old friend! We've been roleplaying buddies for almost a decade, and have been building this world and this story for almost as long. I'm turning our back and forth in books! Anyways, what is it about? A post-apocalyptic Earth and the island kingdom of Atlantis are reconnected via portal after thousands of years apart. This story isn't about the reconnection, though—it's about the politics of humans and atlanteans, a civil war between nobles, and the return of gods whose worship is forbidden.

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any particular plots you’ve been itching to write?

anon    😍    hello    !!!    🙂    what    a    nice    question    i    didn't    even    expect    to    receive.    that    reminds    me    that    i    have    to    reblog    some    wanted    plots    in    the    future    so    thank    you    for    reminding    me    🙂    let    me    think.    first    of    all,    i'm    open    to    anything.    exploring    new    plots    and    genres    can    always    be    fun.    but    if    you    want    to    know    some    specific    plots    🤔    here    are    some    that    came    to    my    mind    spontanically:

Post-Apocalyptic romance/action/angst: 2 people on a mission together maybe they don't like each other at first, but being all alone together makes them bond and fall in love. but then they get in trouble, an accident happens and one of them thinks the other is dead. Grief takes over them and they don't have a good time but years after they run into their lost lover again who apparently survived but lost all memories. Something like that I love angst and tragedy.

Reincarnated plots are fun as well as well as historical plotlines which could be combinated with reincarnation stuff.

Or the typical: one muse is about to get married but that muse and their ex still have mutual feelings for each other (angst again sue me i love torturing my muses with pain)

I also love writing darker stuff like kidnapping, horror, etc. (I won't go in any detail because I don't want to trigger anyone 😭), fantasy and supernatural stuff is cool too.

Love triangles, polyships

Sorry this is not too specific 😭 but i try to reblog wishlist posts. Though as you can see, I'm literally open to a lot so if you have anything you want to write, there is a 99% chance that I say YES!