#kindall k series

[callaeidae3]

Ex-convict believes that the police force high commissioner was assassinated

The worse the explanation, the better.

[clairelsonao3]

Get to Know a Factor of 9 People Game

I was tagged by @mysticstarlightduck (post here) for this one!

Favorite Color - Blue. Cerulean blue, if you really wanna get specific.

Currently Reading - The Case of Kindall, K. by writeblr/whumpblr @callaeidae3!

Last Series - I haven't really been able to stay awake for a new series since last year, but I managed to get through a few episodes of Cunk on Earth. After one, I was totally annoyed with her on behalf of the historians whose time she was wasting and was mostly hate-watching it (I think that may have been the point).

+ Bonus: Last Movie - Vacation Friends 2. Asleep within 5 minutes.

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy - Savory. I've cut out sugar from my diet for the most part. I recommend it!

Currently Working On - Ch. 27 of GSNBTR. Of course.

I'll gently tag 3 people and say I tagged 9.

:ducks: Don't get mad at me if you've already done this or similar! The answers change!

@starlit-hopes-and-dreams @justwaltzingthru @digital-chance

[callaeibooks]

Kindall K books now available in hardcover

The Case of Kindall, K. (Book 1), The Redemption of Kindall, K. (Book 2) and The Deliverance of Kyle Kindall (Book 3) are now available in hardcover print format!

Hardcover ISBNs are as follows:

The Case of Kindall, K. (hardcover)  978 0 473 63051 5

The Redemption of Kindall, K. (hardcover) 978 0 473 63052 2

The Deliverance of Kyle Kindall (hardcover)  978 0 473 63053 9

NB: These books are also available in paperback and eBook formats (Kindle/ePUB)!

Minor updates across all books, including paperback/eBook formats:

cover art (minor adjustments, reupload with higher resolution)

ISBN lists (updated to include hardcover ISBNs)

pīnyīn pronuncitation for Mandarin character names (Chen Xiuying and Chen Jie -> Chén Xiùyīng and Chén Jié )

fixing of minor formatting errors

[the-goose-ferret]

I decided to try making Kyle and Yuuki from ‘The Case of Kindall, K’ on the Sims 4! I think I did okay?

The hair is custom content but I don’t know from who it was again so if anyone knows, please feel free to reblog with links!

[callaeibooks]

Release date for "The Ninao Incident":

17 January 2021

This book will be available in paperback, eBook (Kindle & ePUB), and hardback 📘

Read the synopsis here (below):

June 5, 12-Tau | Ninao Kidnapping Incident

At a law office in the district of Ninao, the Youth Rehabilitation Trust is finally established. For Yuuki Takahashi and friend, lawyer and judge Timothy Harrison, 5th June is marked as a day of achievement.

That is, until Yuuki is kidnapped and goes missing.

Timothy and his son, Joshua, narrowly escape their own kidnapping. While the Harrison family deal with the immediate implications, search efforts find nothing.

Finally, three days later, Yuuki is found locked in an old garden shed in rural Ninao. In the wake of his rescue, the Harrisons try to keep their family – and Yuuki – together. But trauma of the incident leaves Yuuki in particular struggling, and forced to face the bewildering question accompanying it:

How do you live in the aftermath?

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Other info:

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

Themes / additional tags: Traumatic experiences, trauma, PTSD, hurt no comfort, hurt/comfort, whump, found family

Recommended Audience: This story contains major themes of trauma and PTSD that might not be suitable for younger audiences. Recommended age 13+.

[xviruserrorx]

Day 4 of @whumpmasinjuly

->Prompt: "Share a TV show, movie, story, or any media that gives you the whumperflies"

Tv shows

Hemlock Grove

Gotham

Hannibal

Vikings

Peaky Blinders

Movies

Saw franchise

The tortured 2010

The Final 2010

Comics

The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way (I love these comics so much and there's some very good whump scenes in them!)

I don't know anymore whumpy comics so if anyone has recommendations please send them my way!

Manga/Anime (only 7 because I've been reading and watching manga/anime since i was like 6 soo this list could go on for a long time)

Tokyo ghoul:re (I never saw the anime adaptation!)

Magi series

Mirai Nikki

Another

Deadman Wonderland

Corpse Party

Blood - C

Novels

The Kindall K series by Renne Nielsen or otherwise know as @callaeidae3 on here! They do art as well which is just pure whump and the best but their writing is amazing! (I'm still not through the first book in the series but I love it so far!)

Fanfiction (I don't read fanfic when I'm actively writing in fandoms but ...)

Post-Asmodeus Sabriel Feels by UnityGhost (@unityghost)

30 one-shots of Sam Winchester/Gabriel from spn chocked full of angst and feels... It's amazing I highly recommend!

Art

All of @lemissingmask 's Not A Shade AU is just prime whumpness and it's both so beautiful and their art is amazing and I could go on all day about it!

Like I said above Callaeidae3 does amazing art and it a lot of it pertains to the Kindall K series which, may I add, is amazing... Art from the author themselves of a novel? Yeah it's just *chef's kiss*

[Masterlist]

~~~VirusError🌸

[leyswhumpdump]

Whumpmas in July #4: Media That Gives You Whumperflies

I don’t actually consume a great deal of media at the moment, but for books I’d say The Kindall, K series by @callaeidae3​​ (link goes to Amazon author page).

For a movie, the Studio Ghibli adaptation of Earthsea. By all accounts it’s not even close to the book, but I remember the whumperflies.

And for a series, I think the two Full Metal Alchemist anime adaptations are pretty whumpy. I also got a lot of whumperflies from what I saw of the Voltron remake. I don’t actually watch very much 2D animated content, but they do get across whumperflies in a way that live action media can sometimes struggle with.

There’s some amazing whumperflies-inducing stuff on tumblr! Here are two posts I tagged as #whumperflies due to the feelings they invoked at the time.

Birb by @whump-side​​, my favourite whump art of all time.

Zuriel’s fall by @that-one-thespian​​

[callaeibooks]

Hardcovers for Kindall K #1-3 coming May 13-23

The Case of Kindall, K. (KK1) and The Redemption of Kindall, K. (KK2) will be available in hardcover May 13

The Deliverance of Kyle Kindall (KK3) hardcover will be available in the following week

Some minor updates across all books:

macrons will be added for the pīnyīn names of Chén Jié and Chén Xiùyīng

minor improvements to cover art (art + formatting)

addition of hardcover ISBN to ISBN lists (copyright page, synopsis overviews)

editing of typos and/or language errors (where applicable)

These will be updated between May 13-23.

Below is the updated cover art for The Case of Kindall, K. (KK1) with minor recent edits:

[callaeidae3]

The naming of my designated whumpee OCS, Yuuki and Kyle:

Yuuki Takahashi

Yuuki was named after a character in Erased / Boku Dake ga Inai Machi - the live action drama which heavily inspired the first book of my novel series, The Case of Kindall, K. "Yuuki" was the nickname of this character.

Yūki is also the given name of the actor who played Satoru (the protagonist).

Kyle Kindall

Kyle's name was chosen based on wanting a an average sounding name that could apply to a vast range of character types. Someone whose name could "fade into the background" in society.

And because of Kyle's bicultural heritage, Arkala'ana and Scottish, I wanted a name that could have both native Arkala'anahn and English language equivalents.

Kyle's Arkala'anahn first name is Kai'irh, which is based off the Mandarin version of the name, Kai'er.

For those with whump OCs, comment/reblog with their names and why you chose those names (if there was any particular reason) 

I’m curious about the naming process

[kindallkseries]

The Case of Kindall, K. (Kindall K series #1) by Renée Nielsen

A mystery/thriller/suspense, action and adventure novel

When seventeen-year-old Kyle Kindall is imprisoned despite pleading not guilty, the judge – suspecting Kyle may have been poorly represented at the trial – assigns a trusted friend to find more evidence that may support Kyle’s story.

But Yuuki Takahashi is already dealing with a lot of stress in his life when Timothy, the judge, approaches him. After an incident rendered him with PTSD a year ago, he’s at war with himself as to whether or not he should take on Kindall’s case. However, it’s not just his health at stake here; it’s Kyle freedom as well. Why would anyone still insist they aren’t guilty even when everyone and everything else suggests otherwise?

Yuuki can’t help but feel that something isn’t right and he’s determined to find out why.

Available on Amazon: Paperback | eBook

ISBN-13: 978-0473478766

First published in 2019*

*The first edition of The Case of Kindall, K. was self-published without association with Callaei Books. This is a second edition, revised and now under the imprint Callaei Books.

[rangergirl3]

Living in the Present Tense

Don’t get me wrong, I am presently Rather Tense, ahahah. But in all seriousness, overall I feel fairly okay today - which is nice! <3 It means I can go to a coffee shop and read stuff with the Fairy Tail theme playing on repeat through my headphones without jumping at loud noises. :D :D Yay for days at the coffee shop! :D <3

Complex PTSD is a real bitch. Add on some hormonal imbalances, depression, and anxiety, and it’s a Molotov cocktail of impressive proportions. 

But I’ve found that the trick to dealing with my trauma (and all that entails) is to use it as fuel.

Fuel for creativity, or inspiration, or when locking my sights onto an issue that I can take action on. I can’t fix every problem, but I can take action to do something about it.

(As a lot of you already know, I had a fairly awful childhood. Lots of trauma, near-death experiences, parental neglect/emotional abandonment, oodles and oodles of bat-shit crazy chaos that my child’s brain either repressed or straight up denied for ooooh, about two and half decades. (Survival instincts are weird, but hey, it worked long enough for me to get the hell out of dodge, so, I guess that’s a win!))

I know I’ve said it before, but I’m going to sit down and write something that I intend to self-publish. It might be a fiction series, or it might be something more along the lines of a mini-autobiography. I don’t know what I will call it, but I really like the sound of ‘Icarus Rising’. :D I might have to change the names, but dang, I really want to write this somehow. <3

I would be remiss if I did not mention that this has been inspired by my dear friend @callaeidae3​ self-publishing her very own book series!! <3 I am mid-way through the ‘Case of Kindall, K’ and I LOVE IT! Go check it out! :D :D 

[callaeidae3]

*looks at my writing of KK2* ...yeah oops

On the other hand, I would say that - if discussion of the plan serves an important narrative purpose - it could be kept.

In Kindall K Book 2, for example, with the plan for the hostage situation rescue. I wrote out the behind-the-scenes planning of Joshua, Kyle and Sam's attempt to rescue Yuuki from the hostage situation - I wanted it to be a part of the storytelling.

This is because is it gave a sense of the hostage situation unravelling in real time (i.e. how it might feel to be a character rendered in that situation). Rather than skipping "what would it realistically feel like to experience this situation playing out from Kyle's point of view?", I wanted to try to capture that.

I also wanted the planning to add to the suspense of the idea that the plan had a high probability of failing, and that what they were doing felt futile and ridiculous.

Slight spoiler from KK3: that plan would've failed if one of the antagonists (Luis) hadn't actually let them get away with rescuing Yuuki. Luis saw it happening. He heard it happening. But he kept quiet about it, and didn't tell Juun to alert him.

If Juun had realised on his own what was happening, though...they'd have been screwed (Kyle and Yuuki primarily). Joshua's idea of back up defense from the rooftop probably wouldn't have been enough.

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So, in this sense, while I am still critical of my writing for KK2, I still remember my reason for wanting to tell the story this way. Was it the best way to go? Maybe, maybe not.

But it was the storytelling direction I wanted to go with, the narrative experience that I wanted to try to create.

if your characters are discussing a plan and the plan is going to work, skip the discussion. readers will see it play out for themselves. if the plan is going to fail, show the discussion so readers will see and know that the plan is failing

[leyswhumpdump]

What are some of your favorite whump series?

Ooh. I feel like this is a tricky ask to answer, because I'm on a lot of tag lists and I wouldn't want anyone to feel disappointed that I didn't mention their series.

And there were a lot more series I wanted to add (I can think of at least five more), but this time I didn't want to just rattle off a list and call it done. I wanted to really focus on each series shout-out, which took more energy than I expected.

So do bear in mind that this is just a small selection of favourites and is not exhaustive. I'm happy to give other recommendations that are tailored to the whumpy interests of anyone who wants them!

The Blackmuir Reign by @deluxewhump

(Winner of the "I Absolutely Inhaled This Prose" award)

I love fantasy whump, and The Blackmuir Reign has some lovely ASOIAF vibes whilst retaining its own identity. It has some of the highest prose quality of anything I've read online. The author is incredibly skilled at writing complex situations and relationships, of which there is plenty of diversity (Protective, almost surrogate parent and child relationships! Characters that could once have been considered whumpers, becoming whumpees and being caretaken by the same people they once tormented! Past sexual relationships with awkward power dynamics!)

This series is definitely worth checking out if you want some medieval-style politics, and maybe a few pirates as well.

The Case of Kindall, K by @callaeidae3

(Winner of the "Got Ley Reading Books Again" award)

Quick disclaimer that this series would have been on the list even before Callaei and I became mutuals. So far she's released three books in the series, plus a prequel. I've spent my whole adult life struggling to focus on books, but this is the most ADHD-friendly series I've ever read.

As for what it's about—without giving too much away and / or rambling for the next thousand words, it's about a teenager in prison for murder, and the corruption and political agendas wrapped up in that. Callaei balances hurt and comfort really well, and even the worst situations have a rainbow lurking just behind the storm clouds. There's some beautiful platonic intimacy between the two main characters, and a diverse range of captive, emotional and environmental whump.

Unintentional by @distinctlywhumpthing

(Winner of the "Completely Distracted Ley From Her Responsibilities" award)

One of my all-time favourite whump series ever. It ticks a lot of boxes for tropes I like: hurt / comfort, mystery, and a mute / almost-mute whumpee. I've never been a BBU lover, but I love the twists the author puts on the concept—especially the human experimentation / lab whump side of things. I would love to see more BBU stories in this vein, delving into ideas that may not always present themselves as traditional boxboy whump.

This series takes the honour for being that one story I binge read instead of sleeping / getting ready for work / doing whatever other important thing I was supposed to be doing at the time.

[callaeibooks]

'The Redemption of Kindall, K.' (Kindall K #2) and 'The Deliverance of Kyle Kindall' (Kindall K #3) eBooks are now available from Google Books! (Links below)

The Redemption of Kindall, K. (Kindall K #2)

The Deliverance of Kyle Kindall (Kindall K #3)

'The Case of Kindall, K.' (Kindall K #1) is available on Google Books here.

See our bookstore page for a list of online bookstores that sell copies (including paperback) 📚

Kindle eBooks are also available from Amazon.

[lidoshka]

Hey! Thanks for sharing my art! ^^ I just wanted to mention that the candlelight prompt art is actually of Kyle Kindall, an oc from my original story Kindall K series! The way I drew Kyle in this picture (especially with his hair at that length and in that condition) does make him look a bit like Keith, so all goods re the mix up!! ^^ - but I was wondering if you wouldn't mind correcting the tag or something in case people think that it is Keith I had drawn when it's actually Kyle?

((Sometimes I like to see what notes people may have left when reblogging, hence how I noticed! In any case, thanks for reblogging!))

oh hello! I’ve seen your art before and I really like it!

And i DID notice! I reblogged this from justheretobreakthings and they do have a tag with Kindal K, but I was one of your readers in AO3 when that story was “the case of Kogane, K” so I  guess that’s why they look similar! =D

ah yes... that was a good story, but I’m glad you’re continuing it as an original series now!

...in any case I don’t have a tag for Kindall and sometimes I’m too lazy to make a new tag, so I figured I’ll just tick him to Keith and be done!

(...sorry for the rant: it’s just I have a piece of art due and I’m procrastinating with this comment!) :P

[callaeidae3]

Hi! I'm an indie author - I've published Kindle editions of my whump/hurt-comfort centric story, "The Case of Kindall, K.", on Kindle ~

The main characters, Kyle Kindall and Yuuki Takahashi, are queerplatonic. Kyle is canonically aromantic asexual.

The rest of the Kindall K series are also on there (I can't remember if it's specifically Kindle Unlimited, but they're definitely there on Kindle!)

back in Kindle Unlimited...and I want to read your books

If any of you have published in KU feel free to reply/reblog with your stories!!

(Until May, at least)

What I like to read:

Fantasy exclusively, just imagine all the next bullets have "fantasy" on them

Short novels/novellas/short stories

Gaslamp/steampunk/not-just-medieval timeframe

Either super funny/cozy

...OR super dark horror gorefests

Whump tbh

Queer characters!!!

Especially asexual characters, bonus if there's a romantic element

(I just like the queer element to be discussed and pretty important, even if it's not a coming out story)

Polyam/reverse harem

Retellings of myths and fairy tales

Elves that remind you more of The Dragon Prince and Dragon Age than ACOTAR (all my love to ACOTAR)

Magical creatures that aren't often the leading folks in books (centaurs? Satyrs? Succubi? I could go on)

Hyperspecific: beautiful posh boys who are vile wretched little creatures

If any of this sounds like you please help me stock my Kindle 🙏 I must consume new indie stories

PS. If I like it I can guarantee you that I'll write a review

And if I don't like it I can guarantee you that I'll flip through all the pages regardless so you get your coin