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IT'S FINALLY HERE! THE TENGU AND THE ANGEL IS OUT NOW!

Hello, hello, hello, everyone, I have some very exciting news to share with you all! The Tengu And The Angel, my debut novel, is now finally available to buy! That's right, you can now get your very own copy of my fluffy, angsty, gay friends-to-lovers novel! Oh, but why would you want to, you might be asking? What's the book about! Great questions, my friends, and I'll answer them both for you right now!

The Tengu And The Angel is a friends-to-lovers romance about two roommates falling in love, and learning to let go of their pasts. Eighteen year old Kunio Yoshioka has just fled his abusive mother's home in Northampton, and he's journeying up north in search of a new home, and a fresh start in life. He's armed with nothing but his dreams of being a successful artist, and his vivid imagination. He thinks of his new adult self as a tengu; strong, proud, and capable of things his child self could only dream of. Twenty year old Nathaniel seems to have it all; he's gorgeous, he lives in a beautiful apartment in the centre of Newcastle, and he's the owner and founder of Black Rose, a Victorian gothic online boutique. Kunio thinks of him as angel; he's faultlessly polite and kind, and he goes above and beyond to help him when they first meet, even though he doesn't know him. He's also painfully insecure, and he lives under the thumb of his toxic 'best friend', Theo, who uses his mental illness to control him. When Nathaniel takes Kunio in, the two form a close friendship, which slowly blossoms into love. Can the two of them learn to put their pasts behind, and make their relationship work? Well, you're going to have to read it to find out! Get your copy from Rakuten Kobo, or from the Amazon Kindle Store below!

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That’s me with Ryunosuke. He was a loving grandpa to Kunio…So I killed him off to kickstart the worst of Kunio’s trauma…

Go hug your local writer <3 they're probably mourning the death of a character they themself decided to kill <3

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Announcement Time! ^^

I said a little while back that I had an announcement about The Tengu And The Angel, and boy howdy, I'm happy to announce that as of May 7th, my debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel will be available in print on Amazon! For those of you who aren't following me, and are wondering what The Tengu And The Angel is about, it is an angsty gay friends to lovers romance about Kunio, a troubled young artist who runs away from his abusive mother, and Nathaniel, the equally troubled fashion designer who takes him in. More information can be found on the masterpost on my profile ^^

Since today is May 5th, which is the MC, Kunio's birthday, I'm gonna leave you now with this cute art of Kunio and Nathaniel by yhelsstuff ^^ Go check out my book if you haven't already!

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HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! THE TENGU AND THE ANGEL RELEASE DATE!

Hello, hello, dear followers, and all else who are viewing this post! I have some very exciting news for you all! My debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel, will officially be releasing on Kobo, and Amazon, on the tenth of December, 2023, so there'll be plenty of opportunities for you to grab your copy! Oh, but why would you want to grab a copy, you might ask? What's the book about? Those are brilliant questions, my friends, and I'm going to tell you the answers right now!

The Tengu And The Angel is a friends-to-lovers romance about two roommates falling in love, and learning to let go of their pasts. Eighteen year old Kunio Yoshioka has just fled his abusive mother's home in Northampton, and he's journeying up north in search of a new home, and a fresh start in life. He's armed with nothing but his dreams of being a successful artist, and his vivid imagination. He thinks of his new adult self as a tengu; strong, proud, and capable of things his child self could only dream of. Twenty year old Nathaniel seems to have it all; he's gorgeous, he lives in a beautiful apartment in the centre of Newcastle, and he's the owner and founder of Black Rose, a Victorian gothic online boutique. Kunio thinks of him as angel; he's faultlessly polite and kind, and he goes above and beyond to help him when they first meet, even though he doesn't know him. He's also painfully insecure, and he lives under the thumb of his toxic 'best friend', Theo, who uses his mental illness to control him. When Nathaniel takes Kunio in, the two form a close friendship, which slowly blossoms into love. Can the two of them learn to put their pasts behind, and make their relationship work? Get your copy, and find out, in December 2023!

Meet The Characters:

Kunio:

Nathaniel:

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Hi Alina! Happy belated STS to you as well! 💫

If Kunio and Nathaniel were to meet Tenshi and Ita (from what you know of them), how would they react? 👀✨

Thanks for the ask! They’d definitely both be shocked at the revelation that angels really exist, and Kunio would want Tenshi to show him his wings, if Ita would let him show them to him. He’d wanna get pictures of his wings from every angle to use as a reference for his art, and maybe he’d try to talk Tenshi into modelling for him. His wings would make him a great artistic model for angel figurines, and also tengu figurines to some degree, as daitengu have black crow’s wings. Nathaniel, meanwhile, would quietly try to strike up conversation with Ita. I feel like Nathaniel would be like, ‘Oh, you’re dating a mythical creature? Well, my fiancé is obsessed with mythology, so he’s probably going to freak out about meeting Tenshi for the next week and a half…And then make a lot of angel-inspired art. I hope that’s ok, and if it’s not, I’ll try and talk him out of it…’

Also I can totally imagine Tenshi overhearing Kunio call Nathaniel his angel, and being like, ‘Wait, if he’s an angel, then where are his wings?’ (Unbeknownst to him, Nathaniel has an angel wing tattoo on his shoulder blades . He and Kunio got matching wing tattoos after they’d been together for just over a year. Needless to say, Kunio has a tengu wing tattoo on his shoulder blades)

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I just had to do this with Kunio and Nathaniel, the MCs of my upcoming debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel! I've tortured them enough, they deserve a break lol:

LEARNING: Being obsessed with the Victorian era, (and building his entire fashion label based on Victorian clothes), Nathaniel will never pass up an opportunity to learn something new about it, especially when it could inspire some new designs. He's a highly-skilled fashion designer who takes most of his inspiration from Victorian literature, especially the works of Dickens

GRATITUDE: Kunio takes absolutely nothing for granted, so if he thanks someone for anything, it's always genuine. The things he's most grateful for in life are his boyfriend, Nathaniel, who took him in after he ran away from home, and his friends, as they're the closest thing to family that he has

Positive Psychology OC Ask Meme

I made Askbox Questions out of one of my psych text books to help develop characters for workable storytelling. Send some Virtues and a Character !

MINDFULLNESS– Do they live in the moment? What keeps them present?

SELF-EFFICACY– Does the end justify the means? How to they approach their goals? Do they blame others for their own faults or admit them?

RESILIENCE– How do they handle loss or failure? What helps them stay resilient and bounce back from loss or failure?

GROWTH – What would it take for them to change their mind or perspective? Do they recognize when new paths open for them, or stick to their preferred paths?

WISDOM– Are they open to other people’s perspectives? Do they look to history and past mistakes? What kinds of internal dialogue do they have about difficult situations?

CURIOSITY– How thoroughly do they explore new places, things, or ideas? Do they go out of their way to learn new things?

OPEN-MINDEDNESS– How do they deal with disagreement? How do they balance different perspectives?

LEARNING– What are they interesting in learning about, if anything? What hobbies and skills do they have? Do they know how to make themselves happy?

CREATIVITY– How do they go about solving problems? What is something they enjoy doing so much that they can lose themselves for hours doing it? Pick an object in your space: would they know what it is, and if not how would they go about figuring it out?

BRAVERY– What kinds of risks do they take? What are they willing to risk to help a stranger? Do they consider the cost-benefit of a risk?

PERSEVERANCE– Do they believe success is based on innate ability, or learning to overcome the obstacle? Do they know when to quit? What are ways they identify their weaknesses and strength?

VITALITY– Are they introverted, extroverted, or ambiverted? Are they more active or passive? What do they do to stay energetic? (NOTE: introvert does NOT mean they don’t like people, it means they need time alone to regain their energy for social situations).

INTEGRITY– Do they stand firm in their beliefs? Would they lie or refrain from disagreeing to avoid confrontation?

AUTHENTICITY– What are sub- and unconscious things that make them who they are? Who can they be themselves with, and who do they wear a mask for? What kinds of social roles do they perform?  

HONESTY– What kinds of small lies do they tell others? What lies do they tell themselves? What is the biggest lie they’ve told?

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE– Do they experience emotional empathy (innate ability to feel emotions for other people's feelings, i.e. happiness at success, grief at loss, etc), or cognitive empathy (may not feel grief but has a logical understanding that loss is painful, may not feel happy but has an innate understanding that someone’s success is a celebrated thing)? Are they aware of their own emotions and reactions? How well are they able to manage their emotions?

LOVE– What attachment styles do they experience? How involved are they in their friends, family, and loved one’s worries, hopes, or goals? Do they turn to their loved ones for support? Do they let people who love them help them?

KINDNESS– Do they go out of their way to do favorable acts for other people? Do they treat themselves?

FAIRNESS– How do they determine what is right? Do they care about what is right?

CITIZENSHIP– Do they prefer to look out for themselves or be part of a community? Are they willing to work with others fairly to reach a shared goal?

LEADERSHIP– Do they have clear, set goals? Do they take the consideration of others, or do what they will? Would they go out of their way to meet the individual needs of people around them, or create a more standardized all-in-one solution?  

SELF-CONTROL– How easy is it for them to perform a new task well? If they want something, how hard is it for them to wait?

PRUDENCE– How far ahead do they plan? Are they able to strategize future potential factors? Do they go out of their way to ask for clarification, or simply assume they know what they’re doing?

HUMILITY– Are they open to seeing their own faults when others point them out? Are they realistic about themselves, or do they inflate negative or positive values? What is something they are genuinely proud of?

FORGIVENESS– Do they obsess or linger on the bad things that someone did to them? Do they allow change to take place after they have been hurt, or do they fight against it? What negativities dictate or direct their decisions or life?

HOPE– Do they look at their past accomplishments as evidence or inspiration for success? What inspires them to move forward?

HUMOR– Do they know how to diffuse tension appropriately, or do they make things worse? Do they let themselves have fun?

APPRECIATION– What kind of accomplishments do they recognize? What things do they find beautiful or attractive? Which of their senses do they find most joy engaging with?

GRATITUDE– Do they thank people out of obligation, or because they are actually thankful? What is something they are most grateful for in their life? What sorts of things should they be more grateful for?

MEANING– Where do they believe they fit in the world around them? What provides them comfort? Do they think about their daily life and routine? Are they satisfied?

PURPOSE– What kinds of goals do they have to look forward to? What are their internal goals (having a good relationship, being a certain kind of person, etc)? What are their external goals (making money, being admired)?

SPIRITUALITY– Do they connect with things greater than themselves, or do they find it daunting? Do they want to have an impact on the world around them (for better or worse)?

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OC Toxic Trait Tag!

I saw this on TikTok and I thought it would be fun to apply it to OCs here on Writeblr! Basically, the idea is that your OCs list their most toxic traits! I’ll start:

I’m Kunio, and I will not ask for help until I’ve reached my breaking point

I’m Nathaniel, and I can’t say no to anyone

I’m Ariel, and if I tell you anything about myself, you have to take a blood oath never to tell a soul anything that I’ve told you

I’m Solana, and I keep forgetting that my enemies don’t care if I get angry with them. I need to keep my emotions under control so that I can deal with them faster

I’m Pamela, and I steal blood packs from the hospital. In my defense, I am a vampire, and if I didn’t steal them, I would have to bite humans

Tagging @the-golden-comet @mauannacreates and @gioiaalbanoart!

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Happy STS Alina!! 💛✨

What kinds of faces did Nathaniel and Kunio carve into their jack-o-lanterns this year? 🎃✨

Happy STS! Kunio being Kunio, he went all-out and carved an intricate cave opening into his pumpkin, and he made a yuki-onna with phosphorescent clay to put inside the cave opening, because nothing says terrifying like the vengeful ghost of a woman who died while lost in the snow. He of course, posted the entire creative process on his Tiktok, where it got several thousands of views. He is seriously debating whether or not to put the yuki-onna design up for sale.

Nathaniel, meanwhile, carved Sweeney Todd into his pumpkin, because Sweeney Todd is the most iconic horror villain to come out of the Victorian era. It took him several hours, but it looked incredible when it was finished, and Kunio uploaded several pictures of it to his X, with captions like, ‘My boyfriend is so talented ❤️’

Once again, happy STS, and I hope you had a great Halloween! ^_^

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Tag yourself, my OCs edition!

Kunio (Art by @yhelsstuff):

-Has a popular TikTok

-Hates being touched

-Massive sweet tooth

-Looks like a cinnamon roll but would kill you without hesitation

-Thinks he's a tengu

Nathaniel:

-100% committed to his aesthetic

-Tea drinker

-Always plays magic classes in tabletop RPGs

-Loves roses

-Really needs a hug

Ariel: (I don't have any art of her yet, so here's a picrew instead:

-Has a huge stuffed animal collection

-Met all of her friends online

-Used to do ballet

-Still dreams about becoming a magical girl even though she's now in her 20s

-Incapable of functioning around her crush

Solana:

-Lipstick lesbian

-Wants to be an indie Vtuber but doesn't have the confidence to put herself out there

-Knows she's attractive, and makes no apologies for it

-Kind of an airhead

-Likes Cajun food

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Thanks for the tag! Let’s see what I can come up with…Ok, here we go!

Kunio:

“I’ll stay, if you let me top.”

Nathaniel:

“I’m asking if you want to stay here and sleep with me.”

Ariel:

“These fucking shadows won’t stop coming!”

Solana:

“I wish we were doing this in a cafe, and not some crusty old castle ruins.”

Tagging @inkshine and @frostedlemonwriter!

✨Out of Context OC Line✨

Thank you for tagging me here @leahnardo-da-veggie and here @drchenquill !

Peter:

“Well, you see…I lied.”

Benjamin:

“GOD DAMN YOU BLOODY FUCKING PIRATES!!!!”

Noah:

“Only two more terms….”

Ali:

“Relax a little, sadiq.”

Tenshi:

“No matter what happens to me, just know that I lived the happiest life here with you, Ita.”

Itazura:

“This one…..this one….I need to protect from this godforsaken world.”

Going to (very gently) tag: @tragedycoded , @wyked-ao3 , @gioiaalbanoart , @kaeru483 , @thecomfywriter , @theaistired , @aintgonnatakethis , @honeybewrites , @lychhiker-writes , @rotting-moon-writes , @houseplantblank , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @willtheweaver , @paeliae-occasionally , @rivenantiqnerd , @badscientist , @dearunreliablenarrator , @worlds-tallest-fairy , @48lexr , @ominous-feychild , @mysticstarlightduck , @cowboybrunch , @sableglass , @eccaiia , @rhikasa , @ink-enchanted , @coffeexafterxmidnight , @words-after-midnight , @nczaversnick , @oliolioxenfreewrites , @autism-purgatory , @finickyfelix , @alinacapellabooks , @moltenwrites , @mauannacreates , @tildeathiwillwrite , @saturnine-saturneight , +open tag! ✨

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LIMITED TIME HOLIDAY PROMOTION! GET A FREE COPY OF THE TENGU AND THE ANGEL ON KOBO!

Happy holidays! This is a season of gift-giving, and just for today, my gift to you is a free copy of my debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel! It is an angsty slow burn friends to lovers romance about love against the odds, and learning to let go of the past, featuring a disabled main character, and a demiromantic love interest! The book will go back up to full price tomorrow, so today’s your only chance to get a copy for free. Oh, and if you do download it, please consider leaving a review. I’m a brand-new author, and your reviews will help me sell more books. Get your free copy below!

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I just really need to scream about this review, partly because it's the first one I got on Amazon and partly because this person absolutely adored my book. First off, I'll link it here so that you all can read it:

Ok, but seriously, reviewer, thank you so much for buying and reviewing my book. It genuinely touched my heart to know that somebody out there loved my book this much, enough to want a sequel, and that the love for my characters and their story shone through in my work. I'm grateful for each and every person who buys and reviews my book, and I'm genuinely so happy that someone was so deeply moved by my writing.

Readers, you might not think that leaving a review means much, but take it from me, it absolutely does. It means everything, especially to new authors like me, and it's the kind of thing that keeps us going. So, please, if you like a book, leave a review. I promise that the author will love you for it.

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Introducing Kunio Yoshioka, the MC of my novel, The Tengu And The Angel!

Art by @yhelsstuff

Kunio will be starring in The Tengu And The Angel, my debut romance novel, which will be releasing in December 2023! His character bio:

Name: Kunio Yoshioka

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Occupation: Antique store employee/artist

Likes: Tabletop RPGs, birds, especially crows, Japanese mythology, particularly tales about tengu, his artwork, his grandfather, and his cooking

Dislikes: His mother, being touched, especially by women, boy bands, British food, and food waste

Blood Type: O

Ethnicity: Japanese-British

Sexuality: Gay. Homoromantic homosexual lol

Relatives: Ryunosuke Yoshioka (Grandfather), Nozomi Yoshioka (Mother)

Personality: Passionate, sanguine, and hot-tempered, Kunio knows exactly what he wants in life, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. Having suffered through an abusive childhood, he feels entitled to a perfect life now that he's officially an adult, and he'll do whatever it takes to make it happen. He doesn't have many loved ones, but he's very protective of the few that he has, especially his best friend and crush, Nathaniel. He is highly imaginative, and thinks of himself as a tengu to cope with the after-effects of his childhood. He thinks of his child self as having died, and his adult self as being reborn as a strong, confident tengu, but hidden emotions and trauma lie behind Kunio's strong, passionate exterior.

Want to hear more about Kunio? Read his story, The Tengu And The Angel, in December 2023!

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Interesting tag, but I’ll bite:

1.) Doing mad research for an affordable place to stay

Nathaniel. He usually only goes away for business trips, so he’ll choose the cheapest possible place to stay so that he doesn’t spend more money than he makes

2.) Hoping to try all the new food they can

Kunio, 100%. The boy’s a HUGE foodie, and he’s open to trying just about anything ^^

3.) Wants to stay inside and sleep through the whole vacation

Solana. She’s the type who likes to sleep all day, and party all night when she’s on vacation

4.) Believes no vacation is complete without certain activities

Kunio. He’s the type to draw up an itinerary for every single day of the trip ^^

5.) Is annoyed that people are in the same travel group as them

Ariel. If she’s travelling with anyone other than Solana and Raphael, she’ll probably get sick of them fairly quickly

6.) Buying souvenirs for everyone back home

Kunio and Nathaniel. They usually buy gifts for Tama and Layla to thanks them for taking care of Lucky while they’re away ^^

7.) Is about to turn this into a business trip

Kunio and Nathaniel. A lot of their trips are business trips, given that they are both small business owners, and they appear at conventions whenever they can ^^

Tagging @gioiaalbanoart and @mauannacreates!

Travel Buddies Tag Game 🚗

tagged by @sableglass here and @the-golden-comet here

Rules: Imagine your characters are going on a trip for vacation. Which ones are most likely to fit the roles below?

1. Doing mad research for an affordable place for everyone to stay.

Galen: it's part of the job description... Daimhín would just break in.. otherwise*sighing in annoyance*

2. Hoping to try all the new food they can.

Silent Jack: gesturing around.

Kenny: no we can not try each place...pick one then we can try another tomorrow........ *He continues to ramble about tomorrow's plans*

3. Wants to stay inside and sleep through the whole vacation.

Adoh: Nay, I don't want to see this goodnight....let me know when we're heading back for the ship.

4. Believes no vacation is complete without certain activities (going to the beach, swimming, skiing, sightseeing, hiking, etc, whatever they're passionate about).

Daimhín: we have to do something memorable if it's a vacation...for us and the locals.

Oisìn: just don't get caught.

Daimhín: yer coming with.

Oisìn *raised an eyebrow*

Daimhín *puppy eyes*

Oisìn: fine!

5. Is annoyed that certain people are in the same travel group as them.

Oisìn: I love the crew but some of them make me contemplate shoving them overboard intentionally.

6. Buying souvenirs for everyone back home.

Amon: what they will come in handy, I have seen it.

7. Is about to turn this trip into a business trip.

Oisìn, Daimhín and Galen would be guilty of this...so would Morana... actually if they are off the ship there's usually business to be done.

@thatuselesshuman @gioiaalbanoart @lychhiker-writes @thecomfywriter @evilwriter37

@saebasanart @the-golden-comet @mauannacreates @kind-lion @alinacapellabooks

@kuebiko-writing @kaeru483 @differentnighttale @theink-stainedfolk @unstableunicornsofasgard

@mysticstarlightduck @demon-sneeze @an-indecisive-nerd @smellyrottentrees

@honeybewrites @pheonix358 @the-letterbox-archives

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I just sent The Tengu And The Angel off to be formatted. It's almost ready for publication now. I'm this close to being an actual published author, and I'm so excited I could burst. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Art by @yhelsstuff

Introducing Nathaniel, the love interest of my upcoming romance novel, The Tengu And The Angel! Bio:

Name: Nathaniel Azrael Bythesea

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Occupation: Fashion designer/owner of a Victorian gothic online store called Black Rose

Blood Type: A

Likes: Victorian novels and fashion, tea, white roses, tabletop RPGs, his boyfriend's cooking, electro-swing

Dislikes: Christmas, dogs, especially pitbulls, horror movies, the beach, being yelled at

Sexuality: Demiromantic homosexual

Ethnicity: Black-British, but has Haitian ancestry on his mother's side

Friends: Tamara Cato, Layla Cato (Best friends), Kunio Yoshioka (Roommate, and later boyfriend)

Relatives: Unnamed father (deceased), Unnamed mother (Disowned)

Personality: Described as 'gentle, yet radiant' (By my beta reader lol), Nathaniel is an extraordinarily kind and gentle person, who goes out of his way to help others, especially those he feels he can relate to. Having been abandoned by his mother at the age of three, and grown up in fostercare, he often feels as if there's no point in him being alive, as nobody loved him, or wanted him as a child. He is an excessive people-pleaser, and his self worth is mostly dependent on what others think of him. He believes that if he can make everyone like him, then maybe someday, someone will love him, however, this belief has lead to him being trapped in a toxic relationship with his ex 'best friend', Theo, who is emotionally abusive towards him. Will he ever realise his own self-worth, and escape Theo's clutches?

Want to hear more about Nathaniel's story? Read all about it in The Tengu And The Angel, releasing in December 2023!