#main antag depends on whos the protag.. if ripple then society/self for the two for one combo
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I drew something for TBoCI for the first time in what feels like forever even though it’s only been a month
Something something AU where instead of sending each kid to the Magical Islands FT keeps all them with him and Perry as well so they ALL end up on Cold Island pre-collapse… Alternatively here’s four canon characters and two fanmade characters, guess whos who (all of that was sarcasm)
In other words I decided I will starting this over from the ground-up. It’s been over a year and my motivation is finally, FINALLY back. I will be keeping all of the current stuff on @theballadofcoldisland but that ask blog is officially shut down and is now just an archive.
Instead of being one long and strange story that only focuses on characters that honestly have nothing to do with the title, I will split TBoCI into several smaller stories that give a MUCH better insight on the motivations, groups, and the like. I will inevitably share the original files, drafts, and ideas.
This is the part where I get somewhat emotional and sincere apologies in advance to plushii, who I might mention in there. All good things, my friend. All good things.
I think this is the best course of action. There are a lot of characters in this story that despite being incredibly important, are not addressed properly or not at all until the last chapter that only exists in my notes. I mean… A massive amount of this story has only been discussed in a discord chat with a person I cannot contact anymore. It’s a massive mess of an idea that sounds stupider everytime I think of it.
And then a long while ago now, I was on Pony Town and talking to a friend I has just made. I distinctly remember they were in a Celestial skin. I think at some point they’d asked what “TBoCI” meant in my name, and I explained my story to them. They said they were writing a fanstory for MSM as well. I encouraged them to post it.
Now I daily see wonderful, wonderful content for that story, both from the creator and the fans. I finally understood what I did wrong. TBoCI was incoherent and messy where Fallen Stars was clean and consistent. I had so much in my mind that I had spilled it all out to One Person, and now there exists only two people in the world who know who the hell Kane is (possibly only one person now)!
What I’m trying to say is, in short, thanks @plushii-gutz . There’s a few factors to me being able to write TBoCI again, but you’re definitely the biggest part of that. Our encounter was a blessing.
And to everyone, please look forward to a much smoother ride. This is a fun one.
#*cracks knuckles* here i go embarrassing myself on the embarrassment website again#my singing monsters#the ballad of cold island#fallen stars msm#really surreal seeing those tagged side by side. really surreal#serious post#sorry for how much i speak i really needed to make things clear#first part will be to decide the new protagonist#it fucking. changed each chapter#i think because of how important this character inevitably becomes its gotta be..#either Ripple or someone in Troupe Bungie or Sammy#Sammy would be a really good protagonist but the ANGST POTENTIAL if a TB member is it is OFF THE CHARTS#and Ripple is. Ripple is the MAIN FACTOR in what ending we get. all good options#i’ll think on that some more. main antagonist ..???#main antag depends on whos the protag.. if ripple then society/self for the two for one combo#if sammy? felon. if a TB member then that ALSO depends#its kinda like.. against each other but ALSO time itself and/or felon. oh god#ok yeah sammy is def the best option for a general story structure and in every scene possible that hes in. ok? ok#i’ll do more thinkin. love how casual these tags are compared to. *checks notes*#.a comment on whether or not an actual person is alive or dead. *rips notes* oKaY
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