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Obsolete Stars

Port and rewrite to twine, December 2024

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Currently available: Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9, Part 1

Take me to the demo, now! (on cogdemos now)

Disclaimer: While I do have an outline, this is a first draft/proof of concept situation. There will be many errors and things like personality options, and further expansion of the world around you, will be expanded once the first draft is done. Thank you for understanding.

Intro

So let’s be real, we all read fanfiction that followed the prompt of “Help, my parents sold me off to [insert boy band/ celebrate crush/ tumblr sexy man of the week)!”, but unlike those fanfictions, you weren’t sold off to your hot crush. After a life in isolation, your father, the king, sells you off to marry the prince of another country. With nothing but two guards, you make your way to meet the dreaded fate of marriage. Along the way, you will make friends, learn the truth about your kingdom, and find yourself in positions much worse than a forced marriage. One can only pray for your survival.

In this game you will explore your kingdom and what happened to the magic realm. It will include sensitive topics, and possible explicit content in the future.

The game focuses on interpersonal relationships.

What else?

Play as Male, Female, Nonbinary (option to customize your pronouns, future trans options planned)

Date one (or more) of your 7 friends

Play as straight, queer, poly, mono, or just be aro or ace

Be a total ass to your spouse or just accept your fate

Have fun seeing your kingdom in ruins!

Get your friends killed

Get yourself killed

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Okay cool, but what about dating?

Tarek/Takischa (he/him; she/her) (Ftm/Mtf)  (genderselectable)

Old and grumpy, TK is 15 years your senior and has been serving the palace your entire life. They are stoic and devoted to the crown, they take their job more than serious, sometimes they can even parental or possessive. Underneath their blank face, you know they care for you, and they always will.

They are 6′3 and have ashen honey hair, curly and cutting off just above their eyes. Pale green eyes set deep against their ivory skin. They hide almost all of their skin with layers of clothing.

(Great if you have parental issues.)

Samuel/Samira (he/him; she/her) (Ftm/Mtf) (genderselectable)

Young and curious, Sammy is just a year younger than yourself, they can be naive and easy trusting. They’re optimistic and want to impress you and all their friends. Sammy has a lot to learn, and they’re more than eager to do so. With enough care and time, Sammy will grow into a great protector.

Sammy is 5��9 with very short black hair. Against their warm beige skin tone, their monolidded eyes are a deep reddish brown. They wear simple robust clothes.

Sammy is ace and sex neutral.

(Great if you don’t enjoy angst)

Alia (she/they) (afab)

A quiet person, she keeps to herself, but always stays polite, she is a shrine maiden and TKs friend. She is a peacemaker at heart, and tries to deescalate every situation. She would be considered one of the strongest magic users, if she would ever use it. She is about six years your senior.

Alia is 5′3 and has bronze hair that is cut into a short wolf hairstyle. Blue eyes against satin freckled skin. She wears a lavender dress, with white clothing to cover her arm.

Alia is ace and sex repulsed.

(Great if you like slow burn)

Sascha (He/they) (Ftm)

He is about ten years older, but that can be quickly forgotten by how charming, egotistical and even cowardly he can act. He is not only a danger to you and your friends, but themselves too. He pulls danger from beyond your understanding into your orbit. He is a teasing smart ass that isn’t above blackmailing or hurting anyone. Not to forget that he committed the highest crime there is, stealing a magic companions.

They are 6′1 and have long grey-white hair that falls to his hips. He has very pale skin and ice blue eyes. He wears high quality clothes, and a golden jacket that fades into a deep red.

Sascha is ace and sex positive.

(Great test of your patience.)

Kate (she/her) (Mtf)

Just a few years older than you, she is noble and a healer, she is a loud and loving personality. With teasing smile, she cares deeply about everyone’s well-being, but will never be above calling anyone out.

She is 6′0, her chocolate goddess locs fall beneath her shoulders, the curls fading into a pink color. Dark deep brown eyes against warm yet ashen honey skin tone. She wears pink toned dresses and many accessories.

(Great if you like women.)

Mikhail (he/they) (amab)

The prince of Riag, your spouse, and the second general. His easy going and considerate personality makes it hard to grasp, that he is celebrated by his own soldiers and nobles of his country, deeply feared by anyone outside his country. A war criminal for his country. Beloved warrior, lover of war. He is only a few years your senior.

Mikail is 5′7 and their dark brown hair would fall to his shoulders, if it wasn’t pulled back into a ponytail. The tips of his hair fading into an earthy, almost blueish green tone, matching his eyes against his cool olive skin tone. He wears short clothing due to the heat in Riag and the many training sessions they have daily.

(Great if you believe everyone deserves a second chance.)

Gigi (she/her) (afab)

She promised Judgement Day.

Gigi is 5′6 and with ash blonde hair curling around her soft face frame, cutting off just below her ears, and light brown, almost hazel eyes. She wears primarily black with orange accessories.

Unofficial official RO Art/Ref

Moodboards, color palettes, playlist for each RO here:

Maps and miscellaneous stuff:

[afro-hispwriter]

“your baby had your pale skin.”

OKAY BRO😭

[betty-boop-lips-05]

For us Black/POC readers, is it just me or does it annoy the hell out of you when you see something in a fic that doesn’t reach out to other races/ethnic backgrounds? To be specific, I’m talking about when the writer as well as the reader is clearly white/meant for white readers. This may be offensive to white writers but why say “your pink nipples, place skin”, etc. Plenty of people of color have spoken about this on this here app, but I felt I should add my two cents in. Like, I’m genuinely curious; is it that hard to just leave the reader’s appearance ambiguous so everyone can enjoy the story and envision themselves? Idk man, this conversation is like a repetitive music player or whatever it’s called. What do y’all think?

[forgotten-daydreamer]

I love how inclusivity is handled in The Dragon Prince, here's why.

In most shows, as much as it bothers me to admit so, some people are right, inclusivity does feel forced sometimes. But it's not the characters' fault, it's not because of them being part of the lgbtq+ community, or being disabled, or being POC, or being strong women who do not conform to patriarchal standards.

It's not that.

It's that the show they are part of is a straight, white, abled parade - and notice, most of said shows won't even pass the Bechdel test.

So yes, in a show written by and aimed to straight, white, abled people, even I, a gay, non-binary, chronically ill person feel weird seeing charcters that are there just for the sake of inclusivity, albeit 'inorganic'.

In a show with the premise of "straight, white, abled men are the indiscussed MCs", seeing that one side-character that stands out and is often ridiculed and/or reduced to a single trait of their 'personality', such as 'the gay one', 'the asian one', 'the disabled one' (etc) is upsetting and feels uncomfortable as hell.

But TDP is different.

They immediately introduced powerful women, people of color, characters that are openly part of the lgbtq+ community, disabled characters etc. And not one of them per 'category', no. For the lgbtq+ community we have Amaya, Janai, Runaan, Ethari, Terry, Kazi. For the disabled community, we have Amaya again, Villads, and even a disabled wolf Ava. For the POC community, we have literally half of the cast, starting from King Harrow, then Ezran, every sunfire elf, Terry as well, etc. Same goes for women, who take up on roles that are rarely considered 'for women', like Opeli being the main member of the High Council, Amaya being the General, Rayla being the main Dragon Guard, Claudia being one of the main antagonists, etc.

Both main and side-characters are part of the communities, everything is so much more organic, enjoyable, thrilling.

We do not come in 'minor quantity'.

We are everywhere, among others, living our lives, doing our best, existing, thriving, proud. It's not just one or two of us among thousands. Surprise, 'categories' can mix! Just like I, a real human being, can be gay, enby as well as chronically ill, we can have characters like that as well! Amaya being lesbian and disabled, Terry being black and trans, Janai being black and lesbian, etc. And, another surprise, 'categories' don't define us. We don't 'shove it' in anyone's face like they say we do, we're just being us and cishets are upset because we don't conform to their sick standards.

Inclusivity is organic in TDP because nobody in that universe questions anyone else's color, gender, orientation, etc. And it's organic because we didn't have to wait half a season to see a black character, or a disabled character, or a gay character.

The key to inclusivity is to realise that we aren't just 'bonuses'. Fill shows and comics with lgbtq+, POC, disabled, and female characters. Not just one every 15, 20 characters. Everywhere.

We are everywhere! We are proud! We deserve to be seen! We deserve to be depicted as the normal people we are, without diminishing our traits but without making them our whole personality either. Treat us like human beings, be considerate like you should be with everyone on the planet of course, but treat us like humans.

Antagonising people who are 'different' (in the mind of straight, white, abled people) will not suppress us. We will keep insisting until you hear us. It's literally one of the main messages, one of the main teachings of TDP and it's so damn important.

Every single person on Earth should watch it. Every single kid should be introduced to TDP at an early age. Every old bigot should watch it, as well. Everybody. Even if it's considered a y7 (y10 for s4 and s5 apparently) show, everyone, no matter their age, should give it a try and watch it thoroughly.

Lots of love to the creators and everyone, literelly everyone involved in the production of one the best, most entertaining, most exciting, most formative shows ever. Please, keep it up! And thank you so much!

[afriblaq]

Costco said they can't bully us! 

"I work for Costco. I am a truck driver. They treat us well, pay us fair wages, offer us great benefits, and genuinely care about us and our families. They have a strict code of ethics all are to follow, and they don’t tolerate any sort of hate. They do so much to help communities and the environment. I could go on and on about what a great and honest company they are. Walmart could never."

[void-inked-pen]

You know what I find funny?

JK Rowling hates Drarry. Like she despises it.

Not only is she a terf but she really hates the gay shit she wrote in her own books.

So keep making drarry content.

Keep making Hermione black or Harry Indian

Keep including trans characters in your fics

Because she fucking hates it

[dead-inside-demiboy]

Everytime I see people get upset about any form of media, especially indie/youtube stuff because the creators werent "inclusive" enough or "did it wrong" I just remember my irl friend, a cishet white guy who is fully an ally and friends with many poc, queer, and trans people telling me how he ran a dnd campaign with a group of characters that were each a color, and how his players were disappointed cause he made the only female one pink and the only non binary one the robot, and how the two of us had a good laugh about it.

Like give these people a break sometimes, we are all human, and especially if you aren't a part of a minority, sometimes you just want to tell a story and aren't thinking of how many brownie points you can slip in. Also, we are all dumbasses! Irl we let the people in our life be stupid sometimes, lets extend the same kindness online please.

Yes, inclusivity is great and we should be asking larger companies to tell more stories with different perspectives, but also lets not harass people and indie storytellers for these same things please? We are all stupid humans and a lot of people don't have the big eye of the internet to give them the "correct" beliefs.

[edsforehead]

A resource to help promote inclusivity, for moodboards, headers, etc.

Given the topic of diversity in visual fanworks that’s come up, I started a Pinterest with various themes to help making finding diverse images easier. You can find it here. Please check source links and credit the creators of you decide to use. If you recognize a creator that isn’t linked, please send me their user so I can credit them below.

A few themes below:

HYPER-FEMININE/GIRLY/ETC

COTTAGECORE

ROCK/GRUNGE/ALT/ETC

COUPLES/WEDDING/ETC

PLUS SIZE

2

6

2 @iridessence 6 @iridessence

There’s also a NERD/PREP/CHEERLEADER board and I may start a few others. There isn’t a ton up since I did this pretty quickly, but it’s a good starting point. It would be nice to find images with different types of poc as well. Let me know if you have any suggestions for what other tropes/themes to explore. I don’t have a ton of free time outside of my full-time job, so if you want to become a collaborator on any of these boards let me know!

[morbidpaintz]

BG3 has been inspiring me greatly, spent the last 4 days painting a pretty vampire out of my system <3

[toriwritesstories]

Just want to take a moment to ensure that anyone following me knows that this is a safe place for people of any and all (or no!) genders, trans and non-binary folks, as well as all disabled and neurodivergent people.

I keep things pretty light on social media because the world is fucking terrible and this is where I come to post about my gay ships and the stories I make up for them. I’ve been in fandom online since I was 12 years old (damn. 13 years) and I know how toxic it can get, and I try to keep that kind of stuff off of my accounts. And I always think my stances go without saying, but that’s not always the case.

I have so many loved ones who are trans, disabled, autistic, ADHD, or a mix of some or all of the above, and I am also my own flavor of neurospicy. There is a lot of hatred in the world toward us and the people we love and I don’t want my online space to include any of that. I thankfully haven’t seen anything transphobic or ableist on my feed, but I just wanted to make this post so that anyone following me who doesn’t know me personally knows how important these topics are to me. 💜🏳️‍⚧��

[xxshewritesinblacknwhitexx]

Look at the racists coming out to play today. “You people” 😂😂😂.

[inclusivepedro-oscarlibrary]

Welcome to the Inclusive Pedro & Oscar Library!

ID also in alt txt.

[ID: The banner for our blog! On top of a peach pink cloud background with sparkling stars are two rows of six circles, filled with characters played by actor Pedro Pascal. In the top row from left-to-right, are characters: Din Djarin/The Mandalorian, Javier Peña, Javier Gutierrez, Oberyn Martell. In the fifth circle there is cursive text reading: “The Inclusive Pedro Library.” In the sixth and last circle of the row there is a photo of Joel Miller. In the bottom row from left-to-right, are characters: Jack Daniels/Agent Whiskey, Dieter Bravo, Marcus Moreno, Marcus Pike, Pero Tovar, and Frankie Morales. In the bottom right corner there is text reading: “Tumblr: @inclusivepedrolibrary​.” End ID]

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We recognized a need for an inclusive space for Pedro and Oscar fans on Tumblr, so we decided to start a curated list of fanfics and fan art.

We carefully screen all reader-insert fic recs to avoid white-coded language (such as flushing/blushing, red marks on skin, white-coded hair, etc).

We also want to build a library of POC and other underrepresented authors and artists, and curate fics and fan art featuring Pedro characters with queer and/or POC OCs. (We do not read or reblog RPF, we only accept fics about fictional characters.)

This blog is for 18+ friends only. Minors DNI. Thank you.

Please read the submissions guidelines before sending anything in!

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POC Writers/Artists * Queer Writers/Artists * Over 30 Writers/Artists * Those who write/draw Plus Size * Disabled Writers/Artists

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Note- Everything without a link is coming soon! Thanks for your patience as we get things up and running!

[tightjeansjavi]

adding to the discussion of inclusivity of moodboards in fics. As a white woman, I fully recognize that I have in the past reverted to whiteness in my moodboards and made the excuse of “it’s just for aesthetic” and did not think of the implications of my choice to do that instead of taking the time to create moodboards that were more inclusive to my readers.

It was definitely one of those things where it was easy for me to be like ‘out of sight out of mind’ mentality because that’s just easier and comfortable, right? White people have historically struggled with being “uncomfortable” in the sense that something as simple as being more inclusive in our writing or the images we choose for our fics is uncomfortable. You can go onto Pinterest and type in ‘woman’ and the first image that pops up is going to be a white woman. Every. Single. Time. Because our society is desensitized to the BIPOC struggle and desire to simply be seen.

White people struggle with understanding (and accepting) that we will never understand what that feels like in regard to our skin color. We will never personally know what that feels like because we are privileged in a society that praises whiteness and shoves it down our throats constantly.

However, we are capable of empathy. Every person is capable of empathy and extending inclusivity to EVERYONE. We have to fight against the norm and actively make choices that uplift marginalized voices. It’s so fucking simple, and I am sorry that if you have felt alienated on my blog because I have failed to be more inclusive with the images I have chosen for moodboards for my fics.

Going forward any moodboards I do create, will not be centered around whiteness and instead will depict BIPOC images so that my readers, and anyone who interacts with my blog and writing feels included and seen.

I started this with a recent Geta one-shot I wrote the other day and it took me maybe five minutes to find pictures on Pinterest that depicted a WOC. It was that easy and there is no excuse for anyone to revert back to whiteness—especially in a community space for a Latino man. (But make no mistake, we need to do better in our daily lives too. Not just in fandom spaces.)

This is just a reminder to myself and everyone that accountability with action and humility is necessary in order to invoke real change and growth.

And to the anons that have been complaining and whining about how white people shouldn’t be responsible for being more inclusive or believe that something as small as changing how we create moodboards won’t make a “difference” you are a part of the problem and why BIPOC don’t feel safe or seen in fandom spaces.

-Gi

[lady-phasma]

House of the Dragon

✸︎ Aemond x Helaena after Storm's End finished

✸︎ Aemond x Dornish!reader

Daemon x Dornish!reader (part 2 for In the fading light)

✸︎ Hen embār masti - Velaryon ofc - chapter 2

Daddy!Daemon x fem!reader - modern au

❋︎ Daemon x Rhea Royce

❋︎ Transmasc Aemond

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen

✸︎ Feyd x Atreides!reader - two requests combined

Feyd x wife!reader x Harpies - request

Feyd x Bene Gesserit!Reader - request

Other fandoms:

✸︎ Daryl Dixon x ofc - Chapter 4

Frank Castle x fem!reader - sequel to Battered and broken

✸︎ = actively working on ❋︎ = I have notes but will probably never have time to do this

asks & requests open for HotD, Feyd Rautha, and 11th Doctor

Main masterlist all lists current as of 18 May 24

[litrlymine777]

reading a fic & seeing taylor swift lyrics, then realising the oc/"reader" is very white coded like chat...