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The Romance Options
Both RO's in Garden of Bones are M/F gender-selectable.
🥀 U
The Younger
Ambitious to a fault, cunning and brooding, and gifted in dealings of intricate spell-craft - to one day manifest an empire across realms is their life's aspiration... and they are long-lived indeed.
moonlight / dark romance / all the red flags
Appearance: The younger's gaze is honeyed, vivid, and locked on you; with sallow features, a complexion best described as golden bronze, stark black hair they keep in elaborate braids which trail almost to their knees, long pointed ears, and a moon-tinged hunger beneath it all, their presence is enough to steal your breath, and their absence leaves you hollow...
Notable traits:
elegant
seductive
What you know: They are the reason you are here, bound by a deal you cannot recall and sworn to a name that isn't yours. They will keep you close, until they deem you ready to uphold your unremembered promise...
🥀 Z
The Elder
Crowned the most powerful kin of the air but drawn to the arts of the earth; conflict between the undying siblings has shattered a kingdom...
??? / ??? / ???
Appearance: In the oldest tales of your ephemeral kin, the Elder is said to possess a mirror image of their younger twin...
Notable traits:
capricious
melancholic
What you know: The Elder's ancient and still-beating heart is doomed to be pierced by the dagger beneath your cloak, for mere mortals cannot sever a pact with the kin of the air...
Everything here is subject to change and I don't want to spoil certain in-game discoveries yet, so expect to learn more in subsequent updates and when the demo launches!
#garden of bones if#ro intro#ro: u#ro: z#interactive fiction#interactive novel#interactive game#if wip#twine game#twine if#garden of bones#romance#forbidden love#no demo
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C having beef with Charli XcX's music is so random but also what I'd expect from them lol
honestly, they just don’t like the majority of modern music these days. it also doesn’t help that D won a bet which led C to make a tiktok video about brat summer with them and it was not how they wanted their digital footprint to be like.
#i already told people in my discord that C and M are boomers in a gen z body#C is more of the grumpy and almost no fun kind#if: the ballad of the young gods#interactive fiction#interactive novel#interactive story#twine wip#ro: c lacroix
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#zro#z-ro#suc#screwed up click#1 deep#houston#texas#mo city#missouri city#rap#music#hip hop#hiphop#jewelry
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Only 1 female RO? ☹ I mean I guess female Z counts as one but... You wound us female-only-mancers 😞😞
i'm sorry :( so far there haven't been other afab characters that fit my criteria for a romantic arc, but the story is still in very early development!
there is one very crucial character that comes really close to making the roster, but i need to get to her part in the story to test it out before making a decision. there's hope yet :)
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Oooo, hey, gurl!
Although I feel I know where this is going, how about group sex and quiet please for Bucky Barnes?
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Aaah, thank you, sweet Ro
Thots under the cut!
G - Group sex (would they have a threeway? four? an orgy? do they put on a show for spectators? or do they like to keep it just between them and their partner?)
I think this answer depends on which Bucky we’re talking about here. If we’re talking about my canon-esque Bucky with girlfriend reader then it’s not something that he’s specifically looking for himself, but if it was something you wanted he’d be game to try it. He’d be happier with asking a woman to join, not because he gets off on the whole watching two women together thing, but more that he thinks he’ll be less jealous that way. But on the whole, he’s happy having you to himself, and lets face it you’re quite content with your supersoldier too.
Q - Quiet please (what’s the volume like in the bedroom? are they quiet? do they scream? do they like a loud partner? do they prefer if their partner is more soft spoken?)
Bucky is more than happy to let you be as loud as you want. He loves to hear your whines and hitched little whimpers as he stretches you out on his fingers, teasing your g-spot. He loves the heavy gasp you make as he bottoms out his cock inside you. He especially loves the way you just ramble nonsense as your orgasm approaches - a combination of curse words and ‘yes’ uttered over and over until you shudder beneath him.
In terms of himself, he can’t keep back his own moans, especially when you envelop his cock with your soft mouth or warm pussy. Just that warm, snug feeling is enough to get him to melt slightly and relax. And you can’t get enough of the little grunt he makes just as he’s cumming and filling you up.
Find the link to the ask list here!
Feel free to ask my interpretations of Canon hotties or any of my AU versions!
#bucky barnes headcanon#bucky barnes imagine#bucky barnes x reader#bucky barnes x you#Bucky Barnes x female reader#asks answered#dirty A-Z#Ro 👀#jen’s got mail
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Minecraft End Poem
#shout out to my friend who had to listen to me be insane about this poem#aziraphale#crowley#anthony j crowley#a z fell#lord beelzebub#jim short for james long for gabriel#archangel gabriel#elspeth#muriel#maggie#nina#vinylatte#aziracrow#aziraphale x crowley#ineffable husbands#they mean. so much ro me#i am actually crazy#definitely art
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random pokemon drawn from memory
my fave is dragonite
i'm most disapointed in slurpuff
#pokemon#pokeart#leafeon#vaporeon#poliwhirl#slurpuff#suicune#zebstrika#dragonite#porygon-z#ro's art#doodle
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What's an arranged marriage trope without the 'fake being in love in public or we're totally screwed' trope?
Just to get a feel of my writing, here is a scene with m!O. (Though not edited so please excuse any clunky writing!)
Edit: Just noticed the screenshot is quite small. Sorry!
#spoiler#is it a spoiler? i guess so#though it doesn't reveal anything substantial#Z's writing#ro: oren/odessa
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George Barrows, Claudia Barrett and George Nader in Robot Monster (1953)
#robot monster#george barrows#claudia barrett#george nader#1950s movies#sci fi horror#z-movies#ro-man
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literally whats the point of sands of time if dream isnt there to play it .
#that video brought out some demons z#oh dreamie :( i miss when he would play minecraft#come back ro me…#mcc reddit
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Dusted Mid-Year 2024, Part II (Lumpeks to Z-Ro)
Rosali
Part two of our mid-year round-up provides a second perspective on albums that at least one Dusted writer loved. Here we cover the second half, alphabetically by artist, with entries from Lumpeks to Z-Ro.
If you missed Part I, check it out here.
Lumpeks — Polonez (Umlaut)
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Who nominated it? Bill Meyer
Did we review it? No
Ian Mathers’ take:
I’m honestly not familiar enough with either jazz or traditional Polish dance music to be able to spot or articular exactly where this intriguing and very enjoyable fusion of the two has joined them. There’s a similar feel to other acts I’ve heard that both clearly deeply respect the traditional music they draw on and are unafraid to put their own spin on that source material (both Xylouris White and Black Ox Orkestar came to mind), and as with those other cases the results on Polonez could equally be ancient or brand new. That the quartet’s main instrumentation (which also includes Louis Laurain on cornet, Pierre Borel on alto sax, and Sébastien Belief on double bass) includes steady, deep frame drumming (using a local variation called a bębenek obręczowy) from Olga Koziel (who also sings) gives it plenty of distinct character. And the mostly French group cares enough about actually understanding and respecting that traditional Polish music they made a short documentary about the field research that went into making Polonez. There’s an energetic, joyous swing to both the jazz and folk sides of Lumpeks’ music that makes the result much more than just an academic curiosity.
Mdou Moctar — Funeral for Justice (Matador)
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Who nominated it? Jennifer Kelly
Did we review it? No, but we did a Listening Post. In the intro, Jennifer Kelly wrote, “The new record is as sharp and impassioned as any Moctar and his band have done so far, and it is inflamed with political energy.”
Andrew Forell’s take:
Mdou Moctar is an extraordinary guitarist and must be incredible in a live setting. The rhythms, the vocal back and forth and the moments Mochtar sprays power chords and shards of riffs that explode like bombs are all great. You feel his rage and frustration even when you don’t understand the lyrics. But the super intricate, high-speed soloing, whilst impressive, had the same effect on me as listening to electric blues-rock. I’m caught between the passion of the band, the eloquence of their anti-colonialist, pro-African politics, and the technically brilliant guitar noodling. The title track is a fantastic meld and it’s hard not be carried along but I really prefer the slower tracks, particularly “Takoba” and “Imajighen”, which lope along behind the drums while the bass darts around between entwined guitar lines and call and response vocals. Funeral for Justice is an album I admired and enjoyed hearing but, for me, the pyrotechnics get in the way.
Jessica Moss – For UNRWA (self-released)
Who picked it? Ian Mathers
Did we review it? Yes, Ian said, “sorrow and elegy and rage and strength all course throughout the piece.”
Bryon’s take:
This is a beautiful album born from an ugly situation. Violinist Jessica Moss released this Bandcamp-only album to raise money for the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) after nation states halted funding when it was erroneously thought a few of its members were aligned with Hamas. It’s a 42-minute suite of violin, electronics, and vocals that Moss captured at a live set in Berlin. As someone who hasn’t had the pleasure of investigating her solo work but is enamored with her contributions to Silver Mt. Zion and other bands, I find this album to be an effective port of entry. It swells with all the emotions that Ian describes in his review, unfurling with a beauty and grace that at times evokes stillness and at others exudes passionate fervor. Based on this piece alone, I’ve decided that I need more of Moss’ music in my life.
NYSSA — Shake Me Where I’m Foolish (Six Shooter)
Who nominated it? Alex Johnson
Did we review it? No.
Jennifer Kelly’s take:
NYSSA gets its kick from the charisma of the eponymous front woman, a wailing, belting, crooning dynamo, whose delivery is part punk, part roots rock, part blues and part adrenalized, corruscating confession. NYSSA’s first album, Girls Like Me, was long-listed for the 2021 Polaris Prize. This follow-up is less synthy and more rock, fleshed out by a ripping band. It’s larger in every way, from the stomping, vibrato-laced rager, “Werewolf,” to the torchy, piano-bar introspection of “Blessed Turn.” “I’m good for nothing but the hell I raise,” NYSSA intimates on the rollicking “Hell I Raise,” but she’s wrong. She’s good at lots of things.
Rosali – Bite Down (Merge)
Who picked it? Jennifer Kelly
Did we review it? Yes. Christian Carey wrote: “Rocking out is on the menu” and “the connections between pleasure and pain seem to coalesce in Rosali’s work.”
Alex Johnson’s take:
It’s a ferocious album, but intimate too. I hear a lot of Christine McVie in Rosali’s vocal. The way her delivery of “I want to feel right at the end of the day/I’m letting things come as they may” on “Rewind” contains warmth and sadness and joy and a sense of power in powerlessness that’s somewhere between cynicism and hope. It’s right out of Rumors. There’s some Fleetwood Mac in the groove of the title track too. But the spaciousness and spontaneity that Rosali and Mowed Sound capture remind me more often of the Oldham family — Will, Ned, et al. — from the raucous and inviting Viva Last Blues of “My Kind” to the clanging Anomoanon-ish country rock of “Hopeless.”
This is music that not only lets you in but keeps you there. Like how the primordial bass drum in “May It Always Be on Offer” both grounds the rhythm and carves out a space you can practically sit in. The charismatic draw of Bite Down, though, is the guitar work. There’s so much texture and dimension in, say, the fraught duet that rips through “Change is in the Form” or the gravelly solo patched under the strings of “Slow Pain,” echoing the toughness of “maybe I’m just used to it/maybe I don’t give a shit.” With their various yelps and rumbles, the guitar tones that run through “Hills on Fire” don’t so much create the atmosphere as define it, adding a palpable, tectonic heat to the song’s otherwise easy daze.
Bite Down is a big, organic album, full of sensations — heard, articulated, and felt. Someone yells “act natural” as “My Kind” gets revved up — I’m surprised the band needed a reminder.
Thou — Umbilical (Sacred Bones)
Who nominated it? Jonathan Shaw
Did we review it? Yes, Jonathan wrote, “If we set aside Umbilical’s thorny thematics, we still have a superlative metal record, loud, as aggressive as it is palpably aggravated.”
Andrew Forell’s take:
At the end of his typically on point review of Umbilical, Dusted’s Jonathan Shaw pondered whether Thou singer Brian Funck might agree with his assertion that “pleasure isn’t what we need most from culture right now” and asked, “Should we listen to him?”. On the first point, there’s not much pleasure evident on Thou’s new album, which perversely or not appears to be this half year’s metal album de jour with even The Guardian unguarded in its praise. And yes, there are so many reasons right now when pleasure seems futile in the face of No Future. To the second point, a definite yes! Once you acclimatize to Funck’s voice, a dyspeptic shredder of a thing which renders his lyrics nigh indecipherable, the wall of sound coming at you is a caustic bath for the ears. The drums and bass a thumping foundry shaking and burning whilst the guitars surround you like a swarm of rusting chainsaws. Amidst this maelstrom, Funck screams as if his spleen is about to join his word splatter. Now, that’s a t-shirt I’d wear again without washing. Umbilical is a nasty, irate fury that I will be revisiting.
Uranium Club — Infants Under the Bulb (Static Shock)
Who picked it? Alex Johnson
Did we review it? Yes. Alex wrote, “these enigmatic Minneapolitans fling their conceptual heft in a new direction and expand their musical objectives without ceding much, if any, of their signature, careening tension.”
Patrick Masterson’s take:
When I first heard Infants Under the Bulb in the spring, it was with only a cursory commitment; I understood its tinny, furiously strummed contours, but the full thrust of its oddball conceptual heft passed me by. A second, much closer listen for this midyear exchange has proven far more rewarding, and while Alex pretty well nails what makes this record so interesting in his review, what I keep coming back to are the myriad voices across this record. I think core members Brendan Wells, Harry Wohl, Ian Stemper and Matt Stagner all take a turn behind the mic, though liner notes prove frustratingly (appropriately?) limited, and Molly Raben drives the four-part “Wall” sequence. A few points of order unite the Club and its associates — namely, all of them take pointed barbs at contemporary society in different ways, all of them play with noticeable tightness (even Raben in the New Age-y “Wall” songs), and none of them can sing. Musically, “Small Grey Man” might be an obvious single to that effect, but it’s the guitar licks in “Game Show,” “2-600-LULLABY” and “Abandoned by the Narrator” to which I keep returning. More than anything else in Alex’s review, what hits home hardest is very succinctly tucked away in its middle (my emphasis): Chorus of voices aside, Uranium Club has been and remains a great guitar band.
Waxahatchee — Tigers Blood (Anti-)
Who picked it? Christian Carey
Did we review it? Yes, Christian said, “Tigers Blood doesn’t have a weak cut on it. One imagines it will be in heavy rotation for many long after its release.”
Tim Clarke’s take:
Tigers Blood starts out promisingly enough. On opening track “3 Sisters” it’s immediately evident that Katie Crutchfield has an intensely expressive voice, plus the skill to wield it with nuance. There’s plenty of space for her to emote, then when the song takes off, it feels well earned. From there, things start to feel too rote to fully engage. The band is clearly playing in the country-rock pocket, but there are no surprises to be found in the songwriting to capitalize on the promise of that opening song. Ultimately, it mostly ends up sounding a little hokey. A genuine shame, as I had high hopes coming into this one.
Whitelands — Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day (Sonic Cathedral)
Did we review it? Yes, Ian said, “Right from the start, there’s a clarity and focus in the songs here that belies their sometimes diaphanous settings.”
Tim Clarke’s take:
Right from the opening blare of guitars, British quartet Whitelands nail a particular shoegaze aesthetic: Ride’s Going Blank Again. The six-strings are loud, but with enough delay and reverb to create a blurry wall of sound, while the rhythm section keeps things punchy to give the songs plenty of momentum. Can’t say there’s anything here that quite rivals the first wave of shoegazers who combined hallucinatory sonics with catchy songwriting, but Whitelands are clearly tapping into some inspiring sounds, which will hopefully mean their next release will have its own distinct personality.
Winged Wheel — Big Hotel (12XU)
Who nominated it? Bryon Hayes
Did we review it? Yes, Bryon wrote, “No Island hinted at Winged Wheel’s ability to craft such a sonic space, but that record was merely an appetizer for the hefty dose of momentum that Big Hotel provides.”
Christian Carey’s take:
A collection of artists who also belong to other bands, Winged Wheel coheres far more fluidly than most “supergroups.” On their second recording, Big Hotel, the band recorded in the studio together rather than remotely collaborating as they did on 2022’s Big Island. The difference is palpable, particularly in the power and execution of the rhythm section, which now includes Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. At the beginning of the recording, the one-two combo of the spacy and clangorous “Demonstrably False” and “Sleep Training,” on which Whitney Johnson supplies beguiling singing amid a raft of guitar textures. The songs tend to move directly into one another, underscoring their interconnectivity. Most of them stretch out a bit, clocking in at around the six-minute mark, but “Aren’t They All” and the album-closer “From Here Out Nothing Changes” are both under three minutes. The former is a bustling instrumental featuring oscillating riffs and urgently rendered and foregrounded percussion. The latter begins with a brief, disjunct, nasal wind solo and a discordant guitar duo, that rhythm section punching away. Johnson shares a brief, delicately delivered vocal, which then disappears into a concluding maelstrom.
Z-Ro—The Ghetto Gospel (One Deep Entertainment)
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Who nominated it? Ray Garraty
Did we review it? No
Jonathan Shaw’s take: Much contemporary hip hop is lost on me, and The Ghetto Gospel doesn’t do much to convince me that I should be paying more attention. That judgment has little to do with the record’s sonic qualities, which I am in no competent position to evaluate closely; but I like the mix of late-1970s hard funk, R&B swooniness and occasional flashes of (yep) gospel’s dramatics. And Z-Ro’s flow and vocals are pretty great to groove on. His seamless, artful shifts into more conventional singing, especially at some tracks’ refrains, are deft and pleasurable. But the constant focus on money—having it is unassailable proof of virility, craft, power, self-worth; when one’s antagonist doesn’t have it, or doesn’t have as much of it, that confirms he’s a fool and a loser—is by turns tedious and sort of depressing. The just as constant self-aggrandizement, endemic in the genre, is so ever-present that it’s completely unconvincing. When I can tune out the lyrics’ content, The Ghetto Gospel is just fine. Patient, cool, smooth. When, inevitably, I begin paying attention to Z-Ro’s rhymes and their themes and figures, the record irritates me. If I had the savvy to place his performances of black masculinity in hip hop’s regionally or generically specific modalities, I might find them more engaging. But that would require plowing through a lot more music, much of it singing the praises of cash as an end in itself and celebrating “pimpin” as a variety of socially compelling activity. It ain’t for me.
#dusted magazine#midyear#midyear 2024#lumpeks#bill meyer#ian mathers#mdou moctar#jennifer kelly#andrew forell#jessica moss#bryon hayes#NYSSA#alex johnson#rosali#guitar#thou#jonathan shaw#uranium club#patrick masterson#waxahatchee#tim clarke#christian carey#whitelands#winged wheel#z-ro#ray garraty
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how would the RO's react if their Lover (mc) is getting harassed or bullied for whatever reason but hasn't asked them for help. bc they had a heated argument that may or may not have resulted with some harsh words to which MC took most to heart and doesn't want to bother them bc of it.
I sincerely hope this has never happened to you, Anon! If so, please know that you deserve better and are allowed to set boundaries in whatever way is the safest to yourself, even and especially with those you are close to.
ヾ( ˃ ᴗ ˂ )◞ • *✰
As always, this is not canon and might also be a bit of a spoiler when it comes to Z and U and their respective personalities.
Note: MC will be very isolated from others throughout most of this IF, with a few notable exceptions, but I'm going to assume that by "lovers" you mean a well-established relationship. Also, the romance and friendship routes would be very similar!
Z would be most likely to approach MC first and they would drop whatever they were doing to inspect them all over for bruises or broken bones, even if there was cause to believe it was verbal harassment. Then they would pull them into an embrace whether MC wanted one or not!
That is, of course, if they are [REDACTED].
The general vibe is "please take me back" even if MC makes it clear that they aren't angry. Z is the most likely to be genuinely remorseful and try to make up again quickly after an argument, and would emphatically demand that MC come to them first if this ever happens again. Also, Z would definitively put a stop to anyone bothering MC.
They would want to settle things with a direct confrontation, preferably alongside MC, and they are more than willing to follow through on threats where necessary...
U is least likely to be the one to approach MC about an argument, even if they pick up subtle hints that something is amiss. Honestly more likely to find out about the bullying or harassment first, and then reason out why you didn't approach them about it.
An emotionally stable U would sit down with MC someplace safe and sheltered to have an intensely detailed discussion about that argument, making it clear that you have no cause to fear them and that they're willing to hear you out. Their primary concern would be re-establishing whatever trust was lost.
The general vibe is "I don't like anything about this conversation but I care enough to endure it and find a way to resolve this."
Then U might quietly assure MC that they won't be bothered again, and the bullies would be summarily disappeared. If MC asks what happened later, they will most likely say that words were exchanged and an agreement was reached. This is, admittedly, something of an understatement...
#asks#what if#ro: u#ro: z#mc#garden of bones if#interactive fiction#interactive game#interactive novel#interactive story#if wip#twine if#twine game#garden of bones
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#abn#trae#trae tha truth#zro#z ro#z-ro#houston#suc#screwed up click#music#rap#hiphop#hip hop#missouri city#mo city
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I'll be fine. You've seen how much ass I can kick.
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are we going back to the early aughts? what is with this new (ancient) trend of if wips where gender selectable is only m/f?
#grapecase vents#idr my tag lmao#grapecase complains#?#it's so --#if you're gonna do that why not have one character that is just nb or more#it rubs me even worse when the mc cant be nonbinary#i dont think nonbinary is a third magical gender [which is why i love it best when games is like okay character can be m/f/agender or#m/f/demi. or even better character b is f or nonbinary and character z is demi-girl/boy or agender. and they mix up the pronoun titles/#names. like it isnt all they all. and fine sometimes it is. idk if im making sense. ignore me. im cis so maybe i shouldnt be this annoyed#bc my knowledge is limited but i dont see how knowledge and understanding can be expanded by doing the most normative of things#and it's worse bc i bet all these m/f ros are all cis#idk idk this sounds like a silly annoyance in retrospect when there ae actual things in life to be annoyed about [i am] and there are thing#i actually know about to be annoyed over. it just feels ... weird and ick to me [and dismissive?]#also gonna be out here with 30 ros who are all cis m/f?#boring#and mc is also cis m/f? ew.
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