#thetenguandtheangel

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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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For the love of all that is holy, please do. I will not STFU about them.

Hey, can y’all rb this if it’s okay to send you messages asking about your ocs, cause on god I wanna interact with y’all but I am terrified of being annoying lol

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Roast Your OCs Tag!

Title is exactly what it says it is. This is a tag game where you roast your OCs in one sentence. Summarise them in the most hilarious way possible, or just plain insult them, either works. Of course, I'm starting off with Kunio and Nathaniel, MCs of The Tengu And The Angel, and I'm also gonna throw in Ariel and Solana, MCs of Night Of The Blue Moon!

Kunio: Uptight edgelord freaks out because someone loves him

Nathaniel: Hi, I’m the 'Please love me, I need physical validation to live' brand of traumatised

Ariel: Look out, Homura Akemi, there’s a new brooding magical lesbian on the block

Solana: I'm a magical girl, but I'm also a depressed adult woman who hates her day job and cries in her car on the way to work

Tagging @the-golden-comet, @madi-konrad and @randomwritingwords!

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Your OC Through Gaming!

Tell me a bit about your OCs via the choices they make in videogames! I’ll start of course ^^

Kunio:

Smash Main: Joker. He’s an edgy teen who has a tragic backstory, of course he would pick a character who is also an edgy teen with a tragic backstory

Favorite Animal Crossing villager: Marshall. Kunio, like Marshall, is a short, angry man who is the first to threaten physical violence when mad. Despite this, he has several thousand adoring fans who think that he’s a cutie pie

Stardew Valley Spouse: Elliot or Harvey

Nathaniel:

Smash Main: Palutena. I don’t think I need to explain this one lol

Favorite Animal Crossing Villager: Muffy. She’s a goth who has an old-fashioned sewing machine in her house, and it’s highly implied that she sewed the dress that she has on display, she’s very Nathaniel coded

Stardew Valley Spouse: Sebastian. Nathaniel has only had two boyfriends in his life, but both of them have been troubled edgelords. Boy has a type ^_^

Ariel:

Smash Main: Rosalina. Ariel, like Rosalina, is a beautiful but mysterious entity who is disconnected from the world and lives among the stars ^^

Favorite Animal Crossing Villager: Ione. The color scheme and decor in her house is just like in Ariel’s apartment (Blue, with a planetarium theme and lots of cute plushies ^^)

Stardew Valley Spouse: Abigail or Maru

Solana:

Smash Main: Princess Peach. Solana is 100% the kind of girl who’s like, ‘hehe what’s Smash?’ and then proceeds to destroy everyone in the room

Favorite Animal Crossing Villager: Audie

Stardew Valley Spouse: Maru, 100% of the time. Solana has a thing for nerds, and no one fits the nerdy bill better than Maru ^^

Tagging @the-golden-comet @mundanemoongirl @mauannacreates + open tag!

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They’re A Ten, But… (Tag Game)

Title is exactly what it says it is. Describe your OCs as tens, but with their most off-putting traits! I’m starting of course:

Kunio’s a ten, but he has mommy issues and if you touch him without his express permission he might violently freak out and break your wrist

Nathaniel’s a ten, but he’s a chronic people pleaser and he doesn’t know the definition of the word, ‘no’

Ariel’s a ten, but she’s a workaholic and she has secrets she’ll never tell you unless you swear on everything that you love that you won’t repeat them to anyone else

Solana’s a ten, but she doesn’t think before opening her mouth and gets worked up way too easily

Phoebe’s a ten, but she’s literally the titan of prophecy and intellect, and she knows everything about your future. She knows everything from the outcomes of all of your decisions, to the exact time and date your life will end

Tagging @the-golden-comet @gioiaalbanoart and @madi-konrad!

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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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OC Musical Audition Tag!

If your WIP (Or WIPs) were musicals, how would you want people to play your OCs? What songs would you want them to sing at the audition? Create a musical audition sheet for your OCs here! I’m starting with mine, as always:

The Tengu And The Angel:

Kunio:

An artist with a big imagination who fled home in the hopes of starting a new life away from his abusive alcoholic mother. Though he puts on a tough, proud front, he carries a lot of hidden trauma from his childhood, but will not admit to it unless pushed to his breaking point. Character aged late teens, role would suit an actor in their late teens, however, actors in their early twenties will also be considered. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to demonstrate a natural-sounding southern British accent. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to patter sing, non patter singers will not be considered. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actors who pass the individual round will be paired with an actor auditioning for the role of Nathaniel, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Dead Bird by McCafferty or Trees ii by McCafferty

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Starless Night English Ver by Nami Kichi

Nathaniel:

Kunio’s roommate, best friend, and love interest. A soft-spoken people pleaser who has a hard time standing up for himself, especially against his emotionally abusive ex, Theo. Character aged early twenties, all actors auditioning for this role must also be in their early twenties. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to demonstrate a subtle, natural sounding Somerset accent. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actors who pass the individual round will be paired with an actor auditioning for the role of Kunio, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Cough it Out by The Front Bottoms or Black Dahlia by Hollywood Undead

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Starless Night English Ver by Nami Kichi

Night Of The Blue Moon:

Ariel

A shut-in indie game developer who rarely leaves her apartment by day, and Blue Moon, the de-facto leader of the titanic champion duo by night. Cold and stern, Ariel rarely if ever lets her emotions show, though she does have a kind heart and genuinely wants to make the world a better place. Character aged early twenties, all actresses auditioning for the role must also be in their early twenties. All actresses auditioning for this role must be able to perform ballet, especially pointe work, to a professional standard. Non-dancers, or beginner dancers will not be considered. Some knowledge of rhythmic gymnastics, specifically rhythmic ribbon, would be desirable. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actresses who pass the individual round will be paired with an actress auditioning for the role of Solana, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Ready as I’ll Ever Be from Tangled: The Series or Not Joking by The Front Bottoms

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Rewrite The Stars from The Greatest Showman

Solana

A popular Vtuber and sex worker by day, and Red Sun, Blue Moon’s sidekick and love interest, by night. Sunny and charismatic, Solana is able to attract the attention of the masses with her bubbly personality, but she secretly hates her job and desperately wishes that she could quit. Character aged mid twenties, all actresses auditioning for this role must be in their mid to late twenties. Some knowledge of parkour would be desirable, however it is not a requirement for the role. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actresses who pass the individual round will be paired with an actress auditioning for the role of Ariel, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): All You Wanna Do from Six or Idol English Ver by LeeandLie

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Rewrite The Stars from The Greatest Showman

Tagging @the-golden-comet @mauannacreates @mundanemoongirl @wyked-ao3+ open tag!

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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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I'm a sucker for gay historical romances lately. I recently read Last Night At The Telegraph Club, and now I'm reading We Could Be So Good. I need more. I could write them myself, but I've got one contemporary I need to promote before publishing, and then I have an urban fantasy/magical girl two part series to plot. UGGGGGH

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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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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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Anyone else have dreams about their characters? I keep having dreams about playing poker with Kunio, and he gets really offended when he loses. I don’t know why because neither of us knows how to play poker.

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Tag Yourself Tag Game!

This is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Tell me which one of my OCs you think that you’re most like, and then get your moots to tell you which of your OCs they think that they’re most like! I know no one has made tag yourself memes since 2015 but I think they were fun and I want to bring them back. Anyway, here we go!

Kunio:

-Giant ego, but no self esteem

-Mommy issues

-Mythology nerd, and will not let you forget it

-Is the kind of artist who’s so ridiculously talented that he makes other artists feel worthless every time he posts his work on social media

-Great at cooking and baking

-Would fistfight the gods even though he’s short and has little to no muscle tone

Nathaniel:

-Chronic people pleaser

-Demiromantic

-Tea drinker, but he's not obnoxious about it

-Has a long list of freaky kinks

-Fully committed to his aesthetic

-Desperately needs a hug

Ariel:

-Workaholic

-Watches magical girl anime made for little kids when she’s in her 20s *cough* Precure -Lives on instant ramen

-Can’t function without a cocktail of energy drinks and protein shakes

-Huge stuffed animal collection

-Would win in a fistfight with the gods

Solana:

-Wears a ton of fake tan

-Very quick to anger

-Owns an ungodly amount of gold jewellery

-Used to love her job but now hates it so much that she cries in her car on the way to work

-Lipstick lesbian

-Mains Princess Peach in Smash

Tagging @the-golden-comet and @gioiaalbanoart!

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Hope you like my silly little corner of the internet. I have one published book, The Tengu And The Angel, a gay friends to lovers romance about two troubled young artists, and I’m working on Night Of The Blue Moon, a two-part sapphic fantasy series about magical girls and Greek mythology ^^

Please tag me in your original works PLEASE. Literally add me to your damn tag list. I don't want to forget people because they fall out of the tumblr algorithm. Plus I like being able to just look at peoples work without having to find it. TAG ME IN YOUR WORKS. Idc if you tag no one else. You havecmy permission. TAG ME NOW

If you're in the community please do me a favor and reblog or send this to your moots. I genuinely do really want to be tagged and find some really awesome artists/writers

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All of the names I choose for my characters fit in one of three categories:

-Names chosen for the meaning (Nathaniel and Solana. Nathaniel means gift of god, because of his angel motif, and Solana means sun, because sun motif)

-Names chosen for the themes or vibes (Ariel and Kunio. Ariel is a moon of Uranus, and Uranus is the father of the titans, befitting Ariel’s moon motif and her titan powers. Kunio was named for Kunio Yanagita, folklorist and author of the Tōno Monogatari, befitting Kunio’s love of folklore and fairytales)

-Names chosen just because I happen to like them (Tama and Layla LMAO)

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Thoughts about what a genderbent The Tengu and The Angel would look like? Kunio as a girl etc

Interesting ask! I feel like it would be very different in some ways, but the same in others. First of all, if Kunio were a girl, he would’ve been named Saki, after his late grandmother, and Nozomi would’ve abused him in different ways. Nozomi would have tried to relive her teenage years through Saki, pressuring her into skipping school to get drunk or high with her, going to parties, and sleeping around, on top of controlling what she wore, and how she did her makeup. In later life, Saki would likely be triggered by the sight of early 2000s fashion the same way that the canon Kunio is triggered by 2000s boy bands, and she would avoid house parties at all costs. She’d likely also have problems with intimacy, especially with sex, due to viewing it as something that her mother pressured her to do, rather than something she wanted to do. Like the canon Kunio, she would never have sex with anyone unless she was allowed to top, but for her, being on top would be more about being in control than personal preference like it is for Kunio.

As for Nathaniel, first of all, he would’ve been named Uriel (‘God is my light’, as opposed to Nathaniel, meaning ‘God’s gift’), and unlike Saki’s backstory, Uriel’s backstory would be pretty much the same as the canon Nathaniel’s. The one major thing that would change about Uriel and Saki’s romance, however, is that they would start falling for each other upon realising that they both accept each other’s true selves, and not the idealised selves that their abusers forced upon them. They would both have a lot of trauma from being forced to conform to their abusers’ expectations of them, and being able to express it and let it go around each other would be one of the cornerstones of their relationship.

Thanks again for the ask! This was a really interesting question to answer! ^_^