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Grappling with his newly-restored memories and the truth about his past, “Song Mingzhen” struggles to balance what he now knows with the expectations of those who now call him family— and all the time fearing what might happen should what he knows be revealed to the world. Despite his wishes to move forward, he finds himself drawn back toward the world he left behind, and all of the turmoil that comes with it. Meanwhile, without any solid leads, Ning Feiyun’s search for the missing demonic tool remains fruitless, leading him to depart from Yinshan on a quest for answers— even if finding them means treading dangerously close to treason and heresy. When a young rogue cultivator’s disappearance leads Song Mingzhen on a new investigation of his own, the two cross paths once more, entangled within the web of lies and corruption that stretches across the festering underbelly of the cultivation world. But touching a single strand of a spider’s web is enough to alert the hunter— and the pair might well find themselves caught in its sights.

I'm delighted to announce that Ghosts of the Heart: The Furnace That Burns Away Illusion will begin serialization this April. A new chapter will be released every Tuesday starting next week. 

Though this second volume will be for paid subscribers only, every five chapters will be bundled into a collection that is available for a one-time purchase of $3 USD, and smaller preview snippets or scenes may be posted from time to time. If you enjoyed reading the first volume, please consider joining my outer disciple tier for $2 USD a month.

Many thanks to all of my patrons! Your support is a major part of what has made this novel possible.

Read the full first volume for free! ( AO3 | Patreon )

Clean version of cover art below the cut：

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After five hundred years of peace under the rule of the great clans, a powerful faction of rogue cultivators known as the Nameless plunged the world into war. To put an end to the bloodshed, Song Mingzhen— one of the great clans’ most promising young cultivators— confronted the leader of the Nameless and defeated him. This victory, though, did not come without a cost. Song Mingzhen was gravely injured during the battle, losing his memories and much of his cultivation and vanishing from the public eye for five years.  Not long after his reemergence, news of an escaped prisoner and a murdered clan leader arrive from the neighboring region. Song Mingzhen must now join forces with the aloof and uptight Ning Feiyun to bring the fugitive to justice. But when the clues begin to point toward a wider conspiracy, and Song Mingzhen’s forgotten memories begin to resurface, it becomes clear that neither past nor present are quite what they seem…

I redrew and redesigned the cover for the first volume of my original danmei novel, Ghosts of the Heart, while preparing to begin serialization on the second volume.

Read the full first volume for free!

( AO3 | Patreon )

Clean version below the cut：

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Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit!

If you can't afford a subscription or don't want to subscribe, but would like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.

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Voting on prompts is now open for paid and free members! Please consider joining if you'd like to cast a vote, every member regardless of tier can vote. The available prompts for this round are listed here below the cut.

Prompt One: Fandom - Genshin Genre - Found Family Characters - Zhongli & the Adepti Zhongli & the Adepti during the Archon War, around the time Xiao joined them [Note: prompt did not have a specific scenario in mind, so this will likely be written as slice-of-life, mainly focusing on Xiao's adjustment]

Prompt Two: Fandom - SVSSS Genre - Domestic Fluff Characters - Shen Jiu + Yue Qingyuan For a special occasion, Yue Qingyuan tries cooking some of the foods he and Shen Jiu had longed for as kids.

Prompt Three: Fandom - SVSSS Genre - Humor, Domestic Characters - Shen Jiu/Yue Qingyuan Yue Qingyuan finds and starts dotting on a small animal, and Shen Jiu becomes unspeakably jealous of the creature stealing Qi-ge's attention.

Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit! And if you'd like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.

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Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit! And if you'd like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.

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Voting is now open for all members of my patreon, whether free or paid!

This season's prompts are below the cut. If you're interested in seeing any in particular and would like to make a vote, please consider joining!

Prompt One:

Fandom - Genshin Genre - Found Family Characters - Zhongli & the Adepti Slice-of-life, Zhongli & the Adepti during the Archon War, around the time Xiao joined them

Prompt Two:

Fandom - SVSSS Genre - Humor, Domestic Characters - Shen Jiu/Yue Qingyuan Yue Qingyuan finds and starts dotting on a small animal, and Shen Jiu becomes unspeakably jealous of the creature stealing Qi-ge's attention.

Prompt Three:

Fandom - SVSSS Genre - Family, Mixed Characters - Yue Qi & Shen Yuan & Shen Jiu Shen Siblings AU in which Shen Jiu is the younger of the two, while Shen Yuan is the 'middle child' and Yue Qi is the eldest

Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit!

If you can't afford a subscription or don't want to subscribe, but would like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.

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Three more days for prompt submission!

Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit!

If you can't afford a subscription or don't want to subscribe, but would like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.

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Prompt submissions will be closing in two days! If you'd like to support me and my career as a writer, and have a prompt you'd like to see, please consider joining my $5 tier within the next two days to get access to the form!

Quarterly shortfic prompt submission is now open to patrons from my $5 tier or higher! If you've subscribed to my patreon, and have prompts you'd like entered please feel free to submit! And if you'd like to vote in the selection later on, consider joining as a free member-- voting is available for all members of my patreon, whether paid or free.