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Don’t have any recent kisses to share, so I’m just gonna share a snippet I’m really proud of ^_^

He looked at Ariel as if pleading for her not to attack. “I’ve only ever wanted Brooklyn to be safe. He made it challenging with his drug habit and his university escapades, but no matter what kind of trouble he got into, I always saved him,” he said thickly, swallowing hard, “I have infinite power, and more wealth than I could ever know what to do with, but none of it matters if I don’t have my son to share it with.”

A few tears ran down his face, and Ariel’s stony face almost broke. For the first time ever, Viceroy Steadman was human, and he stood before her, not as the man who’d helped her rapist get away with his crime, but as a grieving father.

“You know as well as I do that we can’t let you save him, not when it comes at the cost of innocent people’s lives,” she shot back coldly, unmoved by anything he’d just said. 

Open tag!

✨🧞‍♂️Friday Kiss (and Five Lines Tag) 🧞‍♂️💋✨

✨💛🌈It’s smoochin’ time🌈💛✨

Than you as well to @tragedycoded here and @leahnardo-da-veggie here for the Five Lines Tag, as well as the WIP Wednesday tag here by @gioiaalbanoart and @wyked-ao3 , here by @jev-urisk , and here by @justabigoldnerd ✨

Thank you to everyone who tagged me! If I missed your tag, feel free to poke me as well! The fall season has picked up a lot with work, as expected, so I may miss a few. I appreciate everyone regardless 💛✨

Now without further ado, on to the Kiss Rules~

Rules: From your story/WIP, share a kiss. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks on the cheek, forehead kisses, platonic smooches, to full-blown makeouts.

And, as always, if you don’t have a kiss available you can always use this post as a writing share!

Rules: Share a snippet of your story/wip

Let’s grab a five line kiss from YWIMC, shall we? 🧞‍♂️💋✨

“You never have to be alone.”

Cauldwell nodded quickly, his chest tight with anxiety and his stomach tight with nerves. Gradually, his body unbundled itself from its knots as Ali leaned forward, grazing his lips against Noah’s tenderly, patiently waiting to be invited in. With a small swallow and a gentle nod, Noah opened his mouth up once more, and opened himself up completely to his lover.

Slowly, suavely, they deepened their kiss, deepened their bond further still.

Aaaaaaaand I’m gonna chop onions 🥲🧅💦

Leaving this as an +open tag and gently alerting the tag list. Happy smoochin’, and spread the love! ❤️💫✨

✨👇Tag list for writing snippets below. DM me if you’d like to be added 👇✨

Tag List for writing tidbits (lmk if you want + or -)

@autism-purgatory , @jev-urisk , @talesofsorrowandofruin , @ragin-cajun-fangirl , @wyked-ao3 ,

@glasshouses-and-stones , @alinacapellabooks , @gioiaalbanoart , @tragedycoded , @deanwax ,

@dyrewrites , @honeybewrites , @drchenquill , @paeliae-occasionally , @lychhiker-writes ,

@thatuselesshuman , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @katenewmanwrites , @zackprincebooks , @fantasy-things-and-such ,

@finickyfelix , @billybatsonmylove , @madi-konrad , @houseplantblank , @far-cry-from-finality ,

@froggy-pposto , @fractured-shield , @avaseofpeonies , @topazadine , @thecoolerlucky ,

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@ominous-feychild , @saturnine-saturneight , @words-after-midnight , @sableglass , @cowboybrunch ,

@yourpenpaldee , @moltenwrites , @pixies-love-envy , @davycoquette , @writeahurricane ,

@nczaversnick , @greenfinchwriter , @oliolioxenfreewrites , @lavender-gloom , @smellyrottentrees ,

@aintgonnatakethis , @thecomfywriter , @pluppsauthor , @michellekarnold , @flurrysahin ,

@authorcoledipalo , @jadeglas , @spookyceph , @astramachina , @48lexr ,

@inseasofgreen , @agirlandherquill , @saebasanart , @leatafandom , @justabigoldnerd ,

@pippinoftheshire , @just-emis-blog, @aalinaaaaa , @badscientist , @dearunreliablenarrator ,

@worlds-tallest-fairy , @rhikasa , @eccaiia , @theink-stainedfolk , @theverumproject ,

@theprissythumbelina , @riveriafalll , @revenancy , @inadequatecowboy , @amielbjacobs ,

@patternwelded-quill , @sugarchains , @garthcelyn , @prettytothink-so , @the-inkwell-variable ,

@winvyre , @speaknowbuckley , @lamuradex , @wintherlywords , @sharkblizzardblogs ,

@dragoninatrenchcoat , @darekasama , @theprissythumbelina

Thanks for the tag! Here’s another snippet from NOTBM:

Ariel was about to ask what he meant, but then a chill started to creep through her veins, like her blood was starting to freeze, and the floor beneath them turned black, and then disappeared, and the three of them fell hard and fast, like they’d been dropped down a mine shaft, for what seemed like forever. They fell, surrounded by nothing but total darkness, and then, suddenly, their feet hit the whitest sand they’d ever seen. There were trees full of tropical fruits; some that Ariel recognised, and others that were probably either extinct in the living world, or native only to Elysium, and the bluest ocean that she had ever seen lapped at the sand. 

“It’s…Beautiful down here,” Solana said breathlessly, looking up at the sky. The sky was somehow even more beautiful than the ground; a light blue velvet patterned with what looked like twinkling purple stars, and a white full moon brighter than any sun she’d ever seen. 

Tagging @inkshine @willtheweaver + open tag!

🚀 WIP Wednesday 👨‍🚀

Thanks for the tags, @roselees and @consultingzoologist!!

From the space AU: This is an early scene set in Ellie's orphanage.

Context: "The Belt" is a nearby asteroid belt where this planet keeps imprisoned "criminals." That location is a major part of the plot, so this scene is meant to introduce "The Belt" and portray the children whose parents were imprisoned.

No presh tags: @ketchupchipsaregross @punkassfrance @wordspinning @ellstronaut @wyked-ao3

@hypnotisedfireflies @seethesunny @emilylawsons @blessedcrow @paigegonerogue

Thanks for the tag! This is gonna be a long one…

How long have you had your writing Tumblr/Writeblr? A fast and loose estimate is fine!

Since around September last year.

What led you to create it?

Simple, I wanted to promote my books and meet other writers, and tumblr seemed like the best place to do that. And so far, that has very much been the case ^^

What’s your favorite thing about the Writeblr community?

How supportive everyone is here. It’s been quite easy to break in and gain a following ^^

What’s one thing you’d like your mutuals to know about you?

You are always welcome to interact with me in any way you see fit. Tag me, send me asks, comment on my stories and OCs, I live for all of it.

When someone asks the dreaded, “What do you write about,” question, what do you usually say?

I usually just tell people that I write romance and fantasy. Some of my friends ask if I’ll ever write anything with two completely straight characters, but I don’t plan on doing that anytime soon. That and every single one of my projects so far has at least one main character on the asexual/aromantic spectrum (The Tengu And The Angel has Nathaniel, who’s demiromantic, Night Of The Blue Moon has Ariel, who’s asexual, and Solana, who’s graysexual, and Blood On A Yellow Rose has two aromantic MCs, Pamela and Zinnia)

Let’s Rotate Blorbos

Name any characters you created.  Side characters, protagonists, antagonists, characters who’ve never been written, the first original abomination you ever pulled from your ass; whomever you’d like!

I have a lot, but just to name a few…Kunio, Nathaniel, Tama, Layla, Theo, Ariel, Solana, Raphael, Anargyros, Brooklyn, Orpheus, Eurydice, Mia, Myrna, Pamela, and Zinnia. (That’s right! The MCs for my new project, Blood On A Yellow Rose, have official names now!)

Who’s the most unhinged?

Theo, definitely Theo. He’s very mentally unstable, and he drove everyone who ever cared about him away with his toxic, abusive behavior.

Who comes the most naturally for you to write?

Kunio. I know him like the back of my hand.

Do you ever cringe at them?

Sometimes.

How much control do you feel you have over your characters?  AKA, do they ever “write themselves,” refuse to cooperate, or do things you didn’t expect? To what degree? Are some less cooperative than others?

I have a fair sense of control over Ariel, but her thoughts and feelings are quite similar to my own, so that’s a given. I have significantly less control over Kunio and Nathaniel, however. They have a tendency to write themselves…And to make bad decisions that ultimately end up making things worse for them…

Kunio: Since when do I make bad decisions?

Me: Since you decided to go and meet with your mother. I knew that that wouldn’t end well, but you insisted on going

Kunio:…Touchè…

Do you enjoy people asking questions about your characters? And do you have a preferred means of receiving said questions? For example, as Asks, as replies, as reblogs, as tag notes, as comments on AO3, etc.

Oh, yes, I love getting questions and/or comments about my OCs. I don’t have a preference, any kind of interaction is fine by me, I just like seeing that people care about my OCs enough to want to know more ^^

Is there anything you’d like to see more of on your dash?

I’d honestly like to see more of my moots publishing their full works instead of just snippets. I know that your work is good, please publish it, I want to buy it and read it in full and tell everyone I know to read it too ^^

What makes you decide against following?

I won’t follow someone who’s any form of -ist or -phobic, especially ace/arophobic. I also won’t follow someone if I know that they are a minor, as I don’t want to expose kids to my writing when it’s not really appropriate for them.

Which Works-in-Progress (WIPs) or writing projects are you noodling about, lately?

Anyone who’s following me already knows this, but I’m working on Night Of The Blue Moon RN, and after that I’ll be writing Blood On A Yellow Rose ^^

How long have you been working on them?

It took me a few years to finish The Tengu And The Angel. I started it in 2021 and didn’t finish it until 2023, but that’s because there were a lot of things about it that were extremely challenging to write. As for Night Of The Blue Moon, I started drafting it in December 2023, finished the first draft in August, and I’m now finishing the second draft ^^

Do you remember what inspired them/what got you started?

The Tengu And The Angel was inspired by Nana, and I also wanted to work my obsession with Japanese mythology into it somehow, so I decided to try and weave some of that mythology into what is otherwise a story grounded in harsh reality. As for Night Of The Blue Moon, I really wanted to write a magical girl story, and I went with Greek mythology as a theme because I know Greek mythology very well (Are you noticing a theme here?), and I thought that it would be fun to make Orpheus a bad guy. Oh, and I decided to make it gay because every good magical girl story is at least a little bit sapphic, am I right?

Blood On A Yellow Rose, meanwhile, is drawn from my own experiences of being aromantic. Both MCs are tired of being treated like second class citizens because they don’t want romantic relationships, and both have been ditched by people who called themselves their friends, only to immediately abandon them when they started dating someone. There’s gonna be a lot of discussion about how platonic relationships are viewed as second-class relationships by society, and how the devaluation of platonic relationships contributes to bigotry against those on the aromantic spectrum.

How much time, in your best estimation, do you spend thinking about them?

A good 70-80% of my conscious thoughts are about my WIPs. I don’t write to live, I live to write.

Do you interact with non-mutuals often?

I try to. I will follow anyone whom I find particularly interesting, and if I like the look of their books (Assuming that they have published books), I’ll reblog them so that I don’t forget to add them to my reading list ^^

Do your mutuals’ characters occupy space in your noodle?

You bet! I LOVED Shadow’s Hidden Blade, but I can’t say much about Ursa without spoiling the entire thing (Go read it, it’s seriously good), and I must have gushed about Rei and Teru way too often by now (Go read The Stars May Rise And Fall, if a gay Phantom Of The Opera retelling set in 2000s Japan sounds like your thing, you’ll love it, and even if it isn’t, you’ll probably still love it)

Tagging @alwri-tes and @autism-purgatory!

✨Writer Questionnaire Tag ✨

Thank you for the tags @wyked-ao3 here, and @thatuselesshuman here ! Y’all are great! 💛✨

How long have you had your writing Tumblr/Writeblr? A fast and loose estimate is fine!

I’ve had this blog since….end of April? Early May?

What led you to create it?

When I set up all my socials, I wanted to use this as a way to build a writing community, share my stories, and exploring and sharing the ideas of other likeminded individuals.

What’s your favorite thing about the Writeblr community?

How kind and welcoming writeblr is. The community is supportive of everyone’s stories and OCs, and everyone has some wonderfully unique and fascinating characters.

What’s one thing you’d like your mutuals to know about you?

You are always. Always. ALWAYS welcome to tag me, message me, send asks, interact with me. I absolutely endorse the engagement and excitement in this community, and even though I may miss a few tags, just know that seeing you tag me to see your stories brings the biggest, goofiest smile on my face. Thank you for being you and sharing your creative minds with us 💛✨

Is there anything you’d like to see more of on your dash?

Kindness, support, and creative stories. Keep writing, keep inspiring, keep on keeping on.

WIP it Good

Which Works-in-Progress (WIPs) or writing projects are you noodling about, lately?

Your Wish Is My Command is my current WIP at about 75% complete. I have a little bit to share from Tenshito as well, but the latter will have to get majorly cut down and restructured before it’s ready ✨

How long have you been working on them?

Planning and ideas began a couple of years ago. Writing them down? For YWIMC since early May, and Tenshito since 2020 (took a hiatus to focus on work and big life stuff, like moving twice and getting married)

Do you remember what inspired them/what got you started?

My love of storytelling, video games, and Disney. I wrote and published Peter Hart based off of a few of my favorite video games 🏴‍☠️💛✨

How much time, in your best estimation, do you spend thinking about them?

All the time. At least once a day, if not more. My stories help me get to sleep…when I eventually GET to sleep 😴💤

When someone asks the dreaded, “What do you write about,” question, what do you usually say?

BL romantasy novels. It encompasses every person asking, and umbrellas many subgenres.

Let’s Rotate Blorbos

Name any characters you created.  Side characters, protagonists, antagonists, characters who’ve never been written, the first original abomination you ever pulled from your ass; whomever you’d like!

Oof that’s a big list. Let me just do major protagonists/antagonists from stories: Peter, Benjamin, Davey, Ali, Noah, Tenshi, Itazura, Yoji, Tyr, Gustav, Jak, Johnny, Nathan, X, Ollie, and Callum

Who’s the most unhinged?

Peter 🏴‍☠️💛✨

Who comes the most naturally for you to write?

Peter 🏴‍☠️💛✨

Do you ever cringe at them?

Sometimes….depends on what they do. I never cringe at my stories, but sometimes my characters make choices that personally make me go “😬”

How much control do you feel you have over your characters?  AKA, do they ever “write themselves,” refuse to cooperate, or do things you didn’t expect? To what degree? Are some less cooperative than others?

(Slowly looks over at Peter)

Peter: …..What?

Do you enjoy people asking questions about your characters? And do you have a preferred means of receiving said questions? For example, as Asks, as replies, as reblogs, as tag notes, as comments on AO3, etc.

Oh always!! ALWAYS!! Any method is absolutely fine and encouraged by me, but I ALWAYS love when people leave AO3 comments on my stories 💖💫✨

On writeblr engagement

What makes you want to follow another Writeblr account? Do you follow ‘em as you see ‘em, or take time scoping out the blog to make sure you align with its content? Do you follow based on WIPs, or vibes?

I scope out the content before I follow for sure. Because I write adult fiction, I look through posts to make sure that our interests would align, and that the blog mentions an age that is 18+. If I am ever uncertain or have a suspicion beyond a reasonable doubt that the blog is run by a minor, I won’t follow them (and unfollow if I get suspicious of their posts)

What makes you decide against following?

I use discretion on age, politics, and religion before following. Any homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise hateful conduct gets automatically blocked. The world needs more kindness and uplifting of one another. We need to bring each other up, not tear each other down.

Do you interact with non-mutuals often?

I try to! Usually in the form of reblogs and ask games. My pile for work and tumblr keeps stacking though, so I find myself getting very busy very often (and that’s a good thing! ✨)

Do your mutuals’ characters occupy space in your noodle?

All the time, every time. To name a few mutuals: G.J, Jamie, Gioia, Casper, Tobin, Jay, Wyked, Gina, and Jev have characters that are my current hyperfixations. But there are SO, SO many that are so interesting that I want to learn more!! ✨

Thank you so much for tagging me, you two!! Going to alert the tag list on this one 💛✨

✨Tag list for writing snippets below. DM me if you’d like to be added 👇✨

Tag List for writing tidbits (lmk if you want + or -)

@jev-urisk , @sunglasses-in-the-bentley , @wyked-ao3 , @glasshouses-and-stones , @alinacapellabooks , @gioiaalbanoart , @fortunatetragedy , @deanwax , @dyrewrites , @honeybewrites , @drchenquill , @paeliae-occasionally , @lychhiker-writes , @thatuselesshuman , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @katenewmanwrites , @zackprincebooks , @fantasy-things-and-such , @billybatsonmylove , @madi-konrad , @houseplantblank , @far-cry-from-finality , @froggy-pposto , @fractured-shield , @avaseofpeonies , @thecoolerlucky , @willtheweaver , @rivenantiqnerd @somethingclevermahogony , @noxxytocin , @leahnardo-da-veggie , @addicted2coke-theothercoke , @mysticstarlightduck , @the-letterbox-archives , @theink-stainedfolk , @ominous-feychild , @saturnine-saturneight , @words-after-midnight , @sableglass , @cowboybrunch , @moltenwrites , @pixies-love-envy , @davycoquette , @writeahurricane , @nczaversnick , @greenfinchwriter , @oliolioxenfreewrites , @lavender-gloom , @smellyrottentrees , @aintgonnatakethis , @thecomfywriter

This sound so amazing I’m so excited to read it!

LESBIAN GIRLGROUP PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR NOVEL INCOMING FEB 21 BABY

After much forewarning, my sophomore novel AMBROSIA is officially gonna hit us on the 21st of February 2025.

AMBROSIA follows a superstar and second-most-lucrative-member-of-her-girl-group from the point where she's Katya, a grossly ambitious teenager clawing her way through a pseudo-dystopian celebrity training program, to the peak of her career, where she's lost herself in the big diva persona of Ambrosia, bleeding from her nose more than is usual, and hiding a breakdown-induced shaved head from the world.

AMBROSIA is a seven-year-long story of management-dictated shower times, performance-enhancing drugs, and ill-advised affairs with beloved and behated group-mates, told in increments by a semi-reliable narrator over the span of only the one fateful day where a life in service of being looked at finally translates into clawing out eyes.

That is all to say it is now PREORDERABLE - both in ebook and paperback - wherever you get your books from! (If you want to cop a paperback from evil overlord Amazon and it's listed as unavailable on your regional evil overlord storefront, try the US one.)

And ALSO you can read ahead on the first couple chapters for free right HERE.

Thank you for your support and thank you, once again, @shalida for this incredible cover.

Hello, internet! I'm a new author releasing my debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel, in December 2023, and this right here is the cover for it! It's an angsty friends-to-lovers, starring Kunio, an abused young man who has just fled his abusive alcoholic mother, and Nathaniel, an insecure fashion designer who lives under the thumb of his toxic 'best friend', Theo. When Nathaniel takes Kunio in, the two of them form a powerful bond as they learn to let go of their pasts, and it's not long before their deep friendship blossoms into love. Can the two of them learn to put their pasts aside, and make their relationship work? Find out in December 2023! And of course, follow me for more information, plus aesthetic boards, memes, and a book trailer!

Tropes: Friends-to-lovers, roommates, angst with a happy ending, and MAJOR hurt/comfort

Rep: Japanese British protagonist, black-British love interest

Art by @yhelsstuff

Introducing Nathaniel, the love interest of my upcoming romance novel, The Tengu And The Angel! Bio:

Name: Nathaniel Azrael Bythesea

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Occupation: Fashion designer/owner of a Victorian gothic online store called Black Rose

Blood Type: A

Likes: Victorian novels and fashion, tea, white roses, tabletop RPGs, his boyfriend's cooking, electro-swing

Dislikes: Christmas, dogs, especially pitbulls, horror movies, the beach, being yelled at

Sexuality: Demiromantic homosexual

Ethnicity: Black-British, but has Haitian ancestry on his mother's side

Friends: Tamara Cato, Layla Cato (Best friends), Kunio Yoshioka (Roommate, and later boyfriend)

Relatives: Unnamed father (deceased), Unnamed mother (Disowned)

Personality: Described as 'gentle, yet radiant' (By my beta reader lol), Nathaniel is an extraordinarily kind and gentle person, who goes out of his way to help others, especially those he feels he can relate to. Having been abandoned by his mother at the age of three, and grown up in fostercare, he often feels as if there's no point in him being alive, as nobody loved him, or wanted him as a child. He is an excessive people-pleaser, and his self worth is mostly dependent on what others think of him. He believes that if he can make everyone like him, then maybe someday, someone will love him, however, this belief has lead to him being trapped in a toxic relationship with his ex 'best friend', Theo, who is emotionally abusive towards him. Will he ever realise his own self-worth, and escape Theo's clutches?

Want to hear more about Nathaniel's story? Read all about it in The Tengu And The Angel, releasing in December 2023!