I'm Very Intrigued And A Little Mad I Haven't Checked This Out Sooner

I'm very intrigued and a little mad I haven't checked this out sooner

WIP Re-Intro: The Stray Spirit

For all posts related to this WIP, please check out #the stray spirit!

Genre: NA Fantasy

Status: 4th draft is with beta readers!

Logline: A young, struggling bard named Emry vies to capture the attention of Vidanya’s most prominent musicians’ guild- but just as the largest music festival of the year begins, a talkative spirit traps themself in his lute. Together with his academic ex-girlfriend, Emry delves into the forgotten lore of spirits to return the being home, only to find a much greater threat looming beneath the surface.

Themes/Tropes: prodigal son, found family, forgotten lore, exes to lovers, music, fulfilling lost goals/potential, nature, caves/underground rivers

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Main Character Intros:

Emry Karic

Calliope (Cal) Breslin

Aspen

Side Series:

(To read, follow the links in the title!)

Aspen’s Guide to Growing Your Grove: In an effort to practice writing more, Aspen the forest spirit starts up a newspaper column called Aspen’s Guide to Growing Your Grove. What begins as a novelty entertained (and funded) by Cal quickly, ah, grows as Aspen gains a following. 

Tazlo Fluff: drabbles exploring Emry and Cal’s courting & dating life in Tazlo, back before the main events of the book.

Taglist (ask to be +/-): @crystallized-ink, @little-boats-on-a-lake, @semblanche, @theramwrites, @wordsbycreed, @pretend-im-normal, @mel-writes-with-her-dragons, @wildswrites, @ladywithalamp

This is so cute!!!!! The detail in this is phenomenal. It has such a comforting fairytale esque feel about it. I think I could look at it for hours but the story that goes along with this is calling me

Emry, Cal, and Aspen on a (post-book 1) day out.

(Writing blurb to follow, now that my typing wrist no longer hurts!)

TSS Taglist: @crystallized-ink, @little-boats-on-a-lake, @semblanche, @theramwrites, @wordsbycreed, @pretend-im-normal, @mel-writes-with-her-dragons, @wildswrites, @ladywithalamp, @ettawritesnstudies, @mj-comics, @cecilsstorycorner, @write-your-own-stories, @chayscribbles, @storytracks, @lightningmastertrilogy, @magic-is-something-we-create, @authortango, @thegoldenseries, @lunewell

pls im begging you just let me live

Secret Identities

Word count: 4,676

Summary: Freddie’s overeager adoptive parents jump at the chance of securing a new friend for their kid. The person they have in mind is Zach, someone Freddie has not typically gotten along with. Can they settle their differences? Or will their already fragile relationship be torn asunder?

Warnings: shouting, I can’t really think of anything else, but if someone spots something, please let me know

“It’ll be so much fun!” his mom, or as most knew her, Violetta, squealed, pulling Freddie in for a tight hug. “I’m so glad you’re hanging out with kids your age!”

“Or, at least, close to your age,” Aster, or Mama as he called her, remarked. She dropped a soft kiss on his head once Violetta reluctantly let him out of the hug. 

“Plus, you already know him so well- from that time you guys spent living together!”

Freddie had shared the past traumatic experiences of his life with his new mums, and they had been very supportive, sending him to therapy and making sure he had a happy and secure environment to fall back on. Unfortunately, this also meant expanding his friend group, something he generally found difficult to do. His superior intellect, while it helped him make leaps and bounds in different research projects with prominent scientists of the time, meant he struggled to relate to many other people. He had been a lot closer to Bella than he’d been to Zach, though he tolerated her since she shared his love of learning. Zach was nice enough, but not generally his taste. His mums had already met Bella and practically fallen in love; Bella’s social skills made it difficult for anyone to be repulsed by her. They’d been ecstatic by the first “friend” they’d met, so it made sense they’d jump at the opportunity for him to make another.

A phone call later, Zach was scheduled to come over that coming weekend. Freddie had spent the entire week mentally preparing for the visit. When his studies and various scientific projects hadn’t served as enough of a distraction, he decided to spend Thursday and Friday behind his closet. Shortly after moving in with his adoptive moms, he had divided his spacious closet in two - the front was his sparse wardrobe and behind was a secret compartment. Inside it was a haven to him. His prized comics made up one wall, while the other was plastered in superhero posters. A display case proudly presented the Spidey-serum along with an imitation of most of Hawkeye’s arrows, and a round shield he’d started experimenting with. He picked it up and made his way to the workbench underneath a poster. He’d been experimenting with different compounds to coat the shield in that would make it significantly more durable.

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WIP: The Stray Spirit

Calliope Breslin

24, she/her

Cal was called brilliant from the moment she was born, and nothing remains more true today. When she’s not busy consuming every class the Academy of Vidanya has to offer, she’s busy railing against the Council, the country’s largely impotent governing body. Yet some wonder why her sharp wit and curious mind haven’t vaulted her into a sparkling career outside of perpetual academic study.

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tumblr is probably gonna destroy the quality, but here’s a quick little comic i came up with last night! an asexual child of aphrodite asks for some guidance from her mom. 

(small edit: after a couple of comments, i want to add that i wrote this as a reflection of my own experiences of being on the asexual spectrum and dealing with the self-doubt of growing up in a highly sexualized society - it’s not meant to be a generalization of all aro/ace people or me trying to speak for anyone)

(ACE EXCLUSIONISTS DO NOT INTERACT, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU)

my writing is a little bit illegible, so there’s a visual description with text under the cut: 

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