I Am SO INTRIGUED By The Supernova Initiative!!!! Is There Any Tag-list For This Wip?? Or Can I Just

I am SO INTRIGUED by the Supernova Initiative!!!! Is there any tag-list for this wip?? Or can I just ask about what inspired this idea?

--CakeintheVoid

Thank you, @cakeinthevoid/@cauliflowermaterial! 💕I'm so glad to hear you're intrigued about my WIP!!!!!

Currently, I am in the final stages of outlining this WIP and plan to start working officially on the first chapters around this week and the next! There will be a taglist then and I'll make sure to add you to it if you'd like, let me know in the replies of this post! I'll also be making a WIP Intro for this story in the coming days so keep an eye out for that!

As for what inspired it, it's a bit of a chaotic answer but I'll try my best to explain it: I've always loved science fiction, especially space opera (Star Wars, Star Trek, Guardians of The Galaxy, Voltron, etc, that's my jam!) and space exploration/adventure, so I've always wanted to write my own story like that one day! That's one of the reasons I came up with Supernova Initiative, there's more.

I had also been wanting to write a heist story, in the style of Bad Guys or Six of Crows, with a crew of morally grey but good-hearted outcasts doing wrong things for the right reasons. I also love stories about outlaws forming a found family and rebelling against an oppressive or corrupt system by breaking the rules. That is also super cool! So here we have reason/inspiration number 2!

I'm also a huge fan of futuristic/cyberpunk settings, especially when set in deep space, and dystopic high-tech societies that seem perfect but are actually hiding terrible dark secrets. I also wanted something to give my story a unique twist, so I started brainstorming and came up with a feel of the core themes this book will cover and the MCs will have to deal with/fight against - illegal human experimentation/bioengineering mad scientists, corruption within a powerful interplanetary system, government secrets in a high tech setting, and more!

I've also added cyborgs and humanoid aliens to the main cast just for some more fun!

Again I am so glad you are curious about my WIP - feel free to ask as many questions about it (wherever you want! my askbox/inbox are always open!) as you want! I love any opportunity to ramble about my WIPs and Supernova Initiative is one of my favorites!

OC Questionnaire!

Thanks for the tag, @eccaiia (here)!

Your questions are:

Do you have any weird or unusual habits?

Are you a night owl or a morning bird?

Who is the person you hate the most? Why

Gonna go with Renn from Song of Thorns for this one!

Are you an outdoorsy person or a fair-weather freak?

"I don't really like the sun to be honest. I'm... a dhampir, I believe that is what you humans call it, so that isn't such a surprise, haha. While I am not as sensitive to the sun as full-blooded vampiric fey are, I still don't like it - my eyes get dry and my skin hurts after a while. I absolutely rainy weather, and being indoors - especially if I can read a good book close to a fireplace. Luckily, our continent's 'gloomy' weather more than provides moments like that."

2. Do you like animals? Have any pets?

"Yes, I adore animals! All of them, and especially those people usually stigmatize as being dangerous or weird - probably because I know what it is like to be called a monster. I have a pet raven called Cornelius, but I call him Corn for short!"

3. What's one thing you keep on you at all times?

"A hidden lockpick and my thieves' equipment. You never know when it'll come in handy. I also keep my father's blood magic charm, though I never really had to use it and mostly keep it for sentimental reasons rather than anything else."

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🌙 - If given the chance, what is one thing about their life your OC would change permanently? 

Thank you so much for the ask, @kaylinalexanderbooks!

I'll go with a few of my OCs from some of my WIPs for variety (:

(The Tag Game)

🌙 - If given the chance, what is one thing about their life your OC would change permanently? 

(Of Starlight and Beasts)

Corah - She would like to have a better mother, one who wouldn't purposefully ruin their family name, and most importantly one who wouldn't simply walk out on her and her father at the first opportunity.

Eidan - He would like to prevent the siege of Monbern from happening. The Siege of Monbern was marked by terrible bloodshed and the deaths of many innocents, but it was also the day Eidan himself lost a lot of his old life (his cousin, his reputation, etc).

Arammys - He would probably make it so his memories weren't stolen. A lot of his current hurts and insecurities come from the fact that he knows nothing of his past, of who he was before losing his memories, all except his name.

Masen - Secretly, he'd probably go back in time and try to prevent him and his twin from falling apart. Part of why he currently hates Kyran so much is that Masen also blames himself but doesn't want to admit it. Plus, he'd probably try to prevent the execution that made their brother an undead.

Kyran - Kyran believes he has betrayed his family because the choices he made - and the sides he took as a teen - ultimately did lead to him and his brothers falling apart and Elias getting executed, even if indirectly. He'd try to go to the past and fix things.

(Song of Thorns)

Roselyn - A part of Roselyn would like to go back in time and make it so that she, Jasen, and Portia never moved to the capital. However, then her life would've stayed the same as it was before, which she doesn't want either. So the only thing I think she'd change is that they would still go to the capital but she would find a way to keep Jasen from going missing.

Alaric - Even though Alaric is a prince, he did not have many friends, so I think if he could change one thing about his life he would love to have a childhood friend he could truly trust and rely on, a bond he never had.

Portia - She wouldn't change anything about her life, instead I think that if Portia could change anything about the world she would make it so every stray dog and cat had a good and loving home and that all wild animals were safe.

Renn - Renn would probably change his life so that people didn't think he was a monster and should be killed just because they didn't understand his magic or his vampiric traits. He'd also probably try to save his dad from being betrayed by the nobles.

Jasen - He'd try to escape the nobles faster or to try and find a way to not get caught, though that'd be pretty difficult. I think would also have liked to have been able to afford more things his sisters wanted when they were kids.

Oriana - I don't think Oriana would change anything about her life honestly! She loves her immortal adoptive mother, has amazing forest friends, and has her magic, Oriana is pretty satisfied with her life as is I think!

(Enchanted Illusions)

Augustus - I think he'd like his Wizard Trials to not have gone so wrong - if that hadn't happened he wouldn't have been humiliated by his peers, he wouldn't have lost his studies and reputation and most importantly, he wouldn't have made the deal he has made with the Deathbringer, which he regrets.

Harriet - She'd probably want people to respect her cousin more - despite their wealth, some of the other nobles consider them "outsiders" and often make snide comments. She'd also like to make the nobleman Liam stop pursuing her romantically when she said she wasn't interested, instead of trying to court her at all costs.

Sam - Sam would like to make sure all his debts are paid so that he can finally leave the industrial hell that is Strystead and try to find a better life back at Ansburke. He'd also like to be able to afford any food he and his siblings wanted.

Evangeline - She'd want to go back in time and prevent her father from marrying Lady Ophelia. Her stepmother was a scourge in their lives throughout her childhood and a very abusive woman. Evie would like to never have met her.

Cailean - He would go back to when he was ten and stop himself from being frozen in fear when the Hemlock Society drowned his older brother - he would've liked to be able to have saved him instead of having just watched in fear from afar.

Hello :)

🌠 - What is your OC’s greatest desire and how far are they willing to go to obtain it? 

for whoever you want :D

Thank you so much for the ask @i-can-even-burn-salad!

I'll go with the cast of Supernova Initiative because I think I should talk a bit more about these characters I love!

🌠 - What is your OC’s greatest desire and how far are they willing to go to obtain it? 

Jack Tithus - Success, empowerment, and money. He is an intergalactic thief and has a very strong grudge against the Junction, their galaxy's government system, for exploiting the moon he was born in and generally not caring for those who really needed help, people like Jack and his adoptive sister Cassiopeia. Jack is willing to break the law and steal things from the government in order to gain more money and reputation, having escaped his home moon with a pirate crew. However, he will never steal from actual citizens or people who need the money, and will never kill anyone innocent, preferring to steal from powerful people. He wants to prove that he is not helpless, that he can decide his own fate. He also wants to be a good leader and do what is best for his crew.

Cassiopeia Tithus - Being able to protect, being the best/being capable, and having safety. Cassiopeia is Jack Tithus's younger adoptive sister, and had pretty much the same childhood as him, except Jack sheltered her from most of it. She is also a rebel but prefers work behind the scenes and make a difference for people in need, while also proving her worth to herself and making her brother proud. She wants to be praised and she wants her inventions/robots to work. She also wants to be safe, and for her friends to be safe - she wants to be an unbreakable shield that will always keep harm away from those she loves, and from herself. She is willing to go way past her limits, even beyond what is personally safe, to make sure it is so.

Aleks Keldora - Independence, proving he is not a "loser", being able to be anyone, being free. Aleks is a master of disguises, perfecting the art of pretending to be a person he is not and slipping by security protocols unnoticed as if he was supposed to be there in the first place. He is incredibly resourceful and fast thinking, to the point of being impulsive. This stems from a deep-seated insecurity he feels that he is a "total loser", "a nobody" or a "faker", so he sets out to never let anyone find out who he really is, believing they'd just be disappointed (he has a pretty bad case of Impostor's Syndrome) and so he makes sure that he can really be anybody at any time. He doesn't want this social mask of his to fail and is willing to put on quite a show to make sure it stays the way he planned.

Vesper Foxx - Revenge and Justice. Traumatized at the loss of the most important person in her life at the hands of a sadistic group of space raiders who conquered her planet, Vesper is willing to go to any lengths and break any rules to get her revenge against the attack whose bombs killed her mother and the mercenaries who tortured (and later killed) her older brother. Vesper is so blinded by revenge she becomes a killer and the most feared hitwoman, wiping out anyone who gets in her way. She doesn't care about right or wrong, but she has a strict moral compass and would never harm innocents no matter how angry she gets. However, her thirst for revenge has damaged her relationship with her little sister and their cousin, whom she left behind since they did not want to pursue any kind of revenge.

Pax Stellaryn - Belonging, being worthy of praise, to not be abandoned. The adoptive son of a famous war hero and a respected admiral, Pax always felt that he was lacking something, that he wasn't good enough or that he would never compare to his adoptive parents or his adoptive brother. Traumatized by having been abandoned by his biological parents, Pax wants to "prove that he is worth keeping around" - because he mistakenly believes all love is conditional when in truth his adoptive family loves him very much (though his adoptive father may be very strict or harsh at times). He will break any rules and even put himself in danger if it means he will be seen for who he really is and be worthy of his family's pride.

For the character dynamic asks, between Supporting Characters: What are their backgrounds and connections with each other? How do they contribute to the main plot? And, how do their relationships change over the course of the story?

(I like side characters ^_^)

Thank you so much for the tag, @diabolical-blue! I'll go with some of the most relevant side characters from Song of Thorns for this one!

Some small spoilers below the cut!

What are their backgrounds and connections with each other? How do they contribute to the main plot? And, how do their relationships change over the course of the story?

SONG OF THORNS

There are quite a few secondary characters in this WIP, and they range from secondary protagonists sort of characters to actually just side characters! Let's start with a few of them:

Tarrant - Tarrant is a close friend of Cyriel - one of the mercenary twins who becomes Roselyn's friend - and is overall rather important to her backstory. Tarrant is the twins' half (illegitimate) cousin and is the only family they've ever really known. He taught them how to survive on their own, abilities that allowed them to thrive and eventually be taken under the wing of a local bounty hunter. Tarrant, unfortunately, had his soul sold against his will by his parents to a cruel local mobster/warlord, Gideon Alameth, in a contract in exchange for a lot of money, and currently is looking for a way to free himself from said binding contract - he wants to be able to choose his own fate and no longer be the plaything of people much more powerful than him. He contributes to the Main Plot in two ways: 1. He has his own subplot where he is trying to free himself from his contract, and 2. He serves as a voice of reason for the reckless twins and is very knowledgeable about their lawless hometown's inner workings, making him a very valuable ally for the MCs.

Elveryn - Elveryn is a human monster hunter, the deadliest of the land. As of the start of the story, he is an antagonist, tasked by the King with hunting down and killing Renn, who is a dhampir, and bringing Renn's human associates/friends (Alaric, Roselyn, Orianna, etc) back to the capital for judgment. He is an infamously ruthless and resilient young man, whose hatred of monsters is only surpassed by his thirst for revenge and his grief for his little brother, whom he believes was murdered by vampires (and blames himself for not saving him in time, though he won't admit it). He is intelligent, fierce, and relentless, wielding a crossbow of his own creation armed with explosive silver bolts. He proves to be, over time, a truly terrifying opponent to the main cast, but there may still be redemption for him down the line. He is one of the most important side characters of this story and is a part of one of the most emotional plot twists in the book.

Aelia the Bloody - The first "successful" victim of the Sanguinex, Aelia was an innocent girl whose soul was bound to that of the eldest princess of the royal family 100 years ago (Princess Cordellia was dying from the plague that had swept through the land - which is very very important to the current plot - so the Royal family funded the studies of blood magic by human mages, dubbed Sanguinex, in search for a cure for the blood curse plague. The magic serum created was said to grant people vampiric abilities and more - and Aelia was one of the test subjects used by Prince Larkin - who is currently the ruling king of the city and the princess' younger brother - to achieve the cure, and the only successful one, the only one who survived. Aelia transformed into what is currently called a Faux Vampire or a ghoul and her now immortal soul was bound to the dying princess', granting her an extended life. Aelia was locked away in the bowels of the castle, and the princess never found out the truth about how she was cursed. 100 years later, now, Aelia has grown into a young adult - vampires like her age very, very slowly - and has been driven slightly unhinged by her transformation and imprisonment, though she yearns for freedom and revenge and wants to be reunited with her family (who are all long since dead, unfortunately). Aelia is the first person to ever be artificially turned into a living, or unliving, vampire, and is tied to the origin of the Sanguinex Arts currently wielded by the Royal regime. She befriends the main cast after they discover her existence, the first friends she made in a whole century, and proves a valuable, if unstable and murderous, ally.

Lady Elenah - She is Prince Alaric's stepmother and essentially the person who truly raised him, being a true mother to him. She is a very much motherly woman, and also has a fiery, loving temper that imposes respect in those around her. She cares for Alaric own as her own. She is instrumental to the MCs discovering some of the intrigues from the royal court and being a very much no-nonsense, determined woman, she is also important in other aspects of the story and is a very active character in the plot! She is also willing to manipulate others and lie through her teeth to get what she wants and keep her son safe, but would never hurt a fly if she had the choice.

Jasen Lethia - He is more of a secondary protagonist or at least very important character. Jasen is the older brother of Roselyn Lethia and him being kidnapping is the inciting incident that sets the story in motion. Since he spends most of the earlier acts of the book, until mid-act 2/3 actually missing from the story due to him being held captive by the nobles, before he is found and becomes an active part of the plot, he can be considered a side character during those acts in the book. I can't go into too much detail about him without essentially spoiling a lot of important plot points, but know that he is important to the story and is also a great older brother to Roselyn and Portia!

Writing Share Tag!

Thanks for the tag @willtheweaver (here), @diabolical-blue (here), @tabswrites (here), and @rickie-the-storyteller (here)!

Rules: Share some writing!

I'll share a snippet from Song of Thorns for this one! Backstory scene yay!!!!!

[...] The young man walked down the vine-covered steps of the manor, his posture as immaculate as his attire, long jet-black hair styled into a polished braid.

At the bottom of the staircase, an intricate obsidian carriage stood at the wait. A small hand tugged at the hem of his robe, then five-year-old Renn standing right behind him, "Papa?"

He smiled fondly, turning around to face his son, "Yes, darling?"

Renn pouted, still holding onto the hem anxiously "I... I don't think we should go. I have a bad feeling."

Kyrie sighed, gently releasing his son's vice grip from his delicate robes and kneeling before Renn, speaking calmly "Nothing's wrong, little bat. It's just a diplomatic visit - human lands are no more dangerous than hours, my dear."

The child frowned again, hugging his stuffed wolf plushie tightly. "But Momma said Grandpa hates you! Last time we visited her, she said she feared he was planning something bad." Renn's voice was high-pitched, nervous "I think he is evil."

Kyrie's expression softened, understanding his son's concerns - which, given their strained relations with the human side of the boy's lineage, were more than valid. The young man sighed, humming in agreement.

"Well, your grandfather is a prejudiced, cruel man, but he is not stupid. He wouldn't dare do anything to an Ambassador of the Fey Courts." At least I hope so, he paused, refraining from voicing the thought, before confidently resuming "I have diplomatic immunity, whether he likes it or not, and you're my son, no harm will come to you." He gave the boy a reassuring smile, placing his hands on Renn's shoulders "Do you trust me?"

Renn nodded steadily, "Yes."

"Then you know we'll be okay. I'll ask your mother to give you those delightful sweets you like when we get there, how about that?" Kyrie offered, hoping to change the subject.

The boy perked up at the idea, beaming a bright smile. "Yes, I'd love that!" As Renn answered, Kyrie noted the tiny fangs peeking from his son's smile - they'd grown in rather later than he'd expected for a vampiric child, but were still adorable, nonetheless.

"Come on, let's not waste moonlight." Kyrie picked Renn up in his arms and smiled back at him. He patiently walked down the remainder of the staircase, until he was standing by the carriage.

With the door open, he placed Renn on the antique silken seat, wrapping him in a blanket. He sat down beside him, but before closing the door, he leaned outwards, addressing the coachman "To Vellforst, my good sir. Do be swift, I intend for us to be back home next week at the latest."

The coachman nodded politely, and Kyrie closed the door. Soon, the carriage began to move, rolling down the moonlit forest road. Renn leaned on the window, curious despite the familiar sight. In a few hours, their surroundings would be replaced by the sunny glades and villages of the human lands - it wasn't a new journey for them. However, Kyrie couldn't help but ponder, with a healthy amount of concern for their safety, if there was more to his son's fears than just childish worry - and consider that maybe, just maybe, this trip was a bad idea after all. [...]"

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