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Happy WBW! 💜💌 What does the ideal (or stereotypical, or both if they're different) marriage/partnership look like in any of the cultures present in the world of your WIP? Is it about a powerful union of equals? Is it about chemistry and happiness? Is the end goal to produce kids? How does gender impact this, if at all? etc.! :) - @liv-is
Happy WBW Wednesday! Thank you for the Ask, @girlfriend-champion!
What does the ideal (or stereotypical, or both if they're different) marriage/partnership look like in any of the cultures present in the world of your WIP?
Well, this varies, a lot. So I'll try to explain this in a summarized way to the best of my abilities. Since it depends on the region - and varies according to the kingdoms within the region, let's start there:
In the Free Realms:
The marriage of a commoner (that is, anyone outside of a noble House or royal family), would typically be about finding the one you love and spending the rest of your life together. However, there are still exceptions, and even commoner families may marry off one of their kids when they come of age to a more powerful/richer/secure family if they are in an unstable situation. The ability to have kids may be expected (of both people involved) - especially in more strict kingdoms such as Kestrall or Ergyre - but it is not an obligation (when it comes to commoner marriages) nor the reason people marry.
When it comes to noble (or even more strict, royal) marriages:
Some nobles can marry for love - be it another noble of equal rank or even someone from a lower-ranking house (marriage between nobles and commoners is uncommon but not impossible) - there is usually the pressure of upkeeping the status and strength of the House, so they may either be forced into an arranged marriage or choose to marry someone for political reasons. The reputation of the person a noble can choose to marry is also of high importance and must be unblemished. Having healthy children is encouraged, and oftentimes a marriage can be broken off by the nobles' parents if the marriage fails to result in a healthy heir.
For an example of arranged noble marriages in The Last Wrath: young Lord Maeryn Renfelli - Innara's father - was pushed from loveless marriage to loveless marriage (by orders of the other members of his House) so that he could have "a worthy heir". (Secretly, the "failure" of his marriages was a scheme of his uncle - who wanted to prove the young prince as "incapable of holding on to a marriage and having an heir", so that he could be king instead). His first marriage that worked out was to a lower-ranking noblewoman named Evalinne, which was the one he really loved and married in secret (without waiting for the approval of the Council of Houses because he was tired of being controlled). They had their first child, Innara, which was his pride and joy - and whom he considered the heir to his throne, but the council still saw her as a bastard (even though, according to the Old Laws, the marriage was properly officiated). Evalline died tragically later on (evil uncle once again in action), and Maeryn - now broken-hearted and enraged - refused to ever be wed to someone else again.
The "Stereotypical/Ideal Marriage in The Free Realms" (the marriage people dream of having in Agrannor, even if they can't): A happy, flourishing marriage between two equals who love each other deeply, with healthy children, but not too many.
As for gender: it doesn't have much of an effect - unless it is one with the intent of having biological children (usually those are arranged). Same-Sex/Same-Gender marriages are common and openly accepted in the Free Realms (even between nobles).
Marriages between humans and non-human people (elves, fae, merfolk, etc) are legal - in most kingdoms with some exceptions - and usually accepted, though there is still some degree of societal prejudice around couples like this.
Children born out of wedlock are accepted in some kingdoms, but others still see them as only bastards. (There rarely are social consequences for mothering/fathering a child out of wedlock unless the individual is a noble in an arranged marriage for political alliance.)
In the Morosyn Empire:
The politics of marriage in the Morosyn Empire are similar to that of the Free Realms, and at the same time, not. While, when it comes to commoner and free citizen marriages in general, it is still about love and happiness, there are some core cultural differences.
They are far more strict about the expected behavior of those involved in the relationship, and there is far less social mobility when compared to the Free Realms. Marriage rites and ceremonies are also of high importance and must be followed through.
Marriages between nobles and commoners are heavily frowned upon, and marriage between humans and non-human people is illegal and will be treated as such (execution is the most common end for these couples if they are caught in the Morosyn Empire). Another marriage that is illegal only in the Morosyn Empire is the marriage between a free citizen of the empire (someone who was born and raised in the empire and has all the rights a citizen should have) and a courtesan (who usually is a prisoner of war and has no civil rights in the Imperial lands).
Arranged marriages are very common in the Morosyn Empire, and are an openly used tool between noble houses and royal families to gain political advantage, be it by annexing a conquered kingdom or brokering an alliance with a powerful one. The Emperor has the power to arrange marriages between the nobles under his rule, to create a political scenario that best suits him.
Gender does not impact marriage in the Morosyn Empire, as long as they're both non-magically talented humans. Same-sex marriages (even between nobles in an arranged marriage) is completely legal and allowed.
Having healthy children is also important to the Morosyn Empire, very important, as much as it is in some arranged marriages in the Free Realms. But what is even more important to the Morosyn Empire is the policy towards children born out of wedlock. In the Morosyn Empire, children born out of wedlock (be it on an affair or between two unmarried people) are heavily frowned upon and can have some consequences (such as the lost of political status or even the loss of money, belongings, etc), even if they are commoner. And the child will forever be considered a bastard and outcast.
The "Stereotypical/Ideal Marriage in the Morosyn Empire: (the marriage people dream of having in Agrannor, even if they can't): A powerful union of equals, with respect and happiness that will lead to the thriving future of the family while respecting the orders of the Empire.
Small Excerpt From The Last Wrath:
"[...] Tanwin took a dangerous step closer, Darian fought the urge that told every muscle in his body to jump back at the stone-cold look on his friend’s face, despite knowing they would never hurt one another.
“Hope is a lie.” The elf hissed, tilting his head as he stared down the alchemist, gesturing around him accusatorily “Fed to us by those who want to keep us weak, who want us to believe in fantasies instead of the truth. And the truth.” His face grew somber “Is that, in this world, only those strongest, those of us willing to do what others are too cowardly to do, are the ones who might have the slightest chance of surviving."
"We both know that's not entirely true, Tanwin. I know you don't - " Darian began, trying to convince his friend, but the young elf only scoffed, sharply interrupting him and moving to walk away.
"Well, people change, Darian. And I think it's time you did too." Tanwin said, pausing for a moment, voice becoming - ever so slightly - softer, a glimpse of the person he used to be, though holding a warning edge "Grow up. Before you get hurt - because if you don't, it will be too late." [...]
Heads Up Seven Up
I was tagged by @oh-no-another-idea, here! Thank you so much for the tag!
This one is a slightly smaller snippet from a Rewrite of a climactic confrontation that takes place in Act 2 of my WIP Tales of Wilted Flowers.
“So you kept it a secret.” Lorelai crossed her arms over her chest, brows furrowed as she scrambled after Xarian, who had stormed off anxiously into the woods. Xarian doesn’t look over his shoulders, which tensed up as he walked faster, hands fidgeting his sides. His usually soft voice was now bitter and sharp as he answered with a quick, “Yes. I didn’t think it would matter.”
Tagging - @the-mindless, @writernopal, @crowandmoonwriting, @meerawrites, @unstablewifiaccess, @sm-writes-chaos, @steh-lar-uh-nuhs, @aziz-reads @sam-glade and @rickie-the-storyteller
Alone, bound and pain for the OC(s) of your choice?
~ @tabswrites
(The OC Ask Game)
Thank you for the Ask, @tabswrites!
✨Spoilers for Realms of Loss and Enchanted Illusions Below the Cut✨
Alone: (OC - Adaria Vytris, WIP Realms of Loss)
How does your OC deal with loneliness?
This is a perfect question for my OC, Adaria Vytris, from Realms of Loss, whose worst fear is, coincidentally, ending up completely alone.
As such, she does not deal very well with loneliness, and despite being an awkward introvert with the social skills of a little gremlin, she still 100% prefers to be around other people - even if they're just close by and she's the weird one lurking on the edge of the room. When she's completely alone, Adaria usually keeps herself busy in some way, anything to avoid feeling that empty void of loneliness that creeps up in the back of her mind when she's not busy protecting other people or just talking.
Have they ever been completely alone before?
Yes, Adaria has been completely alone before, a few years before the main story, when she ended up separated from all her older siblings because of the ongoing wars of the continent and thought they were all dead. It was really traumatic for her and is by far the worst time of her entire life.
How do they act when there's no one around to see them?
Very nervous. Usually, she has a very aggressive/blunt persona when she's around people, as she takes up a "protector" role in her friendship group and mimics her older brother's jaded challenging behavior towards all authority figures because it's all she's known (and because their kingdom literally lives in a very oppressive absolutist/theocratic monarchy-style government, so it's obvious she resents following rules).
She rarely ever shows the more vulnerable side of her personality to others, because she finds solace in being the shield that keeps them safe. When that role is taken from her for some reason and she's left completely alone, especially if against her will, her anxieties creep up on the back of her mind and she starts to question her worth - because she fears not being able to make it in the world by herself. She's at her most vulnerable when she's alone, much different from her assertive self she takes up in the company of others.
Bound: (OC - Julia Kyllians, WIP Enchanted Illusions)
Has your OC ever been imprisoned or captured? What happened?
At the beginning of the book, it is implied that Julia's just been released from jail, having been wrongfully imprisoned two years before due to lies spread by her young father's corrupt employer as a way to silence her - after she found out the millionaire wanted to illegally prolong her father's contract. This is the inciting incident for her character arc, which leads her to join Thaddeus Lockhill's revolutionary movement in hopes of clearing her name and breaking that contract.
How did they get out?
It is unclear at the start of the book whether she was actually released, bailed out (which is highly unlikely), or if she broke out of prison (whether by herself or with some help).
Did the experience leave any scars?
Mostly emotional ones - which lead to a deep desire for justice and the tiniest bit of wishing for revenge.
Pain: (OC - Teivel, WIP Realms of Loss)
What's the worst pain your OC has ever felt?
Teivel is a young Izuhyn being held prisoner of war in the Fortress of Avillore. Aside from the emotional pain and trauma of being forcibly locked in a filthy, freezing dungeon in an unknown, enemy country, after being ripped from everyone and everything he knew and loved, while having his magic constantly suppressed, he's also spent the past years before the main story of the book (before being freed by Lucian Dhaeras) being experimented on by Avillorian alchemists and interrogated for information about his people. Which, in a medieval-ish world without a great grasp of human rights - especially when it comes to someone dubbed "the enemy" - can only mean horrifyingly painful things. He's been through pretty much every torture that would cause him pain but not kill him.
Do they have a high pain tolerance?
After everything he's been put through, it's safe to say that he kind of has to have developed a high pain tolerance, or he would've gone utterly batshit insane by now.
Fantasy readers, what are your thoughts on a book, where there is a prophecy about the main character, (something like their course of action will determine winning or losing against the the antagonist). BUT, the prophecy wasn't about the mc. Everyone had misunderstood because mc had characteristics that resembled those of the boy/girl of prophecy, even the antagonist had misunderstood. The boy/girl sets out on his/her journey, dedicating their life fight against evil, only to find that he/she was not in fact the chosen one.
Kind of like Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom, but Harry was never the boy of prophecy, Neville was and everyone had misunderstood including Neville, Harry and the Dark lord.
What do you think about it?
Writeblr Intro
Hello! I'm Anya. She/her, English major, queer WOC. I'm not new to tumblr but this account sure is! I've lurked on writeblr (and general tumblr) for a bit and my original account went from a budding writeblr to a general account so I'm here to try again, lol. I'd love to make some writing friends, so if you're interested I'd be happy to hear it!
I predominantly write fantasy, though I like to dabble in a bit of everything because I don't understand restraint lmao. You'll never see me write realistic fiction though. I'm simply incapable. All of my writing must have some level of magic/supernatural elements in it, or it's not mine! I've been trying to get back into reading and writing more consistently, and actually WRITING instead of just thinking about writing or obsessively outlining and planning.
I tend to bounce around on WIPs so I have way too many. But my main focus at the moment is Traveling Bards (working title), a portal fantasy/isekai comedy about three sisters causing chaos in a fantasy medieval kingdom. I'll be posting a dedicated intro post to that and other WIPs soon so please follow or just check in on my blog if you're interested!
Would love to have some fellow writing buddies, whether that's for motivation, sharing advice, critiques, or just commiserating together!
Crown of Blood (unofficial title)
WIP Intro
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Suspense, Political Intrigue
POV: First person
Warnings: Blood, violence, death
Setting: Pseudo-Medieval European and Japanese fusion fantasy kingdom
Summary: Kairi never considered what would happen when she died. She always figured she’d find out when the time came. She never realized that time would come so soon. After a freak car accident, she wakes up not only in a life not her own, but in one that is all too familiar.
She finds herself in the world of the last book she read as none other than the main antagonist, the dreaded Princess Adrasteia. Now, Kairi must scramble to not only survive a new and dangerous life filled with more enemies than allies, but to change the course of her own ending. But nothing-and no one- are as they originally appeared, especially compared to what Kairi remembers from the novel. And as for Adrasteia… it seems she isn’t as “gone” as Kairi might have thought.
(Pictures aren't mine)
I randomly decided to make a more condensed version of my WIP/story list.
Though, here's another list of stories I'm not really working on atm 🍊 Idea list 🍊 and here's 🍊 my writeblr intro 🍊
This one is just a more condensed list in case the others are a little too much to read through.
Finished with more than 30k
Devine Intervention: The Demonic Repentance (63k).
All the Screams (61k).
Same Breeds (40k).
normalities (36k).
Finished with less than 30k
Before the Reignfall (27k).
Secrets of a Teenage Man (22k)
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Strange Beginnings (22k).
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Crimson Soul (19k).
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Interpose of Idiocy (30k Ik this is thirty, but this is a series.)
A Fourth Dimension Reality: Untitled 4th book (23k).
Unfinished with more than 30k
The State of Quandary (62k).
The Makings of a Love Story (46k).
Unfinished with less than 30k
Kingdom of Bumalia (29k).
Orange Perfect (21k).
Before the Love Story (15k).
One of Malovence (13k).
The Promiscuous Journey of a Virgin (10k).
Manifested Malovence (6k).
Devine Intervention: Sirin's call (6k).
Reblogging to add a story to the Unfinished with more than 30k
Tales That Were Lived (70k)
At this rate I'm gonna actually finish this story (let's hope I didn't jinx myself 😀) and I really like this story. I'll share more about it once it's finalized more 👋
I randomly decided to make a more condensed version of my WIP/story list.
Though, here's another list of stories I'm not really working on atm 🍊 Idea list 🍊 and here's 🍊 my writeblr intro 🍊
This one is just a more condensed list in case the others are a little too much to read through.
Finished with more than 30k
Devine Intervention: The Demonic Repentance (63k).
All the Screams (61k).
Same Breeds (40k).
normalities (36k).
Finished with less than 30k
Before the Reignfall (27k).
Secrets of a Teenage Man (22k)
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Strange Beginnings (22k).
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Crimson Soul (19k).
A Fourth Dimension Reality: The Interpose of Idiocy (30k Ik this is thirty, but this is a series.)
A Fourth Dimension Reality: Untitled 4th book (23k).
Unfinished with more than 30k
The State of Quandary (62k).
The Makings of a Love Story (46k).
Unfinished with less than 30k
Kingdom of Bumalia (29k).
Orange Perfect (21k).
Before the Love Story (15k).
One of Malovence (13k).
The Promiscuous Journey of a Virgin (10k).
Manifested Malovence (6k).
Devine Intervention: Sirin's call (6k).
Omg, I got a super cool idea.
Flashes of a life they never lived, awakened within them. At the moon's pale glow and it's reflection on the three in it's cold light, they each realized their fight went deeper than just this life's disputes.
Vusha, the previous owner of this curse, ended up with Cassie thousands of years ago. Now, I guess you feel like you're suppose to win.
Of course, that wolf blood is no match for my Tsuki blood now. I learned from the mistakes deep in my ancestry and now I'll win this time.
And again the prize is me. Well, I have no intention of allowing just anyone to work with me. The hero or the villain? Who would I want to win? The one who will work the best with me.
So, while I try not to let my thoughts get to me as usual. I wanted to share this idea I was realy excited about!
Randomly, I thought of this old idea I had where a man who was "cursed" to transform into a wolf and a woman who's the only one who can tame him. This thing was dead officially.
Then this happened at the beginning of the month:
This is part of what I wrote that day.
Thus The Moon, Rabbit, and The Wolf was reborn 🕺
From there I started writing a story that I foolishly said would only be 6k words max. It's at 10k and I'm not even a little bit done with it 😷
So then the other day I wanted to see what "Shuichi' looked like.
Btw, his name got changed to Tsumi to match a theme in the story of him being a Mood God
I really enjoyed making this concept since I find him really adorable.
Backstory time: the top image is him before he "awakens" as his previous self/The Moon God. He's mischievous and a little impulsive. In general, he falls victim to his emotions too easily.
He's one part of this trio so if I ever get around to drawing the Wolf and the Rabbit I'll share them too 😄
Thanks for reading~🍂
WIP List game
Thanks to @cypriathus for tagging me!
Honestly, my WIP list is a little too long so if I put all of them, I'd be putting my entire follower list and run out before I'm even a little bit done 🗿. Though I always wanna talk about my stories, but I get in my head saying "no one cares" so if I get an ask it'll make me feel less like that :)
RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
I'll just put the ones I'm currently working on:
Kingdom of Bumalia
The Demonic Repentance
The Makings of a Love Story
Tales That Were Lived
Dark Moon
The Moon, Rabbit, and Wolf
Secrets of a Teenage Man
A Fourth Dimension Reality
Same Breeds (temp title)
One of Malevolence
I have all my stories occupying space in my brain at all times so ask away~
As usual, with my tags, there's no need to participate, no pressure. Just do it if you want and have fun 🍂
@kitsuimiko @xlciaz @jgmartin @tzipor-feather-blog @lyutenw @snarkelf @vinylandvalium @risingshards @reysfictionalworlds @arijensineink.
Snippet Saturday
from Kingdom of Bumalia
"...you and I share a different relationship. You have given me a job that… I want to fulfill as best as I can; however, that entails working closely with you and being sure anything you do doesn’t affect what I have to do.” She paused. “Think of it this way, it’s true people my age don’t view you as a major authority, we see you as someone we can relate to and with that comes a level of dismissal.”
Leigh looked off. “So my words will never hold against you? That seems to be true for everyone around me; if not this, then it’s my age and if not my age, it’s my standing.”
Cassie’s shoulders slumped. “I don’t want to be rude, but can I say something?”
“Go ahead.”
“You keep up such a bright smile, but have feelings like this. I think it’s completely fine that you’re sometimes upset or hurt by the words of others. I feel you should embrace those feelings and grow from them, because that hurt you’re feeling is a part of who you are.”
He looked back at her. “What do you mean?”
“I’ve heard tales of you being bested in battle or screamed at for an inability to work and yet in those moments your smile never wavered. This shows those problems don’t phase you, but these do. Working to remedy these problems should be at the forefront. Above all else, you should think, how am I going to make myself feel better?”
Leigh’s eyes watched her face intently, so much so that Cassie had to avoid his gaze. She reached to adjust her book below her and when she looked back up Leigh was sitting upright again.
“How do you have such wise words?”
“Because I have lived my life instilled with fear from an early age. My nature dictates I am very fearful of anything that comes my way and instead of allowing it to control me, I found a way to cope with it. Writing, reading, drawing and painting; anything expressive has helped me to mitigate my feelings and develop a fondness for what I do now.”
Leigh then looked to the top of her head. “I always forget what you are because you hide your bunny ears. However, maybe that bias should be avoided and I should learn this look of yours.”
Snippit Saturday [3]
From: Tales That Were Lived
Looking out, Cassie saw Tachi making his way through the dancers and over to where she was. No one else was even in this area so it only made sense to assume he must have been coming over to see her.
Quana was raging inside of Cassie at the bullying her human half faced and this feeling was only met with Cassie’s own emotions as she stared Lia in the face.
“You better tell him you’re not interested and that someone else wants to talk to him, okay?”
Cassie kept her mouth shut, but once her arm was let go, Lia and her friends quickly walked off away from the area. Cassie didn’t even sit back down.
“The hell is their problem?”
“Quana… relax, okay?”
“Relax? How do you expect me to do that?”
Tachi made his way over with a smile on his face.
“Because we’re leaving.”
His smile slightly faded. “Oh, you are? Well, can I at least walk you out?”
“Why?” She asked.
“Just because I don’t feel right leaving you. I tried to find you earlier, but I’m okay just walking you out.”
Cassie shook her head. “No, that’s okay.”
“You sure?”
“I’m sure…” Her voice trailed, but she remained looking at Tachi.
Cassie felt her heart beating rapidly again. She wasn't upset she was being bullied, she was upset that the entire night people had been giving her attention for reasons she disliked. One for being dressed up and two because of jealousy.
Was she so irrelevant on her own…? Her only means of respect was on the arm of a boy or in the eyes of suitors. She did have her own strength and Tachi or her clothes weren’t the gauge of what she could and couldn't do.
The girls had awakened something deep within Cassie and she felt as if she needed to prove herself now.
So, her mind was made up.
"Cassie? You're really warm." Quana now had a quiver in her voice.
Cassie didn't respond. She took Tachi’s hand and pulled him over to a more crowded area. The small clearing on the dance floor made them more visible to anyone who happened to be looking their way.
"Hey, what are you-"
Cassie wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down. There was only a split second where Tachi couldn't tell what was happening, but the second he felt her lips on his, the rest moved as suited. He was only shocked for a second, as this didn’t feel like the Cassie he was so used to. As they kissed, it didn’t occur to him that that this was the shy girl who barely made eye contact with him. This felt like any other kiss he had and he was eager for more.
Despite the teachers watching out for this exact thing, they—alongside the others making out—were left to do what they wanted. Being vastly different heights, Tachi was leaning down quite a bit to reach Cassie, her own body stretched to ease the difference; but at some point, Tachi pulled Cassie upward a bit, her delicate flats almost lifting off the ground.
Cassie's own hands moved through his hair, making the intentionally messy look he came with more mangled. Tachi's hands were more experienced and brought her body closer to his, but the moment she felt him against her, she pulled away; leaving him wanting more.
This wasn’t the dream moment her memories would hold onto, no, this was a testament to her ability to do what she knew she always could. When the realization hit her that she was actually kissing, Tachi she started to move away.
“I'm going home,” she said, her lips barely ghosting his.
Tachi’s eyes opened, breaking the moment, but Cassie slipped out of his grasp before he could stop her.
“Hey, wait.” Tachi’s shoulders were grabbed. He was pulled back by a few members of the baseball team.
"Dude, is this your way of saying she's yours?"
"You never do anything like that at school!"
"That shy girl's a freak!"
Despite being clamored, he was able to get out of the group, run out of the room and into the hallway looking for Cassie. Knowing he probably wasn't going to find her, he tried to feel around for Quana and found where they were headed.
With fast steps, he jogged over to the back of the school. He was just able to catch Cassie before she exited through the back entrance.
"Cassie!" He yelled, which made her stop.
Right as he was about to get closer, it was like a wall appeared in front of him and he could no longer move.
Cassie let out a small sigh. "I told you I'm going home, just stay here and have fun."
Tachi couldn’t understand why he couldn’t move, but it was like his body and mind were fighting against one another and he remained standing there while Cassie continued to walk out of the school...
It's confirmed, I can only draw decently when I'm pissed off.
For no reason at all, this is exactly how I wanted to draw this monster and I couldn't draw it for shit until now.
But, if anyone's curious who this is, this is a monster from my story Tales That Were Lived and his name is Jubell.
He's a leaf monster that attacks people who don't play in his pile of leaves. (Maybe I'll have an extra snipit of this guy)
I really like how it came out ☺
I just remembered something I wanted to do.
Essentially, I grew up reading and watching yaoi (and also self-identify as a fujoshi) and it's always been a dream of mine to have a queer show go on for as long as something like Naruto or SpongeBob. You know, just longer than three seasons as is typical with shows that have queer main characters.
So, I'll share some of the stories of mine that either have MCs that are gay, have queer characters, or have a plot related around something LGBT.
Also, I wanna use this as a way to detail special cases in my stories as well.
! I am but a simple ally. So if something I say is wrong or there's a better way to phrase it, please kindly let me know. I truly mean no offense by anything here !
Stories with gay MCs
Tales That Were Told (Not written)
So, this is a story that's pretty much done but I haven't written one bit of it aside from a random scene I had to get out of my head. But, originally, this was just a story where two highschool kids were dealing with highschool shit. A slice of life story with two cuties. Then, it got turned into this new story (Tales That Were Told) that is a sequel to another story I'm still currently writing (Tales That Were Lived). It's hard to summarize, but essentially the main story is an adventure dealing with three characters and a fantasy world where they're all coming to terms with finding themselves and learning to love who they are despite where they may come from. In Tales Told, I intend for this story to have like relationship shit, but the relationship is two men *gasp*. It's not gonna be some weirdly specific thing; no, they're just two kids who have a crush on each other while other shit in the world is going on. Revolutionary concept I know.
Unnamed erotica (unedited, 40k wc with a planned sequel at 10k currently)
it has a name, but I don't really like it :(
I was a little iffy about writing this one at first because I'm the type of person who's extremely tired of queer media just being softcore porn. I just want a good story and the characters happen to be gay. But, I also know it's important to write stories like these as well to show all the different sides and to show people that there's not much different about anyone who happens to be lgbt. In this story, my MC Kit is a famous voice actor (like Johnny Young Bosch) and is a total asshole that everyone is scared shitless of. His soon to be boyfriend is a lovestruck puppy boy childhood friend who is desperate to be with him. He's so sweet it's almost sickening! They deal with normal relationship issues, societal problems, workplace harassment, as well as their own personal issues and some of their issues are even from each other. scandalous. Kit as the MC has a million and one issues within himself (including some from his family), but his loverboy is right there to help him! Also, here's another summary I wrote for this on my website that better explains the origin of the story.
Stories with queer characters
Orange Perfect (unfinished at 21k)
This is had a few mentions of queerness in it. A quick summary: this is a coming-of-age story where three kids (Cassie, Lucius, and Shay) are forced to become friends after all getting targeted by a gang. The MC named Shay is discovering himself. He doesn't know if he's gay, bi, non-binary, gender non-conforming, etc... and is conflicted about his various feelings as he wishes he had a simpler answer for how he feels. Another important character is a trans man (Gabe) who acts as a physical representation of Cassie's own realization of who she wants to be. It's tough for her to live as herself, so Gabe eventually reveals to her that he is a trans man. That his struggles to realize who he really was changed once he accepted himself. As well, he wants her to be different from himself as he's still living partially in the dark since very few people know he's trans.
Any story that has one character named Ren in it (too many to count)
Ren is my MCs twin brother (whenever I want her to have a twin brother) and he is always in a relationship with another character named Mari who I originally made as a trap (I was like twelve). Now a days, Mari is just best described as a twink, but I like his name too much to change it. So that part of the "trap" still exists. Ren is full on gay and screams it from the rooftops as he expresses his interest in men quite often. He's not a flamboyant gay, but he will openly tell people he has no romantic or sexual interest in women and isn't shy to kiss his boyfriend in public. Oh and bonus that women often like him and he has a ton of female friends.
The Entire Fourth Dimension Reality series (total wc of ~100k)
Aside from this story being one long shit post I thoroughly loved making. One of the secondary main characters is suppose to be pansexual. Why this is, is because she only interacts with the other three main characters because she finds them cute (one girl and two guys). Now, she's actually pan for a reason. It's mainly due to her family that made her desire to be loved by everyone around her. This manifested into her just liking anything that would show her affection. (dw Mandy, I love you💗) One of the villains I made to be feminine presenting because he was really pretty in my head when I first developed him. He was going to be genderless, but I decided to make him more feminine and most of that is just with his appearance, but he is defined as a man and acts as so, he just happens to have traditional female attire and mannerisms :)
All The Screams (unedited at 61k)
So, the main point of this story is about Cassie who ends up finding out that she's cursed, but she only does so after going on a mission to escort the prince of her kingdom to his lover. This mission is kept secret and why lies in who this lover is. It's a prince from another Kingdom. Kyo, the prince of Cassie's kingdom, is a little selfish brat who wants what he wants. He fell in love with another kingdom's prince and immediately chose him over his kingdom. With the other prince, his parents are actually gay as well and I made this story around the time I was heavily into yaoi and BL so that may have been an influence as to why tons of characters in this story are gay or why there's major plot points relating to it.
Characters that are iffy/I didn't plan to be queer
The State of Quandary (unfinished with ~60k)/ Before the Reignfall (finished with 45k)
Technically this involves two characters. One of the MCs (Fang) and the MCs friend (Dani) are in the same boat. Originally, Dani was suppose to have a crush on the other MC (Cassie), and that was suppose to explain why Dani even interacts with her in the first place and why they have such a close friendship. However, it felt queerbaity and I felt gross having that as a plot point when it's so obvious Cassie will never even get close to having romantic feelings for Dani. Then, I thought to have Dani be a lesbian because she has trauma with men and dislikes most, if not all, grown men in the world. Fang was the remedy with that as I thought to make them be in a relationship as Fang would be the first guy she ever met who isn't a total loser. However, Fang was originally going to be involved in a love triangle before I realized there's a bit to many conflicts in the story and got rid of it. So, I ended up in a gray area where Fang also doesn't show any interest in women (the result of the love triangle being removed) So, this was my fix. People can either think Fang and Dani are cute together and he manages to break through her trauma, people can think they're both gay and just show no romantic interest in the opposite sex, or their romantic feelings for anyone just isn't important to the story whatsoever. And tbh, I don't mind any one of those options. It's cool when there's different ways to interpret character relationships and it won't lead to fans fighting each other if even I don't really know what it is.
Tales That Were Told (Unfinished at ~90k words)
This villain is a doozy. Their name is Gage and when I first made this character, I pretty much was going to make a woman. However, when I started writing the story, she turned into a he and not even in a way like I intended to change the gender, but even now whenever I write Gage, they're a he. When I think of Gage, they're a she. I don't know what that's about, but even my mental image of Gage is that of both a woman and a man. (If anything, they're comparable to Leo from Tekken). So, to fix this in my head, out loud I refer to Gage as a he. I think of Gage as a she. In the story, the narrator doesn't use any pronoun and characters have conflicting usage as most characters refer to Gage as a he, but there are some who see Gage as a she or simply they/them. Oh, and no, just because Gage might be non-binary, that's not why they're evil. It's not even a plot point in the story. No vilifying personality traits over here lol
Unfinished/unplotted stories with queer plotlines
Unnamed romance (Pink and Brown)
I showcased a snipit of this story (also thanks for everyone who liked it 💕), but there's more to it than what I shared. Back when I actually had a friend, I used to tell him about ideas I had, then he would pretty much allow me to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I told him I wanted to make a story with these two girls I made in a picrew because they were so adorable and they ended up as a couple. I couldn't think of a name so they were named Pink and Brown based on their hair colors. I also couldn't think of the official story I wanted them to have. So, I simply came up with two of them. The first story is a slice of life where Brown and Pink are both in college (for IT and Art respectively) and Brown has a huge crush on two girls--one she knows through mutual friends and another being the artists of a webcomic she really loves. (I'm sure this isn't obvious at all). So, one day, Brown gets a call from Pink and she's really stressed out about something. Eventually, she explains she called her since an IT major could help her with someone hacking one of her social media accounts. Brown agrees and when she finds out what the account is, she's shocked to see that Pink is the artist of the webcomic she's been reading for years. I don't even have a damn conflict in this story so it is dead in the water. I'm sure I'll get some idea for it, but knowing me that'll be years from now, unfortunately. Oh, and the snipit I shared is suppose to be the comic Pink is drawing acted as an AU of the original story (if that makes any fucking sense)
Unnamed romance (Idol x non-idol)
This one feels like a fever dream because I don't even remember why I came up with it. Anyways, this is suppose to be a slight extension of the erotica. This is another famous person who ends up falling for an accountant after a random encounter he had with him after a concert. The accountant doesn't want to be involved with this celeb for several reasons, but mainly because he's known to sleep around. The celeb is determined and pretty much forces them to have a relationship by hiring him as his new money manager. He pretty much gets him fired from his old job and... that's all I thought of. It's suppose to end up being really cute as the celeb eventually reveals the kind of person he really is, but what that is, I'm not really sure.
Random Tangent
Now that I'm writing this, it does make me think about an abandoned story I wrote where a failing manager falls in love with a client who essentially saves him from losing his career. The erotica and it's extension are already related, and this other unnamed story (I'll call it The Client for now) had a connection as well. Real quick, all these stories are connected to Orange Perfect through Cassie and other relationships. Without giving away major spoilers (just in case) Cassie ends up as someone very influential in the media world by the end. As a college age girl, she's meeting with the Celeb and the Accountant; and, at some point in her journey, she meets and works with the Manager in The Client. Kit knows a ton of people in the industry and knows the Celeb, the Manager, and Cassie who he has a business relationship with. So, it's easy for me to add Pink. Pink could eventually be offered a contract to a major publication, and cross paths with Cassie through some means. There's even a chance for Kit to voice any character in her webcomic, the celeb to make music for it, and even the manager could help her somehow. Sometimes I get really good ideas for things that just are not possible. I would love to have these five stories apart of a collection in this "reality" I made up for them. Ugh. It sucks to not have this as my actual job. Anyways, I thought it would be kind of cool to have all these stories be related.
That might not be everyone, but I often use queer elements in my story so, who knows, maybe I'll update this in the future with more!
But, thanks for reading if you did~🍂
Here's something else. Sorry if this is a little confusing, but the creature that I drew before isn't related to this planet at all.
I don't have a name for this because that is the one thing I suck at when it comes to worldbuilding.
But, this is the setting for a new story I'm writing!
I'll probably share more on it with another post I'm making, so look forward to it if you're interested.
But I wanted to detail some things about this planet, so let's begin 😁
Basic concepts
So, I wanted to do something that wasn't the typical fantasy Huge Ass Grass Field™ so I sat and came up with a really annoying concept that hurt my brain when I first made it.
That was essentially this:
Hell as the Ice world
The Ice World as a hot area
The Jungle as a desert
And lastly the desert as a jungle
From there, I came up with this concept that the planet is split into two halves. Two surface halves and two core halves. Inhabitants of each area have their own unique characteristics and usually don't intermingle. Kind of like states, counties, regions, or provinces. I decided to call them regions for reference.
Students (which aren't kids) of these regions eventually have to expand their horizons and either take up an occupation in their origin region or leave and expand their studies outside their region.
In this case, my MCs are the latter and are leaving their home region to explore the surface.
Characteristics
Since these regions are unnamed, I'll refer to them by their basic comparisons.
The surface
This half is a temperate iceland.
Characterized by it's massive icebergs/icicles. Inhabitants live on the very top of the icicles in order to stay close to the sun.
However, the surface isn't a frozen wasteland like it appears. The surface is actually warmer than the sky, but there's no way to grow anything on the surface as the ground is perpetually frozen. So, the Ice inhabitants remain in the sky instead.
The Core
A Frozen Hellscape
This half is colder than the surface due to the pockets of magma being closer to the surface. These pockets of magma are the core's only source of light. (I just though of this. Since the magma would be between the icicles, the ice would refract the light and in my head that sounds so pretty!)
Having an abundance of almost everything makes this region the most prosperous.
They have everything from food, jewels, gems, precious metals, and other natural resources.
Second Surface
This world's desert.
The tree is so big that it completely covers the entire surface on it's side. Making the ground below it devoid of sunlight.
I compared it to something like a farmer's crop field with no crops and just plowed soil.
However, the tree acts as the inhabitant's only source of food. This tree can grow any and all kinds of fruit, it also protects from natural disasters and is home to the world's largest collections of animals and bugs.
Second Core
This one's my favorite.
A tangle jungle.
Consisting of the roots from the surface tree, the inhabitants live within the roots system. The roots are so huge that buildings can be built on them.
The roots are searching for water that seeps into the ground from the Hell Core above it, but the roots can't go any further as they'll freeze.
Every location does have a kind of relationship and the cores well get along as the surfaces do. There is a bit of discrimination from everyone as most core dwellers think surface dwellers are soft and weak while surface dwellers believe those in the core are brutish and vile.
It's nothing major, just your typical region skirmish.
This is a recent WIP of mine, so I don't have much more to add but that, but I do have a bunch of facts in my head, so, if you wanna ask about something, I'd be more than happy to answer anything!
Other than that, thanks for reading~ 🍂
So this is also a character I made the same night I made Jubell.
They're not related, but it's amazing how me being annoyed allows me to create exactly what I was looking for.
So this is Nythan (pronounced exactly like Nathan), and he's a big emo boi!
He's one of characters in a new story I'm making and because I was able to draw this, I'll share a bit abiut him and the story.
This is connected to my worldbuilding post about a really weird planet I made. So, read that if you wanna know a bit more.
As for him, I can't say too much as it'll spoil his role in the story, but he's suppose to be very apprehensive towards everyone. I always love writing characters like this because I get to be an annoying asshole on purpose.
I actually wasn't sure I was gonna be able to draw his hair how I wanted because I'm learning how to draw afro styles and I'm not the best at many of them or any at all. This came out perfect though and I'm extremely happy that I got the look for him I wanted!
Also, I actually based him off of the protag from Persona 3, Makoto(?) (I recently played Persona 5 Royal and pretty much fell in love with his design in the challenge battles).
He's also suppose to be very edgy like Shadow the Hedgehog because I have yet to write a character like that.
Once I have more of the story done, I'll share some more!
🍂