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Have you looked at Storyloom? Do you think there will be significant changes in Choices if Storyloom ends up not doing well and has to enter the sunset stage.

I played one story and hated it and have not been back. I saw that Choices is doing lay-offa and my first thought was that it has to do with all the extra staff they added when launching StoryLoom and that they don't need them anymore. I don't know how much effect it would have on Choices specifically though.

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This just pisses me off even more

This is very detailed (there are more screenshota to come) and I stand by my theory that Luke leaving the leadwriter role was why RoD2 got scrapped because there is a lot of detail in this.

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It's my 6 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

Damn!

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I love the nostalgia of Sails in the Fog but the writing is definitely lacking. No hate, my writing has gotten significantly better over the years too.

I think Love From Outer Space will benefit from playing it all at once. One or two chapters every six weeks makes it hard to know what the hell is going on.

Love, Sin, and Evil is great, but waaaay too expensive!

Confession:

"I wish players would give more love to LFOS and SIF.

Alexander's stories are so fun and even a bit crazy lmao his characters are unique and I love his writing.

I miss SIF's crew, especially Sebastian. I think most people don't read SIF because the visuals are very lacking... but honestly? Just give it a try anyways, I can assure y'all that you'll have a lot of fun reading that book. 

Adelaide is still the most badass and powerful MC in RC, I love her to bits ♡ 

I heard that Alexander T. was a bit insecure about his writing 'cause his books aren't that popular so I'm glad that a lot of people are reading Love, Sin & Evil now."

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"All I can think about is getting you home."

Open Heart's Bryce and MC (Kayla in my case) commissioned by me from the wonderful, talented, marvelous @pilitella

Isn't it beautiful?!?! The detail, their gorgeous faces, Bryce's smirk, his creeping hand... ugh, these two, I can't.

Please do not use or share without giving credit to the very talented artist @pilitella

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"Tell me to get out. Push me away." Lucifer's grip tightened on my back, pulling me even closer against his chest. His warm breath turned ragged against my lips, his voice shaking as he whispered, "Please."

"I can't."

He tilted his head, bringing our lips even closer together. "I shouldn't have come here."

I knew why he acted the way he did when Plague took over. He was protecting me, attempting to stop her from using our love for each other to hurt me, and himself. If you push everyone away they can't be used against you and your attachment to them can't be used as some sick punishment. Knowing didn't stop it from breaking my heart, though.

He had once told me he was sorry if he'd ever hurt me, how he didn't know any other way. But he did. He had proved it to me for ten years.

"But you did," I replied with a relieved smile, just before his lips covered mine.

~~~~~~~~~~

I. Am. In. Awe. Thank you SO very much @indiacater for your giveaway and to @pilitella for creating this amazing, beautiful, fucking perfect piece of art! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! ❤️

Also, do not steal or reblog this without giving credit where credit is due. @pilitella for her impeccable talent, @indiacater for her generosity and me, for my genius of choosing these 2 beautiful subjects.

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This reason is why I could relate to the RoD mc. I WAS her in high school. Granted, I never stole a car or broke any major laws, but a good student with a wild side drawn to the "bad boys"? Yeah, that was me 😁

I made it to the end of the Ms (and the first half of the alphabet)! My Two First Loves. I actually llt really enjoy this book and it is one I have been looking forward to replaying. @the-unconquered-queen I finally made it to this one!

Since this one is 100 chapters, I am going to check in every 10 chapters, instead of in quarters.

Starting Diamonds: 49

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Jfc, @boneandfur ... what are you doing to me?

TEASE.

You've got the mafia. You've got a veteran (the group of people most dear to my cold, dead, heart). You've got Open Heart and ACOR. There's even a little hint of Crimes of Passion snuck in there, and now I need more.

I NEED MORE.

Choices Flash Fic! DarkFic; Tobias x F!MC

Angels in Hell

@choicesflashfics #36. Uses prompt #2, "You’re allowed to fall apart a little."

A/N: I started writing this before I thought to grab a prompt, and it went to dark places. It was supplied to be a Harper x Ethan, but F!MC started talking... That's it. This fic is dark and I'm not sure why it came out, since it seems like the first chapter rather than a one shot. // Words: 1150 // Pairing: light f!mc x Tobias, acor MC x Antony (implied) // implied age gap relationship.

I always knew I'd end up working for the Outfit, from the time Uncle Tony caught me with a plastic stethoscope in my hands, to the day that Uncle Sam signed my soul over to the combat medical corps.

We need good people... like you, Chiara. You're the brains and Sy is the brawn. There will always be a place for the both of youse in the Outfit.

Is that because of Mama? I asked as I stood in front of Uncle Tony's desk and watched him swallow his grief along with his Campari, gold rings glittering. The shadow of two days beard was heavy on his jaw, and I yearned to reach out, to touch him, but instead crumpled the acceptance letter to Edenbrook in my pocket into a smaller and smaller ball, trying to keep my breathing steady as I watched him, the hero of my girlhood, the master of us all.

He set the glass down on his desk, the sound of it like the funeral bells that had gonged as the hearse pulled away from the cathedral steps in Little Italy, and I felt my throat tighten too. I swallowed my grief with my wine, clinking his glass in a toast. To her, then. I would always live in her shadow, until I could prove my worth.

Uncle Tony's eyes glistened wetly. Arin was a good woman. Bellissima... my tiger. You remind me of her, Princess. That blonde hair, and those eyes... Dio in paradiso, but she was a hurricane. And you are her very image...

Even though he'd married Octavia, I knew Mama had been the love of his life. Uncle Tony would have died for her, and nearly did. That was why I gave him my pledge of loyalty, right there in that room. A pledge for love, the kind that lasts beyond the grave.

And when I returned, I was no longer Chiara Valentine, Arin Valentine's little princess, but Chiara Valentine, combat medic and fast tracked through medical school due to all the strings pulled by Uncle Tony. It wasn't that I couldn't have done it on my own recognizance, but time was a luxury we didn't have after Doc Claudius had gotten his brains blown out by the Family, out in Drakovia. And Sy was in the clink. Again. For stealing cars from some gang in LA, connected to the Yakuza.

The Campari on the desk turned into the Negroni at the bar, and I was staring up into the golden eyes of my boss's and biggest mistake's biggest rival, the one and only Dr Tobias Carrick.

"Valentine." His upper lip curled, and I itched to smack the smugness right off his face, but I'd probably break a nail. After all, I was the Brains. I'd never fought anyone closer than fifty paces in my life, and we'd been in a tank. "Am I really that ugly, little princess, or do you scowl like that at all the plebs?"

If it were up to me, men like him would be six feet under, but I'd promised to hold my peace on mob soil, and the last thing Uncle Tony needed was a war with the Irish. Not that he'd do it for my sake -- it had been Mama who held his heart, and always would. So when I opened my mouth, what came out next surprised me. "I lost ... I lost someone. Today... it's the anniversary of her death."

"Bartender!" Tobias waved down the hipster serving white claw spritzers to the masses. "Get us a bottle of -- what's your poison, princess?"

"Limoncello." I didn't have to hesitate when the bartender slid the bottle down, and poured us two, on the rocks.

He prepared to knock back the entire glass when I caught him on the sleeve, for a moment looking thrown off his game, like he'd never seen a woman before. "Whoa there, Princess."

"Do you know what they say, Dr Carrick? They say that only the dead have seen the end of war. That's Plato. And don't call me princess." That's Antony's name for me.

"You’re allowed to fall apart a little." He touched my cheek gently, and it was only then that I realized I was crying. "Was it... a patient?"

What could I tell him? Of Afghanistan, and the starless desert skies that seemed to reach into the abyss, or of that single moment when my life changed forever? Or of how my life now seemed laid out before me in a single straight line with only a few stops along the way, Chicago to Afghanistan, to Boston and soon, soon, sooner than anyone could ever know, back again.

A pledge for love, the kind that lasts beyond the grave.

"She's been dead a long time." I wiped my cheek angrily with my sleeve, streaks of mascara coming away on it. "My mother. She died, and no one ever figured out what it was that killed her. That's why I'm here, really." I had never admitted the truth out loud before, to anyone.

Antony had come to find me at the barracks. I'd been barely eighteen, and one year in the army already. We'd drunk Limoncello til midnight, Arin Valentine's favorite drink, and we'd held one another and wept. In the morning, he'd left me with blood still drying on the sheets and an ache in my heart that no amount of Limoncello would ever ease.

A pledge for loyalty, until I stepped out of her shadow and proved my worth.

"Do you want to get out of here?" Tobias rubbed a hand over his stubbled jaw and held out a hand. "We can just walk, Chiara. You look like you need some air. I won't talk about old business tonight, and it's not a trick, I... I promise."

I took his hand, Dio in paradiso, heaven and hell. Eyes as gold as the sunless desert sands. "You can talk about it all you want, Tobias." I don't care if we win, after all, a snap of the fingers, a pouch filled with thirty pieces of silver, a handshake in a back room, that grant will end up lining the pockets of Edenbrook instead of Mass Kenmore, whether Tobias Carrick likes it or not.

I'll be going back to the Outfit, my mother's daughter, back to Antony. For I owe so much more to him than blood. Life and loyalty, and a love that never dies.

"Valentine?" Tobias waited by the door, jacket thrown over one shoulder, looking at me with a troubled question in his eyes. If I slid off the stool now, I'd have to make that choice. I'd have to face the truth about what drove me to this place, to Boston, to Edenbrook, and to stare at my own reflection in a glass of Limoncello as I counted the stars like the drops of blood in a vein, all the way down the bloody years.

Blood on my hands, blood on the sheets, washed clean by my tears.

Demoni in paradiso, angeli all'inferno.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

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SQUEE!!!! OMG I'M SO EXCITED! You're the BEST, India!!! ❤️

...now to figure out what to get. Do I do an idea I had for Ride or Die's Logan and Ellie? Or do I do something for Romance Club? And if I do Romance Club, WHO DO I DO??? Lucifer? Reinhold? Killian?

The possibilities are endless!!

🎉🎉Birthday Giveaway 🎉🎉

Hey. Thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday. Got a decent turnout for the giveaway. I do plan to do a shadow giveaway near the end of the year. (A shadow giveaway is where if I like a scene from your story, I will personally message you about getting that scene made into art. Again, the art will be done by pilitella). I'm looking forward to seeing who wins that.

Now the moment if truth. My 2023 birthday giveaway winner is @blackcatkita. Congratulations!!!!

Again, thank you everyone. Can't wait to do this again next year.

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Hello, I only want to confirm if the tags work because most of time I tag you for my fic (since you requested to be in my my taglist), I get strange feeling it doesn't work. Well, idk... like you're not beeing linked when I enter your blog name immediatly. I could be wrong too... Do you get any notifications that it works? Did it worked this time?

There's also a way to send you the link of the fics all the time if there are still tagging issues. Please let me know, thank you.

[my last fanfic update on April 21st 2023 (I think)]

Ugh, no, I'm not getting them. A lot of the time if I see something come through while I'm at work there's a good chance I'll forget by the end of the day, but I just scrolled through my notifs to check and nope, nothing there.

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Do u know when @embarrassingsmartphonegame might return cuz I miss her very much? You know her? I am worried about her

I'm not familiar with her blog but hopefully she'll return! We need to get this fandom going again!

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Aww! Thank you, Nonny! I'm still here... kind of. Always have grand plans of a triumphant return then get stuck in the daily grind of life. I LOVE RC and highly recommend it. Sadly, for me, Choices has lost its way and I find no joy or enjoyment from it anymore (unless I'm replaying old books). It's affected my writing more than I thought, I just have no motivation and it makes me sad because I used to enjoy it so much. I still WANT to write, both finishing started projects and other ideas I have, it's just been difficult making it a priority. Hopefully I'll find the ambition by playing my old favorites 😉

Thank you for this, nonny, you made my day. It's nice to know I haven't been forgotten ❤️

I really like @embarrassingsmartphonegame her blog n the work she has written. Love her blog icon too. I really miss her n hopefully she is alright n will return back soon. Miss her. So worried bout her n hopefully she is alright. Does anyone knows her? Will she return back? Miss her n very worried 😢 I rlly like her. Very friendly person she is. Miss her. Plz tell via comment if u know anything bout her. Thx 😀

And i wanna thank @mynotsohealthyobsession / @godsavethekeen cuz she is so friendly. I like her so much. She loves to help and likes to take requests no matter what. She writes so good. Can't wait for the next fics n WIPS 😀

@hopelessromantic1352 is adorable. Keep the work up. hopefully i will see more fics soon. Also excited for the fics n WIPs. Can't wait for more Thomas Hunt n Nik 😀

@nazario-sayeed miss you, girl. Hopefully you will be more often here. Love your blog and fics too. Sssssh, did u know BOLAS is coming out this September 2023. Not only that, have u heard bout the game sequel projects. Just informing you 😀

@itsbrindleybinch miss you n your blog, girlie. I still read y fanfics cuz they make my day. You fic writers might not be active anymore but y have no idea what you did. Spreading love. Always be remembered 😀

@musicallisto i know u left choices but do not worry. Still like you n y fics. Stay safe!! Still love your blog and you, mon amie. Take care n good luck for y studies. Btw looooooove y new blog theme, where do y get these splendid ideas??!! Aaaand that cool fandom family idea, wow!!!

Missing the great @clansayeed too. So talented in writing, editing and... just wow. Miss ya hopefully y are alright. Remember y are loved. Love y oblv bound. Forever.

@blackcatkita i like y too n seeing y happy and yo blog makes my rainy days all sunshine sunshine sunshine sunny again. An is RC good? Well, wishin you all a happy day. Hopefully yo r still here.

XOXO

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Though I'll never understand TRR obsession with cronuts (because they're gross), I loved this. Much like them finding each other, reading this was like coming home. ❤️

Fate

For this little drabble we are taking it back to the beginning. It is a what if they didn't find Tariq and Riley left. I used the prompt 'thats the way the story goes' for @choicesflashfics .

If you'd like to be added to tags, let me know.

Book: TRR; Liam x Riley

Warnings: none. Sad fluff

Word count: 874

Liam stood in the back of the crowded ballroom, a scotch in his hand as he watched the attendees of this year's UN Gala. Of course, it had to be held in New York City, the place he loved and hated equally the same. Hated may be too strong a word for the city that never sleeps, suffering may be a better fit and Liam was suffering. It had been a year since the social season and his entire world came crashing down around him. The scandal, the engagement to Madeline, her name being drug through the mud, and she handled it all with her head held high. But the one thing that stood in his way of true happiness was Tariq, who eventually was found, six months after he needed to be found. He gave his statement, clearing her name but it was too late, Riley was gone. 

He watched as a couple stole a quiet moment off to the side of the room and he felt the chains on his heart tighten. It was time to go. Quickly crossing the room, he set his empty glass on the table and stepped out into the night air. "Would you like me to call the car around, your majesty?" Fredrick, one of the royal guards asked. 

"No. I think a nice walk is needed. Thank you, Fredrick." 

Fredrick nodded and fell a few paces back as Liam maneuvered the bustling streets. He thought about the last time he was in the City. Riley, Drake, and Maxwell had flown to Los Angeles to find Tariq, but only when they arrived they found the apartment he had been staying in, just no sign of Tariq, he was long gone, and no forwarding address. The decision for Riley to leave was her own, even though they both knew she didn't want to deep down. Liam tried to beg her to stay. They would keep looking, and even if he was never found they could find a way to make it work. Riley knew the toll the press and surrounding countries would take on Liam, she read tabloids, the press would constantly question everything, Riley would be cheating on Liam at every turn according to them and then the country would look unstable, ultimately with a tear-filled goodbye, she left, changing her number and address. 

Liam knew he could never marry Madeline, he loved Riley and that was more than enough to end the engagement for him. He knew that Riley loved him and more than anything he wanted to believe that fate would bring them back together just as it had before. A few drops of water splashed across his face as he kept his pace. 

Liam walked a few more blocks, the rain began to fall heavier,  he quickly ducked into a pasty shop in hopes the rain would soon subside. 

"Can I help you with anything?" The woman behind the counter questioned.

Liam approached the counter as his eyes swept the glass "Cronuts," a nostalgic smile spread across his face. "Please." 

Liam thought back to the night Riley took them all on a late-night cronut run. She raved about this delectable confection that hailed from the USA and was both a croissant and a donut combined. He thought it too good to be true, that maybe Riley was wrong about something but that first bite only proved that the woman just like the pastry was more than what meets the eye. 

"You look about a million miles away." The sales clerk's voice pulled him from his thoughts. "Must be a hell of a thought.  " She smiled.  

"It was." Liam smiled again,  "Boy meets girl, girl travels halfway around the world to try and win the hand of said boy. Boy and girl fall madly in love and then disaster tears them apart. Or that's the way the story goes."

"That sounds like quite the fairy tale. Here, hun, it's on the house." The woman offered him a smile as she slid the bag across the glass. Liam thanked her and dropped a large bill into the tip jar. 

Liam grabbed the bag about to make his way to a table to wait out the rain when the door jingled as it opened.  "the usual Rose," the woman's voice came from behind and he stopped dead in his tracks. That voice, the same one that plagued his thoughts, his dreams. The one who whispered his name so tenderly, the voice that could bring him to his knees in an instant.  There was no way it was her, in a city so big what were the odds? 

Slowly he turned, his palms sweaty, every nerve ending buzzing with pent-up hope and want."Riley." He whispered. She stood there completely still, unshed tears threatening to spill over. He shook himself out of his daze, willing his feet to move as he crossed the space between them. 

"Li- Liam? Is it really you? Are you really here?" She reached out for him only to hesitate unsure if she should. Liam took notice of her hesitation, reaching out for her hand.  "It's me Riley, I'm here fate has brought us back together and this time I'm never letting you go." 

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I officially no longer have any sense of time. I legit just had to check the calendar on my phone to confirm it is, in fact, April. When was the last time I wrote, let alone, posted anything? Your guess is as good as mine. Who even am I? Do I exist? Fuck.

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LOVE THIS!

Encourage a Writer Week

Okay, so I just found out that April 10th is "National Encourage a Young Writer Day". I think this is more for children BUT who says we can't make it "young at heart" or a week instead of a day? (Since this is literally beyond last minute, I thought a week might be better than a day). I'm kind of creating this event as I'm writing this post, so if anything doesn't make sense, please just let me know.

Here are some ideas on how you could celebrate (feel free to message me with others that I can add)

💛 Try to read at least one piece of writing from the fandom each day this week. If you like it please consider reblogging it and leaving a comment. (Writers are totally fine with emojis, gifs, or just a simple "i love this")

💛 Reblog writer's masterlists

💛 Send encouraging messages to writer's inboxes saying what you like about their writing (maybe ask questions about their MCs/OCs)

💛 See a fic with less than 20 notes? Give it some love

💛 Try to find one or two new writers this week to support

💛 Reblog your favorite old fics by writers and give them new encouragement on it

💛 Share your favorite scene, quote, story, etc with the writer

💛 Send shout-outs here for writers

💛 Literally anything that is positive and can encourage writers

Let's take this week to try to encourage writers in this fandom. If the week goes well, I can host a encouragement week for other kinds of creators.

Any encouragement that I'm tagged in I will reblog throughout the week: @choicesfandomappreciation 💛

[blackcatkita]

I had a new client today. She was wearing Harry Potter sweats, so I said, "Hello, fellow nerd," and I think we're best friends now.