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Thank you all for your kind words. I've read every one of them and they mean more to me than words can express.

I'm sorry for the prolonged silence here. Life has been tough lately, but I'm much better now. The blog will be fully active again in September.

Thank you again for your understanding and patience, for being here for me, and for my little Lulu 🤍

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I hope your puppy is feeling better but my mom always give okra juice to our dog when she's sick. You wash them, cut the tips off, the rest you cut in little pieces and put in the blender with some water, straint it cuz it's a little sticky. It's not supposed to be a diet replacement, more like medicine. It's not guaranteed the dog will like it tho, probably not. They suggest you use a syringe when you feed them but in the rare chance your puppy likes it you can just put it in a bowl.

I don't know if you have access to okra where you live but I figured it was worth a shot.

Thank you for this, dear Anon. I do have access to okra here, but she won't be needing it anymore. She gone to a much better place now, where there's no more pain or sickness, and she can play forevermore.

It turned out to be parvo. And sadly, she didn't survive it.

Thank you to everyone who shared food suggestions and well wishes for my little Lulu. Thank you for all your help and kindness during her last few days 🤍

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If ur puppy has a sensitive stomach or u suspect any allergies to their food. Cook them lamb or salmon as the proteins in them are very different from chicken and beef. It's common for dogs to be allergic to poultry and beef. It's really sucked when my dog around a year old develops such an allergy bc he was itchy, and had constant ear infections. I hope this advice helps u even a little. I wish u and ur puppy the best

As far as we know, she doesn't have any food allergies. She's never really liked beef or fish, but she always loved chicken. It's one thing she never used to reject, so we've been giving her mashed chicken ever since she got sick. But even that hasn't worked today. She hasn't had lamb much before, but maybe that might tempt her now. We'll definitely give it a try.

Thank you so much for your suggestion and kind wishes 🩶

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Hello folks,

I know most of you follow this blog for updates on COC, but I need your help with something personal.

Do any of you know a type of natural food that a 5 month old puppy will definitely eat?

My dog had diarrhea and hasn't wanted to eat much for the past two days. We took her to the vet for general check up and she's already on medication. Thankfully, the diarrhea has stopped yesterday evening. But since then she completely refuses to eat anything. Not even water. We've tried giving her all the food the vet recommended, but she won't touch it. We've had to force feed her, but it always ends with her throwing up a few hours later.

We're at a loss for what to do to help her eat without vomiting. If this keep happening, we afraid the last option is IV fluids. But we really don't want to go that route. It ended badly with our past pet.

So do any of you know something she might voluntarily eat? Or any advice on what we can do? I'm really sorry to ask this here, but I don't know where else to turn. I just want her to eat again and be happy playing with her sister.

Thank you for reading, and sorry again for the off topic post. I promise regular COC updates and asks will resume soon 🩶

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Alright Everyone! The public update of Guardian of Time is finally here! I did some last minute bugs testing, and everything seems to be running smoothly.

In this update you can:

Learn how to use your dragon powers

Attend a funeral

Take a personality quiz

Have an argument with Tzesar (or don't)

Meet a new RO

And More.

Some changes to previous chapters:

New quickstart feature that lets you skip ahead to new content

Fixed some typos across all chapters

Igor and Amalia's relationships can now be selected separately in chapter 3. (Not in Patreon Build.)

If you find any typos or bugs, please report them by using the bug report form which can be acessed either here or in the intro post.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the new chapter!

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CHAPTER 4 IS NOW AVAILABLE

457K + 166K —> ✮ 623,016K WORDS ✮

Fan Tier Release: July 4th

Public Release: July 18th

It's here! (Do you like the new cover??) After nine months, the chapter has finally come. This one took me a long time. I outlined and re-outlined and outline some more. There's something Sisyphean about writing an IF and there were long stretches where it felt like the end was never coming. This was definitely a set-up chapter aka it sets up a lot for chapter 5 and beyond when it comes to the routes and upcoming dramaaaa so I'm excited to see everyone's theories and thoughts on all of the breadcrumbs I drop in this one. I'm really thankful that I worked on Chapter 5 alongside of Chapter 4 because that means Chapter 5 won't take so long to come out! I'm excited for that yippeee! One thing to note: I usually leave the lyric options to the end but I couldn't come up with them this chapter. At all. Like for over a month I just couldn't. I am cashing in my "this is a wip" card and forcing a type-in. (It'll be fixed in chapter 5).

A change to note: Attached/Detached are no longer change options but they are now variables and in the stat page. As well as being negative/positive. It didn't make much sense to have the second one because jaded/ambitious does that job and I wanted the attached/detached markers to fluctuate for future story reasons.

There are new stats:

Castmate/Competitor ✮

Approachable/Aloof ✮

Leader/Member ✮

Camaraderie ✮

Born Star ✮

I wanted to focus on the celebrity/famous/botb/band part of it because those stats feel meaningful and important compared to generic personality stats. Some have been taken out but not completely. They are still being measured in the background for flavor text. Stats like Loved and Born Star don't change as often as they are dependent on the changes of invisible stats. They will make more sense in the future chapters !

PLAY HERE

If there are any errors (especially with the jumping to chapter page because its my first time doing that and there are a lot of choices) please let me know!

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The Abyssal Public Update is here!! 👻💀🖤

Be sure to check it out and leave a feedback. And once again, thank you all for your support and love. xx

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Neocities references for IF authors who want their own site

this is a sorta reference guide- i am by no means an expert, but here's how I'm doing it

My index page (the home page) is built off of sadgrlonline's layout builder, edited to only have the header image and navigation bar. dead simple and very easy.

Twine automatically gives you an HTML file when you export your IF's and you can fully just slap it in neocities and it should work right away.

My layout is made to be very simple, but, if you want a more involved site, there are plenty of different layouts out there!

Neocities gives you 1GB of space to work with, with an option of upgrading for more space.

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Some IF writers are making their own neocities sites and posting their IFs there, here's a post with advice on how to make a site in case: https://www.tumblr.com/harlequinoccult/790005081761284096?source=share

(I'm sending this to all IF writers I haven't seen mentioning anything now that itch io started censoring things, hope OP doesn't mind 🤭)

(I'm not sure if CoC will be choice of/hosted games or independent, so I'll send this to you as well!)

Good day, dear Anon!

Thank you so much for sending me this! It seems I've really fallen behind on news during my one (well, almost two) week hibernation from the community. Never would I have guessed I'd coming back to... this kind of surprise.

Never did I imagined a payment processor could dictate what I, an adult, allowed to spend my own money on. Isn't this kind of move wildly counterproductive? I don't know what kind of math they're doing over there, but I hope they reconsider this ridiculous move asap.

As for Court of Cresent, the demo is written in Choicescript, so it'll be hosted on Cogdemos. Neocities look amazing tho, so maybe that could be Plan B if I ever go fully independent? Well I guess I'll look into whatever regulations are in place when COC is closer to completion. But for the time being (and as long as the site still up), COC will be hosted on Cogdemos!

Thank you again for thinking of COC and me 🩶

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Hey there ! I was wondering if you had a signature scent in mind for the ros ? thank u

Hey there, dear Scent Anon!

Well you could say that? Luxendians love perfume, fragrant incense, scented oil, and anything that smells good to beautify their lives. Soo each of the ROs has their own... lingering trace. Both intentional or not.

MALLORY wears a tuberose perfume. It's a faint one, not noticeable unless you're in his close proximity. Sometimes—a lot of times—he also has a... well, sugary scent, for lack of a better word. It comes from the sweets he just ate, or the ones he keeps tucked in his pocket. But when there's an imperial guest present, his perfume shifts to winter honeysuckle.

When she's on duty—which means nearly every day—VIVIAN is scentless. She doesn't use any perfume nor scented oil. There's just her natural body scent, though she rarely sweats. But, depending on MC's choice of pavilion incense or personal fragrance, a bit of that scent might cling to her. Thus she can faintly smell like you. In an occasion when Vivian does have a chance to dress up tho, you might catch the scent of hibiscus.

ELLIS is always covered in smells. He's a parade of ever shifting fragrances. Sometimes it's rose. The next day, it can be sandalwood. Other times, it's a mix of spices. Then it becomes a layered florals. It all truly depends on his mood and his outfit. He dresses to impress, after all. And scent is part of the performance. Although if you lean in really close, there's a constant trace that always lingers beneath it all. Something smoky. Like incense burning.

Frangipani (plumeria) is SORIN's favourite fragrance. She loves their scent. Sometimes it's very faint, sometimes it's very strong. She has a lot of perfumes, oils, and scented soaps with that smell, whether pure or mixed. And every now and then, she also wears the real blossoms that she tucks into her hair.

Andd E̴N̵I̶G̵M̸A̷ is enigma. You'll need to uncover who they are first before you can decipher their scent 😉

Thank you for the ask 🩶

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mc's grandma doesn't have surname? 🤔

(Here's the context of this ask)

Great eye, dear Anon!

Indeed, dearest grandma (maternal) doesn't have a surname. She's a commoner, after all. A scion of a wealthy and respectable family, yes, but common nonetheless.

Both in Luxendis and Calligo, surnames (family names) are a privilege reserved solely for nobles.

Thank you for the ask! 🩶

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Hi!

Are we allowed to know how we can fluster our beloved ROs or do we have to wait and see?

Also, manifesting my MC curling up sleepily on Mallory's lap while he works. In front of a fire perhaps. Like a cat.

Enjoy your day :D

Hiya, dear sleepily Anon! Oh, that's easy! Here's the recipe for you~

Firstly, you just need one (1) key ingredient: MC!

Secondly, place MC in close proximity to one of our beloved ROs. A private setting is recommended for maximum result, but sometimes a public one can trigger the most feral reactions. A mix of both settings also a good trigger too for some. You could pick any, it's just a matter of taste really.

Third, once you've got your MC and your RO together, make sure the RO attention is solely focused on MC by any means necessary. For this, some are easier—like Vivian, Sorin, and E̴n̵i̶g̵m��a̷. Some require a bit more effort—like Mallory and Ellis.

Next, you just need to—

Oh! E̴n̵i̶g̵m̸a̷? Fancy seeing you here... wait.

Wait. Wait wait wait wait—T̵h̴e̶ ̸re̶c̵i̸p̴e̷ ha̸s̵ ̷b̶e̵e̷n̵ ̴s̶t̷o̶le̵n̷

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Ah, well, um, I'm afraid I cannot continue, my dear. And just when it was getting good too... Alas, you'll have to wait and see 😌

Now! On to your manifestation:

"My Consort? Do you require something?"

You don't answer right away. No. You don't need to answer. So you just step closer and ease yourself comfortably on Mallory's big chair. And smile enchantingly at his questioning gaze.

Then with practiced grace of your station, you curl up. Your head settle into his lap like it's the most natural thing to do here. One arm tucking beneath your head, while the other lazily draped across his knee. Your eyes flutter shut.

You think you look like a cat.

An expensive, sleepy, royal cat that decided this is the perfect sunbathing spot. Or napping spot, in your case.

That makes him stills. No, not tense, you think. Just... still. Still like a stone statue. Like momentarily malfunctioning, perhaps? You don't exactly know. And you don't exactly care about it right now. After all, there are more pressing matter in your sleepy mind, like, well, sleep.

"... Shall I carry you back to your pavilion?"

You press closer in response to his whispers. A soft hum—almost a purr—escapes your throat. You think you said "no". And you feel Mallory breath hitch for a moment. You also feel him a little bit more warmer...

"... I see you've chosen me to be your bed."

Indeed you have.

You feel the slow shift of his hand as it settles gently in your hair. His fingers then begin to stroke. It's slow. It's careful. It's rhythmic. It seems like work can wait for him. Or be done with one hand, perhaps. You really don't care about that, not when his fingers feel oh so good...

"Sweet dreams, my moonshine."

Oh, you think you will.

You feel your closed eyes grow heavier. Then your scattered thoughts begin to drift. Then your hearing deepens into a comfortably quiet hum. The steady rhythm of Mallory's warm fingers becomes an anchor that pulling you deep toward a good peaceful sleep.

And sleep you are.

... While beyond the throne, beyond the dais, the Outer Court is trying very hard to look busy. Or just staring straight at you both like this: 👁️👄👁️

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Hehe thank you for the ask! Hope you enjoy your day too 🩶

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Just need some angsty 👉🏻👈🏻

If MC was involved in a incident that left them badly hurt/hospitalize, What would the RO's do if they finally found the person bragging how the MC was an easy target and wasn't that hard to beat up.?

Ah, this delicious ask did grace my message box 😆

I got you, Angsty Anon! Their reactions would depend on which stage of relationship they're currently now... But let's assume a quite deep one for this, yes? 👀

Do beware of the violence.

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Who, in Luxen's name, would dare to harm the royal consort of a bloody conqueror?

The third most important person in all of Luxendis?

Well plenty, of course.

The royal consort stands quite high on the list of assassination targets, that is true. But to brag about their heinous act? To boast it in questionable taverns and darkened alleyways about how easy it was? How easily they made a royalty bleed? And for it to come from a mere commoner?

That is not just an offense.

It is an insult.

And to add salt into the wound, it also isn't difficult to find them. Intel—gossip, hearsay, grapevine—trickles like poison through the court, from the underworld's veins straight into the heart of the crown. The attacker has made a foolish show of their cruelty to the drunk slurred audience. And in Luxendis, shows are always watched.

It is precisely as the final words leave their lips. Their laugh, their sneer, their arrogant retelling of "How easy to make you bleed", that they are found.

By the one who loves you—

—MALLORY

Noble or not, powerful or powerless, that person is no longer a person once Mallory lays eyes on them.

Under brutal questioning, they would be carved down to the truth of their cowardice. That unlucky soul would closely witness the might of Mallory d'Astrum. And they'd definitely get a very intimate taste of his blade. His sword is fierce and deadly as he strikes. It delivers vengeance the way he delivers love—deeply, wholly, and without restraint.

The attacker does not die with honour, Mallory ensures that. They die with fear. A fitting echo of what they gave you.

"You hurt my consort," he states the final verdict as his blade pierces through their flesh. "Your punishment is death, and I'm your executioner."

—VIVIAN

They would beg for death when Vivian finds them. They would scream for death when she begins her work.

She separates skin from meat and meat from bone with terrifying precision. But they would not be dead. Yet. She keeps them alive because duty demands it. So she makes sure they feel what they made you feel—pain and powerlessness. Limb by limb. Over and over.

And when it's done, Vivian delivers what's left of them to Mallory. Still breathing, of course. But they'd no longer scream. There would only be a pathetic whimper. A single broken plea of forgiveness. A plea that falls into deaf ears.

"Actions," she says in frighteningly calm voice, "have consequences. This is yours."

—ELLIS

Everything has a price. And everything have a thing or two that bolsters its value... or ruins it.

Under Mallory's permission, Ellis want to be the one who grants that ruin. He wouldn't need to lift a blade for that, no. He simply lift a finger. And the attacker's world crumble in a single day. Markets abandon them. Taverns close its doors. Friends turn their back. Their home, everything that they cherished, burns.

And when they are destitute, delirious, and desperate, Ellis would find them. He smiles invitingly and offers his hand... then binds their wrists in golden cords and presents them prettily to Mallory like a confiscated asset.

"Does it hurt to be destroyed?" he murmurs in their ear like a loving lover. "Yes? Good! Then maybe you have finally learned your lesson."

—SORIN

An eye for an eye, that is what Sorin's great-uncle taught her. And Sorin is nothing if not a dutiful student, even in her grief.

She would never ever leave your side. Not for any single moment. So if Mallory's justice doesn't find the attacker first, Sorin's trusted servants would move in her stead. A classic Flaveny warning as they send artists, ones who know how to recreate pain without ending life. Ribs broken in the same count. Cuts traced along the same lines. Everything is mirrored, measured, and nearly perfect.

They are then locked in, trapped in a living repetition, until Mallory—or Vivian—comes for the final perfection. For the final act of retribution.

"My beloved suffered," she whispers, tears still fresh as she clutches her servant's report. "So they have too."

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—E̴N̵I̶G̵M̸A̷

Who dares to touch you?

Who dares to hurt you?

Who dares think someone can bleed you and walk away?

They—

They laughed.

They said your name like it was nothing. Like you were nothing.

But they didn't know. They didn't understand.

They didn't understand that you're not unclaimed.

That you are mine.

And now they are quiet.

T̷h̶ey̸'̵r̷e ̸g̴o̸n̷e̴ when they finally understand.

Gone like a fle̵e̶t̵i̵n̷g̶ ̶dr̷e̸a̷m̴.̴ ̴

W̴i̷t̸h̴ ̶th̴e̸i̴r th̷r̷o̷a̴t̸ w̸IdE̴ ̸O̸P̷e̶N̵.̶ ̵

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It's not as angsty, yes, buttt where's the fun if I show all the cards here? You could experience it yourself in the demo 😉

Thank you for the ask 🩶

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Hello, dearest Author, Di!!

I'm the person who asked about the food thing, and I loved the response. As a Mallorymancer, I was extremely pleased. And I guessed the demo will come out September(hoping, cuz it's my birthday month!). Anyways, new question, in regards to having a kid!

Will there be a chance amab M!Mc would be able to have a child, like optionally. Not with a concubine, like mpreg kind of thing cuz I don't think my Mc would want a concubine, knowing that Mallory fuckrd someone else while with him may certainly irk him and he'd probably distance himself from him. Bc who wants to know their husband is fucming some random concubine? But he'd still take care of the kid if it comes down to that. That's all!

Tysm, Dearest Di!

Btw I love the way you always start with 'dearest anon'! Also, you're an amazing writer!🫶

Hello, dearest Sweet Anon! Soo glad you liked the last response! It's always a treat to dish out these tempting bits with y'all 😆

As for your new question: Will a M!MC be able to have a child via mpreg?

I'm afraid not, my dear. As much as that could present many deliciously chaotic scenarios, it simply won't be possible by any means. In the world of COC, there's no magic or technology advanced—or chaotic—enough to make it happen. It's a more grounded system in that regard, so any pregnancy would have to happen the traditional way!

And yeahhh, having your partner sleep with someone else for the sake of an heir is… definitely not the most heartwarming image hehe! Unfortunately, being both a noble and royal mean certain expectations can be hard to escape, especially in a world where bloodlines rule everything.

It's completely valid for your MC to be hurt, yes, maybe even feel betrayed. That emotional fallout is part of the reality of their world—and your story to shape. And whether your MC chooses to step back or still take care of the child out of love, duty, or something in between... well that's entirely up to you 👀👀

You can browse the #marriage 101: rules tag for more details about pregnancy, concubines, and heirs!

Thank you soo muchh for the lovely words!! While I cannot confirm or deny about your prediction, I hope it nevertheless makes your birthday month extra special ✨ And yes, I also love to write "dear anon" haha!

Thank you for the ask 🩶

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You can’t bring up family trees and NOT share with us 😤

Well since you dared to ask, my dear Anon... here's a little glimpse into a gilded branch of MC's maternal side 😌

A tree grown from a seed of fortune struck in gold and trimmed by riches and kisses~~

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But, can gold truly buy a place in a kingdom ruled by ancient bloodlines?

Perhaps we should ask the Flavenys 👀

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I'm having too much fun with the family trees

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DEMO | INTRO POST

Parasitical Chapter Five is OUT! This update contains almost exactly 100k words of new content! This brings the wordcount without code to 260k and the wordcount with to 278k, and the average playthrough length to 71k.

For those of you who'd rather jump in without spoilers, the features are under the cut, but otherwise...

(Tagging: @interact-if)

Experience the journey leading up to the Old Colony—a long, long hike through much, much meat

Bother, flirt with, or quietly evaluate your companions!

Scary stories, scarier dreams

Discover what sort of creatures you share His Grace's body with

Share a few tender(romantic or platonic!) moments with someone special... or not

There are also, as always, a few 'meta'/technical improvements.

Both Ami and Cato have actual relationship bars now

Added the option for custom pronouns, changeable at any time from the stats page

The always-glorious typo and bug fixes

Fiddled around with some of the images(as seen in this post. can you tell graphic design is my passion)

I so much hope that you all enjoy <33