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Supernatural: The Showrunner's Challenge

A writing challenge/exercise

I saw this post and thought it would be really fun to make a SPN specific version. Some of these I tweaked from the OG post, some are the exact same, and others are brand new. If you like this, please give the OG post some love for the creators great idea!!

Think you can write better than the showrunners of Supernatural? Let’s find out! This prompt is a writing exercise/challenge to create a ‘season’ of Supernatural via fanfic. Each chapter functions as an episode.

Prompt:

To start, think of what you would change about SPN if you were its showrunner. Would you scrap everything and start from new? Keep the series going with a new season? Pick a spot in the show and diverge from there? Ignore all the plot and play dolls with your favorite characters? 

Write a chapter that works as the Pilot of the show you want to see. At the end of each episode, roll a d12 to see what you must include in the following episode:

Roll a d12:

1. Everything at once: Roll twice, use both. If you get 1 again, keep rolling. Your only way out is to stop getting 1s. 

2. TMWWBK: Give every character in the previous chapter a number. Using a dice roll/random number generator, the character whose number is selected is now the main subject and POV of the next episode. 

For a greater challenge: include any character mentioned by name and any character with dialogue. (i.e. If Sam mentions Bobby, give him a number. If the waitress at a diner talks to Dean, give her a number)

3. Fan favorite: Your most recently mentioned character (or named object) is now beloved by the audience. You must give them a bigger part in the story, a special destiny, or an important new romance or friendship. 

If you roll 3 again; the character must get killed off to motivate their friends/allies/love interest or to serve the plot.

If you roll 3 a third time; either start over OR they come back from the dead.

4. High Concept Episode: Due to plot/MOTW/meddling gods/whatever, the characters are trapped in a different genre than usual. Roll a d6. 

High Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Apocalypse/Alternate Reality 

Time Travel/Time loop

Sit-com/Meta

Crossover/Stuck in a video Game

Slasher/Death Game

5. Filler episode: The next chapter must be completely low stakes and set you at ease. 

For a greater challenge: Flip a coin for each main character. 

Heads: Their filler is full of thoughtful inner world building and characterization

Tails: They are interrogating the milves (i.e. doing something silly and stupid)

6. Mothership: The next chapter must include the characters making references to/listening to/arguing about/having a feelings jam accompanied by... Classic Rock. 

Bonus: If you roll three 6’s in a row, introduce a Lucifer plotline (If you were ALREADY writing about Lucifer.... kill him).

7. Fallen Angels and Special Children: If the last character mentioned in the previous episode has special abilities, they lose them. If that character does not have special abilities, they gain them.

8. The Focus Group: The execs created a focus group to see if audiences would like more romance in the show. Flip a coin to determine the outcome:

Heads: The audience is into it and so are the execs! The next episode needs to involve a deep, sappy confession of either love or admiration between two characters that have not previously been romantically involved. 

Tails: The audience is into it but the execs aren't so sure... The next episode needs to introduce a budding romance between two characters that is only ever alluded to, but never stated outright.

If you roll 8 again:

If you got Heads on the previous flip: The characters have a messy breakup/divorce.

If you got Tails on the previous flip: One character dies right after outright stating their romantic feelings for the other.

9. Familiar Faces: A character from a different season is (re)introduced and becomes plot relevant. (ex: if you’re writing early seasons, include Kevin, Rowena, Ketch, Dagon, ect. If you’re writing late seasons, include Rufus, Cassie, Ava, Bela, ect.)

For greater challenge, assign characters a number and select via dice roll OR

Use a tumblr poll to have followers select

10. J2 Fallout: The two most recently mentioned characters' actors have, IRL, gone through a VERY messy divorce or friend breakup. You cannot put them in the same scene, but they must both remain relevant to the show. 

If you roll 10 again, they reconcile. 

11. Deep Analysis: Roll a d6. The next episode must include the theme of:

Grief

Bodily Autonomy

Family don’t end in blood

Family is Hell/Absent Fathers and Absent Gods

What makes a monster monstrous

Love

12. Are we ever really done? The most recently mentioned character's actor has decided to leave the show. Kill off their character. 

If you roll 12 again for another episode, the character returns.

There's a few bonuses to a character returning, so if you so choose, Flip a coin. 

Heads: the actor chose to come back and the character looks the same. 

Tails: the actor did not reprise their role so the character has a "new vessel." 

The other bonus flip:

Heads: upon return, the character is on the side of the protags 

Tails: upon return, the character is working against the protags

Have fun and happy writing <3

Please feel free to tweak this game however works best for you. And if anyone does actually end up writing and posting something based off this, PLEASE tag me bc I wanna see lmao

Tagging a few writing buddies who might get a kick out of this: @kerryweaverlesbian @shallowseeker @bloodydeanwinchester @gryptids @kingflups

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crescent | @sorryimananti-romantic

genre: prince!san x assassin!reader, fluff, angst, suggestive

length: oneshot - 17k

everyone is out for prince san’s head and you, wonderland’s assassin, known publicly as eunbi- silver rain- are chosen to be san’s personal bodyguard, to accompany him on his journey to eden to uncover secrets and a possible betrayal.

your fan, san | @hwaightme 🩶

genre: interpreter!reader, romance, fluff

length: twoshot - 9.8k

a bulletpoint-style wordstream of what it would be like if san was stanning you

sly san who sacrifices | @chaseatinydream

genre: badboy!au, romance

length: 6/6 chapters [completed] - 14.5k

to the school, he may be a bad boy, the worst of the worst, but to you, he’s choi san, father of three cats, your best friend and ultimately, the boy you love.

oh boy | @atxxzist

genre: farmboy!san, fluff, angst, suggestive

length: oneshot - 16.6k

your curious heart that's full of adventure and knowledge; of what's out there beyond the space of your room and farmhouse, find it in a boy who not only open your eyes to the world around you, but also to a longing you didn't even know was there

ch_i san | @atzfilm 🩶

genre: android!san, sci-fi, fluff, angst, smut

length: oneshot - 19k

it's 2135, one hundred years after the rise of the anarchist, a revolutionist group that tore the world in half. the creation of their andr_ids forced the poorer population to abide by the anarchist rules or face death. you, a lowly machinery worker, leave work to find a defective model, ch_i san. you're forced to make the decision of helping the andr_id model, or reporting it to the leading faction. of course you make the only sane choice – follow a robot into complete and utter peril.

in this place, full of lies | @wordstro

genre: post-apocalypse!au, ex!san, angst, trigger warnings

length: 20/20 chapters [completed] - 93.5k

when the world ends, you are left to wander like a ghost from town to town for so long, you start to believe you are the last person left on earth. at least until a group of men rob you at knifepoint, and one of the robbers is none other than your ex-boyfriend, choi san. while you spent too much time wandering ghost towns alone, the rest of the world learned to survive, for better or for worse. including san.

apple pie | @yoongiseesawmp3

genre: ex!san, fratboy!san, fluff, smut

length: oneshot - 11.5k

the cocky frat boy you dated in college might be the love of your life, but you’re not telling him that. if he wants anything from you now he’s gotta work for it, and he’s looking for a 9 to 5 in getting you back.

blushing red | @atozfic 🩶

genre: brothers!bf!san, fluff, angst, smut

length: oneshot - 11k

how did choi san go from wanting to protect you like a big brother to wanting to ruin you with his own two hands?

my way | @sorryimananti-romantic

genre: fluff, angst, violence, suggestive

length: oneshot - 18k

you, the princess of wonderland, have been betrothed to the prince of utopia for years now. however, the political relation between wonderland and utopia have never improved, and utopia keeps taking over wonderland’s land unlawfully. with your guard mingi who is also your best friend and who you have feelings for, you travel to utopia with a plan to deceive the prince and steal official documents that would be proof of their treachery, risking your life in more than one way when you can’t hold your feelings for your guard back anymore.

love you to death | @atzfilm

genre: deathreaper!mingi, fantasy, mythical, angst

length: oneshot - 25.5k

everyone who has ever loved you died horrifically. you’ve given up on love, until you find a man who keeps on saying he’s death, willing to help you. for a price, of course.

your fan, mingi | @hwaightme

genre: rapper!reader, slice of life, fluff, angst

length: twoshot - 6.7k

a bulletpoint-style wordstream of what it would be like if mingi was stanning you

hearts awakened, live alive | @sorryimananti-romantic 🩶

genre: demon!mingi, fluff, angst, suggestive

length: oneshot - 26k

you finally run away from the clutches of your stepmother and encounter mingi, infamously known as 'the child of shadows'. you join his gang of three- the high healer wooyoung and the white flame seonghwa and start living with them. you find out mingi is cursed to share a body with the shadow demon that goes by the name erebos and start falling for it and mingi eventually, though tragic consequences await you as you find out more about the demon's curse.

badboy!wooyoung | @ateezmakemeweep

genre: angst, fluff

length: oneshot - 5k

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place in me | @starrysvn

genre: chef!wooyoung x chef!reader, angst, slow burn, fluff, ex to lovers

length: oneshot - 17k

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crazy for you | @cosmicdumpling

genre: friends to lovers, romance, fluff, suggestive

length: oneshot - 8.0k

wooyoung seems to have harbored a crush on you for a while now, and as much as he hates it, he manages to hold out just fine. a trip to the beach with the rest of your friends, however, becomes a huge threat to wooyoung’s remaining resolve.

made for this | @yoongiseesawmp3

genre: churchboy!wooyoung, wingman!kyungmin, fluff, smut

length: oneshot - 10.5k

you’re volunteering for this year’s vacation bible school, and wooyoung’s little brother just so happens to be in your group. is it wrong of him to use kyungmin as his wing man? eh, who cares. wooyoung is just determined to get you to fall for him before the week is over, and he’ll do whatever it takes.

your fan, jongho | @hwaightme

genre: footballer!reader, romance, fluff

length: twoshot - 3.9k

a bulletpoint-style drabble of what it would be like to have jongho stanning you.

where do i go | @sorryimananti-romantic

genre: bodyguard!jongho, angst, fluff, violence, suggestive

length: oneshot - 23k

you’re the owner of hotel crescent in mist island, where secrets are traded. you’re infamously known as the gossip-dealer and known for manipulating people, which means you’re not safe. however, the last thing you expect is your power-hungry father to send jongho to be your bodyguard, but you suspect it’s not because he fears for your safety but because he wants to keep tabs on you as he joins prince woobin’s side while you join prince hongjoong’s side. as your father comes from eden to mist island to become the minister of foreign affairs, the political situation between the two nations worsen and you fear for war, but you risk your life for your homeland, and find jongho joining hands with you as you both uncover secrets and betrayals from your father.

time of love | @sorryimananti-romantic

genre: brother's best fried au, fluff, angst

length: oneshot - 19k

you are yeosang's little sister, adored by all his friends. you're concerned that's all you will be- even though you are close to them- especially to jongho, who you've liked since highschool. after a year gap and moving to yeosang's apartment for college, you find jongho's living with him for a few weeks as well due to a dorm situatuon. will your feelings for him resurface with all their might? will you be able to make him look at you as just you, and will you be able to win his heart?

[9:26 p.m.] | @mingtinys

genre: timestamp, sleepy!jongho, fluff

length: oneshot - 1.2k

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last updated: 25 oct 2023

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A Guide to Fanfiction Tropes and Genres:

🟪I made this cuz honestly, why not lol. For people who are beginners to the fanfiction universe. For anyone who wants to get a glimpse of what this world is like and the common themes used in this "off-the-wall piece of literature". Could be for research purposes or for curiosity, or maybe you want to start writing stuff but not sure what things you might use. No matter who is reading this, I hope this guide helps you.

--I also made this for myself, as a lil handbook to look at while categorizing the fanfics i collect in my blog.

🟦There are genres/topes/themes which you won't be seeing much or any at all particularly in my blog; but I wanted to add them to the lists anyways because they are widely used in fanfiction. I tried to include the main, most common things used in fanfics. Because in reality, the possibilities in a fanfic are endless.

--Many of these are self explanatory so I didn't add extra info to most of them.

This may be used by other fandoms as well. Since this is a Jungkook based account, he is used for some of the examples. You can replace him with anyone you wish to write/read about.

🟥I added most things myself from the knowledge accumulated through my years of experience in fanfiction consumption. For the things I thought I might have missed, I used multiple websites and a reddit post as a referance, which I will credit their links at the very end.

🟫Shoutout to chatgpt for alphabetizing my lists in the end. It would take me ages to edit this

🟩 If you think there is anything I missed, feel free to contact me, I can always edit this post to add new things.

PS: I chose to omit much of the specificities of explicit content (such as specific kinks). I tried to keep things a bit chill. Most likely the authors will include the details of the explicit events in their explanation section. You will know what they are when you see them.

Genres:

Action

Adventure

Apocalypse/Post-Apocalypse

Comedy/Humor/Parody/Satire

Coming Of Age

Contemporary

Crime

Cyberpunk/Steampunk

Drama

Dystopian/Utopia

Fairy Tale

Family

Fantasy/High Fantasy/Low Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Isekai

Friendship

Gothic

Historical Fiction/Alternate History/Period Piece

Horror/Slasher

Kid Fic =fanfic that features children in some way. This could vary from the characters having a kid together to someone’s younger sibling/cousin/niece etc.

Mystery/Murder Mystery

Missing Scene/Gap Filler : a fic that is written as a continuation or with additional events added to a canon scene in a show OR a video of the characters of a fandom (e.g. a specific RUN BTS episode where in the end they all go out and get coffee or some behind the scenes stuff the author creates) idk if i explained this well

Paranormal

Philosophical

Poetry

Romance

Sci-Fi/Science Fiction/Space Opera

Slice Of Life

Spiritual

Supernatural

Surreal

Suspense

Songfic: stories which include song lyrics, which may be interposed between sections of the story, or given to a character who sings them.

Thriller/Psychological Thriller

Tragedy

Travel

Urban

Western

Worldbuilding

Genre (Fandom): Based On Tone

Angst/Light Angst :  ”often used in fandom to characterize things which are intended to provoke the feeling of unrest and uncertainty in readers. It generally signifies that the story will be primarily dramatic in nature, rather than comedic or light-hearted, and that characters may suffer mental or physical anguish during the course of the story. ” -fanlore.org

Awkwardness

Case Fic =focus on solving a given mystery or case

Character Development

Crack Fic = “fanworks with a fundamentally ludicrous premise, or otherwise including a plethora of unbelievable, incredible, or just plain silly elements - that is, implying the author/artist must have been on drugs to produce something so bonkers” -fanlore.org

Crossover/Fusion = where multiple fandoms are combined in a way

Curtainfic (Domestic Tranquility, Such As The Characters In A Romantic Pairing "Shopping For Curtains" (Literally Or Figuratively) And Building A Home Together.)

Cute

Dark Fic

DILF/MILF

Domestic

Fix Fic/Fix-It/Deconstruction

Fluff/Tooth-Rotting Fluff

Hurt/Comfort = A character who has been hurt, physically or emotionally, is comforted by another character.

Light-Hearted

Mature

Melancholy

Porn, PWP, Porn Without Plot

Secret Identity

Shipping

Sickfic, Illness, Sick Character

Single Parents

Slow Burn/Slow Romance

Smut

Soft

Sweet

Tension

Character Types:

Aged Up:  a character in a fanwork who's been set to an age notably older than they are (or appear) in the original media.

Aged Down

Alien

Androids, Robots

Angel

Animal Transformation

Anti-Hero

Boss/Employee/Secretary

Canon: the author is trying to stick as close to the canon character as possible.

CEO

Cop

Criminals

Demon

Demigod

Doctor

Dragons

Fairy

Fan!Reader

Gamer

Greek Life/ Frat Boy/ Sorority girl

Gardener

God (Mythical)

Hybrid

Idol!Jk

Idol!Reader

Jock

LGBTQ/LGBTQ Character/LGBTQ Themes

Mafia

Merpeople

Morally Grey/Ambiguous Characters

Mythical Beings & Creatures

Nerd

Noona

Non-Idol

Nurse

Orphans/Orphanage

Out Of Character/OOC

Prince/Princess/King/Queen/Emperor/Empress

Rich Girl/Guy

Shapeshifting

Spies

Stalker

Stripper

Tsundere

Undercover

Unreliable Narrator

Vampire

Villain

Virgin

Werewolf

Witches, Witchcraft

Yandere

Zombies

AU/Alternate Universe:

Afterlife

Aliens AU

Band Of Misfits

Bounty Hunters

College AU

Crime AU

Coffee Shop AU

Destiny/Fate

Dreams/Dreamscape

Dystopian AU

Future AU

Ghosts

Harry Potter AU

Heroes AU

Highschool AU

Historical AU

Hitman AU

Immortality

Magic AU

Marvel/DC AU

Medieval

Medical, Hospital, Doctors AU

Military

Monsters

Mythology

Omegaverse : A setting where humans have a secondary sex (alpha, beta or omega).

Pirates

Pornstar AU

Royalty AU

School AU

Soulmate AU

Spiderman AU

Spy AU

Time Travel

War

Western AU

Witches AU

Zombies

Relationship To One Another:

Bodyguard

Childhood Friends

Childhood Sweethearts

Dating

Divorced

Dorks In Love

Established Relationship

Exes

Exes To Lovers

Enemies To Lovers

Enemies To Friends To Lovers

Fake Relationship/Fake Dating/Pretend Relationship/Pretend Couple

Forced Marriage

Friends To Lovers, Best Friends To Lovers

Friends With Benefits

Frenemies

Fuck Buddies

Hallmark AU

In Which They Are Exes Thrown Back Together By A Chance Visit To Their Hometown (Usually For A Holiday)

Highschool Sweethearts

Idiots to lovers

Long-Distance Relationship

Long-Term Relationship

Marriage

Mutual Pining

Oblivious Pining

Requited Unrequited

Neighbors

Pen Pals

Platonic Relationships/No Romance

Rivals

Roommates

Secret Relationship

Soulmates

Step-Siblings

Unrequited Love/One-Sided Attraction

Best friend’s sibling

Specific Situations:

Accidental Marriage

Adoption

Aftermath

Amnesia

Arranged Marriage

Babysitting

Betrayal

Blind Date

Bonding

Breakup

Cheating

Confession

Desert Island

Disability Fic

Elevatorfic

Eventual Romance

Falling In Love

Fempreg

First Kiss

First Love

First Time

Flashbacks

Forgiveness

Forbidden Love

Grief/Mourning

Hatesex

Healing

Heartbreak

Heartwarming

Holiday, Vacation

Hospital

Idiots In Love

Imprisonment

Injury

Jealousy

Kink

Love At First Sight

Love Confessions, Drunken Confessions

Love Potion/Love Spell

Love Triangle

Marriage Of Convenience

Marriage Proposal

Mates

Make-up sex

Misunderstandings

Mutual Pining

Next Gen/Next Generation

Nightmares

Parenthood

Pining

Plot Twists

Pregnancy

Protectiveness

Pst Lives

Rags To Riches

Rebels

Recovery

Regret

Reincarnation/Resurrection/Rebirth

Rejection

Religion

Rescue

Reunion

Revenge

Revolution

Roadtrip

Snowed In

There is only one bed, Forced Bed Sharing, Sharing A Bed

Teenagers

Teamwork

Time Travel

Training

Trapped

Weddingfic

Based On Text Style Or Elements

First Person POV, Second person POV

Script format

Y/N (your name)

Facetime, video call

Sexting

Social Media AU:

Twitter (X)

Instagram

Messaging App

Warnings,Possibly triggering things or Dark themes:

Abuse

Alcohol

BDSM

Blood

Bullying

Crime

Curses

Death, Character Death/Major Character Death/Minor Character Death

Depression

Drugs

Fights

Gore

Kidnapping

Mental Health Issues

Self-Harm

Stalkers

Substance Abuse

Suicide

Toxic Relationship

Trauma

Violence

Weapons

Yandere

Length:

Drabble: A very short fic, usually said to be around 100 words. But I’ve read plenty of drabbles with 1K-2K words so 100 is not always the case

One-Shot/Two-Shot/etc

Series/Duology/Trilogy/Saga/etc

Long

Short

Short Story

Pairing:

M/F - F/M - M/M - F/F - F/F/M etc.

[Character] x [Character],

Jungkook X Original Character/OC : usually OCs are characters with disclosed names and physical features withing the story. (e.g. Jessica, blond hair, brown eyes, etc.) However i have seen many fanfics where the author writes “Jungkook x OC” in the explanations but the character throughout the story is in fact written like a self-insert/YN/reader with little to no physical descriptions.

Jungkook X Reader (Y/N or “_____” )

AFAB- assigned female at birth

Jungkook X gender neutral reader/character

OTHERS:

POV -point of view

POV Alternating, POV Multiple, POV First Person, POV Second Person, POV Third Person, POV Outsider

Completed / Ongoing — a fanfiction series is one of two things, it’s either completed or ongoing

Ending: Happy Ending, Sad Ending, Bittersweet Ending, Ambiguous Ending, etc.

Epilogue :  the final chapter at the end of a story that often serves to reveal the fates of the characters.

🟥Credit:

reddit - very well made, i used this a lot while making this list

fanlore.org

tvtropes.org

wikipedia

-The end

⚠️You may reblog or share the link of my post. But please dont repost this without crediting me.

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I haven't seen many horror films and would like some recommendations. What are some must-watch horror movies for someone new to the genre?

oooh this is such a fun question but so hard 2 answer bc horror is like. such a versatile genre & where u should start depends a lot on like what type of movies u enjoy/what ur looking for….

like if u want sci-fi/alien horror then the obvious place 2 start is w alien (1979) and aliens (1986) (there are other sequels as well but the first 2 are the best) & then also the thing (1982) and its prequel film that came out in 2011 (also titled the thing). AND of course the fly (1986) is a must-see...and if u want something more recent nope (2022) or no one will save you (2023)...both a little more artsy and slow-moving than the 80s recs on this list but very very good <3

if ur interested in slashers then again start w the classics scream (1996) is SO fun it deserves its spot in the horror hall of fame...i know what you did last summer (1997) is also a fun & slightly older slasher; cabin in the woods (2011) is great if u want some meta-slasher-horror; ready or not (2019) isn't necessarily a conventional slasher but i'd still include it in this category & it's one of my faves

if found footage is ur jam PLEASE start w creep (2014) probably my fave found footage horror film ever...but also i'm not a huge found footage fan generally speaking lol. that being said the blair witch project (1999) is of course the classic here but it's not my personal fave; other good options if u want something genuinely freaky/scary are the bay (2012) hell house llc (2015) and gonjiam: haunted asylum (2018)

if u want like possessions & demons etc then. start with jennifer's body (2009) if u want horror-comedy it is SO fun & a staple of the genre atp but if u want something scarier then it follows (2014) is a popular one. there have also been a lot of good possesion movies coming out recently i thought smile (2022) talk to me (2022) and when evil lurks (2023) (<- literally JUST watched this one today lol) were all quite spooky

& sort of possession-adjacent but if ur more into hauntings, ghosts, etc then start w the babadook (2014) or his house (2020) both SO good. also the shining (1980) is a classic & la llorona (2019) is a personal fave of mine (NOT. the u.s. 'curse of la llorona' movie. the guatemalan one.)

if u want witches then start w the craft (1996) another sort of fun one <3 or if u want a classic then hungry wives (1972). the love witch (2016) if u want a visually beautiful & less scary one; the witch (2015) if u want a scarier one.

if u want eerie fantasy-horror then the company of wolves (1984) or tale of tales (2015). if u want a creature feature then blood red sky (2021) for vampires, ginger snaps (2000) for werewolves, and a quiet place (2018) for like post-apocalyptic creature invasion horror.

& SPEAKING of post-apocalyptic. if u want zombies i could make a whole separate post but. START w train to busan (2016) & seoul station (2016) the dynamic duo <3 & then if u want some classics from the genre of course night of the living dead (1968), dawn of the dead (2004...i haven't seen the original one u could watch that one too tho...), and 28 days later (2002). raw (2016) if u want an artsier one, the girl with all the gifts (2016) if u want a fun spin on zombie apocalypse, cargo (2017) if u want 2 cry. & if u want something funny then PLEASE watch zombie for sale (2019) or anna and the apocalypse (2017) or one cut of the dead (2017)

if u want kind of a slower-build psychological thriller then the invitation (2015) is one of my faves, but mother! (2017) is also good if u want an artsy pick & gerald's game (2017) and lyle (2014) are good as well

and then just a grab-bag of horror movies that didn't fit perfectly into any of these categories: barbarian (2022) if u want something really scary, piggy (2022) if u want slow-building horror, midsommar (2019) if u want sunshiney culty a24 aesthetic, us (2019) if u want something that'll freak u out & is slasher-adjacent, get out (2017) if u want slow-build thriller vibes, and teeth (2007) if u want teen-girl horror classic.

bear in mind that many of these films overlap between the categories i've divided them into 4 this answer, as is the nature of horror...if u were asking me 2 just like. force myself 2 choose a top 10 horror movies 2 introduce someone 2 horror w no preference 4 genre or vibe...i think my list would probably be (in no particular order):

alien (1979)

2. the fly (1986)

3. jennifer's body (2009)

4. ginger snaps (2000)

5. train to busan (2016) (<- pains me 2 say bc seoul station is my fave zombie movie of all time but if i had 2 choose just one zombie movie 2 introduce someone 2 the genre it would be this one...beginner zombie movie...)

6. scream (1996)

7. his house (2020)

8. barbarian (2022)

9. creep (2014)

10. us (2019)

[nellasbookplanet]

Book recs: vampires

Listen, vampires are a classic for a reason, but they have also been done to death (pardon the pun) to the point that finding books that are creative with the premise can be a bit of a slog through tired old tropes. Hopefully this rec list can be to a bit of help for all vampire fans out there wanting something fresh!

For details on the books, continue under the readmore

Previous rec posts:

Really cool fantasy worldbuilding

Really cool sci-fi worldbuilding

Dark sapphic romances

Mermaid books

Sci-fi vampires:

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler my beloved, literally you cannot go wrong with one of her books. Fledgling follows what at first seems to be a ten-year-old amnesiac girl, who finds out she is in fact a decades old vampire on the run from others of her kind. The vampires here are a separate species from human, not supernatural, and are as a whole very fascinating and unsettling. Come in prepared for fucked up power dynamics.

Blindsight by Peter Watts

Vampires and aliens and questions of the nature of consciousnesses, oh my. Not a vampire novel so much as a scifi novel about aliens in which there also happens to be vampires (one of which is captain of a spaceship sent to explore an alien ship just entering the solar system). Another example of vampires as an entire separate species, but more horror focused than Fledgling. No, seriously, this book will fuck you up, highly recommend if you're okay with a lot of techno babble and existential horror.

Peeps (Peeps duology) by Scott Westerfeld

Young adult. Vampirism as a sexually transmitted parasite that turns most people into bloodthirsty monsters. Cal is an asymptomatic carrier working to find other infected before they hurt people, including his own former girlfriends. But there is something else lurking in the dark, an ancient enemy of the vampire parasite...

Post apocalypse vampires:

The Hallowed Ones (The Hallowed Ones duology) by Laura Bickle

Young adult. Katie is an Amish girl eagerly awaiting her rumspringa, when she gets to try out the outside world. But before she has the chance, something happens to the Outside; a nearby town is wiped out, and something evil stalks the night. To protect their community, the Amish elders decide that no one can leave and no one can enter the sacred ground that makes up their home. That is, until Katie finds an injured young man and decides to help him.

The Company of Death by Elisa Hansen

Wild mix of genres, where a zombie apocalypse has struck and vampires gather up humans to keep their food source from going extinct, a robot travels across America with a young man she's tasked to keep safe, and former-vampire-hunter-recent-zombie Emily teams up with Death himself to stop the apocalypse. Features bi and ace characters! Bonus rec: the author also runs the youtube channel Maven of the Eventide, where she talks about various vampire media. Check it out!

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden trilogy) by Julie Kagawa

Young adult. Another zombie apocalypse (well; feral vampires) scenario in which vampires gather humans up to keep their food safe. Allison Sekemoto hates vampires, but when she ends up on the brink of death and is offered a way out, she has no choice but to take it. Hunted by a mad vampire and forced to flee the relative safety of her city, Allie must enter the post-apocalyptic outside world and team up with the free humans roaming there, seeking a cure for the undead plague that ravages the world.

Urban fantasy vampires:

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Queen of fucked up gothic horror, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, comes for vampires in this gritty novel following Domingo, a garbage collecting street kid in a Mexico City where vampires walk the streets. His life gets turned upside down when he meets Atl, a vampire descendant of Aztec blood drinkers who’s on the run and needs all the help she can get.

Sunshine by Robin McKinnley

Urban fantasy on a level of its own, where dangerous magic exists alongside humans. It keeps you guessing and much is left unexplained; if you want clear answers and explanations to everything you might be disappointed, but if you want a world that feels mysterious and dangerous and lived in you'll probably like it. It follows a baker who, after getting kidnapped by vampires, gets embroiled in a dangerous struggle and has to team up with one of them to survive. The vampires here are really inhuman and unsettling.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Young adult. After vampirism swept the land, special Coldtowns were built to quarantine anyone bitten, whether they have turned or not. After having survived a massacre at a party in which her ex-boyfriend got bit, Tana sets out with him and mysterious vampire to reach the nearest Coldtown, not knowing if she’ll ever be able to leave it again.

Modern vampires:

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Swedish literary novel set in the 1980s. Follows twelve-year-old Oskar, a troubled and bullied boy who befriends his new neighbor, Eli. But there’s something strange about Eli, such as her only coming out at night. Also available as two separate movie adaptations (I highly recommend the Swedish original; the American remake is perfectly adequate standard horror fare, the original is a masterpiece).

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

Literary novel following Lydia, who’s grown up as a vampire under the thumb of her mother, who’s been obsessed with self-hate over their existence as blood drinkers. Finally on her own for the first time in her life, Lydia moves to London hoping to make it as an artist. But surviving alone as a vampire is harder than expected. Slow and fairly light on plot, but utterly captivating.

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde

Young adult. After Kerry saves a young man from three attackers who claim he's a vampire, she's drawn into a dangerous game and forced to work with a manipulative vampire. Pre-cursor to the modern ya vampire genre, Companions of the Night utilizes many of the same tropes but in very different ways, making it a unique experience.

Historical and fantasy vampires:

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Dracula inspired novella, following Constanta, who’s turned from a medieval peasant to an undead bride. As time passes the relationship between Dracula and Constanta grows all the more strained and potentially dangerous. Teaming up with his two other consorts, she seeks to unravel her husband's secrets. Sapphic and polyamorous.

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

Having escaped from slavery in the 1850s, young Gilda is taken in by a vampire, and eventually finds herself turned as well. Consists of a series of novellas following Gilda throughout the centuries, from the past to the present to the future. It’s also sapphic!

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

In a world where the rich drink blood to preserve their health, Marion applies to a position as bloodmaid in a notorious noble house far from home. Suddenly showered with luxuries and debauchery, Marion soon gains the interest and favor of Lisavet, countess of the house. A fresh take on the idea of vampires and deliciously dark sapphic romance.

Bonus AKA I haven't read these yet but they seem really cool

The Hunger by Whitley Strieber

Ancient vampire is on the hunt for a new partner, none of which tend to last long.

My Soul to Keep (African Immortals series) by Tananarive Due

I keep seeing this one described as a vampire book, and once stumbled on the description "almost a vampire book" and listen by now I'm simply curious to see what it's about.

Team Human by Justine Larbelestier & Sarah Rees Brennan

Young adult. As far as I can tell, a satire on typical ya vampire romances.

The Madness Season by C.S. Friedman

*chanting* vampires in space vampires iN SPACE

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

Young adult, sapphic. Three vampire girls turned and abandoned by the same vampire get together to stop him from turning yet another girl.

The Balance of Fates by Raquel Raelynn

Young adult, sapphic. A girl enters a competition against vampires and werewolves, complicated by her feelings for one of her vampire competitors.

[eternal-eclipsehq]

Welcome, travellers, to Eternal Eclipse!

Humans and supernaturals have lived side-by-side for centuries, an uneasy peace between the two that has threatened to crack many times before. The world is changed, and continues to change each day. The Material Plane is cracking, and the darkness at the edge of all things creeps ever-closer.

The Triad, foul creators of the Eternal Eclipse which plagues our world, fight against all living things. With their army of Nightmares and their mortal allies, they fight a bloody war against The Protectorate for control of the world - and for the lives of every living thing.

Many believe the apocalypse is coming - or has already begun.

Yet one would be fool indeed to believe that there was not more. None wish to admit it, yet far more builds on the horizon than simply The Triad. Will it be discovered before it is too late?

That choice is yours. Take your story into your own hands, and forge your new destiny in a world ripe with opportunity. Will you take up arms, or will you live simply? Will you love, or hate? All of this and more is your choice, and yours alone.

We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in a near-future version of the real world with heavy supernatural and fantasy elements.

We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!

Timeline: 2056.

Main Location: The primary locations are Lyon (France), Camelot (Wales), Hamburg (Germany), and Berlin (Germany), but we have locations from all over the world - both of our own creation and those that exist IRL.

Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy with light Sci-Fi elements.

What we offer... .ᐟ

✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜

✘ ❛ A plethora of factions for your OC to join, including the Dragon Riders! ❜

✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜

✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving plots and characters that change with OC choices! ❜

✘ ❛ Deep, rich, extensive, and interesting lore, with experienced mods and members to guide you through it all! ❜

✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜

... with more planned to be added!

✘ ❛ Unique modern fantasy aesthetic! ❜

✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly & inclusive community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜

✘ ❛ Interesting, thoughtful & rich server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜

✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜

✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Elves, Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Orcs, Fae (Merfolk, Luckfolk, Nymphs, etc.) & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Nephilim & Half-Demons, and more! ❜

✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜

✘ ❛ A new, rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for OCs! ❜

✘ ❛ Our own in-universe language that some OCs can speak, with our own homebrewed, hand-made translator available in-server! ❜

✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜

You can check out https://eternaleclipserp.carrd.co/ for a glimpse at the lore!

Come on in, but do be sure to tread softly... none know what truly waits in the shadows.

https://discord.gg/eternaleclipserp

[We are 18+ due to the fact that 18+ scenes of a gruesome and adult nature have the potential to take place. We are NOT an ERP server.]

[ts4-worldbuilding]

Welcome to OUR world!

This is a blog for world deco cc of all kinds, run by @sdmsims. You can call me Zin or Xin!

I try to only reblog paywall free CC, however I often do so in 'sprees' and some may get caught in the downpour. Please let me know if I've RB'd something that's perma-paywalled or a dead link!

Additionally, CC archived here may only be downloadable from adfarms like Curseforge or Simsresource. Get Firefox and install uBlock Origin to save a headache and prevent them from scraping ad revenue from you in these cases.

✦ Essential resources

✦ -- TOOL Allows for placement of objects in the world.

✦ -- BLOWTORCH Removed most structures from worlds, keeps plants and natural deco.

✦ -- FLAMETHROWER Alternate version of blowtorch that removes ALL world deco, including landscaping.

✦ -- @verycursedstuff Download mirrors for curseforge-only cc.

✦ TAGS

#resource -- Non-CC tools and resources for world modification #cc -- Catchall for custom content for world modification ✦ -- CC by theme... ➥ #modern -- Modern/urban/city/present day objects ➥ #historical -- Historical themed objects, may have some overlap with 'fantasy' depending on your genre ➥ #scifi -- Sci-fi/futuristic/cyberpunk objects ➥ #apoc -- Post-apocalypse/zombie challenge/grungy objects ➥ #fantasy -- Fantastical objects ➥ #themeless -- CC that may broadly fit and does not have an inherent 'theme' ✦ -- CC by object type... ➥ #deco -- Decorations that are generally small/medium ➥ #buildings -- Large shell structures ➥ #rocks -- Rocks, boulders, and cliffs ➥ #plants -- Plants of all kinds ➥ #landscaping -- Misc natural landscaping items, like fake terrain ➥ #functional -- Any kind of intractable/functional object

[nightshadedumplings]

RP INFO

I decided to make a separate post to detail all of my RP preferences to keep my pinned a little shorter. Please read everything here before contacting me to request a roleplay. I don't expect you to memorize everything, but at least skim through the whole thing. Sorry it's a little long and if I come off as a bit of a stickler. I've been roleplaying for a very long time and have dealt with a lot of bullshit that I'm hoping to avoid where possible. I won't bite your head off if you accidentally slip up on some of these.

BASICS:

Read my pinned first! There's a list of kinks I will and won't do at the bottom, and other general guidelines for interacting with me.

Experienced roleplayers only, please. I'm also not comfortable RPing with anyone under 21 years old.

Please don't DM me jumping into an RP. I'll ignore it. If you want to do something informal and one-off, just send me an ask. You can include my OCs, if you want.

I don't have any set requirements for reply lengths. I'll write what's needed, and that's all I expect out of a partner. However, please be able to write multiple paragraphs. I won't do RPs that are strictly one or two lines back and forth.

I'm generally uninterested in lengthy sex scenes. Pregnant sex is more appealing, if the focus is mostly on the pregnant person's body.

PLOTS & GENRES

Don't send me low effort messages expecting me to do everything in regards to setting things up. I don't need you to have a solid plot idea from the get, but bring something to the table. If your best idea is something along the lines of "boyfriend/husband/roommate gets his girlfriend/wife/roommate pregnant", then please don't bother.

I don't do fandom RP. OCs only.

I don't like vanilla, fluffy, domestic pregnancy plots. At this time, I'm most interested in RPs that focus mainly on the pregnancy in a kinky way.

In general, I prefer fantasy settings, but I'm open to sci-fi or modern. I'd rather do a vintage real world setting than a modern one, though. Post apocalypse is also cool.

CHARACTERS

I'm willing to write most of my OCs featured in my stories. I can also come up with new OCs for the purpose of fitting whatever plot we come up with. Here's a list of my OCs, with links to more specific information about each some of them.

Please don't offer plots that go against what's fitting for my OCs. If there's an idea you want to do that doesn't fit any of them, that's fine, I can come up with an OC that fits if I like the idea, but don't try and fit a circle peg into a square hole.

In the same vein as the previous point, please be respectful of my OCs and myself. Don't try to convince me to change any OC's traits, or ignore the traits they have because they don't suit what you want. Likewise, if I tell you I'm not interested in something, don't try and make me do it. I've had too many people agree to my terms when setting things up, and then turn around and try to go against them, anyway.

Do not god mod. Do not control my OCs in any way. Do not write what they are thinking, feeling, or doing. If you need to know what they're going to do for part of your response, just ask.

All characters should be 30+ and look like it. If your character is 100 but looks 18, it's a no go.

[findroleplay]

Looking for some 18+ writers for some OC x OC, fandomless threads! Literate to adv literate, ~30(+) discord lines on average per response.

I do MxM, FxF, MxNB and FxNB pairings.

MxF can happen, most likely including trans and/or bi muses.

My favourite genres are modern fantasy, slice of life/dark realism, dead dove tropes, low sci-fi, dystopia and post-apocalypse ♡

I'm open to nsfw and kink themes, where I mainly play switches, but I'm open to playing top/dom and bottom/sub characters as well.

I draw the line at non-con and physically abusive pairings, violence between characters might be required by some plots but let's not make it the focus!

Character-driven and POC friendly.

I have lots of plot ideas and use both descriptions and irl faceclaims, though finding a ref isn't always easy so bear with me 😭

Leave a like and I'll reach out!

_

[dark-roleplay-finder]

🚀✨ Hey there, fellow storyteller! On the hunt for a roleplay partner? Look no further. Together, we can dive into fresh plots and breathe life into some rad characters. 🌛🌠

Let's break the ice: I'm a 34-year-old female roleplay enthusiast from the CET/CEST timezone, with 15 years of roleplaying under my belt. My sweet spot is MxM storylines, though I'm open to FxF and sometimes MxF – provided we're challenging the usual norms.

To me, roleplay is like an open world video game. We've got the freedom to weave intricate plots, build characters from the ground up, and sculpt backstories that make our hearts race. My focus lies in creating multifaceted narratives and delving deep into our characters' worlds. Real life situations, character development, emotional depth, darkness, and even NSFW elements (that's right, no-holds-barred smut) – are all fair game. If your thing is authentic, gritty relationships rather than sugary fluff, then we're a match!

The stage for our stories? Well, that's entirely up to us. Cyberpunk cityscapes, high-fantasy kingdoms, adrenaline-fueled pirate voyages, intricate historical dramas, expansive sci-fi universes – anything's possible. I'm also down for tales of the apocalypse, disasters, and even some good old Western action.

My fandom interests are varied, including Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Titanic, Stranger Things, American Horror Story, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Interview with a Vampire, and Lord of the Rings. I've played a range of characters over the years:

Thranduil & Boromir, Lord of the Rings

Sirius Black, Lucius Malfoy, Fred Weasley, & Rita Skeeter, Harry Potter

Cinna, Hunger Games

Adore Delano (as a character, not the real person), RuPaul's Drag Race

Cersei Lannister & Jon Snow, Game of Thrones

Recently, I've been really keen on exploring Billy from Stranger Things. While I have a repertoire of preferred characters, I'm flexible and more than ready to venture into new territories, whether that's different fandoms, original settings, or uncharted characters.

Outside of roleplay, I appreciate a good chat about our characters, storyline, or even our latest Netflix obsessions. No rush, though. I'm a relaxed responder (both OOC and IC) and hope for the same laid-back vibes from you.

As an active part of the LGBTIAQ+ community, I'm all in for crafting diverse narratives and characters. If you're on the same wavelength, hit the like button or slide into my Tumblr DMs. Let's create something awesome!

If 'what if' scenarios – like 'What if the French Revolution happened in England?' – get your gears turning, I'm here for it. I'm all about exploring various themes and genres, especially those that delve into darker and more mature content, including some dead dove. Once I'm invested, I dig deep and savour exploring every facet of our story, big or small. I can write both on Discord and Tumblr dash.

So, what's the verdict? Ready to start this roleplay journey? Give me a shout! Your next adventure is just one message away! 🌌🚀✨

Like this post and the asker will reach out!

[princesscolumbia]

A quick-and-dirty non-squint-o-vision version (I like this, but I had to pop it out in a separate tab and zoom in to make sense of what I was looking at):

Tags are Tricky...a quick and dirty guide

1. Canon

How does it relate to canon?

Alternate Universe

Canon Compliant

Canon Divergence

Crossover

Fix-it Fic

Future Fic

Missing Scenes & Codas

Pre-canon/Backstory

2. Format

Is it something other than a story?

5+1 Things

Art

Dialogue-Only

Epistolary

Online & Social Media

Podfic

Poetry

Songfic

Texting

3. Tone

How does it make you feel?

Angst

Crack

Fluff

Humor

Hurt/Comfort

Pining

Smut and PWP

Whump

4. Relationship

Describe the relationship

Platonic

Coming Out

Families

Friendship

Siblings

Getting together

Amnesia

Body Swap

Childhood Friends

Different First Meeting

Drunken Confessions

Enemies to Lovers

Fake Dating

Flirting

Friends to Lovers

Huddling for Warmth

Meet-Cute

Miscommunication

Road Trips

Roommates

Sharing a Bed

Slow Burn

Soulmates

Strangers to Lovers

Trapped in Elevator

PG-13

Cuddling

First Kiss

Kissing and Making Out

Sexy times

A/B/O

Dirty Talk

First Time

Kink

Roleplay

Sex Pollen

Sexting and Phone Sex

Voyeurism

Commitment

Arranged Marriage

Established Relationship

Honeymoons

Infidelity

Jealousy

Kid Fic

Long Distance

Relationship

Pregnancy

Weddings & Proposals

5. Theme

What is the theme?

Activities and Interests

Baking and Cooking

Camping

Celebrations

Crafts and Hobbies

Drinking or Getting High

Fashion

Holidays

Pets

Piercings and Tattoos

Religion

Sports

Theatre and Dance

Yoga

Adaptations

Fairy Tales

Historical

Reality Show

TV/Movie/Book Adaptations

Character Driven

Anxiety and Mental Health

Introspection

Queer Themes

Jobs

Artist

Celebrities

Crime and Suspense

Firefighters

Lifeguards

Media and Journalism

Medical

Military

Musicians

Pilots

Politics

Retail

Royalty

Teachers

Other worldly

Apocalypse

Fairies

Ghosts

Magic and Fantasy

Parallel Universe

Sci-fi

Shapeshifters

Superheroes

Supernatural

Tentacles

Time Travel

Vampires

Witches

Zombies

Places

Bookstores & Libraries

Coffee Shops & Restaurants

College

Flower Shops

High School

Summer Camp

Wineries

Note: These are examples, not a definitive list, but I hope the categories are useful.

(Commentary below the cut)

I'm going to introduce a few more categories to this list:

Meta-type

What's the relationship of the contents of the story to the main timeline of the source material?

Alternate Universe

Crossover

Fusion (Fusions are NOT crossovers)

Continuation

Divergence

Isekai

Multiverse

Meta-fandom

"Fandoms" that have no centralized source material that have spontaneously generated from the interaction of multiple online communities

A/B/O - Also "Omegaverse" and variants

Time Loops

Furry

S.C.P.

Gender and Sexuality

Does the fic include Alphabet Mafia connections/connotations?

Transgender

Queer

Gay

Lesbian

Sapphic

Transwoman [character]

Transman [character]

NB

Enby

Non-binary

Genderfluid

Cis

Comphet

Kinks

We've all got 'em, which kinks does your fic cover?

BDSM

Humiliation

Air games

Oral

Note: There's no way to make a comprehensive list for this category in a single Tumblr post.

Citrus Scale

Kickin' it old-school; how tart is your fic?

Banana (Absolutely nothing sexual about this whatsoever, even kissing isn't a thing here, and holding hands might be scandalous)

Orange (Minor touching, nothing you might get arrested for, almost entirely SFW in all ways, 100% consensual across the board, PG-13 and up without question)

Lime (The equivalent to 'soft-core porn,' blatant sexual acts depicted though not explicitly described, characters have rounded third base and are getting ready to slide into home, you might have to show ID to prove you're of-age to get into the movie theater showing the fic on screen)

Lemon (THE NSFW tag, smut, absolutely describing the naughty bits and all the dirty actions)

Genres

Did you get your peanut butter in my chocolate? Are you a regency purist? What genre does your fic fall into?

Romance

Sci-fi

Mystery

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Urban Fantasy

Western

Samurai

Horror

Thriller

Don'ts

Don't do these things. Ever.

Tiktok-ify your tags - "sanitizing" your tags to "get past the algorithm." ("unalive", "k!nk") There is no algorithm, all you're doing is breaking the tagging system if you do this

Tag spam - adding tags to your fic that don't apply to your fic

Tag jam - adding as many tags as possible in hopes that someone, somewhere will find your fic. All this does is create a massive, unreadable block of text that defeats the purpose of the tagging system

Suggested edits to the infographic

This is entirely my opinion:

Alternative Universe, Canon Divergence, Crossover, and Future Fic should be removed from the "Canon" section

A/B/O is not exclusively about sex/smut and should be separated from "Sexy times"

Remove the "Other worldly" section. 90% of the listed terms are genres and the others can go into other sections

Definitions Needed

Sometimes y'all forget that your experience is not universal. WTF are these?!

5+1 Things

Podfic

Songfic (Is this a fic told in song? A fic that has a song in it?)

PWP

Whump

Final note: Never, EVER use A/B/O without the slashes. Ever. I'm not even joking about this

I kind of suck at tagging, so I made this infographic to help make it easier.

[jian-wei-24]

F.M.P Pre-production: (Theme Selection and Justification)

Figure 1: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. (Warhorse Studios, 2025)

I noticed that most of the video games released recently are mostly fantasy, science fiction, post-apocalypse, and history themed. For example, in the fantasy genre, big game titles like Baldur's Gate III (2023) Black Myth: Wukong (2024), Dragon Age™: The Veilguard (2024), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (2025) transport players to expansive, magical worlds with rich lore and heavy historical elements. Sci-fi games such as Starfield (2023), HELLDIVERS™ 2 (2024), and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (2024) explore futuristic settings filled with advanced technology and roaming alien environments with their unique technology. Post-apocalyptic games like 7 Days to Die (2024), and The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered (2025) depict ravaged worlds where mutated creatures will attack players and that survival is the key to winning. In the historical setting, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025), Assassin’s Creed Shadows (2025), and Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT (2024) offer players a chance to experience historical real-world events and eras.

Figure 2: A "hydro-geo-graphic map" of South and Southeast Asia. (Bonne, 1771)

While these settings are diverse and engaging, none of them truly dive into Southeast Asia's history, which is rich with its own unique narratives and cultures. There are few games that explore historical events from an Asian perspective, with exceptions like Ghost of Tsushima (2024) and Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019). However, the broader scope of Southeast Asia's history, including its interwar history, cultures, and complex conflicts, remains underrepresented in mainstream games. It would be refreshing to see more titles that dive deeper into these untold stories, offering a new kind of immersive experience to the global audience.

Figure 3: Old photo of Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. (taurus064, 2012)

Hence, I decided to create a game environment depicting my home country, Malaya (modern-day Malaysia) during the British colonial period, just before the Second World War. By focusing on Malaya, the game can shed light on the lived experiences of local communities under colonial rule, and explore how Asian and Western cultures blended to form a unique identity. It also gives voice to perspectives that are often overlooked in mainstream historical narratives, which tend to favour Western Europe or the more globally recognised Asian countries like China, Japan, and India. Malaya's rich mix of ethnicities, traditions, and colonial encounters offers fertile ground for immersive storytelling and a fresh world for players to discover.

I also hope that by creating this project, I can bring greater awareness of my home country and share some level of education about its past with both my fellow countrymen and the rest of the world. It is also a way to remind my fellow Malaysians to remember our history and stay connected to our roots, appreciating where we come from and how far we have come.

[silver-butterflies-and-spirits]

W e l c o m e .ᐟ

Introduction ♤ Call me Aventurine (Aven) or Kaveh (Kav). This is a regular blog for me to talk about my interests and share my ideas. As of right now, I only have this account in here and no other platforms. I'm an adult. My blog will be SFW and I'm not comfortable with posting or reblogging NSFW stuff on my blog, but I still might reblog mildly suggestive content.

Byf/Byi .ᐟ - Likes, asks, comments, and reblogs are alright regardless of age. Minors and ageless blogs, do NOT message me. If you're uncomfortable with people over 18, do not follow or interact in any way. Respect my boundaries as I respect yours.

Dnf/Dni .ᐟ - Basic DNI criteria

I'm a writer and an artist. I most likely won't be posting any art here but I might do a thing or two for writing, like prompts or small ideas. I aspire to be an actor or a voice actor, maybe a content creator as well. Though, that is only for fun.

I may seem fluent, but English is not my first language. Therefore, my grammar won't always be perfect, if ever, and I may come across differently than intended. I apologize in advance. That being said, I may also misunderstand you. Be very specific.

You're welcome to send me asks! Talk to me about anything, ask me questions, tell me facts, whatever is on your mind as long as you're being respectful. Refrain from mentioning or speaking about politics, discourse, controversies, and triggering topics. Please don't spam.

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Reblogs - #the-wind-whispers

Writing - #ancient-tales-and-old-ballads

Interests - #head-in-the-clouds

Asks - #curious-souls

Anons - #hidden-spirits

Requests - #requested-by-yours-truly

Friends & Mutuals - #welcomed-company

[Read Disclaimer under the cut] - #fluttering-feathers

𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚜:

📚 · Webtoon, Webcomics, Manga, Danmei, Fanfiction, Novels, Manga, Mythology

📜 · Fantasy, Action, Dystopian/Apocalypse, Romance, Medieval, Slice of Life, Sci-Fi, Horror

🎧 · Pop, Indie Rock, Phonk, Celtic, etc. (I listen to a variety of songs and music, I can't list everything)

🎮 · Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Wuthering Waves, Path to Nowhere, Project Sekai, Honor of Kings, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Roblox, Minecraft, Mystic Messenger, Love and Deepspace, Twisted Wonderland, Touchstarved, Cookie Run Kingdom, etc.

👑 · TGCF, MDZS, SVSSS ♡

🎥 · Anime, Donghua, Marvel, Musicals, Same genres as reading preference (except Horror)

Disclaimer Below!

I am someone who enjoys tickling, whether as a safe and playful activity between friends or something more intimate (Still SFW). That being said, there will be a possibility when I bring them up sometimes. Again, I'm using this blog to post about my interests. Though this won't affect the entire blog, I want to put this disclaimer to prevent making anyone uncomfortable, including myself. If that is not your cup of tea, you are free to ignore it or block me. If you want to stay for the rest of my blog, block the tag above. If ever, I will only talk about tickle related stuff in a way that is safe to view for everyone, meaning at most I will only mention mildly romantic stuff and most of it is platonic. Plus, I'm not exactly comfortable with sharing intimate stuff on the internet so you won't catch me rambling about it on my blog.

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Spirit, Valor, and Knowledge Teaser

SVK is my original story. I’ve been worldbuilding for it for about seven years under the working title “heroes story”, which longtime followers have probably seen mention of at some point. It’s gone through several iterations over the course of that time and has changed a significant amount from the initial attempts.

The current manuscript is partially incomplete and will need to go through  thorough edits, but I’m hoping to release early chapters for beta readers later this fall or winter, with the goal of ensuring that the representation I’ve included is done as well as possible for a queer hick from the rural midwest. 

All characters and content are my original creations and are open to improvement. Feedback is appreciated and will encourage further content release.

Wordcount: 1.2k

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The cat was nosing in Theo’s paint again, bothering him for a scratch. He loved the insufferable creature, but damn if it didn’t seek affection at the worst of times. Careful to balance it properly, he set aside his pallet and rubbed Carnie’s ears. The wind blew cold even in the summer season, and Theo pulled his coat tighter around him, trying to keep paint off of it and the cat as best he could.

He took a moment to warm his hands in its long orange fur and look over what he had completed so far. The rough textures of the worn brick and concrete buildings of the city east of the commune were a good challenge; the crumbling asphalt road with its faded remnants of yellow and white leading outwards tested his skill at displaying perspective.

Mx. Jordanes had assigned him to sketch the same scene last year. More of the shoulder of the road had deteriorated since then, doubling the size of the pothole, and one of the telephone poles had rotted through in the spring. It had taken fifteen able adults to move, clearing the way further to the fourth stoplight down, where things became 4th Street territory. The stop lights still cycled through their colors, directing the ghost of traffic. Once, they had been the pulse of the city. Theo thought he might catch them all at different colors. Some red and yellow would really brighten up the scene.

He was putting down a base of orange on the furthest one when he noticed the change. A cluster of dots in the distance had come around a corner and were making their way down the road: two of them black and two of them gray. Two travellers, he assumed, being escorted to Slateset by 4th Life Strays, who claimed the 4th Street territory. The Strays were usually good about sending survivors their way, but as they came closer Theo could see the strange make of their clothes. The gray figures were bundled in swathes of cloth over every inch of their body, hoods pulled low over their faces, while the dark coated pair were marked at the shoulders, the taller one by red and the shorter by violet. They were packed too lightly for real wandering, but they didn’t look like Kings either. Certainly they wouldn’t have come through 4th Street if they were.

Theo painted his stoplights as he waited for them to come in calling distance of the barrier wall he was perched on, and began packing away his brushes for deeper cleaning.

If they were Darksiders he was as good as dead already. They didn’t look the type, no guns or bows as far as he could see, but Theo adjusted the hatchet hanging from his belt so the steel caught the light just in case.

“Hail!” cried the violet-marked woman, her dark face turned up to look at him against the sun. A long scar ran vertical on the right side of her face from jawline to cheekbone.

“Hello,” he replied. The wind picked up bitterly, and he had to raise his voice significantly to be heard. It was possible someone else from the commune would hear him and come to investigate. Carnie the cat didn’t care for his yelling or for the sudden cold and trotted off down the wall without him. “Did the Bosses give you passage through 4th Street?”

The woman’s reply was stolen by a cold gust. “We met no one on the road here,” she said, louder this time. “We are glad to see someone left alive. Are there more of you?”

“We’re all glad to be alive these days,” he replied, to avoid answering her directly. “Do you need food or medical attention?”

The woman shared a look with one of the hooded figures and discussed something between them. “Your company is all we would request. We have come from far away, and we have many questions as to how this place came to be in such a state. If you would come down and speak to us, we would be grateful.”

Theo weighed the risk. She didn’t talk like a local, she wasn’t lying about that. Their clothes, especially the gray cloaks, were exceedingly clean for someone who had been on the road for any stretch of time, and both she and her redmarked companion would freeze to death if they spent the night outside. They didn’t even have gloves. Still, they didn’t seem like Darksiders, and they had made no threat to him. If they had news from any distance the council would want to speak to them immediately. It had been more than a year since they’d had news from as far as the next state over, and there would be a hundred questions to ask anyone from further.

No, they hadn’t threatened him yet. It would be safer and smarter to test that before bringing them back to his home. “No, I’m staying up here,” he shouted. “Ask whatever you want, but do it from down there.”

They showed no sign of aggression at his refusal, though the women turned and conferred with her companions again. “What is the name of this place?” she asked.

Theo frowned. He leaned over, holding onto the ledge, just to check that his memory was correct. Below his feet in letters five feet tall, Slateset: The First Solar Supermall was proudly printed in bold emerald script. They’d taken down the plastic decals to clean and repaint only two weeks before. Mx. Jordanes had organized the effort, and Theo was still finding green paint behind his ears.

Maybe they were illiterate. Or, more likely, there was some obvious reason for the confusion that Theo was overlooking somehow. Either way, he said, “This is the Slateset Commune.” He pointed back the way they had come, then westward towards the mountains. “That’s all Fourth Street until you hit the residentials, and past us you’re in the King’s Republic.”

“Theo!” Still in his work clothes, Jack Kindley jogged over from the farmyard. “We heard yelling, you alright?” The barrier wall was set against a hill, leaving Jack only a few feet below him as opposed to the height he spoke with the strangers from.

“I’m fine Mr. Kindley, only there are some people here that say they’re from out of town.”

Jack’s face brightened with surprise. “Out of town? How far out of town?” He began to scale the wall next to Theo, heaving himself up by wrapping his arms around the edge, and looked down at the four travellers. “You come from out Kansas way? 73 still a bandit nest?”

The man with red on his coat answered them in a deep tone that cut through the wind like a knife. “We only came west recently,” was all he said.

Jack glanced to Theo, adjusting his grip on the wall. “They look like trouble to you?”

“Nah, I think they’re just odd. They came from 4th Street, though, and they said they weren’t stopped by any Strays. That sounds like trouble to me.”

The older man frowned and nodded, peering over the ledge again. “You guys got any weapons?”

The woman with the scar and her tall friend pulled out a large sword and an axe with a long, black blade. She presented it oddly, as if she were offering it up to be taken or showing it off, and the man did much the same with his blade. The hooded figures were supposedly defenseless. Jack seemed to think it as strange as Theo did, but he nodded all the same. “Alright then, guess you can’t shoot the place up. Let’s get you in where it’s warm.”

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I’ll likely post more teasers from throughout the book as parts become more polished. If anyone actually reads this far, thank you! Literally all feedback is good, my asks are open and anyone can dm me. The response I’ve gotten so far has me looking forward to putting out more original content in the SVK vein but please like/reblog/usual e-shilling etc if you enjoy it.

Thank you! 

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There's A TTRPG For That!

Some ttrpgs I think might be worth exploring, if you're looking at sci-fi/fantasy genres about rebellion, reform and post-apocalypse:

Detente for the Ravenous, by A.A. Voigt: The Cold War if Henry Kissinger was the Pope. About colonized peoples organizing to bring down the Kaiju-as-metaphor for colonialist and capitalist attempts to consume the world around them, it feels heavily inspired by Heart, Babel, and F.I.S.T..

Rising Tide, by cosmicbeagle: A PARAGON playset about ecojustice pirates striking back against oil companies and other multi-conglomerates by destroying their assets while on the high seas.

Hunting Billionaires for Sport, by hexavexagon: A game where hunting billionaires is a legitimate practice that provides a media company with plenty of profits due to the popularity of live-streaming these hunts. You are some of those hunters, going up against everything those billionaires throw at you.

Apocalypse Roadtrip, by Mynar Lenahan: In a world overtaken by aliens, cryptids, kaiju, and secret government entities, your home has quickly fallen apart. Travel from place to place keeping each-other alive using whatever technology you can get your hands on.

Red Markets, by Hebanon Games: The zombie apocalypse happened and we just kind of... kept going. Try to make a living while on the wrong side of the economy by recovering proof that certain people died, so that your employers can claim the contents of their wills.

Sea Legs, by Jack Blair: The rich have left our climate apocalypse behind. We are left with a world where most cities have sunk beneath a rising ocean. You are a crew scavenging in order to keep your community alive, and sometimes fighting with others to get precious resources.

Many of the entries of Applied Hope: The Solarpunk & Utopias jam might also be up your alley, including Sunstained, by Mythworks, Green Skies, by SmallRedRobin13, and How to Ooze Charm into the Future, by Paul Czege.

I'm going to be honest, I think that cyberpunk was probably pretty innovative when it started off in the 1980s but now it (and it's various "punk" spinoffs) just kind of linger over the science fiction genre like a miasma and it's time for someone to come up with something new.

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5 Insanely Underrated (Dark) Queer Book Recs for Your TBR (No Spoiler Reviews!)

I ain’t gonna beat around the bush, folks--this post has been a long time coming. Over the past year, I have somehow stumbled into my new favorite genre, leaving the careful days of YA comforting fantasy reads behind (but not forgotten!). I used to never be one for the dark, grisly, and not so man-made horrors beyond comprehension. But with the help of time, mind devouring storytelling, and gut wrenching emotions the world loves to carve out of us all, tastes have changed! So without further ado, let me recommend 5 of my favorite (darker) queer reads of 2022. Titles are linked to official Goodreads summaries while I have included my no-spoiler reviews below.

Some of these are horror, some fantasy, some tragedy, and most a mix of the above. As the new year draws closer, if you’re feeling ready to branch out (or branch in!!) please consider giving these severely underrated titles a read. And support lesser known authors while you’re at it!

As the title of the post implies, these books tend to brew darker than your average cup ‘a joe. So please heed included trigger warnings and take care! 

1. You Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert

(Original title: Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué. English Translation by Winkler Donald).

Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror, Canadian Literature, Queer AF

Review: If you’re not a fan of blood, gore, and every horror under the dying sun, scroll away now. Starting off incredibly strong and incredibly twisted with French-Canadian Lambert’s debut novel, You Will Love What You Have Killed, this novel is neither for the faint of heart nor some of the hard of heart. I went into this book knowing next to nothing about what was in store and left somehow feeling more empty than before. As arguably the darkest and most gory book on the list, this surrealist take on childhood rage and post-humous revenge on the town that discarded you before you had a chance to fight back is bound to haunt you long after you’ve finished it. Lambert’s own style of dark and nauseatingly twisted humor will either seal the deal for you, or leave you running for the hills. To be honest, I loathe this book as much I appreciate the queer, surrealist landscape of apocalyptic vengeance. Brownie points for being flat-out strange.

Content Warnings: if you can think of it, chances are its here. loads of death and murder, including that of children, suicide; ableism; homophobia, transphobia; pedophilia, rape, sexual abuse, explicit sexual descriptions, abortion, necrophilia; animal abuse, killing of animals; child abuse, emotional abuse and verbal abuse (by the narrator); cancer; 9/11 (comprehensive list via Ashton on GoodReads)

2. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Genres: YA Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Dystopian, Queer AF

Blurb: In this world on the brink of man-made/god-induced apocalypse, trans-boy Benji has to fight not only to survive a hellscape determined to burn itself to the ground, but also his own role in bringing about the End. Hell Followed With Us is a queer rage manifesto, the gospel for those forced to become monsters by the same society that weaponized and then condemned them for being such. White’s novel not only brought healing to a large part of my own religious trauma, but it helped me embrace the very “monster” the so called righteous would have damned. Because when the world will villianize you anyway, revolution may very well be embracing the monster within--the monster the world forced into being. This one is definitely a keeper, and definitely a re-reader. The character diversity in this book is incredible, also for the simple fact that it isn’t forced or seemingly “trying to meet a quota”, and for canonically calling out [redacted].  

Content Warnings: For a comprehensive list courtesy of the author himself, please visit his website here. 

3. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror/Psychological Thriller, Short-Stories, Queer AF

Blurb: Shorter but no less impactful than the rest, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a twisted foray into the psychology of human obsession. After reading the blurb, I tried to prepare myself for the following unease and depravity I was promised. And god was that promise delivered on a silver poisoned platter. Set to the backdrop of chat forums and online messaging, LaRocca weaves a sadomasochistic love story between two women searching for deeper connection. But love isn’t exactly the right word, is it? After all, things can only get worse from the start. Suffice to say, wholesome does not live in these pages. And I need more. 

Content Warnings: animal cruelty/death, body horror, gore, mental/emotional abuse, exploration of kink, very toxic example of a dom/sub relationship.

4. Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás

Genres: Adult Fantasy, Mythology Retelling, Romance, Paranormal, Queer AF

Blurb: I try not to pick favorites on list recs, but as my most recent read of the year, Nicolás’ debut novel has quickly been shelved in my mind and heart’s hall of fame. Angels Before Man is a queer retelling of the fall of Lucifer from a paradise that may not be as, well, paradise as it seems. With narrative prose so poetic that epics of the ancient world come to mind, and themes of religious rebellion and queer rage reminiscent not only of other novels on this list but also the lives of countless individuals whose love warns at revolution, Angels Before Man tells the story of the greatest disobedience Heaven had to face: the creation of sin, born from the first love that turned a jealous god to rage. As ABM only released weeks ago, I sincerely hope it’s only the beginning for this book and author. Bible? Who needs her. The Word of God? I don’t even know her. I’ve got Angels Before Man. And so will my friends because I’m gifting them this heavenly-gem (heh, see what I did there?) for the holidays. 

Content Warnings: Courtesy of the author himself (list also included at start of book): Blasphemy, off-page sexual assault with related internal monologue post-incident, Self-harm, Atypical depiction of grooming, Animal death, Abuse (emotional, physical), Sexual content, Body horror, Graphic depictions of violence, Incestuous term use, Potential correlation to homosexuality being sinful, Depictions of mental instability

5. Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Magic Realism, Queer AF

Blurb: Of the 5 recs on the list, I have to be honest and say with full disclosure that this is my one cheat as I have not actually finished it yet. But as I can attest from the 60% progress I have made, along with two of my close friends who recommended her in the first place, Siren Queen is a breath of fresh air in a genre that is understandably stifling at times. Interweaving the monstrous industry of Hollywood with actual monsters, Siren Queen explores the sacrifices made and prices paid for the chance at stardom and just being seen, all while embracing the monster society demands of us. Largely character-driven, this book has been a slower read than the rest, but its commentary on workers’ rights and inequalities, among other social issues often at the forefront of WASPish-run Hollywood, has kept me engaged since the start. 

Content Warnings: racism, racial slurs, fatphobia, violence, family violence, homophobia, sexism, drug abuse, addiction.