#project intro

[american-dream-novel]

AMERICAN DREAM. — an intro

IF YOU LIKE: Bones & All (2022), t4t romance, horror as metaphor, I Saw The TV Glow (2024), Ethel Cain, Thelma & Louise, My Own Private Idaho (1991), butch4butch4butch, analyzing the impact of capitalism on queer bodies and communities, wondering what we owe ourselves and to those we love... READ ON!

genre: queer (specifically lesbian) horror, late-stage coming-of-age, litfic central themes: Cannibalism as a metaphor for love, for consumerism, for self-isolation, for dehumanization. The American Dream. The finding and losing yourself within capitalist society. content warnings: graphic violence (body horror), classism, depictions of transphobia & homophobia

In the twilight of their twenties, three childhood friends accidentally find each other and embark on the road trip of a lifetime. Each of them has a secret. Each of them has a reason why they're no longer friends. Each of them has something — or someone — they're running away from. Being together again for the first time in over ten years, Birdie, Judi, and Eddie are forced to confront the past as well as consider their future... if they are even able to have one.

PINTEREST ° PLAYLIST ° CAST

THE THROUPLE.

extensive information on each character should be available soon! i'm still working on formal intros for each :3

BIRDIE — 28, (she/her); left her cushy apartment in Manhattan after clumsily breaking up with her boyfriend of over ten years.

JUDI — 27, (she/her); whereabouts currently unknown. Last time anyone from home heard, she was whatever your grandma's stereotypical imaginings of a transwoman are.

EDDIE — 26, (he/they); impulsively robbed a grocery store, stole his aunt's Ford Focus, and now he's here.

image credits: top & bottom are by helenewate and middle image is by Justine Kurland from her book Girl Pictures

[lavender-laney]

project intro, choking on sea salt

choking on sea salt

chapter 1, chapter 2 part one, chapter 2 part two

genre . gothic horror, folk horror

status . outlining, drafting

tag . #choking on sea salt

a fishing village with a foggy history. whispers and visions of century-old evils. unexplained shipwrecks and an ocean no one is permitted to step foot near.

if you're a fan of vengeful sirens, feminine rage, or the concept of "coastal gothic" (in the same vein as southern gothic), then choking on sea salt may draw your interest...

summary .

sadie is a young journalist intending only to study the history of a remote fishing village. upon her arrival, however, the residents are distrustful and avoidant of her questions. it is forbidden to step onto the beaches or into the water, and the ocean elicits a visceral fear in the locals. more notably, though, is the startling lack of women, and sadie’s attempts to speak with the few women present are repeatedly thwarted or outright denied. sadie’s suspicions are growing, her notebook contains more questions than answers, and the eerie song echoing through the night is drawing her closer and closer to the ocean – and the century-old evils that lie in wait beneath it.

please let me know if anyone would like to be added to the tag list for posts about this wip!

[scribble-dee-vee]

Writeblr Intro circa 2024

Hi writeblr!! Sooo, I've been around here since about 2014. (Yes, I am ancient.) However, I've been dormant for the past 4-5 years. Blame college and a brief stint on Twitter. Now that I'm active again, I thought I should make an updated writeblr intro so ppl know my Deal. Basically, I want to engage with other folks who write fiction (esp original SF), and that's a little easier if I have a clear post that outlines what I do. Here to make connections and hear about your blorbos :)

About me

Hi, I'm Vee! They/them, 23, 💖 🤍 🧡

I do journalism/comms in western New York

My literary jam is feminist/adult SF and gothic lit (OG or modern) 🥀 ⚔️ 🌙

Enthusiastic about gay people, body horror, and sociopolitical allegories

I cook, run, play tabletop games, and occasionally draw. Other than that, I'm mostly writing (for work and for fun)

If you were on pre-2020 writeblr, you likely know me from my eight billion daily tag games. (I still like tag games and appreciate u for tagging me. I have also gained adult responsibilities and better mental health, so I respond very slowly now. <3)

Always happy to get asks or dms, tho as I've noted: I may reply slowly.

Sometimes open to beta read! I only read one longer project at a time, but it's always super fun :)

I tag very consistently – happy to tag triggers for followers/moots

Fun fact: I love mushroom hunting and worked as a mycology TA. #cottagecoreera 🍄 🧚‍♀️ 🌱

About my creative writing

I write,,,, feminist/adult SF with gothic leanings (surprise!)

Longform and short! Trying to do more short writing this year, and I'll likely share a bit on Tumblr. It's easier to clip a short story than a 150k novel, god bless.

The Aesthetic: moral g(r)ays, Victoriana, androids/cyborgs, Women™, monstrous femininity, incessant Hamlet/Frankenstein motifs, extremely boring socioeconomic worldbuilding, evil queens and/or dilfs, psychosexual witchcraft, probably a cat. Also, an ominous, plot-relevant letter laced with anthrax from your unhinged and brilliant ex-wife. Open if you dare.

Major projects

I'm going to be writing some short work this year, but these are the longer projects that I have going in the background. If I reblog blorbo-related text posts, they probably have something to do with these.

Let me know if you want to be added to any project-specific taglists 😎

Heart of Lead – Series

The big one

Perpetually evolving

Never ceasing

Pls send help I can't stop adding shit

5-book gothic fantasy epic that I'll definitely publish one day but probably no time soon! My bastard child, my wicked firstborn, my greatest love <3

Character-oriented political drama set in a pseudo-Victorian, dystopian oligarchy where everyone's heart is made out of metal. It's about coming of age and discovering queer identity in a world that is absolutely fucked. God is an extraterrestrial lesbian who gives ppl very traumatizing magic powers. There are cyborgs, shapeshifters, and morally gray women in STEM. It's tight as fuck idk what else what to tell u.

Book 1 is about achillean monarchists, and book 2 is about sapphic anarchists. There are only two genders, I guess.

At this point, I've drafted most of the books at least once. Working to refine a lot of raw material atm!

Tag: "heart of lead tag" or "hol tag"

Lost Letters – Book

Aka the current active HoL WIP, and book one in the revised series structure

Length: 80k as of now; around 120-140k when the first draft is finished, I presume.

Genre: adult fantasy, gothic, noir detective drama?? um?? If you want me to frame it in BookTok terms (why?) it's a dark academia villain x villain tragic romantasy. Hrgh.

Summary: Cyborg soldier goes to college, joins a shady socialite frat, and falls in love with the jilted heir-apparent to the throne. Hilarity ensues.

(By "hilarity," I mean a militant revolutionary faction and a tragedy of Greek proportions.)

POV characters: Charles (the cyborg), Dale (the heir), and Cecelia (Charles' sister, a junior detective, the love of my life and potentially the Chosen One???)

This book is twisty and dark and immensely fun to write.

I'm about halfway through the first full draft! Hoping to share snippets and vaguepost about my children here.

Tag: "lost letters tag" (also "hol tag," tho that one's less specific)

The Last of Mortal Tourists – Book

The next longform project on the docket!

Length: a standalone work that will hopefully fall on the shorter novel/novella spectrum.

Genre: literary SF, cyberqueer, psychological space quest

Summary: The consciousness of a dead coding genius, trapped inside a spaceship, seeks a new planet to sustain their sister, the last surviving human, after the destruction of Earth.

If you're here to get wildly philosophical about gender and the myth of essential self, this is the story for you! That's why I'm writing it, lol. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🚀 🤖

This one started out as a short story (100% finished) which I want to expand.

POV: Archer Alto, the coder. Spaceship? Human? Soul?

Supporting Cast: Pandora, the last human, and Abby, a holographic impression of Archer's childhood consciousness

Tag: "the last of mortal tourists tag" or "tlomt tag"

If you read all this way, you get a whole bouquet of flowers that are certainly NOT poisonous: 🌸 🌹 💐 🥀 🌺

<3

[kidukami]

WIP INTRO :: WILL O' THE WISP

※ genre: sci-fi/superhero fiction/thriller/tragicomedy novel ※ status: outlining/first draft ※ rating: mature (see notes)

wip page || main wip tag || playlist (coming soon!)

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synopsis!

Noe Crane is on his way to becoming a household name in his hometown of Las Glorias, California. His investigative talk show, Exposé, is known for delving deep into people involved in the ins and outs of the city, from obnoxious internet celebrities to ex-convicts and criminals. As a host, Noe himself assumes a rather eccentric—if not slightly controversial—persona on camera: witty, intensely brutal, and above all, an insatiable appetite for the truth. What the public doesn’t know, however, is that his quest for justice continues behind closed doors, as he partners up with his longtime acquaintance, Azra Moyer, becoming violent vigilantes hiding in the shadows. With the help of Noe’s mysterious ability to conjure and manipulate fire, they’d stop at nothing to cleanse the city of all evil and leave no trace behind, allowing them to tread safely between their two lives. But their work is jeopardised when a figure from the past comes back into their lives, reminding them of the days they thought they’ve left behind. Noe soon finds great danger lying ahead of his twisted sense of justice, and as he taps into his powers and how they came to be, he will discover that his perception of “evil” may have already overlapped with his existence itself.

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meet the characters!

noe crane || he/him. born 1991. main protagonist. popular talk show host and journalist with his own show, exposé. witty, bold, and charismatic, he knows how to charm his audience despite his rather unconventional approach to journalism. little is known to the public about who he is off-camera, as he takes good care as to keep his work and private life separate—for a good reason.

azra moyer || he/him. born 1991. deuteragonist. a reserved, highly intelligent criminal attorney with an impressive track record despite his relatively young age. he's a longtime acquaintance of noe, having known each other since their childhood, and acts as his right-hand man and confidant as vigilantes. while he's deemed trustworthy enough by noe, azra has his own secret to hide—one he will take to the grave if he must.

jesse shim || he/him. born 1991. antagonist. a mysterious figure who resurfaces in noe's and azra's lives after being presumed dead for two decades. he claims to be a social worker who has just moved back to las glorias after being away for two decades and shows great interest in reconnecting as long lost friends, but is that truly his goal in approaching them?

+ other secondary characters!

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notes!

features || morally grey characters, lgbt+ characters, poc characters, unreliable narrator, complex character relationships, childhood friends, rivalry, government conspiracies, unethical human experiments, moral dilemma, trauma, fictional setting in the real world, tragedy, dark comedy, satire, superpowers, plot twists, subverted tropes, etc.

potential content warnings || explicit language, sexual themes, violence, crime, deaths, depictions of abuse, substance use. not suitable for those under 18.

taglist || @writeouswriter (please ask to be added/removed!)

[scholarlycoffee]

Hi, Writeblr! I finished writing my novel Mosswood before I started this account, but I'm currently writing the sequel (and an alternate universe novella), so I figured I should do a project introduction since I'm likely going to continue having severe brainrot about these characters!!!!

In Ponderosa Bay, Oregon, people go missing all the time. Unlike the rest of them, Analía Monroe reappears.

Blurb: Split living between her mother and her father's new family, Monroe is a ghost in her own home: unwanted and misunderstood. She only finds solace in her small circle of misfits—her younger half-sister Rajel and best friend June—and the dangerous but magical world of Mosswood deep in the forest, but their obsession may have deadly consequences.

Setting: Ponderosa Bay, Oregon, a small, rural town along the coast, 2002-2005

Genre: Adult contemporary fantasy

Series: 1 of 3

POV: Multi-POV, third-person present-tense

Characters:

Analía Monroe: INTJ-T, equal parts pretentious and pathetic, tortured prophet who doesn't believe in prophets, oneiromancer, voted God's favorite little lamb most likely to be slaughtered, the most autistic person you've ever met, a 12-year-old adult who will grow up to be a 20-year-old child.

Juniper Bardot: ENFP-T, very sweet and outgoing, Monroe's self-appointed guard dog, responds to most situations by either making tea or committing acts of extreme violence, wears wool sweaters all year round.

Rajel Cohen-Monroe: ESFP, chaotic little sister who wants to be taken seriously, cello player, has a deeply complicated relationship with Monroe, attempts to hide her insecurity behind sarcasm to varying degrees of success, underachiever with an inferiority complex.

Vibes: dark forests, the taste of blood, cracking lightning, crinkly notebook pages, cherry-red neon diner signs peeking through the fog, ink-stained hands, winding mountain roads, milky tea, two-headed lambs, rain-slick streets, your mother's church you haven't been to in years, laundromat arcade games, uncanny convenience store taxidermy, the beach at dusk, rings of toadstools, the feeling of being watched, bicycles on gravel roads, second-hand Converse with the sole peeling off, decade-old missing posters.

Soundtrack: I Know the End, Phoebe Bridgers / Big Sky, Kate Bush / Dear Arkansas Daughter, Lady Lamb / In Dreams, Ben Howard / Dreams, The Cranberries / I'm Your Man, Mitski

Word Count: 96k

“And then there’s Mosswood,” she adds just in case.  “Mosswood,” June repeats curiously, gazing once again out past the rising lights in the water. “Don’t you remember what I told you when we first met? I don’t think this place will let us go.” There is something a bit tired and gray in her eyes, but then, it is nearing 3AM.  Just to make herself feel better, Monroe laughs a little. “God, that’s creepy.” “Well,” June laughs in return, “it isn’t like we want it to.” With a flicker of curiosity, Monroe holds the jade-green Eye Stone to her eye and peers out into the writhing ocean below. Through it, the Something is a breathing, expanding monolith with kaleidoscopic tendrils crawling toward the shore. Toward the light.  “No,” agrees Monroe. “It isn’t like we want it to.” And it’s a good thing we don’t.

[atomatowriter]

PROJECT INTRO // SEVEN NIGHTS AT THE AFTERLIGHT

Anne-Marie Mullins has always had an obsession with the paranormal. For her, it's not a question of belief. She's known that there was more to the world than most people see, ever since a childhood experience of wandering into a liminal space and being guided out by the grandmother she never met. It's more a matter of whether she can find it again. ​ Which is why she takes a year off before her final year of grad school to go on a hunt for the weird and unexplained. Her search leads her to The Afterlight Pop-Up Music Hostel, which seems to mysteriously disappear and reappear across the world and which hosts a rather unique clientele. By the time the staff at the Afterlight realize that Anne-Marie is a regular human, she's booked a seven night stay that they have no choice but to honor: a tricky downside of having a fae for a co-owner. ​ The Afterlight is full of wonder and danger in equal measure. It's a haven for many, but the guests and staff alike are mistrustful and hostile towards Anne-Marie. But when a vampire named Phoenix arrives that same night, Anne-Marie is no longer the main concern. Phoenix has a penchant for trouble and a loaded history with the owners of the Afterlight. He's also the prime suspect when a guest is murdered, with clear markings of a vampire bite. Anne-Marie is pretty sure he didn't do it, though, so she makes a deal with the fae owner, Sam: over the next seven nights, she'll help them catch the true killer -- and then she'll never return.

Genre: Urban fantasy Comps: Being Human, Hazbin Hotel, Stray Gods What You'll Find: Mystery, vampires, werewolves, fae, cast full of queer characters, multi-POV, found family in a hostel, bonding over music, characters with messy history Status: An ongoing serial. You can find chapter one here

[starklyscifi]

Project Introduction

TitleThe Last Normal Night on Earth

Genre horror (adult)

The last normal summer of Brit Moss’s life was a shitty summer, so she didn’t even appreciate it. It rained constantly. She counted, and there wasn’t a single day of July where it didn’t rain at least part of the day.

The Last Normal Night on Earth is an adult horror novel about finding out that dealing with found family can be just as hard as dealing with your real family and the consequences of ending the world. Even if you (eventually) try to fix it.

We're in the drafting stage, so stick around for the whole story!

[tioelvaquero]

project drakeswood; an intro

"The beauty of the dragon was something that haunted Colette." introducing pr. drakeswood: what was formerly my childhood escape->nanowrimo project->current wip novel. ya medieval fantasy, draft 1.1, ~80k words. identity, change, growth.

In the thousand years that elves have lived on Pasithee, no human has entered elven cities and managed to tell the tale. André Portalis is determined to be the first.

Kyhrra and Alacor Dire have vastly different reasons to vouch for him, Corydalis Yanu wants him to themself, and Sebastien Prue wants nothing and everything to do with him. André has his own struggles to face, though, including navigating an intricate web of politics and legend. The present is difficult enough, but historians have to look at every angle.

features:

elves elves elves, magic, dances and festivals, language learning, nerds and himbos, a singular dragon (1), a non-binary deuteragonist, an amputee protagonist, and some horses and birds (for good measure). no primary romantic relationships.

primary cast: these folks narrate, commit most of the atrocities, and are the protagonists.

kyhrra dire - she/her. elf of the arvidor clan. secret softie. "Kyhrra Dire lived as an ultimately selfless woman, with little regard for her own reputation or safety, who through a singular fall and winter learns to break the cycle and let loose."

andré portalis - he/him. human from the distant empire of fraunca. polyglot and history nerd. "André Portalis landed on Pasithee without a place in the world except for a single order, but Arvidor teaches him an entirely different way of life and gives him the space for it."

alacor dire - he/him. elf of the arvidor clan, youngest member of the arvidorian council. wannabe womanizer. "Alacor Dire’s responsibilities built and continually pressured him, but external conflict ultimately pushes him to make changes for the Arvidor Clan—but especially, change for himself."

secondary cast: these folks may narrate in a sequel, and are the deuteragonists.

corydalis yanu - they/them. elf of the arvidor clan. scientist enraptured with humans. "Corydalis Yanu was on the outskirts of social circles in Arvidor, but the arrival of Portalis and the tightening of deadlines allowed them to realize that there may be a bigger life for them than expected."

sebastien prue - he/him. half-human elf of the arvidor clan. quiet outcast type. "Sebastien Prue was comfortable in his own company, but the Arvidor clan changes around him, and he realizes it is a chance to make a change for people like him—now and future—even if it takes some work."

this project comes out of a lot of things, but mostly out of my love for languages. using this blog to keep all of my rambling in one place!

in-depth character intros -> soon spotify -> soon 1st page -> soon

[project-spiritverse]

Welcome to the project

Run by @evan-is-screaming

This project used to be called GhostSpirit and started in like 2022. The past years have been full of worldbuilding and story that I want to share to anyone who would listen.

I want to share this world due to how much it means to me and how much fun I have adding onto it. I figure some posts will be dedicated to lore and others to the characters.

Have I mentioned RPG Maker yet? Im working on a third attempt to translate this would into a RPG. It works. The last time failed due to it being unorganized and balancing was .... Not going to be fun. With that said I have a project tracker app thing and im going to save any info I share here as back up.

All in all I just want to share my project with the world

[tinartss]

when you ask your uncles for help with your physics homework but they’re both geniuses (and also like the sound of each other’s voices way too much)

[soapyakships]

mafuyu being boyfriend coded

[sculkshrieking]

Saw IV and V but make it one of those classic children's cartoons

[sleep-deprived-luka]

More More Meeting

[hpowellsmith]

New Game Announcement: THE EARTH HAS TEETH by Harris Powell-Smith

Play the current WIP demo on cogdemos or itch!

Developer Diary | ROs | Tagged posts

A century ago, the tiger god Vastan fought a risen demon over the steppes and mountains that are your home, battling for mastery over the earth below. Their war poisoned the land, causing magical storms that twist the mind and the elements alike. At the moment of Vastan’s eventual triumph she was grievously wounded, retreating beneath the mountains to be cared for by a sect of worshippers known as the Guardians of Tulara. You are one of those Guardians: a scout who ventures from the secretive monastery to hunt, gather, and trade with those living on the plains. Protected from the storms by Vastan’s power even as she sleeps, you care for your wounded god in your small, safe community. Until today. After an attack on your monastery that leaves your comrades dead and scattered, you cut a piece of your god to preserve her in a weakened, half-alive state and run. Scraping together a living as a hunter, forager, and courier on the dangerous steppes, you must survive the gathering storms while searching for a way to bring your god back to life. In this fantasy game of tragedy and survival, will you rebuild your order or forge a new path of your own, align with Vastan or rebel against her? Will you bring back your god and protect your lands, or take this chance to seize power for yourself?

Play as male, female, or non-binary; cis or trans; gay, straight, or bisexual; asexual and/or aromantic; allosexual and/or alloromantic; monogamous or polyamorous

Befriend, romance, clash with, or destroy an ambitious, stubborn magic enthusiast with a lot to prove; a hard-bitten courier determined to be self-reliant while looking after their own; a haughty, visionary herbalist obsessed with preserving knowledge for future generations; an outgoing, no-nonsense guard with a strong protective streak; a fast-talking witch-turned-con-artist who might have a heart of gold somewhere.

Survive the storms: use your skills and knowledge to help the communities on the steppes–or only yourself

Unearth dark secrets on the steppes: will you share them with the world, or bury them once more?

Build your relationship with your dying god and rebuild her power, or use it for your own ends

Give of yourself or others for the greater good, persuade your god to different paths, or rebel against her entirely

When the storm hits, what will you sacrifice for survival?

The MC of The Earth Has Teeth

You’ve lived in the Tulara monastery all your life, along with a group of around fifty Guardians of Vastan. After your parents died in a storm when you were in your mid-teens, you were cared for by the other Guardians and have lived a comfortable, if hard-working, life.

You’re now 25 and an experienced scout, adept at travelling alone and surviving in the wilderness. Thanks to Vastan’s power and protection, you’ve rarely wanted for food and even if some of your trips outside were harder than others, the safe haven of the monastery walls was always waiting for you.

Not anymore.

Vastan the tiger god

In your holy texts, Vastan is described as a tiger larger than the sky who moves faster than the eye can see and has all-powerful influence. As you know her, she appears as a tiger striped black-and-gold the size of a house, who sleeps in a huge underground chamber deep in the Tulara monastery.

While the demon Nerekay had influence over and could warp the elements, Vastan’s power is entwined with nature, protection, and growth. She made unearthly plants grow and flourish in the monastery, and her presence improved the health of her Guardians. She can also provide protection from the hypnotic, mind-altering storm sickness and, before the attack, she shielded the monastery from storms hitting it at all.

You carry a part of Vastan with you now, and although her powers are diminished, she can still lend you help when you’re in need.

Magic in Amikya

In Amikya, the land in which you live, priests draw magical power from Vastan through time-honoured religious ritual, whereas witches do so through practices more like folk medicine and superstition passed down through generations of folklore. Not all witches consider their power to come from Vastan: some see it as drawing magic from the earth.

There are blurred lines between the practices, though not every witch or priest would like to admit such a thing, and not every town approves of magical practices at all.

Major Befriendable and Romanceable Characters

All the romanceable characters are gender-flippable. All characters can be romanced monogamously; some can be romanced polyamorously in various configurations - more on that later!

Armell Bassar (23): the only child of a town leader, Armell is passionate about learning more magic to protect and expand their home. With a keen mind and more intensity than they know what to do with, Armell is eager to prove themself to their community and to their mother. (flippable between cis man/cis woman/agender)

Elisei/Elena/Elis Kiriyak (32): an expert herbalist and potion-maker, Dr. Kiriyak is near-obsessive about their collection of seeds and potions and the knowledge they’ve amassed. Some might call them arrogant; Kiriyak would say that’s irrelevant. (flippable between trans man/trans woman/genderqueer)

Nikita Leu (25): a courier carrying items and messages as well as escorting people, Nikita is an excellent survivalist and has endured a dangerous itinerant life on the plains despite experiencing tragedy. Nikita is generally withdrawn and self-reliant to a fault. (flippable between cis man/cis woman/transfem)

Serhii/Sara/Saba Roschin (39): the leader of a town guard, Roschin is boisterous and cheerful, and likes to be the first to dive in to fix a problem. Roschin is a bold fighter and protector who may go too far when joking around but will stand up for others when it matters. (flippable between cis man/cis woman/transmasc)

Valeria/Valerio Chernenko (26): a flamboyant witch who guides travellers through storms and sells magical charms, Val’s trinkets aren't always as effective as they claim. Living a transient life, Val relies on their wits to avoid trouble - not always successfully. (flippable between trans man/trans woman/nonbinary transfem)

[kokoasci]

1-2 hour color experiments ive drawn the last few days please ignore the fact that i do not have an artstyle

[atomatowriter]

PROJECT INTRO // THE TIME'S SACRIFICE TRILOGY

Celin's dream is to become a knight. When she manifests her Wisdom - the ability to take the pain of others onto herself - and was finally legitimized by her duke father, she believes it's her chance to prove herself useful to the kingdom and the people she loves. She knows that court life at Aslemor can be vicious; it drove her mother, a commoner with foreign blood, away from the love of her life. But Celin has always been an optimist, and she believes the world is on the precipice of change. Crown Prince Alasdair was blessed by the Elder with two Wisdoms: the gift of empathy - to feel the feelings of those around him and to make them feel his own - and the ability to shapeshift. It's made him beloved and revered by his kingdom. His father is scarcely even gray, yet they've put all their hopes on him. But Alasdair would give anything not to become king. When he and his guard (and closest friend) are rescued by a blacksmith's apprentice who can heal them by taking their wounds onto herself, he becomes inspired to push for the change he's longed for: to open up the isolated kingdom of Artrus to the rest of the world. Nico was born in Dren Rua, a nation hated across the Isles for siding with the dragons in the Dragon War. When he began to have visions about his future with Prince Alasdair of Artrus, he wanted to ignore them. When he could not, and his visions drove him to follow, he was told to never return home. He has spent the past five years as the crown prince's bodyguard, though often it feels as though Alasdair is trying to protect him rather than the other way around. He is given some leeway for possessing a Wisdom, though his visions rarely come when called. His Wisdom becomes further frustrated when he meets Celin, a fellow Wise One whose future he can't see. As the three become more and more entangled in each other's lives and fates, their bond will irrevocably change the kingdom of Artrus, the Isles, and Time itself.

Genre: Romantic fantasy Comps: Graceling meets Tamora Pierce; Arthurian romance (but make it queer) meets Fire Emblem: Three Houses What You’ll Find: A queer cast of characters, multiple forms of acespec rep, found family, polyamory, court intrigue/political intrigue, LOTS of angst everyone is so sad all the time, horse girls, swords, actually scary fey, lore of dragons past, a medieval fantasy world with a slowburn twist. Status: An ongoing trilogy. You can find book 1, The Wounds of Wisdom, on Amazon, Kobo, and Itch. Working on book 2.