#rc shadow

[thisghosts-obsessions-again]

I just want to say I had to redraw the #AfterMidnight fanart several times last night because the early poses weren't just doing it for me. Thank goodness I recorded the whole process because I even had a jump scare of losing hours of work for it, both last night and today while I was refining it. Eventually settled for something that was good enough and then it got out of hand like always but I really REALLY loved the idea of Shadow mesmerizing Mina in a tender moment with Tony (who I accidentally killed first in my playthrough whoops! 😬). If none worked out I was going to move on to Sue and Courtney, but thankfully it did. Anyway, Happy Halloween!!! 🙌🎃

[hotkingu]

y'all please, they are my everything

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

Okay, I caved and downloaded Romance Club😭😭 Does anyone have any good story recommendations? I'm still gonna be on Choices and post Choices content (and finish off the books on my reading list). I just feel like I need to stop relying on one storytelling app

Ugh, this is such a weird feeling! It reminds me of when I switched from Episode to Choices and I had to acclimate to the better quality of stories imao. I just wanna ✨expose myself✨ to more interactive apps and since Storyscape or wtvr doesn't exist anymore this is the closest I can get

Kali: Flame of Samsara (UP TO DATE)

Astrea's Broken Heart (UP TO DATE)

Heaven's Secret: Requiem (UP TO DATE)

Chasing You 2 (UP TO DATE)

W: Time Catcher (UP TO DATE)

Love, Sin, and Evil Vol. 1 (UP TO DATE)

The Desert Rose (UP TO DATE)

Garden of Eden (UP TO DATE)

Soulless (UP TO DATE)

Song of the Crimson Nile (CATCH UP NEXT DIAMOND RUSH)

Legend of the Willow (NEXT DIAMOND RUSH)

Heart of Trespia (NEXT DIAMOND RUSH)

Psi (NEXT DIAMOND RUSH)

Chasing You (STARTED...)

Sails in the Fog (STARTED...)

Dracula: A Love Story (STARTED...)

Rage of the Titans (STARTED...)

Hell and Highwater (STARTED...)

Shadows of Saintfour

COMPLETED

Kali: Call of Darkness: 9/10; love the MC, the characters, the story progression, the Dozen lore, replayability, etc. but gets a point off for its problematic depiction of Indian culture and Hinduism) tbh it deserves an extra point or two off because I despise the way Remy clearly wrote from a Eurocentric perspective, but this is also the first RC book I read after the slew of mid Choices books so I got attached unfortunately

Theodora: 9.6/10; I got the ending where I was only able to save my soul and it made me sad 😭 the story was well written but there were parts where I was just a lil bored. At least, that’s how I felt initially before I became obsessed with the book. It's objectively amazing etc. but I feel kinda robbed from screentime with the OG characters if that makes sense? Either way the writer did a great job writing them into the plot in later seasons and the MC is so amazing I love her <3 it’s not easy to write the progression of multiple relationships already but to have a different set of likable LIs every season is incredible!

Arcanum: 9.8/10; THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD omg I love how the plot came full circle and the MC was interesting and well-written (her character design was also top tier). It's such a unique concept for a book I love it. I feel like S3 could have gone by a lil quicker (along with a couple of other nitpicky things) but that could just be because S2 was so full of action

Heaven's Secret: 9.9/10; I just started its sequel, but I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging this book was! I like the gradual progression from being a new student to slowly learning the truth behind your death and about the academy. The final battle scene was super cool, and I feel like everything had a logical explanation (ex. Shepha only having power over light). I also like the different pathways of being an Angel, Demon, or Harmony Bearer (which I was!) it was really fun and seems like a replayable book <3

Vying for Versailles: [review pending, check later]

Sins of London: [review pending, check later]

Heaven's Secret 2: [review pending, check later]

[corgi-cthuwu]

It's just one of those days

I'm in my delulu era

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

"SOS is sooo underrated. my only problem is the discrimination between the ends of the courage and attention paths. i've completed the story four times so far, and until the last time i played it, i always followed the caution route. i just wanted to go the courage route last time to save the poor guard from season one and couldn't eliminate the freak circus? moreover, if you feed the devil within you, you become part of a new curse? big dissappointment. my suggestion is to starve the devil inside you and follow the path of caution so that it can be a wonderfully enjoyable story!"

[romance-club-daily]

Heaven's Secret and other stories will become a book!

Heaven's Secret: The Apple Discord

We hurry to you with good news, friends! The announcement of a series of books based on the stories of the Romance Club.

Our partner: NoSugar Books | AST

One of the first novelties will be the novelization of the story "Heaven's Secret, we are waiting for it in July - early August.

Next in line are books on the stories "The Flower from Tiamat's Fire, "Shadows of Saintfour" and "Heart of Trespia".

All works will be written in direct collaboration with the authors of the original stories.

We answer the most popular questions:

The author of the story is Alice, the direct author of the story in the Romance Club?

~ The book was written by the team of the Romance Club with the help of Alice.

Will the story in the book take place with the same characters, but with a different plot?

~ Yes, on the pages of the book we will see our favorite characters in a new story.

There is no official link for ordering the book yet?

~ That's right, the official pre-order for "Heaven's Secret: The Apple of Discord” will open very soon, we will share all the links in our community.

In which cities and countries will the book be available for purchase?

~In Russia, the book will be available on store shelves throughout the country, as well as on all online platforms. Readers will definitely find us in Belarus, Moldova and Kazakhstan. We will make every effort to expand the geography of books on the Romance Club.

You can ask all questions in the comments, and later we will release a post with answers to them!

VK

[xx-rpr]

...I see you...

[rc-appreciationweeks]

Something awakens....

What's this?

Footsteps on the path?

A creak coming from upstairs?

A scream, carried by the wind?

RC Appreciation weeks is coming alive for the spookiest season of the year....

STAY TUNED!

[romanceclub-lovers]

🔮Alice Palomar

Author of the short stories "Shadows of Saintfour", "Secret of Heaven", "Arcanum" and "Secret of Heaven 2".

Birthday: October 21

Her pseudonym is Alisa Palomar.

Alice lives in Moldova.

Alice really loves the cartoon “Beauty and the Beast”.

Alice’s boyfriend even gave her a rose from the m/f for the New Year.

Alice personal archive

She has a dog - a Doberman named Belle (in honor of her favorite cartoon).

Alice loves K-pop.

I worked as an account manager for a short period of time.

She likes to go to techno parties to reboot and clear her head.

Alice loves to read (photo from her archive).

Favorite books – “The Master and Margarita” by Bulgakov, “My Brother, My Enemy” by Wilson, “An American Tragedy” by Driesen. In action, Alice loved Stine's Goosebumps series.

Favorite films are “Mr. Nobody” and “Triangle”.

Favorite TV series – “Darkness”.

Alice is left-handed .

From the age of 15, Alice was published in various magazines.

At the age of 18, she won the competition for “Best Young Writer of Moldova.”

Bonus: Alice's workplace.

Alice TG & Instagram 👇

[enby-ernhardt]

“Introducing Newlyweds Sir Raine Nightbloom, Hero of Morella and twice saviour of the Realm, and Aerin Valleros, Hero of Morella”

Please pretend Raine’s hair has the blue gradient, I wasn’t able to do that without it looking like crap.

Raine and Aerin, with their twin daughters Kendra and Keira, the owlbear cub I have yet to name in this au, and a flying squirrel creature they have yet to notice but Raine is going to adopt.

So I wanted to give Raine some fancy clothes that were nicer than the masquerade outfit, and rather than make it easy on myself by making it a ball or other such function, I decided to make it a wedding, which obviously meant Aerin had to be there 😆

And then I figured, why stop there? Why not make the kids as well? And so, here they are. I’m actually quite proud of how they turned out 😁

Keira is named after Aerin’s late mother, and Kendra after the queen from Raine’s favourite story. (It was going to be Kenna, but I can’t decide if they’re Nightbloom’s or Valleros’s, and Kenna Nightbloom has too many N’s)

@bladesrc

Asset list:

I only grabbed a few files from abookishcreative, surprisingly (here): All the baby stuff was recoloured from baby bump assets, except the headband which was from The Royal Heir Raine's formal outfit is a recolour of Drake's masquerade outfit from TRR/TRH

Most files were from farizrz's assets folder here, just recoloured: The Church background and Aerin's formal clothes (recolor) were from Guinevere Raine's casual outfit was recoloured from The Cursed Heart Cabin background, Aerin's casual outfit (recolor), the Owlbear, and of course Raine were all from Blades, with Raine's fancy hair recoloured from the pink elf MMC

And Aerin was assembled by korgbelmont (here) his hair was a nusance!

[saskieenkeli]

I think my type is funny/party/asshole guys from whom you only expect entertainment and in the end it turns out that they have more depth than the others and you just sit in love. They live in my head rent-free.

[thisghosts-obsessions-again]

AAAAAAHHH! HE DID NOT JUST CALLED TONY A THIRD WHEEL AHAHAJABAJAJAJAJAJ I mean he is, but you are stealing his girlfriend so... Technically you are the third wheel lol But hey, it's okay 🤣

[manicpixelwench]

Yes, police? I want to report a crime. My husband only loves me 77%. 😩

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

So this is mostly a Choices blog but some of you know that I've recently started playing Romance Club as well because 1) there are some really good books on RC, 2) the art, and 3) to compare both apps. I could probably make this a series(?) to compare and contrast the two but here's one of the main things I've noticed playing both apps:

The Difference in Pacing

Background: The clear reason for this is because of how the books are set up. On Choices, each completed book is approx. 16 chapters (like a movie) while on RC, the book is typically 3 seasons with around 10-12 episodes (like a tv show). So a book like Open Heart, for instance, would be 3 seasons under one title instead of 3 separate books since they occur within a close period. This is different from a series like Heaven's Secret, which has two separate books that span ten years apart.

I bring this up because I assume this difference explains why the pacing in both apps is so different. I can use Blades II, Kindred, Theodora, and DALS as an example.

I've brought this up already, but one of my biggest gripes with Blades II was the very odd pacing. The beginning of the book (in my opinion) took longer than necessary to start the plot and there was a little too much filler with less time to focus on new lore the themes ate tho and I'm grateful we got another book.

Kindred has a similar issue. The concept of a witch book was cool and they had a good plot, but 16 chapters weren't enough to explore everything they wanted to with the book. The ending was rushed and it felt way too easy to defeat the Wraith King. Do I still love this book? Yes. Do I think the authors did well with the amount of time they were given? Also yes. But the rushed plot does make it hard to recommend it since PB is capable of handling a lot of plot (RE: Blades I).

On the other hand, Theodora has 3 seasons and the whole immortality arc (the premise of the book) wasn't explained until near the end of S2. We had an entire season to explore the character and at least half of a second season to explore her life after she realized she was immortal but without knowing why (human -> immortal -> realizing how she became immortal and starts controlling her power). As a result, it becomes easier to get attached to her since we spent more time getting to know her still one of my favorite MCs.

Dracula: A Love Story still can't believe it has 4 seasons spent an entire season before revealing Vlad's identity even though it's in the title. In comparison, PB would have done three chapters of leaving MC in the dark before revealing who Vlad is with the rest of the book being allotted to helping him. I get that we needed to see all the visions and stuff but personally, I feel like I was more invested in Lale and would have read an entire book about her, Aslan, and Vlad. I swear I don't hate DALS please don't be offended lol.

Am I saying I prefer RC to Choices? Not necessarily, I have problems with RC too mostly regarding representation, and I also know it wouldn't be fair to compare the apps since they are set up differently. I just thought this was something interesting to point out.

[corgi-cthuwu]

When I tell you I like red flags...

♪ 'I'm only human, after all...' ♪

Sorry if I whitewashed Mehmed a little bit btw, it's cuz of the filter I'm using!

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

"At this point, i want Romance Club to release Heaven's Secret SE so bad just like the way they did to Shadow of Saintfour! I can't stand with those cliffhanger ending and expect us to just accepting away the new story of HS."