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orion... are you... blushing?

orion + my mc cole from @infamous-if 🖤 by the wonderful @gunthermunch / @glockzap !! <333

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Incubus Chapter 4.5

(A small glimpse into Flea’s POV sometime between Chapter 4 and 5. For mature readers only.)

Flea had lived some long-ass days on this wretched fucking plane—but this? This had been the longest. At least until tomorrow, which would probably be longer. And then the next. And every day after. He’d walked for a while. The light had changed around him.

Now, on his back, half on the sidewalk and half in the gutter, blinking up into the dim sky, he wondered when he’d fallen. Or had he chosen to lie down here? Where even was here? It didn’t fucking matter. Black clouds were rolling in.

Maybe I’ll waste away right here, he thought as he stared up into the void.

A drop of rain fell on his cheek. Then another fell, and a few more, and then it was a downpour. He blinked some of it away as it fell into his eyes. He opened his mouth to catch some on his tongue, letting it slide down into his throat.

Maybe I’ll drown.

His leg jerked as someone tripped over it, stumbling but catching themself before they fell.

Maybe I’ll be mugged and beaten to death.

"Watch where you’re going, you blind asshole," Flea snarled, hurrying the process along.

But the person neither attacked nor left. They hovered, long enough that Flea begrudgingly felt the need to shift his eyes to take them in properly.

"Oh," he said in dull surprise. "It’s you."

Until Chapter 5...

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New romantic Lestrade minigame 🥳🎉

Have you ever wondered who they were before?

Before all that darkness that clouds their mind and forces their mouth to speak far too little or far too much?

Meet what I dub "douchestrade" 💖

Far too much confidence, and not enough humbling going on at all.

... I have no idea if this is selling it or not. But basically, this is an AU mini-game, of Lestrade without their downward spiral, a little younger, and far too many thoughts of Sherlock.

Enjoy 😙❤️✨

Ps. Try at least both of the two main branches. They are very different!

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did you see nate's eyes turning golden when mc tells the unit that li sar tried to kill them?

the entire unit stares at nate, and adam snaps at him, making him...normal again. do tell your views on that part! tier x related maybe?

YES!! The wonderful @/serendepac had asked if I had made the choice to say that they thought Li-Sar was trying to kill them. I had not taken that choice because Suri didn’t think that Li-Sar was trying to kill her.

And thank you very much for this ask because I’ve had so much to think and say about this!

Eyes. Throughout the books, there have been mentions of N’s eyes and their color. At first I thought it was just character design but - at baseline, they’re usually a deep brown. In more romantic, more sensual moments, they’re a honeyed - almost golden - brown. During the mirror scene in book two, they’re fiery with fury. (going to sneak in a little patreon lore here, when they’re jealous - which is extremely rare - they are green tinted). Now, when they’re experiencing such an extreme reaction to their love being hurt and possibly killed during a mission that should have been routine and safe?

For a while, I’ve thought that N’s tier x has some sort of tie in with emotions, but they’re not an empath. They don’t have mind control abilities, either. I do still think there is something to do with emotions, and transferring them with direct contact. I don’t know if the eye color change is part of their tier x ability or if it’s indicative that it’s going to be revealed/unleashed/part of some transformation

Which UB is attuned to considering how they all turn to N. And that’s where A comes in

Touch. I think touch still plays a big role in whatever their tier x is. I think touch is a bigger deal than has been let on so far. I don’t think it’s something that has affected the mc (and it won’t, it hasn’t so far). And I think N has good control of it. Usually. But they always have their hands in their pockets (there is something behind that). They’ll touch A and F but they don’t touch M (not that I’ve seen). And. AND.

A knew immediately to grab their wrist, knowing it’ll redirect them and calm them down. Instantaneous. There are a lot more examples of this in book one when A and N disagree (note their hand placement) and in book three.

OF COURSE, there is the auction scene in book three! When N sort of slips into what-shall-not-be-named-mode and it’s interesting. Something they snap out of.

So! Still don’t have a concrete idea is what’s going on but definitely think it’s tied to their tier x ability/their big secret

I think it’s going to come out in book four. And I am very excited!

Thank you for asking, friend!!

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that one interaction at the dog park but make it a buffy quote

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✭INFAMOUS UPDATE IS HERE ✭

238K -> 457K WORDS

Please read this post before playing! It's finally here! After five months of writing and rewriting and salvaging and crying and sweating and bleeding I finally finished sort of kind of! Firstly, I want to thank you for your patience and understanding over this duration of this rewrite. It was stressful at times but I'm happy with the end result and I hope everyone else will be too :)

This will be the last chapter I release without beta testers/other sets of eyes so expect errors. I can playtest until my fingers turn blue but I'm just one person </3 I'm bound to have missed stuff.

Please let me know of errors! I tested it a few times with no problems but we know how it goes lol

IN THIS CHAPTER THREE UPDATE:

drama

mayhem

chaos

some betrayal

some surprises

just...read it lmao

PROLOGUE - CHAPTER 2 CHANGES:

**chapter two was too large of a file to upload on dd so I had to split it last minute and I uhhhh dont know how that translates in the demo but it should work lol please let me know if its wonky!**

fixed up grammatical errors and typos

expanded some scenes and added some more choices

you can now choose that your mc has "changed" in some way (drinking, no longer drinking, partier, no longer a partier, negative, positive, attached, detached, or a general default. I was asked to add an MC who "gets around" or hookups a lot but I'm still debating on whether I'll add that since there's already quite a bit lolol)

you can choose to have changed your band's genre before/after seven

TECHNICAL CHANGES:

you will be able to explicitly state your sexuality in the beginning. this was a big ask and I apologize for not doing it earlier! I wasn't good at coding when I started and I knew I always wanted to make the genders separate from MC's sexuality but I didn't know how to do that at the start :) So you can still choose the genders of the ROs for story purposes and variety. IF YOU DO NOT SEE ROMANCE OPTIONS THAT IS NOT A BUG. You simply chose a RO gender that doesn't correlate with the sexuality you chose for your MC. Having said that, if you do see a romance option available and it's not supposed to be there please let me know! That means I may have missed it coding-wise.

the stats have been all fixed! I've added all the necessary variables and such. The stat portion of the game has been updated with the appropriate pages but they're not finished. Still, the stats should be fine.

You will now have confessionals in the stat page! The feature still isn't a thing yet because I haven't come up with the confessionals lolol but you can click on it to see what it's about. Essentially, as you progress through the story you will be able to see confessionals from the cast of Infamous throughout. They disappear and appear periodically so if you miss it, THAT'S IT! You won't get a chance to see them again until MC watches an episode where it's relevant.

There is now a: Discography page, Infamous wiki, botb cast and staff page, and other characters page for organization. Those are not finished but they're there!

I changed a few stat names but their functions remain the same.

You will be able to choose how you would like to be described (masculine, feminine, neither, both).

O is officially gender-selectable.

You can set the genders of the ROs at the start or wait till you meet them.

PLAY HERE

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May we get Adler crumbs in this trying times, dear author? 😔

Is this Diane? 😂

Uhh let me check my notes… 🗒️

- Adler is a good teacher

- Good with kids

- If rejected will try harder

- My writing philosophy with Adler is making u feel things in this order( 😳😡🫠😂🤬🫢)

- Speaks many languages

- If there’s such a thing as objective attractiveness, then they are just below super attractive mc. (And they don’t mind it)

- Easy to underestimate

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Happy Birthday to me! I am continuing my tradition of drawing Unit Bravo being pretty and looking ready for a ball <3 Close-up on the face is under the cut

[2022 Morgan] [2023 Nat]

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He'd also feel the need to make it clear to the interloper that he's not going anywhere, bitch.

AKA: I WAS HERE FIRST, B-WORD

Falling in love with deeper for this.

In this scenario, he's basically one intrusive thought away from pissing on the detective to mark his territory at all times.

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More stress than peaceful moments in my life lately, need a puppy eyes Nate ❤

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more rangers pinups

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Fields of Asphodel is now on sale!

Descend to the Underworld and live among myths as the deity of spring!

Fields of Asphodel is a 1.3 million-word interactive novel by JJ Laurier. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Forced into an arranged marriage with the God of the Dead, only you can decide what to make of your new life. Befriend misfit deities, repel giant attacks, find the culprit behind the river goddess's mysterious illness, and use your powers to nudge Fate in your favor! Decide what kind of deity you want to be—whether you'll answer prayers, how you'll develop your powers, and what role you'll take in governance.

Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, asexual, or poly.

Play as neurodivergent or neurotypical.

Take on the powers of spring and life.

Find love and friendship among the gods of the ancient Greek Underworld.

Develop your abilities and hobbies, and choose the kind of life you want to live.

Grow a garden in the Underworld.

Defend the realm, advise the King, and solve a mystery.

Make a new home, or seize the opportunity to return to your old one.

Can you bring light to the darkest of realms?

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I am delighted to announce that the wait is finally over. Fields of Asphodel is now available on Steam, the CoG Website, via the Hosted Games Omnibus app, and anywhere else Hosted Games are sold! For the next week, it's on sale for $7.99 (USD), so get it before the price goes up to $11.99!

Thank you all so much for your support through the game's development; it's what made this possible. A special shout-out to my Patrons, to the Discord server crew, and to @gncrezan, who not only makes regular and amazing art related to the game, but who drew the beautiful cover image as well.

If you enjoyed Fields of Asphodel, please consider leaving a review on the platform of your choice. It really does make a difference!

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Ava & Ante sketches ✨

Patreon | prints | portfolio | commission | Buy Me a Coffee

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Hey~ It's finally here: Love and Leases demo is officially out! So first off, I want to say I'm excited for you all to get to check it out, but also nervous as hell. So many of you have become invested in our little rag tag group of characters, and it's fun to see. The support has been amazing.

The demo includes: ⌂ Prologue + Chapter 1 ⌂

Word Count: 54,948

Meet some familiar faces: Cam, Kara, G.

Meet some new faces: M, Isaac, Ardent.

Meet a few more important characters in MC's life.

Customize your lovable dog.

Make some important decisions regarding MC's future, and how they feel about certain people in MC's life.

Also three side stories!

Demo here.

I hope you guys enjoy it! I'm leaving inbox open so that you can message me about any errors (here's hoping there are none!) I may be slow this week due to my birthday on Thursday. Now, I'm going to go do something celebratory! 🎉🍾

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can we get a snippet of Dr Watson taking care of Sherlock? :>

“You were foolish—“

“Calculating—“

“Foolish!”

“I miscalculated,” you correct. “Or missed some variable. Being wrong, in some small way, is not the same as foolish. Truly Watson, to think you so against learning, improving oneself by accepting failures—“

“YOU BROKE YOUR TOES!”

“Just the one toe…”

“The important one.”

“I don’t discriminate on such things.”

Watson pushes you down to remain on the bed. “I need to bind it. How’s your pain?”

“Tolerable. Unless…”

“No—“

“Then do not ask.”

Your good doctor had kept you in bed, elevated foot and everything for far too long now. It had been nearly an hour.

There’s tea on your cupboard. Extra sugars. And the very best biscuits, the one Watson hoards for the longest of days.

“Watson?”

They hum a soft sound, an acknowledgment, as they bind your broken appendage with steady and careful hands.

“If I am forced to endure monotony, I shall demand you do it with me.”

Watson looks at you, over those steady shoulders. A small smile across their lips. “I shall remain by your side. For as long as… as you need me, Sherlock. I can promise you that.”

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Ava and Olivia

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i commissioned the lovely mina @kirnet to draw adam and my detective ellie during the book 2 carnival game scene. after she smokes him catching ducks