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[udretlnea]

Yo do you know any good SAGAU au's Cuz ngl l'm feening for more them Bruh, I found a good few and Now I want more to read

Also do You know a SAGAU post where the Creator tells people like Sara and Jean of their home worlds History and events like WWII and Jack the ripper

Personally, some of my faves are-

Melusine!Creator - >post< And the poster is @that-foul-legacy-lover

A Self-aware Bungou Stray Dogs/SAGAU crossover series - >Masterlist< And the poster is @selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs

Bloodletting/Creator with a shotgun - >post< And the poster is @admiral-mason

Zhongli being the only character to realize Creator was the Creator - >post<, >post<, >post<, >post<, >post<, >post<, >post<, >post< And the poster is @dewdrop-writes

Neuvillette x Creator - >post< And the poster is @unabashednightmarepizza

Those some SAGAU au's I can think of the top of my head that I love.

And as for your question, I think they'd be disturbed? Especially about WWII.

[udretlnea]

Concept poster for The Divine City: Slice of Life???

Slice of Life series OG creator: @udretlnea

Don’t ask me who the lady in the top right corner is because I have no idea 🤷‍♀️. She just appeared in the vision I had of this poster after reading the latest chapter, and I was like, “I have to draw this ASAP”. Which led to me raising from my bed, and proceeding to spend the next hour and a half drawing this. AGH I’M MAD MY ART SKILLS DON’T DO MY VISION JUSTICE.

Omg I just noticed Lyla’s braid is on the wrong side. Kill me 🤡

[udretlnea]

Hey these guys look familiar...

/jk

(I should. Draw one of your characters As practice, and for fun. 🤔)

Concept poster for The Divine City: Slice of Life???

Slice of Life series OG creator: @udretlnea

Don’t ask me who the lady in the top right corner is because I have no idea 🤷‍♀️. She just appeared in the vision I had of this poster after reading the latest chapter, and I was like, “I have to draw this ASAP”. Which led to me raising from my bed, and proceeding to spend the next hour and a half drawing this. AGH I’M MAD MY ART SKILLS DON’T DO MY VISION JUSTICE.

Omg I just noticed Lyla’s braid is on the wrong side. Kill me 🤡

[udretlnea]

Y'all! Go follow Yuri! They deserve it, for real. (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)

Here’s the comic strip, @udretlnea!

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When I tell you I couldn’t get this thought off my mind for the duration of this…. I LOVED this scene with ✨passion✨1st

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the 'evil imposter' just wants to be a baker!

Prologue: The Foodie turned Imposter?!

Part 11: Conspiring over a meal

[ part 10 ] || [ masterlist ] || [ part 12 ]

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Contrary to what Andrius had expected, you did not sought out revenge. If anything, you had seemed perfectly contented living in his domain, away from prying eyes and bloodlust fueled devotion. It was upsetting at first,

why couldn't you just accept who you truly were?

why were you letting the people who hurt you, get away with it?

you were their creator, their mother, you deserved the utmost respect and the most genuine devotion, not the devotion those false believers, those fanatics had!

Still . .

"Say aww~"

He couldn't really complain that much when you were feeding him very delicious food. Delicious and powerful food at that. Although he was a remnant of his past self, quite literally, now just being an elemental being, a ghost really, he felt his being invigorated by your food, some strange reaction sort of happening his gut.

Though he hoped it wasn't indigestion.

Meanwhile. . "I'm still not used to seeing this. ." "mhm!" Both of the two boys were still unable to get over, seeing the king of the wolves act like putty under your hands.

It had been a day or so since you met the trio, as well as Razor's lupical family. Since Andrius welcomed you, you decided to stay with them. It was safer considering Andrius' strength as a weekly boss and how secluded wolvendom was.

Though you rarely ventured out, sometimes you used the bow and arrow that Aether gave you to hunt some boars, other times you simply farmed sunsettia and other foragables in the forest.

"It's getting a bit late. . I should head back to the city before they get worried." Bennett said allowed as he began to stand up. "[name]! I promise not to tell okay!" he added to reassure you.

"Oh okay, I trust you, but come here for a second." she beckoned him over. The boy had stayed over the night before, but now he was beginning to get anxious. He hadn't told anyone he'd be out for long or would be going on an adventure, considering the situation at the city, the knights might end up venturing out again in search for him so he rather get back before that happens.

Plus, he wanted to make sure his dads were doing okay. Normally they would be able to handle themselves. . but considering the storms that the dragon created. .

"Here."

He was presented with a basket with food. Sandwiches. In between each slice of bread were different fillings, some had jam, the others had meat, and some had vegetables and condiments.

"Make sure you and your dads eat well okay?" you softly told him with a smile, a hand reaching out as it ruffled his light haired locks. Having already known his story, you wanted to at least lighten his burden. "Be safe on your way home okay?"

"I-I Will!" he yelled, face flushing furiously as he left quickly, waving enthusiastically as he turned into a small dot the farther and farther he got.

Chuckling you found his antics amusing, well he was a child? perhaps he was not used to affection considering his upbringing. Smiling more happily, you asked Razor to come with his lupical, having finished cooking their lunch.

Just as they were beginning to eat however, the wolves stood up, ears and nose twitching having picked up on something. Andrius, although seemingly nonchalant, had his eyes shifted to the path that lead to his domain (the arena).

The bushes shook for a bit until Bennett came running back in a panic, pale faced as he gesture for them to run and hide. Well specifically to you at least, you were the one in most danger after all.

Suddenly you were unceremoniously thrown and pinned down by Andrius, you could breath, however every breath you took was no doubt filled with his fur, elemental fur so luckily any allergies you had weren't triggered, and you could vaguely see through his fine fur.

'What the heck is happening?!' you began to panic as you tried to clung to Andrius, forcing yourself further deep inside his mane, you hoped you weren't seen, you hoped it wasn't Jean or Lisa. . or Amber.

"Bennett, you looked like you've seen a ghost, I'm a tad bit hurt." The voice was familiar, judging by it, it seemed to be an adult male. And based on the footsteps, there were two of them. One seemingly silently observing.

"C-captain Kaeya!" Bennett confirmed her suspicions, she could hear the boy try to cover up how obviously suspicious he was by running away from them at first sight "I-I Didn't see you there and Master Diluc!"

And he was failing tremendously (At lying).

The Cavalry captain looked amused at the boy however his brother begged to differ, "Bennet" he greeted with a slight nod one that Bennett returned albeit more nervously and more energetic in a way that made u worry he might snap his head off.

"Relax, I'm a friend of [name], I wouldn't have brought Diluc here if he was going to kill her!" Kaeya intervened seeing how Andrius and Razor and his lupical were eyeing them like meat.

"And why should we trust you?" Andrius huffed, sending a cold breeze at the Ragnvindr brothers.

Kaeya grinned, not at all bothered by the lack of trust. He had expected it of course, so nudging his brother—the red haired sighed—, as both of them took out their weapons and quickly threw it to the ground.

"Your words and actions are empty upon my ears" Andrius replied "for their weight is nothing compared to the crimes your city has committed against her."

The brothers didn't argue with that, agreeing really at the severity of the actions their region has committed. "I take it" Diluc took a step forward, eyes never leaving Andrius' gaze "that since you have taken action, that she is the Divine one?"

Andrius' paw struck the floor, causing the area to shake "and what of it?! should it matter whether that person is the divine one or not? when has it been a sin to look like the great one?!"

He could feel you shake in his fur "You are all blind fools. Not to mention barbaric and murderous." "The knights could not take chances with the prophecy." Kaeya shrugged, clearly separating his own views from his fellow knights.

"Yet you all willingly took a chance on incurring the wrath of our divine Matriarch." The king of the wolves mentioned "Soon Mondstadt shall lay in the grave it made, I myself shall make sure it happens." His eyes glowed dangerously as the temperature in the area dropped.

Perhaps it was because of their visions or maybe their training, but the two men didn't seem bothered at the cold. "We will have no complaints should you decide to level the whole city-" Diluc glared at his brother who continued without batting an eye "-but can you guarantee us that that is what She wants?"

His eye flickered to the king's chest, and you flinched, did he notice you were hiding amongst Andrius' fur? Your hands felt clammy and the scars drawn across your body tingled painfully, still, it was Kaeya, the same man that let you off free back at the winery. .

You could trust him right?

After all he was the man that warned you of Diluc's approach, the man you shared food with. . the man that comforted you when you were on the brink of falling apart.

"Your Holiness!" Andrius yelled out as he saw you leave the covers of his fur. "I told you before Andrius," you smiled at him reassuringly "call me [name]."

Turning your attention to the two men, the oh so popular bachelors of Mondstadt, you greeted the cavalry captain with a light nod. "Oh come on now [Name] I thought we bonded well enough last time to not be awkward now." Kaeya approached you casually.

"You!" Andrius growled at Kaeya's nonchalance, translating it as a sign of disrespect. "It's okay" you shushed him, beckoning him to loaf once more on the ground, and he did, of course with a huff, turning away from you.

Of course he wasn't sly to hide how his eyes glanced at you and the others every few seconds, watching you carefully.

"Sorry" you winced, turning back to them "for the record, it is nice meeting you again Kaeya and umm hi Sir Diluc" you waved awkwardly at the red head who seemed to share mutual feelings.

Kaeya however found the situation amusing "Come on Diluc, don't be so shy" he beckoned his brother to join you two as well as Bennett and Razor.

Razor's lupical decided on walking around you in circles, eyes staring cautiously at Diluc and Kaeya, the wolf boy made no move to stop or tell them off. Whether the brothers were scared or wary, well they didn't show.

Deciding to address the elephant in the room, you asked them a simple question.

"Why are you two here?"

Kaeya and Diluc looked at each other, and perhaps due to their close relationship or at least understanding towards each other, it seemed they mutually decided on letting the Darknight Hero explain their purpose in finding you.

"When you had left my er.. kitchens me and Kaeya had a long talk regarding you, the supposed imposter." He started off, careful with his words as to not offend.

"We agreed and disagreed on some parts. I do not know whether you are the imposter or not, apart from your face your connections with The Divine One is unclear. It would be hasty to quickly find you guilty."

You stared at him cautiously, to summarize he's on the middle ground on whether you are an imposter or not, to your understanding anyways.

Seeing your growing apprehension, Kaeya elbowed the man who quickly backtracked on his words. "However," he coughed "we do believe in 'innocent until proven guilty.'"

The blue haired man sighed, "to be perfectly clear, I believe your innocent, a 100% even, meanwhile this guy," he jabbed a thumb towards the red head "he's still on the fence on intentions, he won't harm you or let the knights get to you, but he will most likely be observing you himself because he doesn't trust my words."

Diluc scoffed but didn't confirm or deny anything.

You blinked, before chuckling, finding their behavior although different, a bit amusing. Seeing them act so differently from the cutscenes, almost bickering like brothers. . made the burden in your heart lighten even if it were just for a bit.

"You two.. are different from what I remember." you couldn't help but confess.

"How so?" Kaeya hummed, interested in your musings.

You shrugged, remembering they don't know that their whole lives was just a gaming simulation "I supposed you guys feel more real and genuine than how I thought."

"That's a bit rude," the knight crossed his arms "I have always been genuine with you." You gave him a dubious look "is that so?" voice dipped in sarcasm.

The man gasped "and here I went around and defended you!"

As the two of you played around, Diluc silently observed you, wondering what you meant by 'remember.'

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Awkwardly huddled around a campfire, you found yourself silently mulling over what to do as you ate the meal you had prepared. Bennett would have arrived at Mondstadt by now, Razor meanwhile had decided to kill any monsters in the forest and be on the lookout, night-duty as Kaeya had suggested having explained that the knights were increasing the range of their search.

Considering your existence and the events that followed weren't canon to the game, you couldn't help but feel bad for delaying Aether's progress in his journey to find his sister.

From what you gathered from Kaeya and Aether, your run-in with Lisa and Jean happened around the time they were wrapping up the temples that powered Dvalin. Kaeya had asked the traveler afterwards to find you, which led to you meeting the main protagonist and Paimon at Stormterror lair.

"So you have met the traveler?" Kaeya asked, getting your attention. "Yes" you blinked before asking the man "didn't he tell you?" "Of course not, he was probably unsure on how I'd act." he didn't seem to offended at the traveler's duplicity.

He grinned at you, a smile full of mischief and teasing "I must say, you are quite the charming person to have persuaded the traveler, he was rather. . how should I put it. Wary of people."

"I wouldn't say that," you brushed the compliment off "Aether is a very kind person, he's not one to just attack someone just because others branded her as an imposter."

Considering Aether had left the city to find her, how the fatui and the knights are working together to find you.. it has delayed the storyline a lot. You wondered if he had met Venti at this point or had found the Lyre. .

You glanced at the silent hero, who seemed perfectly satisfied in eating his dinner in silence. "What is it?" he asked, without looking towards you, most likely noticing your stare.

"Sorry" you flushed in embarrassment, but for the sake of your curiosity you asked him "Have you by chance met Aether and Venti in Angel's share?"

He lowered his spoon, "why do you ask?"

"It is very important." (I need to know their situation over there.)

Diluc sighed, eyes glancing at you for a moment "I have not, should I be worried?" "Not really," you turned to your own meal "it would be best if everybody just focused on Dvalin-er Stormterror rather than finding me."

Wishful thinking, you knew but still.

You were harmless, Dvalin, in his current state, was not.

Though if Dvalin continued to make a mess of things in Mondstadt maybe then they'd stop looking for her..

. . .

Sadly your conscious wouldn't let you be a bystander. It was your fault the story had to take a pause, 'I just need to make sure the archon quests continue. . to do that, it would be best if Diluc returned to Angel's Share.'

"I think my next course of action.. should be going to Mondstadt." You decided, causing the two brothers and Andrius to stare at you, wide eyes as if you had a death wish.

You probably did have a death wish, didn't you?

Diluc was the first to speak "are you trying to get yourself killed?" "Of course not, logically it would be the most reasonable course of action." you said in a 'matter-of-fact' kind of tone "Currently the knights and the fatui are putting most, if not all, of their power and resources on the manhunt outside the city."

Considering how the last they had seen you was when you fell into the lake, kudos to the librarian, they probably think you had swam to the shore and hiding somewhere outside the city.

"The safest place you could be is right beside me [name]" Andrius argued, "I can't help agree with the talking wolf." Kaeya sighed, as much as how it would be more convenient for you to be there, so he can visit you more easily, the risks of you being noticed was too high to take.

He was not a gambler.

"I want to believe that, I really do" you turned to the king of the wolves "but think about it, if, no, when they find me here, it'll be hard to escape, I can't climb out of this arena easily, there's only one path in and out of this place (referring to the weekly boss battle area where you set up camp)."

You stood up "I don't doubt your power, but even you, the current you, can't handle an army of knights and fatui who wield visions and weapons. I mean, for sure you'd be fine but me, you can't guarantee my safety in these conditions."

Of course your reasoning was fueled by your determination to get the story to progress more. If Aether finishes the prologue you can leave with him and head to Liyue!

"The others can't visit me everyday, in schedules, that would be more suspicious. Razor and his lupical can stay here without raising suspicions of course, but I don't want them to get into harms way. If I were to stay at Mondstadt, hiding in let's say Angel's share, Kaeya can visit me in the pretense of drinking, Diluc owns that bar too."

Silence filled the area as they mulled over there words.

Surprisingly, Diluc was the first to agree "it does make sense. At the moment at least, it would be safer for her to hide in the city since almost all of the knights and fatui are here, outside."

Kaeya meanwhile stared at the man for a full minute as if considering his options and weighing the possibilities. "I suppose it would make it easier for me to check up on you," he said as he turned to meet your eyes "but that also means you'd be cooped up in one building for a long time, can you mentally handle that?"

You nodded "in all honesty. ."

"I kinda miss sleeping on a bed. ."

They chuckled at your hopeless expression, considering the both of them had a very cozy sleep in their fluffy beds. "Anyways," Diluc coughed, looking away as he felt sort of guilty that you had to experience the hardships of camping outside for so long "Should we all agree-" he glanced at the wolf who began to sulk "my bar, Angel's share, is open for you. You could stay in the attic and in the basement, at night you can walk around the second floor."

"That sounds doable." you nodded along, stroking your chin before turning to Andrius, waiting for his response.

He grumbled, tail hitting the ground in an aggressive manner.

"grrr.. fine."

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[udretlnea]

Hi *gives you a little WIP*

Bye ✌️ *doesn’t elaborate*

Ayo what - COME BACK!

/jk

(Hm! Interesting. 📝🤔)

[udretlnea]

Howdy, I am under the weather.

(Aka I am sick)

Whyyyyyyy? I want to be productiveeee.

[udretlnea]

Divine City, Interlude Quest: Dormiens Factorem

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(Words: 749)

(This work is inspired by the Divine City by yuriisclumsy. It is non-canonical. Go check their page for the original!)

Honestly, Lyla was surprised things didn’t go wrong sooner. She mentally reminded herself that she’d flop on her bed and crash out once she was back in her dorm. No taking a bath, no snacks. That was how tired she was right now. Not helping her sour mood was that she was slick with sweat and her feet hurt from running so much.

On second thought she probably needed that bath.

“Come on! We’re almost there!” Cecilia’s voice snapped Lyla out of her misery. The blonde half pulled, half dragged Lyla by the arm through the abandonded service tunnel, the same one they used to sneak out. The moment they reached the exit Lyla used her remaining strength to wrench her arm from Cecilia’s grasp.

“That…sucked,” gasped Lyla. She leaned against the stone brick wall, gulping big intakes of air. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Cecilia putting a hand to her mouth. “Hey, are you alright? Did that run upset your stomach or something?”

“I’m - urp - perfectly fine,” answered Cecilia.

Lyla scoffed, though it wasn’t as harsh as she wanted it. “No you aren’t. You look like you’re about to throw-up. Let’s just catch our breath.”

“Way ahead of you.” Ceclia muttered loud enough for Lyla to hear. The blonde walked over to the stairs to sit down.

The two students sat there in relative silence. Occasionally, a loud distant snap from somewhere farther down would make them flinch. Lyla bit her lip. This wasn’t how she imagined her day to go. Sure, she hadn’t expected things to be ideal, but definitely not to this point.

She wiped the sweat from her brow. Wow, I haven’t been out of breath since that time she and I were late for class on the first day of school.

Lyla looked over to Cecilia who had a look on her face. It was a combination of a “resting bitch face” and “sleepy”. Furthermore, Cecilia had her lip slightly stuck out. The result was a somewhat cute expression that was also punkish.

Huh, she looks cute when she looks like that.

Cecilia snapped to Layla. Her eyes widened owlishly. “What did you just call me?”

Oh shit, did I say that out loud? Layla gulped. “Uh, cute? I mean, you kind of had this - this face on you. I thought it looked cute. Uh, yeah.”

Cecilia opened her mouth as if to say something, then paused. The next ten seconds was her doing the same thing before giving up.

“You know what? I don’t have the energy to process this. Why don’t we get a snack?” Cecilia asked listlessly. She unsteadily got to her feet, brushed herself off, and started climbing.

“Huh? Hey!” Lyla started climbing too just as her friend reached the top of the stairs.

The sun was a little past its zenith by the time they found a suitable cafe. Both students ordered pretty hefty snacks. Cecilia was taking careful bites from an egg & ham croissant sandwich. Meanwhile, Lyla was happily devouring several katsu sandwiches and a rose custard. Some bystanders gave them strange looks, but otherwise said nothing.

After seven minutes of enjoying their food in silence, they paid for their meals and left. Lyla made a happy noise.

“Gosh, we needed that,” she remarked in a satisfied tone.

Cecilia grunted. “You could say that again. Anyway, now that we’re fully recharged we should head to my house.”

What? “I’m sorry, may I ask why?” Lyla questioned her friend. She quickly added, “I kinda figured you were tired and wanted to sleep the day away first. Then the day after that we could meet up again to discuss all of…that.”

Cecilia paused what she was about to say to consider that. “...Ah, I guess that sounds rational. Were it any other day I would choose to, but not this time. I mean, considering what we saw outside the city I feel like this is too important to wait.”

Lyla pursed her lips. She could admit it made sense, but the majority part of her really just wanted to get changed into fresh clothes. Evidently, her displeasure must’ve shown because Cecilia furrowed her eyebrows. The blonde let out a sigh.

“I have a couple spare clothes that you can use back at my place.”

“Deal,” Lyla agreed.

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Divine City, Interlude Quest: Dormiens Factorem

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(Disclaimer: This work is non-canon to the plotline of the Divine City by yuriisclumsy)

11:30 AM, The Divine City

Andre tossed a sword into a barrel full of miscellaneous weapons. It made a resounding clank as it hit the bottom. Satisfied, he surveyed the store for the third time. He didn’t want a weapon out of place should a customer arrive. If he let a customer leave dissatisfied, then Master Hugh would be unhappy.

He sauntered back to the counter to grab a particularly weathered box from behind it. Opening it, he calmly took a knife and an unfinished wood carving that looked almost like a bird. 

And now, to wait for the morning rush, he thought as he began whittling away. Then again, there shouldn’t be any traffic today. At least not with Volksfest right around the corner -.

THUNK.

Startled by the door, Andre dropped both of his items. He snapped his head up to greet whoever it was. 

A pair of adventurers - a young man and woman - stood in the open doorway. They looked to be in their mid 20s; the former had lightly tanned skin and brown eyes and hair. The latter had short black hair with vibrant violet eyes. Both of them were roughly the same height. They didn’t move at all, seemingly content to observe the store. 

Showtime… “Good morning and welcome! How may I help you today?” Andre asked cheerfully.

The male locked eyes with Andre for a second before opening his mouth to speak.

“Hello, we’re looking for som- ”

“Some finely made weapons, good sir!” The female exclaimed, interrupting her partner. The male looked miffed, but she either ignored him or didn’t notice. She proceeded to make her way to a shelf with some polearms. “We were interested in expanding our…skills and thought it would be a good idea to visit this - this quaint little shop!”

The male adventurer unglued himself from his spot to lean into the lady’s ear; he covered his mouth so that Andre couldn’t hear what he was saying. The lady  harshly whispered back. Evidently, they seemed to be in the beginning of an argument. 

Deciding to nip it in the bud, Andre opened his mouth. He wouldn’t have terrible customer experience on his watch. “Of course! I’d be happy to help you fine folks out. Were you looking for something in particular or just browsing?”

This time it was the male adventurer who answered. “Actually, we were kind of looking for someone.”

“Bro, what are you - ?”

“Shush! Just let me do the talking!”  He cleared his throat as he reached into his pocket. Andre squinted at the folded piece of paper in the adventurer’s hand. Then his eyebrows rose when the adventurer unfolded it to show the image of a girl. 

And not just any girl, but the one from yesterday who bought a knife from this very shop! 

The male adventurer spoke. “We’re looking for someone, someone that we know. We heard that she visited this shop yesterday and was wondering if you could confirm it.”

Andre stared at the paper as he considered his options. First, he could ask them why they need to know and then work from there. Or two, he could lie and say he didn’t see her. Andre chose option one.

“If you don’t mind me asking, may I ask why?”

“We asked first!” The female adventurer said almost indignantly.

Andre grunted. “Fair enough. As a matter of fact, I did see her yesterday. She bought a knife from here.”

The male shared a look with the female. For five seconds they stared at each other; Andre felt they were having a silent conversation without him. That  unspokenness immediately put up a red flag to Andre. 

“I see. Well, since you answered our question, we’ll answer yours,” replied the male.

The female spoke up. “We were hoping to ask around for further information about this Volksfest thing. We figured since we’re new here we could ask from all walks of life. Farmers, shopkeepers, the rich, etc. All so we can understand this festival better.”

“To enjoy it to the fullest,” added the male.

Andre shrugged. “Sure. That makes sense. Now do guys still want to buy something? Why don’t you take a look at those greatswords over there? I made them myself!”

The blacksmith apprentice pointed to where several giant looking greatswords were hung. However, they were much too big to call them greatswords. They were massive, thick, heavy, and looked rough. It would be accurate to call them heaps of raw iron.

The female adventurer coughed into her fist. “Uh - um, maybe next time? We actually have a tight schedule so we have to go. Good bye now, and thanks for the help!”

Without even asking, she grabbed her partner by the collar and dragged him out the door despite his protests. After the bell jingled, Andre was left alone. As he stood there, his gut churned anxiously. Andre knew it was telling him something was wrong with those two adventurers and his instincts never lied to him.

Maybe he should follow them, just in case.

Andre quickly grabbed a pencil and paper from the counter, jotted down a note explaining he’d be back in an hour and inserted it in the front door. He hurried after the suspicious pair of adventurers.

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Howdy! This took a lot longer to produce, what with the plot polishing. If you’re curious as to what I’ve updated, just check this post here.

Andre follows a pair of suspicious adventurers who are looking for Cecilia. What could this mean? And this totally won’t backfire. Probably…not.

(With these shorter-length chapters, I can pump these out faster. At least, that’s the plan. UGHHH PLEASE LET NOTHING INTERESTING HAPPEN this week. I'm already behind schedule as is!)

[udretlnea]

Write for yourself first. Write what you like and be in love with what you create. Readers who will love it as well will just follow naturally.

[udretlnea]

My Journey to Escape the War in Gaza

My name is Abdelmajed. I never imagined I’d be sharing my story like this, but life in Gaza has become unbearable. I am a survivor of the war here, and in the blink of an eye, everything I once knew—my home, my safety, my community—was ripped away from me.

The war has transformed Gaza into a graveyard of broken dreams. The buildings that once stood as symbols of life and resilience are now piles of rubble. Every corner is filled with the echoes of explosions. Every moment is shrouded in uncertainty. There is no security. There is no stability. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Basic needs have become luxuries. Food is scarce. Clean water is even scarcer. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced, and there is almost no medical care to be found. Every night, families go to bed hungry, praying they’ll wake up to see another day. The cost of basic necessities has skyrocketed, and it’s become a daily battle just to survive.

I’ve seen things I never thought possible—standing in long lines for a piece of bread, rationing every drop of water, and watching my people suffer in silence. I have lost everything—my home, my safety, my dignity.

Escape from Gaza is my only hope, but it’s almost impossible without financial help. The cost of evacuation is far beyond my means, and without support, I’m trapped in a warzone with no way out.

I’m reaching out to you now, in the hopes that someone, anyone, can help. I am not asking for luxury. I am asking for a chance—just a chance—to live. A chance to escape this never-ending cycle of fear, destruction, and loss. A chance to rebuild my life somewhere safe, where I can begin again, where I can find hope once more.

Any amount you can give will help me get closer to safety. Even the smallest donation will make a difference—it could be the lifeline I need to survive. If you are unable to donate, please share my story. The more people who hear it, the better the chance that I can find the support I desperately need.

Your kindness and support mean the world to me. You’re not just helping me escape a war; you’re giving me a chance to live, to rebuild, to breathe again.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for caring.

Vetted by @gazavetters

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Update Post

HEY! HOWDY! You all know what time it is: time for another update post.

1): For your information, I’ve been busy rewriting and polishing the plot. That break did me great; I’ve reconnected errant plot points and filled in some plot holes I didn’t see before. That’s good, that’s great.

2) Character sheets. They’ve more or less been shelved, but with my schedule organized more clearly, I believe I can bring them back into production. And I haven’t forgotten Lord Aharon’s character sheet. I still need to upload that + his lore. That will happen sooner or later.

3) Regarding chapter 3 of the Interlude Quest: dormiens factorem. I’ll admit: I don’t like the creative process. I was up until 1 am getting the draft done; gee, who knew not writing for 3 months would throw you off your rhythm. I don’t like how slow and tedious the process is, so I’m going to switch from typing to just drawing it in comic form. Said comics will be snapshots of the plot to help move things along quicker; I realize there’s gonna be much context skipped, so to deal with that, I’m going to add a short synopsis informing what’s happening

And…that’s basically it. 

That’s all for now. See ya!

[udretlnea]

Hi, Udre! How are you doing? Just putting in an inbox to see if you're still alive and kickin'!

You are more than welcome to ignore me if you're not up to responding me. Remember, you don't owe anyone an explanation, and definitely NOT an online person.

Take care,

—Yuri

Howdy! I didn't notice this ask until earlier.

Funny story: I actually planned to make a comic that’d explain what I'd been up to both for storytelling & comic practice. It was supposed to be out when I passed my certification exam; 3 months later & here we are.

Now, I realize that when life just kicks you in the shin one isn't obligated to share an explanation of what happened. But then again I did wait 3 months just for this set-up & I really don't want to let that effort go to waste.

(So I'll just. Post it here & move on. Btw I edited to make it fit more with the timeline. So yeah.)

(Disclaimer: This comic is for storytelling & entertainment purposes only. The persona's used are not meant to represent any real life people.)

You got x1 platonic brownie.

Description: A baked brownie gifted to you from Noraa, aka Udretlnea. Although Valentine's is already over, the practice of gift-giving isn't. There’s a small note attached to it with the word “platonic” on it. The fact that he made it at all means he went through an awful amount of effort.

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(I've been holding onto Lord Aharon's character sheet for too long; lol I can't believe I didn't forget it after this long. Remember him? I'll. Upload it before tomorrow.

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April 1st, 2025.

Howdy. I feel I must apologize for the lack of updates on my end. Life got busy. That’s reality for ya; I don’t want to delve into details because I've already moved past it.

I'm here right now & afaik that's what matters most. Sometimes you just…need to start planning for the rest of your life. Don’t worry, I’ll spare y’all the details.

Onto something more interesting: I actually finished the character sheet I mentioned in the update post since... Oh that's a long time. Anyway. Updates will be inconsistent; I guess, I'm more or less back. 🍵

[udretlnea]

「 The Adventures of Puppet Reader & Creator Darling 」

When Reader was asked kidnapped to go to Teyvat:

「 Hey. 」

P!Reader: ??

P!Reader : Is this apartment haunted?

C!Darling taking a physical form :

「 Boo. 」

P!Reader : *Slips on stair and passes out*

C!Darling :

「 Well... If it works, it works! 」

[udretlnea]

Hmm character sheet is more or less done.

In the meantime, I suppose I can finally change my theme here; I already have something in mind.

(I shoupd atatbplanning that now so I post Lord Aharon's character sheet asap.)

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First comic of the year!

(Read from top left to right then bottom left to right.)

Edit: This is what ya make when ya stay up @ 3am. 🍵

1. Mauvika has cake physics

2. Huh? / Mauvika has cake physics

3. Alright, first comic of the year, what will it be - ?

4. DAD WE NEED TO GET MAUVIKA!

1. Kids we can't get Mauvika.

2. Why not? / Because we can't feed the addiction!

3. If I pulled for every aesthetically pleasing character, I'd be broke!

4. But you don't even have a job. / That's not the point.

1. Look, gacha is DESIGNED to make you SPEND.

2. It's literally a trap for people with no self-restraint.

3. Which is why we must not - /Guess who got us Mauvika!

4. What!? / WHAT?!

1. Yeah I hit at soft pity & won the 50/50!

2. Okay it's cool. We'll have enough left to get Clorinde.

3. Also I got her weapon.

4. You have 5 seconds to get a head start.

(I need to finish the highlights of the character sheet but I also don't wanna...)