Latest Posts by blutire - Page 4

I am back, and with something to say "welcome back" -- a Bestiary of Sinners and Saints, volume 1, now available for download right here (click!)

I am glad to have taken that break, I needed it. I still may not be as active, as I have two major exams coming up, and defense of my BA thesis, but I'll try to answer a few asks here and there, and give you all some content.

I've been working more on the chapters in this time I took away, and I'm happy to say that Chapter 2 for Sinners and Saints is going amazing so far (1/10 is done), and Chapter 1 for The Numbers Game is 1/3 done (both coding and writing).

So, stay safe, and enjoy! <3

If Baiae is underwater then pour one out for Apulia and Venice I guess 😔🙏

Baiae is a real place, an ancient Roman settlement currently underwater, so worry not, both Venice and Apulia are alright in the Rose's world.

Baiae was known to be one of the most opulent resorts of the old empire. Here are some of its ruins. A pity we'll never see it in its former glory.

ᴍʏ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴘs ヾ( ͝° ͜ʖ͡°)ノ♪

✿ Why would I think it is easy to write recommendations is eluded me, but anyways, I made it! This list (inspired by the list made by @cealea) contains IF games both from Choice of Games and from Twine and Itchio, some of the CoG games are near the stage of submitting, whilst some are... not as active as the others.

✿ I personally adore the romance aspect of a IF game very much, so herein the list, you could find games with well written romance (though you don't necessarily have to pursue romance with anyone if you don't want to), this doesn't mean games aren't been included ain't have good romance, but they are defer to my preference, thus the title. It is also worth to note that this list would be updated further once I've read more games, and games submitted already would be moved to another category, which ain't exist at the moment.

✿ Dear authors, if you'd prefer to be untagged, or you find my blurb misleading and/or too spoilerish, please let me know.

𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙶𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 ♪

The Passenger ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @the-passenger-if

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

You are an eldritch abomination... that's about to be devoured by another unthinkable creature. In the wake of your fashionable escape, you found yourself being an uninvited permanent tenant inside a dumb human larva. Well, stuck on earth ain't sound that horrible, at least you're safe now... right?

Mind Blind ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @mindblindbard

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ✧𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢 ✧𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘

Hey, being a walking Achilles' heel isn't all that bad, your mind may be a 24/7 broadcast free for anyone with a modicum of telepathy, courtesy of your zero mental defense, at least you're special, even though it sucks. You still have the chance to prove yourself with the MIV Program, you'll show the world you're truly living up to the reputation of your famously superpowered family.

​The Abyssal ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @theabyssal

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

Surprisingly, you are Death itself; and what's even more surprising than that, you've been betrayed and imprisoned by your lovely fellow gods. One thing is for certain, your well deserved revenge is long time in conceiving. But is revenge the only thing you are interested in forging?

​Abyss ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @abyss-if

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ✧𝚌𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 ✧𝚐𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜

You never thought a job supposed to be simple would turn out to be something bigger and sinister, you had your suspicious but when you found out your brother is missing you could finally say the game's afoot, even though you don't know what it is yet.

Fell star ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @fell-star-if

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

Death claims all. Even so, mortals look upon you with hatred and distaste, for you to fulfill your duty of bring forth death. And yet, their effort is not without applause, you welcome your eternal rest with open arms. Which, to your dismay, your rest is cut short when an unknown force thrusts you back to the realm of living. And the realm, so familiar and yet so different, and so are you. It seems that you won't retire from your role as Harbinger any time soon.

Ouroboros ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @honeypeabrain

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

An unexpected letter shatters your self-proclaimed isolation, you've spent centuries in the comfort of your precious cabin to lick your wounds, your traumatic past comes to visit from time to time. Your hometown of Riven is calling out for you, the town you once helped build its defence, asking for your serving as a hedgehunter once again, venture further back into the beasts prowling infinite forest, where lies your torment and pain.

Honor Amongst Thieves ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @leoneliterary

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚎

The streets of Lower Cusmo was your home, the uglier side of a luxuriant capital city, you've grown accustomed to the ironic mixture of wealth and poverty in one single city. You're lucky your guild has taken you in, kept you well fed, provided you a haven. But the conspiracy brewing in the city has caught you in its middle, threaten you with your life, the fate of your guild and your honor, you better act smart, or you might face a checkmate.

Spellbound: A Ghost Story 

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

800 years fly by, you've been a silent observer for so long, an age-lost spirit drifting through a world that moved on without you. You remember you were leading a crusade, against the kingdom that left your family and village shredded and tattered, you remember your defeat, the rest is in the fog. You are just waiting for the day you finally fade away, until an explosion awashes you with a sensation you will never forget, catches you in a blast of dark energy that's so familiar. With your soul almost been torn to pieces, a mage binds you with a spell, saves you from a second death.

Myrk Mire ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @catt-nuevenor

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

A traveller and a child, a pair of outsiders brought to this town by a promise of work, descover a half-drowned body among the marshland, where secrets and danger lurk beneath its slick and stinking mud. That's where you come in, to guide the pair navigate through muddy waters and crawling mists, to lead them a way home.

The Porthecrawl Witness ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @porthecrawl-witness

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

For two hundred and fifty years, the town of Little Porthecrawl has hold its secrets intact, its colonial ancestors have watched over their descendants in peace. But something, or someone, is threatening to unravel, your people face the danger of being the involuntary sacrifice for the cure of a sweeping plague.

Replica: between universes ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @replicabetweenblogs

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

A few years into the future, diligent scientists have made it possible to travel between parallel universes. Countless visits were made with abandon, for people wanted to spend one more time with their fallen loved ones, or to live a life far better than their current one. But everything comes with a price, the wall between each parallel universes has become too thin, allowing virus called Replica to sneak into our crumbling universe. Caught in the crisis involuntarily, you know you must find the Replica before it is too late.

ᑕOᗰᗴ ᗷᗩᑕK ᗰY ᒪOᐯᗴ ❥

Freak: Amidst the Neon Lights 

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘 ✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Just like a fish out of water. Grown up in a lab ain't that far from live under a rock, at least you know you're special, your inhuman powers is the reason those people in white coats keep you company. But you're meant for something bigger, a charming stranger opened up your whole world, and so your adventure begins. You might be surprised how much you've changed, and how much of an impact you've left in the world.

SoS: The Mortal Coil ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @sosthemortalcoil

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

As an archangel, designated to serve the whims of your God, you never thought the God would keep a radio silence for centuries. When you finally received your call, you discovered that you are about to be a guardian angel, and most surprisingly, your ward, is related to none other than Satan himself.

The Graves of Heirs ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @gravesofheirscog

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

Would you call being trapped in the position of the antagonist of your favourite series a dream come true? You've just an ordinary nobody living your boring human life, until something unfathomable arranged your death. Waking up to a proposition offered by the villainess of the story, you are given a chance to relive your life, albeit a fancier one in exchange for your help to rewrite her ending. You know how events are going to happen, that only left one question: what will you do?

From Ashes We Rise 

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘

Nothing could be more promising than being the sidekick of the famous vigilante, Crow, as a little kid, you never thought your dream would one day come true. But life could be so cruel sometimes and all good things come to an end very soon, it all happened so suddenly, and you could never return to the way you once were. Who would you become then?

Model Citizens: Unmasked ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @thenickelportrust

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘

Ever wondering what's behind the mask of superheroes? Well, it's basically your job to unveil those super powered individuals, you are, after all, a model, everyday citizen, working for The Nickelport Rust, a controversial paper known for unmasking heroes.

Icarus Sun ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @thecityandthechild

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔

It is two stories in one book. The protagonist of the first story is one of a nameless City's children, who would've died at birth, but the rusted underground City saved you with pieces of its own, in exchange for your service until the day you die. As illiterateas you are, you obtained a book by accident, with the help of your mentor, you are about to uncover the story of a wingless individual, who lived in a city where everyone has wings, and their life changed when they met another wingless.

Burwick Destination ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @burwickdestination

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 ✧𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

It never said in the contract that being a detective would involve dealing with crazy demonic cultists, not that there's a contract for you to sign up to in the first place anyway, and let's just see what did it cost you. After that fateful night, you were never the same.

Honey and Fire ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @honeyandfiregame

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

The only thing you remember is that you are a dragon, though a dragon never more, at least physically, you've been turned into a human. And now you're stuck with a group of mercenaries who claimed that they were your saviours, with no memory left whatsoever, you're not sure if you could believe them or not, not to mention that they all seem to have their own inner demons to deal with.

Seven days in Purgatory 

✧𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

They say ignorance is bliss, you have to agree with them somehow. You've lost your memories rather conveniently, and your spouse, determined to never leave your side, it's just the the two of you, taking an extended vacation in an isolated cabin, what ever could go wrong? When you take your time to recover, your memories begin to resurface piece by piece, would you prefer to turn a blind eye?

Familiar

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

There's not much to say to your fate, you are a familiar, fated to be bound to a single human. That doesn't mean you have to be happy about that, you've been a free spirit so far, until the fate pulled you toward your Magi, the one who owns you now.

God Forsaken 

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛

The God has forsaken you, for you being too human, you are never meant to make stories. A little comfort being that, you are not alone. You aren't the only one trapped in this single finite universe, stuck with a bunch of humans, who are touched by the divine.

A Witch's Curse ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @a-witches-curse

✧𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

Witches have become so rare and far between over the course of years, owing to the fact that magic is not facile to pander with. Not many people would buy the story of magic and witches nowadays, much to your mother's benefit, provide a better camouflage than ever. But hiding so far away from the orginal source of magic has taken its toll on your mother, the two of you travel all the way back to Winthrop, where you don't realise it was your home.

God of the Red Mountain ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @friendlybowlofsoup

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

The Red Mountain was your home, until you were forced to run away. After all those years of wandering in the spirit world, you are surprised when the mountain god sent a messenger to seek you out. As a being caught between death and life, you have more than enough power to fend off yourself, but maybe some extra help won't hurt, considering your condition. A curse, that is, which will cost your sanity.

Abysm's Veil

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

It is said that water is dangerous, when it may seems peaceful on the surface, but lurking underneath are vengeful mythical creatures called Rusalki, commonly known have once been women who died traumatic deaths near water, who were brought back to haunt waterways. You wake up in freezing water, find yourself being one of such creature. Have you been given a second chance, so that you can revenge?

The Sea Maiden

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

Out of desperation, a fisherman made a deal with a mermaid, promised his first born, in exchange for his net filled with fish. You have been living in blissful oblivion for so long, until the day you come of age, your father has confessed you his regret. Fear for what the mermaid might has in store for you, you leave your hometown behind, set forth an adventure may leads to fame and fortune.

Roots ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @roots-game

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Working at a diner in Hawaii may not be your dream job, and you can barely make ends meet, but it's a job nonetheless. Whether you like your job or not, when a mysterious pearl falls into your hands one rainy night, you are about to take a break from it, presumably forever.

Heaven's Dog ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @heavensdog

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

The war between light and darkness will never end, Heaven's Manor and the Kingdom of Fear have fight against each other for all the eternity. You've fought so many battles ever since you became a magical knight serving the collection of angels, and yet there's more to come. Things take a sudden turn when one of your regular opponents meets gruesome demise before your very eye, and now you'll have to face your own fears.

Limitless 

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Your existence is nothing but a conscious mind, tangled up in the subconscious of another, disturbingly quite parasite like. You're the voice inside the mind of a distinct being, you pull the strings and conjecture ideas, there's so much you can do now without the restriction of an actual body. Is it really limitless?

High School Revenge 

✧𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 ✧𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

They've wronged you, you will never forget the humiliating and betrayal they put you through. They'd never thought you'd come back, and they won't recognize you. It's been 7 years since that damned school dance on Valentine's day, it's time to make them pay.

Hunter's Sacrifice ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @fullyfadingnight

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚊

Humans have paid price for their foolishness, for they had wrecked devastation upon themselves, left the earth scarred with explosion and bathed in pollution, no longer inhabitable. The survivors, had shrunk drastically in size, retreated deep into the underground. To preserve humanity, harsh decisions had made, only model citizens sustained. To scavenge whatever resources still remain, teams after teams of hunters have been set out onto the surface, and you are among them.

Raven's Flight ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @fullyfadingnight

✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚊

Humans have paid price for their foolishness, for they had wrecked devastation upon themselves, left the earth scarred with explosion and bathed in pollution, no longer inhabitable. The survivors, had shrunk drastically in size, retreated deep into the underground. To preserve humanity, harsh decisions had made, only model citizens sustained. Being the youngest chancellor among the leaders, as the saying goes, with power comes responsibility, you must not falter under the weight of your people and your Homeland. Bear in mind, not everyone is worth your trust.

The Fox of Sunholt ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @foxofsunholt

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢

They called you monsters, for you don't belong, there's a story foretold the Fox will wreck havoc and destruction. But when the world is truly in danger, the princess of Sunholt finds a hero in you, for you being a Fey-fox, who would be a saviour of her island kingdom.

Forsaken ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @bathalafiction

✧𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

How arrogant would one be to irk the ire of both Heaven and Hell? It is the cost you were willing to pay as a compensation for the knowledge and magic no one had manged to secure. But is it realy worth it? Everything went wrong after that, you've gained enemies from all side, including the ones you once called friends. And don't forget, Heaven and Hell won't let you go that easily.

𝙶𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚃𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚘 ♪

The Exile ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @exilethegame

✧𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

You were a legend, your people loved you, your enemies feard you, until you were no more, and your name, used to be cried out in battle by your people, is now only served as a scary bedtime story to keep naughty children quiet at night. After a year of been exiled from the capital you once vowed to protect, you've resigned to the fact that trouble always seems to find you, when a mysterious sorcerer hired you for protection from dangers unknown.

Remember, You Will Die ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @vapolis

✧𝚌𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 ✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

If only were things went according to plan, your cargo would be delivered safe and sound, and you would be swimming in money and be living happily ever after. If only were... The harsh reality is that you fucked up rather miserably, and you better do as your boss say, or head will roll. Oh, one more thing, you're quite popular lately, there's one certain mask wearing asshole who's hell-bent on rubbing you out.

Curious Cuisine ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @cornucopiagazette

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛

Life has not been kind to you. You have lost too much, but you won't let life take your child away from you, it's the two of you against the world. One day you received a mysterious letter, summoning you to a city even mysterier, challenge you to bring an abandoned little cafe back to its old glory. And to add more drama on top of it, your kid has developed superpowers.

The Seven Heirs of Ophaesia ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @esfawkes

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

As the seventh heir of Ophaesia, a luxurious nation along the southern coast of Selanes, your childhood was not as carefree as some would assume. Your mother is the King's third wife, who's under the suspicion of murdering the previous queen, people's hatred towards her had left you in a delicate situation. You'd have to watch your every step as you grow up, in the eyes of the court and beyond. Where will your place be in the world — and your family?

𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙸𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚘 ♪

Attollo ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @attollogame

✧𝚌𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚔 ✧𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛

How long would it take to get to New Hampshire from your residence, if everything goes well, you would be home before the weekend. Courtesy of an urgent message from your younger sibling, you've been draggen into a walled city off the coast of the Atlantic, which has been a victim of a nuclear disaster.

Exiled from Court ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @beeanca-writing

✧𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ✧𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢

Court has exiled you, for you've done noting but minding your own business, but you know better than anyone, it is the result of your hedonistic nature finally got the better of you. It is the 19th century, after all. Is there a way back, mayhaps?

Zorlok ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @zorlok-if

✧𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 ✧𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢

What is cool? You learnt your lesson the hardest way for a demon: humans could be tricky. Who or what the hell is ZorloK? Never mind, no matter what a terrifying demon you once were, you are Zorlok now. Who would have thought a deal with a nerdy high schooler would cost all of your memories and identity, could you still call yourself a demon if you barely know nothing about demon anymore? As if things weren't complicated enough, how on earth did you get yourself involved in monster hunting?

The Bastard of Camelot ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @llamagirl28

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

At fools's eye, your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read. As the incestuous bastard of King Arthur and Morgana Le Fay, you were predicted to be the undoing of Camelot. Be ominous as it may, you have entire control over your own fate, shape it as you please, be the villain or the hero, set out your own path or be Morgana's willing tool.

Speaker ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @speakergame

✧𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

Is it a blessing, being the second born of your cursed family? Your twin sister, only a few minutes older than you, carried your family's curse as a Seer, sees the future but unable to intervene. Not you, though. You are a Speaker, able to speak what she've been forbidden, for others could understand. It makes the two of you a rescue team, sneaking people away from death's clutch.

The Number's Game ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @thenumbersgameif

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎 ✧ 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎

Waking up in a dark cell, you soon realise that your memories are as clean as the hospital gown you are in, the only thing you remember is that you have powers too dangerous for even your own good. Teamed up by some higher ups, you and three others have been given a chance to redeem, for something terrible you've done. And to make things more complicated, how could you remember nothing about your colleagues, when it is clear that you've worked together for years?

Sinners and Saints ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @sinnersandsaints-linwrites

✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕

Born in an old town forgotten by the world, you've heard many tales, for the town traps its residents for they don't leave in time, for the town consistently draw shady people in. It's not that long ago when you decided to take up the job as a detective, it may not be glorious, but you are the authority. As if your job isn't hard enough as it is, things seem to start to go out of hand.

The Nameless ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @parkerlyn

✧𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

The world is in the danger of being drained dry of its magic, more and more once lavish lands has been overtaken by desert, you know fully well it is the mortalis doing, the mortal races. It makes the deals you lure them into more satisfying, as they are the only way the sheevra, magical creatures like you, can restore the world to its former glory. As it is the common knowledge, names hold power. Mortalis were meant to be easy prey for you, but when an entire sheevra clan mysteriously dissappeared overnight, you're tasked to seek out the truth.

The Moonless ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @moonless-if

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Born without magical telents but the ability to walk the sleeping minds of the others, your people, a race of magicless giant called moonless, has once being outcasts of Spala's society, now served as the protectors of the minds of the Royal Family. But there's less and less of you left, with the disconcerting occurrence of an increasingly large amount of your people went missing, and the number continues to grow.

The King's Hound ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @the-kingshound

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

Arranged marriage has never been a surprise to you, being the seventh child of the Venegard House, as it is a handy method to achieve a political alliance. After your parents lost the rebellion against King Arthur, you have little to no choice but to marry the King, who defeated your family, to exchange a period of prolonged peace. You might be uncertain about the path ahead, but you're set out to change the course of Camelot.

Fallen Lights ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @fallenlightsif

✧𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢

Since your half-brother has been promoted to High General of Kesdon, the capital of Ebia, you've been lived there for the past twelve years. The country is under the shadow of war, and you are yet to uncover its forgotten secrets of the divine and arcane. All those years you've spent training and honing your skills, are you ready to forge a future of your own?

Cut the Lights ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @cutthelights-if

✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 ✧𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢

How hard would it be to fall from a promising actor to a despised nobody? You've been left to forgotten, and you'd prefer it that way, but in the aftermath of the sudden death of your mentor, you're loath to be dragged back into the limelight. May it be misfortune or fate, you find yourself been caught in the center of sinister intrigue and conspiracy. Careful, or you might not be able to trust even yourself.

Novaturient ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @kalorphic

✧𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢 ✧𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ✧𝚜𝚙𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 ✧𝚊𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Working your sorry ass off in the office may not as thrilling as in the field, but hey, you won't complain as long as the tidy paycheck keeps coming. As the talented handler hired by Mi6, you find your dulling routine broken when your the most formidable and trustworthy agent, X, goes missing from a mission go south. Being the most responsible person on the sole planet, of course you'd take it upon yourself to save ass of your missing agent, and hey, you are in the field!

Inner Demons ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @innerdemons-if

✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 ✧𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

At the cost of the only one cared about you in your family, you discover that you possess abilities that could either bring hope or doom to humanity, and a whole new world of demons and sorcerers alike unravel itself before you. As you learn to wield your powers, unexpected guests keep chasing after you, when your life and mind on the line, you are not sure who you can trust anymore.

Greenwarden ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @fiddles-ifs

✧𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

There's a child goes missing deep in the Appalachians, no matter how reluctant you are, it is your job to solve this case, as it is, a case only people like you could manage. That's the bright side of being a monster hunter. Remember to play your cards right, or else something far beyond human comprehension might got you.

The Grand Heist ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @thegrandheist-if

✧𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛

While it might be normal for college students to be in debt, but the amount you've inherited from your brother after his mysterious disappearance certainly isn't. In order to pay off the ridiculous debt, you somehow end up in the position of a jewel thief, bossed around by the whims of the one who instructs your every heist. The sapphire heart being the target of your latest theft is your only hope to regain your freedom, but would it be that simple?

The Ballad of Devil’s Creek ´◔‿ゝ◔`)━☞ @devilscreekballad

✧𝚠𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗 ✧𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 ✧𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛

A doomsday cult roaming around in the west could be interesting, but not so much when the said cult is, in fact, capable of bringing forth the end of days. Fortunately, you won't be alone on the expedition to the ghost town of Devil's Creek to hunt down the means to cease the hideous ambition of those cultists.

god i love reading about stupid drama in ancient greece. like there was an athlete named theagenes who was so good at every kind of athletic contest that when he died, one of his opponents would go to beat the shit out of a statue of him out of spite, but then one day the statue fell on the guy and killed him so the greeks took the statue to court for murder, convicted it, and threw it into the sea

something in me jumped a little

finding this in a dying soldiers wallet

List of Romance Options for the series:

Hadrian

Alessa

Alain

Ysabella

The Pirate King

Neia

Lance

Rafael

I almost feel bad asking, but as a reader, this is something I’ve forgotten to do on occasion, so I’m hoping this post reads as a reminder and not a demand.

But, if you enjoyed the Rose, it would really mean the world if you could leave a review. It doesn’t have to be an elaborate, flowery piece (although, of course, I would never deny one of those), I only ask that the words are true. That it is what you truly think.

Leaving a review is such an easy, free and quick way to support a creator or a piece of art that you believe holds any value. And it does feel disingenuous to be asking this of you, but my appreciation and gratitude would be far away from dishonest. ♡

The Golden Rose: Book One is OUT NOW!!!

“As the artist mourns his fortune

So the Dynasty falls to crumble,

And the two branches snatch asunder”

You are a recent member of The White Company, a mercenary guild on the far side of the law. Your job consists of hunting artifacts and roaming ruins that the Church has forbidden to mention. One of your expeditions, however, leads you down a path that is much deeper than you ever anticipated.

“The Golden Rose: Book One” is a thrilling 1.2-million-word interactive fantasy novel by Ana Ventura, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Juggle friendships, new alliances, and flames of romance in this epic adventure that will take you to an Europe where History took a different turn.

Play as male or female; straight, gay, or bisexual.

Find romance, friendship, or rivalry with a cast of colorful characters.

Hunt down the thief that stole your forbidden maps!

Fight against bandits and city guards while trying to stray away from the all-seeing Eyes of the Church.

Explore ancient ruins and the cobble-stoned streets of the medieval city of Tarragona. Step into a grand cathedral, a sprawling market, a multicolored harbor, the dark gates of the city, or an aqueduct that no one dares to come close to.

Bond with a stubborn old horse.

Choose to ally with a street urchin or the feral captain of the Guard.

Uncover what is true in a world where denial reigns supreme.

Start to unravel your own mysterious past.

Immerse yourself in a world rich with characters, story, and lore.

Do you believe in Destiny?

- - - 

The Golden Rose: Book One is out for you to play!

You can find it at the links below:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1892950/The_Golden_Rose_Book_One/

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hostedgames.goldenrose1&hl=pt_PT&gl=US

App Store Omnibus: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hosted-games/id1302297731

Choice of Games: https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/golden-rose-book-one/

- - - 

I hope you enjoy it! 🌹

If we take the 'burn Plaithus route' even if it isn't literal, will that lock us out of from romancing Sabir or Syfyn?

It depends on how you "Burn Plaithus Down" but as a generalized statement, kinda for Sabir, maybe for Syfyn.

It's hard to explain b/c choosing to burn down Plaithus isn't automatically going to make MC a villain, and they don't automatically have to be a dick/manipulative/evil to everyone around them just b/c they chose that as their goal. There's still a lot of choices to be made within that choice.

If you literally plan to destroy the entirety of Plaithus, that's not something you'll get to act on until later in the game. Because of that, you can romance Sabir normally and then, once you reach that point for MC to have that dark turning point, Sabir will leave MC. However, that's not just the end of everything-- the game doesn't abruptly cut off the relationship and then act like you and Sabir were never a thing except for a few throwaway lines here and there. You'll still be on Sabir's route, but it'll be about Sabir struggling with his feelings and trying to convince MC to not do what they're going to do.

As for Syfyn, you'll me able to manipulate her into agreeing with what you do and following your lead unless you've encouraged her to be more independent and think for herself-- and then there's a chance she'll fight back against you and end things, and then it'll follow a similar path as Sabir's romance.

However, it's not just Sabir or Syfyn who will dislike MC's desire to destroy Plaithus. The only ones who might actually be okay with it are Freedom, Jost, and Amilia depending on how you've manipulated their stats-- otherwise Vethna and Nikke will always disapprove of MC destroying Plaithus.

The MC did what?

Well…they have reason for that OKAY?! They can explain!

surprise? i know it’s been a while but chapter seven of When Twilight Strikes will (finally) go live publicly june 3rd at 1pm EST. the password is already up for those of you in the midnight tier on patreon, and will be released for the twilight tier this sunday.

(if you’re thinking of pledging for the demo, i’d suggest doing so and cancelling once you get the password unless you plan on sticking around for june, as my patreon charges every 1st of the month).

in this chapter…

meet Mirai, who, honestly, is a pain in the ass

learn more about the ros’ backgrounds and struggles

enter some dangerous situations, including one where you can be in close proximity to your chosen ro

use those fight or flight instincts

make some crucial choices…

thanks for sticking by me everyone <3

My attempt to draw Alessa from The Golden Rose, by @anathemafiction 

What are your favourite ifs/WiPs?

So this got out of hand. And then my internet crashed and my Tumblr crashed and I had to rewrite this all… I might have missed something and I could rec more, but I need to keep this readable length.

The first one I ever read: Zombie Exodus: Safe Heaven. This was before I followed any creators on the forums/Tumblr. Liked it and played multiple times the first few chapters but I have not kept up with it. Of the published I’ve read or started a lot of them but nowadays WIPs are flying high above most of them in terms of quality. My taste has also evolved, you could say.

The big, long, angsty ones:

A Mage Reborn by @mage-parivir

Long, good story in high fantasy world with anime influenced vibes. Good RO choices and other NPCs. Some stat balancing and actually reading stuff to get the results I wanted required, which is why I needed to start it a few times before I got over my hang-ups and got really into it.

Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

Epic high fantasy story in a deep and thoroughly thought-out world. LOTS of Ros (Trouble is my <3) and NPCs. Also involves keeping track of your stats and thinking before choices. Long one. I mean, really long. In tone, to me, a bit darker than A Mage Reborn even with the BBQ. I have at times wondered how well this could turn into an video game.

I, the Forgotten one by Bacondoneright (the work is on Dashingdon but has no Tumblr)

No magic but an eastern European inspired world. This might not be for everyone as it deals heavily with wartimes in ‘realistic’ medieval world. Involving homophobia, misogyny and lots of death and adult themes. I played a male MC to skip some of that. Lots of stat balancing and following, hard choices and angst. So much angst. You will have to be in a certain mood and have hours of time to read through it but if this sounds something that you’d like to try I encourage it. The writing and plot are really good and the overall quality is better than most. But it’s a hard read.

Mind Blind by @mindblindbard

Modern superhero world where you play a nobody in a family of somebodies. Good mystery, lots of angst and awesome ROs and NPCs. (Grayson has my <3) Not so stat heavy than the others. To my knowledge is close to being finished and I can’t wait to throw money at it.

The Exile by @exilethegame

All the angst. Oh my god the angst. A fantasy world with ‘monster hybrid’ people and you’re exiled and suffering and nothing is going to be good again. The last update left me infuriated. If it would be badly written I could stop reading it and be happy again but no. Have to keep going back. 10/10 would recommend.

The Northern Passage by @northern-passage

Even if I’ve never played or watched the show this has Witcher vibes. I’m sure I will die or kill someone accidentally or something else horrible. Lea is what keeps me going back. The asshole. Love it.

The shorter, angsty ones:

Ouroboros by @honeypeabrain

Plants. Lots of plants in a fantasy, slightly apocalyptic world. The world is really intriguing and the plot pulled me in at the start. Loved especially the option to customize one of the possible Ros. Can’t wait for where the story goes and the RO routes that have been teased. (I have not made up my minds who I like the most)

Ripper’s Plague by @ripperplague

One I have recommended before. Steampunk world where you are a ‘mad’ doctor with past full of trauma. The humour is fun and the story is turning up to be intriguing, even though not all the major players have been introduced yet. Love the way everyone just casually hits on the MC. It’s hilarious.

The not so angsty ones:

College Tennis: Origin Story by @allieebobo

Play tennis, go to college, annoy, and charm everyone while succeeding at everything. Or that’s how I play it. Gets really into the actual games and tennis but everything is written by a person who clearly knows what they are doing so it’s all good. Recommend it even if you’re not into tennis. Living like a jock is fun.

Anything written by @leftski-if

Lots of monster romances (werewolves, vampires, orcs etc.) Light hearted stories in more serious worlds. For more mature readers, not because of NSFW but of tone that’s written with more mature readers in mind. (at least to me) You want a good, hard hug from a RO that’s three times your size? These have it.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes- An affair of the heart by @doriana-gray-games

It’s Sherlock Holmes but make it actually gay (if you want to). The writing equals the originals by sucking the reader in. There’s murders and mysteries and maybe the tone is not especially light but to me Sherlock Holmes and the stories are comfort read and so is this. Can’t wait to meet H of the ROs, but in the mean time Lestrade is and awkward duck who gives me sandwiches.

 Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian by @defiledheartsblog

Look. Listen. Does the story start with your family being murdered and you being sneaky and enlisting to the Roman army? Yes. Do I still consider this more light-hearted one because I’m having too much fun being pain in Marcus’ backside? Yes. I really need to restart another save and be less confrontational and before I get myself murdered at some point when I’m caught. The writer knows a lot of Roman times, and the Picts while taking liberties to introduce inclusivity and fantasy elements.

Ifs with really short demo so I haven’t really got into them yet because of that but the premise sounds awesome:

Absentia by @absentia-if

Having been ten years stuck in a void and then coming back without time passing for you. What could go wrong?

Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites

Hah! I’m in danger!

Novaturient by @kalorphic

Smexy agents doing secret agents things. Gimme.

Shoutouts to things I have read but weren’t for me at the time:

Citadel- A medical Romantic Drama by @bouncyballcitadel

Writing and medical knowledge top notch. Unfortunately, I’m still recovering from the last semester and couldn’t focus enough to read with thought and failed at everything. Which caused me to quit, start again next day from the start and then rinse and repeat. Will have to try again at some point when I have more spoons.

Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff

Modern werewolf story. Awesome writing and lovable characters. Is to my knowledge finished if you don’t count editing, rewrites etc. Have played it about but not the last few updates. Another one I’ll try again when I find my spoons somewhere.

There are lots more that I follow or read but these came to mind. I also acknowledge that I have a problem with remembering names and have a bad habit of skipping paragraphs while reading, so I tend to forget especially shorter ones. I have not included ones without demos because I have gotten my heart broken a few times when the creators disappeared after posting awesome premises but no demos.

This got really long… Hope this was informative?

The Artpunk Manifesto

created by Lucas Rose for ArtpunkINTL

concept: a death god that is actually surprisingly supportive and on the side of the good guys, supporting actions and promoting policies that will lead to the kingdom growing and thriving instead of being destroyed, because the more the kingdom grows, the more people there are, and the more people there are the more people will eventually  die, and when you’re an immortal god of death, you know there’s no need to rush. you’ll get them all in the end

By Tiina Menzel

planetarium presenters trying to explain to a busload of 4th graders how incomprehensibly vast space is

Some days I just don't feel very eldritch.

In my defense your honor I had really good music on and it made me want to do something evil

why don’t you read a poem about the sunrise written 5 centuries ago and contemplate the fact that we have been writing about the same sun for centuries upon centuries and then maybe you’ll calm down

what if i 😳 what if i tore the world asunder for one person 👉👈 what if i caused incalculable suffering across the universe 🤭 for one life

this whole situation is very funny

credit to @cryptvokeeper for the idea!

I used to think scifi was off limits to me because I can't subtract 15 from 50 without having a minor mental meltdown... but then I remembered my brother has a masters in astrophysics and I'm very good at bullying him into doing what I want.

Coming soon. Written by me but with all the maths and science done by someone smarter than me.

Werewolves in Space!

This post is a joke. Unless...

PLAY CHAPTER ONE HERE

Meet all of the ROs, investigate a crime scene, chase a murderer!

__________

I wanted to post the chapter, since it's been a while -- minor things may change as I'm still applying the feedback from my amazing beta testers.

also, here's explained how to turn off the music/noises, since I have not found a way to make that an option in twine

spending the entire day writing one paragraph

THE PRICE OF RESURRECTION

nathaniel orion g.k / anna ådén / antigone - sophocles, tr. anne carson / jenna barton / grief lessons - anne carson / ain't no grave - claude ely

Gosh idk who I should romance first.. and I don't think romancing them "all at once and see which one gets me a route first" will do me any good... Could I have some advice 😭😭 they're all too lovable 😭

Hmm, I'd say...

Go with Eli if you enjoy a route with a lot of pining and longing and will-they-won't-they angst.

Go with Davy if you're looking to really get swept off your feet.

Go with the Eli and Davy love triangle if you like the ideas of the individual routes and just want to complicate everything.

Go with Jean if you want something sweet and wholesome.

Go with Vic if you like a slow-burn with pain.

Go with Dr. Grey if you like an even slower burn with even more pain.

Dr. Sloan's route is a given. Everyone should romance Dr. Sloan.

Book Three Sneak Peek Snippet #2...

“No ‘hello’?” I ask, Mason/Morgan’s familiar gruffness enough to have me smiling through my gloom. “Why would you assume something wasn’t all right for me to call you?”

“For a start, you rarely call for anything social,” he/she states before snorting a sharp breath. “Secondly, that waver to your voice says you’ve been crying. I’m coming to see you right now. Where are you?”

Book Three Sneak Peek Snippet #1...

I ease myself up, grunting as pain ricochets down my spine. “Why…why did you come back for me?”

Farah/Felix leans closer, brushing her/his thumb across my dirt-marred cheek, and holds my eye. “Because you’re always my priority, babe. You always will be.”