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The Crimson Bride

Psychological horror | Wattpad | AO3 - Complete - 11 chapters

Florence, a transman who has recently escaped his abusive ex-husband, is haunted by dreams, or more accurately, nightmares exploring his traumatized psyche. Through a twisted version of his new partner, he is forced to confront his fears concerning womanhood, men, and sex, recognizing his internalized guilt from "the incident" along the way. His partner Max may have some similar struggles.

Main Characters

Florence - Skittish transman who keeps having nightmares about his ex husband.

Max - Florence's husband, who is battling with nightmares of his own about his mother.

The Man - Florence's dream version of Max, embodying all of his fears about men.

Sam - Max's old childhood friend and crush.

Every Hero Needs a Villain

Psychological horror, queerplatonic romance | To Be Posted

In a world of heroes versus villains, what happens when a hero and villain become best friends? What about when they fall for each other? Very tentative description that will be updated later.

Main Characters

TBD

The Diary of Spinel Bamford (Looking for Beta Readers!)

Horror mystery | To be posted - Complete

The Bamford manor is known for hosting a variety of colorful figures. Most notably, there's the ever sweet Mrs. Bamford, her brother, Charles, who is overcoming a recent tragedy, and her son, Spinel, who is silent as the grave. Only, Mrs. Bamford was barren until she met a certain, Hellish suitor, and the in house priests are well aware of that fact. Yet, when the manor staff start dropping like flies, the Antichrist may be the only one who can catch the culprit. A story full of commentary about religious fear mongering and the horrors of childhood.

Main Characters

Spinel Bamford - The literal Antichrist, a smart and silent child who's on the case!

Rosey - Spinel's mother, a sweet, enthusiastic, and caring woman.

Charles - Spinel's uncle, a clumsy yet sweet man who finds himself a prime suspect.

Detective - The dutiful and hardened detective, who is constantly stumped by the weird going ons within the manor.

The Breeding Grounds (Looking for Beta Readers!)

Sci-fi comedy | To be posted - Complete

In a very superficial anthro dog society, dogs compete in a game show to see which contestants can make the most beautiful pup using the patent pending Love Maker machine. Whoever wins is allowed into The City of Divine Visage, where they believe they will live a better life with more opportunities. Being invited onto the show is an honor, and dogs come from far and wide to shoot their shot. Yet, this year's game show has several twists and turns not even the announcer and producers could have predicted! An absurdist experience full of laughs and, most importantly, silly anthro dogs.

Main characters

Barker Woofington - Host of the breeding grounds, a strange and energetic fellow who does everything he can for the contestants.

Monly - Dog from a small town looking for better opportunities, but who greatly misses home.

Snifster - Dropped out of his dream school to be on the show, and was studying The Visage Scale until that point, giving him an advantage.

Lappy - Country dog with a history of show dogs in her family, she's confident she can win using both her charm and planning skills.

Padsly - A jock who may be far smarter than anyone ever expected, and even more conniving.

Sleep Laughing

Sci-fi Horror | To be posted - In Progress High Priority

In a sci-fi world, a "villain" is trapped in his own underground bunker with a set of "heroes". This rag tag group are desperately trying to get out while also tending to him. The problem? The "villain" has sustained a large gash of light, the particles threatening to consume him if it's allowed to spread any further. A story of robbed anatomy and role reversals.

Main characters

The villain - I wonder what someone like him dreams about. Do we even want to know?

Hope - The villain's caretaker who can't seem to help but baby talk him in the process.

Onyx - A tough older man who takes a more rational approach to the entire situation.

Hunter - Spunky young nurse who seems to hate his job.

Dick - The leader of the group, and his nickname says it all.

Lenore - A quiet woman who is far more capable than the others give her credit for. Comes off as cold yet has a heart of gold.

The Body Washer

Body horror, sci-fi horror | To be posted - In Progress Medium Priority

In a world where citizens are too busy to shower, machines take over the cleaning for them. Machines which may be able to operate on their own one day, but they need your help to train them! Well, that and their clients' data. You as a shower operator will face several strange horrors as you begin your new job in this dystopian society. Just what is the manager not telling you?

Main Characters

You - That's right, did I stutter?

Your manager - A strange man, the job seems to have taken a toll on him.

The Ghost & The Sludge (In Progress)

Queerplatonic Romance - To Be Posted - In Progress Low Priority

In a world full of monsters, the strongest monsters protect the others from humanity and are seen as worthy of respect. This attitude seeps into the school system, where monsters are taught this hierarchy in order to survive. Within one of these schools, a ghost named Preston finds himself getting closer to the ever popular sludge monster named Laurent when on their senior trip. Despite Preston being the stereotypical "loser", he finds he has more in common with Laurent than he would have ever expected. Will Preston manage to figure out Laurent's intent before the trip ends, or will he always be left wondering about that strange Summer?

Main characters

Preston - A shy ghost who keeps to himself, terrified of being bullied.

Laurent - The ruling sludge monster of his class, known for being a party animal yet also extremely studious.

The Glass Mosaic

Wattpad | AO3 - Completed - Oneshot

An art enthusiast finds himself face to face with the individual who broke his beloved stained glass window. He struggles between two desires; the desire to punish them, and the desire to find out why they'd do such a horrific thing. He practically worshiped that stain glass window, taking the time to understand why it was made, even though he himself lacks the passion the artist had. In his eyes, anyone who would destroy it must be some kind of monster. Yet, discovering the destructive individual, he realizes that description is far from the truth.

Main Characters

The art lover - A protector of the arts because he himself struggles to make them.

The art destroyer - Someone who may not know any better.

The Metz Family Breakfast

Wattpad | AO3 - Complete - Oneshot

One shot pertaining to my original characters the Metz family, including their teasing mother Mrs. Metz, the grumpy oldest Rainer, and his hyper younger sister Frida. When they're making breakfast together, Rainer is horrified when his sister Frida gets involved.

Cats of Imperium

Wattpad | AO3

Stories set in an open fantasy world where different types of fantasy cats try to survive under the goddess' rule.

I Could Never Sleep In Your House

AO3 - Complete - Oneshot

An unnamed narrator reflects on why they could never sleep in an old friend's house.

To Be Published

Infernal Serenade Series

Horror mystery | Three books - In Progress High Priority

The lone jogger, Quentin, ends up befriending the devil of Chiffon street, Bradi, and his girlfriend, Nicky. Though their neighbors tend to misunderstand them, Quentin finds himself connecting to them outcast to outcast. Yet, the more Quentin gets to know them, the more he suspects they may be involved in something occult. Ironically, while diving into this mystery, Quentin struggles to hide quite few secrets of his own. A tale set in the suburbs of a cult ridden California where every shadow and creek in the night hints at something greater, something more terrifying.

Main characters

Quentin - The mysterious jogger whose personal life is a complete mystery. Kind, though a bit awkward and stone faced.

Bradi - The devil of Chiffon Street, a bratty college student who has been known to terrorize his neighbors using his hose.

Nicky - The girlfriend of Bradi, extremely sweet and playful with an interest in all things occult.

Desiderius - The literal demon of lust, and an extremely mischievous and playful one at that.

Ashes of The Vale

Horror mystery | One Book - In Progress Medium Priority

Sawyer moves away from his sister, Alice, and into the small town of Ashvale to carve out his journey of independence. Yet, as the days pass, strange occurrences keep happening. His neighbors act as if they're hiding something, there's rumors about the previous owners of his house going mad, and he swears he hears things going bump in the night. Sawyer begins to worry the town's superstitions may be based on fact. Worst of all, he finds he can not escape his night terrors, and if anything, they begin to worsen.

Main Characters

Sawyer - The POV character, who recently moved into his new home, which was suspiciously cheap. His neighbors, however, are even more suspicious, though that might just be because Sawyer is plagued with nightmares, making him paranoid.

Remi - The person who greets Sawyer, and whom Sawyer feels the closest to. He's the glue that keeps the group together, being kind, playful, and energetic.

Nick - They're a flirtatious artist who the town folk seem to have a particular disdain for.

Jonathan - An extremely stern young man who is always keeping an eye on his friends for reasons he keeps close to his chest.

Cynthia - A shy and sweet young woman with a love for animals.

FAI

Horror Mystery | One Book - Revamping Medium Priority

When young Matthew's mom dies, he feels like his world has come to an end. Yet, his hopes sky rocket when the FAI, a discontinued toy, start appearing in his house and playing games with him. He believes his mom sent them to lead him back to her. Unfortunately, they're not alone. As Matthew grows older, investigating the FAI makes him realize his mom's line of work may have been more shady than he ever realized.

Main Characters

Matthew - A young boy who just lost his mother, and is desperate for her return.

Shapey - a FAI toy that looks mysteriously different from the rest.

The FAI - A discontinued toy set that appear in Matthew's house. They feel frighteningly lifelike.

I hope you don't mind me reblogging, but I love this addition.

As a college writing major, I am imploring some of you to understand seeing a work in a different way than the author intended is not "media illiteracy". This is not a church and the writer is not the pope.

I am gently encouraging y'all, if you think this, to look into literary theories, because then you will realize there are multiple valid ways to study and interpret a work. And guess what? Some of these theories do not explore the author's original intent at all, but rather let the work speak for itself. That is a valid way of reading a work just as much as researching the writer's intent or background. I am especially concerned about this attitude I am seeing in the younger generation that there is only one way to interpret a piece of art. That is not the beauty of art.

I am especially tired of seeing posts like this about the classics, usually by individuals who make jokes about how people who don't view a work the way the author intended "need to go back to high school". I do not blame them for this ignorance, but I am begging them to learn about media analysis outside of the high school classroom, because high school only teaches you one way to approach stories.

Also, nothing makes me roll my eyes more than when people yell "media illiteracy" towards someone interpreting a work differently due to their unique experiences. The amount of singlets who yell "media illiteracy" when I, a plural person, try to explain my discomfort towards most possession stories, is so annoying. Like, it isn't an attack, it's sharing a different view point based on my unique perspectives as a plural person. This is a great opportunity to learn about experiences other than your own, not to trounce people.

I love how on Tumblr, "media literacy" has become "Um, just because someone writes about this doesn't mean they're endorsing this. I hate all these media puritans ruining everything."

I'm sad to inform you that knowing when and whether an author is endorsing something, implying something, saying something, is also part of media literacy. Knowing when they are doing this and when they're not is part of media literacy. Assuming that no author has ever endorsed a bad thing is how you fall for proper gander. It's not media literacy to always assume that nobody ever has agreed with the morally reprehensible ideas in their work.

Sometimes, authors are endorsing something, and you need to be aware when that happens, and you also need to be aware when you're doing it as an author. All media isn't horny dubcon fanfic where you and the author know it's problematic IRL but you get off to it in the privacy of your brain. Sometimes very smart people can convince you of something that'll hurt others in the real world. Sometimes very dumb people will romanticize something without realizing they're doing it and you'll be caught up in it without realizing that you are.

Being aware of this is also media literacy. Being aware of the narrative tools used to affect your thinking is media literacy. Deciding on your own whether you agree with an author or not is media literacy. Enjoying characters doing bad things and allowing authors to create flawed or cruel characters for the sake of a story is perfectly fine, but it is not the same as being media literate. Being smug about how you never think an author has bad intentions tells me you're edgy, not that you're media literate. You can't use one rule to apply to all media. That's not how media literacy works. Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Aheem heem. Anyway.

New WIP Posted On AO3

Teenage Wasteland (3711 words) by afrostedlemoncoward Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Original Work Rating: Mature (For bad language, drug usage, and mild sexual scenes) Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Tegan Raines, Samantha Corino Additional Tags: Original Fiction, Young Love, Teenagers, 1990s, Original Character(s), Original Story - Freeform Summary: In the spring of 1997 close to summer break, fourteen-year-old Tegan Raines. A former orphan and foster child, now living with her grandparents. Meets the new girl across the street who, unbeknownst to both, have their lives changed for both the better and the worse.

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Your poetry is always so gorgeous. The imagery in this one sent shivers down my spine.

I miss when you were in the margins

of my class notes

Your name and mine

held together by a heart and a plus sign

I'd flip through the pages

and know that you were waiting for me

at the end of the hour

with your hands full of wilting wildflowers

you decided to pick up on your morning run

because you didn't know the difference

between alive and dying

Petals fell to the floor

during the trip from your hands to mine

and walking proves to hurt them further

as they shake and quiver in my hands with each step

losing a little part of themselves

the further we get

By the time we get home

there are no more petals left to save

and the stems don't stop their drooping

as we put them into the vase

Water doesn't help them

doesn't give them time

they just brown and fall further

but you take no notice

as you put them on a shrine

with other wilted wildflowers

If this isn't a mood idk what is lol.

I can normally picture my characters in my head really easily, but the villain of my current WIP was eluding me until today. I kept getting stuck trying to describe him. Some brainstorming with my writing group finally gave me an idea of what he should look like. Unfortunately, now that I can see him, I am, predictably, in love with him

I made the community. Let me know if you want an invite!

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Hi peeps! As I work on Every Hero Needs a Villain, do y'all want me to make the community for it so you can see some funny behind the scenes stuff and potentially certain bios as I make them? You can also make suggestions for stuff there if you want. Trying to encourage myself to complete them.

Tag list: @aweirdshipp, @floofyboi57, @aralithmenathere

Intro Post

About Me

My name is Eric. I'm 39. I don't have much to say about me. I am working on an unnamed WIP right now.

Stories

My AO3 account for anyone curious.

An Unnamed Western WIP

Set in the late 1880s where the Union lost the American Civil War, where the Confederacy crumbled within five years and now North America is covered with a bunch of feuding warring states. A 24-year-old woman, unusual in many ways, works as a bounty hunter until a chance encounter with a slightly older woman and with the notorious James Rogers Gang.

For now, I will only share one chapter as I want to try and trad-publish or self-publish it once it is done. :3

Chapter One - Five Dead In Two Minutes

Cara and the Will-o'-the-Wisp - Kind of on Hiatus

A girl the age of 12 moves with her family to Mount Desert Island, Maine from Oregon. Where she meets an odd but friendly girl named Rowan, who declares there's old magic in the woods, and what's with the door underneath the stairs?

Chapter One - A New, Weird Home

Chapter Two - Once Upon A Cat

Chapter Three - A Bully This Way Comes

Chapter Four - An Unfamiliar, Familiar Place

Chapter Five - What's In The Woods?

Short Stories

The Act

white people go like “is anyone going to redesign this nonhuman evil character as a poc?” and not wait for an answer