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Lu/Straw II 22 II she/her II german || this blog is purely for writing II feel free to just talk to me or to tag me in stuff I wanna actually interact with ppl lmao
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WIP Masterpost

Welcome! This post will function as an updated list of all of my wips

The Severin Consipracy 

mystery, romance 

Caius Wellington and Blaine Velmont have been rivals since the day they met. But when they witness the murder of the city’s queen, they get swept up in a mystery that goes far beyond a simple murder - will they be able to set aside their differences and work together to stop the people behind the murder before it’s too late?

Ereda Trilogy

fantasy, romance

King of Darkness II Prince of Ashes II Child of Light

20 years ago the Dark King Ereberus took over the world of Ereda. Now only the Northern Regions remain free of the king’s reign and the remaining magicians outside the walls of the northern capital city live in constant fear of being captured by the King’s Army. In this world, Elias Moore has to hide the fact that his magic abilities are stronger than even he expected. As one of the last powerful light magicians, Elias has to find a way to defeat the king, joining the rebellion and finding unexpected allies along the way.
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The Severin Conspiracy || Scene Snippet

Alllllright, I know I've been gone for uh.. quite a while but life kinda happened and I haven't really been writing haha As an excuse, have a small snippet of Cai finally realizing that snogging your enemies isn't a thing people just do when they're drunk. And if anyone's still interested in being on any of my tag lists, lmk OBVIOUSLY, SPOILERS AHEAD
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Gotta love that feel when you have no motivation to write for months and then it just randomly hits you at 4am

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colubrina

for the love of god, write all the self-indulgent scenes you want.  be utterly  shameless about including every last fantasy.  i know everyone likes to share quotes and quips about how miserably hard writing is, but please please try thinking of it as a joyful act where you get to be a messy human who makes art rather than some pain filled quest for icy perfection.

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half the time being a writer is like

“fuck all the little details, i’m doing this for fun and i don’t owe anyone anything! hell yeah!”

and then the other half is like

“okay so this character is a thief so i’m going to do hours of research on how professional thieves operate because otherwise maybe a real thief will read this and laugh at me for not knowing how thieving works and then they’ll show it to all their thief friends and i will be the laughingstock of the thief community and that would be so embarrassing for me!!!!!!!!”

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WIP Intro: King of Darkness
Elias had received the ring when he had been ten years old, when his mother had given it to him with tears streaming down her face and had screamed at him to run away, shortly before the King's Army had kicked down the door and killed Elias's parents.

GENRE: fantasy, romance (no romance in this one but it happens later in the series so)

POV: third person limited, past tense

SETTING: Ereda, a fictional world in which magic exists

STATUS: finishing outline, writing the first draft

TROPES/THEMES: magic, evil king, rebellion, found family, lost/forgotten history, lgbt+, slow burn, some other spoiler-y tropes

SUMMARY:

Nearly 20 years ago the Dark King took over the Silver City and declared himself the new ruler of Ereda. In the years that followed, the king sent the world of Ereda into an era of fear and chaos, expanding his kingdom, attacking villages and hunting down magicians. 
And three years ago, the King’s Army attacked the orphanage Elias Moore used to live in. While Elias just barely made it out alive, his best friend Rayna disappeared in the chaos.
Now only the cold and snow-covered Northern Regions of Ereda remain free of the king’s rule. Magicians everywhere are hiding their powers, in fear of what might happen to them if someone sees. And Elias is traveling from town to town, trying to find out what happened to Rayna that day while also doing his best to keep his abilities hidden and to stay out of the line of sight of the King’s Army.
But when the king’s son, the mysterious Prince of Ashes, finally catches up to him and the rebellion shows up to help him escape, Elias is forced to face the true extent of his magic abilities. Because as one of Ereda’s last strong light magicians, Elias might just be the world’s best chance at defeating the king and restoring order to Ereda.

King of Darkness is the first book in a trilogy, consisting of the three books King of Darkness, Prince of Ashes and Child of Light

If you want to know more about the setting and characters here is the comic sans presentation for King of Darkness

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Hhhh I’m still alive, I swear, I just got obsessed with a bunch of weirdly specific stuff and didn’t get much writing done lately oops

Also I just finally bought a gaming laptop (so like,, a moment of silence for my bank account and my productivity lol) and OpenOffice isn’t quite cooperating yet so I’ll have to figure that out

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inky-duchess
"I could be pretend to be someone else for the night," Misha muses, the starlight gleaming in his hair. "I could be anybody, I wanted. Just for the night."
I glance at him, taking in the sight of him wrapped in my coat. The coat's dark hue and severe cut disguises him, like a bird in burrowed plumage. If I did not know who he was, I might perhaps think he were one of the many faces at on the street. He really could be anybody.
It would be nothing to slip away from the street and wander into a nearby club, to lose ourselves in the crowds and chaos. I want to grant his wish, to whisk him away and try my hardest to put a smile on his face. I want to show him every part of my world, allowing him to forget even for an hour about the last few days and all he still has to do.
He's a Prince, Nikolai. I have no choice but to shake my head. After all that has happened with the anarchists, I can't risk taking him halfway across the city. I cannot deny that it pains me to see the disappointment in Misha's eyes or the way he shakes his head at himself, as if scolding himself for having such a foolish dream. 

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The Severin Conspiracy || Character Introduction || The Becker Siblings

The Becker siblings were a very unique trio. Their parents owned a bakery near the market place, but the siblings could usually be found at one of the pubs that were scattered throughout the streets around the town square. They were supposed to take over the bakery at some point, but sometimes I honestly wondered if Alex and Jasper even knew how to bake.
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Misha smiles for the dozens gathered to see him walk by. He lifts a hand to acknowledge them, neither lapping up the attention or flinching from it. He smiles as if he means it, as if greeting true friends rather than onlookers gaping and jostling around him like spectators at a zoo.
I wonder how he does it without a tremble or a waver. The only tell in him is the slight strain of his smile, the crinkle about his eyes. I suppose when you're the last of something, you become accustomed to people looking at you. Those who study you to note your worth, those who are merely interested in novelty and those determined to finish the task that made you so special to begin with.

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