Hello!  I have a few questions regarding gunshot wounds

I have a character who’s going to be gunned down in an act of revenge, and I’m trying to balance that fine line between drama and realism.

For a little bit of context, this is set in a fictional Cold War setting, so medical technology, ambulances, telephones, etc. are all present.  This c…[Read more]

Valencia:

“Your turn, Valencia!”  My stomach drops as I stare up the cliff.

“I can’t.”

“What do you mean you can’t?  You haven’t even tried it yet!”

“I’m not strong enough.”  My voice fades to a barely audible murmur as a part of me dies inside.  I didn’t want Kit – or anyone for that matter – to know how weak I really am.

“That’s alr…[Read more]

@jared-williams Kit and Valencia are free if you’d like to start an interaction between them and Ku/Abirami!

Valencia:

The last of the street lights flicker on, scattering the inky shadows on the damp sidewalk.  The sickly yellow glow flashes across Kit’s keys as they twirl around his finger, flickering in and out of his hand to the beat of some inaudible tune.  My chest tightens as the keys slip just beneath his fingertips.  Just five minutes be…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy the fact that Kit has already reached boi status is legitimately concerning to me

I’ll try to write their introduction today!  In the meantime, here is a sketch of a smug Kit

Thank you!  The story and characters have developed a lot since last posted, and I’m really looking forward to testing them out in here!

@emily-waldorf *waves*

What’s the current situation in the castle?

Also @this-is-not-an-alien I can’t help but think that Ehud and Kit would get along spectacularly, and by that I mean they’d burn the world down XD

@everyone I think I’m finally ready for a return!

@merieshenanigans @mamaauthoress I think it’s lees chaotic in here by now, so I’m going to be focusing on my characters in here!  Feel free to drop in some of yours too!

Unfortunately, I’m giving Basil and Saskia a break and a long nap (in other words, I’m taking Basil out of the Castle before…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans Here it is!  Hopefully we’ll be able to get it up and running soon, but in the meantime I have some catch-up to do…

Also, like I said, absolutely no pressure to stay active.  I think most, if not all of us here have taken ridiculously long leaves of absence xD

@everyone sorry I haven’t been as active recently!  I think we have so many characters in here that it’s getting hard to establish any new character dynamics besides the relationships we already have.  Also, I have a friend who’s going to be joining Story Embers soon, and I don’t want to just drop her right in the middle of this unbridled chaos l…[Read more]

Vitus Corvo:

6’5” of bone and sinew, purest blood and sharpest instinct.

200 pounds of raw nerve and muscle, carefully curated for a single purpose – to kill and destroy, and perhaps in due time, to be destroyed by one stronger than he.

I don’t suppose he will ever know how much I sacrificed to save him from that fate, but it’s enough for me…[Read more]

@denali-christianson that’s honestly a very fair and valid response xD  I’m looking forward to it as well!  I don’t want to give anything away, but I think they have a lot more similarities than either of them would like to admit

Aww thanks!  It took so long, but I’m very, very pleased with how it turned out!  It definitely pushed me, but in…[Read more]