ahahah yeah, exactly XD

I kinda dropped off the face of the earth on both the writer forums i’m a part of: Young Writer’s Workshop (YWW or YDubs) and Story Embers

writing has kinda lowered to a hobby now, rather than a serious pursuit shmsfmgjnf

HELLO LOVELY

I have actually been here for quite a while, but I’m rarely ever on ahjdsnfgs

I’m so happy you and Maya are on hereee

Hope I’m doing this right!

(also HELLO @esmeralda-gramilton
I have found you :D)

Would your character rather be able to see the future or become a dragon?

Squall: See into future. I do not like unexpected surprises.

Agnes: I want to become…[Read more]

@everyone btw, would you like to have the characters go down one at a time, or get separated into groups?  Because I figured there could be some…rather entertaining backstage interactions (kind of like the ballet, for those who remember) XD

I think groups would be best because there’s quite a lot of characters.

I was originally th…

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CALIX:

“The room’s shrinking!”

The scream scared me so bad my flinch sent me crashing forward and I bumped Val. She stumbled, which yanked me forward as the crowd thickened and squeezed us.

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CALIX:

“Well…Usually the castle likes to throw challenges our way,” the girl started. “They’re not deadly as far as I can tell, but they’re awful nonetheless. Last time, we had to share our worst regrets, or have them played out on a screen in front of us …” her voice caught. “It was horrible, and there were some I wish I’d never see…[Read more]

Thank you, I really appreciate that! That’s so cool! I’ve definitely gotten fascinated by it through finding out I was autistic XD

I’m glad! And yeah, same here XD

Oh that’s so cool! That’s like… wayyy more than most writers have XD It’s so fun that you have a character that’s both like canonically autistic and that it affec…

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idk what it is about this castle, but it really seems like an ND magnet XD

I have no clue either, but I’m not complaining XD

I second what Rose says!  Autism kind of became a special interest for me, so I’m more than happy to infodump about it as well XD

Thank you!! I might come to you two if I need help 😅

Also, that WIP sounds really co…

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That story/world sounds so interesting! NDs unite! That’s so awesome about them overpowering the system. 🙂

Thank you! I’m very proud of this concept 😊
NDs uniteeeeeeee- *immediately gets distracted by the bird outside the window*

And don’t feel bad about the infodump! At least half of us are ND and do it all the time 😁 myself incl…

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Nonono it’s totally cool! I’m absolutely fascinated by it too, even before I figured out I was autistic, and after I put two and two together that fascination just became even stronger XD I love talking about it!

Okay cool, just wanted to make sure you were comfortable 😅
Yesssss ikr? I think it was finding out about ADHD and learning I had it tha…[Read more]

As it should be XD

hehe yes

SAME HERE!!!  ADHD and autism for me!

That inevitably bled into my characters, and so Val is autistic and Kit is ADHD 🙂

whaaaa?? That’s so cool! *neurodivergent high-five*
Hey cool! I have two sibling characters, Clanner and Coryn, who have OCD and autism respectively.
I honestly find it fascinating, these…[Read more]

IT JUST HAPPENED OK?!!!  Ok but seriously though, I’m not even kidding XD

I’m not arguing though, hehe

WAIT YOU TOO???

YEAH!! ADHD, WHAT ABOUT YOU??

SASHA’S NOT AWESOME but I fully agree with the rest of your statement XD

At this point, I’m just concerned with how poorly he and Kit would get along…

he’s awesome in the fact that he’s so horrible X…[Read more]

don’t tell Kit but he’s kind of exactly my type-

BSADHJASHSH oooh I love this

Kit’s not just extremely fashionable and flamboyant, he’s also a strong believer with solid morals, plus he’s neurodivergent :’)

Oh guys like that are just a full on “yes” factor lol
and eyyyy, neurodivergents club ✊

Also I keep having irrational desires to al…

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@calidris I’d love to! Bring her over!!

and oh my gosh I love your art so much :OO
(he kinda cute, ngl XD)

thank you so much <3

@calidris, I saw your reply on the castle via an email, but I can’t access it :/

EVE:

The world was spinning and slowly collapsing, and yet, a voice came and shattered that silence.

“Hello, I’m Conroy. What’s your name?”

I looked over my shoulder, pursing my lips as I turned to face the young man. I really was not in the mood for socialising, but I said anyway, “My name is Eve.”

“Huh, oh, oh, nice.” Conroy seem…[Read more]

Oops, I didn’t see your post until I posted mine. Would you still like them to interact with Conroy?

I’d love to! Eve will likely still be near the entrance, and I’m gonna write a thing with Calix here, so you can interact with either one of them!

@rose-colored-fancy

Ahhhh, I love how you wrote that!!

thank you so much!!

AND WHY I…

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EVE:

“Hello?”

I whipped around, a little unsettled that the voice sounded a bit like mine.

A woman with completely white hair, yet with more middle-aged features, stood before me and Calix. The wrinkles around her nose and forehead were sunken and deep, indicating she was…[Read more]

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EVE:

The wind was cold and reeked of memories.

Flashbacks pummelled my senses as the Evenflow Tide’s air brushed against my body like a tantalising dancer. The cliff I stood on overlooked the Abyss and the Sky, along with the next Círrith Island, Tàme-tho’oa, floating just a few miles…[Read more]

I love the drastic change to your story! It’s very intriguing (:

I’m going to go ahead and get started on that new challenge!

Awesome! Sounds good!!

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than horrifying people with my alternate use of British and American spellings XD

Noooooooooo
One or the otherrrrrrrrr
aaaaaa >_<
😆

Aww, thank you so much! I love his name too! It was one of those cases where the character forms around the name. A writer friend suggested the name and the whole…

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Also, Laura, LOVE that magic system, it sounds SOOOO cool!!! You’ve really thought it through as well!

Thank you so much!! <3

Okay so the plan is: Someone finishes off Lord Castle, we drop in the new characters, a…

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Ahh gotcha.  That sounds like so much fun!

It is quite fun!

Hehe I’m really looking forward to seeing Kit get a taste of his own medicine XD

Haha, yeah, same with Eve and Calix XD

And thank you!  I’m really happy with how this one turned out!

Ofc! I’ve always loved your art. (:

@inkhorn lovely to see you again!

Your characters seem…

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@mamaauthoress those characters sound interesting!  Are they related to Ruan’s story by any chance?

Thank you! No, they are not; Rúan’s story is on hold right now, and the Meirs are from a collaborative story I have with my boyfriend and my friend :))

I think that in order to get to the next stage or room of the castle, each char…

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NAME: Calix Meir
GENDER: Male
AGE: 18
RACE: Incendu-Vespere
SKIN: Tanned
HAIR: Dark brown, almost black, but with a warm sheen
EYES: Silver
BUILD: broad in the shoulders but a lanky everywhere else (late bloomer, heh), about 5’9″
FACECLAIM: https://pin.it/7iNIQha
NOTES: Calix is warmer, friendlier than his…[Read more]

NAME: Eve Meir
GENDER: Female
AGE: 23
RACE: Incendu-Vespere
SKIN: Tanned
HAIR: Black with a blue sheen
EYES: Silver
BUILD: broader in the shoulders, about 5’5″, realistically slim build
FACECLAIM: https://pin.it/2WFEn7g
NOTES: Eve is smart and calculating, with a mind like a…[Read more]

Keep on standby, everyone <3

I would like to reenter the castle with some new charries, if that’s all right. (:

Interesting…the character I ennd up writing the most in the castle is very much an extrovert XD

Well, when you and Ruan feel up for it, you’re more than welcome to rejoin!

haha we gotta love the extrovert characters XD

thank you! <3

I’d say that the overall tone of the castle isn’t dark, but there’s definitely been some heavy, touchy subjects…

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AHW HI CALIDRIS!!! :] That’s just so sweet you guys were wondering about me 🥹

Ahwww Basilllll … that makes me so happy for himmm. ☺️ And I’ll definitely think about it! It’s been a while since I’ve written Rúan (my guess is that he got worn out from me writing him all the time and needed a break because he really is an introvert),…[Read more]

Ahw, hey Rose, it’s so nice to hear from you again. (:

And I’m so glad you remembered me and ma boi Rúan. It’s been a while, haha.

and yeah, I’ll likely be spending less time here because of academics, but I’ll be around (:

I have disappeared for a while now.

Please pardon my length absence. Life has hit hard, and academics are taking most of my writing time away. I gathered the strength (and courage) to come here again because my boyfriend suggested I check in with you all (he’s also a writer but I don’t think he’s on here).

So please. Accept my…[Read more]

I like your characters. I thought I’d written up a response last night about it, but now I see it’s gone (sad face.) And I don’t remember what I wrote…

Oh well… here’s second impressions. =)

Oof, I feel that. Oh well, it happens sometimes. 😅

My first thought was there something about Coryn that makes her an oddity? I had a feeli…

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I wouldn’t have guessed that precisely, but I sensed something, so I think you’re handling it pretty well.

Yeah, I figured you wouldn’t. What I meant was: I wasn’t sure if it was glaringly obvious that I was practicing channelling that. 😂

*blinks* I need to figure out how to word things better. 😅

I feel ya. I’m currently in a perio…

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You did a great job showing Coryn’s mental and heart twisting pain. I could feel it, and it definitely felt very unique in that way.

Thanks! I’m glad I did. 😅
(Author’s Note: she’s autistic, so I’ve been practicing channelling that into her perspective — not sure if that was )

Osløn is very intriguing. He is driven by need for di…

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