Cathy

“ARGH! You…” Burn spluttered. “Were you dropped on your head too many times falling through holes in reality? And maybe keep that part down. Otherwise people will think you’re crazy.”

Caleb quickly looked at his drink. He had stepped in it now. Burn took a sip.

“Hey Ax-Punk. Did we land in your reality this time?”

“Pardon?”

Caleb didn’t quit…[Read more]

*Me, reading the update: Oh no, Alessio is having a nightmare. *Sob.*

*Me, continues reading: NOOOO ALESSIO!!!! DON’T PICK UP THE DOLL!!!!! *Screams* I’m done.*

Arsene had decided to walk back to the others, planning heists for another day. That’s when he heard the scream.

Alessio! I shouldn’t have left him alone! 

Without a second…[Read more]

@mamaauthoress

@rose-colored-fancy

@inkhorn

@e-n-leonard

@ethan-leonard

@lady-grace

@irishcelticredflowercrown

@this-is-not-an-alien

@jared-williams

@anyone else I missed

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

@jasmine

A ton of editing, lol. It’s really great to hear from my story-embers peeps again! How has character castle 2.0 been going?

Oooofff s a m e so many revisions 😭😭😭

Ah yes, CC2.0. There has been a changing of the guard of sorts, I am the only member left of our old group back when we wrote iirc😢 (Excluding Cathy/ @this-is-not-an-alien  wh…[Read more]

“If ya say so. I go by Burn.”

Burn took a sip of the whiskey.

“Hey, is anyone keeping tabs on Metal-Punk? He’s skulking in a corner like he thinks I can’t hear that non-stop clanking. If we’re gonna do revenge, I bet a hitter would be useful.”

“Revenge? Revenge on…”

The loud whine of aircraft engines filled the saloon of the trading p…[Read more]

Heyy @this-is-not-an-alien !

I‘m not even gonna ask what I missed (because at this rate its just tragic😭) so I‘ll jump into whatever chats are happening at the moment😁

“I’ll take something stronger.” said one of the company.

Caleb wanted to be alone for a bit.

“You got any money?” said the bartender.

“Of course.”

Did he even have money? For his answer, the man put a small coin down. The bartender dutifully poured a glass.

“Pay up.”

“Gladly.”

More coins appeared and the man took the glass to another tabl…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien

See, I think that’s the key – he’s really does try to be respectful of her b0undaries and immediately backs off if she lets him know she feels uncomfortable or doesn’t like what he’s doing

IT DOES!!!!  But, it really draws a lot of attention when you really start getting into it…

EXACTLY!!!

@mamaauthoress

Oh…[Read more]

Burn: You know I can’t see that right?

@this-is-not-an-alien

Caleb broke through the wall. Rock clattered on the concrete. It was a sewer and most fortunately a clean one that didn’t smell too bad. Sauntering through the opening, he looked up and down the narrow walkway beside the channel.

“Hello!!” He yelled.

The echoing reverberated off the walls. Caleb smiled. He always wanted to do that. A pale light…[Read more]

Leana watches as they disapear behind a door. Not sure what to do. She sort of wants to disappear. Go out into the apparent night, and start walking back home. But without any directions… it seemed unlikely she’d get there.

And Alessio had said he knew her father. Had acted like Dad was nearby.

She leaned against the wall, across from the…[Read more]

The Siblings

*can’t legally swear* *swears through characters on Story Embers* – @this-is-not-an-alien

*can swear if he so chooses* *swears through characters on Story Embers* @ragnorak

*swore off swearing* @rusted-knight

*!@#$$ every @(%*^ other #$%^ word* @catholiccreed

@this-is-not-an-alien

BRILLIANT FABULOUS FANTASTIC I copied the entire thing into a writing file for future reference for Ophelia XD Thank you so much for that!

It’s also fun to me how the neurosparkles have quite a bit of overlap.

Like the rejection sensitivity, “Everyone in this store hates me” phenomenon, masking, and this bit!

Oh and the…

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@this-is-not-an-alien thank you so much!  I’m still reading through all of this, but this is super helpful and interesting!  I just wanted to let you know though, idk if you noticed but the post you included does have a swear word.  It doesn’t bother me as much because I went to public school and that kind of language is EVERYWHERE but I know th…[Read more]

Leana’s eyes softened, ire lessening just as quickly as it had sprung. “I’m sure there’s a way to get them off.” She glances from Alessio, to the other man again. I assume you both want them off. Frankly, the man in all the armour looked like he might know a way… “What is your name?” Leana slid to the side a bit. Wary… but willing to listen. Wh…[Read more]

Cathy- You’d be right about Nithel not approving. 😄

——–

The man bound to Alessio put his face in his hand, muttering, “Idiot.”

Leana’s brows lowered, eyes narrowing at that. Frankly, she didn’t know why he’d called him that. And… frankly, she didn’t much care. *many thoughts, both frustrated at NoName, and wondering pity*

But then Ale…[Read more]

Leana’s eyes widen when the man playfully shoves some sort of parcel into her hands. It crinkles strangely, a sound she’s never heard before… Like the crunching of locust shells? But… mixed with the song of a living locust? And it felt smooth… few things were this smooth. Maybe the flat of blades, but even that was a different smooth.

“I h…[Read more]

Drip.

Drip.

Caleb listened to the rhythmic water. It helped calm him. What he had done before was stupid and cowardly. He should help others who were in the same trouble as him. He couldn’t cower at every issue he encountered. But what could he do now.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

Water. Caleb still had his canteen. He had his axe and revolver. He had…[Read more]