@takatalvi
Writer of queer fantasy romance with all the angst, no fade to black 😈 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 they/them. Autistic & other ND/MH stuff. Translator (Zh,Fi,Sv,Fr>En), library minion. Metalhead, trail runner. https://linktr.ee/raunireivonen
I ruined the nice day by having Kiran freak out during breakfast.
Anders is not being helpful, as it's partly about Ari, & Anders is like, "But I like Ari, too..."
Should've known they couldn't have a nice day while this issue remains, like a stone in their collective shoe...
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It’s nice to write something nice 😊
I only got as far as the morning, but that just means I get to write more nice stuff tmr 😊
And this snip maybe gives too much away, but who’s looking? 😄
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And then I still don’t know how the book ends 😆
Ok, Anders & Kiran can have one nice day 😊
Which means I need to send the Princess away somewhere.. but she does have devious stuff she needs to do 😧
And then, things get weird, & then sh*t hits the fan 😱😈
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“Kiran,” he whispered, angling his face so that the words would caress Kiran’s lips. “Thank you.” Kiran murmured sleepily, and with that Anders settled. Kiran’s strong hands enfolding his own, Kiran’s forehead and lower legs warm against his—there was nowhere else he’d rather be, nothing else he needed. He closed his eyes and reluctantly let himself begin the slide toward sleep. He didn’t want to miss a moment—
😈
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I don’t! It’s my characters 😆
I didn’t ask Rory to be in love with Kiran, but he was like, “Well, I am, and I’m going to be a little drama queen about it.”
And now I’m afraid he’s going to betray Anders. He wouldn’t do that, would he?? Not his prince???
Yeahhh, I may have to add Aerosmith’s “I don’t want to miss a thing” to my #DarkDreams soundtrack 😄
What can I say, sappy romance writer gonna be sappy 😆
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Honestly, I can't listen to post rock because I'm always like, when are the screams/harsh vocals going to start? 😄 But this, this is my jam.
*finds music with screaming to be relaxing*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OAb...
"Come with me," Rory said brusquely, tugged on Kiran's sleeve. Kiran shook his head slowly, as though dazed. "I'll stay with him.” A momentary storm passed over Rory's face before he shuttered it. "Suit yourself. I'm needed elsewhere." And he stomped out (completely forgetting to pay his respects to Anders--not that Anders was in any state to insist.) That left Anders alone with Kiran. Some air seemed to have left the room with Rory, and the spark in his belly had
The three-way drama has become four-way drama?! 😲😆
I wonder if anything will actually happen with Rory. Kind of doubt it bc Kiran is so devoted to Anders, but we'll see???
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Maybe this will change in 6 mos or so when real life becomes less socially overwhelming, but I dunno 🤷♂️
Rn all I can do is post about writing and run away
Unfortunately, this is where I'm most active 😭 (FB: dormant except for big news 1-2x per year. Email: often don't answer unless it's work-related, sometimes not even then. Can't with any other socials, esp Discord 😢)
For the end of #DarkDreams? If it goes in the direction I'm kinda thinking? (A good one, don't worry)
The whole world is watching when you rise
The whole world is beating for you right now
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Yessss. I'm just not very active, and almost never check my notifications.. but I'll see you sometimes during QueerWritersChat at least!
Yay!
Being theoretically poly myself, I'm so glad when characters get to go that route.
It would be a good solution for Dark Dreams- except that Kiran and Astra keep trying to kill each other whenever they're in the same room 😖
I finally posted on Patreon again! I started #FreeSnipFriday. (Yes, I know it's Tuesday.) This one is from #DarkDreams (and it's free, as the name implies). Enjoy!
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I guess, just like people irl, when there’s some irresolvable conflict between them, they just can’t leave it alone 😖
The thing about character-driven writing (at least for me) is sometimes your characters talk interminably about the same things over & over 😫
For Anders and Ambha, it’s:
Ambha: You need to be more careful.
Anders: But I want to live!
And now for Anders and Rory, it’s Kiran.
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Rory’s about to be in on all the secrets, that’s for sure. (Well, almost all of them—there are still a few things only Anders knows.)
And I have to get Ambha to leave the room somehow; she’s not supposed to know what they’re up to..
him like a weighted blanket was restorative. When he returned to his room, Ambha and Kiran were sitting at opposite ends of the couch with the appearance of having sat in comfortable silence for a bit after having talked a little bit earlier. The way that Kiran raised his head and almost looked at him with a shy almost-smile made his heart flutter, nearly made him forget his plans. But—he had to. Heat mounted to his face; he stammered, "Um, where's Rory? I—I need his help with something. Ambha looked from Kiran to Mahub to Anders, and Anders was terrified she would ask, "Why do you need him? Why Rory?" His heart hammered and his face burned at the thought of explaining—coming up with an explanation other than the real one. And Kiran’s face had changed. The almost-smile gone, a quiet desolation in its
Rory seems like he may be important. sigh. Well at least he’s fun to write
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Oh great, three more named characters have added themselves to #DarkDreams, and at least one seems determined to carve out a role for himself 😖😜🙃
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And if it's too dark, I can still send you the merman scene 😉 I haven't written it yet, but my concept of it so far doesn't involve anything too bad
Yay, thank you so much! (Being able to send my writing to someone is so motivating 😊)
I have returned from down under I've learned to breathe beneath the waters Beneath the waters I've returned to the light Beyond the waves of madness Around my neck a stone tied Enduring crushing darkness Starless void of ageless night Visions that none can utter Bound to the demons of the sea Till I became the hunter Dark dreams ever so far beneath
It's pretty dark, but I was hoping to make it dark, so it's perfect.
A lot of other songs from the same album fit the book too- I listened to it so much in the early stages of writing 😀
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Oh man, "Beneath" by Delain is literally to blame for #DarkDreams 😆 I was already thinking about writing a gay Little Mermaid, and then this song came on & ohh, THAT's how it happens 😱
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5r...
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Ooh, catamarans!
Yeah, same. I just have to let it come. I don't even remember how long it took for the mermaid song I posted to come to me in bits and pieces
I want to like this 20 times 🤣🤣🤣
Aww, I love that. Both the song lyrics and the care between the characters
