#RSoFs

[velunaryn]

RSoFs - Update, 11/10/23.

Great news, the newest chapter, Chapter 5 is now live!

There is so much I’ve put into it, and I hope you enjoy them so far!

There might be some additional updates alongside the ‘restart’ function that I haven’t put into Chapter 5 yet.

Side note: If I'm being honest, I’m not really satisfied with the content of Chapter 5 yet. So, I might put the more satisfying closure for chapter 5 that I originally planned later.

For now, I hope the newest chapter will answer some of your questions.

See you in the next update!

#rsofs #rsofs demo #red string of fates #interactive games #wip #red string of fates demo #interactive fiction #RSoFs update

[psychictimestone]

No matter where, no matter when, fate has decided that we shall meet again 🟥🧵

#silver the hedgehog #blaze the cat #silvaze #psychictimestone's art #sonic fanart #This is the most symbolic thing i've ever drawn lol #I am very much a sucker for soulmates I cannot lie #RSoF is usually romantic but if you see them as platonic in this then go for it I'm not gonna stop ya lol #are they drifting apart or rejoining? Thats up to interpretation

[loosesodamarble]

Oh! If you're still doing the headcanon ask game, can I get Vanessa and Morgen please? 🥰

Of course I'm still doing the ask game! I've only just started it today in fact!

And those headcanons you ask for are here now!

.....

Vanessa Enoteca

Realistic Headcanon: Vanessa’s Red String of Fate spell is a two-way street. There’s gotta be a mutual sense of connection for the spell to protect anyone. The spell can get around the elf possessions because the souls of Vanessa’s friends are still in the bodies. But if Vanessa and a person’s bond isn’t super stable, the spell won’t work for them. Zora and Nacht would have a high risk of not being under RSoF’s protection because of the walls they keep up. Nacht is definitely worse off than Zora. While he said he was gonna live with the Bulls, he would take growing accustomed to them at a snail’s pace, and even then his connection to most Bulls would probably remain as coworkers. Even with Nacht’s history with Yami, I think Vanessa wouldn't warm up to Nacht quickly. He is an acquired taste after all. Plus (and this is a personal me thing) I don’t see Nacht and Vanessa having much chemistry. (No hate to people who imagine them with a friendship or even romance. My mind just draws a blank when imagining them interacting. 😔)

While it might cause Vanessa some grief to learn that her spell does have conditions like that making it slightly harder to protect the squad/friends she considers her “family,” I feel like conditions like that would make for an interesting test of trust. Like, imagine if an enemy tried to infiltrate and bring down the BB? But RSoF outs them as an enemy because the spell won’t protect someone who doesn’t value Vanessa as much as she values them.

Not realistic but hilarious Headcanon: Vanessa has never won a drinking contest against other Black Bulls members. Either the members are too young to drink (Noelle, Asta), they aren't interested in competing (Grey, Secre, Gordon, Henry, Nacht), they'd rather compete with food (Charmy, Luck), or they agree to the drinking contest and in her overconfidence, she drinks ahead of time and ends up dooming herself to lose (Yami, Zora, Finral, Magna). Vanessa has won countless contests elsewhere but within the squad, it just never works out in her favor. 😅

Heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends Headcanon: Vanessa remembers how her mother looked when she smiled. When she was first put in that cage, she hoped to one day be able to do something to make her mother smile again and thought that was how she'd get her freedom. She gave up on that hope eventually. But even years later, Vanessa would like a chance to make her mother smile again.

Unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own Headcanon: Vanessa's actually a talented writer and has written a few romance stories (both the innocent and not so innocent variety). None of them are very long with 30,000 being the average word count. She's managed to write one short novel per year since joining the Black Bulls (which means her writing process might actually be "write drunk, edit sober" 😆). She bases the stories on the romantic gossip from other squads that she hears about. And one might've been a self-insert fantasy with a knock-off Yami. But you didn't hear that from me.

...

Morgen Faust

Realistic Headcanon: Morgen trained himself to specialize in healing magic. His magic had a natural inclination for offensive spells. But he wanted to heal and use support spells and so he underwent intensive training to get the spells he ended up with. He wasn't without any attacks in his repertoire but he was mainly a support mage with healing, defensive, and other utility spells. Morgen is not a noble who would coast by on his naturally strong magic and just take what's given to him. He will commit himself to learn how to use magic the way he wants to.

Not realistic but hilarious Headcanon: Morgen's go-to response to anything he really didn't want to do (meet with a suitor, clean the bathroom after Yami used it, do a spicy food challenge, etc) was to go to the nearest window and jump out of it. He wouldn't say anything, but walk to the window, open it, and jump out like it was nothing. If he wanted to make it clear how opposed he was, Morgen would run and leap out the window without even opening it. It was so bad that anytime Morgen was told something people knew he wouldn't like, they'd arrange to meet him in a windowless room. (Don't worry, he'd cushion his fall with a bit of Light Magic, that or he'd make a pair of wings and fly off.)

Heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends Headcanon: Morgen's first loyalty was always to his family. Not just Nacht. But his parents too. Even if they didn't truly love him, he loved them. Because they were his parents. They gave him life and a home and clothes. He was quietly neglected, but he was never fully cast aside and abandoned. And they loved Nacht (albeit for the wrong reasons, but they at least values Nacht) which meant that the brother Morgen cared for didn't face the kind of cold treatment that Morgen got. And when it came to the matter of devils, Morgen was more scared of his family hurting themselves rather than the illegal nature of it (hence why Morgen brought absolutely zero back-up when he confronted his family; he didn't want them arrested, just out of harm's way). Morgen loved all of his family, in a desperate and one-sided way where he could only want for their love back, but it was still a deep and honest love. Because that's the only kind of love Morgen knew how to give.

Unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own Headcanon: Building off how I said Morgen was more concerned about the dangers of working with devils rather than it being illegal, Morgen would've jumped at the chance to learn about Forbidden Magic. Not so much as to use it. But he'd tear through whatever books were available and watch with deep fascination as Nacht learned to control the powers of the Bremen devils. While not a scholar, Morgen is the type to like learning new things. And knowledge about devils isn't something you come across easily. Finally, it's his family's secret practice and Morgen would want to be in on that! Screw the law, the Faust family's devil knowledge is really cool!

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Headcanon ask game

#questions from the ask box #black clover #black clover headcanons #morgen faust #vanessa enoteca #morgen faust headcanons #vanessa enoteca headcanons #ask game #laura the writing senpai #soda asides #also the rsof’s conditions would definitely fuck over Josele so that’s fun #not emotions? no bond with Vanessa? then die/lh+j

[skeletonsweatshirt]

Connected || Viktor x gn!reader

Connected - Part 2

Soulmate!AU (Red String of Fate)

Viktor x gn!reader

WC: 1.4k

Tags: Reader and Jayce are friends I think? Viktor still doesn't say anything, I'm so sorry, I swear he'll say something next chapter, Reader being studious, I proofread this myself

Warnings: Uhh none? I don't think so at least.

A/N: Hey my lil stinkers. I'm back and this fic is going kinda slow. I'll do stuff eventually I promise it's just that being a high school student and cashier simultaneously is a little tiring. Also, I promise Viktor will be an actual person next chapter I just haven't been able to weasel him into the chapters yet cuz my brain doesn't work. Anyway, enjoy. (Please enjoy please please please it is 12:07am as I write this and I just spent like 2 hours writing and editing this)

After an hour and a half of back and forth between you and Jayce as he tried to show the lab while also answering your slew of questions, you are presented to your lab station and left to settle in.

You open your bag and remove the lab items you managed to stuff into it earlier that day. You lay out three journals, two of which are already full of sloppy handwriting from your previous years of research. You also pull out a pencil bag and a fold-up set of tools that- compared to the collection you helped Jayce clean up earlier- look minuscule and boring.

Viktor and Jayce left the lab not long after you started working. Something about getting something to eat and being back soon. You said, "Whatever's fine.", and waved the boys off at one point to a question you're only like 90% sure was asking what you wanted to eat.

You stand and walk around the open floor of the lab, taking time to stop and look at some of the notes Viktor and Jayce have made on their most recent project. 

"Damn." You whisper to the air after looking at the blueprints and notes, the purpose of the project you only half-understood.

You return to your desk and sit in the swivel chair stationed at your workbench. Leaning back, you use your heels to spin yourself around. One of your leisurely circles ends with you facing the metallic stool your brown-haired colleague sat atop before.

Your eyes narrow, effectively locking onto the furniture from across the room. Your mind wanders to the memory of Viktor acting like you just weren't in the room when Heimer introduced you. The memory of his glances singeing a hole into the side of your skull.

You seriously wonder how that is. You wonder how someone wouldn't be excited to meet their perfect match. You reach into your bag and grab the black leather journal you use for your observations and thoughts on soulmates. You begin to thumb through the pages, skimming the ocean of words for any hint of anything other than complete ecstatics from the hundreds of people you interviewed after they met their soulmate.

You peer down at the red ribbon still fastened to your pinkie finger. Your brows stitch together on your forehead as you look at the string. The tie you've had forever, that you'd been desperate to discover the other end, seemed not to affect your counterpart. 

You reach the end of your entries somewhat past the middle of the journal. You snag a pencil from the surface next to you and jot down the date, time, and work-in-progress title at the top of the page before you begin writing your observations so far. Viktor's lack of reaction, his not-so-gentle glances toward you, and his overall "meh" attitude towards his soulmate walking in the door.

You then spend another half hour just reading and writing. And then reading and writing and then reading and writing. You fill another three pages just writing notes and theories about soulmates and why Viktor could be so apathetic about the whole ordeal.

"Whatcha writing?" Jayce's sing-songy voice rings out from behind you.

"Sweet Mother of Zaun!" You scream. You nearly fall out of your chair from how high you jump, in addition to how quickly you manage to close your journal. "God dammit, Jayce."

"Sorry!" He apologizes and pulls up a chair next to you. "...So, soulmates, huh?"

"What do you mean?" You ask, skeptical of what he's referring to.

"That's what the writing was about a second ago, correct? Something about how different people react to meeting their soulmates?" Jayce asks, pointing toward the now closed black-leather journal on your lap.

"Oh, yeah. Just personal research I've been working on for a while. I decided to write while you and Viktor were out because I've gotten some controversial opinions on researching this topic, but if anything, that makes it more intriguing. If that many people have qualms with me learning about it, there has to be a reason behind it." You explain to your associate. "Speaking of, where is Viktor?"

"Not 100% sure. Viktor said he was getting something from his dorm, so I'm not sure when he'll be back." Jayce shrugs. "So, while I wait for my lab partner to return, I'll ask you a question."

"Alright. Hit me." You reply.

"What made you want to research soulmates?" Jayce questions. "What was so interesting about it to you?"

"Well, generally, I guess the idea always caught my interest. The red string and what people are willing to do to see the other side fascinate me." You beam. "I mean, just my parents being my parents makes the whole idea so alluring. My mom is from Piltover, and my dad is a Zaunite. Isn't it insane that a fresh-out-of-school businesswoman and an ex-Chem-punk who somehow got hired to dispose of Piltover's garbage can be perfect for each other?"

Jayce wears an expression that says he's thinking about what was just said to him. You watch his face patiently, awaiting a response other than his thinking.

"What about...not generally?" He asks. 

"What?" You respond, eyebrows knitting together in a way you're sure your mother would comment on if she were in the room.

"Well, you said generally the idea caught your interest. What about not generally?" He elaborates like it's obvious what he's asking.

You facepalm mentally. Of course, the 'Man of Progress' would catch on to some stupid detail like that. "What, you want me to tell you what I was just writing or something?" You ask.

"That would work, yeah." Jayce curtly nods and then looks at you expectantly.

"Okay, but you cannot say anything about it to anyone else, and Jayce Talis, I swear if I hear you laugh, I will kick you down to Zaun myself." You stare at him with the same expectant look, waiting for confirmation he understands what you said.

Jayce nods again, and you continue. "I was researching reactions to soulmates because when I walked into the lab today, I realized Viktor's red string is attached to mine, and he acted like he didn't care about my existence at all, and I wanted to see if that was common." You spoke so quickly that you sounded like a Zaunite music artist or a Piltover auction host.

Jayce goes back to nodding for a few seconds, after which he looks at you and, in the most genuine tone, says. "He's much more excited than he seems."

"Okay, Jayce, if you keep saying things that fully make no sense, I'm gonna stop talking to you altogether." You kind of joke.

"Okay. Okay, fine. What I mean is that Viktor is very work-oriented. On top of that, he doesn't really...project his emotions. Especially around new people. So chances are, instead of getting all giddy or excited, he'll stare at you until it feels like you're going to keel over." Jayce explains in a way that makes puzzle pieces click together in your mind.

"So that's what that was?" You ask, going wide-eyed as you realize that was probably the most obvious conclusion you could've drawn.

"Yeah. When I asked Viktor about it a while ago, he said he'd sooner focus on work than soulmates because finding your soulmate doesn't help anyone but you and your soulmate." Jayce states.

"Okay, I guess that's understandable." You nod.

You turn your head to the side and peek at the clock sitting on your desk. You stand and begin to collect your things from your workbench. "It's almost 8. I have pre-class homework from Heimer and my first actual class tomorrow at 10 bells. I'm not wasting my scholarship because I wanted to stay in the lab an extra hour. See ya, Jayce, and tell Vik I said goodnight."

You collect the rest of your things and make your departure from the lab doors. You look at the string hanging from your pinkie as you walk back to your dorm, silently contemplating your conversation with Jayce. At least you know why Viktor was being all weird now.

#beginner #beginner writer #queer writer #queer #writer #arcane #arcane fanfic #viktor #arcane viktor #arcane viktor x reader #viktor arcane #viktor x reader #viktor x you #viktor league of legends #jayce arcane #jayce talis #please read my stuff #idk what tags to use #soulmate au #rsof #red string au #red string of fate #im so gay for this man #homosexual #viktor just give me one chance #🦴writes #i am so tired #night night <3

[substantiating-shadows]

hey, fellow Quaker here — I would really like to join the discord server but it says the link in your bio is invalid. would it be okay if I joined?

here's an updated one: https://discord.gg/hWVWUQ8x

#quaker #rsof #religious society of friends #quakerism

[inflagrante-delicatessen]

(this is purely about Western™ fans/people using these tropes to death and back)

red string of fate: who're you?

kintsugi: im you but stronger

#pst #txt #onion time #no really i think ive been seeing rsof overly much for the last 10 years and then it started going down as Thematic Kintsugi started #except kintsugi is *also* falling victim to the White Suburbanite Woman 'Positivity' thing #anyways idk its one of those things that feels weird when people Outside do it and i say that as an Outsider

[spicesofinnerlight]

Hello! This is a side blog for me to journal and talk about faith, as I've been on a faith journey over the last year (well, for longer but very strongly this past year) and I want a place I can just write out my thoughts. I'm also happy to chat with people who are interested in discussing faith topics!

My Background

I grew up a nondenominational Christian, but left my faith behind when I came out as gay and trans and was largely rejected by the Christian people I called friends and family.

I have recently begun to feel the call to God in my mid twenties, and I am exploring what that means. At the time of writing this, I have come to the following conclusions:

I believe in Christ as the lord and savior of people, as a way that God reached out to us in human form.

I believe the Bible is a valuable text but that, while divinely inspired, it is heavily derived from its context in time and by its authors and their cultures. Translations are also a major factor to consider, and diving into the Koine Greek and Hebrew and comparing translations to better understand the original meaning and intent.

I am a Universalist, meaning that I do not believe in a place called Hell. I believe that all people of all nations, colors, and creeds will go to a peaceful afterlife in oneness with god.

I am also probably an omnist, though I don't know if that's the right word. I believe that all religions ultimately lead to the same place and that so long as you are putting effort into being the best you can be in this life, that's ultimately all that matters. Christ being my savior doesn't mean I should try to make him yours.

In many ways, I think I am likely a Quaker. I haven't yet attended a meeting as of writing this, but I intend to do so soon. There is no option near me so I'm planning to sit in online on a virtual or hybrid meeting soon to get a feel. In all other ways though, I align largely with a lot of the research I've done on liberal Quakerism, and regardless of labels I choose to follow the SPICES ideals as they have given me a fantastic direction to focus on bettering myself. I also believe strongly in the inner light, or the idea that God is in all of us and works through us.

Final thoughts: this blog is meant to just document my journey and maybe have conversations with people to learn and grow. I do not care to debate or argue. If you'd like to chat or stick around, feel free! Bless you and may your inner light shine!

#religion #faith #christianity #jesus christ #quakerism #religious society of friends #rsof #about me

[riseoftheblossom-ff]

hi!!!

i just wanted to ask if red string of fate is on hiatus... every day i look forward to an update but i hope that you're healthy and happy

Hiiii! No, RSOF recently came off hiatus, but life is a bit difficult at the minute and I've been struggling finding the time to write.

It's definitely the next story to be updated though. I'm currently about halfway through the next chapter! 😊

[bieups]

An Introduction

Hello followers & visitors, here's a pinned post about me :)

30 yrs old

American living in Seoul (for 8 years)

Korean language school -> graduate school -> elementary school English teacher

📚 Korean Studies

Sogang KLEC - levels 1-6

KIIP - levels 4-5 (영주용 종합평가 ✅)

TOPIK 5급 (in 2017)

Also I'm a leftist (of the Marxist/communist type) and a Friend/Quaker (RSOF), so right-wing politics, racism, homophobia, terfs, ableism, etc. aren't welcome here~

[koulakoukoula2003]

Hiii if you’re still talking asks for that WIP snippets ask game thingy, I saw that Broken Bones, Severed Heads features Underground crime lord Nathalie and that makes me so excited akskdk bc a) I read the fic you co-wrote, Red String of Fate and Nat was a badass in that and I love to see that elevated even higher, and b) my OC in the long aot fic I’m planning literally spends her entire childhood and early adulthood building a crime empire so… twinsies!! haha.

BRO YOU BETTER @/PM ME WHEN YOU POST THAT FIC OMG I'D LOVE TO READ ITTTTTT pls we need more badass OCs out there like I'M SO SICK OF THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS TROPE who needs levi or erwin or some other hot man to save her like pls get your shit together and SAVE YOURSELF dkmfjhekw 😡😡😡

Also, TYSM FOR READING RSOF I enjoyed writing badass/depressed Nat soooooo much so I was like GOTTA WRITE MORE OF THIS EHEHEHEH

I'm tagging you, if you guys wanna have a look @shrekisshrimpthesimp @slavanimesimp 👀

so, lemme give you a snippet of Broken Bones, Severed Heads (I don't think that fic will have any romance in it lmao)

“She’s bad business,” Levi crossed his arms against his chest. He couldn’t believe Erwin was actually considering this. “I wouldn’t even think of working with her.”

“You never worked with her? In all your years in the Underground?” Hange asked confusedly. “But she owns the entire northern side of the district, there is no way you guys didn’t at least know each other,”

Levi was getting annoyed by this conversation. Apparently, some ambassadors in the government were trying to force another law that would further cut down the sponsorships for the Survey Corps and if that happened then it would be impossible to keep the Regiment going. Erwin was brought to a corner, and he was forced to use methods that he never thought he would. It was risky, but efficient.

Everybody knew about her. The donna of the Underground. The Queen of thugs. It was so strange to believe that a woman had thrived down there. A woman had created a business in the very place where all the brothels were located. In a place where women were nothing but meat. Objects to be used for profit. But no, she had a business down there. She owned so many brothels and businesses, from drug-trafficking to human trafficking. She had so many people working for her. So many soldiers. All so skilfully handling any kind of weapon they’d find in a fight. And their ODM gear was special. It was nothing like their own.

The rumours were, she had designed it herself.

“I never worked with her. I worked for her." Levi corrected Hange. "But I never stepped foot in the northern part. Nobody sane does,” Levi frowned.

“E- Excuse me, Captain, but… you almost sound scared of that woman,” Moblit said and Miche chuckled.

“Scared? He’s a step away from shitting his pants,” Miche teased only to receive a deadly glare from Levi.

“I’m not the one who should be scared. I could take her in a fight. But the rest of you? Tsk,”

“And that’s exactly why you’re coming with us,” Erwin stood up off his desk. “She has evidence to blackmail all three of our targets. She is the only one who can quietly convince them to never let that law pass,” He sighed heavily. “I’m sorry. She’s the only chance we got. There is nothing else that I can do. Nothing else will work,”

Levi sighed heavily. He didn’t like this.

#will you guys read it if I ever post this baby? #snk #aot #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #snk fanfiction #aot fanfiction #snk fanfic #aot fanfic #levi ackerman #hange zoe #erwin smith

[velunaryn]

RSoFs - Update, 11/5/23.

Hi, today I’m gonna share the exciting news. RSoFs chapter 5 will be released publicly on 9 November, this Thursday!

There are a few issues with the code I had to fix before the release. And now onto what will be released on Thursday?

- Newest upcoming chapter, the chapter 5 (and also the latest chapter I’ll release for the demo.).

- Another bad ending?

- Three different routes.

- Another P.O.V from one of the characters. (Spoilers, it’s not from the LI/RO. Not now at least.)

- A lot of choices.

- Some other secrets, you have to encounter yourself.

I’ve released the alpha version on my patreon a week ago, and forgot to announce it. (My bad. It’s probably filled with a lot of error too :’))

As for extra content schedule on patreon will be released at the end of this week. For Q4 2023 and Q1 2024.

Anyway that's it from me. Thank you, have a great day, and stay tuned.

#rsofs #rsofs demo #red string of fates #interactive games #wip #red string of fates demo #interactive fiction #COH #hosted games #RSoFs update

[qyx]

Writer Updates!

Just finished the most recent chapter of Of Wings and Things! Whew it's a doozy! I'm holding onto it for a bit before posting, probably to the 6-7 day turnaround again but man I want to already put it out!

Up on the block after that is either Red String of Fate or The Butterfly Effect. Although I will say that RSOF has had a long time since an update and my attention on TBE grows more and more wan as more chapters go up and there's little to no engagement with them.

Probably gonna shelve that one for a while until I get a really big burst of inspiration or something like that. I'm not sure. You know how it is. With other projects in the works it can get tiresome and disheartening to pour so much attention and love into something that no one seems to care about.

After whichever one goes next though my plan is to type up the next chapter of Third Time's the Charm and then The Devil You Know. Just so everyone knows in what order they should be seeing updates in!

Although there might be a few short oneshots that get written between them for Dragon Age or Carry On or maybe even Mass Effect because I've started playing that again and have some thoughts running through my head.

There's also a Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt story that I've been debating working on, and so we might be seeing that one manifesting here too soon!

#updates and writing

[hcnnibal]

hewwo! new poster, coasters, magnets, and stickers in the shop 🐭❤️ also cellmate enamel pins restocked! ✨

✨Shop Link✨

#hannibal #hannigram #will graham #hannibal lecter #vati draws #vati makes #choking tw #for the rsof posters :0

[bookquotesfrombooks]

“Here [in the Gospel of Mary] “Son of Man” does not refer to an apocalyptic Savior coming at some future time to usher in the eschatological kingdom; it refers to the Image of humanity’s essential spiritual nature located within the self.”

-Karen L. King, The Gospel of Mary of Magdala

#karen l king #the gospel of mary #the gospel of mary of magdala #son of man #savior #theology #gnostic theology #gnostic gospels #gnostism #early christianity #christianity #Christian theology #Jesus #quaker #quakerism #the religious society of friends #religious society of friends #rsof #quotes #books #book quotes #bookblr

[substantiating-shadows]

it's coming

#quakerism #religious society of friends #rsof

[banescrown]

Alec: I can't believe we're locked in this room together

Magnus: *throwing the key out the window* Truly unfortunate

#malec incorrect quotes #malec #Alec Lightwood #Magnus Bane #incorrect shadowhunters quotes #shadowhunters #shadowhunters chronicles #the shadowhunter chronicles #shadowhunter academy #Tales from the shadowhunter academy #ghosts of the shadow market #the mortal instruments #the dark artifices #the eldest curses #red scrolls of magic #tmi #tda #rsof #gotsm #tftsa #tsc