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themisfitthrone · 2 years
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Happy release day, Hell Followed with Us!
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kbirbpods · 1 year
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Hello, podfic community! I'm still pretty new and don't have a lot of close friends in the community but I wanted to find a fun, low stress way for folks to connect and set goals.
This is in no ways a restrictive "I am GOING to do these" so much as a "I hope to do these things this year" type of prompt meme. If you achieve the things, you can do it again! If your interests change, you're not bound to it!!
Below the cut is mine! Also posted over on twitter
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I as AtetajeYotkuyYtejsat. I kate yteapep pkiy kaje po teayk a tijjet aupietye. Tijjet aupietye = sote ktotip
[I am AverageCorpusCrewman. I created this page to reach a bigger audience. More audience = more profit.]
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fleur-magistrale · 4 months
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End of the year appreciation letter.
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For; Maia Shaw, Kanaira Maisie, Lucia Belle, Flanna Merceia, Lavinia Grace, Larissa Fay —As we close out another year, I wanted to take a moment to send you a heartfelt thank you for being an incredible friend. Seriously, you’re the best! Throughout this year, you’ve been there for me through thick and thin. Your unwavering support, laughter, and shoulder to lean on have meant the world to me. I can always count on you to brighten my day and lift my spirits. I want you to know that your friendship is a constant source of joy and strength in my life. Whether we’re embarking on crazy adventures or just chilling and chatting, every moment with you is a treasure. You have this amazing ability to make even the ordinary moments extraordinary. You know how to turn any situation into an unforgettable memory, thank you for always being real with me, for accepting me for who I am, quirks and all. Your honesty and authenticity are rare and precious qualities that I cherish.As we step into a new year, I can’t wait to see what adventures, laughter, and mischief we’ll get into together. I know it’s going to be epic because, with you by my side, anything is possible. Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with love, laughter, and all the good things life has to offer. Here’s to another year of amazing friendship!
For; Malenke Irgihas, Brawijaya Karno, Sekar Nin Merah, Veronica Moreau, Raine Kath, Emarea Tatjana, Milan Soir, Farissa Hartley, Kaje Ann, and those that I can’t mention one by one — As we bid farewell to another year, I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for our budding friendship. Even though we haven’t known each other for very long, I can already tell that you’re someone special. Throughout the past year, we’ve shared some great moments and conversations. From the first time we met, I felt a genuine connection and a sense of ease in your company. I truly value the time we’ve spent together and the memories we’ve created. I want to thank you for being open and welcoming. You’ve made me feel comfortable and accepted, even though we’re still getting to know each other. Your warmth and kindness have made a positive impact on me. I’m excited about the potential our friendship holds. I hope that in the coming year, we’ll have more opportunities to deepen our bond, share more experiences, and create lasting memories. I believe that our friendship has the potential to grow and become something truly special. Wishing you an amazing year ahead. May our friendship continue to flourish and bring us even closer. Here’s to many more great times together!
Big hugs and much love,
Livvy Anasha Shaw.
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codywanbingo · 1 year
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Bingo Announcement
Hello all my wonderful Bingo Players!
It’s Karma here. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable spring, now that we’re almost into summer. I know where I am that we’re finally starting to get some nice “open the windows” weather, which is spoiling the cat. 
I know we have Bingo theme changeover in a month, but I wanted to make an announcement beforehand.
Bingo is going on Hiatus as of June 1, 2023.
I’ve loved running Bingos and it’s been amazing, but largely it’s been a one-person operation. I’ve recently gotten some help, which has been AMAZING (huge thank you, Kaje), but it’s still been a lot. And there’s been the other events I run as well, because I’m a bit of an overachiever, and then there’s my real life work (IYKYK). All this to say that I’ve hit burnout pretty hard, and that’s totally on me. I’ve loved running these events for you guys and I will continue to run them! I just need a little bit of a break.
Bingo will return in 2024.
When it returns:
New Rules
New Cards (maybe new format? Idk, will think on this)
Sign-ups will be wiped (so if you previously signed up, we’re treating it like you are brand new to the event)
Other things I can’t think of off the top of my head
Basically, we’re hitting the big reset button on January 2024 and will have a brand new Bingo! 
If you want to continue working on your cards in the meantime, please, feel free to. We’ll reblog it as we see it. It might not be instant but we’ll try to keep on top of the reblogs. AO3 Collections will remain open, so please continue to add your wonderful creations to the Collection so everyone else can locate and enjoy them.
I seriously appreciate everyone who has participated in this year-long event with me. It was a lot of fun and I’ve loved seeing everyone be so creative. I hope when I come back that we’ll have some more wonderful times together. 
All the love to you guys! Keep creating!
<3 Karma
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obiquinbingo · 1 year
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Bingo Announcement
Hello all my wonderful Bingo Players!
It’s Karma here. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable spring, now that we’re almost into summer. I know where I am that we’re finally starting to get some nice “open the windows” weather, which is spoiling the cat. 
I know we have Bingo theme changeover in a month, but I wanted to make an announcement beforehand.
Bingo is going on Hiatus as of June 1, 2023.
I’ve loved running Bingos and it’s been amazing, but largely it’s been a one-person operation. I’ve recently gotten some help, which has been AMAZING (huge thank you, Kaje), but it’s still been a lot. And there’s been the other events I run as well, because I’m a bit of an overachiever, and then there’s my real life work (IYKYK). All this to say that I’ve hit burnout pretty hard, and that’s totally on me. I’ve loved running these events for you guys and I will continue to run them! I just need a little bit of a break.
Bingo will return in 2024.
When it returns:
New Rules
New Cards (maybe new format? Idk, will think on this)
Sign-ups will be wiped (so if you previously signed up, we’re treating it like you are brand new to the event)
Other things I can’t think of off the top of my head
Basically, we’re hitting the big reset button on January 2024 and will have a brand new Bingo! 
If you want to continue working on your cards in the meantime, please, feel free to. We’ll reblog it as we see it. It might not be instant but we’ll try to keep on top of the reblogs. AO3 Collections will remain open, so please continue to add your wonderful creations to the Collection so everyone else can locate and enjoy them.
I seriously appreciate everyone who has participated in this year-long event with me. It was a lot of fun and I’ve loved seeing everyone be so creative. I hope when I come back that we’ll have some more wonderful times together. 
All the love to you guys! Keep creating!
<3 Karma
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black-cat-aoife · 4 months
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4 & 12 für das book-ask ? 📖
4. If you DNF any books, what was the pettiest reason you put a book down this year?
I dnf-ed a couple of books and most were just 'I do not vibe' but The Manor House Governess was Bad. It's a contemporary novel, but the characters either talk like they are giving an introduction to film studies lecture, assure each other how being queer is OK, and every gender expression is OK (which it of course is. But it's said in the most soap-boxy author insert way. Like you cannot believe, how soap-boxy. Kaje Harper would say it's a bit much) or say shit like: "I do not find myself in the way of dancing enough to warrant a disliking to it. But what I can admit to is the unlikelihood of dancing again anytime soon, or ever again for that matter."
And then the MC declares that somebody else can't possibly be gay because he's wearing a suit, and that's when I gave up.
12. Did any book inspire you to create?
Short answer: no
Longer answer: When reading Guardian I remembered that I wrote show!verse fic once and that it was fun, but I also never finished the show (for reasons of back in Those Days it was harder to find C-Dramas with decent subtitles and when my source disappeared I was too busy to find a different one, and then I had forgotten too much) and now have only read the first (of three or four) books and I want to be a bit more familiar with the canon before I try my hand at fic.
Also, I've read three of the Allmen novels and am still daydreaming about that Blind Ermittelt/Allmen crossover but to be honest the chronology went like:
watching a rerun of one of the Allmen-movies
start daydreaming about the crossover
discover that the audiobooks are on Spotify and start listening
Thank you for asking
Ask me about books
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ao3feed-tedlasso · 10 months
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Episode 4 - Creating a Ted Lasso Soulmate Fic
by Flowerparrish Pods (Flowerparrish), kbirb pods (kbirb)
Welcome to Supernormal Soulmate Behavior, a podcast where two best friends talk all things fandom together! In episode 4, Kaje and Peej sit down to develop a Ted Lasso soulmate AU... and devolve into just talking about Ted Lasso for large portions of time.
Alternate episode title: Oops! We Talked About Ted Lasso for an Hour and a Half!
Words: 47, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: No Fandom, Ted Lasso (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: Gen
Additional Tags: Podcast, Audio Format: MP3, Audio Format: Streaming, Embedded Audio, Download Available, Audio Content, Best Friends, Friendship, Soulmates, Podfic & Podficced Works, Podfic Length: 1-1.5 Hours, Podcast Length: 1-1.5 Hours, Notfic, Oral Notfic
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48162262
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codexwanbingo · 1 year
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Bingo Announcement
Hello all my wonderful Bingo Players!
It’s Karma here. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable spring, now that we’re almost into summer. I know where I am that we’re finally starting to get some nice “open the windows” weather, which is spoiling the cat. 
I know we have Bingo theme changeover in a month, but I wanted to make an announcement beforehand.
Bingo is going on Hiatus as of June 1, 2023.
I’ve loved running Bingos and it’s been amazing, but largely it’s been a one-person operation. I’ve recently gotten some help, which has been AMAZING (huge thank you, Kaje), but it’s still been a lot. And there’s been the other events I run as well, because I’m a bit of an overachiever, and then there’s my real life work (IYKYK). All this to say that I’ve hit burnout pretty hard, and that’s totally on me. I’ve loved running these events for you guys and I will continue to run them! I just need a little bit of a break.
Bingo will return in 2024.
When it returns:
New Rules
New Cards (maybe new format? Idk, will think on this)
Sign-ups will be wiped (so if you previously signed up, we’re treating it like you are brand new to the event)
Other things I can’t think of off the top of my head
Basically, we’re hitting the big reset button on January 2024 and will have a brand new Bingo! 
If you want to continue working on your cards in the meantime, please, feel free to. We’ll reblog it as we see it. It might not be instant but we’ll try to keep on top of the reblogs. AO3 Collections will remain open, so please continue to add your wonderful creations to the Collection so everyone else can locate and enjoy them.
I seriously appreciate everyone who has participated in this year-long event with me. It was a lot of fun and I’ve loved seeing everyone be so creative. I hope when I come back that we’ll have some more wonderful times together. 
All the love to you guys! Keep creating!
<3 Karma
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rexobibingo · 1 year
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Bingo Announcement
Hello all my wonderful Bingo Players!
It’s Karma here. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable spring, now that we’re almost into summer. I know where I am that we’re finally starting to get some nice “open the windows” weather, which is spoiling the cat. 
I know we have Bingo theme changeover in a month, but I wanted to make an announcement beforehand.
Bingo is going on Hiatus as of June 1, 2023.
I’ve loved running Bingos and it’s been amazing, but largely it’s been a one-person operation. I’ve recently gotten some help, which has been AMAZING (huge thank you, Kaje), but it’s still been a lot. And there’s been the other events I run as well, because I’m a bit of an overachiever, and then there’s my real life work (IYKYK). All this to say that I’ve hit burnout pretty hard, and that’s totally on me. I’ve loved running these events for you guys and I will continue to run them! I just need a little bit of a break.
Bingo will return in 2024.
When it returns:
New Rules
New Cards (maybe new format? Idk, will think on this)
Sign-ups will be wiped (so if you previously signed up, we’re treating it like you are brand new to the event)
Other things I can’t think of off the top of my head
Basically, we’re hitting the big reset button on January 2024 and will have a brand new Bingo! 
If you want to continue working on your cards in the meantime, please, feel free to. We’ll reblog it as we see it. It might not be instant but we’ll try to keep on top of the reblogs. AO3 Collections will remain open, so please continue to add your wonderful creations to the Collection so everyone else can locate and enjoy them.
I seriously appreciate everyone who has participated in this year-long event with me. It was a lot of fun and I’ve loved seeing everyone be so creative. I hope when I come back that we’ll have some more wonderful times together. 
All the love to you guys! Keep creating!
<3 Karma
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joyffree · 2 years
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Book Title: Home Work (Life Lessons 3) Author and Publisher: Kaje Harper Narrator: JF Harding Release Date: September 6, 2022 Genre: Mystery/Contemporary M/M Romance
Murder, trauma, and raising children - who said love was easy?
Mac and Tony thought the hard part was over. They’re together openly as a couple, sharing a home and building a life with their two kids. It’s what they dreamed of.4 But daughter Anna struggles with the changes, Ben is haunted by old secrets, Mac’s job in Homicide still demands too much of his time, and Tony is caught in the middle. It’ll take everything these men can give to create a viable balance between home and work. Especially when life refuses to give them a break.
@gaybookpromo @gaybookpromotions
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themisfitthrone · 2 years
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Books everyone should read → THE TAROT SEQUENCE
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kbirbpods · 1 year
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in which kaje collects faer clone OCs
hello just plopping my OCs here for reference and what not
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Sarad, who I have already written about! Sarad's pronouns are fae/faer. Fae is a medic for the 212th. Sarad 100% has a crush on Kix but you could not pay faer enough credits to admit that, thank you very much. Check out faer fic here, featuring @flowerparrish's OC Tra!
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The bestest agender around, Shocks! Shocks uses they/them pronouns and is on the Coruscant Guard. They are one of Fox's secret favorites, mostly due to the fact that they baked their way into his heart. Shocks also loves dyeing hair. They are definitely Thorn's vod'ika in all the ways.
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This is Fleece! She does not care if her goatee makes her masculine, thank you very much. She's a girl and she likes her looks. She got her name because she loves to knit and gives people warm sweaters like. All the time. Please enjoy this thing I wrote about her:
"The 212th needs another trooper," Cody argues. "Kark that," Rex responds. "Kenobi makes you guys warm sweaters all the time. I want Fleece." Bly laughs. "I'm pretty sure Aayla's already wooing her with the softest balls of yarn she could find in the galaxy, good luck you guys." Meanwhile, Fleece: "Can I stay on Kamino and make baby blankets for all the batches being created?" The Kaminoans, squinting, trying to decide if she's defective or a treasure.
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Last but not least, my di'kut trooper, Kar'la. Kar'la got kaysh's name due to Kaysh being an utter asshole. Like, actually. Kar'la means warm-hearted and sincere, so the name was given as a joke... and kaysh kept it. Kaysh will fight anything that moves, which unfortunately include vode. Kar'la is in the 327th much to Bly's dismay. Aayla's convinced she can fix kaysh with love and nail polish. Time will tell.
CREDITS: For the recurring face picrew: https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/326758 For the recurring trooper picrew: https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/1235414 For Fleece's side profile: https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/1927774
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supmcndes · 4 years
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adventures in babysitting
Camila wasn’t entirely sure why Lili had asked both her and KJ to babysit tonight, but she was thankful to know she’d have someone to keep her company who could actually talk to her and keep her entertained when Charlie eventually fell asleep. Standing in the open door of Lili and Cole’s place, Camila waved Charlie’s little arm at them as if to say goodbye before turning and closing the door behind her. “They’re gone! Now the real fun can start!” she exclaimed with a smirk, giggling as she held the baby up to kiss her cheeks. Sometimes she still couldn’t believe two of her best friends in the world had created their own tiny human. Charlie was probably the cutest baby she had ever seen in her whole life so she had been thrilled to babysit the tiny nugget. “We’re going to have the best night ever, right Kaje?” she asked the redhead, bouncing the baby in her arms with a smile. “What should we do first?” she asked no one in particular, knowing Charlie couldn’t respond as she joined him on the couch with the baby in her arms.
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tales-of-abysia · 6 years
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Mind of a Madman - Rundown of Insanity
Engine was wandering the aisle of the grand library, glancing along the knowledge and memories of many. He was always on the prowl for some information or another, and this day was no different in that regard. He carried a book on constellations and the worlds within, something about gravitational tides and finally a volume on wormholes, and other theoretical movements through spacetime. He often looked at such things when bored. A small orange lit machine with black chassis followed him over shoulder, humming softly. He finally approached the grand table and placed down his stack of books. It was only then that he realized he was not alone. There sat a small, black hooded figure with pale white fingers that thumbed through a book of her own. Engine glanced up one way and saw carts with books, ever ready to be put back. The stacks were growing since Damien had gone. In the other direction there was a large chair with violet velvet as a cover. It stood empty. He returned focus to the table. “Ds isn’t here at this hour, I expected that it would be empty here.”
Alexia didn’t raise her head, instead her eyes remained locked to the book as she used a single fingertip to move through to the next page.
“We haven’t had the chance to talk, I am Engine. Engine Distortion.” He held a hand out for several moments. The only sound was that of a page turning. “uhh… You can call me En.” Another page. “And you are Alex, gotcha. Good talk.” He grabbed the back of a wooden chair to pull it out.
“-ia.”
“What? Engine lifted the chair and slowly pulled it out to hear her soft voice.
“Not Alex. Alexia. Alex was a duality, my misguided form from before. Back when I would wear something passionate and feel things like remorse and desire.”
“Oh. Uh, My apologies, I will remember.”
“It's not a big deal, people keep forgetting. Jhet was the only reason I didn’t use the name before, but when he tore himself out of me…” She stood. As she did so, Engine noticed that thing about her. As she timidly reached out a hand to him to return his shake, his eyes wandered to the split of her cloak where the dark, gaping hole still seeped from her chest.
He shook her hand. “I won’t forget. I’ll keep a note.” He reached into his vest and pulled out his bound book to jot down.
“I have questions.” She sat.
“What’s up?” Engine's eyes and ears bother perked up. He liked questions.
“Our history. I know there were the four of them. Techtonica, Alexander, Aqua and Mikael, who went by Scythe then.”
Engine nodded. “I guess I can give you the rundown. Artisan and Mikendo go by new names now but yeah. Then Darkside showed up and he created a disparity. He appeared in a nightmare where he invaded us.”
She nodded. “Yeah… the demon shows up and then we change. A new, fifth personailty appears.”
Engine added, “Unless you don’t believe in possession, then Darkside is the fifth an-“
“I believe him. I was that fifth persona, a second female after Aqua. When I was forming, she… She violated my form.”
“I heard it was with a sword, yeah. Then her and Techtonica faced off, and the two of them shattered one another. Pieces went everywhere, Mikendo and Artisan changed themselves to try and equalize. Sorrow appeared shortly after, and following him was… Zeke? He changed to Shado, and the Corona, who later became Nero.”
“You are jumping ahead. Another appeared then, Zane. The open one.”
“Yeah, but he would appear and vanish a lot over the years. We think he is a bit of all four of them.” Engine flipped a pen between his fingers. “He appeared the first time with all his body parts, but literally the next time someone saw him a couple of weeks later he only had the one arm.” Engine put a finger to his forehead as he pondered. “I think then it was Jaxx and his little sister Laila. I think Sorrow used one of Tech's old beasties to make him, which is why he appears like he does. The two of them were put in a suburban setting outside of the Sunken City and they distracted Nero by making him think he was awake. Laila lasted until the illusion broke, but Jaxx never stopped being a guardian after that.”
“You all call it the Sunken City… why not call it by it’s name?”
Engine tilted his head. “Hasn’t part of it always been under water?”
“Hmph. So Jaxx appeared and there was a small gap of time before… something called Adds.”
“A girlfriend. She also had a breakdown, but at the time we were dealing with the twins, so the relationship ended abruptly. That was when Puppet appeared. He manipulated Mari into thinking she was a full person, but one who lived under his thumb. Some kind of ridiculous power fantasy made possible by a book that contained another fragment, Vedroh; a manipulator who took pleasure in inflicting pain. Mari made herself an online persona to try and escape Puppet and through messages Clora was able to reach her and they put him into the Bin where he can’t hurt anyone.”
“It says here he’s gone.” She looked down to the lines in her book, but the description of him reminded her of Jhet
“Now you are jumping ahead; Mari later annihilated him in the bin. We met another girl named Alice. Nero really liked her, so he took her as his lady and they stayed together for a few tense months, people always interfering and saying “you aren’t good enough for her” and other such things. Later I realized it was the other way around, but not until she went to some kind of high school party drug orgy. The entire relationship was full of lies. Between the pain of that and Adds suicide attempt it crackled off another piece who became Emie.”
“Emmalie was a fragment of self harm, yes?”
“Emie was a fragment of pain. Its different, but she never stopped hurting. Like a burn. Acidic. Infected. She was very sad.” Engine glanced around to make sure Darkside hadn’t returned quietly.
“So then this says you found Husk. Later, Hush.” Her gaze returned to Engine.
“Yeah but he didn’t ever move or speak. We thought he was just an empty shell Tech left behind. We were getting into High School then, and that is when we started spending time with L- KZZT!!
CONNECT ERROR. REBOOTING… CONNECTION ESTABLISHED.
“So that was that, but after she was gone Duske and Dawne spawned.”
Alexia leaned in to examine the lensed machine as it refocused and tried to float once again. “what .. Is this?”
“Oh, that?” Engine placed a hand under us and lifted the machine. “That is Vox. Audio uses it to record certain moments, or as a security function. He also has Animus and Oculus, but right now Animus is in the city below. This one follows me around sometimes.”
“I see…” Her red eyes narrowed at the machine before she moved her attention back to Engine. So what about these other two?”
“Dawne stood for compassion, where as Duske stood for solitude. They worked in tandem after the separation so we could have a time where we drowned in affection and a time where we drowned in isolation. It helped us learn and grow, but they had a limited purpose and folded inwards after, but the combination of the two also broke down and ended up in the bin. I imagine they got used up later.”
“And after?”
“Afterwards we met our partner, and from there Damien was born. He was created to be able to manage relationships but he was damage upon creation, since we didn’t have a lot of practice trying to shape each other back then. He ended up a bit like Zane, and then Damien Bane instead fell in love. Aqua returned through Husk to try and break Nero out, because Husk, we later learned, acts like a door to the bin. After that, Sorrow decided Nero couldn’t have a place in his life anymore and forced him into the bin.”
“but Nero became Bastion.”
“In time. First, he created a bunch of fragments from the bin and birthed them into the mind. They were antitheses, made to oppose the already existing individuals. I remember he made a couple to oppose the twins. They degraded though. He created Crucible, a being of serious tension; he opposed the zen Mikendo and cut off Skeith's arm before he was defeated.”
“I see he has both now. When did Skeith appear?”
Engine blinked, unsure of how to answer. He opened his booklet and looked through a few pages before closing it. “I… don’t know. He is shaped after a golem and I know he is a small piece, Apathy.” He placed the booklet on the table and continued. “When Crucible was sent he came with another, Kaje. He was also created from a beast, and was made to oppose Jaxx. Kaje preferred Sorrow's order and killed Crucible so he could stay.”
“Kaje is a turncoat? Admirable that he found his own way rather than following others.” Alexis brought a thin finger to her cheek, tapping as she leaned on her hand.
“Yeah, he was the best of them… then came Agony Bane.”
“Bane? As in Damien Bane?”
“Yeah Alexia, like that. Agony came in with ferocity. He appeared during a spar between Mari and Mikendo. Ever since Tech died and he stopped being named Scythe he didn’t get to fights much so they made it a plan. The colosseum is just below our Library here so Damien watched the fights. When Agony appeared, he broke Mikendo's ribs and Mari's leg. Damien's weapons are all arcane, so he used a small bomb that slowed time and came between Agony and Mari, brought his special red shotgun up under his helmet, and pulled the trigger to disperse him. Mikendo and Bane both said he looked just like Damien underneath. It was sometime around then I was born. I didn’t know much about the attacks so I’m not sure when.”
“So what about you? This books said you were made as a lover.”
“I was made FOR love, but not solely as it. I am mostly a fact-loving analytical engine of ideas and questions, with a tiny piece of a spirit once used by Puppet to control Mari. He's latent.” Engine pulled up his sleeves and scratched at his tattoo as it quivered.
“I see. Were there more attacks afterwards?”
“No. Techtonica called through Husk and then they, together, retrieved Nero from the bin. People changed a lot afterwards. Husk became Hush, Nero became Bastion. They got rid of Emie and then later on Clora tried to destroy herself. After that, you showed back up and Jhet came from you. Afterwards Tech consumed him and returned so I think that's it.”
“I see…” Alexia nodded, looking from the book she had to the journal the Engine held. “Hey, can I-“
“No.” Engine spoke with a smile as he slipped it into his vest.
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gaybookstoread · 6 years
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Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper
★★★★★
Lyon has been locked away as a hermit for the past 15 years hiding away from his fears and the world. He was enjoying his quiet life until his old friend, Tobin, shows up at his door with a summons from the king. Lyon is forced to face his fears as he makes the journey with Tobin to meet the king.
Fantasy, Romance
So first, this was a “short” story the author wrote for some prompt event they participated in. It’s free for download on Amazon, and while it claims to be a “short” story, it’s over 100,000 words. A very nice length for a free download.
If you are going to give this one a read, I do highly encourage you to read the Story Info section. The novel deals in some sensitive topics for some and has sexual content, so be aware before you give it a read.
So I didn’t think I would like this story when I started reading it. The warnings at the being, like self-harm and past abuse, made me think the character would be very angsty. I’m not a big fan of angst, so I didn’t think I would get very far in this story. However, I was quickly proven wrong. Lyon, the one to who those warnings apply, was very dynamic and interesting. While he was dealing with a lot of trauma from his past, he was far from what I would call angsty. He’s very aware of himself and refuses to take pity from others. Even though he has destructive behavior, he has a much lighter tone about it than I was anticipating. He would make jokes and act stubborn in times when I thought he would just coward. That being said he was a coward at times, but he was very aware of this own fears and vulnerabilities. As far as characters with traumas go, I thought he was written fantastically. I was pleasantly surprised.
Tobin was also the best support character ever! He was caring and completely understanding of Lyon’s situation. He understood every step that had to be taken to care of Lyon and showed nothing but love for him. The way these two worked through the obstacles in their relationship was so loving. Tobin was slow and patient with Lyon, always taking care to communicate with him. Lyon was frustrated over his own hesitation, but knew his own pace and took his time. The absolute understanding and care in their relationship was so wholesome! Just wholesome all around!
Also, I’m going to make a comment on the sex scenes. I’m not typically a big fan of sex scenes, because my interest lies with the plot, and during sex scenes you don’t really accomplish much plot. So if there are sex scenes, I typically only want them to be a few paragraphs so it can get back to the story. However, the sex scenes in this novel were surprisingly (for me) great. That was because during these scenes, it was mostly the characters working on developing their relationship. Lyon had such a hard time with physical contact that it was a slow, methodical build to do anything intimate. Tobin would surprise me with clever and caring things he came up with to make Lyon feel comfortable. He made sure Lyon was comfortable and was cautious when trying anything he wasn’t sure Lyon would like. It was handled so well.
Over all, this book deals with some really heavy topics but does it very well. The characters were so far from what I was expecting. Instead of angsty, I got humorous and dynamic. I got understanding and love. I got two great characters that just wanted to work together to create a bright future despite all the bad things that had happened. This story was so wholesome! By the end, I had a huge smile on my face! (Also it’s free to download, so you’re not losing any money if you get it.)
Check it out here!
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