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galpalaven · 1 year

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wip wednesday - part 2

aaaaand the other fic i feel like i can post a snippet of for @thefloweranon's request ;w; miriam and vadeyn <3

“I’m not so sure you should be out here by yourself, Miriam.”

In the month or so she’s been on this dreary little island, Miriam has started to become unshakeable. She doesn’t even flinch at the new voice murmuring into her ear, instead picking up another piece of fruit to inspect from the stall. The rain had just let up about an hour ago, so she plans to get as much of her shopping done as possible before she has to run back into Duliae’s estate. The frizzy disaster that was her hair in this weather was one thing, but there was a special kind of hell in having to walk with wet glasses that she wasn’t interested in experiencing today.

“Vadeyn,” she greets lightly, dropping the piece of fruit into her basket and picking up another. “It’s always so nice to see you.”

She hears him snort as she pays the merchant before turning to look at him properly, stepping away from the stall in case someone else wanted to look. Immediately, she notes the worried crease between his brows, though his shockingly green eyes are always such a pretty sight, worried or no.

“What are you doing out here without anyone else?” he asks, eyes wandering around the market for a moment.

She laughs. “I wasn’t aware I needed an entourage,” she says, shrugging as she gestures for him to follow her back up the hill. “I wanted to bake something tonight, so I thought it would be best to take advantage of the break in the rain. Andromeda is out with Duliae—checking a shipment, I think—and Lee went with Haron to buy clothes or something.”

“Gha’alia isn’t a safe place,” Vadeyn replies softly, though he falls in step with her easily, offering his hand to carry her basket.

Miriam beams as she passes him her basket of ingredients, clasping her hands behind her back and swaying a little as she looks up at the architecture of the city. She’d grown up surrounded by orchards and the sea, always dreaming of seeing the world but never having any ambition to leave on her own. It’s fascinating still, walking through such alien surroundings.

“I’m not plagued by any ghosts,” she says softly, finally glancing at him. “My neck has never been for the gallows. I can’t believe anyone here is afraid of me.”

“Not afraid, no,” he agrees, shifting the basket to his far hand so that he can walk closer to her. “It doesn’t mean that my kin aren’t interested in causing you trouble, though.”

She snorts. “Oh, Vadeyn, don’t you know how all the stories go? Interesting things only happen to the pretty girls. I’m safe as safe can be.”

He hums as they begin the uphill climb back to Duliae’s estate, though the sound is darker than she thinks she’s heard it in a while. The strange building has just come into view when he finally decides what to say, the back of his hand brushing against hers ever so gently. “If that is true—and I don’t think it is—then you have as much to worry about as Andromeda and Laoise.”

Miriam giggles, cheeks flush with warmth as she grins up at him. Despite how ominous his comment technically was, he smiles back regardless, apparently pleased to have pleased her. “Aren’t you just the sweetest thing,” she says, shaking her head. “I’m glad I came with Andromeda to find the answers she wanted.”

“Are you?”

“Mhm,” she hums, plucking a key from her pocket as they reach Duliae’s door. She unlocks it and pushes it open as she shoots him another big, if bashful, grin. “Meeting you has made every close call worth the trouble.”

His face flushes beautifully, and she laughs a little more, leaning back against the open door as he coughs and avoids her gaze as much as he can. “I… that’s… I’m…”

“Would you like to come in for a bit?” she asks, drawing his attention again. “I could teach you to make my father’s favorite cinnamon bread.”

He looks surprised, but the smile that graces his face is the brightest she’s seen on him yet. He nods, enthusiastic, and steps over the threshold with her.

“Alright.”

#my writing #ebon light #ebon light fanfiction #wip wednesday #vadeyn milirose

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stephschoices · 3 months

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I LOVE YOUR BLOG! can I ask you some questions?

hope you don't mind the sheer mass of details. - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet - Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published - Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips - Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above - Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for? - If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill? - what kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

Now more personal, again, only if it is ok for you.

- your favorite food - your favorite (printed) book - your favorite love interest from a video game - which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody?

thank you for hearing me out steph - hope your day is beautiful

Thank you for all the questions lol 😂 sorry it took me a while to answer!

This is gonna be long so under the cut!

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already

@theunseelieif

@fallenlightsif

@esper-game

@sekhmetswrath-if

@unwilling-souls-if

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet

@pavedinashes-if

@inkandlaces-if

@dereliction-if

@ellawrites-if (whisper in the mist)

@indeepertidesif

Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published

i dont read many fully published ifs so if i had to choose some that have at least one fully finished book-

@barbwritesstuff (blood moon)

when the night comes

@the-passenger-if

@seraphinitegames (wayhaven chronicles)

@gb-patch (our life now & forever)

Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips

finished:

cove (@gb-patch - our life now & forever)

vadeyn (@underbliss - ebon light)

marco (@barbwritesstuff - blood moon)

nate (@seraphinitegames - wayhaven chronicles)

hadrian (@anathemafiction - the golden rose)

wips:

morgan (@theunseelieif)

pepe (@inkandlaces-if)

xander (@unwilling-souls-if)

tie between blade & red (@shepherds-of-haven)

griffin (@bodycountgame)

Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above

this is really tough, but at the moment i'll say

tie between indigo & este & jade (paved in ashes / ink & laces)

fleur (unwilling souls)

cyra (the unseelie)

tie between rumaiza & leliana (disenchanted)

tie between ellery & arainia (shepherds of haven)

Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for?

best friend or childhood friends to lovers

monster who thinks theyre unlovable x person who loves them unconditionally

arranged marriage

If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill?

marry: vadeyn, morgan, xander, red

kiss: cove, hadrian, pepe, blade

smash: marco, nate, griffin

kill: NO ONE

What kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

anything based on my favorite media, right now im thinking video games; dragon age, swtor, fallout, bioshock, mass effect, tbh wouldnt mind one based on bg3 lol

your favorite food

taco bell

your favorite (printed) book

gonna be real honest, i havent read a book in many years lol but for the sake of answering i will unironically admit i love the twilight saga and read them all at least twice in middle and high school

your favorite love interest from a video game

official: Cullen (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Alistair (Dragon Age), Theron (SWTOR), Gale (BG3), Kaidan (Mass Effect), Danse (Fallout)

unofficial: Butch (Fallout), Max (The Outer Worlds)

which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody

hmmm this is tough but I'd say all members of Day6, Mamamoo, Ateez, and Itzy. And also DPR Ian <3 I'd say VAV too but I've already met them ~

#that was a lot lol #i really do appreciate the questions <3

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nobodys-saviour · 22 days

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vadeyn is such a sweetie pie honeybunch cutiepie but do you ever think about the time he was so mad at duliae. because i do and to this day i still think it was so hot and sexy of him

#ebon light

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bigmeandragonlady · 1 year

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can you tell us more about your EL baker oc and how her and cali came to be together? 🎤

sorry this took a little longer, i wanted to sketch her out! also cut for length! Baker with no name and strong hands:

She's kept/non-military, a mishmash of elf kind (not terribly uncommon when you're trying not to inbreed on such a small island,) vastly prefers dealing with scouts over soldiers with one notable exemption, slightly obsessed with starts/celestial bodies, has a small apartment by the docks, and desperately wants off the island.

She got a lucky location for her shop: near one of the wall's gates, on the main thoroughfare. The shop's specialty is stuffed buns- perfect for being on the go, but her personal favorite to make is butter bread.

Due to her shop's location she gets a lot of foot traffic from soldiers/scouts. She ends up knowing both Lacey and Vadeyn as well as Calipoa. Lacey the longest, then Cali and Vadyen.

In regards to the game plot: she winds up on the Bastion near the end of the game- convinced Cali to let her aboard. Her original plan was to run away when they made landfall. That obv never happens. (in a divergent path, it does, miss baker doesn't make it far before realizing whenever she thought about being away from the island, she wasn't alone, so she comes back before the Bastion even leaves. this still causes tension between the two of them but eventually it resolves.)

I also like the idea that Skylar/one of the servants of Duliae's estate buys from her b/c duliae really likes her bread but has no fucking idea where it comes from.

I don't have a concrete answer on how they met but they hit it off immediately and it probably involved... bread. I don't think Cali would be particularly shy about it when she likes someone so after being a sort of regular at the shop for awhile she would say shit like "of course the bread's delicious, when made by such a beautiful woman" and eventually ask her out. Pretty mundane tbh

By the time the game rolls around, they've been together for a couple years but keep it on DL b/c of Likan's rebellion. A few people do know, Lacega is one of them, and later the whole Bastion: after they get attacked by that fish, in a moment of relief that they're both okay, Cali grabs and kisses her right on the deck SO

+ Her dynamic with Lacega is often:

Lacey: wtf is gluten? take that shit out. Baker: it's gluten free Lacey: i don't care if it's free Baker: swear on your fucking YEEZYS if you wanna fight we gonna fight

#asks #her nose is a little messed up ignore that #ebon light #this goes in the tag cause i put more into this then i thought i would #u wanted like 6 paragraphs right #ive been itching to talk about her but didn't have an excuse so thank you for asking!

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queerlybeloved-uwu · 2 years

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How to subtly flirt with the LIs using only rope or string:

Vadeyn:

Haron:

Ernol:

Lacey:

#Ebon Light #i forgot #duliea #lol #shitpost

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hutonthelighthouse · 3 years

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Little sketch of my non canonical poly cuties

#fanart #visual novel #ebon light #vadeyn #vadeyn milirose #calipoa milirose

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an-yeppeoso · 3 years

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Reverie: Ebon Light Walkthrough

This guide is still under construction.

Edit about the title: I was around in the very beginning when it was called Reverie: Ebon Light. I can change it if you guys find it confusing. Lemme know.

This is a guide for Ebon Light by @underbliss. You can download the game at https://underbliss.itch.io/ebon-light

I’ve been following this game since 2018 and some of my friends began to show an interest in it, so I figured I’d do the world a favor and make a guide.

The order of this guide will be stats, a review of the sort of prologue, Vadyen’s route, Laceaga’s route, Haron’s route, Ernol’s route, and finally Duliae’s route. I will briefly cover the what happens if you don’t want to date anyone as well.

First let’s talk about your character stats. The stats are important because they unlock certain options for you in the future. You can get through any of the routes with each of the dispositions, but I’ve found there are dispositions I prefer more for each route. Alternatively, you don’t have to romance any of the characters. That’s one of the nice things about this game.

Character Stats

You characters has 4 core stats: cunning, curiosity, charm, tenacity.

Cunning: a stat that goes up if you play smart, have a smooth way with words, and manipulate others.

Curiosity: a stat that goes up if you ask questions every chance you get.

Charm: this stat was hard to figure out since options that seem like they might get your charm up, get your amity up instead. To get this stat up you need to play nice, be pleasant with others, and be okay with entertaining them

Tenacity: I’d say this is the easiest stat to understand. To get it up you have to never give up. Be sure of yourself, of your success. Be a fighter.

These stats can only improve. They do not change if there are under a certain amount. The stats that do change are:

Amity: Amity is basically how peaceful you are. Make enough choices that aren’t peaceful and this stat will change and become discord. From what I’ve experienced, it doesn’t matter that much if you have it in discord. Sometimes, certain romanceable characters will have choices that you need amity for.

Desire: Desire is your desire for change. Do you take initiative to change things? This is helpful when you are trying to take advantage of the fracture, or trying to charm Lorne, but again, it’s okay if you don’t have high desire. If you choose enough choices that are nonchalant, this stat will change and become inertia. I try to have this stat up when doing Haron and Ernol’s routes.

Virtue: Virtue is what it sounds like; how morally upstanding you are. If you act with loose morals, this stat will become vice. Again, I’m not quite sure if it really matters, but I try to have this stat up when I’m doing Vadeyn’s route.

Daring: Again, it’s what it sounds like. How willing to face danger are you? How brave are you? This turns into timid if you act as such.

Faith: This is how trusting you are. I’m always trusting when I’m doing Vadeyn’s route. In general, it’s good to have a little faith. This will turn to doubt if you act suspicious of everyone.

Charity: This is basically how kind you are, how selfless. This turns into malice when you are mean spirited.

Might: Might is how weak you are both physically and mentally. If you stumble when physically attacked, rely on other too much and act helpless, this stat will turn into frailty.

Grip: This is a very important one. At the beginning it is called rest. This changes after you come to the island. Grip is basically how much grip you have over the Cuthintal. Also how sane you are. Act in manners that display no grip over your power, and this changes to madness. The only time this really comes into play is during battles. If you get a lot of grip, this stat will change to haunt.

Prologue

The game is designed so you can get a good ending with the disposition of your choosing. That being said, For Duliae’s route I highly recommend choosing cunning as your disposition. Choices that don’t affect your stats will be left out of the guide.

“And what was I to take from this miserable little tale, [name]?”

Never trust anyone: this will lower your faith and will make it turn into doubt.

Fools make foolish oaths: from what I could see, it doesn’t affect any of your stats significantly.

Darkness cannot be sealed away: this will lower your desire and make it turn into inertia.

Nothing: from what I could see, this doesn’t affect any of your stats significantly.

Just passing the time: again, I don’t think this one does anything.

“Well... I’m not sure.”

You’re not sure where you stole it?: this will decrease your faith and amity.

“Besides, do you really care where I got it?”

Yes!: this will increase your virtue.

Well... no.: this will decrease your virtue.

“And there’s Rylen to consider, of course”

Try to haggle: this option is only significant if you chose the cunning disposition. It won’t affect your stats. If you haggle with him you gain 5 trin. Trin actually doesn’t matter and I will explain why later.

Decline: does nothing but opens up another option for you to reconsider or decline again.

“Rylen turned to leave.”

I was happy to let him leave as quickly as he wanted: does nothing but opens up other options which do affect your stats:

He was was irritating me: lowers your amity

He was making me nervous: lowers your daring

I wanted to ask for stories of the sea: does nothing but opens up other options which do affect your stats:

The places you’ve seen?: raises your curiosity

The might of the sea?: raises your might

Something rare and beautiful?: raises your charm

“It had been threatening to give way for weeks;...”

Kick it: lowers your amity

“What are you doing?”

Hello, Aunt Vanya: increases your charity

You startled me!: decreases you might and daring

None of your business: decreases you amity

“Fair? Save your breathe.”

Then I’ll go: increases your charity

You’re lying: decreases your faith

What business do you have in the village?: increases your curiosity

I don’t care!: decreases you charity by a lot

“I knew the Burned Forest well...”

Keep foraging: increases your tenacity

Explore: increases your curiosity

“No longer alone, I began to feel a bit calmer”

Though I was still plenty terrified: decreases your might and daring

I was actually very curious: increases your curiosity

I was ready to defend myself: increases your might

“Everything’s certainly been strange lately”

I’ve not forgiven you: decreases your amity

I think I’ll as Rylen about that man in the forest: increases your tenacity

I wonder what I was dreaming...: increases your curiosity

“No, he definitely wasn’t human.”

Run!: does nothing but opens more options after Laceaga catches you:

I was terrified: decreases your daring

I was enraged: increases your daring

I was going to destroy him: increases your daring and might

Attack: increases your daring and might and opens new options:

I’m not done!: increases your tenacity

Is there any point?: decreases your desire

Speak: increases your amity and opens new options:

Be diplomatic: increases your desire

Be aggressive: increases your daring and might

“Do you know what I am?”

You’re the stranger that’s been following me: decreases your faith

You’re a dead man!: increases your daring, might, and tenacity. To unlock this option you need to have acted in an aggressive manner towards him

You’re an elf?: increases your curiosity

If you traded with Rylen:

“The spice I got from Rylen was in a pouch..”

The pouch of spice, from the pirate?: increases your amity

(Lie) I don’t know what you’re talking about: as far as I could see this does nothing

If you traded with Rylen:

“The Cuthintal belongs to me...”

It is mine actually: increases your daring

And what makes it yours?: increases your curiosity

Fine!: decreases your might

Do you want to fight me for it?: increases your might and decreases your amity. This option unlocks if you were aggressive towards him

“Was he serious?”

Start walking: increases your amity

Shake your head: increases your daring

“There was a pounding in my ear”

Attempt to trap the elf in the hut: opens these options:

Look inside first: increases your curiosity

Go for it!: As far as I can see this does nothing. Let me know if I’m wrong

Put the slide down and abandon this foolishness: decreases your desire

“I could tell Vanya wasn’t...”

It’s alright Vanya: increases your desire and charity

(Beg her to do something): decreases your might and virtue and opens up these options:

Agree to come willingly: I don’t think this does anything

Refuse to come: I don’t think this does anything. Laceaga catches you either way and you have to come with him

I won’t come: Increases your daring and opens up these options:

Scared of me?: increases your might

Leave her alone: increases your charity

“I could tell we...”

Where is Gha’alia?: increases your curiosity

Ugly scars: this does nothing but I like to tease my boy Lacey. Plus MC gets roasted so it’s funny

Is my aunt okay?(unlocks if you resist going straight away): increases your charity and opens these options:

What does that mean?: increases your tenacity and opens the same options below

Did you kill her?: increases your tenacity and opens these options:

If you let me think she’s dead, I might snap: To unlock this you need to have been aggressive. None of the options affect your stats but this one let’s you know what happened to Vanya

(Drop it): decreases your tenacity

“You will be on that ship.”

I will not: increases your daring and might

You could have just asked: increases your charm

You have to give me more information!: increases your curiosity

This dialogue changes a bit depending on your past choices but the options are the same

We definitely will not be friends: doesn’t do anything but open 3 more options which also don’t do anything

(Please for the love of God call him Lacey, his reactions and everyone else’s reactions are so funny and you can change it later if you’re doing his route. Irl I actually call him Lasagna :3)

“I felt a surge of optimism”

Then fix this!: increases your might

Then you can let me go!: increases your tenacity

Are you all like him?: increases your curiosity

He’s a talented stalker: increases your charm

“Wasn’t that obvious?”

Thank you: increases your charity

“If you don’t mind... how did you end up...?”

Tell him: increases your faith and opens up these options:

Yes, he made me: I don’t think this does anything

I was ready to leave Edric anyway: increases your curiosity

Ask him why he wants to know: decreases your faith a lot