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Author of Lightweaver: Chosen | Momo | she/her | 18+ blog Please refer to my IF dev blog lightweaver-chosen-if for those who only want lightweaver content ! Use #yuri or #art to see my old art. I hope you have a wonderful stay, and that my trash art won't make you go away

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DEMO | FORUM | MAIN POST I actually uploaded it yesterday... and immediately went to sleep after, aha?

My progress slowed down a bit since I made some lore changes and had to focus on updating earlier parts in the demo. It is an ever-growing WIP after all... hopefully I won't have to do that again (｡╯︵╰｡) I currently have 118,813k words written, but the update is only around 94k~ words since I'm not done with the fleshing out—ends right before the Weave Assessment. In the next update, I aim to finish Chapter 1 which is after the assessment.

Fingers crossed!

UPDATE NOTES: If your save breaks during this week—it's probably because I've been updating the game files (bug fixing or revisions). Sorry!

What's New:

J's solo training route

Additional content on L's solo training route

Lore and scene updates on earlier parts of the game

WIP:

L & A's training route

7 Day Training Arc

This update has not been extensively tested. If you spot any bugs, jank, or continuity errors, please let me know—I’d greatly appreciate your feedback!

The stats are also still under construction. If you notice it's not progressing at a certain point, that's normal. I still haven't set them yet.

IMPORTANT! The game passed both the quick and random test, so if you encounter any errors, please make sure you didn't use an old save before reporting game breaking bugs.

If you'd like, you can report bugs or share feedback here! Feedback Form

Thank you for your patience and support!

I hope you enjoy reading~ :) I'll start answering asks again in a few days

[dakimomoe]

Update :D

[dakimomoe]

I'm sure you've seen it but just incase, Dashingdon is getting shut down

Aaaa I did read about it earlier, that's why the demo link has been updated to cogdemos. While I don't read old wips much (bc I get attached too easily), knowing that all of them might disappear soon has motivated me to try them😅

I hope though that these little pieces of history will be saved somewhere...

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

DEMO | FORUM | MAIN POST

New update is live!

New 27k words of content, bringing the game to 77k Each playthrough is around 32k~

IMPORTANT! Please use a new save. A lot has changed since the last update so it's likely broken. The game passed both the quick and random test, so if you encounter any errors please make sure you didn't use an old save before reporting game breaking bugs.

This is it you guys! Omg. I'm just so happy to be able to update the game after so long.

It didn't end to the part where I wanted it to since I couldn't finish the rest of the character paths in time, so if you notice in this update, L’s paths are a bit longer.

And in case you're wondering why L appears sm, J and A tend to be more aloof compared to L, who actively tries to befriend MC, so their interactions naturally feel more frequent right now.

But don’t worry—everything will balance out eventually!

If you want to see most of the new content, I suggest going to dinner with L & A and then decline their invite to train with them.

The unfinished paths will be included in the next update—likely next week.

This update hasn’t been extensively tested, since I really wanted to get it out there. If you spot any jank, garbage text (the drafts you shouldn't be able to see), or continuity errors, please let me know—I’d greatly appreciate your feedback!

The stats are also still under construction. If you notice it's not progressing at a certain point, that's normal. I still haven't set them yet :p

Thank you for your patience and support! I hope you enjoy this update.

Side Note: I actually dropped the update hours ago and desperately needed a nap right after. Some who frequently visit dashingdon or cogdemos might've seen this already :D

What's New:

Wardens

Some more MC lore during solo scenes

Establish your texting style!

Visit the library (and bump into A)

Practice weaving for the first time (and bump into L)

What's Edited:

Prologue

World lore

[dakimomoe]

New update!!!

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

MOODY.INK | DASHINGDON | FORUM | MAIN POST

I know it took awhile but… tadaah!

New 20k words of content just dropped, bringing the game to 50k! Each playthrough is around 22k~ words with mini paths to explore.

I tried to edit this as much as I could, but with the new amount of branches I'm starting to get cross-eyed after re-reading the game so many times. As always feedback is always welcome! I'm having some trouble in linking scenes together with code. So if there are parts where it seems weirdly formatted or abrupt, please let me know in the forums.

IMPORTANT: Please use a new save! A lot has changed since the last update so it's most likely broken. The game passed both the quick and random test, so if you encounter any errors please make sure you didn't use an old save before reporting game breaking bugs.

What's New:

Continue the tour with A and L!

Learn about future events

Officially become a Launwyce Academy student

MC lore ;)

Meet and interact with your potential pet 🐶😺

Meet and interact with J

What's Edited:

Prologue

World lore

More physical banter variations for A and L when they have different genders

Hope everyone enjoys the update! :D PS: Ignore the main re-post, just wanted to transfer the main post to this account. PPS: omg I just realized it's April 1 - this is not an April fools joke !!!

[dakimomoe]

New update!

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ANDI SHARMA [SECRET RO]

Andi is not only your close friend but also your anchor, a confidant you can lean on through everything. Friendly and humorous, Andi is a walking green flag...aside from the fact that their job always has them traveling. Their constant disappearances and sporadic absence makes it hard for them to make any meaningful relationships, both platonic and romantic. Andi hasn't had much in the latter department...not that they're looking. They need someone who understands them. A person they believe is hard to find.

Also Rainn's best friend, Andi is now stuck in the middle of your breakup. Forced to play pacemaker and both sides. Andi doesn't want to but they don't really have a choice,do they? Better not to do anything to make things more complicated. Not that there would be any reason to. Right?

Don't date your best friend. Especially not your best friend who also happens to be your ex's best best friend. That is an easy rule. It should be an easy rule.

Andi has light brown skin, brown eyes and thick black hair. f!A's hair is wavy and falls down their back while m!A's hair is floppy and cut short just above their ears. Their style is loose and comfortable and slightly bohemian.

[dakimomoe]

OMG ?!

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

Small Dev Update!

I began writing again since the new year came around, and progress has been great so far. I discovered articy recently and it’s a godsend. Helps me so much in visualizing branching paths and organizing variables. I wish I saw this earlier.

I’m aiming to finish Chapter 1. It’s pretty long, so next estimated update will probably be February or March ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

SO, I’ve been torn about this for awhile now. I totally see the poly potential of L & A, but I also see the love triangle shenanigans that could occur. I will only implement one... but I can also just scrap the ideas all together. I am 👌 with any.

Anyhow, I‘m just curious what you guys think!

Which one most interests you?

Love triangle with L & A

Poly with L & A

Leave them as it is

Voting ended onJan 14, 2024

[dakimomoe]

Poll!

[dakimomoe]

This is the first time in an IF that I've seen someone write a traumatized mc so well? Talking about that feeling of alienation when you're observing normal people communicate with each other, how happy they seem and how jarring and off-putting it is to you who's never really experienced that, like, huh, relationships like that actually exist? That sadness, envy, longing and bitterness that you feel watching them. Thinking that these kind of people are just different and would never ever understand you. And I'm looking forward to seeing mc try and heal because that doesn't happen in a day after one nice conversation, paranoia, wariness, distrust won't let that happen immediately.

And sometimes ppl who went through STuFf don't open up at all, pretending to be normal and cheery, afraid of being truthful about what they went through, because hey, no one's got time or energy or obligation to deal with that because why bother when there are normal people out there? No one likes negativity, and if they're willing to help at first and don't see the results immediately, aka see a healthy normal person, they'll tire and move on, which is fair. So this person would just fake being normal as well and all of their relationships would be superficial. And like, dearest author?? Your writing is amazing and sorry this got so long but as you can see it's made me emotional.

I’m really happy to read this. It's one of the things I’ve been careful to get right. The path to healing isn’t linear, perhaps the trauma will never truly fade away; but it can get better.

Thank you for this ask, I hope you’re taking of yourself, dear anon!

[dakimomoe]

Hihi! Could you please elaborate what being a pure-blood means? I'm afraid I didn't quite get it and I'm super curious! Unless "spoilers" and you plan to divulge the info later in the story ofc. So, does the term only mean being blessed by a stronger deity which has nothing to do with blood literally, since smn who is blessed by a lesser deity is still blessed by a deity just a weaker one? As in there are at least 2 fire deities, one strong the other one weaker, hence the terms "regular weaver" and "PB"?

Would an offspring of two pure-blood parents inherit the talent since birth and so that kid would be called a PB? And for the talent, blood and power not to get diluted a PB must only marry an offspring of a PB? But shouldn't the first person in the PB's family tree who got blessed by a higher divinity be categorized as a spontaneous weaver like mc, since that first person had to get that talent from the deity as an adult and pass it on to their kids? So if mc ever has children their kid would be considered a PB if their spouse would be a PB as well, since the lightning deity is considered to be strong?

Sorry I'm just a bit confused rn and would love a bit of elaboration! 🤧

The ’pureness’ in their blood refers to the high amount of raw power they possess that is now etched into their bloodline. Blessings are passed onto offsprings, but there’s no mixing of weaves. If a PB and regular weaver (or non-weaver) ever bear a child, there’s a 50/50 chance they’ll either be a PB or the latter. Whichever gene prevails.

A spontaneous weaver is only a temporary state for newly realized weavers, eventually they’ll be classified into PBs or regulars.

Yes, there are dozens of deities with the same element, and a single deity is not limited to one chosen. There’s more about the nature of these ‘blessings’, which you’ll eventually discover in the game (can't say anything more !)

But you’re right with the MC being a progenitor of their bloodline! If MC had a kid, it’s up to the lady of luck if the kid’s gonna get the cool lightning powers or not ⚡️

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

This is my Lightweaver brainrot taking over... a messy sketch of the scarred little meow meow before I cry and work again

[dakimomoe]

Just played the demo for the first time, I really like the whole concept of the story! I think it's been the only story I've read about elemental users in a modern setting, so I can't help but find it refreshing (bonus points for having ATLA/TLOK as inspos, good taste indeed).

My thoughts, in no particular order: I want to give MC a warm hug, a fluffy blanket and a cup of hot chocolate (+ praying that the lightning deity that blessed MC will also smite the orphanage and Mother down in the future. Do it for the poor little meow meow, o great deity!), Mother sounds like one of the caretakers or the head of the orphanage, I love L and A to bits, after the new info about J (what with MC having trauma regarding earth weavers) I'm looking forward to their interactions w/ MC, I hope we see Professor Astor again...

Lore questions that popped in my head: Do people know how many elemental deities are? Since there's apparently a hierarchy in place... And the fact that lightning as an element is very rare for weavers makes me think that there're probably more deities for an element than others (either that or the deity is very stingy with their blessing lmao).

Romance-centered thoughts: I absolutely will romance all of the ROs, I can't resist their allure at all. I'm making three separate playthroughs as I speak 🏃‍♀️ (though I have to admit I'll romance A first. 'Cold and detached exterior with a warm and nice side underneath it all for those who break their walls' characters are my one-hit K.O. weakness fr 😔). It also makes me think... How would you rate the RO routes for slowburn and angst purposes? L and A seem to have some baggage concerning their families, J is a mystery for now, and MC can be the biggest touch-averse yet touch-starved person in the whole story. Also, the implications of some of the choices make me imagine that MC could potentially not see themselves as someone worth loving, you know. They're gonna be so confused and scared at the whole falling in love business that will ensue in the future 😭.

Ohhh I love asks like these. They make me re-think some of the decisions I’ve made while writing - in a good way of course!

I’ve always adored the world of ATLA/TLOK (though I admit I have not finished the original series yet, only Korra’s). The little fanfics I’ve written for it (for myself only) are my favorites

The amount of deities that exist are unknown, but there is more to be revealed about the existence of weavers like the MC in the future. Let’s just say that the realm of elemental deities have their own shit to take care of 👀

The relationship angst and pacing entirely depends on how MC interacts with them romantically. The variables for MC affection for RO, and RO affection for MC are separate. I’ll just let you imagine what that means 😏

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Public release of CT:OS update #8 will go out to everyone on 21 Dec! 🎉

Chapter: +72k words, ~13k words in a single playthrough (estimated).

Whole story: 468k words, ~98k words in a single playthrough (est.)

Personal rambles

My recovery has gone well, and beta-testing / editing is also going smoothly! I can't wait to release this to everyone and hear your thoughts on this update at long last!

Features

Meet Sam again(if you chose to have them come over for the weekend)—yes, running bear hugs are possible, and you can even choose to wear Sam's jacket! 👕️️️️️️

Your hallmates will come watch your game (with a poster!) 👭👬

Play your first doubles match [Includes some sneaky tactics [spoiler]like pretending to argue/fight with your partner, to the astonishment of those watching[/spoiler]] (achievement up for grabs) 🎾

Seal your win with a kiss! Or go find Tobin, Rayyan, Sam, G, or your hallmates after the doubles match (before the singles match) [kisses for Rayyan/Tobin possible]. 💋

Edits to earlier chapters include a holistic nickname framework added! You can now have nicknames from Sam, your teammates, hallmates, and G!

Whether you win or lose the doubles match will also affect whether or not Cargill wins the point for doubles (which will have a big impact on whether Cargill wins overall!)

Link to Early release post

[dakimomoe]

omg Sam, my baby!

[dakimomoe]

So can our MC not like J or wanna keep away from them because of thrm being an Earth weaver and whatever traume we have with them?

Yup, it'll be your choice if you want to keep interacting with them or not

[dakimomoe]

Pls, pls; would you consider a poly with both A and L? I've onky played a little so far but already love 'em both so much! Woule ba amzing to get with both. Regardless, this IF has amazing potential and I wish you the best in harnessing it!

Oh I am considering it... as well as one other thing. But no promises !

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

New Update!

MOODY.INK | DASHINGDON | FORUM | MAIN POST

I wanted to reach a certain point before updating but I've been so busy since reaching 30k words at the start of December... I don't think I'll have time to write again until January, so I'm just going to post the update now

I also finally made a forum post on CoG! Yay!

Note: I strongly suggest to restart the game if you're encountering errors. The old saves aren't working anymore—probably due to the new vars added. The moody.ink version seems to be the most stable when it comes to future saves atm

Features:

Meet and interact with A!

Some bonus content with L or A if you go to the dining hall

Gratuitous A and L banter

Added a relevant scar you can rock in if u want more hurt feelings

Height customization! Remember, if you're shorter than L, you're shorter than everyone.

Some lore about the world, which you can choose to learn or not :)

A brief first encounter with J

I'll post infos about the upcoming features for the next update soon! For now, I hope you enjoy the new update (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

[dakimomoe]

Spoilers ahead.

Sort of not really

Firstly: love love this quote

"And I was running far away.

Would I run off the world someday?"

— Aurora, Runaway

because I love love love Aurora. ♥️

Secondly: why are you making it so hard to choose who to romance first??? Like gimme a break. Can you write one of them atleast kinda shitty lol jk. No but for real both Leo and Alec are charming in different ways. Where Leo has a kind innocence to him, Alec gives off I can destroy you without anyone knowing vibes and it's kinda hot. He seems like he can be very calculating.

As for J omg my poor MC has some trauma with earth weavers ( well trauma in gen too) so I'm interested in seeing how that's gonna go down.

I guess also the whole tour was great to read. Everything being so new and overwhelming but at the same time could be very pleasant if you choose it to be.

I had a very nice experience reading the update. I've loved this story from day 1. I did notice sometimes Alecs pronouns would get swapped where Leo referred to him as her or during Leo's scene in lunchroom he refers to Alec as Alice when mentioning their favorite drink. But that's about all I noticed. It was a delight to read. ♥️

Oh PS I tried to follow the link you posted for the seperate blog but when you click on it it just reloads to my normal tumblr feed.

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Can’t wait to write J’s scene soon and make them join the fray (which is pretty soon after where I left off)

I hunted for some more missed pronouns/names, but I can’t find the one where Leo mentions him as her

I may have to make a form for these type of bugs. Thanks for letting me know!

[dakimomoe]

hi this isn't an ask but i wanted to inform you that the recent update for lightweaver: chosen doesn't properly input the choices on the part where we're walking with leo and everyones staring at us. this is all it says "chapter1 line 1826: It is illegal to fall in to an *else statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of the indented block." for each choice! i just wanted to let you know

Oh heck! That’s so weird, it passed the QT and RT before I uploaded

Anyway, thanks for letting me know! I changed the code a bit, hope it works okay now

[dakimomoe]

Would it be possible to add other elements as well? I feel that no matter how much I start, all I get is lightning. If there were other elements involved, it would probably make the story more fun than before. Because I felt like I was only a one-element lightning weaver.

Oh MC will always be a lightning weaver in the game, hence the title Lightweaver (and the other after effects after being chosen i.e the white hair and lichtenburg/lightning scars)

It’s one of the defined things about MC aside from most of their backstory :)