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[dyingstars-if]

An Ode to Dying Stars is an 18+ dark fantasy piece of fiction with romance elements that will be written and coded using CScript.

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Content warnings (this IF has heavy themes that might be distressing for some, please understand your limits and put your well-being first): murder and attempted murder, abduction, portrayals of unhealthy relationships, (optional) explicit sexual content, mentions of past child abuse, recreational substance use, violence, body horror, torture, gore, blood, self destructive behaviours and unhealthy coping mechanisms, mental health issues, character deaths, pregnancy (optional), explicit language, mentions of past slavery, instances of harassment. Please ask for any clarifications.

𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗜𝗦

❝No matter how beautiful, a gilded cage is still a cage.❞

As the Heir of the Seelie Kingdom, you’ve never known true freedom. Your whole life has been planned out for you by people who see you as nothing more than a possession and a future figurehead. Only your shadowy father-figure, Faolan, and your best friend, Rune, have ever truly been on your side.

At your coming of age ceremony, your parents announce their intention to marry you off, and you watch as the spark of greed alights in the eyes of the noble Fae around you.

Therefore, it’s almost a relief when a diplomatic incident ends with you being sent to the Unseelie Kingdom at the request of its Monarch, your childhood friend, to settle it.

However, not everything is as it seems, and if you aren’t careful, you might just find that you’ve only traded one gilded cage for another.

𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦

Customise your HEIR’s identity and appearance: gender (cis and trans), pronouns, colour(s) and style of hair, colour(s) of eyes, skin tone, clothing style, scars, tattoos, and more.

This IF is story-driven. You won’t be locked out of choices.

Four romance options (two red flag romances, two green(er) flag romances) with two triad poly options.

Prepare to take over as Monarch of the Seelie Kingdom, protect your loved ones, and navigate the realms and politics of the Fae.

The mc’s personality is somewhat set before they head to the Unseelie Kingdom, and some relationships are set to begin with.

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦

☽ the GUARDIAN

[Faolan | He/Him | Unknown | Allegiance: You]

A horror story told to every Fae child. He’s very old, and very powerful, and very loyal to the Heir. Faolan has been your shadowy father-figure since you were a child.

♕ the MONARCH (RO)

[Krios | He/She/Xe | Fae | Allegiance: Unseelie Kingdom]

Your childhood friend who you haven’t seen in many years. Xe had a crush on you in the past which has developed into an unhealthy obsession with making you xyrs.

❦ the LIEGE (RO)

[Rune | He/She | Fae | Allegiance: Seelie Kingdom]

Your best friend and one of your marriage prospects. They’re overly flirtatious with what feels like everyone but you, but there is no one more important to them.

➶ the PROTECTOR (RO)

[Ezlyn | He/She | Bear Shifter | Allegiance: Unseelie Kingdom]

Your assigned bodyguard in the Unseelie Kingdom. They don’t trust you, nor do they want you anywhere near their Monarch. And yet, they can’t seem to stop thinking about you.

◈ the ASSASSIN (RO)

[Aren | They/Them | Trickster | Allegiance: Themself]

A dubious character currently contracted to the Monarch, their skills as an assassin are second to none. Nobody wants to catch their attention but, unfortunately for you, you’ve done just that.

✮ the POLY OPTIONS

Monarch/Protector | Assassin/Protector | Liege/Protector

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦

RO APPEARANCES | FAMILY | PINTEREST

[dyingstars-if]

i was today years old when i learnt that whale sharks have teeth on their eyeballs.

[dyingstars-if]

YEAH EXACTLY!!! EXACTLY!!!! EXACTLY!!! (last anon was me lol)

glad to know we’re on the same wavelength about aren bestie 😚

[aurelim]

Tag people you want to know better

I thought it would be fun if I did this, especially since I haven't posted an update about ATOL (sorry about that btw, been busy but I am very much working on! Fixing and adding themes, you know?) and so consider this a little update to what I have been doing lately 😊 indirectly tagged by @saharasdawn

last song: Madeleine by Good Kid (just Good Kid songs in general lol they're so good)

currently watching: youtube 😂 and Skate Into Love (cdrama)

three ships: completely random. but. Sonaze. Lukerosa. Sokeefe. Just look them up and you'll find out 😐

favorite color: Blue! 💙

currently consuming: an amalgamation of chicken, beans, rice, and unknown spicy sauce.

first ship: Sonaze. I'm so embarrassed by it, but yeah...I remember the fanfics I looked up so vividly

place of birth: America.

current location: ...your closet home.

relationship status: ...we don't talk about it.

last movie: The Lion King, animated version of course. Nearly cried at the end, the nostalgiaa 😭

currently working on: writing, editing and fixing my games, as well as brainstorming new ideas but never following through on them (maybe you'll see one of them come up soon? or maybe not lmao my brain is a chaotic mess).

tagging my guardian spirit @albywritesfiction as well as @elegantunknownphantom, @theomisu, @iridescentcorvid, @aevisreads, @friend-frog and @emysjourney (for some reason the link doesn't pop up, hope you see this Emy 🥺). And also tagging anyone who sees this!

[elegantunknownphantom]

Aww thank you to @aurelim for tagging me. You are absolutely sweet as hell. 😇 also I'm sure you are busy with all your editing so good luck you will do great! 💜 now lemme think..

Last song: Ruel - I don't want to be like you. Or just Ruel in general I've been a fan since his dazed & confused days.

currently watching: youtube too.. 😅 and HeartBeat (kdrama) it's about vampires that kinda suck at being vampires lol

three ships: jesus... my brain can't even comprehend any ships atm but most likely anything from jujitsu kaizen or kimetsu no yaiba. Which I Still have to finish backlogs of seasons for.. God I miss watching anime 😭

favorite color: Purple! Any and all variations! Why I use the heart so much when sending anything 💜

currently consuming: obsessed with the Mexican bowl I get at the Cafe around the corner. Avo, spicy grilled chicken, peppers, corn, chili's, red onion, tomato, on a bed of brown rice with cilantro and lime! It's so good 🥺

first ship: This is a bit of a rant BUT IchiRuki.

I loved Rukia × Ichigo from bleach so much. No seriously fuck Orihime. She annoyed the living crap out of me. I hateeeee that whole save me, I want to help but oh save me shit with female characters. Ugh hate me for that if you want but she was annoying AF! I always found Rukia very badass! Orihime is As bad as Elizabeth in Seven deadly sins. I stopped watching because I could not deal with her. She was just there for the boobs and that's on God. 😑 fight me! Idc.

place of birth: South Africa 🇿🇦

current location: In a classroom enjoying a free period and I have prep work done! Yesss!!!

relationship status: Happily married to a weirdo.

last movie: Dream scenario with Nicholas Cage..being Nicholas Cage. It's a interesting movie! Honourable mentions trolls world tour I watch it once a month

currently working on: trying to simultaneously sort out my classroom and get my studies done which is a mission atm. Trying to get atleast more than 5 hours sleep a night... it's not happening.. and very much enjoying being a beta tester for some really awesome people!

This was fun!! Now I'm gonna pass it on to @vapolis @obsolete-stars-if Anan you don't have a choice in this. @sai-quo-licious please! Or I will spam your asks with giberish you know I would 😑 @leinco @girlfromthecrypt and @reinekes-fox because I said so Aaron. 😏 oh and @darkfictionjude I haven't bugged Jude in a while and @devilishmango just because she's the best person ever. 🥺 and @sailingshellsgames you are an enigma! okay that's enough people for me to bother.... like I don't bother yall enough 🤣🤣🤣 tumblr gifted you with me!!! ♥️🤭

[reinekes-fox]

I have been summoned. @elegantunknownphantom

Last song: Ich bin Soldat, doch ich bin es nicht gerne (German Anti-War song from ~1870)

currently watching: I am trying to get through my old DVD series, so X-Files!

three ships: Becker x Sarah from Primeval. Kevaaron from AFTG (no I am not obsessed). I have one total crackship (I have written fanfics with them but not in a long time): Heinkel Wolfe x Schrödinger from Hellsing. Do not ask how that became a thing.

favorite color: blue, any shades!

currently consuming: Water.

first ship: Thiefshipping from YGO.

place of birth: Germany.

current location: Germany, not much changed.

relationship status: happily single.

last movie: Let the Right one in 2008 (yeah new comfort movie)

currently working on: The scene for Fuchsia if you decide to chill at the Academy (I swear I have written a part for that but can I find it?? No, so I need to write it new)! Afterwards it's Chases turn... yeah his scene wont be chilling.

Tagging, no pressure! @heliads @himbeereule @0nelittlebirdtoldme

[eaglet-if]

Thanks for the tag, once again I am very honoured- (also, nice song choice)

Last song: the holy trinity of depressing Viktor Tsoi songs - Last Hero, Summer is ending and Blood Type)

Currently watching: was watching Takeshi's Castle with my so; I actually really wanted to re-watch A Short Film About Killing, but even though it's available for free on a website run by the EU and the Polish Ministry of Culture, it's geo-blocked in Germany for some reason...

three ships: Avrora, Prince of Wales, Hood c:

favorite color: light blue/dark red, I can never quite decide

currently consuming: water and ibuprofen (light of my life)

first ship: I really, really have no idea ._.

place of birth: Bavaria

current location: see above

relationship status: with my so for ~9 years now

last movie: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

currently working on: a scene of a nice walk in the garden c:

Tagging: @huntersrequiem-if (no pressure and I'm sorry, it's just that you're the only other person I've ever talked to on here...)

[huntersrequiem-if]

Oh hey, thanks for the mention!

last song: Setting Sun by Lord Huron

currently watching: Steven Universe and Archive 81 (no second season why Netflix)

three ships: lame answer, but nothing comes to mind. Maybe Hiccstrid? Oh and Symbrock.

favorite color: red, mostly dark red!

consuming: Rice and curry

first ship: no idea, but I'm gonna say tentatively Hiccstrid.

place of birth: Romania

current location: same as before

relationship: single

last movie: Nimona! It just sticks in my mind.

currently working on: a fight scene.

Tagging: @wanted-game-if (hi! no pressure or anything, but I thought your game looked cool!)

[wanted-game-if-deactivated20251]

Awe thank you <3

Last Song ~ TaReKiTa Composed by Reena Esmail

Currently Watching ~ Love is blind {{ i am obsessed it may be a problem }}

Three Ships ~ Lord this is going to be embarrassing klance , polin and spideypool

Favourite colour ~ Yellow specially the sweet light yellow & Forest green

Currently consuming ~ Chicken noodle soup and apple cider

First Ship ~ Lord- idk maybe graylu

Place of birth ~ Canada

Current location ~ My closet

Relationship ~ single

Last movie ~ Hunger games ballad of snakes and songbirds or whatever its called i just call it the prequel

Currently working on ~ RO descriptions for my side project @when-i-wake-if {{ shameless self promo }}

Tagging : @fateunwritten-if {{ No pressure i just adore your IF <3 }}

[fateunwritten-if]

THANK YOU!! I can't wait for your IF!!<3

Last song: Carnival by Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign 

currently watching: Re-watching the fast and furious movies

three ships: Percabeth, um Percabeth, and ig Percabeth.

favorite color: black, red, and white

currently consuming: Ice tea

first ship: Harry and Hermione (i was like 7 guys)

place of birth: USA

current location: USA

relationship status: happily single.

last movie: Devil Wears Prada

currently working on: My new IF lol

Tagging, no pressure! @stephschoices @dyingstars-if @thebarontheabyss

[dyingstars-if]

thank you for the tag!! <3 (you were a harmione shipper? i officially love u).

last song: non stop from hamilton

currently watching: nanbaka

three ships: merthur, royai, gwynriel (no i absolutely do not support sjm, i like them bc of fics)

favourite colour: ice blue

currently consuming: apple juice

first ship: spirk

place of birth: ireland

current location: ireland

relationship status: in a relationship for 4 years

last movie: the hobbit: desolation of smaug

currently working on: demo for this and my side wip

tagging: @ellawrites-if @yuuugay (no pressure <3)

[dyingstars-if]

want mc to bite aren so hard they bleed (in a sexy way)

clamp your teeth around their throat until they bleed out (in a sexy way) 🥰

[dyingstars-if]

Hypothetical situation. The Ro and MC live together and it’s been years since the main story. Ro is just chilling in the living area, and suddenly MC just kicks down the door and runs in with a duck under one hand, a flaming tree branch in the other, soaked in water, no shoes or socks with the most panicked expression on their face. And when ask wtf is happening MC hurriedly yells “NO ONE’S DEAD-“

How would each RO react?

as if krios wouldn’t have been diving feet first into all your mayhem with you. ‘there’s need for you to look so panicked, my love…if anyone has an issue with what we did, i’ll remove them from existence 🥰’. xe’s your babygurl fr !!

rune is so used to you at this point, they’re just like ‘that’s nice, dear, but you should put the duck back before it gets stressed and then come take a bath with me’. would then loving wash your hair and let you talk their ear off about your adventures.

ez is too busy trying to work out the logistics of this because the duck and you being soaking wet correlates, but where tf does the flaming branch come into it? my baby is going to go prematurely grey at this rate from mc’s antics 😔 (at least they’d make a sexy silver fox/vixen).

aren’s just there like ‘that’s a shame, we should rectify that’ and then kills someone. just like that they’ve taken the attention off of you so you don’t need to explain anything. aren’t they a good partner?

bonus:

faolan has accepted duck as new pet.

[dyingstars-if]

Hiii! It's so nice to see you're back! 🌼 I hope you've been doing well!

I was wondering whether you could elaborate a little on fae markings? Like, would we get to decide what markings or do we have set markings (like design and color) if we pick it?

Thank you so much for sharing your writing with us! I hope you have a lovely day! 🌼💕

hello!! this was from the last time i returned to you all and traumatised you with aren’s biting habits, but still thank you 🖤 hope you’re also well and that you have a lovely day!

-> fae are born with these markings.

-> like fingerprints, they’re unique to you.

-> you will be able to choose the colour, design, and placement of your markings.

[dyingstars-if]

aren quote makes me fuckin feral . they just like me fr 1!1!1!!

you: they’re just like me :)

me, reading aren’s quote:

(context)

[dyingstars-if]

faolan: get away from me and my child

who needs a gym membership when you’re throwing bitches away from your kid like it’s an olympic sport 💪

[dyingstars-if]

Okay I just reread the Arens gift ask and how loud does the heart beat in the closed box? I have a maneki neko and its paw does a little bump when it makes a full swing and I've got used to it constantly making noise so much after years that now I have hard time falling asleep without it. If the heartbeat is heard outside the box that would mean that hypothetically the same thing could happen too.

I am totally so normal about Aren I promise no one has ever been normaler.

i kind of picture it more like a music box, so you can’t hear the heart unless it’s open.

but i think that would make it worse, you know, like mc actively keeps the box open at night because it comforts them and helps them sleep.

aren would be delighted to know their gift was being so well received, whereas faolan is getting you to a therapist immediately because that’s your stalkers beating heart in a box babes.

[dyingstars-if]

I kinda really love this.....

That is all..

Oh and hi!!! 😇 Hope you are well (Also bring on the red flags)

hello!! i’m pretty good actually, i’m on leave from being a corporate slave which is why i’m back on abyss.com 😌

i’m glad you like my silly lil premise and my scrunkly brain children <3

hope you’re also well

[dyingstars-if]

Is this WIP dead? Because if it is, then it is truly a shame. The premise was very interesting and I was excited for its release.

why do you sound so genuinely disappointed in me? 😭

[dyingstars-if]

How tall is Aren? I can imagine how Aren will tease the tall and shy MC🤭

aren’s a little bitch, they’ll go for your kneecaps and then tease you while you’re down 🥰

ro’s heights.

[dyingstars-if]

what would the ros reactions be if mc bit them?

but like in what context are we talking? sexy times or mc being a feral gremlin who just chomped on their arm?

[dyingstars-if]

pov: you’re the ro’s

[dyingstars-if]

i want faolan to pat me on the head and give me a hug (i have daddy issues)

oh man, me too (i just have issues period.)

[dyingstars-if]

Why does MC have to have set personality of obedient puppet at the beginning? Raising someone to obey doesn't always work, may even have quite opposite effect - making them rebel against it.

because i said so and i’m the poor soul who has to put up with the thirsty aren asks.

but fr it’s because of the trauma and abuse that mc suffers at the hands of their parents and the fact that rebelling would only result in people they care for being punished.