fictional-semantics: writeblr (re)introduction!
hi everyone ! So I’ve been getting some new followers recently, and I kinda realized that I never actually did a writeblr intro, so here it is!
who am i? i have no fucking idea bro
my name is gray!
i’m a student, and a queer bag of gender-dirt (she/they pronouns are what i go by)
i’ve been on this hell-site for about a year and 3 months now.
my favorite genres are fantasy, contemporary, mystery, and anything dark academia. on top of novels, i also write music and slam poetry
i have 4 WIPs (currently) and im outlining a 5th
in other words, i hate myself! :D
about my writing
- most of my wips are fantasy, magical realism, urban fantasy or literally anything that has fantastical elements
- I like playing with moral compasses and complexes
- I’m a sucker for a good found family trope (bonus if it’s dysfunctional)
- like me, most of my characters are ✨QUEER✨, sarcastic, and emotionally damaged
- character arcs and development are things I try to focus on
- and I LOVE symbolism
what have i written?
// for the lost (working title) //
a dark academia fantasy that revolves around six unlikely friends-- a charismatic shapeshifter with haunted eyes, a transgender elemental with clouded loyalties, an untrusting and intelligent archer who never misses a shot, a deaf swords-woman who can hear everything but the world around her, a healer with anger issues and something to prove, and a boy whose magic is the very thing that ruined his life-- as they race to to unravel the cause of the mysterious disappearances of their fellow magic users. but one of them harbors a secret turmoil that may consume them all, and nothing is as it seems...
central themes/TW: mental health, aftermath of trauma, slow burn, queer rep, dark fantasy, murder, ANGST, LOTS OF SYMBOLISM
status: querying!
beta reading: complete
intro post: here
// above heroes {formerly the archetype file} //
a superhero/mystery YA novel that follows a forensic science major as he decides to track down the superhero that killed his father before vanishing. but he knows that the hero isn’t truly gone.
in order to unmask him once and for all, he enlists the help of his best friend, his ex boyfriend, and a reluctant vigilante who wants nothing to do with the murky schemes they unknowingly unearth. and as loyalties are questioned and as strange clues begin to piece themselves together, it becomes apparent that there’s more to his father’s death than meets the eye, and beyond anything he ever dreamed.
central themes/TW: enemies-partners-to friends-to enemies-to-lovers, be gay do crimes, murder mystery, ANGST
status: drafting
beta reading: accepting applications!
intro post: here
// hao’s house of souls //
a light fantasy revolving around the slowly crumbling life of Poe Thisbe, an aspiring botanist as she finds herself forced to work with a soul eating wizard and his magical hybrid charges in order to free herself from a dangerous bargain. but in the process, she discovers there’s far more to any of them than meets the eye— including herself
central themes: fairycore gays, flower symbolism, enemies to lovers, found family, plant magic, strange dreams, mythological and magical creatures, witty sarcasm
status: drafting
intro post: here
// anaklōthō (working title) //
a story retelling the myth of achilles. the trojan war is still brewing under the streets of new york, and achilles has just been reborn. but his host isn’t going back into battle quietly. lots of sun symbolism and lots of greek words. mythology retellings in modern society. hopefully some pretty prose :3
status: planning
// as i fall //
a dark academia fantasy featuring a castle that comes alive, and the ghosts within that decide that justice is overdue. time to possess a mortal girl
status: daydreaming
and I have some other stuff that I’m planning to talk about later.
so uh that’s basically everything !
tagging some mutuals: @aelenko @writing-with-melon @andiwriteunderthemoon @writingbyjillian @peepos-prose @reininginthefirewriting @wordsbynathan @the-starlight-chills
if you’re a writeblr, interact so i can check out ur profile and shower you in enthusiasm :3
