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The Mage's Damnation—formerly known as The Rainfall Voyager—was a ship of grandeur Captained by the sly escapee, Freelancer. Having been locked away in the dungeons of the Rainfall palace when they slapped the Prince across the face and told him they would tear off his baby-maker and shove it so far up his nether regions that he'd be able to taste his own filth. It had only taken them a day and a half to shave their broken fork tine against the pavement of their cell to get it small enough to use as a pick. Or at least, to make it seem like they used it as a pick. The King of Rainfall was going to use a fake accusation of magic as an excuse to execute them, but the accusation would not have been fake. A damn lucky guess, though. They had made their grand escape, pulling Prince Kody's reluctant handmaid Lasko along with them and the two set off, a few other members of the Rainfall ship's crew following along happily despite their new Captain had a knack for abilities beyond the veil. After all, it was pretty cool.
Vincent Solaire; a solo sailor, he likes to call himself, even given the feminine company of his sister Alexis, who was tasked by King William Solaire, their father, with tagging along with him to ensure he doesn't run into too much trouble. While searching for the thrill of adventure, his sister was none the wiser to his hunt for Adam as well; a fugitive that had embedded himself into their home under the guise of abandonment and used the Solaire name as a shield to his heinous crimes that circled a black market of his own making. Though Alexis was in the dark of Vincent's hunt, the both of them have been sailing across the waters for so long that neither were aware of the tragedy that struck not only their Estate in Wonder Wharf, but all of Dahlia.
David Shaw, Captain of The Wallowing Wolf with his First Mate and best friend Asher O'Connell stood at the helm beside him. His crew is family, this ship now their home after the disaster, forced to flee the catching fires and bounties pinned to their heads in the Kingdom of Dahlia. The fall of William Solaire was just the gloom overcast on the darkness of his father's declared death, a wound still so fresh that the very air stung the surface and sent a pain to flood his heart—so strong it could cripple warriors. Even without the blindness of grief, David Shaw could not foresee an unexpected arrival; one that, even on such a clear sky as the one they sailed beneath, would bring a storm relentless enough to capsize any ship no matter the gall.
An infamous Bounty Hunter bearing 'Tanker' as their title, struggling to leave their past behind while they keep the weight of guilt on their shoulders and regret heavy in their caged heart.
A royal runaway with a want for thrill that thrums in the blood of their veins, heart pounding at the thought of finding and rescuing damsels—or Davids—in distress, daydreaming of epic novel-worthy chases through towns and across rooftops, wondering, with a twinkle in their eyes, if their heart would find its other half along the way—all while making decisions on impulse that lead to some narrow getaways.
A loyal guard tested with a question of where their loyalty lies that they only have so much time to answer as they follow a plot of daring adventure under the cover of the night.
A kind Innkeeper who takes no hesitation in sheltering a trio of weary pirates that had been separated from their tight-woven family, feeling such a sense of bittersweet familiarity to their situation that when unwanted company comes knocking, they already have their gun drawn and the end of the barrel pointed at the jewels of the Head Guard, determined to let those they've sheltered not lose each other as the Innkeeper had lost their own.
A slew of Merfolk who wish to see more than the land below waters has to offer; the one who finds himself being demonized and banished as a Siren houses a heart of gold not many get to see.
The young one has an impeccable knack for finding the bright side of every storm and a love for helping others see it too.
The curious one who was swept away from their brother and caught within the clutches of a slimy black market dealer.
And the one who was cursed so long ago, closing himself off to the company of others after losing too much. Though he finds himself before a rare hunter who values morals over money and offers their expertise if he offers his, admitting they know of who he was before.
With enough introductions out of the way, we can officially begin this story.
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I DID IT🎉
And here I thought my first ao3 fic was gonna be a oneshot- turns out it's gonna be a whole book :> I don't know how many chapters there will be, but I do know I'm already working on chapter 1!
Special thanks to everyone who became immediately obsessed with the dumb posts I made literally yesterday about Siren Gavin and Captain FL, Mermaid Sam and Bounty Hunter Darlin' and whatnot lol. You guys encouraged this and helped make it happen! Thank you all for giving me the confidence to finally put something on ao3 :) <33
Also, I forgot it was Snippet Saturday, so I suppose I could give a little look-see at the next chapter? Perhaps mayshlaps?? Or would y'all just want to wait?
I know I just posted this today, but I gotta be real with y'all
My favorite part about this intro is that everyone has such a deep and kinda mysterious intro, and Freelancer is out here just-
"Yeah so, I hit and insulted their kid, got thrown in the dungeons, put on death row, escaped with a fork but not really, stole their butler, stole their ship and basically kidnapped like, at least a third of their crew but they were all chill with it and now we're just vibin"
happy infinity castle day to all those who celebrate ~ my first half of tarot card demon slayer prints will go up Monday, September 15th
limited edition 15x20 archival prints - limited to 20 for each
12x16 matte prints - unlimited
THIS NEXUS SERIES IS WILD DUDE (SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT FOR UHHHHHHHHHHH AMAN AND PERCY LITTLE SERIES- I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S SPECIFICALLY CALLED I'M SO SORRY-) ((AND ALSO KINDA SPOILERS FOR NEXUS: NEW ORLEANS AKA THE IT POLYCULE I'M BEGGING FOR-))
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ONE OF MY FAVORITE LISTENERS IS DEAD???
JUST LIKE THAT????
JUST LIKE THAT?????
Hey. Hey.
If Alonzo dies—GOD FORBID ALONZO DIES—I will not apologize for the beast I will become.
I am in love with this series I have been starving so I finally decided to take a crack at what this Laveau fella has been cookin' for a while.
Started listening to the Frosthaven series by Nomad today, and I have to say I'm uh... not impressed.
I held some excitement about it because it was Nomad, and I love his City Wolf/Country Lamb series, but I struggled with starting Frosthaven due to the stark lack of inclusivity I'd hoped for. I recently reached a point where I felt I was able to actually start that ball rolling and just imagine all the audios as either m4m or m4a at the very least, but then I ran into an abundance of issues that I haven't seen anyone talk about and it's pretty concerning—so I'm gonna Be That Person and open my big mouth about it.
Starting with Deacon, I didn't have any problems- a few laughs at some reduntant or contradictory things, but still enjoyed/enjoy listening to him. It wasn't until I paused on Deacon and hit up Caleb's playlist next where I started running into the issue—that issue being the subtle misogyny that felt really kinda gross to me when it came to the argument audio (I'm not sure if there are multiple yet, so I'll just say the one titled "Relationship Status"). Getting right down to it, the listener feeling insecure about themself because they aren't a werewolf like Caleb is something completely reasonable, and was honestly a conflict I expected to see at some point, but the fact that it was framed as jealousy or a fear of being cheated on that led to them jumping to the conclusion of Caleb cheating really rubbed me the wrong way. I feel that type of writing for a listener character that is meant to and written to be a woman is perpetuating the sexist stereotype that every woman is jealous of every other woman her partner may interact with and have an outburst of suspecting or accusing said partner of cheating. While I do understand that this listener has canonically had issues of partners cheating in the past, I still feel there could have been a different way to go about it; furthermore, the way Caleb was written to respond to such concerns and accusations was less than favorable, as it felt to me more manipulative and dissmissive to the listener's genuine doubt, mistrust, and insecurity. To me, it didn't seem like there was any level of honest communication, no healthy support or reassurance, and therefore, no actual resolution.
My next issue is with Tobin's audios. I haven't even heard so much as a second of dialog yet, and that's because I paused the video as soon as I opened and read the description. To quote, it states: "FYI...Yes, this is an [M4M] audio...however the story is important to the Frosthaven arc overall"
I can hardly even begin to explain how devastating it was nor how hurt I felt when reading that. This is the singular M4M playlist of audios within the Frosthaven universe he's made, and that message in the description feels like an apology. As though he's apologizing for making a confirmed queer branch within a whole series of audios that are either M4F or M4A. That message singlehandedly demolished every last ounce of willingness and excitement I had to get into the Frosthaven series.
For an audio creator who has made queer content in the past—and recently—seemingly unapologetically, seeing him say something like that about a confirmed/actively queer branch of his primarily M4F and M4A is baffling, disappointing, and extremely disheartening as it comes across as extremely backhanded to the mlm fans within his community—however few there may be. The fact that he apologizes for including even a single instance of representation of mlm romance is not only disrespectful to mlm fans but also hypocritical considering his past demonstrations of allyship. It honestly calls into question said allyship if he feels he has to apologize for that representation as if it's some kind of bad thing he's doing. Overall, I'm incredibly disappointed with the Frosthaven series thus far, and now have little to no motivation to continue it.
Yes the phrasing of it as being an apology is weird but the reason Nomad hasn't done much M4M content on the channel is because YouTube doesn't send it out. Those videos are barely ever seen. He does want to do more M4M content but is worried about it.
Secondly Nomad is not an ally, Nomad is bisexual. He is part of the community. And while yes that does not mean he is automatically exepmt from fault, it made me feel weird to see it worded that way.
I do apologize for not realizing he's bisexual, but as a bisexual man myself, that piece of information doesn't make it any better, and I'd even hazard to say it just makes it worse. I understand being concerned about putting out m4m content—as his videos are definitely a portion of his income—but that concern still does not warrant an apology for posting mlm content.
Started listening to the Frosthaven series by Nomad today, and I have to say I'm uh... not impressed.
I held some excitement about it because it was Nomad, and I love his City Wolf/Country Lamb series, but I struggled with starting Frosthaven due to the stark lack of inclusivity I'd hoped for. I recently reached a point where I felt I was able to actually start that ball rolling and just imagine all the audios as either m4m or m4a at the very least, but then I ran into an abundance of issues that I haven't seen anyone talk about and it's pretty concerning—so I'm gonna Be That Person and open my big mouth about it.
Starting with Deacon, I didn't have any problems- a few laughs at some reduntant or contradictory things, but still enjoyed/enjoy listening to him. It wasn't until I paused on Deacon and hit up Caleb's playlist next where I started running into the issue—that issue being the subtle misogyny that felt really kinda gross to me when it came to the argument audio (I'm not sure if there are multiple yet, so I'll just say the one titled "Relationship Status"). Getting right down to it, the listener feeling insecure about themself because they aren't a werewolf like Caleb is something completely reasonable, and was honestly a conflict I expected to see at some point, but the fact that it was framed as jealousy or a fear of being cheated on that led to them jumping to the conclusion of Caleb cheating really rubbed me the wrong way. I feel that type of writing for a listener character that is meant to and written to be a woman is perpetuating the sexist stereotype that every woman is jealous of every other woman her partner may interact with and have an outburst of suspecting or accusing said partner of cheating. While I do understand that this listener has canonically had issues of partners cheating in the past, I still feel there could have been a different way to go about it; furthermore, the way Caleb was written to respond to such concerns and accusations was less than favorable, as it felt to me more manipulative and dissmissive to the listener's genuine doubt, mistrust, and insecurity. To me, it didn't seem like there was any level of honest communication, no healthy support or reassurance, and therefore, no actual resolution.
My next issue is with Tobin's audios. I haven't even heard so much as a second of dialog yet, and that's because I paused the video as soon as I opened and read the description. To quote, it states: "FYI...Yes, this is an [M4M] audio...however the story is important to the Frosthaven arc overall"
I can hardly even begin to explain how devastating it was nor how hurt I felt when reading that. This is the singular M4M playlist of audios within the Frosthaven universe he's made, and that message in the description feels like an apology. As though he's apologizing for making a confirmed queer branch within a whole series of audios that are either M4F or M4A. That message singlehandedly demolished every last ounce of willingness and excitement I had to get into the Frosthaven series.
For an audio creator who has made queer content in the past—and recently—seemingly unapologetically, seeing him say something like that about a confirmed/actively queer branch of his primarily M4F and M4A is baffling, disappointing, and extremely disheartening as it comes across as extremely backhanded to the mlm fans within his community—however few there may be. The fact that he apologizes for including even a single instance of representation of mlm romance is not only disrespectful to mlm fans but also hypocritical considering his past demonstrations of allyship. It honestly calls into question said allyship if he feels he has to apologize for that representation as if it's some kind of bad thing he's doing. Overall, I'm incredibly disappointed with the Frosthaven series thus far, and now have little to no motivation to continue it.
Had a fruitful convo with someone who was struggling to comprehend ICE riots.
When the ruling class can move the goalposts of legality, and clearly shows you they'll treat long tenured, law abiding, tax paying people the same as they would the "criminals" they fear mongered their way into power over, it was NEVER going to be about protecting citizens and was always about harming marginalized communities. This shit isn't an accident. It is methodical.
Using specific language (criminal) to keep the ignorant thinking that whatever is happening is just is the way they slither towards their goal.
And of course there are several other layers of bullshit, but I find that cutting to the point of "they're kidnapping abuelitas like they're on a most wanted list" snaps people out of their complicit ignorance pretty quick.
Bless my immigrant homies, I pray you and your families have peace and security and know that you are wanted. And if you don't, know that we will not just let this shit go unanswered.
Hello. I have a quention. Mayhaps it has been answered before, but I cannot find it ;-; are Essence Eaters born? Or can they be turned? I'm tryna do sumn
It's all genetic, so they're born! The closest thing to "turning" that they can do is take a mate
They can only do it once, and the process essentially links their lives together (going feral when a mate dies isn't uncommon, unfortunately, if they don't die of starvation first). So if their mate isn't an essence eater, then their lifespan increases, they become a bit more physically strong/resilient, things like that. If an essence eater takes a mate they can also pretty much only feed off their mate. If their mate wasn't already an essence eater, though, they don't develop the need to feed in the same way essence eaters do, though
(A mate also doesn't necessarily need to be a romantic partner, but because they only get one that's commonly who they pick)
Hopefully this made sense I am very sleep deprived lmao
Perfect! Thank you very much! I will take this information and take off to bestow Irreversible Trauma upon new characters faster than anyone can catch me :)
Usually i copy paste the chapter here, but it is well over 6400 words and yall im tired and also ill, so uh. Have some screenshots
Go read if u wanna. Link is in the title<3
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HEY. YOU. WHAT'S YOUR DARLIN OC'S NAME AH? I GOTTA SHARE WITH MY BOYFRIENDS BECAUSE WE FROTH AT THE MOUTH OVER MASC DARLINS
GASSPP. ME???
his full name is juniper finch !! i literally can't decide a middle name cus NOTHING MATCHES. but it doesn't matter :') i use his nicknames often; june and junebug, which was given to him by my angel oc :3
