Hi, my name is Larkin. I'm a 20-something author, completely and utterly consumed with writing things that would send my conservative grandmother into a coma.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN MY WORK:
boy pussy
smut
trans MCs (literally almost always, if not 100% of the time--I'm trans masc, but I also write trans fem characters)
autistic/ADHD MCs
religious imagery/themes (*cough* traumatized *cough*)
liminal spaces
gore
✨creative✨ interpretations of angels and demons (absolute nightmare entities)
atheistic worlds
queer-normative worlds
Hellscapes inspired by rural Texas
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MINI GUIDE TO MY WORK:
Right now, I am working on a year-long project to publish 10-15 short stories. My first story came out earlier this month. All short stories can be found here: https://larkinbryne.itch.io/ for $1.50 (apologies, I am incredibly poor)
PUBLISHED:
The Projector
"Jack’s life is defined by its disquieting absences: no memories of his own face, no sense of permanence, and a body that feels borrowed. Alone in the early morning quiet of the cinema where he works, he encounters a new trainee—Mack—who is more familiar than any stranger should be. As their unsettling resemblance deepens, Jack finds himself face to face with the thing he has wanted his entire life: a projection of himself. "
Themes:
liminal spaces
dysphoria
identity
aphantasia
dysphoria
derealization
dissociation
Rep:
achillean
trans man
Read if you like...
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
The Thing
Us
The Mist
Kane Pixels/The Backrooms
movie theaters that have not changed the carpet since before you were born
Triggers (in addition to the themes mentioned):
gore
What people are saying about The Projector:
"I was horrified the entire, short read. I was infatuated with the writing style. Everything about this short story had me clawing for more." (Storygraph Reviewer)
"This story absolutely fucks with my perception of self in a comfortingly sad way, especially as a trans person, but it's also so gripping with the way it holds you in its claws and I adore it so much." (Storygraph Reviewer)
Together We Bleed
Disgraced ex-angel, Haniel, is buying his husband flowers for Valentines day.
Features the following:
boy pussy
use of magic in sex
lit professor x former angel
hurt/comfort
established couple
ruined Valentines day plans
a hospital
'I sent you my dick, pls respond'
Rep:
trans mc
achillean
autistic mc
rejection sensitive dysphoria
Content Warnings:
smut
reference to trauma from previous abusive or otherwise harmful relationships
mentions of the Abrahamic God and heaven
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CURRENT WIPS:
BlOODY AUBADE//A HARBINGER OF FIRE, VOL I
sad, gay cowboys
grimdark fantasy
'The Gunslinger' and 'Fullmetal Alchemist' are the best comp titles I've got for this one
smut
magic
Texas hellscape
multi POV
enemies to lovers (sort of)
demons and angels in an atheistic world
demon prince x servant of hell
grief and healing
absurdism as a coping mechanism
First in a series of novellas
[Releasing sometime this year hopefully--cross your fingers]
JUST KILLING TIME
sad gremlin gay in the wilderness x psych major who just so happens to be hiking the CDT
queer romance
pretty angsty
trans masc MC
Chilean MC
autistic MC
backpacking
boy pussy smut (duh)
again, absurdism as a coping mechanism
depression
anxiety
novella
Title snatched from a Radiohead lyric
[Zero idea when this is coming out, but I thought I'd mention it anyway]
Anywayyyy, great to meet you guys. Find me on insta @ https://www.instagram.com/larkin.bryne/
Still trying to get the hang of things on Tumblr, but I'm excited to be here!
I have a new short out on Itch.io. (It’s very fucking cursed, sorry—but also I know that Tumblr is home to a lot gay freaks, so I thought y’all might enjoy)
WEEKLY WRITING UPDATE 2/16 - 2/22 (I say, as if I will remember to do this weekly):
Words written: around 5k
Goal for 2/23 - 3/1: Finished, fairly clean draft of Bloody Aubade for beta readers. Approx. 30k words.
I’ve been off insta for a few days which has helped fucking TREMENDOUSLY, both for my mental health and my writing. I got back on today just to respond to a few DMs, but I won’t be on socials again till the 28th.
Physically writing before I type has helped me a TON, because I naturally re-write a lot when I transfer everything over. Absolutely going to be doing written first drafts in the future.
I want to preface this by saying that I am confident I will have Bloody Aubade out by August (at the latest), but rn I’m looking at a first draft. Like, yes, it’s technically a re-write, but the re-write accidentally turned into a completely different monster than what I’d originally planned.
That said, I’m scrambling a little to get it fairly clean and presentable for beta readers (or alpha readers, I guess). I’ve known for a while that I’m going to have to do several rounds of betaing before I’m comfortable anyway.
Trying not to think too far ahead, but heavily considering a kickstarter campaign, so I can pay for stuff like a good cover and isbns. Kickstarters just genuinely scare the shit out of me though. Like, I know people are not just GIVING me money—they’re getting something in return—but it still makes me feel weird and a little guilty.
“No,” he says—compulsory muscle memory, and he finds himself buried under a slew of them: no-no-no-no-no-no-no, tapping on the roof of his mouth over and over until the sound is meaningless slop, though maybe it has always been. What an honor it must be to speak and be understood. What an honor to be listened to.
6k away from my re-write word count goal for Bloody Aubade. My aim is to have it done by the 18th, so it’s beta reader ready by the 28th (because I need to make some changes) We’ll see how many words it actually end up being😭😭
Love/hate relationship with the part of the writing process where I’m 3/4ths of the way done and something doesn’t feel right, so I’m re-evaluating, but I’m also just actively losing my fucking mind.
So, the MC of Bloody Aubade is a doctor, and he’s in a town rn where the people are literally dropping like flies. He’s preforming autopsies in an effort to figure out what the fuck is going on, but he’s so socially inept that people are scared/very wary of him. Muninn (who I also suspect is autistic—just better at masking, whoops) acts as a sort of buffer/translator—why I compare their relationship to Castiel and Dean a lot.
You know how Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks is autistic coded asf, but he appears normal in context because people take his behavior in stride (which I very much love and appreciate)? Cassius is like if Agent Cooper was treated like an autistic person.
Snippet from my ‘fuck around’ WIP short, The Bitter Iron:
1 The word of the LORD, which came through the mouth of Abramo, the son of Kamael, the son of Arun, the son of Isaac, in the dark times before Heaven and the Hells were fractured: For I, the LORD your God do command you to put away your iron. Any man who opens another with the tip of a blade will surely be absorbed back into the clay from whence he came.
2 And it was then widely known in the dark times, that one could not cut or be cut with the bitter iron, for the LORD had forbidden it.
If you have known me awhile, there’s a good chance you know about this project (at least, to some degree)
A LOT has changed, and I’m really excited to put every ounce of energy I have into this book (which, granted, is not much) and introduce you in the coming days.
Like I said, keep an eye out for subsequent posts😌💚
'The Gunslinger' and 'Fullmetal Alchemist' are the best comp titles I've got for this one
hi, welcome to tumblr! we're genres-and-themes neighbors. i apologize in advance for how obnoxious i'm going to be about this project.
Hi! Very glad to know I'm in good company! Please be as obnoxious as you want--I'll eat it up lmao. This project is actually my focus for the month of February, and I hope to have it 'done' (though I use this term loosely) and off with betas by the 28th.
