Random22765

Ele/Dele (He/him) 20Y 🇧🇷

[random22765]

call me Random, prazer em conhecê-lo˗ 🔥 -

amateur author, graduating in history.

about me:

constantly in a state of half-controlled depression

I love writing good people in shitty worlds

I am stupidly focused in worldbuilding. More than actually writing, unfortunately

Desperately searching opportunities to talk about my WIPs because my brain works better when i feel forced to explain my ideas to other people

what you'll find here:

updates on my novel about sorcerers living through the end of the world

rants about how well i think a action sequence is planned out and executed

A LOT of rants about speculative cultures and actual rants about our world-history caused by college.

writing process stuff (mainly me complaining how bad is my writing)

Me talking about Interactive fiction i have been reading

Occasionally a half-assed sketch made by me or an actual drawing I commissioned an actual artist to make.

current project: Senhor de Todo-Mar

A urban-fantasy novel about Alaska (23, mommy issues, depressed) a sorcerer who in search of discovering the reasons of her mother's disappearance, ends up exploding the ship of the greatest criminal empire in sorcerer-history, the Allseas. That action ends up shaking the sorcerer world, enticing an open-conflict between Allseas and the Konsiliun, the elusive and shady government of most sorcerers in the world. Being arrested by the Konsiliun, she is forced to participate in an expedition led by her ex-friend Luciano (23, rising star and emotionally unavailable) and her ex-nanny/mother assistance Teresa (28, hot and used it to become stupidly rich) against the criminal empire and discover the secret the old kept from the young.

think: Jujutsu Kaisen meets Arma Escarlate with sprinkles of Chainsaw Men. Urban Fantasy about underpaid sorcerers risking their lives against all kinds of bullshit. if you're into characters that use the line between “selflesss” and “selfish” as a jump-roap and character driven action, maybe we are into the same type of story.

I love talking about mine an other people writing process and ideas

i always glad to talk with people with similar interests

Thats it i guess, thanks for the attention if you read until here?

[random22765]

I ask myself ANYONE was surprised by Aaron being a quite nice guy

Vampires are EVIL, it just happen that at this moment the elite of Purpee manage to be WORSE than them.

[starloving-186]

ask game!

making an ask game purely out of boredom

if you had to dye your hair, what colour would you pick?

in an emergency, who would you call?

favourite scent and why?

who is a role model in your life, real or fictional?

three people you wish you could meet?

would you rather be permanently moving/on the road, or live in the same place for your whole life?

describe a dream you had recently

favourite accessory you own?

how would you survive an apocalypse or at least attempt to?

dream pet?

song you listened to in childhood?

how do you show affection (this can be platonic or romantic)?

favourite film?

piece of media that left a lasting impact on you?

any “paranormal” or unexplainable experiences?

favourite type of chocolate?

drink of choice?

a compliment you’ve received?

best gift you’ve gotten?

dream car?

describe a nightmare you’ve had?

favourite time of day/night?

a hobby you tried but didn’t stick with?

movie or tv show you want to watch?

dream room?

share one outlook you have on life?

a favourite lyric?

favourite way to spend time alone?

share an adventure you went on?

what are your opinions on the person asking?

[untitledrockstar-if]

I read old posts where it says that ????? is the least red flag ro, I thought it was S, S has a hidden side that has not yet shown because in the demo it seems quite normal by the standards

S has their bad sides too yes, but mc and they are not close enough for all that yet

also in hindsight I was straight up lying w ???? bc oh boy

[interact-if]

We are so excited for this interview with the author of Whiskey Four, @johnlouisif!

Do you want to play a retired contract killer? Who's being hunted down by the corpos, the cops and even your (supposedly dead) ex! Oh right...you also need to save the galaxy from an unknown entity...

Have what it takes?

Check out the other winners in the action/adventure category here.

About the author

I don’t drink coffee. Or alcohol. My inspiration for my work comes purely from the pains of cold sobriety. I broke my wrist when I was eleven years old and my handwriting hasn’t recovered since, and I very often can’t read my own notes when I’m annotating books.

About the book

John Wick in space meets Lovecraftian cosmic horror.

Tell us a bit about what you're working on right now and your journey into interactive fiction

I’m working on the sequel to my first interactive fiction game, I, the Forgotten One. It’s a pretty beastly project, as the multiple endings diverge into three primary routes, so every chapter needs to be written about two and a half times. I started ITFO six years ago during COVID, and it was just a hobby for a while, but I’ve been attempting to take it more seriously with the opening of a Patreon, hoping that I can potentially do writing full time in the future.

What was the inspiration for this game and why did you want to write an action story?

I wanted to write in a futuristic/sci-fi setting after finishing ITFO, but more than that, I wanted to write a story with completely different pacing. ITFO and its sequel, I, the Unbroken One, take place over months. I need, for the sake of the plot, a great deal of time to pass. The characters are marching or riding vast distances; medieval war involves a lot of waiting and boredom. This doesn’t make for a good story, so time needs to be skipped. The great danger of this style of story is that it can sometimes feel like a series of vignettes; if I keep skipping time and just jumping between major scenes, there won’t be any connective tissue.

Whiskey-Four is all connective tissue. The game takes place over four days, and each scene leads immediately into the next. The movement of time is kept in check by the use of a clock which tells the reader what time it is after every minor time skip. This style of pacing is best suited to action/adventure stories, I believe.

What is one thing you're really proud of that you've written? Do you have any favourite character or scene you've written?

I think writing Ulysses/Ulyssa, the primary love interest from Whiskey-Four, was the best creative decision I have made in writing. I believe they are singlehandedly responsible for a full half of Whiskey-Four’s popularity. In the grand scheme of love interests, they don’t even have a lot of time with the protagonist, and yet they’re still so well-liked, which I think is a testament to how compelling they turned out.

How has your identity, heritage/background, or personal experiences influenced your storytelling or writing process?

I’ve dealt with mental health troubles in the past which really colored the prose and, for lack of a better term, the vibe of I, the Forgotten One. It’s a vibe I can’t really recapture, now that I’m in a better place. 

For folks who have enjoyed your IF, what other book/music/movie should they check out for the same 'vibe'?

I discovered the song “Infinite Skin” by Blaqk Audio when writing Whiskey-Four, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard a song better encapsulate something I wrote. The entire album, “Only Things We Love,” fits the cyberpunk aesthetic of Whiskey-Four so well.

What are you excited to tackle/implement/work on next?

I, the Unbroken One, the sequel to ITFO! It’s up to 200,000+ words now, and it’s… maybe a quarter done. It’s been a huge project, much larger than I typically like, but I’ve so far enjoyed the process. I think the third chapter which I just released publicly is the best of the story so far. I started ITFO six years ago, and I’ve become a better writer since then, so the sequel is an opportunity to take existing characters and make them even stronger.

[ilynpilled]

speaking of, good and fun series and book that id recommend

[random22765]

HOLY FUCK

[girl-with-the-dragon-age-tattoo]

Some rendering practice courtesy of Osessa A'zion as Roxy from @untitledrockstar-if

I blame MC for nothing bc I too would let this woman ruin my life

[girl-with-the-dragon-age-tattoo]

Some rendering practice courtesy of Osessa A'zion as Roxy from @untitledrockstar-if

I blame MC for nothing bc I too would let this woman ruin my life

[random22765]

My favorite thing about Choice of Rebels is that, at his core, it has one similar message to Black Sails.

This is how they survive. You must know this. You're too smart not to know this.

"They paint the world full of shadows... and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons, their judgments. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn't true. We can prove that it isn't true. In the dark, there is discovery, there is possibility, there is freedom in the dark once someone has illuminated it."

All this will be for nothing. We will have been for nothing. Defined by their histories... distorted to fit into their narrative... until all that is left of us are the monsters in the stories they tell their children."

But in Choice of Rebels, the Hegemony had the tools to create the dragons in the shadow. The more the MC explore the world, the more he sees how much Theurgy became ingrained in every aspect of their civilization. Food, transportation, protections, communication.

And everytime the same question appears "How can you tear down a system that found it's way to every corner of this civilization". The Theurgy and Hegemony is a cancer in the continent, a tumor that grew to the point that removing it might kill millions upon millions. And at the same time, this tumor already killed millions upon millions before, and will keep killing millions upon millions after.

Is such a good moral dilemma in a story about revolution and change. I really love it

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Anyway that quote of Black Sails is fuckin sick.

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Thinking again of how i would kill to exist a if writer that is evil enough for them to write a RO incapable, for wathever reason, of loving the mc romantically back.

Jude talked a little about thinking in making Renata aromantic in O, Your Heavenly Star!, but i dont know any aromantic people so i dont know how its their experience, so i dont know if its exactly what i want

I just think it would be a extremely devious and delicious angst a RO that simply cant love mc romantically back. Not that there is some larger force forcing them apart, but the RO simply doesnt develop the romantic feelings.

It would be even better if they do love platonically Mc, or do feel attraction from them. So there is this underlining and constant warmth and connection that just cuts short of what Mc wants

I think a periodo piece like OYHS is even more interesting, because one of the main drawns for OYHS is its focus to aboard gender and sexuality in that time period. Both for the ROs and the Mc.

Or maybe a story where the MC try and try to make things "right", but there is nothing wrong with him or the RO, its simply not gonna happen.

Please gods, hear me and make this and the "RO dies midway through the game and their routr is just mouning and melancholy", PLEASE.

[random22765]

An in my personal experience, one time i fell in love in a friend of mine that everyone thought was a lesbian (she told that to people so boys would stop pissing her off)

So i think it would also be kinda fun a "Look tour moron, this RO wll NOT fall in love with you. You are not their type. In a GENDER level. If you wanna follow their route its fine. But i warn you again, it will NOT happen, they are NOT gonna fall in love with you."

[random22765]

Thinking again of how i would kill to exist a if writer that is evil enough for them to write a RO incapable, for wathever reason, of loving the mc romantically back.

Jude talked a little about thinking in making Renata aromantic in O, Your Heavenly Star!, but i dont know any aromantic people so i dont know how its their experience, so i dont know if its exactly what i want

I just think it would be a extremely devious and delicious angst a RO that simply cant love mc romantically back. Not that there is some larger force forcing them apart, but the RO simply doesnt develop the romantic feelings.

It would be even better if they do love platonically Mc, or do feel attraction from them. So there is this underlining and constant warmth and connection that just cuts short of what Mc wants

I think a periodo piece like OYHS is even more interesting, because one of the main drawns for OYHS is its focus to aboard gender and sexuality in that time period. Both for the ROs and the Mc.

Or maybe a story where the MC try and try to make things "right", but there is nothing wrong with him or the RO, its simply not gonna happen.

Please gods, hear me and make this and the "RO dies midway through the game and their routr is just mouning and melancholy", PLEASE.

[ilynpilled]

random but can you think of anytime when art of any type tried to do something (such as explore a theme, issue, characterisation, storyline ect) that you consider it didn’t achieve well but was interesting perhaps because of its flaws?

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Owen doesn't have photos of himself alone. He only has photos of his friends, and sometimes he is in those photos.

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I tried to draw Teresa. Id not like I want still because I imagine her more toned than slim tho. I need to pratice drawing muscle lol

She is 1,78 and she is supposed to be extremely attractive in universe. Has amazing body, super charismatic ara ara ara ara

She is the oldest out of the 3 POVs. Owen, Alaska and Luciano are 22-23 while Teresa is 28-29. She is also the one with the fewest POVs.

[fae-reads-if]

a silly poll just for fun

Would it be selfish of MC to leave the band?

yes

no

only if they do it for fame

they should have left 3 years ago!

they shouldn't have joined the band

why would they ever want to leave?

7 button/I hate the band

they should win the contest and leave afterwards for maximal damage

they should get a real job

they have to stay with the band forever and ever because they are best friends!!

I care about Oriana/Orion/August - leaving is hard

other/nuance/results

Remaining time: 4 days 6 hours

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I think i have too little information to decide fully.

They are clearly hiding something bad about Seven, and the extent of how bad it is may change my answer.

My mc is deeply attached to the band. But he also is becoming increasingly ambitious during the show because of G and his inferiority complex. If they break his trust there is a good shot that he is gonna feel justified enough to leave them.

But again, it depends on how fucked up is the thing they are hiding from him.

[ilynpilled]

that stupid oh father song is in my fucking head

[random22765]

HE TURNED WATER INTO WINE!

WHAT A USELESS SUPERPOWER!!! 🎶🎶

[ilynpilled]

it is specifically the “No angels singin' on high, no invisible man in the sky 'Cause he's right in front of your eyes” part

[ilynpilled]

i do lol a bit at the fact that most ppl do not know that daveed does not only know jack shit about musical theatre specifically and cares very little for it and didnt just straight up stumble into a tony with hamilton (the only musical he had ever done and possibly ever will do by his own admission) bc his friend wrote a role with him in mind, he actually is very intimidated by singing, which makes him constantly being made to do these so damn funny

[random22765]

HE IS INTIMIDATED BY SINGING? LOL

I never heard ANYTHING of this and is absolutely hilarious kskskdkdkd

[ilynpilled]

in here hes like wow i loved the stupid fucking french accent bc it allowed me to act through singing

[ilynpilled]

that stupid oh father song is in my fucking head

[random22765]

HE TURNED WATER INTO WINE!

WHAT A USELESS SUPERPOWER!!! 🎶🎶

[ilynpilled]

it is specifically the “No angels singin' on high, no invisible man in the sky 'Cause he's right in front of your eyes” part

[ilynpilled]

i do lol a bit at the fact that most ppl do not know that daveed does not only know jack shit about musical theatre specifically and cares very little for it and didnt just straight up stumble into a tony with hamilton (the only musical he had ever done and possibly ever will do by his own admission) bc his friend wrote a role with him in mind, he actually is very intimidated by singing, which makes him constantly being made to do these so damn funny

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HE IS INTIMIDATED BY SINGING? LOL

I never heard ANYTHING of this and is absolutely hilarious kskskdkdkd