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[skolomorphic]

In my dreams, everything was burning. A voice was calling out for me.

Summoned forth as the intended sacrifice of a mysterious ritual, a young man finds himself in a new world with the face of his attempted killer, Acacius Duval, as well as a looming death curse if he doesn’t carry out Acacius’ last will. However, while Acacius has left many looming problems, he didn’t leave behind the most important piece: his memories.

That would have been too convenient for navigating a world stitched together from apocalypses.

Fortunately, after only a few life and death trials, Acacius’ unintentional replacement is sent away to the prestigious Nithemoore Academy, where he can learn everything he needs to know about the world and gain the power to grasp his freedom…

At least, if the tracks of history don’t doom him first.

First three chapters out now! 130k words pre-written, and updates every Saturday. Hope to see you there!

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[lavandulatower999]

Headshot illustrations of characters from @skolomorphic's webnovel, Proof of Existence 👍

[skolomorphic]

just as a fun fact, here are some songs for proof of existence that i can share without spoilers

jeong eunseok - little white lies / tango / friends

original acacius - sometimes / white noise boys

luka - something in the way

roxana - newsgirl

cyprian duval - birds with broken wings

luka & "acacius duval" - matilda

dagian naveen - super superhero (as mentioned in a previous ask)

song to make you scared - evl ppl

[skolomorphic]

Can you share any fun facts about Dagian or Nastaran?

the character concepts for dagian and the blonde figure in her "nightmares" were loosely inspired by super superhero (eng cover with some lyricisms i like also). not sure how many of them we'll see, but dagian is from a big family and has lots of siblings/cousins. kalarastriya has excellent schools and institutions too but dagian decided to study internationally because she's a restless person who likes adventure and wanted to go somewhere far away and new.

nastaran... shes got a lot of secret torments going on that make me smile. she's planned as a feature character in arc 5, so we'll be seeing a lot more of her soon!

[skolomorphic]

Wait, was the Dragon of Sorrows originally inspired by a play on 'crocodile tears'?

no, but i do love that interpretation

[skolomorphic]

Silly question, but you're on hiatus right now, right?

yeah, that's correct! probably for a few weeks while i write out the rest of the next arc. thanks for your patience, and don't forget to vote in the character poll in the meanwhile!

[skolomorphic]

The Proof of Existence Character Popularity Poll is now up!

The poll is open until I start posting the next arc. Includes some optional bonus questions as well. Looking forward to hearing from you all!

[skolomorphic]

I'm not going to commit voter fraud bc that would be really mean but know that spiritually i have given cynara duval 100 votes

she needs all the wins that she can get....

[skolomorphic]

for media tecs, i've been meaning to ask if you've read seth dickinson's exordia! if not, that's darker in tone than proofy but it's a really good fast-paced thriller with a strong cast of characters, and its metaphysics kind of reminded me of yours!

i haven't! i've been enjoying sci-fi novels lately, so i'm happy to add this one to my list as well :] thank you for the rec!

[skolomorphic]

The Proof of Existence Character Popularity Poll is now up!

The poll is open until I start posting the next arc. Includes some optional bonus questions as well. Looking forward to hearing from you all!

[skolomorphic]

proof of existence: harbinger's record (4)

arc 4.2 | chapter 56 | 4.4k

“So, you two have a good talk,” Veric said, patting Luka on the shoulder and nudging him forward. “I hope you guys will have this all sorted by the end of the day. I’ll catch up with you later, okay?” She gave them both a serious look before decisively striding away. Acacius watched her go, then glanced askance at Luka with a complicated expression on his face. Luka looked back at him, uncertain as how to proceed. Acacius sighed. “Come on,” he said. “Let’s go get something to eat.”

luka collects on the promised payment.

read on github pages

[skolomorphic]

usually im bad at imagining how people and things look when described from novels (i am also prone to forgetting what they're described to look like unless it's repeated a bajillion times) so i was like. man rhoswen is so peak she's so cool and i scroll past tumblr and see rhoswen art and i go HOLY FUCKING SHIT SHE LOOKS SO COOL?????? HOLY SHIT YOU NEVER MISS OH MY GOD SHE LOOKS SO. SO. AUUAFHJASFHASFJHJKASFJKASF (<- insane rhoswen fangirl)

hey also about that acacius slash eunseok art. the way that eunseok's leg is bent lower than acacius' and his lifted leg is trembling slightly and he looks just a bit off balance and he has to lower his leg down to check that he's not going to fall versus acacius leg straight balance centered looking forward even with an arm around eunseok making it look effortless. ohhhhh i know what you are. your art is so good and i love the storytelling that you convey in it with the details like. oh my god. i love proofy so much.

heh... thank you...! i'm glad you like rhoswen's design, she's super fun to me. i explained her outfit concept to my friend once as "like a bloodborne hunter." more importantly, her hair and freckles are cute.

also your analysis of the acacius/eunseok dancing piece made me smile a lot. yes... that's right...! eunseok is it good that you're following the lead of a guy who has a title that says "i'm just acting things out on a stage"

thank you for taking the time to write in! i hope you enjoy the conclusion of this arc.

[skolomorphic]

If we’re giving media recs, may I recommend ‘Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone’ to you! It can be read for free on Royal Road atm. I’m assuming you built Eunseok off tropes/character aspects you like, so I think you would also end up really liking the main character Aaron. He has very similar energy to Eunseok, and also takes over someone’s identity and is pushed into living their life (though it goes off the rails very quickly in FTKB LOL). Lots of political power plays, dismantling systems of oppression and questioning what makes humanity human~

wow, i love identity problems, things going wrong, and discussions about the nature of humanity. thanks for the rec! i'll put it on my list as well.

[skolomorphic]

proof of existence: harbinger's record (4)

arc 4.2 | chapter 56 | 4.4k

“So, you two have a good talk,” Veric said, patting Luka on the shoulder and nudging him forward. “I hope you guys will have this all sorted by the end of the day. I’ll catch up with you later, okay?” She gave them both a serious look before decisively striding away. Acacius watched her go, then glanced askance at Luka with a complicated expression on his face. Luka looked back at him, uncertain as how to proceed. Acacius sighed. “Come on,” he said. “Let’s go get something to eat.”

luka collects on the promised payment.

read on github pages

[skolomorphic]

@horatiovonbecker​ submitted:

Have you read Jenna Moran’s Ragnarok? I don’t know how much of it is pulling from the original myths, but Luka definitely reminds me of: “Ah! Batman, thou were wise and cruel, to bind us so.”

interesting read! i like the narrative style of this piece and am intrigued by the metafiction promised by the website at large. earmarking this to check out in more detail later. thanks for the rec!

[skolomorphic]

delayed update

hi everyone, i'm going to be busy this weekend, so the next chapter will go up 1-2 days late. thanks for your patience and i hope to see you there!

[skolomorphic]

who is that you're dancing with?