#dark pine

[thistledown-au-warriors]

Thistledown AU Darkstripe aka Dark Pine!

Dark Pine — sleek black and gray tabby tom with yellow eyes.

Parents: Willow Branch, ??? (ShadowClan tom)

pathetic little lackey

[the8worldking]

Dark Pine is the greatest thing you've created.

To this day I wonder “how, HOW the fuck did I come up with him?” But I don’t regret it 😂

[the8worldking]

Yo, I just listened to Bury the Light and now I can’t stop thinking about Oscar singing it to Yang! Or Mercury singing it when he gets promoted! 😂

Blake, Ruby, Weiss and JNR were all downstairs in the lounge, their faces showing either their annoyance or pain. Why? Because for the millionth time, Oscar, or in this case “Dark Pine”, was singing Virgil from Devil May Cry’s new theme “Bury the light” to his number one fan girl. Blake was banging her head on the wall, regretting she was a Faunus. Weiss tapping her fingers on the coffe table to distract herself from her murderous thoughts, Ren was meditating (or at least trying to), Nora had her head BURIED in the floor screaming, Ruby was holding to pillows against her ears while crying in Jaune’s lap, who also was covering his ears with pillows.

Jaune: HOW! MANY! FUCKING! TIMES! WILL! HE! SING! THAT! FCUKING! SONG?!

Weiss: as long as his SIMP enjoys it!

Meanwhile upstairs, Dark Pine was giving his number one fan the encore she just can’t get enough of

Oscar: 🎶 BURY THE LIGHT DEEP WITHIN! CAST ASIDE THERE’S NO COMING HOME! WE’RE BURNING CHAOS IN THE WIND! DRIFTING IN THE OCEAN ALL ALONE🎶

Yang was clapping and cheering for an encore. The second everyone down stairs heard the begging of the song AGAIN, they all let out an scream of agony for all of Atlas to hear. Even the Grimm felt their pain.

[darkpinedaily]

Dark Pine Update: Hardcover on the Way

While there hasn't been much on the sales front, I will be releasing a hardcover edition of "Dark Pine: Tales of Terror" in 2024.

It will be illustrated and have three additional stories that didn't make the cut in the paperback and ebook. The three stories were mostly cut due to not fitting the vibe or theme of the other stories or just not working in general and were scrapped before they really got started.

While I don't know exactly when it will be released next year it will more than likely be either late January or sometime in February. March would be the latest. It really depends on how long it takes me to finish up the three additional stories and get the illustrations done. I'm an indie author who is essentially a one woman show. I do everything myself from the editing and formatting down to the cover art and illustrations. I'm aiming to release it with KDP as well so it's still alongside the paperback and ebook listing on Amazon, but that could change. Part of me is tempted to try B&N Press, but I might try that with one of my next books instead.

Either way, I'm excited to put this together.It took some time to convince myself it was worth it to make a hardcover edition. I didn't want it to feel like it's just a collectable. I want it to feel just as worth reading as the original paperback. It's not a long book to begin with since it's a collection of short stories, but I think it has potential and this could get it to a wider audience. I write because I enjoy telling stories and sharing them. If this ends up being a way to get those stories to more people that may like them, then I know it's worth it in the end.

[darkpinedaily]

I realize that for a profile called Dark Pine Daily, I don’t post daily. It’s a side blog for my book releasing this Fall. It was supposed to be like a local newspaper title.

There will be more posts coming. Just bare with me.

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Can anyone hear me?

[darkpinedaily]

Strolling through the forest between the Dark Pine and the old town you stumble upon a note and a dead abandoned flashlight. You recognize the handwriting, it's from one of your classmates that you haven't seen in a few days. You just figured they were sick, but reading this you know where they went. Torn between heading back to town and rushing to the rescue, you pocket the note and rush through the woods to the old town.

The old tower looms over the remaining buildings, your friends backpack lays open on the ground by its entrance. The top of the staircase pokes out from behind the highest remaining wall of the tower. You're not about to let your friend become another poster to line the walls of the Dark Pine Police Department.

The staircase has claimed many visitors and scared away more than you can imagine. That hasn't stopped brave souls from venturing to them throughout the years to see if the tales are true. Whether their first supposed victim haunts them is still unknown, but one thing's for sure, they're infamy is more than enough to lure in the curious.

Learn more about the staircase and other tales of Dark Pine this Fall in the horror novel "Dark Pine: Tales of Terror", a collection of short stories sure to pique your curiosity.

[darkpinedaily]

Everyone has their demons, and so can some towns. Deep within the towering pine tree at the center of Dark PIne, one of the town's first real landmarks, it waits. A creature from its past keeping an eye on the land it once called home, haunting the founders for generations to come.

Find out more this Fall in "Dark Pine: Tales of Terror".

[darkpinedaily]

The Door to Nowhere

Sometimes a door is just a door, even when they lead to a drop. Other times, though, who knows where they go.

Hidden at the edge of Dark Pine, this door has claimed many curious adventurers. You'd think the missing flyers that line the brick far below it would be enough to ward off brave souls, but the siren song of curiosity is stronger.

This Fall will you be willing to join some brave souls on their journey to the door? Keep an eye out for more updates for "Dark Pine: Tales of Terror".