Hello I am back once again for my every few month check up on Libahunt’s progress. It’s me again, still suffering from the Brain Worms because of it. Any news?
So there's a huge problem going on at the moment with some of the sci-fi/fantasy publishers getting attacked with AI bots/spam stuff, so there's been a slowing down of publishers and what not. It's sort of a mess.
But there's hope to be found because I refuuuuse to give up.
However I feel so bad cause you really are so dedicated! If you ever wanted to read the current copy, please reach out and I'd be happy to let you see it!
The website construction is under way! Domain has been bought and the character bios have been started. Keep your eyes peeled for the reveal sometime in December!
I’m also planning to set up a Twitter poll about what sneak peeks you’d like to see first from the book. I’ll let you know when I’m setting it up, but make sure to follow the twitter in order to give your opinion!
Hello everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful Thursday, and if you're in America, happy Thanksgiving.
So, I finally have started the next step for the Libahunt Series. With some help from my wonderful friends, I have been able to create several different sites for you to get information and updates about Libahunt. I hope that you'll follow as many as you can, and make sure to interact and explore the links (mainly on Tumblr atm, though the website in currently under construction and hopefully will be up and running by the end of the year).
Tumblr's (LINK HERE) main use will be for sneak peeks of chapters, new scenes, character/species bios, and if you have any questions for me that you'd like me to answer about the series or the publication process.
**NOTE** The fun features of Libahunt's Tumblr page does not show up on the mobile app. If you want to see all the hard work Kihorri put into making the design, use chrome or other web browsers to see their full effect.
Facebook (LINK HERE) will be for publication updates, moodboards/photos, and more social engagement with me.
Twitter (LINK HERE) will be a mess. Haha no really it'll be similar to Facebook, though I think it's a little easier to engage on it than FB. (Lets be real FB is for older crowds anyways)
The website is currently in progress, so I won't share that here yet.
I haven't made a discord, but I might in the future depending on if people are engaged and interacting with the other social media platforms. (Thoughts on that? Let me know!)
Finally, because I have official pages of these now, I probably will stop using this tumblr for LH-related stuff. If you have questions, comments, want to see sneak peeks, enter future sweepstakes, or even possible voice-chats/podcasts in the future about this series, you'll have to be following those pages.
Thank you everyone who has given support. You are the reason that I have gotten this far. Can you believe we're on social media now? Insane! Anyway, go check em out and and tell me what you think of it all!
What do you mean "why do you still have it?" It's like my comfort story ever since it came out and i read it from time to time just cus how well done it is. Also because I'm excited to read libahunt 2.0 when its published :))
Stop that, ill melt. 🥰 although I can't even imagine how many things I'd change now.
and yes if I could get over my fear of missing a typo and just send the thing out, we'd be business! I also love that you still call it Libahunt 2.0 🤣
Do you have any updates on Libahunt’s publishing progress? I feel like i end up asking this every few months but tumblr’s search feature is so bad its giving me posts from like 2018 instead of anything helpful 😭
You're good, no worries!
So I got a bit sidetracked because I got a promotion at my job (now I'm the coordinator of school based counseling services at my clinic) so that has taken up a lot of my time. I'm essentially re-constructing the whole framework of the services with two other people, so we're a bit tied up with this.
I also am still working with Bels on the final edit, lifes been tough for both of us and I know Bels is in school and gotta focus on their studies, plus I got a bit distracted with the DSMP fandom which is 100% distracting me. >.<
The fact that people still remember LH though makes me wanna work on the final push though so thank you for the ask! Summer should slow down for my program since its focused for school, which means thatll be where I focus on my writing.
I feel the same way when it came to BBS community. I honestly missed it. You may or may not remember me but my user name used to Jesy-gmyst( if I can remember right oop).
At this point I’ll read anything you write! And that you have fun and enjoy any community you join.
Still can’t wait for libahunt!
Hello hello! Hope you have been doing well.
BBS was almost like a lifetime ago for me because I think about how involved I was in the community and the care I had for each of its members. Like I remember just sitting on the Discords for hours and checking in with people, talking about story ideas, processing new content and just having a crazy time (I just told Kihorri I finally turned on my notifications again on Discord because before it would overwhelm my phone). Tumblr used to be the first app I opened before I went to class or after I got out of my internship because I wanted to see what others thought of something I posted or updated. There was a time this little community was like a second family to me. Yes, there were messed up situations and times I got really upset with the negative aspects of it, but I cannot say enough about how BBS changed my life forever.
Oh, so update on Libahunt! Its been sent out to betas, been changed, edited professionally, betaed again, completely shredded apart, transformed, betaed AGAIN, and its finally, finally, complete. Sometimes I look at the first copy of the book and this current one (the 8th version) and I'm floored by how much has changed. I cannot wrap my brain around it being the same story from three years ago.
I actually just got a really nice comment from a beta who told me it was the best story she'd beta-read in a long time, and is looking forward to working on Fenix (book 2 of LH series). I think it's just gotta go through a line edit, but I can start seeking publication again (had to pause when I turned the story on its head). I'm also going to be making a LH twitter/Instagram, so when I do I'll share it here.
Imagine if I can actually publish this story? XD Fingers crossed!
The blind date with Chloebear my beloveds? au or canon, either works
Okay, so this is in canon verse but not technically canon. This is a 'what if' the stuff in Book 3 didn't happen which only Bels knows so for everyone else, it's just a snippet for you to enjoy.
If you haven't learned about my Libahunt series, but like this drabble, check out my twitter/tumblr 'the-libahunt-series' . I'll be doing more things like this starting in february over there. Any supports an/or follows is a huge help <3
If you'd like me to write a drabble, check out list/pairings here
Chloebear: 21. Blind date set up by friends
“I don’t have time for this.” Teddy’s sharp tone didn’t affect Ash, who hummed while he cleaned off the top of the bar. The noise and bustle of Test your Luck wasn’t abnormal, but the lack of patience in his short-tempered mind made the ambiance scratch at the inside of his eardrums Tapping his fingers against his mug, Teddy looked around again before hunching his shoulders and lowering his head with a grunt. “Why the hell would you even think—”
“That you need social contact with someone that you don’t want to run a blade through?” Ash peered up at him with a charm that urged Teddy to throw his drink at the bar owner. “Because your personality makes a hellhound look like a kitten and you’re scaring my customers away.”
“Then just tell me to leave.”
“But I like you, and if I did that, you’d be alone forever.”
“I have my missions with the others; if I never had to see your stupid wolf again, I’d be perfectly fine.” Teddy’s answer earned an eye roll from Ash, who moved to fix a drink for the approaching swamp gnome.
After the smaller creature snatched the beverage and stormed away, Ash turned his attention to Teddy. “It’s okay to admit you’re nervous; if I remembered my first date, I’m sure I could relate. Then again, for a stud like me, you stop keeping count after the first hundred.”
“You’re disgusting,” Teddy said, glaring at his laugh. “And for the last time, I don’t need to date someone. Sex feels the same with a stranger as it does with an ally. Why do I need to add emotions into that?”
“I can’t explain it, but there’s a difference.” Ash walked past him, patting Teddy’s head until he knocked away Ash's hand. He took the rebuff in stride, leaning on the back wall of the bar. “You need a night away from all the doom and gloom of your hunter life.”
“What if I’m needed for a job?”
“That’s why I asked Leon and Belle to hang around the bar; if anyone needs some help, they’ll take the task on until you get back.” Ash’s answer tugged at Teddy’s scowl, arms crossed over his chest.
“And what about Chloe and her idiotic friends?” Teddy asked, eye twitching at the leering glint in Ash’s smirk. “They’re beacons for trouble, and the turned wolf just pours gasoline on the fire. Chloe and Elizabeth don’t listen to Ben, and if you’ve got Leon here at the bar, they’ll find something to get kidnapped by or an object that tears the universe apart. I ain’t looking to deal with another world ending problem because you want me to waste time with an airhead I’ll never see again.”
“Well, it’s a good thing I’m just amazing, huh?”
Before Teddy could ask for an explanation, Chloe’s voice echoed outside the bar. “Ash! Take the charm off the door so I can come in. I’d threaten to kick it down, but these heels are way too expensive to break.”
“Keep yelling at me like that, and I’ll let an orc greet you instead.”
Teddy glared over to Ash rounding the bartop, spine turning to steel. “Why the hell is she here?”
“Like I said, I’m amazing.” Ash’s jovial gait when taking down the spell for Chloe to enter soured Teddy’s mood, defensive at the first glimpse of blue eyes and crooked glasses. The lack of fear in Chloe’s smile while greeting Ash with a hug left a scratch in Teddy’s throat, tongue running against the back of his clenched teeth when following her movements through the bar. Chloe’s wandering toward the table of Dryads narrowed his stare on the hybrids, only relaxing when Ash slipped between them and pushed Chloe toward the bar.
“Hey there, Teddybear.” The bright blossoming of excitement across her face hid nothing, exposing her emotions to anyone watching. Chloe’s white dress swished by her knees, her sleeves hanging off her shoulders with a blue belt wrapped around her lean waist. Her hair, pulled into a high ponytail, poured down her neck with curls that tickled the open back of her outfit. The click of her heels across the wood made Teddy’s stomach flip, hands balling into fists on his lap to fight a conflicting emotion he couldn’t name.
“I told you not to call me that.”
“That’s not how you talk to your date,” Chloe said, wagging her finger at him. “You’re supposed to compliment my outfit and entice me with yummy food or scary movies.”
“Excuse me?” Quickly, he shifted back to Ash. “She’s my date?”
“Yup.” The pop in the word paired with Ash’s nod, bumping his hip against Chloe’s. “You’re an acquired taste, so pairing you with anyone less brave would have turned you off from dating forever. Plus, what’s the point when your brain would be stuck on Chloe the whole time? You already set up your whole day around her, so I figured we should just make it official.”
“That’s not your business! Stop playing stupid games like this. It isn't amusing, just a waste of my time,” He snapped out, his desire to drag Ash out of the bar and hit him only being stopped by a warm hand on his bicep.
Chloe’s dimmer hue flooded Teddy’s senses with overwhelming information, picking up on her slower heartbeat and the tinge of sadness in her vanilla scent. “Hey, don’t lose your head over this. I can just hang out with Sam at the bar or challenge Belle to darts. We can just forget Ash’s plan, no worries. I wasn't even looking forward to this! Dating's too complicated when you can end the world. Let's just...just forget it, okay?”
Even without his senses, Teddy could pick up on her lie in the wobbly smile and avoidant eyes, painted nails pushing her glasses up tighter to her face. His earlier frustration deflated, trying to swallow the guilt he’d only learned to feel since meeting the woman squirming beside him. Chloe’s feeble laugh when waving Ash’s worried look away pricked the center of his chest, eating away with each heartbeat until it burned with regret.
“I don't know where you’d want to go with me.” Teddy’s gripe paused the bickering between the two, Chloe furrowing her brows when looking over. Nose twitching as he swished uncomfortable words in his mouth, Teddy pried it open to spill his uncomfortable truth. “Dating isn’t a thing for instinct hunters. We just have kids when there’s a compatible partner around and we can afford to lose a fighter for a year. But going out, getting dressed up, we don’t—I’m not gonna know what the fuck to do with you. You'd get bored, probably, so it's a dumb idea.”
“Oh.” Chloe blinked before she shrugged. Wandering to the stool beside Teddy, she dusted the seat with her sleeve before climbing up. He jumped when her heels plopped to the floor, smooth legs finding a home across his thighs. Leaning against the back of the stool, Chloe settled in the Teddy’s proximity, a genuine joy lifting her face again. “So we’ll stay here. Its a safe place for both of us, and you won't have to act like anything but your grouchy self. You can buy me a drink and we’ll just talk. Ash, can I have a martini with a bunch of olives?”
“Anything for your pretty face.”
Chloe giggled at Ash’s overt wink, then refocused on Teddy. “My first rule; No discussions about training or past missions, or I will use my toothpick to stab your eye out. A girl doesn’t enjoy discussing work on a first date.”
“Then what the hell do we talk about?” He asked.
“Us. You interests, my dreams, who we wanted to be when we grew up.” Chloe bent her legs to wiggle her toes against his pant leg. “If you get me drunk, we’ll choose what color we want our house to be and why we will get multiple animals to keep your murderous mental state at bay.”
He rolled his eyes before flicking her ankle, her heel digging into him in retaliation. The hem of her dress slipped higher on her thigh, his eye following the motion before flattening her legs to thwart gravity. “Stop moving around.”
“Why, is my beauty distracting you?”
“No, but the dryads have been drooling over you."
"Really?" She asked, eyes wide with wonder.
Teddy scoffed at her ignorant excitement. "Yeah, they use human thigh meat for their youth potions.”
“Excuse me?! What do they think this is, a fast food drive thru? I did not dress up for their grubby little hands to—”
Chloe’s rant while yanking at her dress and glaring at the table leering at her made Teddy chuckle. He hated admitting the spark of amusement watching her shake her fist at the mischievous hybrids held no annoyance or ire which once shadowed his vision of the woman flailing around in her seat. Teddy’s gaze dropped down to the hand he’d wrapped around her outer calf to keep her steady during her shouting, wondering why he didn’t mind the intrusion into his personal space.
“You’re welcome.” Ash hummed when placing Chloe’s drink beside his own, the grin he wore full of pride. Teddy frowned, but any protest or insult he planned to spew dripped from his mind when Chloe turned back to him and huffed.
“Forget Fido, we’re planning how to overthrow the Dryads. Ash, get me a pen; those jerks are gonna learn pain when I choke them with said thighs!”
And if his blind date wasn’t any different than a normal night with Chloe, Teddy couldn’t find a reason to complain.
number 28, fic: liibahunt (bbs or original, up to you), pairing: Krii7y or Kyra x Jaiden
28.In [x fic], what is a happy, post-fic headcanon you have about [pairing]?
ah I love answering LH questions!! Thank you so much ^.^
Okay, sooooo this one is a little more challenging because Kyra and Jaiden don't have a romantic relationship in LH. I've realized that while letting the characters become themselves away from their BBS counterparts, Kyra and Jaiden are platonic soulmates. I think showcasing different types of love is important to me, and the one that I tend to forget about is healthy friendships between male and female characters. I do have the three amigos, but they're a little off center due to power dynamics and age differences.
I love the idea of Kyra and Jaiden finding each other as a safe space not because of some romantic gesture or need to have intimate relations, but because they recognize each other's souls and see what parts they can help heal and soothe. Kyra needs Jaiden just as much as Jaiden needs Kyra. While in the beginning of the storyline of LH, Kyra does a lot of the physical defense stuff, Jaiden is a place for her not to feel judged or used. Jaiden is the only character that never thinks of using Kyra for her powers because he doesnt care about them.
Okay, sorry, I wanted to get that out before I answered this. So my favorite head canon for these two, even if its not romantic, is that when one of them gets really depressed/in their own heads, the other will speak about their 'dream house' that the two of them are going to live together in. Jaiden talks more, will ask her what color she wants her room or why they need a certain type of showerhead for the bathroom, things like that. Kyra is more of an artists, so she will looks for images on pintrest or will draw stuff out and show him when he's having a really bad episode.
So when Jaiden loses his memory after getting his body back, one of the things that tends to stay true is that he never, not once, lied to Kyra about what he wanted in the dream house, because he still says the same answers after getting his body back as he did before. So Kyra knows he was telling her the truth about the things he wanted to share with her. So at times when she fears he'll never remember her or that she gets on a self-loathing trip and thinks she could leave him, she'll draw/look up something he previously said, maybe a smidge different (different shape, color, size, design) and listen to him complain about what he wanted to change about it just to remind her that he shared those thoughts with Kyra because he wanted to share the house with her.
Phew, okay, hope that wasn't too much. They're a lot of fun <3
