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Hello only lonely stars 😄 may I know what the e&j wip is about ? I am curious about it and that you have mentioned me haha 😄 I am honored that you like my art !

Hi friend!! Okay so it started when I saw this post - it's stunning, I loved the atmosphere it set!

It reminded me of this novel idea I worked on with @dragon-gem for years called E&J. (October marked 5 years since we came up with this BEAST of a story!) It takes a while to explain the novel, but suffice to say, my favorite character is this guy named David who is the masked bodyguard of the visiting Princess Elya de Vere. Even she doesn't know his identity (he goes by "Ebony" on the job). There's a sweeping romance between them, but a lot of the time, Ebony is standing on guard duty for him while she pines for him (and he's pining too, but a little more stoically, and has the benefit of no one seeing his facial expressions).

So when I saw your art, I showed Dragon, and we ran with it for about 5k words! Honestly it just needs proofreading and then could be posted - though I struggle to find time for editing these days.

Here's a snippet:

<3 I appreciate you!

[only-lonely-stars]

hi! how often do you and dragongem update 'the truth about a mirror'? i know you guys have up until chapter 14 edited, but whats the update schedule?

anyway your guys fic is soooo good. seriously.. so much thought put into it and the way the words just flow so smoothly is beautiful, you both capture lloyd and harumi's dynamic so perfect, it always gets me! cant wait until its finished!! keep up the good work 💖

🥹🥹🥹 thank you so much Anon!!! What a sweet ask! We had a heck of a lot of fun writing this one. It's sad to see the end approaching, but getting to interact with such amazing readers like you has been a true delight!

To answer your question, we update every Monday! Tomorrow we're posting chapter 12 of 15. I'm working on finishing chapter 15 soon as well!

(Apologies to everyone who follows me on FFN and got spammed a few weeks ago! I was having trouble getting FFN to accept my word docs, so when it finally worked I just published everything up to the currently published chapters on AO3/Tumblr. Every platform is on the same update schedule now.)

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Trick or treat! :)🎃

Hi friend!!! You get a treat!

Have fun with these little fluffballs running around underfoot! Beware the one on the right, he will climb up your leg if you don't pick him up RIGHT NOW.

Maybe this is a trick after all...

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Trick or treat! :D

Hi friend! Have a treat, courtesy of Kai getting manhandled!

Kai’s captor went silent and began marching him forcefully down a different hallway. Despite protests, he offered no further reply, instead pulling him along for several minutes. Kai began to try to free himself in earnest, only to realize the worst. Oh. He’s as strong as Cole. I’m stuck. I’M STUCK! AND I CAN’T DO SPINJITZU!

(He deserved it. Kinda.)

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*inserts tristamp ost*

cowboy au!!! cowboy au!!!

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lol cowboy au is a very new and mostly undeveloped idea! I basically just wanted to show off all the characters in western wear... I can't draw so I decided to write it ahaha. The gist is that Lloyd comes to this isolated western town (Jamanakai) for work, trying to start anew. He realizes that the companies in charge of the railroad and the local gold mine are extorting the town and making people wage slaves.

Character info and major spoilers below :)

The characters:

Cole and Vania Brookstone (plus their daughter Opal and unborn second child) are ranchers, some of the earliest arrivals in the area.

Kai and Nya are recent arrivals. Nya was a washerwoman and Kai went to work in the mine, and they almost got mired in debt to the company. Nya had a lucky find when gold panning, and after Kai got out, they found work as ranch hands for the Brookstones.

Jay Walker owns Walker General Store, the only competitor against the company store at the gold mine. He's interested in Nya.

Zane Julien is the local lay pastor who usually mediates town disputes. He's interested in Pixal, who is the daughter of one of the railroad magnates, but she's not allowed to associate with him.

Lloyd Garmadon, newbie in town, knows nothing and works for the railroad.

Anyway I kinda stalled out in planning/outlining because I couldn't quite nail down the plot. I hope I'll come back to this one!

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HAPPY ZANE DAY!!!!!

Oops, didn't see this earlier - I was busy being a bridesmaid lol. HAPPY ZANE DAY!

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19 34 35 fic asks!!!

(Ask game here!) Sorry for the delay Fabro <333

19. Rewrite a scene from your WIP like a screenplay or script.

ohhhhhhh boy that's a tall order. Have I mentioned I am TERRIBLE with screenplay format o_o I can try, but I'm gonna make it a rb of this post

34. If your WIP was a texture, what would it be?

I had someone say they wanted to hear about my cowboy au (woefully untouched, that one), so I guess I'd say it's... hairy? Like horsehair?

Otherwise it's probably the consistency of baked potatoes. I think they are cowboy food. And the story is kinda bland like one rn because I haven't figured out the plot lol.

35. If your WIP was a taste, what would it be?

I just answered this! So let's make it my Lloyd WIP. It tastes like blood, kinda coppery and sweet. >:)

Thanks for the ask! My askbox is open.

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I've got to ask you about the Eros/Psyche Jaya AU. I just read up the mythology behind the names, and now I'm very interested as to what you had planned for that and why it was trashed!

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Man, I wish I could say that I was being creative with it. I started that idea back in high school, actually, and the fact that I still have the file is kind of a feat 🫡

I've always loved mythology, so I thought a myth AU would be fun (and the Overly Sarcastic Productions video about that myth is really good too). So I started it without much of a plan... and then realized that I'd accidentally ripped off a Miraculous Ladybug fanfic! I can't even find the fic I ripped off... it wasn't going anywhere, so I just put it away. 🥲 A lot of my trashed drafts die slowly from boredom.