#rynn hera

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rynn hera’s aesthetic, p 2

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Heads Up, 7 Up

I was tagged by @vsnotresponding , thank you <3!!

But honestly guys I think we need to change the name of this tag game because I came never keep it at just seven lines lol

Here is an excerpt from Hera: To Catch a Star releasing this coming February

“I will not steal a speeder from a celestial temple.” [Priestess] released her hold on [Stranger] and stepped away from him and Yojackson.

“Ah, it’s not so illegal,” Yojackson assured her, “And speaking of sort-of-illegal things, I don’t know much about the creed of the celestial followers, but I’d like to know why you were in a tavern instead of a temple, priestess. And besides, the celestial child is in on it, so lighten up.”

[Priestess] glared at him, but her chagrin was ignored as the criminal helped [Stranger] into the speeder and seated himself in the driver’s seat. Rynn skirted [Priestess] and situated himself next to [Stranger], who seemed tired but hopeful.

Yojackson cackled and the speeder suddenly lurched forward, throwing them out of their seats. The dunes became a blurred smear of gold along either side of Rynn’s vision, and with every mound they crested the speeder threatened to fly into the air, only to come crashing down onto the land again.

“You couldn’t have done this when it was an emergency?” [Priestess] shouted, gripping the speeder’s wall.

“I had to be careful then. But this one’s stolen.”

I hope this piqued your interest and that you enjoyed! Stay tuned for updates on Hera: To Catch a Star coming in 2023!

🏷️ Tagging: @elijahrichardwrites , @writingpotato07 , @queenofimaginedworlds , @words-after-midnight , @elizaellwrites , @honeysoiair , @gailynovelry if you’re feeling like it, and also anyone else who sees this and wants to participate! The more the merrier!

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🍁 Autumn- and Halloween-Style Traditions Present on Planet Arsteine in the World of HERA 🌟

Harvest Festival/Spirit Festival

This annual festival is similar in a few ways to the harvest moon festivals present in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese culture. Families and friends come together to make and eat (a lot!) of food, release lanterns and light candles to honor ancestors and the celestial goddesses, watch the moon and be thankful for their many blessings and a bountiful harvest. In the more rural parts of Arsteine this is referred to as the Harvest Festival, but in large cities like the capital, Thruhairth, city dwellers call it the Spirit Festival, which has the same festivities as its country counterpart but they claim they have the louder music, more confetti (Thruhairth dwellers love their confetti), and stronger hard cider!

March of the Masks

Around the same time as the Spirit Festival, another spectacle takes place in the capital city and that's the March of the Masks. An entire parade of citizens dressed in traditional garbs who have donned (usually eerie and unsettling) versions of the elegant animal and mythic creature masks usually worn by nobles at balls. The March of the Masks originally started as a way that peasants would mock the nobles and royalty for wearing these animal masks, making their own mangled, startling versions of animals like foxes, deer, wolves, rabbits, etc. Eventually however, the all residents regardless of financial or social standing claimed the act as tradition and now the March of the Masks (complete with choreographed dances, music, singing, and sparklers!) is a much-anticipated event in the capital Thruhairth.

The Star Dance

Meant to honor the seven celestial goddesses, the Star Dance is a peaceful, respectful homage presented to the stars in the form of an elegant march beneath the stars along holy routes the empresses were thought to have taken. Priestesses look upon the Star Dance as both a serious custom and also a party of their own, however, often opening the temple to host families and devotees for the night with tea, sweet cakes, and dumplings. Families often arrive in their best robes, with children thought to receive good luck if they can avoid eating sugar before the moon rises (which as you can imagine is like asking the stars themselves not to rise).

Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out HERA: To Catch a Star here and stay tuned for book 2 in the HERA trilogy coming very soon! Be sure to like, reblog, and share with friends!

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Convincing you to read the Hera Trilogy purely based off its aesthetic (video)

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Rynn Hera’s Aesthetic

From my novel Hera: To Catch a Star coming early 2023

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Hera: To Catch a Star coming early 2023 (expected February)

The result of a forbidden romance between a goddess and a mortal, young Rynn has been kept safely hidden his entire life, though he does not know why. One day, the truth is made clear to him after he is rescued by a reserved stranger who makes it his mission to protect Rynn and the honor of the goddesses. But slowly Rynn begins to realize that there is more to this stranger than he first thought, and that merely because of his blood, the danger he is in is far greater than he could ever imagine.

More information on the trilogy here

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Heads Up, Seven Up

Tagged by the lovely @elizaellwrites , @axl-ul , @gracehosborn , @a-fox-who-writes

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(Once again, I can’t keep it at seven lines) Hera: To Catch a Star excerpt - Rynn Gets Lost

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Kilderan nodded and the two of them vanished, merging with the crowd and leaving Rynn to be swept by the whirlwind of armor and silk and baggage and trader carts. He glanced around, looking for the shaved head and earrings, or for the tousled brown hair, but to no avail. He took a few anxious steps forward and then tried calling out. “Yojackson! Kilderan! Hey!”

No reply.

He shoved through the crowd and past the booths, evading a little girl and her mother as he sped up slightly. He collided with a bulky man in a soiled tunic, who frowned at Rynn and then muttered something unintelligible as he stepped away.

“Kilderan! Kilderan! Yojackson! Where are you?”

He nearly ran into a second man, but this one was a merchant with greasy black hair and a light purple jacket wearing queer goggles who spun around before Rynn could plow into him. In one hand he stabilized a wheeled rack displaying a multitude of pairs of the same goggles he wore. “You look like you need some of these, son!” he said jovially.

“Um, no thank you,” Rynn said hurriedly as he broke into a run and continued to call out Yojackson and Kilderan’s names. He was beginning to grow distressed and he passed through a region of the spaceport where he wished he still had Asold’s staff.

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Hera: To Catch a Star releases Spring 2023 so stay tuned and reblog to spread the word!

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THIS FEBRUARY ~ HERA: TO CATCH A STAR

A journey across the galaxy to protect something everyone believed to be a myth

More details here