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[echorev]

I'M BACK, WHAT NOW?

Hi, hello. It's been almost three years since I started this blog, and even longer since I started my project, SoH. A lot in my life had changed, for the worse and for the better. I think it's time to share some future plans I have for SoH and other projects of mine. Don't mind if I write strangely, I'm still struggling to get back into the whole "living a life" thing.

First point I want to share is that, yes, SoH is currently removed from public and getting a complete overhaul. From the coding part of it to some of the major details of its plot, and even characters—needless to say it's no longer called SoH. Seeing how this project is turning out as I'm actively writing it, I don't think that name fits anymore. I'll try to get a complete overhaul out on the day of SoH's third anniversary. Not promising anything. Stay tuned for more info on that front.

"Why did it take so long, Leo?" is the question I asked myself every day when I was trying and failing to sit myself down and write at least something. And the answer is so obvious to me now. My divided attention span, stress of the university life, struggles in my personal life, lack of structure and dislike for my own work were the things that led to a very messy burnout, which, in turn, had me drop work on SoH. It didn't just end with SoH, I dropped pretty much everything I loved doing and focused on just getting through life day by day. I didn't feel SoH anymore. Didn't feel anything at all, and everything I was doing felt meaningless. But I've been getting a little better lately. Don't know how long that's going to last, but we'll see, I suppose. If I disappear again, this time you'll know why.

There are a few more things to look forward to, at least for me. I want to establish that I will finish SoH (not-SoH?) first, and the overhaul is getting my full attention as of this moment. I will try my best to see it through. However, there are two other projects I really want to get into. The large one which will definitely take me a lot of time to get done and won't be published in the near future. The small one is going to be roughly the same size as the overhaul of SoH (or maybe even smaller), and will probably come out half a year, or even more, after not-SoH. That's all the details you're going to get. I don't want my brain to think I've already done it when I clearly didn't...

Maybe I should consider making a collection of my short interactive stories, including not-SoH, and any others that I know I will inevitably start in the future... I'm lost and honestly don't know anything yet. Would it be convenient for you to read stories in separate games or in one whole, with a choice to pick which one to read at the start? Share your thoughts on that. Nothing is set in stone and anything goes.

This is all I have to say. Thank you for reading through this. I hope you all are doing well. See you next time :)

[thegingerwithcurlyfries]

chosen one’s clothing choices not helping the rumours of demon possession,,,

(i decided to draw a couple outfits for my shepherds of haven mc and she accidentally looked a lot like a villain, so now i’m running with it)

this is Aeryn Wildegarde, she’s an elemental mage of hunter ancestry that is definitely not in love with her best friend. please go check out @shepherds-of-haven, my brain is rotted.

[echorev]

Sleight of Hand — 01.07.2022🎉

"Sleight of Hand" is a fantasy interactive story about the struggles of a young writer, who will face obstacles on the way to get their unstable world-changing ability under control, and find that there is much more to them than they have previously thought.

SoH has it's own universe, which I like to call Holy Void, for several different reasons. Mainly, because its worlds (Aether, Abyss, Earth and Underworld) exist in an endless Void. Life on Earth of Holy Void is not much different from our own, except countless preternatural creatures—both friendly and malicious—live alongside human race, hidden. The story takes place in a quiet city of Dawnridge, somewhere near the centre of Britain, year 202X.

As of now, I have six (potentially more?) chapters planned out. Keep in mind that SoH is a hobby project, and while I am quite passionate about it now, I cannot guarantee I will see it through until it’s logical end. I’m just having fun with it, after all! The final product, if I were to finish it, would be completely free to read.

You are more than welcome to ask questions about SoH, I will do my best to answer them :D

Here's demo if you want to try it out! (Prologue and Chapter One)

Wonderful template used in the game is a Twine/Sugarcube 2 Template created by a.w. morgan!

Warning! Sleight of Hand will eventually contain mild horror elements, crude language, brief mentions of mature themes such as sex, homophobia, death and depression (currently 16+, might be updated later)

Now, onto the features:

Customize your "little Raven";

Find out the secrets the Ravenstorm family kept from you, do your research or pretend nothing strange had happened;

Be the master matchmaker your older brother deserves (if Victor is not your RO).

What to expect from Chapter Two:

Deciding on University program and hobbies;

Nearly dying to a Nightmare on the campus grounds;

Getting to know the RO's, and getting closer to one (or two...) of them at the chill birthday party;

Sorting out the mess between your mum and you older brother.

Romance Options

There are four main love interests who are more than ready to welcome you into their lives! Currently, I don't have plans to make a poly-route, though there is going to be a love triangle.

Victor Major or Van-O 

25 in human years, real age is yet unknown. Van-O is Sebastian's best friend. Raven remembers him as a total punk, but he grew up to be quite a gentleman. Bad boy turned soft boy, in other words. (He/him, gay)

Noah Larson or Nova

21 years old. Noah is one of Raven's childhood friends, and he knows too much about them. It is believed that he can see things others can't. Noah was mischievous as a child, though now he is much more considerate and gentle. His boisterous laugh and a whole lot of inappropriate jokes still can fool almost anyone into believing that he's doing fine, though those rapidly multiplying white hairs tell another story. (He/him, pansexual)

Olivia Larson or Liv

21 years old. Olivia is another childhood friend of Raven's, and even though she joined the Larson family much later than Noah did, she considers Noah and Raven her siblings. She'd never say that aloud, though. She doesn't have friends besides those two, and she doesn't really care; being around human beings hurts her in ways Raven is yet to learn. (She/them, panromantic/asexual)

Phil Moore​

29 in human years, real age is yet unknown. They are Raven's new History professor, fair and mysterious, also kind of an arse to those poor souls who miss their classes on regular basis. Cold and strict, Phil is the most proper and upright person Raven will ever meet. They do, however, have a scary side to them, but we don't have to be worried about that just yet... (Gender-selectable, demisexual)

I hope you enjoy!

P.S.: I should note that English is not my first language. If you happen to stumble upon grammatical errors, typos or questionable word choices, it would be much appreciated if you pointed them out for me!

Next update: Chapter Two — mid-late August.

[echorev]

Small Demo Update — 26.07.2022

Good morning/day/evening/night, Tumblr! Hope you all doing well. It's time for a small update!

Initially, I planned to release this update right before the release of Chapter Two, but unfortunately, I was met with some technical difficulties. In short, my computer broke down a few weeks ago, and I've spent too many days panicking and trying to understand what happened rather than writing the chapter on my laptop... Yeah. Not my brightest moments in life, for sure. Then I took a big vacation (well, it was only five days—for me that was kinda big, not going to lie), and only just now started working.

So, to make up for possible hold up of the Chapter Two release, I decided it was best to get this update out as soon as it was ready!

What's new, then? I slightly tweaked the story here and there, returned Thanatos' pronouns back to they/them since it made no sense, decided to make Raven's father not as strictly traditional. He will now make exceptions for his dear children and will be more understanding should they talk to him about their preferences!

Other than that, I made a few minor fixes, spelling corrections to the demo, as well as made non-binary pronouns possible. I will probably change the way you can choose pronouns with the Chapter Two release, but for now it is what it is.

Also, I am very much considering including more customization options for Raven, though it would mean less room for imagination.

That's all I have, for now. I'll try to keep you updated on the progress I make, or if the date of release moves to September. Thank you for your attention and I'll see you next update!