#tension points

[krickis]

Tension Points print edition (now with link!)

So I've already made a post like a year ago that Tension Points has a print edition. I'm just yoinking the photos of that and giving some new info for y'all. You can now buy the book directly from Lulu, you do not need to contact me or PayPal money directly to me anymore! You haven't in like a while, I just don't think I ever said that here... More info below!

So for about a year, I worked pretty tirelessly on a Tension Points print edition. I made it publicly available on Jan 1 of 2023, though at the time, I couldn't figure out how to let people buy it from Lulu without sharing it on the open Lulu market. If you search Lulu for Tension Points, you will not find it; you need a direct link.

The link will be below, but first let's share some photos and such! I took all these a year a go but like the book has not changed in that time lmao

This book is roughly 350 pages, hardcover. The actual book under the dust jacket is a tad boring (solid red with gold letters) because that's what Lulu offers. But the dust jacket is gorgeous, all artwork by my good friend @renrink​ . On that note, it is not lavishly illustrated; there is a full page black and white illustration opening every act, and a final one at the end of the story, for four illustrations (plus about the author/illustrator images).

I will not be asking for extra money for myself on this book, which is sold at cost. I will not profit off it in any way unless you feel so inclined as to send extra money. Which I won’t ask you to, and I won’t try and guilt you into it. But if you want to support me financially by buying this book, it is up to you to decide how much extra to send to me, which can be done by PayPal through this link: paypal.me/evilbun

If for any reason you cannot buy through the link below, then you should get in touch with me and I'll see what I can do. But it should be pretty straightforward for ordering it! Note that if you want something special, like a personalized note or whatever (lmao my ego, it grows ever larger) I'll need to have your book shipped to me first and then ship it to you, as I don't exactly keep spare copies on hand lol, which like I can do but the double shipping will also need to be paid for. Contact me before buying, obviously (and if you bought the book already and want a note added to your copy, contact me over that as well and we can work on it).

I think covers it! If you have any questions, I'm always happy to answer them. But anyway, here's that link for y'all!

[the-unrelated-theorist]

I’m beginning to think Tension Points are actually made from toilet paper.

[krickis]

Tension Points print edition!

Howdy! For about a year now I've been working on my getting a print edition of my Deltarune fanfiction, Tension Points (AO3 link, Offprint link). Well, it's here now! Pictures and details below!

This book is roughly 350 pages, hardcover. The actual book under the dust jacket is a tad boring (solid red with gold letters) because that's what Lulu offers. But the dust jacket is gorgeous, all artwork by my good friend @renrink​ . On that note, it is not lavishly illustrated; there is a full page black and white illustration opening every act, and a final one at the end of the story, for four illustrations (plus about the author/illustrator images).

One more thing to note. Lulu no longer gives me a link for y'all to buy this from They have a Lulu Direct thing where they up the cost by 20% and require I own a storefront somewhere, which I don't. And because this is fandom content, I am loathe to make one.

So here's the plan, and please read all the following carefully: message me if you want a copy! Not in the comments, not an ask (which often get eaten), but a PM. Give me your address and if you want multiple copies let me know how many you want. The cost of the book is $21.91 and the cost of shipping will depend on where you live, but the final total for most places is around $28-29 (for the US) to around $32-34 (for international shipping to countries that don’t have exuberant shipping costs).

Please note that the print-on-demand process is not quick! It will take a few weeks to get the book to you from when you order it! When I have a tracking number, I will give let you know it.

I will not be asking for extra money for myself on this book. I will not profit off it in any way unless you feel so inclined as to send extra money. Which I won’t ask you to, and I won’t try and guilt you into it. But if you want to support me financially by buying this book, it is up to you to decide how much extra to send to me. I won’t even bring this up in a conversation; just bringing it up as an option here.

Lastly, I’m planning on doing the money exchange through PayPal, but if that doesn’t work for you, let me know! I can take Venmo, Cash App, and KoFi payments. If none of those work for you, I don’t know how to handle the sale, but we can still try to work something out ^^’

I'm sorry for the roundabout way of doing this. It is not my preference, but what I need to do to protect myself with fanfic print editions. If someone knows another solution, I am open to hearing it!

[krickis]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tension Points has hit another milestone, reaching the end of Act II, so I decided to plug it again! 

Tension Points is a novel-length Deltarune fanfic about Susie and Noelle. it’s a story of navigating complicated feelings and family situations, and of secrets coming to light. When Susie finds out she’s facing expulsion due to her skipping school and bad grades, she needs help from the smartest girl in class. But as their friendship grows, secrets come to light, and neither of them will ever be the same again.

This is a hurt/comfort slow burn romantic drama, it features queer themes and themes of parent-child relationships, as well as the nature of what makes a family. Currently the story has sixteen chapters of the eventual twenty-four, two-thirds of the way through. I’m busy writing the remaining chapters, and will go back to biweekly updates once I finish the remaining chapters (I only have three to go, so it’s very close to being done).

Also shoutout to Renrink for the amazing cover art! Be sure to check that out because it’s perfection!

As a final note, this story was all the way planned, half written, and a third posted before Deltarune Chapter 2 came out. As such, nothing from ch2 affects this fic. I know this may be a dealbreaker for people looking specifically for post-chapter 2 content, so I want to be upfront about it. For those interested, I do hope you enjoy what I have to offer here! Read it at AO3 (linked above) or Offprint!

[abandoned-quiche]

decided to read Tension Points. i want to use the photoshop smear tool on carol’s face.

[sleepytimeprophet]

yeah can i get an uuhh heart meme forrrr virsan and shivia and callos and draugr

SHIVIA:

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗(purely aesthetic appreciation of looks)

FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗💗💗💗💗(how close a friend they consider them)

SEXUAL DESIRE: 💗(wanting to have sex with them)

ROMANTIC INTENT: 💗(hoping for a romantic relationship)

She’s waning incredibly pale for Shivia, if she can only just get them to stop threatening to stab her.

DRAUGR:

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗💗💗💗(purely aesthetic appreciation of looks)

FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗💗(how close a friend they consider them)

SEXUAL DESIRE: 💗💗💗💗💗(wanting to have sex with them)

ROMANTIC INTENT: 💗(hoping for a romantic relationship)

Callos knows what he wants, even if it means destroying every alternate version of himself in the process to make it happen.

[sleepytimeprophet]

💀 for Draugr and Callos?

Persistence was the key for this troll to enter into your office; persistence was the measure through which you killed them. Complaint after complaint fell out of the offender’s mouth, venom-tipped words flung at your pressed suit, freshly cleaned, and you felt their spittle find homes on your cheek more than once. With each insult, your fins were a bit more flared, your knuckles just a bit whiter. You had been so kind to invite them into your office to hear their pleas, so kind and generous to offer them a fin for their woes, and this was your thanks? A list of complaints that would take you sweeps to sort through, and a blame for all of their hardships. Certainly this didn’t all fall on your shoulders, you explain to them through gritted teeth. You do your job the best you can and seek to placate all who enter your office space. But it was not good enough for the troll, who now enraged, slams their fist on your desk.

Your guard jumps to attention, leveling their blade with the sneering grimace of the troll before you, but you throw your hand up, insisting that you can take care of this yourself. You try once more to placate the angry troll before you, but a fist meets your lip and your fins wither as you feel a trickle of blood peek through the broken skin. You calmly dismiss your guard, who passes the troll a regretful stare, before they exit the room without a word. Not one for conversation, that one. 

Realizing the severity of their error, the troll attempts to pack up their things and hurriedly exit behind the guard, but your hand is on their collar, and you’re dragging them back. They yelp out a plea for help, and it makes you laugh, your golden canines smeared with your rich royal blood as you grin at the troll. “No one will save you, fool. No one cares to save you. You are just another number; just another dismal, forgotten, unmarked grave.” 

You show no sign of relenting as you emit only a fraction of your strength to make a hole in the wall with their skull, hissing out a mockery of their complaints with each subsequent slam. When you feel their grip against you start to loosen, you cease, bringing their drywall and blood-smeared features to yours with a smile. You waggle their finger at them with a condescending tut of your tongue; they didn’t think that you’d just let them die that easily, did they? Oh no, you have much more in store for them! 

Skewering their body with your trident, beating their features into a bloodied pulp, disfigurement, dismemberment; why, they’ve earned the full treatment of your services. And it was all because they couldn’t keep their filthy little hands to themselves, wasn’t it! Wasn’t it ?!

Hours pass as you destroy every nicety the troll has ever had; breaking their horns over the corner of your desk and using their jagged edges to carve your sign into their chest, and then puncturing their lungs with the thick keratin. Breaking near every bone you could find, though that was a given, considering how roughly you used their body to destroy near every piece of furniture in your office space. A sharpened letter opener served as a perfect tool to separate head from shoulders and as you heft the bloody trophy free with a spray of color, you realize that your office door had gently swung open, a worried Phiron peering over the shoulder of the finely dressed female lounging in your doorway. 

You drop the grisly prize with a smile, smearing the troll’s blood through your hair as you carefully fix it, seeming to ignore the corpse on your floor, and the blood that soaks your clothes.

“Ah, Draugr. I hadn’t been expecting... company. To what do I owe the pleasure?”