Noctus

Lmao this became a Choices blog real quick

[toyhenoctus]

I’m so glad The Pitt is back and I’m even more glad I get to see my wives, Ellis, King, Garcia and Mohan again ❤️❤️❤️

I’m also really into the Ellis/King crackship. It’ll never happen but Jesus they’d be so good together 😩

I really like Dana and Al-Hashimi too (I’m sorry, she’s REALLY hot) but my drawing hand was getting tired lmao

[toyhenoctus]

Nothing like being super late to an art trend to get the creative juices flowing 😅

My take on Buttercup, “Terrible Tornado” Tatsumaki, Toph, Lady Vivienne, Lottie Le Bouf, Rarity and Makoto Kino

It was pretty hard choosing my favs that I wasn’t just attracted to…I guess I really identify with green girls lmao

[toyhenoctus]

Persephone would never admit how much she thinks of Alekto but unfortunately, every time she does, her magic gives her away…

More of my femme!Persephone’s from Fields of Asphodel by @chrysanthemumgames

[toyhenoctus]

I’ve been having a really hard time being creative for the last few years so it’s actually so fitting that I finished this just as a new year was beginning!

These are my two Persephone’s from Fields of Asphodel by @chrysanthemumgames. Because they’re both Persephone, I just call the left one Femme and the right one Masc lol

Femme has RBF but her magic gives away how she’s feeling by manipulating how big she is at any given moment. Kind of like how pufferfish expand or how frilled lizards expose their frills when they’re threatened? If she’s upset or angry or in any kind of distress, she gets BIG and considering she’s perpetually uncomfortable in the Underworld, she’s usually pretty large all the time. It’s very amusing to me. She’s closest with Hekate, Charon and Hades and I’m using her to slowly lower Alekto’s defenses and she’s only ever at her smallest when she’s with her

As for Masc, that’s a golden retriever. She loves to make people laugh almost as much as she likes to fight! She’s also such a plant dad. She’s bright, cheery and besties with Alekto, Pyri and Hermes. She and Hekate probably can’t keep their hands off of one another. She’s also like, soooo visibly gay that I just imagine Hades coming to pick her up on Olympus and being like “…you know that’s a lesbian, right???”

I really miss drawing and reading interactive fiction so I’m glad I’m getting back into it

[toyhenoctus]

So I haven’t posted anything in a million years due to some shifts in my life. A whole lot has happened but one thing that’s affected my art the most was my sudden inability to draw on my intuos. I couldn’t explain it and no matter how I tried, nothing looked good. But I’d bought an iPad about a year back so I decided to give procreate a shot and voila, suddenly I could draw again. I’m still trying to figure it out (Morgan and Nat are low res because I didn’t know that when you exited a canvas to the gallery, you lose the ability to undo like wtf? And of course I went into the gallery right after I’d cropped Morgan and Nat for the export) but I’m slowly coming back

In the meantime, enjoy some messy Team Bravo

[toyhenoctus]

Looking at the picture of Jay Huynh without her glasses, I like to think from the slight “done with this” look on her face that Jordan or one of the ROs is trying on her glasses and doing an impression of her and she’s thinking “yeah yeah, funny, now give me back my glasses”

Lmao yeah I could definitely see Jordan, Blaire or Pheobe doing that to her. Especially since the round frames are her favorite

[toyhenoctus]

Honestly I’d say don’t even try with open heart 3......it’s not worth it 😭

Lmaooo I'll take your word for it

Such a shame tho considering I liked the first book so much XD

[toyhenoctus]

Are you still making choices art?

Idk to be honest...Like, I haven't opened the app in months but at the same time, I really miss a lot of the characters I used to draw even if I don't care for the stories anymore

I have no idea what's happening in The Royal Finale but I really miss making comics about Siobhan pulling guns out of thin air, y'know? And I couldn't even bring myself to read book 3 of Open Heart but I also really miss making comics about Ethan being Effie's dad

I think I'm just waiting for a spark; nothing from Choices has really grabbed my attention in a really long time. I still have some comic ideas that I had planned and just never drew and some that I started and never finished so there's still content to be made. Plus, I still have a couple requests collecting cobwebs in my box. Maybe I'll do those and see if I can get back into the groove

[toyhenoctus]

So I’m a little pissed because my Big Moe save file on Dashingdon is corrupted so I haven’t played Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff recently but I really missed it so I started drawing and it turned into a whole sketch dump

Big Moe isn’t weak enough to dislike pickles but the meme really fits them lmao

The little photoset is a throwback to a pair of asks; one that said MC would be lucky to get a candy ring from Carrie and another where she’d asked MC to marry her very casually. This one and this one.

After learning that the wolves can shift different parts of their bodies, I figured I’d draw to their strengths or what they would favor. Biyu has no qualms going for the throat so she’d probably shift her head the most. Big Moe is built like an oak so I figure she’d rely mostly on her arms and upper body strength. It was also a chance to figure out what color their wolves would be!

Marco is both Biyu and Big Moe’s best friend (poor guy lol) so I wanted to do some best friend photo sketches. Maybe I’ll do one of Ed on Big Moe’s back and one of Carrie in Big Moe’s lap. There already exists a pic of Biyu straddling Vicky’s waist ;D 

[toyhenoctus]

Slightly random question, but aside from Jordan Huynh, do any of your other MCs wear glasses?

Uh, a few of them occasionally wear reading glasses like Noa and Uzo but the only ones who wear glasses all the time are Ahri (my first crown from AtoC), my Mina (from Wilhelmina), and Wicke (my pyran from A Bard's Tale). I haven't actually drawn and posted any of them yet tho lol

[toyhenoctus]

Are any of your MCs going to be men?

What the fuck is a men???

[toyhenoctus]

How many games are you planning to draw MCs for?

However many strike the mood? Idk...Like, for example, I've read both AtoC and The Soul Stone War like a million times already and I love them but I haven't drawn my MCs for those yet but I read the first two chapters of Blood Moon and within the week, my MCs were on "paper"

Like here's a little snippy below of the ones I have bookmarked to read, nevermind all the IFs I have stored in my drafts to read AND all the IFs I've read on like the COG and Hosted apps so truly idk lmao

I'll get to them as I'm inspired I suppose but I guess the goal is ultimately to draw them all

[toyhenoctus]

How well can Jordan Huynh see without her glasses?

She's near-sighted so she can see alright without them as long as she's not looking too far into the distance. Lmao so she can see her RO in bed without them but they'll look like a blob from fifty feet away

[toyhenoctus]

Back at it again with the MCs from the interactive fiction I’ve been reading! These ones are from Golden by @milaswriting. They’ve been a long time coming too; I made the first one months ago when the demo first dropped and when I finally went back to restart with my second one recently, I finally put them down on “paper”, so to speak

First up is the one that started it all, Jordan Huynh (She/They), my shy, gentle and earnest English major. And yes, I’m aware that the best friend’s name is Jordan lmao first The Shadow Society with A and now Golden wtf but I headcanon that they go by Jay and Jord. Eh, it’s cute to me 

Next is Desiree Montell, my cocky lady-killer law student. Whereas Jay rests comfortably in androgynous heaven, Des swings violently back and forth between masc and feminine presentations. She’s also bi (tho I only play with female ROs) and she and Jordan are exes

Jay is for the Pheobe and Blaire routes and Des is for the Athalia and Kiana routes

[toyhenoctus]

Nicky and Auntie Morgan but make it like EXTRA soft. like super ducking soft.

I couldn't resist a little shenanigans to go with the cuteness

[seraphinitegames]

Statement on recent events

I would never condone any behaviour that would cause someone harm, not ever, as I said on my post on bullying, as well as the post I made against white-washing. But I’m also not on social media all the time as I cut down on it to focus on writing the game that I hope we can all share and love. 

I didn’t realise people were using all that has happened as an excuse to harass others. How dare you do this! Wayhaven was created to be a safe space for everyone, and I mean everyone. I have met such an incredibly diverse range of people through writing Wayhaven and it’s an incredible thing! That is something that should always be celebrated! 

Anyone who is harmful, racist, or homophobic to another person in this fandom is not welcome in it. Not ever. 

Wayhaven is a project created from love and released with the intent of spreading that joy and safety. It is a story to get lost in and find a space away from the awfulness that can be the real world. I want this blog to be the same.

I can’t control what other people say or do. What I can do is ensure you that I hear what is being said, and I agree that things need to be done. 

But in order to ensure that we can move forward and that everyone can enjoy Wayhaven on this blog without fear, we will begin some changes.

The replies to that post have been deleted and replies have been turned off on future posts (we didn’t know this was a Tumblr feature until people advised us of it recently). We will also be going back to posting appropriate fan art for us all to enjoy and share in!

But as I said, I cannot control what other people create or do on their own blogs or in their own spaces. As much as we will ensure that this blog remains a fun space for all to get away from the world, and we will never support anyone creating harmful content, I still can’t stop them producing it as much as I seriously wish that I could. But we never support it.

I also want to note that I will always write diversity into any content I create not just because it’s important, but because it’s a true representation of the world we live in—minus the vampires, of course. I won’t be scared away into not including it. But my poc and queer readers and testers help me ensure that I do it in the right way, advising me on anything that needs to be changed or brought to my attention. I am straight, and I am a white woman, so it’s important I have that diverse support around me to ensure I write all characters in the best light and learn how to write them better.

I hope I can continue on creating Wayhaven with my enthusiastic team following this new path and enjoy the journey with you all as we go. I really do appreciate you all and the support you have given me. I want to return that in full.

[lilas]

For real change and growth, Mishka and Nai, I would again like to echo and encourage other ideas I’ve seen concerning the issues brought up with of The Wayhaven Chronicles.

Will you invest in hiring sensitivity readers? Not beta testers who happen to fall into marginalized groups, but people who actually have diversity and inclusion training.

Will you invest in bias awareness training for yourselves? Bias awareness is the first step in unpacking and addressing unintentional bias. Bias is what we grow up with, we can’t help that, but we can be aware of it. And that awareness makes it easier to address and correct.

Please seriously consider these recommendations.

Thank you.

[seraphinitegames]

We are already looking into sensitivity readers! Definitely something we will be including as a part of our process from now on.

I hadn’t actually heard of bias training before, so that certainly sounds like a good step to go in!

Also, the skin colour tone palette will now be constantly linked in the left hand links of this Tumblr blog for fan artists, and we will be trying to expand that page to include a range of useful references for all people who want to create using Wayhaven. I will also be putting a statement there that will always be up about our position on these issues.

We are serious about taking the right steps forward.

[lilas]

That’s great to hear! There are many great courses on LinkedIn Learning like this one that discuss unconscious bias.

Understanding bias and being aware of it is only the first step. It takes time and commitment to be effectively anti-racist, but I and the greater community it seems, hope you put the time and effort into this.

And of course I always recommend looking through writingwithcolor and their excellent insight and resources when it comes to stereotypes and writing characters of color.

Thank you for your time and for listening.

[seraphinitegames]

Thank you so much for the recommendation! I didn’t know LinkedIn courses actually existed, so this is great.

I’m gonna reblog this as well just for anyone else who would like to consider it.

Time and effort is a small thing to give in order to be a better, more educated person and taking the right steps forward.

And on the topic of taking time, as someone else suggested, we will be putting in the time to go through all of our old reblogs and delete any inappropriate fan art. We hope this will restore a sense of safety to this space! It will take some time, as we both work long hours, but it will happen.

[toyhenoctus]

This is a good jumping off point but it's the follow through that counts. I hope they understand that the fans will be watching with a more critical eye from now on because this is where the hard work begins. Hopefully Seraphinitegames does a better job at rectifying their mistakes and course-correcting than PB did...

[toyhenoctus]

This is not a real interactive game

Plated to Perfection: Part Two!

Meet the last two members of the top eight! These seasoned chefs may prove to be some of your toughest competition yet! Meet the brash chef owner from Chennai, Sai and the underdog, silent chef from Wuhan, Meilin 🍷

Competitor Chef Bhasin

Name: Sai Bhasin

Gender: Man

Age: 28

Ethnicity: Indian

Specialty: Flavor

Competition Style: Trash Talk

Sai is the chef owner of his own restaurant in Los Angeles and easily made the top eight with his hot flavors and aromatic spices. He’s using the competition to both promote and win the prize for his small but popular restaurant. Be careful around him and show him no weakness or he will hurt your feelings; Sai’s tongue is as hot as his food

Competitor Chef Yang

Name: Meilin Yang

Gender: Woman

Age: 24

Ethnicity: Chinese

Specialty: Balanced

Competition Style: Professional

Extra: MC may potentially have a fling with her, is hard of hearing and has an interpreter

Perhaps the most controversial competitor of the season, Meilin was written off early by some viewers and competitors alike but her careful eye and lightning fast hands carried her to the top eight. She proved herself to be unflappable in the face of adversity and her food does all the talking for her. No one can distract her, no one can disrupt her flow and it looks like no one is going to get in her way