VERNAL

| visual artist & storyteller | currently writing Tokyo Gargoyle on Honeyfeed |

[vernal-dayz]

I am VERNAL and this is my tumblr blog.

As of now, my webnovel Tokyo Gargoyle is being posted on Honeyfeed. Use the link at the bottom of this post or search "Tokyo Gargoyle" on the Honeyfeed website to give it a read 🤙

"The enemy often tries to make us attempt and start many projects so that we will be overwhelmed with too many tasks, and therefore achieve nothing and leave everything unfinished. Sometimes he even suggests the wish to undertake some excellent work that he foresees we will never accomplish. This is to distract us from the prosecution of some less excellent work that we would have easily completed. He does not care how many plans and beginnings we make, provided nothing is finished." -St. Francis de Sales

VERNAL / Novels

VERNAL / Novels

[vernal-dayz]

I love romance.

I think that finding love, getting married, and starting a family is the ultimate happiness. It's my own personal bias- partially influenced by my faith. As a result, I prefer to put love and romance in everything I create.

Tokyo Gargoyle isn't necessarily a romance novel, but I do plan to unabashedly feature love. The tricky part is that Tokyo Gargoyle is my first writing project where I don't know what couple (or couples?) will reach the end.

Anything could happen...

[vernal-dayz]

It sucks when I don't have anything new to share.

I can't exactly convince anyone that I have potential as a professional writer if my social media looks dead.

[honeyfeed]

NOVELOUS Worlds returns to the MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest!

After last year’s success, NOVELOUS is back to partner with MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed for a new writing contest, now with a completely different approach.

The “MAL x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026 - NOVELOUS Worlds” is looking for a thrilling experience, offering two prompts for authors from worlds apart:

Prompt 1: Rom-Com

Get ready to combine romance and comedy in a unique way, giving your story a fresh spin on a tried-and-true genre. Whether it’s wholesome or full of banter, we’re eager to discover rom-com novels that stand out, captivate, and leave a lasting impression on readers.

Prompt 2: Psychological Horror

If romance isn’t your style, then take a deep dive into the human psyche and craft a truly unsettling experience. Madness, monsters, paranoia—anything is valid as long as you leave your readers on the edge of their seats! Win $3,000 USD and get featured on NOVELOUS’ app!

Submission window opens Feb 16, 2026 (20:00 EST) For more details, visit the official contest details page.

[vernal-dayz]

Would it be selfish to enter this contest when I still have Tokyo Gargoyle waiting to be worked on?

[vernal-dayz]

I want to change the update schedule for Tokyo Gargoyle. Once a month instead of every week.

I'll make a dedicated post when I have more specific details figured out.

I'm just a poor little disabled amateur writer. So please cut me some slack as I figure things out. /j

[honeyfeed]

The submission window for the “MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2025 - Twilight Frontiers presented by Frontier Works” is now closed!

Good luck to all participants, and thank you very much for all your amazing entries!

Go find your favorite Spotlight Romance and Urban Fantasy stories while the judges decide on the 10 finalists. See you all in the public voting phase, starting on March 23!

[vernal-dayz]

I created Tokyo Gargoyle so I could participate in this contest, but I wasn't able to finish it. I didn't even get close.

The submission period is over and I will likely get no recognition for my small work. However, the thought of leaving things unfinished really irks me.

I guess that means I'm writing just for myself now?

[vernal-dayz]

In case it wasn't obvious: no new chapter for Tokyo Gargoyle this (past) weekend.

I'm finally able to be seen by a specialty clinic this week. If things go well, I might post a personal update regarding my unreliable health.

[vernal-dayz]

That was fast.

My health got in the way of a new chapter this weekend.

Sorry 🙏 I'm going to go rest now.

[vernal-dayz]

A soft-shelled turtle comes face-to-face with the moon.

After Unosuke is cursed, a pair of onmyoji (exorcists) arrive to solve the case. Enter Miyagawa and Tsuchimikado; shrine maiden and samurai.

Chapter 2 of Tokyo Gargoyle is out right now on Honeyfeed!

One Lifetime, One Meeting​ - Tokyo Gargoyle

Tokyo Gargoyle - Chapter 2 | An illegal curse is a powerful spell with deadly consequences. But when 2nd-year high school student and homema

"The beginning of good things is good; the progress, better; the end, best." -St. Francis de Sales

[vernal-dayz]

In a fictional, modern-day Tokyo...

An illegal curse is a powerful spell with deadly consequences. But when 2nd-year high school student and homemaker Unosuke Higeta is struck by an illegal curse, he doesn’t die. Instead, when night falls, Unosuke’s body transforms into a hideous monster: a gargoyle. After his life is spared by his classmate and local shrine maiden, Suzuka Miyagawa, Unosuke is brought into the world of professional onmyoji. Together with Suzuka and a descendant of Abe no Seimei, Mitsuhiko Tsuchimikado, Unosuke investigates the recent influx of illegal curses so he can find the source of his own curse and destroy it. At the same time, a disturbing thought lingers in the back of Unosuke’s mind. Was he cursed by accident or was it fate?

You can read the first chapter of Tokyo Gargoyle right now on the Honeyfeed website by using the link below. Enjoy!

Tokyo Gargoyle

An illegal curse is a powerful spell with deadly consequences. But when 2nd-year high school student and homemaker Unosuke Higeta is struck

God willing, a new chapter will release every weekend.

"A word, a kindly smile, will often suffice to gladden a wounded and sorrowful heart." -St. Therese of Lisieux

[vernal-dayz]

I hope everyone had a good Christmas Day!

If you don't celebrate the Christmas season?

Then I hope this past Freeza Day was full of your planet not being destroyed!

[kohakurin8]

We've Reached Our 5th Chapter!

Sumire's journey to piracy is only just beginning. Follow her and the ronin Senren as they search for a way to make their dreams come true!

The Motley Crew — Koi Tears Arc

Sumire's dreams of seafaring were nearly crushed when she was struck with Prismachromia — a mysterious disease which gave her a crystalized

[vernal-dayz]

RIVAL!

[vernal-dayz]

I wanted to start posting my webnovel for Honeyfeed's contest this weekend, but then I was attacked by The Snuggle Monster. It's a cryptid that's far more elusive than Bigfoot so you've probably never heard of it nor even seen one.

Stay tuned for updates on by urban fantasy webnovel.

[vernal-dayz]

I was doing research when I came across this picture of a parti-colored bat. Thank you ResearchGate for hosting this image so my eyes could be blessed with such a handsome smile!!

[vernal-dayz]

Limitations are a breeding ground for creativity.

They are not chains that hold us back; limitations are puzzles waiting to be solved.

In other words, for you to think outside of the box, you must first be put into a box.

[vernal-dayz]

I got an IV drip the other day that is supposed to give me energy. Now it's time for me to find out if Stephen King's 2k words a day was authentic or if it was purely because of the cocaine.

[kohakurin8]

🏴‍☠️ The Motley Awaits 🏴‍☠️

Sumire's dreams of seafaring were nearly crushed when she was struck with Prismachromia — a mysterious disease which gave her a crystalized eye and nearly uncontrollable lightning powers. But why give up on your dreams when you can become a pirate instead?

Now all she needs is a ship… and a crew to sail it.

Read now on Honeyfeed!

The Motley Crew — Koi Tears Arc

Sumire's dreams of seafaring were nearly crushed when she was struck with Prismachromia — a mysterious disease which gave her a crystalized

Uploads every weekend!

🍯 Entered in the Honeyfeed Twilight Frontiers webnovel contest 🍯

[vernal-dayz]

RIVAL.