dee ♡

she/her ✧ twenty-three ✧ i'm probably dreaming again... or did i ever stop? an aspiring author whose main goal is to push for more diverse represenation. all things reading, writing, and creating.

[yourpenpaldee]

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ YOURPENPALDEE’S MASTERLIST.

Making this so I can keep track of everything :)

GENERAL

WRITEBLR INTRODUCTION

BRIEF WIPS OVERVIEW

WHEN ART TALKS (all coming soon)

WHEN ART TALKS: THE INTRO

WHEN ART TALKS: ANIYAH HOPE

WHEN ART TALKS: NOAH FORD

WHEN ART TALKS: JACQUELINE TRẦN

WHEN ART TALKS: NADIA “EVIE” LOUIS

WHEN ART TALKS: ELENA FORD

WHEN ART TALKS: SIDE CHARACTERS

[jazream]

make it exist now, make it good later

back in the day i had this bad habit of contemplating how every story beat is going to play out before my words even hit the paper, and it led me to abandoning my projects with only two chapters done, if that

you dont have to have all the answers before you write, and when you do inevitably write, theres a 90% chance you won’t like how your first draft turns out. the first draft usually has a lot of problems and may conflict with the rest of your vision. but you’ll never make it to that second draft if you don’t finish the first

so stop tryna be a perfectionist

make it exist now, make it good later

[yourpenpaldee]

hi! so as i’ve been refreshing my memory with when art talks, i’ve gone through the many documents of brainstorming and rough scenes i’ve managed to write. at one point, this was the opening paragraph for an old draft i started and i figured i’d share it here! so, here it is:

I am not alive. Sure, my brain still has billions of active neurons that tells my heart to keep beating, but I do not feel alive. I simply exist in a body that I struggle to acknowledge is mine. The body that gets the energy sucked out of it just by waking up in the morning. The body that floats and carries me from Point A to Point B because I cruise through life on autopilot. I am detached from myself, and therefore, out of touch with the world that spins around me.

i can’t believe i forgot about this little gem, but i’m happy i found it! for this to have been part of a rough draft, i find it pretty decent. i might be overthinking it, but i hope whoever reads this enjoys this little snippet :)

[iloveyou-writers]

Remember that you started your WIP for a reason.

You loved the idea.

You loved what the idea brought to the table.

You loved a scene you had envisioned.

There was something that made you passionate enough about it to start it. Try to remember that when you start to feel down on your writing. Try to remind yourself what you love about your writing.

There's this old series I did on an old blog called "Reasons I Love." It was a very long and wonderful series of posts where I'd write out why I loved my characters and WIPs. I think everyone should do that when they start to doubt themselves. Remind yourself what you love about it when you're drowning in self-doubt and needing reassurance.

Remember that your writing is wondrous and deserves so much love and support... and remind yourself that you deserve to love your writing, not constantly be filled with self-doubt and insecurities. 🩵

You've got this.

Happy writing. 💙

[luna-azzurra]

Things Writers do that feel Unproductive but aren't!!!

⟡ Staring out a window for twenty minutes before a single word

⟡ Rereading the same paragraph six times before moving forward

⟡ Lying on the floor thinking about a scene that isn't written yet

⟡ Taking a walk with no phone just to let something untangle

⟡ Reading a book that has nothing to do with your current project

⟡ Sitting in a café doing nothing but absorbing the atmosphere

⟡ Daydreaming about characters like they're real people you know

⟡ Rewriting the first chapter for the fourth time instead of continuing

⟡ Listening to your playlist on repeat until the mood arrives

⟡ Journaling about why you can't write instead of writing

⟡ Reorganizing your notes, your files, your whole system

⟡ Reading your own old work looking for who you used to be

⟡ Researching something minor for three hours because accuracy matters to you

⟡ Sleeping on a problem and waking up with the answer

⟡ Having a full conversation in your head between two characters

⟡ Watching people in public and cataloguing everything

⟡ Cooking or cleaning while your brain quietly solves the plot problem

⟡ Writing the same scene in three different tones just to feel it out

⟡ Abandoning the document and writing by hand for a while

⟡ Reading poetry when prose feels impossible

⟡ Watching a film just to study how a scene transition works

⟡ Making a new playlist because the old one stopped working

⟡ Sitting with discomfort until the scene becomes clear

⟡ Rereading your favorite book and taking it apart sentence by sentence

⟡ Writing a scene you know won't make the final draft just to understand the character

⟡ Doing nothing and trusting that it's filling something up

⟡ Reading the acknowledgements of every book you finish

[luna-azzurra]

Writing is lonely in a specific way that is hard to explain to people who don't do it. not lonely like isolated. lonely like you are trying to build a bridge to another human consciousness using only words on a page and you will never actually know if you got there.

You send the thing out and maybe someone reads it and something moves in them and they have no way to tell you exactly what moved or why and you have no way to know if it was the thing you meant or something else entirely.

You're working in permanent uncertainty about whether any of it lands. and you keep going anyway. you have to develop this strange faith in the act itself, in the value of the attempt separate from the outcome, because if you need confirmation every time you sit down you will never sit down.

Most of the writing happens in a silence that never fully gets broken. you learn to be okay in that silence or you don't last.

[yourpenpaldee]

long time, no see

hello! i’m going to keep this simple and sweet, but it’s been so long since i’ve made a post on here. i’ve been lurking every now and then (as i was doing just a few minutes ago) to see all the beautiful projects you all continue to create. life has changed a bit since the last time i was on here, but i want to be active on here again and reconnect with the friends i‘ve made on here. and, of course, make new friends along the way! when art talks has been plaguing my mind for a hot minute now since i haven’t worked on that story in forever (or any of my WIPs for that matter), and i’m ready to bring it all back from the dead.

with all that being said, i just wanted to say hello as i slowly find my way back onto tumblr :) ♡

[nondelphic]

every writer has a main character who’s just the author in disguise. mine is very dramatic about it.

[ominous-faechild]

FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 2: KILREY (PART 2)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

story intro table of contents chapter one < last chapter next chapter >

Sky: [suddenly comes to a stop behind them, raising his voice) "YOU WHAT!? You expect us to believe you can take on an archfaerie!?!?"

Nova: [growling, spins on his heel and warps to—]

Nova: [reappears directly in front of Sky, a whole foot taller and gripping the front of the faerie's shirt as he pulls their foreheads together]

Nova: [snarling, practically spits their words out) "stay behind if you want! Die! Because that's what's going to happen! I can save you if you come with me, but otherwise!?!?"

Nova: [can't help it as her rage—and snarl—breaks for despair—]

Nova: [turns their face away, releasing Sky's shirt to reappear in the spot they'd vanished from]

Nova: [doesn't finish what they had to say, crying silently as they instead hurry through the streets]

Faeries: [all holed up in their homes… whether because of the time, or the storm]

Storm: [rapidly growing into a whiteout blizzard, only breaking for flashes of lightning in the distance]

Air: [vibrating and crackling from the electricity, the magic storm, or both]

Cloud: [having taken Sky's hand in hers; voice quiet, but pained) "Sky… look." [points into the air, toward Nova's essence] "That's theirs. Even if they can't fight him… I think they can do something against him…"

Sky: [silent for a moment, but—]

Sky: [lets out a slow, shaky sigh]

Sky: (voice quiet and uneven) "why did you have to get us in this situation?"

Nova: [struggles to ignore them, feeling a wave of relief as they cross the last building of the town… though they still have some distance to go before they've escaped Kilrey's dominion]

Tremors: [slowly seeping from spreading from the air to the ground]

World: [violently rumbling; the air itself is vibrating and full of visible electricity while the ground quakes under the group's feet, breaking the cobblestone road they're trying to travel across]

Road: [except... while it cracks, it doesn't separate. Not until Nova passes. The pieces remain close enough together that the group's able to walk across it—even as it rises in the air and then scatters behind them]

Nova: [almost absentminded in her steps, confident in her magic's ability to keep the stones she needs in place to walk on. Instead, she focuses on collecting what magic she can from the environment and magically watching Kilrey close in on them]

Sky and Cloud: [behind her, use a mix of their own magics to help them hop between the separating stones and stay close behind Nova]

Cloud: [essence suddenly flickers further than before, flinging itself toward Nova—]

Nova: [tenses, immediately warping out of the way of the attack and flipping to face them, but—]

Cloud: [only created a small dome of clear air around them, granting them more visibility through the blizzard in their immediate area]

Cloud: [freezes at Nova's reaction]

Sky: [and tenses, putting himself between Cloud and Nova]

Electricity: [focused around them, sparking and flashing across the air, and making all of their hair stand up on end]

Nova: [heart pounding, looks between the two, the dome around them… and something not far behind the two.]

Kilrey: [catching up.]

Nova: [bites his tongue, tears swelling in his eyes]

Nova: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I ruin everything…

Nova: [with only a moment to think, envelops the three of them in his own essence and pulls them outside the bounds of Kilrey's dominion]

Group: [reforms with Sky and Cloud in the same positions as before, but behind—]

Nova: [facing the direction they'd just come from, much more drained from having pulled them all through another's dominion… but shielding the two air faeries with his own body]

Nova: (not even sure if he's pleading with himself or the world) please don't stab me in the back… please don't make me regret trying to help you… I can't let more fae die because of me… so please don't make me die again…

Nova: (voice unsteady, but raised) "I'm going to take him on. Just run. Even if I can't stop him… you can get away. I'm sorry for getting you dragged into my problems…"

Cloud: (voice uneven) "I—"

Sky: [nope! Takes her hand in his and drags her along, trying to follow Nova's instructions advice]

Cloud: [hesitantly lets him pull her away, taking her clear-air dome with her]

Nova: [heart pounding, stares out toward the concentration of Kilrey's essence speeding toward her]

Nova: (to herself) … you've done this before. You can do it again, Mabh.

Nova:

Nova: [can't help a weak, pained laugh]

Nova: not that one, either… 😅

Rumbling: [suddenly spikes in strength as something speeds toward her—]

Nova: [tenses, quickly throwing up both their hands and a magical barrier to protect them]

Snow and earth: [bursts forward and out from the ground, flinging itself toward them]

Nova: [skids backwards along with their barrier, wincing as they struggle to keep it from breaking—]

Suspended Snow: [falling in clumps from the air, reveals the faerie that'd punched through the blizzard like a bullet… Kilrey.]

Kilrey: [8 feet tall, almost twice Nova's height, and towering above them. Has far-too long limbs all covered in thick, dark brown fur and tangled plants; standing atop hooved, satyr-like legs; has stag-like horns branching from an elongated face; and covered in moss and plants that're woven into his fur]

Kilrey: [grins widely as he looks down at Nova, eyeing them through the pink-tinted barrier]

Nova: [breathing heavy and struggling not to cry, but steadily stands back up straight, hands still crossed in front of her as she holds up the barrier]

Kilrey: (voice low, almost like a growl, and yet gleeful) "ah… you know, Silina tried lying about what you were…"

Nova: [still wincing, takes the opportunity to strengthen her barrier]

Nova: (to herself) no surprises there…

Kilrey: [reaches down, trying to shove his hand through the barrier]

Barrier: [blocks it just fine!]

Kilrey: [—monologue only interrupted by a laugh) "but when your essence built… I recognized you, Dhia…"

Nova: [winces, only now realizing their stuffing themself full of ambrosia backfired by making themself noticeable… while they'd gone in with such little power in order to hide]

Kilrey: [as he spoke, tightened his furred hand—and essence—around her barrier]

Kilrey: [and, finally, shatters it in his palm]

Nova: [thrown back from the force of the collapse, skidding into the ground and getting buried into the snow]

Nova: [already incredibly drained, but… struggles to focus their essence on his, trying to find the weak points they'd noticed the last few times they'd tried this]

Kilrey: [as they did, leisurely walked through the snow, stopped in front of Nova, and finally leaned down to pick them up by the throat]

Nova: [half-gasps, half-sobs, grasping at his hands as though they had anywhere near enough strength to pry themself free]

Kilrey: [and all the while, smugly) "I can't believe you're still alive… I'd heard you died, Dhia."

Nova: [just stares up at the blizzard-tainted white sky, struggling to breathe and focus—]

Kilrey: [slowly begins sapping their magic, drawing out his words as he does) "let me relieve you of—"

Kilrey: [suddenly falls silent, the strength fading from his fingers]

Nova: [tears himself from Kilrey's grasp and falls to the ground, gasping for breath as they glare up at him]

Nova: [tightens their magic around his soul, snarling as best he can]

Nova: (words as strangled as his voice) "'relieve me of my power?' You piece of shit, you really think it'd work this time!? When everyone else has failed!?!? WHY ARE YOU ARCHFAE ALL SO FUCKING EGOTISTICAL!?"

Nova: [digs his essence into Kilrey's soul like knives, unsteadily rising to his feet and taking shaky steps toward Kilrey]

Kilrey: [completely frozen in place, face blank and unable to move… because Nova had broken his will, like every faerie was capable of doing.]

Nova: [had just needed him to let his guard down, to give them the chance to work their way through his protection]

Nova: [glares up at his blank face with a snarl… and tears still in his eyes]

Nova: (voice hard and hateful) "but I'm merciful. And you're useful. So here's what we're going to do. Kneel."

Kilrey: [face still empty, obliges. Lowers himself onto one knee, kneeling in front of them… and barely getting low enough that Nova can look down at him]

Nova: [reaches forward to grab him by his throat with a vicegrip and force him to meet her eyes]

Nova: [still snarling, all but spits) "you're going to go back and erase all memories that I was here! You're going to go back, tell Silina that I managed to escape you and fled South, make sure nobody leaves town for a week, and then you are going to forget all about me! You'll forget I exist, you'll forget I wiped your memories, and you'll FORGET YOURSELF!"

Nova: [left gasping for breath, glaring down at him with tear-filled eyes… before her face finally breaks]

Nova: [half-sobbing, brokenly) "understand?"

Kilrey: (tonelessly, breath slightly strangled… but only slightly) "yes."

Nova: [releases Kilrey's throat, taking a few shaky steps back]

Nova: (weakly) "good. I've given my commands. Now, fulfill them."

Nova: [finally releases their magic on him, letting her feet collapse under her]

Kilrey: [rises smoothly, then promptly twists on his heel to tread back into his dominion]

Nova: [cries softly, watching his back slowly get further and further from him… because the blizzard's largely died away, taking the whiteout with it]

Nova: it never works… won't you guys stop TRYING!?

Nova: [gasping for breath again, falls back to stare up at the beautiful, star-filled sky slowly shining through the fading blizzard]

Nova: … why couldn't I just be a normal faerie?

Nova: [closes his eyes, unable to stay conscious]

So... what's on your guys' minds? 👀

Any theories? 😉

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[ominous-faechild]

FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 2: KILREY (PART 1)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

story intro table of contents chapter one < last chapter next chapter >

Nova: [tense, but continues chewing the taffy-like ambrosia as she focuses her essence to watch Sky and Cloud even with her back to them]

Siblings: [looking at each other, faces twisted and fae-ears lowered stressfully—]

Cloud: [guilty, but…]

Sky: [furious]

Sky: (hisses under his breath) "Cloud! This is exactly why I—"

Cloud: [letting out a slow breath, shakes her head and gently pushes him to the side with just a wave of—her essence and—air. Moves to stop beside Nova and try to meet their eyes]

Nova: [hesitantly obliges her, chomping off a piece of their third ambrosia square]

Cloud: (voice gentle, but serious) "you have a plan? Do you need more ambrosia?"

Nova:

Sky:

Nova: [shocked she'd offer to help when doing so got her into this mess to begin with, but…]

Nova: [ears low, forces themself to just look away, nod curtly, and swallow their bite. Then, with their face turned away, immediately rips off another chunk of ambrosia]

Cloud: [as Nova works on chewing, smoothly sits down next to them and reaches with her essence to copy Nova's earlier theft—]

Sky: [grabs her shoulder, hissing) "Cloud, what are you doing!? You're going to—"

Cloud: [turning a sharp glare onto him in return, evenly) "they escaped from another archfaerie. They know what they're doing. We should help them."

Sky: [stunned silent—]

Nova: [also stunned and struggling not to be hopeful… but just starts on her fourth and last piece of ambrosia]

Ambrosia: [as a treat made of pure magic—and most often mixed in with sweets for additional taste—contained lots of energy for needy fae]

Ambrosia: [is most often used as compact, easy-to-serve rations from archfae to their thralls, meant to give them the essence they need to survive… while any and all other food mostly just tasted good and didn't do much for them. Not unless it matched their domain.]

Faeries: [each had control over a certain 'domain', depending on what they emerged from]

Cloud: [was clearly air-aligned, but, true to her name, seemed to have a domain specifically centered on clouds]

Barkeeper: [would seem earth-aligned at first glance, thanks to their earthen skin and the trail of dirt they left behind as they moved. But… their exact domain was harder to tell, considering the plants they'd had for hair. It could've meant they were life-aligned, or nature-aligned—]

Nova: [except, didn't just have to judge off of faeries' appearances]

Nova: [had a special talent in being able to 'feel out' for others' alignments, just by sensing their essence… or magical power]

Nova: [and, similarly, was much more adept at sensing and distinguishing between essence in general…]

Nova: [which was exactly why she could tell that the barkeeper, the earthen faerie, finally reached Kilrey.]

Nova: [quickly hops out of her chair, wiping the back of her hand against her mouth and looking at the siblings]

Sky: [has his jaw clenched and arms crossed tight as he's turned away from them, glaring at the other inhabitants of the tavern… to help discourage them from staring, and catching Cloud's theft]

Cloud: [of course, still stealing ambrosia squares, slipping them between the loose folds of her airy clothes as soon as she's grabbed them]

Both: [as Nova hopped out of the chair, stop what they're doing to look at Nova with tense expressions and lowered ears]

Nova: [meets Sky's eyes, then Cloud's, and quickly turns to march toward the door]

Nova: (voice commanding, sounding far more confident than she felt) "we head out now. I can collect more essence on the way. Hurry!"

Air Siblings: [meet eyes once again behind her back]

Cloud: [immediately follows close behind Nova!]

Sky: [half-groans, half-growls, but quickly trails after]

Sky: [… though his eyes dart from faerie to faerie as he wonders why nobody's reacting to their departure]

Nova: [almost as though she's reading his mind but more reading between the lines, and figuring it's better to say anyway) "I blocked them from seeing us. Come on!"

Sky: [bites his tongue, unsure of a lot of things… but also not sure if it was a good time to ask questions]

Nova: [pushes the door open and speedwalks outside, ignoring the frostbite-cold of the now-winter that hits her]

Seasons, time, and weather: [could change constantly, depending on where they were in the Faewildes and the strength of the raw, unclaimed magic in the area…]

Raw Faewilde magic: [was incredibly dangerous even to faeries, able to take over their minds, make them lose their sense of selves, and turn them into what the humans called demons]

Demons: [creatures with seemingly no sapience, wanting nothing more than violence… and Nova couldn't blame them]

Nova: [wishes she had the strength—the bravery—to fight back against archfae she wasn't cornered by]

Nova: [wishes she could pay them back for their crimes.]

Nova: [fae-ears low and eyes scanning the streets around them, paces forward to lead the group through the quickest way out of town]

Sky: [from behind, voice tense) "what's your plan, fae. Who are you?"

Nova: [tenses, but… keeps pacing, eyeing the ever-fluctuating buildings once of wood, then of stone, then of ice… as everything rapidly changes from the cloud of raw magic unfurling throughout the town]

Nova: (tension leaking into their voice) "we leave Kil—the Archfae's dominion, so he's weaker. From there, he either gives up, or—"

Sky: (voice sharp) "he'll catch up before we can!"

Nova: [twists her form, turning her torso so—while her legs continue forward on her decided path—she's able to face Sky while walking]

Siblings: [faces visibly twist in disgust at her grotesque display—]

Nova: (harshly) "we have a head start and this—" [points up, then twists his finger in a circular gesture, alluding to the magic storm] "—is going to keep him from teleporting to us."

Sky:

Sky: [visibly stunned… though also looks paler]

Sky: [actually, has changed a lot in appearance. His night-sky skin has quickly turned pale white, matching his hair and the snow around them]

Sky: [now, almost completely blends with the environment as he scans the area, the tips of his fae-ears dropping lower and lower]

Nova: (to himself) ah… that's why he feels a bit different from 'sky'.

Sky: [returning his eyes to Nova, hesitantly) "is… that you?"

Nova:

Nova: [fighting a wave of panic, barks out a laugh and turns his torso back into place to increase his pace. Still, his anxiety is betrayed by his angled ears, poorly-faked laugh, and the breathlessnes of his otherwise-incredulous voice) "no??? You think I'd be like this if I had that kinda power? I just sensed it coming, and we're taking advantage of it. Now hurry up, Kil—he, the Archfae, just left!"

Cloud: [from behind her; voice gentle, but subtly tense) "so… what happens when he catches up to us?"

Nova: [drops his eyes to the ground, falling silent as a cold hand of dread wraps itself tight around his heart]

Nova: (voice thick) "as long as we're outside of his dominion, I can take care of him by myself."

YOU CAN WHAT BY YOURSELF, NOVA!?!?!

Aaaaaanyhow, how truthful do you think all of this is? What's with all of their fear of archfaeries? And how in the world would Nova "take care of" one themself???

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[yourpenpaldee]

nova is not playing around 😭 i also don’t know why my mind visualized nova stuffing their face with ambrosia in video game form??? a health and energy bar slowly turning from red to green, and the camera zooms in just a bit after every piece of ambrosia they eat. and don’t forget the “wshh” sound effect for every piece stolen 😭

my attachment to these three has reached its peak, so it’s fatal. i always have tissues on standby, just let me know when i need some!

[ominous-faechild]

FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 1: KILREY (PART 2)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

story intro table of contents < last chapter next chapter >

Tavernkeeper: [marches up to the group… though their eyes are focused squarely on Nova]

Nova: fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck—

Nova: they noticed me reaching for the ambrosia… I hadn't meant to, I just—

Tavernkeeper: [snarling and ears held back in anger, speaks sharply as they cross to the group) "who do you think you are, trying to take our—"

Sky: [moves out of the way to let—]

Tavernkeeper: [stops in front of Nova, eyes narrowed on them]

Tavernkeeper: [not having stopped talking, reaches to grab Nova by the wrist as he continues) "rations without—"

Nova: [warps away, disappearing from their seat to reappear a few feet away. Has a panicked grin on their face, their fae-ears lying flat back in panic, and their hands held up in surrender]

Nova: (sharply, panic in her voice) "I didn't mean to! I'm sor—!"

Tavernkeeper: [eye twitching and ears pressing against their skull, moves to grab her again]

Tavernkeeper: "you little—"

Nova: [squeezing his eyes shut and turning his face away, quickly reaches into his cloak to pull out one of his Silina Emblems and hold it out with both hands]

Nova: (desperately) "I'm from Silina! Please, have mercy! I come in peace, I didn't mean to do anything wrong! I'm just on my way up North!"

Nova:

Tavernkeeper: [silent]

Nova: …

Nova: [ears slowly rising again, hesitantly peeks an eye open and turns just enough to peer at the tavernkeeper]

Tavernkeeper: [eyeing him critically, fae-ears low and suspicion clear across their face]

Nova: [heart skipping a beat and ears dropping again, to themself) … they've figured out What I Am, haven't they?

Tavernkeeper: [plucks the emblem from Nova's hands, turning it around in their fingers as they eye it skeptically]

Tavernkeeper: [after a moment, looks back up at Nova, eyes still narrowed]

Tavernkeeper: (sternly) "I think I need to take you to Archfae Kilrey."

Nova:

Nova: [eyes fly wide—ears dropping to nearly touch their shoulders—as they're hit with a wave of absolute terror]

Tavernkeeper: [reaches forward to try to grab Nova by the arm again, but—]

Nova: [takes several stumbling steps backwards, and—]

Cloud: [steps in Tavernkeeper's way, her ears back and an arm held out to her side as though to shield Nova from them]

Cloud: [still sparking up, face and voice cold) "they're from Silina. If you doubt them, go on and bring the emblem to Archfae Kilrey. But leave them out of it."

Tavernkeeper:

Nova:

Both: [stunned silent, well aware Cloud was basically putting herself on the line for Nova]

Tavernkeeper: [snorts, but—with a wave of their hand—magically throws a piece of ambrosia at Nova before flipping on their heel and marching out the door]

Tavern: [dead silent]

Nova: [swallows nervously, ears slowly popping back up, as they hesitantly scan the room and they clutch their ambrosia]

Faeries: [staring at him, but… soon look away, whispering between themselves]

Cloud: [and stepping toward him!]

Nova: [dying—]

Cloud: [stops in front of Nova, squatting just enough so she's at their eye level]

Cloud: [having returned to her earlier calm, pale appearance, offers Nova a sad smile]

Cloud: (gently) "are you okay, little one?"

Nova:

Nova: [swallows, quickly looking away to hurry to sit down again and work on stuffing the ambrosia down his throat]

Cloud:

Wind: [stirs slightly behind him, but—]

Nova: [focuses on eating and magically watching those behind him, praying for them to look away soon—]

Sky: [places a hand on his shoulder—]

Nova: [tenses, ears nearly dropping to their shoulders again. At the same time, quickly warps her shoulder to phase it through his hand, pull away, and turn a sharp look onto him]

Sky: [as they did, his eyes narrowing and ears lowering further, says harshly) "my sister asked you a question."

Nova: [seemingly ignoring him, forces themself to somewhat relax and continue eating]

Ambrosia: [the most delicious thing in the world, made of literal pure magic and honey… but Nova doesn't have the time or energy to appreciate it. She needs to hurry.]

Nova: [instead, satisfied that the other faeries had stopped watching her, reaches with her essence to pull more ambrosia rations from the counter, drop them out of view, and bring them toward her]

Sky: [snarling, sharply under his breath) "fae! Are you a thief!?"

Cloud: [at the same time, hesitantly moved to Sky's side, gently placing a hand on his shoulder]

Nova: [spares Cloud a glance, but quickly narrows her eyes—and a snarl—onto Sky]

Sky: [—at the same time, turned a sharp look onto Cloud]

Cloud: [meets Sky's eyes with an uncertain look before quick looking back to Nova]

Nova: [as they both look at her, pauses eating to retort sharply) "no, I'm a fucking 'saving our asses', if you'll let me eat!"

Cloud:

Sky:

Nova: [turns slightly to reach over and behind the counter, where she grabs the ambrosia she'd sneakily dragged over]

Nova: [and back to stuffing her face!]

Air Siblings: [stunned silent and ears drooping, hesitantly meet each other's eyes, glance around the tavern, and then look back to Nova]

Sky: (keeping his voice low, demands) "what do you mean, 'saving our asses'!?"

Nova: [half-groans, half-growls, rolling their eyes as they quickly erect a sound barrier directly around the three of them]

Nova: [once it's secure, narrows their eyes on Sky again]

Nova: [pauses eating to practically spit out) "because Cloud came to my defense, they're going to hold you two accountable for me, too!"

Sky: [though he's not sure exactly what the sound barrier is, noticed Nova build it and figures well enough what it's doing]

Sky: [snarling, raises his voice to insist) "what do you MEAN!? What's wrong with that!?"

Nova: [freezes, their blood going cold, ears dropping, and eyes widening... but only lets themself falter for a moment]

Nova: [forcibly recollects themself with a sigh and an aggressive shake of their head before answering) "because I'm—I—"

Nova: [swallows against the lump in their throat as they instead look away and glare at a wall through tears]

Nova: (voice hard, but thick with pain) "—I'm not from Silina, I stole that! I'm wanted there! Now, with them taking that to the archfae, he's going to be able to reach out to her and find that out! And you two will get dragged in WITH me!"

Nova: [finished, quickly goes back to choking down as much ambrosia as she can]

Nova: … but what if they turn on me.

Nova: what if they decide the best way to survive this is to turn me in…?

Okay but ain't Nova just the sassiest child? lmao

Who's your guys' favorite character? 👀

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dividers by @thyming and @saradika

[yourpenpaldee]

nova’s face is officially in the dictionary for sassy. and you know what, i wouldn’t want it any other way :) very curious to see nova at their sassiest.

cloud is my favorite character so far! no question about it. i’m convinced all cloud had to do was breathe for me to come to that conclusion. time to start the cloud fanclub!

[ominous-faechild]

FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 1: KILREY (PART 1)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

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Nova: [anxiously clutches at the magic around them, watching the bustling faerie town of Kilrey from far away]

Kilrey: [full of fae subjugated under the will of a single other faerie… of course, by the name of Kilrey.]

Kilrey: [like many other fae towns, mostly has its residents working toward helping expand their master's domain. It's absolutely suffused with power emanating from the fae population within its walls, but most prominently? It was full of Kilrey's power. Even with all the other faeries there, the archfae's always came out on top.]

Nova: [takes several slow, shaky deep breaths as they try to steel their nerves]

Nova: (thinking to themself) I'm not taking much power with me… they shouldn't notice me. I should be fine to enter…

Nova: [fidgets with the magic in the air, warping it around herself to cool the area and set a feeling of calmness over her]

Nova: (still trying to reassure herself) It's okay. If I just teleport in there… few fae will even be able to notice me, with all that power there!

Nova: [flexes her jaw, struggling not to cry despite her magic]

Nova: … except Kilrey. And what if they notice me? What then?

Nova: [shakes his head quickly, letting out his breath and smacking his cheeks to recollect himself]

Nova: (sternly) No. Can't think that way. If they come… we can fight them. Or escape. Lead them away if we must… and they won't be able to do much by themself.

Nova: [glances far over his shoulder, eyeing the next dominion over despite it being far out of his sight]

Nova: … and if they try to bring their thralls, they'll still lose access to their power if I take them far enough. I can overpower them, then.

Nova: [nods curtly, looking back toward the town of Kilrey]

Nova: (still trying to reassure himself) Alright. We can do this, Casey.

Nova:

Nova: (annoyedly) I don't much like that name, either.

Nova: [but just sighs heavily before warping themself into town]

Nova: [now toward the end of a mostly-empty street, head lowered and her hood pulled over her head]

Nova: [hurries forward, quickly opening the door to the tavern and stepping inside]

Tavern: [full of faeries! Most are sitting around tables, chatting amongst themselves and helping themselves to food and drink rations for their hard day's work]

Nova: [awkwardly fidgets with one of his Silina Emblems—a token containing a bit of power from another Archfae, Silina, and declaring she'd owe whomever it was traded to—as he heads to the bar]

Emblems: [essentially a form of currency between Archfae to declare "help my friend, and I'll help you later in return"]

Tavernkeeper: [clearly busy, distributing rations to others]

Nova: [awkwardly eyes the lone faerie sitting at the bar… and hesitantly steps up to them]

Faerie: [air-aligned, with a flowy, layered dress; semi-transparent blue skin; and a white afro. The further their afro traveled from their head, the more the hair seemed to transform into clouds]

Nova: [stopping at a seat beside them and rocking on his feet, awkwardly raises his voice to ask) "is this seat taken?"

Faerie: [tenses, fae-ears subtly bending back as they look over their shoulder to meet Nova's eyes]

Nova: [flashes them a smile]

Faerie: [cautiously glances around themself… then, easing their ears and returning their eyes to Nova, offers a soft smile in return]

Faerie: (voice gentle, hard to make out over the din of the tavern) "No. But my brother's coming back soon…"

Nova: brother?…

Nova: [looks away, ears folded back awkwardly, but moves to sit down beside the faerie]

Nova: (to herself) I wonder what it's like to have a brother…

Nova: (at the same time, perks her ears back up, turns to grin at the faerie, and says amusedly) "Ah! Well, hopefully he won't mind me being here?"

Faerie: [smile softening, shakes their head slightly]

Faerie: (gently) "I don't think so... you seem nice. I'm Cloud, by the way… female."

Nova: [grins widely, offering his hand to shake… with as much of his essence as far from it as possible, as was considered polite]

Nova: (keeping her tone amused to hide her nervousness) "oh! Well, I'm—"

Cloud: [took her hand to shake it, but—]

Nova: [awkwardly looks away, pursing her lips]

Nova: (awkwardness leaking into her voice) "I… haven't actually decided on a name yet…"

Cloud: [essence flutters—]

Nova: [tenses, ears folding back as she quickly looks at Cloud with wide eyes]

Cloud: [has her essence breezing out from her as she smiles brightly, bringing her other hand up to clasp Nova's in-between hers]

Cloud: (warmly) "oh, are you a new faerie?"

Nova:

Cloud: [glancing away as she rocks from side-to-side, attempts to finish) "I ca—"

Nova: (blurts, panic slipping into her voice) "no!"

Cloud: [startled, quickly looks back to Nova]

Cloud: [essence—and face—falls, her expression turning sad]

Nova: [struggling to keep their panic from their face, forces an awkward grin]

Nova: (voice shaky, but still faux-amused) "I just—I've been awake for a while, but I've just—I've had a hard time coming up with one, is all!"

Cloud: [has the saddest look on her face as she meets Nova's eyes, but she quickly looks over Nova's shoulder instead]

Voice: (speaks from behind Nova, hard) "Cloud? Who's this?"

Nova: [tenses, quickly turning to see—]

Faerie: [standing to her side, arms crossed as they look between Nova and Cloud suspiciously]

Faerie: [has long, flowy white hair, blue-purple skin freckled like stars in the night sky, and two sets of long, pointed fae-ears… all angled backwards, aggressive.]

Nova: this must be the brother! :'D

Nova: [both annoyed and anxious, to themself) but Cloud said he wouldn't be upset… of course she was wrong.

Nova: [offers a wide, awkward grin as they bring their hands up in surrender and struggle to come up with a response—]

Cloud: (from behind them, gently) "this is a faerie I just met. They seem nice, Sky."

Sky: [looked at Cloud over Nova's shoulder as she spoke, but quickly returns his eyes to Nova]

Sky: [lip curled slightly; voice tense and accusing) "plenty of fae seem nice, Cloud. That's how they trick you. We've been over this."

Nova: (quickly, before she can think better of it) "I really mean no harm! I'm just travelling and wanted company!"

Sky: [leaning in closer so his and Nova's noses and foreheads touch, sharply) "likely story."

Nova: [panicking, reflexively reaches for the nearest bit of unclaimed essence to take it to protect herself—]

Sky: [except, pulls away?]

Cloud: [at his side, hand clenching his shoulder as she glares at him]

Cloud: [hair darkened into storm clouds, crackling with electricity, and fae-ears held high and back from anger]

Cloud: (sharply) "they're a BABY! Be nice!"

Nova: [bites back a 'I'm not a baby', ears low and eyes wide with panic as he looks between the two]

Sky: [clenches his jaw as takes deep, angry breaths, glancing between Cloud and Nova—]

Voice: "HEY! FAE!"

All three: [tense, turning to face—]

Face what!? 👀

Who knows??? 👀 👀 👀

Feel free to leave any theories in the comments below!

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dividers by @thyming and @saradika

[ominous-faechild]

STORY INTRO:

FAERIE'S DAWN

Following the Shattering of Reality, the world was plunged into what came to be known as the Faewildes: an ever-changing world suffused with magic and danger. Humanity crumbled under the weight of the new reality while fae—and the archfae above them—emerged to rule over the new world. Humans couldn't compete against the fae's sheer magical prowess, and soon built strongholds in territories with weak magical presence to stand against them. Now, so many generations later, humanity has finally learned of faekind's weakness: metal, which weakens fae and blocks their magic. A war is breaking out between humanity and fae, with gods each picking sides in the conflict. Between faeries Nova, Cloud, and Sky, and the human settlement Eve and Asa protect... who will win?

(Psst... to fans of the Existential of Magic—aka “Ailwyn, God of the Faewildes”—this story has them as a major player! You'll see a lot of them in here! Your guys' overwhelming love for them motivated me to write this story lmao)

THEME SONG:

He looked me in the eyes, and without a word He saw right through my soul And with an evil little grin, and a stench of sin He delivered me a message that I'll never forget Put your hands up, this is your last chance So boy, prepare to die Get ready to meet your maker Before I put one right between your eyes Get ready (get ready) For your resignation Get ready (get ready) For your salvation 'Cause when you wake up, you'll realize Who even cares if you're dead If you were never alive

MAIN CHARACTERS:

✦ Eve Primavera ✦ Asa Primavera ✦ Nova “Me” Fae ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

ADDITIONAL INFO:

✦ obviously high fantasy ✦ mostly rustic & post-apocalyptic ✦ oh and TONS of action lmao ✦ hope you like intense magic fights! ✦ oh (x2) and mild aspects of horror ✦ (I'm @ominous-faechild, I HAVE to!) ✦ it's like a legal obligation lol

✦ includes: ✦ tons of lgbtqia+ rep ✦ gays. all the gays. ✦ nova's genderfluid (any/all) ✦ a closeted trans??? ✦ tbh one is nb af but that closet??? inescapable. ✦ neurodivergent rep ✦ eve & asa both audhd lol ✦ idk where others are yet but uh ✦ tbh it's safe to bet everyone is something ✦ expressions of cultures inspired by: ✦ middle ireland, ✦ germania, ✦ and criticisms of christianity

✦ trigger warnings: ✦ shows depictions of: ✦ sexism ✦ racism(?) (between fae/humans) ✦ xenophobia ✦ body dysphoria ✦ depression & anxiety ✦ religious zealotry ✦ religious trauma

THEMES:

✦ recognizing, breaking away from abusers, and learning to find yourself after departure

✦ accepting one's self ✦ especially for groups found "not traditionally acceptable" by society, which is reflected within eve and asa's home

✦ discrimination ✦ especially when artificial, or baseless

✦ “man, these religious zealots kinda suck” ✦ yeah it's a good mix of traumatic and cathartic here

MASTERLIST (pending) TABLE OF CONTENTS #FAERIE'S DAWN

CHARACTER INTROS:

✦ Eve Primavera (pending)

✦ Asa Primavera (pending)

✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pending)

✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae (pending)

✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae (pending)

TAGS:

#high fantasy #action #action fantasy #diverse characters #fantasy #fantasy story #fantasy writing #fantasy world #magic world #worldbuilding #fantasy worldbuilding #comedy #humor

#diverse characters #poc in fantasy #poc characters #lgbtq+ characters #lgbtqia characters #lgbtq characters #lgbt fiction #neurodivergent characters #autistic characters #adhd character #autistic coded #autistic creator

#morally grey characters #morally gray #villain coded #feral oc #feral character

#faeries #faerie #the fae #fae #fae folk #faecore #fey oc

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[maddie-zylophone-hatter-deactiv]

Me when I plan out a story and want to tell everyone

[yourpenpaldee]

hey !

👗 for any of your characters !

thank you for the ask! <3 i’m going to answer for all of them because why not? :)

👗- Describe their style

ANIYAH found her style when she started wearing earthy bohemian clothing. greens and browns take up most of her closet. she loves to layer her jewelry, which she feels is essential for every outfit. no matter how simple or complex, it’s never complete without jewelry.

NOAH either looks like he’s an edgy, grunge-y rockstar or a pro-skater. one day will be all about the band tees and leather jackets. then the next day is a slightly oversized crewneck, baggy jeans, and vans. maybe a slouchy beanie to top it all off. i think the best accessory, however, is the black nail polish. gets chipped after a good week, but still looks great.

JACQUELINE knows how to make comfy casual clothes look stylish and fashionable. not much color fills her wardrobe as she sticks to black, white, and neutral-toned clothing. she doesn’t wear accessories other than her earrings most days, but she doesn’t need to.

NADIA is definitely manifesting her dream life through the way she dresses. very classy, vintage, elegant looking. blazer suits paired with the glossy triangle-pointed heels were made for nadia. the vintage aspect will really show with the gold jewelry she’d wear.

ELENA has a fun, colorful, trendy style. maybe even a bit preppy looking??? pink is a must in every outfit, even if it isn’t noticeable upon first glance. she loves fashion and wants to run her own boutique one day, so she keeps up with all the trends and tries to add her own flare with every outfit she wears.

if you’d like to see their styles visually, i did a tag a while back where i had to show what they’d dress like. this is the post if you’re interested! :)

[mapplesand]

hi! i hope your day is going well :)

🎶 from the tag game. i’d love to hear your answers for all the OCs mentioned, if you don’t mind :)

hi ! just woke up, hope the day will be fine !

🎶 - How do they sound? Describe their voice

Marco has a lower voice than Tristan but it still cracks sometimes especially when he's getting mad, his volume is off the roof most of the time like Tristan always has to tell him to shut up/lower his voice

Tristan has a soft voice, like he doesn't speak that loud and has a generally peaceful voice to listen to, he also has a goo singing voice and has a very notable french accent on some words

also i have voice claim for both of them so here's Arin Hanson as Marco and Dan Avidan as Tristan and also Dan from Dan Vs as Marco and Chris from Dan Vs as Tristan

Josh he has like regular guy voice idk what to tell you he's average in every way possible here's just a video of Kurtis Conner because it's like average voice or Light Yagami from Death Note

Tyler has a low and monotone voice, it's actually hard to tell when he's joking or not because his tone doesn't really change much, you could describe it as being robotic but you'll notice it's because he's masking and when unmasking his voice has way more fluctuation and he has a texas accent, I don't have a voice that sounds like him with a Texas accent (or you'll have to.... imagine the forbbiden unexpressive autistic guy for it (sheldon cooper) and it's not even accurate...) but here's his monotone voice with as Legoshi from Beastars and L from Death Note

questions here

[yourpenpaldee]

🌹 - Do they have a signature scent? Perfume, shampoo or alike?

thank you for the ask! <3

ANIYAH is all about the warm-scented fragrances. vanilla, shea and cocoa butter is all she needs. she does buy samples every once in a while as she likes to experiment with different scents.

NOAH has that just-got-out-the-shower clean scent with the occasional side of cigarette smoke. the smoke scent never lasts long though since he only smokes at night before a shower.

JACQUELINE smells like the iced coffee she drinks at least two or three times a day. coffee and caramel with a hint of french vanilla and sweet almond milk. even when she decides to start her mornings with an avocado smoothie or coconut water (the only water she’ll have) instead of coffee, it doesn’t escape her.

NADIA never leaves her home without her lavender roll-on scented perfume. she’s always loved flowers, so it only makes sense that her signature scent would be of one.

ELENA does this thing where she changes her scent according to the season, but sticks to fruity smells. strawberry for winter, cherry for spring, peach for summer and apple for autumn. her personal favorite is strawberry.