"OH COME ON!"

Sobbing again for the second time. Please never delete this.

My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I'd encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

i find it funny how malleus is known to have a breeding kink in the fanfic community but collectively forgot that, as a fae, he has a very low fertility rate because faes can't reproduce that easily.

then again, the reason why he DOES have a breeding kink is because faes are into big families/having a lot of connections so he'll NATURALLY want to have a big count. so...take this information as you wish when writing for malleus ✌️

I NEEDED THIS SM

helpful sites for writers

i have a little collection of websites i tend to use for coming up with ideas, naming people or places, keeping clear visuals or logistics, writing basics about places i've never been to, and so on. i tend to do a lot of research, but sometimes you just need quick references, right? so i thought i'd share some of them!

Behind the Name; good for name meanings but also just random name ideas, regardless of meanings.

Fantasy Name Generator; this link goes to the town name generator, which i use most, but there are lots of silly/fun/good inspo generators on there!

Age Calculator; for remembering how old characters are in Y month in Z year. i use this constantly.

Height Comparison; i love this for the height visuals; does character A come up to character B's shoulder? are they a head taller? what does that look like, height-wise? the chart feature is great!

Child Development Guide; what can a (neurotypical, average) 5-year-old do at that age? this is a super handy quickguide for that, with the obviously huge caveat that children develop at different paces and this is not comprehensive or accurate for every child ever. i like it as a starting point, though!

Weather Spark; good for average temperatures and weather checking!

Green's Dictionary of Slang; good for looking up "would x say this?" or "what does this phrase mean in this context?" i love the timeline because it shows when the phrase was historically in use. this is english only, though; i dig a little harder for resources like this in other languages.

Deck & Patio Styles, 1996

The angst 😔

Rumours say:

"The Ramshackle mansion used to be a dorm with only two students who were one once"

"Not so long ago too! A monster and a magicless human, inseparable they were, and so many tragedies they faced, seven overblots"

"They say that there was an eighth one, this was the one who took their life, and the last one in Night Raven, the reign of overblots was stopped by a magicless human and their monster... at the cost of their life... taken by the same monster they loved"

"That's just a rumor tho"

"A sad one"

"That probably is just a made up story"

"Yeah... wanna scare the 1th years with it tho?"

"Hell yeah dude!"

That's what the students say, what they don't notice is how diferent the collage is at this age.

They don't ask why there's a therapist being hired for NRC and how rigid their contract is, bided by a powerful unique magic, sealed in the deeps of a grave in the same building the story revolves around.

Noone questions why every dorm has more bonding activities instead of competitive ones, between themselves and their "rivals", all promoted by the head of the house Alsim.

Noone asks why every year there's a gathering between very old students, all always there, some grumpier than others, but even those are open to listen and many advises to give.

Noone sees seven specific guest always passing by a grave in the abandoned building leaving flowers behind, each year is the same, but noone bothered to ask

However, there's a story the paintings sometimes tell, of a magicless student who didn't belong to this world, their roommate monster, their friends and allies, and how in the end, they could go back home even if it was in a painful way.

I am super excited to announce that the Pride Knights battle cry written by Erika Acosta will be included in the deck as a bonus card! ⚔️🌈

Things I find attractive about a person

When they laugh spontaneously

Kindness

Decisiveness

Empathy

Taking time to listen to others attentively

Empowering and lifting others up

Believing in themselves and others

Embracing their uniqueness

Giving without expecting anything in return

Showing support and care

Sharing positivism and optimism

Acceptance and maturity

Not being afraid of saying I love you

fighting for love and passion

Expressing feelings through words, actions or passions

Openness to new experiences

Valuating what’s important

Working hard and not quieting when things get hard

LMFOAOAOAOAOA

“You’re so lucky to not have drama….when I was your age the boy I liked was away from the village training to become a domestic terrorist and the girl I liked was doing this weird rivalry thing where we pretended we didn’t find each other pretty as hell…..”

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!