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Hello!

Here's almost the entirety of Chapter Two — at the very end of the chapter, you'll see some choices that you won't be able to click even if you have the right items, and tha...

Finished coding Chapter Two!

It is done...

Excluding command lines (or code, if you will), the chapter stands at 2023-08-21 15:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak Peek

After two hours of headaches and going back and forth between the variables in Book One and the sequel, I finished Lance's code for his Relationship texts! I also finished his whole section in the ...

Progress Report

I'm back!!!!

And I've been coding the whole afternoon. I can't quite explain why, but putting all those labels and gotos and stats percentages changes has been oddly... therapeutic. 😊 I've...

But that's life

Hello! I just wanted to give a little update, so I hope you can lend me your ear for just a moment. 

I'm on vacation, and it has been going lovely (although it's so hot during the day ð...

Eye of the Beholder

From what you know and experienced so far, who is your favorite Romance Option?

I know that only Hadrian and Alessa have developed romances in the first book, so this poll is extremely unfair...

Progress Report

I apologize!

I didn't realize I forgot to write a progress report last Friday. It completely flew over my head (â•¥_â•¥). I was so deep into coding that when I stopped, I didn't have the ener...

Antagonistic or... slightly charged?

You can have this convo in Chapter One if you're neither friends with Alessa nor are in a relationship...

One for the Road — Part Two

He's hanging onto the water-worn railing as the massive bulk of his ship oscillates beneath his feet.

The ocean is furious, and it has no problem letting the world know. Waves as high as moun...

A Thank You

Starting in September, I'll cut down hours from my day job and invest them all into The Rose. I'll have a full free day on Monday and half a day on Thursday, and I'll be able to do it because of al...

Lingering Glance

Mist holds your collective gaze. "May the road rise up to meet you, mercenaries."

"And the wind be always at your back," Hadrian says, lowering his head in goodbye.

Alessa leaps to her ...

Progress Report

It's Friday!

This week, I finished reviewing all of my tester's emails! They caught a bunch of typos (some of them are so incredibly oblivious, I'm ashamed they slipped through the cracks in ...

Spicy Q&A — Part Two (Mature)

• Lance trying to sing or play his lyre without fumbling while Romanus teases him.

The melody drifting through the air is... interrupted.

You feel a smile tug at you...

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Pick the one you like the best!

Progress Report

Hello, hello!

We find each other again somewhere along the neverending path. This week I've been!!!!!! Editing Chapter One. 😄 😩 I like it, but then I don't, and then I find a little sen...

One for the Road — Part One

You're talking to him.

Hadrian can see your lips moving — Lord, he can never not see your lips moving — and he can hear your voice bathing his ears, but as much ...

Finished Writing Chapter Two!

It is Done. And I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

I know  I promised to write the progress ...

Regarding the Alpha

Hello!

Just wanted to give a quick word regarding the alpha. Unfortunately, due to the link being leaked — and the sad truth that any other link I post would be immediately shared — I had...

Sneak Peek

I liked this passage 😄. Poor Hadrian, the author loves to tease him.

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You look at Hadrian critically from head to toe. "He'd be better off passing as a guard," ...

Alain Theer

Our local nobleman, Alain Theer, and one of his sparrows are depicted by the incredibly talented Venusmage (Tumblr...

Progress Report

I'm Back!!!!

And it feels so good. Yesterday I had a BIG writing session — around 3k words. It seemed like my fingers missed the keyboard as much as me. Or, you know, it could be that what ...

Silence

Hello!

I just wanted to write a quick post, given my recent lack of activity. If you haven't read the last Progress Update, I've been out of the country since last Thursday, and, as it always...

Lingering Glance

"Now, we may speak freely. Alessa, Hadrian, ${Name}," Mist says, enunciating each name clearly and precisely. It's as if he's putting them deep into memory. "Welcome to one of my abodes. It isn't m...

Spicy Q&A – Part One (Mature)

You know the Hadrian that comes out when Romanus is in danger or gets hurt? Serious, lethal, merciless, steely-eye? Ready to set the world on fire? What would THAT Hadrian be like in bed?<...

Progress Report

This week flew by. It also crawled at a slug's pace. Funny how contradictory life can be.

I couldn't write every day (â•¥_â•¥). Tuesday and yesterday, I was swarmed with work and domestic obl...

June Q&A — Part Two

• Which ROs are most receptive to physical affection?

I'll interpret this as an honest, genuine physical show of love and affection, and not lust or desire. Because that wo...

Playing with the thread of Time

I know Madeira wasn't discovered until the early 1400s, but Godamn it, if I want to write about bolo do caco, then I'll write about bolo do caco. This is a fantasy world where History is muddy and ...

Progress Report

Friday!

Today was a really good writing day. I wrote about 2.5k words — not the hefty word count of other weeks — but, this part is very tricky because every word counts, and it's full of...

June Q&A — Part One

• Beka is left alone with Alessa and Hadrian.

The door closes with a soft thud, and silence falls over the room. Three pairs of eyes look anywhere but at each other. Hadria...

Sneak Peek

What will you think about? 🤭

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The minutes trickle by.

And you're in the midst of an underground chamber, about to meet the leader of a shadow organization, bu...