Just pick whatever! I'll say if it's already been claimed because I've not actually made a proper list anywhere yet, I'm still in my information gathering stage 😅

Also it's a lovely fic 💖

Yeah! Added to the list 🫡

Pete's was just called Pete Black with branding/logo blatantly stolen from Blackbeard 😅

Yes! Lucius calls his queer erotic art gallery Stamen for extra bitch points ☺️

There were a ton of horrible pun titles, Roach & the other harbour shops/restaurants have a sort of silly pact going 😅 Bread Zeppelin, greengrocer Mötley Crüdités, sweet shop Bon Bon Jovi, vegan place Tofu Fighters, etc.

Yeah there's definitely kids about! Jim & Oluwande run a youth group thing for teens but there's nothing for little ones yet 👌

Fangyyy 🥺 You'll be seeing lots of Ed as well I imagine, sorry in advance for the tmi about Stede!

All pristine except Dorothy's house which everyone is encouraged to kick as they pass 😂

If anything like this actually happens irl we all NEED to see 👀💎

Yess! I feel like Ed is a bit of a magpie for little shinies and could easily get obsessively into beading so expect him to come poking around several times a week 😅

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Yesss 🥰 We have a fancy pen shop too, more collab potential!

PERFECT. Good buds with John Feeney I imagine?! He's got a side gig making his own drag gear and occasionally some custom sparkly/lacy thing for someone else 🥰

That works! @redsie.bsky.social is the local tourist information person/town expert but we don't have a travel agent yet 🥰

Yeah, I think there's two and also a book binder! Apparently we're big readers in this little town 😂

Yeah!! Did we talk about a limited edition art book collab when Lucius opens his gallery, or did I dream that?

Perfect 😍 (Save the vintage Laura Ashley blouses for Stede!)

🤭 Very good friends with Frenchie, I assume

And if you've not claimed one yet but want to, pls go ahead! You might have to pick something else tho if someone already chose it back in the twt days.

This is all just silliness, but it's fun & lovely silliness. I need to fill the town up with life anyway, even better for it to be full of crew 💖

Cafe with a black painted facade and "Betty's Cafe Tea Rooms" in gold. There are white painted windows on the old red brick storey above, and window boxes with lots of white flowers and green leaves.

Roberta Seaport owns the boulangerie on the harbour, Bread Zeppelin, and lives in the maisonette above (where Heledd Jones is a very frequent visitor 😏). It looks something like this, but the front is sunflower yellow instead of black.

Audience participation round 1! Please remind me if you've claimed a job/home in Rilby. I'm gonna start sprinkling more background names into fics (& ofc you're very welcome to write your own too). Let's Mary Sue this town up to our liking. Also lmk if you've got a ~vision for your place! Eg below:

I'll probably start making a few posts now & then to collect info, like who's claimed shops etc. And please ask away if you want clarification on anything or I've buggered up on details & we need to choose what's actually right! Here or on any @robertaseaport.bsky.social post or ngl - link in bio.

Use the tag #RilbyOnSea if you want, I'll keep an eye on that for collecting stuff - it's a made up town so there shouldn't be any awkward accidental crossover with non-fandom folks, unless it's someone irritated at me for stealing Wh*tby for the town vibes & defiling their lighthouse 😅

There was talk on The Bad Place some months ago about creating a space to collect all the #RilbyOnSea lore & worldbuilding we hashed out over there. There'll be a discord & probably wiki or similar when I get the brain space to properly focus, but I thought we could use a new home over here too 🥰