#AntagonistApril
The antagonist is more than willing to go to extremes to get what he wants, but it's the heroes who sacrifice the most.
Lillian sacrificed her freedom years before the book begins. And Emma (side character) sacrifices her life to save her son.
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A ring of carved trunks surrounded a warded hearth.
In this early summer weather, the mesmerising eternal dance of the elemental flames within was for show more than providing ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐.
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Scar:
๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป pointed at a thin scar on her lower neck. โInhibitor chip. Procedure was mostly painless. The activation less so, but manageable. Should have asked them to add an Adamโs apple reduction while they were at it.โ
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#AprilAdventure
Michael thought he was perfectly happy before his son was missing. Now he wants to find Jesper (his son) and bring him home.
Lillian wants to sing, stay out of trouble, and pay her debts one healing session at a time.
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#AntagonistApril 1/2
In theory, Michael knows the villain can't be trusted. But he was always too blinded by his dislike for Lillian, seeing her as a bad influence and the reason his (ex-wife) Emma was in trouble, to understand how dangerous the villain really is..
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#WorldBuilding 1/4
There is no military within the scope of this story, but a Public Safety Service (PSS), instead.
There are National, County, and Local offices and officers, and variety of specialised divisions within the PSS.
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"I thought she was fine. She goofed around with Jesper while she cooked, checked in on Pop... but thinking back... maybe Iโm imagining ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐. Hindsight and all that.โ
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me: I'm just going to have a quiet Easter weekend.
Also me: let's translate this into Dutch and see where it leads...
*sigh* Why is something I don't really have time for so much fun? (well, and frustration, because some words and sentences just don't translate well)
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โOkay. Good ๐น๐๐ฐ๐ธ.โ He got to his feet. โIโm going to grab a [drink] and see if I can access Emmaโs files without raising flags. Send me a copy of that scan.โ
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Suggestions for [drink] welcome ;)
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He said nothing, just worried the cuffs of his ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป jumper.
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Michael would hover, offer potions and broth he made, change sheets, empty buckets, read, anything to make you feel comfortable.
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โTell me what happened. You got this today, right? Was that beforeโโ
โAfter.โ I told her about the officers showing up at the farms. โEmma had been in an accident. Found dead.โ Sheโd looked so peaceful. โBut thatโs not where it started.โ
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The Songs We Owe
blainedarden.itch.io/songs-we-owe
is up at Itch-io as part of the TransHet Jam.
itch.io/jam/the-tran...
I'm posting the next two chapters tomorrow (Sunday)
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In another life, maybe. But I think I'm better at spinning tales about a missing teenager than actually trying to find one.
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A person from Lillian's past is told to only trust her. Her skills as a seeker (magical private detective), help her in solving the case of a missing teenager.
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Lillian is a seeker (finding missing addicts), and a (court-mandated) recovery singer.
Michael is part of the family business, growing herbs on their farms, and making and selling potions and tinctures.
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Hi!
I'm Blaine D. Arden, asexual and non-binary author of Queer Romantic SFF who sings eir way through life in platform boots.
I'm working in a Queer M/F novella about a transgender demon-blooded singer and a garden witch looking for a missing teenager.
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No exact match, but I thought this fit :)
"The public health advisory downgraded puce to thistle, so the sprite migration might slow down."
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