DahliaFrog

Hi, I'm Dahlia! Up until recently I mostly lurked on the internet, but I decided to start posting because I wanted to share with a community who had similar interests to me. I do a lot of in-depth worldbuilding and most of my stories are from my main world Oxiora.

You Can Also Find Me...

On Instagram, where I post about my writing, worldbuilding, books I've read, my crochet, my art, and occasionally, daily life.

On Pinterest, where I keep boards dedicated to my worldbuilding and story characters. (Some boards may be private due to spoilers)

And on Twitch, where I usually just stream video games with a casual vibe.

My Current WIPs Include...

Vantage: When a loyal soldier falls in love and dies on the battlefield she makes a deal with death in exchange for her life as well as her lover’s

An unnamed story about twin thieves, brotherhood and the heist of a century

An unnamed story featuring a ghost, a mad king and a continent at war

Tomorrow the Stars a story about a crew of sky-sailing pirates

More About My Writing

Although I do enjoy a happy ending, I also take delight in writing unhappy endings. There's just something about those gut wrenching feelings man

Who doesn't love governmental corruption? After all, no matter whether something is good in the beginning, it always becomes corrupt, take the US government for example

I love the found family trope, it is in almost everything I consume or write

Thanks so much for the ask!!

Right now the biggest one that comes to mind is the leader of the avians. Avians have a highly religious society and their leader is the highest ranking official in their church. They select their leaders based on how blessed they think someone is. For instance, one leader of the avians was chosen because during that time period he was the goddess of death's favorite. He received multiple quests in exchange for blessings and such from her, and was renowned as one of the best leaders the avians ever had.

Hello! I've been gone for a while, but I'm back with big updates on Vantage! I'm currently working on a new draft and I'm also looking into getting official art for the main trio!! I'm really excited because the changes I've been making recently help both the characters and story flow better!

Oh my gosh I love this question! Thanks so much for the ask :)

In this AU Vantage is a book and the most of the characters (aside from gods) have different names in the book. It's definitely a bit odd to turn into a musical, but everything comes together in the end. I think the best song in the musical would definitely come from the scene where Cleo makes the deal with Krilsu.

The stage definitely has a rotating part in the middle, and the scenery is mostly nature scenes throughout the show.

Cleo is good with the choreography, but not so much the singing. It takes her until the day before the show to get all her notes right.

Lorraine is the opposite of Cleo. She's a talented singer and her voice is absolutely lovely, but she keeps stumbling over the choreography. Luckily it doesn't take her quite as long to learn the choreography as Cleo took to learn her notes.

Renth is definitely the one who is PISSED at this being a musical. He's secretly a huge fan of the book and he's also a musical hater. He thinks turning Vantage into a musical is disrespectful to the book, but he auditioned anyway because he loves the book.

Albertt, who plays Cleo's mentor, is surprisingly enough both a good dancer and alright singer. He actually helps Cleo learn her notes in his spare time, despite how frustrating it is.

Christine plays the goddess Krilsu. She gets off pretty easy because she's only on set for one scene, and most of the scene she's sitting down.

Somehow Norida ends up being the only actor who avoids having to sing. Most scenes she's in she doesn't have to say anything, and the occasional times she does it's actual dialogue.

I can't think of much else right now but I think this is pretty good!

Thank you for the ask! I had big things going on this weekend so I unfortunately couldn't answer until now.

For all of these characters I'm actually going to put them in a sort of modern AU, because TV and most modern technologies don't exist in their worlds.

Let's talk about Cleo and Lorraine first! They'd definitely be on TV together in a talent competition for dancing. They're honestly such a sweet couple and I think if given the opportunities of the modern day they would have been stunning dancers and even more so as partners.

Then there's Renth, he would definitely be on a talk show as either an actor or a beauty influencer. I can just imagine him talking all about his morning routine while still managing to crack better jokes than the host.

Lastly, Theo and Leo would definitely have a trial live on the news. It would either be something insane or ridiculous, or a mixture of both. Something like breaking into the president's house to steal the silverware. Or breaking into a celebrity's house to steal their Grammy or Oscar. Of course, all for the fun of it.

It's been a while since I posted, but I'm back now! I've got this really cool art piece I've been working on that's made almost entirely out of crochet, and I wanted to show it to you guys! It's actually based on a story from my world. This is the most recent picture I have, but I've done a lot of work on it since I last took one. (The white clear-ish things are pins to keep it on the canvas)

Essentially, this was the sword of a great warrior from long ago. The warrior held no loyalties and fought for his own version of justice. Eventually, he died on the battlefield and faded into legend. One legend tells that he once defeated a tyrant, and took the crown for himself to serve as a warning to the wicked, while another tells that while he lived he befriended a dragon. Although there are many more stories and legends, and many are fake, these two are true, although over exaggerated. To honor the departed warrior, the dragon took the warrior's sword and placed it in the ground as a monument and hung the crown on the sword. In most cases, the sword would either be gone or in a state of great disrepair by now, but the dragon guards and cares for it to this day.

Humor isn't something I've thought about much, but I suppose it depends on the time period. The time period in which Vantage is had very light humor. As they're currently in the middle of a war, dark humor is considered distasteful and is frowned upon. The only place where it's considered acceptable is in the slums, because the poorest of the poor could care less about the war as their conditions are already awful. Sarcasm is a more widely used than set-up punchlines. Set-up punchlines are commonly used by nobles and aristocrats, while soldiers, knights and common people are more likely to use sarcasm. Cleo sucks at telling jokes, and they always end up feeling awkward. Lorraine's humor is childish and lighthearted. Renth's humor is sarcastic but tactful.

Thank you so much for the ask!

My favorite section of worldbuilding is my dragons. They're literally so cool, and I've spent a while giving them a lot of lore and making sure that they aren't super overpowered. Info dump beneath the cut!

I love this question! It really made me think. And thanks for the ask!

I think the harshest part of my world is probably Oliandis' realm. Oliandis is the god of the sea, and an all around jerk. As the god of the sea, he is one of the few gods that can properly inhabit their realm, and he rules over it with an iron fist. The Orlands, people of the sea, are known to wear jewelry, despite it impeding maneuverability. The jewelry is actually required by Oliandis, and is used as a way to track and restrain his subjects. Oliandis is erratic, someone could say something to him one day and be fine, and someone could say the exact same thing the next day and be sentenced to death. Oliandis believes his subjects only exist to serve and entertain him. Thus making his realm the harshest in the world.

I totally missed this last STS, so I'll post it today. Thanks for he ask! :)

If I could go back in time and give myself any piece of advice, I would tell myself that not everything needs a description. I had a real big problem with trying to describe everything exactly how I saw it in my head, even when the details weren't necessary.

Thanks to @jasminewalkerauthor for the tag! You can find their post here.

Currently Reading: Depends on what you count as currently reading. The book I've most recently been reading through is The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni, but there's like a dozen others I'm halfway through and have yet to finish.

Favorite Color: Green! I love green, its such a nice color.

Last Song: The Garden by The Crane Wives

Last Movie: Spiderman Across the Spiderverse

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory: Spicy! Especially spicy sushi and fish :)

Currently Working On: Vantage. I'm on what I would consider the second draft, and I've actually moved to paper instead of Google docs because I'm bored of my plot points and have decided to basically pants it with my already vague idea of the plot.

I'll be (lightly) tagging @sam-glade, @toribookworm22, and @moondust-bard

She took the midnight train to anywhere.

The lights flicker and buzz as the train rocks. The carriage is empty, aside from her. Not even a fly buzzes through the air. She can feel the bumping of the tracks, yet the train makes no noise. Outside the window scenes flash by.

Two girls in a small cottage kitchen. One twirls the other to the beat of nonexistent music.

Two young men arguing inside an empty warehouse.

A captain at the helm of a ship sailing through the air.

A singular constellation moving across the midnight sky.

Each scene plays out in the strange silence. Not one makes a sound. The only sound is the flickering and buzzing of the lights.

A small prince and a ghost sit on a swing.

War rages around a young woman with sword in hand.

Scenes continue to flicker by, until, finally, nothing remains but a dark expanse. She stands up from her seat and the train begins to slow. The intercom jitters to life. "Where- where would you," the voice draws out the end of the last word, pitch dropping the longer it goes on, "like to- stop. Welcoooome to anywhere!" The distorted voice finishes. A loud buzz marks the end of the message, and it speaks no more. The train stops, and the doors open. Nothing moves. She places a pen to the paper of her journal and writes. Slowly, something begins to happen outside.

Colors appear, morphing and changing into a vast, empty landscape. Plants begin to push their way out of the ground, and rocks form into bricks, flying through the air to reassemble. Finally, the girl stands before a city in ruins. Behind the city, in a cavern, a large pink snout perks out, seemingly snoring softly.

The intercom crackles back to life. "Welcooome toooo.... the ruins of Mon Dallos, home of...." the distorted voice comes to a halt, and a new one comes to life. "Hello folks! Sorry for the delay, it looks like it'll be a little longer before we reach anywhere, so hold on to your seat belts!" The voice is clear, and sounds like that of a young teenaged girl.

The train doors snap shut, a loud boom echoing through the carriage.

Lights flicker and buzz as the girl sits in her seat, waiting to return anywhere.

Alright, so I wrote this post fast so I didn't lose inspiration, feel free to give any helpful criticism or advise! Also the scenes described are canonical to my world, but the train and the girl are not. I just thought it would be fun to write.