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▼ DEMO [TBD] ▼ PLAYLIST ▼ CHARACTERS ▼ SETTING ▼

▽ Genre: Sci-Fi | Cyber-punk/Space-punk | Spy Thriller

▽ Rating: 18+ [May contain violence, death, discrimination, suggestive and sexual content, strong language, substance use]

▼ STORY ▼

You're just a rat. An ant. You crawl between the gaps of their fingers, thinking them lax - but all they need to do, friend, is close their fist.

The United Coalitions of the Ascendant boasts absolute control, disguising oppression as order. Yet, beneath its faux promises of peace, an undertow of crime and rebellion still brews - and you're one of the billions struggling within those waves.

To most of the galaxy, you're just any old Runner - competent, well-connected, and one of the best, of course - but still just a smuggler and informant, only in this job for the money.

Your loyalty, however, ultimately lies with the disorganized rebel forces - dubbed R.A.T.S by the Ascendancy. Still in its nascent form, the rebellion is currently formed by dozens of smaller cells, scattered across Circuits and Planets. As a steadfast rebel spy posing as a well-connected Runner - you're one of the many threads attempting to tie it all together.

Focus, Soldier. You've still got work to do.

Monday really set the vibe of this week!

I stormed through the writing on Monday, which always feels amazingly good to get that kind of start! But it continued on the rest of the days too!

Even with having to work out a complicated coding situation—I have a new variable specifically for this chapter, but it can interrupt an important variable that was tracking something throughout the book. I needed to figure out how those two were going to interact with each other and all work smoothly so things come out correctly.

And I even managed to figure out that pretty quickly, even though coding is really not my forte, lol!

My focus really has been on the writing because, not only do I LOVE these ending scenes, but there’s a lot of them and there chunky, and I want to get them finished now I’m so close!

Yet that does mean that other things are behind in schedule, so I’m gonna take some time next week to catch up on all of that! (Social media posts, asks, tester chapters, editor edits, etc)

But I’m going to keep on the roll for the rest of this week seeing as it really is rolling, hehe! :D And there’s a major goal I’m hoping to hit, hopefully tomorrow, which I wasn’t expecting!

What I meant was, will the demo be updated/more chapters added as you continue writing and editing, or will it remain as it is until the full book is released?

Sorry for my mix-up, I love your series a lot and I got so excited I forgot what I was talking about! 😁

The demo is now complete and won't be updated.

But it hopefully won't be too long until you can experience the entire book as I'm currently working on the endings! (There are some hefty epilogues to write after that, but so close now!!)

You join the Teen Titans just as darkness begins swallowing the world. With Trigon rising and the Justice League corrupted, who can you trust anymore in this Choose Your Own Adventure?

Teen Titans x Reader Choose Your Own Adventure

᯽ Welcome to the realm of Elphame. 

Every fae is bound to the truth. And you are the only exception. You are the only fae who can lie.

✦︎ DEMO ✦︎ (tba) CHARACTERS ✦︎ LORE COMPANION ✦︎ CW (tba)

Every fae, half-blood or not, is inherently bound to speak no falsehoods. Unable to lie, they have instead perfected the art of bending the truth. Centuries of bargains and curses have earned them humanity's fear and reluctant respect alike.

You were born of those two worlds, a half-fae shunned by both. But you carried within an anomaly, an aberration on the Queen's sacred image, the ability to lie.

To keep your secret safe, the renowned sage known as the Peregrine took you in as their disciple. And under their patronage, you survived beyond the realm's scrutiny for most of your life.

Until now. When their disappearance forces you into the very world that would condemn you.

To uncover the truth, take your house's seat at the court in lieu of your missing mentor. ​Clear your name and unravel Elphame's secrets, twisting words and hearts alike.

᯽ MC Customization: Choose your name, alias, gender, pronouns, appearance, personality and orientation.

᯽ Patron and House: Choose your house's heritage, crest and name, as well as your history with your mentor.

᯽ Cast and Relationships: Meet 5 romanceable characters (4 of whom are gender selectable). Romance, befriend and antagonize them as you play.

᯽ Navigate the Fae Court: Explore Elphame and shape its story through your choices, ideals and lies. Discover the secrets hidden in the gaps across the seasonal courts, the grand archives and the forgotten corners of the realm of the fair folk.

᯽ Uncover the Peregrine's Mystery: Piece together the mysteries behind your mentor's disappearance, their hidden notes and their strange research into the Queen of Elphame.

᯽ The Prince/ss 

Alias: The Envoy/The Human In Gold. Name: Yvaine/Ywain.

Human. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

A royal diplomat sent to negotiate with the courts. But you know the plain, grim truth. The gilded envoy is a tithe, a martyr that the human realm believed would appease the Fae Queen. However, refusing to play the victim, the Prince/ss gravitates to you, proposing an alliance to survive in the pit of glistening vipers you were both mercilessly thrown into.

᯽ The Knight/ess

Alias: The Raven/Winter's Retainer. Name: ???

Half-Unseelie. Winter Court. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

Your childhood friend and the first proof you had that other half-bloods cannot lie. Years ago, they left to serve the Winter Court. When they came back, you found that shy friend changed into a somber, solemn weapon. Though you suspect their work is darker than they let on, around you, that old innocent smile almost returns. You are the only person that still manages to make them laugh.

᯽ The Rival

Alias: The Nemesia/The Autumn Paradigm. Name: ???

Seelie. Autumn Court. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

Your patron was supposed to be theirs, and they have despised you for stealing their prodigious spot ever since.  Even now, standing high as the Paradigm of Autumn, the sour expression on their face betrays they were never able to get you out of their head. They seem to believe you to be behind the disappearance of your own mentor, and have resorted to hounding you for a confession.

᯽ The Sovereign

Alias: The Dreamstalker/The Night Sovereign. Name: ???

Unseelie. Gender Selectable. (Fem. or Masc.) (They/Them.)

A mysterious unseelie entity who first began tormenting you in your sleep. But since your arrival at the courts, you find them stalking empty halls and appearing to you when you're alone. They seem to be aware of your secrets, testing and teasing you to pry lies from your lips. As they offer favors and hidden knowledge, you begin to wonder if they might be involved with your mentor's disappearance.

᯽ The Herald

Alias: The Specter/The Exiled One. Name: ???

Fae. (They/Them.)

You've heard rumours about a specter, an entity so strange even the fae have made rules for. And that such specter is said to collect all that is hidden, discarded and forgotten. If for some ill-fated reason you choose to summon the Herald, do not meet them without an offering, and never accept flowers from the Exile.

⚙ Hello! This project is a prototype I'm developing, please let me know if you'd be interested in playing! If there's interest, the full RO Profiles, their art and the Lore Companion for this version of a fae world should be coming in the following weeks, and then finally the first part of the demo build! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

All art and assets were done by me. (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ) I have a lot of fun drawing them, but please feel free to imagine them as you'd like.

This week certainly got my brain going! :D

I knew this chapter was obviously gonna be quite a web of variations and choices, as it’s bringing together so many things that happened during the story, as well as branching depending on other choices.

But one of the scenes (well, two, as it differs depending on a choice) involves Rebecca, so I definitely don’t want to be making any assumptions on the character’s feelings during this one!

I mean, I can use the variables that track how your MC is currently feeling about their relationship with Rebecca, which helps add depth to the choices picked, but people react all kinds of ways in situations, so yeah…there’s been a lot of choice sets in quick succession for this one to make sure the MC can react as they want in the moment!

After finishing that doozy of a scene, I moved straight onto the next and was getting on fantastic! Right until my computer froze and freaked out on me mid-sentence. I was panicking because I thought I was gonna lose all my morning’s work…then I realized I also hadn’t back up my writing from the previous evening either!

Thankfully, it was only a blip for minute! I haven’t felt so relieved in agggges, lol! :D

But it certainly taught me (again) a lesson in having a much more regular back-up system!

By the time I’ve finished up today and the weekend, it should finally mean that next week I’ll be past this section that’s been holding me up more than expected and can finally look at the excitement of some action, hehe! :D

PLAY THE DEMO NOW | CHAPTER 1, 2 & 3 OUT

A story of adventure, war, brotherhood, friendship and the search for one’s true self, but above all, a story of love.

SYNOPSIS

It is the obligation and the design of God for the Royal Family to have three children for every succession.

The Beacon, the Protector, and the Conciliator.

Your older sister, your little brother, and you have to fulfill those roles.

But when a life marked by death and touched by greater forces you cannot comprehend twists the path you were taught to follow, nothing matters anymore.

Your life, your family, and your position on the throne have been stolen.

Forced to make a pact with the nomads you were taught to keep your distance from, you’ll have to lead, protect, and advise your siblings in this uncertain new journey.

Will you reclaim your family’s birthright, or will you carve a new destiny of your own?

✦ Play as male or female.

✦ Customize your character. 

✦ Rekindle old friendships, forge new ones, find love and build unbreakable bonds with your new companions.

✦ Choose your allies.

✦ Choose your God.

✦ Will you become The Protector, The Conciliator, The Beacon or something else? 

✦ Find who you are.

MAIN CHARACTERS

The People of Iberryn

Joanna Ballester

Your older sister.

A sickly and very smart girl who has never taken a step outside the castle.

She loves good adventure stories, has a vast hunger to discover the world and learn about it, and a horrible fear that she may never be able to satisfy those longings.

Marcus Ballester

Your little brother.

Marcus is a boy who can’t stay still for a second, always running everywhere and wanting to duel anyone who has a sword.

His naivety, high energy, and carefree nature both charm and annoy those around him at the same time.

He dreams of one day becoming the greatest Protector the world has ever known.

Petra Casares - RO

Joanna's personal guard.

Raised to be perfect, strong, fast, clever, and keen.

Petra possesses a deep sense of honor, guided by solemn vows and values that have carried her to where she stands today, as the first woman to become a Silver Knight.

Although a rigid mind and a narrow life may not let her see that there is more to life than duty.

Athan Heras - RO

Stablemaster of the Royal House, as his father and grandfather were before him.

He has devoted his entire life to the breeding and training of horses, a passion that runs through his veins and matches well with his stubborn and self-demanding nature.

He also happens to be your childhood best friend, someone you haven’t seen since leaving home.

Among the Nomads 

Loryen - RO

Most people are fooled by her petite figure and sweet personality, but her skill in hunting and her incredible resourcefulness make her one of the most valuable members of her tribe.

Loryen needs no God to tell her how good she is, as no one has ever beaten her precision with the bow.

Egan - RO

Egan is the only son of the tribe’s leader.

He has an exceptional gift, a blessing and a curse to him in equal measure. Always on the edge of either making him irreplaceable or destroying him.

His warm smile and cheerful attitude distract everyone from that hidden truth.

Harun - RO

Harun is a proud and agile fighter with great determination, who would die before bowing to anyone.

Fiercely protective of his own, he trusts no one outside his circle, a trait that does not always benefit his people.

When his tribe was destroyed by the forces of your house he was taken under the protection of Egan’s and Loryen’s tribe.

The loss left him with a deep and permanent mark that will never heal.

Content Warning

Fantasy violence, blood, death, themes of war, trauma, and suggestive themes.

It was a much more stable week this week! It felt good to really get things checked off!

At the start of the week, I worked on asks and social media, which was a really nice reset for my brain :D

Then it was diving back into the writing. It’s been a couple of hefty-to-write scenes this week, as they involve the MC and all of Unit Bravo, plus lots of choice sets (things are getting emotional in unexpected ways for the MC—Li-Sar is enjoying twisting the knife) which means they take a super long time to write as usually the love interest or BFF has a reaction to each choice the MC can make.

It’s been so much fun bringing it all together though! As much as endings are always difficult to write and make sure they’re satisfying enough, it really gets me pumped to bring all the things throughout the story to a dramatic head, hehe!

Over the weekend and next week, I’ll be continuing on with getting this one specific scene finished, as well as working on the tester feedback and getting the next chunk of chapters over to them!

The week started with getting some edits up together and sending off the previous chapter to the editor. I was super eager to get that over, as I absolutely love that chapter and the scenes in it, so can’t wait to hear what she thinks, hehe! :D

But then things went a little down.

Wednesday, I felt off, and then Thursday I was super ill. Literally hit out of nowhere and no idea what it was, ‘cause today I feel super fine! So that was random! It also threw me off schedule, which really makes me very anxious.

And I think the anxiousness of that, plus the not feeling well, made me a bit fragile, lol!

I went to do the tester edits today, and I was struggling to keep a good mindset for it. The testers are amazing! And they’ve taken the extra time to add such wonderful comments along with their feedback, but as I’m trying to adjust or edit things based on their comments, my brain just wants to tear me down—for absolutely no reason, as all of the testers’ comments are coming back positive, which is a relief! But still, I think we all just get days like that.

So, I put a pin in that before I let myself fall too deep into it!

But it also really helped to read your incredible and wonderful messages on my post last week! Thank you for sharing how much Wayhaven means to you too! The love that has grown around this series means more than you can ever know <3 <3

As for the writing, that is powering on ahead! Possibly that’s what is also making a little more emotional as well—to realise the culmination of all this work is finally starting to come to a head! And I’ve never been more proud of a creative work than this one!

This feels like a bit of an all over the place update this week, lol! Hopefully, I can get a little more cohesive for the next one! :D

Next week, I’ll be taking some time to do asks, as well as catch up on some social media, then I’ll be jumping right back into the writing!

— MONEY IS EVERYTHINGGGGG ☆

demo (coming soon) | pinterest | soundtrack | ro intros

“ It seems our favorite trust fund terror found themselves in cuffs, yet again. What started as a typical night for our infamous party animal ended with them assaulting paparazzi for the third time this year! Yikes! Is anyone even surprised anymore? I'm sure their parents are now regretting not trying for that second baby after all. According to a source close to the family it seems their parents have finally gotten enough of their heirs' problematic tendencies and have chosen to enroll them into the notorious Rosenberg Academy. The school is one of the hardest to get into, with an acceptance rate of 1.6%. I wonder how much money they had to donate to pull that off. But let's not be too hard on our favorite nepo baby. The school is known to churn out perfect corporate robots. Who knows? Maybe by the end of the school year they'll be a completely different person….  

  – on the scene. “

You’re a scandalous wild child and the future heir of your family’s empire, who seems to always be featured on the top of the internet's hottest gossip blog: On the Scene! 

When your parents finally get enough of you slandering the family name, they send you to the one place known to whip rich kids, like you, into shape: 

Rosenberg Academy 

One of the top universities in the country, where the children of the elite gather to learn how to become the next generation of CEOs, celebrities, and internet hot topics. 

With the threat of your inheritance on the line will you finally get your act right and become the perfect golden child, or will you embrace your chaotic nature and become the internet’s favorite hot mess. 

Whatever you decide, just remember the cameras are always On the Scene!

── on the scene! is an 18+ interactive story where you play as a spoiled rich kid who has no choice but to go to some stuck-up school filled with other spoiled rich kids and (maybe) learn some humility. Inspired by shows like gossip girl, elite, and a bit of bridgerton, you'll be able to customize your trust fund terror down to their furry or scaly companion!

─ romance options ─ choose one or all (just dont get caught!)

☆ Atticus Lisbon [M] - one of your fellow schoolmates and a notorious playboy; will your love be enough to convince this manwhore to change his ways?

☆ Saffron Hills [F] - the stereotypical movie mean girl who has declared herself the queen-b of rosenberg academy; will you be able to melt this ice queen's heart?

☆ Rian Scott Cappori [M] - the youngest son in a large sports dynasty who has no choice but to carry on his father's legacy; can you find the man behind that brainless jock?

☆ Monserrat Palacios [F] - a sweet and perfect example of what a good, respectable future heir should be; can you break her out of her shell and make a good girl go bad?

☆ Mikah/Mika Stratford [M/F] - one of the rare students who actually got into the school due to academic merit; can you convince them that not all rich people suck?

☆ Alaric/Alba Lisbon [M/F] - atticus's divorced parent and your family's sworn enemy, this older enigma is just waiting for a hot young thing to turn their frown upside down; i'm sure getting with them won't cause any problems, right??

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In the 12th May update The Sims 4 introduced a new CAS category dedicated to accessory tops, called Base Layer. This way you no longer have to give up on gloves if your sim wants to wear a CC accessory top. (Originally all my accessory tops and chains were located under the Gloves catalogue so your sim couln't wear them at the same time. Downloading the new updated versions is not a necessity, if you like them located under the gloves section or you haven't updated your game to this patch yet you can ignore this post! ^^ )

After making a poll checking preferences, I decided to make a new, standalone version of my already existing accessory tops and body chains located under this new category. This way you can have the old (gloves) version and new (base layer) version at the same time and I noticed you can even layer two accessories this way hehe but if you no longer need the old gloves category version, you have to manually delete it. The file name changed the following way - I added the BaseLayerUpdate suffix to the original filename. Example:

Trillyke_Superstar_Waist_Chain_Belts.package - old file, located under the Gloves section Trillyke_Superstar_Waist_Chain_Belts_BaseLayerUpdate.package - new file in this bundle, located under the new base layer catalogue

➤ DOWNLOAD HERE (Patreon, Free)

Accessories like sleeve accessories and arm warmers I didn't touch, I feel they still fit more under the gloves section. Accessory chains however I updated, bodychains will be layered under tops, while waist and belly chains will be layered over clothing, as originally intended. Not on the preview, but I also updated the two male frame accessory tops I made in the past.

The file is a ZIP file containing 38 package files, make sure you unzip it and move everything to your Mods folder! ✨

It got a little hot this week in the UK…and also in Wayhaven! :D

The random heatwave we had certainly helped write a particular scene, that’s for sure! I was going to leave that scene in this chapter until last but the weather, and my headspace, was so in the moment for it that I started to tackle it!

It’s a real doozy as it has differing BFF scenes at the start and then some super important choices later. But I was really in it, and it felt good to have such a complicated scene just flow, especially considering we were all melting in the heat, lol!

I also managed to come up with a solution for something the editor pulled out a couple of chapters ago. There was a part where the coding wasn’t really firing correctly, but I wasn’t sure how to smooth it out. But it just came to me one evening!

Sometimes it’s good to put a problem in the back of your mind and let it rest there—the solution does sometimes just come out of nowhere, hehe :D

Today, I’m focusing on getting June’s calendar page finished for Patreon (Tina and Verda’s turn!), then it’s back to this chapter—which I’m seriously determined to get the writing finished for next week. I'll also be getting the next set of chapters ready for the testers next week! This new process of testing is going waaaay better. Much less pressure on testers and a lot more time for me to really dig into what needs doing from their feedback!

You can find all my items by searching “ PV ” in game

Enjoy ☺  

You can find all of the submissions for the Modern/Slice-of-Life Interactive Fiction category down below!

(Not listed in any particular order—top games in each category coming soon)

Ongoing

Paved in Ashes by @pavedinashes-if

Apartment 502 by @apt502-if

Infamous by @infamous-if

Hold My - Oh Shit, Call 112! by @holdmyohshitcall112-if

Soulmates Inc. by @soulmatesinc-if

After Hours by @afterhoursbyfaye

Merry Crisis by @merrycrisis-if

All That Glitters by @allthatglitters-game

Press Play by @pressplay-if

Warm Me Up by @naturalecho

Can't Save Your Love From Dying by @untitledrockstar-if

When Life Gives You Lemons by @when-life-gives-you-lemons-if

Costa-Sul by @costasul-if

Throne of Blood and Roses by @throne-of-blood-and-roses-if

Sinners by @sinners-if

College Tennis: Origin Story by @collegetennisoriginstory

Raiders of the Caravan by @leftski-if

Deux-a-Deux by @deuxadeux-if

Good Company by @threadbare-stories-if

High School Revenge by @high-school-revenge

Before We Are Ghosts by @anjiefiction

Completed

Something A Little Super by Barbara Truelove