If you’re looking for a serialized queer novel featuring mermaids, accidental soul bonds, reverse harems of the why choose variety, a nonbinary neurodivergent protagonist, body horror, and a comedic, yet grim, tone, look no further! Inspired very lightly by Subnautica, this is a more character driven story rather than one heavy with plot.
In my attempt to write a book, I have decided to post the rough draft! As of right now, my current plan is to delete the draft once the final is finished and ready to be published. All deleted scenes will be compiled in a new post as well— if I can get away with it.
This blog is dedicated solely to the serialization of the story ‘Rigged,’ but will also feature behind the scenes notes, worldbuilding, and the ask box is always open to whatever questions or advice that anyone may have! If you’re interested in more personal or silly posting, along with status updates as to where I am at writing certain chapters, follow my main writing blog @gorbo-longstocking
If you’re interested in my other serial work, go follow @romanholiday-ee (WIP BLOG)
Status: the first half is still being plotted out, standby for the first chapter in the next few weeks
Summary
Sweet Riley Harper, keeper of half of the hearts in their sleepy hometown, had a sickness in them. There was salt running through their veins rather than blood. They had their whole life picked out and ready, their mother made sure of that. After all, Riley had their pick of the small beach-side town they grew up in. Every boy in town dreamed of Riley, but all Riley dreamed about was the sea. Of crushing depths and frigid waters, currents that could sweep them away without a second thought and waves with enough force to drown them.
They would die down there. Ever since they were a child, Riley knew they were meant to be swallowed by the sea. It was a delirium, almost, the hours spent surfing, swimming, diving, spending more time under the water than they ever did on land.
Really, Riley thought, mom should have seen it coming.
Working as an offshore welder on an oil rig was not the average job for a pretty little thing like Riley Harper. It was one that made them happy, though. Their own little slice of heaven, one where they could oh so easily fall off the edge and—
It was perfect, all until they found the most beautiful bravelet on one of their dives and five creatures straight out of myths started circling their rig.
Mermaids. Bonds. Mates. None of it made sense.
All Riley knew was one thing:
It’s just like it was back home!
Features
- Follow Riley’s point of view, a nonbinary and neurodivergent main character, whose bubbly personality hides dark and confusing depths, just like the sea that they so covet.
- An oil rig is no place for such a pretty face, many would say to Riley before they applied for their new occupation. There are many men who work alongside them, some with far more sinister intent than anyone dares to believe.
- Riley will explore the complex love interests and their characters, all while trying to keep in like with their work contract and their duties below the waters surface. Will they meet these otherwordly creatures with fear or fascination.
- Set in a soft sci-fi Earth, not too far in the future. Technology has advanced enough to provide those who work in the depths with decent accommodations at the rig’s base. Nestled against the ocean floor is a metal gut for employees to rest comfortably within, rusted, yet reliable. It’s deep enough that when one looks out the viewport, all they can see is darkness…
- Watch as Riley undergoes a grievous transformation as a result of their bond with Prince Amniel. No matter how much one yearns for submersion, the unwanted twisting of your bery being will always have consequences…
Romantic Options
The Crown Prince: Amniel Hellun
Playlist (WIP)
In a great show of defiance, Amniel threw the bracelet he was meant to give to his betrothed during their bond ceremony out of the nearest window. To say that he was not pleased to find himself bonded, albeit by accident, to a human would be an understatement. Hard to like and a bit of a brat, Amniel is an unlikable mix of prickly and pompous. He’s more likely to look down his nose at those who cross his path, the only exception being his one and only friend, Lauryn Junias. Putting up with him from childhood bestows one with certain privileges, revealing that Amniel is more self-aware than many are led to believe.
Amniel has a long face, his nose somewhat thin, though straight. With eyes a pretty shade of light green and hair a colorless sort of pale, long and straight as it drapes down his back, one would say that Amniel is bordering on an ethereal sort of pretty. His tail is a pure white, even if his coloring is particularly unfortunate. His particular shade makes him vulnerable to undersea predators, causing him to lead a rather sheltered life within the hallowed palace of Atlantea. Unlike his kin, his fangs are small and kitten-like, and he has a sickly sort of pallor to his skin…
The Second Prince: Memorias Hellun
Playlist (WIP)
When Memorias was born, the kingdom rejoiced, for there would be a replacement to the sickly and surly Amniel should anything befall him. Only for those around Memorias to find that, if his elder brother was staunchly unlikable, Memorias was certifiably strange. Quiet and intense, Memorias has an uncomfortable tendency to stare, not to mention an all consuming love for his pet sea slugs. Every time he circles the reefs near the shore, he returns with at least two more. For those he cares for, his affection can be all consuming. Obsessive, if one is feeling nice, stalkerish if one is not.
Memorias is bigger than Amniel, muscle layered over with soft fat that keeps him warm away from the sun. He has dark hair streaked with gray despite his age, theorized to be from stress(?) — or as Amniel believes, a cosmic joke at Memorias’ expense. His nose is large, and his eyes are a deep black, usually alight with a manic gleam. When he speaks, Memorias’ voice is soft, soothing despite the intensity of what he says. His tail is frilled and a ashy shade of gray. Memorias takes his physical regimen incredibly seriously and his build shows for that.
The Noble: Lauryn Junias
Playlist (WIP)
In comparison to his best friend, Amniel — and the mer who tolerates him, Memorias’ — Lauryn is a ray of sunshine. Sporty, active, and a high ranking member of the royal guard, contrary to popular belief, Lauryn is a well-liked person by those who know him, not a nepo baby raised up solely by his connections. His family’s name holds little weight, they are no more than elevated merchants, even without his connection to the prince’s, Lauryn would still have his position. Once you get to know him, and his radiating, almost too perfect personality, it’s hard not to like him. Unfortunately, not many deign to get close. If you do, you will come to find that Lauryn skews toward awkward and paranoid. Not many get past his outer shell to see that, though.
Everything about Lauren his soft. A sloping nose, full lips, a gentle jawline, there’s something inviting about Lauryn. A great contrast to his nature as a lionfish mer. His venom is potent, and it’s one of his only attributes that keep people from getting truly close to him. If you look closely, you can see the scars left behind from when Lauryn has ripped out his spines, only for them to grow back. His hair is in tight curls close to his head, a pretty shade of black that almost glows when the sun hits it. Lauryn has a smile that can melt hearts.
The Alchemist: Valette Rudys
Playlist (WIP)
Analytical, cold, with a sharp tongue and a blunt manner of speech, if anyone were to give Amniel a run for his money in the everpresent ‘bitch competition’ going on, it would be Valette. Nobody in the palace likes him. In fact, nobody wants him there either. Unfortunately, Valette’s skills as an alchemist has made him more useful at work than he would be rotting away in prison— where he belongs, many would say. If you take the time to get to know him, you will come to find that he can be excitable and he gets attached easily, no matter how hard he tries otherwise. During his free range hours, Valette may be found in the vicinity of those he likes, though still several feet away.
Thin in spite of the cool waters, Valette is an electric eel mer, with a toxic bite and a preference for a more tropical climate. A bit of fat would help him be more comfortable if he actually ate. Maybe that is why he’s always so snippy, he’s cold and hungry. His jawline is sharp and his cheekbones high, with a pair of piercing eyes framed by full lashes. Long curls fall down his back, well cared for despite the circumstances and dark in color. Valette takes great pride in his appearance and can be considered somewhat vain. Denoting his status as prisoner, he is forced to wear two cuffs around each wrist that will begin to emit a shrill sound when Valette leaves the vicinity he is allowed in.
The Financier: Paolus Fazis
Playlist (WIP)
Despite his small size, Paolus is confident in himself and his skills. He has been working in finance with the royal family when he was naught but a pup, trained almost from birth by his strict father. After his father’s death — though Paolus would never celebrate… publically — he took over the royal family’s fortune as a trusted member of their court. Despite his friendly, goofy attitude, Paolus can be a little domineering, a mer who enjoys being in control, though he is thankfully not overbearing. He is very mature and emotionally intelligent, to the point where he was considered to be a sought out bachelor in certain gossiping circles. Paolus is entirely unaware of this, however.
As a clownfish mer, Paolus is significantly smaller than other mers, though this is not an insecurity of his. He loves how he was born, why let his size control his life? With a shock of short cropped orange hair and a healthy layer of fat, his small, but hooked, nose and narrow eyes draw attention. He’s got a sweet smile, not blinding like Lauryn’s, but inviting. Even his energy is down to earth. Despite how put together he tries to appear, his hair has a tendency to spike in warmer waters. Damn his cowlicks, he would say, as if they don’t make him more darling.
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