Quiet As A Cat

Original Character: Devida Ahmed, from Devida & Goliath Occupation: Mathematician Duchess of Essex | Age: 20-21 | Ethnicity: British Indian of Mixed Descent (Sidi x Persian)

Quote: But today, as morning’s first flame filtered through the curtains, he saw her – curled up on the far end of his mattress, one corner of his mink blanket cradling the curve of her shoulder… And though part of him ached to touch her, the rest worried that she might be a mirage. [Read On]

Artist’s NOTE: This is #3 in a series of emotion + color palette requests. (I did a LOT of color mixing to get this piece to work, but only 5 base hues were used!)

Original Character: Anika (Annie) Malachi, from Retrocognition Occupation: Investigative Journalist | Age: 31 | Ethnicity: Iraqi-American

Excerpt* Below the Cut; Tag List in Reblogs!

*Note: The original text has been modified for the purposes of this post. TW/CW: Guns (and an alleged hostage situation).

↳  Annie Gets Her Gun (267 Words)

Retrocognition → Draft 1 Beta Call

Log-Line: An investigative journalist with a paranormal gift joins forces with a cantankerous federal agent to expose a Reno-based politician’s (murderous) corruption.

Keywords: Paranormal, Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Modern, Romance, Reno, Nevada, POC-Centered Narrative, Strong Female Protagonist, Diverse Muslim Characters

Expected CW: Sex, Violence

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The beta reader application for Draft 1 is now live!

It will remain open until July 28th (at 11:59EST) and accepted readers will be invited to the WIP discord server on July 29th. Reading will begin on August 1st for a period of 3-4 months (fingers crossed). More info below the cut!

Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Acoustic Mashup APB T-Pain (but vaguely sapphic!) Vocals (Lead & BG): Mina Violet Alzakhm Piano: [Redacted by Request] Recorded On: Blue Yeti Produced In: ProTools (Indie Production Style; No Autotune)