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AUTHOR'S NOTE

We are thrilled to finally announce the first release of Blue-Blooded! This initial release includes the Prologue and Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Please note that we are still fine-tuning and balancing the game's stats to ensure the best possible experience!

If you would like to report any bugs or constructive criticism, please feel free to do so via open asks or through our forum post HERE.

INTRODUCTION | LORE | RO APPEARANCES | VALENS TAG | CALDER TAG | SIBYL TAG | ERIS TAG | ANSWERED ASKS 

Xinya

"Life's too short to always wait for the director to yell 'action.'"

One of Asia's most recognizable actresses, Xinya has built a career on effortlessly stealing the spotlight. Whether she's starring in blockbuster films, appearing on magazine covers, or charming audiences during interviews, she has become a household name whose smile is recognized around the world.

Off camera, however, she's refreshingly different.

Playful, quick-witted, and endlessly curious, Xinya has a habit of turning even the most ordinary day into an adventure. Beneath her cheerful personality is someone remarkably observant, able to notice when the people she cares about are carrying more than they're willing to admit.

Despite the demands of fame, she values genuine friendships over celebrity, never letting success change the way she treats the people closest to her.

After years apart, reconnecting with an old friend reminds her that some of life's most important stories happen far away from the cameras.

Stella

"Talent gets you noticed. Discipline keeps you alive."

Ask any hero where they learned to fight, and sooner or later Stella's name enters the conversation.

Widely respected as one of Apollo Gate's premier combat instructors, Stella has built a reputation for demanding excellence and accepting nothing less. Her training sessions are legendary, equal parts lesson and endurance test, leaving even veteran heroes questioning their life choices.

Direct, composed, and quietly observant, Stella has little patience for excuses but endless patience for those willing to improve. She sees potential where others see failure, and she'll push someone beyond their limits if she believes they can come back stronger.

To many, she's intimidating.

To those who've earned her respect, she's one of the most loyal people you'll ever meet.

Miyeon Park

"Hope isn't something you're born with. It's something you choose every day."

Once feared as the vigilante known as Golden Archer, Miyeon Park now stands as one of Apollo Gate's most respected heroes under the mantle of Lady Liberty.

To the public, she is unwavering. A symbol of justice, compassion, and quiet strength who carries the expectations of an entire city with grace.

Behind the headlines is someone who understands sacrifice better than most. Every decision she makes is measured against the people she's sworn to protect, often placing their well-being above her own.

Despite the weight on her shoulders, Miyeon has never stopped believing that people deserve a second chance.

Even if she rarely allows herself one.

Marlow Reyes

"The best heroes know when to stop fighting. The smartest ones know they never really do."

Once known as one of Apollo Gate's most dependable heroes, Marlow Reyes has traded the battlefield for a quieter life... at least on paper. A retired hero, owner of the Orbital Anchor, devoted husband, and proud father, he's built a life centered around the people who matter most.

These days, you'll usually find him behind the bar, sharing stories with old friends, giving advice to anyone willing to listen, or somehow convincing former heroes to "just stop by" a training session.

Calm, sarcastic, and far more perceptive than he lets on, Marlow has an uncanny ability to read people. Whether he's mentoring the next generation of heroes or offering a steady hand to those struggling to find their place, he rarely pushes someone without believing they're capable of more.

He calls it experience.

Everyone else calls it manipulation.

Either way... he's usually right.

Romances

There will be two more romance options (TBA)

Lady Liberty (Miyeon Park)

The world knows her as Apollo Gate's brightest symbol of hope.

You remember the vigilante who once put two arrows through your shoulder.

Miyeon Park inherited the mantle of Lady Liberty, becoming one of the city's most admired heroes. Compassionate, determined, and burdened by responsibilities few people ever see, she spends every day trying to live up to the ideals others expect from her.

The problem?

She believes you're dead.

Seeing you again would force her to confront years of grief, unanswered questions, and feelings neither of you ever had the chance to understand.

Can two people separated by lies, sacrifice, and impossible timing find their way back to each other?

Or are some stories destined to remain unfinished?

Stella

Some people teach heroes.

Stella builds them.

One of Apollo Gate's most respected combat instructors, Stella has spent years turning gifted recruits into disciplined professionals. Calm, relentless, and almost frighteningly perceptive, she has little patience for excuses and even less for wasted potential.

She also happens to be the woman who nearly broke your arm during your very first training session.

Somehow... that was how your friendship began.

Now, after years believing you'd died, she's one of the few people who knows the truth and chooses to keep it.

Training together comes naturally.

Falling for each other?

That's considerably more dangerous.

Especially when every punch, every smile, and every shared secret reminds you of the life you were forced to leave behind.

Stella's song

Miyeon's Song

I've been mulling this over since yesterday, and I feel like if I don't get it off my chest it's going to suffocate me.

Have you ever felt like all your effort — in writing, or any kind of art — is for nothing? Have you ever wanted to just stop sharing your work altogether, delete your Tumblr, and vanish from the scene? Because that's all I’ve been thinking about lately.

I've been part of the IF community for a while now. Over the years, my Tumblr has slowly built up a following — a little over a thousand people. I’ve stayed consistent with my updates and kept putting in the work, but when I post, out of those thousand followers, only one person might reblog and maybe ten will like the update.

I follow other IF writers, and it honestly breaks my heart to see so many of the same people who follow me actively reblogging their work but not mine. I know, logically, that readers can reblog whoever they want, but is it too much to want that kind of support for my own writing too?

The other day I posted an update… and I barely got any reblogs. Imagine writing and coding over 100k words, only for it to feel like no one cares enough to even drop an emoji, click “like,” or hit reblog.

If I’m being honest, I usually sit down and write back-to-back because I always want to be producing words — but this month? My document is blank. I know what I want to write, but I don’t have the strength or motivation to actually do it. What’s the point? It feels like it’ll just get tossed into the void like every other update.

And that’s why I’ve decided that if I really can’t write anything this month, I’ll just delete my blog and my game and move on with life. I’m not hungry for fame or money — I just want to know that all my effort isn’t in vain. It’s depressing to watch those numbers dwindle every day.

I know a lot of people lurk, and I get it — I’m a lurker too. But when have I not reblogged another writer’s update or at least left a heart? I support them because I know what that feels like. So why shouldn’t I feel hurt?

And yet, I still catch myself thinking I’m just being selfish or ungrateful. Maybe I am the problem. Maybe my whole thought process makes me a cancer in the IF community.

You don’t have to respond to this — I just needed to say it somewhere. I’ve always appreciated the advice and kindness you show to new and upcoming authors, and that’s why I chose to vent here. You’ve never judged people for being honest about their feelings, and right now, I just needed that. I have a million more thoughts, but I’ll stop here.

~depressedpotato😔

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Dear Depressed Potato friend,

Please allow me to reach out my flippers and pat you on the shoulder. I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling so down.

It is so very hard to compare one's inside to others' outside, especially when there are metrics like notes, likes, and reblogs that so easily feel objective.

I do not feel the urge to delete my work or vanish, but I do sometimes need to take time away from being so active online. (I am doing that currently, for there are house renovations going on in my roommate @hpowellsmith's home and it is Extremely Noisy All The Time both literally and in the brain.) I do sometimes need to mute words and phrases, and filter websites so that I don't inadvertently spend too long on them.

There is no shame in this. If you need to mute the names of IF projects that push you towards negative comparisons, that is OK.

Also: there is so very much going on.

Times are never easy but right now in a lot of places there are atrocities going on, economic troubles, escalating costs of living, news cycles full of horror. It means that we as writers have less capacity, but also readers do too.

That doesn't make it any easier, though, and I very much feel for you. As I do for the many other writers who have sent me messages on a similar theme.

On a practical basis I can suggest revisiting questions about encouraging people to send messages and marketing, and I wonder whether you have been engaging with other authors, non-anonymously? Are there writers whose work you enjoy whom you'd like to reach out to and tell them that directly? We all know how valuable and inspiring it is to hear that another writer enjoys our work! It sounds as though you're very much struggling with self-worth over this, and perhaps directing that energy towards giving feedback to others may help you feel more productive in a different way? That might help you cast off the bothersome labels of "selfish" and "ungrateful" that you're placing on yourself.

You obviously feel passionate about creating things, but it sounds like you've lost touch with the internal/intrinsic motivation so when there isn't so much external motivation it causes pain and distress, and is harder to struggle through the tough parts of the writing process. I am certain that there are people who enjoy your work and that it isn't for nothing.

I do not recommend deleting your blog or writing project unless you've been thinking about it very carefully: it would be a real shame if you regretted it afterwards. But it's perfectly possible to have a middle ground: log out and not look at it for a bit, for instance. Or create a queue and be careful not to scroll through lots of other projects.

Can I give you a little optional assignment? Maybe you would like to write something just for yourself - a game or a poem or a short story, a piece of fanfic, the thoughts of a character you love, even just a description of a place, anything to help reignite the spark of creativity in you. It's not something you need to show anyone. In fact I would recommend keeping it to yourself! Ideally this is a small, low-stakes thing that doesn't carry the pressure of many more scenes or chapters: just a small piece.