#citadelwip

Hi everyone, and Happy Saturday!

So...it's been a while lol

Just thought I'd pop in and give you all an update on where I've been.

1) I moved to a new state after almost a decade.

2) I started my fellowship training.

The past few months have been...hectic to say the least. Besides the actual logistics of acclimating to an entirely new city, I've also been acclimating to an entire medical specialty. In some respects, fellowship is a lot better than residency - no more night shifts, more free weekends. But in other respects, it's like starting as a brand new intern again (in a new hospital...but thankfully with the same electronic medical record system).

So where does that leave Citadel?

The truth is, after work, it's hard to open up Citadel's code. I want to spend time with my partner, or my friends, or my dog, or just by myself. But, as my partner told me not too long ago, opening up the code is the hardest part. And, sometimes you just gotta do it.

So that's where I am. Re-opening the code. Going through the variables. Remembering all the branches, and how to put them all together to make a story, a good story, for you but also for myself.

So, cheers everyone - to clicking open the file again.

Bouncyyy omg this thought has been stuck in my brain for the past 24 hours - along w your question about what would happen if Davy came onto Rayyan. Here's a short response to that (Ha, I thought it would be short, it was not).

They are both intensely ambitious and out to be the very best at what they do, so on one level they really understand each other on that front (but I suspect given their work schedules they really might not see much of each other). I wonder if Davy might start out flirting for the sake of it, confusing the shit out of Rayyan, who actually might be the first to actually develop feelings-- though I think they might... be fwb for a while.

Davy: you seem... tense today and I can do something about that

Rayyan: you mean a massage?

Davy: *smirks* Among other things, yes...

But I think Davy would probably be the first to voice their more-than-fwb feelings for Rayyan. I think the main angst/struggle for both of them would be being willing to invest enough of their time and energy/soul into making a beyond-fwb rship work, but heck, no matter what they pursue, we all know the sex would be🔥🔥

Though ya know, after a recent replay of Citadel, I've also been thinking: JEAN IS SO DAMN CUTE. Rayyan and JEAN??? I'd be on board with that. Unbridled sunshine energy meets... grumpy hothead? Ahhh. Chef's kiss. Davy and Tobin give me huge best friend vibes. And uh, I dont know why but G with Vic feels kinda hot to me, something about the push and pull of flirty fun "here for a good time not a long time" energy with "I don't have time for this/for you" vibes BUT with an edge of... I think G would be smart/interesting enough to push back and challenge Vic in some ways, and Vic's "hard to crack exterior" would be absolute krptonite for G who loves the... chase, shall we say.

Because I’ve fallen in love with Interactive Fiction Games recently, I thought why not introduce some of my MCs from my favourite IF’s starting with my most recent MC, Emily Chase, Surgical Intern from @bouncyballcitadel ‘s amazing medical IF, Citadel. 

(I’m aware there are a few spelling mistakes, let’s just pretend those aren’t there 😂)

More info under the cut:

✿ with every “!!” i get i’ll introduce you to an oc!

meet hadley estrada 🥼 (citadel by @bouncyballcitadel)

surgery intern

she's very socially awkward and an introvert

booksmart, direct and sensitive

hadley is a virgo

she had leukemia when she was in high school and it was the reason she decided to study medicine

best friend: ellen "eli" sanford (who she used to have a crush on)

I wanted to try making a character using artbreeder and this is the final result!

(This is the first time I've done this so I hope it looks okay lol)