#keol

“Is it a god?” I ask.  “Who decides what was meant to happen?”

“I don’t know,” answers Bayan.  “And I don’t need to know.  I just need to know that the big things, in the grand scheme of things, are right.  And if they don’t feel right, then they are a step on the path towards the right.”

back home, on the beach, and all to find aber’s sister again. well, they’ve found her, and it’s not quite what they’ve expected. the world is upside down and backwards and the only way to make sense of it is to find the people who make sense of you.

GENRE: dystopia, but otherwise realistic fiction

THEMES: romance, relationships, lgbt, polyamory, oppression, fighting, discovery, lost and found

STATUS: in progress, being published at royalroad

LENGTH: 25 chapters

WARNINGS: swearing, (mentions of) suicide, smoking, sex

INSPIRATION: the chemical garden trilogy by lauren distefano (fever / wither / sever); also pretty much every other dystopia i’ve ever read

CHARACTERS:

ABER -- he has spent all this time trying to get away from his wife and back to his sister.  but now that they are here and he has to choose, the choice is harder than he thought. 

AVA -- she’s a miracle.  she’s a brat.  she’s the most important person in the world.  she has no idea what she’s doing.  she’s losing her mind.  she is going to save them all or die trying.  again.  

NUA -- he got away.  he went back.  he must be out of his mind.

ABIGALA -- what has she been doing for the past year?  isn’t that the million-dollar question.  

PENNY -- family reunions are never fun, per se.  especially not this one.

BAYAN -- everything happens the way it was meant to happen.  but why was this meant to happen?  

LILLY -- everything comes down to her.

a bunch of links:

part 1, fear-driven: WIP intro post

part 1, fear-driven: read the full story completed on royalroad.com!

part 2, renegades: WIP intro post

part 2, renegades: read the full story completed on royalroad.com!

character introductions: ava / aber / keol / nua / bayan / penny / abigala / lilly / sloan / sigrid / nova / haywood / alis /

+ ​message me or repost/reply to be added to a taglist!

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i’m a young adult lesbian writer trying to share some of my stuff with the world and meet new people as i go.  my original content is published on royalroad.com, @lightpurplelilies same as here; tumblr is where i talk about my work, my characters, and other stuff related to writing (and sometimes not). i also have an instagram, again the same username.  i am not very good at posting there tho.  it has been more than two years since i started posting this story because of school and work and life but the inspiration to finish up with aber and ava finally struck again and i hope i closed it out well...💫

We’re just spending the days in waiting.  We have breakfast together, the five of us on the ground next to the fire, and it’s nice.  But it’s not home.

keol's dead and ava's dying.  nua and aber are trapped, with no idea where aber's parents are or what abigala is doing.  and bayan is simply going through the motions, serving miss lilly without a word on his lips.  who is sloan? where is penny? what are they going to do?

GENRE: dystopia, but otherwise realistic fiction

THEMES: romance, relationships, lgbt, polyamory, oppression, fighting, discovery, lost and found

STATUS: in progress, being published at royal road

LENGTH: 25 chapters

WARNINGS: swearing, (mentions of) smoking, suicide, sex

INSPIRATION: the chemical garden trilogy by lauren distefano (fever / wither / sever); also pretty much every other dystopia i’ve ever read

CHARACTERS: 

ABER -- he never thought he'd love his wife, but now she's is slipping through his fingers and he can't hold on, no matter how hard he tries.

NUA -- all he wants is to be safe.  all he wants is to read his books in peace.  all he wants is a life without fear.

KEOL -- ashes.  a memory.  a knife to the heart, her heart, and a ring on her finger.  

AVA -- the only thing all these people have in common, they think.  so now what, now that she's gone?

BAYAN -- an empty shell, a body without a soul or a will.  at least, that's what he wants you to think.  

SLOAN -- you've never met a stronger woman in your life, but why does she have to be so strong?

LILLY -- they run.  she follows.

ABIGALA -- lost in the wind, but drifting closer.  and yet even as she nears, aber fears she's drifting away.  

SHAN -- the head, the heart, and the shoulder to lean on.  

and PENNY -- the renegade.  

a bunch of links: 

part 1, fear-driven: WIP intro post

part 1, fear-driven: read the full story completed on royalroad.com!! 

part 2, renegades: link to chapter 1, start reading now!! 

character introductions: ava / aber / keol / nua / bayan / penny / abigala / lilly / sloan / sigrid / nova / haywood / alis /

+ gat taglist: @semblanche​

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i’m a young adult lesbian writer trying to share some of my stuff with the world, make new friends, and learn more about writing!! my original content is published on royalroad.com, @lightpurplelilies​ same as here; tumblr is where i talk about my work, my characters, and other stuff related to writing (and sometimes not). feel free to reach out to me with any questions or comments or just to talk!!! 💫

“How long has it been since you smoked?” I ask quietly, and she manages a small smile.  There are dark circles under her eyes.  “Three weeks, four days, and twenty-two hours.”

“Oh.”

GENRE: dystopia, but otherwise realistic fiction

THEMES: romance, relationships, lgbt, polyamory, oppression, fighting, discovery, lost and found

STATUS: in progress, being published at royal road

LENGTH: 25 chapters

WARNINGS: swearing, smoking, suicide, sex

INSPIRATION: the chemical garden trilogy by lauren distefano (fever / wither / sever); also pretty much every other dystopia i’ve ever read

CHARACTERS: 

ABER -- eighteen years old, newly married, and now suddenly at “home” in a house on the beach with his wife, his wife’s mother, and his wife’s two other husbands.  it all revolves around his wife, doesn’t it.

NUA -- ava’s third husband, and seemingly her least favorite.  always has his nose in a book and his ears open, unsure of if he’s safe tucked away here, or just dangling from a rope about to snap.

KEOL -- ava’s favorite husband, though not her first; and despite her attention, his place in this house isn’t safe.  hates his wife’s cigarettes and her mother, and aber, up until aber needs his help to find his twin sister.  

AVA -- unfortunately, aber’s new wife.  nua and keol’s wife, too.  addicted to cigarettes, keol, and annoying her mother.  why would she smoke like that in the first place, if her lungs are sick?

BAYAN -- servant or slave?  doesn’t matter.  he’s got ava on his side, and that’s how you survive in this house.

LILLY -- ava’s mother, and the real villain.  we knew that from the start, though.

ABIGALA -- aber’s twin sister, lost in the wind thanks to lilly.  just like aber, but also...not.  

and finally, 

SHIV -- ava’s orange cat.  

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find the introduction and preface here.  read now!  however, more updates will be coming on a new website -- i’m moving to post my WIP chapters on royalroad.com, while continuing normal blogging here on tumblr.  💫

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thank you for reading and for your interest!