#taatm

ok so been meaning to ask this for a while

but knowing what we know now about aaravos and leola, what changes would you make to TSATS and TAATM keeping this new development in his character in mind??

would love to know your thoughts on this!!

aaaaa I've been Thinking about it lol at least as far as TSATS goes (I did not help write TAATM, gotta ask @alls-fair-in-pride-and-prejudice about that one)

So first I'd want to include "revenge on the startouch council" under Reasons Aary Wants To Get Back To Xadia

i'd scrap the "wary of kids bc Aa Smols" flavor, or maybe change it into some deep-seated fear of something Happening. also he'd have Feelings about Loki being a protector of children along the lines of "maybe if they'd been there they could have done something..."

He would also! have been fucking horrified to learn about where exactly his sentient prison was kept. I imagine he would do a big cry and Loki would hug him tight and vow revenge on the startouch council as well

and uh. Giant Aary would've been a thing, definitely. a spell to change size. can you imagine? Either that, or a trip to the mushroom mage promptly upon arriving in Xadia-- and I imagine there would've been a writers' debate about whether to make him go huge upon arriving in Asgard or not

I've gotten more than one person asking when I will update The Astronomer and the Mage

I'm hoping during Thanksgiving break

Because here's the thing, it's all in my head. All of it. I know what the next plot scene will look like, I know what The Astronomer will learn next. I know what the endgame result looks like. I know in distinct detail what the next sex scene looks like (and may or may not be testing out logistics on my partner)

The problem is having a good time to sit down and write. Hence needing the prolonged break from school to do so. My part time job and my work study are associated with the school too, so it will be a true break from everything.

To keep y'all intrigued though, here's a few teasers for the upcoming chapters:

- The Astronomer being my Autistic Self Insert

- New character! With some comical misunderstandings!

- chase scene, and using the new info we got from Stella re: the star primal

- More smexy dreams

- "When will you understand they do not deserve this mercy?" "When will you understand it's not about what they do or do not deserve?"

- *Indiana Jones theme plays in the background*

- Legend of Korra reference

- the author being constantly sidetracked by the idea of "but where are they gonna get the money for this? Where are they gonna sleep? How does this work logistically? Fantasy adventuring is very impractical. Can you get paid to do math for a business in a fantasy realm like I'm training to do?"

- definitely using that One Scene with the mirror in Zubeia's cave as inspiration

- a reminder that this fic still takes place years after our current canon... But yes Sir Sparklepuff is gonna be a thing now

- idk how to end this list but you know what helps me write? Feedback! Tell me what you anticipate, what you're excited for, what cameos you'd most like to see, etc.

Is “Starlight” your name for Lyra or Loki 😭😭😭

Yes.

It is my name for those closest to my heart, those whose presence rejuvenates me and gives me strength as the light of my stars does.

As mentioned in a previous post, I'm having some thoughts about what tone I want to carry into part 2 since this project has evolved so far past what it was originally intended to be. Trying to make everything work to perfection is hindering my progress. With that said:

Classical pianist by day, DJ and race car driver by night, Im proud to FINALLY present the concept art for Copik, now formally renamed Staccato!

Staccato has been the trickiest of the bunch to redesign so far, she’d been thought out as a big offensive player for the Muses of Creation since the first draft of the comic, but she never really looked how her personality felt until now!

They do!

I have changed how the Muses work somewhat, basically the starting age to be able to use those powers is 16

Staccato is the oldest in the group, she’s 18. Relevé and Stylo (ref sheets for her and Hue coming soon) are 17, and Art and Hue are 16, just getting started with magical shenanigans really!

The reboot of The Artist and the Machine will actually show when and how the Muses of Creation became magical girls, there’s a lot of new lore in the works as well, so stay tuned!

Another concept done!