if Blane fantasizes about kissing you, it's not their fault. if they imagine heated breaths fanning their face, your mouth brushing theirs and your hand wrapped around their waist, it's not their fault. they never quite saw the appeal of kissing before they realized their feelings for you. before, a kiss was merely two lips interlocking, an exchange of saliva with practiced movements. with you, they wonder if you'll swallow the sounds they make, if you'll smirk against their lips at their pants and dilated pupils when you pull away.
if Blane thinks about what a romantic relationship with you would be like, it's not their fault. holding hands is a relatively new concept to them. but if it was your hand and your fingers interlaced with theirs, they wonder if you'll be able to hold on even when they grip you too tight. because it's new. it's thrilling, it's what they want.
if Blane imagines waking up next to you, it's not their fault. if they think about getting your favourite drink from a cafe on the way to work, it's not their fault. if their fingers hover over the keyboard on their phone while trying to muster the courage to text you, it's not their fault.
but if you hate them forever, they’ll take the blame.
I want to say something. Want to tease them, want to ask if they really mean it, want to know if something has changed between us—but I don't. Instead, I turn off my phone. It'll open to the texts when I turn it on again. I'll deal with it later.
do you ever read an update so insanely good that you have to run for your tablet !!!!! GO PLAY @evertidings !!!!!!!
Here is some fanart I’ve done of @evertidings ‘s game “When Twilight Strikes”
I love this game, I’ve had so much fun with it so far and am excited for future updates, Out of all the characters the one that I’m going for has to be Rylan, Nikolas coming close second and Kian coming third, what characters are everyone else going for?
Here are what I’ve imagined the gang to look like I’m pretty happy with how they turned out the only one that I’m not completely sure of is Kian, I would like at some point to redraw him again and fix up a few things <3
Douglas "Ca$h" Piggott (Heartbreak high): Canon asexual queer guy struggling with his identity, in a relationship, he's a drug dealer and a food delivery driver!
Blane Rekner (When Twilight Strikes): Canon asexual sex-repulsed with a love interest from an indie game! "Rivals to friends, or rivals to lovers trope"!
happy birthday to my beloved and initially hated by the public character (they could never make me hate you), Blane !! my darling, the love of my life, my favourite emotionally repressed half-Fae.
this is my third year (or maybe second? i might have skipped the first year) of birthday posts for Blane and we've come a long way. from chapter one to chapter ten, they've seen so much improvement lately it makes me so happy.
in honour of their special day, i'm trying something new and have written a list fic of the presents they got. it's short and sweet and i hope you enjoy <3
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[A] got Blane a tote bag that says “plant parent,” claiming that because it was sage green and about plants, it was the perfect gift
Blane was not amused
(they secretly liked it though, but they wouldn’t be caught dead with that in public)
later [A] gives Blane their real gift, which is a set of limited edition books that they’ve been eyeing for a while
[A] claims it isn’t a big deal and purposely leave out the fact that they stayed up until 3am trying to get them
(Blane knows)
N got Blane a custom-made pot for their plant, bought from a small business that Blane has a couple of trinkets from
they also got Blane another black long-sleeved turtle neck, as a running gag since they met
(Blane finds it funny that all their shirts are from different brands, but it makes it easy to tell when they got which one)
the last gift N got was a vintage camera, something for Blane to fiddle with and try out, since they’d taken a recent interest in photography
(Blane only mentioned it once as an offhanded comment, so they were incredibly touched)
(no, they totally didn’t cry)
K and Rylan combined gifts, hosting Blane (and the group, but mainly Blane) a birthday dinner
on the side, K got Blane tickets to the conservatory on the side, while Rylan gifted a new set of rings and a necklace for their collection
Blane wore the jewelry immediately and thanked K profusely for the tickets
(they didn’t say they were going to use them to go with you, but everyone could see it on their face)
for the sake of it being Blane’s birthday, no one teased them
based off not only the media room scene where blane sits so that they’re facing the hunter (WHY?), but also the banger ‘get out of my school’ tweet @evertidings
getting to know Zae so here are my questions - do you think that they could somehow end up in a fwb with Chase or Tallys? how would Zae get along with Blade?
.....man yeah. yeah, they really would.
ngl you've kind of hit their type on the head, lol. Zae's original romance in Wayhaven was Ava (stoic leader who doesn't like to be overly emotional), is currently Mason (grumpy, sarcastic, flirtatious. FWB to lovers romance), and you are surely familiar by now that they have a thing for Blane in WTS that they're probably in denial of bc they've been rivals for so long. lol. so Tallys would absolutely, 100%, without a doubt be Zae's type. like I know this in my heart. Chase would be a good contender as well, but he might also fall into the same category that F and A from Wayhaven and WTS respectively fall into? an absolutely wonderful friend who they get into mischief too, but isn't Zae's cup of tea romantically. idk what it is about them that falls so hard for the stoics and the grumps, but gosh.
at any rate, yeah, I could def see them having a FWB relationship w Tallys! and likely falling pretty hard for her, buuuut... idk if they'd make a solid lasting couple? they might want different long-term things and not have enough in common to make it work, but hey, you never know
as for Blade, yeah, I would hazard a guess that Zae would also have a big fat crush on him LOL. they do like a stoic leader. I think they'd probably also not have enough in common to last as a couple though, plus I feel like (w both Blade and Tallys), that denial of romantic feelings might hurt Zae's feelings? but as said before: hey, you never know
hello! this is a sideblog for all things interactive fiction--choice of games, hosted games, visual novels, romance club, playchoices, love island the game, couple up! & too hot to handle
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♡ favourites under the cut!
♡ interactive fiction (text-based) ♡
when twilight strikes / blane rekner & arion devereux
the exile / vethna mevnrael & sabir du vaelas
shepherds of haven / trouble alder & red antiqua
the wayhaven chronicles / farah hauville & nate sewell
a tale of crowns / rêzan
♡ playchoices (books) ♡
hero / perfect match / the heist: monaco / platinum / mother of the year / the nanny affair / a courtesan of rome / wishful thinking / crimes of passion
♡ playchoices (love interests) ♡
maxwell beaumont / quinn kelly / maria flores / jax matsuo / hayden young / andy kang / sonia alves / annelyse adair / ajay bhandari / kenji katsaros / rafael aveiro / prince hamid
♡ romance club (books) ♡
theodora / legend of the willow / psi / w: time catcher / the one / chasing you 2 / shadows of saintfour
♡ romance club (love interests) ♡
friedrich / charlotte / vesper / maria theresa / sam / jack / livius / heather / saraswati / seonghwa / bert