More fanart for the IF Ouroboros by @honeypeabrain but meme-y and not serious. Christopher sir this is an important meeting, please for the love of all things holy stop ogling Yor like that
I finally cracked it. The placing of Lena’s scene, the exposition on the clergy, a moment on how things unfolded in the past.
Funny thing too, since Lena’s scene almost ended up exactly where it started. It just needed some foundational work, a little nudge to remind the reader of where MC came from, and where they are going. It sounds so simple in hindsight, but it was driving me insane for the longest time.
It only took a restructuring of my entire outline, a hard look at the actual themes I wanted to introduce this early, how it weaves together with the rest of the story, changing the reveals I cherished so dearly… My brain turned to goop. But! I am so satisfied with how it looks now. And with the first draft of the update having grown legs, sprinting ahead of me, I have so much to work with now! Tonight I start on the second draft, the one I will be sending to betas. (Don’t worry, I haven’t announced the need for them yet!)
I feel like I’m finally tooting the boat-horn and shouting full speed ahead!
Spoilers for chapter 2 beneath the cut:
[ID:
“An obedient army, I’d say. I visited Oakwerth just before the release, the Draman job, do you remember?”
“If I remember, Leith? You came back with the skin peeling off your arms. I remember.” You shudder.
“The scourge had already started, then. The commoners turning into mindless, slithering things. Their eyes… Their eyes multiplied like blisters forming all over their bodies, blinking open. I think the clergy wants us to keep them safe from their self-made consequences.”
You scoff. “Short of controlling us into fighting for them-”
“Well..” Leith takes a seat next to you, wrapping an arm around your shoulder, pressing you close. A shiver runs down your spine as le_he sighs. Your hands are covered in tiny cuts, in dried blood and dirt. A thorn is lodged in your thumb. Folding your hands together, you ignore the sting of weeks of unrelenting work. “What are you saying? Do they have the tech for that, to… to actually control us?”
Leith runs a hand over le_his face. “It’s possible.” END ID]
Well, the day is drawing to an end and I answered as many asks as I could! I’m afraid the rest will have to wait; as I said on the forum, I will be staying off both Tumblr and the forum until vacation starts (17th) - I want to use all my free time until then working on the update. :D
