[Transcript under the cut]

So, uh… Here’s a quick intro post for my novel to provide more context for my illustrations. If you want to see more of these characters, check out my “radio isotope” tag.

Disclaimer : I’m a visual artist, not a writer, I write very slowly and in French because my English is shitposting-on-the-internet good, not writing-two-entire-novels good, so I won’t post writing excerpts unless I’m very proud of it (and after i finish writing this whole thing and find someone to help me translate it). Also I’m still working on the outline (rebuilding the entire thing from scratch), but I have a LOT of illustrations ideas so stick around for those i guess ?

Powerpoint ID :

A 7-slide powerpoint, written in comic sans.

Slide 1:
The Radio Isotope (working title) : a comic sans presentation by Sanasean.
This story has been a work in progress since 2016 and i’m finally making progress.
also powerpoints are harder to do than i remember.

Slide 2 :
What ? When ? Where ?
Space pirates ! In the future ! In SPACE !!!!
      In the Andromeda Galaxy, approx. 1000 years in the future. Humanity left the earth and somehow ended up a whole galaxy away. Their spaceships were discovered by Isshan explorers (the Isshan are one of the many aliens species that live in Andromeda and the founder of the Union, the galactic government) and they were given a planet (Noutéra) and Union citizenship.
       Why did the humans leave the earth ? Where the fuck is even the earth ? idk lol (the Noutéran government says they fled because an asteroid was going to destroy the planet. Weirdly enough, people who try to investigate the earth and humanity’s exodus tend to disapear under mysterious circumstances).
       The inhabitants of the galaxy don’t care about why humans came to Andromeda, they just want to live their lives in peace. It’s pretty easy when you live near the Center, where the seat of the Union is located, but a bit more difficult for the people who live on the Edges, near the unexplored parts of the galaxy, where space pirates, mercenaries and bounty hunters thrive.
And that’s where our story takes place.

Slide 3 :
Plot (aka where are the protagonists and antagonists at the beginning of the story).
      The Captain is… the captain… of the Radio Isotope, a small spaceship with a small crew of space pirates. Well, space smugglers more exactly, but the Captain IS a space pirate so his crew are pirates as well. They are not having a lot of luck lately, and going from failed job to failed job. After a botched scavenging mission (the spaceship they were supposed to loot was not even
there), they finally land a pretty easy smuggling job AND they get a paying passenger, a young human named Nua.
Except luck is still not on their side because Nua is hunted by bounty hunters for reasons she doesn’t even know, and the tiny radio isotope ends up prey to the biggest bounty hunter spaceship of the galaxy, the Imperator.
       The Emperor is a mystery. Captain of the Imperator, immortal (?), a robot (???) and obsessed by the earth. They will stop at nothing to get the information they want, and with the imperator’s firepower rivaling that of a planet’s army, they do not fear Noutéra. They are the scourge of pirates, the hero of the Edges, a thorn in the Union’s side .
And for some reason, they’re after the radio isotope.

Slide 4 :
Main characters : the ones whose problems end up ruining everyone’s day.
Above the text describing each character is a portrait of them.

The Captain (he/him) :
Image ID : The Captain is a humanoid alien, with warm brown skin, four red eyes, dark red hair and beard, cat-like whiskers and a pair of horns, the right one broken at the base. He is looking at the camera, unimpressed, frowning slightly. End image ID.
- Isshan
- he’s the boss of the RI.
- lived his whole life in space, and most of it as a pirate.
- never stays more than one month in a place.
- never talks about his past.
- great storyteller, atrocious liar.
- walks with a cane, which can turn into a rapier. he’s pretty deadly with it.

The Emperor (They/Them)
Image ID : The Emperor appears to be a robot. Their head is vaguely shaped like a tortoise skull, with three more eye sockets, two behind the normal eyes and one on the top of the head. They have four fangs and the shape of their jaws make it so they are always slightly smiling. Neon green light comes from the inside of their head, contrasting with the dark metal the rest of their relatively humanoid body is made of. They are wearing a light gray-green cape covering their shoulders. End image ID.
- ????? robot ??? haunted armor ???
- they have been haunting the Edges for more than 100 years.
- there are a LOT of legends about them, and most of them are true.
- where they go, the Imperator goes.
- they have an informator network that spans half the galaxy.
- strict but fair captain.

Slide 5 :
The Radio Isotope’s crew : Lovable space pirates.
Above the text describing each character is a portrait of them. 

Etha (she/her)
Image ID : Etha is a humanoid alien, with light blue skin, white feathery hair and very large white eyes. Her nose is almost non existent, and her mouth opens from ear to ear. She is looking straight at the camera, head slightly tilted to the right. End image ID.
- the first mate.
- armisian (alien with telepathic abilities).
- cartographer, ethnologist and linguist.
- braincell of the crew.

Jill (she/they)
Image ID : Jill is a human with dark brown skin, straight black hair cut short on the left side and a black right eye. She has scars across her nose, her lips and around her artificial left eye. They are smiling to the camera. End image ID.
- the mechanic.
- fixed the ship so it could fly, lost her right arm and eye in a reactor accident.
- first recruit.
- fiercely loyal to the captain, but argues with him on a daily basis.

Meden (ael/aer)
Image ID : Meden looks exactly like Etha, being her twin sibling. Ael is looking to aer right, and seems a bit confused. End image ID.
- the doctor.
- etha’s twin.
- not really a fan of the pirate or spationaut life tbh.
- mom of the crew.

Nua (she/her)
Image ID : Nua is a human, with light beige-pinkish skin, green eyes and light brown hair in a bun. She has freckles on her cheeks and nose and a wide smile. End image ID.
- the lost human.
- pretended she could pay to travel to another planet to flee her pursuers.
- stuck on the RI now.
- kinda maybe in love with jill.

Slide 6 :
The Imperator’s crew : scum and villainy (unless ?…).
Above the text describing each character is a portrait of them. 

Wënn (she/her)
Image ID : Wënn is a human with pale beige skin, long straight black hair let loose on her right side and braided on her left side, and sad blue eyes. She has freckles all over her face and is smiling apologetically at the camera. End image ID.
- the second in command.
- she doesn’t really know what she’s doing here, she was a docker before the Emperor made her their second.
- very kind.
- swears like a (space) sailor.

The Lieutenant (he/they)
Image ID : The Lieutenant is a humanoid alien, with reddish beige skin, short cold dark pink hair and cold purple eyes. He has small scales on his cheeks and long ears, and is smiling broadly to show his shark-like teeth while looking away from the camera. End image ID.
- the mercenary.
- somewhere between a human and a lizard alien.
- very random loyalty, his only motivation is money and he’ll change sides on a whim.
- excellent pilot, races regularly.
- extremely arrogant.

Raki (any pronouns)
Image ID : Raki is a human with very pale skin, short dirty blond hair and cold grey eyes. The right side of their face is covered in burn scars. She has a hearing aid in her left ear, and is looking pretty angry, frowning at the camera. End image ID.
- the loose cannon.
- who the fuck are they ?
- cyborg, ~ 50 % of their body is artificial.
- she has a tendency to appear where she’s the least expected.
- tired™.
- he’s looking of the earth too.

Slide 7 :
What else ?
●LGBTQ+ characters, queerplatonic relationships.
● found family !
● space magic ! Stories and words have power, semi sentient spaceships, space
ghosts and weird spacey timey stuff, singularities as power source, playing very fast and very loose with physics, mentions of space dragons.
● billionaires and capitalism = bad.
● struggling with identity, wether it be lost by accident, shed voluntarily or imposed by circumstances.
● the futiliy of fleeing from the ghosts of one’s past, learning how to face them.
● also i plan to illustrate the whole novel so… yeah.

End powerpoint ID.

Rituals at day’s end (#RitualsWIP)

a wip introduction

SUMMARY;

With the monarchy overthrown, the new administration has turned on the magical, believing them to have hastened the deadly disease that has threatened to rip the nation apart for centuries. They are not entirely wrong. Mayumi Garcia, a healer-turned-defector, is being summoned back, but she’s not sure she believes in the Viejo guardia anymore. She’s not sure she believes in anything.

FEATURING;

• A renegade healer and the consummate golden boy sent after her
  
• HERO CORRUPTION featuring a prophesied Chosen One
  
• An overthrown monarchy/ police state vs. the people
  
• (Fictionalized) Brown Asian rivals to lovers

CHARACTERS;

Mayumi Garcia; Trained as a healer by the Viejo guardia, Mayumi grows disillusioned with the sect’s uncaring attitude towards its people, sacrificing their wellness at the altar of an idealized nation-state. She defects from the Guard and lives as an outlaw medic in the Old Metro. When Bas comes for her, she is left with no choice but to return, or risk death at the hands of the new administration.

Basilio Lucero; Bas comes from a long line of Guard Leaders, groomed to inherit leadership. “A consummate golden boy,” he holds to their principles despite his own misgivings, believing their initial purpose to supersede its corruption. But he bears witness to his people edging closer to a point of no return, and so seeks Mayumi’s help.

Javier Dela Cruz; The prophesied chosen one, he is said to have the power to bring healing to the ruptured nation. His is a light heart, preserved to be pure within the walls of the Fortaleza. The recent upheaval of an overturned monarchy changes things, and the corruption of a hero is not unheard of. Healing is also broken bones.

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Ada & Edith - a WIP introduction

Format :: short story.

Genre :: historical fiction. You could say it’s a romance, but that somehow doesn’t feel like an appropriate label.

Setting :: The Netherlands, 1880s - the early 1950s.

Themes :: historical lesbians, some specific bits of Amsterdam’s history, accepting who you are even if your environment disapproves, family, love, loss, poverty, aiming for more in life.

Status :: working on a very messy first draft + character development.

POV :: still deciding! Current pieces are written in both 3rd person and 1st person. I’m leaning towards 1st person because I like the idea of an old lady recalling her history relating to a certain other lady.

Language :: written in Dutch. Excerpts, character info, etc. shared in English.

Synopsis :: when one of her youngest neighbours, a girl of about 8 years old, asks old Ada Smit about the portait photo of a beautiful lady on her mantlepiece, she says she was a dear friend. The dear friend wasn’t just a friend at all, but a lover of over 40 years. Ada reflects on those years, sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.

(some) Characters ::

Ada :: narrator (or main POV character). Extroverted, great listener, friendly and a real people’s person. She doesn’t get out as much because of her old age, but enjoys babysitting her neighbours’ children when they have to go out. She was a bit insescure about life and decisions when she was younger, but learnt to be more confident over time.

Edith :: the character whose name is going to be mentioned at least 200 times. Ada’s lover of many years, who was very, very certain of herself from a rather young age. Introverted, strong-willed, intelligent, and a great observer. Edith has always known her own mind. Despite having a passive role in most social situations, she absolutely will not hesitate to go on an adventure if she thinks it can bring her a better life.

[unnamed] :: Ada’s brother, the one character who – after he took some time to adapt to the idea – fully accepted his sister and her unofficial wife. Though difficult at first, he called Edith his sister-in-law and made sure to treat her accordingly. Selectively kind, dad jokes, protective. In need of a lot of character development.

[unnamed II] :: Edith’s brother. Drowned in a shipwreck when Edith was about eight years old. Though never actively part of the story, he plays a major part in Edith’s life, for she just can’t let go of him.

Links ::Pinterest

Taglist :: @farrradays @sophiewritingstuff