(Last Updated 5/19/21)

The Icarus Plagues [WIP]

“I’ve been here far too many times, but it never feels quite right. My surroundings feel too alive to be the scene of a death. I can hear the mechanical whirring of the clockwork horses and the wheels of the copper carts they pull rattle against the cobblestone, as well as the music blaring loudly from the many clubs nearby.”

In The Icarus Plagues, you’re one of the Icarus Plagues in the steampunk city of Lanston.

When an important politician dies, it becomes your responsibility to find the soul eating Siren responsible, but when a certain monster comes into your life, it begins to seem like there’s more going on behind the scenes than you thought.

Work with the Plagues in order to control the Siren population in the city; side with the Academy and the Sirens in order to bring the Plagues to their knees and watch them burn; or try your hand at playing both sides for your own gain.

Characters:

The game feature 4 love interests, one of which is customisable to an extent. Your relationship with these characters and their thoughts on your choices will determine how long they stick around, and maybe even if they make it out alive.

Baxter/Blanche Donovan, a fellow Plague and your easy-going partner. Donovan has spent their whole life fighting for what they think is right, but maybe it’s time you offer them a new perspective.

Alex Clarke, a clockwork mechanic. Alex has had a close working relationship with both the Plagues and the Academy for years, repairing equipment and offering more difficult to acquire weaponry. It may take a little convincing, but they can serve as a powerful ally if given the chance.

Cecil/Cecelia Price, a gun for hire who has spent too much of their life trying to escape the grips of the lower city. They’ll help for a price, but perhaps you can convince them that they’re allowed to let people get close.

Cassidy/Cassius Gray, a Siren, Academy agent, and your “guardian angel”. Cass went missing three years ago, but has suddenly resurfaced with an Academy badge and an insistence that they mean you no harm. But Cass is a rogue Siren, the very thing that the Plagues seek to destroy.

Begin the demo here

Updates will be on this blog and the forum link will be here soon.

Hey hubby!! Jkjk (unless??)

OoOOOoOOh a specific motive you say....hHmMMm, W, what are you hiding i wonder?

R: Cat-person who is weak for puppy-eyes. The irony is not lost on me agsjkaah

C is a gummy bear and I so love it!!!

Omg X's so goofy I can't- pls take my soul and heart little demon 😭

So, we got princess-carry ros one, but whaaat about a reaction to mc puppy eyeing ROs to carry them (mc)? Whether it's piggybacking or princess-style👀👀👀

hey bestie KDJSJK that's a cute one, uhmm let me thinkk

W would laugh gently before reaching for the heir, not minding it at all. there's a specific motive for this one that is actually a little funny but I'm not telling you guys so soon!

R would roll their eyes, asking "are you serious?" but the sight of the puppy eyes would make the half-blood relent with time.

C would ask "are you sure?" before accepting it, with an entertained laugh and blushed cheeks (as always, that's the Heir effect on the elf)

X would go like "thought you would never ask!!" and immediately proceed to grab the Heir! if piggyback, they would pretend to be a violent horse and if princess-carry, they'd hum a wedding song

Monster fucker this, monster fucker that. What if I want a monster RELATIONSHIP huh?! Monster HAND HOLDING, monster INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS, monster COMFORTABLE SILENCE??

It’s the “Favorite Ship Dynamics” art meme!!! Except it’s… *drum roll*

Polyamory edition!! ✨💕✨💕 ✨💕 These are just some classic cute ones, but I really have a million ship things I like so \o/ maybe there will have to be a part two

Transgender Day of Visibility. By tai.draws

Wolfwater Romance Options

This is a list of all the ROs in Wolfwater, gender/sexuality/species. Under the cut for length.

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If I may ask, who are the characters in the poly route?

You certainly may! (I actually can't believe I forgot to include this in the info post.)

Rowan and Felix are the poly route! They're both also available as individual romances as well.

I wasn't originally planning on a poly route at all but Rowan and Felix are very comfortable with each other. I intended to have them as a background romance/queer-platonic relationship with one another if the MC didn't pick them. It was an easy leap for me to go "Well, why not just include the MC in that too?"

To get the poly route you need enough flirt and approval points from both by the lock-in point. (If you haven't reached enough flirt points on any of the RO's when we hit the lock-in point only Riley's route, the sibling/non-romance route will be available, but I intend flirt points are fairly easy to get so you should have options if you want them.)

Rowan's behavior prior to the lock-in will (at least according to my current draft) also vary depending on whether or not you have flirt points with both them and Felix or just one or the other or neither of them. Rowan is content to flirt with both of you at once since they'll have an interest in both. If you've only flirted with them or Felix, but not the other they won't be flirting openly with Felix (or your MC if you're focused on Felix). And if you don't have any flirt points with either there's probably going to be background flirting going on between them.

I should also note while we're talking about him that Felix is an ace romance. I don't think he's sex-repulsed, but that's not something I want to say definitively until I get deeper into writing the romances.

George MacDonald, from “The Complete Poems & Fairytales,” wr. c. 1905