Fable Weaver

DOS Ch-108

June 2004, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

“I’m a little nervous about the shoot today, Troy,” Emma said softly while sitting beside me. “I don’t think this role is suitable for me.”

“Nonsense,” I shot down her insecurities. “It is unsuitable for you only if you think that.”

Emma didn’t say anything for a few moments. “I saw the replay of the first week of filming. I can see that I’m far from being the best actress.”

As much as I wanted...

DOS Ch-107

“I’m so sorry, Troy,” Emily sobbed on the phone.

“Stop that already, Emily,” I tried reassuring my friend. Tried being the keyword here. “How is this your fault? If it’s anyone’s fault, it’s the driver of that car who was driving drunk in broad daylight.”

“I wanted to do this film so bad!” Emily moaned. “I read the book, like, ten times. Same with the script. And now… I’m restrained to my bed for the next two months.”

Her voice sounded so holl...

DOS Ch-106

Lea couldn’t believe her luck. It had to be luck. What else could it be? Just yesterday, her best friend Jonathan and she were scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh to audition for a role in a Troy Armitage movie. Struggling actors like them couldn’t afford to pay for their tickets. Thankfully, the production team liked their audition tapes so much that they also sent over flight tickets. They were economy, but better than going on their own. Then the worst thing happened—they missed their fli...

Marvel Superhero Poll

So many people have asked me about Troy's Marvel debut that I'm a little tired of it to be honest. Here is the poll to end all those discussions. This is not about DC, only Marvel at the moment. Maybe I will have something for DC far in the future, but right now, I needed to choose one, and that one is Marvel.

Forget the age of characters, it's only a number, and I will make it work somehow in the story even if you choose someone much older than Troy's real age. I have excluded a few l...

DOS Ch-105

Silence. Dead silence was what I faced when my first commercial was finally seen by my family. I would have accepted shouting, berating, hell, even physical violence over this.

Evan, the smartest one of all, had the presence of mind to get up, walk over to me, pat my back sympathetically (while barely concealing his laughter from me), and then go to his room.

Still, my parents didn’t say anything for a few minutes, making me utterly uncomfortable.

“So?” I prodded when ...

DOS Ch-104

"SURPRISE!"

Emma was shaken to her core when she entered the living room, only to find most of the people she cared about gathered there. Both her parents with their respective partners, her brother Alex, her step-siblings—Toby, Lucy, and Nina—and most importantly, Troy.

"Oh my God!" she exclaimed. "I thought you were in Los Angeles!" she said to Troy.

He shrugged casually. "I took a flight back. I couldn't miss your birthday, could I?" He stepped forward and placed a ch...

DOS Ch-103

“‘Hope you have -- er -- a good holiday,’ said Hermione, looking uncertainly after Uncle Vernon, shocked that anyone could be so unpleasant.  

“‘Oh, I will,’ said Harry, and they were surprised at the grin that was spreading over his face. ‘They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer....’”  

“The End,” I read the last word of one of my favori...

Poll

First of all, let me assure you all that I have no intention to start a new story any time soon. All my focus will remain on completing Dreams of Stardom for the time being.

That said, sometimes in free time your mind is full of ideas, and you can't help but think of a new story. (My fellow writers will understand this.) So I created this poll, just to see which of these eras of Hollywood would be more receptive to my readers.

PS: I'm focusing on developing showbiz related storie...

DOS Ch-102

February 2004, Kloves Residence, London

The mat felt solid beneath my feet, grounding me as I circled Connor. He moved with the ease of a predator, eyes locked on mine, a smug grin on his lips. God, I hated that damn grin. I mirrored his movements nonetheless, keeping my stance low and weight balanced on the balls of my feet, as he had drilled into me. I could sense that he was ready to make a move at any time. My body was so used to his small tells by now that I would ...

Announcement: MUST READ

Hi everyone!

As I was starting my work on Chapter 102, I went back and read the last 10 chapters of the story for inspiration. I started reading from Ch-92, which was a major turning point in the story, and went all the way to 101. After reading it, I came to just one conclusion: It fucking sucks.

I wrote myself into a corner with chapter 92 after Gia's death, because of which the overall tone of the story became very gloomy and sad. I don't write stories to make anyone sad. If I ...

Game of Thrones Poll

Some people have been relentless in asking me about Troy doing Game of Thrones. Logically, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever for him to do a TV show that isn't a miniseries after Harry Potter, yet people are persistent, so I decided to create a poll here to start and end all discussions. This is not a discussion about which character he should play (if he does), but whether he should do it at all or not.

PS: This is not a guarantee on whether he'll do the show or not. Only posted to ...

DOS Ch-101

Emily sat on the ground in her designated spot. Her feet overlapped each other, and a beautiful blue bracelet set rested on her wrist, which she played with idly, drawing attention to her hand. I sat beside her, concern etched on my face.

“I must have sounded pretty crazy on the phone yesterday,” she began slowly, her red-rimmed eyes adding a vulnerability to her act as she looked away from me. “You just gotta forget about it. That’s how you can help me out. Just, please, forget...

DOS Ch-100

I blame my teenage hormones for agreeing to Emily’s request. Any sane person would tell me that this is a very bad idea. Kissing someone for a scene is one thing, but doing it for ‘practice’ while all alone was unnecessary and almost as bad as cheating. I knew that very well. Still, I agreed to Emily’s request for reasons that I couldn’t fathom.

But it wasn’t meant to be. As if some divine power was watching over me, I got a call from Emma right at the moment when Emily was ...

Free Users Poll for posting schedule

Hey! I just wanted to know whether you prefer reading half a chapter of 1200-1500 words daily, or a full chapter of 2500-3000 words on alternate days. This poll is only for my free users as all my paid readers here will have only a full release on alternate days. I started posting half chapter because it increases the visibility of the story if I post daily.

DOS Ch-99

As I looked down at the revised production budget of [Brick], I couldn’t help but curse my stubbornness. Not only had my father saved me $50k by offering cameras and other equipment, but he had also gone over each item on the list, struck out those that he thought were unnecessary, and suggested cheaper alternatives. When he was done, our final budget of $1m had come down to $920k. So instead of being over budget by $150k, I was saving $80k.

“You won’t save this money either,” D...

DOS Ch-98

These last few weeks had been a little hectic for me because of all the promotions I was doing for [Harry Potter]. Now that the film is done and dusted, I could actually focus on something I love. Acting. Sure, rehearsals were not exactly acting, but they were an equally important part of the process. If your rehearsals are solid, your performance will come out to be great. They are especially necessary for a small-budget film like [Brick]. For something like [Harry Potter], we had the budget...

DOS Ch-97

Evan grunted with great effort as he lifted the heavy barbell placed above him. His arms felt like wet noodles that could bend limply any damn time. The burn was real and he was ready to just give up.

“One more rep, you shithead!” Troy yelled at him from above while spotting him. “Come on! You can do it!”

That gave Evan just enough confidence to finish the rep. When he was finally done, Troy helped him rerack the weight before grinning widely.

“That was great man!�...

Poll about Evan

This is something that has been bugging me for quite a while. People on Webnovel in particular seem to despise Evan. The reason being that he betrayed Troy ONCE in his childish immaturity. Reading their comments have influenced my writing a lot, and as you may have noticed, I have been unconsciously writing less and less scenes of him lately (like him not being present at the film premiere in the latest chapter).

I personally feel that this hatred is exclusively on Webnovel, and perpetr...

DOS Ch-96

In addition to the two main mysteries, there were two more smaller ones thrown into the loop. One was Harry seeing a dead man named Peter Pettigrew moving through the castle using a magical map, while the other was the disappearance of Ron’s pet rat, Scabbers. While most people didn’t think too much of it, Benji knew how important little details could be in [Harry Potter] films.

There was a particular scene that had cheers of joy going around the crowd of viewers, and that was when ...

DOS Ch-95

November 2003, New York

Me: I miss you.  

Em: Seriously?

Me: Yes, do you doubt me?

Em: What do you miss the most then?  

Me: Your eyes, your smile, your kisses, your big brain, everything.  

Em: My big brain? You’re terrible at this! Who says that to his girlfriend?  

Me: Ok, then I miss your small brain.  

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DOS Ch-94

September 2003, Kloves Residence, London

I had thought that now that I was home, everything would be alright. But it wasn’t. Just because I had returned home didn’t mean the world would forget what happened. And the media was milking it for all it was worth.

“Today, we are here in the studio with Mrs. Chloe Vlahos,” an American female reporter was saying. “Mother of Gia Vlahos, who has been apprehended for allegedly breaking and entering in the hom...