Haley Thistle

Huntress in the Caste: Chapter Five (rough draft)

I am flying through the trees, holding tight onto the horns coming from his shoulders. Trees whiz by at a speed I have never witnessed. I have to wrap my arms around his neck as he goes nearly sideways on an embankment and then he climbs up it. He scales all the way to the top and from his back, I can see the entire world.

“Oh wow…” I whisper, lowering down and hugging onto his neck again. “Thank you for bringing me here.” I give him a squeeze. “It’ so beautiful.”

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TW the Alien: Part Two (complete)

Female Reader x Male Monster

You’re a bit relieved T.W didn’t drive the limo for your date. But the car itself was far nicer than anything you would have ever been able to afford.  T.W leaned back in his seat, using only one hand to clasp the wheel. You noticed a golden bracelet around his wrist that glittered when it caught the light of the street lamps.

Looking out t...

Huntress in the Castle: Chapter Five (special preview)

I am flying through the trees, holding tight onto the horns coming from his shoulders. Trees whiz by at a speed I have never witnessed. I have to wrap my arms around his neck as he goes nearly sideways on an embankment and then he climbs up it. He scales all the way to the top and from his back, I can see the entire world.

“Oh wow…” I whisper, lowering down and hugging onto his neck again. “Thank you for bringing me here.” I give him a squeeze. “It’ so beautiful.”

...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part 6 (rough draft)

Darkness settled before I even saw the palace. What I once felt was my favorite place in the world looked like the maw of a beast by the time I arrived. The shadow of the palace was jagged, and the inky blackness of it made me see fingers reaching out to grab me and prod me, possibly claw me to shreds.

Inside I put the horse away and I went to my armory to fetch my favorite sword. I left it behind, and I am glad I did. I took it off the wall and made my way through the silent palace. Ev...

TW the Alien: Part One (complete)

Female Reader x Male Monster

Living in such a small town, almost the most asinine things are newsworthy. Gossip flows freely as soon as something happens, and the whole town can’t stop talking about it. Working at the liquor store, you had heard more than your fair share about the latest bit that’s taken over.  All anyone could seem to chatter about was the Grayside Estates....

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part 6 (special preview)

Darkness settled before I even saw the palace. What I once felt was my favorite place in the world looked like the maw of a beast by the time I arrived. The shadow of the palace was jagged, and the inky blackness of it made me see fingers reaching out to grab me and prod me, possibly claw me to shreds.

Inside I put the horse away and I went to my armory to fetch my favorite sword. I left it behind, and I am glad I did. I took it off the wall and made my way through the silent palace. Ev...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Five (rough draft)

The shadow man didn’t take me in the night like I had expected. He left me in the stupor he gave me, letting me sleep through it while he vanished back out the window. I had been prepared to fight my way from his clutches so now I felt unfulfilled as I walked down the halls. I decided some training with Veerle and Kirsha was just what I needed to work out that frustration, even if another part of me was perfectly sated.

I sighed with content, remembering the shadow man’s near invisi...

Ria the Orc 2 (complete)

Part One 

Male Reader x Female Monster (both cis)

The bed felt wide and empty as you woke up. Stretching out, you didn’t feel that usual warm lump beside you. Ria had been gone for a while now, and the absence was starting to get to you. The side of the bed she usually slept on ...

The Shadow, the Orc, and the Princess: Part Five (special preview)

The shadow man didn’t take me in the night like I had expected. He left me in the stupor he gave me, letting me sleep through it while he vanished back out the window. I had been prepared to fight my way from his clutches so now I felt unfulfilled as I walked down the halls. I decided some training with Veerle and Kirsha was just what I needed to work out that frustration, even if another part of me was perfectly sated.

I sighed with content, remembering the shadow man’s near invisi...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Four (rough draft)

During dinner I was quiet, but that’s not unusual. Ever since Arda the First gave me the news, I hadn’t exactly been up to talking about anything. The long table was dotted with relatives, some I knew and lots I didn’t.  All of them were in their own little worlds, mumbling to the one beside them or just into their soup.

Arda the First sat at the head of the table, sipping her wine and watching all of us laid out before her. Her dog stood at her side, watching us just as clos...

Magnus the Siren (complete)

Female Reader x Male Monster (both cis)

The disruption usually happens at dawn. Which, in itself, is aggravating enough to be woken up too. But it’s the music that wakes you up which is the most aggravating. You lay there in bed, staring up at your ceiling while a lute is strummed at such a high volume that the air is filled with nothing else but its raucous sound.

If that weren’t eno...

July Mail Outs: Ozren’s Bounty

July is my birthday month, and it wa suggested I just pick my favorites. So of course I did. I chose my current obsession, and everyone’s favorite orc, Ozren.

This month everyone will get a print, a glow in the dark Momo peach(peach peach?) a giant Ozren sticker, and an “Orcs do it better” sticker! That’s right! This month $10 and up gets everything to celebrate my birthday!

Momo peach by 2022-06-14 19:39:36 +0000 UTC View Post

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Four (special preview)

During dinner I was quiet, but that’s not unusual. Ever since Arda the First gave me the news, I hadn’t exactly been up to talking about anything. The long table was dotted with relatives, some I knew and lots I didn’t.  All of them were in their own little worlds, mumbling to the one beside them or just into their soup.

Arda the First sat at the head of the table, sipping her wine and watching all of us laid out before her. Her dog stood at her side, watching us just as clos...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Three (rough draft)

Not long after my sixteenth birthday my father gave me the opportunity to train my own knights. I was excited, but only until I learned he wanted to begin focusing on Bronn and his training. While it was a worrisome moment, I decided it was best to put my focus onto deciding the kind of people I wanted around me, as they would be with me when I was queen.

I went into the village, selecting six young women. I decided if I was going to have these people around me, I wanted them to be like...

Callum the Orc (complete)

Female Reader x Male Monster

Rather than going to the high school reunion, you and your old high school friends decided to do something else. Some of you had kept in touch, and as the reunion talk heated up, you managed to get in contact with the others. The group of you decided to go in together to rent a cabin and spend a long weekend together catching up and going over old memories.

Yo...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Three (special preview)

Not long after my sixteenth birthday my father gave me the opportunity to train my own knights. I was excited, but only until I learned he wanted to begin focusing on Bronn and his training. While it was a worrisome moment, I decided it was best to put my focus onto deciding the kind of people I wanted around me, as they would be with me when I was queen.

I went into the village, selecting six young women. I decided if I was going to have these people around me, I wanted them to be like...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Two (rough draft)

The first few months of Bronn’s life were hard. Due to his small size and the extremely cold weather he was often sick. We were all worried for him, losing sleep and appetite during the darkest of moments.

“He’s one of us,” my father would say. “He’s strong, he can do this.”

I kept looking at Bronn, worrying about how tiny he was and how hard he had to work to breathe. I didn’t say a word, because anything I might say could turn into a curse upon my tongue.

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The Veils Island: Finale (complete)

Male Main Character x Male Monster

Lang gave me permission to interview the people on his island. Of course, Lola stayed by my side as a sort of watch dog.

“You’re a Veil too, I take it,” I asked her.

“I am.” She said with a small bob of her head.

I looked down the hallway, concrete walls that were painted a pale blue, while the doors were a stark black. She was tour...

What should we do for July?

June is here (scary) and July is fast approaching (terrifying) and with July is my birthday! I’ll be going on my first vacation in…let’s say a long time, and while nothing will change (that you know of heheh) mailouts will be mailing towards the end of the month when I get back from vacation.

That said, I would like to know what would be fun to do for the mail outs. Something that would be fun to celebrate my birthday as well as being you the monthly goodies you know and love! I�...

The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part Two (special preview)

The first few months of Bronn’s life were hard. Due to his small size and the extremely cold weather he was often sick. We were all worried for him, losing sleep and appetite during the darkest of moments.

“He’s one of us,” my father would say. “He’s strong, he can do this.”

I kept looking at Bronn, worrying about how tiny he was and how hard he had to work to breathe. I didn’t say a word, because anything I might say could turn into a curse upon my tongue.

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The Shadow, the Orc, & the Princess: Part One (rough draft)

My father was always a very odd man. Even as a young prince he showed his strange beliefs and qualities without hindrance. No one ever thought he would take the throne, so he was sent away. They thought he was swept under the rug.

He would tell me stories of these days, how he traveled, met with people he would never come into contact with otherwise. As a young man he let himself indulge, and when he was ready, he prepared himself for what might lie ahead. He told me that I would have t...

The Veils Island: Part Two (complete)

Male Main Character x Male Monster

“What would you call this place?”

Lang smiled, sitting across from me at a table no bigger than a side table. “Is that really the first thing you wish to ask me, Mr. Eccles?”

His humble apartment is even smaller than the quarters I was given, but there was so much I could explore within it. The way he dressed and looked upon our first meeti...

The Shadow, the Orc, and the Princess: Part One (special preview)

My father was always a very odd man. Even as a young prince he showed his strange beliefs and qualities without hindrance. No one ever thought he would take the throne, so he was sent away. They thought he was swept under the rug.

He would tell me stories of these days, how he traveled, met with people he would never come into contact with otherwise. As a young man he let himself indulge, and when he was ready, he prepared himself for what might lie ahead. He told me that I would have t...

Arean the Demon (rough draft)

I was very young when my mother passed away. I remember standing at her bedside and watching her small, pale hand fall onto the bed, never to rise again. My father never fully recuperated from the loss. While he was a good parent, it was as if he was a ghost of his former self. Everything he did felt like the memory of a memory, a movement made out of habit turned into the repetition of the ballerina in a music box.

It surprised me when my father remarried, as it was off his routine. Wh...

The Veils Island: Part One (complete)

Male Main Character x Male Monster

My father kept a gun under the bed in a big, turquoise blue lock box. The key for it stayed in the space between the fridge and the cabinets where we could fit our hands but no one could see it. The lock box you could always see from under the bed. The glossy turquoise paint had a faint shimmer to it and would catch the light. I could walk by my parents’ bed...

Arean the Demon (special preview)

I was very young when my mother passed away. I remember standing at her bedside and watching her small, pale hand fall onto the bed, never to rise again. My father never fully recuperated from the loss. While he was a good parent, it was as if he was a ghost of his former self. Everything he did felt like the memory of a memory, a movement made out of habit turned into the repetition of the ballerina in a music box.

It surprised me when my father remarried, as it was off his routine. Wh...

Marull the Alien (rough draft)

Marull was a legend when I was a young cadet. During my training he had just completed a mission, saving his whole crew and the Saint Dawn civilian port from an attack by the Criqruids. He was everywhere at that time. Everyone and anyone would talk about Marull and the work he was doing. I heard whispers from the other cadets, huddled together in the mess hall as they spoke of Marull like he was the deity of the training fields. They talked about his fast track to being made a Captain from a ...

Benedict the Vampire Centaur (complete)

Female Main Character (chronic illness) x Male Monster (both cis)

As a child I began developing a rash all over my body. It was painful and horrible, and it caused me to cry at all hours of the day. It strained my parent’s both mentally and physically, as it seemed nothing could placate me.  It seemed that only at night did my screams quiet and I was able to find some semblance of peace....

Another Dang CYOA Update

I’m unhappy with how the cyoa is turning out. I’m sure y’all can tell that by now. I’m going to be putting it on hiatus for a while and retool it and try to start with something a bit more fleshed out and better planned (all my fault I didn’t before). Until then I’ll be posting some archived stories from the past each week, and I’ll be trying to share more personal projects while I figure this out.

I wanna apologize for not putting my best foot forward with this. Hopefully...

Marull the Alien (special preview)

Marull was a legend when I was a young cadet. During my training he had just completed a mission, saving his whole crew and the Saint Dawn civilian port from an attack by the Criqruids. He was everywhere at that time. Everyone and anyone would talk about Marull and the work he was doing. I heard whispers from the other cadets, huddled together in the mess hall as they spoke of Marull like he was the deity of the training fields. They talked about his fast track to being made a Captain from a ...