Mythmouth

DARLING (all chapters) (edited)

Hey everyone! I’m consolidating all the chapters of every book and moving them onto Wordpress for convenient viewing.

Patreon experienced a coding issue with the update and removed all the italics from all existing posts, so I’ve had a hell of a time with that.

DARLING has been put through an edit with the help of my beta catching inconsistencies, readability, etc. The only terminology change you should be aware of is that ‘Soulmate/Mate’ has been changed to ‘Tether.�...

Black Velvet (Original Draft - 2014: All Chapters)

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🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃

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Directions:

Follow the link to my WordPress:  the password is TobiasSmells2011

There, you can read the original version of Black Velvet all in one post.  All other books will soon be consolidated and posted on this site as well and locked for patron members - so that they're easier to read for first-time readers or readers who want to reread without searching through Patreon's awful tagging system.

Only Pa...

Wicked Boy (77) 🔞NSFW

🔞 WARNINGS FOR:  skippable but explicit sexual content, Ezra being a terrible (outstanding) influence on Milan and his vocabulary, slight dom undertones, Ezra's (gross) potty mouth, mild praise kink, Ezra thinks Milan is pretty, Milan likes that (what's new, really) 🔞

I hope you enjoy 5,000 words, because my eyes sure didn't! 😭 (jk I'm happy for them, what a milestone) but if you find mistakes shhh no u didn’t I’m fragile from two days of editing ...

Wicked Boy (76)

* back to regular updates, kiddo is in school and my brain is finally in a semi-normal spot *

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I shift back a step at his teasing, a roll of my eyes the only retort I can think of. Still, I feel delirious, my heart pulverizing the grace of my footing. I desperately try to latch onto the easy escape that his taunt offers me, to dismiss every slithering caterpillar's transformation inside the vacancy of my belly, their fragile wings unfurli...

Paused billing cycle for July

Since I was “absent” this month, I paused the billing cycle for July patrons that were existing patrons in June. This means existing Patrons from June that remained subscribed will not be charged for July.

I put absent in quotations because I have been working on maintenance issues. A hardship for existing patrons that I’m very aware of is the horrible tagging system! I wanted to do Google docs originally (as stated in my last post) but it turned out that this wasn’t a viab...

announcement

Hey everyone!

At the advice of a professional, I haven’t been seeking reassurance through compulsively posting progress updates on Patreon. I hope you understand that this is related to my mental health and not a change in my respect for any of you. 💖

That being said, this post is strictly an update on what to expect next, as I personally believe it is some pretty great news!

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I’m consolidating all chapters for each story into a separate EPUB file or Goo...

Wicked Boy (74 & 75)

(This mega chapter took me LITERALLY two weeks and the first several paragraphs were already written and then thrown out and rewritten — then Ezra and Milan went to breakfast instead, but that was thrown out as well, but hey, at least 😭 we're making progress.

I was obsessive with the dialogue in this because I wanted it to be realistic and I think this is an important stepping stone.  Please forgive me for any rootin' tootin' idiot errors because this was a monster and I was r...

Wicked Boy (73)

(warnings for referenced child abuse, referenced alcoholism, and a toxic friendship — but don’t worry, the next chapter is pleasant)

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Lucas was my lily pad.

He had boxy ends to his fingers where his nail curved, blunt, sometimes dirty — like the archetypical teenage boy, usually somewhat filthy, always touching something.  The sheets, the pillowcase, his hair — tapping along my thigh when he spoke.  His movements were like that, young and reckless, lips we...

Wicked Boy (72)

(making up movies and books to fit my narrative as always)

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"Yeah."

Ezra sits back with an exhale, flicking through the outputs until he finds his DVD player and settles on a movie already inserted.

"Since I'm tryin' to find you a favorite."  He nods toward the screen.  It flickers brightly, the tinny sound of an old production company's logo, and then in green Egmont font,  "Classic."

The Lily Pond

"...Classic, as in 2023-02-26 21:52:50 +0000 UTC View Post

darling (art): regicide

don’t let this mess up ur headcannon views of any characters (it’s the reason I don’t post art) I just like to doodle while I listen to podcasts at night so I have a bunch of random book art

(shout out to William for holding his hand up to the living room light for a horrible amount of time)

this was meant to be a tarot card sticker for ten tier patrons but idk man! Idk!

Wicked Boy (71)

When I emerge, I see that Ezra has turned on the TV and is lounging on the couch beside the coffee table. An unused lamp is near the corner, hidden in the room's pitch — a pillow and throw blanket rumpled and pushed into the junction of the couch's arm and cushion.

The living room is dark. The windows are shuttered tight, with the blinds drawn under his pretty, eyelet curtains. The only light is a hazy white, leaking across from the television screen, mirroring in Ezra's watchful eyes...

Wicked Boy (70)

Months ago — I cried in Ezra's doorway.  I allowed him, as a stranger, to gather me in his arms; to cradle the significance of unhappiness that I'd never let someone else touch.  Weeks ago, I stumbled there, past the threshold, pathetically inebriated — bearing the consequence of my sadness as he carefully peeled off my shoes.

Today, drenched and mud-covered, greedy and different, and seeking something only for myself — I kissed a man I once told not to touch me, one tha...

Wicked Boy (68 & 69)

(when ur new roommate is a night owl - welcome to an XL chapter)

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Lexi's house has a white picket fence. It's also rather large, especially when compared to Ezra's modest single-family abode and my former one-room apartment. Her home is two stories, featuring a sleeping porch, and is fully equipped with a hanging, haint-blue ceiling. The driveway pivots into a large stretch of gravel, like a small, makeshift parking lot.

Once we exit, she motions to the dried filth that cov...

Black Velvet (84)

"Is Huxley like, permanently stuck in a time warp?"

Tobias' dryer has decided that drying clothes really isn't it's calling, after all.  Of course, it fails to announce its change of life goals until after my hot-chocolate-stained clothes are sopping wet from the washing machine.  This leads to Tobias and I standing in Huxley's very dated 24-hour laundromat — squinting under flickering, blue-toned fluorescents.

"I told you," Tobias sighs, trading quar...

what’s next!

Black Velvet is on the way; after that will be Wicked Boy!

Sorry for my unexplained absence, I had some very expensive and sudden health issues, and I’ve been recovering and adjusting to a new medication. I didn’t have the energy/mental capacity to pop on. I feel like I’ve had to make a lot of posts like this and didn’t want the stress of it. This year has been full of ups and downs, so I apologize.

I’m ready to write again/I am currently writing, so there will be (mo...

The Blue House of 1478 (25)

(disclaimer: i do not own lord farquaad's namesake, i removed an a, don't sue me)

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previous chapter

Liza is swooning at the idea of Adrian being back in town —and shows up with coffee at my work, hoping to impress him with her new hairstyle, which I can only call a Lord Farquad-inspired mistake.

Which I, of course, voice.

"Don't call me Lord Farquad, you little shit." She snipes, before taking a swig out of my coffee. My back presses into hers as I cr...

favorite couple

do you have a reason?

The Blue House of 1478 (24)

Previous chapter 

As much as I hope otherwise, Hunter might end up hailing victory on his assertion of Levi's character.  As he said, I don't have a knack for predicting the mind of men - and that includes my understanding of myself.

I consider that as raindrops smatter against my chilled skin.

What other option do I really have?

My nose is r...

update on darling!

A chapter in Darling should be out tomorrow! 🫣

So sorry for the wait on these guys. I have been writing in this evil little chapter for over three weeks. Unfortunately, I scrapped the first go around and started over because I’m a glutton for pain (just kidding, I’m a glutton for chemistry and I wanted more of it.) As you know, the last scene was in total darkness, proving very difficult to write 😂 and that darkness carried over to about 3/4ths of this chapter.

I coul...

The Blue House of 1478 (23)

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"Long story short, I'm thinking of staging a casual run-in with Levi."

I cross my arms when Hunter looks less than impressed by my plan.

"... What?

"... Nothing."

"It doesn't look like nothing."

Hunter sighs loudly,

"... It's just,"

"There it is."

"Theo.  Come on.  So...