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Off With His Head: CH1-3 Points Guide

OWHH is finally live!

As Patrons, you guys get a guide to all the choices in the story!

This story features two point systems: ROMANCE & CAREER. Both will affect your ending, so if you want a happy ending it's important to maximize both!

In the story there's a point visibility guide available for gems that shows how much you've gained each choice. You guys can still opt to buy this if you want, but since you're on Patreon you will still get guides that tell you the correct choices every chapter.

So without much further ado...

CHAPTER 1:

Choice 1: You say you won't let Hayden kill your mood. "Don't you have to go be annoying somewhere else?" gets 1 romance point.

Choice 2: Hayden asks what you would do without him. "I would finally live in peace and quiet." OR "Cry myself to sleep." get 2 romance points.

Choice 3: Henry asks if anyone has questions. "What went into this decision?" gets 2 career points.

Choice 4: Henry says you were never getting the job. "I deserved it." OR "I'm more qualified than you!" get 2 career points.

Choice 5: You yell at Henry for wasting your time. "I'm not going to change for anyone." is worth 2 romance points.

Choice 6: You ask why Hayden was picked over you. "This feels more personal than professional." gets 2 career points, "What does he have that I don't?" gains only 1. "Are you crazy?!" loses 1 point.

Choice 7: Hayden asks if that's how you should talk to him. "I'll speak to you how I want." gets 1 romance point.

CHAPTER 2:

Choice 1: Hayden asks if you'll do anything. "Get your mind out of the gutter." gets 3 romance points, "Don't sound so smug!" gets 2.

Choice 2: Hayden asks if he should be flattered. "If it helps you sleep at night." gets 2 romance points.

Choice 3: Your mom is criticizing your job. "Why am I not allowed to be career-oriented?" is worth 2 career points.

Choice 4: Hayden asks how your work is going. "We both know that's not why you're really here." gains 2 romance points.

Choice 5: Henry explains why he yelled at the men. "Thanks, I guess." gets 2 romance points. "We don't need to dwell on it." loses a point.

Choice 6: You're ask Avery how she doesn't quit. "Does it ever get any easier?" gains 2 career points.

CHAPTER 3:

Choice 1: Henry doesn't want to talk about work. "We should keep things professional." is worth 2 career points.

Choice 2:Hayden has jokes banked in his brain. "That's almost impressive." gets 2 romance points.

Choice 3: Hayden says you're not the center of the universe. "Does that mean I'm not the center of yours?" gets 2 romance points.

Choice 4: Hayden is surprised you laughed. "Congrats, it's your lucky day." OR "A broken clock is right twice a day." both gain 2 romance points.

Choice 5: Henry undermines your work. "That's your strictly professional opinion?" gains 2 career points.

Choice 6: Henry suggest you quit. "Over my dead body." gains 3 career points, "You'd love that, wouldn't you?" gets 2.

Choice 7: Kate tells you what Hayden did. "I can't believe he did that..." is worth 3 romance points.

Choice 8: Hayden says it sounds like you care. "Only in your wildest dreams." gets 2 romance points.

Choice 9: Hayden says he'll be an asshole. "I'm sure it'll come naturally." gains 2 romance points.

Laptop Overlays

Here are 9 different colors of laptops in 3 different angles.

This is a re-do of some old assets that I've added new angles to. There's a side view, a top view of the closed laptop (this can also double as a back view if you want to show someone sitting behind the laptop using it), and a front view of the screen.

If you want to show something ON the laptop screen, all you have to do is remove the white square, and cut out a matching square in your background, and upload them together as an overlay. If you need help with that, or want me to remove the screen from the OLs for you, let me know!

Fancy Restaurant Background

Today I have a fancy looking restaurant background.

I included a little spot directing guide to give you an idea how to spot place characters at each of the tables.

Picnic Overlays + Backdrops

This set has picnic blankets in 8 colors , baskets, and table overlays as well as a background that matches the blanket colors so you can show your characters lying down from the top view!

Clothing Rack & Mannequin Overlays

Something random I needed so here are clothing racks, dress mannequins, and hangers in a couple different varieties.

Glitter Backdrops

Sometimes you just need a little spaaaaarkle ~

I needed a glitter backdrop, so I decided to make more to post for you guys. I have 12 different colors (I swear that wasn't on purpose lol). You can use these on menu screens, intro/outros, screenshot ops, or behind art!

NSFW - Parker & Eliza “Miles High”

- PARKER'S POV -

I don’t remember how we got back here. The parts in between Eliza sitting on my lap in the middle of the street and her ushering the private jet staff not to bother us for the entire flight back to New York were a blur. Now, she was in my lap again, kissing up and down my neck only a few minutes after the private jet had lifted off the ground. We’d moved to the couch in the back of the cabin, and as she requested, all doors to the main area were locked and we had privacy.

We’d never been this close before. We’d kissed a few times, but I’ve never allowed myself to take things further than that. After spending the day watching her stand up for herself and genuinely smile for the first time in a long time, all of my inhibitions had floated away. My hands were all over her, raking up and down her body. I pulled her forward, so her legs wrapped around either side of my hips and she was straddling me.

The longer she sat on top of me, nipping at my neck, the more my resolve disintegrated. Every inch of my brain and body was begging me not to talk, not to ruin this. But the pit in my stomach would only sink further if I didn’t make sure this was the right time to be doing this.

“Eliza,” I croaked, the words prying themselves out of me. She ignored me, running her hand past the collar of my shirt onto my chest. “Eliza,” I said again more stern this time, coupled with my hands on her arms, lifting her away.

She rolled her eyes and huffed, and I couldn’t help myself from chuckling at her. Damnit if that little crinkle of her nose wasn’t the most adorable thing. I loved annoying her more than anything. Well, okay, maybe just a little bit less than what we were just doing.

I found her eyes before gathering my courage and my composure. “You’ve had… a really tough day.” She shifted on top of me and I had to clench my teeth to keep from groaning. “I need you to be sure that this is what you want right now.” I exhaled, nudging her hair back behind her ear. “I don’t want this to just be something you’re doing because you’re upset.”

With a disgruntled sigh, she leaned back to sit on my thighs and crossed her arms over her chest. Her eyebrow ticked up and her lip pursed. “Stop that.”

I blinked. “Stop… what?”

She rolled her eyes and scoffed. “That thing you do where you treat me like a baby bird.”

I could feel my throat dry up as I searched her face for a hint as to what she meant. “What do you mean?”

“You don’t have to walk on eggshells with me all the time. I am capable of making my own decisions.”

“Of course you are… but-“ her finger pressing firmly against my lip stopped my sentence dead in its tracks. Shit, her shutting me up was so damn hot. Without thinking, my hands slid up the side of her thighs landing again on her hips.

“No buts. When you’re overly cautious about every move we make and never let anything progress, you’re taking the choice away from me.”

I stared at her. I had never thought of it that way.

She smirked, knowing she’d got me with that. “You don’t get to decide when I’m ready for things. I do.”

Damn, this woman. She has always been belligerent and for the longest time it annoyed me to no end. Now, it was the most attractive thing in the universe. She’s come so far in the last several months and hearing her speak up for herself today—even to me—was overwhelming. I loved her, and I needed to finally show her how much.

I jumped forward, my hand gripping the back of her neck and crashing my lips onto hers again. I felt her laugh against my mouth as I turned us both over, laying her down onto the couch.

“You win, Highland. You win.” I caged her body under mine, and before I could lean back down to continue kissing her I had to take a moment to enjoy the view.

She slid her hands up my shirt again, and this time I obliged to take it off. Her eyes raked over me, devouring me with her gaze. “I always win,” she hummed.

I laughed, hanging my head. “We’ll see about that.”

In between all of my worry and doubts, I had somehow forgotten to make Eliza feel desired. I had buried my own wants so far down that it didn’t even occur to me that she would reciprocate. The emotional side of our relationship was at the forefront of my mind so much that I completely ignored the physical. I was a complete and total idiot for not reminding the sexiest woman on earth how attractive and irresistible she was. I would not be making that mistake anymore.

As if she could sense my inner turmoil, Eliza took the reins again. She lifted up her own shirt over her head, tossing it aside onto the floor. It was exactly the wake up call I needed to pull me away from overthinking. My simple little lizard brain reverted back to factory settings and the only thing I could focus on was her chest. She wasn’t wearing a bra—she almost never did—so I was confronted with the sight of her completely bare breasts in front of me.

“Jesus,” I managed to breathe out. After a few more seconds of oggling, I went back to work. I leaned down over her and started kissing across her neck. Her little giggles and soft gasps encouraged me to move downward.

As I passed the dip of her neck, I felt her grip on my arms tense up. I glanced up at her to find her eyes closed and her bottom lip pulled between her teeth. Her face twisted into an expression I’d never thought I’d see from Eliza. She was nervous. I’ve come to know her well enough to figure out exactly why.

She used to complain about her collar bones. She’d say that they poked out in weird angles sometimes in photoshoots. My lips grazed along them, tracing kisses from the center up towards her shoulder. One time she told me her shoulders were too broad, too far apart. I kiss past her shoulders and continue my way down back to her chest.

For years, she said she hated how small her boobs were. Magazines and internet blogs would tell her she looked too flat and not appealing enough. She hated them so much she put herself through surgery just to change them. I took my time, kissing across every inch up until the peak of her nipples. My tongue made a slow pass over them, tugging slightly. That got her to react to me, sucking in a quick breath of air.

I continued to move slowly down her body. She didn’t like the way her stomach became visible when she wore tighter dresses. One time a paparazzi photo of her in a swimsuit sparked pregnancy headlines. After that, she stopped going to the beach. I kissed across her stomach and dragged my hands down to her hips.

My thumb traced the outline of her tattoo before I finally reached the hem of her skirt. A low groan rumbled up my throat. “Have I ever told you these little skirts you wear drive me fucking crazy?”

She breathed out a laugh and ran her fingers through the front pieces of my hair. Her eyes had opened again as she finally relaxed. Now that I knew she was comfortable, I was going to make sure she knew exactly what every inch of her body did to me. She always hated the size of her thighs, so I made sure to kiss them, too. My breath stilled as I pulled down her skirt and underwear before tossing them to the floor.

All of Eliza was laid bare in front of me, and it was the most enchanting sight I had ever seen. I wedged myself comfortably in between her legs, lifting them up onto my shoulders. I dipped my thumb into her wetness at the bottom edge of her entrance. When she twitched under me and laid back, I dropped all of my control.

My tongue rolled up across her folds, splitting her lips apart. I swirled the tip across her clit lightly before descending all the way back down. Gripping onto the side of her thighs, I pulled her closer to my mouth and she gasped in response. She ground against my tongue as it plunged inside her. The taste of her was so sweet I could no longer think straight. The idea of savoring every drop of her had fully left my mind, and I was in a frenzy.

Eliza’s frequent gasps and little moans encouraged me to move faster and faster. My tongue flicked in and out of her as she squirmed. She clamped her thighs against my head, holding me in place as I pleasured her. The sign that her orgasm was on the horizon was when her fingers twisted through my hair. I drew my tongue back up to her clit, nipping at it between my teeth. As I sucked it into my mouth, I pushed one of my fingers inside her.

She let out a loud cry as her climax tore through her. Her shaking thighs clenched around my head and she yanked on my hair. I couldn’t care less about the pain as I watched her soar right off the edge. Admittedly, I did feel a little bit sorry for the flight staff overhearing everything. But not quite sorry enough.

When her shaking subsided, I licked up the last remnants of Eliza’s juices and sat myself back up on the couch. I wasn’t going to let there be another minute of waiting—I wanted all of her. Now. After removing my own underwear, I hoisted her up onto her knees just above me.

Her cheeks and chest were flushed with my new favorite color. I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. My brain was racing a mile a minute but the only thing I could focus on was her face. “You look so beautiful when you cum.”

She bit her lip, her eyes ablaze once again with that familiar fiestiness that was unique to Eliza Highland. “Then make me do it again.” For the longest time, I’d thought that Eliza’s boldness was a mask she wore to shield others from seeing her vulnerability. I knew now that these things were all part of her, and they could all co-exist. Her confidence wasn’t just a defense mechanism, but something you could draw out of her in the most authentic way.

I chuckled, brushing away my thoughts for a moment. “That can be arranged.” The look on her face was enough to make me finish right then, but I knew I had much more work to do. I grabbed onto her ass, lowering her so that the tip of my cock just barely breached her entrance. “Ride me, Starlet.”

She leaned forward, claiming my lips with hers as she descended down onto my length. My low groan interrupted our kiss when she sunk all the way down. Her hips flicked outward as she lift herself back up, slowly guiding me in and out of her. With every movement and every satisfied sound, our bodies pushed and pulled in perfect sync. Every passing second assured me more and more that I was made for this. I was made to love her, touch her, fuck her just like this.

My undoing was looming over me as she rocked up and down. I guided her in and out, increasing the pace as she arched herself backwards away from me. Her nails dug more into my shoulders the faster we went. It was shameful the amount of times I’d fantasized about her long sharp nails drawing lines all across my skin.

“Eliza, I’m not going to last,” I whispered, my words broken up by the rhythm of her movements on top of me.

“Neither am I,” she whined, breathlessly. I pulled her forward, her chest flush against mine as she wrapped her arms around the back of my neck. While grabbing onto her waist, I locked her into place and took over the work. My hips flicked upward, pushing myself further inside her.

“God, Parker, just like that.” Her gasps and screams rung through the air as I drew back and slammed in again. If this wasn’t the most euphoric feeling I’d ever had in my entire life I would have tried to lessen some of the noise. Eliza gripped onto my hair, pulling it roughly as my pace became erratic.

After a few more thrusts, I was in heaven. The feeling of her tightening around my cock propelled me off the edge. I spent myself inside her as her legs shook on top of me. She white knuckled my hair, and I couldn’t care less about the stinging feeling. The only thing I could feel was her, and I knew that this was something I could get addicted to.

My lips found her neck, planting desperate kisses up to her cheek. “You’re fucking amazing, Starlet. I love you. I love you.”

“I love you, too.” Her hands left the back of my head as she nuzzled herself into my neck. “God, doesn’t that just sound crazy?” she laughed, without opening her eyes.

I tilted her chin outward to face me, and waited for her eyes to open and meet mine. “Those words out of your mouth are the second most beautiful sound in the universe.”

Her eyebrow ticked up. “Second?” I couldn’t contain my smirk or the fact that my face started heating up again.

Before I could say a word she shoved me in the chest. “Parker! You’re fucking disgusting.” A loud, guttural laugh rose up my throat.

“God forbid a man like the sound of the love of his life moaning his name in the throes of passion.”

She huffed and tried to lift herself off me, but I held her back down. “My god, you’re insufferable.”

I wrapped my arms around her waist and nestled my head above her breasts. “Soooo insufferable that you couldn’t even wait till we were off the plane to fuck me senseless.”

Before she could roll her eyes at me again, I flipped us both over, wedging her underneath me on her back. She slid her hand up my arm, stopping to squeeze my bicep. Her eyes dipped down, then back up to mine. “Are you gonna keep making stupid jokes, or are you gonna do it again?”

I shook my head, laughing and nudging my leg in between hers. “Whatever you want, Starlet, you’ve got it.”

Suburban Style Kitchens

Here's 6 different designs of a simple, suburban kitchen.

I included both day and night versions for each style. The full images have a suburban bkg, but I also included a no background PNG so you can put whatever you want behind them.

Elevator Backgrounds + Template

Today I have a few different elevator backgrounds with a template to make the doors open/close.

I made 4 designs of the exterior frame, all to match the hallway designs I did earlier so you can use them as a set. I also included a more zoomed in background of the elevator interior on its own without the frames.

The template shows you how to move the doors, as well as a few extra overlays that make it look like characters are pushing the buttons and a little directional light above the door for more realism!

Hallway Backgrounds + Template

Late start this month, but I have a few things coming your way, starting with these 4 hallway backgrounds!

I don't know about anyone else, but something I always find myself randomly needing is different hallways! I figured I'd create a few different ones that can be used interchangeably. I made 4 different decor styles that I thought you guys might find useful, keeping the designs pretty simple so they can be versatile.

You can use these as indoor hallways, apartment hallways, or hotels and offices. I kept the "inside" the door part of the background very plain, so you guys can also substitute your own backgrounds behind it.

I also included a short template that shows how to use the door overlays, showing a couple of characters opening the door and walking inside.

Let me know if you like these, and if there are other color ways or decor styles you'd want to see similar to these!

Gingham Arrows UI

I've made dressing game arrows, a choose button, and a checkmark button in 8 different colors with a gingham pattern!

Let me know if you guys would like menu buttons (start, customize, skip, etc) in this same design to match! You can use these arrows with my dressing game templates that you can find here.

Can you tell I just love making dressing game UI? You can never have too many options, I think!

Floral Story Menu Buttons + Template

Here's a few different menu buttons you can put at the start of your story: start, skip, and customize. There are 9 different styles and they match the colors/theme of my floral dressing game buttons you can find here.

I've included a template of how to use/spot direct the buttons. This also includes a template of how to add a "skip chapter" option in your story, if you're not familiar with how to do it!

NSFW - Maverick & Sutton “Engagement”

- Maverick’s POV -

I couldn’t even believe it. I had asked Sutton to be my wife. Not only that, but she agreed to be my wife. A year ago, I never would have imagined I’d fall in love with someone else, let alone wanting to try marriage again. Everything I thought I knew about myself and my life changed the instant that Sutton walked into it.

After sliding the ring that fit surprisingly well onto her finger, I scooped her up into my arms and spun her around. It was like a scene right out of a movie—soundtracked by a barrage of her giggles. This was as close to heaven as I could get, and I never wanted to come down.

She took the initiative of pulling me into a deep, teary-eyed kiss. Sutton has always been a crier, but I’d never seen her cry like this. A messy cry laced with laughter. For the first time since we’d met, I think I’d finally made her feel a fraction of how happy she made me every single day.

I was so irrevocably in love with her, and I never wanted to stop reminding her just how much until the day we both died. When her crying had calmed down, I set her down to sit on top of the hood of the car. The car that I had fixed up all thanks to her, that I wanted to be a part of this special moment.

I shrugged my jacket off and tossed it over the windshield onto the front seat. Wearing suits always made me feel ridiculous. Tailored clothes felt suffocating on me, but I know Sutton loves it when I dress up, so I knew I had to wore one for her tonight. It was warm outside—much warmer than I would’ve expected for this time of year. My immense nerves before getting down on one knee didn’t help with the feeling.

She wrapped her hands around my neck as I gazed at her. The sunset behind us illuminated her eyes in the most beautiful way. There was an entire golden universe swirling in those eyes, and they were fixated on me. Everything tonight was perfect: the ring, the proposal, her dress. I wanted her right now as much as I did our very first night. There was no way in hell I’d make it the entire drive back to our hotel.

I nuzzled my head onto her neck tilting upwards toward her ear, meanwhile my hands were tightening around her waist, pulling her body as close to mind as possible. I won’t lie and say that fucking Sutton on the hood of my car wasn’t something I’ve thought about before. A lot of times. It most definitely wasn’t a major motivation in getting it fixed and running in such a short time.

“Sweetheart…” My voice is lower and quieter than I expected. I knew she could hear how desperate I was, as much as I’d hoped to hide it. I squeezed her hips and began to kiss her neck. She tilted her head to the side on instinct, granting me more access which I eagerly took.

“Maverick.” She whispered it, like she was surprised to even say it. I knew she wanted to continue her sentence, but her softly moaning my name made me dizzy.

I dragged my tongue up from the nape of her neck to the spot below her ear. She gasped again as I moved, and I pressed my body into her in response. I nudged her legs to the side so I could occupy the space between them. Before I can kiss her again, she turned to look at me.

“Mav,” she said sternly, her hand landing onto the middle of my chest. “You need to slow down.”

I grazed my lips over her neck as my hand traveled down across her waist towards her hips. “What if I don’t want to slow down?” She didn’t stop me again until my hand reached the edge of her dress.

“Here?” She gasped.

I slid my hand further up her thigh. “Right here. Right now.”

She let out a scandalized noise, like I’d suggested we rob a bank. I groaned. “What? I want to fuck my fiancée; sue me.”

I nudged the strap of her dress, pushing it off her shoulder. She doesn’t stop me this time, and I follow the path the strap took with kisses.

“We- we can’t. Not here.” Every word was half interrupted with little gasps and moans. She was trying to convince herself more than me, and was failing.

“Why not? Nobody’s around.” I slid my hand up the split in her skirt, until I’m just at the hem of her underwear. “We’re all alone.” She did a small jump at my touch, goose bumps raising on her skin as I grazed her inner thigh. I knew what turned her on; her body was like my favorite book I’ve read over and over but never get tired of.

I had one more ace up my sleeve. My teeth grazed the bottom of her ear, tugging on it gently. “I want you sat on the hood of this car wearing nothing but that rock on your finger.” Her grip on my arm tightened, and her thighs clenched at the feeling of my warm breath against her skin.

Before I knew it, she was pushing me off again, but this time her leg was perched onto my chest. She dragged her kneel down the buttons of my shirt, stopping in the middle.

“Fine, if you want that, you’re gonna have to do the work.” Her tone was firm, and her eyes were dark locked on mine. It was like a switch had flipped inside of her. When she was timid and unsure before, she was determined now. Fuck, it was so hot.

With the biggest shit-eating grin on my face, I obliged her request. I undid the strap of her heel, tossing it onto the ground before moving to the other shoe. Before I could move to slip off her dress, she stopped me again.

“No, you first.” She smirked. I knew she was enjoying making me sweat. Hell, I was too.

I began undoing the buttons on my shirt. “Should I dance for you too, sweetheart?” She stifled a laugh as I undressed. Once I was down to my boxers, I moved back over to her, caging her body between my arms.

“You like being in charge, don’t you?” I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as she nodded. “Then tell me what you want me to do next.”

She pondered for a moment, biting her lip. “Take my dress off.”

Shit, she didn’t have to tell me twice.

I reached around to pull at the zipper on the back of dress. She wiggled, shrugging it off her shoulders, letting it pool at her waist. I lifted under her butt to pull off the rest. She wasn’t wearing a bra, and the tiny strip of fabric on her lower half shouldn’t even be considered clothes.

My eyes were locked on hers. “Keep going.”

“Touch me.”

“Where?”

She didn’t respond, she only grabbed my wrist and pulled my hand over to the edge of her thong.

My two fingers slipped under the waistband, dipping into her wetness. There was no denying anymore that she was craving the exact same things I was.

- SUTTON’S POV -

As soon as his fingers were inside me, I’d lost all sense of being in control. I let him take the lead, pushing his fingers in and out of me at his usual torturously slow pace. He knew if he went too fast, I’d cum. He always wanted to savor me, and who was I to argue?

I leaned back, allowing him to plunge his fingers deeper. He held onto my hip with his other hand, and kissed up my stomach to the middle of my chest. His tongue dragged over my breast, drawing circles around my hardened, sensitive nipple.

I was a mess. Not just because of the position I was in, but because I was overwhelmed by the man on top of me. He was mine and I was his, and we would be forever. Thinking about him getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him was the single most attractive thing I had ever seen.

He slid his fingers back up to my clit, tracing around it as I writhed under him. I thought Mav was impatient today, but I think I was getting worse. This wasn’t enough, I wanted to feel him. Before I totally lost all brain function, I sat up, pulling Mav closer to face me. “I want you inside me.”

His eyes lit up and he leaned forward to kiss me as he slid my panties down my legs and off my body. He worked off his own briefs in record time, as when I wrapped my arms around him, I could already feel his tip at my entrance.

He angled my hips forward before slowly pushing his length into me. Without breaking our kiss, he withdrew and then rocked back in again. I tried pulling him closer but there was no more space between us. This was exactly how I wanted to spend the rest of our lives.

His head leaned back as he closed his eyes, “I love you.” I wrapped my legs around his back as he found his way deeper inside me. Our movements were slow and sensual, making my vision blurry and my brain foggy. Every thrust into me was building me up higher. I don’t think either of us could take this speed any longer.

“Fuck,” he hissed, and I leaned back. Maverick lifted up my legs, holding me by my thighs. I was spread further as he pulled back, then plunged in deeper. The pace picked up, with his movements becoming more powerful as he got closer to his peak.

I was also starting to unravel, as so much tension had built up from denying myself a climax earlier. There was nothing else to focus on besides the sensation of him filling me completely with every flick of his hips.

He gasped low, tightening his grip on my thighs. “I’m going to cum, sweetheart.”

“Me too,” my words barely escaped my throat as a squeal. The pressure inside me was about to burst like a dam and there was no stopping the impending flood. My composure broke as I let out a loud moan, waves of intense pleasure washing over me faster than I could keep up with.

He grunted, and pumped me through my orgasm as my legs began to shake. He kept them up as he angled them forward, burying himself within me. I collapsed onto my back as he spent himself inside me. We stayed frozen in that position with both our chests heaving for another minute.

Maverick let my legs down as he pulled out of me. He leaned over and planted his hands onto the hood on either side of my head and kissed me softly. I couldn’t move, all my energy had depleted. Mav seemed to understand, and scooped me up into his arms, lifting me off the car.

“How the hell do you have any strength left?” I whined, nuzzling my head into his chest. He laughed, and I could feel it against the side of my ear.

“You give me strength,” he chuckled, setting my feet down into the grass, before pulling me close to him so I didn’t fall.

“How cheesy,” I hummed.

“I mean it. With you, I could go all night.”

He kissed atop my hair as my eyes fluttered closed. “I might need a nap first.”

He laughed again, squeezing me tight. “Well, we have an hour drive to our hotel.” His finger pinched my chin, tilting my face up to look at him again as he smirked. “And when we get back, I’ll be in charge.”

The rest of my life was sounding oh, so sweet.

Candle Overlays + Flickering Template

Today I gathered some random candle overlays that you may find useful, as well as a template to make the flames flicker to look a little more realistic!

I included generic templates for a single candle, a candelabra, and a birthday cake with candles. You can use these as a starting point, but you can play around with the opacities and timing of each candle to make it look how you want it!

(Also if you need birthday cake overlays, I have them here.)

Opening Act CH38 Bonus Scene SECRET CODE!

IT'S FINALLY HERE! The Opening Act finale is FINALLY live!

I know I took forever with this story but I wanted to thank you all for sticking around with my inconsistent schedule. As a token of my gratitude, I wrote a cute little bonus that you guys as my Patrons get to view for free!

As always, the secret password is intended for subscribers to this Patreon ONLY. If I discover anyone sharing this outside of here, you will be blocked from my Patreon and I will remove the free password entirely. So don't ruin it for everyone kthx :)

Anywho, enjoy the little easter egg in the passcode... ;)

Chapter 38 bonus passcode: sequel2026

(all lowercase, just like that)

Cooking Overlays

This set has a bunch of different cooking tools and ingredients, as well as some little clouds that are meant to look like flour.

The perfect set if you're planning to write a sexy cooking lesson... ;)

This set has a bunch of different cooking tools and ingredients, as well as some little clouds that are meant to look like flour, a cloche that opens, and a frying pan with a cut out front OL that you can use to layer food inside of the pan.

Home Theater Background

Something random I needed to make for my own use, so I figured I'd post it here!

I've made a home/private theater with big recliner chairs in 2 colors (red or blue) and 2 views (the front showing the seats, and the back to show the screen.)

I've also included some popcorn overlays to go with, and added a filter you can use to create that movie atmosphere! :)

Moped Overlays & Template

In similar spirit to my sports bike/motorcycle overlays, here's 10 different colors of mopeds!

This also includes a template that works the same way as the previous ones.

Sports Bike Overlays & Template

Similar to the classic motorcycle overlays I posted, here are sports bike style overlays in the same 10 colors.

The driving template is similar to the one for the classic motorcycle, however is just slightly different in some of the sport directing due to the sizing/spacing of the overlays. Make sure to use the correct template with the correct overlays if you want it to look right!

Motorcycle Overlays & Template

I've made a classic style motorcycle in 10 different colors, with a template on how to make the wheels turn and have it driving on/off screen.

Unfortunately, since Episode still hasn't released the motorcycle animations for community stories yet, we'll have to settle with the slight awkward look of the horse animations HAHA but if they ever release those animations for community, I'll update the template!

I also included a looping road bkg to use with it. Later this month, I'll also be posting sports bike style and a moped style overlays to match!

Tears/Crying Overlays

As promised, here's a few different tear overlays you can use to make your characters suffer. There a couple single drop versions, as well as full faced tear streaks including a smudged mascara edition lol

The droplets can also be reasonably used for sweat or water, if you want to slowly pan over your love interest's abs or something HAHA

Blushing Overlays

I really couldn't make a pretty cover image for this so you're just getting the files HAHA

I realized I've had a few of these made and use them all the time but never posted them. Here I have blush overlays in a few different shades you can use on various skin tones. Obviously, the true pink, red, and orange are a little intense but you can play around with the opacity on them to make a more or less obvious blush.

Moving Curtain Overlays + Template

I realized I've been using these curtain overlays in my intro/outros for Opening Act since the beginning of the story, and never even thought about posting them!

So I've converted them into 11 different colors, and provided the code I use to have the curtains open/close across the screen. It's very cute as a custom transition!

Opening Act CH37 Points Guide

This is the final points guide for Opening Act :') This chapter is on early access until March 8th, so avoid spoilers if you're waiting for it to be free!

CH37 will determine your final points and ending, and the finale CH38 will be fully branched based on the route you get in this chapter.

So here's how to get those last few points!

CHAPTER 37:

Total points available this chapter: 12

The maximum points possible after this chapter: 306

Choice 1: D's mom mentions their past relationship

"I would never do anything to hurt him/her." gains 2 points.

Choice 2: Moira thanks you for caring about her kids

"I promise to always be there for them." gains 3 points. "They have a lot of people who care about them." gains 1 point. The other option does nothing.

Choice 3: D asks about your conversation with their mom

Asking "Why did you leave us alone?" earns 2 points. The other choice loses a point.

Choice 4: You tell D to worry less

"I want to ease your burden." gains 3 points. "You should cut yourself some slack." gets 2, while the third option does nothing.

Choice 5: You're discussing D leaving

"I'm going to miss you." gets 3 points, "We'll get through it." gets 1, the other option loses a point.

The minimum required points to unlock the happy ending and move in with Dane/Dawn is 216. All of CH38 will be branched based on your ending!

Gem Symbol Overlays

Made a few of these to match my own stories UI, so I figured I'd post them! These are good for fantasy stories, UI buttons, or to add to gem dressing games!

IEN CH8 Points Guide

Here's the final points guide for In Eight Nights! :)

There's only a couple of choices here just to make up for any points you may be lacking to unlock the ending!

CHAPTER 8:

Total points available this chapter: 3

The maximum points after this chapter: 88 (hehe)

Choice 1: You assert whether or not you both thought last night was special

"I guess it was just me" gets 1 point, the other option will lose a point.

Choice 2: You question if you want to fix things

"I still want to see her." gains 2 points, "I want to talk this out." gets 1, and "I can't look at her right now." loses 2 points.

The minimum points required to get the happy ending is 66! 

Balloon Sign Overlays

As promised, I made a few different balloon signs that are useful for some parties/occasions in the same 10 colors that match my other balloon overlays!

I think for next month I'll work on getting overlays for the entire alphabet and numbers in all of the colors, so you can spell out whatever you want. That'll take me a little while though, and will be probably a HUGE set lol

Balloon Overlays

I realized I've had a handful of balloon overlays sprinkled in different posts but never posted a dedicated balloon overlay pack. So here's a collection of different balloon shapes in 10 colors!

I'm also working on an addition to these of balloons that spell out words/phrases, and potentially the alphabet/numbers in different color packs if anyone would find that useful!

Sparkle Rain Overlays

Similar to my confetti template, I made a loop of falling sparkles. I think these are cute for art scenes or intro/outros, but you can also use it in addition to the confetti overlays to make a cute multi layered confetti look :)

Drawn City Backdrops

Here's a few city backdrops in a more simple drawn/cartoon style, as opposed to the usual 3D realistic style I usually do, in case these are more your vibe. These are usually best for use behind windows and cars. There's a 1 zone version of each time of day, as well as a 3 zone version which you can also use as a looped bkg. The loop versions can also be uploaded as overlays. I included a little code for looping the backgrounds using the new embedded loop mechanic in case you're not familiar with it.