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After AnimeCon: Lost in the Sauce

The atmosphere turned strange in an instant and it was hard for Brian not to feel self-conscious at all the expectation in the air. Chloe had rarely allowed displays of affection in front of others—looking back, the few times she did were calculated to send a message. Inspire jealousy in Becky, maybe, or, knowing what he knew now perhaps just to rip all of Emily’s guts out and completely demoralize her. Now, as he rose up onto his knees in the space between cof...

RE: Trailer Trash 54 pt 2

Among the youths picked up along bus thirteen’s meandering route were several more of Gary’s friends, and as the seats filled up, occasional discourse and banter flew back and forth. Rather than retreating into herself and putting her head down, Tabitha forcibly kept her body language open—facing away from the window and towards the interior, keeping a small smile up, turning her attention towards each of them whenever a dialogue formed—and her apparent interest and engagement was rew...

RE: Trailer Trash 54 pt 1

Tabitha felt incredibly anxious huddled up with hunched shoulders at the curbside, watching for the bus that would spirit her away to her long-anticipated big return to Springton High. Waiting with her were three other teenagers, but none of them spoke to one another. They were each bundled up in what must have been five different layers of winter clothing and unrecognizable—this morning at least no one seemed to notice or even care that Tabitha was a newcomer to their bus stop.

It wa...

RE: Trailer Trash comic live!

RE: Trailer Trash 53 pt SA

Tracy then turned away in clear dismissal, flicked off the light for station eight, and continued ringing up the last customer who was waiting on them there.

Relieved to be done observing checkout line work—but finding herself more stressed than ever—Mrs. Moore disengaged her focus on their single area and forced her awareness back to the larger context of the entire grocery store. It was strange, and it felt like being startled awake from a fitful, restless nightmare. She took one ...

RE: Trailer Trash 53 pt S

/// Not sure where this will go yet in the finished chapter, but lot of new character arcs are starting with the new year (for them it is just now 1999) and I've been excited to jump into them. This will also be the first section I post from my new home!

Mrs. Moore’s vision swam with pure terror in the unforgiving overhead lights of the supermarket, and simply functioning was already...

After AnimeCon: Dinner Discussion

“Chloe had… a weird relationship with her parents,” Brian finally remarked, rearranging the messy lasagna on his plate with his fork in a listless manner. “Her dad’s some bigshot corporate executive type, don’t remember what kind of business. He was, uh, well. Basically if you picture some stereotypical chauvinistic male, that’s him, I guess. Rich, handsome older dude, would hit on anything that moves, hired hot secretaries and usually wound up fucking them.”

“Wow. Liv...

AHE: Sherriott Hotel Saturday

/// Not a new post, music track is new and can't edit audio into old text & image posts.

10/03/2023 Emily x Stephanie track added.

06/07/2023 Rebecca's car driving through the city at night:

07/31/2020 Rebecca's car windshield view, nighttime. 08/21/2022 Luggage rack edit. 06/11/2023 Lighting edit:

2023-10-03 15:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post

AHE: Exterior Day

/// Not a new post, music track is new and can't edit audio into old text & image posts.

1 theme track, 5 background illustrations, 3 background crowds.

10/03/2023 Life is a Giant Mess track added.

9/11/2022 Convention crosswalk. 10/13/2022 Additional traffic:

09/20/2022 plaza update. 10/27/2022 crowd update:

2023-10-03 15:10:04 +0000 UTC View Post

AHE: Brian's Room Day

/// Not a NEW post, theme music is new and can't edit audio into old text & image posts.

1 theme track, 4 background illustrations, 2 character illustrations.

10/03/2023 Mixed Protagonists track added.

04/19/2020 Brian's hotel room. 04/25/2022 Covers and chair edit:

07/20/2020 Unmade bed. 01/01/2021 Edit:

2023-10-03 14:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post

News Update 9/29/2023

Still alive. Not having good writing month obviously. Lots of news.

RE: Trailer Trash

Webtoon for RE: Trailer Trash is debuting in less than a month, on October 24th of this year. Was just informed recently. Webtoon did not reach out to me or Aethon for input or consultation throughout production, so I haven't seen any art or test pieces or sketches. No clue how it will be, but I want to hope it will be good.

All of the webfic sections I've attempted to write this month we...

After AnimeCon: Lasagna

Kelly delivered the lasagna to the coffee table with the borrowed hand towel, and Brian was ready with a metal spatula to divvy up portions and plate them for everyone. Stephanie and Kelly received equal-sized shares, Brian cut himself an enormous one so that Emily had a much smaller serving.

“Hey!” Emily protested with a laugh, comparing the two plates with a pout. “What the heck, man.”

“If you can finish that, I’ll share some of my slice,” Brian said.

“It s...

AHE: Fetish 101 Room

6 background illustrations, 1 theme track.

09/01/2023 Stolen Moments track added.

10/21/2023 Fetish 101 Door:

04/20/2022 Lighting edit for dark panel room:

07/19/2022 Seats near wall edit:

2023-09-01 22:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post

RE: Trailer Trash 53, Ringing in the new year.

/// The full chapter 53.

1999 arrived with little fanfare for Tabitha, having elected to simply spend the evening reading with Hannah and then retire to bed at her usual time. Waiting until midnight to watch the celebrations on television and count down to the ball drop had never interested her much—and as fourteen-year-olds, none of her friends were doing much of anything for New Years Eve besides spending time with their families. The Williams family threw another lakehouse...

AHE: New Artist & Tertiary Characters

We're now welcoming Goorie to the team, an animator who was both affordable, interested in working with the project long term, and able to adapt his art style to better mesh with YeMcBear's character designs.

At the mome...

AnimeCon Harem 16: Epilogue pt SMBKE

Pink flames licked up the core of Stephanie’s being as she stretched out her senses in search of the others. Her eyes were closed in concentration and she was leaning forward against her seatbelt in the passenger’s seat of Megan’s car, hands gripping onto her knees. The presence of her lovers was closer now, maybe, but casting out her empathic ability just didn’t seem like something she’d ever be able to do with finesse. The fire within her was less of a skill she could train and mo...

RE: Trailer Trash, 53 pt 1

/// Trigger warning, this section gets a little ugly towards the very end.

1999 arrived with little fanfare for Tabitha, having elected to simply spend the evening reading with Hannah and then retire to bed at her usual time. Waiting until midnight to watch the celebrations on television and count down to the ball drop had never interested her much—and as fourteen-year-olds, none of her friends were doing much of anything for New Years Eve besides spending time with their fam...

After AnimeCon: Harem Reunited

The dish of lasagna was almost done baking, and the sheer savory scent of it filling the apartment was driving Emily crazy with hunger pangs. She wanted to make room for a big serving and then also some garlic bread, so she’d skipped lunch and was now paying for it. The manic energy of excitement at Brian’s return was now suppressed to a giddy lightheaded feeling of contentment, and she chose a comfy spot on the couch, pulled her knees up to her chin, and watched on as her two lovers worr...

RE: Trailer Trash 52, Moving On.

/// The complete chapter 52!

It was high

AnimeCon Harem 16: Epilogue pt KB

Brian opened the car door, heaved himself out of the driver’s seat, and stretched. He felt good. Well-rested. It was amusing to think on what a strange feeling that was—feeling great wasn’t normal for him. Typically he would be tired from work, teetering between the apathy that comes with exhaustion and total burn out. Living with Chloe, especially towards the waning months of their relationship, simply stressed him out. He’d been blind to that, or too close to see i...

AHE: Title Menu & User Interface

07/01/2020 Title theme test. 09/01/2021 Title theme full version added.

05/01/2023 Logo typeset by MikeWe:

04/03/2023 Perk Icons--Brian (Lance), Stephanie, Emily:

06/30/2023 Perk Icons--Brian (Dark...

AHE: Voice Actor Panel Room

/// NOT a new post, new music track and Patreon doesn't let me edit old text posts into audio posts.

1 music track, 5 background illustrations, 4 background crowds.

08/02/2023 Brian & Stephanie Mix Theme track added.

08/29/2020 Panel room. 09/09/2021 Attendees loitering before/after panel:

05/02/2021 Attendees seated for panel session:

2023-08-02 23:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post

RE: Trailer Trash 52 pt 6

/// I DO NOT OWN IMAGINARY. But queue it up on Youtube, 'cause you're gonna wanna listen to it again towards the end of this. 

How come I’m like, the only one of my friends who has a job—yet I’M the one that’s ALWAYS broke? Nicole thought to herself in annoyance. Just kill me. Please.

She wasn’t having a great day.

Someone at their impromptu weekend party had ...

After AnimeCon: Catching up with Kelly

“But, I can barely boil noodles!” Emily protested, throwing her hands out. “What do—what do you expect me to do?!”

“Well, we need you to boil noodles for us,” Brian explained. “Then, we’ll be back from the store with everything else we need by the time you’re done.”

He put his hand on Emily’s waist to steady her as he maneuvered around her in the somewhat close quarters of his apartment’s kitchen—she seemed downright eager to...

Game Dev Progress April - July

We started up work on the visual novel adaptation in an April, and have since then adopted the rotation system with a different character focus each month (Kelly/Misc/Emily/Stephanie), so making a progress report at the completion of each four-month cycle seems like a good idea. Will keep doing annual / anniversary posts to show some select things off to the other tier of patrons, but once a year progress reports pass over A LOT of interesting work.

Art assets come in at a constant drip...

RE: Trailer Trash 52 pt 5

The Sandboro mall was just as Tabitha remembered it from last month when she’d gone shopping with Alicia and Elena—the broad space was still just as lively and crowded, the seasonal decorations were all still up, and the sheer atmosphere still tugged at the heart of her inner child. Some of the novelty was gone now that they were visiting again so soon, and it was a strange feeling.

It’s—I don’t know, Tabitha wore a small smile as she walked down the concourse with El...

AnimeCon Harem 16: Epilogue pt BKES

“So—uhhh, yeah. That’s everything that happened,” Emily finished.

“Okay,” Brian could only give a slow nod as he tried to grapple with everything that had apparently gone down in his absence. “Uh. Kelly—how much of that really happened?”

“Hey!” Emily gave him a playful smack and her mightiest pout. “All of it happened. For real.”

“She left out most of the other timeline stuff, but yeah,” Kelly said. “That catches you up on what happen...

RE: Trailer Trash 52 pt 4

“Hi, Tabitha! How was your Christmas?” Mrs. Seelbaugh called as Tabitha climbed into the middle bench of their van. “It’s so good to see you again!”

“Yeah!” Tabitha grinned. “Christmas was good. My cousins loved their Gameboys.”

“I’ve caught Elena playing her Gameboy, too,” Mrs. Seelbaugh confided. “Those things are pretty neat.”

“Mom,” Elena warned from the passenger seat—as if being exposed as someone who played Pokemon w...

After AnimeCon: Brian Returns

One Week Later

With a sudden jerk of motion, Brian sat up in bed, displacing bed covers that had been drawn up part way over his chest. He opened up his eyes wide, blinked rapidly, then squinted as the fog of an unnaturally long sleep cleared. This was his room—this was his bed, back at his apartment, and he wasn’t alone.

“Whoa, whoa,” Emily held up her hands. “Easy, easy, take it easy—”

“Emily?” Brian paused, too stunned by the figure besi...

AnimeCon Harem 16: Epilogue pt KS

Kelly sat on the edge of the bed, watching Stephanie curled up to snuggle against Brian. For reasons unknown, Stephanie had possessed more metamagical juice than them—the girl’s first kiss pouring power into Brian didn’t knock her unconscious from the strain. So, after a few minutes to catch her breath, Stephanie had kissed their sleeping prince again, until all of her magic was spent and she dropped down on top of him. Close examination of her hairline as Kelly arranged Stepha...