Zinnia Demitasse

Dev Blog May 17th, 2022

This week is certainly not shaping up to how I had hoped. I had grand plans for the Chapter to be done by the end of the week, but now it is looking more like early to mid next week. Which is fine, I would rather it be more polished for all of you, but it was a disappointment.  Coding is an awful monster that looms in nearly each passage, and I naively made everything about ten times harder for myself by having so much variation in Chapter One that needed to be coded into Chapter Two. I ...

Chapter Two Preview

The sage of Milo and Billows the Cat

As Milo shifted his hand, Mr. Billow’s let out a low growl which caused Milo to flinch back.  While Milo no doubt looked like a man who had been punched several times in his life, I never would have pegged him as a person concerned about the odd actions of a shop cat.

“What is with you and the cat?” I asked, nodding towards the way Billow began to edge towards Milo.  He only stopped when Hazel petted him, leaning down to place a...

Dev Blog 3

The biggest chunk is done in Chapter Two!  I don't know what got into me this last week, but some sort of fire was lit, and I wrote 56,000 and got it sent off to the editors.  I am so extremely happy with how it turned out and am honestly so excited for you guys to be able to spend a little time with Belladonna since that is the one RO you haven't really gotten the option to talk to you.

On the list for this upcoming week.

Next, is going to be the route that continues if...

Snippet/Insight into Chapter Two

A/N: This would be when you first meet Belladonna properly.

“Hello.”

I jumped. The voice came from nowhere and everywhere at once and sent a chill up my spine.  A woman stood near the fireplace, where she had most certainly not stood before.  A gown of black silk draped across her pale skin, dipping down to show ample cleavage and slitting high enough up to expose one creamy thigh.  Her hair shifted between fiery red and soft ginger depending on the w...

Next Short

What POV would you like to see the next short from?

Dev Blog 4/28/22

So I am a bit late with this blog because I started writing Chapter Two and have not been able to stop.  Everything lined up in my schedule to where I got some good chunks of time and am already cranking away at the first branch I had planned.

I'm not going to lie, writing Chapter One was a mess.  I wrote it in sections, tried to connect the sections, tried to keep each storyline straight at the same time.  It was a nightmare to try and go through and connect s...

Character Q & A

Belladonna

- You strike me as a very ambitious individual. What is the biggest obstacle for you to reach your goal?

“I long ago have reached my goal, dear heart.  I am quite comfortable with my position in the Night Market.  It is best not to strive too high in life. The higher you climb, the more painful the fall.  However, I must say that I do enjoy watching people climb that ladder.  I enjoy even more giving them a little ...

Gabriel Caine POV

A sigh was heavy in the air.  As was often the case when the so-called morning awoke and Gabriel stepped into his office.  It was a dimly lit alcove that had once been a cell before the boss thought it to be far too big for the likes of a prisoner and his right-hand man, got shoved here instead.  Not that Gabriel minded.  It was at least quiet in this area.  Far away from the comings and goings of anyone being bought in for processing.  If there was one thing tha...

Dev Blog 4/18/22

With the demo released, I have had a lot of great feedback. I can honestly say I was nervous as hell to release what I did. One, because I have never been good at putting my own work out there for the masses.  Two, because this has honestly been a big debate within my household of whether or not we can afford for me to do this (I'm on the side of fearing we cannot. My husband is a cheerleader).  And finally three, because I was worried my concept was going to be looked over.  B...

Character Q & A

We are going to be gearing up for a character Q & A soon.  Send in those questions by April 23rd!  Please specify who you are asking the question to.  No limit on questions this month since we have such a small group. :)

Chapter Two

What would you like to focus on in Chapter Two?

Chapter Two Snippet - Optional route if Milo helps you escape

The apothecary district was just as small as Milo had described.  The alleyway in which we walked darkened as the lamplight above turned a deep cerulean blue and the walls crept with waxy vines of forest green.  There was an absence of noise here. The background whir of conversation and plodding feet faded away as we wound down an alley barely a shoulder's width wide before emerging into a circular den filled with the most resplendent colors I think I had ever seen.  Large flow...

Milo Snippet from when he first see's the MC

The wind whipped through the canyon, howling through the cracks of broken down establishments that had once stood proud and tall.  They were the remnants of some world or other.  Something that had fallen into the Night Market, becoming absorbed by its mystery, never to return home.  It’s how the market expanded. Milo theorized years ago that the market itself was sentient.  The following years had done nothing to prove him wrong.

Sitting at a broken table, a warm ...

Romance Options

Alright, I'm just very curious at this point. Who is everyone romancing so far?

Paper Lanterns NSFW

A/N Paper Lanterns is a community based IF game we do on Tumblr, taking place within the Night Market.  At the end of part 8, there was a choice to sleep with the character Malcolm. So of course we did. :)  Here is the paid content to that short.

While you get to choose your MC within the game, the cannon MC is male and Malcolm is trans (female - male). Please be aware, if you want to have a story written about your MC instead, you will need to contact me.

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Dev Blog: 4/10/2022

Tomorrow is the release of the demo, and damn am I nervous on levels that I never believed.  However, I stand by my concept, and I am excited to share this story with you all and see where it goes from here.

What you can expect:

The demo itself is a little over 91,000 words. This is the combination of an Introduction and Chapter One. That being said, there are several paths you can go down, so your individual paths might feel a bit short. I felt it was more i...