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They said the world held its breath when the Prince was born. The wind had stilled in the high grasses beyond the castle walls, banners hanging motionless against the stone as though even the sky dared not disturb the moment. Crickets fell silent in the fields. The river that carved its way through the valley seemed to hush against its banks. All of it waiting to hear the first fragile cry of the kingdom’s future.

The scene that was stuck in my head all day finally typed out. Will I continue this story? I dunno... I'm not much of a fantasy writer but i love what this is doing so far. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FantasyRomance #FR

a little girl is crying while standing in a room . ALT: a little girl is crying while standing in a room .

How I feel typing and retyping and then deleting, only to retype the same paragraph over and over again.

38 A Fistful Of Water MoodBoard ideas to save today | lawrence kansas, gay aesthetic, forbidden love quotes and more Explore a hand-picked collection of Pins about A Fistful Of Water MoodBoard on Pinterest.

A way I get into my story is by making Pinterest boards. It gives me a feel of the characters, the mood, and theme.

Check out the board for A Fistful Of Water; pin.it/7zMVqNmws

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Klaus had long since abandoned the lie that this was accidental because was nothing accidental about the way he found himself here, again and again. Drawn back to the same bed, the same body, the same pair of eyes that had once known him better than anyone living. His mouth pressed to Stefan’s torso in unhurried devotion, open-mouthed kisses that lingered longer than necessary. Each touch of his lips felt like an apology he would never voice properly. His eyes slid shut as he breathed him in, drawing the scent of him deep into his lungs as though it might steady the storm inside his chest. It did the opposite. The steady rhythm of Stefan’s breathing beneath him. The warmth of his skin. The faint shift of muscle under Klaus’ mouth whenever he moved. All of it stirred something painfully tender, something he had spent centuries perfecting the art of burying. They should not be here together. That truth hovered between them like a ghost neither dare to acknowledge. They had ended their relationship with final words, with wounded pride, with the understanding that love, however strong, did not always survive the damage done to it. Continuing this blurred lines. But Klaus had never been capable of restraint when it came to Stefan. And he knew, even now, Klaus would not be the one to stop it. He would not tell Stefan to leave. He could not

Not when being close to him felt like stepping into a euphoria crafted with cruel precision, as though the universe had studied every fracture in Klaus’ soul and shaped Stefan perfectly to soothe it. His kisses traveled upward now. Across Stefan’s chest, where he paused, lips resting briefly over the rapid thud of his heart. He felt it there, alive and strong beneath bone and skin, and the sensation twisted something deep in him. That heartbeat had once been his constant. His certainty. His home. He moved higher, before the thought could wound further, to the warm line of Stefan’s throat. His lips traced the curve of Stefan’s jaw, slowing until they hovered there, barely touching. When he finally spoke, his voice lacked its usual theatrical confidence. It was quieter. Roughened by a feeling he could not disguise anymore. “I want you.” His mouth moved to Stefan’s ear as he spoke again. “I want you in every way possible to want another being.”

When Im not working on a novel, I'm shamelessly roleplaying and writing fanfiction for The Vampire Diaries (and have been on tumblr writing for over 10 years 😅)

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A #snippet from my pride and joy; A Fistful of Water.

A romance set in Lawrence Kansas and about the quiet ache of becoming. About desire, identity, and the courage it takes to stop drowning for others.

(not really a WIP as it is finished)
#AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #CR #QueerRomance #WIPSnips

Typically all my stories start out as a random scene I had an idea of. Then I build out the story around it.

Sometimes this fails and I end up dropping the story after a few chapters. Sometimes this works wonderfully and I finish the first draft of a story in a few months.
#writingcommunity #wip

A FISTFUL OF WATER is a contemporary queer romance and the first in an interconnected series following multiple queer relationships unfolding simultaneously within the same small town. Their lives b... TikTok video by Jibbs

You can catch promos and #snippets of my books here; www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xdp67G/

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They all take place in modern world in Lawrence Kansas. It’s an interwoven series which each book a standalone with just brief moments of overlapping to showcase how people we walk bc of interact with all have their own highs and lows.

ALT:

How I feel when a strong idea for a story hits out of nowhere and I’m trying to explain it to my partner
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They truly are LOL.

I’m finishing my current YA coming-of-age and toying ideas for another YA or NA contemporary

A Body Full of Static is my current WIP.

It is a coming-of-age YA novel about a teenage girl’s desperate attempt to feel something new, her slide into addiction, and the fight it takes to claw her way back out. #questpit #WIP #youngadultnovel

-insert stressed smoking gif here-
When writing it doesnt seem like I overuse words. But then it comes time to read it in full and I realize how much I use the word "just" 😵‍💫
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Awe I love that! I need to find a way to wish them farewell <3

Anyone else get kinda sad when they finished a story? I miss my characters 😭 #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerproblems

<3 thank you

I have a deadline in less than 24 hours to meet and I really need to stop adding things to my Pintrest board for Elijah and Oliver but I love them so much.

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Never did I think my Alt Text course will become useful for anything outside of work...😅

Elijah Hale has spent most of his life keeping the truest parts of himself submerged — living safely on the surface as the son and student everyone expects him to be. Meeting Oliver Holloway shifts that balance. Open where Elijah is guarded, Oliver draws buried feelings upward, forcing Elijah to confront the desires he’s spent years holding underwater. And as their connection deepens, Elijah is left with a choice: keep drowning for everyone else’s comfort or finally fight his way to the surface.

A dark graphic labeled “Snippet” featuring submerged images of a young man underwater. Overlaid text shares an emotional passage; Loving a man had felt natural in a way Elijah had no language for—like sinking into cold water on a hot day and realizing, too late, that this was what relief was supposed to feel like. And a moment where Oliver comforts him; Oliver cupped his face, thumb brushing under Elijah’s eye as if he could smooth the hurt away with touch alone. “It’s okay to feel scared,” Oliver said. “It’s okay to feel lost. But future you is going to look back at this version of you and feel grateful.”

A Fistful of Water is a queer romance set in Lawrence Kansas and about the quiet ache of becoming. A story about desire, identity, and the courage it takes to stop drowning for others.
#Cupit #CR #NA #LGBT #Querying

A Fistful of Water is a queer romance set in Lawrence Kansas and about the quiet ache of becoming. A story about desire, identity, and the courage it takes to stop drowning for others.
#Cupit #CR #NA #LGBT #Querying

A Fistful of Water snip.

This is in the #querytrenches and I may be pulling it out shortly to put more effort into a different story<3 But Elijah and Oliver's love story will always have a place in my heart and one day will see the limelight.
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Happy birthday 💙🥳

Happy reading! 😍

Was going to write today but decided to play around in Photoshop with cover concepts instead😅

I'm not a fan of the cartoon covers that seem to have taken like wildfire.
(I have no design capabilities&just threw things together)

#AmWriting (though im really procrastinating) #AmQuerying #YAnovels

Was digging through some old files of mine and found old stories from 2014 <3 It is amazing to read how much I have evolved.
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Some days I can sit and write 5k words with no issues.

Other days I sit and stare at the same line and edit it over and over again.

Both are okay<3

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#WIPSnips from A Body Full Of Static.

A Body Full of Static offers an intimate exploration of teenage addiction—of identity worn thin, connections lost, and the fragile space between escape and harm.

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I was able to get it fixed<3 If you need help signing up, you can DM me the information and I can fill it out for you!

I created a linktree where you can sign up to be a beta reader for my current and future writing <3

linktr.ee/ohjibbs

The next one to be needing beta readers will be A Body Full of Static, you can check out a little about it on my profile here. #writingcommunity #betareaders #betareader

No "zeal" typed out in A Fistful of Water but here is a moment where Oliver is very enthusiastic during a moment with Elijah. #WIPSnips #writingprompts #writingcommunity

thank you<3 this one has been a hard one to write 😅 but so worth it