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“Why don’t you come back and say hi to Simone? You must miss her.” “I do miss her, but I can’t. I can’t risk puttin’ her in danger again. I’m only here now ‘cuz I come by every now and then to watch her… and make sure she aight. Man, I prolly sound like a creep…” “No, you don’t. That’s your grandma, of course you wanna make sure she’s okay. Should I tell her you stopped by?” “No. I don’t want her to know I’m here, ‘cuz she’ll want me to come back… even though she knows damn well why I can’t. But if y’all gon’ be spendin’ time wit’ her, I need you to make sure she’ll be aight, especially if he gon’ be here.” Zhaire nodded their head towards where Hunter was still angrily pacing and muttering to himself. “Make sure he don’t get her hurt.”

Haven't posted one of these in a while, hi y'all.

Btw, The Vigilante Wheel (where this snippet is from) is mostly from Hunter's perspective. However, for narrative reasons, the POV is currently Zhaire's.

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“Why don’t you come back and say hi to Simone? You must miss her.” “I do miss her, but I can’t. I can’t risk puttin’ her in danger again. I’m only here now ‘cuz I come by every now and then to watch her… and make sure she aight. Man, I prolly sound like a creep…” “No, you don’t. That’s your grandma, of course you wanna make sure she’s okay. Should I tell her you stopped by?” “No. I don’t want her to know I’m here, ‘cuz she’ll want me to come back… even though she knows damn well why I can’t. But if y’all gon’ be spendin’ time wit’ her, I need you to make sure she’ll be aight, especially if he gon’ be here.” Zhaire nodded their head towards where Hunter was still angrily pacing and muttering to himself. “Make sure he don’t get her hurt.”

Haven't posted one of these in a while, hi y'all.

Btw, The Vigilante Wheel (where this snippet is from) is mostly from Hunter's perspective. However, for narrative reasons, the POV is currently Zhaire's.

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Alice heard the rifle go off again, and this time the bullet hit her calf. She fell to the ground near a large river, and rolled over on her back as Edward caught up and stood over her. He held still for a second, catching his breath. Then, he said, “I caught you, you little bitch.” He cocked the rifle, and Alice felt her life flash before her eyes. She couldn’t believe it was going to end here, couldn’t believe that her life was about to be cut short by the man she wanted to kill first. Her brain could barely process the rifle being pointed at her head, and she couldn’t process that she was powerless to stop it. So, she plastered a wide smirk on her face, so Edward wouldn’t see her fear. Is this how she would die?

Haven't posted one of these in a while- and my motivation to work on The Vigilante Wheel has been fleeting, so here's TDOA since I'm editing anyway.

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Alice heard the rifle go off again, and this time the bullet hit her calf. She fell to the ground near a large river, and rolled over on her back as Edward caught up and stood over her. He held still for a second, catching his breath. Then, he said, “I caught you, you little bitch.” He cocked the rifle, and Alice felt her life flash before her eyes. She couldn’t believe it was going to end here, couldn’t believe that her life was about to be cut short by the man she wanted to kill first. Her brain could barely process the rifle being pointed at her head, and she couldn’t process that she was powerless to stop it. So, she plastered a wide smirk on her face, so Edward wouldn’t see her fear. Is this how she would die?

Haven't posted one of these in a while- and my motivation to work on The Vigilante Wheel has been fleeting, so here's TDOA since I'm editing anyway.

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“Still resortin’ to slut-shamin’, huh? Ohhhhkayyyy…” She pressed the shard into his forearm deeper, and started slowly dragging it down, making the man scream, and Alice punched him. “Shut up.” She hissed. “You don’t have any right to scream like we did. Call me or her another ‘whore’ or ‘bitch’, I dare you for the last time.” The man whimpered again and fell silent, and Alice sighed. “Go back inside, [Narrator].” She told me gently without looking at me. “What? No, I don’t wanna leave you out here by yourself — what if someone comes by?” “I’ll be okay. I’m not worried about me, and Ion want you to see this.” “I can take it —” “No, you can’t.” No, I couldn’t. Because now that I know what she did to him, I can barely get a good night’s sleep. Even if he did deserve it.

TW for violence

And for context, the man was trying to rape the narrator before Alice stopped. It's not explicitly said here, but TW for that anyway.

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“Still resortin’ to slut-shamin’, huh? Ohhhhkayyyy…” She pressed the shard into his forearm deeper, and started slowly dragging it down, making the man scream, and Alice punched him. “Shut up.” She hissed. “You don’t have any right to scream like we did. Call me or her another ‘whore’ or ‘bitch’, I dare you for the last time.” The man whimpered again and fell silent, and Alice sighed. “Go back inside, [Narrator].” She told me gently without looking at me. “What? No, I don’t wanna leave you out here by yourself — what if someone comes by?” “I’ll be okay. I’m not worried about me, and Ion want you to see this.” “I can take it —” “No, you can’t.” No, I couldn’t. Because now that I know what she did to him, I can barely get a good night’s sleep. Even if he did deserve it.

TW for violence

And for context, the man was trying to rape the narrator before Alice stopped. It's not explicitly said here, but TW for that anyway.

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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

This is terrifying, and it’s the kind of thing we need to talk about and bring attention to.

THE DESCENT OF ALICE LIDDELL: HER FALL NEVERENDING (3/3)

TIL that Alice does not need access to social media.

(TW for graphic description of murder)

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THE DESCENT OF ALICE LIDDELL: HER FALL NEVERENDING (2/3)

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

The Alice in Wonderland retelling associated with this post will leave you with severe emotional scarring from start to finish. If you value your sanity and happiness, do not read this book.

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A black and white vintage newspaper. Title: THE WATCHPOINT NEWS Heading: CROWN ENTITIES TAKE OVER Paragraph1: The unthinkable has happened. The WatchPoint—long dismissed as conspiracy theory and ghost story—has fallen. What was once a top-secret blacksite for housing the world’s most volatile, mind-shredding entities is now a battlefield soaked in blood and crawling with Crown corruption. The breach began when one of the Crown's apex horrors slipped its bindings. Within minutes, containment failed. Reality broke. Now the dead don’t stay dead, the walls whisper in languages no one taught them, and the air itself is wrong. The WatchPoint isn’t just lost—it’s become a gateway. Quote: THEY TAKE OVER BRAINS Paragraph 2: But not everyone ran. Not everyone died. Unit X, the elite strike team stationed inside during the breach, is still breathing—and still fighting. Led by the relentless Solace, with the unshakable Static, the gold-clad fury of Golden, and the flame-wielding powerhouse Azaela Unit X is tearing through hell on Earth with grit and high-caliber vengeance. Dev brings the firepower, Romance brings the chaos, and together, they’re making the impossible look survivable. The Crown may have the monsters—but Unit X has the will to make them bleed.

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Glitch in Reality 2/3
I asked my characters their red flags smh🤦🏾‍♂️
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AITA for killing my girlfriend's mother and wanting my girlfriend dead too? Me (18F) and my girlfriend (also 18F) have been together for three months. However, her mother (40F) wasn't supportive of us at all, constantly trying to get in-between us. One day, I found out she and my girlfriend were conspiring against me. I won't say how, because that would incriminate me, so I'll just say that my girlfriend should have known better. My girlfriend has always been on my side, and I thought she would never do anything like this. So, she might have been being manipulated, but I don't care. I've already killed her mother, and now she's next, but I'm having second thoughts about killing her. So, AITA for killing my girlfriend's mother and wanting my girlfriend dead too?

THE DESCENT OF ALICE LIDDELL: HER FALL NEVERENDING... if Alice was stupid enough to ask THIS on Reddit, creating the easiest AITA to answer ever.

Yeah duh, you are the asshole.

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Well that's good at least lmao

“Madigan has red eyes now because he reached his potential, and can nor longer improve and get more powerful. That’s… partially… why he wanted my power, too. Why hone one skill when you can have them all, right? Can’t say I blame him, though. We were so desperate to figure out more about Wonderland, that we disregarded his feelings and his autonomy. We forced him to practice without rest, and used his race against him as a way to dig deep so he’d try harder. We figured it out, but at what cost?”

Back to looking at The Descent of Alice Liddell because I'm starting to edit! I printed it out at work with the permission of my employer, so I'm editing on paper first and catching a LOT of stuff. I have so many markups in just one chapter, which actually makes me feel good.

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Oh I meant to replace the name with his original character title, I usually do for promotion. Madigan is The Mad Hatter, no I didn't pick his name because it has "Mad" in it, it just happened that way.

“Madigan has red eyes now because he reached his potential, and can nor longer improve and get more powerful. That’s… partially… why he wanted my power, too. Why hone one skill when you can have them all, right? Can’t say I blame him, though. We were so desperate to figure out more about Wonderland, that we disregarded his feelings and his autonomy. We forced him to practice without rest, and used his race against him as a way to dig deep so he’d try harder. We figured it out, but at what cost?”

Back to looking at The Descent of Alice Liddell because I'm starting to edit! I printed it out at work with the permission of my employer, so I'm editing on paper first and catching a LOT of stuff. I have so many markups in just one chapter, which actually makes me feel good.

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“Why you do that?” Alice asked, as she followed me up the stairs. “Do… what?” “Change how ya hair looks. Do you not like it?” “My mother think it’s prettier.” I scoffed. “I disagree. I like my hair, but whenever she asks when I’m gonna ‘do suttin’ to my hair’ and I don’t have time to get braids, I just do twists or a twist-out to shut her up.” I like your hair, too. Alice thought, then pushed the thought away. “So, yo’ momma had children wit’ a Black man… but she don’t like yo’ hair… which is at least halfway from your Black daddy?” Alice scoffed. “I don’t know, to be honest.” I said, laughing a bit, going to the hallway closet to get an extra towel and washcloth while Alice stared at my brother’s door. “Maybe because we have fairer skin, she thought our hair was gonna come out with a slight wave or suttin’. Nah, we have fairer skin because my dad was more like medium-skinned and she pale as hell… but he had 4c hair. So, we have 3c hair.”

Just as I suspected, I didn't have "disagree" in The Vigilante Wheel. Really need to write more in that book, I only have six chapters to date. In the meantime, here is The Descent of Alice Liddell.

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“Why you do that?” Alice asked, as she followed me up the stairs. “Do… what?” “Change how ya hair looks. Do you not like it?” “My mother think it’s prettier.” I scoffed. “I disagree. I like my hair, but whenever she asks when I’m gonna ‘do suttin’ to my hair’ and I don’t have time to get braids, I just do twists or a twist-out to shut her up.” I like your hair, too. Alice thought, then pushed the thought away. “So, yo’ momma had children wit’ a Black man… but she don’t like yo’ hair… which is at least halfway from your Black daddy?” Alice scoffed. “I don’t know, to be honest.” I said, laughing a bit, going to the hallway closet to get an extra towel and washcloth while Alice stared at my brother’s door. “Maybe because we have fairer skin, she thought our hair was gonna come out with a slight wave or suttin’. Nah, we have fairer skin because my dad was more like medium-skinned and she pale as hell… but he had 4c hair. So, we have 3c hair.”

Just as I suspected, I didn't have "disagree" in The Vigilante Wheel. Really need to write more in that book, I only have six chapters to date. In the meantime, here is The Descent of Alice Liddell.

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Hi Ella, and thank you! I'm currently exploring horror, as well as a little dark action on the side!

“He basically implied last night that if I don’t be a perfect model kid, there is no point in protecting me from bein’ hunted like Hunter or Zhaire. I was already afraid of what might be in store for me if I stood up to them… but hearin’ that on top of everythin’? I don’t know. Just feels like there is somethin’ else there. Somethin’ I’m missin’ about their nature other than the painfully obvious, and I feel like that somethin’ is gon’ bite me in the ass. Hell, it might already be bitin’ me in the ass. I don’t know for sure, and that’s what’s scary. I feel like I’ve made all the precautions I can — like they track all Ruby A.I phones, but not when they’re off, so I turn my phone off whenever I use my powers so they don’t see how fast I’m travelin'. Yet, there still must be somethin’ else I’m not considerin’. There must be, I know there is. They very powerful, and I have never felt safe under all of that power they have, ‘cuz I don’t wanna know how they even got it.”

Harper has always felt like his incredibly powerful and corrupt parents always know what he's up to. He counters this by turning off the phone that they track, but he still feels like he's overlooking something...

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“He basically implied last night that if I don’t be a perfect model kid, there is no point in protecting me from bein’ hunted like Hunter or Zhaire. I was already afraid of what might be in store for me if I stood up to them… but hearin’ that on top of everythin’? I don’t know. Just feels like there is somethin’ else there. Somethin’ I’m missin’ about their nature other than the painfully obvious, and I feel like that somethin’ is gon’ bite me in the ass. Hell, it might already be bitin’ me in the ass. I don’t know for sure, and that’s what’s scary. I feel like I’ve made all the precautions I can — like they track all Ruby A.I phones, but not when they’re off, so I turn my phone off whenever I use my powers so they don’t see how fast I’m travelin'. Yet, there still must be somethin’ else I’m not considerin’. There must be, I know there is. They very powerful, and I have never felt safe under all of that power they have, ‘cuz I don’t wanna know how they even got it.”

Harper has always felt like his incredibly powerful and corrupt parents always know what he's up to. He counters this by turning off the phone that they track, but he still feels like he's overlooking something...

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Alice lunged and swung the machete at me again, narrowly missing my neck and cutting off a bit of my hair. I yelped, and took off running down the street again, hopping over the fence to someone’s burning front yard to avoid the chasm and try to evade her. Alice let out a frustrated scream, and finally started to run, taking off after me and following my movements as if she could see them coming a mile away. She was getting more and more pissed by the minute, and as such, she was becoming more and more horrifying to listen to as she came after me. She screamed in anger over the screams of her victims all around us, and as she screamed, the urge to kill me became more intense, and the ideas she had to kill me became more and more vivid and graphic, as if she was an addict who was kept away from her addiction too long.

I didn't even bother checking my other project for this word 😭 So here is TDOA again!

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Alice lunged and swung the machete at me again, narrowly missing my neck and cutting off a bit of my hair. I yelped, and took off running down the street again, hopping over the fence to someone’s burning front yard to avoid the chasm and try to evade her. Alice let out a frustrated scream, and finally started to run, taking off after me and following my movements as if she could see them coming a mile away. She was getting more and more pissed by the minute, and as such, she was becoming more and more horrifying to listen to as she came after me. She screamed in anger over the screams of her victims all around us, and as she screamed, the urge to kill me became more intense, and the ideas she had to kill me became more and more vivid and graphic, as if she was an addict who was kept away from her addiction too long.

I didn't even bother checking my other project for this word 😭 So here is TDOA again!

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Alas, though he acted like he wasn’t, Harper was afraid to stand up to his parents. He was afraid to abandon the comfortable life they gave him, no matter what kind of people they were. It made him feel a bit pathetic, given that Harper secretly looked up to the superpowered individual referred to as Red. Every so often, over the dinner table, he’ll hear about what she has been up to. He wasn’t even supposed to know what they call her, but his mother let it slip one day. Red has been doing everything in her power to tear down the system that oppresses people like her and Harper so that one day, they can all live normal lives without being in fear, and without being seen as dangerous. However, she can’t do everything by herself, now can she? She works alone, and doesn’t know who any of the others are as far as Harper knows. If he can get access to the information on himself and people like him, then he could find her… but he’s afraid to.

In this book, there are 12 people born with superpowers that the government tracks by the color of their powers, each associated with a color on a basic color wheel. They're isolated and hunted down from the moment their identity is revealed, even though they did nothing wrong.

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Red! Annoying one. So many words end in red 😂

Anyway:
Nice game in the 'Park' - so called because someone put some plants into a room on a spaceship.

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Alas, though he acted like he wasn’t, Harper was afraid to stand up to his parents. He was afraid to abandon the comfortable life they gave him, no matter what kind of people they were. It made him feel a bit pathetic, given that Harper secretly looked up to the superpowered individual referred to as Red. Every so often, over the dinner table, he’ll hear about what she has been up to. He wasn’t even supposed to know what they call her, but his mother let it slip one day. Red has been doing everything in her power to tear down the system that oppresses people like her and Harper so that one day, they can all live normal lives without being in fear, and without being seen as dangerous. However, she can’t do everything by herself, now can she? She works alone, and doesn’t know who any of the others are as far as Harper knows. If he can get access to the information on himself and people like him, then he could find her… but he’s afraid to.

In this book, there are 12 people born with superpowers that the government tracks by the color of their powers, each associated with a color on a basic color wheel. They're isolated and hunted down from the moment their identity is revealed, even though they did nothing wrong.

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Yeah I'm trying to give myself grace ofc- mostly I called it out because it'll make it easier to remember that it's there when I go to edit it at the end of the month lol.

Thank you though :)

OH GOD THAT'S A HORRIFIC TYPO AT THE VERY BEGINNING LMAO

I hope it's clear what it was supposed to be lol