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@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 2:02 AM

Lu, Sid, and Nebula are the worst at opening up to people. They do get comfortable around loved ones and partners, but it takes a very long time. They're the ones that do their damndest to *never* tell anyone everything. They're very selective about what they share.

#OCASK #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 1:50 AM

Lu (19): I do my best to apologize. *glances around* But if no one knows, I don't need to apologize and things work out fine.

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 3:21 AM

Lu: Citron tarts or maple scones

Sorrel: A kiss from Lu. I fold easy🤷‍♂️

Lu: Yeah, you do...

Sorrel: Oh *you* can flirt but I can't?

Lu: Yes. Now 😘 Go on. Fold.

Sorrel: 😳

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 12:09 AM

From Lu's perspective he can't decide if he's on an upswing or if it's about to get so much worse. He wants to hope that his saddest days are behind him, but he can't trust that anything good will last because he's never had anything good for long.

#AwesomeCharacters #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 10:44 PM

Tara meets Sid. It doesn't really go like she expected.

#VeilOfStarlight

"Whom do I owe the honor of meeting on this fine, freezing morning?" Sid questioned. The door shut as she took a step inside, her hand rested easily on the sword belted at her waist. "Tara Raquel Adlerherzt, daughter of Queen Y'landa Jaspar Adlerherzt." Sid leaned back on his hands, a little impressed at her almost-flawless Nightfallen. "Well, who did you piss off, princess?" "We do not use that primitive term here." "Piss?" "Princess," Tara glared, correcting him. "Ah, that's right. What do you use?" "Perrati," she answered, chest swelling proudly. "You know that means 'bitch' in Calorian?" Tara blushed, her cheeks burning as she glowered at him. "Specifically, someone being particularly whiny about something. Like a spoiled brat." She drew her short sword, aiming it at his chin. His slow flickering gray flames reflected across the polished steel, shimmering in the dim stone cell. "Not helping your case, love." Sid grinned easily back at her. He glanced down at the blade, brow rising when she stepped closer, sliding the cold steel under the left side of his jaw. "You dare insult me?" she quietly demanded, tilting his face higher. "The discarded bastard of a weak excuse for a Queen? A hellspawn at that." "Cut me and you'll ruin your toy," he smirked.Sid was lounging in the late morning sunlight, purring softly as he dozed a week later when Tara returned again. The door unlocked at his back and he stopped purring, but didn't greet her either. "Hellspawn," she kicked his thigh, angling the studs on her toes to dig in. "First, ow," Sid stated flatly, looking back at her over his shoulder. "Second, I have a name, perrati." "Stop calling me that!" she snapped, stomping her foot in frustration. Sid rolled to his back, propping himself on his elbows with a scoff. "Would you prefer 'princess'?" "You will call me nothing!" she shouted. "You will speak when spoken to and you will answer my questions!" Sid looked up at her expectantly. She deflated slightly, like she hadn't expected that to work.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 10:20 PM

No links or anything yet, but some blurbs from my series that give a decent idea of the story. And the BluePit event I participated in a while ago is below.

CW: Mildly NSFW in first image, mildly NSFW flirting in the third, and a vulgar/violent threat in fourth image.

#TBBChat #VeilOfStarlight

"O-oh, oh shit." Sorrel breathed. When Lu rolled his heavy head to look down at him, he struggled not to make some lewd sound at the furrowed expression of desire on his face. Why did it feel so good to be touched so chastely? So nervously and hesitantly? So… patient and careful? Every move cautious and waiting for permission… Anticipation and desire and longing building higher with every quiet, intimate moment… Lu was breathing harder, the wall behind him the only thing keeping him upright as his head tipped back again with a short, steam-filled sigh while Sorrel began to curiously stroke his fingers over him. "Oh," Sorrel paused. "Wha?" Lu asked, dazed as he looked back at him. "Um, steam? That uh, that normal?" "Steam? What?" After a moment to think a little clearly, he realized what he meant and nodded with a chuckle. "Uh, y-yeah, that's normal." It wasn't. He'd worry about that later. Lu stood behind the infirmary, one of the few buildings in camp with solid walls. He looked out over the healer's tents, trapped in an internal debate with himself. He knew which tent was Sorrel's. He could see Sorrel had left the front of his tent open, light spilled onto the still unflattened grass between his tent and the short camp wall twenty feet ahead. He knew Sorrel was waiting for him. But what would he say? What could he say? There were no words that could take back what he'd done, or give back the years they'd missed. What if Sorrel hated him? He'd have every right to, but Lu wasn't sure he could handle that emotional blow and survive it. And with the way his soul ached as he realized he was unconsciously holding his chest, there was a real possibility he wouldn't survive it. Sorrel wouldn't be there long. Not long enough to repair what had been broken, just long enough to make it hurt all the more if it went to shit—or even worse, if it didn't. If they could talk again, even somehow as friends, watching Sorrel leave would be torture. He'd be left behind with Sol. Sol. Thinking about his… fiancé… sent a true shiver down his spine, nerves tingling unpleasantly. If Sol knew what Sorrel had meant to him, what he still meant to him… There was no telling what Sol would do. To Lu. To Sorrel. He had to get back to his own tent before Sol got suspicious. Lu glanced longingly at the shadow that limped to the front of Sorrel's tent. He blinked away steaming tears and turned, leaving before Sorrel noticed."When the fuck did you get so tall?" Sorrel asked as he realized he barely met Lu’s shoulder now. Lu shrugged uneasily. "Uh, not sure?" "Fucking grow half a foot and don't even notice?" Sorrel scoffed as they made their way to his tent, weaving slowly through the other tents as he tried not to limp. Lu snorted, holding back a laugh. "Oh, grow up," Sorrel chuckled, lightly pushing his arm when he glanced up and saw Lu biting his tongue with a quick raise of his brow. "Last I checked, was a little more than that…" he softly added under his breath. Sorrel looked back down at the ground fast enough that he had to shift his glasses back up, blushing hard. * "Um, w-well, goodnight." Lu nervously told him, still giving him a warm smile when Sorrel turned. "See you tomorrow?" he added hopefully. "You… c-can come inside, if you want." Sorrel said after a second of hesitation. Lu grinned mischievously, looking away as he tried not to laugh. "Don't threaten me with a good time." "What are you, fourteen?" Sorrel snickered as he rolled his eyes. "Get in here," he added, gesturing with a tilt of his skull and a lingering smile. Lu's smile softened, so did his posture as he ducked under the edge of the tent.  Sorrel took a seat on his bed and Lu sat on the stool near his work-table. A reasonably safe distance… maybe. Hopefully not. "Wh-what the fuck was that?!" Not caring enough to reply, Lu turned again to leave. "Hey!" Sol snatched Lu's arm. "You fuckin' look at me wh–!" Sol stopped-short when Lu furiously faced him. His eyes widened when Lu stepped closer. The unmistakable feel of a knife blade pressed against the inside of his pants made his flames dim. Between the line of his crotch and his inner-thigh. Not cold enough to be steel, he knew it was a blackstone blade. Solid obsidian. The only thing that wouldn't melt after contact with molten blood like theirs. "Your arm reattached," Lu whispered pointedly. "You wanna see if your cock will too?" When Sol didn't move, Lu narrowed his eyes and pressed the blade harder against him, angling it toward his crotch. Sol let go of his arm and held his hands up by his shoulders in surrender. Lu pulled the blade back, re-sheathing it at his hip as he walked away.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 9:30 PM

Well, *one* of his former lovers/fiancé's finds him 😅 The one he was actually in love with.

Man's been engaged four times. Twice before Sorrel proposed, once after.

He does eventually run into the two previous ones after seeing Sorrel and it's not as awkward as you'd think. ⬇️

#VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 5:33 PM

Lu (25): Sid's the real musician, but I sang with him a lot. Pretty much anything we used to sing in the castle I could probably remember. Though I've taken a few hits to the head since then so maybe not🤷‍♂️

Sorrel: What's that lullaby you like? The one you would sing⬇️

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 2:47 PM

It's a gay dark romantasy, the MC ran away from home years ago and accidentally started a civil war. He doesn't know that. He joins the army, his former lover/fiance and his sisters find him by chance and he tries to fix his mistakes.

#WritingPrompt #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 11:19 PM

Nit is the best with animals! She's excellent with horses and dogs and also has a knack with wild birds and stray cats.

Sid jokes that her way with animals is the only reason their siblings listen to her(Lux and Nebula are part Dog, and Sid and Lu are part Lynx)

#AwesomeCharacters #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 6:03 AM

I had to go with "buy"

After Sorrel loses one of his compacts - the equivalent to an inhaler - Lu asks his sister Nebula to go with him to an apothecary to find a good replacement.

She has a suspicious amount of money for an apprentice doctor...

#WIPSnips #VeilOfStarlight

"I got it," Neb told him when Lu reached into his bag. "What? How?" he asked before he added, "No, I'm going to buy it." "How?" she asked him with a smirk. "I just can," he insisted. "Well, so can I.” She pulled a small clasped purse from her pocket and handed over the substantial amount of gold for the three new compacts (two plain and one very intricately decorated with etched vines and filigree) and the two books he'd picked up. As well as a swirling pink and pale blue potion for herself. He noticed it wasn't even all of the money in her purse.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:41 AM

A cute little blip of Sid and Lu. Lu was hiding in a hedge maze at a garden party. Sid found him and said that their mom wants him to meet someone else on the far side of the maze. Lu made a joke that would take a while to explain so here's directly after that.

#WIPSnips #VeilOfStarlight

Sid laughed, shoving Lu by his shoulders toward the opposite side of the maze. "Get outta here you little shit." "You looove me," Lu teased as Sid pushed him several steps when he leaned back hard against him, refusing to move without serious effort on his older brother's part. "Oh, just fuck off already!" Sid laughed with a final hard shove that sent Lu stumbling with a loud bout of snickering.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 1:17 AM

Nebula, one of Lu's older sisters, overheard Sorrel and Lu flirting. They're walking home together after she jokingly confronts them and she's teasing Lu about it.

#WIPSnips #VeilOfStarlight

"What did you call him earlier by the way? It was Calorian." He weakly chuckled as she turned after a quick squeeze of his shoulders. "Uh, 'minio'," he replied. "R-red?" "Yeah," he shrugged as they walked. "Since 'sorrel' is a red flower." A flower that became a pleasantly sour fruit with a blood-red juice that almost-perfectly matched the shade of his eyes… He softly sighed. "And it's only found in Nightfall…" Just like his Sorrel. He hadn't been to other countries, he'd barely left the castle or the capital, but he was positive there was no one else like Sorrel. "You're absolutely hopeless." She scoffed with a soft shake of her head, casting him a grin. "He has like, a dozen nicknames for me. His name is hard to shorten. So I gave him a new one." "Oh, I noticed all the sickeningly cute nicknames." He lightly shoved her arm, pushing her a few inches away as he faintly blushed. She smirked when he rolled his eyes, trying not to smile.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 1:00 AM

Lu (19): Oh, I'd have to think of a good name once I got it home. But I have a box with little things like that, so it would be right at home!

Sorrel: I'd probably give it to Lu if I found a neat rock, he'd be able to tell me what kind it is.

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 12:47 AM

Lu is so kind even after everything he's gone through. He's learned there's safety in keeping stronger people happy with him, so it's a familiar place to be. And in spite of that he's still a good man who just wants to be loved.

I love that Sorrel is SO in love⬇️

#AwesomeCharacters #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 2:29 AM

Lu (19): Oh, um... I mean, I don't have a lot of problems anyway. And when I'm with Sorrel, I don't really worry about anything. But I would like to have a normal relationship where we could tell people. That'll change eventually though! I'm sure of it.

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 10:27 PM

I think all my antagonists are very punchable. Surviving that opportunity is unlikely 😅

I think there's a few times they'd want to violently shake sense into Lu, but so does everyone else 😂

#AwesomeCharacters #VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 7:24 AM

Quote from Gabriel while writing tonight.

"If one good deed does not a hero make, then how does one bad act create a villain?"

#VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 3:04 AM

#TWPGE

Mom

#VeilOfStarlight

@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:49 PM

Sid: I promised Lu I'd keep him safe. The first few times really meant forever, but as we got older it just turned into something I said so he could sleep on bad nights.

#QueerCharChat #VeilOfStarlight

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