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@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 3:54 PM

This is part of Sid's backstory and I doubt it will make it into the main series, though I'd like to put it online somewhere at least. It was too damn fun to write to not have *somewhere* to share it.

CW: murder mentioned, dead body

#WritingPrompt #VeilOfStarlight #VOSsnippets

Sid smoked a strongly spiced cigarette wrapped in Percival's coat in the armchair. He'd stolen the cigarette from an inner pocket of the coat as well as the Major-General's pants. If he was going to be arrested and executed, he deserved to wear pants in his opinion. He certainly wasn't wearing whatever remained of the dress on the floor. He blew a few smoke rings before glancing at the dress, staring for a moment before checking yet again that Percival was still dead. He really was fond of maroon. The heavy wooden latch from outside the door shifted and he rested his head against the back of the chair, taking what he expected to be the last drag of any cigarette for the remainder of his drastically shortened life. Stella stood back from the door as it gradually opened. He stole another drag of smoke as he curiously watched, waiting for her to appear. Eventually, Stella poked her head around the door, her eyes landing on the bed first. She paused, brow raised before she found Sid. He silently waved once, expression flat as he sighed smoke. "Well… You certainly had an interesting night," she stated, stepping into the room and pulling the door closed behind her. Sid scrutinized her. She wasn't horrified. She wasn't shocked. She didn't even seem concerned. He watched as she calmly approached the bed and laid a hand on Percival's chest. She looked back at him with a quiet sigh. "You'll have to leave the coat." She smirked playfully, "Dashing as it is on you." He scoffed, looking away with a shake of his head. "Why didn't you just kill him yourself?" He asked, surprised at how rough his voice sounded. "Now, dear Sid, when did I ever even suggest I wanted him dead?" She said with mock innocence, laying a hand on her chest defensively. "I hope I never gave you that impression, did I?" She tutted with a small shake of her head. "A decorated war hero?"
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 2:16 AM

I have something more sinister than spooky.

#WritingPrompt #VeilOfStarlight #VOSsnippets

Barefoot, Lu followed Stella through the living room. His stomach dropped when she passed the door that led to the rooms dedicated to entertaining downstairs. He stopped, watching with growing horror as she continued to the next flight of stairs. Before she noticed, he caught up, heart pounding. He was praying she would lead him to the larger, separate rooms on the first floor across from their front door, for more discreet entrances and exits from court members. Terror twisted in his gut when she turned left toward the next set of stairs. She was going to the room in the basement. The one that locked from the outside. "N-no," he stood at the top of the stairs, on the verge of vomiting. She stopped mid-step without looking back at him. "What was that?"  "Ple-please," he whispered, hand to his stomach as tears began to stream again. "Not… not that. Not there." Stella looked back over her shoulder, expression flat and cold.  "St–mom. Please." "Oh, I'm 'mom' now?" Her brow rose in mock surprise. She climbed back up the steps and took his arm. "Remember this next time you want to avoid seeing someone."
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 12:16 AM

The scene where Lu explains the meaning of his family's names to Sorrel and they talk about the future 🥰

#VOSsnippets #VeilOfStarlight

"'Velum'. Does that mean something in Calorian?" Sorrel asked as he adjusted on his back. He pillowed his skull on Lu's arm, sliding in tighter against his side as Lu wrapped his arm around his shoulders. They were laying naked together in the mill, looking up through the larger holes in the roof to the sky above. Counting shooting stars and searching for constellations. Lu sighed, getting more comfortable. "Loosely, it means 'Veil'. Like… a separation that you can see through." "So… 'Morning Star Veil'? Is that the right translation?" Sorrel glanced at him, hoping he remembered Lu’s formal name. "Yeah," Lu nodded, smiling at him. "Basically." "What's the proper translation then?" "It's… really dramatic." Lu grimaced. "So it's fitting then?" Lu roughly shifted his arm, knocking Sorrel's head forward. Sorrel laughed, rolling to his side to see him clearly. "C'mon, tell me?" Lu huffed, turning his face to hide his embarrassed grin. "'Radiant Morning Star through the Veil of Night'." "Whoa, that's a mouthful." Sorrel raised his brow. Lu rolled his eyes. "The rest of them are just as dramatic. Sid's is 'Silver Twilight brings the Veil of Stars' or something." "What about Nit and Neb?" Sorrel asked curiously. "Uh… Nit is 'Midnight Stellar Veil' and Neb is… 'Veil Hides The Moonlight Star'." "I like your guys' names." Lu chewed his lip for a moment, looking back up at the sky. "I… I think I wanna do the same for my kids. Someday," he quietly confessed. "Well," Sorrel wrapped his arm around Lu's waist, sighing as he rested his face on Lu's shoulder again. "Since they'll be Calorian and you have to carry 'em, I think you should get to name 'em whatever you want. Let's not name 'em after flowers though." Lu slowly held Sorrel closer, his heart pounding. "Y-you-? You want kids with me?" "Of course I do," Sorrel easily replied. "I love you, why wouldn't I want kids with you someday? We don't have to, of course. I just wanna be with you, but kids do sound… I dunno. I like the sound of having kids with you… But if you don't mind being the one to carry 'em since non-Calorians can't, then I don't see wh–" Sorrel gasped, suddenly underneath Lu. Lu's expression was intense, but excited. "You're serious?" Lu asked, arms braced by Sorrel's face. "I-? Yeah? I wouldn't lie to you, but especially not about that." Lu beamed, elated sparks flying as he kissed him. "You'll be a great dad, you know," Sorrel told him, smiling sweetly as he cupped Lu's face. "So will you," Lu replied, kissing him again.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 6:53 PM

John and Briar!! I'm working on eventually getting them a story!

Briar is a shapeshifter, but she is always solid black with only her eyes and mouth/teeth showing as white.

John is just a normal human lol

Briar is Chaotic Neutral to Johns Lawful Good

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Lu wobbled when he took another step, but pressed on, listing sideways with his next unsteady step. The only thing that stopped him from falling was John grabbing his free arm to catch him. Gods damn it all… "Are you hurt?" John asked, holding tight to his arm as he looked him over. Thankfully injuries on Lu would be quickly obvious, especially in the dark. "N-no," he shook his head, still breathing hard. "Just m-my fuckin' chest," he lividly snapped. "Ah, well, that's fine then," John snickered as he slipped his arm around Lu's back to hold him steady. Lu weakly chuckled as John guided him further up the path toward the Quarter-Master's wagon. John sat him on a barrel and gave his shoulders a reassuring squeeze. "Oh-! Good gods, Briar!" John quietly snapped, half-laughing at his casually-naked wife when she appeared. He jerked off his shirt and shoved it at her. She scoffed. "You know this won't fit m–" "You can make yourself smaller! Cover yourself!" He interrupted in a harsh whisper, holding it over her chest. "You do realize I–?" "I am aware you are a shadow. I do not care!" Briar snorted, indulging her husband and holding the far too small garment over her torso that was already modestly hidden by her rolling black form. "He's fine, by the way," she added, disappointed. "I figured. The man lost an arm once." John scoffed. "What happened?" Briar asked Lu. Lu heaved a sigh, absently rubbing his chest before he dropped his hand to his lap. "I left him. He… did not take it well." He chuckled dryly, fading into another sigh. "About fuckin' time." John said with a firm nod of approval as Briar tipped her head back with a sigh of relief. "What?" "You know how many times I've had to convince Briar not to go kill him?" John somberly asked. "Too many," Briar bitterly interjected. "Yeah, 'cause I'd've helped and where would that get us?" John very quietly shot back. "A world without him," she replied with a smirk in her voice.
@rhysackhurst.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 3:55 AM

A quick scene where Stella makes a short, but very unwelcome appearance.

CW: Body shaming, transphobia

Lu's convinced his sister Nebula to switch clothes with him at a ball so he can secretly dance with Sorrel. (They look very similar, it's a good plan.)

#VeilOfStarlight #VOSSnippets

"Are you tw–? Are you wearing one of Lu's dresses?" Sid asked with a grin, doing a double-take after he opened Neb's bedroom door. He was stunned at the sight of Lu helping her lace the back of a black and silver corset that complimented the black and dark blue of the mostly sheer dress. "Not like she would fit in anything else," Stella snidely remarked as she leaned around Sid to see for herself. "Flat-chested and boxy as she is…" Neb quietly looked away, resting a hand just under her ribs. Lu bit his bottom lip to contain his furious comeback, pausing for a second without looking at Stella before he continued gently tightening the lacing. "It suits you, actually. Maybe you should stop trying to fix what you can't change and jus–" "Don't you have somewhere to be?" Sid snapped, glaring at her. "You were mad they're running late and you're still here?" Stella scowled at him, her perfectly made-up face twisting to something ugly. With an irritated huff, she left. Sid took a step inside and shut the door behind him, locking it. "Okay, that looks fucking incredible on you, but what the hells is going on?" He asked with warm excitement. "Uh, Lu convinced me to try something different." "Have you seen yourself yet?" Neb softly shook her head, looking down. "I wanted it to be a surprise," Lu told Sid with a smirk. "Stella was definitely jealous," Sid told her. Neb scoffed. "Doubtful. You know… considering." She commented bitterly as she looked down, her toes anxiously curled in her socks, peeking out beneath the hem of the dress… Down the front of her flat torso. Lu intentionally interrupted her self-conscious gaze by stepping in front of her to adjust the bow at the top of the low neckline above her sternum. Sid took her hand, getting her attention with a quick smile before Lu guided her backward to sit at her desk chair.