Side-project sneak peek: Apotheosis (low-fantasty, supernatural romance)

You know how a writer always has ten projects in their head? Lol, well I've currently got Flashpoint, the fae minigame, the island side story for Leas' world, and something called Apotheosis on my list. They all get about 100 words a month because I'm first-priority-focused on L:CoTS but hey, I still have fun with those 100 words! 😂

I wrote a little for Apotheosis this morning. My head's been ricocheting around from topic to topic while Leas' beta begins, and it's been calming to just go where it takes me for a few hours.

The game is a supernatural romance set at an archaeological dig site, where the ROs are a fae, an angel, a demon, and a vampire.

Here's a few sneak peeks of the intro and meeting the ROs:

Intro:

Image 1 Text reads:

*page_break

"...and that's why dinosaurs are great, but artifacts from ancient civilizations are also important to study!"

I finish my little speech and stare down at the second-graders sitting in a half circle around my feet. The children's room of the little museum I'm working at is colorfully decorated with posters about archaeology, crafts, and a sand pit with fake pottery and fossils. It's a town favorite, and always busy.

"So you [i]never[/i] found even [i]one[/i] dinosaur?" a little blonde boy asks, somehow managing to look unimpressed while snot drips from his nose.

[i]So help me, kid...[/i]

//choice

*choice
    #I give a pained smile. [i]Mila owes me so badly for taking her shift.[/i]
    #"No, but who knows? Maybe you'll be the first to find one at our dig site," I chuckle, unbothered.
    #"Hey Izzy," I call over the students' heads at my coworker. "When's Mila coming back?"

//they bring in a new shipment of artifacts, mc feels called to one box.

Meet RO:

 Image 2 text reads:

*elseif angel_gender = "nonbinary"

 A hand enters my vision and shuts the book firmly. The effect vanishes.

"Are you alright?" a steady voice asks to my right in a laser-focused tone.

I gasp, filling my lungs with air and trying to remember when I'd stopped breathing. I turn and see a person with sun-kissed skin standing beside me, scanning my face and body like they're looking for an injury.

Meet RO:

Image 3 text reads:

*elseif demon_gender = "nonbinary"

A large hand enters my vision and snaps the book shut. The effect vanishes.

"Welcome to the nightmare," a voice low as a low roll of thunder says to my left. "Time to go, human."

I gasp, filling my lungs with air and trying to remember when I'd stopped breathing. I turn and see a person fair skin so flawless it reminds me of moonlight on a lake, save for the scar that cuts through the right side of their lips.

Meet RO:

Image 4 text reads:

*elseif fey_gender = "nonbinary"

A hand enters my vision, and smoothly shuts the book. The effect vanishes.

"Now, now," a voice like music murmurs at my ear. "That's enough, sweetheart. Leave magical mischief to the professionals."

I gasp, filling my lungs with air and trying to remember when I'd stopped breathing. I turn to face the voice and see a person with skin as dark as a moonless night's sky, their grey eyes glinting like stars as they look down at me in amusement.

Meet RO:

Image 5 text reads:

*elseif vampire_gender = "nonbinary"

A hand enters my vision and shuts the book. The effect vanishes.

"Poor little sunlight," a quiet voice murmurs beside me.

I gasp, filling my lungs with air and trying to remember when I'd stopped breathing. I turn and see a person with tawny skin and eyes so dark I can't tell iris from pupil.