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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 15d

One of the pitches for our novel! 🩵💜💙

c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 15d

Caribbean FAEBOUND X The BRIDGE KINGDOM

To preserve the life of the last bastion of the fae, Summer Queen Cornelia has sacrificed herself 170 painful times. Now a calamitous god has landed, and his heart, harvested, could save her world. If only he wasn’t so lovely.

#DVpit #A #DF #R #F #Latine

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 15d

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c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 15d

Caribbean ONE DARK WINDOW x FAEBOUND

A cursed fae queen must bring a destructive fallen god to his knees and steal his heart to save her dying land. But, he is not what he seems and if she falls for him, it could doom her world to ruin.

#DVPit #A #DF #R #F #Latine #WOC #POC

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coco @cocoglez.bsky.social · Jun 29

the fairies are rooting for you~

the quote "we are rooting for you" in handwritten script and little fairy animals prancing around in circle with sparkles and flowers: there is a puppy fairy, a cat, a frog, a bunny and a little mouse

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c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 19d

Day 3 #DVParty - First Line

A deep green square with quote: "Cornelia could always tell when a date was going to be a waste of wine."

On the bottom right corner it says "ellipsus" which is the name of a collaborative writing app.

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c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 20d

Day 2 #DVParty - Meet the MCs

☀️ Cornelia, a fae summer queen seeks to save her realm & herself from a terrible curse.
🥀 Myras, a ruthless fallen god with the power to save or destroy searches for a lost love.

To be free from the curse she must harvest him, even if love only comes once. #Latine

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c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 21d

A little late to day 1 of #DVParty but hey, better late than never!

Moodboard for EMBERFORGED

A dark epic romantic fantasy featuring a cunning but cursed Afro-Latina Fae queen, a fallen God searching for his lost love, a Caribbean-inspired kingdom, and the slowest of burns ❤️‍🔥

A collage of 9 photos:

1. A golden crown with emeralds with a faded background.

2. Black and white hands on opposing sides, their fingers nearly touching.

3. Lovers covered in fog, the woman nearly pressing a kiss against her lover's nose.

4. Afro-latina woman covered in vines.

5. A marble statue almost kissing.

6. White and grey feathers.

7. A creek surrounded by moss and forest with hundreds of golden little motes of light.

8. A quote of poem by Alfonsina Storni "You, who opened suns in my heart,"

9. A copse of palm trees covered in fog.

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 22d

🟪 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN EI (G-Doc WIP)

THIS IS A DRAFT but overall where my mind's at so those who might be curious or wanting to discuss can jump in! Still sourcing images and links to make a full post on Tumblr to share.

Lmk what y'all think! #genshinlore

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 24d

One of the pitches for #PreDV! If you’re interested in diverse authors check out all the amazing people participating in the event! 💜

c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 24d

Caribbean ONE DARK WINDOW x FAEBOUND

A cursed fae queen seeks to save her mist-ravaged land, but to do so, she must outsmart and seduce a fallen god who will stop at nothing to obtain his own desires, even if it dooms the world in the process.

#PreDV #A #DF #F #R #Latine

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Little Lyre 🎻🎶 @littlelyre73.bsky.social · 25d

This is now LIVE!! Please come and have a listen, I poured all my love for Genshin into this one 🥹

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsCj...

#GenshinImpact #LittleLyreCover

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 25d

That was lovely! What a beautiful arrangement! 🩵

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 26d

that’s such a fun idea!

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · 26d

Hi everyone, I’m 1/2 of writing duo @cnbelmarie.bsky.social and if you’re into epic dark romantic fantasy with a Caribbean twist 🌴🧚 I hope you’ll check us out as we embark on our writing journey! #writersky #writingcommunity

c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 26d

Hi! 👋 We are Cristal & Nicole, two Dominican writers who drink way too much cafecito. Currently, we're getting ready to query our slow burn, Caribbean-inspired dark romantic fantasy novel featuring fated lovers bound by a vow in death. #writersky #writingcommunity

A collage of images inspired by a dark romantic fantasy novel. There is a text that reads "The vow burned through her heart, a cage of fire and bone locking shut."

Top row is a woman wearing a white dress and pearls, back facing us, with white flowers plastered across her back. Next image is a broken sky with bleeding light. Next to that one is a man long white hair, his back to us, wearing dark clothes.

Middle row is a woman made of fire. Next image is a shadow of two lovers almost kissing, their hands almost touching, one of them floats above. The last image on this row has a fallen angel with dark wings, his hand extended.

Last row features a woman's hands open, covered in gold dust. Next image is a crown of golden laurels with white flowers set over an open book. Last image is a hand covered in strings of purple energy, almost reaching out.

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c.n. belmarie @cnbelmarie.bsky.social · 26d

Hi! 👋 We are Cristal & Nicole, two Dominican writers who drink way too much cafecito. Currently, we're getting ready to query our slow burn, Caribbean-inspired dark romantic fantasy novel featuring fated lovers bound by a vow in death. #writersky #writingcommunity

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Sep 9

Running a little late for today’s stream so I’ll push it to 6:00 pm est! Ttys! 💜

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌌⚓️ INCOMING TRANSMISSIONS

LIVE FROM THE MOON @ 5:00 PM EST🌙

✨Patreon: patreon.com/cristalmarie
✨YouTube: youtube.com/cristalmarie
✨ Twitch: twitch.tv/cristalmarie
✉️ Biz: [email protected] #CristalMarieLIVE

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Sep 4

Final #preview of #Dragon #RaidenEi Theory before I publish it this week!

Did you know the twins are based on the creator gods Izanami and Izanagi, and that at one point in the myths, the birth of Ryujin (the Dragon) is attributed to Izanagi? The same Ryujin known as Watatsumi!

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 27

I don’t want self-driving cars. I want clean and safe trains that reduce environmental impact.

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 19

#Preview of #Dragon #RaidenEi Theory (Part 4) - Narukami island is shaped like a Magatama, and isn't it an interesting coincidence that the same island that symbolizes "the homeland" of Shogun is shaped like the "homeland" in Apep's Heart of Oasis?

#GenshinLore #GenshinTheory

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 16

Noooooooo maybe we can summon it back with candles and dandelion wine???

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 15

#Preview of #Dragon #RaidenEi Theory (Part 3) - Despite her more obvious lunar references, Raiden Ei also has some of the coolest solar motifs in the game: resonating with the themes of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and other local legends.

#GenshinLore #GenshinTheory #KannaKapacitr

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you for letting me know! 💜💙🤍

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 14

⚪️🟤🟣🔵🔴
Should I main the whole fam? 🤣
#HSR #HonkaiStarRail
#Archer #Arlan #Sugilite

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’m also working on an updated version of this theory now that we have a lot more context on the Shades and the Moons + Moon Wheels!

Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 13

The original “Primordial Alchemy” theory (published on twt in 2024) in G-Doc format.

🔶 bit.ly/4eXxPMd

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Cristal Marie @cristalmarie.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here *and on twt!