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Wren L. Rivers | Author
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They/them | author of queer seafaring fantasy series THE DIVINE ARCHIVE | FLOODWATERS coming Nov. 3rd | BLOOD OF THE GODS summer 2026

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Not sure if you want to commit to reading Floodwaters yet? You can now read the first three chapters for free at www.corvidarcana.com/freebie !!!

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1 43rd Dew, Prosperity 2192 Later designated as the year Great Flood 01 One thousand years before Blood of the Gods Some people died loudly. Others, with nothing more than a whisper. A soldier under heavy gunfire, screaming in agony as blood gushed from her wounds. An elderly man, asleep on his deathbed, slipping into oblivion the moment his visitors stepped out for coffee. Either way, the human body shut down one organ at a time, until it realized there was nothing left to keep alive. But was there any death more torturous than that of a group science project? Eris didn’t think so. He sat draped over the old living room couch, its upholstery worn and matted from far too many years of use, and twirled a blue ballpoint pen between his fingers. He had long since looked away from the notebook balanced on his lap, his gaze trailing lazily around the room. Was there anything more interesting than his homework? It seemed not. His gaze met nothing but woven prayer mats and bland, undecorated walls. He threw his head back over the arm of the couch, catching a glimpse of his companion. Miri Chase was a quiet girl with a bob of brown hair, which curled toward her face like a round, decorative frame. She was a sophomore, though by some manner of happenstance, she’d wound up in junior-level classes. Eris never once considered her, and he would have preferred to continue that streak, if not for Mr. Darren, who had paired them for the final research project of the year. On the first day they worked together, she had looked him up and down, eyeing his mussed blond hair and grass-stained tee shirt, then said, “I can do the whole thing, if you want.” “What?” “I know your type,” she elaborated. “Jocks. You usually make me do all the work.” “Oh. No, I’m not like that.” Now, Miri met his gaze and adjusted her round glasses, her earnest face upside-down from his perspective. She sat cross-legged on the beige loveseat perpendicular to Eris’s couch, holding a library book in her hands. Its pages were stained and creased. “What’s wrong?” “Sue me, but Tree Biodiversity’s Impact on Local Squirrel Populations isn’t the most exhilarating paper we could be writing.” “That’s what we proposed, though. We can’t change it now. Mr. Darren said if the subject isn’t what we proposed, he’ll dock us a letter grade. Remember?”
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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From The Divine Archive’s unnamed sequel: My grumpy MMC being… extra grumpy 😂

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Jonah grimaced at the sheer volume of voices, clattering plates, scraping chairs. Too many people. As he stalked through the crowd, even his sharp, vicious glare wasn't enough to steer people away from him. Other shoulders brushed his. The warmth of bodies seeped into the lining of his suit jacket. In any other circumstance he may have enjoyed the respite from the northern cold, but today the warmth was not unbearably dreadful.
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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I finally have time to start my tarot card project!! I’ve been wanting to do make cards themed after my seafaring fantasy book series for ages 👀

First card: Jonah Morgan, captain of the Vengeance 🌊

#originalcharacter #characterart #tarot #artsky #writesky #writingcommunity
The Hanged Man tarot card. The art is of a light-skinned man with ginger hair. He is upside-down, and his face is at a profile view but he’s making eye contact with the viewer. He wears a long red coat, a gray shirt, and black pants. The background is a starry sunset sky, with one of the stars glinting off the necklace that hangs around his neck. At the bottom, the card has text that says XII The Hanged Man. A blurred out image of the card is in the background, which looks like a few blobs of red, orange, dark gray, and brown. On top of that image is text: Captain Jonah Morgan was damn tired of taking in strays. The logic was simple: a larger crew meant solving more problems, and solving more problems meant caring about more people. The more people he cared for, the more he'd someday watch die. The Divine Archive #1: Blood of the Gods
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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🌊 BLACK FRIDAY SALE 🌊

From now until Monday, December 1st, Floodwaters ebooks and paperbacks are 25% off if you buy direct.

Support a small indie author and give this tragic urban fantasy novella a read!

payhip.com/CorvidArcana...

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A graphic that reads: “BLACK FRIDAY SALE Nov. 27-Dec. 1 25% off when you buy direct Tragic, heartbreaking urban fantasy novella Prequel to a larger seafaring fantasy series! https://payhip.com/CorvidArcanaLiterary The graphic includes the cover image for Floodwaters, which features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean waves. As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top and black at the bottom. In the center is the cover for Floodwaters by Wren L. Rivers. It features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. Surrounding the cover are tropes and descriptions. Going clockwise, starting from the top left corner: Classmates to friends Furious god of the sea Apocalyptic great flood Nerd and jock Tragedy Golden blood Stay alive… out of spite Almost romance, if only they had more time Innocence, desperation, and greed Group science project Classmates to friends As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top and black at the bottom.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Small Business Saturday is coming up soon! You should consider supporting a very, very, very, very, very...very...very small business (I have a book you should read!)

UBL: books2read.com/u/b6wAxp
Buy Direct: payhip.com/CorvidArcana...

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In the center is the cover for Floodwaters by Wren L. Rivers. It features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. Surrounding the cover are tropes and descriptions. Going clockwise, starting from the top left corner: Classmates to friends Furious god of the sea Apocalyptic great flood Nerd and jock Tragedy Golden blood Stay alive… out of spite Almost romance, if only they had more time Innocence, desperation, and greed Group science project Classmates to friends As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top to nearly black at the bottom.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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#SFFChat
From my queer seafaring novel, BLOOD OF THE GODS, coming spring 2026:
(…)had some damn strong opinions about the god of the sea. They didn't seem eager to talk about it today. "The sun's going to set soon. You picked a great time to come up." "I've seen thousands of sunsets. They’re not special." "I think it's breathtaking. The sky. Everything about it-the clouds, the sun, the moon, the stars. The way it could be blue, or orange, or pink..."
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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#SFFChat
I think the biggest difference between our irl world and Midir is the yearly calendar. Midir doesn't have months- just seasons: Dew, Sun, Storm, Frost. Each season has approximately 90 days.

Years are tracked by era. Every time a new era begins, the year starts back at 1.
A screenshot of the date header in chapter one of FLOODWATERS: 43rd Dew, Prosperity 2192 Later designated as the year Great Flood 01 The date header for chapter one of BLOOD OF THE GODS. 5th Storm, Great Flood 1058
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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From my queer seafaring fantasy novel Blood of the Gods:

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When they returned aboard, the tall ginger-haired man grabbed a fistful of their shirt collar, pulling it so tight it constricted their throat. They coughed. Choking was no better than drowning.
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I’m 10,000 years late to the Hades 2 screenshot redraw trend BUT that’s not gonna stop me 😎

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A screenshot redraw from the game Hades 2 featuring an original character. The background is a screenshot from the game, which features Melinoe standing amid a green colored environment full of rocks and plants. The character redraw is of a Black afab person who stands with their arms crossed. Their hair is braided and very long, falling past their hips and out of frame. They are wearing green robes with a brown sash around their waist. Their dialogue box reads: Novika Goddess of the wilds Don’t expect any more favors. I wish to keep my friendship with Einari intact.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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With the US government shutdown affecting people countrywide, now’s a great time to donate to your local food bank!

Donate at least $5 and send your receipt to [email protected] and get a free ebook!

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DONATE TO A FOOD BANK & PROVIDE A RECEIPT GET A FREE EBOOK COPY OF FLOODWATERS! Graphic includes a picture of Floodwaters’ cover, which features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. In the center is the cover for Floodwaters by Wren L. Rivers. It features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. Surrounding the cover are tropes and descriptions. Going clockwise, starting from the top left corner: Classmates to friends Furious god of the sea Apocalyptic great flood Nerd and jock Tragedy Golden blood Stay alive… out of spite Almost romance, if only they had more time Innocence, desperation, and greed Group science project Classmates to friends As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top to nearly black at the bottom.
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Every once in a while I storyboard a scene or two from my WIP. Not because I particularly need to, but simply because I like drawing my stinkos 😂

Poor Jonah’s going through his problematic era in book 2 😭
A sketch of three characters standing next to each other chatting. There are speech bubbles coming from the character on the left, but the speech bubbles are full of scribbles. Underneath, handwritten text reads “speaking in a dead language.” A young man in a high collared coat and a bandana glares and says, “speak in a language I can understand.” A sketch of three characters standing next to each other. All three of them are looking directly at the viewer, staring with blank expressions. A sketch of three characters standing next to each other chatting. There are speech bubbles, but the speech bubbles are full of scribbles. They continue speaking in their language.
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Floodwaters has been out for a total of one day, but hey, why not throw my hat into the ring 😂

If you’ve read Floodwaters, please consider nominating it for the Indie Ink Awards!

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A graphic stating “nominate Floodwaters for the indie ink awards!” Above the text is an image of Floodwaters’ cover, which features a silhouetted hand reaching up from the ocean. The background behind the graphic is a blurred out image of a bookshelf.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I’m Wren L. Rivers, a transmasc author from the USA (they/he)! I just launched a novella—It’s a prequel to my upcoming queer seafaring fantasy series 🌊

Floodwaters is a tragic urban fantasy story about two teenagers trying to survive the wrath of an angry sea god.

books2read.com/u/b6wAxp
An illustration of two hands reaching toward each other. In the background is a stylized image of ocean waves. On top of the image, text reads: AVAILABLE NOW! Floodwaters Wren L. Rivers An image of the cover for Floodwaters, which features a hand reaching out from the ocean. Text on the cover reads: The Divine Archive #0 Floodwaters Wren L. Rivers The cover image has a white border. Behind the image is a blurred out illustration of two hands reaching toward each other.
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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TODAY IS LAUNCH DAY!

My novella Floodwaters, prequel to my seafaring fantasy series, is available to read!!

Universal Book Link: books2read.com/u/b6wAxp
Buy Direct (SIGNED copy!) payhip.com/b/yj9l5

#writingcommunity #booksky #queerwriters #fantasyseries
An illustration of two hands reaching toward each other. In the background is a stylized image of ocean waves. On top of the image, text reads: AVAILABLE NOW! Floodwaters Wren L. Rivers A QR code sits on top of a blurred-out background of an illustration of two hands reaching toward each other. Above the QR code, text reads: BUY DIRECT (Signed copy!) Below the QR, text reads: https://payhip.com/b/yj9l5 A QR code sits on top of a blurred-out background of an illustration of two hands reaching toward each other. Above the QR code, text reads: UNIVERSAL BOOK LINK Below the QR, text reads: https://books2read.com/u/b6wAxp An image of the cover for Floodwaters, which features a hand reaching out from the ocean. Text on the cover reads: The Divine Archive #0 Floodwaters Wren L. Rivers The cover image has a white border. Behind the image is a blurred out illustration of two hands reaching toward each other.
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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*inhales* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Two days until my seafaring fantasy series’ prequel, Floodwaters, drops!! Watch two teenagers stumble their way through their school project, and watch as the god of the sea enacts his rage upon humankind.

#queerwriters #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky #indieauthor
2 days until launch The background is yellow and features a graphic of a sun and ocean waves. 1 no-context quote “Yesterday, Anesh sat at sea level. Today, it was below.” The background is yellow and features a graphic of a sun and ocean waves. 1 trigger warning Child death The background is yellow and features a graphic of a sun and ocean waves. The cover of Floodwaters overlaid on a yellow gradient background. The cover features a silhouetted hand reaching out of the ocean. Text on the cover reads “The Divine Archive #0, Floodwaters, Wren L. Rivers” On top of it is a little text graphic that says “November 3rd, 2025”
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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6 days until Floodwaters drops on Nov. 3rd!!! Add it to your TBR if you like intriguing glimpses into a larger fantasy world, urban fantasy, and tragic endings 🌊

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6 days until launch Text is overlaid in top of a yellow graphic of a sun and ocean waves. 1 trigger warning DROWNING Text is overlaid in top of a yellow graphic of a sun and ocean waves. 1 no context quote “…it was better than looking at Miri. Staring at a grinning clown portrait was much less awkward, even if it was a bit unnerving.” Text is overlaid in top of a yellow graphic of a sun and ocean waves. The cover of Floodwaters overlaid on a yellow gradient background. The cover features a silhouetted hand reaching out of the ocean. Text on the cover reads “The Divine Archive #0, Floodwaters, Wren L. Rivers” On top of it is a little text graphic that says “November 3rd, 2025”
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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There are just 7 days before Floodwaters launches! To hype it up, l’ll be spending the next week posting one trigger warning and one no-context quote.

FLOODWATERS, the prequel to my seafaring fantasy series, launches November 3rd!

#booksky #writingcommunity #queerwriters #urbanfantasy
A graphic reads “7 days until launch” with the seven large and dark blue, while “days until launch” is smaller and written in white. The text sits on the backdrop of an ocean illustration, which was pulled from Floodwaters’ cover. The graphic reads: “1 trigger warning: Major Character Death.” The words “1 trigger warning” are at the top in dark blue. “Major Character Death is bigger and toward the bottom, written in white. The text sits on the backdrop of an ocean illustration, which was pulled from Floodwaters’ cover. A graphic that reads: 1 no-context quote “A hotel? I doubt a god would be staying in a hotel.” The header, “1 no context quote,” is at the top in blue. The quote is toward the bottom, written in white. The text sits on the backdrop of an ocean illustration, which was pulled from Floodwaters’ cover. An image of Floodwaters’ cover. It features a silhouetted hand reaching up out of the ocean. At the top, dark blue text reads “The Divine Archive #0, Floodwaters” and at the bottom, light blue text reads “Wren L. Rivers” The cover is overlaid on top of a gradient background, which starts as light blue at the top and ends as dark blue at the bottom.
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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In just over one week: FLOODWATERS!

My tragic heartbreaker of a contemporary fantasy novella! Follow Eris and Miri as they stumble their way through their science project… and the end of the world as they know it.

#indieauthor #writesky #booksky #queerwriters #writingcommunity #indiebooks
In the center is the cover for Floodwaters by Wren L. Rivers. It features a silhouetted hand reaching out from the ocean. Surrounding the cover are tropes and descriptions. Going clockwise, starting from the top left corner: Classmates to friends Furious god of the sea Apocalyptic great flood Nerd and jock Tragedy Golden blood Stay alive… out of spite Almost romance, if only they had more time Innocence, desperation, and greed Group science project Classmates to friends As a backdrop behind the text, there is an image of underwater, which gradients from light blue at the top to nearly black at the bottom.
October 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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My heartbreaker of a contemporary fantasy novella, Floodwaters, is coming soon. You can add it to your TBR here!

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Follow Eris and Miri as they stumble through their science project… and the end of the world as they know it.

#LGBTQWriteAThon #QueerWriters #Booksky #writesky
An image of golden liquid dropping into a pool at the bottom. Text reads: A GOD'S GOLDEN BLOOD CAN HEAL WOUNDS AND CURE ILLNESS. A top view photo of a crowd. Text reads: MORTALKIND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT. A photo of the ocean. Text reads: AND THE GOD OF THE SEA IS FURIOUS. The cover of Floodwaters, which consists of a silhouetted hand sticking out from the ocean. Text reads: FLOODWATERS WREN RIVERS NOV. 3RD ADD ON GOODREADS & STORYGRAPH!
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social ‘s book, Songs of Broken Bells, is out today!! I’m so excited, this book is SO GOOD. I cannot stress it enough—please go give it a read!! You’ll get super attached to the characters, and then you’ll cry. 🔔

#booksky
Alt text: Softcovers of Songs of Broken Bells laid out in a 2x3 grid. Text in the middle says “Now Available!” Text at the bottom says “50% of profits Oct 17-24 will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund” Cover description: It features the four main characters arranged in a diamond formation, a stained glass design at the top with a sun on one side and shadows on the other, and a string of cracked bells on the sides. Liadan is at the bottom, holding up a candle. She has orange skin, silver hair, black rams horns, and black markings on her arms. She's wearing a green cloak and a yellow dress. Vasil is to her left. He is also holding a candle. Vasil has brown skin with a bark-like texture with patches of paler skin and moss. His hair is brown and curly. He is wearing a green caftan with yellow filigree. Minno is on the right, also holding a candle. They have pale skin, blonde hair with braided sideburns, and round framed glasses. They are wearing a white shirt with part of their kilt (in a brown and blue tartan) draped over one shoulder. Aila is behind the other three characters with her wings wrapped around them. She has pink skin, magenta hair styled in pigtail braids, and small pointed horns. She has a red scarf. Cover art by heavenlystarr (Yune)
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Meet Eris & Miri, the protagonists of my novella Floodwaters!

Eris and Miri are assigned to write a science paper together, and they end up witnessing an end to the world as they know it—devastation by the hands of the furious God of the Sea.

#lgbtqwriteathon #queerwriters #writingcommunity
An illustration of two teenagers sitting on a bench. Behind them is the blurred out brick wall of their high school. The male teenager, Eris, leans forward, one hand on his lap, listening intently. He has blonde hair, pale skin, and wears a blue and white tee shirt & jeans. The female teenager, Miri, crosses one arm over herself. Her mouth is open as though she’s mid-sentence. She has short brown hair and pale skin, and wears a yellow shirt. She has big round glasses.
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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FLOODWATERS IS AVAILABLE ON GOODREADS & STORYGRAPH!! Add it to your TBR!

Floodwaters is my heartbreaker of a contemporary fantasy novella following the story of a cataclysmic flood wrought by the God of the Sea.

#writingcommunity #booksky #writesky
An image of golden liquid dropping into a pool at the bottom. Text reads: A GOD'S GOLDEN BLOOD CAN HEAL WOUNDS AND CURE ILLNESS. A top view photo of a crowd. Text reads: MORTALKIND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT. A photo of the ocean. Text reads: AND THE GOD OF THE SEA IS FURIOUS. The cover of Floodwaters, which consists of a silhouetted hand sticking out from the ocean. Text reads: FLOODWATERS WREN RIVERS NOV. 3RD ADD ON GOODREADS & STORYGRAPH!
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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From my novella Floodwaters, which i SHOULD be marketing more than I am 😂

Coming November 3rd!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky
"I mean, I might be overthinking it. But people are going to react differently to the God King's presence than they would to any lesser god." "Well, we can't exactly ask another god to come visit." Miri laughed. "Yeah."
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Hi #PortfolioDay 🎨!

I’m a character artist from the USA! I especially love doing illustrations & character designs for OC creators and authors, but I do fanart, too.

I work by commission and have availability in November and onwards. DM or email for more info 💖

✉️ [email protected]
An illustration of two teenagers sitting on a bench. Behind them is the blurred out brick wall of their high school. The male teenager, Eris, leans forward, one hand on his lap, listening intently. He has blonde hair, pale skin, and wears a blue and white tee shirt & jeans. The female teenager, Miri, crosses one arm over herself. Her mouth is open as though she’s mid-sentence. She has short brown hair and pale skin, and wears a yellow shirt. She has big round glasses. A digital illustration of a black haired person, Stranger (they/them), with pale skin in a blue shirt, black pants, and brown boots, kissing the forehead of a ginger haired man, Jonah (he/him), with pale skin and a gray shirt. Stranger’s face is mostly obscured, while Jonah has a serene expression on his face. A comic page. The first panel is a close-up shot of the character Finley’s feet as they run. The second panel is a closeup of the portfolio case they’re holding. The third panel is a full body shot of Finley. They have pale skin, red hair, and wear a purple shirt and gray shorts. Their expression is panicked. An illustration of Maggie, who has long black hair with a white streak. She wears a purple shirt that reads “DRAGON DATING DEPOT,” brown cargo shorts, white socks, and red shoes. Behind her is a lot of little illustrations of items in Maggie’s cargo shorts of holding: Clownfish, party member’s left eye, 19 rotten lizard steaks, knitting needles, curtains, magic item that was broken and turned into a straw, mask that looks like a party member’s face, 3 horse skulls, 3 weird rocks, 1 pretty rock, car with flame decals, 10x15 foot ornate rug, melon baller, mushroom glow sticks, 36 lizard teeth, ball pit balls, and a machine’s liver, which is actualy just a cog.
October 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Pride flags, you say? 👀

Quite a while ago I drew this character lineup of the entire crew of the Vengeance—including their pride flags! :D

These characters are from my queer seafaring series, The Divine Archive 🌊

#LGBTQWriteAThon #writingcommunity #queerwriters #writesky
A lineup of characters. From left to right, Stranger, with curly black hair, pale skin, a blue shirt, brown pants, and black boots. Above Stranger is a non-binary and asexual pride flag. Below Stranger is their name, as well as their position aboard the ship: lookout. Jonah is a tall redhead with light skin in a red captain’s coat and a black shirt, pants, and boots. Above him is a thought bubble that says, “leave me alone,” as well as a gay pride flag. Below him, his name, and his position: captain. Karina has shoulder length sandy brown hair and light skin. She wears a light red coat and a purple shirt. Above her is a bi pride flag. Below her, her name, and her position: first mate. Willow is a Black woman with locs, who wears a gray tank top and green pants. To her left, Faye stands, embracing her, with one hand on her shoulder and one on her waist. This woman has Brown skin, an orange jacket, and a black shirt. They are both gunners and they have lesbian pride flags. Mouse is a young boy with long blond hair tied in a ponytail. He wears a white shirt, blue pants, and is carrying a book. He has the asexual pride flag. He is the ship’s engineer.
October 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM