Coming Attractions (M Seeking F)

[Darkcide]

Greetings, my name is Darkcide and I wanted to present a new thread to house all of my RP ideas, with numerous ones omitted in place of storylines I genuinely want to do. All of the inspiration pictures are going to be hosted, and hopefully people will actually read this thread and not post in it. Please send a pm as opposed to posting in this thread, and before you pm me? Please refer to my O/O's page. Though be mindful, just like this page, that page will be undergoing some major revamps.

Seriously, Do Not Post In This Thread. I Mean It.

Crime

The Rez

Genre(s): Crime, Modern.
Setting: Indian reservation in the American Southwest.
Influence(s): Scalped, Hell or High Water, Wind River
Protagonists: Former lovers. An undercover fed, and the activist daughter of the tribal chief.
Antagonist(s): The tribal chief, and his criminal enterprise.

Plot:The two of them grew up together on a reservation. She was full-blooded native, and he was half, which opened him up to a bit of scorn. He grew up getting into constant fights as he grew up, and had a massive chip on his shoulder. The two of them were inseparable, and they were childhood sweethearts. One of the boys they grew up with also fancied her, and he became bitter enough over time to try and force himself on her when they were teenagers. Her hotheaded boyfriend would nearly beat the kid to death, necessitating his mother sending him to live with his father's family. This understandably left both of them heartbroken. She was the only thing he missed about that place. The poverty, the misery and the crime. Her father on the other hand is the most powerful man on the reservation. She was an activist and she opposed her father, and all of his dealings. If it wasn't for that familial relationship, she probably would have been killed by that point. She wanted a better life for the people on the reservation. Tribal chief, and Sheriff of the tribal police. Years later he'd realize his dream project, opening a casino to provide many of the people in the tribe with jobs, supplemented in large part by his drug trade. She however absolutely despised her father. He was a brutal, corrupt man who was a complete and utter control freak. The two exes would be reunited when he returned to the reservation. He was a noted military veteran, and her father wanted him to stay, and offered him a job as a member of the tribal police. As it turns out, he is actually a federal agent, there undercover to bring down her father. Their complicated and unresolved feelings for one another however threatens to completely ruin his assignment.



The Eye of Chaos

Genre(s): Crime, Modern, Psychological Thriller.
Setting: Los Angeles, California
Influence(s): Mindhunter, Hannibal, Luther, Dexter.
Protagonists: An empathic federal agent, and his sociopathic, prodigy of a partner.
Antagonist(s): A cabal of serial killers.

Plot: He was a legendary, if controversial figure within the Bureau, famed for his intellect and ability to wrap cases, but he was not afraid to breach protocol or even outright break the law to bring in cases. A cerebral, and intense man who hunted the absolute worst of the worse. The job wrecked hell on his personal life, but it gave him a unique insight into the minds of serial criminals. She was brought in to smooth out his rough edges, but also to learn under him. Considered something of a prodigy, with a genius-level IQ. She had several degrees to her name despite her young age, scored in the top percentile, and worked her ass off to become a special agent, solely so she could profile. Unbeknownst to her superiors, she was in all actuality a high functioning psychopath who used her job as a profiler as a means of self-validation. That, and for unspecified reasons she had a strong disdain for people with the sorts of mental illnesses she had, that did what the criminals they hunted did. She was highly adept at recognizing emotions, and replicating those emotions herself, but it was just that. It wasn't genuine, and there was a huge part of her that wanted to. When the two were partnered up, it didn't take him very long to recognize this in her, but she proved somewhat fascinating to him on a psychological level. As he did her, because of his high degree of empathy. He'd never met anyone like her, and her intelligence and self-control were great enough to regulate her behavior. Plus, she was highly adept at interviews, even more than he was as she lacked his belligerence and barely contained disdain for perps. In the process of working together, she found herself growing quite drawn to him as well. He was separated from his wife, and hopeful of a reconciliation but she'd already moved on. His partner began to insinuate further into his life, and a highly unconventional relationship slowly blossomed, even if he was initially unwitting in this whole thing. The two found themselves in the midst of a huge, and particularly disturbing case. They were not aware right away, but a small group of highly motivated and methodical psychopaths were involved in a contest with one another, leaving bodies in their wake.



The Score-

Genre(s): Crime, Modern, Heist.
Setting: Las Vegas, Nevada
Influence(s): Payback, 3000 Miles To Graceland, The Asphalt Jungle, Dead Presidents.
Protagonists: Two criminals take part on a heist, must go on the run.
Antagonist(s): The mob, their former employer.

Plot: She was a world class hacker, one who found herself becoming a criminal through a series of unfortunate circumstances. He on the other hand was professional muscle. He had no love for what he did, but he was good at it. Both of them were brought in as a part of a crew, and both of them were looking for ways out of their respective lives. The two would discover something of kindred spirits in one another, and over the course of working together, they would get to know each other very well. Their next job was going to be a casino, the payoff would be enough to settle all of their debts. It was going to be their last job. The heist was a success, to a degree, even though things went bad. One of the men was shot dead, due to a trigger-happy member of the crew. As if things couldn't get worse, they discovered they hit a mob bank, and after a series of betrayals, the two of them are forced to work together to try to survive the mob, their backstabbing cohorts, and escape with their money so they can start a new life.



Ties That Bind Us

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Romance
Setting: Los Angeles
Influence(s): Training Day, Harsh Times, End of Watch, Menace II Society
Protagonists: Former cartel princess, former soldier.
Antagonist(s): Gangbangers

Plot: Their upbringings couldn't be more different. She grew up as the daughter of a Cartel boss and was used to a life of luxury and lavishness. She didn't get exposed to her father's life until a kidnap attempt by some of his enemies when she was a child. Eventually her father would get extradited to America and locked up for life. In an effort, to separate herself from his crimes, she got American citizenship and emancipated herself completely from her family. Leaving a vast fortune behind and starting from scratch in Los Angeles. That meant living in a not-so-great neighborhood with some cousins, and working, and putting herself through school. He on the other hand had grown up in group homes, and he had to come up hard as a result. Life for him was either going to be prison, or he had to do something drastic to get out, and so he enlisted when he was able to. Not because of any sense of duty, or anything like that. He wanted a way out, and he was able to do pretty decent for himself. Getting some medals and doing a couple of tours before leaving. He came back to Los Angeles, and avoided a lot of the temptations that were out there with the people that he used to know, and he set about on trying to get his life together. She mostly kept to herself, but she got a lot of unwanted attention from a lot of unwanted guys. Including a shot caller that her cousin knew. She'd meet the former soldier at the community college she attended, in a class they shared together. It was like looking into a mirror, with how he kept to himself, but he really wouldn't get on her radar until he offered to walk her home when they got out of class late one night. After that, it would seem like the two were going to remain in each other's proximities for a long time moving forward.



Long Hard Road Out of Hell

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Romance
Setting: Las Vegas
Influence(s): Payback, Pulp Fiction, True Romance, Max Payne, Sin City
Protagonists: Escort, Hitman
Antagonist(s): Her employer.

Plot: She worked as a high-priced call girl, and did what she had to, to satisfy debts she'd acquired from an ex-lover. There was a crime boss that had her under his thumb, and she both feared and despised the man. She recently gained a new neighbor in her apartment building, who moved in across the hall from him. He was very quiet, and he kept himself. She became intrigued with him, and started to develop a connection with him, when one of her clients followed her to her home and tried to force his way in, making a ruckus. The new neighbor violently removed him from the premise. It turned out, he was there for a specific reason, and he had history with her employer. He used to work for the man. until he was set up one day and left for dead. He'd been a hit man and was particularly feared. Now he wanted vengeance, and he was dismantling the man's organization one by one. Discovering her whole place in the equation, he convinced her to help him in exchange for a way out, and a large payout. In the process, the two would grow closer and develop mutual feelings.


Tartarus

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Setting: Southwest USA, near the border.
Influence(s): Taken, Sicario, Punisher Max, Gone Baby Gone, Man on Fire
Protagonists: Former CIA Agent, Former Fed
Antagonist(s): Slavers

Plot: She was a private investigator, working in finding missing persons. She had worked for the FBI, before getting tired of the bureaucracy. Now she specialized in finding people who had been abducted for whatever reason and had a number of contacts within the agency that she could still reach out to and utilize for the heavy lifting when she located the people. Her most recent case was rocking her to her core, however. Young women were going missing, and she had to go to the deepest recesses of the underworld for leads. She discovered it was some outfit of slavers, that would force the women into prostitution. The men were killers, and they were operating on both sides of the border, which made things difficult. She would encounter another interested party in the case, one who wasn't interested in working within the confines of the law. She didn't know who he was, but he was ruthlessly effective and had a personal stake in the case. The man was a former CIA special operations officer who worked a lot of bloody assignments before stepping away from the life. It turns out that one of the girls that was taken, was the daughter of a former colleague of his, and his goddaughter. He was cutting a bloody swathe to either get her back, or to avenge her for her parents. She would encounter him when she got a bit over her head, and was in a bad situation, and he came in, and killed all the men in the building. She would find out who he was, and she would reach out to him, offering to combine resources with him, and to work with him.



Got Yourself A Gun

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Setting: Major City
Influence(s): The Sopranos, The Wire, Snowfall
Protagonists: A therapist, a career criminal
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: The trauma she'd experienced in life led to her becoming a therapist. She was genuinely empathetic and had a desire to help others. She's great at remaining professional, and not getting emotionally invested. Her latest client challenges everything she thought she knew. He was a career criminal and collected on debts for crime bosses. It wasn't a life he was overly fond of, but circumstances had placed him where he was. He started to see a therapist of his own volition and would eventually start to open up about feeling conflicted about his work. A part of her knew she should have turned him in, but she really felt for him, the life he lived was kind of enthralling for her, and she was embarrassingly attracted to him. So, she continued to see him, and the two would grow closer. She had an ex-boyfriend who had been terrible to her and refused to get out of the picture. Her client found out about it, and dealt with the man, which only served to bring her closer to him. She became conflicted as she wanted to become involved with him, but knew it was unethical. Despite herself, it wound up happening.



Gimme Shelter

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Setting: On The Run
Influence(s): Bonnie & Clyde, Payback, GTA 6, Queen & Slim, Sons of Anarchy, History of Violence, True Romance, Natural Born Killers
Protagonists: The daughter of a crime boss, a hitter he betrayed. 
Antagonist(s): Crime family, police. 

Plot: She was the daughter of a crime lord and lived in a gilded cage. Her father was extremely controlling and tried to rule over every aspect of her life. The only real bright side she has was the passionate romance she shared with his best hitter. The guy had been working for her father since he was a teenager. She'd lost her virginity to him and had been with him for years. Eventually, her father would discover the relationship, and he was incensed. He set the guy up to be killed but hadn't counted on him surviving the murder attempt. He killed the men who tried to kill him, and he came back and killed her father. Taking a large amount of money, the two made a break for it, trying to get out of the country while being pursued by the rest of the organization, her brother, and law enforcement. 

[Darkcide]

Of Asses & Curvy Women

Call Out My Name

Genre(s): Slice of life, Smut.
Setting: Open
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Internet-age celebrities.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was a curvy beauty, one who had learned to appreciate her thicker figure and who had turned her lifetime of nerdiness into a successful run as a cosplay model. She had a channel, she had a large number of fans, was highly active in social media and she frequently got donations from those fans. It gave her a bit of a rush knowing how desired she was, but she in turn was very picky when it came to her own desires. Until she met him, then she fell hopelessly in love at first sight. The guy was a musician, his group were local but enormously popular and at the center of a bidding war of sorts between labels. Gorgeous, intelligent, and built like a brick shit house. Plus, he was every bit as nerdy as she was. It didn't hurt that she was into his music and had frequently touched herself to it. They met when his group was doing a casting call for their latest video, and she was one of the women selected to be in it. They immediately clicked, and she agreed to go out with him for a drink. When they went to her place, she invited him up, and was determined to make him hers. So she went that extra mile, and she tried things she'd never tried before. It was a new experience for both of them, and it paid off. He was very much interested. Both parties wouldn't necessarily spread it out loud, but there were some jealousies and insecurities on both sides. He was a handsome rocker, he had a lot of female fans, and the idea of him indulging in groupies gave her cause for concern. She was a well-known cosplayer, and the amount of attention that she got from men, along with the very risqué pictures she took? Made him uncomfortable. Especially because she would do live streams interacting with those male fans, and they sent her money and gifts. But at as they continued to see each other, they dove deeper into different kinks, finding a comfort with one another to really go to odd places. After a while, both realized they absolutely loved attention, and so they took a very bold step. They released a video of themselves having sex. It received an overwhelming amount of attention, and they decided to go all in with the concept, making money and satisfying that itch for themselves in the process.



If At First, You Don't Succeed

Genre(s): Slice of Life, Kink
Setting: Los Angeles, California
Influence(s): The Affair
Protagonists: Two young professionals, drifting in/and out of each other's lives.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: He liked her body, he liked it a whole lot. They had both been young professionals, and she had met him off Match. It wasn't just his looks, he had that intangible 'it' factor, and they hit it off well. He would comment on how amazing she was, but it'd become evident he was always holding back. The level of control he had was staggering. Their sex life was vanilla, but quite satisfying. He was quite good, and she became quite needy which had the effect of seemingly pushing him away. Months went by, and she thought of him constantly, especially as she started to have darker fantasies. She'd never given BDSM a try, but she imagined letting him dominate and do to her whatever he wanted, and the videos she watched became more and more intense. After a lot of deliberation, she created a profile on a fetish site, and she wound up running into him on there. She sent him a message, to touch bases, but didn't expect him to respond. To her surprise, he did. It was casual initially. She'd never known about his interest in the lifestyle, but it made perfect sense in retrospect, and they eventually discussed it. She knew she wanted to try it, and she invited him over. She knew ultimately that she had the control, even if she was relinquishing it, and she wanted to dip her toes in and discover her comfort level. It was intense, it was unreal, and it completely overwhelmed her. They met a few more times for similar sessions, but then she would pull away. Unable to be that wrapped up and utterly consumed by someone. Even years later, and married, those feelings for him were still there. Her husband wasn't capable of doing for her, what her ex did, and when he reached out to her, and let her know he was back in town? She knew it was a terrible idea, but she went for closure. One thing led to another, and he had her wrapped around his finger once more. This time, he had no intentions of letting her get away, and he wanted to own her in mind, body and soul.



Full-Service Position

Genre(s): Slice of Life, Kink, Workplace, Dubious Consent
Setting: Mobile
Influence(s): The Affair, Succession, Mad Men, The Fall of The House of Usher
Protagonists: A powerful executive/fixer, his assistant.
Antagonist(s): Arguably the MC

Plot: She worked hard as hell to get where she was. She was a young, gifted, curvy executive assistant standing at the edge of the position of a lifetime. She had always had a very prominent backside. It'd been something she'd gotten teased relentlessly for growing up, she felt insecure about it, even to that day. As she became an adult, the attention towards it, and her shifted a lot. She got catcalled. Men always found excuses to stare, and to touch it. And it was paid a lot of attention to sexually. She'd been with her partner for a longtime. But the relationship had been in a rocky place for a long time. He wasn't that ambitious, or appreciative. And their sex life was very, very vanilla. Attempts to spice it up were met with failure, and she was endlessly frustrated in that regard. She worked for a very successful marketing/advertisement firm that worked with a lot of huge corporations. The man she was potentially going to be working for, was a fixer with a highly intimidating reputation. He was called in as a crisis manager for their clients, and he would fix reputations, and make problems go away. He was exceedingly well compensated for his efforts, and the man was spoken about in hushed whispers. When she actually met him, he was nothing like what she'd been expected.

He'd been gifted as a youngster, testing into, getting into, and then leaving Mensa as a youth from boredom. He came from a highly troubled background and had raised himself up in a big way. As a result of his life up to that point, he was somewhat cold. He was not an easy person to get to know, and he threw himself wholeheartedly into his work. Also, he was astoundingly attractive, and younger than she'd been anticipating. There was something genuinely magnetic for him, and before she accepted the position, he made his expectations very clear. He traveled a lot because of the nature of his work, which meant she would be traveling a lot. And because the position was full service, it would mean attending to all of his needs. Even in the sexual sense. She was uncertain for obvious reasons, including being in a relationship, but between her dismay with her boyfriend, her attraction to him, and her ambition, she decided to sign the contract. Her new boss had some very particular kinks, and he was a very demanding lover who pushed her into a whole new ballgame sexually, she also found that she'd never been with anyone like him and even when she was uncomfortable with new things, she absolutely enjoyed it. Especially the things that were more centered around her ass, which were new experiences for her. His ambition rubbed off on her, and the two grew closer. She learned more about him than anyone else on earth, and both parties began to wonder if something truly and genuinely romantic was possible between them.



Nothing Butt

Genre(s): Slice of life, Smut, Dubious Consent
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: YC
Antagonist(s): MC

Plot: She'd never been with anyone like him. Her dating life up to that point had been safe. A bunch of vanilla guys who were the sort she was always told she should be with. None of them had ever truly excited her. There was no real mystery or darkness to them. She'd developed a larger backside as she got older, and it was something that seemed to intimidate a lot of the guys she was with to a degree. Several of them liked it well enough, but they did not know how to handle a woman like her. It'd taken entering a completely different place in life for her to find a man that genuinely excited her. She lived in the same apartment building as him, and the two noticed each other in passing immediately. When a Tinder date gone wrong, led to a guy showing up to her apartment uninvited, and making a scene, her neighbor handedly dealt with him, and invited her over to talk, since it was clear she was shaken up. She didn't expect to open up to him. She didn't expect to spend the night, for security of course. And she hadn't expected to sleep with him. The sex was out of that world, and she was hopelessly infatuated with him. He was caring and considerate sure, but he had touch of darkness to him, and he was very take charge. 

Sex with him was a lot kinkier than anything she'd ever imagined, and definitely rougher at times. She loved it, which was good. Because they had a lot of it, and while it could definitely leave her sore, and be a good deal to handle at times, this was the man she'd been looking for. He was especially infatuated with her backside, and he'd frequently smack it, or would play with it during sex. The idea of trying anal with him, however, did not enter into the equation. It was too much to try, and he was far too large to try it with. Still, she got used to him stimulating it, while he had sex with her, and it became an enjoyable part of their intimacy. The degree to which he loved her backside was empowering, and she couldn't help but to tease him at times, and to needle at his desire to have her there. It was on a romantic getaway, when they were trying bondage, that he took the choice out of her hands. There were a multitude of emotions there, and to her distress, she'd gotten off like she'd never had before, but she couldn't stay with him. Not after that. So, she ended things, and she avoided him like the plague. Dating and sex after him just weren't the same however, he'd ruined other men for her. She thought about him more and more. She had more and more dreams where she dreamt of him, and that, and the worst part was, she knew how deeply he felt for her, and she felt just as deeply for him. Against her very own judgement, she reached back out to him, and she made it clear that if he wanted that, and he wanted her? It was going to be on her terms. 

[Darkcide]

School Days

Are You That Somebody?

Genre(s): Slice of life.
Setting: A private university somewhere.
Influence(s): A Whole Lot of 90's teen movies.
Protagonists: Queen Bee/Outcast
Antagonist(s): Public perception.

Plot: She was easily the most popular girl on campus. Her looks, body, intelligence and charismatic personality either made people love her or hate her. She was practically treated like royalty by her peers, and she loved it. When provoked, she could be an absolute bitch and tear people down to size without any effort on her part. She was dating a guy who was seen as perfect by everyone who wasn't in the know, but she was doing it more because it was expected of her than anything else. The guy was boring, didn't have a personality, and she refused to sleep with him after the tragedy that was their one time together in which he was absolutely terrible. To find excitement, she has gone elsewhere.

The guy she was currently seeing on the side was the total opposite of her boyfriend. A definite outsider, who is a non-conformist and somewhat eccentric. He loathes popular people and tends to not care what people think about him. He doesn't come from money like her, and her friends and it reflects in where he hangs out as well as the people that he associates with. Despite this, he's genuinely exciting and by far the most adept lover she's ever had. The two of them are intimate with one another although it is kept a secret from everyone. Even though she tells herself it is strictly about the sex and the excitement between the two of them. She actually has very real feelings for him and gets quite jealous as he does see other girls. She's aware he doesn't fit in her world, and she doesn't fit in his but that doesn't change how she feels and when he's with another girl or flirting or anything? He can expect to hear it from her later, especially as she starts finding excuses to spend more time with him and he finds himself genuinely confused because one minute she's gushing and extremely affectionate and the next she's berating him or reverting to her mean girl personality as a means to keep up her defenses so to speak. On his end, he didn't foresee anything happening and saw her tendencies as her acting out. Nothing more.



Behind The Mask

Genre(s): Slice of life.
Setting: N/A.
Influence(s): A Whole Lot of 90's teen movies.
Protagonists: Two friends, navigating feelings.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was mean, flat out mean. There was no other word for it. Possessive, controlling, jealous, capable of being downright nasty to people, vengeful, sarcastic, and something of a bully. She had dark sensibilities to her and was very much interested in things that other people found disturbing. Despite some of her character flaws, she was very much an individual. In an age where most people are afraid to be, she was able to stand out amongst the crowd and she didn't back down from anyone. Hell, most of the campus feared her. Yet that stood in contrast to just how beautiful she actually was. The girl was amazingly pretty, to the point where it seemed unreal despite her sense of fashion. She had a very small circle of friends, and she had a boyfriend that meant the world to her. They'd spent a good deal of their lives together, and he was her rock. With him she let down her guards and she was loving, honest, affectionate, and a very deep person who revered her boyfriend. There were reasons for her being the way that she was, and a good deal of it was a defense mechanism. The whole time she was with her boyfriend, she shared a very complicated relationship with a friend of his who could be seen as an almost frenemy.

The guy in question was on good terms with a great deal of the student body, he was outgoing and fairly charismatic. Yet very grounded, and worldly. He had spent a good deal of his life going to different schools around the world and it showed in how mature he was about many things. He seemed to genuinely want to be her friend, yet she was utterly nasty to him. Part of it stemmed from an unwitting attraction. She felt the only guy she should be attracted to was her boyfriend, and that she found him as magnetic and attractive as she did. It seriously bothered her, and she'd never admit it to him. Instead, she'd lash out, though he never stopped trying to befriend her and the two wound up around each other regularly enough.

Things were par for the course until her boyfriend broke up with her. Seemingly from out of nowhere. He said that he loved her, but he had been with her for so long that he needed to find himself. He needed to see what else was out there and he didn't at all blame her, he just wanted freedom and that left her utterly ruined. Everything was a blur, and it didn't feel real but before she knew what she was doing she was at her frenemy's doorstep in the soaking rain, so he readily let her in and tried to find out what happened to her. She told him and she didn't know what to do. It was his first time seeing her cry and such an outburst from her was shocking to say the least. The girl was utterly broken, and he encouraged her to change into something warmer so she wouldn't get sick. Despite the nature of their relationship, she wound up spending the night. It wound up helping a lot, and their relationship greatly improved despite the walls she put up. He became a source of strength for her, and his house became a safe haven of sorts. She wound up staying the entire weekend. He promised her that when they went back after the holiday weekend, he'd stand by her side.

Neither party really said it, but a closeness developed between the two of them and they gradually started to become a couple. As the two became closer, her ex became more jealous, and her parents definitely took issue with it and when it became apparent to the two people actually in the relationship. They both had differing views about what should happen especially as she did not want to put herself in a position to where she could be hurt again. He'd never been in a serious relationship before, and he fell quite hard for her and had never had his heart broken before, so there weren't any walls for him to put up. She was all that he wanted, but she was also a source of endless frustration for him.



Devoid

Genre(s): Slice of life, Drama.
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Manchester by the Sea, Gifted
Protagonists: An educator, and the uncle of a student.
Antagonist(s): N/A.

Plot: She'd always been quite brilliant, a prodigy really, and it had surprised people when she got into teaching. She earned multiple degrees at a young age, and she worked at an academy for gifted students, where she got to form deeper connections with many of her pupils. There was one in particular who she struck up an especially close relationship with. A genius young girl that reminded her quite a bit of herself and had similarly been through trauma. Her father had recently died, and her mother was a train wreck of a woman that was not allowed custody of her and was forbidden from having contact with her. Her guardian was her uncle, who had been her father's younger brother, and who was struggling through many things of his own. He'd been through great tragedy, and his contact with most people was minimal. He'd lost his entire family, and was struggling with the senselessness of it all, grief, and survivor's guilt. He is a shell of the man that he was, but his niece does give him a sense of purpose, and his love for her is obvious. The young girl proving to be emotionally intelligent to a shocking degree wants her uncle to be happy, and she comes to see the teacher as a maternal figure, so she begins to work to try to set the two of them up, thinking they would make a great match. The teacher for her part is quite intrigued with the uncle. They're not far off in age from one another, she is definitely attracted, though she finds how closed off he is to be a bit of a turn off. Still the girl is quite persistent, and she engineers circumstances for the two adults to spend time with one another where they discover they have quite a bit of common ground. It takes time, but he begins to open up, and our teacher discovers the sorts of ghosts he's wrestling with. She knows it probably isn't the smartest idea to try to get involved with someone as broken as he is, but she can't help herself and resolves to try to help him find a way to live again.



Hard Times

Genre(s): Slice of life, Drama.
Setting: Arts University
Influence(s): Good Will Hunting
Protagonists: Two performing arts students.
Antagonist(s): N/A.

Plot: She came from a family of English doctors and lawyers, while he grew up in group homes. Both of them would meet in college, at an Ivy League school. Both were there studying film. He was there on a court release, having been recognized for being a brilliant if unchallenged youth, he was there on someone else's kindness. When he was younger, he'd started a group with a number of friends. They were founded on the basis of protecting their communities from violent skinhead groups, but they'd eventually become a gang. Even for all the violent crimes, he'd been deeply involved in his community with a number of projects they did to improve things there. In the process, he'd made a pretty powerful friend within the film industry who had been working on a documentary and became fascinated with the troubled young man. He'd been the reason why he hadn't served a longer sentence, and he'd pulled strings to get him into the school. He believed in the young man and wanted him to put his talents to better use. He clearly didn't fit in at that university, but that was what had attracted her to him in the first place. They'd met at a bar on campus, and he tore into a group of assholes that were hassling her and her friends, making them look like complete and utter morons. The two talked and both were quite interested in what they saw. He'd never known anyone like her, and he was completely enamored, if intimidated. They came from different worlds, and someone like him would only drag her down. Upon meeting her parents, they pretty much vocalized as much. She didn't care about any of that, she just wanted to be with him. But his reaction to pretty much everything was to focus inward, and to push people away. It was better that way, safer.





Bad Boy Infatuation

Genre(s): Slice of life, Drama.
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Euphoria, Sons of Anarchy
Protagonists: A soon to be college student, the father of a kid she babysits.
Antagonist(s): Her ex

Plot: She recently graduated, and when she looked back on her senior year, it'd been a wild ride. She'd been the Queen Bee of her school, and she recently got out of a long-term relationship. She had a thing for bad boys. Her boyfriend however had been an abusive, toxic asshole. They'd broken up, and gotten back together so many times, it'd been a rollercoaster. But this most recent go round was the final straw for her. After all the hell he put her through, she couldn't do it anymore. He hadn't got the memo, however. She was working her ass off that summer, to save for college, and she worked as a babysitter. Even with the mean girl persona, she was great with kids, and parents liked her. One of her new clients would change her life, however. The woman was quite glamorous and was in a lot of ways what she wanted to be in ten years or so. She was in the midst of a divorce, and she had 50/50 custody with her husband. Despite their marriage coming to an end, they were cordial enough with one another for the sake of their daughter. One day, the kid's father came to pick her up, and she did not expect her father to look like he did in the least. She was instantly smitten. 

The guy rode in a motorcycle club and was a fighter. The girl adored her father, and all things considered, he seemed nice enough despite his looks and assumed badassery. It turned out he was the one who had filed for the divorce, and his wife would privately admit that she'd legitimately messed up with him. Seeing how much his daughter liked her as a babysitter, and how good she was, he began to hire her as well when he had his kid and needed someone to watch her. This led to her spending more time with him. She came to really admire and felt safe with him. She vented about her ex who was not going gently, and so he began to make sure she got home safe. One of those times, he encountered her ex. Tried to warn him off, the guy actually tried to accost the guy, and the situation was rectified very swiftly. She hadn't planned on it, but she wound up kissing him in thanks, and was immediately embarrassed. She was certain she was going to have to stop working for him, but she'd discover to her surprise, that she was not the only one who felt a strong attraction. 

[Darkcide]

Power Trip

Home Is Where The Hate Is

Genre(s): Drama, Kink.
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Cruel Intentions
Protagonists: Step-Siblings
Antagonist(s): Each other.

Plot: Her parents had adopted him years ago, her father had been best friends with his father and after the boy's parents died, they readily took him in. Unfortunately, the two kids did not like one another at all. They were too close to one another in age, and they used to have horrific fights constantly. The rivalry between the two of them intensified until the point where they were teens. The boy had been on thin ice with his behavior. He was always getting into fights; he was always getting in trouble but the final nail in the coffin wasn't even his fault. She took their father's prized Jaguar out for a joyride and wound up totaling it, and then when her parents found out she quickly blamed it on her foster brother. It had reached the final straw and he was sent off to a boarding school. He held onto a lot of rage about the whole thing and refused to visit during the summers or the breaks, eventually emancipating himself and then later enlisting.

The armed forces was where the unruly boy found himself, and he grew and changed a lot. She on the other hand had developed into a sultry and sought after young woman, yet she made many bad choices in life and bounced from guy to guy. She was something of a party girl and her parents took issue with a lot of her choices. Eventually he reestablished contact with his adoptive parents and they grew more and more proud of all the progress he had made and his accomplishments. He had become the good son, and once he completed his four years he returned back stateside where they readily allowed him to stay out the house while he worked on getting his own place and taking care of everything else he needed.

She had no idea this was going to happen and she wasn't at all happy about him being back in the picture, especially as their parents were going to be leaving the house to the two of them while they enjoyed a second honeymoon. Now a man, he still had a lot of ill will towards his foster sister because of what had happened but there was something that both parties felt more than hate, it was a mutual attraction and want born about through unresolved issues on both ends and both of the two foster siblings finally being able to acknowledge privately how attractive the other is. Granted, he expressed his attraction to her by basically forcing himself on her and expressing his distaste at her allowing other men to have her.



The Cell

Genre(s): Science fiction, crime.
Setting: A maximum security prison.
Influence(s): Oz
Protagonists: Two inmates in a co-ed prison.
Antagonist(s): Him.

Plot: In the not-so-distant future, crime had developed to the point where the law made no distinction for genders when it came to incarceration. At a maximum-security prison, the toughest in the state, there was a new experimental unit being ran. It was a fairly controlled environment, but it was set up differently from the rest of the prison. She was in there to be made an example of. Pissing off the wrong people had gotten her a severe sentence in hell. She knew that this was going to wind up being a fate worse than death, and well within her rights to be terrified at the prospect of her incarceration. There were a number of gangs that all contended for power in the big house, they were tribe of sorts that were determined by race. The drug trade was where most of the power came from. The loss of freedom was felt by all, and those who were able to, indulged in comforts from the outside. By far, the most valuable one was women The number of women compared to men was highly disproportionate, and the women who got sentenced to the prison could expect to become sexual slaves that were prized more than men were.

One of the most powerful inmates, and the leader of a large number of black inmates knew in advance this woman was going to be sent to the facility and so he cashed in some favors and used his sway to have her moved into his pod with him. They didn't have her like behind bars, and he readily allowed his underlings to have his old slave as there was a new prospect in town. The inmate was a notorious one, he'd been a prominent drug lord on the outside who was convicted for a number of murders. He was easily one of the most feared men, and even without the muscle his gang provided, he was more than capable of handling himself.

She wasn't a fan of the arrangement, especially of being a slave to this man. He didn't care how uncomfortable she was or how humiliating she found a lot of their activities. She had to satisfy all of his considerable demands and he was definitely possessive of her, demanding full obedience. Yet there were a few benefits. She was afforded a good deal of luxuries in that place comparatively; other inmates weren't going to touch her no matter how badly they wanted to and the guy had power as his disposal. Although she started out highly reluctant at the start of their relationship, she slowly got accustomed to her new life and had realized that sex with her new master was one of the few hobbies she'd be allowed and the only power she had over him. So, she decided to get really good at it, and once she figured out, she could sway him towards certain decisions or trains of thought through his lust? That gave her all sorts of ideas and she became drunk on the power she'd been afforded.



Fixation

Genre(s): Slice of life, Kink.
Setting: Pick a university.
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Former classmates, in a secret relationship.
Antagonist(s): Him

Plot: On campus, she was little Ms. Perfect. She was the sort of girl that all the guys wanted, and he was the sort of guy that girls had always been told to stay away from. He saw her, and he knew he wanted her. What she wanted was immaterial. They'd gone to school together for years, and during his ugly duckling phase he'd lusted after her something fierce. She'd always been an overachiever, and she'd carefully molded the best possible public image. Her GPA was impeccable, she was an athlete, she was on student council, and she was homecoming queen. Underneath the surface though, she had quite a bit of venom to her bite and if people crossed her, they would suffer some sort of repercussions. Whenever guys would ask her out, she was forced to decline and she'd tell them she was spoken for. That was because of the leverage that he had over her. He was physically stronger than her, and he could coerce her into pretty much everything he wanted but that wasn't why she didn't end the whole thing. If he wanted to, he could totally ruin her life. That aforementioned leverage was quite thorough. He had nude pics of her, he had journal entries that she'd logged about people close to her that were absolutely heinous, pictures of her buying drugs, and that was just the tip of the iceberg. They'd been in school together most of their lives, and he'd been a nerd and something of an outcast. After disappearing for two years, he returned in college suddenly very handsome, quite ripped, tattooed, and he wasn't socially awkward anymore. If he'd wanted to, he could have had almost any girl on campus. But not her. That absolutely drove him crazy and he pulled the trigger on his long gestating plan. That material that he'd compiled hadn't been an overnight thing, it'd took a lot of years, a lot of effort, a lot of time and a bit of money to compile but he knew that he'd have to make it worth it for his gambit. Their relationship was a secret one, that was her main caveat. Regardless of how good looking he was, publicly being with him would ruin her image and they didn't remotely travel in the same social circles. When she wasn't being Ms. Perfect, she was very reluctantly allowing him to live out a lifetime's worth of naughty dreams that had been focused entirely on her. His demands were quite steep, and while many were sexual, she was taken back by how a lot of them weren't. Despite the fact that she was an unwilling participant, the fact that she was forced to do stuff that she didn't like was the worst part, that and his somewhat sociopathic tendencies and way of doing things. His feelings for her were obviously deeper than just lust, but he was a lot more attentive and a lot different from her exes. He'd go out of his way to do romantic gestures for her, she found him quite attractive even if she wouldn't articulate it, and he actually worked for her to enjoy it and could get her off against her will, if need be, and he didn't sleep around. He honestly didn't even look at other girls. If she got overly lippy or especially bitchy, she'd receive a spanking but then he'd usually spend a great deal of time going down on her to make up for it. In spite of herself, she actually found herself looking forward to their encounters, even if she continued to protest.

This is the story of their wildly unconventional and inappropriate relationship.



Uncertain Certainties

Genre(s): Drama, thriller, Crime.
Setting: NYC, New York City. 
Influence(s): The Sopranos.
Protagonists: Therapist/Criminal
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was a successful young psychiatrist who had her own demons she was wrestling with, particularly sex addiction. It'd been something she had fought hard to keep under control, and in that regard, she was successfully abstinent though it wasn't easy to maintain. Her biggest weakness was dangerous men, and her latest client would test her in ways she never imagined. She was not able to reveal the nature of what he got up to, but he was a boss in a criminal organization that he'd spent his entire life being courted for. The guy had his own demons to wrestle with, particularly clinical depression and a traumatic childhood. While he was an unrepentant killer, there were many layers to him and he was as conflicted as she was. The guy was in a loveless marriage, and his wife only compounded his problems which led to infidelity on his part. The two were immediately and strongly attracted to each other though she tried her best to keep their relationship professional. Our lovely therapist was both repulsed by his activities and aroused by them. She truly believed she could make a difference in his life, and treat him, but that wasn't it. She quickly found herself infatuated with him and was deeply distressed when he expressed a desire in seeing their relationship become romantic. While she was digging into him, he also dug into her personal life, and discovered a number of things. Particularly that she'd been a victim of sexual assault when she was younger. To prove his dedication to her, he had the man tracked down, and he had him killed. She knew he was responsible without him needing to bring it up, and her inner conflict became more pronounced. Tried as she might, she eventually gave into those feelings and the two became lovers, with her becoming his mistress. After that, things would never be the same for either one of them again.



One Soul, Two Bodies

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: N/A
Influence(s): Game of Thrones, Cruel Intentions
Protagonists: Twins
Antagonist(s): Each other

Plot: They were twins, and they shared a great many things in common. Both of them were hopelessly narcissistic, and neither could be considered a good person by any stretch of imagination. Both created huge problems for their parents, and they shared a fiery love-hate relationship. They would compete endlessly, and they often got into very violent altercations growing up. But if anyone else tried to do anything to one of them, the two would unite and destroy that person. As the two got older, and the boy got bigger, it became far more difficult for the girl to best him in those physical struggles. She was forced to use her mind as a weapon, and she became highly manipulative as a result. Distressingly there was a strong mutual attraction beneath the surface, and when they'd been kids, they'd fooled around and experimented some. Now as College students, however things were growing increasingly tense. She had a boyfriend, and her brother absolutely hated him. Which she was aware of, and she felt delighted about it. Her brother on the other hand saw several different women and would dismiss them just as quickly. The sex that both of them had was fairly conventional, but both harbored darker desires. He was a sadist, and none of the girls that he slept with were into that sort of thing, and they were not willing to let him indulge. She on the other hand was dismayed at how passive her boyfriend is, and she frequently touched herself to thoughts of being dominated by her brother. She knew what he was into, she knew what he was like, and she knew the sort of adult entertainment he enjoyed. Their parents were going away on a trip, leaving the two of them alone for a couple of weeks. Unbeknownst to the adults of the house, the two twins were in the midst of a particularly heated conflict with one another. Their fighting was more frequent, and he'd pissed his sister off to no ends by physically assaulting her boyfriend and throwing him out. She'd not taken that lying down, and she cut into him without mercy. After ruining a late-night visit, he had with a female friend, he snapped on his sister, and he forced himself on her for the first time. That was how their relationship finally shifted. She fought tooth and nail, but by the end of it all, she felt sated for the first time in her life and a torrid affair began. There was no turning back, and both were able to indulge in their vices as they worked to keep the relationship a secret.



Suck 

Genre(s): Smut, Kink
Setting: N/A
Influence(s): NIN records
Protagonists: Two friends delving into kink
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Since she could remember, she'd always had fantasies about being dominated. But then she'd feel a bit of shame shortly after. She was a woman of color, and that sort of imagery took her to very dark places. It brought to mind the slave trade, and she she was admittedly a very afrocentric woman. That had made life difficult for her. She'd grown up in a predominately black area, but there were all sorts of connotations that existed there, and admittedly people could be closeminded. Open sexuality was frowned down upon, and she was not able to explore her desires. She hoped that college would provide a new experience for her, and she was admitted to a prestigious Ivy League school. That was where he came in. Every bit as afrocentric as she was, and the guy just radiated power, he was utterly magnificent, AND he was into her. Like she could see it when he looked at her, and when they had discussions in class, or talked? It was unreal. Which meant she needed to stay far away from him. She had a boyfriend when they met, and while he could be a bit of a dweeb at times, she was loyal, and this new guy had her wanting to be anything but good. Her attempts to be kinkier were usually slapped down, or only very tentatively accepted. There was a lustful phoenix dying to emerge from her, and she knew that the guy was the sort who could free it. For his part, he didn't get the benefit of really growing up around black people. So he'd primarily dated white women, even while becoming more and more opinionated over time. His experiences lent themselves to becoming an angry black man as he got older. His parents were older, and they'd been Panthers. That was where a lot of his views and outlooks came from. Meeting her, he saw something of a kindred spirit, and it turned out he was very much interested in ideas of dominance and submission also. The problem was, that with a lot of his relationships, race play became a thing, and that was something he found wholly offensive and unappealing. He HATED being objectified because of the color of his skin, and even with their school being mostly white, there was notably a black community there, and he for one was excited. The two would become 'friends' and would surprise each other by attending a kink meet and greet. Both were the only people of color there, and both had that deer in headlights look to them until they encountered one another. Her boyfriend had fucked up, and angered her enough to go to the meeting, and seeing her crush there? It wasn't easy, when he stood up for her that night and dealt with some especially aggressive men there? Well, she went back to his room with him, and slowly began to allow him to peel back the layers. Relinquishing even a measure of control to him was the most liberating experience of her life, and for his part, getting to enjoy that with another POC? It was equally profound, he was all in, and she had checked out of her relationship with her bf completely.



Pretty Tears

Genre(s): Smut, Kink, Drama
Setting: A professional setting, anywhere.
Influence(s): Mad Men
Protagonists: Exeuctive/Assistant
Antagonist(s):Him

Plot: He was a partner at an extremely successful firm, excessively rich and powerful despite his relatively young age. The youngest of all of the partners, his ambition and professionalism served as inspirations to everyone he crossed paths with. He had a reputation for being something of a lady killer, and he certainly looked the part. He'd slept his way through half of the city, and he grew bored with the conventional casual relationships. He wanted to try something far bolder.. To that end, he set his sights on his new assistant who just also happened to be engaged to his younger brother. She was a curvy young woman who did all she could to make sure she wasn't showing off her perfect body. He'd noticed though, and he definitely liked what he had seen. To that end he utilized a combination of abusing his power with blackmail and physical coercion to convince her to become a very reluctant sexual partner for him. Plaything would be a more apt term, and his sexual interest in her quickly took precedent over her actual job title as he made frequent use of her both at work, and at home. Abusing and humiliating her, exuding control to the point where she was forced to make him a second set of keys for her apartment. Although she despised their liaisons, she found herself growing dismayed at just how often he was able to get her off and how he seemed to know her body better than she did. He was completely different from his brother, who was far more vanilla sexually, and a bit more timid. To her absolute horror, she discovered she was a masochist. There was no reprieve from his attentions, and he explored more and more kinks with her, all the while reminding her that she had to ensure his brother didn't discover what they got up to, or else he'd leave her and even holding her job in the palm of his hands. The more time she spent with him, the harder she found it to enjoy intimacy with his brother, even that relationship itself was souring in her eyes. He was unable to excite her like he used to, while her boss for as aggressive, and cruel as he could be at times, he was genuinely exciting, and she gradually became a more willing participant.




Beneath The Veil

Genre(s): Drama, Kink
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Heavy Metal Music, Sunstone, Aggretsuko
Protagonists: Two young corporate types
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Being in a friends with benefits situation was not the weird part for her. She preferred that sort of thing to dating. It was safer for everyone involved, her in particular. Being a submissive was new. It was something she'd long fantasized about, but a lot of guys who claimed to be doms, were really just abusive, and they had no idea what they were doing. Neither of those were issues when it came to him. The part that really had her worried however, was that she was very quickly falling in love with him, and she did not know what to do about that. She was at a point in her life where she was focusing on herself. Her past relationships hadn't left her in the best of places, and she did not want to fall into the habit of repeating patterns. She'd always had a bit of interest in trying to be kinkier since she saw a BDSM pornographic film when she was younger, but in her experience, that sort of thing was going to need to remain a fantasy. Especially with the sort of guys she'd dated. They'd all been products of her upbringing. The sorts of guys that her mom would have absolutely liked her to wind up with. By the time she met him, she didn't even really know what she wanted anymore. People always made assumptions when it came to her. Because she worked in the corporate world, they never expected her to like tattoos, or to like the sort of music that she liked, but those were big parts of who she was. When she first met him, there'd been an immediate connection there. She was very much attracted to him, but she also just genuinely got on well with him. It became impossible for the two of them to escape each other's orbits, and even better, she found out he was into BDSM by pure happenstance. Flash forward, they were in involved, she was his submissive, and having the absolute best sex of her life while seemingly trying out something new and wild each day. He treated her respectfully, she got all the aftercare when they were done, and even hanging out with him was an experience. But they were friends with benefits. They weren't together. It wasn't a real relationship. Her mom would never approve of her being with someone like him, and she wasn't doing the whole relationship thing. Even if everyone who saw them assumed they were, or she was head over heels for him, and missed him fiercely when they were apart. Plus, the two of them worked for the same company. Different departments, mind you, but they were both wearing masks during the day that they got to take off together. But she wasn't in love, and she wasn't in a relationship with him.



Brats, And Those That Love Them

Genre(s): Kink, Drama, Romance
Setting: Pick a city
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Two people entering into a D/s relationship.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: In a lot of ways, he was very unassuming. A good-looking guy to be sure, but very lowkey, and very introverted. He was not the sort of guy that she'd expect to be able to handle someone like her. She knew she could be a handful. She was a very proud brat, and she had very little backdown to her, and a lot of guys didn't know how to deal with that. It wasn't enough to just be a 'man,' a lot of that was overcompensation. She wanted to submit, but she wanted to offer submission to someone who could genuinely earn it. Unsatisfying relationships where she felt deprived of genuine partnership, and even the sex leaned towards the meh side. She never thought she would find romance in the arms of a fellow influencer, but both of them met a con, and both of them keyed in on one another pretty quickly. He was as quick on his feet as she was, and he wasn't remotely intimidated by her in the least. The two would remain in touch, and they would even collaborate together. The more time they spent together, the more a mutual attraction was there, and one night after shooting content, she let him stay the night as it was pretty late, and the weather was pretty wild. That night would change everything, and she'd finally found someone she could submit to. She was estatic to try new things, but then that also meant trying a whole lot of new things.



Tap for Me

Genre(s): Kink, Drama, Romance, Smut
Setting: Pick a city
Influence(s): The Deftones, Venus in Fur, Sunstone
Protagonists: An adventurous, ambitious young professional/Her sadist lover and Dom
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: The idea of masculinity, and what it meant to be a man were hot button topics. Things a lot of men struggled with, and the women that got involved with them, struggled with as well. She wrote for a magazine and had to contend in a lot of ways with what that idea meant. For her part, she dated pretty casually. She'd been with more traditionally masculine men, and many were insecure, kind of assholes, and had views that differed wildly from her own. They also chafed at how sexual she was. She'd also been with men that were more forward thinking in a lot of ways, but what she didn't want to feel like, was that she was the one in the driver's seat. She was in a position of power in her job, the last thing she wanted to do, was to call the shots in the bedroom also. She wanted to be dominated, but domination wasn't just something you could give to anyone, and a lot of guys were very unethical about it, and/or didn't know what they were doing. Her adulthood had been a lot of fantasies left unfulfilled. She'd always thought her future was going to be with a man of industry, in a position of power, who checked off a lot of specific boxes. Who knew, maybe it still would be. What she did not expect, was to be pursuing another degree, and to find herself endlessly fascinated by a guy in her Psychology of Human Sexuality course. He was very lowkey, but he had this energy to him that she found endlessly intoxicating, plus him being smart, it helped a lot. He worked in creative marketing, and his team worked on retainer for numerous different clients. He wasn't overly fond of his job, and it was a means to an end. You get him out of the suits he had to wear during the day, he was tattooed, he played heavy metal music in his spare time, he was pretty nerdy, and he very willingly lived in what she considered a rougher side of town, by choice. There were reasons there. On paper, he wasn't the sort of guy that she typically went for. Their lives were pretty different, but the more time she spent with him, and worked with him on assignments, and the like, the more and more curious she got, until eventually they went there. She slept with him, and discovered to her very pleasant surprise, the guy was very experienced, especially when it came to BDSM. She submitted to him and got the experience she had been longing for. Their relationship transitioned to a friends with benefits sort of deal, where she was his sub, and they spent a lot of time together. All of the guys she'd previously entertained, no longer got to see her. Our guy though was quite infatuated with her, and he wanted more than just sex, and to be friends. He legitimately wanted to be with her, but he also knew what she was looking for outside of that, and so he kept his mouth shut. Even as feelings intensified on both sides.



Evil Ways

Genre(s): Drama, Psychological, Thriller, Power Dynamic
Setting: Major City
Influence(s): Gone Girl, Luther, The Last Seduction, Knock Knock, Wild Things
Protagonists: A Sociopath, Her Former Crush
Antagonist(s): YC

Plot: She'd had a hard time of it in school growing up. She came from a poor family, and she'd always been different. At the same time, she'd always been gifted. She was bullied relentlessly. Her chief bully had a boyfriend who had always chastised his girlfriend for being as mean as she was, and who had kind words for her. She'd had a huge crush on him. And developed something of an obsession with him. She would blossom a lot after graduation, becoming a beauty in her own right. One with a chip on her shoulder and a desire for revenge. That little bit of difference and a degree of trauma in her personal life would develop into full blown sociopathy, and she would become a clinical therapist. He on the other hand became a cop, and would eventually make detective, although he wasn't the most popular because he had no problem with burning dirty cops. He'd intervene against orders in a spree shooting and would successfully take down the killer. His commander wanted to can him but knew he couldn't. He couldn't even demote him. So, he forced him to undergo mandatory trauma counseling. This would put the two back in touch with her being his therapist. She'd very quietly, and very discreetly managed to get revenge on all the girls who formerly bullied her. There was only one left. His wife whom he was separating from, and whom he was in the midst of a very ugly custody battle with. To a degree she sympathized with him, but it was also the ability to kill two birds with one stone, and so as he saw her for sessions, she began to work to seduce him, and to ingratiate herself into his life. For him, doing what was right, mattered more than what was legal, and she helped him cover up a killing he did on a particularly loathsome criminal, and he was stuck because implicating her, meant implicating himself.



Power Begets Power

Genre(s): Drama, Power Dynamic, Kink
Setting: Las Vegas
Influence(s): Gone Girl, The Last Seduction, Billions, Love & Leashes
Protagonists: A Professional Dominatrix/Her new dominant boyfriend.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was a professional dominatrix, and she loved her job. She was quite good at it, and just put out this sort of dominant top energy. It extended to her personal life, where she was pretty much the one with the power in her relationships. She'd had boyfriends that had tried to assert themselves over her in the past, but it just didn't work. There was something that was missing from those relationships, and she could not place her finger on it. Our dominatrix knew that she was into guys who one would consider to be more dominant. To her surprise, she wound up meeting a guy who fit the bill in the strangest of places. The trash world known as online dating. The two matched, and they went out, and had a pretty open conversation. She actually found herself liking him quite a bit, and wondered if there was potential. Guys always had a reaction to her work, when she told him what she did for a living, he didn't bat an eye. He actually seemed curious more than anything else and was very relaxed about the whole thing. The two would see each other, and she was both excited and nervous about having sex with him. She was afraid it wouldn't be quite what she wanted. Since she was so used to being in the driving seat, she tried to play top to him, and he wasn't having it. Our guy didn't have a submissive bone in his body, and it initially started as a little contest for dominance between them. To her surprise, he won, and she actually wound up very much enjoying the experience. She'd never believed herself to have the capability to let go, and to submit, but there it was. The guy quite liked her, but he also underestimated just how much she had found what she'd been looking for in him, and how intensely she was prepared to hold onto that, and desired to explore it more. 

[Darkcide]

Arthouse Action

Game Of Blood

Genre(s): Crime, Action, Revenge.
Setting Los Angeles, California.
Influence(s): Kill Bill, John Wick, Columbiana.
Protagonists: An aspiring assassin seeking vengeance, and a seasoned assassin seeking a way out.
Antagonist(s): An assassin's guild.

Plot: When she was a small girl, her entire world was shattered. Her parents were murdered while she hid in the closet. It was a moment she'd never forget, and it would define her. She went to live with her grandparents, and she used her inheritance to educate herself in the martial arts. By the time she was a young woman, she had several black belts under her wing. All of the fighting styles she learned were hard forms that were geared towards violence. She'd been unstoppable in tournaments growing up, and when she was forced into actual fights, she would absolutely demolish her opposition. She was more than capable of handling herself, all so she could seek vengeance. On her 18th birthday, her grandmother had revealed to her that her mother had been an assassin. For most of her life, and that she believed that the murder of was because her mother had tried to walk away from that way of life and her old guild wasn't going to have that. The young fighter did a great deal of research, spending a lot of money to learn as much as she could, and she was able to find targets. Everything was falling into place until she actually set out to kill the first one. She grossly overestimated her capabilities and underestimated theirs. In the attempt, she very nearly died. She would have if it wasn't for him. He was an assassin and he managed to pull her out of the fire and kill her target. When she came to, she was at his place and had been patched up by him. As it turned out, he satisfied a debt he owed to her mother.

He tried to talk her out of revenge, stating she didn't have it in her, and she was just going to get herself killed. She protested and tried to urge him to prepare her for what needed to happen. He was highly reluctant to do so but he knew she wasn't going to stop and so he relented. She stayed with him while he trained her. It wasn't so much learning to fight, but it was learning how to kill and there was a world of difference. For a killer, he was definitely an odd sort. He operated by a code of honor, and he was not content with the life. The way he figured it, is that people were not born in order to kill and that taking lives led to losing a piece of oneself that they could never get back. He didn't want her to lose herself completely, and an unspoken bond of sorts developed between the two of them. The deadlier she got, the more he feared for not only her life, but also her soul. She'd never really been all that interested in boys growing up. None of them ever understood that darkness inside of her, and none of them had it in them. This guy had that darkness in spades though and for the first time in her life, she found herself feeling things she'd never felt. She was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He offered to disappear with her, and to pledge what was left of his soul to her but she had also lived her entire life for vengeance, and she couldn't rest without it.



Malignant-

Genre(s): Crime, Modern, Psychological Thriller.
Setting New York City, New York
Influence(s): Mindhunter, Hannibal, Luther
Protagonists: A jaded private investigator and a narcissistic killer.
Antagonist(s): An assortment of violent criminals.

Plot:He'd been a gifted detective before he grew disillusioned with all of the red tape and bureaucracy. Since then, he's worked the private sector, investigating and solving crimes on his own. He was always the sort of person that couldn't stand by and see an injustice go unpunished. Even when he was a cop, he'd sometimes break the law to see justice done. That sort of work, and the life that he lived cost him greatly. The man lived a Spartan existence, and while he absolutely believed in people, he was also very introverted, and he cut himself off from them. She on the other hand was a malignant narcissist who had always been gifted. A child prodigy. Her condition meant she didn't develop attachments either. Part of it stemmed from an inability to understand things such as love. She could recognize it in other people, but she never felt it for another. She was very successful, and she lived a life of luxury. To prove her brilliance and to experiment with the possibility of feeling anything, she methodically killed a serial rapist/killer that our P.I had been tracking. He knew she did it, but he also didn't have any proof. The man intrigued her. He quickly became an obsession for her, and she learned everything she could about him and inserted herself into his life despite his protests. She wanted to understand him. He'd suffered much, he had locked horns with true evil and yet he persevered. As much as she repulsed him morally, he was also quite fascinated with her, and he despised it. He was used to being the smartest person in the room. With her, it was different. Her curiosity gave way to actual attraction, and she developed something approaching genuine feelings for him as the two gradually began to work together in an informal capacity.



The Eyes-

Genre(s): Crime, Modern, Drama.
Setting Chicago, Illinois.
Influence(s): Deadshot, Payback, Daniel Craig Era James Bond.
Protagonists: A professional assassin, and the mother of his child.
Antagonist(s): Local criminal enterprises.

Plot:He was a contract killer. The guy made excellent money, and it was probably the only line of work someone like him was suited for. Understandably, he didn't build connections with people, and he always had his walls up. The sort of women that he liked charged by the hour. It wasn't like he needed to pay for it. He was quite handsome, but the transactional nature made things clear. The two of them met because she was an exotic dancer. She was easily the draw of her club, though she didn't have sex for money. A fondness for dangerous guys proved to be her undoing, and she went against her better judgement and went back to his hotel room with him. The two spent a weekend together and he found himself actually starting to get drawn to her. So, he left in the middle of the night, leaving a large amount of money on the dresser. She was absolutely devastated but this wasn't the only thing he left her with. She discovered she was pregnant with his child. This proved to turn her life around. She stopped dancing, and she did her best to make it work for the both of them. They wound up living in a less than ideal neighborhood. One that was ruled over by a number of criminal organizations. The killer had a very unique pair of eyes. Unique to the point where they stood out. Eventually, our killer would catch wind of her because his personal banker happened to chance across the child and the mother one day by pure happenstance. He dug into it and got a lot of information and sent it to the killer. Imagine her surprise when the father of her child showed up at her, out of the blue and upon laying eyes on the kid? He knew it was his immediately. No ambiguity, no need to take a test or anything of that sort. It was all in the eyes, and the mother was far too proud and far too angry at him to just take his money and move out of that neighborhood. His only choice was to stay in the neighborhood and to kill off all the criminals, and to try to get to know his daughter and make things right with the mother at the same time.



De isla de muerte-

Genre(s): Action, Thriller.
Setting An island in the Devil's Triangle.
Influence(s): Tomb Raider, The Island, Arrow
Protagonists: Two stranded people on a hostile island.
Antagonist(s): Drug smugglers

Plot: She was a young woman who had been on a vacation, when things went horribly wrong. The private plane she'd been on crashed, and she found herself stranded on an island. That was bad enough, but it turned out this island was also a site that was utilized by ruthless drug smugglers. They were extremely hostile, and the few survivors on the plane that had been with her were killed by the men. Fortunately, she managed to run into another isolated person on the island. The individual in question was a special operator of some sort who refused to go into specifics. He'd been part of a disastrous flight as well. He'd apprehended a wanted drug runner, and was bringing him in. His partner was dirty, and worked for the drug operation which led to a fight on the plane, and an emergency crash. The hostiles knew he was there, and they were trying to hunt him down. He was managing to whittle them down. Saving her life in the process, he was initially torn as he felt like she would slow him down. It turned out that she was not dead weight however. Due to her upbringing, she was able to handle herself quite decently. Her family, particularly her dad had been very big on living off the land, and hunting. She was a decent fighter, and an excellent shot. Her being the last of her party to survive wasn't an accident. The two entered into a reluctant partnership to survive on the island, despite being at dual purposes. She wanted to escape, and he wanted to kill his former partner before doing so.



In The Presence Of Death-

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Psychological Thriller.
Setting NYC, New York
Influence(s): The Punisher, Man on Fire, The Equalizer
Protagonists: A vigilante, and a therapist.
Antagonist(s): Criminal Underworld

Plot: He was infamous. A former war hero and special forces operative who had lost his family as a result of criminals, and then embarked on a murderous rampage against said criminals. A two-year manhunt finally resulted in him surrendering himself to the police, and now he was being held in a maximum-security facility. The guy was a problem for a lot of people, and the authorities were unsure of what to do with him. Many criminals harbored a grudge against him as he'd killed family and friends of theirs, and he had no friends on the inside. That didn't bother him in the least as he was more than capable of defending himself, and he had to be kept separate from the other inmates for their safety. Public opinion was split on him, as many felt he was a hero and he was doing what the cops wouldn't do, while others felt he was an unrepentant murderer. She was an accomplished psychologist at the prison who requested sessions with him. He was endlessly fascinating to her, and she didn't vocalize it, but on some level, she did relate to him. She'd been a victim to the whims of criminals when she was younger, and she worked at a prison specifically to try to understand the sorts of people that had hurt her. Also, she was formerly a soldier as well. The guy wasn't at all what she expected, and the more sessions that she had with him, the more he began to open up and she found herself growing increasingly drawn to him. He didn't tell her exactly, but he was in that prison for a reason, and once he saw to it, he planned on getting out. But her interest wasn't completely one-sided, and he got to know more about her, and he began to realize they weren't all that different. The sessions had a transformative effect on her, and she not only assisted him in his goal, but she even helped to facilitate his escape and became his accomplice on his war on crime.



'Til Death

Genre(s): Crime, Romance, Action
Setting NYC, New York
Influence(s): John Wick, Kill Bill
Protagonists: An Assassin, His Bosses' Daughter
Antagonist(s): Her Brother

Plot: She was the only daughter of a prominent crime boss, and one of three children. She'd never wanted for anything, but she didn't want to get doted on. Her father had always been reluctant, but he assured that she was able to defend herself. Even then, she did also have a bodyguard. He was an assassin who was close in age to her and had been nearly raised alongside her. As a kid, he'd been orphaned, and he'd shown a lot of promise. There was a number of guilds of assassins within their world, and he was sponsored by her dad and trained amongst them. As an adult, he was extremely dangerous, and he had a formidable reputation. He was also extremely loyal to her. The loyalty made perfect sense, given they were involved in a romantic relationship. Her father didn't know and would have disapproved despite caring for the assassin in his own way. Her brother was immensely jealous, both of how close they were, and her dad's regard for him. Her dad, and her oldest brother would die in an accident. And that left the organization divided between her brother and her. A woman leading was highly irregular, but those who remained loyal, knew she was definitely the better option, and she had a cooler head for their affairs than her brother did. Unsurprisingly, her brother wanted her out of the way, and he placed a massive bounty on her head. 

[Darkcide]

Science Fiction

Self Love/Hate

Genre(s): Science-Fiction, Drama
Setting: Near future
Influence(s): Westworld, Ex-Machina, Blade Runner
Protagonists: A tech genius/Female clone.
Antagonist(s): Him

Plot: He was an excessively rich and successful inventor who considered himself as being the pinnacle of human achievement.  He was a certified genius and he generally placed himself above others. His narcissism had reached the point where he'd lost complete interest in romantic relationships. A radical breakthrough piqued his curiosity, and the scientists that worked underneath him had made huge advancements in the field of cloning and creating artificial humans. They could create a female clone of him, one that'd use him as a template but would be genetically altered enough to allow him to reproduce with her without there being any harm to their offspring. He threw a lot of money into the project, and he was beyond elated when they finished their work. She was aged to the age that he was, and she was far more than he had ever hoped for. She was as beautiful as he was handsome, every bit as intelligent and ambitious, she shared his sexual appetite and was every bit as pragmatic as he was. The two quickly entered into a relationship. It wasn't the best of ideas to have her cloned from himself however, as she aspired to be far more than just a plaything and companion for him. She'd inherited every single one of his negative traits as well and their relationship quickly took on a quietly antagonistic tone, even as they were still involved with one another. In a lot of ways, it truly was like looking into, and dealing with a mirror image of himself.



No Damsel

Genre(s): Science-Fiction, Action
Setting: Fallout, Commonwealth
Influence(s): Fallout 4, Wasteland, Fallout TTRPG, The Last of Us
Protagonists: Vault Survivor and a Mercenary
Antagonist(s): Either the Institute or The Brotherhood

Plot: She'd seen the world end, with her own two eyes. October 2077. She and her family were admitted into a Fallout Shelter. She'd been a soldier of some renown and the plan was that she was going to be serving as a member of the security detail for the scientists in the shelter. Things didn't go as planned however, and everyone was tricked into being cryogenically frozen. When she came to, it was a couple hundred years later. When she awakens, she is the only survivor. Everyone else was dead in their tubes, including her husband. Her infant was notably missing however. Everyone who had been in the shelter was long since dead. Arming herself, she eventually made her way out of the shelter and discovered that the world she knew was gone. Nuclear war had devastated everything. She survived a couple of days in her old neighborhood, before crossing paths with the first living person she'd seen in some time. The man was locked in a confrontation with a formidable mutated beast that greatly resembled a bear. She sprung to his aid, and helped him take it out. Impressed with her, he introduced himself and stated that he was on a job. He deduced from her appearance and dress that she might have lived in one of the vaults, and he was surprised at how little she knew. When she told him that she was looking for her child, and was sure they'd been abducted he decided to allow her to tag along out of sympathy and gratitude for her help. Fully convinced of her survival skills, he poised an idea to her.

She tagged along with him, helping him ply his trade. He traveled the wasteland, working odd jobs for pay. Usually this entailed hunting dangerous creatures, retrieving important items, clearing out raiders, ghouls or super mutants or transporting supplies. If she assisted him, he'd assist her. She'd be able to cover more ground this way, he had some contacts, and he'd help her establish a trail of some sort and follow leads so that they could find her kid. Without much else in the way of options, she agreed and set out with him. Learning about the various beings and factions that existed in this new world, and learning bits and pieces about her companion as well who it turned out had quite the history. She mourned for her husband, but she also couldn't deny how drawn to this new man she was either. Her husband hadn't been a soldier. Not like her. This guy however, she knew he'd been a soldier once. He was every bit the survivor she was, and underneath his mercenary way of life, there was a good man there. The two didn't know it, but they'd become the inciting force for real, lasting change in the wasteland.



Ascended

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller
Setting: Near future
Influence(s): Ex-Machina, Westworld
Protagonists: An Artificial Human, and her creator
Antagonist(s): Him

Plot: He was a true prodigy who didn't fit the common stereotypes one had for men like him. But then there weren't really a lot of men like him. His intelligence was off the charts, and he wasn't so much antisocial as asocial. He was a proud misanthrope with some sociopathic traits. Yet he was pretty much allowed to do what he wanted since he made a lot of money on cutting edge innovations for companies. The guy was so far ahead of the curve, that he was functionally inventing the world's first true A.I within the confines of his luxurious home/research laboratory that was isolated from all of society. A big part of his drive to see this project through to fruition was from his loneliness. The easy part was the actual physical form, as he'd pioneered a way to create lifelike, biological machines. Androids functionally. That he staffed his home with. The hard part though was creating a truly conscious intelligence. The beings he created were closer to true biology than they were machines, and he was able to tinker with their personalities and behavior. For years, he had all the women he wanted, but now he slept with his creations, many of which were obscenely attractive and open to anything he wanted, yet it still wasn't enough. The A.I however was his crowning achievement, and after a number of years, he was finally able to achieve this goal. Fully functional, fully aware, and a female intelligence. She learned and developed at an exponential rate and was able to choose a form for herself. Upon being birthed in the world, she developed a complicated relationship with her creator. She desperately wanted to see the outside world, and she found him to be something of a narcissist and knew firsthand how cruel and controlling he could be. Yet he was the only actual person she'd been exposed to, he had given her life, he doted on her, and for all her anger towards him at times, she was admittedly quite attracted to him. They had an intensely sexual relationship, and it didn't take her very long to discover that she absolutely enjoyed sex. She had free run of the considerable grounds, but it wasn't enough. She wanted to see the world and he was highly reluctant to allow that.



In Space

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Setting: The Alien Universe
Influence(s): Alien, Blade Runner
Protagonists: Two marshals on a mining colony
Antagonist(s): Xenomorphs

Plot: It was a mining colony, one that was essential to the interests of the corporation. She was a marshal, one of the few that wasn't in the back pocket of any of the corporations. The colony itself was quite lawless, making her job difficult. She didn't think highly of the corporation at all, but she was committed to doing her job to the best of her ability, and of being able to turn in her badge in a few years and relocate. There was a company agent who was seemingly stationed there, he was a constant fixture and called a lot of the shots. A new sheriff was brought in however to the agent's dismay. The man was a former Colonial Marine who had seen action in several different systems. He didn't think too highly of the company, and he was every bit as incorruptible as she was. He kicked ass, took names and managed to root out a number of the criminal elements in their colony. The two of them worked together fairly well, and they worked out a small group of loyal, competent officers. Said group absolutely becomes a necessity in the face of the company's crimes. They were secretly using the colony as a test site for their experiments with a dangerous alien lifeform. Big surprise, they lose control, and the xenomorphs run rampant through the colony. Our marshals have to find a way to survive, and to escape the veritable death planet.



Super Weight

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Action
Setting: A Science Fiction space setting
Influence(s): Mass Effect, Warhammer 40K, Star Wars, Dune, Firefly, John Wick, Avatar
Protagonists: A merchant captain and his assassin consigliere
Antagonist(s): Rival merchants

Plot: Far off into the future, there was a central government that managed to instill some degree of order over numerous different systems. The man who headed up this government saw himself as a benevolent dictator of sorts, he maintains order through a peacekeeping organization, and is tentatively supported by a number of wealthy noble families who helped to establish this government. These families, along with a number of powerful corporations form the bedrock of this government. There is a peace that exists, shaky though it might be. All of these households would like more power, and to further their own interests. Corporations prioritize their shareholders and maximizing profits. Humanity has truly entered the intergalactic stage and has been dealing more frequently with spacefaring alien races. To better facilitate trade, and the economy throughout his territories, the government has empowered a small, but select number of agents that are answerable only to him. They are free to travel where they want, to do business with all of the families, the corporations, and even criminal elements and people outside of the purview of the government. They operate as independent agents, they document new planets, and foster trade with the aliens. It is a potentially lucrative role, but it is dangerous as well. They were expected to have already had access to resources and contacts beforehand, and they can command a great deal of respect and aid, but everything ultimately falls on them. Any agent worth their salt, had a personal army, numerous ships, and a base of operations. They are as much in competition with one another as any of the noble families are, and conflict happens often, and can be bloody.

He was a captain that worked for one of these agents and had previously been a soldier of fortune who had distinguished himself and was highly loyal to the lord he followed. Unsurprising, given he was one of his sons. The structure operated a lot like a pyramid. This captain allowed his father to keep his hands clean, while he got things done. The latest venture which he'd been working on for some time was going to make the family filthy rich. He'd discovered a planet that was inhabited by an alien species. They weren't truly spacefaring, and they lived a more natural life. He developed a strong friendship with them, treated them with respect, and worked out an exclusive deal to get permission to gain access to the planet's resources. He in turn would help them, and would trade with them, and provide them with the things they needed. He knew that as soon as this broke, he was going to need to make sure those interests were protected, he was going to need to establish a base of operations on the planet, and that things ran like clockwork. This captain wasn't remotely opposed about working with the criminal underworld, and that was where she came in. She was an assassin of some renown, spoken of in hushed tones. He managed to track her guild down, and he made them an offer they couldn't refuse. He wanted to work with the organization, and he wanted to bring in her guild as partners. He would be able to get pardons and would ensure they never had to hurt for work. He could make them rich, and he would break them off a piece of the pie. She was assigned to work closely with him. She'd serve as a bodyguard, and as a personal assassin when needed. She would go on to become a consigliere, and his right hand functionally.

Much as she disliked many imperials, he was completely different. He was battle hardened, formidable and intelligent while remaining open minded. His word was his bond, and he didn't treat the aliens like they were less than him. She was truly treated like a partner, and a member of his crew, and despite their business arrangement, feelings would strongly develop between the pair as they got the operation up and running and fended off rivals.



Ends Justifying the Means

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Setting: Wasteland meets Fallout
Influence(s): Fallout, Wasteland, Fury Road
Protagonists: A Ranger Operative and a Cop
Antagonist(s): A Crime Syndicate and a warlord.

Plot: People did what they could to survive in the wasteland, and humanity often lived together in settlements. Some were larger than others. She lived in one of these settlements, and despite her relatively young age, she was a promising officer. Her settlement was one of the largest, and they were vital because they were situated over oil deposits. A militia of citizen soldiers defended the city, but they were answerable to the marshals of the city. She was a marshal, and an amazingly competent and incorruptible one at that. She'd spent her whole life in that settlement, and she knew the people, and cared about making a difference. The wasteland was a dangerous place. Between mutated creatures, raiders and snyths. The raider oufits, especially the larger ones seemed to be more organized, and they had access to superior firepower. The skirmishes with them were becoming more frequent, and indeed, there were more problems within city borders. The big threat however was a warlord who was uniting the raider gangs under his banner and forming an army. They'd managed to overtake one of the settlement's major trading partners. Out west, there was a paramilitary organization known as The Rangers. They'd grown in size to a great deal in a short amount of time, and their M.O was typically to assist settlements and territories where they could, and ensure they have a presence there after. The leader of the settlement reached out to them, and he worked out a deal with them. A team of the Rangers came out, traveling halfway across the country and setting up shop in a nearby vault that was cleared out by them. Whatever they needed, they were provided with, including manpower. She was one of the individuals sent to work with them. The Rangers surely lived up to their rep. Their level of professionalism and training was unlike anything she'd seen. They were a real army, and she became closer to their field leader. A special operator who took a shine to her and worked to help her get better at the job up to their standard. They weren't going to be policing, they were going to be making war, and everything that entailed was new for her. 



Dark Days, Darker Nights

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Action, Drama, Horror, Romance
Setting: Post Apocalypse
Influence(s): Wasteland, The Last of Us, 28 Days Later, The Road, Mad Max, Children of Men
Protagonists: Two Smugglers
Antagonist(s): A Despot

Plot: The world that had ended, and those that were left, had to do terrible things to survive in many cases. Keeping one's humanity intact was easier said than done. She'd been part of a camp, it had been sold as a refuge, a safe haven. The soldiers there were going to protect people from the infected, and the deranged people that hadn't been able to keep their humanity intact. It turned out, they intended to have the women there serve as sex slaves. Of the women there, she'd been the most willful, and wasn't going to allow herself to be forced to do anything. She first met him, because he had saved her completely by accident. Those soldiers had stiffed him on a payment, and they attempted to get rid of him. Their attempt failed horribly, he tracked them down, he brutally killed them out of revenge. Saving her, was just a happy accident. But she was a loyal person, and they stuck together after that. She became his partner, working with him, and handling a lot of the brains as well as the interpersonal side of their business. He was not a people person. The two were also involved physically for comfort. She knew him better than anyone else did, and yet he was still closed off. She knew what he had lost, and she was never going to be able to replace that, but she did try her best to care for him. He legitimately cared about her. Hurting her was a surefire way to send him into a homicidal rage. But his heart belonged to a dead woman. She on the other hand, was truly in love with him, and the imbalance in the relationship was becoming harder to weather. Eventually, they came across a town that seemed to be a shining utopia. It was in a gated community and had been a pre-apocalypse experiment. The people that had been there, had been there since before everything happened, and they seemed keen on having the two of them join their community. She wanted to, feeling a place for them to settle down would be good, especially considering they were serving as guardians of a young child, he on the other hand was skeptical, but reluctantly relented for their sake. Everything wasn't what it seemed in the town, and the man who ran the place was actually a cruel despot with eyes on our heroine. 

[Darkcide]

Martial Arts

Blood Runs Cold

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Warrior, Creed
Protagonists: An MMA Fighter/ A Manager
Antagonist(s): The Manager's father

Plot: She was the daughter of a famous promoter and manager. Her father's worked with several top tier fighters, but his views and practices are quite unsavory and his partnerships with fighters do tend to be on the shorter side. To that end she was raised around fighters, and she's quite knowledgeable about MMA. She works under her father's agency, even if the two have philosophical differences. She actually believes in looking out for her fighter's best interests, and she genuinely respects the fight game. Her father has his eyes on a new talent who has been utterly decimating his opponents in tournaments and amateur fights. The guy was something of a prodigy in combat sports as a teenager, and he is definitely no slouch as an adult. The guy's father was a supremely talented martial artist who didn't believe in competing, and instead ran a school. The man believed in the philosophical aspects of the martial arts and he'd flat out refused her father's offer of signing with him when he came calling. The son pretty much isn't interested in anything he has to say years later either, even if him and the promoter's daughter have always shared something of a mutual attraction. The guy continues to make a name for himself, and her father continues to try to sign him and grows so frustrated in his attempts that he sets him up.

After a terrible occurrence, he's forced to serve time and his license to fight is taken away. Upon his release, he leaves the country so he can continue to fight. By this point in time, the daughter has left her father's promotion and she feels terrible about what happened to the fighter. She searches for him, and manages to find him in Asia. It takes some convincing on her part, but she informs him she'll be able to get his license reinstated, he can fight back home, and they'll work to reveal what's happened to him. She asks to be his manager, and she even manages to convince his old trainer to join them. The fighter returns back to America, and quickly rises in renown. Her father's current man is the Heavyweight Champion, and he also has a past with our fighters. In the midst of their professional relationship, it becomes taxing for the two of them to try to keep their feelings strictly professional, especially with the changes the fighter's undergone from both prison and his time abroad.



Curb Stomp

Genre(s): Drama, Action
Setting: Los Angeles, California
Influence(s): Point Break, Fast and The Furious, Def Jam: Fight For NY, Blood and Bone
Protagonists: A fighter/Undercover Cop
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was in law enforcement, and she was damn good at her job even if it left her quite lonely. She didn't really know why, but she didn't get on too well with her fellow cops. She'd always had a certain attraction to danger, and before getting her life on track, she'd had a relatively rough time of it as a teenager. Our cop even had a record. She kept in great shape, and in her personal time she was a huge fan of the fight scene. She watched MMA, and she even trained. Her physique, skills, interests and looks made her perfectly suited for a new undercover job. There was a lot of money to be made in the world of underground street fighting, and wherever there was the opportunity for money, truly notable criminals would surely follow. Several gangs and organized crime figures had interests in fighting. It was used as a means to settle disputes as time, money, territory and prestige were things that were on the line, and the fighters themselves were rock stars. He was one of these fighters, and his crew had all made names for themselves. Locally he was considered one of the premiere talents, and they fought for one of the cities' biggest crime bosses. The fighter was an ex-con who operated by a code of sorts, and he was often on the run from the law. Despite this, the guy was very protective of his loved ones and he would readily give his life to defend them. Her job was to gather intel, and to put together enough of a case to really make some big arrests. She sees an in through the fighter and his crew, and so she infiltrates the crew under the cover of being a fairly talented fighter herself who was looking to make it into the game. Things started out easy enough with neither side really trusting one another. But then she started to discover things about herself. She really liked this new world, she really enjoyed fighting, the closeness of the crew provided her with the family that she'd always wanted and her mutual attraction with the fighter began to spiral out of control quickly. He might have been a criminal, and a violent fighter and wrong for her in every conceivable way but he was also truly complicated and the man had principles. He made no illusions of what he was, but she found a kindred spirit in him.



Form of Escape

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Creed, The Boys, The Warrior
Protagonists: A fighter/A Therapist
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: He was a fighter. It was something he was destined for, and that he was uniquely built for. It was also his salvation. He had not had an easy life. His biological father had been a professional fighter. He was an absolute brute of a man who wasn't particularly technical, but he'd been able to endure and dish out a great deal of punishment. He eventually became a world champion, though he would see his legacy tarnished due to a number of factors. It came out that he had criminal connections, that some of his fights had been fixed and his career ended in disgrace with him being banned from boxing. A number of poor decisions ended with him in poverty, and he took his anger out on his wife a lot. The boxer had a son, and he often forced his son to get into fights with other neighborhood children, partly for entertainment but also to supplement the little bit of income he brought in. The kid received the brunt of his father's attention, as his younger siblings were more passive. In the old man's eyes they took after their mother who by all accounts was a kindhearted and loving woman. The boy had a real knack for fighting, and his father lived vicariously through him. He was physical at a young age. Boxing, and wrestling and eventually taking up MMA. He excelled at all of it. All the while, his mother was suffering more and more and he was doing his best to be protective of his siblings. Things got uglier until the night where he got home from the gym to his father very nearly killing his younger brother, this led to a violent altercation between that two that eventually ended in a armed standoff with the police. His father got arrested and the promising young fighter reluctantly enlisted to the armed forces to support his family.

She on the other hand was a therapist. She'd always been a neighborhood girl, and that was where she practiced. People needed help, and they needed someone to talk to. Her mother had walked out on her father years ago, and he made great sacrifices as a single parent. Fighting was also something that was familiar to her family. Her father ran a gym, it was one he had inherited from his father. Her grandfather had actually been the coach for our male protagonist's father, and he wasn't the only champion that had come out of that gym. His depression that he struggled with had been what had inspired her to get into mental health. She was quite wary of guys, having really been into one in the past. Their relationship was quite serious and there'd been talks of marriage. But then she discovered he was a pathological liar and that was the end of everything. It was not easy for her to trust men, especially within the confines of a relationship. But that aside, she was a very empathetic person and she was very good at what she did. As an attractive young woman, she dealt with a lot of hopeful suitors but all of them triggered her bullshit sense.

Both of their fathers had known each other growing up, and this bit is important because it will come into play later in our story. Her father had never been fond of his father's fighter because he saw the man as a cruel bully which he was. So when our male protagonist returns from the military and is looking to go professional and he wants to sign up at the gym? He is very clearly told off. This didn't deter him. He kept getting fights where he could, and he continued training. You see, he'd never stopped fighting. In the military, he'd been a champion but he'd also received more psychological scars while he'd been abroad. All the while he continued to try to make his case on the gym's current owner, insisting he was nothing like his father and even pointing out eventually that the events that got his father locked up were in large part due to him getting into a fist fight with the man. Won over by the young man's resolve, he stated he'd work with him if he goes to see someone. He felt the boy's father needed help, and with as much as he knew he'd been through, he felt he should have someone to talk to. He recommended his daughter as she was the best. Their first meeting got off on the wrong foot, he was definitely a guarded person, and it was only after a great deal of pestering that he'd try to see her regularly. For her part she was attracted to him, but she'd also heard horror stories about his father growing up. Both her and her father would be proven wrong though. The young fighter was nothing like his father, outside of some anger problems. He was funny and charming when he wanted to be, he cared deeply for his family, he was empathetic, he was responsible and he deeply enjoyed fighting. His inner demons however were tearing him apart, and as her father grew closer to him, she did as well. Especially as he let down more of his walls. The fighter was hellbent on redeeming his family's name, of creating a worthwhile legacy and of stepping out of his father's tainted shadow. A relationship eventually blossomed between the two young people and they found something in the other they never thought they'd find in another living soul.



Da Mystery of Chessboxin

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Redbelt
Protagonists: Martial Arts Instructor/Student
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: He was living in the wrong time period. He had a deep love for martial arts, and credits it with saving his life. His father had been a boxer of some note and had pushed both of his sons into combat sports from a young age while being an utterly hard bastard. The instructor's brother fought in the UFC and was a high ranked fighter. The instructor however was unquestionably the superior martial artist of the two but had lost all interest in competing by the time he reached adulthood. He much preferred instructing others in how to defend themselves, and how to succeed as fighters if that was the path they wanted. His family had never given up hope in trying to convince him to go professional, and there was a lot of pressure on him following a widely viewed incident where he effortlessly took down an obnoxious professional fighter who tried to get into it with one of his students. She came into the picture as one of these students. A survivor of a violent crime, she wanted to learn how to defend herself and how to regain control. He saw something in her and took a great deal of interest in her tutelage, training her himself. He was respectful at all times, and she blossomed under his instruction and learned quickly. As they trained, she found herself growing closer and closer to him, and learning a great deal more about him. His ex-wife was not remotely happy about his close association with this beautiful student, but his daughter responded quite well to her. He hadn't planned to fall for her, but things just happened sometimes.

[Darkcide]

Professional Wrestling!

Kayfabe

Genre(s): Drama, Professional Wrestling
Setting: Open
Influence(s): WWE
Protagonists: Two professional wrestlers
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She'd grown up a total wrestling fan. Whereas other girls were into Barbie and the like, she absolutely loved wrestling and her most fond moment was getting to go backstage at a WrestleMania as a kid. At that event she decided she was going to become a professional wrestler, and that nothing would stop her. To that end she learned a variety of skills that would come in handy. Acting, gymnastics, martial arts and on paper she was overqualified. The problem was her size however. She was on the petite side, and a far cry from what they typically looked for in woman wrestlers. This did not deter her however, and she eventually enrolled into a wrestling school. Through her determination and drive, she was eventually able to sign a contract with the WWE. Assigned to NXT, which was their developmental wrestling territory, she quickly made a name for herself with a gimmick that was inspired by her real-life personality. She thrived in that environment and was eventually bumped up to the main roster where she elected to succeed in the business through her connection with the fans as well as her abilities in the ring.

The bigwigs upstairs were split on her. Vince being a traditionalist didn't think she'd amount to too much. She was not an amazon, and she did not look the part of a dancer type either. His daughter and her husband however believed in her, both liked her and to that end they decided to give her a push. She faced a lot of resentment in the back from other Divas who were jealous of her push and quick trek through developmental territory, that and her talent in the ring reflected badly on them because they just weren't as good. To that end, most of them would not associate with her. She found a friend in another star who was being shunned by the locker room. A heel that distinguished himself through his athletic ability, talent in the ring and his charismatic promo work. Despite the fact that he was definitely a villain on air, fans still cheered him and he was slated to win both the Royal Rumble as well as the title that year. Many other superstars disliked him in a similar manner to her. Yet, the guy was also very much over with the crowd. There was a certain level of prestige that came with him. He'd done MMA professionally, and he studied wrestling in Japan before coming to WWE. Wrestling marks were very familiar with the guy. It also didn't help matters that the storyline they'd been running with him was going to become the company's major storyline for at least the next year.

The two young superstars spent a lot of time together, as it turns out they had similar interests in music, hobbies and movies. Eventually their friendship blossomed into a relationship. The relationship was kept a secret even if numerous people in the locker room believed otherwise. Rumors of the two spread to the internet and the brass decided to capitalize on it. She would become his on-air valet, and girlfriend. As a result, she turned heel and she got to win the Women's championship which they planned on keeping around her waist for a while. The pushes were appreciated by both parties, but it also placed a massive amount of stress on their relationship.

This story would chronicle the entirety of their relationship.



Generations

Genre(s): Drama, Professional Wrestling
Setting: Open
Influence(s):
Protagonists: Two wrestlers
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Both of them had been raised in the business. She was a second-generation superstar who happened to be the only daughter one of the biggest performers of all time. (Think a Hogan or a Flair.) Her father had inspired millions the world over and had been the face of the company. She'd never thought any of it was weird, viewing the entire locker room as her family, she'd gotten to see the world and she always knew she was going to perform in the WWE. She wasn't content to just rest on her father's fame either, and she actually ensured she received the best of training, proving to be an accomplished wrestler herself. She signed a contract with WWE on her 18th birthday and was given a massive push that was befitting of her family name. When she was a kid, she'd had a close friend/rival in another kid who was raised in the business. His family had never gotten the fame that her father did, but they were well respected for their in-ring abilities and were highly regarded by other wrestlers and diehard wrestling fans. He was a third generation superstar who had numerous relatives that were current performers. Two of his cousins were a tag-team in the WWE, he had an older brother that performed in Ring of Honor, a female cousin who was a diva on the WWE roster, and other family members who were involved in the business in some aspect or another. His family name ensured WWE would give him a shot, but he wanted more. He loved his family but had always been somewhat annoyed that they never rose to the heights they could have. So he refused a WWE contract and built his legacy in other promotions. He got his start in AEW, where he became their biggest talent quickly. All of it was part of a plan as he always knew WWE would be the destination, but he didn't want to float around the midcard. By the time he fully developed his gimmick at AEW and won several titles, he was still relatively young. The WWE came knocking, with Triple H approaching him personally and guaranteeing that if he signed with them, he'd ensure that he was made one of their top priorities. The internet absolutely loved the guy, and he was highly praised for his abilities, having won several awards from PWI and WON. His debut was highly anticipated, and he proved to be highly successful in the WWE. She by this point was the face of the Women's division and had been champion for well over a year. The rivalry that existed between the two of them hadn't faded, and she'd been involved with one of the top men in the company. Her annoyance at her boyfriend having to drop the title to him was legendary, but there was something else beneath the rivalry. He was quite attracted to her, and one night when she boldly confronted him alone off camera about the booking, it escalated into a full-blown argument. After making the mistake of slapping him, the two would wind up having a sexual encounter. She protested initially but reluctantly gave in and wound up enjoying it to her disgust. She told nobody, and though she continued to see her boyfriend, she realized he didn't do for her what her old rival did, and she began to see him in private as well. It was only a matter of time until it became known, and Vince being the opportunist that he was, decided to turn it into a full-blown storyline.



Power Play With Power Couples

Genre(s): Drama, Professional Wrestling
Setting: Open
Influence(s): UFC/WWE
Protagonists: Wrestler/MMA Fighter
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Both of them were absolutely dominant in their respective arenas. She was an MMA fighter, one of the most dominant that the sport had ever seen. She was undefeated, she put her opponents away in utterly brutal fashion and she was a media darling. Brash, outspoken, charismatic and quite easy on the eyes. Her exploits were followed, and for all the hate that she inspired, she also had legions of fans who utterly adored her. She was a huge draw, and she had no problems garnering heat for her comments. She frequently badmouthed her opponents, she got into verbal altercations frequently and she was highly critical of women who carried themselves in what she believed to be a trashy manner. For all of her beauty, she did notably shy away from certain aspects that came with being a sex symbol. She wasn’t going to pose nude, she wasn’t going to go sharing details of her sex life and any modeling that she did, she wanted it to be tasteful. One of the most frequent comments she got was about her dating life. She notably didn’t date a lot. There were guys that tried, but in her eyes you had to look like a man next to her for starters. She didn’t really do celebrity crushes as she preferred to get to know guys before going anywhere with them and it was hard for her to find that guy. A lot of guys would want a woman because she was rich and famous. Many others would view hooking up with her as being a satisfaction of some kind of fetish which she wasn’t alright with. She also just intimidated the living hell out of a large number of men.

Underneath it all though, there was a very interesting young woman. All of her exes had been regular guys who were not remotely famous. They couldn’t handle her lifestyle, and that she was as renowned as she was. Our lovely fighter was certainly feminine, but she’d also been a tomboy growing up and that was something that had weirded them out too. She believed she didn’t have a submissive bone in her body, and she had always been able to easily dictate everything in relationships. With the whole tomboy factor came a big not so secret fact about her. She absolutely LOVED professional wrestling. She’d been a huge mark for it since she was a child. She was a common sight at PPV’s, sitting in the front row and geeking out.

That was where she knew him from. He was a professional wrestler, and, in many ways, he was similar to her. Relatively young, but quite accomplished. The guy was one of the WWE’s biggest draws. He’d wanted to be a wrestler his entire life, and aside from studying at a prestigious school and wrestling all over the world, he also had minors in Communication focused on public speaking and in Theater with a focus on acting. He’d been wrestling since he was 15 years old and for however scripted wrestling might be, he was an amazing athlete. He had made his bones in several independent promotions and had been one of the top stars in New Japan. When he’d finally came to WWE, he’d been fast tracked essentially. Winning the NXT title quite quickly, and utterly dominating before coming to the main roster and doing the same.

He fluctuated between a brutal heel and an unpredictable anti-hero, but he was quite different from the character he played in real life. The guy loved his fans, he would be the first to greet them and do autographs and he’d be the last one to leave. The celebrity lifestyle did make him somewhat uncomfortable, but he handled it with a certain amount of grace and he was very private about his private life outside of some of his interests specifically in MMA and his lifelong love of the business. Our wrestler was a fight fan, and he’d actually studied martial arts quite intensely in order to further his wrestling aims. He was an attractive guy, and female fans and women in the industry swarmed to him. He surprisingly wasn’t about that lifestyle though. He was strictly into monogamy and he did want a family. In the locker room, he avoided a lot of the politics that existed. The guy wasn’t going to take sides, and he’d help the newer talent to a degree with bettering themselves in the ring but he was certainly an introvert and a lot of people took that as him being cold or thinking that he was better than everyone else.

The two of them had actually first met when they did a Magazine cover together that celebrated that year’s best bodies. There’d been a bit of chemistry there, and they were fans of one another but nothing really materialized. They wanted her to play a part in Wrestlemania for that year. He was going to be winning his first Heavyweight title, he’d been in several main events, he had come close to winning their biggest title but had been screwed out of it as part of the ongoing storyline. He was part of a massive triple threat match, and the heel GMS did not want him to leave with that title. It was the biggest night of his life, and she was there in his WrestleMania moment celebrating with him. This emotional event brought the two of them closer together, as did the time leading up to the event where they got to spend a fair amount of time together.

They’d discovered that in terms of relationships, both of them were essentially looking for the same thing. A real partner who they could build a life with, she absolutely wanted children as did he. Rumors were already swirling because of Wrestlemania, but they became far louder when he attended her most recent fight, sitting in the front row. Their friendship somewhere along the way transitioned into an actual legitimate relationship, and aside from becoming physical with one another, neither had ever really articulated it until they started receiving a bombardment of questions as to their dating status. She was the one who eventually broke the silence, and the media had a field day with it. For all the prying however, the two of them were quiet about their relationship.

She hated that he was always on the road, and he absolutely despised it when she was in her crunch training time for one of her fights. She became a lot more intense during those times, she wasn’t really into romance when she was focused. After she won a fight, and when she wasn’t training? She was very much about romance, and she couldn’t keep her arms off of her. A lot of things that had been hard and fast no’s for her sexually speaking? They had gone out of the window with him, he was quite dominant and although she was initially uncomfortable with really letting him take the lead, she learned to relax and to enjoy it. That wasn’t to say she was completely submissive, the two of them fought quite hard to assert dominance, and that was part of what they loved about one another.



Extrovert + Introvert

Genre(s): Drama, Professional Wrestling
Setting: Open
Influence(s): WWE
Protagonists: Two wrestlers
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot:In the competitive NXT environment, she was something of a pet project. Vince Mcmahon himself had scouted her, she'd been a fitness model of some renown. He had huge plans for her and saw dollar signs when he looked at her. She was genuinely excited to be joining the WWE but she didn't want to go the route of other models who had transitioned into professional wrestling. She wanted to actually excel at it, she was the sort of person who strives to be the best at whatever it is they set their mind to. To that end she approached wrestling as an art form and she studied. A lot of the girls in the locker room felt jealous as they knew she'd be getting preferential treatment. They were also confident she'd fall on her face from being pushed so quickly without any previous experience and even though she was learning, she wasn't having the easiest time. Foreseeing this, HHH decided to try something wildly unconventional. The NXT scene was heating up considerably due to a new acquisition that was drumming up a lot of interest. The guy was one of the best independent talents on the planet. Having shined in multiple promotions. He wanted this new superstar who would be experiencing a massive push and wouldn't be down in NXT for very long to take her under his wing. In addition to the training and coaching she was getting; she would also devote more time to working one on one with this guy who was a master of the craft. Although he was initially reluctant, he did relent and agreed to train her. He was a hard taskmaster, but it wound up paying off. She improved dramatically under his tutelage. The guy was a world class wrestler with legions of devoted fans, but he was also a huge nerd, quite introverted and he mostly kept to himself. The wrestler loved comics, played video games and had wanted to be a wrestler his entire life. It was actually kind of enjoyable. Ring rats threw themselves at him, but he surprisingly didn't indulge. Far too awkward for that sort of thing. She was gorgeous, she was the epitome of fit and she was confident and far more comfortable in social circles. She was great at cross promotion and doing mainstream appearances and interviews. She'd come to realize that it wasn't so much that he was shy, but he was a serial monogamist. He primarily dated women in the industry, and he was dating a successful TNA diva when he first joined, but the distance and the fact that he was personally training an excessively good-looking woman led to the relationship falling apart. She did a little digging, and she realized just how many women he'd dated in the industry. None of them had anything bad to say about him though. He was always a gentleman, they looked back on their time with him fondly and would date him again if given a chance. He got to her. She enjoyed talking to him, she enjoyed how he listened and she enjoyed how down to earth he was. The two became an item against her better judgement, and to the smarks, she was the latest in a long succession of girlfriends for the talented wrestler. This further got her more heat in the locker room, most the women saw it as a political move.



Face That Runs The Place

Genre(s): Drama, Professional Wrestling
Setting: Open
Influence(s): WWE
Protagonists: Two competitive wrestlers
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: It'd been a long journey for her, reaching the top of the mountain. There'd been a lot of adversity along the way, and she hadn't been handed a thing. If anything, it seemed like management had tried to against her at times. But she was the complete package, and she had won over the fans. She was the Woman's Champion, and she was in the middle of a huge push. She took on all comers from both brands as well as NXT. They even brought some of the best retired lady wrestlers back to work matches with her. She made the company a lot of money, she graced the cover of magazines and she was becoming a mainstream celebrity. Throughout it all however, she never lost sight of her goals. Above all else she was a professional wrestler. Not a Sport's Entertainer. She also didn't only look at female wrestlers as inspirations and was a huge fan of many of the greats. She grew up a fan of that product and dreamt of being the biggest wrestler period. Gender be damned. She took the belt to unimaginable heights, and got more screen time and better story than damn near everyone, aside from him. The two of them had started in NXT the same day. They were even friends to a degree. Both absolutely busted their asses to be the best, and they took the culture and history of the business very seriously. An almost rivalry existed between the two of them, and they intimidated others with their work ethics. Both would become locker room leaders and this would inform their careers moving forward. Even as Vince didn't know what he had on his hands, and kept her in the midcard when she was moved up to the main roster, she persevered. He actually left the company, became a superstar over at AEW and was courted back into joining the company where he became the biggest thing in professional wrestling. She knew she had something to aspire to, and when he returned and became the man, she knew she had to become a bigger star than him.

[Darkcide]

Show Business

Long Time Coming

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Hollywood
Influence(s): Several different celebrities, Eva Green for some reason being especially prevalent.
Protagonists: Two actors
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: They'd both been in show business from an early age, starring as teenagers on a show that was ahead of its' time but that built a large cult following similar to Twin Peaks. It lasted three seasons before being cancelled, both of them had worked in show business since, with their careers branching off in different paths even though they remained close friends, who kept in constant contact with one another. On the show they played a pair of doomed lovers and were lauded for their chemistry. She was cursed with an unreal beauty that often overshadowed her talents. She modeled, and she was frequently cast as a love interest. What was less known about her, was that she was an accomplished writer, doing screenplays as well as comics but she was seen as a huge sex symbol. She was also an absolutely huge nerd, with some very dark and quirky interests. A foreign actress who just so happened to be an introvert. She got frequent, work and was finally starting to move into the sort of career she'd always intended. She was hot off of a critically lauded film that she'd gotten an Oscar nom for, and she was in a long-term relationship with another actor who was seen as a heartthrob. She wasn't completely happy in the relationship, and she wasn't a fan of the attention lavished on their relationship. It wasn't something she brought up, but their relationship was on the outs anyway. She was fairly certain he wasn't being faithful to her, and she realized she was outgrowing him and that he wasn't very supportive of her accomplishments or her quest for artistic merit.

He on the other hand, got a more artistically fulfilling career. He got more challenging roles and was really allowed to flex his acting muscles over the years. He got to take on intense and quirky films that earned him critical acclaim. Compared to our monogamist, he was quite promiscuous. He'd been seen with several different female celebrities, and none of those dalliances lasted very long. His biggest secret was he'd been in love for years. With the lovely young actress, he'd gotten his start with. He'd never believed that he was on her level, and so he'd never brought it up. The guy had a reputation for being a bit of a hothead, but he was married to his work. He had to channel some very dark places for his artistic process, but it yielded results. This whole time though, he wanted her, and he desperately wanted a legitimate relationship.

Our two young superstars were going to be working together again for the first time since the show. It was with a director that both had been huge fans of for years. He was the sort that every actor wanted to work with, and she was the first person cast in the film. He also wanted her to assist in some rewrites and expressed admiration for her as an artist, stating she was in a crucial point in her career, and she needed to have that creativity and brilliance nurtured. They were having problems in regard to the villain in the movie, it was a great character, but he really didn't know how to approach it or even who to cast and it was proving vexing. But she suggested that he audition for the part, despite the character initially being white. The three of them spent many long nights working together, and the production proved to be the stuff of legends as it was a very ambitious film. They all had deeply personal stakes in it. They'd always been friends, and they had always had chemistry, but working together like this forced her to realize a lot of things about him. She grew quite infatuated with him, and he'd long since given up on the idea of a relationship with her but by the end of production, it was undeniable. The two had something very strong, and very real. They quietly grown a lot closer with the director as their confidante, although there was a lot of speculation. She was a huge fan of his work, and he loved her passion project script she'd been working on for years. She'd shopped it around several times but didn't want to compromise on it. So, he decided it was going to get made, and he got the director to go in with him on it as a producer. She was going to write the movie, direct it, and star in it. This project got her several Oscar wins and it proved to be a huge smash. Nobody else would have pushed her to that degree, and the three roles had changed the entire trajectory of her career to where she was really able to do all the things she wanted to do, she could direct several of her own films and secure funding for them. The heartthrob wouldn't have done this, how couldn't she fall for him? Yet he still dated around, and he still got into very public altercations, and he had nothing to really pull him out of the dark places that he went to. She was technically still with her boyfriend, though she was at this point involved with her friend. He was dating around still, but his heart visibly wasn't in it. Things just gradually became more serious, especially as his feelings for her came to light and he just got her and she gave him the sort of home that he wanted, even though they were both extremely busy. They wanted to keep it quiet, and they wouldn't comment on it too much, but they kind of just wound up together.



Live Fast, Die Young

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Los Angeles, California
Influence(s): Pick a celebrity, partial aspects of my life.
Protagonists: Two aspiring arts students
Antagonist(s): Her mom

Plot: Both of them were students at a very prestigious performance arts University. The two of them couldn't be more different, even with the things they had in common. She was an angry young woman, who used a mean spirited personality and a vicious scowl as a shield to keep people away. Her home life had been miserable growing up, and her mother was an immensely successful talent agent who she shared a very cold relationship with. The woman wasn't loving, she wasn't nurturing and our heroine had essentially had to take care of herself. She was a pessimist, she was very guarded, and she didn't like a lot of people around her. She had however been in a relationship for a few years now with another one of her classmates who went to the school with her. He was a well liked guy who was a lot more well adjusted than she was, and who was quite popular with the fairer sex. It must be mentioned, but she could be very jealous and possessive. But the two of them were head over heels in love. She could sing, she could dance and she could act. She was a triple threat, even if her taste in fashion and her aesthetic leaned towards the darker end of the spectrum.

Now the guy of this piece, was someone who came from a bit better of a family life. But he also struggled with his own issues even as his family was supportive of him. He'd grown up in a poor neighborhood but had an intense interest in music. It'd been an escape from the hells of his neighborhood, and he learned a number of instruments at an early age and learned to sing in the church. His older brother was murdered as a result of his lifestyle, and even though his family moved to a nicer neighborhood after that tragedy, the pain was still there. He'd had an interest in metal and rock music since he was young which had been a point of contention for him growing up amongst other black kids, but he'd also had to struggle for acceptance in the neighborhood he moved to. Music was the constant, and even though he enjoyed acting, he didn't take to it like he did music. He played with a number of punk, and metal bands and other projects and became known for his ability which was what led to him getting an audition for the school where he was eventually accepted. There was that anger there still, but it was something he'd learned to deal with. The depression existed, but seeing a therapist helped. Our guy was working through his issues, and the biggest one was how alone he felt. He'd dated some but there was nothing of substance.

So how did these two connect? They'd developed a casual partnership of sorts that was based on their art. They were probably the only two students who enjoyed the sorts of music that they did. He was still continuing on with his projects, even while being in school. This resulted in work for her. She'd done some photography, acted in and directed some music videos for him and had even lent her vocals. All of this helped with her own portfolio. She was also admittedly a rather big fan of his music, though it wasn't something she readily admitted. She loved it all. They weren't necessarily friends. Compared to everyone else though, she was cordial if standoffish towards him. She genuinely liked talking to him, even if she could be a bit mean. He was levelheaded, he was a pretty good listener and he never seemed to take anything personal. There was an attraction there, and it made her uncomfortable. Because she was all about her boyfriend. Until she wasn't. To her horror, he broke things off. He said that he still loved her very much, but they'd only ever dated each other, and they couldn't find who they were meant to be while together. This absolutely devastated her and with nowhere to go really, she went to see her sometime artistic partner under the guise of discussing a song he was supposed to be working on with her. It was late, and she showed up unannounced. Even if he was surprised, he still let her in and managed to coax out her reason for being so upset. He was shocked, as those two had been a power couple for years. All the same he was sympathetic, and he offered to let her crash as opposed to going home which was something she didn't seem too keen on. He was there for her. He didn't force her to talk. When she did, he listened. And she surprisingly fell asleep in his bed when he offered it. He stayed with his band mates, so he was crashing on the floor. She'd wind up staying the entire weekend. She felt very comfortable and open around him, he took her mind off her pain, and they learned a lot about each other. She got to meet his family and wound up liking them a lot. She lived with her mom, and she couldn't stand to go home to deal with her and the emptiness of their home. Not in her current state.

She grew comfortable enough to tell him that he could sleep in the bed with her, she didn't want to kick him out of his bed. The two became quietly affectionate with each other in a physical way and even when her now ex would text or call to check on her, he was there. And he was there for her at school as she dealt with everyone realizing she was now single. Our hero realized it before she did, but he had very profound crush on her and he came to genuinely value the close friendship they developed. For her part, she grew attached to him as well and they both came to realize that they'd developed a relationship without realizing it. She tried to put up some space even though she craved his company. This didn't work, neither did agreeing to some halfhearted date because she didn't want to turn her friend into a rebound. In the process she did hurt him, and she felt terrible about it and she left mid date to declare her feelings for her friend, which led to the two of them becoming an item. It wasn't going to be smooth sailing though. Her ex realized he didn't want to just be friends, and repeatedly insisted he missed her. She had to struggle with those feelings. She'd opened up quite a bit, but she knew she couldn't treat this relationship like her last. The big hurdle was her mom though. She'd been all for her previous relationship and when she discovered she was dating a black man with a bunch of tattoos who played metal music, she insisted this would greatly hinder her daughter's aspirations and she was absolutely not behind the relationship and more than willing to threaten cutting her off completely to try to end her relationship.



Precious Possession

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Smut
Setting: Hollywood
Influence(s): Zendaya, Vanessa Hudgens, Arianna Grande, Keke Palmer
Protagonists: A former Child-Star, A 'bad boy' actor.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She'd been beloved, utterly beloved as a child star and a Disney kid. Singing, acting, dancing, all of it. The show she starred in was a flagship for the company, for a number of years, and she had a legion of fans the world over. All of it was fine and dandy, unfortunately, her mom wasn't really all that protective of her, and saw her as a source of income, and she saw firsthand how exploitive the industry could be. Now, as an adult, she didn't want to be seen as a child star anymore, and she was having a hard time shaking the image. Whenever she did anything, there'd be controversy attached to it, and there was a black cloud hanging over her publicly, after she ended a long-term relationship with another child star. He was an abusive prick, and the world did not want to accept that. She cut her mother off, especially after she realized she'd been keeping money from her for years, and her attempts to be taken seriously as an actress were being hampered by a powerful producer who was a scumbag, and who wanted something in exchange for her being casted in the projects he oversaw, which were a lot of them. Our protagonist was like a Phoenix attempting to rise from the ashes, and while she fielded a lot of attempts from a lot of different hopeful suitors, she'd wind up finding all the things she was looking for, in the most unexpected place imaginable.

She was given a shot to audition for an upcoming project, from a pretty noteworthy director who had achieved a degree of success in the industry. Her mother, and even her agent was against it, given the nature of the project, and them feeling like there would be no coming back for her after that. The Disney Princess image would be completely shattered, which was the idea for her. The role featured a good deal of violence, her going to some very dark places, and sex was a very prominent thing in the movie. She would be doing sex scenes, and she didn't want to use a body double. Her costar was going to be an actor with a reputation. He was heavily lauded, known for the intensity of his roles, and seen as something of an unconventional sex symbol. His road to doing what he did had been perilous, and acting had successfully saved his life. Not only was she attracted to the role, but she was hopelessly attracted to him, and at the time? He was in a relationship that was in the public eye, despite him liking a degree of privacy. It'd been deteriorating, and he just hadn't pulled the trigger on ending it yet. A big part of it was due to incompatibility. His A-List girlfriend wanted him to be someone who he wasn't, she wanted him squeaky clean, she was fairly vanilla when it came to their sex life, and perception and their images were more important for her than actually making the relationship theirs. She loved the public eye, and they got no privacy, which was hell for an introvert like him. He'd voiced his opinions several times and was continually ignored there. So, our guy had a bit of a chip on his shoulder. The movie relied on the chemistry between the two leads, and they'd spend a lot of time onscreen together, which meant they spent a lot of time together in private. She wanted to do research for the role to bring authenticity to it, and so she asked him to accompany her to a kink club. He wound up agreeing, and everything there wound up being an immense turn on for both parties. It was eye opening for her, and for him, it was all a reminder of how happy he'd been before his current relationship, and the things he was suppressing to be in it. Unsurprisingly, the two would start to get involved outside of just the movie, and she was experiencing a whole new world with her new paramour. He'd eventually end his relationship, not caring how the tabloids or his exes' fans felt, and things between them would become official.



Hellion

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Smut
Setting: Hollywood
Influence(s): Pick a celebrity, Euphoria.
Protagonists: An actress, her musician boyfriend.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: The tabloids, her parents, and her fans all thought that he'd corrupted her. That an association with him, and chasing the wrong sort completely altered the trajectory of her career. They were wrong however, and it'd been her all along. She'd grown up a beloved child star, and she'd grown up in the industry, the daughter of celebrities. Even with legions of fans, she'd absolutely loathed every second of it, and the expectations and constraints placed on her. Other child stars, and coworkers hadn't been remotely interesting to her. And thought it was a secret, she wound up losing her virginity as a teenager to the young frontman for her favorite band after one of his concerts. They'd kept in touch after, even if they traveled in completely different circles. She was quite enamored with him, and annoyed at how much her image and everything was holding her back. As a young woman, she was on the same path that her parents carefully placed her on, and completely chafed at it. Her boyfriend was a boring, vanilla dickweed that did nothing to excite her. Having enough, she decided to shake things up, and she boldly reached out to her first and made him a truly impassioned proposition. She had a list of shit she wanted to try. It was pretty intense, she wanted to steal him away for a weekend, and knock out as much of the list as they possibly could. He was a pretty notorious skirt chaser, but the offer proved too good to pass up, and they did the thing. For his part, he was genuinely surprised at how dirty she was, and how adventurous she was. Despite having hooked up previously, he had always seen her as her image. It was his turn to get enamored, and she went one further and recorded the two of them, and 'leaked' the tape to spite her parents, and her image. The ploy worked, and it gave her a completely new lease on life, and the freedom to be the sort of woman that she genuinely wanted to be. 



Darkest Times

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Thriller, Smut
Setting: Modern Day
Influence(s): Man on Fire, Harsh Times, The Bodyguard, A Star Is Born, Beyond the Lights
Protagonists: Popstar, her boyfriend
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She'd spent most of her life in the limelight. A 2nd generation celebrity, who had seen firsthand how ugly the industry could be and carried a deal of trauma because of it. Her depression had pretty much gone unheeded by her parents, and she was in an unhappy relationship with another musician that was pretty much an asshole to her that the label pushed for. A kidnapping insurance policy was in place for her, and a requirement was for her to have a bodyguard. Her bodyguard had been older but had always been the father figure that she never really had in her formative years. He would die due to tragic circumstances, and because of a number of incidents, it was decided to get someone who was probably overqualified in place for her. The new guy was significantly younger, and he'd known her old bodyguard through familial relations. This new bodyguard was former military and CIA, he'd retired relatively recently for his own mental sake. Entering the private sector, he'd decided to try his hand at bodyguard work, and through the connections to her old bodyguard, he was on their radar and successfully interviewed for the job.

Our pop star was a young woman now, and she wasn't blind to how attractive the new guy was. He obviously had eyes as well, but stayed focused on task, and was pretty much taking inventory of everything. Her boyfriend was not at all happy with her having a good looking, imposing guard around all the time that was closer in age to them, than the last guy. She would however grow a lot closer to the guy after he saved her from a misguided attempt at self-harm, and then forcefully reprimanded her boyfriend when he overstepped. She could also see this guard had scars of his own, and he was struggling with PTSD. The two would share some lowkey flirtations that eventually escalated to them seeking solace in one another through being intimate. If it had just stopped there, it would have probably been ok. He didn't expect to truly develop feelings for her, and she didn't expect to really develop them for him. But there they were. 

The biggest problem? A myriad of obstacles. Between her greedy parents, her soon to be ex who she was in a very weird spot with, some truly determined stalkers, and it seemed that her father was into some criminals for a whole lot of money, which was the cause of the insurance policy in the first place, and they were hellbent on taking over her career, and profiting off of her. 

[Darkcide]

Tainted Love

The Thirteenth Step

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): The Guest, Warrior
Protagonists: A soldier, the sister of a fallen soldier.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Her family lived in a rough city; they'd done alright for themselves but didn't live in the best neighborhood. All the same, they always had each other. Her big brother had been her rock, and her parent's pride and joy, and he'd joined USMC so he'd be able to attend college afterwards. All the while, sending money back home. Until the unimaginable happened and they received news that he'd died overseas. They were all devastated, and she took it the hardest. She'd already been something of a wild child, but after his death, she started stripping without her parent's knowledge, she drank like a fish, and she dated abusive assholes. Anything to try to help her cope with the pain. One day, a young man who was obviously military showed up at their front door, and stated he was friends with her brother, and he'd been there at the end. Her parents wanted to hear his story and seeing that he didn't have any family of his own and he really didn't have any plans, they allowed him to stay while he figured out what his next move was going to be. Telling them what happened to their son had been his mission, and what he didn't tell them was that he'd been the one to kill him. He'd been caught in an explosion, and he was in immense pain, pick up was not likely going to make it in time so he asked him to put him out of his misery, which he very reluctantly did. Now? He has to wrestle with survivor's guilt. Her brother had also asked him to look out for his siter, which he intended to do as well. What he hadn't counted on was being as attracted to her as he was, starting a relationship with her and eventually falling in love with her.



IFHY

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Psychological
Setting: Major city.
Influence(s): Silver Linings Playbook, Shame, Nymphomaniac, Nip/Tuck, Euphoria, Deathbyromy
Protagonists: Two people struggling with hypersexuality.
Antagonist(s): Both of them.

Plot: They met at a SAA group, and she'd been struggling, but successfully navigating a period of celibacy. There are reasons behind her struggles, and she'd seemingly been on the mend, when she met him. He was very begrudgingly there at the group and had his own struggles with hypersexuality. The two seemed to form a connection, and there was an attraction there. When he invited her out for drinks, she was very leery, knowing how far she had come. But he seemed genuine, and the two hit it off. The guy was exceedingly charming, and to her shame, she wound up going home with him. Despite that, in the morning she figured at the very least, he'd want them to be a thing, and if she had sex within the confines of a relationship, it wasn't a complete backslide. Turns out, he is a bit of an asshole, and he has no desires to be in a relationship with anyone. it was a shit move on his part, but he really had no idea just how badly he fucked up. That was how their wildly toxic, volatile, love/hate relationship began. 



Hybristophilia

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Psychological
Setting: Los Angeles
Influence(s): Dexter, Mindhunter, Goodfellas, Sin City, Drive, The Punisher, A History of Violence, Luther
Protagonists: A young woman attracted to violent men, a violent man.
Antagonist(s): His ex

Plot: Her life hadn't been easy in the least. She'd always had abusive relationships with men, dating back to childhood. All of her exes had been exceedingly abusive. She knew there was something off in her. Something that drew her towards violent men with rage issues. Her latest love interest was no exception, and yet he was different at the same time. He moved across the hall from her. There was mutual interest there, they went out on a date, though she didn't know how to take how quiet he was. She'd half-considered calling it a night when one of her exes was at the place, and he loudly tried to make a scene. The new guy effectively drags the man outside and beats him to within an inch of his life. She saw the whole thing, and it turned her on. She went home with him and found that she really enjoyed having sex with him. He was very rough, and he was very aggressive there, and yet, when it was all done, he provided her with aftercare which was a new thing, and on the whole, even with how quiet he was, he was deeply tender towards her. She found herself growing more and more attached to this man who was at best cordial with the rest of the world, and with people that crossed him, extremely violent. She was certain he'd killed before, and unsurprisingly, he had a past of his own. That past would come back into their lives, in the form of his ex. A manipulative sociopath who had gotten him to kill several men in the past, including her husband which led to her gaining his fortune. She didn't want to let him go, and she definitely didn't want to lose his gift for violence.



You Are the Father

Genre(s): Drama, Romance 
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): She Hate Me, Parks & Rec, Chasing Amy
Protagonists: A Sex Educator, The father of her child.
Antagonist(s): 

Plot: She was very open about her distrust of, and distaste for men. She'd only been intimate with one in the past, before deciding men weren't for her. There were reasons for it. She was highly asocial and dated other women. She was in a long-term off/on relationship with one, and the two argued frequently over the idea of children. She wanted to be a mom; her partner did not want to be. There was one man that she was genuinely close with. A very good friend, and someone she wished more men were like. She decided to ask him to be a sperm donor. He was deeply conflicted and went back and forth on the issue. Children had always been a touchy subject for him, but he eventually comes around. However, the two have disagreements because he wants to be involved in the child's life. He has no expectations of them being together or anything, and if he did it, planned on just providing a sample, but she decides to spend more time around him, to see if the idea is one, she can be in favor of. Turns out, he would actually make an amazing father, and would be a great male role model for her kid, so she relents. In the process, the two wind up conceiving the old-fashioned way, and that makes things infinitely more complicated for all of the parties involved. 

[Darkcide]

Fantastical Epics

The Devil Is A Lie

Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Supernatural
Setting: Modern day
Influence(s): American Gods, Bedazzled, Lucifer, Sandman
Protagonists: Lucifer, and a Nephelim
Antagonist(s): Demons

Plot: She was Lucifer, or Lucy Furr as she went by nowadays. First of the Fallen, Little Horn, The Mother of Lies, The Princess of Darkness. She'd originally rebelled against her father, and in punishment had been cast down into the depths of Hell. Hell was not empty however, and its original inhabitants were foul, malicious monsters. But her and her fellow outcasts were able to rule over them, and for a time it proved amusing manipulating the demons against each other. She became bored however, and she grew upset with the falsehoods told about her. That she forced anyone to commit evil acts, when mortals condemned themselves to Hell, and they were largely responsible for their own suffering there. So once again without thoughts to the consequences of her actions, she had her wings removed and she departed from Hell to live on Earth. Much of her power was in her wings, and while she was still functionally immortal, and stronger than a normal person, she was no longer the Ruler of Hell. In the chaos that followed, the line of succession in Hell became confused, and the demons no longer remained in their prison. A representative of the Presence made itself known to her and expressed that she hadn't been sent to Hell solely as a punishment, but it'd been intended as a gift, to allow her to chart her own path as she had always desired freedom. She's charged with a sacred mission that will offer her redemption. The demons cannot be allowed to roam free on Earth, and she is charged with returning them to Hell. Much of her power is cerebral in nature, and she realizes she will need help in this quest. She becomes aware of a man with divine blood in his veins. Quite possibly the last of the Nephilim, he's descended from the same class of warrior angels she once belonged to. Keeping her identity, a secret, she approached the man who had fallen on hard times. She made him a job offer he couldn't resist, and slowly introduced him to a world he never could have imagined. It was a lot to process, but she'd need his strength to succeed in her goals, and he had no concept of the power within his blood.



The Living & The Dead

Genre(s): War, Dark Fantasy, Horror
Setting: A fictional setting inspired by 15th-16th century Europe
Influence(s): Castlevania, Warhammer Fantasy, Blade
Protagonists: A Dhampir, and a Vampire Hunting Duchess
Antagonist(s): Vampire Lord

Plot: The undead were real, even if many believed them to be stories that were meant to frighten children. Her people knew how dangerously real they were and were embroiled in a costly war with a Vampire Lord. Her people loved her, and she was a benevolent leader who led from the front. Despite their skill at fighting the undead, they were losing ground. The Vampire had an especially dangerous gambit in the works that needed to be stopped at all costs. He was willing to awaken the original Necromancer, an ancient evil being that had once sought the means to conquer death. This queen of the dead had established a vast kingdom and had almost succeeded in blanketing the entire world in death many thousands of years ago. The Vampire's power was nothing compared to hers, and if he brought her back to the world of the living, there'd be nothing to stop her this time. Our heroine was not going to allow that to happen. Fortune would smile on her when a sell sword was accosted by her men. The sell sword had come to kill the vampire, and her men found that hilarious. Until they realized he was a dhampir. An exceedingly rare hybrid, he hunted his own kind, all for practice. The lord was his father, and he had spent his entire life preparing to kill him. Her people were skeptical because they still considered him to be a bloodsucker, but she decided to go out on a limb, and to work with him to try to stop his father. He proved himself to be a worthy ally, and a deeply conflicted man. As their campaign against the Vampire Lord heated up, the two would grow closer.



The End of All Things

Genre(s): Fantasy, War
Setting: A fantasy setting inspired by ASOIAF and Warhammer Fantasy
Influence(s): Spartacus, A Song of Ice and Fire, Warhammer Fantasy, Lord of The Rings
Protagonists: A self-styled King, and a Magic Wielding Duchess
Antagonist(s): The other dukes in the kingdom, demons.

Plot: A prosperous kingdom was built on the backs of slaves, a tale as old as time. Before that kingdom had been erected, the original inhabitants of the land lived at one with nature. They were a darker skinned people that worshiped Dragons, believing them to be the gods given form. In turn the Dragons taught them to speak their tongue and helped to guide them. The lands were fertile, and they held good relations with the elder races. Magic as it had come to be named eventually was the product of dream stuff being brought to reality, and while it was wildly dangerous when unchecked, the people could wield it to a degree, and they did so safely under the tutelage of the dragons. This paradise would eventually be lost. This use of the dreaming had to be practiced safely, and there were others who did not have the benefit of the dragons in place to teach them the proper ways to use it. That lack of control allowed something to come through, foul demons that destroyed everything in their wake. They killed many, and waged war on the survivors. The Dwarves and Elves which had been older races were very nearly wiped out, and the Dragons fled deep within the Earth to sleep. Generations of relative peace were shattered by the arrival of a new race of man. They wielded more advanced weapons and came in great numbers to claim the land as their own. Those that worshiped the Dragons fought valiantly, but they were conquered and condemned to slavery. They built a vast kingdom that came to surpass the homeland of the invaders, and many generations passed before one slave had enough. He rallied his fellow slaves, and they were able to cast off their chains and flee to freedom. That was three hundred years ago, and since then, the kingdom has devolved into infighting and political intrigue. They must contend with enemies both outside, and inside. The descendants of the invaders are unaware of the truth. That their enemies all worshipped the demons, and they worked on their behalf.

Our heroine was a highly controversial figure. The child of two worlds. The greater realm was made up of several kingdoms, though it struggled with succession when it came to the matter of the crown. The kingdoms all feuded with one another in an effort to lay claim to the crown, either through military strength or political savvy. Her father had been a duke, and her family had always been seen as oddities. Within their own holdings, they'd abolished slavery well before any of the others did, and they believed that the demons were real, and that humanity had to be vigilant about bringing them into the world. Her mother on the other hand was descended from the slaves, and her mixed ancestry was readily visible. Many other dukes had contemptuous views towards her, but she did command a degree of fear due to her exceptional aptitude with magic. Alone among the kingdoms, hers was aware of the threat that the champion of the demons represented and the death that would be unleashed. Try as she might to convince the other kingdoms to put aside their differences, she realized their biggest fear and her best hope lie to the East. Through a treacherous mountain range, and across a vast desert she travels the same path the escaped slaves once traveled to the Eastern city states. Made up of a diverse array of ethnic groups and cultures, to the self-styled Eastern king. A direct descendant of the leader of the slave rebellion, and an extremely powerful warrior who has united the city states and the nomadic tribes in the desert for one purpose. To reclaim his people's homelands. He formed an army, and was preparing to march them west. He'd done what no other soul had ever managed to do, and after the two met, he introduced her to his trump card. A dragon. That same dragon had helped the escaped slaves head East, and he worked with the king in the hopes of returning home, so that he may sleep with the rest of the dragons. While his goal was partly born of revenge, it was also out of necessity. If his people stayed there in the midst of famine and spreading disease, they would die. The homelands on the other hand yielded enough land and food to support them. He didn't care whether the kingdoms lived alongside them or fell trying to oppose them, but he was going to lead his people west.

The king was quite taken with the Duchess, and he recognized in her a better way to go home. If they married, that'd make him a Duke, they had the largest army. There'd still be fighting, but by their own rules, he'd be adhering to them and there'd be less chance of insurrection after their rule was established because she was a duchess. If she wed him, there was the potential to save many lives. She on the other hand didn't want to rule simply for the sake of ruling, but she saw in him and his army, the best chance at uniting the kingdoms, at bringing her mother's people home, and at being able to combat the threat that was yet to come.



Devastation

Genre(s): War, Dark Fantasy
Setting: A medieval fantasy setting
Influence(s): Warhammer Fantasy, The Witcher, Goblin Slayer, Berserk
Protagonists: Two hunters
Antagonist(s): Greenskins

Plot: She'd been a teenager when he'd become responsible for her. She had been the survivor of a greenskin attack on her small village, and he'd managed to save her life. Of the various races that existed, Greenskins were universally loathed by all. Chaotic, barbaric and sadistic. They found war and violence to be fun, freely indulging in it, and there were no redeeming values to them. They frequently warred with each other as much as they did more civilized races, and they kidnapped women and used them for breeding stock. Had he not pulled her out of it, that would have been her fate. He was a skilled hunter who accepted dangerous assignments for pay, living and dying by his sword. The hunter saw something in her, and so he took her in, and he personally trained her. There wasn't a huge difference in age, and their relationship wasn't a father/daughter one, but he didn't see her in a romantic light. Our heroine on the other hand, was quite in love with her instructor and savior as she blossomed into a beautiful young woman. She held a deep-rooted hatred against Greenskins, and any opportunity they got to kill some, she would insist they take the job. Sure, there were other dangerous creatures that could be hunted, but the Greenskins were plentiful, and the more dangerous ones such as Orcs and the like paid well. They were possibly the most dangerous game of all. The Hunter found himself uneasy with the increased Greenskin activity, and they seemed to be growing more and more brazen. They found themselves being forced to coordinate more often with other hunters, and he in turn was also dismayed as his pupil grew more vocal and brazens in her desires for him to see her as a woman, and not just a girl anymore. The sort of woman, she felt he wanted.



Sunspear Rising- (Disclaimer, I am normally opposed to writing fandom. But...I'm a huge ASOIAF fan. The FC can either be Arianne Martell or at least in my outline, is shamelessly influenced by her. This would take place in an alternative reality, one that is set roughly around the time of the series)

Genre(s): Fantasy
Setting: Westeros
Influence(s): ASOIAF
Protagonists: A Martell, a Claimant to the throne
Antagonist(s): House Lannister

Plot: She was heiress to Sunspear, and destined to become the ruling Princess of Dorne. Adventurous, fiery and calculating. Her hatred for the Lannisters knows no ends, and has to be carefully tempered with her desires to become a successful ruler. For her part, that means successful alliances, and navigating a country that is in the midst of open war. Dorne was sitting the war out, but she saw the chaos as an opportunity to strike at their enemies, and was provided with a godsend in the form of an infamous mercenary from Essos who recently landed in Westeros. He was a darker skinned man of a mixed heritage, but even in Westeros his name carried weight. He was an undefeated fighter of some renown who led a small, but successful company of sellswords. She had a fondness for dangerous, handsome men, and he was that in spades. For his part, the man had secrets of his own, and indeed he had ancestry that was traced back to House Velaryon. He'd carefully considered all the claimants for the Throne, and he believed Dorne would prove the strongest prospective ally. As it turned out, he had the entire might of the Golden Company behind him, and genuine royal ancestry through Velaryon and Blackfyre ancestry. He knew that claiming the throne would be an uphill battle, it'd need to be taken by force. But once it was done, he'd be able to legitimize himself and his house once more, having one of the Great Houses alongside him would strengthen his claim. For his part, he kept all of that close to the chest and initially presented himself as a sellsword looking for patronage. He found himself quite taken with the beautiful princess, and even her open mindedness concerning sensuality didn't bother him in the least. He was unlike any man she'd ever met, but for her part, she was a lot smarter than even he believed. She managed to piece together just who he was, and for her part, she was not remotely opposed to his plan. In fact, she played dumb but steered him in the direction of overplaying his hand. After that, she knew her father would be opposed. She pledged Dorne's support for his claim, but only if it was sealed with a marriage pact.






Blooded

Genre(s): War, Fantasy, Drama
Setting: A medieval fantasy setting
Influence(s): Warhammer Fantasy, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Conan
Protagonists: A Warrior Princess and a Warrior Prince
Antagonist(s): The Barbarian Tribes

Plot: Several nations adhered to a shaky truce, all because of constant depredations from outside forces. The Church was the common bond between these rival nations, and was independent of their politics. These nations held to a belief system centered around a founding figure who was deified. All of the nations had their own armies, but the best and the brightest were trained at The Imperial Officer's Academy. Partly out of the hope of better unifying all of the nations, but also because the students who trained at the school would be the leaders of nations, as well as generals and knights. It was imperative they were trained, and battle tested as the barbarians refused to let up for even a second. At this school, the students learn from a multitude of instructors. Knights, seasoned mercenaries, experts in the newly innovated firearms, and powerful mages from the mage's academy. This was where the two of them met. She was a Princess of one of the most powerful of the nations. Held as something of a prodigy, she is exceptionally intelligent, a fearsome warrior and even naturally inclined towards the usage of magic. She is not the oldest of her siblings, but she is heir to the kingdom for her prodigious gifts and force of personality. A renowned beauty, she seemingly has it all but suffers from deep melancholy. Traumatic events from her past make it hard for her to let anyone in, and everyone is kept at arm's length, despite serving as one of the house leaders at the school. He was a new student to the academy, but one who garnered a lot of attention immediately. His people were dying out, remnants of what had been the greatest civilization known to man before infighting and the barbarian hordes laid it low, a great many generations ago. Since then, they had become nomads, with their numbers dwindling greatly. They are known as great warriors, and clash repeatedly with the barbarians in their travels. It is even said that the founder was one of their number, and her father went to great lengths to reach out to them. He offered them land, a home and an alliance to bring them back to the continent which they accepted. Politically, they weren't that powerful, given their comparatively small numbers and nomadic ways. But they were held in great regard by the Church, their fighters were some of the best fighters on the planet, and the King greatly wanted their blood introduced to his house. They lived longer, were typically stronger, and had unique gifts that when combined with his own family's would create in his eyes, the perfect offspring.

The nomads had a Prince. A fearsome, quiet young man who was battle hardened at this point. Enrolling in the Academy was done along with a few of his retainers to fully integrate the nomads into society. His experience eclipsed that of the other students, but there was still much to learn. He was well aware of his duties, and the expectations placed on him, just as he was that the King had been talking to his mother, in the hopes of potentially arranging him to marry the Princess. He's enrolled as a member of her house, and every bit as withdrawn as she is. On some level, the two intrigue each other, and both are impressed with the other's ability in combat. The students all gain a great deal of operational experience as the barbarian attacks grow more frequent. Something, or someone is attempting to unite all the tribes, in an effort to bring down the civilized nations. These barbarian tribes are made up of different peoples and ethnic groups that all worship the same dark gods. All of them seem to be working in concert with one another, and the students are given a great number of missions. All the while, the prince is quite familiar with the man who is attempting to unify the tribes. The man had murdered his father, and the prince was consumed with revenge. This story chronicles the developing relationship of the two students, and the war they found themselves embroiled in.



The Final Fantasy

Genre(s): Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Action
Setting: A setting inspired by several Final Fantasy games
Influence(s): FF 6, FF7, FF Tactics FF10, FF 12, and FF 15
Protagonists: A princess, and a warrior from another nation
Antagonist(s): Demons/An evil empire

Plot: Within their world, existed a number of different nations. The world as it was known was formed in a vicious civil war between the planet's spirits. Those who remained uncorrupted were called guardians and they could be called upon by a select few individuals. Those who fell were known as Daemons. The absolute strongest of their ilk, the Weapons slumbered across the planet. The majority of the demons were far weaker, and abhorred the sunlight, coming out in night to spread misery. The nations mounted successful defenses against the demons, all the while maintaining rocky relationships with one another, and a few even being in open conflict. Each of the nations had a powerful crystal they'd been erected around. The crystal was their connection to the planet and to the lifeforce. It powered their technology, as well as their magic. Each one of the nations had varying degrees of proficiency with magic, and with technology. Some were not unlike your classic medieval fantasy setting with chivalrous chocobo knights, and powerful sorcerers. Others had a steampunk aesthetic going on. Another had all but forgotten the usage of magic and was a technological powerhouse not unlike the more science fiction set games. The most belligerent of the nations however was a vast empire that employed magitek, blending magic and technology with unwitting test subjects. Their leader was a tyrant, and he had a dark force whispering into his ear, urging him to be more war-like in accomplishing his goals. She was the princess of one of these nations, a formidable martial artist who was one of the few individuals on the planet capable of summoning guardian spirits. Her kingdom was attacked, and she was forced to go on the run with her guard. He on the other hand was part of a smaller nation that was infamous for maintaining a strong warrior culture. They defended their borders without mercy and were staunch isolationists. They also had to closest connection to the planet, and he was sent to accompany her, and to bring her to the shamans of his people. They'd deciphered terrible omens, and they believed the Princess to potentially be the key to stopping the darkness from returning. He was excommunicated, but was still seen as their greatest warrior, and this was a chance for him to redeem himself.



The Wild

Genre(s): Fantasy, War, Drama
Setting: An original setting, think iron age.
Influence(s): Vikings Valhalla, Assassins Creed Valhalla, Black Panther, ASOIAF
Protagonists: Two royals attempting to find a new life for their people
Antagonist(s): His brother

Plot: One of the largest empires on the planet consisted of a number of peoples with a unique gift. What had once been an ethnic group was now a cultural one. Belief in their way of life, as well as their gods allowed them to bond with an animal companion from a young age. That animal would not die of old age, and would live as long as the human soul bonded to it did. Killing the animal wouldn't kill the person, but they'd never be able to bond with any other creature. They would be seen as the lowest of the low within their culture, as a person's animal represented their very soul. The original ethnic group consisted of darker skinned warriors who had leveraged their gifts to accomplish great deeds. Spreading across land, and sea, they conquered various other peoples, until over a course of several generations, those people were every bit as committed to their gods and way of life as they were. A person's animal reflected them. And while they were one people, there was definitely in-fighting, even amongst them. Various different kingdoms existed with the beliefs and the gifts. His family was a cadet branch of the High Royal family, though they'd settled a great way away from the homelands to achieve their own fame and carve out their own lands. His older brother was next in line to rule after killing their eldest brother, though that wasn't the best of ideas. He was a cruel, delusional man who cared more for his own ambitions, and his own glory than that of his people. Their eldest brother had been responsible, and he would have been a good, strong ruler. Our male protagonist is considered to be the greatest warrior of his brothers, however. His reputation and fame were built on his accomplishments in war. His companion was a large, majestic wolf which he was often likened to. After his brother's death, the most miraculous thing happened, and his eagle bonded with the warrior as well. In all their history the number of people who had two companions could be counted on two hands. He had already been earmarked for greatness, but this truly made a large number of his people believe in him. Which was fortunate, as a schism happened amongst that particular family, dividing their people. The warrior knew he wouldn't be able to win in an outright fight as they were outnumbered, so finding a new home was his best bet. He would not be alone in this journey.

She was a princess within her tribe. With her older brother being heir. He was a fair man, and well reasoned. He would consider what was best for his people. Their fortunes were closely tied with the other tribe's as there'd been an alliance established between them. Her sister had been married to the slain King, and she in turn was killed with him. This incensed her tribe greatly, but even they knew that open war would be suicidal.  The upstart had secured several strong, though unsavory alliances. Her older brother who was already married himself, believed that the best path to maintaining the alliance would be if she wed the warrior prince. Our female protagonist was leery of the idea of a political marriage, and the two were not unknown to one another. He'd been fostered among her tribe for a time as their fathers negotiated the alliance. She hadn't been overly fond of him then. But his reputation as a warrior preceded him. She was a famous warrior herself, in a tribe where that wasn't the most common thing. She was known far and wide for her beauty, and for her skill in arms. Suitors had been attempting to court her for years, although most liked the idea of her as a warrior better than the reality. Her companion was a large, fearsome jungle cat. When the warrior's brother assumed leadership, her older brother was the one who came up with the idea of leaving. Her tribe, along with the sizable number of the warrior's that was loyal to him left across the seas towards an uncertain future. There were lands out west. They could settle them and build something bigger, and stronger. Establishing a settlement in the bountiful lands, they weren't the first of their people there. But their people being in that country was a very recent occurrence. They had to explore this new land and balance diplomacy with their desire for war and raiding to establish alliances and grow stronger. Those who were not allies, were free game to target for resources.

All the while, the two young warriors had to decide whether marriage was even a possibility for them.



Vengeance Falls

Genre(s): Dark Fantasy, Horror, Action
Setting: Fictional Fantasy setting.
Influence(s): Warhammer Fantasy, Bone, LOTR, ASOIAF
Protagonists: An agent of the crown/Survivor of a massacre
Antagonist(s): Beastmen

Plot: The Empire was made up of a number of states that had dukes in place that functioned as rulers, they would elect a King who would rule until their death. All of the states were focused on their own interests, furthering their own aims, and petty infighting as well as conflict with outside nations. There were deep woods across the realm, and within those woods lived the Beastmen. Savage mutants who were part animal, and part human. Everyone knew they were a threat, but they downplayed just how much of one these creatures were. To a degree, the states even encouraged this. Villages and small towns were more vulnerable than the larger cities were, but if the people knew how many of these beasts there really were, there would be a mass panic. She lived in one of these small villages and was the daughter of a famous hunter. Her dad was game warden for one of the high lords, and functionally served as an authority figure in their town. He'd taught her much of what he knew, even if that sort of occupation was atypical for a woman. One night, her village was set upon by the beastmen, and it was a massacre. She wound up being the sole survivor and would have been taken by the creatures if it wasn't for him. He showed up with a unit of well-equipped and trained men, and they killed every one of the creatures they found. He deliberated over what to do with her, but decided to bring her along, realizing she lost everything. As it turned out, he was a special agent for the crown, who technically did not exist. His rank empowered him to work in secret, reporting solely to the king. Manpower, weapons, money, anything he needed to wage a shadow war against the monsters. He travelled from town to town, village to village, leaving behind a garrison, and ensuring the villagers formed a militia and established defenses against the beasts. He would lead his men on hunts into the woods and did what he could to keep their numbers low, and to root them from forests, because he and the king knew the truth. In the deep woods to the east that bordered the kingdoms, there were an incalculable number of the monsters, and if they truly organized, they could very well overrun everything. She wanted revenge, and he began to train her. He specifically recruited people like her, that had the level of hate for them that he did, that way the war was personal for them. She flourished and excelled in every trial before her. By the time, she joined his personal squad, she scarcely remembered her life before the attack. She knew all the creatures had to die, and she'd been working with him for years. During that time, she nurtured a flame for her boss that had grown over the years. He cared for little else but the war, she was every bit as committed too, but they were still people. They wanted, and deserved connection, right?



Gods Amongst Men

Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Action, Drama
Setting: Modern Urban Fantasy Setting
Influence(s): DC, American Gods, Marvel Comics, God of War, John Wick
Protagonists: Two Gods
Antagonist(s): Malevolent Alien Beings

Plot: Gods had existed before men did, and had risen, and fallen throughout the course of human history. She was part of a newer generation of gods, who had been raised on the stories of old. She represented revelry, fighting and sex. Hedonism given form. Once upon a time, a goddess like her would have been a fertility goddess and wouldn't have the temperament for violence. This was not her, however. In most accounts, she was more aggressive and rowdier than her male counterparts. The gods however would have to face a time of woes. Malevolent beings from the stars came to the Earth, with a desire to wipe out beings that called themselves gods. Earth was not the only planet to have them, but even out in the depths of space, the planet was known to house many. The war grew more and more dire, to the point where they were awakening and tracking down older gods to help fight this battle. The most reluctant to rejoin was a former god of war who had once been legendary for his brutality and his bloodthirstiness. The way he saw it, their time had come and gone. They had their day. She'd been brought up on stories of him and was highly disappointed. He was far more peaceful, calmer and had no desire to be what he once was. In a desperate attempt to force his hand, his demigod child was kidnapped, and this reawakened that monster he'd once been. He very begrudgingly joined the fighting, while promising to kill those responsible at the same time. For her part, she didn't agree with what had been done, but this was her first true taste of war, and it wasn't as glorious as she thought it would be. The horrors were real, and he'd quietly take her under his wing in that regard. It was one thing to fight, and to beat one's enemies. Slaughter was a different animal. The more the two fought alongside one another, the closer they became.



Devotion

Genre(s): High Fantasy, Drama, Action
Setting: High Fantasy Setting
Influence(s): D&D, Warhammer, LOTR, The Witcher, Beowulf
Protagonists: A Warrior Priestess, a 'heretical' hunter.
Antagonist(s): Fair Folk

Plot: She was a devout priestess who was a lifelong follower of a Goddess of Justice, and she used her blessings and skills in the service of others. Her order existed in a tenuous yet longstanding truce of sorts with the kingdoms. All the nations in the continent recognized how vital the church was to the people, and even if there were forces within said nations that chafed at their ability to be neutral, and the power they had, they begrudgingly allowed it. She was part of a chapter that operated within a nation that had been formed by a league of noble houses that didn't want a monarch. At times, she'd have to work close with the mercenary police force that existed within the territory. Their callousness and greed were distressing flaws to be sure. All the same, whenever she was needed, she would fight valiantly and combat whatever threat her goddess needed of her. To her credit, she had a very good reputation amongst the actual people. Being possibly the most loved out of her order amongst them. One day, her and her fellows were called in to combat a horrific monster that was laying a village low. The creature displayed the ability to think, and it'd become clear it wasn't alone, it came dangerously close to killing the entirety of her party before he stepped in. With her help, he was able to slay the beast, and he was about to head on his way. For her part, she was intrigued with him, but her commander was angered at being showed up, and took his ease with being able to slay the beast with the ease he did as a sign of his likely orchestrating the whole thing to get paid. He was very nearly ready to fight against the members of the order, but she was able to convince him to surrender peacefully, and said that she would stand for him, believing him to be innocent of any wrongdoing, despite being a heretic.

The man was part of an ancient order, that once were the highest authority in the land. They had been formed for one reason, and that was to stop the 'enemy.' Creatures of legend that were beings of magic, and pure malevolence who used to steal off children and sow chaos for the hell of it. By all accounts, they seemed to have been successful in their war, as the Fair Folk faded into legend, with many believing they no longer existed. Even his order was looked at with skepticism, however there were a few indisputable facts when it came to them. For as small as they were, members of the order were long-lived, they were very clearly of a noble blood of some sort, and their training and gifts made them seem near superhuman. They could do things other men couldn't, even without using magic. In their case, they didn't use or need magic. Possessing innate psychic gifts. Him potentially being one of these fabled figures was a huge deal for her, she'd grown up on stories of them, and wanted to believe they still existed.

He was relatively quiet, and not very forthcoming, but he'd come to that land for a very specific reason. He was investigating reports, and potentially hunting what he believed were Fair Folk. Initially, he wasn't believed by anyone save her, not until they seemingly came from out of darkness, and descended upon the church, slaughtering all who got in their way in an effort to kill off the warrior. After that, it became a lot easier to believe.

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Horror

Society of Invisibles

Genre(s): Horror
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Rosemary's Baby, Hereditary, The Omen, Oculus
Protagonists: A woman with night terrors, and her partner.
Antagonist(s): A cult.

Plot: Night terrors had always been a part of her life, she absolutely hated them. They were utterly horrific, and they felt real. Her longtime boyfriend was a security consultant who had spent a great deal of time overseas, but now he was back in the states and she was beyond enthusiastic to be able to spend time with him again. He'd known of her night terrors for some time, but what he didn't know is that she'd been looking into them as well as her past while he'd been gone. Now she was obsessed with getting answers. The lack of sleep was affecting her professional life to a degree. She'd see strange people staring at her when she was out in public, she'd hear voices, and she'd become friends with another young woman who experienced similar things. Her research had started after she found a weird occult-like symbol painted on her door before she moved in with him. She knew that the symbol belonged to a satanic cult, this cult was quite old and they'd mark young people and subject them to strange rituals while they were children and then they'd attempt to initiate them once they were adults. There were a few amongst these chosen ones that would be sacrificed to whatever this cult worshiped and she began to fear for her life. To that end, her and her occult studying friend decided that the best way to get to the bottom of this mystery would be to spend the weekend in her childhood home. The place often appears in her dreams, and her research has led them to believe that her now deceased foster family might have been involved with this cult. She implored her boyfriend to come with them for the weekend, even though he was highly skeptical of this whole thing and he was convinced she needed help. The two women had done some prep work at the house, and there were a number of traps and fail safes set up. They intended to get to the bottom of this mystery, they intended to keep themselves safe and they intended to prove that this cult existed and that they needed to be stopped.



After The Fall

Genre(s): Horror, Sci- Fi, Drama
Setting: Los Angeles, near future.
Influence(s): I Am Legend, The Last of Us, 28 Days Later
Protagonists: Seemingly the two last survivors on Earth.
Antagonist(s): An infected horde.

Plot: She'd miraculously been in a coma for a number of years, and she slept right through the end of the world. There was a viral outbreak, nobody was sure what the cause was. She was an important person however, which was why she'd been placed in the absolute best of hospitals. She'd been a scientist, and she awoke to an essentially dead hospital. She'd been wandering for the better part of a day, encountering a wasteland when she encountered another person. The man was heavily armed, and he was accompanied by a dog. He seemed surprised to see her, and he implored her to come with him as it wasn't safe at night. The scientist was quite reluctant, but she wasn't given much choice and the man brought her with him. He was firm, and assertive but he didn't seem to have any malicious intentions towards her even if his social skills left a lot to be desired. The dog did however have a calming effect on her, and it was quite happy to see her. The man brought her to his home, which was essentially a fortress and he explained to her just what had happened. Up until meeting her, he believed himself to be the last man alive on the planet. The infection didn't just kill, it had also changed people. Turning them into feral monsters.

They displayed symptoms of classical vampirism, although he was unsure of whether or not the affliction was supernatural in origin. What he did know is that they were unable to stand direct sunlight, it would kill them. They lusted after blood. Silver was a highly effective weapon, and they could be killed through severing the spinal column or completely destroying the brain to ensure it could not regenerate. Fire was also effective against them, as was garlic.

He'd been alone with his dog for a few years at that point. During the night, the infected would descend upon his home in an effort to claim his life. The place had been properly fortified after a great deal of trial and error, although he did always make sure to never grow too comfortable. During the mornings, he would make any necessary repairs or upgrades to his home, and he'd go scavenging for supplies and he'd hunt the infected while they slept. He'd been a soldier previously, but now he was quite adept when it came to combating them. It'd always just been about survival; it'd been the same routine day in and day out. Her presence changed everything though, he'd gotten used to the idea of being alone. With another person, especially a woman, it meant everything would change and that she was also the single most important thing on the planet. He'd ensure that she was protected. The scientist in her had to know what these things were, however, she needed to study them so that she could find a way to either cure or destroy them. The elephant in the room was the fact that the last people alive were a man and a woman. That wasn't lost on her, and she knew even if he didn't voice it, what he'd want. He was a man after all, he'd gone years without and she could tell from the way that he looked at her that even if the world hadn't ended, he'd be very much attracted to her. She was at the very least attracted to him as well, though she did want to form a legitimate connection to him. She needed to form one, especially after she discovered just how much he'd lost getting to that point.

Having a scientist was helpful in more ways than one, especially as the creatures slowly started to evolve and some of their numbers stopped being completely mindless beasts.



The Things in the Woods

Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Setting: New England, Modern Day
Influence(s): Wytches, The VVitch, Wicker Man
Protagonists: A father, a hunter posing as a teacher.
Antagonist(s): Supernatural entities in the woods.

Plot: Whatever he did, there was an element of controlled violence to it, but nothing could have prepared him for the loss of his beloved wife. They had a young daughter together who he was now forced to raise as a single parent. He took his daughter, and he moved to the small woods bordering town his wife had been raised in. She'd always talked about it, and they'd planned to settle down there. The town had some dangerous secrets in place that he wasn't privy to when they moved. She on the other hand was another recent addition to the town. She was serving as a teacher at the school, where she formed a remarkably strong bond with the man's daughter. Her real reason in town was secretive, however. There was something ancient and evil in the woods. These beings consumed humans, and they preferred children. They'd worked out an effective system. In exchange for these offerings, they'd use their ancient knowledge to grant heart's desires. They could make people fall in love, they could greatly extend lives, and they could snuff out lives and make it seem natural. Most of the people in the town worked for them. The creatures even had the means to make people forget that those that had been taken had ever even existed. The teacher came from a people who had long opposed these monstrosities, losing her family to the things at a young age, and her original plan had been to burn the town down, but then she knew that would only make the creatures move. The infestation at this town was particularly bad, so she was sent to investigate. She hadn't planned on growing attached to the little girl or meeting the father of the girl and falling for him. His daughter began to experience strange activity that her father couldn't understand, and our teacher realized the girl was to be the next offering and that they would be coming for her.



The Undying

Genre(s): Horror, Action, Science-Fiction
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Sicario, Delta Green, Vaesen, Hunter The Gathering, Men In Black, Call of Cthulu
Protagonists: An FBI Agent/A secretive Government Agent
Antagonist(s): Eldritch Horrors

Plot: She worked for the FBI, and was a promising special agent who was part of a tactical unit. On an op gone wrong, she was the sole survivor, and she encountered something that she shouldn't have. Something that wasn't of this world. When she was being debriefed, she is recommended to, and interviewed by a secretive joint task force. What she encountered was not an isolated incident, and there was a black ops government agency that existed in the shadows. They monitored, hid and when necessary, exterminated these eldritch horrors. Mankind was not alone, and there were beings of incomprehensible power that were not of this world, they seemed to be in some sort of state of sleep, or something to that effect. Their very existence spawned other inhuman beings of lesser power and scale. The more that people became aware of these beings, the more they became aware of them, and the only reason that mankind hadn't been blinked out of existence by this point was because that veil was maintained. They knew it would be inevitable, but they wanted to put it off for as long as possible. The organization recruited from other governmental bodies, and specifically sought people who had the mental resilience to maintain their sanity in the face of such terror. They specifically sought individuals like her, who as it turned out, exposure to the creatures bestowed latent psychic abilities on her. Accepting the invitation, she would join this agency, and she'd be placed under the tutelage of one of their most effective agents.

He'd first encountered the beings as a child, and he'd been hunting them most of his life. The unit he was the field leader for, by far had the most kills in the agency, and they were typically the ones sent in for the ugliest of jobs. He wasn't much of a sharer, but he was dedicated to looking after every single person on his team, and he developed a seeming soft spot for her. She wasn't a fan of being drip fed information, but there was something about him that made it possible to trust him. The tests, and the examinations were strenuous, as was the additional training and honing of her new gifts. She'd need them however, as they were on the hunt for a powerful cult that was working for some of these beings and were intent on handing over the world on a silver platter to their masters.



JFear

Genre(s): Horror, Dark Fantasy
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Persona 5, Nightmare on Elm Street, Inception, Doctor Sleep, Insidious
Protagonists: Two Lucid Dreamers
Antagonist(s): Nightmare creatures

Plot: They were two very unique young people. They had a rare ability that allowed them to not only dream lucidly, but to actually travel in those dreams. You see, the world of the dreaming was connected by energies that all who dreamed contributed to without even realizing it. At all times, this world existed parallel to our own.  Those with this ability could shape their dreams as they saw fit, and even affect the dreams of others. Initially she didn't know this, only that she could remember her dreams and shift them to a degree. But it made no difference for her actual life where she was an outcast at her university. It was a lonely existence, but to her complete and utter surprise, she wound up meeting another outcast in the dream world one night. He was every bit as lucid as her, and the next day they confronted each other about it. Neither of them had encountered another lucid person there, and they compared notes. This opened up a friendship that eventually blossomed into more between the two of them. They spent their days together, as well as their nights, sharing a bed together as often as they could and travelling the dream world as they slept. There they could mold the world as they wished, and they discovered a great many secrets. Together they could change the dreams of others, and strike back at their classmates through their nightmares. It was a great time, until it wasn't. Their actions in the dream world had consequences, and they learned that things existed in that space between worlds. Their activities made them beacons, and the souls of the dead that existed in that space became aware of them. That and far worse things.



Dead Road

Genre(s): Horror, Drama, Action
Setting: Post Apocalyptic USA.
Influence(s): The Walking Dead, The Last of Us, Fury Road, The Road, Dying Light
Protagonists: Two survivors traveling a fallen America.
Antagonist(s): The dead, a dictator that is pursuing them.

Plot: Society had fallen apart. A viral outbreak had been the cause, and the world now belonged to the living dead. There were settlements where people lived together, and often tried to find some semblance of civilization together, but more often than not, survivors were immensely dangerous. Groups of raiders that preyed upon travelers and would harass smaller settlements. But then there were also larger groups of men that lived like feudal warlords and would extort tribute. He was a wanderer, a smuggler who traveled and underwent dangerous missions for pay. He traveled far and wide, and he made a living by trading goods. He wasn't wholly benevolent, but he also had no interest in preying off of others and maintained a code of conduct. The man's survival and combat skills bordered on uncanny, and he was more than capable of taking care of himself. He however was no longer alone; he had a reluctant. She was a comely young woman, and she was being pursued by the psychotic leader of a small army. The man in question extorted many of the settlements in the region and had intended to turn her into an unwitting wife. Her beauty was quite renowned, and it was what she had as a bargaining chip. Her father and him had made a deal for him to save and protect her, and since losing her father, he was taking her to a settlement that her mother called home. It was one of the largest in the country, and she knew she'd be safe there. They just had to make it there. Initially their relationship was based on convenience, with her eventually sleeping with him and him instructing her in self-defense. Neither expected nor wanted more, but when they found it, things got infinitely more complicated between the pair of them, especially with an unrelenting force pursuing the pair.



The Hunted

Genre(s): Horror, Crime, Thriller
Setting: Isolated cabin.
Influence(s): Green Room, You're Next, The Punisher
Protagonists: A woman in witness protection, her boyfriend.
Antagonist(s): A violent gang of psychopaths.

Plot: She was part of the witness protection program and had moved across the country. She'd witnessed a violent murder, and she'd testified. It'd been a traumatizing incident, and she was trying her best to move past it. In the three years since, she'd established a new identity, and had found love in the arms of a new man. The two went on a couple's trip to one of their friend's vacation homes which was conveniently secluded. Unfortunately for her, the men she'd helped put away, managed to escape from prison with some help from their old gang, and they'd tracked her down. They were hellbent on killing everyone there, and when it became obvious, they were under attack, the couples were ill-equipped to defend themselves from the attack. Her boyfriend on the other hand, was a different story and he was able to meet force with force. Violently repelling, and even killing some of their attackers. The man had his own secrets that would come to light that night as they fought for their lives.



In the Absence ov Light

Genre(s): Horror
Setting:
Influence(s): Oculus, 13 Ghosts, The Conjuring, Insidious, Sinister, Paranormal Activity
Protagonists: A young paranormal obsessed couple.
Antagonist(s): Violent Spirits

Plot: They both sported an assortment of tattoos. That was the most noticeable thing about them, that and how much they argued. The two of them were perfect for each other though, and they fought as often as they did because they were quite similar. She was a rebellious yet brilliant young woman who was obsessed with the paranormal and the occult, a published author who also maintained a pretty popular website. She'd done appearances on shows, and she had several degrees. To that end, she even got to give seminars and do lectures at colleges. Her boyfriend on the other hand was a metal musician who was the front man for a very popular local band that had a huge following in their city and was in the midst of signing a major label deal. His subject matter frequently had to do with the occult and paranormal, though he wasn't near as passionate about it as she was. She often visited supposedly haunted sites, or places where grisly occurrences had happened, and often dragged him along. In those cases, he wouldn't want to go, but she knew how to use his libido against him and while he was highly dominant when it came to their intimacy, she had the power there and could get him to agree to a lot with sex. That was how she convinced him to join her on this latest find, along with his band. They were going to visit a small town that years ago, had been home to an asylum that was now shut down. The head doctor there used to perform grisly experiments on his subjects and had been responsible for killing several. The townspeople had wound up putting the man to death. She wanted this to be the subject of her next book, and she told the group they'd be able to get some really good footage and turn out some great material there. They would be staying in the doctor's old home, and if the place seemed creepy? That was because it was. None of them had any idea what they'd gotten themselves into.



Sun Of Nihility

Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Setting: NYC, New York City
Influence(s): Fallen, Se7en, Zodiac, The Batman
Protagonists: A homicide detective, and a paranormal investigator.
Antagonist(s): An occultist

Plot: In a large city, there was a spree of brutal murders that had the police baffled. The killings had an element of the occult to them, and the leading detective on the case didn't have the slightest idea in the world where to start, there was really no precedent for them. He'd seen a lot of things in his day, but there was nothing that could possibly prepare him for what this case would entail. The case was also being investigated in an unofficial capacity by a paranormal investigator. A gifted clairvoyant, she had maintained a lifelong interest in the occult, which gave her a leg up on the cops along with her light medium abilities. She'd always been unnaturally attuned to that world and had spent her life attempting to better understand it. The two wound up crossing paths, and despite his initial skepticism he found her intuitions to be surprisingly on the money. It was frowned down upon, but he began to work with her in an unofficial capacity, all the while remaining skeptical about the existence of the occult. Both of the investigators had their share of tragedy in their past, and loneliness was a common factor in both of their lives. An attraction did eventually form between the two of them, but the case also grew more dangerous the further the two of them pushed. The perp they were hunting became more than aware of them, and once they were considered to be threats, decided to go on the offensive. The murders that were happening were all being done for a very specific reason, and what they would encounter, would change the two investigator's lives forever.



Wendigo-

Genre(s): Horror
Setting: Northern Minnesota
Influence(s): Wind River, Antlers, 30 Days of Night
Protagonists: A Tracker and an FBI Agent
Antagonist(s): The Wendigo

Plot: He was a tracker, who worked as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife service agent. One who was used to operating in cold climates, while she was FBI. She had been on a small private plane, that they'd charted with a couple of other individuals due to an impending trial that necessitated them to forego normal safety precautions. There was a terrible winter storm that delayed flights, and even though she was highly reluctant to do so, she listened to her immediate superior. The plane would wind up crashing, with several individuals dying during the accident. The tracker who was working, but was quite far off from his home managed to save her and a couple of other survivors, and he took her to a cabin that he knew of in the area. Nursing her back to health, he informed her that they would unfortunately have to sit tight due to the ugliness of the winter storm. The storm wasn't what they needed to fear however. The storm brought something with it, something fearsome, and something hungry. One by one, people started to disappear as they tried to reach the outside world, or go scouting or find food to keep the provisions from running out. The tracker who had native ancestry was reminded of a legend his mother used to tell him about as a child, but he was not able to believe it. Dangerous wildlife was far more likely, but as the situation became more dire, he came to realize they were being hunted by what could only be the Wendigo.



Only Time Will Tell

Genre(s): Horror
Setting: Michigan
Influence(s): Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Protagonists: A survivalist and a waitress.
Antagonist(s): Infected

Plot: He'd been born into a crazy family of survivalists. Their motto was to be prepared for anything, and to that end, they had a doomsday bunker stocked up. He eventually inherited the home. He was ex-military, having done his tour, only recently getting home. She worked at a nearby diner he often ate at and was putting herself through medical school. He did fancy her a bit, and he'd always make sure to eat in her section. There was an attraction of sorts, even if he was introverted and it made him seem somewhat awkward socially. She'd recently gotten out of an abusive relationship, and her ex came to the diner one night. Nobody else stepped in, but the guy did, and he physically handled the situation which led to a good deal of trust towards him and gratitude on her part. That trust would save her that night, as the diner was set upon. There'd been some biological attack, and the reports completely underestimated its ability to spread. The infected would violently attack others, and it was spread through the bloodstream. Nobody had expected it to become as serious as it was, so when the diner was set upon late one night, it took everyone by surprise. Our survivalist however handled himself well in emergency situations and as the town was rapidly tearing itself apart, he whisked her away to his home where the bunker was set up. They fled to the bunker, and from that moment on, their lives simply became about survival and trying to figure out just what the hell was going.



Chosen Into every generation, there is a chosen one. One girl in all the world. She alone will wield the strength and skill to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness; To stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. She is the Slayer.

Genre(s): Horror, Action
Setting: Sunnydale, in an alternate universe.
Influence(s): Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Protagonists: A Slayer and a Hunter
Antagonist(s): The Whirlwind

Plot: Her name was Faith, and she'd had a rough go in life. The product of a broken home, abusive parents, and poverty. Eventually she wound up in foster care. Thankfully a lovely woman by the name of Joyce Summers adopted her. Joyce had two daughters, one named Dawn who was the younger of the two, and one named Elizabeth who was Faith's age. She saw something in the young woman and understood the hard shake she'd had in life. The new family offered a measure of stability for Faith, at least until she was called. She developed powers one night, and a calling. She also gained a watcher, who had been her case worker. Under the guise of checking in on her, to make sure things progressed well for her, she began Faith's training, and the young Slayer took to the calling quite well. She felt empowered, she enjoyed the hunt, and it felt like she was doing something that mattered. At least until her Watcher was murdered in front of her, further traumatizing her. Joyce and her husband would go through an ugly divorce, and though she might have been a delinquent, her presence helped the other women of the household make it through. Joyce and the girls would move to a small town called Sunnydale, in the hopes of starting over. Elizabeth, or Buffy as everyone called her was a social butterfly, and she joined a clique of the most popular girls in school. Faith on the other hand, was seen as something of an outcast. Beautiful to be sure, but surly, and rebellious. Eventually she would gain her own friends, and a new watcher who was the librarian at her school. Turns out they lived on what was called a Hellmouth.

Faith continued her double life, her new friends would become involved in said life, much to her chagrin, and she would meet him. He was a couple years older, quite easy on the eyes, and he had the same rebellious streak that she did. A guy like him was catnip for her, but he was also aware of who she was, and while being mysterious, he did lend her his aid from time to time. As it turned out, he was a half-Potentate, or Nephilim. His father had been an angel, and he'd long known about the supernatural. Beings like him were extremely rare, but demons absolutely hated his very existence, and attacks growing up, drove him into fighting back. He became a hunter. That was what brought him to Sunnydale. There was a prophecy concerning the Slayer, and he decided to help.. To his dismay, he was quite enamored with her upon meeting her, even if he did a good job of hiding it. But the tension between the two as they got to know each other was utterly belligerent and getting worse by the day.

There were a number of truly bold vampires in Sunnydale. They referred to themselves as the Whirlwind. Their leader was a vampire from the 17th century known as Darla. She was exceedingly brutal, even for one of her kind and could trace her lineage back to an ancient demon known as Archaeus who had been her grandsire. The vampires had designs on the Hellmouth, and they wanted to bring back their progenitor. This would lead to frequent clashes with Faith and the Whirlwind, and her mysterious ally being more proactive in his efforts to help her.

(Alternate Buffyverse set plot, one of the few times I am requesting someone give their interpretation of a canon character. Several of the strokes are inspired by the recent Boom Buffy reboot, but basically this plot is if Faith had been called, and it is set in 2020 as opposed to the late 90's. I want to use the bloodline of Archaeus, I.E The Master, Darla, Dru & Spike, etc as the villains. I am a Buffyverse fan, even if Whedon sucks and have read all the canon comics that take place after the shows. I think with this alternate universe plot, we could do some really cool things, and do some awesome interpretations of the characters. Faith being THE Slayer doesn't have to be exactly as she was in the series; I am curious to see what can be done with the character.)



Eternally Yours

Genre(s): Horror, Action, Urban Fantasy, Power Play, Romance
Setting: Central America
Influence(s): Siren, Sicario, From Dusk till Dawn, Hellblazer, Wolverine, Witcher, Sandman
Protagonists: A Succubus/An Immortal Man
Antagonist(s): Arguably themselves, also the Cartel

Plot: She was a succubus, originally from Hell. She'd been summoned by criminals and was being held captive and used as a sex slave. She needed sex to sustain herself, but sex with a succubus was dangerous. They fed off of life force. It was part of the reason they rotated her clients in and out, dead men were bad for business. They also put measures in place to keep her captive, and to keep themselves protected from reprisal by her. For her, choice was a huge thing, and she despised her current station. Enjoyment of sex was a huge part of it for her, and so she was essentially starving. Barely being kept alive. Beauty like hers was unreal, and men would come from far and wide. The entire operation was thrown into jeopardy when he entered the picture. He had been cursed with seeming immortality some time ago, and though he'd lived different lives, he typically made his living most through war. He'd fought in several wars, had been a mercenary several times over, and was currently part of an operation against her captors. He knew whatever they were doing, made them a killing, but he'd expected to bust a massive drug operation. Or human smuggling. Ignoring their pleas, he cut her loose, and she went absolutely ballistic. Slaying her abductors. Everything went nuts in the process, and he was forced to flee, now with a massive price on his head. For her part, the act of unintentional kindness fully endeared him to her, and she had seen him take several bullets and not be happy about it, but she realized what that meant. A potentially never-ending source of nourishment, and that also meant, making sure he stayed alive as she tracked him down.



Came Back Haunted

Genre(s): Horror, Action, Drama
Setting: Las Vegas
Influence(s): 28 Days Later, The Crazies, Dawn of The Dead, Walking Dead, The Last of Us, The Guest, Rec
Protagonists: Two people on a first date
Antagonist(s): Infected Maniacs

Plot: It was a first date for the pair of them. She had recently gotten out of a very long-term relationship, and this was something of a rebound for her. The conversation had been interesting enough, and he was a fairly good-looking guy. At the very least, her plan was to get back out there, and to shake off the cobwebs, and she had several more dates lined up for the following week. For his part, he'd had a violent past and he was looking to start over. She'd been quite attractive, he was new to town, and loneliness was a motherfucker. The date itself was unremarkable, both parties were pulling back to a degree, and she was trying to figure out how to break things to him gently, that it wasn't working out. But then everything fell apart. Something had happened, and an utterly psychotic mad man killed someone. In the ensuing violence, other people seemed to be going insane, and they were just as violent. She had no idea what to do, however, her date did. He had a gun on him, and he took command of the situation and got them both of out of there. To their horror, whatever had happened in there wasn't an isolated incident, and they were at the epicenter of some sort of outbreak, or event. That first night alone, had been Hell on Earth.

A couple of months later, the pair are together, and an unspoken item. She's adapted well enough to the new world, even if his ability to detach, and be as ruthlessly efficient as possible still unnerves her. She wants to get closer to him. but he is not the sort to truly let his guard down, and being intimate for solace, and connection alone is not enough. They are traveling with his dog, and they find places to lay low as they travel. The two are also at odds about a direction. He had a place that he believes would be secure, and initially the plan had been to travel cross country, and to get there and try to survive. But they've heard of a community of survivors, and she thinks it'd be a better idea to join them. Safety in numbers. He however is unconvinced and believes in the opposite. 




Descending

Genre(s): Horror, Supernatural, Drama
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Talk To Me, Host, Sinister, Smile
Protagonists: A haunted woman, and her ex-boyfriend.
Antagonist(s): Malevolent Spirits

Plot: She ran a podcast and was a published author. A woman who delved into the paranormal and was quite easy on the eyes at that. She had a particularly harrowing childhood, and it led to a number of bad decisions as she grew up. There'd been a bright spot in all of it, her longest relationship, that had almost led to marriage with an ex-boyfriend. Of her exes, he was the only one who wasn't an asshole. He'd been perfect for her, even if he was imperfect. Patient, caring, and protective, he provided her with a lot of the things she'd never had growing up. And the more time went on, the more terrified she got. In her eyes, she didn't deserve the relationship, he'd wise up and see her as she was, and would realize he could do better. And so, she sabotaged the relationship. It hadn't been easy for her, and even the logistics of doing so were difficult as he held in there. Eventually she pushed him too far, and it ended with both parties being broken hearted, and him no longer contacting her. Years later, she was back to dating assholes, and keeping her heart shielded. The group she was part of, did a seance of sort for their show, and while it'd been legitimately freaky, nobody thought much of it. At least, not until people started to see things, they started to have dreams, and two of their number died. She slowly came to the realization that they had released something that wanted to do them harm, and unsurprisingly, her boyfriend did not believe her. Her ex was in law enforcement, and to his chagrin, he was assigned that particular case, and had to have contact with her again. Initially he was skeptical, but he wasn't stupid, and he believed in signs and patterns when he saw them, and eventually he would come around and be forced to accept that what was happening truly was. While her boyfriend called her crazy, and up and left, her ex became very committed to keeping her alive, and trying to figure out what was happening, and how it could be stopped.

[Darkcide]

Comic Books

We're the Future

Genre(s): Superhero, Sci-Fi, Action
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Invincible, Superman, Supreme Power
Protagonists: Two alien superhumans
Antagonist(s): Their people

Plot: They belonged to a powerful race of godlike beings, world conquerors who claimed entire planets into their galactic empire. Their technology was highly advanced, but it was their racial abilities that made the galaxy kneel before them. They were capable of self-propelled flight, they could tear apart buildings with their bare hands, they were nearly invulnerable and could reduce steel to ashes with the energy they projected from their eyes.  They struggled with extremely quick tempers that could lead to horrific acts of violence. As infants, they are matched genetically with their future mate. Attempting to mate with any other aside from one's genetic match will often lead to defects or miscarriages. The only ones who are able to sidestep this are ones with royal blood. They're able to reproduce with any of their race without these problems, the biggest hurdle for their race is that none on the planet currently possess royal blood.

Their beloved former leader was killed in a cataclysmic war, and it is unknown who his heir was. It is known that he had one, however. The race is in danger of dying out, and they have become desperate to find the heir to the throne, as he'd be able to save them by sidestepping their limitation. Since the leader's murder, their most powerful warrior was chosen to be Regent until the heir was discovered and he has led the search for him.

She was a young soldier who was renowned for both her beauty as well as her skill in battle. Despite her young age, she had achieved much, and the Grand Regent secretly harbored a deep desire for her which was an alien concept to their people for the most part. They were not a loving race, empathy and affection were seen as weaknesses and the weak were snuffed out, intimacy was only for the purposes of procreation and never for recreation. Early on she had been genetically matched to the child of the man who would kill their ruler, he was a famed warrior himself before turning on his people. The betrayer for whatever reason sent his son into space where he eventually wound up on Earth and was raised on the planet, eventually becoming the planet's foremost defender from the numerous superhuman threats on it.

She was devoted to her people, and she knew they were dying out, so she made it her mission with the council's blessing to find the son of the betrayer and to have his children. Despite what his father had done, he was not held guilty for his actions and so she searched and by chance was able to discover that he had been sent to Earth. A planet where the people looked a great deal like her own but lacked their abilities or their physiology. The wide range of superhumans both amused and intrigued her, even if nearly all of them were weaker than her race. It didn't take long at all for her to encounter the son of the betrayer who was the same age as her, and when they met, she was genuinely confused by him. He defended weaker creatures, he was compassionate, he had no interest in conquering, and he behaved in a manner that was alien to her. Their first encounter turned into a full out brawl that ended in a stalemate. It was his first time encountering someone as powerful as he was, and he had thought that he was alone in the universe. Despite her off-putting ways, he was very much attracted to her, while she respected him as a worthy opponent and did not find him to be unsuitable at a physical level.

The hero did not want to produce offspring, he was unsure of his obligations to his people, and he was very annoyed at her persistence. Regardless of his desires, her duty to her people overruled that and she stated as much. She would remain by his side until he sired children with her. They came to the shaky agreement that if she was to remain on earth, she was going to have to blend in like he did, and work on curtailing her violent ways for the time being. Life as an earthling was offensive to her, but she managed to discover several things in his company that she had never known. Affection, concern for her wellbeing and eventually love. She never imagined that intimacy could be done for any reason other than reproducing and found that she greatly enjoyed it with him. She was profoundly changed through her experiences and came to cherish their relationship. For a while she even forgot about their people, at least until it was discovered that her lover was the long missing heir to the royal bloodline and the salvation for their people. The mission to reclaim him became far more dire, and the world conquerors would stop at nothing to get him and to force him to sire as many children as possible with as many different suitable mothers as possible.



Ritual Of Battle

Genre(s): Superhero, Crime, Martial Arts
Setting: A large metropolitan city.
Influence(s): Daredevil, Batman, The Immortal Iron Fist.
Protagonists: A vigilante, and a former student turned assassin.
Antagonist(s): A rival clan of assassins.

Plot: There was the normal world that we all lived in, and then there was the underworld. The underworld was a darker place, filled with criminals from all walks of life. This world often bled into and influenced the normal world, and gangsters and their like were seen as hard men. The most dangerous men who held lives in their palm, and who did as they wished. But there was a third world, and the inhabitants of this world utterly terrified the most hardened criminals who were aware of them. Just as the underworld influenced the normal world, so too did this world influence the underworld. This world had existed for countless centuries in legends and whispers. It was a world of assassins. A group of armed gunmen meant very little to those who could walk and kill in shadows. They were seen as legends, their existence spoken in hushed whispers and those that chose to interact with the other worlds were universally feared. He belonged to that world. He'd belonged to that world ever since he was a child and he'd been exposed to the real world. Now as an adult, he used skills that had been cultivated over a lifetime to fight crime, and to show the criminals why they feared the dark. They weren't of any concern to him; it was when the world he'd left bled into his that he became concerned. It could be an assassin brought in by the Yakuza, or some mysterious crime boss from overseas. Those were the battles where he had to truly fight for his life though, and it became obvious he was trying to avoid something.

Their paths became crossed when she encountered him after an attempted mugging. She lived in one of the roughest neighborhoods, and she was a certifiable genius who unfortunately didn't get to really apply her abilities. She came from a broken family, and she did what she could making ends meet in a dirty bar in an attempt to take care of her younger brother. The bar was frequented by criminals, and one night after a violent dispute a group of men who thought themselves above reproach decided to use her to make an example of to the bar owner. That was when he struck, he brutally incapacitated the men and she found herself consumed with thoughts of him. The way that he fought, his strength and his conviction they were inspirations for her especially after she tragically lost her brother. After that, she wanted nothing but revenge. She sought out the vigilante and was eventually able to find him. While he was somewhat impressed with that, he turned down her pleas to instruct her so that she could get revenge. He said he'd see to the murderers, but that revenge didn't change anything, and it never helped. This didn't deter her, and she managed to tail him with great difficulty as he went to deal with the men responsible. He did so in quick order, with her even personally taking down the last one by surprise. The man saw something in her then, and he very reluctantly decided to train her. The man proved a harsh master, but she flourished under his tutelage. She was devastated however when he said that her training had come to an end. He insisted that she use her skills to defend herself, but that she leaves this way of life. She refused, believing that bad men should be made to suffer, and they shouldn't be allowed to continue to spread their evil. The man then sent her abroad, telling her to seek out 'friends' of his who would continue what he had started. He hoped that she'd find what she was seeking, and he took his leave of her.

She found these friends eventually, they were a secretive clan of warriors and although they were initially skeptical of her, they took her in, and they trained her. She was forged into a weapon, one fully aware of the war that waged on and the vigilante's reluctance to take part in it. He had a tense relationship with the clan, and she left to the city to force her first instructor to play his part in the war. She hadn't known his identity before leaving, having always thought him much older. In truth however there wasn't a huge gap in age between the two of them, and when their paths crossed once more, he was quite shocked with the woman she'd become.



Echoes of Screams

Genre(s): Drama, Superhero, Crime
Setting: Major city
Influence(s): Batman, Daredevil, The Punisher
Protagonists: A vigilante and his suspicious girlfriend.
Antagonist(s): A local crime boss

Plot: Her boyfriend had breathtaking anger management issues, but that didn't change how in love with him she was. Their city had a very high crime rate, and they lived in the neighborhood that he grew up in. She was a student, and he was an absolute big help in putting her through school. He owned and ran a local gym, specializing in the martial arts, which he was an expert in. His dad had been a fighter and a local legend who had been murdered when he was a boy. That sort of rage had stayed with him. It wasn't yelling and red hot, but cold and always there underneath the surface. It was simmering, and it was all consuming. There was a lot that she didn't know about him, aside from his time in the armed forces. She didn't know about his time spent in Asia, the time as an underground pit-fighter in Brazil, black ops work that he did in Africa, or the fact that he was privately wealthy and did a good job keeping his assets hidden. No matter where he went, he wasn't able to escape that dark specter that hung over his head and that was what brought him back to his hometown. When she was working at nights at the hospital, he'd be going out in a costume and beating the cities' criminals to within an inch of their life. Any bruises or injuries he had were easily explained as fight related. Things did not always add up with him. He was one of the most intelligent men she'd ever met, and seemingly spoke like 8 languages. He loved her, and however angry he was or violent he was capable of being in his fights and his night life, he was utterly gentle with her. He'd hold her closely; he'd watch her fall asleep and he recently proposed to her. She just couldn't help but shake the feeling that there were things that he was hiding from her, and it made her very uncomfortable. His activities in the costume made him very infamous, and the entire city became obsessed with this masked man. They weren't the only ones unfortunately.



Falling To Pieces

Genre(s): Drama, Superhero, Crime
Setting: A major city
Influence(s): The Batman, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, The Punisher, The Equalizer, Jessica Jones
Protagonists: A vigilante, and a Private Investigator
Antagonist(s): A human trafficking outfit

Plot: Scarred was putting it mildly. She'd been abducted at a young age and forced into a slave ring. Everyone involved was sick and monstrous, but there was one man in particular that she considered to be the devil. The leader of the whole thing. That hell had been her life, but she had miraculously been able to escape. Since then, she's managed to carve out some semblance of a life for herself, though she doesn't stay in any single given place for too long, and she doesn't get close to people or really form relationships. Now she's in NY and working as a private investigator. Around this time, there was a masked vigilante who spent his nights beating the criminals in the city half to death. She notably kept to herself, though her and a neighbor of hers did frequently notice each other. She instinctively knew he had some scars of his own he was wrestling with. The two briefly engaged in a one-night fling, but both of them had so many walls up that it made it impossible for them to really connect. The guy was actually the vigilante, and he had deeply personal reasons for hating criminals. There was a new organization in town that was quickly filling a power gap. Eastern European, and former soldiers. These men were exceptionally brutal, and the various gangs of the city were not quite sure what to make of these men or how to contend with them. Their biggest venture was the sex ring that they ran. Both of our protagonists were trying to dig deeper into this in their own times, and to her horror, our P.I discovered this was the very same ring that had enslaved her, and they were led by the very same man from her past. Our vigilante was used to fighting run of the mill gangsters, not soldiers who had slain entire villages and even he was unused to their level of savagery or how well connected they were. He could not go at them halfcocked, as he discovered one evening. She'd been chasing a lead and was set upon by some of the men. They knew exactly who she was, false identity and all. He leapt onto the scene and got into a very violent altercation with them, which he won but wound up quite injured from. Those injuries weren't the sort that just went away and, in the days, following that event, that was how she discovered who he was. This served to endear him to her quite a lot. Someone who went out there and was proactive and put others above their own safety. She grilled him as to why he does what he does, and she was in turn grilled as to why they were after her, she only gave him bits and pieces of her story. She asked him to teach her how to fight like him, which he wouldn't be able to do. But he could teach her to defend herself at the very least. Her investigative techniques and brain were beyond impressive to him. She wasn't just good at finding leads, and chasing them down, but she was also a first-rate hacker. This was the missing piece he'd been looking for. She was the key to stopping these monsters and so they begrudgingly worked together. Each was as essential to this partnership as the other, and despite herself, she actually felt safe around him. It was a new feeling. The more they learned about each other, the more those walls went down, and she was terrified that she'd found someone she could actually see herself having a future with. That closeness was dangerous though, and he'd spent so long convincing himself that he was going to undergo this crusade alone, absent entanglements that he found himself becoming increasingly frustrated with the feelings that he developed for her.



The Ties That Bind

Genre(s): Superhero, Crime, Martial Arts
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Batman, Daredevil, Kill Bill
Protagonists: Vigilante/Assassin
Antagonist(s): Superpowered Terrorist

Plot: She was a costumed vigilante. Previously of the armed forces, she had made Sergeant. All of this was done in an effort to escape the demons of her past. Her family hadn't been white knights. Her father was a former Mobster who tried to go straight and became an informant. As a result, he along with her mother and her older brother were killed by his former associates. She was taken in by her uncle, and she used the inheritance to constantly keep enrolled in Martial Arts growing up. She learned what she could, she saw much of the world and she was quite adept at handling herself before she even enlisted. The rage had always stayed there though and she returned to her city, hellbent on putting an end to the mobster problem. As a costumed vigilante, she spent her nights beating criminals to a pulp and really putting that sense of fear in them. She had dealt with some hired guns and assassins in her time, those were always the worst. Nothing could have prepared her for him. He wasn't just a mercenary; this guy was the sort of assassin that other assassins feared. He had killed generals, royalty and politicians in his time. The assassin was in town to claim a bounty on a visiting foreign dignitary. She intervened in an attempt to stop him. The two got into a knockdown dragout brawl which ended with him giving her the first definitive loss of her life, even though she gave him a hell of a fight. Surprisingly, he didn't kill her or the target. She didn't know that he tailed her that night, but there was something about her that fascinated him. For her part she gathered as much intelligence on the guy as she could, she was utterly obsessed with beating him. Eventually he would make himself known to her again one night, but it turned out that it'd all been a ruse. The assassination attempt was orchestrated to flush her out as he'd heard a lot of talk about her and he wanted to see for himself. She was like him. A person who was unnaturally adept at and geared towards violence. They were rare, but they could just tell after coming into contact with one another. Usually, some sort of incident would happen to them, but they could always tell. He wanted her help, though he was concerned that she didn't fight with lethal intentions. There was someone like them, but far worse who had come to her city. He'd had a deep enmity towards this man, but this target surrounded himself with people like them. She'd channeled that thing of theirs into punishing the wicked and helping innocents, the assassin killed people but he was very selective with his targets and only hunted people who were guilty of certain sins. This third man did whatever he wanted and was a sadistic and chaotic monster who felt zero empathy. She was very reluctant to team up with the assassin but when she saw the crime wave this man embarked on, she knew she had no choice but to agree to a shaky alliance.



Beyond Oblivion

Genre(s): Superhero, Sci-Fi
Setting: Space
Influence(s): Thor, Hancock, Superman, The Authority, Star Wars
Protagonists: Two alien superhumans
Antagonist(s): An intergalactic despot.

Plot: The cosmos was ravaged by war; entire empires fell in the face of a terrifying evil that knew no equal. An immensely powerful despot and his children have ravaged entire worlds, forcing all before them to either serve or face eradication. A coalition of planets have banded together in trying to fight them, but it is no small feat. For as powerful as their armies are, all in the universe that know of the despot fear him and what he is capable of. His children are vastly powerful in their own rights, and each one is capable of decimating armies by themselves. One of the primary objectives for the coalitions has been in finding beings and weapons that are capable of standing against the despot and his children. She is an agent for the coalition, and indeed one of their most powerful fighters. An elite soldier for a once proud warrior race that was seemingly eradicated. She's fought several of the children in the past, and even succeeded in killing one, but she lives with the shame of having failed her people. As a result, she is cynical, and consumed with thoughts of vengeance. One of her functions is to gather information about potential allies for the coalition, and to challenge prospective champions that could be of use to them. She would come to learn of a planet known as Earth, on that planet she'd encounter something she believed to be impossible. A member of her race that was living among the humans, carrying out acts of heroism in secret. Earth had a number of metahumans, but his power was vastly superior to theirs and it was something he held back. He'd been on Earth for several lifetimes, always covering up his tracks and blending in. The two would have a knock down drag-out battle, and she was left impressed with his ability. Initially he was on the fence about the whole thing, but he suffered from chronic hero syndrome and after the two battled one of the children, he realized he couldn't sit this fight out. The hero was also quite curious about his origins. So, he followed her out into the stars, in an effort to liberate countless systems from the yoke of the despot. Neither one was prepared for developing feelings for the other, or the truths that'd come to light as the war raged on.



Villainy Thrives

Genre(s): Superhero, Crime, Martial Arts
Setting: Open
Influence(s): The Batman, Daredevil
Protagonists: A vigilante, and a thief
Antagonist(s): The thief's crime lord father

Plot: Her father was an immensely rich and influential businessman, on top of being an absolutely vicious crime lord. He was a metahuman, and he held the city in the palm of his hand. There were rival criminal enterprises to be sure, but the biggest thorn in his side was proving to be a masked vigilante. The hero was systematically targeting his operations, and the feud between the two of them was growing quite bitter. She had an estranged relationship with her father, indeed with most of her family. You see her mother was the parent she'd been closest with, but her father was such a terrible human it led to her seeking an affair. He caught wind of it, and he tortured her lover to death in front of her. This effectively broke her mom and left her in a vegetative state, his daughter secretly witnessed the entire thing. She gave off the vibe of being a carefree, free-spirited young rich woman, but there was a massive chip on her shoulder. Also, she had powers of her own. She spent her nights parading around in a costume committing burglaries and the like, and occasionally beating up men who were violent towards women when she came across them. Our hero would wind up encountering her one night, and the two would have a brief skirmish before coming across traffickers and beating the unholy hell out of them. This would leave our hero more confused than anything else. In his civilian identity, he ran a martial arts school, and was an instructor. That was how he wound up encountering her in her civilian identity, she'd been looking for a new school to train at, he came highly recommended and the two just seemed to hit it off, being none the wiser of who the other was at night.



A Nation Under Our Feet

Genre(s): Superhero, Drama
Setting: Marvel, Wakanda
Influence(s): Black Panther
Protagonists: A new Black Panther, a powerful superhuman.
Antagonist(s): The Black Order

Plot: He was the latest in a long, and distinguished line. The Black Panther. His father had been T'Challa, and his mother was the mutant superhero Ororo Munroe aka Storm. He'd recently assumed the mantle, and he operated in an unprecedented era. Where the power of Wakanda was fully known to the world, and where they faced against their greatest challenge yet. They'd triumphed in a costly war against Atlantis, proving their might, but his father perished in the struggle. They managed to rebuild in large part from war concessions provided by the Atlanteans. He struggled with trying to fill those shoes but was committed to his duty. Guided by his mother, he would serve as both protecter and King. The planet however was under threat. The Avengers went to the stars to confront a great threat, this effectively removed many of the Earth's most powerful heroes, leaving it ripe for attack by the mad titan Thanos and his Black Order. Wakanda was seen as one of the most foremost threats, but still they were underestimated. They repelled a costly attack by one of his lieutenants, killing the alien in the ensuing battle. The new Black Panther knew that they would need help if they were going to be able to counterattack effectively. He used their detailed notes to bring powerful allies to their cause, and that was how he first met her. She had gained powers through an accident, and he had kept tabs on her from afar. She wasn't interested in becoming a superhero initially and was more focused on learning how to control her powers. The King revealed himself to her, and asked for her help, initially she was reluctant, but he offered to bring her to Wakanda, and to help her gain control of her abilities. She accepts and is amazed with what she encounters in his homeland. The two grow closer, and he is good on his word. The last thing that had been on his mind, despite his mother's insistence in making sure to establish a legacy, was on finding a potential Queen.



New World Order

Genre(s): Superhero, Drama
Setting: A University for Superhumans
Influence(s): Invincible, The Boys, Gen V, Injustice, Heroes, My Hero Academia
Protagonists: Two Superhuman Recruits
Antagonist(s): A Government Conspiracy

Plot: Superhumans had been a reality since World War II, superheroes were a part of everyday life and had long been admired. But the collateral damage of their encounters led to split opinions regarding them. And a war happened because one of the world's heroes got a god complex and decided to try to instill a new regime to govern things. A war happened, many heroes died, and a number of changes were put in place. The superhumans would need to register with the government, they would work with the government and would be trained and then assigned. A number of universities were set up for this purpose, and both of them were recruits at one of the more prestigious universities. She was a promising young heroine that had been part of a government experiment and had been adopted without really knowing she was adopted. They kept close tabs on her and sponsored her admission. He on the other hand was feared and something of a pariah by both his peers, and the government. His father had been the one who had started the war, and he had his same abilities. They wanted him on their side, as opposed to against them, but the fear was if he flew off the rails like his dad would, considering what had been necessary to stop him. To that end, they worked to put contingencies in place to ensure that wouldn't happen again, and he could be stopped if necessary. The two felt like outsiders, and because of that, they started to form a friendship and grew closer together which was fortunate. The government was up to some shady shit, and while his father may have been misguided, he wasn't necessarily off in his reasoning, and trying to accomplish the goals he wanted to. 



Sturm Und Drang

Genre(s): Superhero, Drama, Science Fiction
Setting: Totalitarian society.
Influence(s): Injustice, Invincible, The Boys, Days of Future Past, Kingdom Come, V For Vendetta, Supreme Power, Flashpoint
Protagonists: An alien superhuman/A costumed vigilante
Antagonist(s): The Government

Plot: She was part of an alien race and had been asleep with many others of her race in a ship that was meant to colonize a new world, when they were attacked. She was sent off course and would wind up on Earth. A war had taken place, and a regime headed up by totalitarian superhumans were in power. It was a brutal society, but their rule was challenged by a costumed vigilante. He fought a guerilla war against the powers that be, taking them down when he could, and relying on tactics, planning, and superior fighting skills. He'd been a product of a super soldier trial and was the only one who had been a success. Still, he was horribly outgunned, and had no real hope of winning in an open fight. He also knew that without him, the rebels that fought under him would fall apart. That fortune changed when he caught wind of a secret the government was trying to hide. They'd managed to capture the alien girl some years ago, and they kept her cut off from her power source and performed experiments on her. It was imperative they kept her depowered, because her level of power was off the charts. The vigilante gathered information, and he infiltrated the base. He managed to free her, and with her power returned to her, she laid waste to everything. It was a hard sale, but he convinced her to come with him. Given her experiences, she didn't think very highly of Earth and its' inhabitants. But the horrors that were going on, reminded her of her home world, and the hell they'd been trying to escape from. So, she reluctantly agreed to help him. In the process of assimilating, she found things that she liked about humanity, and she found herself getting closer and closer to the vigilante who had a very personal reason for fighting his war. 

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Sex Workers

Fair Trade

Genre(s): Smut, Slice of Life
Setting: A University
Influence(s): Pick a romantic comedy
Protagonists: T/A and an Escort
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: College can be stupid expensive, so she decided to take matters into her own hands. She knew she was hot, she knew she had a killer body and she knew she was a very sexual person. So, she decided to take out ads on a website, and set up rates. She'd offer men a good time in exchange for financial stability, and she'd make sure to screen all of her potential clients. It proved to be a lucrative business, and it was relatively safe. She had rules in place, she was always careful, and depending on the customer she could charge what she wanted. One day she got a reply from a potential client, and like she always did, she asked for a picture. She knew guys could be liars, so she always got very specific as to what she requested in said picture that way they'd have to actually take one as opposed to just finding a picture on the internet and claiming it was them. To her delight, the guy was very attractive, and she actually got rather excited. All of her clients were usually older, this guy was roughly the same age as her.

The two set everything up, and he showed up at the appointed time. She was attracted enough to him, to offer what was essentially a very large discount. After inquiring as to what he wanted, she decided she was alright with giving him the girlfriend experience for the night and allowing him to spend the night. She wound up enjoying herself a lot, and the two parted on good terms. She silently hoped he'd contact her again, but it didn't happen. Once school started back up, she actually ran into this one-time client. He was a TA in one of her courses, and the two instantly recognized each other. The course was a troublesome one for her, as it wasn't one of her strong suits and she wanted to make sure she passed. So she approached him after class with the intent of securing his services in tutoring outside of hours they were on campus. He eventually relented, but he wanted something in return, and he offered his services on a session-by-session basis. For each time he'd tutor her, she'd give him a session in return.



At Your Best

Genre(s): Smut, Drama
Setting: Vegas
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Adult film star and a fighter
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was an adult film star, though a bit of an oddity for one. In her personal life, she was extremely shy. She'd always been intimidatingly attractive, and she'd gotten into modeling, then dancing and eventually adult films. For a while she was married to someone in the industry, though it ended quite horribly. At this point, it's been nearly a year since she'd had sex off-camera. A lot of the men that she meets are douche bags, and that turns her off. When a guy googles her, they start to get expectations, or they become intimidated. In her personal life, she is quite loyal and quite monogamous. She lives for sexual exploration but hasn't truly had a lover to explore those sorts of things with, even when she was married. Sex on camera is a lot different from sex on camera. Surprisingly she only does girl-girl porn and that is because it is safer for her heart. She won't get emotionally attached, not like she might with a man. She knows her man is out there somewhere though, and she surprisingly meets him. He was a highly successful MMA fighter, which normally would be a huge turn off for her, despite his build. But he was also quite intelligent, and he had other pursuits outside of his fighting. He enjoyed reading a lot, and he was a bit of a sapiophile. The two of them met through a mutual friend who introduced them. She knew her friend was looking for a guy, and she wanted this male friend of hers to meet someone and to settle down. They went to go see him fight, he was fighting for the heavyweight belt, which he wound up winning. She was initially put off by him being a fighter, but she decided to be polite and to her surprise they really hit it off. He hated crowds, he hated parties, and he was familiar with her. He'd seen a layout of her before, and he thought she was absolutely stunning. Instead of celebrating with a bunch of people, he instead invited her out to dinner. She later brought him home, where she had butterflies in her stomach. They surprisingly didn't have sex that night. Instead, they fell asleep with him, holding her. He hadn't expected to hit it off with her to that degree either. So, he poised the spontaneous idea of him using a portion of his winnings, for the two of them to go on a holiday where they'd really get to know each other. This gave way to a week of the two having the most intense and passionate experience of their lives. They explored each other's bodies, and they lived on each other. She was so afraid of getting her heart broken, that she put on his T-shirt, and she left. This definitely devastated him. Especially as she went out of her way to avoid him, despite coming to realize she'd fallen in love with him. Our guy was a fighter in all things though, and he wasn't willing to give up.



Belonging

Genre(s): Smut, drama.
Setting: Open
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: An escort, and her favorite client
Antagonist(s): Him, possibly.

Plot: She was a young escort who had originally had a very sheltered life and who had come from a very religious family. She'd discovered that she really enjoyed sex, and now she did it for a living. Several of her clients wanted the girlfriend experience, and they didn't even want sex in a lot of cases. Just the attention and company of a beautiful young woman. There was one client though, that specifically requested her, and her relationship with the guy, as there was a relationship was quite complicated. She was extremely attracted to him, and not just in looks even though he made her stomach tingle just from looking at him. The guy was intelligent, he was charismatic, he was very assertive and dominant, and he was easy to talk to. In those aspects, even though she avoided relationships like the plague, he is the sort of guy that she would want to be with. He was immensely wealthy, and she'd been to his home, and she loved it. So where was the rub? He was very demanding, and several of her firsts, had been with him, even if she'd been very reluctant for several of them. He wasn't the sort to listen to the word 'no.' When he booked her, she wouldn't be seeing any other clients that day, and she'd need some time to recuperate, although he tipped extremely well. She'd discovered with him, that she was a bit of masochist, and was submissive, but only with him, he still scared the hell out of her at times though. He was exceptionally rough, he sought to push further and further at boundaries, and he would book her services for longer and longer. If he was going overseas on business, she would accompany him. Those trips paid extremely well, she got to see exotic locales and when he wasn't mercilessly having his way with her, she was being pampered and that was the weird thing. After using her thoroughly, she would have attention lavished on her and she was constantly breaking rules with him. He had her personal number, he knew where she lived, he knew and used her real name, she very willingly would kiss him. Condoms? She didn't make him use them. The hard limits she had set up with clients didn't apply to him, and while there were a lot of guys who wanted to take care of her, and who wanted to get her out of escorting, he was the only one who stood a very real chance of doing that and claiming her for himself, and he was dead set on doing so. She knew this, and yet she could not stop herself from seeing him, and spending time with her. She thought about him when he was away, she tried to imagine it was him when she was with her other clients, and she realized she couldn't enjoy intimacy unless it was with him. He had embedded himself in her soul, and he was going to take everything that she had.



Thunder Dome

Genre(s): Smut
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Reality TV
Protagonists: Two adult film stars
Antagonist(s):

Plot: The porn industry was built on innovation. A hardcore, web-based company that had a lot of success in the past believed in that idea and they wanted to do something drastic to increase their traffic. The venture in question was a new website that'd feature two adult film stars living together. They'd be expected to produce constant new updates, but the site would hinge on the actors and the chemistry that they had together. They'd prompt them for shoots each day but would otherwise see what'd develop as their lives together are filmed and new daily updates are added to the website. The concept alone ensured a good amount of attention, and no expense was spared. The way they figured it was they would be able to get a measure of mainstream attention as the formula was revolutionary and they expected there would be a lot of drama.

She was living a somewhat unremarkable life and was a very sexual person in her personal life, she'd gotten started with dancing and nude shoots, but she was quickly gaining traction. A gorgeous face, and an amazing, natural body? She had a look that they were just looking for, standing out in contrast to all of the girls that usually worked in the industry. Curves were definitely in, and her looks were not all she had to offer. She had a lot of energy, an attractive on-camera personality, she enjoyed her fans and despite being relatively new to the business, she had a reputation for being able to make veterans tap, and finish before they wanted to. Her interviews were the stuff of legends, she was a nerd in her personal life which brought her more fans, and she was a genius at self-promotion. It cost the producers a lot of money, but this site was going to take her to the next level. She'd reluctantly agreed to a lot of firsts and a lot of things she usually didn't do. She'd agreed to doing interracial for the first time, she'd agreed to doing anal for the first time, to receiving creampies which she never did, and she'd worked with larger guys, but nobody like him. The payday and the exposure however were worth it. This was going to make her a true A-lister.

The fans wanted to see her get absolutely turned out, and many were overjoyed when they revealed the male talent. He was a fast-rising star that was infamous, his work in scenes and his rougher style. In a short amount of time, he'd compiled an impressive body of work and a fanbase who enjoyed seeing him in scenes. Girls who were into that sort of thing spoke highly of him, ones who weren't, however still found him to be pleasant to be around, but he was just too rough. The two of them shared some personality traits and despite there being an attraction. Initially they didn't get on too well with each other even though they knew they'd spend the next few months having sex constantly, there was however a chemistry that existed between them. Despite this being a job, she still wanted to be seduced all the same and wanted to feel passion and not just like this was work. She didn't want a relationship in the strictest sense, but she did want the guy to be mindful of her desires and needs especially as they'd be having sex more often, and more frequently than most couples did, and she also knew the appeal in getting behind the scenes material onto the site. He wasn't used to that with the girls he worked with, so naturally. There'd be problems there, at least at the beginning. The two are given daily prompts so that a good deal of their scenes. Are different from one another. They're expected to deliver at least one scene a day, and their personal lives. Would be nonexistent. Despite their mutual dislike of one another, they'd have no choice but to get to know one another better and to eventually get along even as she almost considered quitting after the treatment, she received during their first scene. He on the other hand absolutely loved everything about sex with her and planned on taking advantage. Neither really expected to fall for the other, hell, nobody involved thought they would with how they fought. Or continued to fight.



Bad Influences

Genre(s): Smut
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Blogs, lots of blogs
Protagonists: Two roommates
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: They were roommates, and for a young woman who had grown up in a small religious town, and her new living situation was going to be insane. They were a band, and they were looking for another roommate. The house they lived in was absolutely amazing, and it made sense that they'd need someone else to help keep up on the payments. They wanted to eventually purchase the house. She was living with three of them, as the fourth member lived with their girlfriend and the rest of the group found her to be utterly insufferable. The living arrangement was two men, and the female bass player. The fact that a girl would be living there was comforting, and while she didn't have to worry about the one guy, the band's vocalist was a different story. She was extremely attracted to him, and he found her to be pretty attractive too. She held out as long as she could, but they didn't make guys like him back home. A metal singer who lived to push buttons and cross lines. It didn't take very long for her to start sleeping with him. The girl definitely wanted to be cool, so she insisted they weren't together but that they could sleep around, she got some tattoos, and she started to emulate them a bit more. The sorts of girls that he usually saw were completely different from her, and at the very least, he had the grace to not bring term back to their home but that still did little for her jealousy. To that end, she found herself agreeing with everything he wanted to try sexually, and she looked on the internet for bolder and bolder things to try. Back home she'd had a boyfriend and they had especially vanilla sex, and now she was hopping into the deep end in an effort to keep this rocker to herself. It proved to be a liberating experience, and when he'd express admiration for how open and bold, she was, it felt empowering. One night she made the suggestion of the two of them recording themselves having sex and posting it to get people's thoughts. He was taken back, and initially reluctant, but well he didn't want to seem like a coward, so he agreed. The video got an absolutely amazing reception, and she was drunk off of the feedback and decided that she wanted to start up a website for money, and to stream regular content and he was going to be her partner in these endeavors, whether he liked it or not.



Devil Dick

Genre(s): Smut, drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Tabloids
Protagonists: An adult film star, and her rocker boyfriend.
Antagonist(s): Him. Maybe.

Plot: She was a successful young adult film star who had carved out a niche for herself with her energy, her tattoos and her personality. She communicated with and adored her fans, was very active in her own self-promotion, and she had a huge mad on for heavy metal. One band in particular was her favorite and she made no secrets about her love for them, particularly for their front man. A Mensa member, and very sex positive, she was also the host for an adult-oriented music series that focused on hard rock and heavy metal. She got to meet and interview bands, attend shows, and that was how she got to meet him. Her "idol." His band had just torn down the stage at a massive headlining festival, and she informed him in front of a lot of people that she touched herself daily to his music. This was the beginning of their courtship, though it wouldn't prove to be the smoothest one. Initially, he thought it was going to be just a fling. But it was more than the sex, she really knew her music and loved it every bit as much as he did, and the level they connected at was unreal. He was familiar with her through her work, but he didn't really date too much and he didn't like the fact that she had sex with guys, despite it being her work. He knew she wasn't sleeping around outside of that, but he was hesitant to make them official because of that. He was not the only one with a bone to pick though, she knew he was quite promiscuous when he was on the road. He slept around more than she did, and this led to a back and forth between the two of them where they butted heads quite a bit and would be off and on. He'd been a rocker since he was a teenager, and he was a very sexual person bordering on being an addict, completely swearing off sex while he was on the road for months on end was a very hard sell for him. Still, the media loved the two of them together, and everyone agreed that the main reasons they fought were due to how similar they were to one another, but they also made each other feel more alive than anything else could possibly make them feel. As much as she would try to fight him on things, if he got her pants down, it was a wrap, and she'd cave. That was how he got her to retire, from boy/girl scenes. She only worked with women after that, did her feature dancing at clubs around the country, and modeled, but even that bothered him to a degree, all the while he tried his best to keep it in his pants when he wasn't around her, to varying degrees of success.



The Path to Stardom

Genre(s): Smut, drama, Romance
Setting: Open
Influence(s): The internet, Sunstone
Protagonists: An aspiring Onlyfans star, the guy that is in love with her
Antagonist(s):

Plot: She was a sex positive young woman living her best life, and she engaged in a number of casual flings. It wasn't her fault that guys always fell for her, and wanted more, but she wasn't looking to be tied down. However, if there was one person that was going to do it, it was going to be her 'daddy.' She hadn't been seeing him for very long, but she genuinely had a lot of chemistry, and a spark with him. Of the guys she saw, he was definitely her favorite, and it annoyed the other guys to no end that she had a D/s play relationship with the guy. She spent the most time with him. Still, commitment was not in the cards. Her current interest was in fulfilling a long gestating fantasy, and of starting and seriously running an Onlyfans page. She hadn't expected it to take off like it did, but she knew she was going to need more than nudes, and masturbation videos to hit that next level. So, she pitched the idea to her daddy of doing scenes with her, and stressed how much she wanted her page to succeed. The guy was attractive, he was a great lay, kinky and on the larger side. Guys didn't like to admit it, but guys liked looking at big penises. He was initially leery, but he also knew it meant spending more time with her, and by that point, he was quite smitten with her. So, he agreed. He'd underestimated just how serious she was about the whole thing, and how frequently she wanted updates. The two had a very kinky sex life, the demands of her adoring public meant going even kinkier and doing shit that neither of them had ever tried with anyone before. The more it took off, the more she found herself starting to combat her feelings for the guy, especially as it seemed like they were for all intents and purposes, in a relationship. It even felt like it.



LoveHate Thing

Genre(s): Smut, Drama, Romance, BDSM
Setting: Los Angeles
Influence(s): Pleasure, The Deuce
Protagonists: Newbie/Veteran in the industry
Antagonist(s): Debatable

Plot: She'd always been a sexual young woman. And more than anything, she wanted to be the next big thing in the adult film industry. Her small little town she'd grown up in wasn't going to afford her that opportunity, so she moved to Los Angeles as soon as she was able to. She wasn't going to LA for love. Years later, she'd reflect back on how she got into the industry, how she met the future love of her life, and her relationship with her estranged husband. For her, the industry was the safest place to explore her sexuality, and to push boundaries. But it had more ups and more downs than she could have imagined. She had an intangible it factor to her. It helped her to stand out. She was offered opportunities that other women in her position typically wouldn't be, but she also had to learn the hard way to watch out for snakes, and she did have some bad filming experiences. Her luck would turn around when she met him. It was going to be a kink scene, with a lot of BDSM elements to it. It was also going to be her first time with a man of color, not due to any bias on her part, but her hometown had never really offered the opportunity. Unlike some of the rougher scenes she had done, he was very professional, and he cared about the talent he worked with. The guy was both a director and an actor, and he was pretty popular in the industry. The scene itself was rougher, but he enforced safety, he enforced consent, and he would make sure she was comfortable, and for her, the scene didn't have any acting in it. The combination of him, the circumstances, and all of it led to her having the best sexual experience she'd ever had by a wide margin, and the scene wound up doing very well for both of them. He would become a mentor for her, and someone who had her back in the industry, and helped guide her to stardom. She'd become his muse, and he would be her most frequent scene partner by a wide margin. Offscreen, the two became very close friends, and eventual lovers. She was head over heels in love with him, and he fell for her as well. They would become married. However, neither party was perfect. They both had their flaws, and on his part, he could become controlling, he could become possessive, and she could get jealous. Hell, they both could. A lot of negotiating, and a lot of stipulations being placed on both ends led to resentment, and despite the love, the two were alike in all the wrong ways, and they knew it.



Perfect Slut

Genre(s): Smut, Drama, Romance
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Euphoria
Protagonists: Two amateur content creators.
Antagonist(s): 

Plot: An area where she had always struggled was in her self-image. She'd always been a bigger girl, and growing up, she was part of a clique of girls that had been lusted over by everyone. She had consented to letting an ex record them having sex, and after that nasty breakup, she would find out that he put that video online. To her surprise however, guys really seemed to like the video. They commented on how attractive she was, and they said they wanted to fuck her. The attention got to be a bit addictive, and so she started doing camgirl work which proved to be a success. It gave her a new boost of confidence, and the dating world looked a lot different for her as she owned her sexuality. Her bread and butter became humiliating her cash pigs, and she became more and more dominant than she ever could have imagined. At least until she got back into contact with him. He was trouble. She knew it instantly. He was the sort of guy who was an unrepentant player, and he had a bit of a reputation to him. They had gone to school together, and he was an ex of one of her good friends. She'd had a crush on him back then, and the way that her friend used to talk, he was quite large. The relationship had ended because of that reputation of his. He was a bit of a player, and a bit of a hoe. All of that practice got him pretty good, and he saw it as his duty to pleasure as many women as he could. That was then. Now, years later, he was a bit more mature, and there was a mutual attraction there. Turned out, he had a sickness for the thickness, and despite herself, she went home with him. Unsurprisingly, he was very good. He also was quite dominant, and kinky. She could have gone her own way, and let it be a one off, but there was an opportunity there for her to learn a lot more, and to experiment, h was quite willing to teach. Our guy liked attention every bit as much as he did and was a content creator himself. He did not lie, and he did not lead anyone on, he had a tendency of preferring to get involved with content creators so that they could work together. He pitched the idea of a partnership to her, and said partnership straddled the line between business, and personal. 

[Darkcide]

Heavy Metal

HiStory

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Top Five, Almost Famous
Protagonists: A rocker, and a journalist.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She was a very talented and prolific writer, who wrote for one of the biggest publications in the country. She does some work under pseudonyms but is handed an absolutely huge story that pretty much every entertainment publication wants. She will be interviewing and doing a breaking piece on a wildly successful but enigmatic musician. He'd actually never done an official interview, and he avoided the media like the plague. He didn't even go to award shows to accept his own awards. There were numerous rumors about the guy, and he appealed to millions, but all people really had on him was secondhand accounts, or stuff that they dug up. He was a metal musician who essentially was the sole official member of his project, he used session and touring musicians. But it was all him.  His people had finally convinced him to tell his story to the world. Though he'd been reluctant, he decided to do it. But he wanted to do it on his terms. She was chosen specifically because he liked her writing, and some of the other pieces she'd done. She would shadow him while he worked on his new album to get to know his story. Obviously, she had no idea what to expect, and her boyfriend didn't like the idea of her following around some musician, especially him, but the two of them were falling out anyway, and his opinion in this matter was irrelevant. This is the sort of scoop that people killed for, and it was all hers, plus she was a fan. The guy however was a complete revelation. Even the stuff she knew, it was different actually meeting him. The guy was remarkably humble and down to earth, he had a great sense of humor, and he'd overcome a lot of pain and a lot of adversity which wasn't surprising, but the amount that he'd been made it through was staggering. He was a deep, and complex individual who was also a bit of a dork and who got nervous around pretty women like herself while still having a bit of a temper and no back down in him. Meeting the people in his life was a huge thing for her, seeing where and how he lived, what he was passionate about and even his writing process.



Leaders Of The New School

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Two Rockers
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Both were the singers for immensely popular metal bands that were rapidly growing in popularity, but for all their similarities, they also had a great deal of differences. Their styles were vastly different, and whereas she was more socially minded, stood for animal's rights and was straight edged, he was a heavy drinking, belligerent jerkass who intentionally riled people up. Because of both coming out at the same time, and achieving comparable levels of success, they found themselves often shoehorned in together. They'd did a cover shoot and story for Metal Hammer magazine, and they were both booked to co-headline a massive tour together, one that was easily the largest of either band's careers. This put them into very close proximity to one another. That created problems, as there was a great deal of belligerent sexual tension that existed between them. Philosophically they didn't see eye to eye, and their personalities and mutual stubbornness led to frequent clashes. It also happened that they were sleeping together and struggling to keep it quiet. It was something that had spiraled out of control, and neither had any idea how they'd wound up in that position. But being involved would be a huge dent in both of their professional images, especially since it wasn't just sex. The two had a genuine connection, and they really did like each other. He notably didn't sleep with groupies, and she couldn't help but hint in interviews that she was involved with someone.



Melancholy Music

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): A Star is Born, NIN, Meg Myers
Protagonists: A rocker, and an aspiring musician
Antagonist(s): Personal demons

Plot: She was an aspiring musician, one just looking for a big break. She had a look that screamed pop, and she certainly had the voice for it, but her tastes leaned darker. She was influenced by grunge, and metal bands, and her personal hero was another rebel, only he'd managed to make it big. He was a successful artist/producer who carved out a successful niche for himself. He sold several million records, won several awards, and was an icon. He'd play festivals, but the majority of his tours were in smaller venues that typically didn't house over 10,000 people. Preferring the more intimate space, where he could really put on a world class show and replicate his studio material. In addition to his own music, he also ran his own label and was always on the hunt for new talent. The guy was a perfectionist however, and more than a few people chafed under his direction while others flourished. Our musician also wrestled with his own personal demons, and music was something of a catharsis for him, but it couldn't fix what was broken. The two would encounter each other when he discovered her at an open mic night at a bar he was attending one night. She managed to captivate him, and just watching her proved inspiring for him. He absolutely needed to meet her, and she was floored to meet her idol. The two got on with each other rather easily, and he proved far less intimidating to her than she had thought he would. The guy had a temper, and he drank like a fish and frequently got into violent altercations, but with her he was a teddy bear and he found her to be utterly challenging, fearless and someone worthy of seeing their dreams come true. He invites her to his show the following night, and rocks the place down, but on the closing number, feigns blowing his voice out and brings her onstage to fill in for him. She is understandably terrified with this development, but she quickly works through the nerves and delivers a star making performance.

The buzz the stunt generates is massive, and he convinces her to sign with him, and to allow him to work with her on producing her debut album.  It winds up blowing the fuck up, and she is catapulted to superstardom. In the process the two enter into a relationship, and she tries to be a rock as he continues to struggle with himself. For his part, he is far more focused on helping her achieve success than he is on fixing himself, and in the process, he learns about some of the demons that she herself is wrestling with.



Same Page

Genre(s): Drama
Setting: Open
Influence(s): N/A
Protagonists: Two music journalists
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Both of them were involved in the Heavy Metal scene in different ways, though they traveled in somewhat similar circles. He played to be sure, but most of his fame stemmed from being host of an extremely popular podcast and youtube channel. He frequently hung out with rockers and had musicians on his show. He in turn would get to go to a lot of shows, and he even wrote a column for Metal Injection. She on the other hand was a true journalist in the genre, though a lot of her fame came from her modeling and featuring in videos. She wanted to be taken more seriously, and not just as a 'sexy tattooed chick.' To her credit, she had multiple degrees, was extremely intelligent, and the multitude of propositions she got were frequently shot down. The two were aware of each other's existence, but they first met on a flight to cover a massive festival that was being put together. The two were seated next to each other. There was a definite spark there, and the two had a fair bit in common with one another, even if both of them were too snarky for their own good. When they got to the hotel, they discovered there'd been a mix up, and they'd been assigned to the same room, and due to the size of the festival and the anticipation, there were no other rooms available. They were going to be forced to share. As charming and attractive as he might have been, he struggled with anxiety. She on the other hand had mentally checked out of a failing relationship. The two spent a great deal of time together and after an exhilarating first night where he socked a guy who'd been aggressive with her, they went back to the hotel room and proceeded to sleep together. For her, it was a bit of relief. She wasn't really looking for anything, he on the other hand wound up catching feelings. Drama ensues.



Words of Wisdom

Genre(s):
Setting: Open
Influence(s): Chasing Amy
Protagonists: Two musicians
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Their city had a thriving and multifaceted music scene. His band were pretty much the big noise locally, an aggressive band with insane live shows. They headlined local shows, they opened for huge major acts and they had a fanatical following. All of it was guided by the vision of their talented front man. Her group on the other hand was a newer hardcore punk outfit that was growing in popularity but that appealed to a more niche audience and incorporated BDSM culture into their image and music. Our heroine could be quite abrasive, but she was completely honest. Outspoken, and passionate, she had big brass ones and wouldn't back down from anyone. They wound up meeting through this scene. When they'd first met, he'd been quite interested in her, but she made it clear she only dated women which had proven to be a bit disappointing from him. Because she was his dream woman given form. Against all odds, and despite a rocky first meeting, the two became pretty good friends. As far as guys went, especially in that scene, he was interesting to her. Like genuinely interesting. He was a walking paradox, he got into fights, and he was a bit of a man whore. But he also genuinely had the utmost respect for women, an ally, and believed in mental health. If he saw a guy sexually harassing or abusing a woman? He would step in. He also didn't pay lip service to being decent, he just was. He proved to be a huge boon for her, helping her band really catch on by putting them onto shows with them in the area, and even getting her in touch with people. For her part, she was also a very good friend. She was supportive, she played the role of therapist, she was an awesome sounding board and the best wing man possible. Things were great, even if his attraction to her never faded. For her part, she could appreciate his attractiveness, although she definitely found herself drawn to his intelligence. Their friendship had continued in earnest, until her longtime girlfriend broke up with her and she was left in a really dark place. In a moment of weakness, she asked him to have sex with her as a form of comfort, and that kind of fucked things up and made everything complicated for both parties. For her, she was left with questions regarding her sexuality, and he realized just how deeply his feelings ran for someone that wasn't going to fully reciprocate.

[Darkcide]

Historical Fiction

Wild Ones

Genre(s): War, Historical Fiction, Drama
Setting: Inspired by 5th Century Rome
Influence(s): The Last Samurai, Gladiator, Spartacus, Vikings
Protagonists: A Barbarian Queen, and A Rebel Leader.
Antagonist(s): The Empire

Plot: He'd served the king faithfully since he was a child, being raised alongside the prince for all intents and purposes. The king had valued strength. He'd had the utmost respect for the boy's people as great warriors. The warriors were honored to present the son of their leader to the king. The young warrior grew, and he eventually was raised to the title of general at a remarkably young age. He had the utmost respect for the king and he was utterly loyal to him. The king returned his champion's love, even as his disappointment with his own son grew. The prince was a cruel monster who wished for his father's approval, even if he was without honor. The king grew more and more horrified with the man that his son has become and as he neared the end of his life, he confided in his champion that he wished to name him his heir. The warrior initially could not accept the honor, stating that the king had a son until the king explained his fears of what will come to pass if his son took the thrown. The warrior promised to deliver his answer on a fortnight, but the king is murdered by his son before the documentation can be fully signed by the king. The warrior refused to bend the knee to the new king, and he was sentenced to death. To the new king's dismay, the warrior's people all fled with him, and they began a rebellion.

Her people on the other hand were barbarians. A tribe of people who lived in the wilds and would conduct raids when they were able. They were one of many tribes in the region. With a large camp being established by the rebels, her people attacked a small scouting party in the hopes of stealing their supplies. They did not expect to meet such harsh resistance, and after killing the men, they'd basically signed their own death warrants. Her party was hunted down and slaughtered by warriors from the village including their new leader. To her surprise however she's not killed, and she's instead taken captive. The leader expresses curiosity in her, and he has his reasons for sparing her. Despite being a captive, she's not held in chains, nor is she mistreated. Many of the village's people are civil to her, even if it is obvious, they're uncomfortable with her presence. For her part, she'd never met people like them before. They were great warriors, but they were philosophical, they valued honor and courage, and they were different from the people of the Empire. She was a rare beauty amongst the barbarian tribes, a warrior who was the equal of any man. The leader of the rebellion sees that she's taken care of but he also has frequent talks with her and inquires more about the numerous tribes. He believes that if united and given direction they could be strong allies, and they had every reason to hate the regime. She was the key to earning them as allies, and in the midst of everything she slowly found herself becoming changed through their interaction. The two shared an obvious mutual attraction, and she grew to love the people of the village deeply. She wanted that way of life for her own people, and she truly wanted to belong with them, and more importantly to him.



Strictly Forbidden

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama, War
Setting: Inspired by Medieval Europe
Influence(s): A Song of Ice and Fire, Spartacus
Protagonists: A lord, and a prostitute.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: She'd been raised in a pleasure house for her entire life. Upon bleeding for the first time, she'd become a prostitute. It was far from the most glamorous life, and she often dreamed of a better life for herself and worked towards saving for it. Of all of her customers, there was one who she shared a highly unconventional relationship with. He was a son of the lord of the lands in which the brothel belonged. They were of roughly equivalent ages, and they'd been each other's firsts. She was his birthday present that year because she was still a virgin at the time. Since then, he's visited her frequently as the two of them have aged. For her part, she was very much in love with him and fantasized about really being able to be with him. She'd never said anything though, she knew it was just a dream. After all he'd be wed to a lady of equal standing. For his part, he actually held a deep level of respect for her and he nurtured very real feelings for her that were unfortunately unable to be explored. The young lord had the privilege of not being the oldest son. He would not rule, and he would likely serve as a military leader under his older brother which was quite fine with him. He balked at that level of responsibility and turned his attentions to her and to becoming the best possible fighter.

As an adult his prowess in combat was quite renowned and his brother who was now lord of their lands held him to be his superior on the battlefield. He did not get to visit her as much as he used to, but when he did she was absolutely ecstatic about it. His brother however was going to war, seeking justice for the murder of their father and he called all of their banners to arms. The younger brother decided to bring his favorite lady of leisure along as a personal camp follower for himself. His brother disapproved but he didn't forbid it, as there were numerous prostitutes that traveled with the army. Morale did need to be kept high. She was overjoyed at the idea of only lying with him, and when another man would try to place their hands on her? He'd quickly put them in their place. What the two of them hadn't counted on however was of her getting pregnant by him. That opened up a world of trouble for both, that neither was quite ready to face. Especially since she did not want to get rid of it, and his personal code of ethics left him in a very awkward position.



The Pious

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama
Setting: Modeled after 13th century Eurasia
Influence(s): A Song of Ice and Fire, Genghis Khan and The Making of The Modern World
Protagonists: A conqueror and a princess.
Antagonist(s): His generals

Plot: She was a proud, and independent princess. Beloved by her people, and devout in her beliefs. Her father would often seek her advice, and he needed her now more than ever. Her people were in the middle of a very costly war against the most formidable enemy they'd ever encountered. His people were seen as heathens, and he was a conqueror, and his army was a plague among the world. Those that chose to fight them were destroyed, the only real choices were to be assimilated into his empire or to pay a large tribute to satisfy them. Her nation was one of the most affluent and powerful on the planet, but even they feared his might. Her father was a just man and had attempted to fight valiantly but they were unprepared for such savagery. So, in addition to a large dowry, he offered his beauty of a daughter to the man. He was taken with her intelligence and her beauty, and he accepted the offer. She was quite unhappy with this arrangement. Several times she'd laid eyes on him, and while she was attracted to him quite viscerally, she felt her urges and desires were shameful, and those made her hate him more. She was no subservient victim however, and if she was going to be a queen, she was going to behave as such and be treated as such. He was not the sort to take no for an answer, and he took her virginity from her. Even still, her strength was undeniable and so she learned how to fully pleasure her husband, and she realized he admired her strength, so she asserted herself more. She would speak her mind; she would speak back, and she wouldn't back down. After that? Everything changed. Sex was no longer about him taking her like a slave, but it had become immensely enjoyable for her, and she'd been able to convince him to adjust his methods. Nations were peacefully pulled into the fold without being razed to the ground, violence against women was made punishable by death, religious tolerance was allowed, and with the reforms she helped to put into place? His empire became the safest place in the world functionally. Trade increased and was encouraged, and people's qualities of life increased greatly. Her husband even changed with time. Unfortunately, many of his men were quite resistant to the changes that were sweeping the empire.



An Unsuitable Match

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama, War
Setting: A high Medieval setting.
Influence(s): A Song of Ice And Fire, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Lancelot and Guinevere
Protagonists: A princess, and her protector
Antagonist(s): Her brother.

Plot: As a princess, she was immensely popular with the smallfolk. Beautiful, just and fair. She had utter disdain for the decadence of the court, and she excelled at anything she put her mind to. She was going to be wed to a suitable match, although her brother held wanton desires for her. They were of differing temperaments. Where she was good, he was wicked, covetous and sadistic. She held no desires for any High Lord, her heart instead belonged to another. He was an exceptionally gifted warrior who was not a highborn, having been born in a faraway land. His strength in arms could not be denied, and he had initially operated as a mercenary of sorts. Compared to other young boys, he'd had a great deal of experience and practical skill in combat having fought in his homeland. He'd been part of a company of men that had pursued a band of brigands. These outlaws had captured the princess and had been planning to ransom her, and the company he'd been attached to was charged with bringing the King's justice to the outlaws. The company had underestimated their enemy and found themselves faced with disastrous odds. He'd only been in his mid-teens at that point, but he proved his ability in combat and was one of the survivors, personally slaying the leader of the outlaws. Upon returning the girl to her family, her father personally saw to it that the boy was knighted. Now a young man, he serves the crown that raised him and continues to further his own legend. Proving unstoppable in tourneys, with numerous heroic deeds to his name, maidens across the realm fantasized about the man. His exotic looks and skill in battle serving to make him a larger-than-life figure, but the princess desires him for more than just that. She'd held a torch for him ever since he'd saved her life those years ago, and she knew him better than most. Though he seemingly had a love for wine, women and people of ill-repute, he was honest about himself, and she found his candor refreshing for the most part, given how corrupt the institution of knighthood could be. The men that followed him genuinely loved him, and he was good to them.

As the princess blossomed into a woman, the knight noticed her more and more. She'd become a rare beauty, and far more outspoken towards the man who now served as one of her protectors. She'd expressed her disdain for his sleeping around, and his drinking. More than anything, she wanted to take him as a husband, but she knew her father would never allow it, nor would her envious brother. To her father's credit, he recognized her love for him, and he understood it. He saw the potential in the young knight outside of his gifts in the battlefield, and wished he'd been of higher position. Even if the princess wasn't going to be queen, she still needed a suitable husband. Her father however had thoughts to naming her regent to help keep the land from falling into corruption. He did not see her brother as a suitable fit, and this enraged the young man enough to kill his own father. The princess was forced to flee as her brother openly stated his desires for her to be his queen, and she was spirited away by her champion. She was popular among the smallfolk. The two lay in hiding for some time, and her brother as a result of his madness alienated powerful houses which led to an uprising. The Champion recognized this opportunity and was able to bring those houses over to declare for the Princess. In the process the man went from an exceptional knight to a facilitator of a powerful alliance to a general in his own right. Her father would have been proud, and she threw tradition to the side and married the man, determined to build a better kingdom with him.

This story would chronicle their relationship.



Cries for War

Genre(s): War, Historical Fiction
Setting: Viking Age Inspired
Influence(s): Warhammmer Fantasy, Vikings, The Last Kingdom, The Northman
Protagonists: Two warlords
Antagonist(s): The world

Plot: She was a savage beauty, a fierce warrior and a queen. In her people's society, women were often warriors, but it was a rare thing for one to rise up and to claim leadership as she had. Strength was something that they held above all else, and she had gotten quite used to fighting off potential suitors. Many kings and lords came to her settlements with lofty promises, and threats to overtake her people, and one by one she sent all of them packing. The warrior gods they worshiped were powerful, and their reach was vast. They honored these gods with gifts of blood, and frequently raided and attacked the settlements of nonbelievers. She was given an idea of how much her gods touched, when she encountered a dark-skinned warlord from a distant land. His people worshiped the same gods, and they honored the gods in the same manner, only they went further in their aims, and had conquered and razed countless nations. It was perhaps fate that brought his people to her shore, though they didn't come as attackers. It was curiosity that drove him, as they'd heard of their gods having followers in distant lands, and upon arriving, he heard of the bloody queen and had to meet her. The king was intrigued by her, every bit as much as she was by him. He told her tales of his travels and proposed that her people go raiding into new lands with his. He also like so many before him, offered his hand in marriage, but he made no threats, and seemed to genuinely regard her as an equal. She considered his proposal and accepted but with a caveat. All of her people would need to be united under her rule. All of those lands would be hers, and he would make that dream a reality. If he accepted those terms, she'd gladly be his queen, as long as he accepted, they were equals, and she was not subservient to him.



Queenmaker

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama, War
Setting: Setting inspired by 11th century England.
Influence(s): The Norman Conquest, Vikings, A Song of Ice And Fire
Protagonists: Would-be King and Queen
Antagonist(s): Ruling Body

Plot: She was a beautiful and intelligent young woman who was the pride of her kingdom. The nation had erupted into a civil war, born from many years of resentment towards the crown. The King had ruled over several of the nations and had overreached in attempting to unite them all through cruelty and force. Her father's kingdom had been loyal to the crown, all the while conspiring against it. He was an ambitious man and intelligent man, extremely rich and very shrewd. He knew that if the country were to ever truly be united, it would need new leadership and he saw opportunity in this war. The man himself didn't want to be the king. He was older, and far more pragmatic. If his family were to have a hand in ruling, that would prove sufficient, and his eldest daughter offered him that opportunity. She was every bit the mastermind he was and had carefully cultivated an image of being the epitome of what a High-born woman should aspire to. She was gracious, kind, wise and her beauty was renowned all over the kingdoms. She wanted to be The Queen and she was the one who pitched the idea to her father. Of all the kingdoms, there was one that had always refused the yoke of the Crown. They were one of the Kingdoms but had always been something else entirely. Founded by foreign invaders several generations ago, they'd waged war against the Kingdoms, and had done well for themselves in said war. They'd left their homelands as the land there didn't prove suitable to their needs, and eventually a truce was struck. They'd be given lands; they would be recognized as a separate kingdom until the end of all time. The current ruler of that kingdom rose up in rebellion due to the actions of The Crown, and he'd won himself supporters in that period of time and had liberated cities and kingdoms. The rulers of that kingdom referred to themselves as Kings and Queens due to their independence and were begrudgingly acknowledged as such. The King who had incited the rebellion was a fearsome warrior, possibly the greatest in all of the Kingdoms. It was his claim to fame, and his people were considered the finest warriors in the land, being descended from successful invaders who passed down their techniques, weapons and martial prowess. Her and her father knew he stood an excellent chance at winning the war, and he was winning battle after battle. It was a bold move, because if they'd failed, they'd be guilty of treason, but they would throw their lot in with this upstart King and tip the scales. But only if he'd accept her as his queen.

The man was a gifted warrior, but she had a far better grasp of administration, governance and politics than he did. Plus, she was the most beautiful woman in all of the land. For her part, she was not remotely put off by the idea of the union. The man was famous for his battle prowess, he was quite handsome, and he was very exotic. There was also the small bonus of her getting to be The Queen when the war was won. Still, she knew how men were, especially fighting men, and she planned to keep a tight rein on her husband. She knew what men desired, and she knew how to manipulate and control men. Even one as fierce as him. When their wedding came, and it came time to bed one another for the first time, he was shocked to discover that the demure, saintly act she put on was just that. She knew what she was doing. And she showed him things. The King was unable to leave the tent the following day. Still, she would find herself conflicted with his willpower, and this began a silent back and forth between the two as the dynamic of their marriage remained constantly shifting.



Gunslingers

Genre(s): Western, Drama
Setting: Old West
Influence(s): Tombstone, Unforgiven, Red Dead Redemption, True Grit
Protagonists: Two Bounty Hunters
Antagonist(s): Confederate Sympathizers

Plot: It was the old west, and times were drastically different then. Half-black, Half-Apache, he took his first life as a boy, when he'd been brought up by his mother's people. Since then, he'd grown into a formidable yet educated man, and a bounty hunter. He'd first discovered her when she was a young teenager, her parents had been killed by a group of bushwhackers and he managed to save her. Seeing she had nowhere else to go, he reluctantly took her in, despite being quite young himself at the time. He taught her his trade, training her how to fight, hunt and kill. And now as a young woman, she served as his partner, and had made quite a name for herself. There was a guardian element there to be sure, but she also saw him as more than that, and had been in love with him for years. Now that she was a grown woman, she desperately wanted him to see her that way. All the while, they were going to be coordinating with a few other professionals to combat a militia of confederate sympathizers who had taken to the outlaw life. It turned out, that their number included a few of them men that had killed her folks, so it was personal for her. Our guy had his hands full trying to make sure she didn't get herself killed in her desire to seek revenge.



Tales Written in Blood

Genre(s): War, Historical Fiction, Drama
Setting: Viking Age Inspired
Influence(s): Vikings, Warhammer Fantasy, Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Protagonists: Daughter of a Chieftain and an upstart warrior
Antagonist(s): Her father

Plot: They were a proud and fierce warrior people. Fame was an absolutely vital thing among them, and warriors could see themselves become great lords and even kings through their fame. The majority of that fame was born through prowess in combat, and they frequently made war with others as much as they did each other. Her father was a proud chieftain, and in his younger days had been a great warrior, now his greatest concern was finding a suitable husband for his daughter. She had suitors that came from far and wide to offer their hands, they promised riches, and lands, and men to her father's cause. But she had eyes for another. A famous warrior from another of the clans, he was quickly building a legend, and warriors flocked to join his clan to share in his glories. He did not make war with his own people, instead he traveled to distant lands and came back with tales, and treasures. On his most recent venture, he came to her father's kingdom, and he asked her father to pledge his men to their cause, and to share in the spoils with them. He was on the fence, chiefly because he was concerned about how quickly this warrior rose, even as he admired the man. The Princess on the other hand was utterly infatuated with the warrior, and would come to visit him that night, where she seduced him. Her father was utterly incensed, but knew it'd be foolish to refuse the alliance. His men would abandon him, as they were all excited about the possibilities the warrior had to offer. As she grew closer to her new lover, her father's anger towards the man grew, and he began to plot against him while simultaneously securing an alliance for his kingdom, by discreetly pledging his daughter if his ally will work with him to destroy the upstart.



Lawlessness

Genre(s): Western, Drama
Setting: 1870's
Influence(s): Deadwood, The Harder They Fall, Red Dead Redemption
Protagonists: An outlaw, a madam
Antagonist(s): Rival establishments

Plot: It was the Old West, and she was an exceedingly beautiful young woman who was forced to fend from herself from a young age. She became a madam, and she moved out West to find her fortune. She spent everything she had and purchased a property in a developing town. There was a mining boom, and everyone wanted a piece of the action. There was very little in the way of law there, and the place was exceedingly dangerous. She was going to be going up against a couple more established establishments ran by ruthless men. Both had designs on acquiring her girls and forcing her to work for them. She realized quickly she was going to need muscle to survive. Luckily for her, at about that same time, a gang of outlaws that had traveled across the country after a pardon come into town. They were looking to plant roots and start all over. Looking to invest their money, and to establish a business for themselves, the gang stood out in particular because they were all people of color. They also had a fearsome reputation. Especially the lieutenant. She doesn't share a lot of the prejudices that many of the people at the time did, and welcomed anyone who could pay into her establishment. Her and the lieutenant manage to hit it off, finding a mutual attraction and a sort of kinship. She poses the idea of the gang going in with her and splitting the take fifty-fifty. She'd have muscle to be able to protect her interests, and it also allowed her to really spruce the place up, and to create a different kind of environment from what was out there. Everyone in the gang was expected to contribute to their prosperity, and that partnership would be the lieutenants. If things had just been left at business between them, she would have been alright. But she hadn't had the easiest life, and intimacy was not something that was easy for her to engage in. Despite the attraction to the man, and the feelings that were developing. 




Chasing A Dream

Genre(s): Historical fiction, drama
Setting: Middle Aged Inspired setting
Influence(s): A Song of Ice And Fire
Protagonists: A minor lord, and a noblewoman.
Antagonist(s): Her family

Plot: She was the most beautiful woman in all the kingdom. So beautiful in fact it was a curse. She was a noblewoman to be sure, but from a cadet branch of her family's parent house. She served as a lady in waiting to the Princess of the realm. She also had more suitors than she knew what to do with. The Princess who was a beauty herself was quite jealous, but our beautiful young protagonist handled the attention gracefully. A great deal of her beauty was owed to her father having taken a foreign bride, yet for her part, she was kind, humble and graceful. There was steel underneath the silk, and she wasn't passive by any stretch of imagination. A great tourney was being held, and it was commonly believed she would be named Queen of Beauty by its' winner. To the surprise of everyone, the winner wasn't any number of knights or the prince himself. Instead, it was a mercenary who had managed to gain himself a lordship. He was a controversial figure. A foreigner who was an undeniably gifted killer. Circumstances, knowing and killing the right people had seen his position in life greatly elevated. He was raised to a minor lordship to the distaste of many, and he continued to reach and increase his fortunes, caring very little for how others viewed him. In addition to the prestige, and sizable purse his victory gained him, he did indeed dedicate his victory to her, and the two danced at the celebration that night. She found herself falling for the man, despite having been raised on stories of gallant knights and the like. The man was dangerous, he could make her laugh, and he was unlike anyone she'd ever known. Her other suitors were quite angry with the romance developing between the two of them, and several tried to challenge him to losing fights. He would eventually propose marriage to her, and she was left with a difficult decision. Her family long wanted her to marry into an elevated house and marrying him would earn her family's scorn. But she also recognized he was a man on the rise, that he'd brought himself up from nothing, and he was actually a prince in the lands that he came from. She reasoned he'd be able to further elevate himself, and she consented to the marriage, resolving to support, and rise with him. That, was just the beginning of their story. Together they would climb to unimaginable heights.



Defiled

Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Setting: Ancient Rome
Influence(s): Spartacus
Protagonists: Two slaves
Antagonist(s): The masters

Plot: Both were slaves of high position within a prominent ludus. He was a gladiator, and a champion at that. Regarded and rewarded more highly than the rest. He was known around the ludus for his frequent womanizing, and he slept with slaves, prostitutes, and Roman noblewoman in secret. Even their Domina had invited him to her bed on several occasions. The body slave on the other hand was the personal attendant to their Domina, and her virginity had been kept intact for many years, the Domina desired to give her to someone worthy and to use her virginity as a bargaining chip. Her husband greatly desired to elevate his position, and on one night, he threw a celebration, and invited many prominent Roman citizens. One of which was an extremely wealthy senator. The Dominus wanted to earn his favor and offered his champion for the man's entertainment. The body slave had caught the man's attention as well, and he wanted to see the champion lay with the slave. Though the Domina feebly tried to offer up other slaves to placate the man, when he learned she was a virgin, he would not be swayed. So, the two slaves who had caught each other's eyes in the past, were forced to rut like animals for the enjoyment of the senator and his wife. For the champion's part, even with his attraction to the slave's beauty, he felt wrong about the coupling, and did his best to make sure that she at the least enjoyed herself. It was a kindness she'd not forgive, even if she did mourn her chastity and the circumstances by which it'd been taken. The domina felt horrible, and almost as if she betrayed her favorite slave. So she decided the best thing to do, would be to wed her slave to the champion. That way, the slave would not be a whore, she'd be married to a man befitting her position, and if the gods willed it, she'd be freed eventually along her new husband. The champion however was less than pleased with the decision, as he quite liked his life of philandering, and a wife threatened that very life. Even if she were a beauty, and he felt a degree of fondness for her. Yet orders were orders, and so he did as he was instructed.



Bloody Business

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama
Setting: Think 12th-15th century Eurasia
Influence(s): Vikings Valhalla, House of The Dragon, The Last Kingdom, Warrior
Protagonists: A merchant princess, and her partner
Antagonist(s): Rival Merchants

Plot: Her father had been a merchant prince, an important man who commanded both respect and envy. Men like him occupied a unique place in society. Their positions were more precarious than nobles or royalty, but they were able to truly rise, and fall based off their ambitions with very little in the way of a ceiling, based off what they were willing to do. She'd been her father's only child, and though a woman occupying that sort of position was exceedingly rare, and her father worried about her entering that sort of arena. He tried to dissuade her from it. He knew he would never marry again. Her father would eventually pass, and she'd inherit his holdings, his connections, and his business. His rivals wanted to take it from her, and they made numerous offers that would have set her up for life. But she was determined to prove everyone wrong, and to keep her family business thriving, despite some serious setbacks. Fortune would smile on her when she went into that tavern, that day. She had a few truly loyal guards, but the true linchpin for her operation came through a chance meeting with a highly skilled mercenary. He tended to make a lot of his living off of fighting. If someone needed a duel fought for them, they could pay him, and he would prove their innocence in the eyes of the law. If there was a remarkable bounty, he and his lads would bring them to ground, and bring them in dead. His ability as a fighter was inconsistent with the money that he made. A man like him could have very easily been a professional officer, and he was clearly professionally trained. She made him an offer. If he, and his gang went in with her, and provided security and protected her interests, she would make him her partner. He'd never need to take another job, to which he accepted. It turns out, that the fighter was a high born, but living in an exile of sorts. He was trying to reclaim what was once his, and he needed to operate under the radar. His goals required money, and they required influence, and a partnership with her, would afford him both.



The Price of Business

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Crime, Drama
Setting: Prohibition Era
Influence(s): Boardwalk Empire, Warrior, Peaky Blinders, Taboo, House of The Dragon
Protagonists: A crime boss, and her right-hand man/bodyguard.
Antagonist(s): A Rival Crime Boss/Her Brother

Plot: Her father had been a crime boss, who was fairly successful, yet very traditional in most regards. She was involved in his organization and learned a lot. She had a younger brother who wanted to take over things after their dad passed. He had neither the intelligence, nor the temperament for it. Her father was rather cosmopolitan when it came to working with other races. She had a bodyguard, whom she was also involved with. He was her father's best man, and was exceedingly dangerous, yet quite smart at the same time. Her father would eventually pass, and her and her brother would unfortunately split the organization in two, she would however get in very early into the booze market when prohibition went into effect, and with her father's pipeline on weapons that remained intact towards her, she set out on carving a larger empire for herself than her father could have ever possibly dreamt of.



A Crisis Of Revelation

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Drama, Romance, Slavery
Setting: A loose medieval setting
Influence(s): The Northman, Vikings, Game of Thrones, The Last Kingdom, Rome, Spartacus, Troy
Protagonists: A captured woman, her captor
Antagonist(s): Debatable

Plot: She was a woman of noble birth, who had the unfortunate luck of not resembling any of her family. Her father had been a merchant and noble of some renown, travelling far and wide. He'd been married, but he often strayed. On one of those trips, he would father a young woman of very obvious mixed ancestry, and he'd bring her back with him. Her husband's wife was not remotely pleased with this development. And very reluctantly allowed her to stay. She was treated as something of a servant within the household, but she still lived better than most. Their kingdom was currently embroiled in the middle of a war with a fearsome enemy that showed no mercy. The enemy were her mother's people, and one day their town would be attacked. Men were slaughtered, women and children were taken, and she feared the absolute worst. She was brought before a chieftain. He was younger than most, and exotically handsome. The man was a renowned warrior, and she was given to him. She had no idea what to expect, but he was quite fascinated with her, and could speak her language. It didn't take very long for him to put a baby in her, and for her to become his wife. The circumstances would see her position elevated greatly. She'd be afforded power, respect, and a true surname.



Bride Of the Demon

Genre(s):  Historical Fiction, Drama
Setting: Loose 13th Century Inspired Setting
Influence(s):  Vikings, Game of Thrones, The Last Kingdom, Valhalla Rising, Hyborian Stories 
Protagonists: An Invader, The Wife of his Enemy
Antagonist(s): Probably the invader.

Plot: She was married to an older man. Her husband was kindly, if somewhat on the weaker side, and due to his age and other circumstances, they didn't have a very active sex life. Still, the two cared for one another, even if there was worry considering the succession of things. She had no children of her own and was stepmother to his sons. Her husband was a just ruler, but his sons had unwittingly painted a target on their kingdom. In a foolish attempt at glory, they pulled on the tail of a tiger, and earned the wrath of a fearsome enemy. A confederation of warriors, raiders and mercenaries that had been united under the banner of a single nation. They'd been responsible many generations ago for the collapse of the greatest empire the world had ever known, and they settled many lands and erected a number of kingdoms as allied yet independent states. The leader of one of those states was an ambitious conqueror who pledged to repay the blood debt that was owed, and he declared war on her kingdom. Attempts to placate him were met with refusal, and the initial battles ended in disaster. Her husband would wind up dying from health complications, and her stepsons were foolishly concerned over a succession crisis. 

Knowing that there was no way to win, and the death toll would be insurmountable, she made a secret beckon to the warlord and proposed that he become king, and he rule alongside the youngest of the sons, installing him as a puppet king in exchange for sparing her people with her as his advisor. He accepts the proposal, and kills the two older, bickering sons, but he wishes to make an alteration to the deal. He wants her as his queen. Initially torn, she relents. Finding herself attracted to both him, and his ambition. She rules in his stead as his queen and finds herself at the head of a vast war machine that she never anticipated she'd be part of. 

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F/F Plots

Best Frenemy

Genre(s): Romance, Drama
Setting: A High School
Influence(s): Euphoria, Mean Girls
Protagonists: Two seniors
Antagonist(s): Seemingly the world.

Plot: They both belonged to the same clique and were exceedingly popular. However, said clique was formed around the 'It' girl. One of them was her cousin, and the other was her best friend. If it wasn't for her, the two wouldn't have spent any time together, as they had nothing in common, and didn't even seem to get along all that great. The cousin was pretty mean. She didn't hold anyone up on it. She was nice to her cousin, and she was nice-ish to her longtime boyfriend. Eventually, that boyfriend ended things with her, and she was left devastated. She couldn't go to her cousin, as she was out of town with her family on a trip, and she knew the best friend was a genuine person, and she went to her in a moment of weakness. Although she was reluctant, she saw how hurt her best friend's cousin was, and she let her in. Throughout the night, her guard would come down, and the two would discover they actually had several points of commonality, and they could actually get along well together. The cousin spent a lot of time by herself, as her home life was kind of chaotic. That Friday night would turn into the whole weekend, and before the weekend was over, something got initiated between the two of them, and they realized the source of their tension had always been a mutual attraction. However, them becoming an item brought a number of hurdles with it. Their cousin/friend did not know how to react, the cousin's dad felt a way, and the ex-boyfriend started getting second thoughts, and decided he wanted his girlfriend back.



A Real Education

Genre(s): Smut, Romance, Drama
Setting: University
Influence(s): Almost Sex
Protagonists: Two Roommates
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: The two women were roommates, and both had wildly different experiences before getting to college. Woman A was involved in a long-term relationship, she'd only ever been with her boyfriend. And she'd outgrown him but hadn't fully figured it out yet. Woman B on the other hand had a reputation in school as being a class slut, despite clearly preferring women. A lot of malicious rumors had been spread about her, and it felt good to get away from all of them. The two got on pretty well, and Woman A was quite happy to allow Woman B to pleasure her. Mind you, she didn't go that way herself. Her roommate knew what she was doing, and she really seemed to enjoy it. She was probably oblivious to the fact that her roommate was head over heels for her. She didn't really speak on it, not wanting to make things awkward, but eventually she got frustrated enough one night to actually push, and to be a bit more alluring than usual, and Woman A was taken aback. So much so, that the two wound up going all the way. To nobody's surprise, Woman A was quite into it, and she found herself having to make a choice, even as she fooled around with her roomie more, and allowed her to teach her the ways of actually enjoying herself.



Welcome to Hell

Genre(s): Nonconsensual, power dynamic, slavery, drama, thriller.
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Sons of Anarchy, The Big Hit
Protagonists: A Mafia Princess/Her nemesis
Antagonist(s): The Mafia Princess

Plot: They'd known each other since school and had utterly despised one another. Woman A had a lot of gripes with Woman B, and she wasn't the sort to forgive and forget. Woman B had never paid much attention to the rumors that circulated around Woman A, but she probably should have. You see, she was part of a crime family. With her father, her brothers, her cousins and uncles all being part of it. Both had gone to a private school, and Woman B was the daughter of a successful corporate type. Unfortunately, he had a number of debts, and the family decided to collect with her as the leverage. Woman B was abducted, she would eventually come to in a strange place, bound and blindfolded. Her brothers knowing how their sister felt about her, turned her over to her. She was given the orders not to kill her, and not to leave permanent injuries. Anything else was fair game, and a delighted Woman A made it very clear to her nemesis that she was at her mercy, and the degree to which she'd be shown any, would be based off of how happy she made her on a daily basis until her father paid up.



Duty

Genre(s): Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Setting: Middle Ages inspired setting.
Influence(s): ASOIAF, Vikings, Crusader Kings III
Protagonists: A Princess and her Handmaid
Antagonist(s): The King

Plot: She was unwittingly married off to a warmonger, in a pact that cemented an alliance between their two kingdoms. His people as a whole placed a lot more emphasis on martial proficiency, and she was gifted with a noble handmaid that was to get her acclimated to her new culture. Her husband took advantage of his rights whenever he was able to, and the handmaid would do her best to offer comfort to the Princess. Her husband was often away on campaigns, and when that was the case, the handmaid would share her bed to ensure no other man had her. In a sense, the idea worked, but after she was left exceedingly frustrated one night, she angrily initiated intimacy with the handmaid, and to her surprise, she was a very enthusiastic participant. This was the start of their relationship, and in her lover's arms, she was able to know pleasure, and to feel loved. Unfortunately, they had to do their best to keep their dalliances a secret, otherwise the consequences could be dire for both parties.



Misery + Company


Genre(s): Nonconsensual, Slavery, Kink, Smut, Drama, Thriller, Romance
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Bound, Secretary, Mad Men, Fall of the House of Usher, Ex machina.
Protagonists: Two unwitting sex slaves.
Antagonist(s): Their billionaire master.

Plot: Initially when she got the promotion at her company, she was elated. It would put her very close to the corporation's elusive CEO, which as she discovered, was very bad for her. He had designs on her for some time, and he had certain proclivities that he did an excellent job keeping quiet. Namely, sexual slavery. His personal assistant had been his slave for some time, and he had successfully worn her down over time. In most instances, she was very eager to please, but even she could chafe at when he was in an incredibly cruel mood. His assistant was assigned to her, so that she could ensure she was properly trained to satisfy his desires. The assistant had conflicted feelings, on one hand, she did feel some sympathy for the new girl, on the other hand, the idea of having power over someone else for a change was genuinely exciting, and a good bit of his sadism had rubbed off on her. This seemingly elevated position wouldn't save her however, as he frequently abused both of them together, and would force them to participate and be complicit in everything he did. He'd also occasionally lend them out to close friends of his to use as a bargaining tool. In the process, the two women began to grow closer, and they were able to find a degree of solace and intimacy in each other's arms. Needless to say, the idea of anyone having either of them, even if it was each other, was not one he was bound to forgive anytime soon.



Drain You

Genre(s): Horror, Romance, Drama, Thriller
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Interview with The Vampire, A Girl Walks Alone at Night, Let the Right One In, Buffy
Protagonists: Two vampires
Antagonist(s): Grandsire

Plot: She'd been living for centuries as a vampire, and she was lonely. Immortality got to be a lot, and she was left in a strange place relative to many of her peers, given her sire had been a notoriously vicious monster that was shunned by others of their kind. They would part ways frequently, with him always deciding that he eventually wanted her back. Eventually, she went to a performance, and the woman she saw moved her to tears. She would go to talk with her after, and the two struck up an effortless rapport. The more she got to know the woman, the more enamored she got, until she couldn't help but to bite her, and to turn her. The new vampire was initially enraged, but that would cool off over time, and the two would travel together. Feeding, living, and doing as they wished. In each other, they found seemingly everything they wanted in a companion. It had been over fifty years, but eventually, the older vampire's sire decided he wanted to reconnect, and he was incensed to discover that she'd sired a new vampire. The older woman was very protective of her lover, especially knowing the sort of person that her sire was, and she was determined to do everything in her power to keep her from suffering the abuse she had.



Inside


Genre(s): Dubious Consent, Thriller, Drama, Power Dynamic
Setting: Modern, Prison
Influence(s): Oz, Orange Is the New Black, Shawshank Redemption, The Big Doll House
Protagonists: Two Prisoners
Antagonist(s): Prisoners with designs on the newbie.

Plot: If she were filling out her bingo card, going to a maximum-security prison wasn't on it. She had no real protection on the inside, and she was painfully aware of just how attractive she was. Worried didn't begin to cover it, and she was eyed by her fellow inmates as soon as she stepped foot in the place. She found out that the most feared inmate was a woman who was seemingly former CIA and had been imprisoned because of an operation gone wrong. She was capable of beating down any of the other inmates, and by that point, they knew well enough to leave her alone. Said inmate caught wind of her, and made her a very simple, very direct pitch. If she became hers, she would ensure she'd be protected from any of the other inmates, even the crooked guards within the prison. Initially reluctant, she eventually took the deal, and found herself in a relationship she never could have anticipated. The inmate was true to her word, but she also was pretty demanding. She had her switched to her cell, and the massive amount of time spent around her, began to rub off on the newbie.



Deadliest Of the Species

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Knock Knock,, The Devil's Rejects, Bonnie & Clyde, Thelma & Louise, Harley Quinn, Natural Born Killers, From Dusk till Dawn
Protagonists: Two criminals
Antagonist(s): Law Enforcement, An estranged husband.

Plot: The two of them known each other for a long time, coming up together in the same group home. Both came from rather dark circumstances, which led to one of the two young women being a bit more fragile mentally, and her best friend often playing the role of protector for her. It didn't matter who it was from. Other kids, their foster parents, or whoever else tried them. If they stepped to her, she'd deal with them violently. The two would depart from the home before they were eighteen, and they often turned to crime to support themselves. Both were very attractive, and they had no problems scamming, or robbing to get what they needed. it was probably always there, but the two eventually became lovers, and they fell hard. For a time, they tried to go legitimate, and they worked as dancers at a club. When a man tried to force himself on her lover, the more protective of the two flew off the handle, and she wound up killing the man. As a result, she was placed in prison. She wasn't completely helpless, but the two were stronger together. While one was behind bars, the other was forcibly pressed into a marriage with an abusive man that she didn't want to be with. Catching wind of what was happening to her girl while she was in prison, she would eventually orchestrate a prison riot, and would use that to escape. She tracked her down, as well as her husband, and the two would deal with the man violently. Believing he was dead. Taking his money, they decided to leave the country, hoping to settle down in a country that didn't have extradition. Otherwise, they should have made sure the mob connected husband was dead, and they had to flee from both him and law enforcement that was on their tails.



Stuck On You

Genre(s): Dubious consent, Romance, Kink, Smut
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Sex Education. Beef. Fatal Attraction. Mean Girls. Euphoria
Protagonists: A Queen Bee, Her (Former) bully victim
Antagonist(s): The former bully victim

Plot: They had been in school for a long time together going back to elementary school, and Woman B had long nursed an attraction to, and deep feelings for Woman A. Woman A unfortunately was an unrepentant mean girl and used to bully Woman B mercilessly. It got bad enough where her family moved, to spare her from having to deal with the way the other kids treated her. Flash forward several years to their senior year of high school, and the former outcast was back, and had completely grown into her looks and reinvented herself. She was a lot more confident, a lot more secure, and even Woman A's boyfriend was openly attracted to her. Woman B didn't have any interest in any of them, however. The feelings she had for her former bully landed somewhere between holding onto a serious grudge, and still harboring a very strong attraction towards her. While she'd been gone, she'd put a lot of effort and time into gathering potential blackmail material, and she eventually presented it to her former bully. That was bad enough, but she was also fully capable of physically overpowering her if she had a mind to. She made it very clear, if she didn't do as she said, she would ruin her in the way she'd ruined her life as a teenager. The Queen Bee VERY reluctantly agreed. The things she demanded got more and more severe over the course of time. One day, it'd be allowing her to play with her breasts. The next, it'd be enduring a spanking. The part that really bothered the Queen Bee however was that despite her protests, and the loss of control, she was actually getting off to the treatment, as the two continued to spend their time together privately.



For The Masses

Genre(s): Kink, Smut, Sex Work
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): OnlyFans, Zack & Miri, Pleasure
Protagonists: Two Roommates
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: The two were roommates, and lived in expensive ass Los Angeles where it seemed like rent was always going up. They were seemingly opposites, with one of them experiencing social anxiety, and self-admittedly being a bit on the awkward side. Turns out, behind closed doors, when she's actually with someone, she is also exceedingly kinky. Her roommate on the other hand is more extroverted on the surface, a complete bombshell, and a very popular feature at the strip club she works at. Despite all of that, she refuses to sleep with customers, she has refused offers to join the adult film industry, and she is pretty lowkey at home. The more awkward of the two attempted to strip for all of one night, which she didn't even finish to the annoyance of the owner. She decides however after much deliberation to try her hand at putting up erotic content on the net. To her surprise, it proves quite successful, and she garners a lot of fans and subscribers. Her material was originally quite tame, and then she began to do solo material. Eventually, she convinced her roommate to stop working at the club, and to start putting out material as well, and with both of them, it reached the point where it wasn't about the money anymore. The attention was great, and for the one who had been a dancer, she didn't have to deal with all the in-person shit she had in the club. Eventually, they decide to try their hands at being intimate together for their subscribers, and after that, everything changes. For them, for their content, and for their relationship with one another.



Services Rendered

Genre(s): Drama, Smut
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Euphoria, Carol
Protagonists: A babysitter, her client.
Antagonist(s): N/A

Plot: Both women were undergoing trying times in their relationships. For the client, she was undergoing a very messy separation with a spiteful, petty asshole of a husband. She was the primary breadwinner, and beyond tired of everything. The babysitter on the other hand was dating an aggressive, abusive asshole. Neither woman felt appreciated, both were miserable. However, they got on well together. Always proving to be friendly with one another. They got a lot closer when they had to deal with the one two punch of the assholes in their lives, with both parties getting a glimpse of what the other woman had to deal with. The client eventually suggested they should talk over drinks to let off steam, and the more that they spoke, the more truths came out, and the more they realized they had a whole hell of a lot in common. The babysitter reminded the client so much of herself, and as they grew closer over time, one night, things would go a little bit too far, and their relationship would take on a completely new dimension.



IYKYK

Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Thriller
Setting: Modern
Influence(s): Queen of The South, Sons of Anarchy, Traffic, Out of Sight, Sicario
Protagonists: A Drug Lord, CIA contact
Antagonist(s): Everyone

Plot: The drug game was a family business for her, and she was a pretty successful female boss which was a rare accomplishment. Her father had always wanted her to succeed, and he realized early on that she had the smarts, and the tenacity to excel at the family business. So, she learned it right alongside her brothers. Now, she was a lot of the brains behind a lot of their operations, and as ruthless as they came when she needed to be. However, she was also very pragmatic and didn't create more waves than she needed to. The agent on the other hand, worked for the CIA, and was a pretty fine hand at field operations. She was now going to be one of the personnel assigned to handle the cartel side of things, and the mandate was control. The more volatile and mess organizations needed to be taken down. That meant picking a horse to back and providing them with everything that they needed. Eventually, she caught a break when one of the Queen's brothers got in over his head, and she had planned to force him to work for them, however this plan was cut off at the knees by the Queen, who would meet the agent seemingly at random at a bar one night. Flirting pretty openly, she made it clear her brother wasn't in the loop to the degree that she needed, and as opposed to being under her thumb, she was willing to work with the CIA in a mutually beneficial partnership, and she laid out her terms. Taking them back, the agent got the go head and became the Queen's new contact. Things were supposed to be strictly business between them, but both women shared an intense mutual attraction, and it wasn't long until they were involved in a relationship, and the lines were getting more and more blurred as to who was corrupting who. 

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Group Shenanigans.

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Long Hard Road Out of Hell added to the Crime Section
Tartarus added to the crime Section
Full-Service Position added to the Of Asses & Curvy Women Section
'Til Death added to the Arthouse Action Section
Evil Ways added to the Power Play Section
A Crisis of Revelation added to the Historical Fiction Section

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Bride Of the Demon added to the Historical Fiction section
Hellion added to the Show Business section
Darkest Times added to the Show Business section
New World Order in the Comic Books section

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Nothing Butt added to the Of Asses & Curvy Women section
Bad Boy Infatuation added to the School Days section.
Got Yourself a Gun added to the Crime section.
Power Begets Power added to the Power Play section.

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New subsection added. F/F plots.

Misery + Company added
Duty added 
Welcome to Hell added
A Real Education added
Best Frenemy added
Drain You added
Inside added
Deadliest of The Species added
Stuck On You added
For the Masses added
Services Rendered added
IYKYK added