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The Nightbound Library

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✨ A cozy, cosmic sanctum turning stories into stars. Pick your portal. Leave the waking world behind. Written by Alexis N. ⭐ Black, Queer, Pan, Poly, Witchy, 420 Helps My Brain ⭐ thenightboundlibrary.com

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

IT'S HAPPENING AHHHHHHHHHHH IT'S EXCITING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anyone else slowly untangling unhealthy conditioning? #WIPSnip #AmWriting #Writesky

I snippet from the Novella The Book of Delight by Alexis Nightengale / Asteria Spirit:

So, if they weren't listening to me now, then there was no point in petitioning for Jonas.

And if there was no point in petitioning for Jonas, then there was no point in greeting the day with Sacred Surrender.

But… how then did I want to greet the day? How did I untie this heavy pressure that sat low in my stomach, aching and buzzing and yearning for a release?

I had taken Jonas's Wish into my body as a priestess of the Nameless Delight.

But if I wasn't a priestess of the Nameless Delight…

Who the fuck was I?

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I so love Delight's voice. 😂😍 Editing through her chapters and hearing her clearer than the first time around makes me smile so hard. Girl has been going through it, but she never loses her spark. #FaveLineFriday #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #Writers #Writesky #Writingprompts

white text on a gray background that reads:

“Hello?” I called into the yawning void that was the innards of a dead tree.

Nothing called back which, on the creepy scale, trended up, but trended down on the 'well, what do I do now' side.

I had done the fucking around. Why was 'finding out' taking so damn long?

I peeked my head into the void—this is a judgment free zone—and braced my hands on either side of the opening. The bark felt real and rough against my palms, so I wasn't hallucinating.

Point for me, I guess.

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🔔 DELIGHT HAS BEEN EXCOMMUNICATED! 🔔 From a sex cult. She has 28 days to find a different divine patron willing to hold her contract. Otherwise, she gets poofed from existence. No pressure, right? 😅 #BluePit #📖 #A #NA #F #R #W #LGBT #ND #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

Banner for The Book of Delight. The title appears in large pale lavender serif lettering against a vivid crimson sky. A massive black tree frames the upper right corner, while the silhouette of a woman with long windblown hair stands beneath its branches, gazing upward. Along the horizon are black silhouettes of grass, bare trees, and a distant church. A subtle TNBL crest is watermarked on the left, creating a dramatic, dark fantasy atmosphere.

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I haven't had the chance to get any art done. 😭 But! I did spend this morning making Delight's moodboard! And since the entire story is called "The Book of Delight," I figured it also worked as a moodboard for the story as well. #BluePitHype #📖 #A #F #R #W #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

A dark, moody aesthetic moodboard for the fantasy romance The Book of Delight. The collage features deep reds, black, parchment, and gold tones with imagery of a signed contract, intertwined hearts, red thread wrapped around a hand, the definition of "worship," ripe strawberries, an antique bedpost carved with symbols, an old map, a handwritten prayer reading "Dear God, You know my heart desires," raised mugs of beer, dried roses, hooded figures in crimson robes, a shadowy serpent, a silhouetted tiefling woman with horns and a tail, glowing gold magical hands, a woman reading from a book, elegant fantasy clothing, and the words "Insatiable" and "It's suffocating, isn't it?" Together the images evoke themes of devotion, desire, faith, contracts, forbidden religion, mystery, old gods, and self-discovery.

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🎇 Reading The Genre I Write In: Moon Bite by Clio Evans Super enjoyed how the author spanned a year for the characters by marking the full moons. Makes sense bc werewolf, but it was also refreshing. The spice was also very spicy. #BookSky #AmReading #ParanormalRomance #BookReview

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Certainly took a more vibe-tastic route with this one instead of hitting the nail on the head. From a WIP I haven't named about a woman named Synthia and the last year of her life living in a seaside, farming town. Big SDV vibes. ✨ #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting

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My first meeting with Death.
“It’s very aggressive,” my doctor explained to me, glasses tucked into the pocket of his white lab coat, red-brown hair standing at odd ends from how often he had run his hands through it. He squinted at my chart as if the words would magically rearrange themselves and make this entire conversation less stressful. “We would have to do a very aggressive form of chemo to even—”
“Let’s do it,” I had said quickly, not caring that I had interrupted him. “If it’s our best shot, then let’s do it.”
But I knew better.
I got my hair cut that week—just a few inches. From mid-back to shoulder-length. It was the first time in my life I’d had short hair.

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Looking for something quick to slip into this Saturday evening? I've got just the timeline for you. 🤖 thenightboundlibrary.com/the-chronicl... #IndieAuthor #AuthorSky #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BlackAuthor #WriterSky

A dystopian cityscape with partially collapsed high-rise buildings and smoke rising into a gray sky. Over the center of the image is a translucent rounded rectangle with text. The title reads “In Lexe’s Timeline” in a blue-to-purple gradient font. Below it, in white text, it says: “only the uber-rich wardens know what happened to the world. But they can’t know everything.”

A ruined city skyline with damaged buildings and smoke in the background. Centered over a translucent rounded rectangle is the title “The Machine” in a blue-to-purple gradient font. Below it is a list of story details in white text: “10k words • HFN • PoC Cast • Best Friends Save The World • Soft Dystopia • Arena Games • Hope as Rebellion • Multiverses • Werewolf Mythos.” At the bottom of the image is the website name “thenightboundlibrary.com.”

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

a black box with white text that says "we cannot coexist with people who think raping children is acceptable"

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

For Evie, an all-expenses-paid trip to Anguilla means sun, surf, and margaritas. Not the fraternal twins her parents once fostered—or their scorching looks and lingering touches. #bluepit📖 #W #R #H #LGBTQIA+ #POC #NA #IndieAuthor #WomanAuthor #BlackAuthor #Booksky #AuthorSky #WritingCommunity

A warm-toned collage evoking summer and luxury: silhouettes of people clinking wine glasses at sunset; three pairs of sunglasses arranged in sand like smiling faces; ocean waves washing over sand with the words “TIME TO RELAX” written in it; a close-up of intertwined hands with the quote “Once we do this, there will be no going back”; bare legs stretched out beside an infinity pool with a cocktail and sunscreen nearby; tall palm trees against a bright blue sky forming a smile; and a title card reading “Low Tide, written by Alexis Nightengale.”

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The Nightbound Library @nightboundlibrary.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Meet Gabriel Wright. 💪🏾 Warm, confident, and impossible to miss, he’s always been the easier twin—the one who shows up, takes charge, and makes everything feel… effortless. Who knew falling in love would feel so similar? #BluePit #BluePitHype #TNBL #LowTide #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

A six-image character mood board with a gritty, masculine aesthetic. Top left: a cluttered black tabletop covered in empty beer cans, liquor bottles, cigarette packs, stickers, and bar clutter, suggesting nightlife and social chaos. Top right: a black-and-white photo of a muscular man in a fitted black T-shirt gripping his own forearm, emphasizing strength and physicality. Center right: a gym scene with dumbbells and bold text reading ‘Your words mean nothing when your actions are the complete opposite,’ and another sign that says ‘Turn a bad day into a good workout.’ Bottom left: red-toned image of hands gripping a wrist, evoking intensity and physical connection. Bottom right: a person in a hoodie seen from behind in a gym, with text reading ‘I’m tired. It’s too cold. It’s too hot. It’s too late. It’s raining. Let’s go.’ A caption elsewhere reads, ‘How is “pretty boy” supposed to be an insult. I’m the prettiest goddamn boy in town.

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