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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Nightsilk Giving in had been inevitable. Kalendria had the right of it. But he was used to walling in those rusty old feelings and pretending they weren't there, slamming their fists against his restraint. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#TSS He paused, distance settling behind his eyes, seeking visions through the walls and up the mountainside. "There are many spirits on this mountain. I glimpsed as I woke a nekomata with little love for humankind. Stay vigilant." #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Nightsilk "Is that why you killed her?" "I killed her because there was a contract out on her." "As there is on me." "Yes." "Yet Lark is dead and I'm here, still breathing." #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Nightsilk 100% NSFW 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Tingling cool warred with the heat within, twisting, stretching strokes making Fallon shiver in delicious contrast. He writhed and whimpered as Nightsilk petted him from the inside out as though admiring the give of a flower's petal. "Please." 🪷🪷🪷 #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#TSS Withered and gnarled, like winter branches sapped of all succor, his crooked hands shelter within voluminous swathes of fabric. The pale colors pay homage to the season, sampling the pink petals scattered across faded teal with a fold of lilac beneath. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For some reason, I chose the middle of an insane work week to suddenly make midnight inroads on The Songbird Sovereign. Very exciting progress. The 2nd movement of this literary symphony is about halfway complete! #TSS #WIP #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#TSS Guards did not enter his sleeping chamber in the dead of night. Guards did not exhibit signs of fear. Guards did not call him by terms of loyalty, only those of false respect. "I can get you out of here. Now. Tonight." #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Nightsilk Nightsilk approached with the light steps of a dancer, but there was no excuse for failing to hear the clanking armaments of his escort. Fallon berated himself for so quickly forgetting to stay on his guard. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congrats! And well-wishes!

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Nightsilk There was an eerie beauty to Carrion if one didn't look too closely at what lay in the shadows beyond the well-lit thoroughfare. The vilest businesses nestled in dark nooks where the bone ran blackest, while trapped, mortal denizens dwelled in grey zones of perpetual twilight. #WIPSnips

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#TSS "Yanagi?" he called, pressing his hand to the smooth, cool bark. "Are you there? I have something to share!" Excitement welled in him―the joy of voicing his accomplishment to one whose opinion mattered. "Yanagi?" #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Nightsilk Stunned to be so thoroughly disillusioned as to his own attempt at avoidance, Xanthys recoiled. Guiltily, he sought to observe Fallon once more, already wending his way toward the room’s center of gravity. Xanthys, too, was drawn to that pool of red silk and evocative shadow. #WIPSnips

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#TSS Sono does not disturb him. He envisions a natural bluff from which he can observe, sitting and swinging his feet so that the moisture flings from them, cool air drifting between his toes. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Nightsilk In Xanthys's sour opinion, there were too-few lanterns lit within the wider pavilion, let alone around the perimeter. It was not his duty to meddle in Fallon's household affairs, but the matter of safety was always his prerogative as Phoenix Guard, wherever he guested. #WIP #WIPSnips

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

lol Poor bird. The one time I got swooped by a magpie while walking home, I was looking around for the baseball it felt like I got clocked with only to see an angry magpie coming back around.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm guessing you never got swooped.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is a dance off! If you see this, post a dance! ...I yield. The best dance has been danced.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wow, did not expect to come across Furukawa Yuuta as Sebastian on my Bluesky timeline. 🤣

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Nightsilk 🪷 Fallon went to his knees without thought, reaching up to brush cheekbones unveiled and shining in the dawn light streaming through the wooden artistry of the window. It cast shadows where the beams wound and interlocked, like the intricate bars of an ornamental birdcage. 🪷 #WIPSnips

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#TSS 🌸🌸🌸 His eyes were fine. What had impeded his vision was a leafy curtain into which the boar thudded and became entangled, squealing piteously as it was lifted into the air and flung into the stream. 🌸🌸🌸 #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#Nightsilk They hadn't known each other long, but it seemed he hadn't made any effort to know Laethe at all. That wasn't fair. It wasn't in balance. Because Laethe had been trying to get to know Xanthys all along. He wanted Xanthys to crave knowing him in return. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#TSS Cool droplets on his brow. A soft trail of leaves, spreading the sensation. A gentle hum, like wind through a willow's branches. With great effort, Jinya peeled his gummy eyelids apart. He may as well have kept them closed if he was only waking into a dream. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whaaat!? Ok, that's good reason to get the hardcopy. It's just... I get tired eyes after editing translations all day and audio is more accessible in Japan. Still very compelling, though.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#TSS There was always music to be found in the world. From the buzzing of bees and chirping of crickets to the trickle of a stream or call of the wind. He couldn't help but take part in it in his own humble way. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Nightsilk Continuing to eat, he called out to permit entry. The privacy screen between himself and the door was, again, a thrilling little temptation of fate. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ooh! When the Tides Held the Moon is on Audible! Just the kind of bedtime story I needed!

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Cemetary Boys? Ok, I'm curious.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#Nightsilk Xanthys held the woman against his chest while her hitching recitation of events deteriorated into sobs. She was cold by reputation, and considered a shrewd strategic mind, but there was a heart under that cynical exterior. She was a gentler soul than she credited herself for. #WIPSnips

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

lol #Nightsilk just went from low magic wuxia/xianxia-inspired romantasy to having a Ghost City style underrealm. Shit just leveled up. #WIP #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

SO excited to see "Romance that features interesting gender expression or relationship types (especially with trans, ace, and poly protagonists)" on your MSWL, along with several other key words that hit the target! I hope you'll find what you need in my pages to want to read on!

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#TSS The hanging sleeves were custom-designed to close over his hands, affording them natural concealment. The kosode lent him a grace he didn't feel, flowing with the motion of his arms and distracting from his hidden hands with their floral beauty. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#Nightsilk Overtaxing his shoulder with the death stroke would only put him at a disadvantage when the truth finally dawned on the distracted general. The plan was to be gone by then. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#Nightsilk What he did remember was the instant of relief so sharp it cut when the most elegant man he had ever known spat up river water, coughing and groaning. Hot tears burned trails down Fallon's frigid cheeks as exhaustion took him with a vengeance. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#Nightsilk Of all the things he could have said―had said―Laethe would never quite understand why that was the confession that finally brought Xanthys down on him, all tongue and teeth, and gloriously unhinged wreckage of that stubborn repression. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#TSS He gritted his teeth against the strain of old scars tugging all over his back. They would never have the tender stretch of unmarred skin, but the subtle fluctuation as his body curled did them good. It was worth the inevitable ache. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Closeups of title page, and #Nightsilk and Dayshade character pages. #WIP #WritingCommunity #Scrapbooking

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I spent the day scrapbooking! Behold, the title spread for #Nightsilk (/Swansong?) and the character pages for Dayshade and Nightsilk.

A notebook with red and gold koi on the cover.

Title spread for Nightsilk/Swansong with Chinese lantern, red flower, twin swords, swans, lotuses, swordsman silhouette, washi tape, pavilion, koi fish, heron, triads of flowers, etc.

Close-up of the alternate title rage, Swansong. With washi tape, pavilion, koi fish, heron, swans, lotus, two triads of flowers, etc.

Dayshade and Nightsilk pages.
Dayshade themes: skeletons and spider lillies, swords, bamboo, scales of justice, death and danger.
Nightsilk themes: veils, screens, dressing table, swan, dancing, guqin, go table, opulence and seduction.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#Nightsilk He could have pulled the same disappearing act the moment he discovered the general waiting for him. Instead, he had wasted precious time bandying words and mentally shedding clothing. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#TSS He might have been soothed, had he felt Yanagi Kodama's presence, but there was only solid wood and damp loam. Deflated, Jinya sank into the oppressive mire of mental and physical depletion. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Shardonai? I dunno why, but it has a cool ring to it.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thank you for the clarification, and noted!

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For future reference, does this involve sample chapters uploaded as part of a public competition? It's hard to know if that's necessary to discloses or considered "previously published."

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sometimes, that needs to be said! For some, worldbuilding is, in itself, a hobby. And that's just fine. But my worldbuilding comes from questions that stem from the story rather than the other way round.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

You know what likes to live under toilet seats in Australia? Deadly spiders. T_T There's a reason I live in Japan now.

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#TSS Natsune, he later learned, had lost her womb not to a bear's claws but by running the beast and her own self through on her wickedly effective naginata. #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Nightsilk "Not tradition. Preference. Butterfly swords have a long history in dance, but they are just as effective for practical purposes. I simply see equal beauty in lethality as in elegance." #WIP #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity

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