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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What's with all these spammers on Bluesky lately. Almost everything I post, someone is pretending they know something about my book. Only one person knows that much about my book, and even she doesn't know everything #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wow, a theme song for Astra. I did not expect that. And there is no victory There is no loss The ones that I love are safe from the horrors I keep #amwriting #DarkDreams #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈🧜‍♂️🤴💘❤️‍🔥 youtu.be/kSsptifxm_8?...

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Night Visitor

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Listening to a Draconian mix, & surprisingly adding songs to my #DarkDreams soundtrack (like this one) instead of the #SafeHarbor soundtrack. Of course, they're all piled at the beginning bc they're for a certain character's situation before the book starts.. #amwriting youtu.be/HfVPARfXFNA?...

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Dusk Mariner

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This might be Eoin's theme song? At least toward the end of #DarkDreams. I had trouble placing it in the soundtrack, because.. well, I can't say here 😉 I hadn't thought much about Eoin, but now, starting to grok what he's been thru, it's making my heart hurt 😢 #amwriting youtu.be/LcJwG3pDBKY?...

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Days under the Dark

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Bluesky makes a good sounding board 😄 Even when no one writes back, I can bounce ideas off the wall #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I completely changed his name. Although it is still Anderson in a way 😉 The new first name will be revealed in time. (Maybe. Probably.) #SafeHarbor does contain spoilers for #DarkDreams, although I guess the name alone wouldn’t give anything away #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⛵️👨‍❤️‍👨❤️‍🔥💀

Safe Harbor
8/31/26
Ari was fascinated by Mr. [crossed out: Johansson] McAndrews from the moment he stepped on board.

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's maybe kind of like a Call Me By Your Name set on a 17th century navy ship.. except with a way more depressing ending? Or maybe not - I haven't read the book or seen the movie so I really have no idea 😆😆😆 #amwriting #SafeHarbor #DarkDreams #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⛵👨‍❤️‍👨❤️‍🔥💀

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Since it’s been so long since I’ve really written, I’m only making myself write one sentence. Luckily I already know the first sentence of this story 😆 #amwriting #SafeHarbor #DarkDreams #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⛵️👨‍❤️‍👨❤️‍🔥💀

Safe Harbor
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Ari was fascinated by Mr. Johansson from the moment he stepped on board.

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ooh! This purple notebook is saying “Write in me!” 😁 Luckily I’m an impulsive notebook buyer and always have a collection on hand to choose from 😆 #amwriting #SafeHarbor #DarkDreams #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⛵️👨‍❤️‍👨❤️‍🔥💀

Peter Pauper notebook with purple hibiscus flowers and a hummingbird on the cover

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hm, maybe I need to write #SafeHarbor by hand. Email is where I've written my last couple short stories/novellas - but this one is just not coming out. All I have rn is vibes and feels. I just wanna daydream lol #amwriting #DarkDreams #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⛵👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨❤️‍🔥💀

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Adventures in dictation 🙃 He did move once the servant began setting up lunch, sitting up. “Did you bring some Ferrari?” Anders said They ate in silence until the serpent brought another tray 🤪 #amwriting #DarkDreams #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈🧜‍♂️🤴💘❤️‍🔥

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Apparently I'm adding every melancholy Finnish death-doom song to the #SafeHarbor soundtrack (apparently I'm making a soundtrack for Safe Harbor even though it might just be short story.) #amwriting #DarkDreams #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈💘❤️‍🔥☠️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Safe Harbor soundtrack - YouTube

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

And apparently this is the theme song, so.. yeah. There is some happiness in this story, but.. it's not a happy story, not really. Then again, #DarkDreams is a dark and messed up story, so.. it's fitting, I guess. Poor Ari 😢 #amwriting #SafeHarbor #queerbooksky www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClJM...

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MARIANAS REST - Restitution (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Marianas Rest

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Apparently I'm writing a prequel story to #DarkDreams 😄 I already know the last lines: So he threw himself into Hans's embrace, assuming it would be a safe harbor. He couldn't have been more wrong. 😢 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈💘❤️‍🔥☠️

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I actually did enough writing activities this week! It’s been weeks and weeks since I’ve managed this 😱 #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #Commit30 #DarkDreams #ITN #EOD

Aug 9-15 in my Commit30 planner.
Sunday Aug. 9: Dark Dreams- sent Ch 9 to alphas; ITN line editing
Monday Aug. 10: Writing: Dark Dreams (dictation)
Tuesday Aug. 11: Writing: Dark Dreams (dictation); ITN line editing; writing: EOD epilogue
Wednesday Aug. 12: Writing: Dark Dreams (dictation); ITN line editing- finished Ch 46; compiled ITN Ch 47 for printing
Thursday Aug. 13: Dark Dreams- compiled and began reading Ch 10; ITN- compiled Ch 47; writing/sharing: fiddled with EOD epilogues, made a decisive backup compile, sent to [redacted]
Friday Aug. 14: ITN- printed and read thru Ch 47
Saturday Aug. 15: Dark Dreams- read thru Ch 10; ITN- posted Ch 46
(Stickers: You did it!; yellow star)

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Finallyyy. This difficult chapter of #ITN is up. (And this is where the sapphic side plot starts! 😁👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩) ✍️ “Teacher, I—” I want to help you too. I want you to tell me your sorrows, and I want to wash them away. #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩⚔️ www.wattpad.com/1651088408-i...

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In Thy Name - Chapter 46 - What cannot be taught - Wattpad

Read Chapter 46 - What cannot be taught from the story In Thy Name by Talvik77 (Rauni Reivonen) with 2 reads. gay, bl, malexmale. The following day, Selengged...

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Listening to a Bloodred Hourglass mix so of course every other song makes me think of #DarkDreams 😆 Especially this. Poor Kiran 😢 In lieu of flowers, I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkj9...

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Bloodred Hourglass - In Lieu of Flowers (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Out Of Line Music

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I reached the end of this notebook in dictating #DarkDreams! But I’ll have to loop around to the beginning later, cause this was the notebook where I left off writing the first version 😁 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky 🏳️‍🌈🧜🏻‍♂️🤴🏽

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A new theme song for Sareb 😀😆 It's ironic that it's by a Mongolian band 😄🙃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPFu... #amwriting #ITN #writesky #queerbooksky 🏳️‍🌈🔥⚔️💘💔❤️‍🔥

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The HU - 'Lost Soul' (feat. Jonny Hawkins of NOTHING MORE) Official Music Video

YouTube video by The HU

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

For some reason I really do not wanna edit chapter 46 of #ITN. I’ve looked at it like five times and am just like, well, that’s a chapter 🤷 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New chapter of #ITN 🥳😈 Above him, Khürteghui’s face changed as well, mirth transmuted into something serious that burned in his eyes & parted his lips. Sareb's whole body was aflame, & he couldn't move, could only wait. #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🔥💘 www.wattpad.com/1642296209-i...

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In Thy Name - Chapter 45 - The first lesson - Wattpad

Read Chapter 45 - The first lesson from the story In Thy Name by Talvik77 (Rauni Reivonen) with 2 reads. yaoi, gay, fantasy. "Where is my sword?" Stormwind wa...

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#SummerOfStories Can I be boring & name a writing book? 😄 Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Brown & Dave King. I've heard "show not tell" all my writing life, but didn't understand how deep it goes until I read this. It revolutionized my writing. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show... #amwriting

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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself …

"A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pro…

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I want to add this to a soundtrack but it doesn't fit the feel of #ITN 😄 That's more of a power metal/symphonic metal book. The tone fits #DarkDreams, but the lyrics fit ITN (the end of #EOD, actually - where a deathcore song really doesn't belong 😆) #amwriting www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijH4...

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Lionheart

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It’s really hard to make coffee while this song is playing cause I can’t stop rocking out 😄🤘🤘 youtu.be/H1sCve2LftM?...

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Bloodred Hourglass - Veritas

YouTube video by Bloodred Hourglass

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

May was crazy. No wonder I felt burnt out by the last week (why I took it easy and worked on fewer things (thanks, Stannis)). However, it did create a good habit, which should serve me well in June as I'm crushed under an enormous workload 😣 #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky #GYWO

Monthly planning page in my Commit30 planner.
On the left side:
199 days to go / 8 months to go ~= 25 days/month
Monthly goal:
-25 days GYWO
-Writing and editing/publishing/marketing every day
-backup photos of Dark Dreams
Action steps:
-Dictate Dark Dreams and send to alpha readers
-Take backup photos
-Line edit ITN and post chapters
-Read comments on Nomads (checked off)
-Post on Patreon
This month I did/did not reach my goal. Why?
Overall I would rate my effort toward my goal (1-10)
Next steps:
On the right side:
(sticker: Let's do this)
Commit30 30-day challenge
(sticker: The best is yet to come!)
This month, I commit to:
-25 days of GYWO
-writing every day
-editing/publishing/marketing every day
-backup photos every day
31 circles, the last one hand-drawn, most colored in and checked off, many checked multiple times. Only 12, 17 and 27 are not colored or checked off.
YTD: 72
My reward:
7 days in a row: Cafe treat
GYWO: Vol. 2 of 300 Years of Longing
progress, 30 days at a time

Monthly calendar for May 2026, with the editing/publishing/marketing projects I worked on.
May 1: ITN, Nomads, Dark Dreams alphareader, Patreon, #queerwriterschat
May 2: Dark Dreams alpha/beta readers
May 3: ITN
May 4: Nomads, ITN
May 5: Nomads, ITN
May 6: Nomads, ITN
May 7: Nomads, ITN
May 8: Nomads
May 9: ITN, Nomads
May 10: Nomads
May 11: Dark Dreams alphareader, ITN
May 13: Nomads, Dark Dreams alphareader, ITN
May 14: Nomads, ITN
May 15: Nomads, Dark Dreams - sent Ch 1
May 16: Dark Dreams, ITN
May 18: Nomads, TWIDWT
May 19: ITN, Storm Rising, TWIDWT
May 20: ITN, Patreon, Posted ITN Ch 43
May 21: Storm Rising
May 22: TWIDWT
May 23: ITN, Dark Dreams
May 24: ITN
May 25: ITN
May 26: ITN
May 28: Dark Dreams alphareader
May 29: Dark Dreams - sent Ch 2
May 30: ITN
May 31: MWA showcase

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New chapter of #ITN! 😁🥳 This one contains one of my favorite scenes in the book: the archery lesson 😈 He hovered there, practically embracing Sareb, close enough that Sareb could feel his breath on his ear... 😈 #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈🔥⚔️💘 www.wattpad.com/1633860332-i...

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In Thy Name - Chapter 44 - The shattered sword - Wattpad

Read Chapter 44 - The shattered sword from the story In Thy Name by Talvik77 (Rauni Reivonen) with 1 reads. romantasy, epic, warriors. The next morning, Sareb...

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

At 40 years of age, autistic person finally groks why we start emails with "Hope you're doing well"

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Playing my music slightly too loud to help me stay awake -_-

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Long gap between chapters, I know. (I posted Ch 42 on Apr 27, so it was 3 and a half weeks.) But looking at my planner, I worked on #ITN almost every day between then and now. So will it always take me that long to line edit and post another chapter? 🧵 #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

And a new chapter of #ITN! 🥳 Our heroes find someone they've been looking for—and it doesn't go great. Caelisse of Naidasa, the one who had made the Thousand Streams run red with blood. She was quieter than he had expected. #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🔥💘 www.wattpad.com/1630139791-i...

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In Thy Name - Chapter 43 - Caelisse - Wattpad

Read Chapter 43 - Caelisse from the story In Thy Name by Talvik77 (Rauni Reivonen) with 1 reads. gay, shaman, bromance. The next night, Sareb found himself hop...

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This song, when you're in a 10-year long-distance relationship yourself, AND reading The Long Game.. 🥲🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmu...

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CEMETERY SKYLINE - I Drove All Night (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Century Media Records

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Ok.. I finally checked my notifications, going back a month anyway (it had been far longer than that..) If I missed something, I'm sorry, I just can't keep up with all this 😭 If you wanted my attention and didn't get it, comment on this post, I'll probably see it

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My fiancee. There's this Taylor Tomlinson bit where she says you can't use another person as your pool floaties. Well.. I prob use my fiancee as my pool floaties more than I should. Thank mew for being there for my darkest times. I hope the bright times more than make up for them 😽 #QueerWritersChat

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Each other. Bwahahaha 😆 No really. Anders is Kiran's emotional support person. It's not good. Maybe he should get a dog? Ari is also kinda dependent on Anders, sigh. Anders, meanwhile, likes to lose himself in a book. And Astra doesn't need comfort. His sole purpose is to protect. #QueerWritersChat

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Hiii! A bit late to the party, but I haven't done this in so long I'm gonna do it anyway! I'm Rauni, neurodivergent, enby writer of queer fantasy romance. I FINALLY finished drafting my dark, angsty gay Little Mermaid #DarkDreams, so now I'm dictating it to send to alpha readers!!! #QueerWritersChat

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Do I have enough brain cells to read while eating dinner? Not sure, I may just have to stare off into space

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Ah, this takes me back to the days when I wrote epic fantasy uncritically and unironically 🙃 It doesn't even fit the feel of #ITN anymore, actually. #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity #writesky youtu.be/_tF692t0I9c?...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Rain Of Fury (2019) // Official Music Video // AFM Records

YouTube video by AFM Records

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I finally posted another chapter of #ITN! 🥳 Sareb & Kuya have a midnight chat, & sth important happens 😈 ✍️ He should say, I never gave you permission to call me by name. Instead, he wanted Frostarrow to say it again. #amwriting #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈⚔️💘 www.wattpad.com/1624920122-i...

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In Thy Name - Chapter 42 - The Forest - Wattpad

Read Chapter 42 - The Forest from the story In Thy Name by Talvik77 (Rauni Reivonen) with 1 reads. swordandsorcery, manxman, adventure. By the second day, Sare...

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Coldbrew concentrate is not very photogenic. But yeah, it’s the first coldbrew concentrate of the year 🎉

A glass jar on a marble counter, filled with a dark liquid, with a small sticky that reads “9:20”

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

And I managed to get to a good ending. Somehow these characters managed to carve out some queer happiness in this dark book full of bad things, about the terror of being queer in a dangerous time (hm, I wonder why I started writing sth like that 🤔) #amwriting #DarkDreams #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈💘

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Now the draft of #DarkDreams is actually done! Finished up some parts I had only sketched out before. I can’t believe this is DONE after it consumed my life for the past year and a half (started in Nov. 2024). #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈🧜🏻‍♂️🤴🏽💘❤️‍🔥

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"In lieu of flowers, I can send myself, with the bloom of flowers, you can send me away" 😭😭😭 Poor Kiran But having reached the end of #DarkDreams, AND having written a cute post-scene today 😁😈 I feel happy listening to this song because now, 💞💞💞 😁 #amwriting www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkj9...

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Bloodred Hourglass - In Lieu of Flowers (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Out Of Line Music

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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my! @takatalvi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Or perhaps they would stay forever in the cave, buried, on the border between land and sea. That single word "buried" is a reference to this song 😁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXDP... Love Bloodred Hourglass so much. 🤘🥰 #amwriting #DarkDreams #writesky #queerbooksky #LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈🧜‍♂️🤴💘💔❤️‍🔥

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Bloodred Hourglass - We Should Be Buried Like This (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Out Of Line Music

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