Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my!
@takatalvi.bsky.social
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Writer of queer fantasy romance with all the angst, no fade to black 😈 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 they/them. Autistic & other ND/MH stuff. Translator (Zh,Fi,Sv,Fr>En), library minion. Metalhead, trail runner. linktr.ee/raunireivonen
![Safe Harbor
8/31/26
Ari was fascinated by Mr. [crossed out: Johansson] McAndrews from the moment he stepped on board.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bm3onyxxsroz7wnavmbuv6eh/bafkreid2gqnvpppi5qd6mdhqsyswg74aobvnqqykhvepux5tifqeyfj7qi)
![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)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bm3onyxxsroz7wnavmbuv6eh/bafkreie7dbjhv5whwvok6jcp42alp6xt4oi3mren4lkfaarj6plgtrcc5i)
![games.”
Usually he would get them himself but firstly, his legs were jelly, and secondly he wanted Kiran to make himself useful.
Without a word, Kiran brought over a stack of games and dropped them on the low table, then returned to his post without even looking at Anders.
"Thank you, Kiran," Anders said. His hands went automatically....
35 Kiran, some paper, ink and a pen." He scooted closer [He put away the gameboard while he waited]
Kiran seemed to walk so slowly to the writing desk, to spend an age finding the items, and then amble toward the couch. Anders resisted the urge to tell him to hurry up. Knowing Kiran and the mood he was in, he would probably actually move slower. Finally, Kiran set down the paper and writing implements on the chessboard, knocking over some of the pieces. Anders didn’t care. He opened the ink, dipped the pen and held it out to Ari. "Can you write what you remember?" ✓](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bm3onyxxsroz7wnavmbuv6eh/bafkreiff7xpr2xzapzbzlws4ysen6wfpxub3vrbkhq7j74eatc3ox6a7xy)
