🔞Jericho | The House🍷

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𝔉𝔬𝔯 𝔅𝔢𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔶 ⛥ he/they/it ⛥ 33 ⛥ plural ⛥ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿️ ⛥ 🪦🕊️ ⛥ no AI ⛥ queer vampire author, occasional artist, and wannabe game dev

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🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· 19d

In other news, I made an Important Phone Call today and now firmly believe that little pop-up achievements would help refill my energy meter throughout the day.

a screenshot from Dark Souls II with the mock/meme achievement text 'Appointment Scheduled' overlayed across it because the poster thinks he's funny

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· 20d

Thank you all for your support so far. Last I checked (which was just now, essentially), we were sitting at 46% of the goal! 🥹💕 #DisabilityPride #itchio @dwritersvoices.bsky.social itch.io/b/3783/nothi...

Promotional graphic for the "Nothing About Us Without Us" itch.io bundle. Fifteen book covers are arranged in a grid at the top, representing a collection of works by disabled and chronically ill creators across multiple genres. Below the covers is a large yellow banner reading "Nothing About Us Without Us," with the bundle URL: itch.io/b/3783/nothing-about-us-without-us. A rainbow disability pride flag motif appears behind the title, and a row of colorful disability-inclusive human figures spans the bottom of the image.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· 24d

Looks like the Nothing About Us Without Us bundle put together by @dwritersvoices.bsky.social is live over on itchio! Come see what's inside: itch.io/b/3783/nothi... #books #itchbundles

the cover of the poetry collection Admissions by Dorian (from our system) on a grey background with a rainbow of red, yellow, white, blue and green to the left of it.

the text reads I'm In the Nothing about us without us itch bundle July 19th thru august 1st, followed by the url. at the bottom are colorful paper dolls depicting various disabilities.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jul 8

Season 0: 7 titles all held together by their themes and overall Vibes. The themes and vibes in question? Gothic horror, unsettling beauty, religious trauma, good old-fashioned gore, and a healthy dose of vampirism. Welcome to the manor. rookandrite.neocities.org/season0

Season 0: Stained Glass is placed over a red and black background. There's a sketch of a detailed 'gothic' window in the lower left-hand corner.

'Lush... Lust... Dust.' is written at the top and italicized.

Gothic horror, unsettling beauty, religious trauma, good old-fashioned gore, and a healthy dose of vampirism.

Season 0: Stained Glass contains 7 titles, to be revealed one by one as we go along.

Each will be posted first on our site (linked in bio), before being added to online storefronts for those wanting to purchase a proper digital copy. These versions may be cleaned up in light edits, but will be fundamentally the same story.

In terms of scheduling: Season 0 has no pre-set deadlines. The Authors are disabled and progress occurs when it can. Updates will be given here or in longer-though-more-infrequent form over on the blog, which you can get to through the 'journal' link found in the site's top navigation bar.

We begin with...

Library Mouse, fantasy, BL, short story
Lord of Worms, supernatural horror

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🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Mar 1

just so we all know what we're walking into here:

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Aug 11

#WIPSnips - real A surprise reunion. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Luke fell back a half-step in response, clutching his Bible like a shield. "You're not supposed to be here," he said, the familiar press of English a comforting weight in his mouth.

Johnathan stopped and huffed out a laugh. "Six years and a 13 hour flight, and that's what you say?"

"You can't just... T-they sent me away for good reason," Luke said, because he'd been taught to, because it had been repeated so many times it had started to sound real. But he could taste the ashes as soon as the words hit his tongue.

His older brother watched him closely for a moment. Then, "Do you want me to leave?"

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Aug 10

#WIPSnips - flower A small moment to remember the good times, long since disappeared... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Luke pressed closer and kissed him. And for a moment, the world was right again. They were on the deck of the summer house, clothes still damp from the rain, trading gentle kisses in the dull warmth after a light storm, with the scent of the garden flowers heavy in the still air.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jul 30

#WritingPrompt - water A heavy storm over the farmland and Arlene spots someone wandering along the backroads.

The storm was rolling in fast as Arlene got back on the road. The rain was coming down in sheets now, lashing at the windshield and collecting in puddles in the dirt. She put her coffee in the cracked cupholder in the center console and flexed her hands on the wheel. It wasn't like she'd never driven in storms before, but this one had spun up fast.

Through the haze of what was quickly becoming a downpour, she caught sight of something shifting at the side of the road. She slowed the truck in case it was a deer, but after a moment of watching through the quarter-second of clear glass that followed the windshield wipers, Arlene realized she was watching someone walking.

The woman was rail-thin, in city clothes, and without even a coat or an umbrella. She staggered when her low heels caught in the mud, and Arlene made up her mind then to stop. People helped each other out here, whether you were an outsider or not. At least that's what they told everyone.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 28

#WIPSnips - 'whistle' A rare moment of cooperation. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Around noon, Robert whistled from across the barn. Arlene looked up to see him holding a small piece of frayed rope. She threw him a salute - got it - and started for the truck. They'd known they'd need more than what they had for all the summer chores, but they'd been waiting until they hit the last of their supply. Mostly though, she was just glad to get away from the farm for a bit. She was always glad to get away from the farm for a bit.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 28

The Have a Gay Day! Bundle is an 18+ co-op book bundle celebrating the diversity of gay pride, with 10 books by MLM about MLM, all for just $10! On sale now! Come check it out here: itch.io/b/3108/have-...

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an overview of the projects included in the Have a Gay Day bundle.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 26

I'm in an itchio bundle! The Have a Gay Day! Bundle is an 18+ co-op book bundle which celebrates the diversity of gay pride, with 10 books by MLM about MLM. The bundle runs June 28th-29th and you can check it out here: itch.io/b/3108/have-...

an overview of the 10 books available for this itchio bundle

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 24

I'm in an itchio bundle! The Have a Gay Day! Bundle is an 18+ co-op book bundle which celebrates the diversity of gay pride, with 10 books by MLM about MLM for only $10. You can get it on June 28 & 29, so go bookmark this page so you can snag it when it goes live: itch.io/b/3108/have-...

a painting of a tree in spring overlayed with the text 'I'm in the Have a Gay Day! itch.io bundle! June 28 & 29.'

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 20

#LGBTQWriteAThon - cover! This is the one we've been working with lately. I rather like it, actually... 🤔 - 🌹 #QueerWriters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

a mockup book cover with a dark silhouette of a woman standing outside, looking up . lightning strikes over the cover at about half opacity

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 18

#HotWetQA - snippets! Mostly the 'wet' of the draft so far lol A storm rolls in and Arlene gets Robin out of the rain. - 💎

She drove up past the woman, slowly so she didn't kick water at her, and pulled the truck to what passed for the shoulder. The passenger door opened a little too fast with the wind and Arlene braced a hand on it, poking her head out into the storm.

"Hey, Miss?" she called. "D'ya need a ride?"

The woman scraped her dark hair out of her face, pretty despite her dishevelment, and blinked at her. She seemed a little confused, like maybe the truck wasn't actually there. Eventually though, she nodded.

"Well, come on," Arlene prompted before crawling back into the driver's seat. About thirty seconds ticked by and she was about to crawl over and call again when a pale hand with shimmery gray acrylic nails caught hold of the door handle.

The woman climbed up awkwardly and Arlene had the impression that she was used to gracefully lowering herself into limos, not clambering up into work trucks. Still, she managed to get the door shut even with the wind and Arlene kept the truck in park for a moment while she composed herself.

"Storm came out of nowhere, huh?" she said, offering a clean handkerchief.

"It did," the women replied, drying her face before patting at her hair, probably so it wouldn't drip into her eyes. "Does that happen often around here?" she asked, her voice clear like birdsong.

Arlene nodded, suddenly aware of her own country drawl. "Moreso in the summer, but yeah. Can I ask your name?"

"Robin. Thank you so much, Miss..."

"Arlene," she said. And then, because she had to say it, "Arlene Lancaster."

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 16

New workstation! - 🌹

a point of view shot of a workstation with a laptop, a large second monitor, and a red-and-black wireless keyboard

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 10

#WIPSnips - 'nightmare' More a general feeling of a living in one. Arlene running errands in town, and realizing this isn't at all what she wants. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

The ruts in the dirt roads pulled at the wheel like curious children as Arlene started toward town. It wasn't much of a drive in terms of distance, but the weaving network of backroads always made it feel like she were headed somewhere much more interesting than Brakerville.

The town itself wasn't anything offensive, the bulk of it being a small general store, a hole-in-the-wall diner, and an even smaller gas station separated by the only stoplight in the area. A couple small clusters of houses dotted the flat land around it and beyond that... well, Arlene had never gotten to see very far beyond that.

The kid behind the counter at the general store addressed her as Mrs. Lancaster and covered the change for her when she realized she was short 53 cents. Scott hadn't let her get a card, but the kid didn't know that. No one did. And that was a large part of the problem.

But she smiled back at the kid - maybe college-age with rusty red hair - collected her bag and her rope, and managed to get back to the truck before she felt the first crack in her mask for the day. Not This said something caged behind her ribs. Not this town. Not this man. Not this life.

She shoved the feeling down and shut the driver's side door a little harder than she meant to. A distant roll of thunder growled under the unsteady roar of the truck's engine. The sun crept behind the darkening clouds and Arlene was relieved to see the gas gauge was nearly on half.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 6

Book 1/?: As a Gentleman Would Say - John Bridges, Bryan Curtis; 177 pages

the black and purple cover of a book titled 'As a Gentleman Would Say'

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 5

CLOUD TO GROUND ⛈️falling for a storm witch ⛈️supernatural romance ⛈️reclaiming your power A locked-room story of storms, both internal and external. #hotwetpitch #hotwetqueersummer #r #h #wip

Arlene Lancaster, unhappy wife of Scott Lancaster, takes in the strange woman she finds wandering the backroads near their farm just as a heavy storm is rolling in. Robin is beautiful but eerie - something Arlene doesn’t quite know how to handle.

But as the weather refuses to clear, she finds herself spending more and more time with this enchanting stranger. And as the storm worsens, so does her husband’s temper...

a trope map with the entries storm sapphics, supernatural, witchcraft, farm setting, horror vibes, 'oh no, she's hot!', 'maybe murder will help', and 'goodbye, Earl'

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Jun 3

4 sales and a 5-star rating so far! (Thank you all! 🥹)

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🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 28

#WIPSnips - 'want' Let's ignore how long it took me to find a sfw usage of 'want' in this collection 😂 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Richard scanned the crowd. It didn't take him long to pick the man out of the lineup along the back fence. He was tall and thin, with deep red hair in a carefully careless style and a close-fitting racetrack suit that Richard would have guessed was custom if he didn't know better. No one in the under-city had that kind of cash.

"Lead Horseman?" he asked even though he was decently sure of the answer already.

"Yessir." Len set a heavy glass full of thick, dark liquid down near Richard's arm. "And I don't want no trouble between you two."

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 27

#WIPSnips - 'sign' Bringing the dystopian cyberpunk vibes for a bit. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

There were no official racetracks, even in the under-city. Like with most things, they were left to find their own resources. The result was a shared mental map of twisting, broken streets that wound beneath the Third City. Dead neon signs and cracked asphalt that probably dated back before the War stretched beneath the strips of shadow cast by the skyways - a spiderweb network of fast and brutal death if a Rider let their attention slip.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 26

#WIPSnips - 'junk' We have 'junkyard', a fitting word, as Richard realizes there's no way he can win this race legit. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Creed's ride was sleek, all white and chrome - something that looked like it was running about 100 sitting still. It was the kind of bike that was designed for the rider to drape themself over, controlling it with their whole body. Richard's rig seemed brutish by comparison, junkyard relic that it was.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 25

#WIPSnips - 'listen' Wherein Jesse confronts Richard at the finish line. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Creed tore his helmet off. "That was low," he said, a snarl twisting his pretty features.

Richard shrugged with one shoulder. "If you can change the rules of engagement at the last second, why can't I?"

"If I hadn't hit the brakes -"

"You'd be dead." Richard let the silence settle. If he listened, he could hear Creed drawing hard, slow breaths. "But you're not."

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 20

Cyberpunk bikers fighting over territory? In my erotica collection? It's more likely than you think.

"Not you, cager," Creed snapped, never taking his eyes from Richard. A crooked smile touched his mouth. "How about it? You win, you walk."

Richard fought the urge to fall back a step. "And if I lose?"

Creed tipped his head toward the river. "Hope you're a strong swimmer."

There was a time in the distant past where that wouldn't have been much of a threat, but now, with the river churning with broken glass and rusted metal, falling in was likely to be a death sentence. Weak moonlight and saturated neon caught at the sharp edges in the water and Richard swallowed hard.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 20

Before I forget: I'm participating in the #hotwetqueersummer jam with CLOUD TO GROUND! ⚡supernatural romance ⚡storm sapphics ⚡elemental magick ⚡'Goodbye Earl' playing in the background Check out ‪the jam over on itch: itch.io/jam/hot-wet-...

a painted beachy picture showing someone's legs and butt. the text across the image says: I'm participating in the Hot Wet Queer Summer Jam

top text: Cloud to Ground

a moodboard with images of a farm, a barn, a vicious lightning strike, someone burning paper, a cloudy sky over a field, a heavily blurred image of a woman, two women leaning against each other, broken glass, and blood splattered on a white background.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 16

This piece is called 'every dead thing'. I didn't care for it when I first threw it on the page, but I've warmed up to it since then. I think it does what it needs to. #poetry

to understand others:
understand that at their core,
everyone is a cemetery.

the provable and unprovable past has shaped them
in ways even they are unaware of,
from the obvious pain of dead dreams and lost loves,
to the more subtle shades of hurt:
the homesickness,
the loneliness,
and the slowing pulse of buried potential.

people are haunted by every dead thing they carry with them.

D.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 10

#WIPSnips - 'where' Wherein Father Isaac is gently challenged by the local vampire lord, Alexander. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

"If you find me so reprehensible, perhaps I should issue you a small challenge" the man had said, in front of a sizable crowd gathered in front of the building. "Come and speak with me. For as long as you like. If you still find what I am so horrible, you may return to your preaching in peace."

Isaac had hesitated. It was an olive branch, certainly, but he had also been pretty clearly called ignorant. Alexander had waited for him to collect his thoughts. Then a murmur rippled through the crowd around them, and Isaac forced himself to speak.

"Fine," he'd said, anger keeping his voice low. "If you truly think you have anything useful to say, I'll entertain the notion as well."

Alexander had only smiled, slightly crooked. "I trust you know where to find me?"

"I do."

And that had been the end of it, for then at least. The vampire had vanished into the crowd and Isaac had soon been distracted by assuring the congregation that of course he would be as careful as possible when dealing with this demon.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 8

Piece 1: POV: you can't sleep Finished! 2,348 words Jordan takes a break from her college coursework to watch her favorite actor get railed 💕

POV: you can't sleep

tags and considerations: sex work/porn actors, vampire, android, vaginal sex, point-of-view, masturbation, mention of sex toys (dildos), gender-fuckery, squirting

However, researchers have to be careful when approaching this topic from this specific angle, as it is very easy to allow ingrained, often subconscious, biases to influence the way data is interpreted. There are many ways around this sort of issue, including employing additional checks and peer reviews, as well as...
As...
Jordan blinked at the cursor, which blinked back at her impatiently, waiting for her to finish her sentence. She had no idea what she was even rambling about anymore. There was no reason this paper needed to be three pages, never mind five. She flopped down onto the pillow she'd been propping herself up on and whined.
That's what I get for thinking this would be easy...
In her defense, she had been hip-deep in psych coursework for the past four hours. Maybe she just needed a break - something to soothe her fried, energy drink-soaked brain.
The thought of texting one of the guys she’d met on campus crossed her mind, but she shrugged it off just as quickly. It was close to midnight already and while that was unlikely to matter to some of them, Jordan wasn’t exactly feeling social. Still, she had to do something to stop feeling so sluggish...
Her go-to during times like these was the OnlyFangs page of a gorgeous blond vampire she'd stumbled across one late night during her second semester. His name was Azriel, and Jordan's adoration of him only barely overrode the hard twist of envy she often felt while watching him. He was lean and pretty, with sharp features, a sharper tongue, and the kind of confidence that Jordan could only dream of having.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· May 8

TRANS/SEXUAL A 5-piece collection of transmasc erotica Available June 1st { an accountability and update thread }

the trans flag is made out of ripped colored paper. the text reads 'TRANS/SEXUAL' 'a transmasc erotica collection'.

🔞Jericho | The House🍷@houseofblackroses· Apr 29

#indieapril is nearly over, darlings! But before the final bell, I wanted to remind you all that we have a small poetry collection available on itch and always appreciate any support you're willing to give 💕 #itchio #poetry #queerwriters doriandoll.itch.io/awos-2nd-ed