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Amélie I.S. Debruyne
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Romantasy writer, artist & worldbuilder (she/her)

I'm also French & have a Biomedical PhD & Chemical Engineer Postgraduate Degree.

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/amelie-i-s-debruyne

#Enemies-To-Lovers #ScienceFantasy #AlternateHistory #Worldbuilding
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Drawing of a yellow fish with blue stripes
July 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I made a pear and chocolate tart! Inspired by @vazdimet.com 's Thanksgiving tarts 😌

It was supposed to be made with custard (creme pâtissière), but chocolate mysteriously made its way on it 😇
A photo of a chocolate tart with pear sliced arranged in circles on it, with a light-blue kitchen gloves on the side that has a cat on it made of red and white squares.
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Here are a few examples of schematics I made to explain one of my magic systems, using the same art style I use at work for official scientific papers 😆
#worldbuilding #fantasy #art #writing #ScienceFantasy

(check the alt texts or this link to read more about it:
www.worldanvil.com/w/challenges...)
A schematic drawing of the magic reserve in the human body. - On the right, cells with a vast cytoplasm (i.e. cell interior) are used for storing magic. - The cytoplasm is filled with a few big compartments called organelles. - The organelles contain magic-binding metalloproteins (MBMPs), featured on the left. - MBMPs are proteins that have a ring-like chemical structure with one or more metal atom bound at the centre. - Those metal atoms bind magic particles. - MBMPs with and without magic particles are stored together in the organelles, stabilising each other. Schematic drawing of the mechanism of magic storage in the human body. - On the left, cells of the magic reserve, which contain magic-binding metalloproteins (MBMP), with a magic particle on the protein. - The magic particle then moves to a microtubule in the centre of the image, which is a long structure that carries many metal proteins. the magic particle hops on one of those metal proteins and travels from one protein to the other. - The magic particle then reaches a director cell and its own MBMPs on the right of the image. Those cells are where magic is "used" by the human body. Schematic drawing of the mechanism of magic casting. - On the left half of the image, the human body, with magic channels reaching towards a type of cells at the surface of the body called a "director cell". - The magic-binding metalloproteins (MBMPs) inside the director cells receive a magic particle from the magic channels. - The magic particle is then transferred to a different type of protein at the surface of the cell and so at the surface of the human body. They are called "casting proteins". - The casting proteins throw the magic particles outside of the body towards the target of the spell. - The casting proteins throw a magic particle outside of the body, each given them a different spin and movement, which gives the particles special properties. - The combination of different casting proteins throwing particles at the same time influences the global properties of the magic being cast, resulting in a specific spell being cast at the target, represented on the right of the image.
November 22, 2024 at 8:18 AM
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We're getting a ton of snow in Paris today since this morning, and it's starting to stop melting and stay on the road 😯

We never see snow in November usually, so we're all excited 😆
Photo of a street taken from a house window, with snow covering the cars parked alongside the street and snow starting to accumulate on the road.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Thanks for the summon❤️

My current WIP is a magical uni sets in 19th century France. My MC is a lecturer scheming to beat her rival to a promotion & research funding while protecting her Chosen One student from both the king and the Dark Lord.

And the Dark Lord is of course going to notice her 😏
Portrait of my main character followed by a short description. Portrait description: She is smirking and looking confident. She has blue eyes and is wearing a blue blouse and her straight brown hair in a smart updo. Text description: - Master Adélaïde Jameux. - Who: A rune mistress and our most promising and youngest faculty member. As clever as she us charming, she is a students and the dean's clear favourite. - Research: Updating our soldiers' warding amulets to be more versatile and controllable. Portrait of my main character's rival followed by a short description. Portrait description: She has green eyes and a smug and haughty expression with her face tilted upwards, and she is wearing a green shirt and her lightly curled blond hair in a smart updo. Text description: - Master Isadora Laguillon - Who: An incredibly skilled rune mistress. Her genius is sure to take the royal court by storm sooner or later and to bring prestigious patronage to Lille. - Research: Perfecting her family's ward design for embroidering on our soldiers' uniform.
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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You'll have to share pics of all those Brit treats to make us jealous 😂

Recently a colleague went to Manchester for a weekend and I made her buy me Lebkuchen hearts from Tesco ☺️
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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Hi, I'm Amélie & I draw illustration for my stories.

Here are some about a magical uni story set in France & told from a teacher POV.

Like most of my art, I make them quickly as I write, to present the story on my website.

www.worldanvil.com/w/the-magica...

#WorldAnvil #romantasy
A landscape illustration of several university buildings behind a protective wall, and with a tree-lined driveway leading to them. The buildings have a classic style and are made with red bricks, white limestones and grey roof tiles. Official portrait of the president of the uni of Lille. He has a strict expression, age lines on his face, and black hair. He is wearing a blue robe trimmed with ermine over a grey shirt and a white cravat. Because the portrait is tall, he appears to look down on the viewer. A portrait of my main character, Adélaïde Jameux, teacher at the uni of Lille. She is smirking and looking confident. She has blue eyes and is wearing a blue blouse and her straight brown hair in a smart updo. Portrait of a rival teacher at the uni of Lille, Isadora Laguillon. She has green eyes and a smug and haughty expression with her face tilted upwards, and she is wearing a green shirt and her lightly curled blond hair in a smart updo.
November 17, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Thanks for the artshare❤️

Here's a WIP for a header for my website to present one of my romantasy stories

1st sketch: a rough plan on paper to decide composition (a water god showing off their magic + my MC, one of his followers + archives where she works)

2nd sketch: the unfinished digital sketch
A very rough sketch on paper showing stick people and annotations. Archival bookshelves are in the background and a couple is in the middle. A water god is levitating with his arms extended and water is flowing around him, a woman is kneeling and lowering her head respectfully while looking unhappy. A digital sketch with archival bookshelves in the background, tables on the left and right, and a couple in the middle. A water god is levitating and holding flowing water in his extended arms. In font of him, a woman is kneeling and lowering her head respectfully while looking unhappy.
October 27, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Hi, I'm Amélie and I draw my OC, some simple fantasy-themed art, and a lot of quick silly doodles!

I make all of this to illustrate the writing/worldbuilding I post on my website for my novel projects 😄
A drawing of couple dancing in a ballroom. The women has an angry expression and is wearing a long flowing turquoise dress. The man has a smug expression and is wearing a robe. The ground of the ballroom is transparent and flowers can be seen lurking in the water below. A drawing of a couple in a fantasy setting. On the left, a woman standing inside the balcony of a tower with her arms crossed and an annoyed expression. On the right, a man wearing a robe standing on the ledge of the balcony of another tower. He's wearing a smug expression and has a hand extending towards the woman and a ball of magic is floating above it. Black-and-white drawing of the profile of a young woman. She has her hair up in a loose bun and is smiling slightly and looking at the viewer. Silly doodle drawing of a mermaid couple. One mermaid has a classic mermaid tail and is holding 2 eggs, the other mermaid has tentacles instead of a tail. Both are smiling and showing sharp teeth.
October 20, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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Illustration for my romantasy novel project "The City of the Hundred Fiefs".

Dark Lord Adélème wants to conquer all the fiefs & reunify the city & is currently trying to seduce Lady Olénie to his cause (to later stab her in the back).

She's not impressed 😂

www.worldanvil.com/w/the-city-o...
A drawing of a couple in a fantasy setting. On the left, a woman standing inside the balcony of a tower with her arms crossed and an annoyed expression. On the right, a man wearing a robe standing on the ledge of the balcony of another tower. He's wearing a smug expression and has a hand extending towards the woman and a ball of magic is floating above it.
October 20, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Hi, I'm Amélie, a writer of #romantasy & a big fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope 😊

As a French scientist, I love setting my stories in #ScienceFantasy & French historical worlds

I write about my stories & characters & share arts about them on #WorldAnvil

www.worldanvil.com/w/amelie-i-s...
A drawing of couple dancing in a ballroom. The women has an angry expression and is wearing a long flowing turquoise dress. The man has a smug expression and is wearing a robe. The ground of the ballroom is transparent and flowers can be seen lurking in the water below. A drawing of a couple in a fantasy setting. On the left, a woman standing inside the balcony of a tower with her arms crossed and an annoyed expression. On the right, a man wearing a robe standing on the ledge of the balcony of another tower. He's wearing a smug expression and has a hand extending towards the woman and a ball of magic is floating above it.
October 20, 2024 at 8:23 AM