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C.H. Stevens | broccolifloret
@chstevenswriter.bsky.social
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He/him. 🔞 No AI/NFTs. Writing a Gothic fantasy BL web novel ft. spice & kink & whump & tyrannicide. It's free but you should become a member and enable my habit. (see also: #ri)
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Pondering the birbs
A tuxedo cat sits on a red pillow with white polka dots, looking intently through a window
March 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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In today's snippet, living in a poor rural area sucks and reforestation is hard.

#WIPSnips #RI
A screenshot of some text that reads: Some five years ago, some asshole whose name I don't want to remember had gotten a concession from the governor and started digging in the hills. We never really found out if they really hoped to find something of value or if this was some kind of money laundering scheme, and we didn't care. We still spent all that spring cleaning up the garbage they'd left behind and replanting all the trees and bushes we could before the heatwaves and dust storms and floods ruined our crops. That's why, at the time, far more saplings than adult trees covered the hills. Like children, trees must take their time to grow. In nights like this one, the saplings’s skinny trunks looked like helpless sticks about to be blown by a strong wind.
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Unsurprisingly, "inhibition" is nowhere to be found in #RI, but I did find a couple of "reserveds".

Wherein the MC isn't exactly impressed with his love interest.
A screenshot of some text that reads: “Just wondering,” I said, “wouldn't the papers love to gossip about His Illustrious Highness?” Valentino frowned at his coffee cup. Pretty sure I managed to hit upon something, but what exactly I had no idea. “His Illustrious Highness is very reserved.” “I see.” Well, “reserved” wasn't exactly the word I would've chosen. “Antisocial”, more like it. But rich people don't need good personalities, not even the ones who mostly deal with living people.
March 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The main character doing what he does best: being a pain.

#WIPSnips #RI
A screenshot of some text that reads: The guards tried to herd us into the service elevator. I dodged them and entered the main one, helped by Valentino, who stood in their way as much as possible. The leader snorted like a glypto and said nothing. It couldn't look well for the Luxury Heights Hotel to have one of its guests escorted away by guards. That's why I made a point of lingering in the hall as if I was trying to remember whether I'd left a pail of milk on the fire. Not many people hung around at that time, other than a few staff members—most guests likely hadn't returned yet—but I managed to be very irritating, and that's what matters. A megabeast-drawn penal cart awaited us—not by the front doors, naturally, but the back ones, so that we drew even more notice getting to it. The guards in El Meandro didn't have a cart like that one, even substracting the megabeasts: solid teak wood carved so densely with spells you wondered if it wasn't too heavy to trundle along. But at least it was pretty spell-proof. Stuffy as all hells too. It didn't help that four guards came in with us, the big one included.
March 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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👑 Dragged into a succession crisis you can't even win?

💀 Endangered by your awful rich relatives?

😈 Plot your revenge and end their dynasty!

🔪 Be gay, sic semper tyrannis!

First book in the series out in April 14th (hopefully)

#WSPit #WSPitP #A #LGBT #R #F #H #In
A book cover with an image of some fantasy towers in sepia and text that reads: "King of the Dying Sun, Radiant Imperium Book One, C.H. Stevens". Some arrows with text attached to them point to the cover. The text reads: queernormative world, roadtrip from hell, court intrigue, three jalapeño emojis, delicious food, magic & ghosts & monsters, hurt/comfort, trauma ft. bad coping Some text that reads: Azul Mamani is a nobody. It doesn’t matter that he’s a great-grandson of the Megarchon, the tyrant ruling the entire world—until today. For the first time in centuries, there’s no successor who can wield the Imperium, a mysterious magical artifact that gives the Megarchon their terrifying power. Civil war looms in the horizon. Azul is hastily summoned to the capital, but why? He has no power and no allies—except maybe a dangerous man known as Vanth Umbra. He is the King of the Dying Sun, born to protect the living from the creatures of the Underworld. And like everybody else, he’s in the Megarchon’s service, not to be trusted. Especially not when he appoints himself as Azul's protector. Sex is the one bargaining chip Azul has, so it's a good thing Vanth wants him—and a very risky bet. However, with a necromancer trying to murder Azul, one of the Megarchon’s elite guards shadowing his every movement, and insurgents raising hell on his path, Vanth might be his only chance to survive.
February 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Hello, followers old and new. I'm moving and really tired. Things should go back to normal on late Friday/early Saturday. For now, here's a bad picture of Dani.
A tuxedo cat on a red polka dot cushion. Her front legs are stretched out befre her and she's squinting at the camera.
January 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Oh, look. I found one that's only hinting at NSFW. #ri

For context, silver noon means the world's three moons going full at the same time. It causes a spike in necromantic crimes, so LI is very busy fighting them.
A screenshot of some text that reads: MC: “Did you sleep poorly because of the silver noon?” LI: “I never sleep through silver noons. Emergencies are inevitable in such days.” “Oh, I see. Sleep deprivation would explain why you’re suddenly acting so silly.” “And what would explain that attitude of yours? Did your lovers allow you to grow so spoiled?” “Not at all. I’m a self-made man.” “So you can be remade.” “You’d think so. But nobody has managed it yet.” Before he could reply, I ran a few steps ahead to join Valentino, who glanced at me and said nothing. “If you heard any of that, I’m sorry.”
December 3, 2024 at 5:26 AM
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Though I could argue this one is properly horror, too.
A poster of "Dogtooth" showing a blindfolded young woman in an outdoors pool
November 24, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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Hi new new followers. This is yet Another Week.

I follow accounts I want to see in my feed, so don't take it personally if I don't follow you back. Feel free to unfollow if you don't vibe or whatever.

Last but definitely not least, Dani 👇
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November 21, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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Post your four favourite horror franchises!
#Horror #HorrorSky #HorrorFam
A poster for George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" A B&W screenshot from the 1954 "Godzilla", depicting the titular monster A picture combining several posters from "Evil Dead", featuring Ash Williams, a giant skull with eyes, and a deadite army A Xenomorph from the "Alien" franchise
November 10, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Masterpost for the web novel I'm writing, now with links, schedule, blurb & content notes:

Patreon: bit.ly/3Nzjj1s
Tapas: bit.ly/3YyAwyh
ScribbleHub: bit.ly/4e7oh0k
Archive of Our Own: bit.ly/4eU1wOh

💙📚 #BoysLove #gayromance #MMromance
A sepia drawing of some fantasy towers. One ends in a weird head. Text is burgundy colored and says: "Radiant Imperium. Patreon: Tuesdays. Tapas, Scribble Hub: Tues/Fri. Archive of Our Own: Fridays". A picture of a very green palace-like building in a very green jungle. Text says: He’s a nobody. He’s a tyrant’s great-grandson. He was dragged into a fight for the fate of the world. His only ally is one of his enemies. And he’s going to kill them all. A picture of a very green palace-like building in a very green jungle. Text says: For centuries, the Megarchon ruled the world with a mysterious power known as the Imperium. Now, no successor can wield it. A young man called Azul Mamani is rushed to the capital by one of the Megarchon’s elite guards. This is his only chance to find revenge. Alone and powerless, he must accept the help of a dangerous man: Vanth Umbra, King of the Dying Sun, born to protect the living from the Underworld. Vanth serves the Megarchon and can’t be trusted. At least Azul knows better than to fall in love. Meanwhile, a necromancer is after his life, dissenters conspire, civil war looms, and the world as everyone knows it is about to end. A picture of a very green palace-like building in a very green jungle. Text says: Some things you might want to know before reading: This story is intended for an adult audience. Trauma and abuse are central parts of it, especially (past) child abuse. Poor coping mechanisms are featured prominently. Under-negotiated BDSM is common. Suicidal ideations come up too. There's also violence, gore, and horror elements, particularly in later arcs. But I can promise there's a happy ending. Eventually.
November 2, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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I'm writing a web novel. Here's a blurb and some links:

Patreon: bit.ly/3Nzjj1s
Tapas: bit.ly/3YyAwyh
ScribbleHub: bit.ly/4e7oh0k
Archive of Our Own: bit.ly/4eU1wOh

Updates Tuesdays and/or Fridays, depending on the platform.

💙📚 #BL #gayromance #MMromance
Some text that reads "He’s a nobody. He’s a tyrant’s great-grandson. He was dragged into a fight for the fate of the world. His only ally is one of his enemies. And he’s going to kill them all." Some text that reads: "For centuries, the Megarchon ruled the world with a mysterious power known as the Imperium. Now, no successor can wield it. A young man called Azul Mamani is rushed to the capital by one of the Megarchon’s elite guards. This is his only chance to find revenge. Alone and powerless, he must accept the help of a dangerous man: Vanth Umbra, King of the Dying Sun, born to protect the living from the Underworld. Vanth serves the Megarchon and can’t be trusted. At least Azul knows better than to fall in love. Meanwhile, a necromancer is after his life, dissenters conspire, civil war looms, and the world as everyone knows it is about to end."
October 24, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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As usual Le Guin was way ahead of the curve.
The cover for Ursula K Le Guin's "Changing Planes", featuring a woman that seems to be reenacting the "The hills are alive" scene from "The Sound of Music". The cover for Ursula K Le Guin's "Always Coming Home", featuring an owl flying over a field.
September 22, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Hi. I'm #writing a Gothic fantasy #gayromance I like to call Radiant Imperium. Go read it now, it's free. 💙📚

(If you like it, you should consider becoming a member because I really really need the money.)

www.patreon.com/posts/radian...
An ebook reader with a cover that reads "C.H. Stevens, Radiant Imperium" is placed between a fake skull and a bottle with a bat on the label. It's surrounded by text that reads "food porn, porn porn, magic! revenge plot, hurt/comfort, court intrigue" pointing at the cover with little arrows.
September 19, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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I always start posting on every new platform with a picture of my cat and I don't see why I should change that tradition.

This is Dani. She's a rescue cat and shy with strangers.
A picture of a tuxedo cat curled up with her head on top of her paws, on a checkered blue, black, and white blanket.
June 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM