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Maria Poppy
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Currently in querying hell requesting backup (please save me) 😇 #amquerying #amwriting #booksky
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Kresimir has been taken to court and the king will do anything to save him from a death sentence
Black text on a white background surrounded by white roses, against a larger background of a dimly lit hallway. The Chancellor continued. He wouldn’t let this go, would he? “Your Majesty, if I may be so bold as to advise you. We should investigate the matter thoroughly, rather than letting it be due to our own . . . affections for the boy.” “Indeed, we should.” The King was staring at him again, as if he were trying to pry into his mind. “But we shouldn’t fall prey to our own prejudices either.”
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Kresimir would hate the paparazzi

#AwesomeCharacters
Breaking news screenshot with a TV screen declaring "exclusive news" to the right. A young man with dark hair and clothes is looking to the left in a video. He appears to be on a rainy city street. The text below him says "Kresimir Zaheriev: criminal investigator/king's bf hard at work” Another breaking news screen. A young man with dark curly hair wearing a grey turtle neck and light grey suit has joined the young man with black hair and clothes. They appear to be holding hands. Behind them a passing pedestrian is shocked by their relationship and three passersby are taking pictures of them. The text below the scene says "King Athanasi!?!?!?!? God's favorite on a date with Kresimir Zaheriev? Live from kantorow spotted with his not-boyfriend”
February 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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✅ m/m romantasy 👨‍❤️‍👨
✅113000 words
✅Courtesan to investigator pipeline
✅Silver-tongued ex-courtesan MC
✅Assassin x king 👑🗡️
✅ King with divine gifts
✅Gods that do things
✅Slow burn + yearning ❤️‍🔥
✅Cults with magic 🪄
✅ Simp ML x black cat MC
#questpit #RF #F #LGBT #amquerying #MMromance
"Agent's guide to The Iris and the Aconite". On the left side there is a locket, toadstool, and a book with a rose on it. On the right there is a vine wrapping a crystal, mushrooms, and a vial. Below the title, there are two men in princely attire. One of them is wearing a crown. This slide has two men on it. One is a king with dark hair and dark skin, dressed in total attire (our ML). The other has long dark hair, pale skin, and is wearing modern attire because the author could not find a suitable image on Canva of a man with long hair and formal, fantasy attire. The king is described as a simp, kind but a lil scary, divinely gifted, and besties with a goddess. The MC (Kresimir) is described as an ex-courtesan, investigator, impudent brat (and proud of it), and as loving his bestie would die for her. A pink arrow with a heart is above the two men Blurb:Seduce the King. Kill Kiss him. Don’t Do join his band of magical investigators. Certainly do not fall in love with him. The only thing that courtesan Kresimir Zaheriev wants more than a happy life for his best friend is bloody vengeance against the king who executed his parents. When word reaches him that the powerful chancellor is searching for an assassin to slay the king, Kresimir jumps at the chance without a second thought. All he has to do is catch the king’s attention while working in the palace. Easy work for a courtesan. Too easy! The king will not let him be! He’d merely helped find a small part of a criminal cult, and now the king has decided to make Kresimir his new toy. Everywhere Kresimir turns, the king is there to recruit him for yet another insane plot, never allowing him even a moment to breathe. And the worst part is that Kresimir might even be enjoying it. Not only the investigation into the cult, but also the company of the king, who has proven himself to be nothing like Kresimir’s longed-for tyrant. He is, instead, maddeningly cheery, kind, and infuriatingly handsome. The longer they are together, the more Kresimir doubts his mission and the circumstances of his parents’ execution. But he has already promised the king’s death to the chancellor, and going back on his word means not only losing his life, but that of his best friend as well. And there is nothing that Kresimir would not sacrifice for her. Slide with a picnic basket, flower vine, and mirror. Snippet: “Why do you want it so badly?” Kresimir asked. “I wish to use it as bait for the rest of those traffickers,” the tree man replied. “But I loathe to put you in danger, of course. It’ll be best if it’s off your hands.” Touching. Kresimir was hardly listening. He was calculating the price. What use was this old page to him anyway? What use was it to this tree man, who couldn’t even read it? Unless he was lying about his illiteracy, but what reason would he have to . . . Indeed, it was better to assume he spoke the truth for now. “Fifty thousand lijas,” Kresimir said. “Fifty,” the tree man said faintly. “I’ll settle for thirty thousand.” “Settle?” Kresimir turned away. “I suddenly feel rather attached to this page. Perhaps I will keep it—” “Thirty thousand,” the tree man said. “A contract for thirty thousand lijas will be delivered to your accommodation by tomorrow morning.” “I’m glad we could reach an agreement.” Kresimir pulled a pen and paper from his coat pocket. It was always best to be prepared. “Shall we get it in writing?”
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Was no one going to tell me I overuse adverbs??????? 500/114000 words. Don't get me started on just. Nobody talk to me.

#amediting again I guess 😑
Confused baby raising its arms
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Edit: added alt text. Context is Kresimir has to get the police bureau before the crime ring kills his new friend (acquaintance!) who has decided to go and deal with the criminals himself (with violence).
“Take this paper to a man named Lionel Parsol. He will understand its contents. If anyone stops you along the way, assume they’re an enemy. Do you have a knife on you?” Kresimir scoffed. “Of course.” Whether he could use it was another question. The man shifted, his head dipping slightly, as he watched Kresimir with something like amusement in his expression. Or at least, what Kresimir could see of it. “Of course.” The man was mocking him. Kresimir snatched the piece of paper from his hand and was about to storm off in the other direction, but concern, that troubling emotion, kept a firm grip on him. “Will you be alright?” Kresimir asked the man, stepping toward him. “Depends on how quickly you can get that note to Lionel.” The tree man walked back to the door, waving as he did so. “I suggest you make haste.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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I fear Kresimir would judge me for untidiness 😔
Text on parchment over a picture of a library. In the lower right corner is an iris and in the upper left there are two hearts.
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Kresimir POV. He doesn't know he's talking to the king he wants to kill yet. Athanasi says "if not friend, why friend-shaped?" #WIPSnips #WriteSky
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Kresimir is down bad 😌
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Nothing but respect for my King 👑

cares about his people ✅
eco-friendly king ✅
simp ✅
has divine powers given to him by an earth goddess because even she knew he passed the vibe check ✅
Second most beautiful man in Irisja (because Kresimir insists he is first) ✅

#amwriting #amquerying #myking
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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This word comes up a lot when my main characters are flirting with each other. #WIPSnips
Text set against a background of a garden with rose arches. The main character asks if the rose he'd been given by the King is enchanted. The King reassures him it is not, because he does not need a rose to enchant someone.
April 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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#WIPSnips the boys are fighting
Text set against a parchment background which is set against a photo of a library. A dried flower has been taped in the corner. The text follows the main characters, the King and Kresimir, as they try to solve a mystery. The King reveals that Kresimir will not be happy with what he's discovered.
April 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I had a few of these and thought it was about time to let my main ship shine. The King and Kresimir go on a date (he is still in denial about Athanasi being the King. Kresimir fr said if I don't acknowledge it, it doesn't exist).
#WIPSnips
Text set against a parchment background, with a violet flower in the upper left corner and a vial of poison in the bottom right corner. The text illustrates a scene in which the main characters share a quiet moment and eat pączki.
April 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The word "comply" showed up only once in my manuscript. The more you know. #WIPSnips
Text set against the background of a dagger on a table. The main character ponders if his parents, who had been executed seven years prior, would've survived if they had done what the King asked of them. He decides that the King is cruel enough to have killed them regardless of their compliance
April 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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#WIPSnips
April 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM