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Priyanka Watson
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An #agentsguide for #QuestPit!

TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE X DJINN WAITS 100 YRS

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🐾 golden retriever fmc x anxious great dane mmc
💫 magic + werewolf + ghost + setting as character
🧠 neurodivergent love
💕touch him/her & die
🫂 healing through found family

#Q #A #S #R #amquerying #ownvoices
A soft grey graphic titled “An Agent’s Guide to: The Wolf, The Lightning, and the In-Between.” Below the title, text reads: “Upmarket Speculative Romance · 95K Words · Multi POV · Adult (with Crossover Appeal).” Three images line the bottom: a silhouette of a wolf howling beneath a glowing moon; a person standing in a storm filled with golden lightning and floating lights; and a faint outline of two people reaching for each other, their hands almost touching, surrounded by drifting golden sparkles. The overall tone is magical, melancholic, and romantic. A slide titled “COMPS.” Three book covers are centered: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan, and One Day by David Nicholls. Beside them are key themes: The Time Traveler’s Wife: “Star-crossed lovers across time/memory,” “Love defying the impossible,” “Fragmented timeline.” The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: “Sentient/magical house,” “Found family,” “Coming-of-age + self-discovery.” One Day: “Character-driven romance,” “Fate, timing & human connection,” “Slow-burn inevitability.” Along the left edge are two black-and-white images: children walking together through mist and a gothic house glowing with golden lights. The design is soft and cinematic, evoking memory, nostalgia, and quiet magic. A slide divided into three columns titled “Themes,” “Tropes,” and “Representation.” Under Themes, text reads: “Neurodivergent love, Chosen family, Identity without past, Being seen vs. invisibility, Choice vs. fate.” The image above shows a person standing inside a doorway in a dark forest, surrounded by glowing golden lights. Under Tropes, text reads: “Second-chance romance, Memory erasure, Sentient house, Childhood friends → lovers, Tragic antagonist, Supernatural in real world, Cozy low fantasy.” The image above shows a shadowed figure with antlers standing in a misty forest lit with golden sparkles. Under Representation, text reads: “Autistic MMC, AuDHD + South Asian FMC, #OwnVoices, Neurodivergent rep.” The image above shows a person walking alone down a tree-lined foggy path, golden lights floating in the air. The overall tone is dark, magical, and introspective. A slide titled “PITCH.” In the center, on a torn paper background, black text reads: “When a deal with magic erases their memories, werewolf Theo and his soulmate Adhira are trapped in false lives on opposite sides of the ocean. For a decade, Theo sketches a girl he’s never met; Adhira sees silver-blue eyes in every stranger. Haunted by fragments of a love they can’t remember but refuse to forget, they must defy magic, find each other again, and decide if some betrayals are too great to forgive, even when the betrayer can’t remember his crime.” On the left, a black-and-white image shows two children holding hands under a glow of golden lights. On the right, a silhouette of a couple dancing at sunset, golden sparks scattered through the air. The overall tone is romantic, wistful, and magical.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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An #agentsguide for #litagents & #editors!

A snarky, heartfelt, found-family rom-com in sci-fi armor. 👽💃🏾

#amquerying #writersky
Pink-to-yellow gradient background featuring two illustrated women. Left: Brown-skinned woman in white midi dress with strappy sandals. Right: Brown-skinned woman in white crop top and gray pants with red superhero cape flowing behind her. Title reads "AN AGENT'S GUIDE TO: LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALIENS (AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES)" in bold black text. Subtitle: "SCIFI + ROMCOM + DYSTOPIAN*" followed by "102K WORDS" and "ADULT (WITH CROSSOVER APPEAL)". Footer note: "*40% SCIFI • 35% ROMCOM • 25% DYSTOPIA • 100% SNARK" Pink-to-yellow gradient slide titled "THE LOVE CHILD OF YOUR FAVORITE ICONS" with sparkle emojis. Six circular images arranged in two rows showing: Top row - Fleabag (woman in striped shirt, labeled "SELF-AWARE FOURTH WALL BREAKER VIA FOOTNOTES"), Ms Marvel in superhero costume (labeled "CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S A BROWN SUPERHERO"), Joel Miller from The Last of Us (labeled "RELUCTANT PARENT → WILL DIE FOR DAUGHTER (RIP)"). Bottom row - Korra from Avatar (labeled "HEAVILY QUEER"), stack of Emily Henry book covers (labeled "LIVING HER BEST ROMCOM LIFE"), and Supergirl in costume (labeled "SUNSHINE CHAOS"). Pink-to-yellow gradient slide with "PITCH" in bold at top. Main text reads: "WHEN ALIENS INVADE EARTH, A QUEER TAMIL-AMERICAN WOMAN IN NYC DISCOVERS HER SUPERPOWERS, BECOMES GUARDIAN TO HER CELEBRITY CRUSH'S DAUGHTER, LEADS A HALF-BAKED GLOBAL RESISTANCE, AND FALLS FOR TWO VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE—ALL WHILE TRYING TO SAVE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE WORLD." Bottom of slide shows silhouette of woman flying horizontally with motion lines, surrounded by several UFO illustrations scattered across the gradient background. Pink-to-yellow gradient slide titled "THEMES & TROPES" in bold. Left side lists bullet points: "QUEER TAMIL-AMERICAN FMC, NON-BIOLOGICAL MOTHERHOOD, PORQUE NO LOS DOS/TODOS, CODE-SWITCHING AS SURVIVAL, POP CULTURE AS LOVE LANGUAGE, IMMIGRANT DAUGHTER GUILT, SACRIFICE VS SELF-PRESERVATION, HUMOR AS TRAUMA RESPONSE, FIRST SOUTH-INDIAN FEMALE SUPERHERO (FINALLY), NO CAPES, JUST VIBES". Bottom left shows illustration of blushing woman with hearts. Right side shows alignment chart grid labeled "LOOKS LIKE A CINNAMON ROLL" (top) to "LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL KILL YOU" (bottom) and "WILL KILL YOU" (left) to "CINNAMON ROLL" (right), with illustrations: top left shows woman with child, top right shows man in suit, bottom left shows cartoon aliens, bottom right shows woman in casual clothes.
October 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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I know #DVParty is over, but I didn't get to post this and I really enjoyed finding the gifs for it, so here you go! 👽
October 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Last day of #DVParty! My WIP: dual POV + past/present timeline w/ ADDIE LARUE x TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE vibes ✨

A deal with Death stole everything. Now Adhira & her werewolf soulmate Theo live false lives across an ocean, haunted by fragments of a love they can't remember but refuse to forget. #PR #MR
Top row, left to right: - Silhouettes of three children running through misty light with golden firefly-like sparkles floating around them - Dark ethereal figure with antlers standing in a misty forest surrounded by falling golden embers - Silhouette of a person standing inside a mirror filled with bright light in a dark deteriorating room with golden sparkles - Lone figure walking through a foggy forest path between tall bare trees Middle section: - Large Victorian mansion silhouetted against a twilight sky with golden lights floating like fireflies in the foreground - Woman's silhouette in a flowing dress standing in misty grassland with dramatic stormy sky and golden light particles - Silhouette of couple dancing on a beach, man lifting woman's hand in romantic pose Bottom row, left to right: - Double exposure of two people, one dissolving into smoke or mist, one hand reaching toward the one dissolving - Silhouette of a howling wolf against a large full moon on black background - Two children's silhouettes walking hand in hand through a dark tunnel toward bright light
October 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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I interrupt your DVParty programming to give you this "healthy" banana bread with loads of walnuts and chocolate chips. "Healthy" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here but so are these walnuts so we're calling it a win. Good night! 🍌🍞🍫

#baking #foodsky #bananabread
Chocolate banana bread loaf on wooden cutting board, topped with chocolate chips and chopped walnuts, with one slice cut and lying beside it, kitchen counter in background
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Last #DVParty bops! Nothing says found family like a 4yo white kid from NJ yelling URVASI URVASI at full volume. Addy's ancestors watching her teach Millie the dance to Naatu Naatu: 👁️👄👁️

(Almost didn't post this but I spent too much time trying to find the right Canva people so have it!!!)
Illustration on pink-to-yellow gradient background with text "Addy + Millie's bops" showing six music player interfaces with South Indian film songs: "Buttabomma" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo; "Urvasi Urvasi" from Kadhalan; "Ooh La La La" from Minsara Kanavu; "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2; "Naatu Naatu" from RRR; and "Naa Ready" from Leo. On the right, cartoon illustration of brown-skinned woman in black top and red pants dancing with young girl in purple dress.
October 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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#DVParty music for post-aliens! 🎵 Here's what Addy's usually listening to while 🥊 aliens -- and in her downtime. "White Flag" is basically her anthem, and she wishes for the Frozen soundtrack's demise, but she won't say that out loud.
Illustration of a brown-skinned woman in white crop top, gray pants, and red cape on yellow-to-pink gradient background, next to text "Addy's post-aliens hops" with six music player interfaces showing album covers: Fall Out Boy's "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark;" Bishop Briggs "White Flag;" Frozen: The soundtrack; Elle King's "Baby Outlaw;" Nick Jonas and Nicki Minaj's "Bom Bidi Bom;" and Hanumankind's "Run It Up"
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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#DVParty music time! 🎵 Here's what was usually on Addy's repeats that got her through her 9-5 and 5-9.
Illustration of a brown-skinned woman in a white dress on pink gradient background, next to text "Addy's pre-aliens hops" with six music player interfaces showing album covers: Panic! At The Disco "High Hopes," Dua Lipa "Houdini," Kehlani "Gangsta," Bad Bunny "Baile Inolvidable," Kendrick Lamar & SZA "All The Stars," and Wicked musical soundtrack
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Last #DVParty post for the night! (though I have another character-related one but I feel like everyone is gif'd out 😂)

💁🏾‍♀️ + 🌎 = 🚫👽
Meme with three people: Woman on left labeled "ALIENS," woman in yellow dress in middle labeled "ADDY," man protectively holding middle woman labeled "EARTH"
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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#DVParty continued! Mr. Dreamboat edition Pt. 2 of 2: How he sees himself 🤓🚀🕺🏻

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October 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#DVParty continued! Mr. Dreamboat edition Pt. 1 of 2: How everyone else sees him 😍

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October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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#DVParty in gifs - the Evey version. She would have gotten a collage like everyone else, but this sums her up pretty nicely.

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October 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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#DVParty continued: my little sass machine in gifs! 👧🏻

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October 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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#DVParty in gifs continued: Addy in TV shows and random moments, many of which are referenced in the novel.

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October 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Kicking off Day 4 of #DVParty! Addy's gifs in movies and scenes she can relate to because she thinks mostly in pop-culture references.
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Honorable mention for #DVParty is one of my favorite lines: Addy and Evey speaking in borrowed languages and identities, trying to find a home somewhere between them. ❤️

#A #SFF #WOC #LGBT
A digital graphic featuring a torn-paper overlay with text in the center and two images on either side. Left side: a woman in a superhero suit (Addy) floats above rocky cliffs at sunrise, golden light spilling across the sky. Right side: a woman (Evey) holds a phone, listening softly. Center text (excerpt): “She tells me about picking up American English as she started International Relations at UMass Boston. I tell her about switching between Tamil and the various Englishes depending on who I’m talking to... We joke about the loneliness of never feeling quite Indian or Afghani or Portuguese enough, quite American enough, quite anything enough for anyone... She teaches me Portuguese and Pashto while I teach her how to say my full name properly. She’s almost there—the last name is a mouthful for anyone, so I don’t blame her. Besides, being almost there is kind of our thing.” At the bottom, the title reads: Love in the Time of Aliens (And Other Inconveniences).
October 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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#DVParty Day 3! Did 👽🛸 just ~have~ to interrupt my romcom moment like that? Rude.

#SFF #writersky #LGBT #WOC
An illustrated movie theater scene. On screen: a man in a tuxedo (Ridley Fox) stands in front of UFOs flying across the screen. The text reads: “When the aliens came, I was at the movies, which was really inconvenient because Ridley Fox was finally looking right at me. Fine, a theater full of people.” In the audience, a woman in a red top gazes through binoculars with heart eyes at the man on screen. Made with Canva.
October 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Last one for #DVParty Day 2: Addy's pop culture gospel. Can you relate? (Yes, Lord Shiva is in there because she thinks he's a ✨character✨)

#A #SFF #WOC #LGBT
Alt text: A graphic titled “Addy’s favorites.” Movies include: Alaipayuthey (2000) – “The Notebook for Tamil millennials,” The Mummy (1999) – “every millennial’s bisexual awakening,” Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – “Charlize can step on me,” Princess Bride (1987) – “my cats are named Westley & Buttercup,” and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) – “this is my love life.” Other favorites include Captain Marvel, Anirudh Ravichander, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lord Shiva.
October 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Meet: Addy's home 🥰

👧🏻 Millie: her 💜 (and sass machine)
🧔🏻‍♂️ Ridley: celebrity crush turned apocalypse dad/partner
👩🏽 Evey: HR coordinator turned grumpy soulmate

(This is not my fancast but the closest I could find!)

#DVParty #SFF #writersky
A character relationship chart. In the center, text reads: “Addy loves all of them equally. Millie just a tad more. (A lot more.)” Millie (purple box): Born October 1, 2021 (shares Addy’s birthday). Gummy bear enthusiast, Addy’s therapy plush, sassy, impatient, calls Addy out, not afraid to confront her. Captioned “Addy’s #1.” Elsa from Frozen points toward Millie. Main Character Energy arrow points toward Millie. Ridley (blue box): Born September 30, 1991. Former rocket nerd turned Hollywood heartthrob with icy blue eyes, “Apocalypse Dad™” who comforts strangers, knows about fenugreek seeds. Caption notes: “Addy’s…he doesn’t know, TBH, he’s new to the whole Ridley-Addy-Evey sandwich thing.” A sun doodle is next to him. Evey (green box): Born January 11, 2000. HR-turned mission coordinator for Addy, empathetic but no drama, will fight, does not share (esp. with men), dislikes Addy’s romance sandwiches, grumpy with others but melts with Addy. Captioned “Addy’s #2 (don’t listen to Ridley).” Arrows show relationships: Ridley is “Papa (but behaves like fun uncle)” to Millie; Millie is his whole world. Addy thinks Evey is scary, Millie thinks Evey is fine, Ridley doesn’t care for her. A grumpy bunny doodle points to Evey.
October 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Addy loves to talk in emojis and footnotes. Unfortunately, there aren't enough emojis for an emoji-only intro slide. She'd write to Steve Jobs but he was eaten by aliens.

#DVParty #A #SFF #WOC #LGBT
Alt text: A graphic titled “Meet: Addy.” Illustration of a woman in a white dress with a red cape. Text boxes list: Superpowers: flight, speed, super-strength, flair for drama. Weaknesses: Millie, Ridley’s eyes, Evey’s smile, aliens that don’t eat biryani. Skills: pop culture references, karaoke, yeeting aliens into the sun. Likes: movies, theater, music, dancing, boxing, travel, food. Dislikes: immigration system, patriarchy, people who assume she speaks Hindi. Pet Peeves: slow walkers, loud chewers, glitter, people who clap when planes land. Comforts: biryani, chocolate, hugs, romcoms, “As you wish.” Currently playing: “Big Dawgs” by Hanumankind & Kalmi.
October 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#DVParty Day 2: Meet Addy 👋🏽

She used to be a Director of Finance in NYC at a company that got eaten by aliens. Now she’s:

💥 a superhero
👧 accidental single mom
👽 part-time alien wrangler
💕 full-time disaster queer

#SFF #writersky
Graphic with the title “Meet: Addy.” On the left, character stats: Full name Aaradhya Dhanasekaran, nicknames AD/Addy (A-dee), pronouns she/her, birthday October 1, 1994, height 5’10”, hometown Chennai, India, location “depends on the day (check your roof, she’s probably passed out up there).” Below, a personality slider chart showing: more follower than leader, leaning delusional over rational, brave over coward, talker over listener, dramatic over calm, hero leaning slightly toward villain. On the right is an illustration of a glamorous South Asian woman in traditional jewelry and outfit, wearing sunglasses while eating a plate of spaghetti. Image from KalaakaArByRekha on Etsy, made on Canva. Graphic with the title “Meet: Addy… the love child of your favorite icons.” Six circles show characters: Ms. Marvel, Fleabag, Sara Lance, Korra, Supergirl, and Jane (Jane the Virgin). Images from Google, made on Canva.
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Last one! Diving into my FMC; more on her tmrw!

✨ Tamil girl with roots & weaponized sarcasm
✨ City glam one day, doing shots off a stripper in Cairo the next
✨ Classically trained but can also roundhouse your face
✨ Family, always
✨ Will yeet herself into space to save us
#DVParty #SF
A 3x3 collage moodboard. Top row: A South Asian woman in a sari smiling with her eyes closed; a stylish woman in bright, modern clothes and sunglasses walking in a city street; a glamorous woman at a party eating a lollipop, surrounded by balloons. Middle row: A classical Bharatanatyam dancer in red costume striking a pose; a woman in athletic wear kicking a punching bag in a gym; a hand holding a movie clapperboard with feathers in the background. Bottom row: A family of four walking hand-in-hand on a beach at sunset; a silhouette of a woman handing a flower to a child against a sunset sky; a lone superhero figure flying through space above Earth with streaks of light behind them. Images were put together from Canva.
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Her world isn’t just 👽 & 💥 — it’s people that keep her fighting.
✨ A celebrity crush turned unexpected partner
👧🏻 A child who becomes her heart
💕 A woman who's impossible to ignore
Three loves, three homes, one messy sci-fi romcom of survival, belonging, & identity.
#DVParty #SF #WOC #LGBT #writersky
A 3x3 collage moodboard. Top row: A glamorous couple on a red carpet surrounded by flashing cameras; a little girl with bright, intense blue eyes staring straight at the camera; a confident woman leaning against a wooden wall, military jacket slipping off her shoulder. Middle row: The Manhattan skyline at sunset; a glittering Disney World castle at dusk; the Eiffel Tower rising over the Seine at twilight. Bottom row: A man and woman laughing and hugging in a field; a silhouette of a woman and little girl touching foreheads at sunset; two women sharing a tender kiss indoors.
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It's #DVParty time! Aliens crashed my rom-com moment & now I’ve got superpowers, a kid, & Earth to save. It’s fine. I'm fine. Here’s my moodboard:

💃🏽 a Tamil-American heroine who rises to the occasion
👧 accidental momhood + found family
👽 apocalypse with side-eye
💕 queer romance + desi heart
A 3x3 collage moodboard. Top row: A woman and little girl singing together in a kitchen; a woman in a cape standing heroically at sunset; a fleet of UFOs hovering in the sky. Middle row: A colorful South Indian temple gopuram; three figures in front of a rainbow flag (a man in a suit, a woman in a gown, and another woman in casual clothes); cartoon aliens with Mickey-ears pointing dramatically. Bottom row: A woman in a glamorous red dress; the Manhattan skyline at dusk; a red carpet scene with flashing cameras.
October 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM