"i wanna let go but there's comfort in the panic."

dauntless. she/her. @opennovellacontest 2021/2022 second round qualifier, 2023/2024 first round qualifier, 2025 longlister.

i don't do follow for follow, read for read, or anything in that vein.

[complete projects]
rallentando---contemporary ya novella, onc 2025 entry | 9 chapters, 20k words | will be taken down in late 2026 so i can schedule chapters for the revised (re: longer) version to post early 2027

[ongoing projects]
to chill out---contemporary ya novella, former onc 2024 entry | 4 chapters, 10.7k words | last update: may 01, 2024; 04 | live wire [on hiatus until the new year, at least]

[upcoming projects, in order of expected date of posting]
triennium---contemporary ya novella + spinoff & mini-sequel to to chill out [coming december 2025, possibly january 2026]
[redacted]---ya romance [bxg] short story [coming january 2026]
untitled onc 2026 novella
untitled onc 2026 novella #2
[currently without a name]---na contemporary short story
to chill out---contemporary ya novel (expansion of former onc 2024 entry)
new name i haven't thought of (previously stars favour us)---ya romance [gxgxb] novella (former onc 2023 entry)
in abeyance---contemporary ya novella (former onc 2022 entry)
  • JoinedJuly 23, 2019


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DauntlessShadowIce1 DauntlessShadowIce1 Mar 01, 2025 12:44AM
it is, for better or for worse, onc season again.https://www.wattpad.com/story/389147192-rallentando
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