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HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! THE TENGU AND THE ANGEL RELEASE DATE!
Hello, hello, dear followers, and all else who are viewing this post! I have some very exciting news for you all! My debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel, will officially be releasing on Kobo, and Amazon, on the tenth of December, 2023, so there'll be plenty of opportunities for you to grab your copy! Oh, but why would you want to grab a copy, you might ask? What's the book about? Those are brilliant questions, my friends, and I'm going to tell you the answers right now!
The Tengu And The Angel is a friends-to-lovers romance about two roommates falling in love, and learning to let go of their pasts. Eighteen year old Kunio Yoshioka has just fled his abusive mother's home in Northampton, and he's journeying up north in search of a new home, and a fresh start in life. He's armed with nothing but his dreams of being a successful artist, and his vivid imagination. He thinks of his new adult self as a tengu; strong, proud, and capable of things his child self could only dream of. Twenty year old Nathaniel seems to have it all; he's gorgeous, he lives in a beautiful apartment in the centre of Newcastle, and he's the owner and founder of Black Rose, a Victorian gothic online boutique. Kunio thinks of him as angel; he's faultlessly polite and kind, and he goes above and beyond to help him when they first meet, even though he doesn't know him. He's also painfully insecure, and he lives under the thumb of his toxic 'best friend', Theo, who uses his mental illness to control him. When Nathaniel takes Kunio in, the two form a close friendship, which slowly blossoms into love. Can the two of them learn to put their pasts behind, and make their relationship work? Get your copy, and find out, in December 2023!
Meet The Characters:
Kunio:
Nathaniel:
The Tengu And The Angel is now available for Amazon Kindle!
After a few hiccups, I've finally published my fluffy angsty gay friends-to-lovers romance on Amazon! For those of you who don't know, The Tengu And The Angel is a romance starring my beloved oc, Kunio, who journeys up north in search of a new home, and a fresh start after running away from his abusive mother. He's taken in by Nathaniel, a faultlessly kind and polite fashion designer who's sturggling to move on from his abusive ex, Theo. Kunio and Nathaniel soon develop a deep friendship, which blossoms into love. Will the two of them be able to put their pasts behind them, and make their relationship work? Find out by reading it! You can preview the entire first chapter for free on Amazon!
Tropes: Friends to lovers, mutual pining, slow burn
Representation: Gay Asian MC (Kunio is Japanese), Black British love interest, demiromantic love interest (Nathaniel is canonically demiromantic homosexual)
I'll also be adding the Amazon link to The Tengu And The Angel masterpost (Pinned on my profile)! There, you'll also be able to find a link to purchase The Tengu And The Angel on kobo, as well as character bios, plus some art of Kunio and Nathaniel!
It’s Valentine’s Day, so today is the perfect day to do a shameless self promo for my book, The Tengu And The Angel! If you don’t have plans this Valentine’s Day, how about spending it in a comfy place, while binge-reading a slow burn romance about two geeky best friends slowly realising that they’re meant for each other? My book features:
-Friends to lovers
-Mutual pining
-A very sweet slow burn romance
-Found family
-Demiromantic rep (Nathaniel, the love interest, is demiromantic)
-Asian rep (The MC, Kunio, is Japanese)
-Black British rep (Nathaniel is black British
Still not convinced? Here’s a brief plot summary:
Eighteen year old Kunio has just run away from his abusive mother, and he's journeying up north in search of a new home, and a fresh start. He's armed with nothing but his dreams of being a successful artist, and his vivid imagination. He thinks of his new adult self as a tengu; strong, proud, and capable of things his child self could only dream of.
Twenty year old Nathaniel seems to have it all; he's gorgeous, he lives in a beautiful apartment in the centre of Newcastle, and he's the owner and founder of Black Rose, a Victorian gothic online boutique. Kunio thinks of him as an angel; he's faultlessly polite and kind, and he goes above and beyond to help him, even though he doesn't know him. Nathaniel is also painfully insecure, and he lives under the thumb of his toxic 'best friend', Theo. When Nathaniel takes Kunio in, the two form a close friendship, which slowly blossoms into love. Can the two of them learn to put their pasts behind, and make their relationship work?
Want to read it now? Well, you can grab your copy below!
I prefer giving Randy more ethical Asian features as his canon design was lacking such. Plus my Marinette design they would be besties.
My Randy best look would be the kp au since I refused to give him the blue eyes. Black eyes compliment his look here than the style I normally do with rc9gn or just in general
destination seoul
↳ about current wip
contemporary ya
POC representation !!
imagine going to korea for your aunt’s wedding... and falling in love with your fake boyfriend along the way
↳ tropes/themes
fake dating
location in korea
guy falls first
summer romance
chaotic family vibes
blind dates
↳ excerpt
But then he had to go and mess with my heart. Had to listen to everything I say, with his endless optimism and teasing that accompanied him. One moment, I was so sure that I’d never fall for him, and the next moment, I find out that I do.
How I got from that point to this point, I still can’t figure out.
The Tribes of Kumandra
In Raya And The Last Dragon, the film is set in a fictional fantasy land called Kumandra, inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, and the Philippines. The production team traveled to the aforementioned countries in order to gain inspiration and portray these diverse nations respectfully through attention to detail in the design aesthetics of the characters, costumes, architecture, and landscapes.
sometimes it must all burn down to be rebuilt 🔥
just watched shang chi
when wenwu said “我吃的盐比你吃的米多(wo chi de yan bi ni chi de mi duo)” everyone in the (mostly chinese) audience went insane