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Can confirm both that Gloucester can knit and that Finch can and will nap anywhere and everywhere. :)
Zane, Gloucester, and Finch all enjoying their cottage home together in the sims. I’ll show you the brothers at some point as well.
I have never told Gloucester to knit, yet here the man is.
The Gambler with his sunglasses will never not be funny. Also Gloucester’s anxious side-eye in the last picture is so perfect hahaha
The Winding Sims 4 Adventures
Finch performs an unusual séance
Everyone enjoys their favourite hobbies
We meet the brothers at a party where Everyone Gets Along And No One Fights Or Flirts
This is very strong Denken energy, it’s true :)
Head canon for the winding
This is Denken
The giant cauldron of mac and cheese always gets me.
Also, poor Antimony!
The Winding Sim Adventures
Finch kicks a cursed doll
Denken and Finch get in a fight
Denken unsurprisingly wins
If you’re wondering where Gloucester was during this whole confrontation, here he is
Antimony gets struck by lightning and is, in true Antimony fashion, completely unfazed by this. Decides to clean up by getting buck naked in the middle of a conversation and showering in the rain
Zane and Gloucester putting Finch out with fire extinguishers seems just so fitting somehow :P
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To catch you up, Denken has been picking fights and is a general terror on the local neighbourhood
Antimony insists on being naked?? (Denken is unsurprisingly naked)
Everyone keeps setting themselves on fire
And Gloucester went to bed with stubble and woke up with a full beard
Goodreads
Heyhey! If you’re ever on Goodreads, I post book reviews there every Wednesday for books I’ve really enjoyed. You can find me HERE!
Despite not yet being successful in convincing the site that I am, in fact, the author of it, The Winding is also there. You can find it HERE!
some colourful Winding sketches from a little while back
Mikalai Gloucester doesn’t believe in gods. Until the day one nearly gets him killed, and magic turns his life upside down…
Gloucester, once a bodyguard to the high minister of Frettchen, was imprisoned for a crime he doesn’t remember committing. But when someone attempts to assassinate the minister, he is set free in exchange for tracking down the culprit before they try again.
During his investigation, a magical encounter puts his life in peril, and he is forced to seek refuge with Zane Zephyr, a vivacious clockmaker with connections to the world of the supernatural. As Gloucester and Zane dig deeper into the minister’s secrets, they become entangled in the mystery of a missing demigod known as the Gambler.
Faced with spells, bombs, and powerful beings hellbent on revenge, he and Zane must work together to find the Gambler and save the high minister—or risk the fall of Frettchen.
My book has been out for a few months now, which is still a little hard to wrap my mind around. If it sounds like something you might be interested in, please consider ordering a copy! If you’re in the States, you can order it directly from Literary Wanderlust’s website. If you’re from outside the US like me, you can always check if it’s available through your local indie bookshop if you have one or order the ebook.
And if you can, please spread the word! I’m really proud of this book and would really love to share it with you!
I think I'll do a little illustration of the character with the most votes :)
Just 20 hours left, so if you've read The Winding and haven't voted for your favourite character yet, please do!
I think I'll do a little illustration of the character with the most votes :)
I have a pretty good inkling who’s going to win the favourite character poll, but in the meantime, here’s a sketch that got out of hand
Zane is the winner! Keep an eye out over the next little bit for my illustration of her :)
I think I'll do a little illustration of the character with the most votes :)
'"I made tea," she said, stumping into the room and holding out one of the mugs. "Roasted almond."
[...]
She wore a fluffy orange housecoat loosely tied over a T-shirt and semi-fitted sweatpants. The outfit didn't exactly scream work clothes.'
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Zane won the character poll, so here she is!
Success!
I've finally been accepted into the Goodreads Author program! Hooray! Check out my page HERE
You can ask me questions about The Winding, see what I'm reading, and I post reviews every Wednesday for books I love, both new and old!
Mikalai Gloucester doesn’t believe in gods. Until the day one nearly gets him killed, and magic turns his life upside down…
Gloucester, once a bodyguard to the high minister of Frettchen, was imprisoned for a crime he doesn’t remember committing. But when someone attempts to assassinate the minister, he is set free in exchange for tracking down the culprit before they try again.
During his investigation, a magical encounter puts his life in peril, and he is forced to seek refuge with Zane Zephyr, a vivacious clockmaker with connections to the world of the supernatural. As Gloucester and Zane dig deeper into the minister’s secrets, they become entangled in the mystery of a missing demigod known as the Gambler.
Faced with spells, bombs, and powerful beings hellbent on revenge, he and Zane must work together to find the Gambler and save the high minister—or risk the fall of Frettchen.
My book has been out for a whopping 6 months now! It’s a rollicking magical action/adventure, featuring queer protagonists, demigods, magicians and mystery!
If it sounds like something you might be interested in, please consider ordering a copy! If you’re in the States, you can order it directly from Literary Wanderlust’s website. If you’re from outside the US like me, you can always check if it’s available through your local indie bookshop if you have one or order the ebook.
I’ve also found that googling ‘Ives The Winding’ pops up with a few international bookselling sites that say it’s available through them, though I can’t say for certain what the shipping/exchange rate would be.
And if you can, please spread the word! I’m really proud of this book and would really love to share it with you!
My book The Winding and some of the things you’ll find therein!
E-book - Publisher Bookshop - Order it through a North American indie bookshop!
A few weeks ago, I did an illustrated edition of The Winding for a charity auction. These were some of my favourite sketches!
a Riz Ahmed-inspired Gloucester, because Ballister in the movie version of Nimona has strong Gloucester energy :)
Happy belated birthday, @kirk-goes-to-gallifrey! I'm so glad you like Zane!!! Wishing you all the best of luck in the year to come!
Ali I gotta ask you. Who is that ridiculously intriguing creature in your header? One of your characters??👀 (I saw it was drawn by @glassygaze amazing work!!)
Hahha That's Denken, one of the characters in The Winding! He's a demigod and the personification of Thought. My shark-toothed boy :D