Ranni

Ranni’s Plot Shoppe.

Bump. Back after a prolonged break.

M/F Historical Drama/Romance.

“And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be -
and whenever I look up, there will be you.”

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I’ll preface this post by stating that I am a female writer who is both comfortable and capable of writing characters of either gender. To that end, I am hoping to write as the male role in the following prompt.

A decent grasp of literacy and grammar is all I ask for, along with the capability of pushing the plot forward with dynamic and substantial posts. I will return the favour of course; my posts range in length, according to present IC activity, but will always be consistently detailed. I am always reachable for drafting ideas and general chatter, but do prefer to keep things on-site.

Adult content is very much optional and I am happy to fade to black if that is your preference. However, for my own comfort, I am only open to writing with adults over the age of eighteen.

Now, for the plot itself:

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With the steady decline of agricultural economy, the early 20th century saw a boom of arranged marriages between English barons and the daughters of their rich American counterparts. The acquisition of wealthy in-laws provided extra security for their estate, and allowed for them to invest in physical stocks across the pond.

One such lord follows a similar route, albeit without planning to do so. Following an excursion to the Americas to visit extended family, he speaks briefly of his financial tethers to an American man on the ferry, who in turn tells him of a friend-of-a-friend’s interest in making investments over in England.

The man in question is the owner of a newly franchised meat cannery, who encountered his fortune following the American economic boom. The lucky butcher is less refined than the English lord, but they come to a friendly agreement, and the former agrees to marry his eldest daughter to him. The two do not meet, but she is placed on a ferry to England in the months that followed.

The lord is a slightly older gentleman, stiff and proper, and seemingly uninterested in the romance of marriage. He is kind and is assuring of her quality of life, but remains very formal with her. She, on the other hand, is the creative sort; adventurous and poetic, determined to make the best of the future. She is enamoured by the history and aesthetic of his estate and makes a point of involving herself with the ranch and sheep farm, integrating with the house servants and ranchers alike.

She is fond of him, despite everything, and if she is to live her days out with him she is intent on making him love her in return. His development is slow-burning, and his gestures begin small. He starts by bringing gifts home from his trips to town, including books containing ghost stories that he otherwise believes to be ludicrous. He might even start to entertain them, listening to her read them aloud with mild humour.

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All in all, I hope to write out the drama and intrigue that would follow an American bachelorette as she works to settle in a wealthy English estate. I will build a small cast around the main pair, to bring the setting to life and open up avenues for subplots and twists.

If this interests you, do throw a message my way!

† BLӨӨD MΛCHINES - Hyperspace Pirates & Sentient Shuttles.

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† BLӨӨD MΛCHINES †

The name of Earth is printed in history; faded in ink and long-forgotten, with mankind doomed to scatter the void-wastes of distant space.

Despite the Federation’s ongoing effort to combat it, piracy plagues the lesser-known rifts between planetoid colonies and renders every outward journey unsafe. Inadequately guarded shuttles often fall victim to one-sided dogfights, stripped and looted of their merchandise, with their wrecks cast amidst streams of asteroids and debris.

Docking routinely on the disputed territory of Planet-0098, one such pirate attends a confluence with a retired pilot and old family friend. They share rumours and tales, as they often did, and the withering man speaks of an uncharted moon he had surveyed while en-route. He describes an ancient graveyard; a battleground landscaped by countless shipwrecks, bearing alien structural qualities that seemed vaguely reminiscent of present-day shuttles.

The pirate, seeing financial opportunity, thanks him for the information, but the man warns against his ambition.

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† “A man my age holds certain beliefs.” †

He recounts stories told by his grandfather; of endless fleets of warships, each of which bearing a living soul as its engine. The thought of it is eerie for certain, but pirates are seldom deterred by moral disputes and the prattling of old men.

The pirate and his entourage set out on their expedition, but their descent towards the moon’s surface goes awry. Dust storms and sheet lightening disrupt digital protocols, and their landing is grave; an unfortunate crash to the dirt, and a hull shredded into disrepair.

To make things worse, the Federation are on their way.

A desperate scuffle through dust-laden wastes ensues, leading to flashlight beam being pointed towards the scarred remains of unfamiliar vessels. Each was as alien as the old pilot had implied, and most had long reduced to their shells. In one such hollowed ship, some time was spent studying the sight of a humanoid skeleton, which had been chained and suspended unnervingly within the engine bay.

Time and hope waned against the approach of lights in the sky-canopy overhead, interrupted only by the discovery of a mostly intact vessel, which had been partly buried beneath ancient rubble. To their joy, the interior revealed itself to be almost immaculate – if incredibly dusty – and very similar to the control systems of standard scouting shuttles. A desperate kick-start and a sickly whirr followed soon after, with its new inhabitants rendered stunned that the engine still throttled despite its age and condition.

But their attempted escape was clumsy, with the ship creaking from disuse and bearing systems far more advanced than they ever could have anticipated. Federal ships lingered overhead with justified malice towards the posse of space-pirates, followed by the flurry of laser-fire as the pirates in question attempted to break through the line and back into the void above.

A thermal beam sliced and wounded the hull. One of the pirates said that they could smell blood, though none could place it.

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† “Your will is mine.” †

Suddenly, the ship shudders; a quivering rise to life, as all manual controls seize their function and lock into automation. The hull compresses and warps, and the throttle exerts thrust and direction unlike anything the pirates have ever witnessed, weaving between advanced Federation mechs with the ease of a snake at light-speed.

In time, they are free; suspended in mid-space, off the grid and into the silence of the void. Manual controls resume and the pirates are left to recover, stunned and bruised from being thrown around by their out-of-control vessel.

Remembering the words of the old pilot, they venture to the innermost guts of the ship, and pry open the metal sheets that conceal the womb of its engine bay.

The visage of a woman is suspended in a blood red chamber, with both body and mind bound to the very bones of the ship. She is an echo of history; the last known remnant of an all-female race of transhumans, purposed for the flawless navigation of worlds beyond. In time long lost, such constructs had been dubbed as BLOOD MACHINES.

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† THE COSMIC OPERA †

Welcome to a colourful, 80’s space-faring sabbatical.

A mismatched posse of pirates and gun-slinging fools accidentally acquire an ancient spacecraft that is far more potent than any one of them could have imagined. The Federation wants it, as does every other bandit bastard, and its discovery opens up a bizarre conspiracy into alien and neo-religious prophecy.

As the premise features a small cast of recurring characters, I’m looking for a partner who is willing to conjure up a well-rounded, believable retinue of side characters alongside their mains. I will be doing the same, as well as taking on the role of the ship’s sentient consciousness. This world is full of esoteric, xeno mystery, that brings every opportunity to life to its expansive colonies.

Summary out of the way, I have a handful of expectations:

• 18+ partners only. Smut or no, this is for my own comfort.
• Explicit themes are neither required nor expected. I will only write smut as a plot device, and for an expansive plot such as this I am happy to leave it out in its entirety. Let me know your stance beforehand!
• On-site only. I do not write over discord, docs, or any such external site. Sorry! PMs are my default medium, but I will happily write clean content over threads.
• Talk to me! Actively plotting out-of-character makes up a good portion of the fun. Staying in contact helps maintain a good in-character pace.

Do throw a PM my way if this catches even an inkling of your interest!

(& thank you, Carpenter Brut, for the grave inspiration.)

Ranni’s Plot Shoppe.

prompts added, so small bump.

getting started on all responses in the meantime. xox

Nowhere Train (Interest Check)

This looks very sweet. I’ll put through an application for Honey, shortly.

(edit) One Honey, for consideration!

Honey

"Let’s get ourselves good and lost, if only for a little while."

【 Honey 】

name → juno stillwater.
nicknames → n/a.
age → twenty-three.
birthdate → aug 21.
gender → female.
height/weight → 5’7, 106lbs.
sexual orientation → bisexual.
occupation → model & influencer.

✧ gentle ✧ envious ✧ empathetic ✧
✧ superficial ✧ social butterfly ✧ low self-esteem ✧

Countless school transfers and absent parenting made for the foundations of Juno, whose wealthy upbringing saw her mostly under the care of doting nannies and babysitters. Her father, thrice married and scarcely home, would supplement his lack of presence with countless gifts sent from his business-related excursions abroad.

She developed an affinity for makeup while very young, painting her face in ludicrous mimicry of the models she admired on the front pages of magazines. Her hand grew steady with age, as did her taste in fashion, with passion turning to talent and garnering the attention of youth modelling agencies. Such things nurtured a fondness for positive attention, and her reach extended into the online world, garnering thousands of followers who revered her skincare routines and promotions. Her role on social media and within multiple advertising agencies became so demanding of her time that she dropped out of her first year at college, despite impeccable grades at highschool.

Beneath her crafted façade, she is a kindly soul; a gentle young woman with a good heart, who bolsters others with every ounce of strength she can muster. Strict diets and supplements form the baseline of her routine, however, and episodes of solitude and streaked mascara tell tales of her fragile sense of worthiness.

LIST OF SKILLS
✧ make-up & hairstyling; both on herself and others.
✧ cake baking. she can even make macarons!
✧ strangely good at singing. loves karaoke.

TRIVIA →
✧ she was scalded by boiling water when very young, and has a large scar to show for it on her upper arm and chest.
✧ her father is a major pharmaceutical shareholder. she is not in contact with her mother.
✧ her online alias is juno star.
✧ she’s a morning person. no caffeine needed.

+ painting. + make-up. + heights. +
- solitude. - birds. - seafood. -

"Preferably somewhere I can’t get any signal.”

Ranni’s Plot Shoppe.

𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩.

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Salutations.

I’m Ranni, an experienced writer who is new to this particular forum but eager to set up a number of fresh storylines. I’m a connoisseur of darker, grittier environments and have a strong affinity for world-building. I prefer to keep RT introductions concise as to not lose any potential interest, so I’ll move ahead by marking up the baseline for what I’m looking for:

• 18+ Partners. Smut or no, this is for my own comfort, and is non-negotiable.
• Literacy & Effort. I fancy myself an advanced writer, able to consistently produce decently written and plot-pushing posts for my partners. I only ask for the same level of effort in return.
• MxF Pairings Only. For now! I am female IRL, but can comfortably play either role. Just ask.
• On-site Only. I strongly prefer to keep RP within private messages. I am, however, open to discord for spitfire plotting. OOC bantering is favourable — I promise I’m not quite as dry as this thread might make me seem.
• Optional Smut. This is entirely partner-dependant. I will only write smut as a plot device, as and when it fits naturally into the scene. My limits regarding such are few and far between, and I am comfortable with the darker corners of adult content, should they arise.

Tropes & Archetypes.
These are characters I love playing both as and against. This list will absolutely expand over time.

Fight Junkies.

Bloodthirsty brawlers and anyone who wakes up and immediately chooses violence.

Warriors in obsessive search of a ‘good death.’

Beasts who yearn to feel nothing but pain, and the thrill of the fight.

Cynical Assholes.

A snide beacon of dry wit, seemingly purposed to continually whittle down your optimism with borderline nihilistic ‘jokes.’

Offers friendship, but at what cost? Cynicism and manipulation often go hand-in-hand.

“Side Characters.”

Servants and civilians who are much more than they seem.

Maids who dabble in foul arts, or an apprentice with more magical potential than they realise.

A prospective villain, lying in wait for betrayal. Or perhaps a loyal underling — and the sole reason behind the hero’s victory?

Settings & Fandoms.
Original settings and fandom universes. I prefer to use original AUs for the latter.

Settings

• Viking Europe.
  
  • Settlement pillaging and expansion.
  • God-given quests & excursions.
• Ancient Rome.
  
  • Gladiatorial affairs.
  • Demigod conquests.
• Alt-History WWII/Cold War.
  
  • Nazi-occupied USA.
  • Captured spies & political prisoners.
• Ancient Egypt.
• Urban Fantasy.
  
  • Modern demon hunters & exorcists.
  • Human meat trade.
• Dark Medieval Fantasy.
  
  • War prisoners & forced marriage.
  • Sorceries & unholy summons.
• Steam/Chempunk.
• Desert/Saharan Fantasy.
• Sci-fi.
  
  • Space pirates and drag races.
  • Colonists on uncharted planets.
• Post-apocalypse.
  
  • Wasteland survivors.
  • Ruined city gangs.
  • Ragnarok?
• Cyberpunk.
  
  • Sentient droids.
  • Neo-Tokyo, cyberpunk Yakuza?

Fandoms.

• Elden Ring.
• Assassin’s Creed. (Origin, Valhalla, II/Brotherhood.)
• Fallout 4/New Vegas.
• Far Cry.
• Oblivion/Skyrim.
• Breath of The Wild.
• Dishonored.
• Demon Slayer.
• Goblin Slayer.
• Jujutsu Kaisen.
• Chainsaw Man.
• Attack on Titan.
• The Boys.
• Game of Thrones.
• Vikings.

Plot bunnies.
Short prompts to kindle ideas.

Prompts.

1. A vampire, demigod, or otherwise immortal creature is gravely wounded or poisoned by mysterious means. Unable to heal, their allies take him to a human settlement where a peculiar ‘doctor’ is said to reside. She seems perfectly mortal, but speaks as though she is from another time.

2. A witch accidentally unleashes an unholy beast into the world. Concealing her identity, she seeks the aid of a notorious demon-hunting priest to retrieve it. He is particularly clever, however, and the witch’s secret inevitably slips.

3. An alien signal reaches the beacon of an elite pirate spaceship… and challenges them to a race.

4. A disgraced, cursed knight roams aimlessly across the land, until he learns that the youngest child of his former masters had survived the massacre. Having emerged from hiding, she takes the seat of nobility, with every intention of reclaiming her family’s royal title.

5. A government-owned space shuttle picks up on the distress signal of a severely damaged Kh’ah vessel, which is suspended helplessly in the orbit of an unmarked moon. The Kh’ah, a humanoid species known for their peaceful nomadic ways and advanced psionic technology, very rarely reach out to others beyond their kind. They ask to board the government cruiser, as their hull is damaged beyond repair and they have suffered multiple casualties. In their attempt to establish a mining colony upon the moon, they dug up something… ancient.

6. In ancient Rome, a palace dancer is accused of conspiracy to murder the Legate, and condemned to die in the gladiatorial arena as means to make an example of her. By fluke, she survives her execution, and is placed under the stewardship of a wealthy Lanista — a deplorable variant of noble who invests in and trains gladiators. He intends to temper her into the best version of herself, and rake in the revenue.

7. A late-night barista makes smalltalk with a customer who visits at the same, silly hour each night. He is cold and short-spoken, but a terribly good listener. As second-in-command to a notorious mob, he begins to make her problems quietly disappear. Debts. Troublesome exes. She inevitably ends up stuck deep in mafia quarrels.

More will be added over time. Reach out to me with any and all ideas!

nonsense test thread

𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩.

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Salutations.

I’m Ranni, an experienced writer who is new to this particular forum but eager to set up a number of fresh storylines. I’m a connoisseur of darker, grittier environments and have a strong affinity for world-building. I prefer to keep RT introductions concise as to not lose any potential interest, so I’ll move ahead by marking up the baseline for what I’m looking for:

• 18+ Partners. Smut or no, this is for my own comfort, and is non-negotiable.
• Literacy & Effort. I fancy myself an advanced writer, able to consistently produce decently written and plot-pushing posts for my partners. I only ask for the same level of effort in return.
• MxF Pairings Only. For now! I am female IRL, but can comfortably play either role. Just ask.
• On-site Only. I strongly prefer to keep RP within private messages. I am, however, open to discord for spitfire plotting. OOC bantering is favourable — I promise I’m not quite as dry as this thread might make me seem.
• Optional Smut. This is entirely partner-dependant. I will only write smut as a plot device, as and when it fits naturally into the scene. My limits regarding such are few and far between, and I am comfortable with the darker corners of adult content, should they arise.

Tropes & Archetypes.
These are characters I love playing both as and against. This list will absolutely expand over time.

Fight Junkies.

Bloodthirsty brawlers and anyone who wakes up and immediately chooses violence.

Warriors in obsessive search of a ‘good death.’

Beasts who yearn to feel nothing but pain, and the thrill of the fight.

Cynical Assholes.

A snide beacon of dry wit, seemingly purposed to continually whittle down your optimism with borderline nihilistic ‘jokes.’

Offers friendship, but at what cost? Cynicism and manipulation often go hand-in-hand.

“Side Characters.”

Servants and civilians who are much more than they seem.

Maids who dabble in foul arts, or an apprentice with more magical potential than they realise.

A prospective villain, lying in wait for betrayal. Or perhaps a loyal underling — and the sole reason behind the hero’s victory?

Settings & Fandoms.
Original settings and fandom universes. I prefer to use original AUs for the latter.

Settings

• Viking Europe.
  
  • Settlement pillaging and expansion.
  • God-given quests & excursions.
• Ancient Rome.
  
  • Gladiatorial affairs.
  • Demigod conquests.
• Alt-History WWII/Cold War.
  
  • Nazi-occupied USA.
  • Captured spies & political prisoners.
• Ancient Egypt.
• Urban Fantasy.
  
  • Modern demon hunters & exorcists.
  • Human meat trade.
• Dark Medieval Fantasy.
  
  • War prisoners & forced marriage.
  • Sorceries & unholy summons.
• Steam/Chempunk.
• Desert/Saharan Fantasy.
• Sci-fi.
  
  • Space pirates and drag races.
  • Colonists on uncharted planets.
• Post-apocalypse.
  
  • Wasteland survivors.
  • Ruined city gangs.
  • Ragnarok?
• Cyberpunk.
  
  • Sentient droids.
  • Neo-Tokyo, cyberpunk Yakuza?

Fandoms.

• Elden Ring.
• Assassin’s Creed. (Origin, Valhalla, II/Brotherhood.)
• Fallout 4/New Vegas.
• Far Cry.
• Oblivion/Skyrim.
• Breath of The Wild.
• Dishonored.
• Demon Slayer.
• Goblin Slayer.
• Jujutsu Kaisen.
• Chainsaw Man.
• Attack on Titan.
• The Boys.
• Game of Thrones.
• Vikings.

Plot bunnies.
Short prompts to kindle ideas.

Prompts.

1. A vampire, demigod, or otherwise immortal creature is gravely wounded or poisoned by mysterious means. Unable to heal, their allies take him to a human settlement where a peculiar ‘doctor’ is said to reside. She seems perfectly mortal, but speaks as though she is from another time.

2. A witch accidentally unleashes an unholy beast into the world. Concealing her identity, she seeks the aid of a notorious demon-hunting priest to retrieve it. He is particularly clever, however, and the witch’s secret inevitably slips.

3. An alien signal reaches the beacon of an elite pirate spaceship… and challenges them to a race.

4. A disgraced, cursed knight roams aimlessly across the land, until he learns that the youngest child of his former masters had survived the massacre. Having emerged from hiding, she takes the seat of nobility, with every intention of reclaiming her family’s royal title.

5. A government-owned space shuttle picks up on the distress signal of a severely damaged Kh’ah vessel, which is suspended helplessly in the orbit of an unmarked moon. The Kh’ah, a humanoid species known for their peaceful nomadic ways and advanced psionic technology, very rarely reach out to others beyond their kind. They ask to board the government cruiser, as their hull is damaged beyond repair and they have suffered multiple casualties. In their attempt to establish a mining colony upon the moon, they dug up something… ancient.

More will be added over time. Reach out to me with any and all ideas!

Hi.

Hi, I’m Ranni. I’m a connoisseur of fantasy writing and spooky shit. I found this forum during a google espionage, and figured I’d throw my weight in.

This is a horribly concise introduction, since beyond my RP vagrancies I’m not particularly interesting. I look forward to writing with some of you. 🌹