WhiteAngel25

The Dark Beyond

Stella's icy eyes closed for a moment after Thierry gently but sternly scolded her. She didn't mean to snap. It had been a long three(ish) weeks down here, and Stella just wanted to go home. She followed #3 across to the other Voidlight agent. A slight smile of relief tugged at the corner of her lips. "You have no idea how glad I am to see someone from there," Stella commented before the girl named Star dipped into the water once again.

Stella's guilt intensified as Nick seemed to have a breakdown. She would apologize once they were in a safer region of this stupid facility. A soft breath of relief exited her lips as she saw Thierry take care of Nick. Stella realized that their relationship seemed to be more supportive. It was rather cute despite the pain Nick went through in the last few weeks. Stella's fists gripped in frustration as she wanted nothing more than to torture those who turned the young man into a walking experiment.

Stella turned her attention back to #3, who had oxygen tanks. She smiled as she knelt in front of the girl. "You did great crossing the water. Just remember that you are always stronger than what you believe. The mind likes to lie to protect the body, but you are more than capable of avoiding those nasty guards," Stella spoke as her gaze softened. "How did they get you to move out of the vents, 3? I still had time left before you needed to get to the submarine," she questioned as she tucked some hair behind #3's ear.

Stella sighed softly as she cut the hems off her pants to make a temporary hair tie. "Here, let's pull your hair out of your face. You'll be able to see better," she spoke as she stood back up and quickly weaved #3's hair into a braid but looped it around to create a bun. Her head snapped back to the sound of the alligator.

"Thierry! Nick's grenades!" She reminded the older man as she hoped Nick still had some left on his person. Stella was getting prepared to cover 3's eyes just in case.

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@Estylwen Amazing post!

Welcome to the Store +21

In the Ye Olden Days of the Guild...

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...there was a 'pet in a box' mature thread where people would post a dominant and submissive character. Submissive characters were delivered to the dominant character in a box and then the 1x1 would start. Submissive characters usually had some sort of pet trait like nekos and such. This interest check is a twist on that idea.

The Store is a place where a dominant character can either visit to pick up their 'pet' in person, or the pet can be delivered. For some pets, they are paying off debts they owe. Others had the unfortunate case of being raised within the Store. It depends on what kind of world one would like the Store set in.

I have three pets and three...let's call them owners below partner recommendations.

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Needless to say, this is a mature romance interest check. Please be 21+, no jail time today. Some scenes can get a little intense, like low-core gore (ex. drawing blood). The ratio of smut to the story can vary depending on the plot we form.

You must post at a casual length (2-7 detailed paragraphs). I understand that it is hard to form ideas sometimes. Writer's block sucks, but try to give some detail to help contribute to world-building and development. Also, please have decent grammar. I'm not a freak about English being 100% correct, but it needs to make sense from a reading standpoint.

The story will be in PMs. I am not the biggest fan of threads or Discord.

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Pets

Naseria

Age: appears to be mid 20s
About: Naseria is a dragon-hybrid woman. Her kind is nomadic by nature, traveling the vast world in low numbers since they were forced out of their traditional homeland. Naseria's people were ambushed by Poachers one night after setting up camp. Poachers are like illegal bounty hunters, they sell human hybrids to whoever will pay the highest price.

Sasha

Age: 27
About: Sasha is a rare silver kitsune. Caught by her debtors and sold to the Store, she has been a handful from trying to escape. She is feisty and requires discipline from time to time.

Princess Emiliana

Age: 25
About: This rare gem is an ex-royal. Her kingdom was taken over, and those who overthrew the noble families sent the princess to the Store for extra coin. Emiliana was a sheltered princess but not completely naive. Occasionally, she can flare a noble temper but caves under punishment.

Owners

Sophina Sinclair

Age: 29
About: Sophina Sinclair is an heiress in a multi-billion dollar industry. She can be harsh but fair. Her fair hair and light blue eyes earned her the name of Ice Queen by those who don't know her.

Celestia

Transformed appearance:

Age: appears to be late 20s, or early 30s
About: Celestia's true age has been lost to recent humankind. Her nature draws people in like moths to a flame. She could be considered a vampire in a sense, however, she doesn't need to consume blood to survive. All she needs is devoted lust.

Lucian King

Age: 30
About: Lucian is a businessman. As such, he knows he has to have fingers in about everything. He owes casinos and clubs. The list is almost endless of what he doesn't own. He likes to spoil his pets when they are good but thrives when they need to be punished.

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There is a possibility that pairings of more taboo natures could be in play with these characters, too.

MxF or FxF pairings for your characters, please.

PM me if you are interested!

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@Lexisheeps Thierry’s gentle yet threatening scolding of Stella will most definitely be getting an eye roll. 😆

She is over the whole situation. Caring about other people’s feelings (besides her precious 3’s) is done and over with. She cares about others but is in survival mode at this point.

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I’m Central time zone but I have had a crazy sleep schedule since time change.

@Days Stella doesn’t hold back. 🤣

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Stella thumped her forehead against the wall when she heard Ramses say there was no signal. She peered into the hallway with water. Anyone without leg augmentations would be electro-cooked almost instantly. She used her augmented vision to locate which wires were free, and then her gaze saw the steel door at the end of the hallway. While her arms had many abilities, she didn't possess a grappling rope feature. Something she would hopefully discuss with Dragon and Zeus when she returned to the surface.

Before Thierry and Nick could go at it again, Stella whistled for their attention. "I understand that you two lovebirds haven't seen each other in over a month, but if we are to get out of here alive. Let's focus on getting out of here rather than loudly discussing why you both, are in 'the wrong' with the other. If you need to kiss and makeup, there's the corner," the white-haired woman gestured with her hand to the furthest corner of the room. 'I swear I'm a mother sometimes with the people I come into contact with,' Stella thought with a slight shake of her head.

She clapped her hands together. "Now, do any of you have legs augmented with rubber material or a grappling feature in your arms and hands? There's a hatch in the ceiling at the end of that hallway, however, it is waterlogged and electrified," Stella spoke as she checked the amount of ammo she had left in her rifle just in case those creatures in the vents got too close. While she could take #3 in the submarine and get out of there, Stella knew there was more to this facility than what Thierry was letting on. She didn't believe him that the plans for the old part of the facility were lost. Whatever Von Galloes wanted to keep hidden from them resided below.

Her icy gaze drifted to all the dead drones at least thirty by her count, then Stella got a crazy but brilliant idea. She began to take apart the dead drones as fast as she could. These drones were a standard issue for HiveMind security, which meant. "Ah, ha!" Stella exclaimed as she pulled out the rubber discs that cushioned the control modules inside. Soon, Stella had enough rubbed pieces, about three feet in diameter and ten inches thick each, to use as stepping stones down the hallway.

"Forget what I said," Stella smiled as she walked over to the water hallway and began to toss the rubber discs. "We can use the pipes above to steady ourselves on these rubber discs," she explained a bit breathless from the fast pace she used to take apart the drones. Her ears heard the sound of a metal door opening. Stella peered back into the hallway to see a woman had opened the hatch.

Welcome to Vradia

@Ti I figured Gus would make an entertaining new target. 😆

Welcome to Vradia

Faline gazed up as Torsten took a protective stance in front of her. She quickly glanced at Dorothea before she nodded at Torsten when he suggested covering his right side. Together, the two of them had taken down at least six bandits. Amandine seemed to be bouncing from tree to tree, taking out enemies effortlessly.

Faline heard more cries of pain coming from the woods as half the bandits appeared to split up. Some still charged at them while others ran back into the forest. She quirked an eyebrow. That was an odd move for a bandit group. She kept on slinging arrows to keep bandits from flanking Torsten. Now that Faline was warmed up with her bow, her arrows hit almost precisely her targets. She moved away from Dorothea to get a better angle to cover Amandine as well.

The redheaded woman dodged and rolled away from an attacker. She gasped as she didn't have time to reload her bow. Faline bent backward as Torsten's sword sliced the man just in time. Blood from the attacker sprayed the two, but Faline sighed in relief. "Thank you, Torsten," she spoke a bit breathless.

Suddenly, a man with his hands held up came running out of the treeline towards them. Faline quickly disabled the bandits in the treeline that shot the arrows at the man. She blew a few pieces of her bangs out of her face and rolled her grass-green eyes at the flirting smile this man sent her way. Faline arched an eyebrow as the newcomer was shot. His image faded away and then reemerged from behind her. It was a typical illusion spell.

" And here I thought we were going to avoid pretty boys today," Faline spoke sarcastically as a wave of energy washed over them. "Who are you talking about? What old man?" She questioned the newcomer and then sharply inhaled as the pain from her wounds (thanks to arrows that nicked her) dissolved away. Who blessed us? she thought as the bandits weren't on their onslaught. Those bandits that weren't unconscious or dead in the meadow retreated from the fight.

Faline peered over the treeline and realized she lost sight of Amandine. She quickly glanced over the bodies and didn't see her lying on the ground. "Amandine, are you alright?!" Faline called out.

Welcome to Vradia

@jasbraq Great post! I’ll have a post up soon!

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Yes, it’s my turn! I’ll post hopefully later today.