What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

7x7 WIP Challenge

7x7 WIP Challenge

Tagged by @pongpalace

The rules are as follows: Go to page 7 of your WIP, go to the seventh line, share seven sentences, and tag 7 more writer-bloggers to continue the challenge. 

This is from the most current novel I’m working on, tentatively titled The Janus Game, which can best be summarised as a queer space hockey romance adventure, because that’s where my brain is at these days.

He turned towards the speaker, blinked again, and found himself facing a short, curvy woman of about thirty standard, her kinky hair done up in knots and a beaming smile on her face.

“Um,” said Viaan, eloquently.

The woman’s grin broadened. “Our home port is Corazon, on Nieves. Go Harts!”

Tathika Station orbited Nieves. In the past two years, Viaan had played close to a dozen games in front of crowds replete with antlers just like the ones he was holding.

He’d been rescued by hockey fans.

Rival hockey fans.

Tagging @dizzy-redhead @karenhealey @markdoesstuff @blackgayze @w4rgoddess @star-anise 

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