Hey there. I'm Kersel, and as you may guess, I'm searching for writing partners. I'm a twenty-something medical lab tech who's into sci-fi (hard-ish, fun over accuracy), tabletop roleplaying games, digital art, gardening, and a whole bunch of other hobbies. [h3][color=goldenrod]Writing Details[/color][/h3]⁃ Heavily prefer drawn character art or written descriptions over faceclaims. ⁃ Okay with writing adult themes incidentally, but not as a focus. ⁃ Ditto with romance. ⁃ Casual to advanced writer. ⁃ Enjoys chatting & plotting OOC. ⁃ Happy writing one on one or in a small group. ⁃ I am not comfortable writing with a partner under 18. [h3][color=goldenrod]Titanfall[/color][/h3]As you may have figured from the title, I've had a mighty craving for Titanfall roleplay! I love the aspect of pilots being mind-linked to their titans, of simulacrum and artificial intelligence, etc. Writing about the lives of average people during the war interests me more than writing big damn heroes saving their planets. I've got a couple semi-baked oc ideas, listed below: [hider=Titanfall Character Ideas] IMC grunt, pilot in training, drone expert. Grew up on IMC occupied planet, subject to propoganda from birth. Just now begining to question their loyalty to the faction they're fighting for. OOC plans for them to desert, Y/C could be mentor, agitator, or whatever else you have in mind. Angst angst angst. Millitia-aligned ecoterrorist pilot. Fighting to protect her planet from IMC resource harvesting. Angry, bitter, and just a pinch unhinged (gaslight gatekeep girlboss, baby). Titan is patchwork, welded together from wrecked titans, with a blackmarket core. Also probably pretty angsty. Unaligned search & rescue medic pilot. Literally just an excuse to mount a jaws of life on a civvie titan. He has an adorable dog though. Part of S&R core that Y/C could be part of as well (if desired). Fluff and drama. If you've got an idea in mind that none of these characters suit, I'm also willing to make up something new, or adjust one of these three to fit. [/hider] As mentioned, I'm more interested in small-scale plots than saving the planet type stories. I also adore the trope of two characters who hate each other being forced to work together. Throw tragic simulacrum at me and I will [i]melt[/i]. [h3][color=goldenrod]Other Fandoms[/color][/h3][b]Transformers[/b] I'm most familiar with the IDW comics, but okay with writing other continuities/some blend. Heaaavily prefer something other than human-centric plotlines. I have a couple vague oc ideas. [b]Star Trek[/b] Something small-scale on the edge of Federation space a la Deep Space 9. Scummy characters contrasted against a utopian setting. Throw me an idea! [b]Stalker/Roadside Picnic[/b] Uhhhh uhm uh. I have not actually played a Stalker game but I have read [i]Roadside Picnic[/i] (the book it's based off) and know a good amount about the setting. If someone were interested in this I'd finally have to play the games. Daily life/domestic stuff in a grim setting is appealing to me. [h3][color=goldenrod]Misc Ideas/Themes[/color][/h3][b]Retro-futurism [/b] Specifically set in space. Chunky, beige consoles. Floppy disks. Little grey aliens. Asteroid miners, starship captains and pirates. Characters surviving cartoonish violence or wacky space hijinks. If you've ever played Space Station 13, that is the vibe I'm aiming for. [b]Bio-Mechs[/b] This is a half-baked setting that I plan on developing further (possibly with your help). Weird bio-mechs with lab grown nervous systems, used to fight a proxy war guerilla-style. Gritty industrialism. Heavy focus on transhumanism and genemodding in an unforgiving environment. This idea is hard-ish sci-fi but with some suspension of belief for the sake of actually being fun to write. [b]Occult Investigators[/b] Three-letter-agency suits investigating crime beyond the veil of the paranormal in post-Cold War, 70's-ish setting. Think X-Files, Men in Black, or Constantine. I just really love detective partners. There's a ton more lore for this setting that I can share if someone were interested. [b]Winged/Tailed Humanoids[/b] God okay, this is trashy. I have a craving for something in a setting where humans are winged and/or tailed. [b]Deep Ocean[/b] Horror(?) in an isolated, deep ocean research station. Because I really, really love Barotrauma, Subnautica, and The Thing. Could be set on another planet like Europa, Titan, or etc. [b]Fantasy Western[/b] Wizards, gunslingers, and cryptids. Americana folklore combined with traditional fantasy. Also have a slightly more mundane version of this setting where all the characters are insect-people. In case that wasn't enough word vomit, here's a word cloud of miscellaneous themes/settings/tropes I enjoy writing: [hider] [center]aliens • [b]androids[/b] • [b]angst[/b] • artificial intelligence • [b]begrudging partners[/b] • [b]crime[/b] • cryptids • [b]detectives[/b] • deep ocean • faceless characters • false identities • [b]flawed characters[/b] • folklore • ghosts with unfinished business • [b]hybrid settings[/b] • insects • mechs • monsters • mystery • nautical • non-gender conforming characters • post-civilization • [b]power dynamics[/b] • [b]ROBOTS ROBOTS ROBOTS[/b] • sapphic themes • [b]sci-fi[/b] • [b]scumbags[/b] • shapeshifters • space • [b]paranormal detectives[/b] • tragic villains • train heists • [b]transhumanism[/b] • wild west • winged/tailed humanoids • worldbuilding[/center] [/hider] Thanks for reading through all my rambling. Shoot me a DM if you're interested & we can talk through that or discord!