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Posted On: October 19th 2026, 02:13 pm
✨ Happy Birthday Battle Clerics! ✨

October 19, 2025: I had a crash out about some different doomed boys who didn’t get an HEA, and whose IP holder is a crusty smear on the face of humanity, and I took that personally. Thus Battle Clerics was born.

Now, one year later, I’ve drafted 180k words of what will be a 250k three-part epic romantic fantasy, and I’m getting all sentimental about it on the main, because my love for these fake people has only grown in the time we’ve been together.

I’ve got a few fun anniversary-related items planned this week, including ✨art reveal ✨ tomorrow!

AND Part One of Battle Clerics is officially up on StoryOrigin for Beta Reading! Link to request the beta copy is in my bio! If you’ve already filled out my Google form, you’ll be hearing from me this week!

“Wow, you’re kind of ‘a lot’ about these boys… what’s the big deal?” 👇

📖: BATTLE CLERICS is a dual-timeline romantic Epic Fantasy (Traumantasy) that combines the war college setting of Fourth Wing with the mind flayer lore of Baldur’s Gate III (if the aberrations were hot eldritch angels instead of squids).

If you love the doomed yaoi of Jayvic, Oufrey, and The Summer Hikaru Died, then boy do I have the slop for you. 😋

It features:
🖤 Doomed by the Narrative
👁️ Slooooow Burn (Yearn it to Earn it)
🖤 Magic War College
👁️ Eldritch/ Cosmic Monsters
🖤 Light Victorian Steampunk World
👁️ Weird Monster Kinks
🖤 Trippy Hive Minds
👁️ Neurodivergent-coded Protagonists
🖤 Trauma Healing and Hurt/ Comfort
👁️ Oops! All Clerics Magic System

✨ Comment READ for a 🔗 to the Beta version! Get it early and FREE! ✨

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Comments (16)
ladymandragora33 16 days ago

ladymandragora33

Happy Birthday to my beloved Battle Boys!!! I know I say it often, but I’m so immensely proud of you and I’m so glad to be your friend and being here to witness the incredible journey you’ve been on 🖤😘

lkclipstone 16 days ago

lkclipstone

I love this so much for you 😍

teaalchemist 16 days ago

teaalchemist

Love this and love seeing you take so much joy in your creativity <3

theconstantvoice 16 days ago

theconstantvoice

Story telling shouldn't be shoe horned into what trad deems acceptable. Well done you for following what your story and characters wanted!

faindriwrites 16 days ago

faindriwrites

Our creative journeys are so similar, it's scary. 😭 I'm so glad you're having fun writing again.

adathepinkbard 16 days ago

adathepinkbard

Such a good post! Thanks for sharing your story with me! And also happy Birthday to the Battle Bois 🤩♥️

bychloemaron 16 days ago

bychloemaron

LOVE all of this so much, and relate to it all so much too. here’s to more amazing creative years. 🩷🩷🩷

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