Trope: more than she appears to be

28 Dec 2018

Somewhere, The Horned Crown Imperium

212 – A Binding Arrangement

Time to Read: 12 minutes

For trying to revolt against Taulic, the Deamon-Lord Closest to Heaven, the daemoness known as Kylbyi was sealed into a book. Her life was twisted and warped, turned to stories for other's enjoyment. That is until the book tumbled into our world. There, she was freed when a human with great magical potential cut herself on the book's cover. What happens next remains to be seen, but this is where it all began...

a character is genre savvy, a previous scene with a new pov, a shapeshifter with identity issues, accidentally out of control, demon lesbians, embarrassed by the changes, lovers across class lines, misty does worldbuilding, more than she appears to be, my family really sucks, part of a political squabble, royal in hiding, she has an electra complex, totally an allegory

5 Apr 2017

Hypnotic Goddess

089 – Breaking Through

Time to Read: 6 minutes

With her thesis defense looming, a physics genius feels increasing pressure from her social anxiety. When her therapist suggests she use hypnosis to work on lessening the effects of her phobia, what happens is far beyond her expectations...

a touch of the goddess, anxiety-ridden genius, events in a mindscape, hypnosis-powered transformation, more than she appears to be, more than they bargained for, outgrowing one's clothes, reality is malleable, recurring character, self-actualization, she's a big and tall lady, she's a reality warper, what do you mean I changed? I've always been this way

27 Jan 2017

A Present Fantasy

052 – A Lilin’s Awakening

Time to Read: 2 minutes

Born from unions between Terran and Daemonic parents, Lilin are mana-based, hybrid lifeforms whose presence tends to have passive effects on those around them. Some second or third generation Lilin--particularly from the MidWest--might not even know of their parentage until exposed to a large enough group of new people...

discovering feelings in the inches between us, fairy tale trigger conditions, happiness is kissing a cute girl, monster girls have more fun, more than she appears to be, they collide and land in a heap

9 Jun 2016

002 – The Best Gag

Time to Read: 10 minutes

A nerdy young man at his first AniCon finds a talisman in a grab bag. The woman dressed as a faerie at the booth says it grants "masculine power" based on a keyword. She thinks it is a promotional gag, but he finds himself growing and has no idea what the trigger word is!

a situation with dubious consent, clothing destruction, embarrassed by the changes, faerie mischief, fairy tale trigger conditions, going along with the weird, he becomes a stud, he gets bigger, he gets swole, he turns into a hunk, more than she appears to be, naked in public, outgrowing one's clothes, thirst over logic, unsure to accepting