A couple of people responded to my question about male love interests in videogames by saying they were having trouble thinking of games they'd played with female protagonists. So, in case anyone's interested, here's the list of games I've played in which the main playable character is female ( Read more... )

At the end of 2021, I wrote up all the fic ideas I’d been scribbling down in my diaries over the years. I’m about to switch diaries again, so I found myself thinking about how to continue to archive these concepts in the future ( Read more... )

I definitely did not think I'd ever be writing fanfiction about Ted 'The Worst' Faro, but I felt this could be an interesting encounter!

Title: The End
Fandom: Horizon Forbidden West
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1,500
Summary: Aloy meets Ted Faro.

( The End )

Something about the original Horizon Zero Dawn, before we jump back into its sequel: someone on YouTube has compiled Nil's potential lines if he kills Aloy in their optional duel to the death. There are a lot of them! My favourites (both between the 3.40 and 3.50 mark in this video, which also includes the introduction to the duel in the unusual ( Read more... )

I finished Horizon Forbidden West! What a great game. Thoughts on the ending to come, but, for now, here's the inevitable Aloy/everyone fic.

Title: Forged Chains
Fandom: Horizon Forbidden West
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: one-sided Erend/Aloy, one-sided everyone/Aloy
Wordcount: 2,800
Summary: In quiet moments at the base, Erend aims to find out just ( Read more... )

I've almost finished Horizon Forbidden West; I think I must be just before the final mission! This entry contains spoilers up to that point, and also for the optional Gauntlet Run questline.

( Almost to the end of Horizon Forbidden West. )

More Horizon Forbidden West! Just completed the main story mission at Cauldron GEMINI.

( Notes on Horizon Forbidden West. )

More Horizon Forbidden West! I'm about fifty hours in now; I've just returned DEMETER and I'm about to strike out west again. This entry talks a bit about sidequests around Plainsong, including the one that Zo gives you.

( Notes on Horizon Forbidden West )

The trouble with writing Aloy/everyone is that the girls are all 'hey, good lookin', up for a good time?' whereas the boys are all 'hey, good lookin', I'm an absolute psychological catastrophe', which means I'm much more drawn to the pairings involving the boys. But I don't want to half-arse the girls' scenes, or write Aloy/ALL THE BOYS AND ONLY ( Read more... )

More Horizon Forbidden West! I've brought the first module back to the base and gone through the mission immediately afterwards.

( Notes on Horizon Forbidden West. )