Ruth

@whalekeeper

So what is the government specifically banning? Christian marriage? If so, why not just ban Christians?

Lol. They did.

The government isn’t okay with any relationship at all. The people are divided up into houses and the people living in your house are your fellow occupants. Then the government places children born by regulation into…[Read more]

@whalekeeper @ellette-giselle @rae

Hey y’all, finals are over, and I’m still alive somehow.  *Sheepish grin*

Silvia

“Oh. Alright. I…” She tugged at her newly scarlet blouse with a grimace. A good hot shower would be great right about now. “I don’t know. Those creeps jacked our com unit. I can try using encryption, but-” her eyes widened. “Oh…[Read more]

@whalekeeper lolll that meme

still waiting to see who dies first out of my two. They’ve been arguing about it for months.

Weird thing to argue about, but that’s dragon snipers for you.

@whalekeeper

Lol, thanks!! 😊🤣
It for real looks like either me or my mom, it’s so weirrrddd!

@esther-c

And….. why does the reference pic for Esther actually look a little bit like me…? 😳🫢

Really? If the moodboard is any indication, I think you’re gorgeous, girl <3 🤣

@ellette-giselle

Okay, reproduction is allowed, but only through government selection.

Okay, check. Makes sense.

Yes, I do have that under control.

How does the government get rid of those desires?

Haha, this isn’t marriage at all. Marriage isn’t a promise to stay together, and it isn’t a government contract. Marriage is a holy and sacred coven…

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@whalekeeper

Okay, reproduction is allowed, but only through government selection.

Yes, I do have that under control.

If you define marriage as a promise to stay together, Ethan could still make a promise to his girl in front of his church, and it would be a marriage in the eyes of God. The government wouldn’t care about that. It might be t…

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@freed_and_redeemed

I love it!!!!

They all look so awesome!! Wolfgang’s pic looks like one of my charries actually!

And….. why does the reference pic for Esther actually look a little bit like me…? 😳🫢

@ellette-giselle

Okay, so you’re going for a more ambiguous setting with more brainwashing? I do love The Giver and Fahrenheit 451, I like the genre.

I feel like most of what you just said doesn’t really have much to do with the story………

…Well I said this:

 Because it doesn’t make much sense from the perspective of a government to deny heterosex…

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@whalekeeper

I feel like most of what you just said doesn’t really have much to do with the story………

What makes you think this is America?

Who said it was?

I sure didn’t.

The people of this country don’t have a choice. It’s do what the government says, or die.

Why would everyone give up as a group on heterosexuality?

It wasn’t so…[Read more]

@freed_and_redeemed

I’m gonna kill you.

Lol.

I guess I’m just getting a taste of my own medicine.

*sighs*

btw, can you send me the link to your Pintrest account? I can’t find it anywhere.

@ellette-giselle

*discreetly offers tissues*

@ellette-giselle

Okay great 😊 (If anyone is sensitive please skip reading.)

This is just a big brainstorm post, maybe it will be helpful.

Why would everyone give up as a group on heterosexuality? American culture overwhelmingly enjoys any depiction of male-female pleasure, it is an integral part of our culture. (It’s disgusting, but here we a…[Read more]

@freed_and_redeemed

You’re killing me with that picture of Jezyk!

Ugh.

I’m not crying.

Nope.

Totally Not.

@ellette-giselle THANK YOU!!

I’m excited to write them more in later books, hehe

@freed_and_redeemed

LOVE IT!!!

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h @rae @grcr @esther-c @theducktator @mineralizedwritings @anyone-else-lol

Violet Iris resistance group!!

(not all of the characters on this board are shown or even mentioned in Freedom’s Fire…shhh…that’s for later books🫢🤫🤭)

@whalekeeper

Sure, go ahead and ask. This is still just in it’s first draft.

I have a couple other scenes with explanation so a may have already covered the questions you’re going to ask, but shoot anyways.

@ellette-giselle

So I like the idea of a marriage themed dystopia, but I do have some questions because some of this doesn’t make sense and could be cleared up. Can I ask a few things?