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I've been here for a couple of months now, and while I've never been overly inclined to journal in any way I figured I'd make a bit of an info post for myself and my current projects.
I'm Teratornis, or just Tornis, named for an extinct genus of massive condor-like bird. Rockies denizen, pretty queer, big reader, frequent writer, big animal nerd, big history nerd, and generally into a broad array of topics.
I ended up on DW to join a holiday fanfic exchange, something I would very much like to participate again in the future. I've been more of a lurker in fandom spaces for quite some time, but I've been a lot more active in writing and posting fic in the last year and a half or so. Most of what I've got is on AO3, also under Teratornis.
I write mostly for Highlander, at the moment, but there's quite a few fandoms I'm into, and I've got a handful of original settings and characters I write for as well. I've usually got multiple active projects at any given time, and tend to jump between the things I'm working on, though from time to time I will fixate heavily on one specific project or another.
Some current projects:
Forward. My biggest project to date. This is a Highlander AU diverting from the Archangel plotline, including a 100k-word main story and a number of short stories taking place during and after the course of that main story. Every now and again I'll hammer out another short story for this series, and I have vague plans to write a real sequel at some point, but I'm still pondering my options there.
Grief. A series of short Highlander stories revolving around the nature of grief and loss. Each story can be read on its own. Another series I occasionally toss a new story into when inspiration strikes. Mostly canon-compliant.
Superhero Stories. This is an original setting I've had floating around for somewhere close to fifteen years at this point, and in the last year or so really started writing and worldbuilding more seriously for. As seems to be the case for many of my projects, the timeline bounces around some between stories, and most of them can be read on their own.
Singing to the Stars. This series is new, but this is an original sci-fi (technically more sci-fantasy, actually) setting I've been working on off and on for about a decade, I think. This series specifically deals with humanity's first contact with an alien species.
The Wake of the Flood. A crossover of Highlander and the video game Horizon Zero Dawn. Mostly an exploration of how the characters involved would interact with each other and the setting. Currently updating on Sundays.
As-of-yet unnamed Highlander AU diverting from the fallout of the Methusela's Gift episode. Need to rewrite a few sections and do some major editing, and then wrap up the conclusion.
I also occasionally write stand-alone Guild Wars 2 short stories, and stories set in my original D&D setting for the game I've been running for probably seven years or so. This is very much on an 'when inspiration randomly strikes' sort of basis.
Anyway, hello, here I am. I'm not sure I'll post here all that frequently, but I'll probably try to post occasional updates on the stuff I'm working on or any new project I end up with, and I'm planning to keep an eye on other exchange and fanfic events when I can.
I can also be found under my previously-linked AO3 account and on Tumblr.
Feel free to message me or comment or whatever else! I get very enthusiastic about a lot of things, and love to chat about them.
I'm Teratornis, or just Tornis, named for an extinct genus of massive condor-like bird. Rockies denizen, pretty queer, big reader, frequent writer, big animal nerd, big history nerd, and generally into a broad array of topics.
I ended up on DW to join a holiday fanfic exchange, something I would very much like to participate again in the future. I've been more of a lurker in fandom spaces for quite some time, but I've been a lot more active in writing and posting fic in the last year and a half or so. Most of what I've got is on AO3, also under Teratornis.
I write mostly for Highlander, at the moment, but there's quite a few fandoms I'm into, and I've got a handful of original settings and characters I write for as well. I've usually got multiple active projects at any given time, and tend to jump between the things I'm working on, though from time to time I will fixate heavily on one specific project or another.
Some current projects:
Forward. My biggest project to date. This is a Highlander AU diverting from the Archangel plotline, including a 100k-word main story and a number of short stories taking place during and after the course of that main story. Every now and again I'll hammer out another short story for this series, and I have vague plans to write a real sequel at some point, but I'm still pondering my options there.
Grief. A series of short Highlander stories revolving around the nature of grief and loss. Each story can be read on its own. Another series I occasionally toss a new story into when inspiration strikes. Mostly canon-compliant.
Superhero Stories. This is an original setting I've had floating around for somewhere close to fifteen years at this point, and in the last year or so really started writing and worldbuilding more seriously for. As seems to be the case for many of my projects, the timeline bounces around some between stories, and most of them can be read on their own.
Singing to the Stars. This series is new, but this is an original sci-fi (technically more sci-fantasy, actually) setting I've been working on off and on for about a decade, I think. This series specifically deals with humanity's first contact with an alien species.
The Wake of the Flood. A crossover of Highlander and the video game Horizon Zero Dawn. Mostly an exploration of how the characters involved would interact with each other and the setting. Currently updating on Sundays.
As-of-yet unnamed Highlander AU diverting from the fallout of the Methusela's Gift episode. Need to rewrite a few sections and do some major editing, and then wrap up the conclusion.
I also occasionally write stand-alone Guild Wars 2 short stories, and stories set in my original D&D setting for the game I've been running for probably seven years or so. This is very much on an 'when inspiration randomly strikes' sort of basis.
Anyway, hello, here I am. I'm not sure I'll post here all that frequently, but I'll probably try to post occasional updates on the stuff I'm working on or any new project I end up with, and I'm planning to keep an eye on other exchange and fanfic events when I can.
I can also be found under my previously-linked AO3 account and on Tumblr.
Feel free to message me or comment or whatever else! I get very enthusiastic about a lot of things, and love to chat about them.