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Sneak peek (and a blooper/sneak peek)
🕑 Added 2022-12-29 19:41:53 +0000 UTCHere's a bunch of sneak peeks for you to enjoy. This is from the update that's to come (I'm aiming to publish it next month):
Over and over. Finally, a loud thump marks the end of the deed. The bloody log now lies discarded on the ground. The man has lost all of his humane features: his face is but a pile of flesh, shards of bone, pieces of brain.
#Look away.
Frantically, I start rubbing the blood off my face. It's dry and stuck. It won't leave.
Here's a sneak peek that could be a blooper, actually. I was going to write a circus scene but there hasn't been any room for it. So, as a context, Hati is joining the gang to look at the races in a nearby circus. Marcus, oh so helpfully, offers to explain what the colors mean:
"You should pick a color you're rooting for," Marcus says.
"Hm?"
"There are four of them. Green, blue, white, and red."
"I don't even know anything about the teams."
"You really want to hear? Would that make your pick easier?"
#Do tell.
Marcus smiles as if he was waiting for this moment the whole day.
"The Blues and the Greens are the fan favorites. They're the ones the Emperors root for, the populace, everyone."
I peer around me to see the truth in his words. There's a sea of Romans clad in either blue or green and only a few handfuls of white or red.
"WE ARE THE PARTISANS OF THE GREEN!" Someone yells with their voice cracking at the end of the announcement. The man's face is covered in green, his clothes are green, and everything about this man is green. Green men around him shout a chorus of whoos and yeahs.
"Oy, fuck off!" Someone dressed in blue yells at him and a bunch of blue-clad men parrot his statement. Rude gestures ensue.
Marcus draws my attention back to his lecture. "This means they have the most money and resources. Also, they have the most prominent superstars in their ranks."
You could also meet one of these superstars. Possibly. I was really looking forward to this scene but I still want it to serve a purpose, so I'm not sure what to do with it. Oh, well. Wait a moment... I think I know what I'm going to do. Yes, that could work. So! Instead of a blooper, this will most likely be a sneak peek.
