The Quaranteam Universe is the creation of CorruptingPower, used with permission. Once again borrowing Agent Johnson from Bronan. Well… one of them, anyway.
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Chapter 10: Pre-Med
19 August 2020
A day and a half was not nearly enough time to make decisions like this. Not to read and analyze dense legal documents, not to run financial projections, not to ponder what expanding the family would mean. The breakfast table, like the day before, wa...
2024-07-19 13:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Becoming Monsters is the creation and property of Ai Loves, setting used with permission. Apologies for the delay in this post, I had the timing set wrong.
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Chapter 19: Marathon Man
Todd “Tidbit” Reed looked himself in the eye. It was Sunday, right about 11:30 in the morning, and he had just gotten back from lunch. First one in line this time, they hadn’t even really finished setting up yet, but given his nerves it was a good thing he was essenti...
2024-07-12 19:31:49 +0000 UTC
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Becoming monsters is the creation of AiLovesToGrow, setting used with permission
This idea comes from Amethyst Dragonfly.
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Chapter 17: The Key to Recovery
Todd stared openly at Abbey’s best friend. Brittany stared openly at Abbey’s houseguest. Abbey stared at both of them. Justin stared at the back of his eye shields, but definitely listened closely.
“What do you MEAN ‘what are you doi...
2024-07-05 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Art of my wife’s OC Reina, in Sailor Mercury garb before the Eclipse. Artist is XelArtz
Hey everyone! Forgot to say this over the weekend, but Art Fight is going on this month. Although I have the artistic skill of a blind chimpanzee, you all know I write. So, here’s the deal. Anyone who wants to conduct an “Art Fight Attack” on me, featuring any of my characters or OCs, will get a short story chapter attack back at you. Just message me character notes and I’ll whip together something!
If you need references o...
2024-07-03 17:57:43 +0000 UTC
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And so we have arrived here. Welcome to the last main chapter of In The Mirror, Book One. Stay tuned for bonus content later.
This is still a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by Ai Loves, setting used with permission. All canonical and mechanical errors are my own. The yarrb is the creation of FelisRandomis, used with permission.
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Chapter 37: A New Day Dawns
“You know you work here, right? If you wanted to talk ...
2024-06-28 10:00:25 +0000 UTC
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The Quaranteam Universe is the creation of CorruptingPower, used with permission. Also a big shout out to the Writers Room, both for putting up with my unbelievably odd sense of humor and for proofing both my ideas and writing.
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Chapter 9: Literature
17 August 2020
The heavy footsteps passed by the door again in the early morning quiet, and again they did not stop at their tiny apartment. The three occupants glanced briefly at the entryway, ...
2024-06-21 10:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Becoming Monsters is the creation and property of Ai Loves, setting used with permission.
I would also like to emphasize that every chart and graph you see talked about in the story actually exists somewhere in my notes. I had to make them myself. Was it necessary? Probably not. Did I do it anyway? Yup. We don’t believe in doing things halfway in this universe, and it’s not even the most calculating I’ve done for a story chapter. That title goes to In The Mirror chapter 12. At least for now.
2024-06-14 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Becoming monsters is the creation of AiLovesToGrow, setting used with permission
This idea comes from Amethyst Dragonfly. Ronald Beck is the creation of Metgar, cameo with permission.
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Chapter 16: The Blues
“Hold please.”
There was a click, then silence from the other end, but Justin knew how this went. The other side was muted, but he wasn’t silenced. He took a couple of calming...
2024-06-07 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Otterly here with something slightly different. So, bit of context, my kids are presently absolutely obsessed with the show Miraculous (tales of Ladybug and Cat Noire). To be fair, once I sat down with them to make sure I knew what they were talking about? So am I. They know I’m a writer, but not exactly what since my oldest is still a pre-teen.
Now, though, I think I’d like to do some gift story work for them. A brief SFW foray into the Miraculous universe meant for them, set in the southern US. Probably going to be...
2024-06-03 14:35:18 +0000 UTC
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This story is not so much a story and more a transcription. I had a dream of the greatest comedy routine that never happened in reality, and woke up wishing it had. While I can’t wave a magic wand and make it happen, I can bring this much to you all.
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I find myself in a crowd, near but not quite at the front. Looking down I find that I’m in a fursuit I never owned, I am here as Otterly. To my left and right I can see more people, many dressed as I was. A FurCon, then. From the cheers ...
2024-05-31 10:00:09 +0000 UTC
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It is Memorial Day in the US. Please, take a couple of minutes out of your day to remember the fallen. Whether you think the wars were just, the warriors were largely good people doing the best they could. I’ve got a few too many ghosts in my own past to enjoy barbecues today, but if that’s your thing then have at it.
I’m also going to specifically remember the one who made it home, but couldn’t make it from there. I’ve lost way too many to the 22. If you know a veteran who’s struggling, reach out. Today is not easy for th...
2024-05-27 16:08:22 +0000 UTC
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This is still a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by Ai Loves, setting used with permission. All canonical and mechanical errors are my own. The yarrb is the creation of FelisRandomis, used with permission.
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Chapter 36: Inner Demons
A hundred responses to the Cursebringer’s arrival and deep, rumbling voice rushed through my head, ranging from opening fire instantly to “my, you’re a tall one.” Most of these would not be helpful, and were discar...
2024-05-24 10:00:12 +0000 UTC
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This is a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by AiLoves, setting used with permission.
The idea for this story and these characters comes from Moonwing.
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Chapter 5: Cash Out
“Why don’t you ever tell me about where you came from, Gooey?”
“I worked at a grocery store, Hush. Not too much to tell.”
“But still! We’ve been living together for two weeks now, and I don’...
2024-05-24 09:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Art of Jem, by KDLF
Hey, everyone! One very tired otter here, figured out there’s no way I’m getting this chapter done for the drop in about four hours so I’m doing a status update. Need to at least keep you all up to date.
Presently writing the fifth and (at least for now) final chapter of Stay In Vegas, at about 1500 words done of my usual 4200-ish. After that will be the next I’m Blue chapter, which I do have outlined already. In The Mirror is already scheduled to drop next week, you’ll get that like clockwork for at...
2024-05-17 09:21:46 +0000 UTC
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The Quaranteam Universe is the creation of CorruptingPower, used with permission. Also a big shout out to the Writers Room, especially Percheron. Check out his branch of the story, Aotearoa, which just started publishing.
The song referenced here is “Valhallelujah” by Nanowar of Steel. If you haven’t heard that song before and think you know where it’s going, no you don’t.
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Chapter 8: Telecommunications
15 August 2020<...
2024-05-10 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Becoming Monsters is the creation and property of Ai Loves, setting used with permission.
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Chapter 17: A Wolf Among Sheep
Somewhere on campus
There was a knock on the Dean’s door. “Come in.”
It opened. It shut. In the space between these two events, an intense young woman entered. “Dean Hightower, what is this I hear about the League being canceled.”
“Delayed, not cancele...
2024-05-03 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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This is still a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by Ai Loves, setting used with permission. All canonical and mechanical errors are my own. The yarrb is the creation of FelisRandomis, used with permission.
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Chapter 35: Needs of the Many
The first and most obvious thing to happen was my body beginning to glow a pure blue. This faded after a few seconds, but I could see all seven of my ladies glowing faintly in the same hue with the power I had investe...
2024-04-26 13:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Last chapter of I'm Blue, I got a couple of comments wondering about the Lich. For the curious, yes, that is the cameo of the same Vyrlokar who has generated a lot of the AI art I occasionally show here. He decided to have some fun to show right about what Abbey ran into, and why it might have been so surprising.
Edited to actually have the pic 🤦🏻♂️
2024-04-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Becoming monsters is the creation of AiLovesToGrow, setting used with permission
This idea comes from Amethyst Dragonfly. An enormous thanks to Agathon of the Quaranteam Writers Room for reviewing my medical scene here.
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Due to popular request, my Dramatis Personae:
Abbey “Dee” Williams: A Marid genie presently employed as a bank teller, who found herself bound by one of her Wishes to be a good girlfriend.<...
2024-04-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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This is a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by AiLoves, setting used with permission.
The idea for this story and these characters comes from Moonwing.
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Chapter 4: All In
It was a rather bemused Glass Slime who found himself in the middle of an apartment that had been significantly less cluttered a week ago. To be fair, that was a spectacularly low bar to clear, but still.
His sleeping bucket ha...
2024-04-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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AI generation of Otterly by Vyrlokar
Hey everyone! Wanted to drop in and check in. Just finished writing a chapter of Stay In Vegas, that will be going up Friday. Now working on I’m Blue, then Tidbits. If I still have room after that, I’m going to try to write some more of In The Mirror for the first time in a long time. Just wanted to talk about the way ahead.
Basically, I’m now settled into the new home (other than an Ikea couch that still needs to be assembled) and settling into the new job. Absent a major shakeup (and l...
2024-04-09 12:58:28 +0000 UTC
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So, I had an idea for a fic while I was in the middle of my move. Since I had about negative eighty time to write it in, I decided to commission. David Silver is a friend, and the reason I became an Otter Fur in the first place (the story Uncommon Ground on FiMfic), so I sent the money his way.
Bet Your Soul is a Hazbin Hotel fic about a guy who ends up in Hell… but since he made bets in life for people’s souls as a joke he starts off as an accidental Overlord. The tale is currently in its infancy, but since I am catching up my wri...
2024-04-05 14:50:36 +0000 UTC
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AiLovesToGrow, my friend and mentor, the creator of the Becoming Monsters universe, has passed away. She knew the end was near and had her affairs in order, she passed surrounded by friends and family, with music playing. The world is a darker place without her, but it is Purim today. It’s in the rules, you aren’t allowed to be sad. Let us celebrate her life, writings, community, and accomplishments. Spread the love she gave.
Editor-kun has told me that I will be receiving her compiled notes, per her wishes in her will. I can’t ...
2024-03-24 13:09:40 +0000 UTC
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This is still a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by Ai Loves, setting used with permission. All canonical and mechanical errors are my own. The yarrb is the creation of FelisRandomis, used with permission.
The Stormbreakers (including Anita and Kamira, appearing here, and Xela, their leader) are the creation and property of Xel_Artz, used with permission. His artwork has inspired a lot of my writing and my mental images of several of my own characters, I was overjoyed when he gave me the thumbs-up to my request.
2024-03-22 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Vyrlokar is a fan of the Becoming Monsters series, and though he freely admits he can’t draw he has some remarkable talent for photo editing. As a result, he has done some AI generation for me (notably the splash art for Stay In Vegas). He also felt inspired by the design of Shannon’s fursona from Remote Work, and made the below.
I will note that, no matter how much post-effort went into it (and there was a ton of it), the base of this was AI generation. I get that many of you don’t like that, so I saved it for below rat...
2024-03-02 02:09:17 +0000 UTC
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The Quaranteam Universe is the creation of CorruptingPower, used with permission. Also a big shout out to the RAPIDLY expanding Quaranteam Universe!
Making an appearance here are the Agents Johnson, from Quaranteam: Off The Grid. Thank you BronanTheLibrarian for permission to use them here!
Another big thanks to the expertise of the Writers Room, particularly Masakari and Discert, for proofing my legal bits and dropping a TON of red ink on them.
Finally, if you like metal music at all and ha...
2024-03-01 03:48:45 +0000 UTC
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This is still a story of the Becoming Monsters Universe by Ai Loves, setting used with permission. All canonical and mechanical errors are my own. The yarrb is the creation of FelisRandomis, used with permission.
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Chapter 33: Inner Power
I awoke with my wife still in my arms, the first rays of the morning sun shining through the window. It was Friday, did I forget to set my alarm? Oh, right. Guild Hall things today. We had time. I hugged Lucy closer. Still half asleep, she snuggled against me mo...
2024-02-23 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Got some major life news. Massive promotion at work is good! Family is going to do better, more pay and benefits, the whole nine yards.
This comes… with a few additional details. First thing’s first, I’m going to be moving cross-country this month to take the position my promotion was for. I’ll be leading a security team in Augusta (don’t worry, my characters are staying where they are). Preparing for this move has tanked my free time, and moving will prevent me from writing as much for a couple of weeks. ...
2024-02-08 03:00:36 +0000 UTC
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Becoming Monsters is the creation and property of Ai Loves, setting used with permission.
Also used with permission are Gooey and Hush, characters created by Moonwing and the stars of Becoming Monsters: Stay In Vegas. That story starts about three months before this one did, so this is in their future.
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Chapter 16: Head to Head
An argument had broken out in History class, and Todd’s head was in his hands as students bickered. Tiny and Corey, beside him in their desks, shared in ...
2024-02-02 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Becoming monsters is the creation of AiLovesToGrow, setting used with permission
This idea comes from Amethyst Dragonfly. Neppy, Dandelion, and Vanilla the cat are the creation of kdlf, used with permission. Vyrlokar is the OC of… well, Vyrlokar, also used with permission.
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Chapter 14: Desperate Measures
Sunday dawned clear. And, in proud Washington tradition, unexpectedly cold despite the fact that it should still have been summer. Justin awoke early with a nagging itch in his ...
2024-02-02 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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