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A Friend In The Dark By LivesInAStomach -- Report

The Hidebehind is never found in the open. Their marvelously quick, steady gait makes it possible for them to stay constantly behind their prey, no matter how quickly the suspicious victim may spin about in the hope of glimpsing the marauder.

“You asked who I was, right?” The voice was close. Really close. Dulce nearly felt warm breath on the back of her neck. But when she whipped her head around, there was nothing but the lonely bookstore behind her.


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I'm super excited to publish this very special new story. The text from this story was directly taken (with some edits here and there) from a roleplay I did with my good friend,  Observance!

His mysterious character Shesa gave my character Dulce a night to remember, and now it's here as the public story debut for both of these characters!

There's also some lovely art to go along with this story, which you can view here!

Shesa was inspired by a real-life piece of folk lore about a cryptid who hides and devours prey. (The book Dulce reads in the story is real!) I think it's totally fascinating, and if you're curious too, the internet is full of fun resources.

I hope people enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. And who knows, these characters may return together one day...

(11,867 Words)

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Further Reading
{Ch. 0} (You Are Here!) A Friend In The Dark
{Ch. 1} I'm Extra Lucky
{Ch. 2} We Can Be The First
{Ch. 3} Consider It A Promise
{Ch. 4} What We Both Wanted
... and more

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Observance

Posted by Observance 1 year ago Report

It's here!

This was such a fun roleplay, I'm so glad to see it adapted here. I couldn't be happier with how all of this went.

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

I'm so happy as well!! Thanks for creating such an awesome character.

lordamaterasu03

Posted by lordamaterasu03 1 year ago Report

Heya. Just wanted to give you a good ol' Thank you for helping to inspire Livesinastomach to make this tale.

so Thanks. Also I find Shesa to be a interesting character and I hope you have a lovely day and a happy year.

sorry if this feels like it came out of left field just wanted to extent my gratitude a bit. Have a good one and an infinite more.

Observance

Posted by Observance 1 year ago Report

Glad you enjoyed! I hope things are good on your end as well.

lordamaterasu03

Posted by lordamaterasu03 1 year ago Report

Yeah. Thanks ^^

KKtheneko

Posted by KKtheneko 1 year ago Report

This was a very fun read as always and it’s a wonderful day when you post, it was also very nice to see both Dulce and Shesa’s first appearances and I look forward to seeing what the future brings for both yourself and these characters.

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

You're so sweet! Thank you so much for reading. I'm looking forward to the future as well!

FitMe

Posted by FitMe 1 year ago Report

Yessssss oh my gosh what a wonderful, sickly sweet story! It was gross! And it was cute! Perfect for you!

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

It's what I do best!!

MidoriHime

Posted by MidoriHime 1 year ago Report

WOW that's a big story! I'm gonna have to set some time aside to read it.

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

If you do so, I'm sure you will be well rewarded! I'm really proud of this one.

TastesUndivided

Posted by TastesUndivided 1 year ago Report

Always lovely to see you upload a story~

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Thank you so much!

lordamaterasu03

Posted by lordamaterasu03 1 year ago Report

the fact that this story was a role play. is inspiring. I kind of have to come back for the later half but it was a interesting read so far and I'm impressed with the elements shown.

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Thanks so much! I'm glad you're liking the story.

lordamaterasu03

Posted by lordamaterasu03 1 year ago Report

Okay. finally got through. I might have saved myself some stomach turning at the mentions of the chyme and the other inner workings as I felt my irl nose burn at the mention of it and it wasn't pleasant.

but I still stand by my first comment it's a good story and it's amazing that all of that came from a roleplay. I would LOVE for this to be something that could happen with me.

but sadly. all of my current forever partners aren't the type to want me to churn out a story of what we do. And I sometimes feel the same. and I have kind of been turned away from accepting new people. But it's a thought that I do have from time to time.

this is really inspiring. Thanks for the amazing read.

lint231

Posted by lint231 1 year ago Report

This is so goddamn cute and nice!!!!

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you liked it, thanks for reading!

alittletrolling

Posted by alittletrolling 1 year ago Report

Wow! What an incredible amd fun story! I love the way you took the concept of two beings who knew almost nothing about each other's biological functions, and dialed it to eleven! I love the way how you didn't tell much of the story from outside the belly, other than dialouge, and I adore the way you wrote the digestion sequence and anomatopeas! The mystery was fantastic, the pacing was great, the wording was fun, I give this story an A+!

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Heya, thank you so much!! This is very high praise. The digestion sequence with the onomatopoeia is definitely my favorite part!

Thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment. <3 Very glad you enjoyed!

alittletrolling

Posted by alittletrolling 1 year ago Report

Of course! I've always loved your stories, the way you take the idea of endo and make it as realistic as possible is so cool! As a writer who prioritizes reality myself, I can confidently say you're one of the best on the site!

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

I never knew you were such a big fan! Thanks so much, your words really are kind. I always try to delve a little deeper into scenarios when I can, especially with stuff like endo, which really benefits from having developed characters and world building.

alittletrolling

Posted by alittletrolling 1 year ago Report

Yeah! I love your established, defined world! It's cool!

I'm still kinda establishing the world in MY stories, I just hope its not too complex for new readers haha...

NotTadpole

Posted by NotTadpole 1 year ago Report

It took me the whole day to read this because of ADHD, but this was a really cute story, and Dulce is an adorable character to boot c:

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

Ahhhhh oh my goodness thank you so much!! I know this story is a long one, so thank you for taking the time to read it and leave a comment! <3

I'm so glad you like Dulce. She's just the epitome of sweetness in more ways than one.

NotTadpole

Posted by NotTadpole 1 year ago Report

I did! I love your writing style, you make the characters very relatable c: I haven't had the time to read the next part yet, but I hope I can get around to it soon ^^'

And yeah, she is :3 Best meal-bot c:

LivesInAStomach

Posted by LivesInAStomach 1 year ago Report

That means so much!! :') And don't worry at all, take your time. Thank you so much for all your support!