SELCOUTH - P. PEVENSIE (1)

Foreword

hello there! my name is cecily, and i love to write!

this is the second story i'm publishing on here. i have many, many others in the works but none of them are finished. this is the first one i've actually had a solid ending for (yay me!)

basically i just wanted to say thanks for reading this. if you could vote or comment on the things i write that would be incredible. i love doing it myself, and i find them funny to read! as well, if you have ideas on how i could better my writing, please let me know so i can use the feedback in the future! i'm using a lot of exclamation points. it's a little excessive. oops. 

i also have a few things to explain, so here goes:

1. the title(s)

basically for every chapter i have a pretty word that has meaning with the chapter. in some chapters i have multiple words, but only the most significant in my mind is the title. the title of this story, selcouth, means unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvelous. as i post more chapters you'll understand why i chose that one, i think. let me know if you like that idea or not!

2. possible triggers

now, this one is just a precaution. in the chapter titled 'mamihlapinatapai' there's a mention of scars inflicted upon lilith by someone else. someone also touches them, so it might be triggering for some people. keep that in mind as you read, and i'll put a reminder on the chapter before. 

3. ages

so for this i bumped up peter's age a bit, so that a romance would be a bit more acceptable. i'm pretty sure his age was supposed to be about thirteen, which i bumped up to fifteen. as well, while i was writing i pictured a more prince caspian-era will as peter, but that's up to you. 

4. lilith's lack of description

as far as when i read, i like to picture myself as a character. in this the only descriptors i use (i think) are that she's a couple inches shorter than peter and has curly hair. curly hair is a feature i find very pretty, and the height difference is for convenience. however, ignore these things if they don't fit you or what you like. 

5. names

i suck at names. i've written lucy's faun friend as tumnus, because that's how it sounds to me. if you know for sure that it's not that, please tell me so i can fix it!

6. myself

shameless self promo. my instagram username is the same as it is on here, nqrnian. i do really boring video edits, but check me out if you'd like. i also have a book editing account, calsmare, which you could also check out. please don't hate me for this lol. (also just as a side note i use she/they pronouns, so if you need to refer to me please use both!)

7. inspiration 

i was heavily inspired for both cover and plot by prettylittleirishboy, and their stories irrelevant and unforgettable. check those out because they're way better done than mine and are super good. 

i hope you guys who actually read through all of that aren't too excited, because you may be sorely disappointed. if i get one single vote i'll post the first chapter the next day. thank you!

-cecily <3