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Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain
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Kahyla Tamrin faces a demon’s bargain where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.
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A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla protects her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and rivals intent on the throne. She faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

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Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
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Our final piece in the Jan 2026 Regret issue is Wen Wen Yang’s “In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please.” What a heartfelt way to close out a month of retrospection
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In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please
I am sure we were meant to be friends, but you see, you came too late. In kindergarten, I was the awkward child trying to hold the classmates’ hands at recess. I mouthed their words along with them…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Dear friends,
I haven’t been posting as much lately about writing because of so many things in my home state of Minnesota. When they say write what you know, I will now have a lived experience for resistance under occupation. So many stories of heartbreak, but also bad-ass bravery and sharp wit.
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Hey #writers, who'd be up for doing a workshop to raise some funds for Minnesota charities? @alexpenname.bsky.social and I are putting something together.

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February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Released on bond, Despard considers whether to trust his newfound ally.
“I should be making the rounds at every post-Council party, trying to drum up votes,” said Gooseport, pausing at a gate with a large K integrated into the ironworks. “If it’s any consolation, I think you’d make a better king for Huxen than either Bizal or Grath,” said Despard, painfully aware of how dependent he was on this man for his current freedom. “Compared to a zealot and a demon-mage, that’s not saying much.” Gooseport pulled his cape closer and resumed his walk. “Since I’ve staked a tenth of my fleet and my honor on making sure you show up at tomorrow’s Council, I should at least get you to the security of my townhouse.” “There was a rumor on the streets of Bivmiav that the border with Bajan to the south was heating up,” Despard said. “True or not, I imagine a lot of pirates will be hanging around the Bajan coast this year, hoping to get close enough for a short chase.” Gooseport stared at Despard without slacking his pace. “If I can get a message to my captains. Warn them to steer clear of the Bajan coast…You may have saved me a pirate’s ransom.” Despard wondered what his pirate contacts would think of him, sharing the rumor with a Huxen merchant-noble, but he kept that thought to himself.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

Opening line:
Blood and ash, which way through the rocks?
Ending lines:
“And if you find more demons?”
“Then I fight,” she said.
#QuestPit #F #R #YA #A #Q
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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DAWN OF THE CICADA
adult fantasy, 105,000 words
Disney-style enchantment with folklore teeth.

Her enemies wield steel; Lisara wields their darkest emotions, animating them into living weapons that could consume her as easily as her foes.

#questpit #F #Q #RF
Dark, moody fantasy moodboard with imagery suggesting magic, forged weapons, and emotional power, created for an adult fantasy novel pitch.
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
tempestteapot.bsky.social
Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. The demons are real but the saints require her body as a vessel.
⛓️Feminist
🦶 Heel-face turn
❤️ Slow burn
🕴️Powers via Possession
🗣️Quiet girl finds her voice
#questpit #Q #F #R #YA #A
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla protects her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and rivals intent on the throne. She faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

#QuestPit #F #R #YA #A #Q
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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From Epic Fantasy Waking the Saints. Zorrik has hunted down mages before they can open a path to demons. Now he needs the help of a secret mage called the Raven to awaken a saint before an army of demons arrives.
The woman and her paramour had left dirty cups and stained rings on the linen, but Zorrik settled into his same seat. Before he could calm his thoughts, a merchant slid into the seat across from him. Zorrik nodded politely and hid his nerves with a deep drink of the earthy tea. Familiar notes of musk and fir took him back to long evenings studying in the Escala Academy library, researching the names and lives of the saints and their Vessels. He had excelled at the history of demon-hunting long before Villanova appointed him to the practical application of enforcement. Baroness Tartuj greeted the merchant and sat next to him. Her daughter adjusted the pearl strings on her puff shoulders as she joined them, a wistful glance at the Queen’s table suggesting the move wasn’t her choice. A healer in temple red and the captain of the City Guard completed the exodus from the Queen’s influence. The City Guard? It would be the perfect cover. The man had the requisite maturity, but no direct connection to the king. The Baroness was close to Queen Lualih, but seemed more intent on discovering every port the merchant had visited. “Do you think the king’s army will be safe without a saint’s haven, Director Zorrik?” asked the young Lady Tartuj. Her mother and the merchant paused their conversation. Irregular sea pearls decorated her child’s white coolan. Probably a gift from her father Baron Tartuj, who had marched north with the king. “Parkith watches over all His faithful.” Zorrik patted the girl’s hand, the trite words like worms in his mouth. No, they weren’t safe, not with a demon-eaten mage leading their enemy. But merely a haven wouldn’t help, pretty as the sparkling gems were. They needed a fully awakened saint, a human hosting as a Saint’s Vessel and channeling Parkith’s Power. Where was the Raven? Who could it be? Zorrik gulped down his tea, exposing swollen rolls of leaves pointed at him like accusing fingers.
January 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Ambushed in an alley, the soldiers protecting the Tamrin children are outnumbered. Barely trained, Kahyla chooses to stand up and fight back.
The cries of a younger soldier, scrambling to crawl out from under the soldier that Niklos had skewered, jangled in disharmony. Choking and coughing on his own blood, the dying soldier rattled in his shattered armor. The sounds faded from notice as the squat Grath soldier locked eyes with her. Momentum carried her closer as his heavy sword bore down toward her chest. Muscle memory brought her arm up, defecting his sword, but the strength of the blow sent her stumbling against the cobblestone. His return swing aimed at Abber, skimming across her side and stomach. A flap of velvet fell open as the sword tip slid across the metal strips sewn into the boning channels of her bodice. A darker red stained her side where the boning stopped and the blade ripped flesh. With a hand pressed to her side, Abber fell against the plaza side of the crossing square. “Stay down,” said Despard. He placed his left hand on her shoulder as he charged around her, Kirrik’s sword in his right hand. Kahyla’s hand splashed in the clouded stormwater draining down the middle of the alley. Raising her head, she gasped for breath. At the end of the passage, an archer readied his next shot at Despard. Her hand closing on her rapier hilt, Kahyla pushed against the gritty cobblestones to stand. “You want a Tamrin, shoot me!” Kahyla yelled. The bow moved a few degrees and Kahyla dove to the ground. Pain tore across her back. Her hands brushed Despard’s boots, but failed to cushion her fall as her forehead hit the cobblestones. Her nose pressed into the river silt mud, smelling of decaying algae and sewage. While the archer nocked another arrow, Niklos sprinted. His first stroke knocked the bow aimed at his chest to the ground. His second opened the archer’s belly. Nausea sent Kahyla coughing bile into the alley’s drainage ditch.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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From Epic Fantasy WIP, Waking the Saints. ComSec when the mage-hunter wants to meet with a mage.
“Prelate Hask wrote that any trace of sulphur must be purged from those cursed with mageblood, as offensive to Parkith.” “Your books are wrong,” said Kahyla. “The Saints need mageblood.” “Do you wish to join Despard on charges of blasphemy? I’m no longer your confessor.” Despard placed himself between Zorrik and Kahyla. “Can we leave Huxen yet, Kahyla? I know you love your country, but it doesn’t seem to love you back.” Zorrik’s best lead slipping away. “No, forgive me.” He held out his palms as though for a blood oath. “Saint-touched, you wouldn’t commit blasphemy. I don’t understand why, but Saint Podru demands a powerful mage. Please help me! I can’t keep trying with the unwilling or the weak.” Rejected by the saint, Zorrik had sent Tarja to the common pyre, with Heiki’s stare almost as heavy as the child’s body. “Give me the name of your teacher and I promise to protect them,” Zorrik said. “Why should I believe you?” Kahyla asked.
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Quiet girl finds her voice.
Awkwardly, Kahyla kept her curtsy to the Prelate as shallow as she dared without giving offense, or revealing the rapier beneath her skirts. Unsure of the protocol for an InterRex, she repeated the obeisance toward Vayne’s desk. “Honored members of the Joint Council, I request the wardenship of Tamrin Manor, until my brother comes of age.” The Prelate tapped a scroll on his desk. “Lord Terrick has filed papers claiming he was assigned Warden of Tamrin by your father, Baron Grath, on behalf of the late Lady Tamrin.” “Baron Grath has no such authority.” Kahyla drew the letters out of her hanging pocket. “My mother’s will left the initial authority to the Tamrin Master at Arms, Master Dimmon, to be transferred to me upon my Dancing Day.” “Kahyla, enough of this foolishness,” said Grath, his left hand steadying the sword on his hip, while the other waved in frustration. “This game is pointless. There was no wardenship to assign after I married Lady Tamrin.” “No, father–” “Sit down, child.” Grath gestured to include the entire chamber. “Quit wasting the Council’s time.” Small, unimportant, but not a child. “By the Laws of Parkith, I am no longer a child, but a woman of Parkith. You have no right to command me.” “You owe me your obedience. As your father, I command your silence.” “My Paer may command me, but you may not.” Bizal chortled with glee as the realization washed over Grath’s face.
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Tattoo = ink on hands

#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚

From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. I may have shared this one before, but I like this introspection as he realizes he’s fallen hard for Kahyla.
The next turn in the switchback brought her profile into view, sitting proud and strong in the saddle. Why not just admit it? You love her. His hands twitched. I love her, but there’s no future for us together. She won’t leave Tamrin and there’s no place there for an outsider like me. Why hurt her with my neediness? The sword scars on his hands stood out white. If he hadn’t followed his father’s bad advice, he’d have ink stains from poetry. According to Kahyla, what he chose to do with these hands made him who he was. His Da would be laughing out his ass at him–all distracted over a girl, and an educated girl at that. Screw Da, he’s wrong. Despard nudged his horse. “How much further, Kahyla?”
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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#Booksky HUGE thank you shoutout to you lovely folks shopping from our website! We are SO close! We still need to sell 4 more copies of the Astreiant omnibus and/or 10 other books to hit this particular sales goal, if anyone else would like some excellent queer books this week!
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#Booksky Not unrelated, if we sell 11 copies of THE COMPLETE ASTREIANT from our webstore or 20 of our other titles, I can actually pay myself this month, which would be super handy right now. We invest in our local communities! #Minneapolis #smallbiz
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#Booksky 1/2 Real talk: the Press and several of our authors are based in Minneapolis, which is experiencing a significant government-fueled assault on our people, our communities and our local economy. And I have a LOT of bills to pay this month. queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. The demons are real but the saints require her body as a vessel.

⛓️Feminist
🦶 Heel-face turn
❤️ Slow burn
🕴️Powers via Possession
🗣️Quiet girl finds her voice

#BluePit 📖 #Q #F #R #YA #A
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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A KINKY WEREWOLF X VAMPIRE SEX COMEDY

Wulf discovers being a werewolf means no orgasms, unless he wants to howl down every cop on the city on him, so his two hot roommates help him train to resist.

But when Sky, vampire S&M club owner comes, will Wulf?

#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #R #Erotica #LGBT
At the top is the title text “Good Boys Don’t Howl” On a background of a brick wall lit with the colors of the bisexual pride flag is the shadow of a howling werewolf and a rain of red feathers. Over the shadow is a neon mouth with red lips and white vampire fangs and a blue and purple hand with a raised index finger in a shushing gesture. Below that is a tagline: “pop goes the werewolf”
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Kahyla faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

Opening line:
Blood and ash, which way through the rocks?
Ending lines:
“And if you find more demons?”
“Then I fight,” she said.
#BluePit 📖 #F #R #YA #A #Q
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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GRIMDARK-TO-COZY

Innkeeper Shallot can't help adopting every abused child who finds their way to her inn. She shows them kindness, but these kids grow up radicalized by their backgrounds and capitalism. As adults, they become a polyamorous gang of anarchists and murderers.

#BluePit📖 #A #F #W #LGBT
Mood board for Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn Green background with gears and bedding. Knife prominent near the title. Images include candles, beds, a piano, an old timey kitchen, flowers around a big old house, vegetables, a bar, potions, and a hurdy-gurdy.
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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TENEMENT

House of Leaves x The Giver

Inside, the Tenement is an infinite maze of halls.

Outside, there is... Nothing.

When Noah Walker's mom mysteriously goes missing, he vows to learn the secrets of his strange world. Even if it means tearing the whole thing down.

#Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #YA #M #D
A dimly lit frame with the first four Rules of the Tenement: RULE ONE Under no circumstances shall anyone leave the Tenement. RULE TWO The Front Door is to remain shut and locked at all times. RULE THREE Any windows that appear are to remain closed, with the curtains drawn, and should be avoided until they disappear again. Tenants are forbidden from looking upon the outside. RULE FOUR These Rules, being given to us by our Landlord and passed down unchanged from the founding of the Tenement, shall be inscribed into the heart and mind of every tenant for the wellbeing of all A mysterious photo of a woman in a dark hall and a scrap of paper are tucked into the bottom corner. The paper reads "Where is she?"
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚

From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Kahyla fights back. Her father's sword-sworn jumps her outside their campsite and tries to shift the blame to the rival lord's son.
“None of that, m’lady.” Kirrik’s calm mocking voice. “I can’t blame Kalev with scratches on my face.” I gave him the idea. Despard would kill Kalev in a rage, then Kirrik could pick off Abber and Despard later. Kirrik’s knee jammed into her diaphragm, forcing out what little air she had. Her ribs banged against his pommel. Reflexively, she doubled over. Air, she needed air. Kirrik dropped her arm, taking a pace back. They’ll always be stronger, Kahyla. Her heartbeat thudded in her ears. Her vision was sharp as Kirrik’s hand moved to the sword on his hip. “If you run, I can make this much worse.” Snorting around the gag, she stayed down. Her fingers twitched in pine needles and dirt. I’m not running. A wide swing of shadow, silent movement, star-shine on sword metal. Get inside his reach.
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla protects her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and rivals intent on the throne. She faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.

#BluePit 📖 #F #R #YA #A #Q
Graphic shows silhouette of couple filled with courtyard, leather armor, and a structure consumed by flames. Six of Crows X Witch King Demon's Bargain A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla struggles to protect her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and political rivals intent on the throne. She faces a demon's bargain: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. 120k Epic Fantasy Novel. Tropes list: Deliberate values dissonance Feminist within patriarchy Heel-face turn Slow burn Forbidden love Powers via Possession Coming of Age Quiet girl finds her voice Target markets: adult fantasy for darker themes, detailed world-building, and a blend of magic and political intrigue. YA for coming-of-age story and slow burn romance, while skewing older for the consequences of difficult life choices. #F #R #YA #A #Q Body count 11, proposals 4, weddings 2
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM