Introducing Vex and Deker (and other stuff about The Fater)

Hello lovely readers! We’re already in July, and the weather is as chaotic as ever (well, here on the British Isles, anyway..) I imagine some of you are now able to enjoy a few weeks off, I hope you enjoy your summer! Me? No, I work in retail, no summer break for me.. *cries*

Anyway, I’ve been absolutely itching to share more information about my short story, The Fater! For me, this is such an important writing win, as I’ve now proven to myself that yes, I CAN finish a story! For me, The Fater is just the beginning. There is still hope for me to write a full-length, marketable story!

But in the meantime: The Fater!

Now, in my last post, I made a vague a reference to this story being a collaborative effort. That is because The Fater is actually only half the story. The other half is in the form of a drawing, by my faraway bestie, Xyn!

Well over a year and a half ago, maybe even two years now, my friend Xyn came up with an idea to help me get out of my writing slumps. The idea was this: he would come up with a character, draw that character, and then in turn, I would think of and write a story for this character. This offered me a fresh challenge from my many lacklustre works in progress, so of course, I definitely agreed!

The Fater is actually our second collab. Collab one produced an absolutely tiny story out of me: a four page endeavour called The Faulty Cat-Light. If anything, The Faulty Cat-Light walked so The Fater could run!

For the story that would eventually become The Fater, Xyn created the character Deker. A fellow dressed entirely in maroon, wearing a fedora upon his head. Almost immediately, the phrase “gambling demon of fate” came into my head, thus creating the basis of The Fater.

Now, for a brief synopsis:

“Life for Vex is as stale as it gets. Dead-end job, neighbours from hell, a dwindling dream of becoming an artist that she believes in less and less every day. One afternoon, Vex accidentally evokes the help of Deker, a gambling demon of Fate. He promising change and fortune, if only Vex is brave enough to take the gamble.”

Intrigued yet?

I still haven’t found a home for The Fater yet. I think I’m a little scared of being perceived, haha.. I posted last time that I was thinking of revamping my Wattpad, and that’s definitely still a possibility. I might also put The Faulty Cat-Light on there too. As little as that story is, I still loved writing it.

And that’s literally why Xyn set me these collaborations. To make me fall back in love with writing! So yeah, massive massive thanks to my faraway bestie. If you’re reading this, you’re the best, Xyn! ❤

I also recently came up with a story for our next collaboration. Still unnamed for now, going with the working title “Collab 3”. I hope to have the same success with this character as I have with the previous ones.

That’s about it for now. If and when I decide to share The Fater, and maybe The Faulty Cat-Light, I will definitely make a post about that too, so look out for that in the future.

Soph, signing off!