A tale of young love, high school and supernatural drama.Raven's Apprentice is the 5th story in my Wyrd Tales series, posted on my blog.This is an experiment to see how posting one of my stories on the new forums might work. Each chapter will be a post in reply to this title page. Please try to limit reader responses to replies to each chapter.(Note for new readers, because my Wyrd Tales contain mature themes, language and content I cannot actually provide links to the blog itself. If you want a link, contact me... but really, right now this is just an experiment with the new forum.)Chapter 32EpilogueAfterword

Chapter 32"So, that's the story," Cassie said.

I know I said Raven's Apprentice was finished, and it is, but I did put an Afterword up on the blog with some thoughts about how the story and characters developed. If you're interested, maybe check it out and let me know what you think.Afterword

Chapter 8"Argh, so close," Mariah groaned theatrically."So true," Cassie laughed, her eyes lingering on Gwen's. "But wait... it gets worse."

Chapter 9"So... oh wow, is that the time?" Cassie laughed.

First InterludeBella had overreacted. She could admit that to herself, privately at least.

Wyrd Tales - Raven's Apprentice (completed 7/19)

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luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 32
"So, that's the story," Cassie said.
- DaniRose2143
  Hero
  2 months ago
  That was a really sweet chapter. ❤️ I like the 'Where Are They Now' ending. It gives a little closure to this chapter of their lives but leaves open the possibility of more. 🙂
  - luciusstorm
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 months ago
    Well, that was what I was going for, so I guess I nailed it. 🙂 I like figuring out Carmilla and Molly's adult appearance... and thinking about how they grew.
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
I know I said Raven's Apprentice was finished, and it is, but I did put an Afterword up on the blog with some thoughts about how the story and characters developed. If you're interested, maybe check it out and let me know what you think.
Afterword
- Ellupelluellu
  Hero
  2 months ago
  Interesting reading 🙂 Always fascinating to know why this and that was how it was.
  
  Naturally, I am glad you did not go with your original plan with Bella 😄 Honestly, easy to say now, but I would have not personally been so interested about the story anymore, if so. Been a fan sense sims1 🙂
  - luciusstorm
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 months ago
    I'm glad too. I never much liked my original interpretation of her and had already largely moved away from it by the time I wrote the first Wyrd Girls story. By that point I had decided she really did love Mortimer and her flirting with other men was mostly job related... but she didn't really come into her own for me until Raven's Apprentice. Now, I'm a fan of my new Bella.
    I've got ideas taking shape for more stories with her. We'll see what comes of them.
- BlueSeaWaves
  Seasoned Ace
  2 months ago
  Also glad to hear about Bella, feels like if would've been an easy way to make her character, while also ignoring lore surrounding her.
  The inclusion of Carmilla and Molly was an excellent choice, and you certainly did butlers better with Edwards than the pack did. Overall Ravens Apprentice was fun and exciting to read.
  Hope you enjoy the break, can't wait for the next installment 😁
  - luciusstorm
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 months ago
    Sims lore is interesting to me. I only started playing the Sims three years ago, and with Sims 4, so at first I only knew the brief descriptions households had in CAS and that only if I actually looked at them. 🙂 Eventually, I discovered a wiki and started exploring more... which is fun because the lore is a confusing, contradictory mess and Sims 4 is expressly a different continuity than the other games. Still, it gave me some interesting avenues to explore... like Cas and Don Lothario having a relationship and Bella's abduction. Also, obviously, Sims 4 Werewolves, with its detailed lore was something I latched onto. It's fun, balancing my own ideas with Sims lore and seeing what I come up with. 😁
    Now I'm going to see about getting some of that rest I so desperately need.
- DaniRose2143
  Hero
  2 months ago
  I'll make it unanimous, you made the right choice with Bella. Your secondary characters, Carmilla, Molly, Aadi, and more, jump off the page and get your attention. I never come away thinking what was the point of including this character. I wish you the best during your break and that you come back feeling energized. I'm patiently waiting to see what comes next. 😁
  - luciusstorm
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 months ago
    Well, making characters is fun... which is probably why I end up with so many of them. 😄 I did add Carmilla, Molly, Lucius and Doctor Key to my character pages... and I just realized I forgot to add Edwards. Proof that I'm too tired to think clearly.
    Rest time. We'll see if I can get through Strangerville with a story to tell. 🥀🧟
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 8
"Argh, so close," Mariah groaned theatrically.
"So true," Cassie laughed, her eyes lingering on Gwen's. "But wait... it gets worse."
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 9
"So... oh wow, is that the time?" Cassie laughed.
- BlueSeaWaves
  Seasoned Ace
  2 months ago
  lmao alien threat is now a minor detail, the kiss was more important 😆 Aww maybe one day they can reunite with Molly and Carmilla 🥲 Very sweet ending, and the where are they know, so satistfying ☺️
  - luciusstorm
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 months ago
    The threat of alien invasion comes and goes. 👽 True loves first kiss is always more important. 😊
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
First Interlude
Bella had overreacted. She could admit that to herself, privately at least.
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 10
"Alright," Cassie said with a smile, "that's studio business dealt with for now. Though I'll be up all night reading scripts."
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 11
"After that, Gwen came over after school almost every day," Cassie said with a smile. "I really was helping her with her homework. Like she's said, she had some odd gaps in her knowledge. It led to some strange conversations..."
- luciusstorm
  Seasoned Veteran
  2 months ago
  Second test of a reply, especially testing the "you have exceeded your maximum posts" thing to see if it impacts this.
  Edit: Oh yeah, it definitely impacts this.
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 12
"There was definitely strangeness going on," Cassie said. "Though, at the time, I was convinced it was a completely different, and more ordinary, kind of strangeness."
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 13
"Of course, now that I was once again convinced Bella was up to something sinister, I had to tell Gwen," Cassie said.
luciusstorm
Seasoned Veteran
2 months ago
Chapter 14
"Edwards was right of course," Cassie said. "I had a lot of unresolved feelings about my mother. Being angry and suspicious about Bella's strange behavior must have seemed like a good way to hide from them. Until something happened that pushed those feelings forward."