Sleepless nights and long car rides, those are where I do my thinking. .

Light of Redemption: I started Writing LoR after returning from a trip I took to visit a friend of mine. The drive itself was 6 hours long, and as I drove, a story started to form in my head. By the time I had gotten home, I started to type, and a few days later I published my first chapter. Let me tell you, this story means a lot to me. It may not be the best and brightest out there, but it is my release from the stress of everyday life. My goal with this story was to make an OC who sort of shows progression of personality, and who isn't a complete badass. Not to say that I don't like Gareth, but I feel like realistically, not everyone can waltz into a room and mess up anyone they lay their hands on. If everyone on the planet were to get in a fight, obviously only one person would turn out the victor. That seems to be who some others want to write about, but not me. That being said, I do like to write things that I am knowledgeable about, so a lot of what I learned from my time in Muay Thai kickboxing and wrestling is written in through Gareth so that he's not totally defenseless. Not sure if that makes it self-insertish, and I hope it doesn't, but I just try to apply as much knowledge as I can to my writing as possible.

I suppose this story could also be seen as a tribute to the first champion I ever played, Miss Luxanna Crownguard. My interpretation of her isn't based on her in-game quotes or image. Instead, I try to imagine her as someone who didn't quite get to live the life she wanted to due to her conscription into the military (Supported by Lore and Judgement.)

Nine Tails and Six Strings: 9T&6S is a story I came up with to while trying to write the 8th chapter of LoR. A tribute to my other Favorite mid champ, Ahri, I wanted this story to be aimed more at creating a sense of adventure and wanderlust, as opposed to romance (though there still is some.) Just like how Gareth is sort of a manifestation for my love of martial art's in a way, Salem is someone i created out of my love of music. I too play the guitar, although not as much as I would like. Also, Salem is a more free spirited type of guy, where as Gareth is a bit of a tightwad at times.