At last, we now return to...
πππOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED VANILLA VELVET-Y PROGRAMMING...πππ
No, really. I have next week all plotted out! And the week after that! And the week after THAT! And...okay, things get a little dicey around January, but that's a problem for December Velvet!
Thank you for your ENDLESS patience through the total fubar, shtf, snafu that has been my 2025. I really don't deserve it, given the way everything has continuously slipped out of my hands like a wet bar of soap. I appreciate you all so much, I want to can my warm, gooey feelings for you in airtight jars, and then send one to each of you, wrapped in ribbons and gingham like some kind of weird...artisanal...love...jelly?
This post has gone off the rails. I'm not going into the love jelly business! If only because I feel like there would be serious health code concerns...
UH. ANYWAY. VIKINGS, ANYONE?
I feel like I need to say I'm definitely swearing off fight scenes for a bit after this one (mostly because Audacity ate that sound design track and I had to redo it multiple times) but...I won't turn this into a post of lies. We all know I don't know how to quit the complex sound design, even when I should. I hope you enjoy!
Fierce Viking Mother Adopts You
As a lonely orphan, broken by years of abuse, youβve lost all hope -- until a fierce Viking woman claims you as kin! You barely remember kindness, much less love, but her protective embrace offers the gentle comfort of a motherβs care. Can the warmth of this strong warriorβs maternal affection heal the pain in your heart and soothe the trauma of your past? Possibly. Perhaps, your love for her can even heal some scars of her ownβ¦
[F4A] [Fierce Viking Leader Speaker] [Young Orphan Listener, Age Undetermined] [Motherly] [Maternal] [Freeing You From Slavery After Razing the Village] [Making Food for You] [Sailing Together] [Taking You on a Tour of Your New Home] [Family] [Carrying You] [Hugs] [Tucking You In] [Healing Each Others' Emotional Scars] [CW: Death (past, some in flashback); violence (implied); trauma; grief; loss; slavery (not onscreen)] [Ocean Ambiance] [Medieval Village] [Cave Ambiance] [Fireplace] [Campfire] [Winter Forest] [Winter Wind] [Wolves]
Performer: Vanilla Velvet Audio
Script by: JayDoseASMR (with an assist by Makenzie Mazing/Obviously a Pisces), and a few edits/adlibs by me!
SFX/Music: Licensed from Envato elements; other SFX from https://freesound.org all under public domain/CC0 licenses