Mind Games: Trepidation

Mind Games is a series of six interactive books revolving around horror, sci-fi, supernatural elements, and romance.

Mind Games: Trepidation is the first title in the series. Currently, only Chapters 1-6 are available. There is expected to be 9 chapters in total, along with an Epilogue.

You will be hunted. You will be the hunter. How you let this define and change you will cause sway in the story and in what few allies you manage to scrape together. You are an Alpha: a superhuman, or maybe [i]more[/i] than human, with abilities that have no magical bearing. And, what's more, you're quite powerful for one… not that you have much to compare yourself to, given Alphas have mostly been hunted into oblivion in your world. A failed attempt at militarizing a 'growing danger' is what they called it, twenty-five years ago. Twenty-five years ago when the mass majority of the world's governing bodies pressed forward laws and regulations, allowing people like you to be killed in the street for existing. Nowadays, the Advocacy of Peace is tasked with continuing to kill Alphas… and govern Supernaturals, as people in 'the know' are aware.

However, as a group that stands for peace, they've taken to employing Alphas the same as Supers… even if there are rumors saying that Alphas go missing in their employment far more often than they should. Whether that holds true or not is entirely up to you to figure out for yourself.

Now, life is getting more interesting, and even more dangerous: you become part of one of the elite teams of the Advocacy, chasing down the thing hunting you. No truer game of cat and mouse has been played in Alpha history, given the thing hunting you... has a track record for winning.

Features: 

- Five romantic options, and only one is restricted by gender of the main character (this character being Fawn). 

- The ability to select your first and last name, gender, and pronouns. 

- NSFW material is optional on your chosen romance route. You can opt for fade to black scenes or for something like cuddling instead. 

- Choices that will matter, and choices that characters in the game with you will notice. And not everyone will always agree with what you do... or don't do. 

- TBD

The Romantic Options: 

Freja Ellingboe: The Commanding Agent of her team, Freja can be brutally blunt and has little patience for those unable to focus on the task at hand during working hours. It doesn't help that even outside of work, she's rather reserved... mostly because she suffers from massive amounts of social anxiety. Despite this, she has nothing but warmth in her heart for her team and even their wrangler, even if she has a hard time showing it.

Fawn: Fawn is... hard to describe; she's the second in command, and likes the respect it gives her. Cagey, edging on hostile, and reluctant to deal with people in every way possible. She's been betrayed far too many times, and after the third time she had to deal with the loss of everyone close to her, she's incredibly reluctant to trust anyone. She doesn't even go by her true name: Fawn was one she chose herself, to represent her forced new life after being thrown from her tribe for crimes she did unwillingly, and being on unsteady legs that had to strengthen quickly. (Genderlocked to women OR non-binary people.)

Blake Gautier: Blake is a Cajun man straight from the bayous of Louisiana. Formerly a biker before his life went to shit and known for being quite the flirt, he's also rather useful in social settings, depending. However, he also comes with a temper that often leans on short, and it can be quite easy to push his buttons and incite violence. Underneath it all, he's a man that suffered a great heartache, and while he wants to love again, the idea of facing the same loss can render him fearful of such feelings. 

Jack Crowley: Jack is a firecracker and a half. They wield a Super hunting six-shooter that they have a crack shot with. Known for some eccentric-isms and being besties with Blake (much to Freja and Fawn's worst nightmares), it's hard to know what they're thinking or what their next action might be. They are the second newest member to team Cydrein, only joining half a year before Loche, and they still need to iron out their wild side. (Jack will change genders between man or woman depending on your choice.)

Loche: Loche is incredibly slow to trust and has very little understanding of human world social etiquette, given things are very different in their homelands of the Fae Realms. They are struggling to adapt to this new world, even after living in it for three years, and because of that, they are rarely seen away from someone from the team, especially Fawn. However, their usual behavior seems to be utterly forgotten in the MC's presence, much to the confusion of the rest of the team... and Loche themself.

Current Word Count: 

Chapters 1 and 2: 10,664

With Stats and Startup: 11,116

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