ETA ::Profile (ShadesofBlack)

Hi, I'm ShadesofBlack. Or Shades, if you like.

I'm just here to be an alt list and some info about myself.

I tend to be really rambley and overthink or overexplain things a lot, so don't feel like you have to read everything here. But you should at least glance at my disclaimers below before playing with my characters.

A quick bit about me and how I engage, I tend to mostly idle in the chat and wait for approach it seems. I have a LOT of basic ideas in my character bios. So if you have an idea to play with one of my characters or like one of mine, please feel free to whisper, even if I'm "distracted!" On the same note, if I whisper you and you aren't interested, feel free to say so, I will always take "no" for an answer. Also PLEASE tell me what you like about my characters, or why you are interested in them. What about the kinks we enjoy together makes you like them? This sort of info really helps give me drive to keep sharing.

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My Schedule:

I'm usually around a night or two during the week, anywhere between 23:00 to 7:00 chat time. Weekend nights sometimes, but less often and usually not until after 2 or 3. If you want to plan a day/time to meet up for a story or game, feel free to ask me. Otherwise it's luck of the draw when we run into one another.

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Alts:

Here's a quick summary of all of my alts, who they are, and the "genre" and/or feel of vore story they are intended to play in. Their genres can be changed or the characters adapted to your native setting, but if you prefer so, we should talk about it in advance please.

Katelyn is a woman who once found the oasis that is love, and then lost it harshly. As an orphan, she's been lonely for much of her life, and returning to that state crushed her. She's been trying to recover ever since, and has indulged herself in some strange fantasies, which she's found she has the ability to fulfill. Very shy, and kind, but also very hungry for attention and love. Katelyn doesn't have many friends, and struggles with self-worth.
Considerate, romantic, submissive (when willing), and gentle. Native Genre: Katelyn is mainly intended for play in "discovering a friend or partner's secret, fun abilities" sort of stories. Stories where vore either isn't commonplace or isn't well known. Katelyn is meant to be an affectionate endo, or even submissive pred. She can also be prey or pred in some scenes or stories without worrying about this, but I prefer her natural genre for long stories.

Potential_Katelyn is an alternate version of Katelyn that I want to create through a very long, plot based roleplay with someone. Basically a placeholder for a potential AU version of Katelyn that gets to become an adventurer or a mech pilot and save people and have plot and shit. And maybe vore and romance, maybe nah.
Native Genre: Same as above, but in a tabletop rpg style adventure story, where Katelyn starts out relatively weak.

Mindy_Shuellik: A more aggressive predator than Katelyn, she eats because she's hungry or horny and people are yummy and satisfying, and is more than likely to digest her food or otherwise keep it down. Doesn't matter which way she takes her prey, unless it was discussed beforehand or they are very clever, they usually won't be coming back out. She does have a lot of playfulness though, and prefers happy meals to scared meals. Plays volleyball and loves it, maybe as much as vore.
Confident, assertive, sexually dominant, predatory. Native Genre: Mindy is meant for dominance and scenes where wanton lust or enjoyment tend to take the place of the inhibitions of her prey. She's not gauranteed lethal, but there is usually a high risk of being digested or melted, despite her usually non-chalant demeanor. Her ability to see into the kinks and desires of others lets her find the ones who won't be difficult targets. Almost entirely pred.

Miranda_Stephens is a regular girl (who happens to have both a penis and a vagina) finishing up high school. She has the odd ability to eat people, that she uses pretty regularly: on purpose, by accident, and sometimes just to show it off. No one ever has much of a problem with it for some reason, not even friends and relatives of her prey. Seriously, it's a cool trick, you should see her do it sometime.
Casually or accidantally predatory, usually sexually unashamed, carefree, fun and games. Native Genre: Miranda is for a further extreme of nonchalance surrounding vore even when it's assumed to be a one-way trip. To a point of being surreal and downright unrealistic. "Oh, that just happens sometimes, it's annoying" is usually the most unfavorable reaction. People vanishing into her is just a regular thing, even if either inconvenient or sexy.

Suzanne: A literal ghost of a girl who technically isn't dead yet, but might as well be. Being on death's doorstep has desensitized her to shyness about sexuality and she sometimes acts on impulse, but if she's thinking about it she will totally respect boundaries of folks who can see her. If only she were to find such a person... Can be considered a "goo girl" made of ectoplasm for some purposes. (Has been in only a couple stories.)
Mostly incorporeal, graceful, creative, eager for fun sexual or otherwise. Native Genre: Suzanne is for stories that alternate between serious feels (though they don't have to dwell) and wacky ghostly hijinks that tend to wind up vorish or otherwise kinky. I usually like for people to meet Suzanne in scene, but "aldready known" scenes are possible. "Oh yah, by the way, my room mate is a ghost."

AnnieandJeannette are a pair of newly weds (most generally.) Annie is a naga librarian, and Jeannette is a human (variable) modelling and cosmetology student. Both are women; and it's worth noting that Jeannette is intersex and has a cock. This is a couple-character my wife and I made together to try dipping our toes back into the roleplay scene sometime. I want to run any potential roleplay with this pair by my wife first, both because the character is half hers, and to check if she wants to be included.
Native Genre: Flexible, designed to be potentially played in a setting at least loosely run by another player. Vorish settings, especially those that are at least a bit vore-casual with some nonlethal options, are ideal. Themes of a married couple opening their horizens will probably be part of the story.

*Couvign: A naga boy in highschool/college. Plays on the soccer team, despite his tail. Total closet vorarephile, but usually favors normal food, instead of hunting for prey. He's secretly somewhat like a genie. Unsure what I want to do with this one, I never quite got into the character.

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What I'm up to, and recent updates:

11/16/2018
Lately I've been in the mood to make some characters with a bit more mad science or magic. Possibly fan characters included. Not sure where I want to take that first, but open to suggestions. Also, love the idea of DMing a setting for someone or several someones.

10/15/2018
I'm very sorry that I've gone and vanished again. I do intend to be back soon, and anyone interested in the stories we've already started, you're welcome to PM me to try to work out a time we can meet to continue if you'd like. I'm going through some really tough stuff IRL right now. Part of my house flooded, and my health is failing again in what I've now learned is another flare-up of a chronic condition. But my friends are important to me, including the ones I've made here. So I'll be back when I can be.

05/17/2018
Okay, so about my schedule: It's kinda flexible sometimes, and others not so much. But I'm usually around between 23:00 to 7:00 chat time, for at least one day of the week. Usually a weekday or two. If you want to schedule a time to meetup for a story we have planned, feel free to ask me, we can figure something out, rather than just hope we run into each other.

05/01/2018
Apologies to everyone I'm trying to start stories with, I probably won't be online much for the next week. Have a busy weekend coming up with work and medical stuff. Not vanishing though, will be back soon.

04/24/2018
I'm adding this idea to my list on several characters, and it's occuring to me that I should probably clean up these lists. I want to try a group roleplay or roleplay with extra NPCs where Mindy or one of my other characters is playing a game with sexy overtones, like truth or dare, or spin the bottle. And then as it escalates into naughty terrain, it leads into discovery or revalation of vore, depending on the character and tone we want to set. Like with Mindy, I feel like it would be a game with mostly her friends who sorta know about it and like the idea, and maybe one or two people who are new to it, and may find themselves intrigued. Whereas with Katelyn it would probably be more of a timid group discovery of her abilities, and the extent of them, with others needing to egg her on. Perhaps "never have I ever" would be a good start game as well for revealing. Miranda could just casually wind up eating someone, while Suzanne would probably have to be a spectator or join-in of a game, and wind up facilitating sexiness.

04/22/2018
I've met some cool people so far, and talked out some fun ideas. Looking forward to playing through some scenes again! Also, I've realized that the main thing that divides my alts (to me) tends to be that I designed each of them for ease of play in a specific genre or "feel" of vore story. So I'm updating my list accordingly.

03/27/2018
I may be returning to the roleplaying scene. My partner and I (now partners) have relaxed some of our boundaries. I am still feeling out my own comfort zones though, so please be patient with me if I dip my toes back in slowly. I am in many ways not the same person I was last time I was part of the roleplay scene here. But many of those memories are good, so I have tentatively returned.

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Signs:
When I have various signs up, this is roughly what they mean.

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Disclaimers and Warnings (Please just be aware of these and okay with them before roleplaying)

1. My RL self is off limits.
I'm not looking to expand my relationships with people here to real life. If you want to know my address, phone number, email, name, or most other personal details, the answer is probably no. I don't mind chatting about real life now and then, just please don't pry if I decline to answer something. Privacy keeps me feeling safe, and feeling safe lets me enjoy myself.
If you need to know details about the real me to be comfortable roleplaying or writing together, then I'm sorry, but that would probably make me uncomfortable, so we may not be compatible.

2. Grammar and spelling.
I am obsessive about my own grammar and spelling. I re-read everything I write, usually several times, even if my partner has told me it doesn't bother them. I don't expect or require this from you. But a little attention to it on your part is nice. It's polite if you can.
If you can't, I understand and I'm not judging you. But please understand that if you roleplay in casual texting shorthand, I will have lots of trouble following.

3. I am not fast, and I have a few actual minor triggers. Please be patient with me.
I tend to write posts slowly compared to most people, I've been told. I can't not do this, unfortunately. Please be patient with me and don't overwhelm me or the story with posts while you wait. If I need space or something, I will let you know, not ghost you.
On that note, please respect needs to step back or boundaries if I should need to put them up, and try not to take them personally. And please whisper me ooc ((like this)) if you want to throw in a dramatic twist or something that will change the story feel. Mainly please always ask before shifting the tone of the story to terror or horror. I'll try to do the same. I can generally self-monitor and control my own PTSD triggers as long as I have a general idea of what's coming, but getting blindsided by certain things like pained screaming or suddenly panicking prey can really ruin my day. If something does draw something unpleasant to mind, I can handle it. Just, if I say I need to step back or decline something OOC and you react with hostility, ... please don't do that. I'm a little broken, and I sometimes need to be handled gently.

4. I'm transgender IRL, and some of the fetish tags for us (or bodies like ours) really bug me.
I'm not here to talk about it a bunch, or for 'politics' most of the time. See also privacy above. I just want to be reasonably comfortable and have fun here. Sometimes I like to geek out over stories or characters that remind me of gender complexities in a positive way, if you don't mind me doing so. Gender and identity (as well as biology) are surprisingly complex topics once one learns more about them, but we don't have to get into any of that. Just please respect if I ask you to use a different word with me for my comfort, especially if it's for me or my characters. All I'm asking for is a little kindness.

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Kinks
These are "extra" things I'm into, but by no means are they required. I like nearly all of the basics here like oral vore, unbirth, anal, etc. But these are details or more complex things to be food for thought. This certainly isn't everything, but some examples. If you want to know more kinks or things I'm into or interested in, ask me!

Roleplay Preferences (Click here for explanation)

As PredAs Prey

Being PredBeing Prey	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	It takes the right mood to make me want to play the role of prey and I have much less experience in it, while I'm nearly always up for being pred or sometimes observer.
Soft Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	Preferred soft. "Hard" has a sorta-exception or two.
Hard Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Digestion	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	It can be fun, as long as it's not gory or traumatic.
Fatality	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- It can be fun implied sometimes. But I dislike even using the words "death" or "killed." I don't like to make this part of the fantasy resemble RL at all, unless it's a legit dramatic character death in an epic tale. "Death" isn't fun for me. ---
Reforming	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	Setting dependent. Needs advanced discussion.
Endo	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	YES! Especially covert endo like with bulgeless vore, or semi-bulgeless where the pred can pass as pregnant. An illicit attitude or a publicly casual one can both be fun.
Oral Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Unbirthing	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Cock Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I really like mouths and lips, especially for kissing, but also for vore. But I particularly love inserting people or things into genitals and other fun places for some reason. Vore makes a lot of sense to me as an exaggeration of sexual desire in particular, though it definitely still feels right for other basic desires, like hunger, as well.
Anal Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- Clean only.
Breast Vore	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	BOOBS!
Stretchy	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- I know physics needs to give in to the fantasy somewhere, so I like at least a little stretchiness of the pred and/or squishiness of the prey. I also particularly like when the pred shows a smaller bulge than the actual size of the prey, or even no bulge at all. ---
Realistic	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I'm definitely here for fantasy, and fantasy doesn't have to be "realistic." But it is also easier for me to enjoy when it's at least consistent to a setting, so that you can tell what is "realistic" to the characters, and when something fantastic to them is going on vs when "oh yah, this kind of thing happens all the time." I like both approaches to vore.
Rough	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Gentle	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I like gentleness and affection a lot. I'm definitely a soft top as a predator, perhaps ranging to shy bottom. As prey... I'm not sure how I'd feel about roughness, but due to my PTSD I am wary. Roleplays with a story tone of "good vs evil" where the evil villain or monster is the source of the roughness, or stories where the characters enjoy roughness IC but use a safe word and sometimes show tenderness and aftercare, probably get a total pass. I actually particularly like that. ---
Sex	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I really like sex, but I don't require it. I do prefer my characters to get some sexual enjoyment from vore in most circumstances though, and perhaps a lot. For special cases it can be suppressed if it is unwanted, and we talk about it in advance. ---
Transformation	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I quite like inanimate TF into sentient intimates, or things that are intimately used and appreciated. It's a side kink of mine that I think I'm into because it carries a similar dynamic of power play and pred/prey to vore. The predator is the one changing someone into something more helpless, the prey is the one who's life is being changed (like being consumed). All of my experience with this is as a pred or observer.
Scat	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- I really super don't care for it, personally. ---
Disposal	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	But I am weirdly into clean flush vore, vacuum vore, and other such object vore scenes. Full-tour to flush vore could be an interesting conclusion to other kinds of vore.
Bondage	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I've warmed up to this a little as a dom, especially gentle, and/or using vore as the means. Rope and blindfolds and such are okay too. I think I might like it as a sub, but I don't know, since I haven't tried it.
Magic	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	Or science fiction. Both are good!
Willing	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- I really like willingness and consent! Predator-prey dynamics are fine, and apprehension or even reluctance are okay depending on the circumstances. Playful (at least mostly) struggles to escape sound downright fun. But I dislike "fear for my life" stuff, see Fatality above, especially as the pred and in scenes that are supposed to be fun and light-hearted. Rape is an outright no for me, unless it is talked about in advance ooc, and probably VERY fantastical-hentai coded. 'Unwilling prisoner' scenes might be case by case.
Unwilling	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Micro/Macro	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Same Size	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	Micro/Macro and size differences can be their own fun, and also a delightful basis or aid for vorish fun. But I also particularly adore same or similarly sized vore, especially when bulgeless or with a smaller bulge than one might expect. Something tells me I might like being prey as a micro, especially to a gentle and caring pred.
Male Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Female Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I the player am bisexual with a bit of a leaning towards the sapphic and to feminine features and figure. My characters will mostly share my orientation, though some may have different nuances of their own. Sometimes that even surprises me. As far as genital anatomy is concerned, I love just about any naughty parts on any gender of person, especially naughty parts that love me back!
Herm Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Human Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Demi Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Fur Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Scaly Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I have a definite love of nagas and merfolk! Dragons depend. My Alextrasza crush is off the charts.
Feathered Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Plants	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Animal / Non-morphic	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	Snakes are fun. And I once had a very nice series of ongoing roleplay with a particularly clever and maybe intelligent tiny fox. I'm convinced it was some kind of spirit creature or friendly trickster, but I never found out.
Non-Sentient Partner	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	--- Only ways I can see this: With object vore, in the case of an animated or automated object like a toilet or vacuum, and where my partner is describing the setting and sort of DMing, rather than playing a "pred" instigator. Or with object vore, in the case of one player setting their sights on a particularly interesting or unusual object to devour or insert, and again with the other player DMing as the events unfold. ---
Underage Character	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	This is something I can be okay with bending a bit on, this being fantasy. Motherly or care-taking endo can be okay, but my characters will either not feel sexuality from it or actively suppress such. And that's not something I'm always in the mood for. Like as I said with rape (which RL pedophilia is) I don't want the focus of the erotic storytelling to be on this aspect. I'm okay with high-school fantasies, or with creating the feel of an anime adventure setting and the like, and I particularly enjoy them. But I prefer for the characters to be at least similarly aged in most such cases. I'm weirdly okay with family incest scenes and the taboo of that fantasy or maybe with teacher-student, as long as the youngest involved sexually are still past puberty, and the power dynamic doesn't feel ... real.
Verbose Posts	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I actually struggle sometimes with being too rambley. I like to put effort into describing scenes, feelings, actions, etc, and I like for my partners to do the same. It doesn't have to be a set number of words or paragraphs though. I am not fast.
Quick Posts	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike
Evolving Character	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I enjoy playing out the "beginnings" of stories and relationships sometimes. I also enjoy playing the discovery or exploration of vore, either by the pred, the prey, or both. But I do also enjoy playing preds for whom this is just another day in the life, that don't actually change much from a scene. Most character development will stay confined to the story in which it occurs, with a few Potential exceptions. ---
Staying In Character	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	((I prefer to talk like this when I need to break from character or story.))
Multi-Session	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I'm a lot better with multi-session, even if it is just to tell one short story, because I don't feel rushed.
Grab and Gulp	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	But I want to get comfortable enough for this again.
Group Roleplay	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	I'm interested.
Whisper	Always/Love	+ -- + --	Never/Dislike	My preferred method of chatting.