Blackmouth
Description
Howie finds a clue that could lead him to recover his lost memories in the form of a sequence of letters and a number: PZCY9. His chance at decoding this falls into his willingness to trust his coworkers at The Roundtable, who seem to be hiding secrets of their own.
Foreword
Howie's reality becomes more than just acclimatizing as the newbie bar staff at The Roundtable when his past starts to hunt him down in uncanny ways, leading him to meet people he couldn't remember having met before, forced into a situation he doesn't realize he has always been in. Second chances take on a new meaning as Howie discovers that his new life is really just a game he is playing for someone else.
Possible trigger warnings:
Gore, Body horror, Violence, Death, Drug use, Graphic descriptions, Psychological themes, etc. I may have missed some other things, but they tend to revolve around the aforementioned triggers. Other more specific triggers include: implied/mentioned/explicit cannibalism, weapons (guns, sharp objects, blunt objects, etc), syringes/needles, medical tools/equipments and (detailed depictions of) medical procedures, psychological episodes/responses (ie. self-harm & suicidal ideations/attempts, anxiety/panic attacks, (C)PTSD & traumatic flashbacks, amnesia, depression, etc), unethical/inhumane scientific experimentations, various (physical, mental, emotional) forms of torture, and other things along those lines.
PS: ETC either means the overall trigger revolves around the same theme or include similar themes that have the same general concept or the trigger may be too specific that I am unable to identify them out of unfamiliarity. Trust your own discretion and judgment on that one.
Cast of characters
Author's note
Hello! Thank you for taking the chance to click on my story, Blackmouth. Please take the time to read it, I promise you will like it.
I have had the idea for this fic way back in 2017, and in 2020 I've tried to publish it in Tagalog with the title Different Gods, but had to take more time for the storyline to develop, and I waited until early this October 2023 to restart writing. I used character names for the OOC aspect, but for some other things as well. Yes, I carefully picked the names. I like naming my characters, I think it gives them more of my own personal spin. Honestly everything about this story from the setting to the characters and the plot, up to establishments and terminologies I have made up. This work is very dear to me, I have spent a lot of time and exhausted too many brain cells for it to be born. I hope you like it as much as I do.
PS: I revise and edit even the already published chapters from time to time, so if you have read them already you may see some changes the next time you check the chapters out again. Nothing major, just correcting grammar mistakes and typos, but sometimes I also do add/change bits for continuity purposes.
There will be spoilers in the comments so please don't read them to preserve your own immersive reading experience.
Thank you for reading my thoughts so far. Please comment, upvote, and share so that Blackmouth can get more love. Thank you!
– Ame (lakanamihan), October 24, 2023
Credits
Video trailer:
Blackmouth Trailer by mangoh0e
Playlist:
Doomsday Countdown
This story is an entry for:
Picture Perfect! A Writing Contest by DGNA_Forever *Prompt: #13, Challenge: #9
Black Rose by Soneforever2
Better Things | A Writing Contest by Snowflake01 *Prompts: #4, #28
© All rights reserved 2023 by Lakanamihan
Intellectual property of Lakanamihan @ AFF, AO3, WATTPAD, TUMBLR, TWITTER, ETC
Original storyline by Lakanamihan. Do not copy or plagiarize in any way, shape or form. If you liked my story, please give it an upvote so it can get more recognition and be featured.
Please refrain from leaving "congrats" as well as random numbers then deleting it for KP gain, and other non-story related comments on here. It's disrespecful to me. Thanks for acknowledging and not crossing important boundaries.
For more stories, click on the CLAW logo to be redirected to my work portfolio.
Comments