http://readreverie.com/tags/slow-build/Recent content in Slow Build on ReverieHugoen-usSat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://readreverie.com/posts/draineddryblog/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://readreverie.com/posts/draineddryblog/<h1 id="drained-dry-by-saranthos"><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/88368686">Drained Dry by Saranthos</a></h1> <p>Many would say that striking deals with powerful, desperate undead is not a path to a long life, or a very happy one for that matter. Mariella knows that, but when the lady of a not-so-abandoned manor offers you wealth, power, attention, and influence, how is she supposed to say no? Surely she can find a way to work around her new restrictions and get the better of her new dam.<br> The world of Reverie is a pleasant distraction from everything else in Ella&rsquo;s life. Looming bills, a healthcare system that hates her, crushing dysphoria, they all fade away for the few hours of alone time she can eke out to plunge into the VR world. Now she&rsquo;s found herself at the beginning of a very interesting quest line, one that has her absolutely enthralled and curious to find the end of it.</p>