Aven McVie 📚✍️

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aven is: 26, michigan-based, 🏳️‍🌈 likes: moon phases, astrophotography, coffee, aliens wip: TANDEM - a sapphic sci-fi romance about two minds that can’t lie to each other Icon by HinakoKanna! updates: avenmcvie.com

A screenshot of Scrivener, showing: Writing days: 42 Average Words Written Per Day - In Draft: 1,615 Elsewhere: 330 Total: 1,945 And, By Date - August Total: 4,427 August 2, 2026: 2,279 August 1, 2026: 2,149
Illustrated art of a brunette with spiraling curls, slightly falling out of a low ponytail. She has tan skin and warm brown eyes and looks forward with a neutral expression. She wears a taupe-gray uniform with a blue name badge on her left chest which reads her last name, 'KOHLER'.
Moodboard for TANDEM, a sapphic sci-fi romance, in blue and violet shades. Top row: A person in a dim blue lighting wears a headset with glowing red lenses; a surgical room with lights shining down overhead; a close-up of dark snake scales; a moon against the sky with clouds. Middle row: a purple sky with two galaxies; a glowing title card that reads "tandem: a sapphic sci-fi romance". Bottom row: a photo of a blue circuit board; two silhouettes of women facing each other, close, against the sky; a round spaceship observation window.
A garden tool - specifically, a lawn edger - laying in grass.
A cartoon illustration of Mr. Krabs, a bright red crab character from Spongebob, with an offset smile and one eye half-open, indicating an eye-twitch.
A screenshot of a video reading "Tsutsumi: Japanese bookstores often offer to wrap book purchases in plain or decorative paper. This not only helps protect the book but also offers privacy for the reader. It's a thoughtful service that enhances the overall experience of buying and enjoying a book."
A screenshot of Scrivener with a dark blue and black theme. On the left is a comprehensive sidebar menu divided into categories: Characters (such as Vic, Naev, and Dr. Kato), Places (such as Thervael and Saelon), Research (with several documents about the alien species, the Vamath), Lore (containing several documents about time frame, program rules, and military institutions), and Style. The main grid view displays profile cards for various characters. The top rows feature character cards containing images: Vic and Naev have collage mood boards with several photos; Dr. Kato shows Taylor Dearden; Proser features a headshot of Scarlett Johansson; Bryers shows Jamie Foxx; and Jeremy Lane shows Tom Holland. The bottom row displays cards for Devin Mezo (with an image of Hudson Williams) along with two that have blocked-out names.
A pixelated line drawing of a genderless cartoon creature with a wide grin and sparkling black eyes. It has pink horizontal blush marks across its cheeks, outstretched arms, and tiny legs, demonstrating a sense of excitement.
A screenshot of an order confirmation email. It reads: "Your order supports Sidetrack Bookshop and The Caboose - Sidetrack Bookshop for Kids and independent bookstores everywhere. Thank you for ordering from Sidetrack Bookshop." Below that, it shows one book ordered: "The Stars Will Be Our Ocean, Paperback, Qty: 1, Available, $18.63"
An image of the interior of a space ship, with wide windows looking outwards towards a planet. Inside, in front of the windows, several images have been layered on top. Two LED lights on tripods, a boom mic, a man with a clapperboard, and two people sitting across from each other interview-style.
A pink hexagonal pomodoro timer reading '09:51' sits on a desk, along with a pink keyboard and a jar filled with silver and moonstone beads and fake diamonds.
A meme, featuring an image of Griffin McElroy from The Adventure Zone, holding up a piece of paper that says "I don't understand how bluesky works and at this point I'm too afraid to ask". The portion that says "understand how bluesky works" has been edited to sit on top of the original image.
Moodboard for TANDEM, a sapphic sci-fi romance, in blue, teal, and violet shades. Top row: A person in a dim blue lighting wears a headset with glowing red lenses; surgical instruments laid out on a cloth-covered tray; a close-up of iridescent teal scales; a moon against a dark sky with clouds. Middle row: a purple and blue galaxy starfield; a glowing title card that reads "tandem: a sapphic sci-fi romance". Bottom row: a photo of a blue circuit board; two silhouettes of women facing each other, close, against a blue sky; a round spaceship observation window.
A webcam photo of a man, with wide eyes and his mouth agape, looking frightened. Typically used as a reaction image.
A screenshot of a pinterest board for a character named Vic. It's a collage in dark, moody tones with blacks, browns, and ambers. Military and space imagery (dog tags, bullet casings, a rocket launch, and an astronaut graphic) along with some more earthy shots such as a hand in soil and black coffee. These are mixed with portraits of a dark-haired woman, handwritten notes, and text fragments with phrases such as "I'll find a new place to be from" and "Are your memories fading?"
A crescent moon in a black sky.
A screenshot of the application Scrivener, with a section under "Word Frequency" highlighted in pink. The highlighted section indicates that the word "nodded" has been used 48 times.
A photo of the full moon against a black sky, taken with a Seestar S30 smart telescope.