☕ Huh? Oh, hey there!

Welcome to Downtown Coffee Shop — pull up a chair, grab a cup of something warm, and make yourself at home! Aha, don’t mind the quiet hum of the city outside or the smell of fresh coffee drifting around… that’s just part of the charm.

This little corner of the world is for:

✎ Writers, dreamers, and creative souls who want to share stories, poems, or just ideas.

🌿 Neurodivergent folks, alterhumans, and anyone who feels a bit out of place in the “normal” world.

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ friends who want a safe, cozy space to hang out.

🍂 Anyone who loves a warm drink, quiet chats, and the soft comfort of a candlelit room.

Whether you’re here to write, talk, or just relax and sip something sweet, you’ve got a seat waiting for you. So… what’ll it be today? Coffee? Tea? Or maybe just a little slice of peace.

⋆⋅☆⋅⋆┈┈⋆⋅☆⋅⋆┈┈⋆⋅☆⋅⋆☽⋆⋅☆⋅⋆┈┈⋆⋅☆⋅⋆┈┈⋆⋅☆⋅⋆

𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚛 —— —,
𝙸 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚗𝚘𝚝, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛. 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚢; 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚗𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎.

𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞.
- *The symbol of a rose has been left in place of a name*.
•───────•

Whispering Hollows is an 18+ roleplay community based in supernatural fiction and the modern times. Available is thematic writing and thought-provoking narratives, taking real-world concepts and implementing them in ways that makes our fictional-world feel immersive and more engaging, perhaps even a little ‘lived in’ already. Welcomed are any writers, whether they are preferring story with many layers of meaning or more casual.

The supernatural are something that not many people can percept, except those special few that have a connection to the spiritual realm. Your character may be one of them, likely having noticed a spirit before they received a letter. And, while in Whispering Hollows, they will study, help and/or battle spirits on assignments that have been carefully made for the characters involved, providing a unique and fun experience while the overall plot is progressed.

Slice of Life lingers between the more intense moments. Comedy, Drama, and sometimes Horror in an otherwise dark academic setting. Come join us and enjoy.

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚘𝚛𝐬 𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗… (𝙾𝚛 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚆𝚎𝚛𝚎)
✦··········•··········✦··········•··········✦
Welcome to the Lyceum of Keys—an elite, barely sanctioned postgraduate academy for magicians who are too clever, too reckless, or too powerful to be left unsupervised.

Hidden in the snowy town of Coldwater, NY, the Lyceum trains the next generation of magical thinkers, door-openers, ritual-makers, and occasional reality-breakers. But this isn’t your standard magic school. The world is coming apart. And the faculty definitely aren’t telling you everything.

A year ago, the Doors—the ancient gateways to other realms—Closed. All of them. At once. Twenty-three people vanished. Now, only three remain open.

The school says they're under control. The school is lying.

✶ What We Offer ✶
🗝️ A multiverse-meets-academia setting inspired by The Magicians, Ninth House, The Locked Tomb, Ten Thousand Doors of January, and A Darker Shade of Magic
📚 A deeply lore-rich, high-stakes world built around a custom, scholarly magic system and unraveling metaphysics
✒️ Literate-to-advanced writing expectations | Collaborative, character-driven storytelling | 21+ writers only
📂 Player-driven plots, character arcs, custom quests, and a macro-plot about unraveling realities and dead gods
🌌 Three active Doorworlds (for now) | Cosmic horror, magical disasters, dark academia drama, & eldritch secrets
💬 Out-of-character vibes: chaos in the group chat, a little feral, always supportive, chronically online

✶ At the Lyceum… ✶
Magic doesn’t sparkle. It scars.
But for those willing to brave it—
there are still doors left to open.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.