FIFTY-TWO CARD PICK UP

My name is Lucia. Carmine. Darth Kiki, to some. I write stuff.

Lucia de'Medici is the creative extension of one woman who has been active in several fandoms for several years. Several myths surround this persona, the first being that she suffered heartily the slings of real life, that she died, or that she simply gave up. These are, by the by, simple fictions.

Lucia de'Medici a nom de plume and an accorded writing style that revels in context, content, subversive narration, staccato shifts in points of view, and the visceral and vibrant: I like description. I like atmosphere. I like literotica and that old dark stuff so many frequently shy away from - that's not to say that I don't dabble elsewhere. I've got a penchant for crude humour, bawdy romance, and the palpable tension that frequently characterizes my absolute favourites from the Marvel universe: Rogue and Gambit.

The only truth you require is this: Luce is alive and well, and Luce has some nasty stuff up her sleeve for you, dear reader.

If you've noticed that there has been a "four year delay" on one particular story that an awful lot of people have clamoured about -- justly or not, I don't seek to qualify it, I've only written the blasted thing -- it's not without warrant. I've grown up some both in fandom and outside of it, and my interests have expanded. This is not to say that I'm "done" with The Ante, but rather, the process of writing it has become somewhat more meticulous. I've become much more conscientious of how and what I'm writing, and if it should ever see completion, I want it to be done well. So I'm taking my time with it.

In the interim, please find me on Twitter or at my website. I'm working on a little something different these days; a little "original" something.