14 Works by ReticulatedInk
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The history of Forgotten Hollow has been carefully safeguarded throughout the years at the Straud Mansion and Museum. However, in the fortnight before Harvest Fest, the primary curator, Paige Turner, meets a peculiar museum patron who claims the impossible: she is the adult daughter of Count Vladislaus Straud IV.
As interviews, journals, and reconstructed memories begin to surface, Paige finds herself questioning everything she once believed about the town she called home — and several secrets that could alter the legacies of both the Goth and Straud families permanently.
Part 3 of “Blood Money” and “Vampire Dreams of Eternity”
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- Part 4 of Of Blood and Dreams: Nocturnes
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She awakens in the lab of Loki and Circe Beaker, where they insist she is someone she does not remember. She is a clone — and the key to their triumph.
Nervous Subject, the Beakers' reluctant and subservient ward, must play the part of accomplice to their bidding. His task? Educate this new Bella Goth to infiltrate their rival's secret lab.
While Nervous grows closer to the clone, they both dare to dream of something dangerous: escape.
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Vampire Dreams of Eternity by ReticulatedInk
Fandoms: The Sims (Video Games), Original Work
17 Feb 2026
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Mortimer’s insistent belief in vampires puts him at odds with nearly everyone in his life - even reluctantly drawing him back into that forbidden world he cannot forget. Bella wants to support her husband, but finds she is caught between fidelity and the temptations of desire. Dina Caliente has reinvented her image in Bluewater Village, hoping to hide from the memories that haunt her from Forgotten Hollow. And Vladislaus Straud is nowhere to be found — missing in action yet his presence is felt everywhere.
Meanwhile, rumors swirl through Bluewater Village of vampire sightings as Malcolm Landgraab IV seeks to expand his real estate empire.
How long can they outrun the past before they must face ambition, desire, and fate?
Sequel to “Blood Money”
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- Part 2 of Of Blood and Dreams: Nocturnes
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Doubling Down on Daniel Pleasant by ReticulatedInk for Zeldan
Fandoms: The Sims (Video Games)
07 Feb 2026
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What happens when a well-intentioned friend asks her retired mad scientist father to clone a better version of a narcissistic, cheating husband?
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Daniel Pleasant finds new ways to love himself a little too much.
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Obsessive Thoughts* (*and why you shouldn't stand under a vampire's balcony) by ReticulatedInk
Fandoms: The Sims (Video Games)
06 Feb 2026
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Cut/alternate scene from Chapter 12 of Vampire Dreams of Eternity. Vladislaus's mind turns to the one he can't have. Unexpected results ensue.
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- Part 3 of Of Blood and Dreams: Nocturnes
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Dina Caliente is looking for her next meal ticket in the form of a rich husband.
Vladislaus Straud is looking to secure his legacy by creating a new vampire protégé.The problem? They both want Mortimer Goth for the job.
What begins as a contest of seduction and control quickly turns into a dangerous game of manipulation, obsession, and power. Will Dina and Vlad discover that outplaying each other may come at a cost neither of them anticipated?
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- Part 1 of Of Blood and Dreams: Nocturnes
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One minute she's stargazing on Don Lothario's rooftop, the next minute Bella Goth is hurtling through space and time. Will her journey bring her back home or will she find a new life out there in another universe?
A loose homage to Homer's epic The Odyssey. Lots of hero's journey, fewer sea monsters.
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12 Stories: It's a Sims-derful Christmas by ReticulatedInk
Fandoms: The Sims (Video Games)
24 Dec 2025
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The holiday season is upon us in the SimCity region! From messy misunderstandings in Pleasantview to frolicking in the snow out in Oasis Springs to unexpected sabotage near Bluewater Village, nothing is ever simple – and everything is on the brink of chaos! How will our residents find the spirit to make this an unforgettable and heartfelt holiday season?
Table of Contents (Fic Prompt, Title, Main Character)
1. Decorating: "How the Landgraab Nabbed Christmas" -- Malcolm Landgraab IV
2. Build a Snowman: "To Build a Snowman" -- The Pleasants
3. Gift Exchange: "The Girl From the Halls" -- The Goths
4. Christmas Music: "Last Whamaggedon" -- Mary-Sue Pleasant
5. Matching PJs: "In Matching Christmas Pajamas" -- Brandi Broke
6. Ice Skating: "Giving the Slip" -- Geoffrey Landgraab
7. Mistletoe: "Under the Mistletoe" -- Lucy Burb
8. Blanket Fort: "Blanket Fort" - Dustin Broke
9. Snowed In: “Almost Home for the Holidays” - Johnny Zest and the Landgraabs
10. Snowball Fight: "Snowball Fight, Interruptus" - Mortimer Goth/Dina Caliente
11. Cuddling by a Fire: “Fireside Chat” - John & Jennifer Burb
12. Sledding: "Oh, What Fun It Is To Ride!" - Alexander Goth -
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Nothing is as it seems in the pleasant suburbs of SimCity. Secrets are a hot commodity: they can wreck a marriage, fuel the ascension of a politician’s vendetta, sabotage a scientist on the quest for immortality, or pave the way for vampires to quietly infiltrate a community. Will Pleasantview’s cornerstone families expose the truth or be consumed by the darkness?
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- Part 1 of Beneath Twilight, Within Shadows
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After a bad day at work, Ivy asks her friend Darren Dreamer to join her for company to cheer her up. Sometimes the stars align in the most unexpected ways.
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- Part 2 of Beneath Twilight, Within Shadows
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His affair landed them in Dr. Beare's office. If you were to ask Daniel, marriage counseling doesn't work. However, after one particular session, he gets the brilliant idea of exploring new sexual territory while also "evening the score."
He soon learns it's much easier to destroy a marriage than it is to save it.
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Dustin is in dire straits: his mother is hiding a big secret, bills keep piling up at home, and a rich snob is moving in on Dustin’s girl. While hustling with his dad’s old friend Gordon, they stumble upon a get-rich-quick scheme guaranteed to land them a windfall of Simoleons: kidnap heiress Nancy Landgraab. Little do they realize kidnapping a Landgraab will leave them with more than they bargained for!
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Mortimer Goth is living the same day over and over again – and yet no one believes him. Can he break the cycle or forever be fated to loop through the same old story?
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Every headmaster faces challenging applicants for his school. Not all families are created equal, and the selection must be handled with utmost care. Tonight, Mr. Vince Walter is about to meet a family who will test his patience, his fortitude, and even his survival!