The Alchvhybium Bet

As a professor of alchemical transmutation at Vhakyllus University, Benji Rollins is no stranger to unusual projects that require creative problem solving. His latest conundrum has him meeting the university’s newest archivist, Jay Byrd.While initially at a loss, Jay is determined to find the answer to Benji’s problem. The two men grow close in their search for the solution to Benji’s question, and discover more than they were looking for.

This appx. 35,000 word novella is set in a magical realism universe and is the first in a series but can be read in any order. It takes place in a magical realism world and features an MM couple with a trans protagonist, an adorable calico cat, a cute aquarium date, and some spicy times in the university’s library.

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• queer, trans, and nonbinary characters
• magical realism
• calico cats
• No TERFs
• a university setting
• explicit sex between two enthusiastically consenting adults where one partner takes a dominant role and the other is submissive
• a loving relationship between two queer men

• chocolate chip cookies and beverages
• teleportation sigils
• a magical tea house
• a conservation/aquarium with magical creatures
• use of female anatomical slang to describe a trans man’s body, by and about him
• brief mention of a possibly closeted trans woman in the past, in a secret relationship with another woman, bringing up their biological child as a ward