ALTERNATE UNIVERSE is an album I wrote in early 2024 in response to the way men have treated me as a receptacle throughout my life. That experience is at its core, but the album also explores lust from two conflicting perspectives: one that rejects hookup culture and one that constantly craves it - imagining myself in both roles, in an alternate universe. A piece that embodies this contrast is Interdimensional Urges, which reflects on the decline of domesticity in a relationship from both sides.
The title, ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, comes from the piece of the same name, which was inspired by a short-lived, fling-like relationship I wished had evolved into something more. That longing, that desire for an alternate outcome, shaped the album’s concept: taking real situations from my own experience and playing them out through different characters - sometimes hinting at change, sometimes rewriting the ending entirely.
This album was pre-poetic Rebel, but still written during a phase of poetic curiosity. The pieces are more song-like than poem-like, making them more accessible while still serving the album’s purpose - something deeply personal yet open for others to find meaning in, even if its themes are niche. These include catfishing (God You Want), body dysmorphia (Signature Move), and coming out guidance (Best Advice).
Ultimately, ALTERNATE UNIVERSE was the first album I wrote with a clear concept in mind, and it will be the only album I share that predates FIEFDOM FALL. I hope you enjoy shifting perspectives through these pieces, all centered around the age-old question: what if? Writing this challenged me to see things from different angles - I hope it challenges you too.
Two beautiful souls met their undesired fate as the past came crawling in into their slumber romance moment
Olivia
My dream job turned into a nightmare in one short month. Daniel Parker, the Parker in Parker & Smith, storms into the office one day and straight into my naughty fantasies. His take-charge attitude and perfect looks spark more than just my interest. No matter how hard I try, we can't seem to ignore the amazing chemistry between us. There's only one problem. He is my boss... Oh, and he's married. Two problems...
Daniel
Olivia Carter is the best paralegal I've ever worked with. She's also incredibly sexy and temperamental. Her vivacious personality draws me to her, and I find myself regretting a lot of my past decisions. Decisions that can't be changed without enormous consequences. Instead, I'm going to do everything I can not to give into my building need for her. But a little flirting never hurt anyone, right?
Turning eighteen is not only a significant milestone for humans, but it is certainly more severe change in age for wolves. Carys gets to experience it on her own skin, starting with the compulsory participation in the Mate Harvest. But the night of summer solstice does not go as she hoped.
First, an unwelcomed guest appears there, intimidating everyone with his presence, and then the night takes a highly unexpected direction. Carys' world is turned upside down without her having a word in it only to have its foundations shaken again just a moment later.
With no options left, she has to fight something stronger than the very essence of her soul that caused the problem in the first place. And doing it suddenly in a completely foreign pack right in front of those insanely light green eyes that has been chasing her dreams, it is not a walk in the park.
Carys finds herself locked in her own heart, discovering feelings she had no idea existed. Taking the rough path that life so surprisingly revealed to her, she heads right to its core. The green depths of the Silver Meadow.