Thomas Black is the creator and guiding voice behind Velvet Conspiracy, an alternate-history universe where espionage, power, intimacy, and technology collide beneath the polished surface of a familiar past. Long fascinated by the hidden mechanics of history, Thomas explores the spaces between official narratives, where personal choices, moral ambiguity, and desire quietly shape the fate of empires. His stories focus not on heroes in the spotlight, but on operatives, strategists, and survivors who move through shadows with elegance and intent.
The Velvet Conspiracy universe is not merely written; it is constructed. Thomas approaches storytelling as world-building, layering political tension, emotional depth, and sensual detail into a coherent, living setting. Cities breathe, objects carry memory, and silence often speaks louder than action. At the heart of the narrative stands Isla, a woman shaped by loss, discipline, and intelligence, whose journey reflects the cost of agency in a world built on control.
A defining aspect of this project is the deliberate and transparent use of AI tools as creative collaborators. Artificial intelligence is employed to explore variations, refine atmosphere, and accelerate the generation of alternate possibilities within the world. Rather than replacing authorship, AI functions here as an instrument, much like a camera, a map, or a musical score. The vision, selection, and final narrative direction remain human, intentional, and authored.
VelvetConspiracy.eu exists as both an archive and a living experiment. It documents a new way of telling stories in which human imagination and machine assistance coexist, expanding what is possible in independent fiction. This site invites readers not only to follow the books, but to step inside the process itself, where authorship, technology, and narrative intimacy intersect. The conspiracy is not just in the plot. It is in how the world is made.
Some of the tools that have been used are:
- ChatGPT
- Mistral.AI
- Kling.AI
- Stable Diffusion
- ConfUI
- Z-Image