Oh, hey! Welcome to my-
Ahem.
Whoops, sorry!
Anyway, I'm 
SnomWriting ! You can call me Snom, though (or Tom, if you prefer or want to be needlessly formal). I've joined on March 17, 2021. I discovered this whole project, looked at a character I had written in need of a place to be…
That was me, correct?
Yup. You've probably met Blanche, a character that has been with me for a long time, now with a place to be. Level 906 was my first page, and one I'm pretty proud of. After that, there was Entity 140 - Blanche, and from there…. well, I got myself entangled in a ton of projects.
Turns out, if you make a character that people like, people will want to use her in their stuff! Fascinating, I know.
Not that I mind, dear. I do enjoy this newfound popularity.
Guess this is where I talk a little more about myself? I'm from Portugal, I'm bisexual, I'm a massive nerd, I like Magic The Gathering, the Lancer TTRPG, fighting games, aggressive music (Darksynth is my favourite genre, with metal as a close second), writing (duh), retro games (Specifically PS2 and PC), board games, tea, crabs, Cyberpunk, and lots of other things.
If you want to reach out to me, find me on Discord or Wikidot PM's. I'm back from a two year hiatus, and I'm still open to others using my characters and levels, just talk to me about it! I'd be happy to lend a hand if possible. Someone should be able to point you my way, if you can't find me otherwise.
Go. Do it. Now.
(Art by 
KeenestGreen, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0!)
My Works
Levels
Level 906 - The Cygnus Archive
This is where it all started! Level 906. All the way back in March of 2021, I would never have guessed the sheer impact this page would have on the wiki and the surrounding community. At a time where the focus was mostly on horror, the Cygnus Archive ended up taking the wiki by storm, and kickstarted a whole new wave of articles. It has underwent a lot of changes since the first iteration, with a custom theme, SD class, and a few extra rooms along the way!
(30 Mar 2021 10:11) (+172) (Comments: 35) (Last Comment: 06 Feb 2025 18:09)
Level 797 - The Path Less Traveled
(A collab with 
i like computer)
My first page unrelated to Blanche (technically) and one of my favourites by far. This is up there with 906/Blanche and Integration Point Symphony on the list of the favourite things i've written. Sadly, it didn't get near 906's popularity, but that's not relevant. I had fun writing this, and I like it. That's more than good enough.
(20 Apr 2021 18:58) (+98) (Comments: 17) (Last Comment: 05 Feb 2025 19:35)
Level 714 - Future Funk Radio!
There's a fun story behind this one. Future Funk Radio is the product of my favorite interaction ever in the Backrooms Tech Support Server's #idea-critique channel:
person 1: what if there was an entity that didn't like noise
person 2: what if it was a musician trying to record music
person 3: what if the song lyrics have hidden prophecies, giving you a reason to stay and listen
my one braincell: what if…. F U N K Y
This was a lot of fun to write, I got to ditch the clinical tone, and just write a stylish article, soaked in early 2000's vibes. Or at least that was the goal :p… Do yourself a favour and listen to some Hideki Naganuma while reading this. There's a few nods to both his work and Jet Set Radio on the page!
(27 Apr 2021 12:55) (+57) (Comments: 19) (Last Comment: 05 Feb 2025 17:31)
Level 817 - The Scrapyard
The Scrapyard was born due to a really convenient series of events. I had an idea for a level full of obsolete electronics and scrap, but I didn't really write it until three weeks later, when a random conversation brought me back to the concept. Frederick "Rust Punk" Kaiser was created when 
Hylius threw around the idea of "A Guy Who Owns The Place". After all that, I added in a few weird objects, a bunch of Guilty Gear references (let me know if you can find them all!) and the Dust Devils, and boom. New level. Pretty cool, if I may add. Also it now has a kick-ass theme made in collaboration with 
Sariastuff!
(04 May 2021 16:44) (+62) (Comments: 9) (Last Comment: 05 Feb 2025 20:39)
Level 811 - Titanis Sepulcrum
What if the BACKROOMS had GIANT FUCKING ROBOTS that looked COOL AS HELL?
On a more serious note, I've been in a bit of a mecha kick lately. I've watched a ton, and I mean a ton of Mobile Suit Gundam stuff lately, and I have also grown interested in Zone of the Enders, one of the main inspirations behind this page. At sometime during the writing process I also learned about the Marathon triolgy, a series of first person shooters developed by Bungie for Machintosh in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Before the smash hit that was the first Halo, before the term "First Person Shooter" was even a thing (they were called Doom clones at the time), Marathon pioneered a lot of concepts that would later be seen in many other titles in years to come. I was hooked to the way Marathon tells it's story– a large-scale space conflict between rival rogue AIs trying to escape the heat death of the universe. Terminals spread throughout the various levels give you everything you need to know, and I thought i'd emulate that here. It was a fun endeavor.
(27 Aug 2022 15:29) (+54) (Comments: 28) (Last Comment: 09 Mar 2025 02:10)
Entities
Entity 140 - Blanche
Probably my magnum opus, and definetly my most impactful work. This is the one page that I sank the most work into, especially so after the rewrite. I poured my heart and soul into this, and judging by the community's reaction… it shows. If you're wondering "but Snom, this is a small page!" then you haven't found the "secret" offset… it is probably the real star of the page.
(02 Apr 2021 17:01) (+225) (Comments: 69) (Last Comment: 16 Mar 2025 00:13)
Entity 95 - Reality Bugs
haha funky beetles go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Jokes aside, this one was kind of a more casual entry, something more simple, a change of pace from all the stuff I've gotten myself into. I like it, but then again, I wrote it, so there's a bit of bias there.
(08 Apr 2021 15:14) (+44) (Comments: 9) (Last Comment: 11 Feb 2025 19:26)
Objects
Object 96 - Lady Blanche's Gifts
The people wanted more Blanche lore, and so I provided. This page covers a total of six objects Lady Blanche has gifted to her guests! I churned out this page in a single day after months of burnout, and it felt great! May not be the most popular page, but it's a nice addition to the Cygnus Archive lore.
(24 Dec 2021 23:57) (+52) (Comments: 9) (Last Comment: 25 Mar 2025 09:52)
Object 40 - The Backrooms Trading Card Game!
Ever wanted a Backrooms card game? Well, the thought was on the back of my head for quite a while. Until one day, 
Nukboi brought it back to discussion and from there, a small team began working on what would become this page. I took it upon myself to write down the rulebook, and started making cards in Photoshop… and well, the rest is history.
(26 Feb 2022 22:52) (+130) (Comments: 53) (Last Comment: 24 Apr 2025 12:08)
P.O.I.
Tom Von Haderach
Oh, boy. This one. This character has been through a lot. Originally intended to be the main character of a now defunct Black Knights tale series, White Queen, Tom underwent drastic changes once I decided to drop that series. Frankly, I prefer the newer version. Keep an eye out for tales featuring this guy!
(28 Aug 2021 19:00) (+52) (Comments: 17) (Last Comment: 28 Nov 2023 20:15)
Tales
What If Contest 2022
Integration Point Symphony
My entry to the 2022 What If Contest, and one of my proudest works. I had this idea for a little while, and the contest seemed like the perfect opportunity for it. I decided to go with the rule of cool and make use of my 11 years of music school for the offset titles. Fun fact, the little titles at the end of each Cadenza section are song titles! Bonus points if you can figure out what songs they correspond to. There's a few other musical references in the page for those sharp enough to find them :3
(21 Mar 2022 17:25) (+58) (Comments: 6) (Last Comment: 23 Mar 2022 10:49)
Read-Only Memories
(Read Level 404, A. River and Nostalgi Gaius before you delve into this one.)
447265616d73 (Dreams In Hexadecimal)
I was… very nervous to reach out to Etoile about writing with hir characters. I can't really express how glad I am that I did, however. It resulted in me writing two of my favourite tales. I wanted to emulate the Nostalgi Gaius style, and at the time, all I had to go off of were Escapism and Cyberspaces, so… I ended up copying Escapism's style. For a long time, that fact made me hate this tale. With time, however, the community reaction, as well as the raw lines I wrote into this tale changed my mind. Still… sorry, Yellow.
(26 Apr 2021 16:34) (+48) (Comments: 8) (Last Comment: 14 Jun 2021 21:39)
Memories In Binary
Honestly, this might be one of my favourites out of all the tales I've written by myself. I think I've done a pretty good job of showcasing who River and Blanche are as characters. A sequel to this is planned to happen, just don't ask me when. It'll happen whenever I get that random burst of inspiration for it.
(14 Jun 2021 21:30) (+39) (Comments: 3) (Last Comment: 17 May 2022 18:26)
Other Tales
Blanche.net
Blanche.net. A year in the making. Over 20,000 words and 50 people involved. I put a lot of effort into this one. Hope you have fun reading this one- a Lot happens in it.
(12 May 2022 11:52) (+86) (Comments: 97) (Last Comment: 19 Aug 2025 23:14)
Log 906-1
This was actually the first tale I've ever written for the wiki. Problem is… it was in development hell for two whole months. It looks a lot different, compared to the first iteration, a mere discovery log now turned into an introductory tale for Team New Horizons (Axel, Dawn, Faith, Killian). Expect to see them more often!
(01 Jun 2021 18:43) (+27) (Comments: 4) (Last Comment: 24 Oct 2021 13:58)
City Nights
This was a 15 minute poem I wrote to unwind about wandering the city late at night. Truly one hell of a vibe, as the kids say. Give it a read, it's short, sweet, and the comments section has one of the best memes I've ever created.
(10 Nov 2021 21:00) (+18) (Comments: 8) (Last Comment: 05 Oct 2025 03:50)
Contact
(A collab with 
SQUISHEPOO)
This tale was really fun to write. My favorite way of writing is having two people on the same google doc, two characters, and each person writes their character's dialogue, sorta like roleplay? This tale was written that way by me (Blanche) and SQUISHEPOO (Zero).
(11 May 2021 17:45) (+23) (Comments: 3) (Last Comment: 09 Apr 2023 17:02)
Embers Of Light
(A collab with 
TrailmixNCocoa)
I, again, love collaborating with people for tales. This one is a really good example of that! I had a blast writing this with Evie. Fun times.
(13 Oct 2021 13:25) (+22) (Comments: 9) (Last Comment: 13 Oct 2021 18:52)
The Missing Link
(A collab with TrailmixNCocoa)
Another page written by me and Trailmix. Though she ended up spearheading this one, (even publishing it on the day of our friendship's first anniversary, isn't that adorable?) I did contribute quite a bit to it.
(17 Apr 2022 19:05) (+17) (Comments: 4) (Last Comment: 18 Apr 2022 15:56)
Horus Calls
Just a little followup to Level 811, written one year after that page's publishing, fruit of a random burst of inspiration and an idea too good to waste. It's got lesbians and big robots and the remains of an alien civilization, and do you really need anything else?
(29 Aug 2023 16:35) (+32) (Comments: 13) (Last Comment: 11 Sep 2023 05:55)
Logos
Cygnus Archive/Order Flag
Scrapyard Logo
(Gear star made by Sariastuff)
Backrooms TCG Logo
Unit Zehuti Logo
Horus Logo
I'd like to take this chance to thank every single one of the artists who've drawn fan art, every single one of the writers who made use of my works, and every single person who helped me get them into paper, be it with tech stuff, writing, anything as simple as asking questions… Thanks, everyone.
Thanks for sticking around until the very end. Take care, stay hydrated, and rock on!
