Quick Update
Got lost in lexers, parsers, interpreters, compilers, bytecode, and virtual machines for a while and ended up with a narrative scripting language. It's not ready for use yet, but you can check it out at least.
Links:
Topiary - https://github.com/peartreegames/topiary
Crafting Interpreters - https://craftinginterpreters.com/
Writing an Interpreter in Go - https://interpreterbook.com/
Ink - https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/
Zig - https://ziglang.org/
Mach Engine - https://machengine.org/