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want one/want two - rufus wainwright

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House of Worth Evening Dress, French, 1898-1900

From the Met Museum

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Suppurate System Apple & Key Necklace

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▪︎ xiuxiukong

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"if you're considered useless, no one will feed you anymore." - sol .

in barovia valentyna had been... a piece to put out on display, used in politicking- a bird in a gilded cage.

smile, because it would look better for the family. sing and perform because another your father wished it. don't out shine your legitimate siblings and nieces or nephews- but don't be useless- useless people disappear.

"the place that you grew up like that, as well?" valentyna knows they both say little about the places they grew up- she won't pretend she knows anything substantial about the world outside the walls of ravenloft- let alone outside the mists. it's not her place to pry like that. "lets... find something new and interesting to eat. if not, i'll try my hand at cooking this time- it won't be the greatest meal but it'd be edible and filling."

a lark amongst ravens // @starlyht

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a lark amongst ravens.

a collection of prompts inspired by and remind me of my curse of strahd playable character. ( as always, feel free to tweak things such as pronouns, words, and titles as needed for context. ) cw: depression, dissociation.

"i was looked at, but never seen."

"i was never welcome there, i was never welcome anywhere."

"no, you are fucking alive! you can do whatever you want!"

"you can’t grant a single thing i wish for."

"lear knew what cordelia meant the whole time and so does your father."

"sometimes the gods just want to see what you are going to do."

"i felt overwhelmed by reality."

"i hate being treated like this. like a scapegoat."

"i exist, that is all, and i find nauseating."

"if you're considered useless, no one will feed you anymore."

"i don't want to receive kindness with hidden intentions."

"a golden cage is still just a cage."

"have you ever felt as if you don't belong anywhere, and just want to live in a place where no one knows you?"

"your smiling face has always looks like a lie."

"don't look at me like you understand me."

"i am always alone."

"i don't want worship. i want understanding."

"now the mask slips off. now you see me in all of my horrible glory."

"i spent so many years forgetting i had teeth, too."

"anyone can betray anyone."

"let me tell you a story about hope: it always starts and ends with birds."

"i'm just... really lonely."

"why can't i stop needing you to see me?

"the cage is open. you can walk out anytime you want. why are you still in there?

"is that what growing up is? just leaving things behind over and over?

"i'm scared. i'm scared that if i let my guard down for even a second- the world is going to come crashing down."

"they want me to be one thing. and i am not one thing."

"perhaps there is no place where i can safely store my heart."

"when you smile, it's beautiful- but that smile has never reached your eyes."

"it appears you have mistaken my dislike of causing harm as an inability to do so."

"i get lost sometimes. i'm not sure where i go, but i'm not... i'm not here."

"if i guard my heart, i am safe."

"my father is the worst man alive, and i am his favorite daughter."

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a funny little starter call. if your muse has a cos verse ill ask to write in that otherwise we're just gonna wing it

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i love valja... shes so high strung, but for good reasons. she has so little self esteem but is self aware of her looks. she speaks highly of herself as "barovia's princess" but she hates everything about that phrase, because without her lineage, she thinks she has nothing.

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I'VE NEVER BEEN HOMESICK. THERE'S NO PLACE I BELONG TO.

NON RP BLOGS, DNI, TY!

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tag dump....

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ out of⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ hits you with my bisexual beam blast ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ in chara⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ i am beautiful‚ therefore‚ i am loved ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ aesthetics⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ aren't we indeed‚ the keepers of our dead? ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ character⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ a girl who is both death and the maiden ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ face⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ the shame of house zarovich ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ worldbuilding⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ shoutout to blorbo from my mind ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ promotions⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ new party member acquired ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ outfit⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ an outfit‚ a costume‚ a piece of armor ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ dash⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ the situations never end ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ answered⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ the curtains fall ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ inbox⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ the curtains rise ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ wishlist⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ campaign module ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ calls⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ roll initiative ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ blog updates⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ god help us all ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ drabbles⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ i am writing this to make you love me ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ crack⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ i seem to have found your problem‚ you're in barovia! hope this helped! ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ saved⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ live tipper reaction ⠀ ❫

*⠀ ⠀ ❤️‍🩹 ⠀ ⠀ / ⠀ ⠀ tba⠀ ⠀ 、 ⠀ ⠀ tag name ⠀ ❫

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i love you valentyna's awful self esteem

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valentyna sits at her personal in her chambers; the place that had been her gilded birdcage. her prison. she takes a sip of mulled wine. she's not sure how to feel about having someone enter her own personal refuge and her own personal hell.

once again- valentyna was a prisoner of fate. when would she ever get the chance to make her own choices that meant something... anything. she wanted to scream, to pitch a fit. but she doesn't. she looks over the letter handed to her- painted lips twisted in displeasure. you are to be married, do not argue.

her gaze does flicker to the neck teased towards her. she closes her eyes, sets her glass of wine down. "have ever you considered this.... 'marriage' is an a veiled insult made towards you? no one in their right mind would ever marry me, willingly or otherwise."

" besides. " tova turns away from valentyna. with far too much drama in her hair. when did it get so long again? it was a mane of hair again. it weighed down on their shoulders. " i do not believe that there is anyone else in the entirety of barovia that could possibly keep me in check. "

tova leans over the desk just a little bit. maybe tilting her hair just a little bit to show just a bit of neck for the dhampir. which might be cheating. just might be. that's not important though. / @barovianlark gets a starter from bad end tova.

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this place could use a remake. perchance.

*coughs up dust* um... hi