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Characters Aesthetic: Romance & Royals

Nicholas Claus

Hex Hallow

Kristofer Claus

Iris Lentora

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Please please please tell me people have read The Nightmare Before Kissmas pleasepleasepleaseplease

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the trick for enjoying a new video game is avoiding the internet’s opinion on it 

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knight/lord ships are like. what if i would die for you. what if i wanted you to live for me. what if i wanted to touch you but could only be satisfied with being near you. what if i could touch you but only through the safety of our gloves. what if i couldn’t stop thinking about you right next to me. what if i bloodied my hands for you and never looked back at the wreckage. what then

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Pride and Prejudice is such a funny book because imagine hating on someone you’ve never met right in front of them and then like a day later being like oops actually I like your eyes.

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Fem-focused sci-fi fantasy shows canceled after 1 season:

Cursed (2020)

Willow (2022)

My Lady Jane (2024)

The Acolyte (2024)

Would be great if these streaming services could all fuck off into the sun. RIP to all these awesome shows.

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I was winded, unable to speak from the vacuum that had just been created in my chest. It wasn’t just a lack of breath; it was an inadequacy of words. I had a feeling that I understood precisely, but had no words for.

Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

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“Words are our tools of resurrection.”

— The Dictionary of lost words -  Pip Williams

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Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

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rusalki are not mermaids. stop translating the word "rusalka" as "mermaid" and stop calling rusalki "slavic mermaids". it's confusing, it's misleading, and it's simply isn't true. the association of rusalka with a western mermaid and undine began in 19th century, when russian empire poets wanted to adapt a popular western motif of a sorrowful water maid that is unrequitedly in love with a mortal man. this literature character of rusalka has nothing to do with actual rusalki folklore and cult.

rusalki are natural undead spirits that are connected to slavic ancestral worship. they don't have tails. they are not in any way connected to the sea: only lakes, ponds, and rivers. often, they're not even connected to water at all: there are forest rusalki, field rusalki, meadow rusalki, etc. they are in close relationships with their human kin: during the spring and summer, they are used in agricultural rites and are believed to help with farming and raising crops. rusalki were sacred to slavic people. the "week of the rusalki" festival, when rusalki are believed to walk on earth and visit their relatives, is celebrated to this day. to call them "slavic mermaids" is very diminutive of their actual role in slavic cultures.

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books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 065

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

“That kind of sacrifice creates a debt, and there’s nothing magic likes better than the great hollow of a debt.”

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Baba Jaga, Ala, and Niko that I painted for the lovely Veronica Roth - all characters from her new novella 'When Among Crows' (that I also did the cover illustration of!) ✨

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I read Not The Same Hobbit by withatwistedlyre on ao3 and couldn't stop thinking about ranger Bilbo i had to draw him. I was heavily inspired by Aragorns outfit and hair while designing him and I'm honestly loving how Bilbo looks in the ultra-non-hobbitish clothes. While reading the fic, I started to imagine what Yavanna would look like and decided to give it a go. Her hair is supposed to be a willow tree but leaves are very hard to draw so its not obvious lol. I love the idea of The Valar being absolutely huge so Bilbo here is experiencing a "a giant woman!" moment.

Let me know if you guys would prefer to see more sketches (which are more frequent) or more finished works! It really helps me out with organizing!!

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books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 041

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

“She was like a deer making eyes at the wolf that wanted to eat her for lunch. Stupid deer.”