#.not in Elysia

[sansloii]

Though not quite as packed as it would be when the festivities officially begin, the streets of Alluka were still teeming with life and lights and noise. The citizens of the capital rushing about in a force of organized chaos. Last minute preparations to welcome visitors once more to the land of fairy tales. The people, seemingly running about recklessly (blindly even), manage to weave around the Exulan king. Quite used to navigating thick crowds of people. Some even manage to give Roderick a quick bow of the head in greeting before scurrying off with crates and boxes of who knew what. Some did bump into him though. A few kids. A couple drunk but harmless older men. And an unassuming woman. The hood of her cloak pulled up, not unlike some of the other passersby, as she muttered a rushed and quiet "Sorry" before getting lost among the people once more... And there it was. Light and floral, a scent of faint nostalgia. Of days long, long ago. Then there they were. A bit of pink peeking out between some stones off the main road. Flowers. To find any flowers at all in Navka was unheard of. But these ones were even stranger, if possible. The small stems growing in his direction as if reaching for him. Bluebells. Pink bluebells...

He fully expected Alluka to be brimming with activity in the hours leading up to the hunt, and he was not disappointed. People around him rushed about — putting up decorations and signage and hauling crates of supplies into storefronts — all hurrying to prepare themselves for imminent influx of travelers from all parts of the realm. Those that recognized him gave him a brief nod ( which he returned ), but most barely acknowledged him — which he didn't mind at all. A couple children brushed by, followed by some inebriated older men, but he regarded them with the same nonchalance that they offered him.

The very last passerby… is a little different, though.

The scent that hits his nose is very brief but — and maybe it's just a trick of the mind or something akin to that — it seems to last much longer than that. It's light, floral, and carries the memories of a moment that has long passed. He turns with the smell, saying almost nothing as he watches the hooded figure retreat quickly, and he's tempted to reach forward after her. Before the thought to do so becomes an action, she's gone and it's as though she was never there in the first place…

…and in her place are small, but quickly growing flowers that have pushed their way through the cobbled street. The stems and petals are unharmed, the little clusters of pink blooms opening up all at once.

Roderick has half a mind to rub at his eyes ( thinking he must be dreaming ), when the flowers seem to lean towards him. They straighten up when he closes the gap between he and the bluebells, but they resume their tipping and tilting the instant he bends down to pick one out of the stones. The rest gravitate towards his hand as he selects one from the middle, and he brings that bloom near to eye level. Carefully, as if he fears he may crush the stem, he turns the bloom in hand...focusing intently.

For a moment… just a moment… he pictures himself at home, in the open air. He has just the one flower — just the one bluebell — but that's all he needs.

The king extends an arm to offer it… and receives a touched smile in return.

Navkan Hunt | @desiderium-eden

[theavengers]

Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes Thunderbolts* (2025) dir. Jake Schreier

[sersi]

The Costumes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Agatha Harkness (2021 - 2024)

Featuring costume design by Mayes C. Rubeo (WandaVision) and Daniel Selon (Agatha All Along).

[moshaeu]

phainon of aedes elysiae

[elysianpractices]

a reminder that the trees you grew up with have not forgotten you and the way your feet padded along the ground.

the breeze that sweeps through the foliage once swept through your hair and between your fingers.

the moon has not forgotten you, in fact she still watches over you during the night.

[ffluv]

I made a few more artworks ✨️

I just forgot to post them...

[oddthesungod]

beauty, divine. ✨

[varesai]

♡˗ˏ*˚ : BIG SPOON OR LITTLE SPOON?

𝖬𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋

✧.* 𝖠𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗀 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗇?

𝖧𝖺𝗂𝗂𝗂 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒 (𝖨’𝗆 𝗌𝗈 𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝗓…) 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖸𝖤𝖲!!!! 𝖸𝖾𝗌 𝗒𝖾𝗌. 𝖤𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒

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THEY’RE A BIG SPOON. No arguing. Case closed. They want to protect you at all costs, and feels like it’s a very vulnerable way to do it. To hold you in their arms, and to shield you from the world, letting you drift into unconsciousness in their warm embrace. There’s too many out there in this cruel world who have a target against them or their spouse. They feel they need to protect 24/7.

✧.* HI3rd: Vita, Mei (HoO or HoT), Aponia, Thelema, Misteln Schariac

✧.* HSR: Mydei, Dr. Ratio, Aglaea, Argenti, Jing Yuan, Blade, Luocha, Kafka, Jingliu, Jade

✧.* GI: Wriothesley, Mavuika, Arlecchino, Neuvillette, Alhaitham, Kamisato Ayato, Kinich, Xiao

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THEY’RE A LITTLE SPOON. They find they like to be held more than to hold. There’s just something about it, being able to come home from a hard day or simply just to fall into one’s arms and be held. To know they’re safe, and to know they’re loved. It almost feels like they can just melt into you, to become whole with the one they love the most.

✧.* HI3rd: Mobius, Elysia (reg. & HoHE), Kiana (HoF and reg), Songque, Vill-V, Senadina, Theresa (Lunar Vow) Fu Hua (Senti)

✧.* HSR: Aventurine, Sunday, Topaz, Feixiao, Fugue, Sparkle

✧.* GI: Mualani, Furina, Navia, Lyney, Kaveh, Arataki Itto, Yoimiya, Albedo

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THEY’RE BOTH! It depends on the day. Sometimes, they feel the need to hold, and other times, they feel the need to be held. They know they can trust you, and they know that you don’t mind what they choose. Maybe they start off as big spoon and then end up as a little spoon. Maybe it’s just what they’re feeling. Who knows.

✧.* HI3rd: Fu Hua (all besides Senti), Lantern, Helia, Kiana (HoFi), Seele & Veliona, Durandal, Bronya (Silverwing), Rita Rossweisse, Eden

✧.* HSR: Jiaoqiu, The Herta, Rappa, Bronya, Gepard, Boothill, Seele, Robin

✧.* GI: Childe, Chasca, Xilonen, Kamisato Ayaka, Yae Miko, Yumemimizuki Mizuki, Kaedehara Kazuha, Chiori, Tighnari

[allimili]

i normally dont send asks because im shy but your elysia! yn posts gave me brain worms...... imagine... shadow milk and elysia yn doomed lovers... imagine the angst...

Just a memory.

[marvelladiesdaily]

Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost Thunderbolts* (2025) dir. Jake Schreier

[theavengers]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

[sersi]

Aubrey Plaza as Rio Vidal in Agatha All Along (2024) 1.01

[zephyrine-gale]

flamechasers charms!

[herpsandbirds]

Eastern Emerald Elysia (Elysia chlorotica), family Plakobranchidae, found along the East Coast of the United States

This creature engages in kleptoplasty, taking the chloroplasts from the algae that it eats, and using the chloroplasts for the waste products they create though photosynthesis. It's kind of a… solar powered sea slug!

These sea slugs are not nudibranchs, but are in a different group of gastropods.

image via: Views of Elysia chlorotica from Martha’s Vineyard. Figure 15 of Krug et al., 2016, Zootaxa 4148:1

[ffluv]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🌈

[ma-ra-ru]

Happy Valentine’s Day 💖