#02/1920

[carbone14]

Le Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre van Ryneveld et le Lieutenant Quinton Brand posent devant leur Vickers Vimy 'Silver Queen' avant de réaliser le premier vol vers l'Afrique du Sud (Londres - Cape Town) – Aérodrome de Brooklands – Angleterre – 4 février 1920

©Vincent van Ryneveld

[cosmogyros]

People: "Music from 100 years ago must be so boring"

Me:

Lucille Bogan, "Shave 'Em Dry" (first recorded 1924)

[monstroum]

[ cont . from here ] / @stlispenard

harker does not sleep . the skin under his eyes has become paper thin and forever kissed by touches of blue and purple ㅤ─ ㅤ his time spent in transylvania had robbed him of so much but , that which he missed the most was the gift of long DREAMLESS sleep . the horrors he had witnessed ( been put through , for was his neck not scarred ? his arms ? parts of him not even mina had yet seen ? ) had followed him to london . and , no matter how far he wandered , they always seemed to catch up to him .

he had felt a shadow while gazing at the thames . a moment meant for guiltless reflection quickly turned troublesome , for when harker began his long walk home , the very same figure which had loomed by his peripheral shadowed his every turn . jonathan had refused to look back lest meeting the other's gaze encourage him to attack . but , as he quickened his pace , the click of his stalker's footsteps gained the exact same rhythm as his .

the panic which gripped his heart was unlike any other ㅤ─ ㅤ it transported him back to the labyrinth that was castle dracula and the feeling of being watched and laughed at AND HUNTED ! jonathan is about to attempt a shout when he finds his chaser to have been intercepted by another . harker feels his chest heaving as he backs away safely , pressing his palm to the wet brick to ground himself . if he went now and turned left and then left again , he knew the scoundrel would not be able to find him . but , just as he was prepared to turn and leave , he caught a glimpse of his saviour .

an agreeable young man , with an exceptional pair of eyes harker had only met once before . suddenly the solicitor found himself immobilised ㅤ─ ㅤ he figured this must be what one feels when first encountering A TIGER IN THE WILD ... to be both mesmerised by it while also being painfully aware of THE LINGERING DANGER ... harker was apprehensive to approach him at first , even after being beckoned forward , but he did . the question with spilled from his lips leaves him embarrassed ㅤ─ ㅤ and the stranger's reply makes jonathan cringe .

" there is no such hour in the day . " harker counters , the adrenaline of the chase making him sound brusque . " since when does the clock dictate the amount of respect any of us are owed ? " jonathan becomes distracted examining the other man's features ; he looks young and awfully ancient at the exact same time . the glow of youth seems trapped beneath his skin . none of him reeks of dust or dirt ( not like he had , nothing like he had ) ㅤ─ ㅤ then he couldn't possibly be ... could he ? it's only when he's about to bow his hand in gratitude that harker sees the state of the young man's hands . " my god , you're hurt . "

[maryleclerc]

𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝟏 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

🟢 complete | 🔴 on going | ⚠️ discontinue

© MARYLECLERC ; 2023. all rights reserved. do not steal, repost, translate and/or claim these work as your own. thank you!!

lovely love — carlos sainz

| summary: in which reader and carlos decided to announce their pregnancy to their fans!

royal [series] — charles leclerc 🔴 [a happy ending series]

| summary: in which y/n became princess y/n of monte carlo after marrying prince charles leclerc of monte carlo

royal engagement

> royal wedding

> royal pregnancy

> royal baby

> royal, the rumor

> royal, the truth

{ royal, princess y/n in her own words }. the continue of royal, the truth — in which prince charles leclerc admit the rumor of cheating between him and the other women, the interview of princess y/n of monte carlo

> royal family time, papa charles birthday & surprise!

> royal first day to school

> royal baby #2

> royal happy ending! (the end)

[a series]

the union of hearts and duties

[mini series]

mere celibataire — charles leclerc

destin — part 02 of merecelibataire

princess royal [mini series] — pierre gasly (requested by @horseloverkid)

| pairing: driver!pierre gasly x princess!reader

> chapter 00 : character introduction

> chapter 00.1: the confession

> chapter 00.2: the confusion

> chapter 00.3: i miss you, a lot

> chapter 01: first date

> chapter 02: first kiss

> chapter 03: i love you my darling

> chapter 04: the end

the other women [series] — charles leclerc (coming soon)

| warning: arrange marriage trope, cheating, language

| pairing: prince!charles leclerc x reader

| summary: an arrange marriage in 21st century between lady y/n and prince charles leclerc of monaco, when the royal have to kept their promised century ago between the y/l/n family and the royal family. eventhough lady y/n know about prince charles girlfriend, she still accept this marriage in the hope to make this marriage work with her love for charles leclerc.

letters to you — carlos sainz

| warning: bridgerton au!

| pairing: prince!carlos sainz x reader

| summary: in the early 1920s when youngest daughter of a noble family, lady y/n sterlington who receive letters from royal house invited her to the royal garden party in the royal palace of madrid, but she never know that was an event for the prince to chose his own wife.

prince charming — arthur leclerc 🔴

| warning: royalty, social media au!

| pairing: prince!driver!arthur leclerc x ballerina!reader

part 01

[dead-lights]

portraits of the vatore siblings [in-game wall art]

I'm having a lot of fun putting the Vatores in period clothes, so I made some renders of them dressed up in 1890s-1940s clothing and threw them into that big frame from Vampires.

download [sfs]

This was a pretty big project: 3 cc wall art pieces covering 6 decades of fashion with 12 separate outfits, which resulted in 18 individual renders and 144 total swatches. Also, the frame itself is huge. I prefer them sized down (shift + [ in buy mode) but they are 100% the type to own larger-than-life portraits of themselves.

My hc is that the Vatores were born in the late 1930s/early 1940s, so imo they aren't actually old enough to have worn any of these clothes when they were first in style. I think they dressed up like it’s old times and took a buncha pictures just to confuse people trying to figure out how old they really are. Sibling bonding!

Included below are all 18 renders, with cc and full color below the cut.

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

I'm a little obsessed with Lilith's 1940s look ngl

lilith

1890s

hair: granny bun by @saurusness

hat: fine feathered hat by @gilded-ghosts

earrings: rose in the garden earrings by @rustys-cc

dress: the ida dress by retro-pixels (direct link)

pose: from mademoiselle by @blackpanda-ts4

1900s

hat: striped bow hat by @lilis-palace

hair: bertha by @buzzardly28

earrings: arthur earrings by @yakfarm

outfit: dress: edwardian huntress dress by @elfdor

pose: also from mademoiselle

1910s

hair and flower accessory: gibson curl updo by @the-melancholy-maiden

earrings: arthur earrings by yakfarm

dress: rose lunch dress by @happylifesims

pose: also from mademoiselle

1920s

hair: maxie by @raindropsoncowplants

lipstick: clara by @chere-indolente

dress: 1920s evening dress 06 by happylifesims

pose: from the louise brooks posepack

1930s

hair: gigi by @simadelics

coat: 1930s female coat 02 by happylifesims

pose: from barstool poses ii by @katverse

1940s

hair & dress from forties film noir by gilded-ghosts

pose: from monday poses by @ratboysims

caleb

1890

hat: 1920s top hat by happylifesims

1900

outfit: men's casual edwardian suit by @historicalsimslife

hat: 1920s bowler hat by happylifesims

1910

hat: 1920s fedora hat by happylifesims

1920

hat/coat: dmitri hat & coat by happylifesims

1930

fedora shape no. 2 by happylifesims

1930s male trench coat 01 by happylifesims

1940

hat: fedora shape no. 1 by happylifesims

suit: paper, ink, & sorrow suit by @anachrosims

sibling poses

jane austen poses by @atashi77 (both 1890)

model poses 32 (lilith 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940) and male poses 11 (caleb 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) by @helgatisha

edwardian socialite by @funkyllama (lilith 1910)

@occult-cc-finds

[joojconverts]

4t3 Conversion of HLS' 1920's Female Fashion Set 02

A 4t3 conversion of a fancy 20's mini-set for all your ladies, made originally by HappyLifeSims, now to TS3! Hope you like it! Enjoy! <3

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Known Problems:

The cloche hat might be a little to bit at first sight, but I made it that way to be compatible with the most hairstyles possible! But that's why hat-slider was created in the first place haha. Just wanted to let you know!

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ALL OG CREDITS GO TO @happylifesims! IT’S NOT MY MESH, AND IT’S NOT MY TEXTURES, I JUST CONVERTED THEM TO THE SIMS 3!

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NOTES:

As mentioned before, the cloche hat is hat-slider compatible and unissex, as always!

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Credits:

HappyLifeSims for mesh and textures - here

Necklace converted by me - here

Hair by EAxis (Supernatural pack)

💖 @katsujiiccfinds​​​ @emilyccfinds​​​ @kpccfinds​​​​  @xto3conversionsfinds

[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Snippets (217)

When Dot decided to work for Miss Phryne, she was worried what her priest would think of her gun and knives and…dancing, but she took the job anyway. It’s true that she had little choice as she needed employment; however, she also sensed that life would be full of adventures and excitement with the Lady Detective. Sure enough, assignment number one was not to help with the unpacking at the new house as any normal companions were expected to do. Instead, she was invited to get on the Ballarat Train – boarding first-class, no less – and “have some fun”. How thrilling was that?

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p.s. This evening (November 2), a number of Mid-Atlantic Adventuresses and Adventurers would do just that – have some fun on the New Hope Railroad Speakeasy Train. They will “embark on an exciting adventure through the rolling foothills of Bucks County [Pennsylvania], plunging into the clandestine world of 1920s nightlife…Savor a carefully selected trio of demi-cocktails, perfectly complemented by a variety of delectable canapes, all while soaking up the unique atmosphere reminiscent of the prohibited era”. I am regrettably unable to join the journey but hope you all enjoy a roaringly good time!

(Posted 02-Nov-2024)

[lolabythebaysims]

Lonelyboy's @happylifesims 1920s Day Dress 01 and 02, converted from TS4 for TF-EF! 10 original colors apiece, textures in the AF files only with other ages slaved. Both are categorized for Everyday + YAF Maternity, and Dress 01 (on the right in the picture) is also Outerwear.

DOWNLOAD Dress 01 (the jacket)

DOWNLOAD Dress 02 (with the striped trim)

Swatches, etc. under the cut.

Dress 01 is paired with semi-opaque hose and oxford pumps. (The reference here is a very funky 1928 Liberty of London print set, but you really can't see much of it.) Just under 5k polys. Ten colors:

Dress 02 is Everyday only. Also around 5k polys. All colors get black t-strap heels with opaque black wool stockings, and this shared texture is in the AF mesh package. (This dress was designed in 1924 by Paul Poiret and is also in the V&A collection.)

I have most of Lonelyboy's 1920s day dresses in some state of completion and I'm hoping to release at least a few this week while I'm on break.

Credits: First and foremost, Lonelyboy for the original TS4 dresses! I can't thank him enough for making beautiful meshes that are also constructed so smartly. Lifa @withlovefromsimtown for the WSOs for the morphs for all ages and the elder conversion of Dress 02. @witheredlilies for Dress 01 shoes for TF/AF, and @picknmixsims for streamlining my whole age conversion process with the Repository Wizard.

Known issues: the drapey bow/scarf bits don't always hang perfectly. (Fat morph of 02 is pictured above; you can see how it clings to the bust.) Clipping on the skirt is comparable to similar EAxis meshes.

[womblegrinch]

Herbert James Draper (1863-1920) - Evening calm

Oil on canvas. Painted c.1901-02.

24.5 x 40 inches, 62.5 x 102 cm. Estimate: £150,000-200,000.

Failed to sell Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2024

[mxestuarypalomino]

More vintage-style MDZS characters, featuring Nie Huaisang this time.

🎶 Häxa- Månen (Monomorte Remix)

This one is based off Clara Bow's Vanity Fair photoshoot from 1928.

Hairpiece is inspired by 1920's flapper headwear, not sure if it really succeeded but an attempt was made at least.

Cross-posted from my IG.

Link to the photo this is based on:

https://fromthebygone.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/clara-bow-for-vanity-fair-1928/

[vasito-de-leche]

;R1999 FORGET ME NOT - General Headcanons

Compilation of headcanons and analysis on Forget Me Not as a character and other related things.

this post was brought to you by me, procrastinating on the second part of the Cover analysis and those yandere Pavia headcanons, and ALSO because mister lawrence cavendish jr is the second target for my brainrot

warning for suicide and self-harm themes!

On the subject of Forget Me Not's name and past.

It's Lawrence Cavendish Jr. Forget Me Not's real name is confirmed to be just that, as seen in this specific excerpt:

"Cavendish Jr, who was still alive and once sat in front of you [...]" which alludes to the dinner Vertin had at the Walden with Druvis III and Forget Me Not, and "'Forget Me Not', what a hilarious, stupid name". I only included this because I've seen people wonder about it.

What I mean to tackle in this point is the relationship between Forget Me Not, his origins and his current chosen name. Despite his calm and collected appearance, it becomes clear that Forget Me Not is one hair away from becoming entirely deranged, especially when confronted with the possibility of getting revenge. But why is Forget Me Not so focused on revenge specifically?

His backstory is not as openly laid out for us to read, but we can gleam some bits and pieces from all the documents and dialogue he has. To understand Forget Me Not, we also need to look at Druvis III.

All throughout chapter 02, we see parallels and connections being drawn between Forget Me Not and Druvis III - both of them appear to be extremely aloof, cold and collected, only to be revealed to be very emotional deep down, for better and for worse. Druvis III is initially defined by the neutrality and inertia that comes with being stuck in the past, while Forget Me Not is initially defined by the neutrality of the Walden and his ties with Manus Vindictae, an organization that rejects the future.

Druvis III is a disgraced, fallen noble whose life wasn't ruined by the fire that took her family, but the perception the world had of her, an image they forced onto her due to their hatred towards arcanists. And Forget Me Not has a family surname "buried in the dust, shot dead in history". A disgraced, fallen noble implied to have struggled with poverty, battling hunger and suicide countless of times. In the "··· Formula: 1920s" document, we can see a few pieces from various people and their opinions on Forget Me Not from the Big Mouth Bulletin. 3 out of 4 want him dead or think of him as a monster - entirely because of his existence as an arcanist.

The similarities are obvious. Hell, both share the theme of flora and plants, too. There is an even more subtle dynamic here too, alluding to the game's prominent religious imagery - Vertin's suitcase being compared to an ark that will brave the "Storm", the last supper moment, Arcana's offering, the orange, being a replacement for the apple of Eden...

And then, Forget Me Not association with snakes, rumoured to have a body covered in scales, with an arcanum skill that allows people to indulge in alcohol during the Prohibition Era - the snake that tempted Adam and Eve. Druvis III is associated with forests, trees, as well as a link between Vertin (the good guys) and Manus Vindictae (the bad guys) - the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The two go hand in hand and are linked together.

The big difference between them is that their respective quests to set things "right" are entirely different - their "revenge" is not the same. Druvis III was hellbent on finding out who set the fire that killed her family, not because she wanted them to face the consequences, but because in doing so, people would finally leave her alone and let her mourn. She could finally move on from something that she knew the truth of. Forget Me Not does it to feel satisfied with himself and get back at everyone who ever looked down on him or wronged him. To inflict as much as pain unto others as he had received before. It's a powerplay fantasy in which he finally wins, against all odds.

It's unclear what truly happened to the Cavendish that caused Forget Me Not to end up in such conditions, to the point where he'd go as far as make sure no one can trace him back to his family, to the point where not even the Foundation has a proper report on him.

But there is one line in particular that lives rent free in my head when it comes to the Cavendish and Forget Me Not's potential relationship with them.

This takes place after Druvis III loses her forest, after she loses her eternal branch because of Vertin's intervention during their dinner. They're talking about how to use her forest to build a refugee camp.

There's the possibility that Forget Me Not is simply alluding to that forest - something that used to belong to her is now something that he should have for the sake of Manus Vindictae's goals.

But! Indulge me for a second! There's a noticeable pause, there's a subtle tone to his voice. Reverse 1999's writing might be confusing at times due to the translation, but it's easy to see that it's loaded with metaphors, hidden meanings and so much more, to the point where reading deeply into everything most characters' say is pretty much the norm.

The dialogue that precedes that specific line is Forget Me Not insisting that he can transfer the ownership of the woods over to Druvis III anytime, because she has always been and will always be the only owner, no matter what. He does this to convince her to go through with Manus' plans, that's his main goal, he doesn't care about the woods. But that single line pictured above? It could mean so much more.

Again, the two share many, many similarities. So when Forget Me Not talks about what Druvis III once had - a prestigious family business, a name people can recognize, an assured future - is what he should have, it evokes a sense of entitlement and lingering resentment. Almost as if Forget Me Not's desire to go back to the past doesn't stem from nostalgia like her, but to reclaim something that was denied to him.

Which is incredibly ironic to me because both of them carried their family in their names - Druvis THE THIRD. Lawrence Cavendish JUNIOR. And yet, the one that worked so hard to obscure his origins and changed his family name was him.

Neither of these characters can be recognized nor traced back to their families by appearance alone - people need a name or a really good memory to truly recognize them. The only one with enough courage to continue carrying such burden is Druvis III. Forget Me Not wants something that he willingy lost the right to the moment he allowed Lawrence Cavendish Jr. to die and fade into obscurity.

The name "Forget Me Not" begins to sound more ironic. Like an order, a threat or the promise of his return - his desire for revenge and his hypocrisy become clear once you begin to dissect his character. Like the narrator in the "To Lawrence Cavendish" document says: "He is patiently waiting... to put his meanness, craziness and quivers under the sun". He's waiting to reveal himself.

The "stage" is shown when he makes people explode from inside out, a lot of people who recognized him as Forget Me Not, the mixologist. This is when we finally see his true intentions and the main difference between him and Druvis III, all in their respective reactions to the journalists.

She's terrified, thinking about the day of her family's funeral. On the other hand, he's ordering them to watch and record as he "takes everything he has been deprived of".

This is why the thing that breaks Forget Me Not is hearing that Druvis III does not care about the man who started the fire, that it's not important anymore. He believed them to be on the same page, that she would love to torture the single person responsible for all of her grief. The guy is projecting heavily onto Druvis III.

In the end, I don't know if Forget Me Not resents his father, his family name, if he had some sort of business to inherit and a "future" that was taken from him, or if they actually might've been a happy family.

What I do know is that Forget Me Not's desire for revenge was absolutely amplified and fueled by Manus Vindictae's own agenda. And that's why he works perfectly as both a victim of their MO and a willing member within their ranks.

He clings so hard to the past because there is no future worth fighting for, because everything would be much better if it was rebuilt from scratch with only those that won't oppose him and repeat history. He clings so hard that his new name and identity are, in the end, a plea for the world not to forget who he used to be and, at worst, an order because he sure as hell hasn't forgotten all the things others have done or said Back when Lawrence Cavendish Jr was around. Once his family outlived their usefulness or relevance within society.

TLDR: THIS is the cold-blooded, numb murderer who is actually very sad, empty and broken deep inside that some people wanted Pavia to be. Like, he's even sopping wet and sad and asking Vertin to kill him next time they meet.

Which leads us to my next point!

On the subject of Forget Me Not's self-destructive and suicidal mindset.

We've talked about Forget Me Not's views and relationship with the Cavendish - but what exactly is the end goal? He feels entitled to a better life, one he was supposed to have, and then what?

The "???" narrator mentions a woman who made a promise to Forget Me Not, as well as leaving a "sarcoma" behind which he then adapted and turned into his own. This woman is implied to be Arcana, as we see her talk to Vertin about being able to see the truth, to not be blinded - there's an emphasis in the way she recruits people by opening their eyes to reality. The sarcoma is the city (apparently "Windy City" is used to refer to Chicago, I had to google that but hey, that's pretty neat!). It's the world he lives in and that wants him gone. She focused Forget Me Not's grief towards it because in doing so, it would help Manus Vindictae's ideals of a world exclusively for pureblooded arcanists.

And even so, he remained suicidal. There was at least one more attempt at taking his own life, and that's when he saw "what had been on his mind". Whatever that might've been, no doubt influenced by Arcana and his situation, is what pushed Forget Me Not to "allow himself to revenge, revenge, re-re-re-revenge, and to die".

Ultimately, Forget Me Not's goal is to die at the end of it all - even after he gets his revenge, earns the life he wanted, takes back everything that was meant for him. This is why, after he's fully defeated, his last words to Vertin are to show no mercy next time they meet. To kill him.

This is not only a long and convoluted plan of revenge, it's Forget Me Not willingly marching into his own demise. And just like before, he's not strong enough to pull the trigger himself. Now that he has no solid argument to justify his anger - all because Druvis III has shown him that people can, in fact, move on - his only option is to have someone else end his life. He's shown tired, and the phrase "Don't save it no more" might indicate that even if there was someone who could repeat what Arcana did to him - give him a sense of purpose and a target for his grief - he simply doesn't have the energy for that.

Forget Me Not's self-destructive tendencies can also be seen in other ways. His job at The Walden is to cater to all the people who shunned him - he welcomes everyone and anyone for the sake of creating a network of secrets, he attends fancy parties and events full of those who call him a drug dealer, Satan's spawn and so much more. And he pretends to be someone else entirely while wishing for others to remember him. He willingly surrounds himself with all the things that hurt him.

His arcanum being related to alcohol is rather poetic to me - since Forget Me Not is said to have spiraled into decadence and into this extreme mindset, it makes sense that his main skill is related to being intoxicated and to drown into something that is largely hated but at the same time, desired and coveted. The Prohibition Era does have a very similar mentality to religion, namely western ideologies - you're meant to openly reject and loathe something, but the constant repression causes you to yearn for it instead. And at some point, this repression can become an addiction in itself, leading some to indulge in it. This loops back to Forget Me Not's association with the snake in the Garden of Eden.

It makes sense to me that he indulges in something so painful, while cohercing others into indulging in forbidden alcohol. That he later uses this very same arcane skill to kill all those people who, in his eyes, represent everything he loathes about the current state of the world. It's like a sarcoma that he now leaves behind, that kills from inside out.

And this is the last time I'll bring up Druvis III in a Forget Me Not post, but notice their choice of flower/plant? She has a mistletoe bouquet - a parasitic and toxic plant which represents positive things such as fertility, life and protection in many different cultures. Forget Me Not has black roses, roses being immediately recognized as one of the most beautiful flowers but, in this context, symbolizing things such as death and rebirth, remembrance, mourning. Their duality, contrast and the "two-faced" aspect is prominent there. And not to get very deep about character design, but Druvis III holds the bouquet very carefully and carries it around with her willingly, whereas the black roses that Forget Me Not wears wrap around his neck not unlike a noose.

To really drive home how Forget Me Not sees himself, here's the description they gave him for his boss fight.

They boil down his character perfectly, to all the little traits that make up his whole emotional baggage.

And to also put more emphasis on how Forget Me Not truly doesn't expect to live and "win" at the end of this whole revenge trip, here's his ultimate - "Heavengazing from Hell". He's fully aware that he's going to be destroyed by his own actions and that the only thing left for him will be to look up at heaven from hell. That all the good things will forever be out of his reach.

Now, onto proper headcanon territory, since I'm running out of media to analyze!

On the subject of Forget Me Not's scales.

As established before, Forget Me Not is associated with snakes - one of the segments from the Big Mouth Bulletin comments on this. "[...] he had scales under those long sleeves, one next to another embedded in his flesh."

And this can actually be seen on his in-game sprite! It's very faint, but there's absolutely some sort of texture peeking out from under his collar and sleeves that resemble scales. They can also be seen on the trailer animations. The only time these scales don't appear or peek out from his clothes are in The Walden illustration, with the other members of Manus Vindictae, but that can easily be explained as him covering up properly and the angle he's drawn in.

Originally I thought that they could be burn scars, as it would mean a stronger connection between him and Druvis III. But upon closer inspection, they don't look like burn scars at all.

I like to headcanon that it's a side-effect from his own arcanum, similar to how Rabies is implied to look like a scarecrow because of his involvement treating rabies. Being something "self-inflicted" - in the sense of him having the choice to stop and heal, but refuses to - also lines up with Forget Me Not's suicidal tendencies, the whole sarcoma metaphor and the fact that by carrying on like this, he's doing nothing but destroy himself and add to his suffering.

As for how far the scales have extended, I don't have a set favorite idea! Part of me really would love it if the scales coiled around his body like actual snakes, but also the idea of him having different patches of scales scattered throughout (again, like a sarcoma) and the third secret option of him being MOSTLY covered in them to the point where it becomes grotesque, something that he can't even look at.

They're not just a tattoo or pattern embedded onto his skin either - they're actual scales, cold and rough to the touch. The areas affected by this have grown numb, making it hard for Forget Me Not to feel any warmth or pressure applied onto them. This adds to that otherworldly and sinister vibe he's got going on, even if the lack of proper tactile sense irritates him. It's extremely uncomfortable if they're brushed or rubbed in the wrong direction, however!

Sometimes, Forget Me Not might pick at the scales, as if deciding whether he loves or hates them. In particularly bad days, he picks them out. I like the idea that, once picked, the scales grow faster and stronger, as well as in broader areas, making it a perpetual loop of picking them off from his skin.

Overall, it would be extremely easy to conceal them - he only needs a shirt with a higher collar and gloves or some make-up, but I like to think that Forget Me Not loves the idea of someone catching a glimpse of them, a reminder that he's dangerous and so much more than meets the eye.

As much as he he's been affected by the stigma against arcanists, he now thrives in their hatred for him and his existence - sneaking into places he knows he's not welcome is addictive, especially knowing everyone tolerates him because he's their only access to alcohol. The way everyone will turn around and talk shit about him once they're out of The Walden is fun, because it reinforces his views on why this current era deserves to be rebuilt from the ground up.

Forget Me Not has extremely poor eyesight.

I know the glasses look thin and pretty standard, but I just like to think that Forget Me Not can't see shit without them.

He has this habit of taking them off to "clean" them whenever he's talking with those he loathes - mostly humans - just so he doesn't have to look at them directly. Sometimes, he might just close his eyes and dissociate, pretending to pay attention if the situation calls for it. Yes, he's petty and hateful enough to feel physically sick when talking to people he hates.

If you pay enough attention, it becomes clear that eye contact becomes scarce, as if just looking at them will send him into a fit of rage (but he conceals it extremely well when needed).

Forget Me Not's poor eyesight is not a secret, and he often likes to make patrons nervous by making their drinks without his glasses - of course, he knows his way around drinks and potions, there's no chance of him messing up, he could do this with his eyes closed. But seeing customers squirm is such a delight. Because now, they must choose between making a scene in HIS territory or risk being poisoned with a poorly-made drink.

I like to think that he also just has a very fine ear, since he does play instruments (all of his attacks being related to music and him using a piano as his wand during the boss fight). So really, Forget Me Not couldn't care less about his eyesight.

Forget Me Not enjoys floral arrangement.

This is just based on his association with the actual forget me not flower. I think he enjoys creating bouquets or putting up vases full of flowers around his home, even if all of them may end up creating a very gloomy and decadent atmospere - they're perfect for funerals, and he simply may be preparing for his own.

And he leaves them out on display long after they've wilted. "They're more beautiful this way", he'd say.

It's not rare to find Forget Me Not on rainy afternoons with a pair of scissors on hand, absentmindedly cutting every leaf and petal off from all these roses, as if he had a personal vendetta against their colorful hues. Sometimes, he just twirls the stem around, pressing hard on the thorns to feel anything while he looks out the window. He's so very fucking dramatic and volatile.

Basically, I like to picture Forget Me Not as the type of person who has dedicated so much time into something as empty as revenge, that he absolutely has no idea what to do outside of that.

Everything he does is just a way to pass the time until he can go back to dedicate every waking second of his life into his and Manus Vindictae's plans, every "little pleasure" is just a façade, he doesn't get any real enjoyment from anything. Sometime he worries that revenge won't help him climb out of this apathetic life he's built for himself, but he can't afford to dwell too much on that possibility. Everything that he does is muscle memory, he's forcing himself to try and do it, because otherwise he could simply sit still in an empty room for hours on end, with the lights turned off, waiting and waiting - all alone with his thoughts.

[saintmeghanmarkle]

This is not the fault of the little girl but the more they push the Princess Lilibet name the more I feel the anguish of the late Queen. by u/downinthevalleypa

This is not the fault of the little girl, but the more they push the “Princess Lilibet” name, the more I feel the anguish of the late Queen. “Lilibet” belonged to Queen Elizabeth, the nickname lovingly given to her by her Grandfather King George V in the late 1920’s, when as a toddler she couldn’t pronounce her name. It is absolutely heartbreaking and appalling to me that Harry and Meghan had the unmitigated nerve to co-opt this precious and personal name of the late Queen; in fact, it makes me furious, even after several years have gone by and the child is no longer a newborn. It’s as appalling to me now as it was when it was first announced.How dare they! post link: https://ift.tt/ZH0QW7I author: downinthevalleypa submitted: December 17, 2024 at 02:22AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[eddieredmayneargentinablog]

"Eddie Redmayne: ‘I won a prize for worst performance of the year’

The Oscar-winning star of ‘The Theory of Everything’, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and (gulp) ‘The Danish Girl’ is playing a hitman-for-hire in his new TV adaptation of ‘The Day of the Jackal’. He speaks to Adam White about famous friends, weathering backlash, and why the acting industry is ‘deeply unhealthy’

Source: Independent, Saturday 02 November 2024.

Eddie Redmayne said (excerpts):

“Often something you’ve done is just a part of a much bigger discussion, and you try to make sense of it with the understanding and comprehension of any human being.”

"You answer, you trip over, you get quoted, get misquoted, It’s all par for the course. But the way I explain it to myself is I’m just a f***ing actor. I wasn’t bred to be a politician, or a great speaker, or a particularly articulate advocate. I will, of course, sputter my way through [advocacy] for the things that I care about... but I’m just an actor.”

“There have been many years when I’d watch The White Lotus and go, ‘Why do I never get those jobs and hang out on beautiful beaches?’,” Redmayne laughs. “So I wouldn’t want to say that was the reason for taking the job, but it was pretty high up there. I’ve spent years playing Elizabethans and Victorians, or people in the 1920s or 30s. This was the first contemporary thing I think I’ve done in years. And it was nice to be able to just whip on a pair of trousers and a shirt every day, versus lots of 26-piece tweed suits.”

"At the audition, I put on my best ‘space emperor with mummy issues’ voice, and that was what came out – it was definitely a big swing".

"There was a moment in the Jupiter Ascending script that described the character’s voice. It said that his throat had been ‘gnarled out’, or something like that. So at the audition I put on my best ‘space emperor with mummy issues’ voice, and that was what came out.” The Wachowskis let him keep it for filming. “I had the most wonderful time making that film, but it was definitely a big swing. I do hear that there are people who are into [my performance], which is nice. Though I’m also conscious I have a prize somewhere for giving the worst performance of the year.” He chuckles. (It was Worst Supporting Actor at the 2016 Golden Raspberry Awards, if you’re curious.)

Does he read his own reviews? “Oh, yeah, absolutely,” he replies, without hesitation. He only finds it difficult to read them if he’s in a play, where they can’t help but impact what he’s doing night after night. “TV and film, though, often it’s so long since you did the thing that there’s a level of detachment from it. But the interesting thing about them is that I’d say most actors are harsher critics of themselves than any critic can be. It’s rare that I’m sitting reading a bad review of one of my performances, going, ‘No! They got it wrong!’ I typically sit there going, ‘Oh, yeah, I saw that too.’”

"I’m certainly more critical of my own work than most critics, I would say. So the reason I do this job is to aspire to those glimmers of something that momentarily feels real. “It sounds f***ing pretentious, but there are those moments, and sometimes they last for under a second, where you’re completely free, and you’re playing against someone, and everything is alive, and momentarily you go somewhere else.”

As for what’s next, Redmayne is unsure. Fantastic Beasts is “over, as far as I’m concerned”, so his diary is currently open. But he’s excited for the future. “I love variety, and I love pushing myself, and I hope to continue doing that,” he says. “I’ll always take a big swing, and...”

Full interview here:

[marejadilla]

“Zu Asche, zu Staub” (”To Ashes, to Dust”), Moka Efti Orchestra/Severija  First edition ℗ Moka Efti Orchestra Released on: 2020-02-14 “The Moka Efti Orchestra is a 14-person jazz band formed by Nikko Weidemann, Mario Kamien and Sebastian Borkowski. The group was first formed for the German television series Babylon Berlin in 2018“ “The name comes from the legendary Berlin café and dance house of the 1920s and 1930s, Moka Efti.“

[dead-lights]

1890-1940 // portraits of lilith vatore

I wanted to try making wall decorations, so I made these and threw them into that massive painting from Vampires. It's sort of a mini decades challenge going from 1890-1940. Behold, the result:

My hc is that the Vatores were born in the late 1930s/early 1940s, so Lilith isn't actually old enough to have worn any of these clothes when they were first in style. I think she dressed up like it's old times and took a buncha pictures just to confuse people trying to figure out how old she is, but you may draw your own conclusions.

cc and full color below the cut

1890s

hair: granny bun by @saurusness

hat: fine feathered hat by @gilded-ghosts

earrings: rose in the garden earrings by @rustys-cc

dress: the ida dress by retro-pixels (direct link)

pose: from mademoiselle by @blackpanda-ts4

1900s

hat: striped bow hat by @lilis-palace

hair: bertha by @buzzardly28

earrings: arthur earrings by @yakfarm

outfit: dress: edwardian huntress dress by @elfdor

pose: also from mademoiselle

1910s

hair and flower accessory: gibson curl updo by @the-melancholy-maiden

earrings: arthur earrings by yakfarm

dress: rose lunch dress by @happylifesims

pose: also from mademoiselle

1920s

hair: maxie by @raindropsoncowplants

lipstick: clara by @chere-indolente

dress: 1920s evening dress 06 by happylifesims

pose: from the louise brooks posepack

1930s

hair: gigi by @simadelics

coat: 1930s female coat 02 by happylifesims

pose: from barstool poses ii by @katverse

1940s

hair & dress from forties film noir by gilded-ghosts

pose: from monday poses by @ratboysims

[joojconverts]

  4t3 Conversion of HappyLifeSims’ 1920′s Evening Dresses

A 4t3 conversion from three 1920′s evening dresses for all your ladies, ‘cause we can’t get enough of the roaring twenties! 

These are the remaining evening dresses that were still not converted to ts3, those being 02, 03 and 05. Dress 04 here converted by @simdreams​! 

Hope you like it! Enjoy! <3

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Known Problems:

The sleeves are a bit odd in these dresses but I did my best on minimizing clipping and deleting the body under them. I only found clipping in very specific animations, and it should look normal/good in 99% of them! <3

LIGHTING GLITCHES ONLY APPEAR ON CAS!

* Note that teens and elders have unsolvable neck gaps. This is sadly the price for having them available! for teens, try using this slider by gruesim!

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ALL OG CREDITS GO TO @happylifesims! IT’S NOT MY MESH, AND IT’S NOT MY TEXTURES, I JUST CONVERTED THEM TO THE SIMS 3!

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NOTES:

Evening dress 05 has three presets: first one is dinamically shiny (specular map), second one has the shine as an overlay texture (white dots), and the third one has no shine!

Evening dress 03 has three presets: first one has the shine as an overlay texture, and the second one doesn’t but only at the top part, at the bottom I kept the overlay because I didn’t like how it looked without it! Third one has no shine!

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Credits & Special Thanks:

HappyLifeSims - here, here and here

Necklaces by Ladesire - here

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