#Isolde Bishop

[queer-ragnelle]

On the topic of misogyny in retellings, do you have any thoughts on the male characters’ misogyny in Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles series? I feel like it could fall under “gritty realism” but sometimes it leaves a bad taste for me?

Yeah I think we're in agreement. The Winter King wasn't the worst but it certainly wasn't the greatest either. Look no further than how Ladwys was treated by Owain while everyone just listened to her scream and ignored it. Oh but she's "deserving" of rape bc Gundleus is evil so punishing her is punishing him. Or something. And matters worsened in the sequels Enemy of God and Excalibur.

Like the thing is, it felt to me as if Bernard Cornwell wrote a grimdark story, and attempted to include compelling women who go through hell, but missed the mark in a big way. All the rapist murdering shithead men die terribly (rest in piss Owain, Gundelus, Tanaburs, Lancelot etc) so they're all punished narratively for their actions sooner or later. But at the same time, I don't recall that any characters voice criticism of Merlin's sexual relationship with young Nimue or 30yo Tristan's sexual relationship with 15yo Isolde. That's where you can see the author's disturbing view of women and girls seeping through. Even if Ceinwyn was written well, what does that matter against Arthur and Derfel allowing Mark to burn Isolde at the stake bc Tristan couldn't control himself around a teenager? And then Arthur goes and marries Isolde's sister Argante in Excalibur. "She's too young for Arthur," says Derfel and Ceinwyn. That's what writers call "a sign post," which is supposed to signal to the reader that the author doesn't agree with the actions of the character by having other character's call attention to it. Okay, fine, that is there. But why is young Olwen also sexualized? Then how was Derfel persuaded to believe that Isolde/Tristan was somehow less inappropriate than Isolde/Mark? Oh right, bc Mark is fat so he's "gross," as Arthur called him, while Tristan is such a good, handsome guy. Therefore morally pure. Riiiiight. Cringe. It's deeply uncomfortable to contemplate.

My hope was the show that came out in 2023 would address a lot of this but somehow it's legit worse if you can believe it. They made Owain a decent guy. (Which actually makes his death stupid especially bc Arthur mourns his "friend?" That was his rapist thieving coworker with a good sword arm at best but okay.) And showrunners cut Tanaburs and Lancelot entirely. None of that actually benefitted the show whatsoever.

For example, in The Winter King book, Derfel returns from Ynys Trebes and Bishop Bedwin tells him Nimue has been sent to the Isle of the Dead by the local law enforcement bc she was butting heads with Christians and she ultimately killed some people in a church. Not great but I see how the narrative ended up there and Derfel went to retrieve her immediately. She had only been there so long bc Derfel wasn't even in the country. While Derfel is escaping with Nimue, Galahad comes to meet them and help.

But in the show, Derfel never goes to Ynys Trebes. He's just....around, as a side character. Meanwhile Sansum is trying to establish a church in Nimue's front yard or whatever and then his men get sick and die. They blame Nimue for "cursing" them. Arthur himself then sends Nimue to the Isle of the Dead, only for Derfel to play detective and discover the place where Sansum's men retrieved water from had a dead animal in it. They were unknowingly poisoning themselves. Nimue didn't do anything but spit on Sansum (which was deserved), she didn't kill anyone. Derfel then goes to the Isle of the Dead to retrieve Nimue. Alone. Only later does Arthur and Sagramore meet them to escape so Arthur can be like "Haha oopsie! My mistake! Will you help me talk the Druids into being my subjects--I mean working with me to get the kingdom in order for evil baby Prince--I mean normal baby Prince Mordred?" It's obscene.

So all around, The Warlord Chronicles isn't the pinnacle of literature if one is seeking an author who drinks respect women juice. Look elsewhere. But for all its faults, I don't think it's unreadable either. I don't regret reading it. There are beautiful passages and fascinating characters and I did enjoy it as a whole. But certainly there are really rough aspects that I could have done without.

[ulkaralakbarova]

An affair between the second in line to Britain’s throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tristan: James Franco Isolde: Sophia Myles Marke: Rufus Sewell Donnchadh: David O’Hara Wictred: Mark Strong Melot: Henry Cavill Bragnae: Bronagh Gallagher Bodkin: Ronan Vibert Edyth: Lucy Russell Leon: JB Blanc Morholt: Graham Mullins Simon: Leo Gregory Orick: Dexter Fletcher Aragon: Richard Dillane Kurseval: Hans Martin Stier Kaye: Thomas Morris Anwick: Jamie Thomas King Rothgar: Wolfgang Müller Lady Serafine: Cheyenne Rushing Lady Marke: Barbora Kodetová Young Isolde: Isobel Moynihan Young Tristan: Thomas Brodie-Sangster Tournament Judge: Gordon Truefitt Young Melot: Myles Taylor Young Simon: Jack Montgomery Luther: Marek Vašut Irish Soldier: David Fisher Lady Aragon: Bronwen Davies Paddreggh: Philip O’Sullivan Tournament Crier: Nevan Finegan Coronation Priest: Jón Ólafsson Widseth: Todd Kramer Widseth’s Sister: Winter Ave Zoli Pict Guard: Miroslav Šimůnek Funeral Priest: Kevin Flood Film Crew: Director: Kevin Reynolds Music: Anne Dudley Editor: Peter Boyle Director of Photography: Artur Reinhart Executive Producer: Jim Lemley Casting: Kate Dowd Executive Producer: John Hardy Producer: Moshe Diamant Producer: Lisa Ellzey Producer: Giannina Facio Producer: Elie Samaha Executive Producer: Ridley Scott Executive Producer: Tony Scott Production Design: Mark Geraghty Set Decoration: Johnny Byrne Costume Design: Maurizio Millenotti Costume Supervisor: Hana Kučerová Writer: Dean Georgaris Executive Producer: Frank Hübner Executive Producer: Matthew Stillman Co-Producer: Anne Lai Co-Producer: Jan Fantl Co-Producer: Morgan O’Sullivan Co-Producer: James Flynn Stunt Coordinator: Nick Powell Unit Production Manager: John J. Kelly First Assistant Director: Robert Huberman Associate Producer: David Minkowski Associate Producer: Christian Frohn Associate Producer: Jennifer Leshnick Associate Editor: Pamela Power Associate Editor: Stephen Boucher Hairstylist: Stefano Ceccarelli Hairstylist: Jiří Farkaš Hairstylist: Alena Marečková Hairstylist: Mario Michisanti Hairstylist: Adéla Robová Hairstylist: Jaroslav Šámal Key Hair Stylist: Mirella Ginnoto Key Makeup Artist: Manlio Rocchetti Art Department Coordinator: Marketa Puzmanova Assistant Art Director: David Voborský Assistant Art Director: David Vondrasek 3D Animator: Ales Dlabac 3D Animator: Zbynek Travincky Visual Effects Supervisor: Jaroslav Polensky Title Designer: Anthony Wonsoff Visual Effects Coordinator: Jan Vseticek Visual Effects Producer: Vít Komrzý Visual Effects Supervisor: Marius Mohnssen Special Effects Supervisor: Pavel Sagner Special Effects Supervisor: Kevin Byrne Additional Still Photographer: Larry D. Horricks Camera Operator: Erwin Lanzensberger Camera Operator: Kacper Lisowski Second Unit Director of Photography: Miro Gábor Gaffer: Tony Devlin Key Grip: Helge Felgendreher Key Grip: Ivo Grešák Rigging Gaffer: Kriz David Still Photographer: Rico Torres Casting: Nancy Bishop Casting: Anja Dihrberg Casting: Kirsty Kinnear Assistant Costume Designer: Giovanni Casalnuovo Assistant Costume Designer: Mariano Tufano Costume Supervisor: Šárka Zázvorková Costume Supervisor: Sarka Zvolenska Key Costumer: Cathy Smith Seamstress: Larisa Šrámková Set Costumer: Rebecca Higginson Digital Intermediate: Mandy Rahn Assistant Editor: Geraint Huw Reynolds Music Editor: Sophie Cornet Music Editor: John Warhurst Script Supervisor: Catherine Allinson Script Supervisor: Peter J. Clark Choreographer: Lucie Samcova ADR Editor: Gareth Rhys Jones Boom Operator: Roman Rigo Foley: Jack Stew Foley Editor: Sefi Carmel Sound Designer: Samir Foco Sound Designer: Zeljko Lopicic-Lepierre Sound Effects Editor: Peter Crooks Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Howard Bargroff Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Graham Daniel Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Martin Schinz Sound Effects Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel Standby Art Director: Rory Bruen Movie Reviews:

[redlilyadventuringcompany]

Settlement24: Cathedral of Saint Isolde the Zealot

The Cathedral is an an ornate building that occupies a massive lot on the eastern end of the Old Bailey. It serves as a central social institution of the town, containing both the Bishop’s residence and a cloister of monks. Due to Saint Isolde’s warrior cult, the Cathedral is also a major aspect of the town’s military force, fielding all of its priests, as well as the monks of the cloister and…

[heavenlyhoundoom]

I haven't talked about my cotl x adventure time au for like six months...

And now I wanna talk about all the vessels King has had over the years. I will talk about them in chronological order.

1.Justina.

Gender: Female

Species: Rabbit

Fur color: Brown

Age: 20

Title: The Vengeful

Fate: Mauled to death by Moon.

2.Avita

Gender: Female

Species: Monkey

Fur color: Yellow

Age: 18

Title: The Procrastinator

Fate: Demoted back into a follower for not doing her job.

3.Quintus

Gender: Male

Species: Duck

Feather color: White

Age: 21

Title: The Crusader

Fate: Crushed to death by a giant monster.

4.Calliope

Gender: Female

Species: Chinchilla

Fur color: pink

Age: 29

Title: The Pacifist

Fate: Demoted back into a follower so she wouldn't be brutally murdered.

5.Shay

Gender: None

Species: Wolf

Fur color: Blue

Age: 22

Title: The Provider

Fate: Returns the crown because they didn't like being a church leader.

6.Bruno

Gender: Male

Species: Mouse

Fur color: Grey

Age: 30

Title: The Glutton

Fate: Eaten alive by Hierophant's followers.

7.Verina

Gender: Female

Species: Turtle

Scale color: Brown

Age: 28

Title: The Necromancer

Fate: Turned to gold.

8.Felicia

Gender: Female

Species: Cat

Fur color: Purple

Age: 25

Title: The Farmer

Fate: Killed by Empress.

9.Isolde

Gender: Female

Species: Wasp

Color: Black and Yellow

Age: 21

Title: The Stoic

Fate: Committed suicide.

10.Leander

Gender: Male

Species: Alligator

Scale color: Green

Age: 29

Title: The Sadist

Fate: Beaten to death by his own followers.

11.Aspen

Gender: None

Species: Woodpecker

Feather color: Grey

Age: 27

Title: The goofster

Fate: Eaten alive by a giant monster.

12.Parisa

Gender: Female

Species: Horse

Fur color: Pink

Age: 23

Title: The Tyrannical False idol

Fate: Demoted from the crown and banished to Hell.

13.Tarak

Gender: Male

Species: Badger

Fur color: Brown and White

Age: 19

Title: The Incompetent

Fate: Demoted back into a follower for sucking at his job.

14.Nefertiti

Gender: Female

Species: Red panda

Fur color: Red

Age: 26

Title: The Cannibal

Fate: Betrays King and joins Hierophant's cult.

15.Lucia

Gender: Female

Species: Fox

Fur color: Orange

Age: 30

Title: The Forgetful

Fate: Gets into an accident and loses her memory.

16.Yale

Gender: None

Species: Pig

Fur color: Yellow

Age: 24

Title: The Sacrificer

Fate: Sacrificed by their followers.

17.Meriall

Gender: Female

Species: Lemur

Fur color: Purple

Age: 29

Title: The Polyamorous

Fate: Returns the crown to be with her partners.

18.Obi

Gender: Male

Species: Frog

Color: Red

Age: 22

Title: The serious

Fate: Killed by Fool.

19.Damaris

Gender: Female

Species: Moth

Color: Grey

Age: 30

Title: The Brute

Fate: Demoted back into a follower for killing one of her followers.

20.Simon

Gender: Male

Species: Penguin

Feather color: Blue and white

Age: 40

Title: The Coward

Fate: Returns the crown because he was too scared to fight any of the bishops.

And 21.Marceline

Gender: Female

Species: Bat

Fur color: White and Black

Age: 24

Title: The New Idol

Fate: She had overthrown King and became the new god of death.

[brookston]

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Angel Has Fallen (Film; 2019)

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Better Off Dead (Film; 1985)

The Big Sleep (Film; 1946)

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DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (WB Animated Film; 2016)

The Death of Superman (WB Animated Film; 2018)

Drinking Buddies (Film; 2013)

Freeway (Film; 1996)

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Going! Going! Gosh! (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Grace, by Jeff Buckley (Album; 1994)

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Superior Duck (WB Cartoon; 1996)

Superman: Man of Tomorrow (WB Animated Film; 2020)

That ’70s Show (TV Series; 1998)

Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (WB Animated Film; 2011)

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Today’s Name Days

Isolde, Philipp, Rosa, Zachäus (Austria)

Rozalija, Ruža, Ružica (Croatia)

Sandra (Czech Republic)

Zakæus (Denmark)

Signe, Singe (Estonia)

Signe, Varma (Finland)

Rose (France)

Isolde, Rosa, Zachäus (Germany)

Bence (Hungary)

Fabrizio, Maria, Regina (Italy)

Benjamins, Ralfs, Spriditis, Vitālijs (Latvia)

Girmantas, Pilypas, Tautgailė (Lithuania)

Signe, Signy (Norway)

Apolinary, Benicjusz, Filip, Laurenty, Sulirad, Walerian, Waleriana, Zacheusz (Poland)

Filip (Slovakia)

Rosa (Spain)

Signe, Signhild (Sweden)

Eugene, Eugenia, Geena, Gena, Gene, Genie, Gina, Jina, River, Zacchaeus, Zaccheus (USA)

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Day of Year: Day 235 of 2024; 130 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 34 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 8 (Gui-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 6 Elul 5783

Islamic: 6 Safar 1445

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Julian: 10 August 2023

Moon: 43%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Dollond]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 63 of 94)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 2 of 32)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.23

Holidays

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)

Black Ribbon Day (Baltic states)

Daffodil Day [also 4th Friday]

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism (EU)

Find Your Inner Nerd Day

Flag Day (Ukraine)

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

Goldfinch Day

Hashtag Day

Health Unit Coordinator Day

Hebron Massacre Anniversary (Israel)

Hug Your Sweetheart Day

International Blind Dog Day

International Day For the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (UN)

Internaut Day

Kharkiv City Day (Ukraine)

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

National Cheap Flight Day

National Levi Day

National Physicians Day (Iran)

National Plumber's Day

National Sneak Off to the Beach Day

One-Way Street Day

Permanent Press Day

Purple Poppy Day (UK)

Ride the Wind Day

Sacco-Vanzetti Memorial Day

Schueberfouer Shepherd’s Fair begins (Luxembourg)

Singin’ in the Rain Day

Slavery Remembrance Day

Tuberose Day (French Republic)

Umhlanga Day (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)

Valentino Day

William Wallace Day (Scotland)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Buttered Corn Day

Cuban Sandwich Day

National Spongecake Day

Swedish Meatball Day

World Vada Pad Day (Maharashtra, India)

4th Wednesday in August

La Tomatina (World’s Biggest Food Fight; Buñol, Spain) [4th Wednesday]

Independence Days

Aerlig (Declared, 2001) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alexander Calder (Artology)

Appollinaris Sidnonius, Bishop of Clermont (Christian; Saint)

Appreciate What You’ve Got Day (Pastafarian)

Ascelina (Christian; Saint)

Asterius, Claudius, Domnina, Neon, and Theonilla (Christian; Martyrs)

Chǔshǔ begins (China) [Thru 9.7]

Day of Hephaestos (Pagan)

Day of Nemesea (Old Roman Goddess Nemesis, defender of the relics & memory of the dead from insults)

Dollond (Positivist; Saint)

Éogan of Ardstraw (Christian; Saint)

Eugenius of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Gaura Parba (Women’s Festival to Goddess Gauri; Nepal)

Great Feast of the Netjeru (All Gods/Goddesses; Ancient Egypt)

Hammer Fraggle (Muppetism)

Janmashtami (Lord Krishna Nativity; Hindu)

Justinian the Hermit (Christian; Saint)

Kirvis (Harvest Festival; Lithuania)

Lupus (a.k.a. Luppus) of Novae (Christian; Saint)

Nemeseia (Ancient Greece)

Nuclear Accident Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Philip Benitius (Christian; Saint)

Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia (Christian; Saint)

Rose of Lima (Christian; Saint)

Theonas, Archbishop of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Tydfil (Christian; Saint)

Vertumnalia (Old Roman God of the Change of Seasons)

Vulcanalia (Ancient Roman festival to Vulcan)

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Alice Adams (Film; 1935)

Angel Has Fallen (Film; 2019)

Animal Crackers (Film; 1930)

Barton Fink (Film; 1991)

Better Off Dead (Film; 1985)

The Big Sleep (Film; 1946)

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, recorded Perez Prado (Song; 1954)

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (WB Animated Film; 2016)

The Death of Superman (WB Animated Film; 2018)

Drinking Buddies (Film; 2013)

Freeway (Film; 1996)

The Girl at the Ironing Board (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

Going! Going! Gosh! (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Grace, by Jeff Buckley (Album; 1994)

Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1600)

Knighty Knight Bugs (WB LT Cartoon; 1958)

Lover, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2019)

She Loves You, by The Beatles (UK Song; 1963)

She’s the One (Film; 1996)

Teen Wolf (Film; 1985)

The Sun Also Rises (Film; 1957)

Superior Duck (WB Cartoon; 1996)

Superman: Man of Tomorrow (WB Animated Film; 2020)

That ’70s Show (TV Series; 1998)

Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (WB Animated Film; 2011)

The World’s End (Film; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Isolde, Philipp, Rosa, Zachäus (Austria)

Rozalija, Ruža, Ružica (Croatia)

Sandra (Czech Republic)

Zakæus (Denmark)

Signe, Singe (Estonia)

Signe, Varma (Finland)

Rose (France)

Isolde, Rosa, Zachäus (Germany)

Bence (Hungary)

Fabrizio, Maria, Regina (Italy)

Benjamins, Ralfs, Spriditis, Vitālijs (Latvia)

Girmantas, Pilypas, Tautgailė (Lithuania)

Signe, Signy (Norway)

Apolinary, Benicjusz, Filip, Laurenty, Sulirad, Walerian, Waleriana, Zacheusz (Poland)

Filip (Slovakia)

Rosa (Spain)

Signe, Signhild (Sweden)

Eugene, Eugenia, Geena, Gena, Gene, Genie, Gina, Jina, River, Zacchaeus, Zaccheus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 235 of 2024; 130 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 34 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 8 (Gui-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 6 Elul 5783

Islamic: 6 Safar 1445

J Cal: 25 Hasa; Foursday [25 of 30]

Julian: 10 August 2023

Moon: 43%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Dollond]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 63 of 94)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 2 of 32)

[loftl]

8 DEC 2014 - Chapter 4

It was just past dawn when Tristan emerged from the house, fully dressed with a smirk on his face. Satisfied with himself, Tristan headed to the stables to get Enya ready for today's hunting trip with Elias and Sebastian. His brother, already there, was feeding Horse what looked to be celery. Tristan contemplated approaching his brother, apologizing about what happened in the kitchen, but decided against that. Whistling as he unlatched Enya's stall.

"I'm all set, Papa." Bash said as Tristan neared where his son stood just inside Heart's stall.

"Then go dress and we can be on our way." Tristan said laughing at his son's eagerness. Watched Bash take off towards the house not stopping once as he ran past the startled chickens.

Turning towards his brother, he saw that Elias, too, watched Bash run towards the house. A smile across Elias's face. It was rare to see his brother smile. Bash made him smile. Isolde made him smile.. though he never pointed that out to his brother, for he sure that Elias wasn't aware he'd been caught smiling at her. He was sure that Isolde was unaware of his smiles. Scratching his chin, prickly from facial hair, Tristan frowned.

He found out about his older brother's betrothal to his wife many years ago. Just after Alice died. Henry had told him and he confirmed Henry's word when he spoke to Anne about it months later. He wasn't sure how he felt about that. Though it did not matter seeing as Isolde was his wife and mother to his child, but he had a feeling that Elias knew of this arranged marriage. That perhaps, Elias, too, loved Isolde as he did. Maybe even more. He hated to admit it, but he knew that Elias would never have abandoned Isolde in their time of need. He would have stayed and held her as she cried and grieved with her. He suddenly slammed down his saddle, causing Enya to buck and whinny. Tristan grabbed her reigns and started soothing noises at her before she kicked stables apart.

"What's it to you, little brother?" Elias asked Tristan quietly.

"Spider." Tristan lied. 'Why are you lying?' he pondered and he rubbed the horses neck.

Sebastian walked into the house and saw his Mother in the kitchen preparing his satchel. He smiled, knowing she did not see him come through the door. Bash, still a child in his own right, rushed his mother. He grabbed her around the waste, picking her up and spun her around in a circle laughing at his Isolde who'd let out a scream that could have woke the neighbors down yonder.

"Sebastian Bishop!" Isolde scolded her son. Playfully slapping his arm. "Go get dressed. I've laid out new clothes for you." Bash surprised her then by suddenly hugging her. She held him close and closed her eyes. "13." She said sighing and kisses him on the top of his head.

Bash smiled at her and took off up the stairs.

Marta and Samuel, who had been passing by just before dark asked if they could stay the night since it was too dark to finish their ride home, had left after eating some warm bread and milk for breakfast. Isolde set about cleaning their room, removing the bedding and adding it to the wash she was to do later in the day. The hunting trip would take the men three days time. In that time, Isolde would be by herself on the farm, except for ole Belle. Doing the wash would take up an entire days light, so she just had to worry about the next couple of days to get through. Maybe she'd go stay with Marta on one of those days, or both. She heard Sebastian stomp his way down the stairs and out the front door. Isolde put the bedding down on the bed and walked to window. Looking out, she just could make our her son's silhouette as he made his way towards his Elias. Shaking her head, she turned on her heel and went to find Tristan. There was something off. She could feel it in her bones.

Sebastian, dressed in his new clothes that his Mama had sewn for him, was out the door headed towards where his Uncle Elias stood with Horse when he heard the strange howling. A howling unlike that they have ever heard before. They have heard it, of course, but its pained... its closer. A howl that you cannot separate as animal or man. He knows he heard it before... in his nightmares. The one's Mama sang away into the night. He shudders and the hair on the back of his neck stands up. He has a bad feeling about this hunt.

Every part of him wanted to turn and back to the house and lock all the doors. He overheard his Mother telling his Father about how she thought this hunting trip was a bad idea. And Bash knew that when his Mother had a bad feeling, generally.. something bad always happened. She had good feelings, too. Those, like the bad ones, always ended up being true as well. So why wouldn't Tristan listen to Isolde now? Bash's stomach was rolling by the time he made to where his Uncle stood

"Uncle.. where's Papa?" asked Bash.

Elias turned from Horse to look at his nephew with concern.. he could tell there was something wrong because Bash's voice was shaky.

"He's talking to your Mama. What's the matter?" Elias asked, his arms folded across his chest.

Bash looked torn between wanting to say something and keeping his mouth shut, but whatever inner turmoil he had he decided to speak his mind.

"The howling.. I've heard it before." Bash said, barely above a whisper, but Elias heard him all the same.

Sighing Elias looked around for his brother, stopping what he was doing, he walked over to his nephew. Elias put his hands on Bash's shoulders and looked him in the eye.

"Sebastian, if you have any qualms about tonight's hunt, then speak to your Father. Traditions are not set in stone." He ruffled his nephews hair and turned back to Horse. "We can put off your hunting trip until after the full moon has passed."

The more Bash thought about it the more silly he felt. He was a man now.. he couldn't be scared at every shadow that skittered across the ground in front of him. Nor could he jump at every noise, big or small. So, he did what he saw Papa do in stressful situations.. he straightened up, put his shoulders back and marched over to Heart to get him ready for tonight's hunting trip. Cleaning Heart's hooves and brushing him down calmed Bash immensely. He'd completely forgotten his feelings of unease he had before and was looking forward to his first Hunt with Papa and Uncle.

Isolde was following after Tristan, still dressed in her night dress, down towards the stables. And boy did she looked upset.

"Tristan Bishop, I am telling you. Tonight is not a good night for hunting. I have a bad feeling in my gut. You all must stay home." Isolde pleaded with her husband, almost demanded.

Tristan laughed at his beautiful, yet worrisome wife, and walked over to her pulling her into a hug.

"Dear Wife, have I told you how beautiful you look when you're pissed off?" Tristan rubbed his nose against hers making her giggle, then she playfully slapped him.

"I'm serious. Husband.. the howling. We've heard it before, at the last full moon. You know what it is! Look at Marta and Samuel.. they lost poor Elizabeth after they heard the howlin," Isolde paused and looked at her husband's brother who was talking to her only child. 

"Please.. I cannot bare to think of losing you and Bash. I cannot.." her voice catching in her throat, "I will not survive without you." Wiping away the tear that slid down his wife's cheek, Tristan sighed.

Sensing his wife's distress, Tristan pulled her into a tight embrace and kissing her with a passion that made the stars look dim.

"I love you," Tristan said after Isolde caught her breath.

"I love you, too," Isolde said while looking into her husband clear, blue eyes.

"We will be back by supper." Tristan kissed his wife's forehead, then her nose, and then on her beautiful mouth and turned toward his son and his brother.

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a kiss after a long time apart + misolde xoxo

hi dove thanks so much for letting me consume my day with thoughts of Them : )) this went long but mostly because these two don’t know how to shut the fuck up !!! and thank you for making this gorgeous header for me with our little dark comedy sitcom vibes ;--;

i. parental disaster ✤ michael hughes x isolde khan

words: 3.2k

prompt:  “a kiss after a long time apart” taken from this list!

rating: mature, nothing explicit just some teasing insinuations

warnings: pretty much none! the biggest warning is the fact that somehow these two manage to ever keep their clothes on for anything. also softness, and isolde’s parents being nosy, and soli being in her feelings for .0000005 seconds

It shouldn’t be bothering her so much that he isn’t answering her calls.

It shouldn’t be, but it is, because while her parents chatter happily in her living room, she’s been trying to figure out how she can give Michael some kind of warning before he drops by. He always does, when he’s been gone for a while; comes straight from the airport to her house, sauntering in like he isn’t suffering severe jet lag, with that boyish smile on his face.

Of course, her parent’s arrival isn’t unannounced. Isolde had just—forgotten. Which is unlike her, in every sense of the word, unlike her in so many ways but no matter which way she looks at it, the fact of the matter is: her parents told her they were coming to visit, she had confirmed, and then promptly forgotten about it.

Isolde has a glass of wine in her hand that’s mostly untouched when, over the sound of music playing and pleasant chitchat, a car door closes and her mother says, “Oh, is that Michael?” with such warm surprise that it’s astounding Isolde doesn’t about fall over herself trying to get up from the couch.

A warning. He just needs a fair warning, is all, so that he’s not stressed out, since they hadn’t talked about it at all. That’s all. She’s not worried. That would be silly.

By the time she’s set her wine glass down and is picking her way through the tangle of family’s suitcases, Michael has already swept through the door and announces, “Honey, I’m—oh.”

He slows in the foyer, his gaze darting from her to the family members she’s collected in her living room: her younger sister, her father, and her mother. Michael clears his throat and shifts on his feet, the jovial expression quickly muting itself into what she can only imagine is his best fast-paced attempt at professional.

Avery chirps from the floor, “Hi, Mike!” and he waves—or does his best, anyway, when it seems like his brain is trying to calculate too many things at one time.

“Michael,” and she’s hurrying, her own frantic energy translating into a gesture that is only hands fluttering aimlessly, unsure where to land, “my parents are here. My dad, Basir, and my mother, Isla, and—well, you know Avery already, uh—”

“That’s cool,” Michael replies, and then closes his eyes for a minute like he regrets the words instantly. “I mean—that’s great, Soli, I would have showered first or somethin’, if—it’s really nice to meet you—”

“It’s okay, really,” Basir assures quickly. “We’re not worried about it. Isolde said you were away on business. We just got in a few hours ago ourselves.”

Her dad says it like that’s supposed to be comforting, or something, which she knows it isn’t because both her mother and father look perfectly pressed and as though they have been there for days already.

She can see the gears grinding laboriously in his brain, so she says, “I’m going to help him bring his things in,” and then promptly turns Mike around and pushes him into the kitchen. Too late, she thinks, they know his shit isn’t in the kitchen, but she’s already committed to their path, and the sliding door separating the kitchen and the living room will afford them some privacy.

This isn’t the way that she wants this to happen. She’d wanted plenty of time to prepare—calculated risks only, the kind that she’s sure she’s going to win because there’s no way she won’t. It’s not even a matter of being worried that her parents will like Michael; they will, of course. It’s a matter of him liking them.

And maybe a little about them liking him.

“I tried calling,” she says, once the door is closed, “I tried calling like—eight times, Michael—”

“I was on a plane!” It’s not anger hiking up his voice, it’s distress; he’s rummaging around in the cabinet, looking for something to calm his nerves. “And you know I like to just drive—”

“Straight here, I know.” She opens a different cabinet than the one he’s digging through and plants the bottle of whiskey he keeps there in his hand. It’s quickly followed by a glass to put it in, though she’s sure he’s considering the logistics of just drinking it directly from the bottle. “And you don’t check your phone because you’ve been working for weeks straight. Anyway, they’re only here for a few days, and they’re very excited to meet you.”

Michael makes a miserable little noise around a mouthful of whiskey. Fingers rake through his hair, tousling it all out of place as he stands in the middle of the kitchen looking entirely out of place. His brows furrow, and he presses his palm to his forehead like he’s trying to focus. “Okay, alright, uh—your dad is Basir, your mom is Isla, dad’s a diplomat and mom’s a professor of...P-...Uhh...Fuck, it’s—you’ve told me before, I know what it is—”

“Michael.”

“—does start with a p, right? There can’t be that many degrees that—”

“Mikey.”

“Yeah.”

Isolde cups both sides of his face in her hands. “It’s not the SATs, you don’t need to have an essay answer ready.” She takes the glass out of his hand and takes a swallow. “Also, it’s political science and psychology.”

“Oh,” he replies dryly, “if that’s all.”

“She also sometimes does independent studies for comparative world religions, or Latin, if there’s enough interest. She’s vegetarian, and my dad is not. He prefers whiskey over any clear liquor and my mom only drinks wine, except on special occasions.”

He watches her for a moment, the corner of his mouth ticking upward. “You wanna keep that glass? Sounds like you might need it more than me,” he prompts, and she finds herself smiling in spite of the way things could not have gone any less than she planned it.

“You were gone for longer than usual,” she says by way of avoiding acknowledging her stress. There’s a bit of a pout in her voice, and she busies her hands with pouring more alcohol into the glass so that she doesn’t sound so pathetic when she adds, “I missed you.”

“You did?” His voice bleeds with amusement, the cat that ate the canary, as he noses her cheek. “Isolde missed me? Tried and true reptilian ice queen—”

“You know what? They can have you back.”

Michael flashes a grin at her. He’s sidled close, crowded her up pleasantly against the counter. “I missed you too.”

He’s close. Not as close as she’d like—their ritual of shucking his clothes the second he walks through her door after a long business trip so that she can drag him straight into the shower foregone in lieu of their guests—but close enough that when his nose brushes hers, she’s reminded that she hasn’t had the chance to kiss him in quite some time.

But when Michael leans in to kiss her, she tilts her head back, just out of his reach.

“How much,” she idles, their company forgotten, “did you miss me?”

“I had plans to show you,” he replies lowly, “you know, before I found out I’d have to behave.”

“You always have to behave.”

“When it’s so fun to have you scold me?” He tilts his head. “C’mon, doll, you know me better than that.”

Isolde’s eyes narrow playfully, and when she opens her mouth to respond the only thing stopping her from reminding him what happens when he decides to inspire a scolding out of her is the sound of the sliding door creeping open and her dad’s tentative voice.

“Soli?” His voice is light, coddling. “If now’s a bad time, you know you can tell us. We won’t mind.”

Oh, right. That.

“No, daddy, it’s fine,” she replies instantly, turning as Michael disengages from her to fetch another glass out of the cabinet. “I was just—”

“Debriefing,” Basir interjects, not unkindly, because he knows her. A smile crinkles the corner of his eyes, the gesture warming his expression. “Your mother is wondering if Michael needs help finding his bags in the kitchen.”

“Oh, we’ll get those later.” Isolde takes the last swallow of whiskey out of the glass she’s commandeered from Michael. “Out in a minute, just making a drink.”

“Should I give your mother your wine, then?”

“She’ll get more use of it than I will.”

He waves his hand, sliding the door shut again, and Michael sets his new glass next to hers.

“He seems nice,” is what he offers after a minute.

“He is nice,” Sol agrees, reaching up and patting Michael’s shoulder. “And you’re going to have ample opportunity to experience it for yourself.”

He grimaces—surely, in anxiety and not in detesting the incoming interaction—and presses a quick kiss to her temple.

“I can’t wait.”

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All in all, it goes well.

Of course it goes well. Isolde knows that it will—even if the abrupt way the whole meeting has come about is enough to make her want to rip her hair out—but it’s still a comfort to watch it play out; Michael sitting on the couch close to her as she tucks her knees up beneath her on the floor and goads her father into playing her in a game of chess, Avery watching from the sidelines and her mother surveying with the same kind of amused, watchful gaze that she always does.

Isla asks Michael a lot of questions. She asks about his family, pleasantly gliding over it when it seems like he doesn’t want to express a lot about that particular subject, and what he does for work—another subject that he manages to delicately step through—and does he like living in Hope County? It’s very beautiful, has he ever wanted to live anywhere? Does he travel often for work? Is he an only child? Does he want children of his own?

“Mother,” Isolde scolds, pushing the black bishop into place. “Please do not interrogate Michael about if he wants to procreate with me or not.”

“Not you particularly,” her mother defends, “but just in general.”

“It’s important to know.” Basir frowns, watching as Isolde dispatches of his rook. “You should always be on the same page, you know.”

“Perhaps you should focus on this page we’re on now, before I checkmate you.”

He grumbles and takes a sip of his drink. Absently, Isolde reaches up behind her, fingers affectionately finding Michael’s as she studies the board.

“So,” Isla continues sweetly, “children?”

“Michael,” Isolde says, “you don’t have to answer.”

“I don’t mind,” he laughs, and when she looks at him over her shoulder with a scrutinizing gaze, he lifts his eyebrows. “I don’t mind.”

“Fine.”

“I don’t have a set number,” Michael allows, his fingers tangled with hers as she preoccupies herself with the chessboard. “I always think I’d be happiest with whatever my partner wants.”

“Good boy,” Basir praises, beaming. He waves a finger “You can always negotiate for a different number, but not if you try and set it in stone.”

Isolde sighs. “We will not be negotiating for children.”

“Why not? It could be fun.”

“You could make it a game,” Avery suggests, pulling the throw blanket more securely around her shoulders. “Soli picks the number, Michael coerces and negotiates.”

A laugh billows out of Mike behind her, and he says, “Nah, that’s too easy. I’d get whatever I wanted. Wouldn’t be any game.”

Isolde makes an indignant sound. It’s all play, because it’s cute that Michael thinks he can get whatever he wants when he wants it (and maybe there is a bit of truth to those words, but he doesn’t need to know the extent of his own power just yet). She squints at him.

“I’ve made men cry before, you know.” Michael mmhms at her. “Lots of men.”

“And I think that,” he agrees, giving her shoulder a little squeeze “is very attractive.”

“That’s what you want, my love,” Isla chides at her, coming to a stand and taking Sol’s glass out of her hands to carry it into the kitchen for refills. “Someone who likes even the most vicious parts of you.”

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Later, Avery has retired to bed—buzzed from a single glass of wine, no less—and her mother is talking to her about how busy it’s been at work, but Isolde is wrapped up watching her father make big, dramatic hand gestures while he smokes outside with Michael. The scent of the clove cigarettes her father favors drift in from the screen door out to the porch, and paired with the sound of crickets chirping in the late evening, she feels a pang in her stomach; something like longing, or nostalgia, but for the moment she’s in right then and there.

Perhaps sadness, that it will come to a natural end.

Her mother’s fingers card through her hair affectionately. “You seem tired, beloved. You both do.”

“I’m sure he’s fine, he does this often,” Isolde replies, glancing away from where her father is perhaps two cigarettes deep into some story he almost certainly shouldn’t be telling Michael, flip-flopping between Turkish and English in his excitement. “Or he was, until whatever’s going on out there started happening. How does daddy manage to sit on a plane for something like nineteen hours and he’s got all that energy still?”

Her mother makes an amused noise, pressing a kiss to the top of her head and pulling herself into a stand, sighing. “He’s perpetually propelled by his love for you and your sister, I am sure.”

“That’s a nice way to say manic.”

“It’s nice seeing you happy,” her mother continues, glossing over what is only a true statement about her father’s frenetic energy. “For ourselves, I mean. It’s one thing for Avery to tell us about how happy he makes you—”

She snorts. “What a gossip.”

“—another entirely,” Isla interrupts, “to see it in real-time.” She brushes the hair away from Isolde’s face. “You were always prone to loneliness, my girl. Ever since you were a baby, you preferred it over our attention.”

The words make Isolde’s chest feel tight. Prone to loneliness is something that only her mother could say and it not be an insult, only an objective observation. Stinging harder still is the knowledge that most of the time, being around people does feel stifling to her—except with Michael.

Isla flashes her a smile and makes her way over to the screen door, sliding it open and leaning against the doorway. “Basir?”

She can see her mother’s caught her father right on the tail end, because he stops and looks at her with bright eyes. “Yes, my darling? I was telling Michael about that French ambassador who—”

“I am sure Michael would love to hear the end of the story in the morning,” her mother coaxes. “It’s late. Come to bed.”

“Oh, alright. If you don’t mind, Michael,” her father tacks on, looking back at Mike, “waiting for the end.”

Michael’s eyes flicker, meeting hers through the doorway, an easy, lopsided smile sliding onto his face. “Don’t mind at all.”

“First thing tomorrow, then. And,” Basir continues, ushering in after her mother, “I won’t keep you up anymore, darling. Come on, come on, bedtime.”

There’s more chatter like that as they exit, murmured goodnights and the aggressive bear hug from her father that comes when he’s had more than one shot of whiskey; Michael closes and locks the sliding door and makes his way to where Isolde is tucked up on the couch. As he settles in beside her, their fingers interlock on the back of the couch and she takes in a little breath.

Handsome. He’s painfully, excruciatingly handsome, maybe even more so because she just watched him weather the storm that is her parents, noisy and nosy but well-meaning. The sigh that he lets out when he’s settled on the couch makes her think that he’s finally letting a breath out he’s been holding, even though he’s got no reason to be stressed about her parents liking him.

“I like them,” he tells her. “Your dad’s funny.”

“Don’t let him hear you.” Isolde drapes her legs over his lap, setting her mostly-empty glass aside. “He’ll never stop trying out his jokes on you.”

Michael laughs and leans in to brush their noses together; he doesn’t go right for a kiss, not straight away, and there’s this little thread of anticipation that pulls on her heart when she remembers how long it’s been since she’s had a real kiss from him. Weeks. That’s something criminal, isn’t it?

“Haven’t kissed you,” she murmurs after a moment, “not proper, since you got back.”

“Well,” Michael coaxes, “what on earth are you waitin’ for, then?”

“Thought maybe you’d want to use your negotiation skills for more than a kiss.”

The brunette grins, leaning in the rest of the way to close the distance between them and kiss her; at last, at last, something inside of her says, relieved to have him there at last, and she reaches up with her free hand to tangle her fingers in his hair and keep him there.

There’s no rush to it. It’s an unhurried, leisurely re-mapping, re-familiarizing, though she hasn’t forgotten and neither has he. Isolde kisses him like he’s been gone for weeks and that he’s not ever going to leave for that long again, which isn’t true—but she can pretend, for a little while, that it is.

And it’s a little alarming, how her chest aches when she realizes how long he’s been gone, how much she’s missed having him around, how much she—

“I feel like,” he says against her mouth, between what are now sparse liplocks peppering his words, “maybe I don’t have to negotiate for more—”

“Michael,” Isolde hums sweetly, “shut up.”

“Boy, but you’re sexy when you boss me around.”

“I’m about to get a lot sexier if you don’t start kissing me like you mean it.”

He pulls back, that little smile still on his face, his arm sliding around her midsection to pull her more comfortably against him. But he doesn’t go back to kissing her; he trails his mouth along the slope of her jaw, and kisses the hollow below her ear before he says, “I always mean it when I kiss you, Soli.”

Oh, no, she thinks, her throat feeling tight. She’s not going to cry, that would be fucking stupid, and she’d rather fucking die before she lets Michael see a tear slip out of her—but it’s the same kind of feeling, the overwhelmingly bittersweet feeling knowing that this moment is going to end and she’ll have to remind herself of it, later.

“I know,” she replies, softer this time when she kisses him. “Now stop ruining the moment with your sappiness and pitch your deal to me already.”

“Alright,” Michael puffs, “three kids, get started on the first one now—”

She groans, but not without affection, and he hauls her up into his arms bridal style to begin carrying her back to the bedroom.

He says, pleasantly, “We could at least get some practice in.”

“Sure, baby,” Isolde murmurs, pressing her face into his neck. “Whatever you want.”

And she doesn’t have to see the smile to know he’s got it plastered on his face when he says, “Told you it’d be too easy.”

[jennathearcher]

raise the gates of love: a playlist for vampire levi ackerman and original character isolde halle

1. makedamnsure - taking back sunday 2. forget me too - machine gun kelly & halsey 3. breath - breaking benjamin 4. comatose - skillet 5. hunger - of monsters and men 6. irresistible - fall out boy 7. the poison - the all-american rejects 8. cosmic love - florence + the machine 9. twilight - future of forestry 10. weapon - matthew good 11. peace - taylor swift 12. wicked game - ursine vulpine ft. annaca 13. never knew i had a heart (till it beat for you) - karliene 14. i am bulletproof - black veil brides 15. i don’t wanna live forever - ice nine kills 16. dinner and diatribes - hozier 17. river - bishop briggs 18. let’s get lost - beck & bat for lashes 19. bite your kiss - diamante 20. leather for hell - bitter ruin

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[xandezsims]

[HV Simblreen - Case 4: The Demon]

If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.

Safe to say, this went a little different than the demon expected. But, times change. Witches just ain’t like they used to be.

Between rigging and technical difficulties, this one was an undertaking. But it’s done! Credits below, and man there’s a lot. (We love y’all :3)

Extras: [1] [2] [3]

What do you mean it’s December that’s not a real month

[Case 1: The Summoner] [Case 2: The Fairy] [Case 3: The Scarecrow]

Fredette Duncan as The Blue Witch Hair: @pepperoni-puffin “Stella” Clothes: @pinkpatchy “Tattered Dress” & @saurussims “Cowberry Hat” Accessories: @ilkup “Seren Earrings” & @incandescentsims “Spider Add-on”

Etain Bishop as the Green Witch Hair: @okruee “Puck V2″ Clothes: @pepperoni-puffin “Sabrina Dress” & @pinkpatchy “Witchy Hat” Accessories: @simpeaches “Cordelia Choker” & “Raven Rings,” @nolan-sims “Moon Earrings” Boots: @renorasims “Everyday Leather Boots”

Wendy Bennett as the Purple Witch Hair: @saurussims “Moonstone” Clothes: @nolan-sims “Bewitching Hat” & @saurussims “Sage Dress” Accessories: @ilkup “Lyra Necklace” & @viiavi “Isolde Earrings”

J. Spencer Armendariz as the Demon Accessories: @feralpoodles “Nature Horns”; @nolan-sims “Crystal Earrings;” @natalia-auditore “Aphophis Bracelets” & @pralinesims “Stiletto Nails” Body Detail: @faaeish “Spectre” Outfit: @xldsims​ “Loincloth” Facepaint & Eyes: @pralinesims “Ritual” & “Vapor”

Makeup: @pralinesims “Enchantress eyeliner” & @nixieplum “Lilith Lipstick” Decor: @arcanewonder & @astraeanevermore Poses: @something-wicked-sims  @atashi77 @simmerberlin & @mranalot

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I don’t have any Bogsneaks, so moving right along to

Day 14: Favorite Coatls

Ft. Isen, Isolde, Bishop, and Keahi

[nonsimsical]

1,2,3,4,9,12, 15, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 36, 43, 45, 47 :)

1. Your first OC ever?

...Hmm, I suppose that would be Elias, Tristan and Isolde Bishop from my Living off the Land. On tumblr thought - It was Priscilla Hendersen.

2. Do you have a personal favourite among your OCs?

...Bennette - I’ve given her a lot of my own personality as well as used my own personal experiences in some form for her backstory and things she’s experienced as a parent.

3. Have you ever adopted a character or gotten a character from someone else?

...Yes! Braylie was my first actual adoption. I had to apply as my sims and wait for two other simmers to be interested in her and then have the simmers behind the scenes chose who would be her forever home. The Bartolini’s were chosen for her. My second adoption was Ariana and Bennette and Theron adopted her in a similar fashion - I had to write a letter as my OC and the powers that be chose which tiny pixel they thought best suited my sim family.. It was a lot of fun. The first sim I was ever given, that wasn’t MADE for me - but was already established and given to me was Salem (who I made Memee to pair with him). The second was Theron (who was paired with Bennette in an AU ship).

4. A character you rarely talk about?

...I have a lot of those, lol! Maybe Koa? Just because he’s one I’m still building that backstory for and getting to know. Or Sasha!

9. Would you ever be willing to give any of your OCs to someone else?

...I have already done that, lol. Probably won’t be the last time either.

12. Name an OC that isn’t yours but who you like a lot

...Mathilde, Eisley, Hattie, Juliet, Tobyn, Finn, Doc, Clementine, Skye, Karley, Nikki, Brianna, Sultan, Nyanaath, Sara, Seth, Andromeda, Louie, Tabitha, Nica, Maegan, January, Campbell, baby Jessica, there are so many! 

15. Do you like to talk about your OCs with other people?

...I talk about them with my husband, my Mom, 2 of my non sim playing friends, etc. etc.

19. Introduce an OC that means a lot to you (and explain why)

...See #2 lol

23. Introduce OC that has changed from your first idea concerning what the character would be like?

...Hmmmm...... idk. I guess, Freeman. He was made purely to counter the bad teen dad stigma, but also to collab with a friend who was gettin left out of stuff and I wanted them to feel included etc. He definitely was never meant to go on from a single Dad to having 5 kids, married, homeowner and an FBI Agent, lol. After his child turned 5 he was going to move away aka be gone forever.

24. If you could meet one OC of yours, who would it be and why?

...Ooo, that’s a hard one. Hmm, Bennette. Since she is most like myself we’d have a lot of great laughs.

25. The OC that resembles you the most (same hobby, height, shared like/dislike for something etc?)

...Bennette, lol, but also Oona and Yuri. Not to the extent Bennette is - but there are other tid bits in there.

26. Have you ever had to change your OC’s design or something else about them against your will?

...Yes.

36. Do you have OC pairs where the other part belongs to someone else (siblings, lovers, friends etc)?

...Yep, lol.

43. Do you have any certain type when you create your OCs? Do you tend to favour some certain traits or looks? It’s time to confess

...I favor brown/hazel eyes and well porportioned faces and bodies, however I always try to have diversity when it comes to my sims.

45. A character you no longer use?

...There are also a lot of those, too, lol.

47. Has anyone ever (friendly) claimed any of your OCs as their child?

...A couple, yes, lol.

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OC Characters

Looking for a character? Just use the keys Ctrl+F for Windows or Command+F for Macs to search a character’s name.

Up to date as of 01/27/2020

📝does some lit RPing  💀dead blog  ⏰inactive 5+months  📅inactive 1+year  ⭐Cannon involved  ⌚Hiatus  🔞18+ content  📁archived blog  ✨au blogs

A

Andreis Marga    @ask-andreis-marga ⏰

Angora    @ask-miss-angora (*due to this blog being “hidden”, I am unable to check last active date)

Astra Bishop 

   @ask-the-three-eyes 📝📅

B

The Balance Pirates    @ask-balance-pirates 📅

Beldam    @ask-beldam-the-precious-witch 📅

C

Cloud Cafe    @ask-cloud-cafe 📅

Cosima    @ask-cosima 📅

Cutie in the Sea (I can’t find the characters actual name)    @cutie-in-the-sea ⏰

D

Davy Jack    @unlucky-marine  

E

Echo    @askthecursedswordsman 📅

Elin    @ask-small-and-angry 💀

Enas    @askenas 📅

Ezra    @ask-ezra 📅

F

Flaminions    @ask-flaminions-army 📅⭐

The Fringehead Pirates    @ask-the-fringeheads ⏰

G

The Gold Digger Pirates    @the-gold-digger-pirates ⏰

H

Hanako Hood    @askthelongnosedsniper ⭐📝🔞💀

Hani Banana    @ask-banana (old blog @ask-bananadile) 📅    @ask-banana-arc 📁

I

Iris    @the-flying-mermaid 📅

Isolde    @ask-the-eccentric-botanist  

J

Jana    @ask-jana-chan 📅

Jenny/Jhonny    @ask-death-soul-jenny 

Juniper “June” Cypress    @ask-jun 📅

K

Kasmai Solaris    @ask-kasmai-solaris 📅

L

Lace Fletcher    @ask-marine-pr ⌚

Lady Lamm    @ask-lady-lamm ⌚

The Lantern Pirates    @ask-the-lanternpirates ⏰

Lily-chan    @ask-lily-chan  

The Lucky Pirates    @askluckypirates  

Luther    @asktheoilmarine 📅

M

Maso & Sadi-chan    @asksadisslave ⭐💀

Misa    @askmisa ⌚

Mitsu Murata    @ask-marine-mitsu  

Miu the Wandering Pirate    @askthewanderingpirate  

Mochi and Shark    @ask-mochi-and-shark 📅

The Moonpearl Pirates    @ask-moonpearl-pirates ⏰

Monkey D. Tazz    @ask-monkey-d-tazz 📝⌚

N

Nana    @ask-the-marine-sheep ⌚

The New Soul Pirates    @ask-the-new-soul-pirates 📝⌚

Nica Nabila    @asknica-theonepieceharpy 📅

Nisse LaVoie    @ask-thepurplemarine ⏰

O

Oberst Alfred Warner    @ask-captain-oberst 📅    

Oculus D. Gato & Carla    @askallseeingbrothers 📅    @askallseeingfamily 📅

Orz    @ask-orz 

P

Petti

   @ask-fishman-petti 📝⏰

Q

R

Racci Dovan    @ask-welder-racci 📅

Rasbor Payaku    @ask-the-fisher  

Redwood Forrest    @ask-officer-redwood 📅

Rosetto Vanwinkle    @askrosetto  

Rear-Admiral Roswell    @ask-rear-admiral-roswell ⏰

S

Sakazuki Leora    @ask-leora ⏰

The Salamancas    @askthesalamancas 

Salih Avilés/ Vice Admiral Tsuki    @ask-vice-admiral-tsuki 📅

The Scale Pirates    @ask-scale-pirates 📅

The Sea Wolf Pirates    @ask-the-sea-wolf-pirates 

Serena Todd    @asktheseawitch  

Shion    @ask-redhorns 

Stardust Crew    @ask-stardust-crew ⌚

Sutekina O. Aldonza    @ask-sutekinaoaldonza ⌚

T

(Project) T    @askproject-t 💀

Tay Micheals    @ask-tay-micheals 📝📅

U

V

Vali    @valis-vengeance 📅

Vinsmoke Brothers    @ask-the-vinsmokes  

W

Lieutenant Wendy    @ask-lieutenant-wendy  

Wintel    @askofficerwintel 📅

X

Y

Z

Rear-Admiral Zekai    @askzekai ⏰

[centrumlumina]

I got tagged by @isolde-thelady

rules: write your 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms and tag 10 people!

Lup from The Adventure Zone

Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter

Rilla from The Penumbra Podcast

Eleanor Shellstrop from The Good Place

Kate Bishop from Hawkeye/Young Avengers

Cass from The Wicked + The Divine

Daine from the Tortall books

Tara Maclay from Buffy

Annabelle McAllister from The Steampunk Opera

Zeph from Killjoys

Tagging: @scienceandstarlight @cynassa @blargha-the-mighty-elven-warrior @evayna @metimauresse @astercrash @alicefiction @nyreenskandros @frith-in-thorns @ashby-santoso

[snickwrites]

tags,

books/wips are not listed.

to navigate, you can use bks & the acronym for the wip. for example: bks lb for love bites.

otps.

weon, jinn, keindy,

conning is sexy (antonina x kristoff),

sweet talked (naddy x bucky),

yeet for emotional damage (mareli),

love bitten (orion x bree),

home is where your heart is (luke x iris),

help wanted love needed (kieran x guinevere),

stalker stalker (joey x jai),

target practice (nike x nicky),

bastard bois (gray x mark),

macy x xavier,

you hold my future (bomb x tornado),

our death is a swan song (mori x luci),

across universes through planes (shin x lover),

brotps.

song sibs (cordelia x leon), the yardie boys,

kristoff’s boys, team confidence (the cons),

heartbreak club, you’re my safe zone (naddy x rossy),

sunnyside upside down (sunny x kit), sunny x lorcan,

subunit soulmates (minwoo x grayson), we’re not bros (minwoo x donggu),

dark acad kids (jude x cosima),

chaos crew, dagger dagger (bishop x horse), bunch o’ traitors (bishop x president), mentoring is not a side job (president x horse),

cerberus (the experiments), we’re in it for that retirement dough (the assassins),

i can kill anyone for you (the zhang sibs),

characters.

SRS S: quinn fong, wendy cain, isabella french, dominic prince, faris hamel, james brackham, kei tanaka, leon song, cordelia song,

BKS GMSF: sunny finch, kit pouliot, lorcan delos reyes

BKS LB: orion aguerra, bree amon,

BKS TCT: yuna park, antonina la verne, sophie alcantara, kristoff park,

SRS C/BKS TFSU: park minwoo, grayson wang, kim dong gu, mark co,

BKS ST: ella ambrose, ross beauchard, claudia heinz, bucky choi, nadine lynch,

BKS SM/SE: eli perez, marilyn day,

SRS R: ira jarenovic, jericho jarenovic, jessamine jarenovic, xavier kazcynski, carlo/cavil, macy callaghan,

BKS TDOOO: iris min, luke young, nekoma airi,

BKS ARGTDH: heart aran mosby,

BKS COAC: ilsa larsen remmington, agatha silvers, beatrice o'donnell, monroe crow,

BKS KYD: nicky saint, nike oliveras

BKS SA: guinevere vessen, kieran ward,

BKS LSS: hugo yang,

BKS LP: roman scott, phoebe murray,

SRS DC/BKS PDN: isolde krench,

BKS ASIH: black of cards,

BKS ASIRB: jude grurare,

BKS MAM: sinclair salazar,

BKS MAM (2): luciana gallo, vitto gallo, mori kaminari,

BKS ATOCH: naia tal,

BKS WO: elohssa, romilda pire, julienne meier,

BKS CB: hart,

BKS TAS: alistair zhang, celestia zhang,

BKS MM: violet o'hare,

SRS TINTE: wonu, hestia crow

BKS: clover rittle,

SRS THE: the bomb, the queen, the bishop, the horse, the president,

BKS EAR: ulysess colt

BKS RH: arden hermosa,

ada bloom,

shin

places.

little hodge, elizabeth’s house, etoile du matin, the aoi x enzo party,

the park estate

phryne touk, jang mi flower shop

hummers and holmes house

hyacinth’s house

last updated: 02.28.22.

[brookston]

Holidays 8.23

Holidays

Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)

Black Ribbon Day (Baltic states)

Daffodil Day [also 4th Friday]

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism (EU)

Find Your Inner Nerd Day

Flag Day (Ukraine)

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

Goldfinch Day

Health Unit Coordinator Day

Hug Your Sweetheart Day

International Day For the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (UN)

Internaut Day

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National Cheap Flight Day

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National Plumber's Day

National Sneak Off to the Beach Day

One-Way Street Day

Permanent Press Day

Ride the Wind Day

Sacco-Vanzetti Memorial Day

Schueberfouer Shepherd’s Fair begins (Luxembourg)

Umhlanda Day (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)

Valentino Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Buttered Corn Day

Cuban Sandwich Day

National Spongecake Day

Feast Days

Appollinaris Sidnonius, Bishop of Clermont (Christian; Saint)

Appreciate What You’ve Got Day (Pastafarian)

Ascelina (Christian; Saint)

Asterius, Claudius, Domnina, Neon, and Theonilla (Christian; Martyrs)

Day of Nemesea (Old Roman Goddess Nemesis, defender of the relics & memory of the dead from insults)

Dollond (Positivist; Saint)

Éogan of Ardstraw (Christian; Saint)

Eugenius of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Gaura Parba (Women’s Festival to Goddess Gauri; Nepal)

Great Feast of the Netjeru (All Gods/Goddesses; Ancient Egypt)

Hammer Fraggle (Muppetism)

Janmashtami (Lord Krishna Nativity; Hindu)

Justinian the Hermit (Christian; Saint)

Kirvis (Harvest Festival; Lithuania)

Lupus (a.k.a. Luppus) of Novae (Christian; Saint)

Nemeseia (Ancient Greece)

Nuclear Accident Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Philip Benitius (Christian; Saint)

Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia (Christian; Saint)

Rose of Lima (Christian; Saint)

Theonas, Archbishop of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Tydfil (Christian; Saint)

Vertumnalia (Old Roman God of the Change of Seasons)

Virgo zodiac sign begins

Vulcanalia (Ancient Roman festival to Vulcan)

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Animal Crackers (Film; 1930)

Better Off Dead (Film; 1985)

The Big Sleep (Film; 1946)

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, recorded Perez Prado (Song; 1954)

Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1600)

She’s the One (Film; 1996)

That ’70s Show (TV Series; 1998)

The World’s End (Film; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Philipp, Rosa (Austria)

Rozalija, Ruža, Ružica (Croatia)

Sandra (Czech Republic)

Zakæus (Denmark)

Signe, Singe (Estonia)

Signe, Varma (Finland)

Rose (France)

Isolde, Rosa, Zachäus (Germany)

Bence (Hungary)

Fabrizio, Maria, Regina (Italy)

Benjamins, Ralfs, Spriditis, Vitālijs (Latvia)

Girmantas, Pilypas, Tautgailė (Lithuania)

Signe, Signy (Norway)

Apolinary, Benicjusz, Filip, Laurenty, Sulirad, Walerian, Waleriana, Zacheusz (Poland)

Filip (Slovakia)

Rosa (Spain)

Signe, Signhild (Sweden)

Eugene, Eugenia, Geena, Gena, Gene, Genie, Gina, Jina, River, Zacchaeus, Zaccheus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 235 of 2022; 130 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 34 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 26 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 26 Av 5782

Islamic: 25 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 25 Hasa; Threesday [25 of 30]

Julian: 10 August 2022

Moon: 12% Waning Crescent

Positivist: 11 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Dollond]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 64 of 90)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 1 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Virgo (The Virgin) begins [Zodiac Sign 6; thru 9.22]