#crystalline waters

[techdriveplay]

Beneath the Surface: Best Places for Deep-Sea Diving 

The ocean, with its vast expanse and mysterious depths, holds a world beyond imagination. For those willing to venture into its enigmatic realm, the world offers a plethora of dive sites, each with its own unique allure and challenges. From the abyssal trenches to vibrant coral reefs, let’s embark on a journey to uncover some of the most exhilarating deep-sea diving destinations on the…

[seamusicpoetry]

San Vito lo Capo,Italy

Nestled in a sheltered bay, the beach of San Vito lo Capo in Sicily’s northwest is known for its crystalline waters and white sand. Go for a swim right in front of the Tonnara del Secco, where tuna and other fish were processed starting in the early 1400s. There are nearby ruins of another similar structure that date all the way back to the 4th century BC. You can also head up to the base of San Vito lo Capo’s working lighthouse for a great view of the sparkling sea.

[gildui]

JONATHAN PRICE » BRAVO SIX cr: John Price

GAZ ✖︎ GHOST ✖︎ SOAP ✖︎ BRAVO SIX

[moonlightmagazineblg]

water stars

[sapsanka]

Watercolor

[jievan]

.水晶幻雨. Crystalline Rain

凝結天上露珠，降下晶瑩的澄淨之雨。

水的掌控者，善於凝氣成液，液散化成雨。

[thegunlady]

SOMETIMES! SOMETIMES! YOU'RE HAVING A PRETTY OKAY DAY AND THEN YOU DISCOVER GREEN ALGAE GROWING IN THE WATER RESERVOIR OF YOUR COFFEE MACHINE!!!!!!!!

[stargazeraldroth]

Cookie Run OCs: Beast Cookies

I literally cannot stop thinking about these little abominations that invaded my head one day and have refused to leave me be ever since. So, rather than suffering in absolute silence (and continuously subjecting Lix to my nonsensical ramblings), I've decided to make a little summary/introduction post to yap about these little lads.

As always, feel free to send any questions into my inbox. Honestly, I am VERY nervous to post this stuff. Not because I think they're bad or anything, but because I'm just nervous to share my stuff and put myself out there.

Also, please note that the quotes I included are experimental. To test how the Cookies might talk.

~Crystalline Water Cookie~

Type: Ambush. Position: Middle. Pronouns: She/Her. Virtue: Justice. Successor: Sea Fairy Cookie receives her authority over water, but her Soul Jam/Virtue has no successor. Status: Deceased. Inspiration: Focalors/Furina (Genshin Impact).

The Cookie imbued with the Virtue of Justice, commonly referred to as the Lady of the Waters. She is one of the only two Virtues who did not fall to corruption, and was the second to perish. She assisted the Witches in imprisoning the other Beast Cookies and, following her discovery of Beast-Yeast's corrupted Life Energy and consultation with Millennial Tree Cookie, sacrificed both her Life Powder and her Virtue to remove the impurities created by her old companions. She is the creator of Sea Fairy Cookie, who she transferred her authority over all bodies of water to and dubbed the new guardian.

She's blind, and has been from her creation. In-universe, this is where the saying of "justice is blind" comes from. However, she does have the ability to see Cookies' souls with the power of her Virtue, which allows her to see through lies and deception.

Her Soul Jam takes the form of an azure droplet, and is positioned in the middle of her chest.

Her body is buried at the bottom of the Silver Tree, and the roots grew around it.

Although she's long deceased and doesn't make a proper appearance, she would have several cameos across Beast-Yeast-related portions of the story. She would be especially prominent during the section for Shadow Milk Cookie.

"From the moment I was baked, I have walked a fine line between right and wrong. I have seen many evil deeds and have faced many villains. I never thought... I would see my own friends as my enemies."

~Abundant Butter Cookie~

Type: N/A. Position: N/A. Pronouns: She/Her. Virtue: Compassion. Successor: Frosted Sugar Cookie (reincarnation). Status: Deceased. Inspiration: First Grain Cookie (Witch's Castle).

The Cookie imbued with the Virtue of Compassion, commonly referred to as the Guardian of the Fields. She is one of the only two Virtues who did not fall to corruption, and was the first to perish. She was the first to take a stand against the other Beasts for their acts of villainy and, after a fierce battle that lasted for many days, ended up crumbling at their hands. An act that, although accidental, set them apart from Crystalline Water Cookie forever. Her physical form crumbled away, but her Life Powder- and her Virtue- eventually found their way to the gentle embrace of the Sugar Swan.

Although Frosted Sugar Cookie is her reincarnation, she does not have any of Abundant Butter Cookie's memories, and the two should be treated as separate individuals. (Also, as an aside, Frosted Sugar Cookie is NOT considered an Ancient Hero)

Her Soul Jam takes the form of a golden sphere, which vaguely resembles the shape of an apple. It's positioned atop her head, fixed to a crown-like headpiece.

She's a supporter, not a fighter herself. While she is capable of holding her own, this is a large part of why she was ultimately crumbled by the others.

If she were to (hypothetically) be playable, she would most likely be of the Healing type. The reason she lacks that information is because Frosted Sugar Cookie, being her reincarnation and harboring her Virtue, would essentially fill the playable role for her.

"The land's resources should be shared amongst everyone! If we live as a community, we should be willing to help those in need! Come, come- let us prepare a hearty, satisfying feast for when the others arrive!"

~Resplendent Oil Cookie~

Type: Support. Position: Rear. Pronouns: They/Them. Virtue: Beauty. Successor: Candied Pecan Cookie. Status: Alive. Inspiration: Black Sugar Swan Cookie (Ovenbreak).

The Cookie imbued with the Virtue of Beauty, commonly referred to as the Jewel of True Beauty. Once upon a time, when the world of Earthbread was still young, they could find beauty and value in anyone or anything. But as time went on, the imperfections of Cookiekind became clear to them, and they grew disdainful and judgemental. After all, why should the embodiment of Beauty have to find the value of such feeble Cookies? A world where beauty prevails is a world where the hideous cannot persist, and all that is deemed filthy or ugly will be eradicated.

Following their imprisonment, their Virtue of Beauty was split into two. They wield the Light of Vanity, the counterpart to their successor's Light of Acceptance.

Their Soul Jam takes the form of a green oval on their stomach.

They were one of the last Beast Cookies to become corrupted.

As of right now, they're the least developed of the four.

"Why should I look for pieces of beauty in others when I can see complete beauty in my own reflection? If Cookies want me to gaze upon them, they should work on meeting my standards."

~Aromatic Extract Cookie~

Type: Ranged. Position: Rear. Pronouns: He/Him. Virtue: Creativity. Successor: Maple Honey Cookie. Status: Alive. Inspiration: Strawberry Crepe Cookie (Kingdom), Alice (Alice in Wonderland; also, "I Only Paint in Red Now" by Lydia the Bard)

The Cookie imbued with the Virtue of Creativity, commonly referred to as the Champion of the Arts. Gifted with a vivid imagination and a natural talent for creation, he was the inventor of many of Cookiekind's fundamental pieces of technology. He showed Cookies how to tap into their creative side and bring their ideas to fruition. Alas, it would only be so long before he began to experiment with less noble ideas, regardless of the disasters left behind by his handiwork. For one's creativity to truly flourish, they must free themself from the binds of reality.

Following his imprisonment, his Virtue of Creativity was split into two. He wields the Light of Exhaustion, the counterpart to his successor's Light of Innovation.

His Soul Jam takes the form of a black octagon, which is embedded in his forehead.

He was one of the first Beast Cookies to become corrupted.

He is the most drastically different from his initial concept, where he wielded the Light of Perfection.

"Oh, this next idea is gonna be so much fun! The possibilities are nearly endless! Endless, I tell you! ... Eh? What's that? We're running low on resources already!? Then we'll just have to pay some of our dear 'friends' a visit! I need those materials more than those short-lived wastes of dough!"

~Afterword~

Since these are, obviously, OCs and would have a significant impact on the lore, it's safe to say that many of the canon characters are also different in this universe because of their existence. For starters, Shadow Milk Cookie is the most dramatically different as of right now. Eternal Sugar Cookie is a close second, but due to the very limited information we have regarding her character, all that I have for her is largely speculation and derived from fanmade content.

Coming up with the Virtues, and then splitting them into positive and negative qualities, was the hardest part of this process. That's a big part of why I decided to do something different with the Virtue of Justice and the Virtue of Compassion; it just made it more convenient for me to... not have to worry about the corruption aspect. But before I got to the Virtues, deciding what standard baking ingredients I wanted to use was a hassle on its own. That brings me to my next point, which is an honorable mention to a Beast Cookie OC who did not make the cut.

Nocturnal Molasses Cookie, the Virtue of Determination. He didn't make it very far in his development, primarily because I simply didn't want to deal with 5 Beast Cookie OCs as opposed to 4, and also because his character was giving me SO much trouble during conceptualization. However, his intended successor, Ghost Mushroom Cookie, has a very good chance of being kept. And that's not to say that Nocturnal Molasses is getting scrapped entirely- he may get recycled into a new character, one that isn't a Beast Cookie. But for right now, he's just... nonexistent. He exists in my heart but not in my lore.

ANYWAY, if you made it all the way to the end of this, thank you for taking the time to read about my sillies!!! Honestly, I have so many Cookie Run OCs (probably too many), but my Beast Cookie OCs are very special to me. I care more about them than I do my Ancient Hero OCs, who I honestly kinda made only out of the obligation to have successors for the Beasts' Soul Jams.

So, I guess this is it for now. Like I said in the beginning, feel free to pop into my inbox with any questions to have about these sillies (or perhaps my other ocs)!!!!

[yvonnesrespite]

@talia-sings:

In the muted light of the hospital room, the diva of the opera world sat in silence. The woman, whose voice once commanded the stages of the grandest theaters, now found herself grappling with a silence that was not chosen but imposed. She had woken up one day with her voice completely gone, muting the soaring arias and the delicate melodies that were her life's work.

From her perspective, the hospital was a world away from the velvet-draped backstage and the spotlight's warm embrace. Here, the sterile white walls were her only audience. She has never been a fan of hospitals, at all.

Still, however, Talia looked at the young nurse running the reception desk and smiled charmingly at her, keeping her fear at bay. She was here to get her throat checked up, just to find out why she had lost her voice.

Copy, paste, save. Copy, paste, save. Click, drag, shift and ugh, why are spreadsheets so mind numbing?! A scrutinizing gaze befalls the paper in the nurse’s hand at the reception desk. Anyone walking by would instantly clock this young lady as the mean girl type. Ironically she’s more commonly known as one of the sweeter nurses there. Her – for a lack of better words – resting bitch face tends to emerge when she’s handling spreadsheets.

A spectral tickle on the back of her neck draws Yvonne’s attention from her personal spreadsheet purgatory. No, not purgatory. It’s just a new circle of Hell that Dante’s Inferno didn’t cover. Honestly, spreadsheets are the worst sometimes! Her gaze moves upwards to the source of the prickling sensation on the back of her neck. The source happens to be the gaze of a kind-looking woman. The intimidating furrow of Yvonne’s brows and disgruntled frown on her face are replaced with a much warmer and welcoming expression.

“Hm, you’ve been waiting for a bit, haven’t you? One moment.”

The nurse turns around and casually grabs the phone. The conversation seems intense. A haughty sigh heaves forth from her glossy lips and the phone is put down with only a little bit of spite. Oooonly a little bit. Yeah.

Yvonne’s dazzlingly sweet demeanor returns as she stands up. A younger nurse – perhaps an intern – rushes to the reception desk, bows in a hasty apology, and takes her place. Whatever transpired in that call probably put the poor kid’s internship on the line. Maybe this nurse looks sweet but it seems she has this air of authority with how she carries herself. She walks over to Talia with a clipboard and tilts her head. “Your situation needs to be bumped up on our priorities. The sooner it’s looked at, the easier the recovery! Come along and please don’t push yourself to speak much. Even if it doesn’t hurt.”

[biology-geology-beaches-india]

The scientific research journals of S. Sunkavally. Page 105.

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Light Play Part 2

All photos mine, some edited for colour and contrast, others left as is.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 3, day 11

Late art tonight for dealing with life bullshit reasons, but we've added lightning! We also did an animation for it but that's gonna take like 15 minutes to render and I need to go to bed 45 minutes ago sooooooo

[turquoiseries]

[theeighthstarinthesky]

I’m a bit late with seeing that response.. ! I’m pleased that your day had been well, I hope you enjoyed your pancakes! ^_^ My day yesterday was splendid. —Stolas.

Don't worry about the times or anything, I really dont mind :) im glad to hear that your day went well, I hope the rest go the same too

[purcaholic]

In a realm of tranquil polygons and gentle gradients, a low-poly sunrise casts a soft glow across crystalline waters. Mountains rise like faceted sculptures, their peaks dipped in dawn's pastels. A lone deer, rendered in angular elegance, grazes on a mosaic of emerald and jade. The air hums with the whisper of pixels, each serene shape a quiet song of harmony. Here, in this serene geometry, fantasy unfolds in calming simplicity, where dreams wander unhurried, tethered by the art of the poly.