#eliza clare

[pixeldolly]

The Sacrifice - Part 10

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"

"The idol's gone, Eliza. I displaced it into Yg's core; if that doesn't melt it, nothing will. Either way, nobody's ever getting their hands on it again."

Yg...the name flashed through Eliza's reeling mind. It was an incalculably old star, a bloated red giant orbited by the lifeless husks of three nameless planets on a plane of existence so remote, fact gave way to rumor and conjecture.

None of that mattered.

Not even her disfigurement mattered, weighed against this new calamity.

Eliza could have struck Fiona dead right then and there, if she hadn't been frozen in utter terror.

The Chkrxgmbvegh, the Nameless One, also felt the shift in the planes.

It felt the inexorable pull of the abyss, as its hold on the material plane began slipping away. Already, it could smell the familiar stench of sulphur and rot and hear the cries of the damned, but the demon was furious.

It had been cheated.

"Witch! Thisss iss your fault! Your sssuffering shall be legendary, even in Hell!"

It did not specify which of the two witches it was speaking to, but Eliza Clare could sense the demon's red-hot ire even as it was pulled into a vortex of lurid un-light. That burning, vengeful anger was aimed at her.

"No, please! It wasn't my fault! SHE's the one, SHE did it!"

"I'll fix it, I swear! I'm begging you, give me another chance!"

Eliza's pleas fell on deaf ears. If the demon was listening, it didn't care; all it cared about was revenge.

She screamed as the fire ignited under her feet, engulfing her with a speed that was unnatural, unstoppable. Eliza thought she knew pain, but she was soon to be disabused of that notion.

She also knew with a certainty that did not originate within herself that this, too, would pale before future torments. Demons did not forgive.

And there was nothing she could do to change it. In a flash of insight dying minds are sometimes granted, Eliza realized that she had been hurtling towards the inferno all along, unable to feel the heat.

Maybe, once, a different outcome had been possible, but the point of no return had come and gone long ago. For the first time in decades, Eliza tasted regret, bitter as a mouthful of poison.

And then, she saw.

A stern father, a Jacoban preacher, trying to "beat the magic out of her."

A resentful mother berating her, knowing she could never, ever be good enough.

Herself as a young woman, vowing she would never be made to feel powerless again, no matter the cost. Sentiment was a weakness to be exploited, which she would cut out of herself as one would an infection.

Her son in her arms, her resolve weakening. It did not break.

Her son...

Then, Eliza saw no more.

"Wh- What happened? Where'd that thing go? Uuughh, I feel like I was hit by a goddamn truck!"

"Banished back to its home dimension. It sounded none too pleased about it, which means a certain blonde witch is being shown the hospitality of the Hellplanes as we speak."

"The fire...shit, are those ashes...?"

"Yep. Didn't leave much behind, did she?"

"Fucking hell - Roman!"

"He's fine. Luckily, the demon only took Eliza."

"Luckily? Sounds like you weren't sure what would happen."

"Well, I wasn't, exactly. I made an educated guess that it would see Eliza as the bigger prize. She'd sold her soul to that thing years ago - Roman was an advance payment on that debt, but it was never going to be enough. The Nameless One was toying with her; it would've demanded more and more, until she could no longer pay."

"Uhuh. And what if it had decided to take both of them?"

"That was a possibility, but I figured it only had enough power left to take one or the other."

"You gamble an awful lot with people's lives, Fiona."

"Considering the alternative was that we all died, I like to think it wasn't unreasonable."

"Fair, I guess. I'm okay too, by the way. Fuck, this bite burns like a motherfucker though! Is demon spit toxic?"

"Jacob...?"

"I'm here. Everything's going to be okay!"

"Where is -"

"It's gone. Fiona banished it; I think. You're safe now."

"And my...mother?"

Jacob pursed his lips; giving that woman the title of "mother" felt like a travesty.

"She's gone too."

"You...How did you know...?"

"It's a long story. I'll tell you all the details later, but right now we need to get you to a hospital. How...how are you feeling?"

"Hurts. But - Jacob..."

"Shhhhh."

"Thank you..."

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

strange, literal Anya

[tuesdaytangerine]

..was inspired

[spookytuesdaypod]

spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

brr, it's cold in here, spookies! and you know what that means: there simply MUST be some toros in the atmosphere. it's time for another fifth tuesday bonus episode here at spooky tuesday, and we're tumbling head-first into the summer slumber party vibes. break out your pom-poms and warm up your spirit fingers, because this week we're bringing it with bring it on (2020). an endlessly-quotable kirsten dunst classic that inspired about a billion bisexual crises and made toothbrushing sexy, this is one of the most iconic flicks of the early aughts — and it also features mega-babes eliza dushku and gabrielle union. what else could you possibly want?

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[scenesandscreens]

Bring It On (2000)

Director - Peyton Reed, Cinematography - Shawn Maurer

"I define being the best as competing against the best there is out there and beating them. They have to go."

[mugiwara-lucy]

Did you know rather than turning evil Faith and Glory just became cheerleaders? 🤣

But in all seriousness, the first Bring it On movie was just as enjoyable as when I rewatched it back in 2021 and DEFINTELY JUST AS MEMORABLE as it was when I first saw it back in 2006!

On to Bring it On Again tomorrow!

And it starts one of my favorite Hallmark actresses Bethany Joy Lenz to boot! 😁

[metaforadohomeminvisivel]

Bring It On Peyton Reed, 2000

[modelsof-color]

Eliza Rutson by Clare Shilland for Heroine Magazine May 2022

[daremna]

sources:

1. The Inferno, Canto 24, Gustave Dore 2. Nathaniel Orion G.K. 3. Supervert, Necrophilia Variations 4. Cassandra Clare, Dark Artifices 5. Death and the Maiden, Takato Yamamoto 6. William Shakespeare, As You Like It 7. @thatantisocialbitch 8. The Silent Voice (1989), Alfred Lord 9. author unknown 10. (the playwrights will write your names in the darkness of the sky) 11. Émile Jean Horace Vernet, The Angel of Death (1852) 12. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1937) 13. Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace 14. Eliza Crewe, Crushed 15. Yoshitaka Amano, The Endless Desire 16. Maram Rimawi 17. Farouq Jwaideh 18. Mary Shelley, Mathilda 19. Włodzimierz Błocki, Kiss of Death (1902) 20. Psalm 139:8 21. Jason Chan, Fall 22. Asmita Sengupta 23. Frederick Seidel, The Last Poem in the Book 23. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid 24. Anne Bachelier 25. Konstantin Makovsky, Demon and Tamara

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books read in 2024

⋆ ⭒˚.⋆ january ⋆.˚⭒ ⋆

one dark window (the shepherd king #1) by rachel gillig

the murder on the links (hercule poirot #2) by agatha christie

pageboy by elliot page

house of sky and breath (crescent city #2) by sarah j. maas

rogue protocol (the murderbot diaries #3) by martha wells

cult classic by sloane crosley

malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid

the beauty of your face by sahar mustafah

exit strategy (the murderbot diaries #4) by martha wells

animal farm by george orwell

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily austin

carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid

a court this cruel & lovely (kingdom of lies #1) by stacia stark

the rules do not apply by ariel levy

poirot investigates (hercule poirot #3) by agatha christie

yellowface by rebecca f kuang

every heart a doorway (wayward children #1) by seanan mcguire

house of flame and shadow (crescent city #3) by sarah j. maas

read: 18

* · ✦ · * february * · ✦ · *

beautyland by marie-helene bertino

bride by ali hazelwood

network effect (the murderbot diaries #5) by martha wells

fugitive telemetry (the murderbot diaries #6) by martha wells

faebound (faebound #1) by saara el-arifi

the raven boys (the raven cycle #1) by maggie stiefvater **

read: 6

.✦.· *. march .*· .✦.

interesting facts about space by emily austin

penance by eliza clark

the book that no one wanted to read by richard ayoade

pride and prejudice by jane austen

unlikeable female characters: the women pop culture wants you to hate by anna bogutskaya

the shame by makenna goodman

greta & valdin by rebecca k. reilly

read: 7

✷ · ✶ · ✧ april ✧ · ✶ · ✷

this spells love by kate robb

out on a limb by hannah bonam-young

gwen & art are not in love by lex croucher

a lady's guide to scandal by sophie irwin

the friendship study by ruby barrett

the boyfriend candidate by ashley winstead

the pumpkin spice cafe by laurie gilmore

business or pleasure by rachel lynn solomon

how to end a love story by yulin kuang

this could be us (skyland #2) by kennedy ryan

the honeymoon crashers (the unhoneymooners #1.5) by christina lauren

we could have been friends, my father and i by raja shehadeh

how to stop time by matt haig

how to fake it in hollywood by ava wilder

with love from cold world by alicia thompson

funny story by emily henry

love radio by ebony ladelle

old flames and new fortunes by sarah hogle

just for the summer by abby jimenez

don't want you like a best friend by emma r. alban

love interest by clare gilmore

the exception to the rule (the improbable meet-cute #1) by christina lauren

worst wingman ever (the improbable meet-cute #2) by abby jimenez

with any luck (the improbable meet-cute #5) by ashley poston

last call at the local by sara grunder ruiz

happily never after by lynn painter

the ex talk by rachel lynn solomon

i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston

the love wager by lynn painter

morning glory milking farm by c.m. nacosta

will they or won't they by ava wilder

read: 31

.　° * ☆ may ☆ * °　.

when the sky fell on splendor by emily henry

on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong

blizzard by marie vingtras

bright young women by jessica knoll

the age of magical overthinking: notes on modern irrationality by amanda montell

the flatshare by beth o'leary **

read: 6

⋆ ˚.⋆ june ⋆.˚ ⋆

not in love by ali hazelwood

the way of kings (the stormlight archive #1) by brandon sanderson

words of radiance (the stormlight archive #2) by brandon sanderson

read: 3

. · ☆ . july . ☆ · .

edgedancer (the stormlight archive #2.5) by brandon sanderson

blue iris: poems and essays by mary oliver

woman, eating by claire kohda

oathbringer (the stormlight archive #3) by brandon sanderson

a novel love story by ashley poston

chlorine by jade song

how to read now by elain castillo

please stop trying to leave me by alana saab

beautifully broken life by catherine cowles

the god of the woods by liz moore

edgedancer (the stormlight archive #3.5) by brandon sanderson

the dead and the dark by courtney gould

a most agreeable murder by julia seales

the murder of roger ackroyd (hercule poirot #4) by agatha christie

read: 14

. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁august ݁. ⊹ ₊ ݁.

the bluest eye by toni morrison

more, please: on food, fat, bingeing, longing, and the lust for "enough" by emma specter

the ministry of time by kaliane bradley

system collapse (the murderbot diaries #7) by martha wells

emily wilde's encycolpedia of fairies (emily wilde #1) by heather fawcett

emily wilde's map of the other lands (emily wilde #2) by heather fawcett

catalina by karla cornejo villavicencio

roadside picnic by arkady strugatsky and boris strugatsky

read: 8

reading goal: 93/100

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[pixeldolly]

The Sacrifice - Part 6

This was not how it was supposed to go!

Eliza Clare didn't consider herself a monster. She hadn't set out to make Roman suffer more than was necessary. For all his faults, he was still her son, after all. This wasn't about indulging some kind of sadistic urge, it was about survival.

It had to be Roman. The Nameless One demanded a sacrifice in exchange for its continued favor, and it wouldn't be a sacrifice if it meant nothing.

It was him, or her.

Roman wasn't supposed to be conscious for the ritual binding, but then he had decided to rebel, challenge her - even going as far as hitting her!

If Eliza Clare abhorred anything, it was rudeness.

It was his fault, really, for making her angry.

At any rate, it was far too late for second thoughts.

All that remained was the final invocation.

Lowering herself to her knees before the ritual circle, Eliza began chanting in the infernal language of the Hellish Planes, which left her tongue bleeding and her throat raw, as if she'd swallowed a handful of glass shards.

Suddenly, Roman's nostrils stung with the stench of sulphur and blood, and for a moment he forgot even about the agony searing into his back. Fresh tears began streaming down his face, blurring his vision.

Something was crawling its way out of the fire and smoke which billowed from the bloody sigil on the floor.

Something unspeakable.

The thing - the demon - stomped forth on cloven hooves, sniffing the air, bloody drool dripping from its fanged maw. Its amethyst eyes glowed cruelly as they fastened upon Roman.

The sigil carved into his back drew the monster to him as surely as a magnet would draw an iron pin.

"So, thisssss is your offering, witch...looks tender, yes, yesss. Its fear-stink is delicioussss. I shall enjoy myself with thisssss one."

The monster's voice rumbled strangely in its throat, coming out in gurgles and hisses through a mouth unaccustomed to human speech.

Roman was beyond terror. When the thing's putrid breath touched his skin, he was sure his sanity would snap and unravel like sand spilling through broken glass.

"I am glad you are satisfied," said Eliza, trying to maintain her composure in the face of her patron. She had never seen the Nameless One in its true form, having always communicated via projection.

"What of our deal, then?"

"You get a hundred of your yearssss, witch."

"A hundred?! That is not the deal we agreed on!"

"You will agree to a new deal; or I take you both right now."

"Mom? Mommy?! Help me, please!!"

Roman's voice was high-pitched and hysterical as the thing's paw closed in around his neck like a vice, its talons digging into his skin.

Roman began to hyperventilate. He discovered that he was not beyond fear after all.

Eliza turned away, sickened.

There were some things even she couldn't stomach.

She had hoped the Nameless One would rip Roman's soul out quickly and be gone, but it seemed it wanted to play with its food, make it last.

And there was absolutely nothing she could do about it.

The Nameless One is based on @bayoubashsims's fantastic Mothman!

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

but my arms not even tired yet

[oblivious-melodies]

Based on the Jane Austen ask, which of the major characters (Artemisia, Ambrose, Felix, Hyder, Harry, Mariah, Amity, Jacob, etc.) are readers? And who would be their favourite authors and/or books?

Ooh lovely question! I had to have a proper think about this, and of course it's all hypothetical ahah. Artemisia and Ambrose are difficult because they'll be different people based on the choices you make in-game, but as mentioned, Arty totally fits the brief for an Austen reader of her period. Along those lines, I think she'd also be very interested by the novels of Frances Burney, and perhaps on her more adventurous days, something a little more out-there like Ann Radcliffe or Walter Scott (simply as their appeal was so wide - The Phantom of Castle Glenochrie was meant to parody this sort of literature!). Ambrose I can see very much enjoying Mackenzie's Man of Feeling, and sentimental/Romantic forerunners in the form of Laurence Sterne and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Keats wasn't particularly well-read in his own time, but I think Ambrose would be a fan :)

Speaking of poetry, Mariah is singled out as not being a novel reader. I think first-generation Romantics along the lines of Charlotte Turner Smith, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge would really appeal to her. I can see Felix, the firebrand that he is, having perhaps the most radical tastes of all - Byron and Shelley (again, the latter wasn't really a big hit in his time) for sure, but perhaps also more nakedly political writers such as John Thelwall and Thomas Paine. Hyder is far more establishment-leaning and would tend towards eighteenth-century Augustan works - Thomas Gray, Samuel Johnson, and perhaps Pope, but on his less vulgar days - I'm thinking Iliad rather than Dunciad. On the whole I think he'd be much more interested in some non-fiction such as Edward Gibbon or David Hume.

Harry strikes me as a very well-read individual - as mentioned, I think he wouldn't be opposed to Austen in the least, but certainly would get involved with metropolitan journalism and criticism. William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, and The Spectator would also be very up his street. He also favours the abolition of slavery and so the likes of William Cowper and Thomas Clarkson might appeal to him. Amity, we know, is a big reader, and I think she would love almost any form of travel literature, especially of the more salacious sort. The Chickwell book she reads is based on Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's travels in the Ottoman Empire, and likewise other books regarding female travel and mobility (Germaine de Stael, Aphra Behn, or Eliza Haywood perhaps) would also entertain her. Jacob however is more practical than intellectual. Poetry with a rural/natural theme - perhaps Thompson's Seasons, or the works of labouring-class writers like Robbie Burns, John Clare, or Stephen Duck, might appeal to his sensibilities.

I almost wish you'd waited a little longer to send this, as in my opinion, some of the characters with the most interesting tastes are yet to come :)

[juanabaloo]

if we're gonna get an I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel (OMG yes) then PLEASE can we get a Bring It On sequel?? i am on my knees begging......

(my rough outline below the cut)

as hinted at in the DVD extra Torrance and Isis both end up at UC Berkeley on the same squad and Cliff is dating Torrance. ig Cliff is also at Berkeley but that really doesn't matter this movie isn't about him. Missy is rich and is doing a gap year so she is traveling elsewhere. (i know Cliff is rich too but who cares) fast forward to present day, roughly

the movie should focus on Isis actually (and if the remaining Blaque members want to participate, them too) to make up for the imbalance of the original BIO. the movie can introduce a new younger cast and have them look like the Clovers and not the Toros. (meaning Blacker and browner)

if you fudge the dates a bit perhaps the younger cast can be like Isis's kid and throw in Torrance's kid as well. (your choice if Cliff is the dad, if they are still together, etc)

so the original (older) cast is there but not the focus. they have some good scenes but the new cast is running the movie.

for the original cast: we need a few Missy scenes of course. And Clare and Whitney and Darcy and some of the others. Les and Jan definitely need a cameo. Les should be married to some guy.

option A: Missy and Torrance are actually together and raising the kid(s). this is OK but I prefer...

option B: Missy (Eliza) and a Buffy-esque new character (SMG) are a couple. it's no big deal and we don't get much back story, but it's an AU Fuffy.

if you abandon the "introduce a new younger cast" route then have it be like a high school reunion vibe, although of course Torrance and Isis would attend different reunions. if you want to get really angsty maybe have Torrance realize Missy is the one who got away but i wouldn't want that to interfere with the Fuffy. i think the reunion plot could maintain the great original BIO vibe, but the angsty plot could not.

[mackdizzy]

motion sickness - phoebe bridgers // over the garden wall // author unknown // louise borgeois // the shadowhunter chronicles - cassandra clare //  terri guillemets //  eliza gonzalez // apollyon -  jennifer l. armentrout //  beth wren //  the vampire diaries, s8x16 //  the catcher in the rye + vyann //  sophocles' electra // up the wolves - the mountain goats c!neapolitan bros (c!tommy, c!technoblade, c!wilbur soot) web weaving board for @blueblackcats​ ! this was a pinch hit for the @mcytblrholidayexchange​ and is the first of 2 boards! i took kind of a different approach for each board and I  hope you enjoy this one!  sorry we’re cutting it so close to the deadline, haha. 

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reputation: An Inspired Reading Recommendations List

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Ready For It...)

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (End Game)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (I Did Something Bad)

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (Don't Blame Me)

Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding (Delicate)

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Look What You Made Me Do)

Mars by Fuyumi Soryo (So It Goes...)

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Gorgeous)

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark (Getaway Car)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (King Of My Heart)

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Dancing With Our Hands Tied)

City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Dress)

One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus (This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things)

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (Call It What You Want)

Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter (New Year's Day)