#elodie lazarus

[sixthsensewulf]

something about the Intrepid Heroes season villains just make me go insane. . I don't know what it is but my god. . I can understand and have justification on why they are doing the thing that they are doing but I hate them anyway...

Let's talk about it. .

The Unsleeping City Chapter 1

Robert Moses..... Not going to lie, the season caused me to do a fucking deep dive on Robert Moses and honestly made me love the Unsleeping City more.

I can do a dive into Unsleeping City because the way the world is built around NYC. Hearing 'The New Colossus' by Emma Lazarus, being read/recited when they were talking about the Statue of Liberty. The locations, I was like yep that totally makes sense and works.

I'm sure it's the same with TUC Chapter 2. I've literally just started this season so I can't give thoughts.

Neverafter.

What can't I say about this season. It was my first one, it was also very horror coded. But the villains, my god the villains.

The "Arthurs" - just the fact they were omni-present and probably not aware until the stories started to fight back, and suddenly joined in on the fight.

The Princesses - You can be fed up with your destined destiny and what happens after you get your happy ending. THEY HAD A POINT, it was a fucking good argument. . They just went about it the wrong way. I'm glad Elodie saw reason from her frog prince and the rest of the group. But my god, they were good villains that revealed their hand when the guards of the group were down.

Minerva / Step Mother. - NO NOTES, SHE SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. . Just that moment of getting revealed and her history. . Just. . Yeah. .

The Fairies - yeah... I mean apart from the Orange One. .just yeah, we knew they were in the wrong. . But yeah.

Starstruck

The Brain Slugs - I'm not going to write the dynasty of the slugs. Skip's family. That one. Their plan was dumb but it did make sense. I mean you can take over anybody and control them.....

I mean this season was pure fun and chaos not to love it, the villains had their reasons and I get it. . Pure sci fi villain shenanigans.

A Crown of Candy

Now... Granted I have seen clips and things about this season not all the way through so I do know some spoilers etc. .

I also know this is Game of Thrones meets Candyland..

The villains make sense etc, Calory had a fucking good reason to do what he did.

Fantasy High

KLCK HAS REASONS FOR HER BEHAVIOUR. . SHE IS ALSO A TEENAGER. She is so well written and designed.

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

Empress and Devil for both Elodie and Angelina?

Elodie

Empress: What secrets are you hiding?

I don't have everything figured out, but I think Elodie would be the sister who knows most about their mother's past and isn't very willing to share with Nefele or Angelina. As a result, she suspected Nefele was her half-sister from the very begining, which was why she was much more willing to accept her than Angelina.

Devil: How do your views/opinions/beliefs differ from those around you?

Unlike Nefele and Angelina, Elodie has "eldest daughter syndrome" -ironic since Nefele is the eldest- and thinks it's her responsability to keep the family together. She is not exactly her mom's cheerleader -in fact, I would say she is the only sister who has no idealized image of either of her parents- but she bought into her father's ideas that "family always comes first".

Out of the three sisters, she's the one more inclined towards forgivness and second chances and it's very oppossed to killing. That's what happens after you are almost killed like a sacrificial lamb xDD.

Angelina

Empress: What secrets are you hiding?

Angelina is pretty terrible at keeping secrets, so this is a hard question to answer. Right now, I think that she, unlike Elodie, knows exactly how their father died. (Yes, I decided to kill the guy xD. Or did I? 👀)

Devil: How do your views/opinions/beliefs differ from those around you?

She's very much of the belief that only fairies should have magic as they are the only ones born with it. She's also a believer in "the sacred mission to keep the world in balance", something that both Elodie and Nefele had questioned before. As a result, Angelina loathes the Renegades and later, Rafael, which creates a lot of tension between her and Nefele.

[ninja-muse]

2022 Release TBR - Take 3

Because my second list was getting full! I���ve been doing pretty good at keeping up with releases this year.

Carolina Built - Kianna Alexander (historical fiction) - February 22 BIPOC

When We Were Birds - Ayanna Llord Banwo (fabulism) - March 15 BIPOC

Ripple - Jim Cosgrove (true crime) - April 5

Persians - Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (history) - April 12

Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino (YA fantasy) - May 3 🏳️‍🌈

The Fairy Tellers - Nicholas Jubber (history/travel) - May 3

Uncommon Charm - Kat Weaver and Emily Bergslien (historical fantasy) - May 17

The Peacekeeper - B.L. Blanchard (alternate history) - June 1 BIPOC

Garden of Earthly Bodies - Sally Oliver (fiction) - June 7

Hot Moon - Alan Smale (alternate history) - June 14

The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean (contemporary fantasy) - August 2 🏳️‍🌈

High Times in the Low Parliament - Kelly Robson (historical fantasy) - August 9 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦

A Killing in Costumes - Zac Bissonette (cozy mystery) - August 9 🏳️‍🌈

Reluctant Immortals - Gwendolyn Kiste (horror) - August 23

Diary of a Misfit - Casey Parks (memoir) - August 30 🏳️‍🌈

Be the Serpent - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - September 6

The House With the Golden Door - Elodie Harper (historical fiction) - September 6

A Death in Door Country - Annelise Ryan (cozy mystery) September 13

The Collectors - Philip Pullman (fantasy) - September 20

Terry Pratchett - Rob Wilkins (biography) - September 29

Saga, Vol. 10 - Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (SF/graphic novel) - October 5

Cold Case BC - Eve Lazarus (true crime) - October 11

When the Angels Left the Old Country - Sacha Lamb (historical fantasy) - October 18 🏳️‍🌈

Anywhere You Run - Wanda Morris (historical thriller) - October 25 BIPOC

Into the Windwracked Wilds - A. Deborah Baker (fantasy) - October 25

A Restless Truth -  Freya Marske (historical fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈

The World We Make - J.K. Jemisin (contemporary fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈 BIPOC

The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes - Kate Stradsin (history) - November 17

Remainders of the Day - Shaun Bythell (memoir) - November 29

[hiddenqveendom]

TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR SS2 OC(S) AND CAN THEY BE FRIENDS WITH LORNA LOVESTRANGE 👀

OMG! Of course! My current SS2 oc's name is Miranda Keo (fc Elodie Yung), codename: Nemesis. She is a reanimated assassin via Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pit, and a former member of the League of Assassins. Her codename pays homage to the Greek goddess, Nemesis, who was the goddess of divine retribution and revenge and would show her wrath to any human beings that committed hubris, i.e. arrogance before the gods. Her sharp focus and attention to detail makes her an ideal candidate for the new Task Force X. However, her slipping sanity may also make her a liability.

So yeah, that's about all I have on her right now since I've only been able to see half the film due to a streaming error (fml). But to answer your question, yes, yes, YES! I would love for her to be friends with your babe Lorna okay. Crossovers are always welcome when it comes to me. :)

[crimsoncityhq]

possible positions/connections a hailee steinfeld fc could fill?

hello non!  I could see Hailee being a medic or unmarked for any of the gangs, a Walsh Oisin,  Walsh Reaper, Walsh Bonebreaker, Walsh Radala, Faust soldier, Faust crimson, Faust Associate, Faust Carcano, Vasile Boyevik, Vasile Torpedo, Vasile Kryshas, Vasile Shestyorka, Vasile Ushkuyniks, Lazarus Scalpel, Lazarus Eraser, Lazarus Auditor, Lazarus Virus, Lazarus Anonymous.

& filling the following wanted connections ( put them under the cut )  MEMBERS, if you can think of any other connections I missed, please comment!

( tessa thompson, she/her, 35 ) I hear that LORELAI FAUST is looking for their BAR TENDER EMPLOYEE AT DIRTY HARRY’S. Word on the street is they look like ANY FC, and that the last time they saw them was THEY’RE A NEW EMPLOYEE FOR RECENTLY OPENED DIRTY HARRY’S. THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT LORELAI’S CRIMINAL SIDE VENTURE BELOW THE BAR. You SHOULD NOT reach out to REVELAARE. ( tessa thompson, she/her, 35 ) I hear that LORELAI FAUST is looking for their STAGE TECHNICIAN EMPLOYEE AT DIRTY HARRY’S. Word on the street is they look like ANY FC, and that the last time they saw them was THEY’RE A NEW EMPLOYEE FOR RECENTLY OPENED DIRTY HARRY’S. THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT LORELAI’S CRIMINAL SIDE VENTURE BELOW THE BAR. You SHOULD NOT reach out to REVELAARE. ( lucien laviscount, cismale, 29 ) I hear that ZANE WASHINGTON is looking for their EX GIRLFRIEND(S).. Word on the street is they look like FC UTP ( CIS OR TRANS FEMALES AGED 23 - 40 ), and that the last time they saw them was (0/4) SPORADIC DATES. ZANE OFTEN TRAVELED THE WORLD BEFORE HE GOT STUCK TAKING CARE OF THE FUNERAL HOME. HE HAD A HABIT OF BRINGING HIS GIRLFRIEND AT THE TIME WITH HIM TO CHICAGO AND THEN DUMPING HER SOON AFTER. HIS LAST GIRLFRIEND HE WOULD HAVE LAST SEEN ONE MONTH AGO AND WOULD HAVE CAME BACK TO CHICAGO WITH HIM IN 2019 TO RUN THE FUNERAL HOME. THESE CHARACTERS CAN'T BE A CHICAGO NATIVE. ALL OTHER DETAILS ARE UTP. . You SHOULD reach out to CRIMSONFAUX. ( emma watson, cis female, 26 ) I hear that KATERINA VASILE is looking for their RADIO COHOST. Word on the street is they look like ANY FC 25-30, and that the last time they saw them was TODAY. THE PAIR STARTED OUT WORKING FOR THE RADIO STUDIO SIX YEARS AGO. TOGETHER THEY MANAGED TO BUILD FROM A LITTLE EVENING SHOW TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST BREAKFAST SHOWS IN THE CITY. THEY’RE REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS AND KNOW THAT THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS WHY EVERYTHING WORKS SO WELL FOR THEM. You SHOULD NOT reach out to ROSESJUSTDIE. ( zendaya, female, 22 ) I hear that DIAMOND WASHINGTON is looking for their PERSONAL ASSISTANT. Word on the street is they look like UTP ANY GENDER, and that the last time they saw them was A DAY AGO, WHEN THEY CAME OVER TO CHECK ON DIAMOND - CHECKING ON HER WAS A NEARLY DAILY THING…IF IT WASN’T FOR HER ASSISTANT, DIAMOND’S LIFE WOULD BE CHAOS. SHE LITERALLY DEPENDS ON THEM FOR EVERYTHING. THEY HAVE BEEN DIAMOND’S PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR THE PASSED FOUR YEARS, AND THE TWO OF THEM HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY CLOSE. THEY TAKE THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND MAKE SURE THAT DIAMOND’S DAILY SCHEDULE IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THEY’VE VERY MUCH BECOME LIKE AN OLDER SIBLING / BEST FRIEND TO DIAMOND. THE TWO MEET UP NEARLY DAILY FOR WORK AND NON-WORK RELATED HANGOUTS. OUT OF EVERYONE ELSE IN DIAMOND’S LIFE (EVEN HER FAMILY), HER PA IS THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY KNOWS OF THE STRUGGLES DIAMOND IS GOING THROUGH, MENTALLY. THIS WC CAN BE ANY GENDER, ANY FC, SO LONG AS THEY’RE 25+ IN AGE You SHOULD NOT / BUT CAN reach out to SILVERNCRIMSON. ( lauren cohan, cisfemale, 33) I hear that EDITH COHEN is looking for their SOBER COACH. Word on the street is they look like ANY FC (25+), and the last time they saw them was I HAVE A FEW IDEAS TO BOUNCE AROUND ABOUT THEM. I DON’T PLAN ON THIS BEING A SHIPPY CONNECTION. THIS PERSON WILL HELP BRIDGE HER SOBRIETY SO SHE CAN START TO FLY AGAIN. You SHOULD reach out to CRIMSONFAUX. . ( yahya abdul-mateen ii, cis male, 38 ) I hear that JJ BAPTISTE is looking for their FAUX FOLIE DANCERS/ESCORTS . Word on the street is they look like 25+, ANY GENDER. SUGGESTIONS: LOGAN BROWNING, MANNY MONTANA, TATI GABRIELLE, KEKE PALMER, DAVIKA HOORNE, BRIGHT VACHIRAVIT, GABRIELLE UNION, BARRETT DOSS, ZANE HOLTZ, ELLIOT KNIGHT, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, NATHAN MITCHELL, KIMBERLEY ANNE WALTEMAS, ISSA RAE, JANELLE MONAE, NAOMI SCOTT, CHRISTIAN SERRATOS, PHILIPPA SOO, KATIE LEUNG, GEMMA ARTERTON, SAMARA WEAVING, THANDIE NEWTON, KRISTIN KREUK, MATTEO MARTARI, LESLEY-ANN BRANDT, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, ELODIE YUNG and that the last time they saw them was WHENEVER.(3/4) You SHOULD NOT reach out to JJBAPTISTE.

[disneyworldhotelhq-blog]

The following apps have been accepted:

Hey, have you met LIAM MICHAELS yet? You haven’t?! Well HE works in the parks as GASTON from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I believe HE is 25 years old and is originally from ORLANDO, FLORIDA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT’S A JOB. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like ZAC EFRON! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met MIKEY DAWSON yet? You haven’t?! Well THEY work in the parks on the ride PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN in MAGIC KINGDOM. I believe THEY are 22 years old and is originally from MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT IS VERY FAR FROM HOME. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like CARA DELEVIGNE! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met LAZARUS ISAIAH yet? You haven’t?! Well HE works in the parks as a JANITOR in ANIMAL KINGDOM. I believe HE is 28 years old and is originally from NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT’S EASY FOR HIM TO BE INVISIBLE. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like JAI COURTNEY! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met ELODIE MATTINE yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as a PRINCESS MAKEOVER ARTIST in MAGIC KINGDOM. I believe SHE is 26 years old and is originally from PARIS, FRANCE. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE LOVES DISNEY. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like EMILIA CLARKE! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met LEDYN BENTLEY yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as BELLE from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I believe SHE is 23 years old and is originally from NEW YORK, USA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE AUDITIONED ON A DARE AND GOT HIRED. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like EMILY RATAJKOWSKI! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met HOPE MCFAIDEN yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as MERIDA from BRAVE. I believe SHE is 19 years old and is originally from ISLE OF MULL, SCOTLAND. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE IS OBSESSED WITH BRAVE/MERIDA. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like MADELAINE PETSCH! Say hi if you see them for me.

[damnscl]

『ELODIE YUNG ╱ CIS FEMALE 』 » well, is that SAPPHIRA SANDER? this forty-year-old  HUMAN has only been in THE SUMMIT for about five years, usually found WORKING OUT when she wasn’t working as a OWNER OF CITRUS. she DOES support synthetic rights and IS NOT being watched by the government.  ╱  medusa, 24, pst

biography ( tw death, drugs/alcohol, abuse/neglect, murder ):

sapphira grew up in sunset district with her father, quinsby. her mother had passed away when she was very young, and it set the course for a rocky childhood.

quinsby turned to drugs and alcohol. he started getting more involved with the rampant crime of sunset district, making fast cash to put a ‘fucking roof over their heads.’ a necessity when sapphira’s mother had been paying bills as a nurse.

quinsby eventually landed himself a role in the city’s underbelly. he was a drug dealer and the business was a solid one. little sapphira would sit back and observe. she was wiser than most. an old soul. why? because she had grown up fast. quinsby instilled the belief that ‘the world’s a shitty place and it’ll spit you out if you ain’t big enough for it.’ she wanted to world to chew him up and swallow him whole. 

luckily, when her father wasn’t there any time she cried or got injured or needed a helping hand, there was a synth his group had employed that would be. this particular synth was kind to her, finding food for her to eat, bandaging scraped knees, etc. she saw him like an actual father - a real guardian.

so to say her heart broke the day she found out he was shipped away is an understatement. one minute there and ready to smile, the next simply gone like her mother. sapphira had a feeling quinsby had a hand in shipping him off after his jealousy and pride took root. 

sapphira waited until she was old enough as a teen to get the hell out of her father’s house. she roomed with friends for a time, but money would always be a problem for a girl who wanted more in life. so she turned to what she knew best. she started getting involved with crime. it was easy. she had the connections and skills.

but she worked for an opposite drug dealing group in sunset district. and when they found out about her father, they insisted she give him up to prove herself (and off a few others throughout her time in the group). while sapphira hated the bastard, it was still a hesitant but made decision on her part. by the end of the following week, she was standing at his funeral with a detached gaze.

sapphira worked as a cook at a restaurant in the meantime. a cover to all her shady dealings. it was at said restaurant that she met her would-be synth lover, violet. at first, sapphira thought nothing of violet’s ‘programming.’ the subtle glances over her shoulder, the softer smiles, the closeness to her. a bit of a crush and as time progressed, so did their relationship. it was strange and new and foreign to sapphira, but she fell head over heels and knew she’d have to protect violet from the rest. she couldn’t lose her, too.

in the end, fate is never kind and violet was found out. she was stolen from the restaurant and terminated and sapphira spiraled. 

for a few months, she turned to drugs and alcohol like her father once had. but then she realized she didn’t want to follow in his place. she didn’t want this life. she wanted to get her fucking revenge, and make sure no one would ever feel like she did. 

so she quit the restaurant, quit drug dealing, started looking up. literally. towards the summit, and the sander family in particular. she worked hard to get all the right connections, play all the right parts, and soon enough she was charming her way into mr. sander’s home. becoming his certified ‘trophy wife.’ 

of course, she didn’t settle for the position. she decided to take over citrus, the famous summit restaurant, with some years of handling said business under her belt. and a list of privileges her newfound status/wealth granted her. it’s the back of the restaurant that sees the most business, with sapphira dealing whatever is necessary to synths to gain their freedom/aid their rebellion. 

meanwhile, she plays the perfect wife. has been the past five years. smiling at every sander corporation employee, every synth hunter, every arpd’s ‘finest.’ while considering the best way to rot the belly of the beast from the inside out when war’s on the plate. and dipping her hand in political affairs where she can, without being caught. 

details:

she is demisexual, demiromantic.

is deemed a ‘trophy wife’ and ‘gold digger’ etc by the summit/the upper class. her past was uncovered after a year of being with mr. sander and they branded her as nothing more than a self-satisfied social climber. and sapphira rolls with this. she pretends to be vain and materialistic, because it’s a good enough cover to what she really is. aka why the government no longer looks into her.

the real sapphira is pretty deadly. she’s incredibly adept at combat/martial arts/weaponry. she grew up in the roughest neighborhood in sunset district. she had to survive. she went into crime, she had to be the best. so when she has some time to herself? she’s training. whether her body or skills. thought most think she’s just doing cutesy yoga. 

honestly wanted citrus because 1. got to know the previous owner and they became like friends. 2. she needed a business to cover for her ‘busy days’ and ‘hectic schedule.’ and somewhere she could do business out of without a second glance. 3. the restaurant reminds her of violet, and the good she experienced out of all the bad. she runs it in her memory, which is why she helps the synths from there. 

when she’s doing her shady business, she goes by the alias ‘lady lazarus.’ 

wanted connections:

her guardian synth: the one that was shipped away when she was a little girl. who treated her like his daughter, and tried to protect her from the horrors she faced.

synths she does business with: do they need a fake id card? a place to crash/hide? repairs? surgeries? etc. she’ll have them covered if she can manage it. if they’re killers or people in politics, she’s making sure they have the names or supplies.

people who knew violet: because they knew violet, sapphira regards them fondly. she wants to keep the memory of her alive. 

people from her childhood, friends, exes, ex flings/one night stands, enemies, rivals, people who knew her father, criminal connections, upper class acquaintances, employees at citrus, neighbors, best friend, etc.

[missingapulse]

16, 6, 9!

which muse is most willing to fight another muse?

okay, literally, lazarus slayne will fight anything that moves, as i’m sure most of y’all know, by now. literally such an angry child, mostly bc of her horrid childhood, but angry, nonetheless!! and, like … she’s chilled out a lot but still. + coranza, salem, keiran, and narella !! they’re all easy to pick a fight w too tbh.

which one of your muses have you been playing the longest?

lazarus, actually!! she started out as a chara on an indie rp blog that i had when the first descendants movie premiered?? bc i was trash for the movie and at the time, i was super afraid of joining an rpg??? sO YEAH.

she was a chara on an indie blog, and she was originally SUPER well-mannered, expert ballroom dancer, literally so graceful, sO REGAL??? her original fc was samantha isler but she had zero resources sO. when i brought her here, i changed her fc to kat newton bc they were both from supernatural and i loved my spn girls sm bUT kat’s resources did NOT fit a regal af girl, so i just kinda ….. changed her??? made her from the isle, made her angry and tragic af???? and i am sO HAPPY THAT I DID I LOVE LAZ SM !!!!!!!

why were you drawn to each one of your characters?

oKAY Y’ALL ARE GETTIN A LIST LETSGO

LAZARUS: okay, so, like i said, she was originally so different??? and i was originally drawn to her bc at the time that i made her, the darkness aka amara in her ‘teen years’ or whatever (played by samantha isler huhuhu) had been introduced on supernatural??? and she was sO regal and badass and powerful and i just??? wanted that??? and the corpse bride seemed like she would have a regal af daughter bc idk. she would want a man to fall in love w her daughter one day??? and she believed that men only loved ‘proper’ ladies or whatever???? sOMETHING LIKE THAT. so i just lowkey ….. took amara and revised her to my liking??? also renamed her????

bUT THEN. sam had zero resources, and i rly loved claire novak??? so kat was my second option bc??? spn girls ok. and idk?? kat’s resources were all badass af. i wanted an isle child??? plus i just loved the corpse bride but i was also already an expert at writing children w deadbeat parents (i’ve been angsty writing stories since i was in like elementary school let me live) and so???? lazarus slayne just kinda????? bECAME????? pLUS i felt like a ‘doesn’t give a crap’ kinda chara was a great way to break the ice in a new rp????? tHIS GIRL HAS SUCH A BACKSTORY LEAVE ME ALONE

KETURAH: okay so after sO LONG of not being interested in wreck-it ralph, i was lowkey forced to watch it one day and i fELL IN LOVE WITH VANELLOPE VON SCHWEETZ and i had wanted to make a smol daughter of her for the loNGEST TIME, but i was like??? ehhhhh. nah. aND THEN. ally made hershey and i was still lowkey hesitant tbh?? i was like. meh i can live w/o her. bUT the more i saw hershey on the dash, the more i nEEDED this candy child???? so eventually, i made her??? and listen, i had such a hard time finding an fc for her like. i was looking for an fc w coloured hair that looked super duper sweet??? and originally, i’d been gonna use son naeun, but she was taken at the time so i settled for joy??? aND I AM SO HAPPY THAT I DID I LOVE JOY I LOVE KET I LOVE JOY AS KET BYEEEE

KASIAH: basically, i went through this period of time where every morning when i woke up, i’d be super bored so i would turn on a disney movie??? aND there are so many pixie hollow fairies movie that i would usually opt for one of those?? aND ONE DAY, i turned on the pirate fairy and i was like. ‘wow hey i don’t have a fairy anymore since i dropped olwen??? i love the fairies???????’ aND. that movie is like ….. all about dust keepers tBH so i was like !! dustkeeper would be cool !! and originally i was gonna make a child of terrance but then i was like ??????? pixie dust alchemy wtf so cool??????? and i’d been wanting to use son naeun since i’d made kitket sO THUS KASIAH WAS BORN

JUNIPER: okay so literally. i wanted an ethereal af child named juniper tBH. that’s the short version. i thought it was cute af and i was like???? wOW I NEED. and i was torn between will o’ the wisp or absolem as the parent, but cestrum was literally so cool?? and he made me realise how cool absolem was as a chara?? and i hAD to have juniper blue tbh.

also throwback to when wendy was originally her fc and it just ……. didn’t work. no one is as ethereal was yeri. literal ethereal queen

ELODIE: oKAY. so i had made elodie once before, but the must just hadn’t worked out??? basically, i just loved rowan blanchard and??? originally she’d been gonna be a hood child, but just!! i wanted a guardian kid sm !!!!! so i made her, and ended up dropping her a few months later??? bUT. then linda brought nyle and she talked me into remaking elodie and yEAH.

MILLICENT: oKAY SO. throwback to when tasha was still here zane, lilith, and poppy were all a thing, like !! i gained muse for milly when i lost muse for lilith??? bc i knew that i still wanted a halloweentown kid, just … not ….. lilith??? sO. i thought up this feisty lil girl w an old lady name and just??? when i looked at jungkook, i just saw dahyun as his sister for sOME REASON????? so i hAD TO USE HER??? aND YEAHHHH

CHANCE: oKAY. so i watched zootopia for the first time and i was like !!!!! i love nick wilde !!!!! but i originally wasn’t going to make him bc i was like??? ehhhhh. but then i dECIDED TO and he was originally supposed to be a jerk??? like. he was such a jerk in his very first ever starter ok. a jerky lowkey con artist type of guy????? bUT THEN HE MET LUNA AND HE CHANGED AND HE WAS SOFT AND NOW HE IS PERMANENTLY SOFT AND I LOVE HIM + i’d been wanting to use l.joe for a while tbh

MATILDA: oKAY SO. when i was younger, i LOVED the heffalump movie. lumpy !! was !! my !! fave !! and so one day, my sister and i watched the movie again and??? i fell in love w that smol heffalump aLL OVER AGAIN. and i tried to refrain form making this kid bUT I JUST COULDN’T TBH. i needed the smol heffalump who was always barefoot, who only wore lilac, who sang songs all the time, who couldn’t do a heffalump call !!! smol heffalump who called herself tilly bc she always used to forget her full name when she was younger !! who was afraid of the rest of the hundred acre woods bc she was afraid she’d get ‘hunted’ like pooh and the gang tried to do to lumpy !!! and yooa was the immediate choice for her fc like??? smol heffalump who has a cute british accent w yooa as the fc??? ummmm yES. (tho i tried melanie martinez as her fc for a while and that just … didn’t work out idk)

EIVUI: i wanted an alien kid again !!!!! and pleakley was just so iconic??? and arin was so aDORABLE????? this baby just called to me okay. little ballet dancer who steals clothing from random boys that she sees bc she thinks their clothes look comfier??? tiny child who practically gets swallowed by the clothes that she steals??? obsessed w mosquitoes bc she thinks her dad saved them & e-arth???? just likes sparkly things too??? literally the most dRAMATIC CHILD TO WALK THE FACE OF THE EARTH !!!! fake cries??? to get what she wants??? uMMM YES????

CORANZA: bASICALLY I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH ELENA OF AVALOR AS SOON AS IT PREMIERED ON DISNEY CHANNEL TBH OK. like, elena was so pure?? so sweet??? so helpful??? so i was like??? what if she had a royal bitch as a daughter??? how would tHAT GO??? and voila !!!! coranza was born !!!!! i dropped her at one point but i picked her back up in a heartbeat bc??? i just????? missed??????? her??????????

ASTORIA: from the time i was, like, seven?? eight?? narnia was my absolute fAVE. i loved aslan?? and i’d had an aslan child before but i dropped her. but then like, a year later??? i just saw taissa and i was like??? narnia !!!! aslan !!! like. i needed a powerful af lioness. magic that no one can explain????? the daughter of the purest entity in narnia AND the most corrupt entity in narnia??? + i’d considered her as a daughter of reepicheep also but i love aslan so??????? yEAH.

ZAIRE: i had wanted to use byun baekhyun for the longest time, but i had no idea where to put him??? but then i literally fell in love with the beldam lore that whale had created and i just??? had to????? and he was originally lowkey?? a punk?? but then he actually became good at poetry and he became soft and??? but then i dropped him for a while bUT THEN I MISSED MY SOFT POETIC SON SO YEAH.

SALEM: oKAY. so, throwback to zane, lilith, and poppy aGAIN. bc salem is basically a revised, reboot of lilith??? i love tnbc sm??? i missed this child sm??? but the name lilith had been taken when i brought her back, and when i originally made her, salem was my second choice sO !!! aLSO. you can find the inspiration for her hide and seek games HERE. and then her witchcraft?? i new a guy who was into witchcraft and i was like????? sounds like smth salem would get into while she was back on the isle so why tf not

KEIRAN: literally i had just wanted a mist kid for the longest time??? i don’t know wHY EXACTLY esp since i already had a fairy child bUT??? keiran mist called to me okay. and originally she was supposed to be a smol, but now she’s a punk who uses weird af insults and??? yEAH. THIS ONE JUST HAPPENED TBH IDEK

NARELLA: listen. my sister and i started watching the show white collar and?? i fell in love w neal caffrey. he was suave and charming and manipulative and i just !! wanted that !! and i also wanted another alien child, and i considered stitch?? but then, the next day, i watched leroy and stitch and i was like ……. y e s. sO YEAH

FELICITY: oKAY SO I HAD WANTED A SOFIA CHILD FOR AWHILE bc i literally would watch sofia the first w my niece every. single. day. but like, i managed to resist the muse for a while??? aND THEN. one day, i remember sarah posted smth abt having watched sofia the first in the ooc chat and so i was like !!!!! mE TOO !!!!! and then just ….. the soft-spoken, animal-friendly, kindhearted babe literally named after ‘a state of happiness’ was born !!!!!!! + her original fc was stefanie scott, but her resources were so bad???? and also i am so in love w for dove cameron so like ….. and !! my muse went up so much when i switched to dove so like??? ayyyyy bless

JUSTICE: fAM I HAVE LOVED HTTYD FOR Y E A R S OK. literally endless love for toothless tbh??? aND I HAD WANTED THIS BABE FOR SO LONG BEFORE I MADE HER. she was originally supposed to be a smol but now she’s not??? but i am a-ok w this tbh like??? idk. she just became this person who just really doesn’t care?? like … she’ll probs …..start getting high all the time at sOME POINT??? she just feels so USELESS as a human bc she’s handicapped??? and the idea of her being handicapped literally just came from toothless’ missing part of his tail tbh. this just just her leg instead?? and she was born w it sO.

CERIDWEN: okay so the ursula event fucked me up?? and aLSO?? dESCENDANTS 2????? basically, i fell in love w the idea of an ursula daughter and like. as soon as i thought of her, the ideas just kEPT COMING. like??? ursula stole her voice??? yES. ursula actually won her in a deal??? yESS. ursula forced her to be a sea witch??? yESSS. and then the eels came from flotsam and jetsam tbh??? but like, zip and blu are actualy??? nICE??????? bUT YEAH. I LOVE THIS GIRL TBH PLS LOVE HER TOO

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Hey, have you met LIAM MICHAELS yet? You haven’t?! Well HE works in the parks as GASTON from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I believe HE is 25 years old and is originally from ORLANDO, FLORIDA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT’S A JOB. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like ZAC EFRON! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met MIKEY DAWSON yet? You haven’t?! Well THEY work in the parks on the ride PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN in MAGIC KINGDOM. I believe THEY are 22 years old and is originally from MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT IS VERY FAR FROM HOME. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like CARA DELEVIGNE! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met LAZARUS ISAIAH yet? You haven’t?! Well HE works in the parks as a JANITOR in ANIMAL KINGDOM. I believe HE is 28 years old and is originally from NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because IT’S EASY FOR HIM TO BE INVISIBLE. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like JAI COURTNEY! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met ELODIE MATTINE yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as a PRINCESS MAKEOVER ARTIST in MAGIC KINGDOM. I believe SHE is 26 years old and is originally from PARIS, FRANCE. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE LOVES DISNEY. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like EMILIA CLARKE! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met LEDYN BENTLEY yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as BELLE from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I believe SHE is 23 years old and is originally from NEW YORK, USA. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE AUDITIONED ON A DARE AND GOT HIRED. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like EMILY RATAJKOWSKI! Say hi if you see them for me.

Hey, have you met HOPE MCFAIDEN yet? You haven’t?! Well SHE works in the parks as MERIDA from BRAVE. I believe SHE is 19 years old and is originally from ISLE OF MULL, SCOTLAND. How cool is that? I heard they work in the parks because SHE IS OBSESSED WITH BRAVE/MERIDA. Interesting huh? Oh, and they look a lot like MADELAINE PETSCH! Say hi if you see them for me.

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

Hermit, judgement and justice for Elodie and Angelina :)

Elodie

Hermit: What’s your best memory with Nefele?

Hmm, this is a hard question to answer when I only have the vague outline of this book. I think it will probably be when Nefele stands up for Elodie in front of their mom. She'll be very touched.

Judgement: Who do you hate the most?

Nefele's father, Xavier, for a lot of reasons: for almost murdering her, for his past with her mom and on Nefele's behalf.

Justice: Who do you love the most?

Angelina, and I doubt this would ever change. Nefele becomes a close second, but Elodie-Angelina had always been an unit and trusted he other in a way they didn't trust anyone else.

Angelina

Hermit: What’s your best memory with Nefele?

Again, hard to answer. I think it would be a moment when they just get to play with magic together, be carefree and have fun.

Judgement: Who do you hate the most?

Her parents, mostly because she loves them a lot and can't help but feel very disappointed and resentful about it.

Justice: Who do you love the most?

Elodie - see the same reasoning as above. Altough, unlike with Elodie, I can see Angelina changing priorities later in life.

[ninja-muse]

2022 Release TBR - updated

My original list was getting full of cross-outs, so here is my mid-year update!

Some by Virtue Fall - Alexandra Rowland (fantasy) - January 25 🏳️‍🌈 self-published? probably not going to happen

Carolina Built - Kianna Alexander (historical fiction) - February 22 BIPOC

When We Were Birds - Ayanna Llord Banwo (fabulism) - March 15 BIPOC

Comeuppance Served Cold - Marion Deeds (historical fantasy) - March 22

Ripple - Jim Cosgrove (true crime) - April 5

Persians - Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (history) - April 12

Rosebud - Paul Cornell (science fiction) - April 26

Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino (YA fantasy) - May 3

Seasonal Fears - Seanan McGuire (contemporary fantasy) - May 3

The Fairy Tellers - Nicholas Jubber (history/travel) - May 3

Siren Queen - Nghi Vo (historical fantasy) - May 10 BIPOC 🏳️‍🌈

Uncommon Charm - Kat Weaver and Emily Bergslien (historical fantasy) - May 17

A Lady for a Duke - Alexis Hall (historical romance) - May 24 🏳️‍🌈

Downton Shabby - Hopwood Dupree (memoir) - May 31

The Peacekeeper - B.L. Blanchard (alternate history) - June 1 BIPOC

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals - Steve Brusatte (science) - June 7

Garden of Earthly Bodies - Sally Oliver (fiction) - June 7

The Grief of Stones - Katherine Addison (fantasy) - June 14 🏳️‍🌈

Hot Moon - Alan Smale (alternate history) - June 14

A Mirror Mended - Alix Harrow (fantasy) - June 14 🏳️‍🌈

A Taste of Gold and Iron - Alexandra Rowland (fantasy) - June 21 🏳️‍🌈  BIPOC

Epically Earnest - Molly Horan (YA romance) - June 21 🏳️‍🌈

Rogues - Patrick Radden Keefe (true crime) - June 28

What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher (horror) - July 12

The Half Life of Valery K - Natasha Pulley (historical fantasy) - July 26 🏳️‍🌈

Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen (cozy mystery) - July 26

A Half-Built Garden - Ruthanna Emrys (science fiction) - July 26

Don’t Fear the Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones (horror) - August 2  BIPOC moved to February

High Times in the Low Parliament - Kelly Robson (historical fantasy) - August 9 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦

The Oleander Sword - Tasha Suri (fantasy) - August 16 🏳️‍🌈 BIPOC DNF

Love in the Time of Serial Killers - Alicia Thompson (romance) - August 16

Babel - R.F. Kuang (historical fantasy) - August 23 BIPOC

Be the Serpent - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - September 6

The House With the Golden Door - Elodie Harper (historical fiction) - September 6

The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O’Farrell (historical fiction) - September 6

Aces Wild - Amanda DeWitt (young adult) - September 6 🏳️‍🌈

Notorious Sorcerer - Davinia Evans (fantasy) - September 13

A Death in Door Country - Annelise Ryan (cozy mystery) September 13

The Book Hater’s Book Club - Gretchen Anthony (fiction) - September 13

The Collectors - Philip Pullman (fantasy) - September 20

Terry Pratchett - Rob Wilkins (biography) - September 29

Warrior of the Wind - Suyi Davies Okungbowa (fantasy) - October 4 BIPOC moved to February

Cold Case BC - Eve Lazarus (true crime) - October 11

The River of Silver - S.A. Chakraborty (historical fantasy) - October 11 BIPOC

When the Angels Left the Old Country - Sacha Lamb (historical fantasy) - October 18 🏳️‍🌈

Into the Windwracked Wilds - A. Deborah Baker (fantasy) - October 25

A Restless Truth -  Freya Marske (historical fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈

The World We Make - J.K. Jemisin (contemporary fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈 BIPOC

Tread of Angels - Rebecca Roanhorse (historical fantasy) - November 15

Remainders of the Day - Shaun Bythell (memoir) - November 29

The Water Outlaws - S.L. Huang (fantasy) - date unknown 🏳️‍🌈 BIPOC moved to 2023

This is (still) fine.

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Comics Alternative Kickstarter: Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments

This week talks with Nadia Shammas about her Kickstarter project Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments. It's a collection of comics by various creators all focused on health issues, including physical ailments, mental illness, struggles with disease, and healthcare experiences.

The anthology is in full color and will include over 200 pages of content by a wide variety of artists including

Christopher Sebela (Heartthrob) / Haley Boros (They Have Issues)

Ryan Cady (Magdalena) / Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider) 

Ram V (Paradiso) / Caspar Wjingaard (Angelic) 

Alex Paknadel (Arcadia & Turncoat)

Vita Ayala (The Wilds) / David Stoll

Ryan King (Nico's Fortune) / Alabaster Pizzo (Ralphie and Jeanie)  

Kendall Atkins / Page Firby

Matthew Erman (Long Lost) / Renee Kliewer 

Elaine Will (Look Straight Ahead)

Tini Howard (Assassinistas) / Caroline Stuart

Alejandro Aragon (Cult Classic: Sludge) 

Christof Bogacs (Citizen) / Kaska Gazdowna

Ann Uland

Ben Khan (Heavenly Blues) / Lilly Taing

John Robinson IV / Danos Philopoulos

Akeem Roberts (Life after Grad) 

Cathy Leamy (Geraniums and Bacon) / Judy Leamy

Jim Gibbons (Mars: Space Barbarian) / Melody Often (Trinadot)  

Erica Schultz (M3) / Kevin Maher (27, A Rock Anthology)

Cody Sousa (Croak) / Ben D’Amico

Brian Level (Lazarus)

Cameron DeOrdio (Josie and the Pussycats) / Eli Neugeboren

Mady G (Invader Zim)

Shing Yin Khor (The American Dream)

Querelle P / Dante Luiz

Ian Mondrick (Curio) / Elodie Chen (Wayward Sisters)

Kevin Schaefer / Andrew Herman / Mike Rosenzweig

DCS 

Hal Matthews / Olivia Mercurio (The Answering Rock) 

Holly Aitchison / Morgan Perry

Fred Kennedy (Crude) / Soo Lee (Mine: A Planned Parenthood Anthology)

Ryan Estrada (Banned Book Club)

Eliot Rahal (Cult Classic) / Sean Andrew Lynch

Stephanie Cannon (Bandera) / Emily Pearson (The Wilds)

Mark Bouchard (H.o.M.C.) / Stelladia VS

Pat Shand (Destiny, NY) / Ryan Best

Mister Loki (Until the Last Dog Dies)

Vicky Leta

Rebecca Farrow (Ladycastle)

To say the least, there's a lot packed into this anthology! Be sure to back this Kickstarter campaign. It will be great for your health!

Sample Art

    Check out this episode!

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Launched on Kickstarter, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments is a new comic anthology that explores illness, both mental and physical. The full color graphic novel features over 200 pages and 40 stories.

The graphic novel covers a wide range of topics from peanut allergies to losing an eye, from depression to epilepsy, what it takes to care for a sick person to the stigma of chronic illness.

The creative line-up is impressive:

Christopher Sebela (HEARTTHROB) / Haley Boros (THEY HAVE ISSUES)

Ryan Cady (MAGDALENA) / Phillip Sevy (TOMB RAIDER) 

Ram V (PARADISIO) / Caspar Wjingaard (ANGELIC) 

Alex Paknadel (ARCADIA & TURNCOAT)

Vita Ayala (THE WILDS) / David Stoll

Ryan King (NICO’S FORTUNE) / Alabaster Pizzo (RALPHIE AND JEANIE)  

Kendall Atkins / Page Firby

Matthew Erman (LONG LOST) / Renee Kliewer 

Elaine Will (LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD)

Tini Howard (ASSASSINISTAS) / Caroline Stuart

Alejandro Aragon (CULT CLASSIC: SLUDGE) 

Christof Bogacs (CITIZEN) / Kaska Gazdowna

Ann Uland

Ben Khan (HEAVENLY BLUES) / Lilly Taing

John Robinson IV / Danos Philopoulos

Akeem Roberts (LIFE AFTER GRAD) 

Cathy Leamy (GERANIUMS AND BACON) / Judy Leamy

Jim Gibbons (MARS: SPACE BARBARIAN) / Melody Often (TRINADOT)  

Erica Schultz (M3) / Kevin Maher (27, A ROCK ANTHOLOGY)

Cody Sousa (CROAK) / Ben D’Amico

Brian Level (LAZARUS)

Cameron DeOrdio (JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS) / Eli Neugeboren

Mady G (INVADER ZIM)

Shing Yin Khor (THE AMERICAN DREAM)

Querelle P / Dante Luiz

Ian Mondrick (CURIO) / Elodie Chen (WAYWARD SISTERS)

Kevin Schaefer / Andrew Herman / Mike Rosenzweig

DCS 

Hal Matthews (NIKKI SHE-RA) / Olivia Mercurio (THE ANSWERING ROCK) 

Holly Aitchison / Morgan Perry

Fred Kennedy (CRUDE) / Soo Lee (MINE: A PLANNED PARENTHOOD ANTHOLOGY)

Ryan Estrada (BANNED BOOK CLUB)

Eliot Rahal (CULT CLASSIC) / Sean Andrew Lynch

Stephanie Cannon (BANDERA) / Emily Pearson (THE WILDS)

Mark Bouchard (H.o.M.C.) / Stelladia VS

Pat Shand (DESTINY, NY) / Ryan Best

Mister Loki (UNTIL THE LAST DOG DIES)

Vicky Leta

Rebecca Farrow (LADYCASTLE)

COVER ART BY: Mark Wang

You can get a digital copy for as low as $12 and items range from your name in the back of the book to comissions.

The project is looking to raise $25,000 and ends on March 4th.

Check out some art from the graphic novel below.

CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments Explores Illness, Both Mental and Physical #comics #kickstarter Launched on Kickstarter, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments is a new comic anthology that explores illness, both mental and physical.

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

Emperor, high priestess, wheel of fortune, fool and devil!

Elodie

Emperor: Do you ever feel overshadowed by Nefele?

The only times when Elodie feels overshadowed by Nefele is when Nefele plays the eldest sister. It's not somthing Elodie is used to, as she spent her entire childhood thinking she's the oldest child. Luckily, Nefele doesn't have much experienve with the whole older-younger sibling dynamic, so she rarely tries to act like an Older SisterTM.

High Priestess: Do you have any objects that would be impossible to part with? Why?

I think out of all three sisters, Elodie is the least likely to get attached to objects. I can see her being fond of her books -especially the ones on which she scribbled on- or some of the things that make her proud: the shoes she bought with her own money or the old clock she fixed with her father.

Wheel of Fortune: What’s your worst memory with Nefele?

I think almost being killed by Nefele in a ritualistic sacrifice counts xDD. It was their first meeting, but things got better from there LOL.

Fool: What’s your biggest pet peeve? Who do you know that does this?

Hmm, I actually find it hard to answer this one as Elodie is a pretty tolerant person. I think she might have a dislike for people who have no brain-to-mouth filter (looking at you, Angelina!) and she doesn't have much patience for disorganized people either.

Devil: How do your views/opinions/beliefs differ from those around you?

She has Eldest Daughter Syndrome and bought into her father's "family must always come first" ideaology, something that both Nefele and Angelina find toxic and/or annoying. She is also the sister most inclined to offer forgivness and second chances and it's very oppossed to killing.

Angelina

Emperor: Do you ever feel overshadowed by Nefele?

All the time. Angelina feels like Nefele is the better version of herself: smarter, more mature, more capable when it comes to magic. And she gets along with Elodie better than she does!! Unforgivable :P

High Priestess: Do you have any objects that would be impossible to part with? Why?

Her childhood stuffed animals, but don't tell anyone. It's one of her biggest secrets.

Wheel of Fortune: What’s your worst memory with Nefele?

For now, I think it would be when she finds out Nefele is her sister. Angelina would be willing to claw her eyes out in that moment. But knowing those two, it can always get worse, so I expect I'll have a different answer in let's say a year, when I'll know the plot better.

Fool: What’s your biggest pet peeve? Who do you know that does this?

People who keep secrets. Elodie and Nefele, she means you!

Devil: How do your views/opinions/beliefs differ from those around you?

She is a firm believer in the "fairies are guardians of nature and balance and as such the only ones who have a right to magic", something that both Elodie and Nefele more or less disagree with. She also consideres humans who try to gain magic to be loathsome and pathetic, so she isn't exactly fond of Nefele's dad or her eventual boyfriend. As if she and Nefele needed more reasons to fight with each other.

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

My Fairy WIP is still in the daydreaming+researching stage which means it's the perfect time to post my "progress" on it aka I found names for all the women in the protagonist's family.

Stella aka The Grandmother - "star". Very fitting as she is Nefele's guiding star after her primary burns and she shakes off her father's toxic influence. It also alludes to the fact that she was a very powerful fairy, a rising star among her generation that 'fell' due her very fickle nature, but got eiser with age.

Maeve aka The Mother - "she who intoxicates". Her romance with Xavier (Nefele's father) is integral to the plot and you could say she "intoxicated" him. She's also more or less of a toxic influence on her youngest daughters who have severy mommy issues.

Nefele aka The Protagonist- "cloud". The only one in the family to be named after a celestial element other than Stella. It signifies their very close relationship. When we think of a cloud, we think of what it hides eg. sky, sun, stars. The entire plot hangs on all the secrets Nefele hides as well as all the ones that are hidden from her.

Elodie aka The Younger Sister - "foreign riches". She always felt like a foreigner in her own family as she suspected there is something terribly wrong with her. Whether or not his is true remains to be seen. She is a descendant of a very powerful family, rich in wealth as well as in magic. However she never felt like her birth enriched their family in any way till the start of the story.

Angelina aka The Youngest Sister - "little angel". As the baby of the family, this is how she's seen by most even if her personality is in stark contrast with the angelic image. But oddly enough, she's probably the least likely in the family to stray from the right path. While all the other have weakness that can and might/have been exploited, she is too much of a force of nature and to sure on herself to ever do something she knows is WrongTM, living up to the angelic meaning of her name.

[missbrunettebarbie-writer]

Elodie and her savior

I decided to write a bit more for my Fairy WIP to get to know my main characters better.

This is Elodie's POV after Nefele saves her. Elodie was kidnapped by Nefele's father and was supposed to be killed to give her murderes more magical power, but Nefele saved her when she realized they were maternal half-sisters - something Elodie does not know.

Elodie's unexpected saviour was odd to say the least. The girl had introduced herself as Nefele and had proceeded to stay quiet during their walk through the forest. Elodie wasn't sure if this was a good sign or not. This stranger with olive skin and a cascade of brown hair smelled like a Renegade and looked like a fairy. She hadn't realized it at first, but as she got back the energy and vitality she lost in captivity, she could see Nefele's wings. They were short but strong waves of energy that engulfed her from head to toe more like a ballgown of forest green, twilight purple and blinding white magic. Elodie had never really met a fairy like her; while most of their wings weren't really...well, wing-shaped, they were close enough to deserve the name. 

Nefele was apparently the exception. The smell of her magic was another red sign that would have made her suspicious even in the best of circumstances. All magic had a specific scent, but the fairies' was so natural almost nobody felt it. The Renegades' however always had a putrid scent that marked them for life as a brand of shame for all the deeds they had done to get their power.

But even if a fairy crossed all moral lines and tried to sacrifice innocents for their power lust, they will never be branded by the same rotting smell. Which begged the question: what was Nefele? 

"You know, it's not polite to stare. Then again, we are lost in the woods, running for our lives. Screw manners. Ask what it's eating at you."

It was more than enough for Elodie to query her new ally.

"I am sorry, but I've never seen wings like yours. Are you a fairy?"

Nefele stopped walking, her entire body going rigid. Elodie took the opportunity to examine her. She couldn't help but notice that Nefele was hardly the imposing figure she had seemed at the cursed temple, when Elodie was bound and drugged, waiting for her death. Now, the other woman looked harried and disheveled. Her dark red dress -probably so my blood wouldn't damage it when she killed me- had been torn to make bandages for Elodie, her gladiator sandals were dirty from the mud and dust while her hair was tangled in knots. Only the determined expression of her face bear resemblance to the woman who the fairy had been sure would be her killer.

"I am...half-fairy. But I grew up in the human world until recently. Never knew fairies existed, let alone that I was one. Then my father, you've already met him at the Temple, found me and...and told me all about his world. My world."

"Your father is a Renegated and your mother a fairy? That's...how could something like that happen?"

Nefele's sardonic smile spoke volumes. Whatever the other girl knew wasn't  something she wanted to share. Elodie realized it was wise to change the subject before Nefele defaulted back to silence.

"So you are not really a Renegade? My...my death was supposed to be your first step towards becoming one? Or are you half-Renegade through ...through your father?"

"I am not sure. In most things I seem to resemble the fairies except…"-Nefele gulped- "except I am much weaker. I think I might have inherited something of my father from birth but if you are wondering about the scent...it only came when I killed my…"

Elodie waited patiently for Nefele to find her courage and fill in the gasps, but she was staring motionlessly at the grass. Elodie couldn't help a frustated sigh that escaped her lips.

"Killed who?"

She felt blood rush in her cheeks at how whiny and...scared she sounded. But damn it, her life was more or less in the hands of a murdered. She desrved, no she needed to know the truth. 

"My mother. I killed my mother to become a Renegade."