#highland gothic

[visionsofnightfall]

aftermath of the storm

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[vox-anglosphere]

A bird's eye view of Loch Shiel from the Glenfinnan monument

[tempusdraconis]

Bits of Scotland - May 2024

[gothic-architecture]

Town House of Inverness, Scotland

[jazmac]

Cow!!!!

[scholarofgloom]

[one-odd-ood]

Fun Fact for the Day: You may have heard that the Appalachian Mountains are older than trees, Saturn’s rings, and bones (all true) but I just learned that the Appalachian Mountains and the Scottish highlands were THE SAME MOUNTAIN RANGE that got ripped apart when Pangea broke up.

[p3n-dragon]

Aquila Pendragon: The Tragic Prince.

[deadbeatscumbag]

[sittingupwiththedead]

Can you imagine?

I would weep. I would cry so hard. Delicate brushes, on your hands and knees for ages uncovering inches of bones bit by bit. And then you realize oh. OH I knew I knew this cemetery I knew those mountains how did I forget what I knew...

And I would weep.

Imagine being an archeology student and in the middle of the a dig one of your colleagues lays down next to a skeleton and falls to pieces crying.

Concept: Vampire character that represents strengthening ties to humanity and the natural world instead of dividing them

Vampire gets HEAVILY invested in eco conservation because they *can't* just shrug it off as the next generation's problems

A vampire that goes around eating oil tycoons and clear-cut logging CEOs and climate-denying politicians because their childhood village is a dirt pit now and the animals they saw growing up have become endangered

Immortal guys who anonymously donate huge sums of cash to wildlife preserves that oversee forests they used to hunt in

Fellow who, instead of succumbing to the boredom and waste of infinite time, has become feverishly obsessed with making sure this one specific species of snail will still be around in another hundred years

5000 year old woodsman who can still mimic the calls of extinct birds, who still remembers the mating calls of mammoths and wooly rhinos and wild horses

Ancient vampire who can still vaguely recall a cave somewhere with her whole family's hand prints in it, and not sure of it's precise location, keeps the whole area void of human activity so it doesn't become a tourist attraction

Vampire archeologist who digs up their old friend's remains and has the figure out how to prove, with evidence, how they know exactly who they were and what they looked like

Immortal anthropologist who reconstructs a face from a skull only to realize that they'd met them before a long, long time ago

[visionsofnightfall]

touching the sky

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[vox-anglosphere]

At 220 feet, the view from the Wallace Monument is spectacular.

Betrayed in the end, William Wallace kept England at bay for another two centuries. He remains one of Scotland's most celebrated heroes.

[rhinestonefilms]

I’ve been working on a novel.

[noarusrainbowland]

(via "Christmas Highland Cow Throw Pillow by NoarusRainbowLand - Cozy and Festive Accent" Throw Blanket for Sale by NoarusRainbowLa)

[patfurstenberg]

Historical Tales from the Romanian Highlands Now in Dreamland

Discover the little-known stories that influenced the history and folklore of Romanian highlands now in "Dreamland," described as "a captivating read, delightful and fascinating" and "a magical tour through Romania's history and folklore."

Discover the little-known stories that influenced the history and folklore of Romanian highlands now in “Dreamland,” described as “a captivating read, delightful and fascinating” and “a magical tour through Romania’s history and folklore” through skillfully written 100-word stories. If you enjoyed traveling to the lush Romanian Banat region via forgotten stories you will love today’s highland…

[isobelblackthorn]

Six Reasons Why I Love Gothic Fiction

Leonardo Yip – Unsplash Firstly, what makes fiction gothic? In a nutshell, gothic fiction contains a mix of romance and fear, a gloomy or bleak atmosphere, death and decay and madness and the supernatural, the story held together by mystery and suspense – all of these elements aiming to heighten emotions in readers. Gothic isn’t horror and often falls under the umbrella of historical fiction,…