#iii. ( emilie / witchdoctrines ) : maybe we're just blood ; whatever that's for

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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ELDEST SHELBY IN — LAWS — ft. @critica1success / @witchdoctrines / @critica1neutra1

ARTHUR : I fell down the stairs...

EM : I hope you're okay.

TOMMY : Stop falling down the stairs.

ROWENA : How'd the ground taste ?

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BEWARE THE HOST &. THEIR HUNTING HORN : THE WILD HUNT

for the faeries of underworld , the wild hunt has taken different forms over their long existence. this post will detail a bit of its history &. significance , in particular it's beginnings &. current iteration.

in the earliest days of faerie , the wild hunt was as chaotic as its people. it was not a specific event but a general behavior of fae to wreak havoc across both their lands &. the mortal realm. they would trick , hurt , merrymake , kill , anything they felt like at just about any time of the year. this is where many of the tales about the wild hunt come from for humans. it wasn't until more structure came to the courts that it became something more.

once the seelie &. unseelie courts joined together through the marriage of queen titania &. king oberon , they commemorate this union by hosting the formal wild hunt. this is the current state of things. now , every ten years ( approximately , as time is strange in faerie ) , the wild hunt takes place as a celebration over the course of several days. the whole of the realm is invited regardless of court affiliation or status so that they may join in too. oftentimes mortals are present as well , though their purpose depends largely on their specific host. sometimes they are glamoured servants just as often as they are artists whisked away for a fabulous adventure or dangerous deal. either way , there's feasting &. dancing &. politicking , but the most important event is the hunt itself.

the first night , after the opening garden party but before the first feast , the true wild hunt occurs. any faerie that wants to participate may , &. they will likely want to as the winner is a guest of honor for the remainder of the festivities. how does one win the hunt ? by catching the white hart. it is the sacrificial lamb of a sort that kicks off the rest of the celebration.

while the creature is often literally an albino stag , sometimes it is a fae who has been transformed ( by force or willingly ) , or a human released into the woods surrounding the palace to be hunted ( by force or willingly ). the hart does not have to die to win the hunt , they must simply be captured by whatever methods the participates see fit to employ. that does not mean the hart has never died , of course , whether it be creature , fae , or mortal. in the case of the latter two , this is not ideal but cannot always be helped. or so the fae say.

once the hunt is completed in whatever way the hart is captured , then the first feast begins &. the remainder of the days continue as planned. the rest of the wild hunt is , well , wild &. exciting as the start. there are numerous important ( or at least interesting ) events have occurred over the course of hunts. one of the most recent is the attendance of baba yaga , a wild fae older &. more powerful than perhaps even faerie itself. she even won the wild hunt that year , choosing to spare the mortal woman playing the role of the hart that year , a feisty thing that had the nerve to stab the ancient being in her attempts to escape. anything can happen in the chaos of the wild hunt , after all.

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WHEN YOU BOTH HAVE DEPRESSION — ft. @witchdoctrines

EM : You've got to learn to love yourself.

ROWENA : But don't you hate yourself ?

EM : Yeah , but this is about you. Stay focused.

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Tag drop feat. dynamics / connections pt. 3

iii. ( arthur / destinycrowned ) : a children's tale the lonesome wail of a lion's roar

iv. ( &. arthur / destinycrowned ) : i just wanted to tell you i saw you point at the heart in my chest

iii. ( mik'hale / wayan9an ) : suffering feels religious if you do it right

iv. ( &. mik'hale / wayan9an ) : tell me we both matter don't we

iii. ( alys / eversinging ) : beauty is terror

iv. ( &. alys / eversinging ) : the tides &. the winds make storms that can devour ; this is my understanding of us

iii. ( emilie / witchdoctrines ) : maybe we're just blood ; whatever that's for

iv. ( &. emilie / witchdoctrines ) : if i told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room would you trust it

iii. ( annie / lasraichean ) : i need to be youthfully felt 'cause god i never felt young

iv. ( &. annie / lasraichean ) : stay is a sensitive word