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[mariannecharlotteart]

Neytiri! This one took ages to paint! I went to the cinema to see 'Avatar: The Way of Water' and was a bit disappointed. It is a stunningly beautiful film, but the plot was a bit weak (oh no, the bad guy is back again!), and Neytiri did not have enough screen time.

[theholmwoodfoundation]

LETTERS First Letter from Lord Godalming to Dr Seward. This transcribed version belongs to the Foundation Archives.

Monday 24th February 1896 My Dear Jack,  I hope this letter finds you well. I know there is an immediacy to the telegram, but I also know you have grown fond of letters, so I thought I would put my thoughts to the pen. Everything is well in Whitby. Mina’s little boy grows more like her and his father by the day. Marianne and Charlotte have grown incredibly fond of him. Julianna’s illness has escalated as we feared, but Mina watches over her and has promised that her children will be cared for, that she needn’t worry for them when the time comes. We miss you greatly. Mina and I look forward to your return to Whitby. It is a bittersweet place in which to find oneself, and at times it almost feels as if these last six years never passed, and you and I are once more engaged in rival affections for our dear poor Lucy. Perhaps there is a solace in that. But as I am sure you would tell me: one must not dwell too hard on the past, when there is work to be done in the present! I can show you the current plans for our Containment Facility when you visit. I fully believe Mina is prepared to build it herself, by hand, if construction does not happen quickly enough.  I want to hear everything about how life is going in London. I hope my rooms are to your liking, and that you have everything you need. Your friend,  Arthur

Response Letter from Dr Seward to Lord Godalming This transcribed version belongs to the Foundation Archives.

Tuesday 25th February 1896 Dear Art,  I very much enjoyed your letter. I don’t believe I have read something so long– and dare I say, flowery– from you, since the invention of the telegram.  I am sorry to hear about Juliana, but if I know you, I know that you will do everything in your power to ensure she is well cared for.  I am glad to hear young Jonathan Quincey is well, too. Every day I find myself honoured to be his Godfather, even though I still believe you would have been the better choice. But who am I to question Mrs. Harker's wisdom in these things?  The Limb Project is coming along at pace. We have a team set up to watch the body, and ensure every test is recorded in the utmost detail. We have also brought on some specialists to assist who are good friends of the Van Helsings. I suspect this whole business will need to be built on trust, and I trust these young people to support the cause as deeply as any of us.  I believe Lucy would have been proud of what we have achieved. At every step I tell myself our work is for her, for Quincey and Jonathan Harker. Their hands guide our own.  When I visit Whitby in the Summer, I will be sure to explain all the scientific reports to you, and hear of these great plans you and Mina have concocted. Are you looking to visit London again before the Summer? I look forward to seeing you if you do. Inform me in good time and I shall ensure the maid has prepared your rooms correctly. Your dear friend,  Jack

[thepaleys]

Last Years in Paris and Return to Russia

Meanwhile Marie and Dmitri grew up without their father. In 1907 Marie became engaged to Prince Vilhelm of Sweden: she would say later that the engagement was arranged by her aunt against her will but there is no sense of this in letters written at the time. Her memory may have been coloured by the subsequent failure of the marriage. But at the same time, any pleasure she might have felt in the engagement was severely shaken by her father's reaction: Pavel refused to attend the ceremony unless he could bring his wife. He set two conditions.

First, he wanted to see Olga accepted at Court. 'Could you really think that I would leave my wife alone,' he asked the Tsar, 'she whom everyone here loves and respects. I did not make the break and sacrifice everything to let her then be humiliated and insulted without reason.' Second, he wanted the wardship of his children ended, and he refused to be seen on the sidelines of an engagement over which he had had no say. From his own standpoint his arguments must have appeared quite reasonable but the family did not see it that way. "What incredible heartlessness!', the Tsar's sister Ksenia wrote in her diary. "I feel so sorry for poor Maria - he's spoilt everything for her!' That October, the Tsar had a slight change of heart, and allowed Pavel and Olga to visit St Petersburg together to see Marie and Dmitri.

Marie was married in 1908 and things went wrong very quickly. The circumstances of her upbringing had made her both selfish and difficult, and her behaviour in her new country earned a bad reputation which worried her father. In 1911 Olga's younger daughter [Marianne] was divorced after only three years of marriage; when Marie also announced her plan to leave her husband and child Pavel must have wondered if the next generation was not following his example rather too keenly.

But Dmitri seemed more promising, and stood high in the favour of the Tsar and Tsaritsa. On 6 January 1912, after the traditional 'Blessing of the Waters' in St Petersburg, he took his Oath of Allegiance, and Nicholas II marked the occasion by announcing that Pavel and his family could return to Russia for good. Pavel still owned his palace in the city but he wanted to build a house at Tsarskoe Selo based on his Paris home, for his family and his art collection. His son Vladimir also returned to attend the Corps des Pages. For the others, however, the move took longer, and their house was not finished until May 1914. Within months the First World War began.

"Romanov Autumn" - Charlotte Zeepvat

Theory time! Sooo, it was around 1912-13 (when Grand Duchess Olga was 17-18) that the idea of her marrying Dmitri was tossed around and there are even rumours that they became engaged (although briefly). There is also the possibility that Tsar Nicholas II was playing around with the idea that, if Alexei didn't make it to adulthood, a marriage between Olga and Dmitri would be the perfect alternative, as Olga was the eldest daughter and Dmitri could act as a sort of Regent or Prince Consort to appease the most conservative factions who didn't necessarily want a woman to rule Russia.

Could it be that the pardon Nicholas II granted to his uncle (Dmitri's father) around this time was related to this plan? I think it makes sense that Nicholas would want to bring Dmitri's father back into the country if he was thinking of marrying him to his daughter, but it's just a theory. :)

[orange-demons-deactivated2024]

The VAs behind Avatar's voice

I was playing World Tour and for some reason I never really put too much thought into my Avatar's voice, and who the ENG VA was.

And it got me thinking about the other Avatar's voices that made an appearance, and who they were. Surprisingly, I have heard the Eng VAs in different medias before.

Hopefully, this can help people hear what their OCs sound like, instead of hearing bits and pieces from the game.

1. Voice 1 Age (Juvinelle) Tone (High) - Zach Aguilar

They voice Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer), Arthur Pendragon (Seven Deadly Sins), David (CyberPunk: Edgerunners), Genos (One Punch Man), Colt (Hunter x Hunter), Koichi (JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable), Expresso Cookie (Last Cookie Standing) etc.

2. Voice 2 Age (Young) Tone (High) - Xanthe Huynh

They voice Alluka Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter), Marianne von Edmund (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes), Nadja Liones (The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement), Ui Hirasawa (K-ON!!), Sachi (Sword Art Online), Meiko "Menma" Honma (Anohana) etc.

3. Voice 3 Age (Young) Tone (Normal) - KIMO Leopoldo

Made a separate post for KIMO here.

4. Voice 4 Age (Young) Tone (High) - Kimberly Woods

They voice Hinaki Ubuyashiki and Naho Takada (Demon Slayer), Marisa (Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes), Shard (X-Men '97), Little Sister Machine and No. 4 (Nier: Automata Ver1.1a), Hassan of the Serenity (Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table) etc.

5. Voice 5 Age (Young) Tone (Deep) - J. Michael Tatum

They voice Kyoya Otori (Ouran High School Host Club), Scar (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood), France (Hetalia), Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler), Nagi Kengamine/Owl (Deadman Wonderland), Tomoe (Kamisama Kiss), Erwin Smith (Attack on Titan) etc.

I definitely recommend checking him out, he voices a lot of characters I didn't even know were the same person.

6. Voice 6 Age (Young) Tone (Normal) - Amber Lee Connors

They voice B. Jenet (Fatal Fury), Rye Cookie (Last Cookie Standing), Sachiko Juraku (Kakeguri Twin), Kurumi Saijo (Wonder Edd Priority), Pieck Finger/Cart Titan (Attack on Titan), Mei Mei and Nagi Yoshino (Jujutsu Kaisen), Furina (Genshin Impact), Miki Kawai (A Silent Voice) etc.

7. Voice 7 Age (Young) Tone (Deep) - John Patneaude

They voice Quatre Salision (The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak), Renault (Unicorn Overlord), Rei (Pokemon Masters), and Arlott (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang).

8. Voice 8 Age (Young) Tone (Normal) - Dawn M. Bennett

They voice Juvia Loxar (Fairy Tail), Sister Lily (Black Clover), Frieda Reiss (Attack on Titan), Setsuna Tokage / Lizardy (My Hero Academia), Yukong (Honkai: Star Rail), Charlotte Smoothie, Poppy, Olive, Kairen, Elmy (One Piece) etc.

9. Voice 9 Age (Young) Tone (High) - Alejandro Saab

They voice Kaigaku (Demon Slayer), Leon (Pokemon Journey), Cyno (Genshin Impact), Izumi Miyamura (Horimiya), Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko's Basket), Macaque (Monkie Kid), Terunori Kuga (Food Wars!), Haru Kohno, Masamichi, Gozo Murobuchi (Kengan Ashura) etc.

10. Voice 10 Age (Young) Tone (High) - Ryan Bartley

I use this one! :0

They voice Komugi (Hunter x Hunter), Tsubomi Takane (Mob Psycho 100), Pompompurin (Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures), Ram (Re:Zero), Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and so much more.

11. Voice 11 Age (Mature) Tone (Deep) - Jordan Reynolds

They Voice Siegfried (Granblue Fantasy), Ludociel (Seven Deadly Sins), Tiziano and Carne (JJBA: Golden Wind), Ingo (Pokemon Masters), Jin Wong (Astral Chain) etc.

12. Voice 12 Age (Mature) Tone (Normal) - Larissa Gallagher

They voice Lagoona Blue (Monster High), Bluebird (Steven Universe: Future), Lola Michisato (Komi Can't Communicate), Fine (Vampire in the Garden), Miss Pastel, Koala Princess, Demon Queenie, Sara (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes) etc.

13. Voice 13 Age (Mature) Tone (Deep) - Jason Marnocha

They voice Kirin Jodo (Mob Psycho 100), Demon King (Seven Deadly Sins), Olaf and Haldor (Vinland Saga), Katana man (Chainsaw Man). Charlotte Oven (0ne Piece), Keicho Nijimura (JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable) etc.

14. Voice 14 Age (Mature) Tone (Deep) - PJ Mattson

They voice Baiken (Guilty Gear Strive). Herta (Honkai: Star Raill), Catwoman / Selina Kyle (Mortal Kombat vs DC), Cheer Bear (Care Bears), Locksley Longhair and Ferns (Barbie: Dreamtopia), etc.

15. Voice 15 Age (Mature) Tone (Deep) - Doug Stone

They voice Hugh Islands and Grandfather Bernadotte (Hellsing Ultimate), Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid), Lin (Ghost in the Shell), Dr. Kuseno (One Punch Man) Adolf and Foss (Berserk), Gorm (Vinland Saga) Gilbert Pronislav and Duke Aegir (Fire Emblem) etc.

16. Voice 16 Age (Mature) Tone (Normal) - Ellyn Stern

They voice Masaki Kurosaki (Bleach), Okumoto (Belle), Haraway (Ghost in the Shell), Veronica Vera (Shadow Hearts: Covenant), Tomiko (Hajime no Ippo), Okami (Skip Beat!) Agatha (Pokemon Generations) etc.

[kaifougere666]

Dont repost my work without credit and ask me first.

I don't reply to dms if I don't know you. Unless it's for art trades.

Hiya World, welcome to my blog!

DNI:

(DNI image not by me)

I'm just your average edgy 15 yo teenager lol

my birthday is on Halloween, I'm so spooky oo!

When I grow up, I want to illustrate children books, its my dream

My alt blog for reblogging things and post things I don't post here is @kai666secretblog

I also post animations on YouTube

https://youtube.com/@KaiFougere666?si=gY90mRedpdsdCPyV

I make a lot of Canon X OC

Here are my current/main crushes

○ Fender Pinwheeler (Robots 2005)

○ Loretta Geargrinder (Robots 2005)

○ Raggedy Andy

○ Testament (Guilty Gear strive)

○ Velvet and Veneer (trolls 3)

○ Joost Klein (the only real man here)

○ Jack Frost (From the visual novel of the same name, by Jen Flowers)

○ Hidden Phantom, Sage Harpuia (Megaman zero)

○ Pino, Carlo, Romeo (Lies of P)

○ Periwinkle (fairly odd parents)

○ Sebastian solace (pressure)

○ Willy Wonka (catcf)

○ Frank & Len (Ruby Gloom)

○ Snufkin (Moomin 90s)

And here are my comfort characters:

○ Tweek Tweak, Craig Tucker (South Park)

○ Sundrop, Moondrop (Fnaf)

○ Daisuke (Mouthwashing)

○ Cosmo, Wanda, Dev dimmadome (FOP)

○ Sophia, Vegnini (Lies of P)

○ Frank & Len (Ruby Gloom)

○ Painter (pressure)

○ Jack Walten, Rosemary Walten (Walten files)

○ Charlotte Wiltshire (hello Charlotte)

○ Joxter, Snufkin, Moomin, Snorkmaiden (Moomin)

○ Herb Cookie (Crk)

○ Xie Lian (TGCF)

[Xie Lian is my biggest comfort character]

My lore is edgy and don't make sense! But feel free to ask me about it :D

my OCs and main lore:

[Little lore infos]

Main lore plot

The twist before the finale

Last part before the end

The end

Here is my link on refhseet, I don't have a lot of my OCs there, but the few posted have more informations than they do here

https://refsheet.net/KaiLaFougere

Note: my lore is inspired by a lot of things and certain religions. But, these are my own characters, even though they might be similar to existing divinities they arent them. They are other persons from them ! Also, in my lore, all gods were assigned duties that they didn't choose. There are no good or bad guys here, only guys. (gals and non binary pals too but you get me)

Excpet if the duty was passed from a family member!~

Momo: 1 (main character)

Lillith: 1

Anasui: 1

Neon: 1

Tenshi: 1

Marianne's lore : 1

Morio Amos : 1

other lore: 1

The gods and the assembly :

Ayezl (goddess of ice): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ezili (goddess of water) : 1

Solaria (goddess of the sun in the milky way) and Lunaria (goddess of the earth's moon) : s, L

Eguillati (goddess of time) : 1

Demetheria (god of nature) : 1

Cerys (Goddess of love) : 1

Supernova, étoile-Azure: 1,

Pele (goddess of earth, fire and lava) : 1

Fujinowa (goddess of the wind) : 1

Anahid (goddess of the moons of Saturn/ mum of lunaria and solaria) : 1

Devil OCs

Leviathan: 1

Belzebuth: 1

Asmodeus: 1

Satan: 1

Azazel: 1

Lucifer: 1

Hades: 1

Luccia: 1

Alexia: 1

Archangel OCs

Lantzel: 1

Anomia: 1

Azalée: 1

My second lore, and the one that's the less messy in term of story:

In the heart of time/au cœur du temps: 1

[manuverneuil]

Für alle die nicht dabei waren! Ein paar kleine Impressionen ;-)

ADVENT-CHARITY-VERNISSAGE zu Gunsten der Hamburger Sternschnuppe e.V. in der

BAZIC LOUNGE & GALERY.

Eine illustre Gästeschaar traf am 12.12.24 zusammen und feierten mit uns die Kunst und den guten Zweck. Bei Musik, Drinks, Snacks und tollen Gesprächen konnten wir KünstlerInnen, Rebecca Anton, Clemens Buentig, Norbert Fleischer, Deniz Hasenoehrl, Andrea Koellmann und ich unsere Werke präsentieren und teilweise spenden und für den guten Zweck ersteigern lassen.

Der Erlös der Kunstwerke und die zu diesem Event eingegangenen Spenden gingen direkt in das neue Spendenprojekt „Schulfrühstück für Alle“ der Hamburger Sternschnuppe e.V.

Ich habe mich sehr gefreut dabei gewesen zu sein und meinen kleinen Anteil am Spendenprojekt beisteuern zu können.

Wer darüber hinaus noch Interesse an der (meiner) Kunst hat, den lade ich gerne ein, meine Werke auch künftig in der Be’shan Art Galerie zu besuchen.

Dank an alle Kooperationspartner:

@hamburgersternschnuppe

@kikifehlauer @connykramer9 @marenhebestreit81

@itsawrapbrewingcompany, @sabine_fritschi & @popp_feinkost & @jochengaues @bazicgallery

Besonderer Dank an @beatezoellner.eventfotos für die tollen Fotos©️!

Weitere Teilnehmer:

@artwork.byrebecca @clemensbuentig @norbert.fleischer @andreakoellmann #dj_jo #manuverneuil @beshan_art @boriskosak @andrea.lamping @danishlaundry @claudiaegge_art @catrin786 @guenterehnert @gundel_gas @urbanpilgrimsdesign @ninaschuemann @angels.altinger @feli.fhr @strahlenzentrum_hamburg @fraukehinzkosmetik @einkiezeinherz @briesemeister.david

Marianne & Günter Ehnert, Dr. Dietmar Reich, Angelika & „Eddy“ Munk, Susanne Korden & Horst Otto König, Ingar Kroll, Nele G. Philipp, Sharam Honarbakhsh, Dierk Behn, Andrea und Thorsten Biermann, Charlotte Wolf mit David Briesemeister u.v.a.

#hamburgersternschnuppe #kidswithdreams #community #beshanart #wirhaltenzusammen #hamburg #welovehamburg #elbvororte #othmarschen #flottbek #bahrenfeld #ottensen #hafencity #rotherbaum #alster #alstertal #winterhude #peace #westaytogether #charityforchildren #helpforkids #helpforchildren #kunst #kultur #art #artforcharity

[agendaculturaldelima]

#ProyeccionDeVida

🌎 Cine Club del Banco de la Nación, presenta:

🎬 “RADIO PIRATA (Los Piratas del Rock)” [The Boat That Rocked / Pirate Radio]

🔎 Género: Comedia / Radio / Años 60

⌛️ Duración: 129 minutos

✍️ Guión: Richard Curtis

📷 Fotografía: Danny Cohen

🗯 Argumento: En el año 1966, la BBC sólo emitía dos horas de rock and roll a la semana; pero la Radio Rock - una emisora pirata -, que inundaba el país de rock y pop todo el día, consigue una audiencia de veinticinco millones de personas, más de la mitad de la población. Cuando Carl (Tom Sturridge) es expulsado del colegio, su madre lo manda a pasar una temporada con su padrino Quentin (Bill Nighy), que es el jefe de esa emisora pirata que emite desde un barco en el mar del Norte. Entre los extravagantes pinchadiscos destaca "El Conde" (Philip Seymour Hoffman), un auténtico ídolo de las ondas. Lo secundan Dave (Nick Frost), inteligente y sarcástico, Simon (Chris O’Dowd), un chico amable que busca el amor verdadero, el enigmático y apuesto Midnight Mark (Tom Wisdom) entre otros..

 👥 Reparto: Bill Nighy (Quentin), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Count), Rhys Ifans (Gavin), Tom Sturridge (Carl), Kenneth Branagh (Sir Alistair Dormandy), Nick Frost (Dave), Rhys Darby (Angus), Tom Wisdom (Mark), Chris O'Dowd (Simon), Talulah Riley (Marianne) y Emma Thompson (Charlotte).

📢 Dirección: Richard Curtis

© Productoras: Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Portobello Studios & Studiocanal

🌎 País: Reino Unido

📅 Año: 2009

📽 Proyección:

📆 Viernes 26 de Abril

🕡 6:30pm. 

🎥 Auditorio Artes de la Nación (av. Javier Prado Este 2499, 5º piso - San Borja)

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Ingreso libre, previa reserva: https://info.bn.com.pe/CineClubBN_Viernes

[wikiuntamed]

On this day in Wikipedia: Tuesday, 23rd January

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23rd January 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Richard T. Slone Richard T. Slone, English painter "Richard T. Slone is a self-taught artist residing in the United States. He was born in 1974 in Newton-in-Furness, Lancashire, a northern English town. His work has been commissioned and purchased by many global celebrities, as well as used for large scale events all over the world.Slone's art has..."

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23rd January 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Frank Lautenberg Frank Lautenberg, American soldier, businessman, and politician (d. 2013) "Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey. Lautenberg was..."

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23rd January 1820 🗓️ : Death - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. 1767) "Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, (Edward Augustus; 2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was the fourth son and fifth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. His only child, Victoria, became Queen of the United Kingdom 17 years after his death. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent..."

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23rd January 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Marianne of Molokai "Marianne Cope, TOSF, also known as Saint Marianne of Molokaʻi (January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918), was a German-born American religious sister who was a member of the Sisters of St Francis of Syracuse, New York, and founding leader of its St. Joseph's Hospital in the city, among the first of 50..."

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[fizzingwizard]

found some more cottagecore asks ty op

tagging @prevailing-westerly because you seem to like doing these too, and anyone else who might want to

teacup: what are 5 of your favorite songs at the moment?

Francesca - Hozier Two Slow Dancers - Mitski About Summer - Luli Lee Wish - Olivia Lufkin Hopeless Wanderer - Mumford and Sons

candle: how did you meet your best friend?

I don't have a best friend right now, so I'll talk about my childhood best friend. Not to knock adult friendships, but childhood relationships are so full of firsts and extremes of emotion that I feel like this one will always be special to me.

We were next door neighbors after I moved into the neighborhood when I was eight. I don't remember being introduced. But the other kids on the street included a girl my friend didn't like, a boy I didn't like, and then a few kids we just never interacted with (although years later I got to be friends with one of them through Girl Scouts). So pretty much we got to be friends because we didn't like anyone else :P and we both liked to play pretend. It was so much fun that I used to dread growing out of it, and we kept playing pretend long after most kids moved on.

blanket: what is your sleep schedule like?

Technically healthier than when I was younger, lol. I can't do all nighters anymore, not without paying the price. I get 6-8 hours a night, more of the 8 hours recently because I just pass out around ten or eleven with the lights on and stuff. On vacations I can still get by on less. Since I live alone and don't have kids, I have fewer sleep troubles. Even so, when I'm working I still feel so tired in the evenings.

hot chocolate: do you have a crush / partner / etc? describe them if so!

My boyfriend looks a little bit like Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born. I think I liked the movie particularly because of that, haha. He's quiet but friendly and very gentle and go with the flow. He always has candles lit.

fireplace: what has been your favorite age so far?

Whatever age I'm at. Every stage of my life has had its share of joys and difficulties. So as tempting as it is to say childhood, when happiness was never overshadowed by fears of tomorrow, I don't think it's really true.

cookie jar: if you could be doing anything right now, what would you do?

Swimming in the sea in Okinawa, for sure. And then ice cream afterward.

sweater: do you remember any of your dreams? describe them if so!

The dreams I tend to remember are all disturbing lol. And they fade when I try to think of them. I only remember one, from when I was a kid, a recurring dream in which a deer would approach me in random places. I'd be extremely scared and then wake up. The deer never did anything. I didn't have a fear of deers. Cannot explain.

doll: describe yourself through a mixture of fictional characters

Jo March with a touch of Beth. Right smack in the middle of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Bit of Snufkin, more Moomintroll, even more Moominmamma.

kitsch: what are your favorite books?

Well, the Moomin books obviously. Others: Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro), Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien), The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), The Giver (Lois Lowry), His Dark Materials (Philip Pullmann).

lace: list 5 things you like about yourself

Committed 2. Genuine 3. Resilient 4. Accepting 5. Reflective

teddybear: what is your favorite temperature / weather?

70s Fahrenheit/ sunny if I'm outside doing stuff 60s F/ rainy if I'm inside writing

coffee mug: is there someone you miss right now?

My dad, who didn't reply to his birthday message

embroidery: do you consider yourself an artist?

In my opinion, to be human is to be an artist. People who actively try to control, restrict, or limit art have abandoned their humanity.

[faefins]

This handmade mermaid comb is currently on it's way to a beautiful mermaid in Singapore. :)

[meueknight]

Three Houses!Charlotte designs! I started these last November and finished her timeskip outfit, but I just finished coloring in her academy outfit yesterday haha.

[mariannecharlotteart]

It's Dream. 😊 Took me ages to paint!

[widvile-blog]

Marianne of the Netherlands, Princess Albert of Prussia (9 May 1810 - 29 May 1883)

[bethanydelleman]

Is Your Heroine a TRUE Heroine?

In the first chapter of Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen lays out all the criteria of being a HEROINE, almost all of which poor Catherine Morland does not meet. I have adapted these criteria into a simple yes or no test, which you can apply to your favourite heroine. Here is the test and the results for some Jane Austen, Brontë, and Gaskell heroines/female characters

Abusive parent/guardian - 1 point for each abusive parent or guardian, Dead parents - 1 point for each dead parent, and then 1 point for each of the following: Great Personal Beauty, Poor family, Heroic care of animals/nature, Taste for gardens, Extraordinarily intelligent, Plays music/sings, Draws/does art, Focused on schooling, Calm and quiet, Reads poetry

There are 12 criteria, though the possible score can be higher (for example, if you have lost a mother, father, and stepmother, that would count as 3 dead parents)

Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Heroine Score: 11

Helen Graham, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë  Heroine Score: 10

Jane Fairfax, Emma by Jane Austen, Heroine Score: 9

Agnes Grey, Agnes Grey by Anne Brontëm, Heroine Score: 9

Anne Elliot, Persuasion by Jane Austen,  Heroine Score: 8

Mary Crawford, Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Heroine Score: 8

Molly Gibson, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell and Fanny Price of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Heroine Score: 7

Heroine Score: 6, Emma Woodhouse of Emma, Marianne Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility, Elinor Tilney of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, and Cynthia Kirkpatrick, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

And then with Heroine Scores of 5 or less, we have Elinor Dashwood (5) of Sense and Sensibility, Catherine Morland (2) of Northanger Abbey and Jane & Elizabeth Bennet (2) of Pride and Prejudice

Example Data:

Disclaimer: you must use your own judgement for some answers. For example, does Anne Elliot count as poor since her father is heavily in debt? Also, some data is not readily available, we don’t know if Elizabeth Bennet reads poetry or not (my guess is no).These are my best estimates given the available data in each novel. Also, Jane Eyre is generally calm and quiet, she just has explosions sometimes, so I gave her that point.

Please add ratings of your own heroines if you want! I haven’t read Wuthering Heights so I can’t do the heroine scores.

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What do you think of Rebecca Dickson's essay, "Misrepresenting Jane Austen's Ladies"? As much as I appreciate the art of the 1995 Persuasion and S&S movies, I think Dickson made excellent points--especially about S&S.

Hello, anon!

So, I had to go fish down that book chapter and it wasn't easy XD (I'll link it on notes for anyone interested).

To give everyone else a summary:

- The main thesis of the article is that, while being beautifully crafted pieces, both Persuasion 1995 and Sense and Sensibility 1995 undermine the quiet feminism of those two Austen novels.

- About Persuasion, she says that the portrayal of Elizabeth obscures the suffocating constrictions of gentry women at the time, and eclipses the importance of Mrs. Croft and Anne's speeches and subtle defiance.

- About Sense and Sensibility, she says that the movie flips the script and makes Elinor's restraint into repression and so gives her an arc of emotional liberation that is alien to the book.

- She does mention that the opposite arc for Marianne is still there in the movie... the way it is written sounds a bit inconsistent to me upon a first read, or at least confusing, but she's saying both things.

- Elinor is a complete character that needs no change in the novel.

- The film is not about Marianne's epiphany but about the importance of not being repressed.

- Austen's scene between Brandon and Elinor about Marianne's ingenuity supports Elinor's position in the novel, Brandon's position in the movie.

- Elinor's three outbursts in the movie (Marianne learning of Edward's engagement, Marianne's illness and the reveal that Edward is not married) are a betrayal of the novel's character.

- About Marianne's illness scene, she says that Elinor is promising something to Marianne and apologizing to her (?)

- "America likes its heroines to have no secrets"

- Thompson's translation of Elinor Dashwood has a surprisingly antifeminist element to it. Note that it is the strong woman who breaks, not the immature, malleable one."

- Elinor is dependant of men in the movie (Brandon teaches her about "the wonders of a wilful nature" and the doctor "to prepare herself emotionally for her sister's death")

So... my thoughts?

Re: Persuasion, I don't think anyone disagrees that Elizabeth Elliot is off, but I also think the characterization sticks out like a sore thumb as well. It is out of place within the script and she comes across as disturbed rather than spoiled. I think the criticism is valid, but I don't think it is as dire as the author thinks it is for the audience; ultimately because it is Anne's story and we engage with it in a far more personal --rather than sociological-- way, far more than we do in other Austen stories like Emma or Pride and Prejudice. Persuasion's more romantic vein is the main cause for this.

The author goes in far more detail with her criticism of S&S, and there I disagree more with her.

First there is the underlying claim that S&S is at its core the story of Marianne's maturation and acquisition of sense. I dispute that. I say that S&S is at its core a thesis on what it means to be sensible, and that's why we follow Elinor's pov the closest, and are presented with the contrasts of false sense: being sensible is not being greedy (Fanny) or persuadable (John) or insipid (lady Middleton) or cunning (Lucy) or snobbish (Mr. Palmer) or cold (Mrs. Ferrars). Sensibility is not condemned by itself, but on the pitfalls of its excesses: Sir John and Mrs. Jennings are nosy and unrefined, but it is their open heart and kindness that supports our main characters in their time of need; same goes for Charlotte Palmer's extreme hilarity. Willoughby's problem is not that he's all sensibility, but that he's selfish and self-centered, and the same goes for Marianne and her self-fed misery, and mrs. Dashwood's romantic mind.

I personally think Austen understands virtue in an Aristotelian way, as the golden mean between two extremes that are vices, and I think the paragraph above illustrates this point. It's not a choice between sense and sensibility; it's rather about the way these two things interact to make a balanced, virtuous, flourishing individual. In that light is that we should understand the Elinor-Brandon conversation: Marianne's naivety is dangerous to her and she would be benefited from learning the lessons of experience, but there is some value and beauty to her joie de vivre. That's where Brandon's backstory fits in: he has learned the lesson of the world but it has made him melancholy and that is not a desirable state of things. While I can see that the movie scene does leave the last word to Brandon (because we have not the inner perspective of Elinor), as I'll elaborate below, the movie does not shy from the fact that Marianne's behavior was reckless, wrong, and damaging to herself and her family.

Also, when we are introduced to Marianne we are told twice that she is "sensible and clever", "Margaret... had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense".

I don't think Marianne's arc is diminished at all; the movie makes a point to include and let breath the scene where Marianne talks to Elinor and tells her that she compares her own past behavior with Elinor's, with what it should have been. Besides that, we see Marianne taking up her studies and helping at home with Margaret's learning, plus how she goes from only caring about Willoughby --how she's rude to Brandon when he comes to invite them to visit the estate and how she goes out in the rain ignoring her hosts and her sister-- to how she worries about Elinor's feelings when we get to the Lucy's marriage fake-out and how she says that the gift of the pianoforte is not just for her, but for the enjoyment of her family.

The learning the meaning of true love is also even more emphasized than in the novel; Willoughby brings Marianne wild flowers he carelessly picked from the side of the road, whereas Brandon brings her flowers from the hothouse. On the surface the first choice looks fresh and the second boring, but under the surface it was the second one that involves care, effort and perseverance. Same goes for the symbolism of the sonnet: Willoughby can recite it admirably, but Brandon is the one that actually embodies it: it is his love that does not alter when it alteration finds nor removes with the remover to remove, but looks on tempests and is never shaken. Cold Combe Magna gives Marianne it's cold back, while Brandon, worried, searches for her.

As for the "Elinor is a complete character" I think this is a superficial reading of the novel. A lot like Anne, Elinor is forced into loneliness with her feelings by her circumstances. It is not natural for a girl of 19 to be the more mature person to her mother of 40. It is not that Elinor does not need others, specially her family, to sustain her in her emotions and grief; it's that they are unqualified to help her and she cannot rely on them ("From their counsel, or their conversation, she knew she could receive no assistance, their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress, while her self-command would neither receive encouragement from their example nor from their praise.").

That is a valid criticism of the movie, that the author does not mention because it doesn't fit with their view of Elinor as a complete character: making Elinor an older woman on the verge of spinsterhood makes it more difficult to see how unnatural her situation is. Another element of the novel that shows us that Elinor is still a girl in a way is how she's persuaded and moved by Willoughby's story; she even comes to the point of finding herself wishing that Willoughby were a widower so that he could marry Marianne. When she finally talks to Marianne about Edward's engagement, she tells her that she was several times on the brink of breaking her promise to Lucy.

Also, a lot like Anne Elliot, we could say that Elinor 'was forced into prudence in her youth, and learned romance as she grew older, the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning'; the key here is a chance in circumstances that allows Elinor a more healthy dealing of her feelings. So I'll concede half a point here to the author: Elinor perhaps has nothing to learn internally, but her situation is not ideal or desirable by any means, so we as readers/audience, I think, are meant to root for a change in circumstances that allows her more freedom of expression. Which leads us to Elinor's three outbursts in the movie, that the author criticizes as "breaking" Elinor.

So, there's the old adage of cinema, show, don't tell. Showing the emotions and thoughts of a character that is not manifestative in a novel setting is very difficult. The most common strategy to deal with this is the voiceover, be it played straight or as the reading aloud of letter writing or diary entries. It is kind of generally frowned upon, though I think it is unjustified. So... how do we convey a character's inner feelings when we don't have either narration or voiceover? The outbursts are at play in 1995, but consider the framing:

- The first one is not internally but externally driven: it's not that Elinor comes to a breaking point, but that she's finally allowed to talk about her grief because she's no longer bound to secrecy. It is important that Marianne understands how deeply Elinor feels about the situation, and we as the audience need to be shown both things. Notice that in this scene Elinor and Marianne are alone. Unlike Marianne's public grief, Elinor's is only expressed in intimacy with her family.

- The second one is meant to show us how deeply Elinor loves Marianne, despite of how different their characters and tempers are. It is important for the audience to see that Elinor's endurance is the fruit of effort rather than a naturally detached disposition. I don't see either the apology or the promise that the author sees here: "Marianne, please, try... I cannot... I cannot... I cannot do without you. oh, please, I have tried to bear everything else... I will try... but please, dearest, beloved Marianne, do not leave me alone". Once again, this demonstration of grief is private: Elinor and an unconscious Marianne.

The argument of Elinor's dependance on the doctor is forced and silly. It's narrative function is to tell the audience that Marianne is in danger of dying. And in any natural situation, it'd be silly to say that a doctor giving someone a diagnosis depowers the person.

The third outburst is another change in circumstances, not in the character herself: Edward has come to visit them and tell them he's not married. In that moment it is clear what his intentions are and what is about to happen. Elinor is finally allowed the relief of her feelings and the expression of her joy. The author says that Austen gives Elinor the privacy of her outburst, but that's something you can do in a novel that you cannot do in a movie. Yes, Austen doesn't show us Elinor crying in detail, but she's telling us she does, which leads us to imagine her crying. The privacy is illusory, and removing the display of emotion is cheating the audience from this cathartic moment. Once again, Elinor's manifestation of emotionality here is still private, in the context of her family.

So, no, I don't think that the movie breaks Elinor, or changes her instead of changing Marianne, or makes violence to the message and themes of the story.

Thank you for the ask!

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CHAPTER 1: Execution

THE EXECUTION OF AVRIL DUBOIS: MORT DU CHARLATANE

Full execution under the cut. Art by: Crow, Moa Written by: Emily

Life had not been fair to Charlotte Fontaine, and Avril DuBois would not be either. She was not enough of a sentimental fool to throw away her life like that. Not after she had gotten this far.

She brings her arm back, preparing her mirror shard, but -

That moment of hesitation was enough to do her in. Charlotte has the upper hand, and quickly pins Avril down to the floor. She lifts up a gleaming silver kitchen knife right above her chest, and the last thing Avril can think is that it’s quaint. Of course it’d be a kitchen knife - that was the only type of weapon a young lady such as Charlotte would have known how to wield, wouldn’t it be?

Charlotte Fontaine plunges the knife into Avril DuBois’ heart, and they are finally back at the start.

She wakes up in a terribly familiar basement.

Avril DuBois has never been here, of course - but she has been trapped here once before, in her past. She’s sat on these tile floors and she’s seen these fluorescent lights and she knows all-too-well what it feels like to be handcuffed against those paint-chipped walls.

Ugh, she thinks. Not this again.

Really, it’s awfully unoriginal. She’s literally already lived this horror story. Is she really meant to go through it once more, now with an even worse ending?

She stretches awkwardly to reach into her pockets, and to her delight, it seems that the answer is a resounding no - unlike the last time, there are bobby pins in her pocket. She started carrying them after the incident, spending a sleepless night on YouTube learning how to pick a lock with one. Even after all these years, she’s kept up her practice.

Her diligence paid off, and she’s able to easily get out of her handcuffs. Once that’s done, it’s just a matter of leaving the room. It seems this isn’t a one to one replica of that little village home, as the door leads her to a new room that she’s never seen before.

The room is large, but almost completely empty. There’s only one object of interest - a grand floor to ceiling mirror with regal gold trim.

She looks into the mirror - her visage is gorgeous, as it always is. But after a few moments, the reflection shifts - changes into a woman who looks almost like her, just with slightly longer black hair and a sleek monochrome outfit.

It’s Fleur le Blanc - the last person she was.

Avril doesn’t move an inch, but Fleur’s reflection gets closer and closer - until she breaks through the mirror all together, the glass shattered into shards that fall around the room.

Fleur charges towards her, and suddenly Avril understands exactly what the game is. She’s not that torn up about it, all things considered. She’s “killed” Fleur le Blanc once before, after all. She had really wanted to dye her hair white, and it would have been so tacky to do that with a last name like le Blanc. She was four months in any way - even if she hadn’t wanted to change up her look, Fleur would have been dead sooner or later.

So she’d have to kill her once more, this time in a less metaphorical way. That was fine by her. What was a third death, after all she’s done? After she’s gotten this far?

She grabs one of the mirror shards, and she lunges towards Fleur. Stabbing her is so easy - and soon, brilliant scarlet bleeds onto Fleur’s monochrome life.

She looks back towards the mirror, and just as she had suspected - Marianne Baudelaire exits from the mirror. Marianne was one of her bolder creations: she wore a striking golden eyepatch, 5-inch silver heels, and stylish brass knuckles. She was so much fun to play around with. Shame she only stayed for two months.

But no matter how dashing - Marianne was still meant to be dead, and Avril would have to remind her of that. Still stained with Fleur’s blood, the mirror shard is soon soaked with Marianne’s.

Past versions of herself keep coming - Olivia, Yvonne, Noelle, Juliette, Sylvie, Aubrey, Valentine, Désirée, Margot, Elodie, Brigitte. All of the women shared her same build, her same basic features - but varied wildly in every other aspect.

She kills them all with ease, because this has always been the fate of her identities. Once they are no longer useful, once they provide too much history and too many burdens, she kills them swiftly. This is what she has done for many years now. This is what has kept her sane.

Finally, Elise Leroy comes out - her first creation. She had never realized just how hideous that haircut was. But it was that shitty haircut that had allowed her to become Elise, and it was becoming Elise that had allowed her to find freedom and happiness. So she couldn’t begrudge her that much. She dies just as quickly as all the rest.

Avril allows herself a sigh of relief, this part of the task now completed. The shard in her hand is soaked with all of their blood, but she doesn’t feel any remorse. It’s all herself, in the end, and she’s always known the price of her lifestyle. She turns to the mirror, ready to face the next challenge, and that’s when she sees her.

Dressed in baby pink, with flowing brown hair - a straw sunhat resting upon her head and a soft smile resting upon her face -

Charlotte Fontaine.

She could be forgiven for being taken aback. She never thought she’d see Charlotte again - not as anything beyond a blurry photograph in a trashy magazine.

Nine years ago, trapped in that basement and surrounded by the stench of death, Charlotte Fontaine died. She had stepped in to take her place - to become Elise, the Brigitte, then Elodie, and so on, until she eventually became Avril.

The two of them shared a past, but little else. Charlotte was never her creation.

It wasn’t fair to kill her, not when Charlotte was the only one who never signed up for this death of identity. But it wasn’t fair when Charlotte was kidnapped and saw her entire family slowly die in front of her eyes. It wasn’t fair when Charlotte had her life and tragedy scrutinized by a vulturous media.

Life had not been fair to Charlotte Fontaine, and Avril DuBois would not be either. She was not enough of a sentimental fool to throw away her life like that. Not after she had gotten this far.

She brings her arm back, preparing her mirror shard, but -

That moment of hesitation was enough to do her in. Charlotte has the upper hand, and quickly pins Avril down to the floor. She lifts up a gleaming silver kitchen knife right above her chest, and the last thing Avril can think is that it’s quaint. Of course it’d be a kitchen knife - that was the only type of weapon a young lady such as Charlotte would have known how to wield, wouldn’t it be?

Charlotte Fontaine plunges the knife into Avril DuBois’ heart, and they are finally back at the start.