#melina. well.

[slashersweethearts]

the good majority of my slasher girlies when they see the opportunity to throw some cheating/homewrecking into the mix:

[hyperionwitch]

Well, things may be Not Tremendous right now, but at least we got good enough weather to nail down an autumnal-ish Melina photoshoot? I've still got a few things I'd like to touch up, but I do love her~ And what a comfy costume to wear while tromping around the woods!

Photos by @tasty-patches

[darklight-owl]

Sorry I'm about to ruin Eternal Diva for y'all but the whole Melina thing genuinely haunts me every day like. Melina is dead right but she doesn't die at the end of the movie where she willingly supresses her consciousness. That isn't Melina that is a copy of Melina that genuinely believes she is Melina. Because the Detragan didn't take her out of her body or anything it just made a backup of the data stored in her brain so if the "original" is unusable then it doesn't matter because you have another one right there. Melina never actually got another chance at life because her consciousness never actually left her body. Oswald probably knew that but he was so desperate and so unwilling to accept his daughter's fate that he pretended he had saved her. He wasn't even using these young girls' bodies as a vessel he was modifying their personalities for them to imitate his daughter so he could PRETEND she was still alive like what the fuck.

Anyway when you notice that the movie just gets a whole lot more depressing.

[eldintower]

something i've noticed is how when you put together the symbol of messmer's flame & the seal of melina's eye, you create something quite close to the frenzied flame symbol. messmer's flame matches very closely to the outside of it; melina's three toed fowl's foot (an in-world sign of ill omen which is very fascinating storytelling) resembles the curl of flame at the center of it, specifically in how the digits themselves curl. that leaves of course the rest of the interior design....

melina's deathly eye contains an eddy of twilight, which, given that the siblings as counterparts- death and the serpent, death in the embrace of flame, the one who walks alongside flame, etc- could fill in the sort of ragged swirl within the symbol. not literally, considering it's empty, but as a match. the sigil of blackflame fits it best (upside down, lol). now, i don't believe melina is the gloam eyed queen- the gloam eyed queen of the godskins wrought in legend (don't think she's marika either)- so keep that in mind. to me she represents & was born one half of prophetic doom- the death to messmer's flame- and the blackflame represents that, the oblivion to which the base serpent delivers. the resemblance between the blackflame symbol & metyr's fingerprint, the abyssal woods, the abyssal serpent, blackflame being heavy... Anyways I think it's interesting. mostly because it calls more into question the nature of melina's seal, aside from the in-world superstition, or rather because of it. she's quite interesting! she has a lot going on!

[mitsybubbles]

Me and my friend (more like my friend while I watch fhsjf) are playing Elden ring and put Reigen as the tarnished for shits and giggles

This resulted

Bonus: a very slight Melina redesign

[womansfilm]

Autumn Leaves (1956) / Phaedra (1962)

[valkyurii]

it’s funny how things have gone full circle with malenia. she was so hated when the game first came out, but then people grew to like her. then the dlc came out and now people hate her again lmao

[hymntosappho]

I am alive, some of ocs sketches I drew while I was banned aaaaah I'm happy I'm here again... anyway I was a little sick so there weren't so many drawings...

[anonymouszephyrus]

Okay.. here me out. Klance fic, right? YEAH BUT MAKE THAT LIKE MAIN SCRIPT WRITER X LEAD ACTOR WITH WITH KEITH WRITING A CONFESSION IN THE SCRIPT BUT ITS ACTUALLY THE WORDS HE WANTS TO TELL LANCE BUT HE CANT SO HE JUST PUTS IT IN AND ITS LIKE THE PRETTIEST CONFESSION EVER??? AND ITS LANCE NEEDING TO SAY THOSE WORDS TO THE OTHER LEAD AND HE SLOWLY STARTS TO UNDERSTAND WHILE HE READS THE SCRIPT (he ain't dumb. He smart boi) BECAUSE THERES LIKE STUFF IN THE CONFESSION THAT ONLY HE AND KEITH KNOW LIKE THEIR WHOLE RIVAL-FRIENDS SITUATION BEING REFERENCE WITH LIKE: “Annoying as you were, I was drawn to you. Like a sailor to a siren, like a moth to the flame” HEHEHEH FIRE-WATER YOU KNOW??? No one steal this please, IM MAKING IT. I just need to know if y'all would.. you know, consider it as a possible oneshot or series idea? :D (Is this an excuse to give Keith my writer-poet-bookworm headcanon? YOU CANT TELL ME THE BITCH ISN'T INTO DRAMATIC SHIT LIKE THE SONG OF ACHILLES AND SHAKESPEARE- JUST 'CAUSE HE'S EMO DOESN'T MEAN HE CAN'T ENJOY LITERATURE! He had so much time in that cabin, you can't tell me he wasn't curious about books)

[aquamarineglow]

Breaking News!!!!

Legendary Musicians, Janice Quatlane and Melina Whistler, spotted shopping for home furniture together.

Are the two divas moving in together? Could there be wedding bells in their future?

We'll keep you updated!!

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

anyway also adding "messmer was the one to burn melina" to the List until proven otherwise

[goji-pilled]

i was curious as to what colour rya's eyes are in case i ever need to know in the future and i think its like a very light olive green kind of colour? im not sure since my screens and all are set to display colour in a way that acommidates how sensitive my eyes are, so i dont quite see it as it was intended

[maranull]

Stinky Mini-Meli posting cause I wanted to.

Funny how clean she looks when I look at her from a normal distance, then take these close-ups and the stink reveals itself. I think its getting time to commit the sin again (cleaning her up).

Normal distance view (she smol):

[lutiaslayton]

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

ＰＡＲＴ　１０

〚ＦＩＲＳＴ〛〚ＰＲＥＶ〛〚ＮＥＸＴ〛

Disclaimer: This is a fan-translation for the Japan-exclusive novellisation of the movie Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. The original novel was written by Aya Matsui under the supervision of Akihiro Hino, and belongs to Level-5.

This translation only aims to be a pleasant read for non-Japanese fans, nothing more: I made a few deliberate changes while translating in order to get the writing style closer to what is usually found in English fanfictions, as the Japanese storytelling can sometimes be different than what we are used to.

＊ Leaving the Crown Petone

While the professor and Luke were lowering one of the lifeboats into the sea, Melina left Mr Whistler’s side and came to me.

Thank goodness, she was safe… She could hardly imagine how worried I had been.

I was about to tell her just that, but she spoke first.

“Why…?”

I blinked in surprise and confusion.

“Why did you bring Professor Layton?”

“Melina…”

“Don’t let him win!”

This was the fiercest tone I had ever heard from her.

“You’re my best friend. Aren’t you, Janice? Please, let us have our wish!”

“Our…?”

Our wish…

I quickly realised what she meant. This was a display of just how deeply ‘we’ were connected.

But Melina… It was for your sake that I wanted the professor to solve this puzzle. Our sake.

Please… You have to understand.

In the end, two lifeboats quietly left the Crown Petone and ventured into the sea.

In one of them, alongside myself, stood Professor Layton, Luke, Mr Whistler, the girl with the ribbon, and the man in a safari shirt who always kept his backpack with him.

I was extremely worried of what Melina could tell the professor.

‘Do not let him win’… I could not get her face out of my mind. The expression she had when she had said it…

But for the time being, she had taken refuge by Mr Whistler’s side and fallen quiet.

“Where are we going?”

Luke had asked this out of the blue, to no one in particular. This seemed to be a question he had meant to ask for a long time, and could no longer keep to himself.

“We’re here to see the biggest crown. Aren’t you?” the man with the backpack replied.

“B-but, where is it?”

“You will find out in a few more minutes, Luke,” the professor smiled as he continued rowing.

“I can’t believe that you were the one who shouted the boat’s name out loud, and yet that you still haven’t figured out the answer…”

The girl in the ribbon had blurted this out in a huffed mumble. The professor turned to her and asked:

“If I may, Miss…”

“‘Amelia’ will do.”

“Amelia,” he repeated with a light nod. “How did you get involved in this game?”

“Surely, a ticket to that opera is not something that a student like you could afford,” the man with the backpack agreed.

Amelia did not answer. Instead, Mr Whistler replied on her behalf:

“Miss Amelia did not buy a ticket. She was invited.”

This surprised me. Until now, I had assumed that every member of the audience had bought the expensive tickets on their own.

“I have lost my daughter, who so loved to sing… This is why I sent an invitation to some young women, so they could listen to this new opera on her behalf.”

On his daughter’s behalf… This still was the real reason behind the invitation, wasn’t it?

“And I thought that such special invitations should only be sent to equally special ladies. I used the London Times and other sources as reference… Miss Amelia is an incredible chess champion, and at such a young age!”

Mr Whistler’s words of praise were directed at the young lady in question, but they fell on deaf ears. I wondered if she had a different reason for participating… Such a young and pretty girl should not be involved in this sort of eternal life game.

As silence fell once more, I noticed that Professor Layton’s gaze was fixed on Melina. When she saw that he was smiling at her, she leaned closer to Mr Whistler, trying to avoid his gaze.

“She’s a shy little girl…” Mr Whistler said defensively.

“Mr Whistler, is it true that Melina was reborn with eternal life?” the professor asked.

Amelia and Mr Brock were both surprised to hear this, focusing their attention on Melina. Mr Whistler looked at me accusingly for a moment.

“Of course not. I adopted her, and it just so happens that she has the same name as my late daughter. That’s all there is to it.”

“But…”

I tried to tell him what Melina had said, but he interrupted me.

“Janice… I am very touched that you wish Melina could come back to life. But she is no longer with us…”

Tears welled up in his eyes.

“So I decided that I would live long, for my daughter’s sake. Then at some point, that man came to me and offered the idea to create an opera on the theme of ‘eternal life.’ I agreed to it… but I never thought it would come to this.”

Mr Whistler was looking at the floor and wiping his tears. I looked at him with great sadness.

At that moment…

“Aah!”

Luke stood up at the same time as his yell, causing the boat to rock for an instant, and he continued to fumble on his words afterwards. His gaze was fixed on a single thing.

“Professor, the ship! It’s shaped like a crown!”

I followed his finger pointing at the scene, and saw that it was true. The Crown Petone must have been designed in such way that this shape would appear once it became a ship…

“To everyone currently standing in a lifeboat, congratulations.”

The voice resonated from somewhere around us, and my heart immediately lept with fear. That man could not be found anywhere; only the anxiety he caused remained, perpetually close to us all.

His voice had to come from some sort of device, hidden somewhere, in order for it to reach the lifeboats.

“You have all moved a step closer to eternal life… Please enjoy your trip, as it will last for some time.”

To our surprise, mechanical rails emerged out of the lifeboat, and some sort of engine started by itself. The two lifeboats sped up, rapidly moving away from the Crown Petone…

…which, a moment later, exploded.

One, then two, then more deafening detonations resonated and reached our ears from afar. Bright red smoke from the blasts splashed across the night sky and the azure sea.

At the same time, countless debris started to rain down on the lifeboats.

I heard a scream coming from the other one, and it brought me back to reality. Melina! I had to protect this child!

I quickly held her in my arms and took cover at the bottom of the lifeboat.

　⇚　　　　　　　⇛

[blasphemousclaw]

So. what do you think about Melina and the whole Gloam Eyed Queen connection? Which interpretation do you subscribe to?

the gloam-eyed queen is rykard

[slashersweethearts]

i think a lil bit too hard abt the very good chance of melina having pictures where she is posted up exactly like this w the hickses and start crying screaming throwing up banging my head into the wall and things of that nature. actually