#person: nyx

[thehighlordofspring]

the secret side of me @springcourthighlady

It had been a long day — too long. Tamlin was tired and his head ached after spending so long reading contracts and documents with his courtiers and emissaries. He tried not to wear his glasses in court, but now in the soft light of the setting sun, he was happy to have them to assist as he opened his book to the marked page and began to read. 

The rose garden was his place of solace and comfort. Whenever his spirit was worn, he came here to rest. Very few knew of the small path off the manicured way that led to a small grove of trees and wild roses. He’d swung a hammock between two of them and rested between the branches, letting the wind sway him back and forth. 

In the middle of the chapter, an innocent giggle sprang to life from the pages of the old fairytale that he was reading. Tamlin rubbed his head. Am I that tired?

He yawned and tried to focus again on the swirling letters, but the laughter again distracted him. 

He knew that sound. His ears quirked up and his green eyes brightened.

Nyx! 

His excitement was followed by an equally intense rush of anxiety

Feyre. 

Tamlin peered over the hedges. A flash of black curls revealed the toddler running from his guardian.

He did it! His heart swelled with pride. By the cauldron — I hope she’s not too mad at me.

Nyx stopped, spotting him through the branches. “Tamtam!” 

The toddler rushed through the secret entrance and tackled his legs, knocking him to the ground. Tamlin yelped, suddenly upside down, but happily surrounded by hugs from his favorite tiny fae. 

He lifted Nyx up into the air, making dragon sounds, until he saw a lovely young woman peeking around the edge of the brambles. His face turned red, hot, and he stood up quickly. His posture stiffened, though the color didn’t fade from his cheeks, or ears. 

“Lady…” It took him a moment to place her. He did try to keep track of everyone who lived in Spring, but the increasing amount of names was making that difficult. “Rose? Was it? Lady Rose?” 

[therosehunter]

Tentative Ties & Tea

“He has a right to be peeved at all of us, to be honest. I just feel…very blessed to be here, back home, in the Spring Court. I can’t ever undo everything, but I’m trying. All of us are.”

Feyre glanced out at the field beyond them and her eyes zoned out. Her fingers twitched at her side. Where Rhysand’s voice used to control her, now there was just nothing but a deep gray silence. A tiny tug on her skirt brought her back to the moment and she glanced down at Nyx, whom Tamlin had shapeshifted to resemble her, not his bastard father. An echo of a smile traced her lips. “At least there is some proof that darkness fades…”

@springcourthighlady

[thegraveyardwitch]

Petition for the Greek Temples to be rebuilt, so that I can pray to the gods in all their glory

[crescentfool]

judgement day 🌕

[chthonic-kids]

do you think nemesis looks at her own reflection and misses her mom

[transmascaraa]

!valentine's day special!

they will make sure that this was the best valentine's day that you've ever had.

characters: lyney, gaming, wanderer, cyno, tighnari, wriothesley, neuvillette x gn!reader

author's note: happy valentine's day idc if you're single like me or not but happy valentine's day nonetheless. i think this is pretty cute and long and that you guys will like it<3

♡ Lyney

-he planned out the best date ever months ago. the place, the time, the date. everything.

-well, the whole thing was about his show. a show dedicated to you with a lot of hearts, rainbow roses and all with a special final trick.

-he told you to wear something nice for his "special valentine's show" the day before, so you did. a really good outfit. after the show, you'll be going to a romantic restaurant with him anyway.

-although... you looked good in anything in lyney's eyes. so, you went to his show, ready to just watch the whole thing. smiling brightly and blushing. but then lyney caught you off guard-

-he called you on stage! for his final trick!

-showing some magic trick where he proves that he can see how much someone is loved by how many rainbow roses come out of their "heart/chest".

-he started pulling them out, and out, and out...

-until something like confetti popped out of your chest! confetti of rainbow roses and a single note that he signaled you to open just after the show ended.

-then, he thanked everyone, and waited for them to leave.

-after they left, you opened the note with lyney next to you.

-"joyeuse saint valentin, mon amour<3"(google translate for "happy valentine's day, my love")

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๑ Gaming

-honestly, you never thought that gaming was this romantic.

-well, that he could be this romantic.

-the day before, he asked you if you had time tomorrow, at 9pm, to come to one of his dance shows.

-he asked you to wear something nice, of course.

-you thought that it was just a regular show, just with maybe some pink and red colors, because of valentine's day.

-so, when tomorrow night came, and you stood in the first row of the crowd, and waited patiently to see gaming on stage for tonight.

-before him, 2 of his friends performed together, just to get the crowd excited for the final dance.

-and finally, gaming got on stage.

-dancing flawlessly, amazing everyone around. those who saw him dance that night were probably so amazed that they threw screamed after the show.

-anyways, during that lovely dance, rose petals were falling from the sky, out of nowhere! (xianyun)

-and after he finished, and bowed down along with his friends, he threw a rose in the crowd, making it specifically land in your hands.

-there was a note on it.

-"happy valentine's day, [name]!"

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✧ Wanderer

-he was never a fan of valentine's day to begin with.

-he found it dumb, annoying, boring, and too lovey-dovey in his opinion. when he saw couples in public he would gag on purpose to show his disgust.

-so, even after he met you, for a while, he avoided anything romantic in public. simply said, he hated PDA.

-but this time, when valentine's day was near, he actually started thinking of something for you. to make that day special. to try and fit in with mortals who celebrated it.

-he told you to dress up in random outfits for him, saying that he was bored and his phone didn't have any battery left. (it was at 87%)

-you started dressing up in outfits, he was rating them one by one. hepretty tough with you getting any good rates, but after a few of them, he saw that outfit that he was waiting for.

-"wear that tomorrow." he didn't even say that it meant "11/10" in his words. so you wore it tomorrow.

-he wasn't home, instead, there was a note on the living room table.

-"go to that river that nahida and i were at when she was teaching me about aranaras."

-and you headed out immediately, in the outfit that he told you to wear.

-finally, you got there and saw him, waiting for you. with a bouquet of sumeru roses in his hands.

-"happy valentine's day..." he muttered while he hid his blushing face under his hat.

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✿ Cyno

-he was somebody who could not be seen as romantic at all. at least to others.

-he wouldn't show that much affection to you in public, but nobody knows why. not even tighnari.

-one day, the day before valentine's, he got back from a "mission", tired, and just collapsed onto bed next to you.

-you asked him if he was okay, and he nodded saying that he was tired.

-believe it or not, he was actually preparing something for you the whole day.

-tomorrow, he told you to come with him to the desert for the day. that he has something to show you.

-so, you got dressed and headed to the desert with him.

-chit-chatting until you got to a little shadowed place, with a heart shape in the sand.

-you sat down next to it, and cyno sat on the other side.

-he gave you a little bracelet in a box.

-it was purple with his name on it.

-"happy valentine's day."

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◍ Tighnari

-js like gaming, you never thought he could be this romantic

-he was always like a mom, taking care of you, scolding you if you messed something up, but definitely loved you a lot deep down.

-now, on such a day like valentine's, he promised himself not to scold you and just be affectionate.

-so, since he's basically collei's teacher, he asked cyno to take care of her for the day, while the dedication the day to you.

-he never was a big fan of the 14th of february, but he still played along with it. especially because it was you.

-that day, he suddenly invited you to go on a picnic with him, in the rainforest.

-you agreed, of course. then, got ready, and headed out to the spot.

-tighnari was sitting on a blanket under the tree, looking at some sumeru roses next to it, muttering some complaints about the akademiya.

-as soon as he noticed you, plucked one, and handed it to you as you sat down next to him.

-he even smiled back at you.

-"i hope this will be your best valentine's day ever."

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✷ Wriothesley

-he liked valentine's.

-not too much, but just enough. it was when he met you that he started loving it even more.

-maybe it wasn't "mid" in his opinion anymore.

-the only reason he disliked it before was because people were too annoying with it.

-but this time, he was the one being annoying.

-he sent you a message, telling you to come to his office at the meropide, and also added "make sure you look good ;)"

-you blushed at just the thought of it, and what his message could mean.

-after you got ready, you sent him "heading out rn" and went out.

-entering his office, you see him sitting by a nearby table, that has an empty chair on the other side.

-"welcome in, my love." he greets you, and gestures for you to sit down.

-you ask him what he means, and he pulls out on of those heart-shaped boxes with chocolates on the inside.

-"be my valentine forever?"

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⑅ Neuvillette

-and lastly, him.

-he didn't think much of valentine's day, just let people do their thing.

-he never celebrated it, but found it quite intriguing how just a simple date, the 14th of february, can make everything feel so lovely and sweet.

-not until he met you, now he participated in the celebration of it.

-not a single year where he'll miss it.

-he's not one to make a surprise like the rest, he'll plan the date with you.

-an aquarium. (i would collapse if someone brought me to an aquarium)

-when the day finally arrived, the two of you got ready and went out together, hand-in-hand, to the most famous aquarium in all of fontaine.

-it had all types of fish, even the endangered species.

-you were amazed by the fish, and how beautiful it was. and the underwater world itself.

-he found it quite nice, too.

-and when you got to a section with otters, ones that looked similar to neuvillette himself...

-you took a bunch of pictures with him and them, they even played with him through the glass!

-after leaving, he gave you a kiss on the cheek.

-"have a happy valentine's day."

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OH MY.

THIS IS SO GOOD AND CUTE.

I'M EXPLODING HELPPPP I CAN'T BELIEVE I WROTE THIS

[unforgivenyunjin]

See this is where my problem lies with a lot of people who claim to love all the sisters.

There is no reason for you to try and downplay what Feyre has gone through as a way to make Nesta and Elain’s trauma seem more severe than hers. There is no reason for you to only focus on the end result for Feyre and blatantly deny how traumatic her transition into Fae truly was.

Feyre got three months of physical and psychological torture, an additional three months of domestic violence, severe panic attacks, physical abuse, suicidal depression, and Tamlin.

Bur apparently to people who claim to also like Feyre, none of that really matters because “just look at her end result!”. If that’s the case then Nesta’s trauma during and after the Cauldron doesn’t matter because look where she is now. A lot of people who say they like all the sisters tend to have opinions and make content that caters towards Feyre’s antis.

You’re not going to convince me that you like her whilst you blatantly overlook how she literally had to relearn how to make her own choices because they had been taken from her by someone she loved for so long. But you’ll ignore all of that because it doesn’t fit your narrative and “Feyre had it easy her sisters had it bad”.

If you really want to play that game…Feyre’s sisters were given a support system and had people who actually cared about their healing. Feyre was surrounded by people who ignored how she was slowly dying and who convinced her that her trauma needed to be put on a back burner so to “not disturb the peace”. But you want to act like she just had it easy and came back to life with a loving mate and baby?

She literally had to die to achieve both things but okay…

[feyres-divorce-lawyer]

every time there’s drama in this fandom, it always involves tamlin. icon behavior

[xmortyx]

Nothing better then cats falling asleep on your lap 🥹

[areyoudreaminof]

Baby Nyx says Nesta’s name after Mama.

He calls her Nena. Because he can’t quite get the “st” sound out. When he starts calling her Nesta, she can’t help but feel a little sad about losing her nickname.

[ibeblizzard10]

is it weird that I have multiple personalities and I’m completely aware of it??

they even have their own names and pronouns dude! like there’s :

Nyx-(they/them/(anything))-fairly charismatic, relatable, a little empathetic, fairly nice, open about their mental problems, funny(in my opinion), kind of outgoing, a little nugget, artistic, nosy, aroace (their the one I use online and w “friends” at least I think)

_(my actual name)_-(she/her)-polite, two faced, manipulative, pathological liar, rude, lazy, apathetic, cold, quiet, intelligent(at least everyone says she is), sometimes thinks she’s better than everyone else, unempathetic, aroace (the one I use in front of my family and people I don’t particularly like/know)

Raine-(they/them)-aggresive, angry, manic, psychotic, likes destroying stuff, likes doing an activity that y’all would probably hate me for so I won’t say, manipulative, impulsive, is willing to do anything(and I mean ANYTHING) to fuck w u emotionally, obsessed w guns and knives and blood, probably has a blood kink, unempathetic, aromatic (Literally have never showed this personality to anyone even online only by myself)

_(don’t currently have a name)_-(no pronouns or at least no particular ones)-depressed, desperate for distractions, sewercidal, multiple eds, $3lf h4m$, hates existence, kind of Christian, doesn’t care about anything or anyone, likes only monster energy and a certain brand of lollipops, hates eating, likes to smoke and do drvgs, bedrotter, doesn’t like politics, has insomnia, too tired and depressed to get out of bed, cries every 2 hours, convinced that they don’t have emotions, gaslights themselves, multiple mental illnesses, very introverted, doesn’t want to interact w anyone, always tired, video game obsessed, no self respect, can’t take a compliment, aroace, unempathetic, non-judgmental tho. (probably my real personality and usually only comes out when I don’t have a distraction)

[springcourthighlady]

Her eyes are tender and misty as she beholds him. "I know... and I don't mean to be a burden to you. I swear it. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lose my head. I just..."

She looks down a bit at the fists in his pockets. "I'm sorry. I know you are going through a lot right now."

Her hand gently holds his elbow. "I messed up and I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. I have a hard time trusting people still. And I know that's not your problem, it's mine. But...I do...trust that you want the best for your people and your Court. I know that. I've seen it. And I know how good you are with the children."

She lets out a weary sigh. "I'll listen. To your plan. I-I will trust that you have a good one."

Her eyes search his once more, guilt and worry in her eyes. "After all...any High Lord that puts himself on the line to save a single lowly human from the clutches of his oppressor is worth hearing out. So..thank you. For all of it. For everything you've done for me. I will never forget it, Taml- High Lord."

She shakes her head. "Sorry. Again. Lucien talks a lot in the village, and I'm so used to him using your name," she says softly, a blush spreading across her cheeks, darkening her freckles.

Stone Walls & Sacrifice | Tamlin & Briar @springcourthighlady

Tamlin was more than ready to leave by the time he finished listening to Briar’s rant. He let her finish — he wasn’t that impolite. His brisk footsteps echoed across the marble flooring and he looked over his shoulder, hoping that he was not followed. 

Yet, he was not that lucky. The prospects of desert with Lucien and Elain were slipping further away by the minute. Tamlin stilled when she called his name, pressing his lips into a thin line. Why won’t she go home? This is life, in Spring, right now. We’re all worried. We’re all frustrated. We all have family in need of aid. No one gets special privileges. Not even me — 

He didn’t even have privacy anymore, or space to think. Though, when he glanced over his shoulder, he was relieved to find some regret in her eyes. 

Only his friends called him by his first name. He wasn’t big on enforcing rank, but found it odd how casually she addressed him. 

He pressed his tongue into the edge of his teeth, forbidding the quick retort which danced on the edge of his lips. I will not lose it. I cannot. They cannot see me as a beast. 

He turned, stuffing his hands deeply into the pockets of his jacket, to hide how they’d tensed into fists. Running from his problems wasn’t effective, but neither was forcing himself into a corner until he lost his temper. 

Tamlin saw her hand reach for him. He wanted to back away. It had been over two years since a woman had touched him, apart from Calanmai. He flinched, but did not move. He wasn’t sure he could. 

She cares for me? I have met this female once. 

Tamlin swallowed, gravely still. “I understand your attachment, Lady Briar. Yet, if you cannot trust me as High Lord of Spring, no plan I create to bring Caiden home will be enough for you.”

He stepped away, lowering his green eyes to the ground. “If you’ll excuse me, it has been a long day.” 

[highladyelenna]

not funking Nyxlin week ewwwww that's a baby.... Even in the art they have him as a baby, then again, these are the same people who bully anyone who doesn't like Tamlin and think Amarantha was so badass for r*ping Rhys.

i’m sorrry….NYXLIN IS A THING???

holy..shit

[thegraveyardwitch]

Finally put a small altar together for my deities. I haven't practiced actively since I was in college, so much of what I had is gone. But I'm proud of the pieces I've scraped together 💖

[secretsimpleness]

hi, new follower here for the exquisite ME fanart, have you played supergiant games' hades? pretty sure that's something i'd love to see in your style

Thank you for the kindness! Regarding Hades, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that it's not my type of game, gameplay-wise. I usually don't enjoy combat for its own sake. The good news is that I did some research, because in this instance I'm perfectly fine with watching someone else suffer with combat. So, at the very least, I did some scribbles for you based on my findings :)

[beatingdrumspouringwine]

small psa for the new pagans and witches :)

hello all! i just saw a rather unfortunate video grace my tiktok fyp ever so briefly, and would like to remind everyone, especially the folks who might just be starting to get into witchcraft and paganism (not a witch myself, just as a disclaimer):

the Gods are for everyone! you do not need to be called to worship Them, you do not need to be a witch, you don't need to have anything super exciting going on with you! the Gods will still gladly receive you as a worshiper! (and you don't have to wait to start worshiping Them, you just have to know to treat Them with respect)

(continuing below as a rant, read if desired)

i'm saying this due to the above-mentioned unfortunate tiktok video, which (summarized severely), consisted of an individual telling a person who had asked for a reading that they weren't gifted at all, "not meant" for deity work, and to specifically leave Nyx and Hekate alone, which i thought was pretty laughable. Hekate is venerated at the new moon each month, and Hellenion, a reconstructionist group, notes that a way to honor Her Deipnon "is to make a donation of food or money to a local food shelf or charitable group." Nyx, in the Orphic Hymn to Nyx, is described as "Mother of Gods and men," "Cheerful and delightsome," "beloved of all," and "beatific and desired by all." neither of those quick descriptions sound like they describe Goddesses who want to just be left alone, or who would be encouraging someone else to be going around telling people to leave Them alone.

if the account that was saying this was a smaller one, i'd have just let it slide, but this was a fairly large account, with around 100k viewers, which is a concerningly large number of people who could have potentially seen that message. i don't have a huge following per se, but i hope it's enough to get through to the people who need to see this. the Gods and Goddesses are good, and They will take you as you are, regardless of what assholes on tiktok may say <3