#rhs has ocs and this is the tag about them

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

People often ask me about DnD classes for my OCs but I don't know jack nor squat about DnD classes. So I took the DnD quiz for all of them to see which they'd actually fit!

tl;dr Dove is straight-up Monk (with Cleric and Paladin as runner-ups), Srentha is also Monk (but with Bard as a close second), Leyla is again a Monk (with heavy Wizard leanings), and Evangeline kept tying but I'll call her Sorceror because that was consistently the highest tied score (but she also scored high for Barbarian and Warlock).

Dove:

100% Monk, and I think it fits her quite nicely!

"The monk is a disciplined warrior of mind, body, and spirit, embodying harmony, self-mastery, and enlightenment. They are ascetics who have devoted themselves to a life of rigorous training and spiritual discipline, seeking to transcend the limitations of the mortal realm. Monks harness the power of ki, an inner energy that flows through all living beings, enabling them to perform extraordinary feats of agility, speed, and resilience. Through meditation and martial arts, they achieve a state of inner peace and focus, allowing them to unleash their full potential in combat. Monks often follow a code of ethics or philosophy, which guides their actions and shapes their worldview. Whether serving as humble protectors of their monastic order, wandering philosophers seeking enlightenment, or righteous warriors defending the innocent, monks embody the virtues of balance, discipline, and inner strength."

Srentha:

Also got Monk, but was SO close to getting Bard! (And from what I hear, Bard is a good class for his eccentric and entertaining friend-making self.) He seems to be the most balanced among different class characteristics so far.

Leyla:

Okay, all of my Azarathean characters are getting Monk and I'm laughing. The core tenet of their belief system is peace, okay. Meditation and mindfulness are parts of the package deal. But Wizard was a close second for her!

Kary:

If she doesn't get Druid, I will be amazed. That's the nature class, right? Forests and animals are Kary's Things.

Okay, color me amazed? Kary got Barbarian with 95% and Druid was only 70!

"The barbarian is a primal force of nature, embodying raw strength, unbridled fury, and untamed wilderness. They are warriors who eschew the trappings of civilization, preferring instead to embrace their innate instincts and physical prowess. Barbarians are driven by a deep connection to their primal roots, drawing strength from the untamed landscapes they call home. Their rage is both a weapon and a shield, fueling their ferocity in battle while also providing a means of survival in harsh environments. Despite their outward appearance of savagery, barbarians often possess a keen intuition and a strong sense of loyalty to their tribes or companions. They are fierce defenders of their homeland and fiercely independent individuals, embodying the wild spirit that courses through their veins. In essence, the barbarian is a primal guardian of the natural world, embodying the untamed essence of the wilderness itself."

And you know what, that's actually PERFECT for her.

Just for fun, I want to see what Evangeline would get, perhaps one of the only characters I've ever written that lands solidly in the Evil alignment:

Evangeline:

...Hm, apparently when you get multiple results, you don't get to read what the tied classes are.

She tied for Warlock and Sorcerer, both at 95%.

So I retook it, tweaked some results, and somehow STILL got her tied, this time between Barbarian and Sorcerer, both at 90%.

So I can't get a description, but I'm going to assume Sorcerer for her.

Is sorcerer a good class for someone who's selfish, hedonistic, driven by fury, and ferociously loyal to those she considers friends?

[b00m-b0mb]

Something really funny that's occurred to me is the way Joe talks about Maccie is like she's some catastrophic event that happened to their family "I can't believe she's been here that long." / "Everything's been different since she was born" / "Everything changed." / "She changed everything."

And it's just rlly funny to me. I want to up the dramaticness of his words at some point. And anyway, he's talking to the Samurai/Ronin for the first time and I'm wondering the impression he's getting lmao

Joe is certainly expressive to me, but only when he's given the chance. And I think w Ronin, he just started letting a lot of stuff out bc thus guy is gonna go on his way anyways.. but then he's like wait!!! Actually let me go?? For a little? (Platonic yearning so bad)

Ronin like 》^. "I suppose.. Alright, curious karate man, I'll accompany you a little longer."

Or something I'm messing around UGH

[beyondthetemples]

{{ ...By the way, my headcanon for what my OCs’ “What kind of bird are you” results SHOULD be:

~ Dove (obviously. Probably turtle or collared dove?) ~ Srentha: Either a pink-neck pigeon or a fruit dove. Possibly a caique. ~ Leyla: Diamond dove, lovebird, barred dove, or bronze wing dove. ~ Kary: Peregrine falcon, bearded vulture, or scarlet macaw. (Mun already confirmed, to be a Probably Actual Crow in avian form.)

[thekrows-nest]

General Info + F.A.Q

General Info

This is is a blog for all things about Krow.

This is an 18+ blog so minors DO NOT INTERACT Any blogs that do not have their age listed in their bio or haven’t DMed me their age proving they're 18+ WILL be blocked! I'm serious, please PLEASE have your age in your bio OR DM me it.

I’ll be posting art, musings and the like. Share fan creations from others, answer asks and questions. May or may not do some sort of project with this nasty gremlin, in which case I’ll use this space to document the journey.

Be sure to check down below and read the FAQ too! Your question could be answered there already!

If you enjoy my work here on the blog, and wanna support me, you can donate at my Ko-Fi! Please DON’T feel pressured to do so. It’s completely optional!

TO NOTE: Update (as of 1/26/2023) So I’ve had Krow for a few months now. Not nearly as long as my other OC’s but decent length of time for me to have figured out some things. However, even so, this blog is mainly for fun, just a means of me writing and drawing for this goofy boy, so some answers may just be silly. Don’t take EVERYTHING I say as the end all be all canon of Krow. I may change my mind on things (and I have before, a number of times).

Below is my old To Note but I’ll keep it up anyway ndfgbl.szf

Krow is a very new character for me, which is to say; until/unless I say otherwise, do NOT take everything said here for absolute canon, lore and fact. You’re basically seeing and experiencing the messy process that is... creating a character, and in many ways, helping me develop him further. Things can and will change with him. Design, lore, bits of personality and so on. Just so you’re aware. (: 

(Anon asks are OFF because I am simply not comfortable with having them on. Apologies.)

Krow’s Ref(s): Main Ref Krow’s Eyes and Teeth Krow’s Back Tattoo Krow Ship Chart (Blank) Mer!Krow Untraumatized Krow

Gabby Ref(s): Doodle

Eliyah Ref(s): Doodle

Luke Ref(s): Doodle

Mary Ref(s): Doodle

Naila Ref(s): Doodle

Tag List (will probably update as more tags become relevant):

#about krow #krow art #krow asked and answered #krow in character #the krow’s nest #naughty krow #krow fluff #krow angst #krow stories #dove aviary #winndy talks #krow fanart #krow’s murder flock #silly krow #bird call #about gabby #gabby asked and answered #LT asked and answered #LT in character #the krow’s nest verse #about eliyah #eliyah asked and answered #eliyah in character #eliyah art #luke asked and answered #about luke #luke in character #luke art #about mary #mary art #mary asked and answered #mary in character #about naila #naila asked and answered #naila in character #naila art

F.A.Q.

(Probably put more here later)

Does Krow have a VN? When is he getting one? I’ve gotten a number of asks and questions about this from numerous people since I first started this blog and the answer is still the same: I don’t know.  I created Krow mainly as just a way to entertain myself and because games like 14DWY and RH inspired me to. Krow happened to strike a chord with the community, I was asked by a few friends to make a blog so they could send in goofy asks. Now Krow has a decent following (which I am grateful for!) and so I’ve been getting asked this more and more. If I were to seriously consider a VN though, I would have to do a LOT of work. When I made Krow, I created him “in a vacuum” as I like to put it, by which I mean... he doesn’t HAVE a story. There aren’t other defined characters, a setting or such besides him and Dove. So if I were to make a VN, I would need to think of other characters, the setting and so on. While I am not settled on the idea of a VN yet, I HAVE been muddling on expanding the “Krow Verse” as it were. I hope to introduce some other characters to you all soon!

How old is Krow? So *I* personally headcanon Krow at 25, HOWEVER, generally speaking, he can be whatever you headcanon him at as long as he’s 18+. My other headcanon is that he is always a year older than you/Dove. How tall is Krow? Similar to his age, you can headcanon him at various heights. However, his MAX height (and what I headcanon him as) is 5′1″, but he is always at least one inch shorter than you.  Krow is absolutely fine with Dove being much taller than him. 

What ethnicity is Krow? Krow is Indian + Bengali, though he was born in America! And this will ALWAYS be canon.

What’s Krow’s job? He works as a crime scene/forensics cleaner! He works for a very small (as in about five people including him) licensed company to go around and clean up the scenes of murders, not so wellness checks and the like.  He also does some black market organ selling as a side hustle, which come from his own murders. He is also sometimes commissioned to do art! (In particular his other yandere friends go to him for art pieces.)

So Krow’s an artist, what kind of art does he do? The answer is... a bit of everything lmao. Mostly draws and paints, since that’s the easiest and most portable. But he also sculpts (as in using clay but he also buys blocks of marble or such to literally carve into when he can afford it), wood carving and widdling, has done metal working, sometimes writes poetry, customizes and even builds dolls. Pretty much any (traditional) visual art medium there is, Krow has done/does. 

Does Krow have a speech impediment? He does! He’s had his stutter for many years, but has never gotten any kind of correctional therapy for... spoilery reasons.

How did Dove meet Krow? There isn’t really a “canon” way (as of now) that Dove meets Krow, just that it was purely coincidental. So you can headcanon pretty much almost anything of how Dove and Krow meet. Examples I’ve listed before have been at the park, out just walking in public, the grocery store, maybe even your work. To Dove, it may have just been some run of the mill encounter. For Krow however, it was life changing.

FOR ALL THAT IS HOLY WHERE IS THE NSFW ABC’S??!!! I finally got you bae’s. It is right here

Okay what about his SFW ABC's? They are right here!

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

...This ain’t gonna fit in the tags.

Dove: 

Oh, you know, mostly just... absolute devastation. It gets better, the farther away she moves from DDD (though she’ll never be able to look back on DDD with anything but horror). As the stories currently stand: 

All we’ve seen of her is debuting after six months of being homeless and traumatized, mourning the loss of her mother and the total destruction of her home. The next story got revamped in a way that isn’t published yet, but she finds out that the last vestiges she has of her mother’s spells are hurting her sister, so they need to strip those away, and she has a lot of trouble finding it in herself to let them go. And then the Mindquest Trilogy starts, and, well... If you don’t know how awfully DDD traumatizes her by now, you haven’t been paying attention. She bears a lot of guilt, self-doubt, fear, shame, anxiety, and it’s what she considers to be “the worst time of [her] life”.

But the fear isn’t exactly a new thing for her. She holds a lot of memories from her early childhood very close to her heart. The time with her mother, the very deep bond they shared, back when she was oblivious to the danger of her powers, and when they thought that was the only time and place and way she would ever live: these were all things surrounded by such a warm, safe feeling of promise, stability, and love.

They both held a lot of fears-- fear of Dove being discovered and taken away, fear of Dove’s powers getting loose, Dove being afraid her powers would hurt her mother, and her mother being afraid Dove’s powers would hurt Dove. But they also trusted each other, and Dove’s mother ran herself ragged to make sure Dove was safe, and Dove tried her very, very best to make sure her powers never betrayed them.

It doesn’t exactly count as her “past” yet, but Dove WAS surrounded by people who wanted to help her from the moment she arrived. (Even if she didn’t know how to take them up on it yet.) 

Kary:��

Is literally running from her past. (And by that, I do mean quite literally. She has a nightmare about it, and she bolts. Even if it’s 2am in the middle of nowhere, she gets up and gets going.) But also metaphorically; she won’t let it show, but she avoids any and everything that’ll remind her of her past. Conversation gets too uncomfortably close to Possibly Revealing, she’ll charge in with a whole new topic. She’ll never admit it, to herself or anyone else, but her past is really quite painful for her. Bullying, abandonment, losing people she never thought she’d lose? Even as a kid, she tried running away multiple times because she didn’t want to deal with it, not even then. 

She’s happiest when she can ignore her past and pretend it never happened.

Srentha: 

He’s very fond of his past. The neglect of his father is a distant memory, one he doesn’t call on at all, and he was just happy with his lessons, his tutors, his mentors, and his adopted family amongst the midwives.

Sure, the time when he spent ~6 years basically alone amongst the ashes of a newly-dead society cut deep if he thought too much about it, but mostly he didn’t and focused on treasuring his fondest memories instead. He would write them out in the ashes when he was too exhausted to keep practicing. He kept himself busy with practicing transmutation and transportation spells most of the time, so he didn’t have much time for wallowing.

Besides, especially once she’s back in his life and they wind up getting REALLY involved with each other, he can’t possibly regret it, because it led him back to Dove.

Leyla: 

She’s a mixed bag with very complicated feelings. Most of her life was very sheltered, but due to Her Lineage, every joyful moment, every nightmare, had to be tempered with Strict Emotional Control. (Lucky for her, her mother’s power and her father’s power kind of cancel each other out, and she doesn’t really have to worry about their worst fears coming true. At least, I know that as the narrator. They don’t really know that in the stories, though, so they were always careful to temper her emotions and afraid of what would happen if she lost control. Thus her childhood memories are also touched by an undercurrent of fear.)

Her childhood was generally very pleasant, though there were definitely things that hurt or scared her. Her mother was a superhero, after all; she often left ot do something dangerous, and Leyla worried quiet a bit. 

(Unfortunately, her best friend is a big source of exacerbation. Not because he necessarily hurt her directly, but when she was already struggling, he didn’t exactly help and tended to try laughing it off and lightening the mood instead of helping her move through it. He’s Kary’s son by the way, so maybe that runs in the family....)

Leyla loves her parents dearly, she loves her aunt (even when she’s being strict and irritated and sometimes even a little scary), she loves her whole family, she loves being a part of the mystical and metahuman community on Earth (even if she doesn’t feel any desire to be a superhero). She loves hearing their stories and getting their advice, and just like her joy held an undercurrent of fear, her fear for their lives holds an undercurrent of delight and fascination too.

How does your OC feel about their past?

[darkdevasofdestruction]

Heya! :) I noticed the OC ask thingy! How about #8, #31 & #50, because I'm curious! 💙

Ohhhhhhh my god, you chose the angstiest one, I stg hahahah xD

Okay so, since you recently got into BNHA and I know how much you love it, I’m going to write the answers based on the backstory surrounding Kitsune’s BNHA life, if it’s okay with you <3 

(I can do YuGiOh too, if you’d like, since I know you love that one too <3 )

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For the questions to make more sense when I answer, I will put below her character info, for anyone interested <3

Hope you like this and isn’t too angsty and tragic haha <3

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8. What is your OC’s theme song?

For this one, I think “Painkiller” by Three Days Grace

I feel that somehow, after everything that’s been happening in her life, now that she’s back to U.A. and has Dabi in her life, in a very disfunctional way, she leans on him and Hawks for support, since she’s in the grey area of Villain and Hero, and needing to find some way to erase the pain she has in her heart that she had to bottle down so many years.

31. What is their most traumatic memory/experience? What is their favorite memory?

Her most traumatic memory is when her sister died in her arms.

They were doing a Hero training, with All Might and Aizawa supervising, and the twins were in the HERO side, having to rescue a “hostage” from the “villains”, but as her sister was the one to fight, being the more powerful one, and Kitsune having to rescue the hostage, as she was the sneaky and fast one, her sister, Kasai, was caught in a crossfire real Villain attack, and when Kitsune returned with the “hostage” to show her they won the training, she saw her sister on the floor, bleeding, barely able to utter a word.

On the other hand, her favourite memory is when her and her sister got into U.A., but she wasn’t happy that she got into U.A., since she never cared much about becoming a hero - She was happy she was in the same school and class as her sister, since she never wanted to be apart from her, no matter what.

50. If your character was presented with imminent and unavoidable death/fatality, how would they react? Would they try to avoid death anyways? Would they try to make their last days count?

It depends on the time she has left and on the thing that’s causing the unavoidable death.

She will talk to everyone in power, seeing if they know anything on the matter and if they can help, and if there is a chance of hope, she’ll try to take it.

If not, she’ll go have a private word with Hawks, Aizawa and Toshinori, since they were the most influencial people in her life, then she’d go to Dabi and tell him everything there is to be told, lowkey forcing him to accompany her on a trip around the world - Or well, whatever place she wants to visit - Wanting her last days to be with the person who gets her and showed her that there’s nothing bad about having feelings. ( How ironic/hypocritical of him. )

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BASICS

Name: Moeru Kitsune

Nickname: Foxy, Vixen

Hero name: Kasai

Alter-Ego: The Fox

Meaning of Names: Flame, Fire, Fox

Languages: Japanese, English, French

Dominant hand: Ambidextruous

Occupation: Ex-U.A. student, currently working from home.

Age: 21

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Birthday: January 3rd, Capricorn

Entrance Exam Points: 41 Villain points, 39 Rescue points = Total 80 points

Course: Hero course, class 1-A

APPEARANCE:

Hair Style: Messy, spikey

Hair Length: Medium-long

Hair Colour: Red

Eye Colour: Green

Skin Colour: Pale

Looks: Fox-like, has a fang sticking out and furry fox ears

Body Structure: Skinny, average height

Clothes: Black leather boots with high heels, black ripped jeans, black Tshirt, green plaid shirt with rolled sleeves

Accessories: Silver rings, a dog-tag with fire painted on it, one studded bracelet, one fingerless glove

PERSONALITY:

Act: Introverted, acts cold and sarcastic, teases people a lot, can be harsh, but she cares for those around her

Likes: Video games, hacking, reading, travelling, walking through the forest at night, chilly weather, animals, hot chocolate, scented candles, freedom, movies

Dislikes: Meaningless cruelty, rude people, dull people

Fears: Failing, death of her loved ones, loneliness, spiders

HEALTH:

Blood Type: A, Rh +

Weaknesses: Weak legs

Habits/Tendancies: Taps her nails on plane surfaces, bites her lip, fidgets with her fingers, always holds her phone to combat anxiety, earphones are always on when walking outside to avoid any awkwardness

Irritations: Loud people, children, traffic noise

Reason: Sound sensitivity, bad-temper

QUIRK INFO/HERO INFO:

Quirk Name: Fox-Fire

Quirk Information: It's a quirk that allows her to burn anything and everything in the blink of an eye, but while her hair can lit up on fire when she gets angry, she needs to be extra-careful with everyone's clothes.

She can use powerful blasts of flames to empower her speed, allowing her to pretend she can fly as she jumps like a cat with undeniable elegance and agility.

Quirk Limits/Drawbacks: Gets dehydrated very fast, nausea, fainting, burns on her skin (they heal very quickly though), blood coughing if she doesn't drink cold water

Quirk Range: Normally long-ranged attacks to ambush the enemy, but is highly proficient with close-combat since she can inflict greater burns if she grabs the enemy, her speed and agility being her allies.

Control Over Quirk: Very well, as long as she doesn't overuse it.

Hero Motivations: Her sister, money for technology.

Hero Costume: Japanese fox mask, a short red fox patterned kimono with long, loose sleeves she uses as pockets, black thighs, red flats that keep her feet secure, can't slip, in which she can move freely and they give her a speed boost.

Fighting Style: Ambush style, surrounding the enemy in a huge circle of serpent-like flames. If that doesn't defeat them, then she goes for quick strikes using her fire-infused katana, using her speed and agility to jump around and confuse the enemy.

Abilities: She's smart, can trick/manipulate/deceive people, has great battle tactics, finding the enemy's weakness, can seduce people into doing her bidding, she's a brilliant thief, excellent stealth and hacking skills.

Support Gear: Hearing empowering flower-designed accessories, a katana that she empowers with fire, shoes that give her a speed boost and let her fall to the ground with no pain. (Everything is fire-proof)

Moves: She can create a huge fox made of fire that chases around enemies, burning everything in the proximity.

STATISTICS:

Power: 3/5

Speed: 5/5

Technique: 4/5

Intelligence: 5/5

Cooperativeness: 2/5

REALATIONSHIPS:

Mother: Deceased

Father: Away

Siblings: Sister, deceased

Crush: Dabi

Best Friend/s: Shinsou, Hawks

Friends: U.A. Class 1-A

Enemies: Heroes

[thetrashywritingwitch]

Heyy! OC submission!

First of all, I wanted to thank you for letting me show you my OC ^^

I’m super shy about doing that, but I’m always happy when I get to share stuff about her ♡

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BASICS

Name: Moeru Kitsune

Nickname: Foxy

Hero name: Kasai

Alter-Ego: The Fox

Meaning of Names: Flame, Fire, Fox

Languages: Japanese, English, French

Dominant hand: Ambidextruous

Occupation: Ex-U.A. student, currently working from home.

Age: 21

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Birthday: January 3rd, Capricorn

Entrance Exam Points: 41 Villain points, 39 Rescue points = Total 80 points

Course: Hero course, class 1-A

APPEARANCE:

Hair Style: Messy, spikey

Hair Length: Medium-long

Hair Colour: Red

Eye Colour: Green

Skin Colour: Pale

Looks: Fox-like, has a fang sticking out and furry fox ears

Body Structure: Skinny, average height

Clothes: Black leather boots with high heels, black ripped jeans, black Tshirt, green plaid shirt with rolled sleeves

Accessories: Silver rings, a dog-tag with fire painted on it, one studded bracelet, one fingerless glove

PERSONALITY:

Act: Introverted, acts cold and sarcastic, teases people a lot, can be harsh, but she cares for those around her

Likes: Video games, hacking, reading, travelling, walking through the forest at night, chilly weather, animals, hot chocolate, scented candles, freedom, movies

Dislikes: Meaningless cruelty, rude people, dull people

Fears: Failing, death of her loved ones, loneliness, spiders

HEALTH:

Blood Type: A, Rh +

Weaknesses: Weak legs

Habits/Tendancies: Taps her nails on plane surfaces, bites her lip, fidgets with her fingers, always hold her phone to combat anxiety, earphones are always on when walking outside to avoid any awkwardness

Irritations: Loud people, children, traffic noise

Reason: Sound sensitivity, bad-temper

QUIRK INFO/HERO INFO:

Quirk Name: Fox-Fire

Quirk Information: It’s a quirk that allows her to burn anything and everything in the blink of an eye, but while her hair can lit up on fire when she gets angry, she needs to be extra-careful with everyone’s clothes.

She can use powerful blasts of flames to empower her speed, allowing her to pretend she can fly as she jumps like a cat with undeniable elegance and agility.

Quirk Limits/Drawbacks: Gets dehydrated very fast, nausea, fainting, burns on her skin (they heal very quickly though), blood coughing if she doesn’t drink cold water

Quirk Range: Normally long-ranged attacks to ambush the enemy, but is highly proficient with close-combat since she can inflict greater burns if she grabs the enemy, her speed and agility being her allies.

Control Over Quirk: Very well, as long as she doesn’t overuse it.

Hero Motivations: Her sister, money for technology.

Hero Costume: Japanese fox mask, a short red  fox patterned kimono with long, loose sleeves she uses as pockets, black thighs, red flats that keep her feet secure, can’t slip, in which she can move freely and they give her a speed boost.

Fighting Style: Ambush style, surrounding the enemy in a huge circle of serpent-like flames. If that doesn’t defeat them, then she goes for quick strikes using her fire-infused katana, using her speed and agility to jump around and confuse the enemy.

Abilities: She’s smart, can trick/manipulate/deceive people, has great battle tactics, finding the enemy’s weakness, can seduce people into doing her bidding, she’s a brilliant thief, excellent stealth and hacking skills. 

Support Gear: Hearing empowering flower-designed accessories, a katana that she empowers with fire, shoes that give her a speed boost and let her fall to the ground with no pain. (Everything is fire-proof)

Moves: She can create a huge fox made of fire that chases around enemies, burning everything in the proximity.

STATISTICS:

Power: 3/5

Speed: 5/5

Technique: 4/5

Intelligence: 5/5

Cooperativeness: 2/5

REALATIONSHIPS:

Mother: Deceased

Father: Away

Siblings: Sister, deceased

Crush: Dabi

Best Friend/s: Shinsou, Hawks

Friends: U.A. Class 1-A

Enemies: Heroes

[dawnjeman]

Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Santa Barbara

  The Beautiful Homes of Instagram series is open to any homeowner that I feel that can inspire others. It truly goes beyond the interiors of their home as it’s also about their story, their talent and the positive that their presence can bring to us. When I invited Elizabeth D Burns from @edbdesigns and EDB Designs, I knew she would inspire many of you, but I have to admit that I also feel moved by her approach to design because it’s not only about how the home looks but also how it makes you feel.

As you look at this Santa Barbara home, you can actually feel Elizabeth’s beautiful personality shine through the pictures and I think this is an example we should all pay close attention to. We should create a home that defines who we are. We should bring into our “world” what we truly love, what truly makes us happy – the colors we love, the materials, the textures. Lets make our home become an extension of our energy. We will live better this way. It’s not a trend, it’s not a style, it’s not a label – your home needs to be you and that’s all.

Here, the homeowner shares more about her home:

  “On a family vacation to California 14 years ago, I fell in love with the Golden State and the outdoor lifestyle it afforded. Four years later, I spent 9 months house hunting in Santa Barbara. My husband and I owned a 1920’s traditional stone and stucco cottage in Connecticut at the time. If anyone had told me that I would be living in a mid-century modern ranch home, I would have never believed them!

When I first stepped through the door, I knew I was home. Unassuming and hidden from the street, I was surprised by high ceilings and the abundance of natural light. It was a warm day in March and all of the French doors were open to the outdoors with the 12 foot curtains billowing in the breeze. At 1900 square feet with mountain and distant ocean views, I fell hard. The house had only been on the market for one day! I called my husband in CT and we put in a bid that day. Thank goodness he trusted my instincts! A few months later, the house was ours.

The previous owners, with the help of San Francisco architect Nick Noyes, had done a masterful job of converting a closed dark 50’s ranch house into a bright and airy jewel. However, there were definite changes my husband and I wanted to make. He wanted more usable outdoor space with all the California bells and whistles…redwood hot tub, gas fire pit, and outdoor shower. By pushing the yard out another 15 feet, we had room for all of that and a small kitchen garden. Jeffrey Gordon Smith, of JGS Landscape Design, helped to make it happen!

I turned my attention to the inside. I embraced the California life style and used organic touches to bring the outside in. I added to my collection of ocean themed art to create a gallery wall. Light engineered oak floors replaced the yellow toned older floors and wall to wall carpeting. We added a skylight in the kitchen and bathroom and another window in the office. While I loved the tiny green mosaic tiles in the bath, I wanted a brighter space and that became another project. And of course there was paint…a whole lot of white paint. Benjamin Moore White Dove has been my go to white for many years. I used it on walls, trim, and the wood plank ceiling. It became the perfect canvas for art.

With the large number of commercial aluminum windows and French doors, AND our ever- growing collection of sea glass, it seemed only natural to name our home The Little Glass House. I’ve completely succumbed to the California lifestyle and this house has launched my career as a stylist and also garnered a feature in Coastal Living magazine. It’s tag line when we bought it was “step into the light.” We certainly have!”

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A gate brings some privacy to the front courtyard.

Nature

The moment you step in you’re embraced by the calm feeling this home provides.

Privacy

The home is surrounded by trees and beautiful plants, which brings some extra sense of privacy and seclusion.

Front Door

An aluminum and glass front door opens to a long hall leading to the main rooms with direct view to the lush backyard.

Foyer

Bench in entry hall is from Terrain.

Similar Coat Rack: Here & Here.

Living Room

Elizabeth’s home feels open, airy and it’s filled with natural light.

Adding Love

I love creating vignettes indoors and outdoors. I am constantly rearranging things in our home and change pillows and throws with the seasons…. Winter and Christmas is all white, sea glass colors and green in spring and I’ve started using blues a bit in summer (I’ve never been a blue person but I won a beautiful blue pillow and it got me started!) Most of the pillows on the sofa are from Indiebungalow – similar here.

Sofa

Living room sofa is the Cloud from RH in sand Belgian Linen – similar here, here, here, here, here.

Small white stump table is from Farmhouse Pottery – similar here.

Coffee Table

The coffee table is from Kathy Kuo Home – similar here, here, here & here.

Leather Chair

 The Leather chair is from Wisteria.

The vintage stool next to leather chair is from Porch – Beautiful wood stool: here.

Accessories

Many of the accessories are from local shops Porch, Mate Gallery, Botanik, Scout, and the Blue Door.

Paint Color

Paint color is Benjamin Moore White Dove on walls, ceiling and trim.

Wool Wrap Natural Pouf: CB2.

Color Scheme

This color scheme feels beachy without being overly coastal. Some of the coastal painting are from One Kings Lane.

Rug

The round jute rug is from Ballard Designs – similar here, here, here & here (in white).

Barn Door

A white barn door conceals a practical built-in desk with built-in bookshelves that serves as the main home office.

Doors

Drapes in living room were here when we purchased the house. The French doors are almost 12′ high and the owner purchased simple white drapes and then sewed a piece of linen to the bottom to make them fit the tall ceilings. I was thrilled she left them. I’m usually not one for window treatments but on the occasional day that we get some hot weather, it’s nice to be able to close the drapes to keep it cooler. I will be forever grateful to my husband who insisted we put in central air. We don’t use it often but it’s nice when it’s needed!

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Dining Room

Dining table and chairs are from RH, the patina of wine and water marks are all us! 🙂

Flooring

Floors throughout are 7.5″ wide engineered oak. The install was a bit of a nightmare in that so many of the pieces were defective with huge knots that we had to pick through every piece and order more. Needless to say, the local company we bought the flooring from is no longer using that vendor! But we are happy with the end result!

Beautiful 7.5″ Wide Engineered Oak Floors: here, here, here & here.

Kitchen

I’m not sure what kind of wood the cabinets are but they had turned a rather orangey color and so I had them painted white. The kitchen tile was existing and I love it! The counters are Caesarstone and the island is 3′ x 6′. The faucet is Grohe, the stove is Viking and the fridge is GE profile. The kitchen is about 18 years old, but with new paint, floors, and a large skylight, it has held up rather well. We used the existing hardware to cut costs.

Kettle: Smeg.

Bread Box: Here (in white).

Durable Cabinet Paint Color

I used Fine Paints of Europe mixed to match the Benjamin Moore White Dove. It is the most durable paint I’ve found but pricey.

Toaster: Smeg.

Counterstools

Counterstools are from Wisteria.

Connection

The kitchen is connected to a cozy and inviting family room with brick fireplace.

Chairs

The two chairs by the fireplace are from Porch – similar here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Similar Vintage Foot Stool: Here.

Cowhide rug is from World Market.

The black table is from ClubCu – similar here, here & here.

Pillows

The pillows on the fireplace chairs are from Beth Dana Design – similar here, here, here, here & here.

Lighting

The lighting was here when we bought the house. Small halogen fixtures on the ceiling in the main living and dining area and a very cool fixture over the kitchen island also halogen bulbs.

Brick Fireplace

The brick fireplace is painted in Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17.

Elephant table is from Mate Gallery. Baskets are from Porch and Botanik – similar here, here, here & here.

Vintage Console Table

A vintage console table is beautifully decorated with fresh flowers, artwork, vintage finds and books.

Beautiful Console Tables: here, here & here.

Guest Bedroom

Metal bed is from RH with rug from Pottery Barn.

Similar Nightstand: here.

Bench is from Diani Living.

Master Bedroom

Master bedroom bed is from Crate and Barrel. Stools are from Urban Outfitters (similar here) and metal end tables are from Wisteria.

Bench

Bench is from Wisteria – similar here.

View

The master bedroom opens to patio.

Similar Black and White Chevron Bone Inlaid Dresser  – here, here, here, here & here.

Bathroom

For the bathroom reno we used RH vanity, lighting and medicine cabinet.

Bathroom Faucet: here.

Similar Sink: here.

Paint Color

Paint is Benjamin Moore White Dove in satin finish on the wood walls.

Shower Tile

The shower tiles are a marble mosaic tile.

Bathroom Garden Stool: here.

Textures

Similar  Stool: here, here & here (vintage).

Outdoors

Surfboard is from Mate Gallery and potting table is vintage.

Patio Furniture

Outdoor furniture around the fire pit is the Belvedere Collection from RH with Perennials fabric in Sand. Notice the firepit on the left.

Beautiful Colors

EDB Designs.

Doors & Windows

The windows and doors are commercial aluminum from LA Window Corp. They never need painting!

Cement Table

I love this outdoor vignette. Cement table is from Porch.

Exterior Paint Color

Exterior paint is Benjamin Moore Brilliant White.

 Lounge chairs on side patio are from Teak Warehouse.

Roses

EDB Designs.

Vegetable Garden

Imagine having a vegetable garden with a view like that!

Chairs

The small wicker chairs in the garden are from Serena and Lily.

Garden Sculptures and Fountain Inspiration

EDB Designs.

Rosé

Elizabeth, you can invite me over to enjoy a rosé with you anytime!!! 🙂

Zen-Like

An ofuro (Japanese-style hot tub) brings this deck to the next level.

Outdoor Pillows

Pillow: Serena & Lily.

Floor Plan

I am including a diagram of the footprint of the house as seen in the book The Barefoot Home. It was before we purchased the home but except for the yard, that is the floor plan. 🙂

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[conspiracieys-archive]

List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, art, vids, gifsets, whatever.

GASP. its the THING?! thank u so much wtf. i have.. a lot of mag7 wips

Mag7 FO4 AU, Part 8: haven’t really decided what this part’s gonna be abt in detail. cause like, in part 6 i promised parts 7 and 8 would be abt Billy and RH, but part 7 is more just abt Billy & his suppressed memories... i kinda want 8 to be about Billy as R6-25 travelling thru the ‘Wealth, going thru the RR and BOS shit and meeting Goody, but... i got this idea in my head abt R6′s initial introduction 2 the ‘Wealth where he’s scared and alone and then Courser X7-33 finds him and ... feels bad??? bc wouldnt it be something if Billy’s escape was the trigger for Red Harvest’s?

Mag7... Naruto AU?!: so u know those naruto si/oc rebirth fics.. where the character dies and is reborn (usually into Sakura?) in the Naruto universe...? this but Sam dies and is reborn into Sasuke (ive read 2 fics like this and loved one of them and was confused by the other). but usually its OCs/SIs so its easier 2 put it in a particular category but this one gives me all kinds of trouble from writing to posting bc its Sam-centric as he copes in the Naruto world n stuff so its heavier in Naruto elements than mag7 elements.

RedSam Witches AU: i actually have this entire thing planned out. theres like 7 chapters + an epilogue. the matter is... writing it? i have motivation but u know when the words just won’t work? yeah. it’s a spin on a completely different au and, w/ Erin’s help, a lot of the backstories and small details r built up and planned out so it could be its own fic with another set of Slice of Life fics (bc i find Slice of Life so relaxing to work on)

Lil’ Dom, CH6: speaking of slice of life. lil’ dom is my only published gta v fic and its centered around Franklin accidentally becoming Dom Beasley Jr’s dad bc Senior forged Frank’s signature on his will and then committed suicide yanno. but ch6 is.. the Ominous Dr’s visit and frankly i havent been to a doctor in a rly long time so its a lil bit of a struggle to write? but i think after i get all the Big Parenting Chapters done, itll be easier 2 write (big parenting chapters means doctors visits, school enrolling, initial dentist visit (and if i get the first dr visit done, then alls left will b the dentist but Franklin seems like he would put that off bc HE needs to go to the dentist too)) idk this is one of the most calming fics ive ever written and i never... work on it... but i should....

FaraSamQuez 6+1: started a Faraday/Sam/Vasquez loosely based in canon 6+1 fic. (3 times Faraday was jealous of Vasquez interacting with Sam, 3 times Vasquez was jealous of Faraday interacting with Sam, and one time Sam was like ‘why are you both idiots’). its an Everyone Lives/No One Dies ending tho so thats nice

DNA P3: the... 3rd installment in my... Nora/Virgil porn series... after a lot of waffling over what kinks it should be about, i picked one so...

my dark skysolo au: ever wip and ever on going bc sometimes i get New Ideas for it

A Mysterious NoraVirgil fic: ????? i want to fuck super mutants but only the civil ones and theres so few civil mutants. anyway this one would be like 2 or 3 chapters and it would be exploring the affects the Fog has on mutants (inspired by how Erickson reacted 2 the Fog and Vim! when him and his group settled in the Vim! factory) but... yanno... lots of smut bc... god im... i just. Yeah.

a Mysterious EricksonNora fic: i say mysterious but honestly its just gonna be Erickson rawing tf out of Nora in the middle of the Island at like 3am when all the dogs r asleep. dogs asleep, fuck Nora.

VirgilNoraErickson fic: would technically take place in the DNA Universe after Virgil is human. n he decides to go w Nora to Far Harbor (probably w Preston OR Danse but they stay behind when Nora is like ‘i heard abt this Super Mutant in the Island’ and they side eye Virgil and theyre like ‘yeah take him and ur guns’ and thats it (but if Deacon was there he would go ;))) anyway its very... look i just cant write abt Nora/Super Mutant without it being porn bc im an awful human being i guess. but anyway its gonna primarily be Nora fucking Erickson, a mutant, while her beautiful handsome ex-mutant boyfriend jacks it. im just slam dunking all my kinks into Nora and Virgil they make it easy

i think someone requested a NoraRichter sequel months ago?: so that might happen

ok thats enough from me. i probly have more but these r the ones... that i know i need to/want to work on. (except the naruto au. i just want to talk about it with some1 but alas.)

tagging: @fadinglight123 and... honestly idk which ones of u are writers. but i sure as shit know Erin has a Lot of WIPs to talk about ;) so if u wanna do this lmk and i’ll add u to this tag list??

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Just reblogged a post of animated night skies to Leyla's blog, and I had a thought. I don't know if it was pleasant or somber. I think it's bittersweet.

What if the reason Leyla likes exaggerated skyscapes like that is because something in her knows her blood belongs under different stars?

What if she collects lights because there's something deep in her soul that knows her world should Look Different?

I've had inklings of Leyla possibly being otherkin or alterhuman before; what if that's why? She doesn't feel like she Belongs on this world.

I mean, she's literally actually Not Quite Human. She's 1/4 demon of course, but she's also 3/4 Azarathean.

(In my headcanons, when the original Azaratheans purged themselves of violence, that genesic alteration of mind and soul also altered their physicality JUUUST enough that they're not Entirely Human anymore. Because physiologically speaking, our "violent impulses" are hard-wired into our brains and neurology and endorcrine system and just, SO much that would have to change on a Physical Level to eradicate violence from the human condition.)

She was born on Earth. Aside from her parents and one alien (and halfway her aunt), she was surrounded by humans. She's wholly human-shaped. But she never feels quite human.

She still has the inherent magic and power from her bloodlines. (They work against each other and sort of cancel each other out in a way that makes her power Very Unpredictable, but they're a part of her daily life and constant experience nonetheless.)

I haven't discovered yet if Dove and Srentha ever take her to the husk of Azarath. I know they take her to The Sanctuary, which is (in my headcanons) another place that has the Same Kind of Magic, as it was the prototype for building Azarath. But I don't know if she ever experiences the world 3/4 of her bloodline "belongs" to.

I don't know if she ever feels like That's Home or not.

But she has enough of Azarath's magic moving through her that she can utilize it (even if it'll never, ever be as strong or powerful as it is for her father). She can Feel It. She knows it's of Another World.

So what if the reason she finds the natural lights on Earth lacking is because she believes her daytime sky should be emerald with crimson clouds, and her swaths of stars should hold an array of colors, and the moon should have two siblings?

[blackwinged-soul]

...but Coman, he looks so thoughtful now that I’m really looking at him... 

(Srentha’s grandfather. It’s funny, how much I can see him in his watchful eyes. Alert, receptive posture. Little things; tiny glimpses. Filtered through the personality Srentha inherited from his mother, and developed in his own wonder. But he’s there, and it amazes me.)

[mind-on-magic]

HP!AU notes III

{{ ( When Leyla was 4: Srentha started asking about getting her started in school. At first Dove was hesitant... She didn't like the way the townspeople treated her family, and didn't want to subject Leyla to that same treatment, unprotected, in the classroom. Besides: She grew up home-schooled, and she saw nothing wrong with that. But Srentha wanted Leyla to experience scholastic curriculum-learning... So they ended up going with online schooling. Which Leyla excelled at, Alerina was amazed at, and Dove was all too happy with.)

( It wasn't until Leyla was nearly 11 that the letter came, and her family, elated despite already knowing their daughter had a great mind and even greater potential, was EXCITED for her. They near-immediately withdrew her from the online school [explaining to the guidance councilor that she was going to be transferred to a specialized school for greater achievements than the universal curriculum could provide, which the school readily accepted.] ) }}

~ She has no qualms about going to her mother when she has a rough day, and crying in her mother's arms.

~ Yeah, in this 'verse there is NO reason for Dove and Leyla to restrict their emotions. So Leyla is very much more expressive, and their whole family internalizes things a lot less. (It's mind-blowing, seeing the difference it makes to their interactions and personalities... and all that stays the SAME!)

~ (Though yes, Magena/Alerina/Dove still employ meditation as a divination technique and a spiritual state. Once they're married, Srentha participates out of curiosity and finds he ENJOYS the clear-headedness that comes after, and Dove tends to use it as a calming technique when Leyla desperately needs it. Anxiety attacks don't respond as well to magical force as they do Leyla working against it in her own mind.)

~ ...So apparently Leyla has a very rare panic attack in this 'verse...? She and Srentha still have weaker hearts and strict physical limitations, though magical means of preventing a serious incident are far more readily available. (It's not common for her, but some things DO trigger anxiety, and she's prone to getting stuck in certain moods for awhile. Luckily she's far more easily distracted from her moods than Dove is.)

~ As much as Leyla enjoys Potions (despite only being half-successful at it), her unfortunately squeamish tendencies make it very, VERY difficult for her to enjoy some lessons. (Especially if someone behind her messes up and an unpleasant stench erupts, or they're working with an ingredient she can't stomach. It doesn't help that Professor Crane isn't keen on letting her leave the room until it clears without docking house points.)

~ Leyla doesn't mind personal failures nor does she especially pride herself on triumphs, but she IS rather uncomfortable with people accusing her or bringing up her failures. So the subsequent "Gee, thanks a lot" feeling whenever she causes Ravenclaw to lose points makes her want to cry (until she's about 13 - then it just becomes a lip-biting, timid "I'm really sorry" kind of moment).

~ Because of her eccentricities and weaknesses that become very apparent to other students after a couple years at the same school, Leyla doesn't get along with the most judgemental Slytherins very well. Their teasing was one of the first reasons she ever had to find Dove's office and cry.

[beyondthetemples]

BOLD ANY FEARS WHICH APPLY TO YOUR MUSE. Italicize what makes them uncomfortable.

{{ Tagged by: @cyberninja. But I have already done this one for Dove:

http://beyondthetemples.tumblr.com/post/181966634239/bold-any-fears-which-apply-to-your-muse-italicize

So I thought, why not do it for the rest of my OCs, too?

Srentha:

the dark  ⋆  fire  ⋆ open water ⋆  deep water  ⋆  being alone  ⋆  crowded spaces  ⋆  confined spaces  ⋆  change  ⋆  failure  ⋆  war  ⋆  loss of control  ⋆  powerlessness  ⋆  prison  ⋆  blood  ⋆  drowning  ⋆  suffocation  ⋆  public speaking  ⋆  natural animals  ⋆  the supernatural  ⋆  heights  ⋆  death  ⋆  dying  ⋆ intimacy  ⋆  rejection  ⋆  abandonment  ⋆  loss  ⋆  the unknown ⋆  the future  ⋆  not being good enough  ⋆  scary stories  ⋆  speaking to new people  ⋆  poverty  ⋆  loud noises  ⋆  being touched  ⋆  forgetting  ⋆ being forgotten  ⋆  disappointing  ⋆  lightning  ⋆  thunder

{{ Okay, so Srentha hardly has ANY fears, but the one thing he is ACTUALLY afraid of is emptiness/nothingness. He’s not afraid of the dark, openness, closeness, or anything you think of with “emptiness” in general, but absolute emptiness, in a sensory deprivation kind of way? That’s the only thing I’ve ever actually seen him afraid of. And dying without having made any impact. }}

~

Leyla:

the dark  ⋆  fire  ⋆ open water ⋆  deep water  ⋆  being alone  ⋆  crowded spaces  ⋆  confined spaces  ⋆  change  ⋆  failure  ⋆  war  ⋆  loss of control  ⋆  powerlessness  ⋆  prison  ⋆  blood  ⋆  drowning  ⋆  suffocation  ⋆  public speaking  ⋆  natural animals  ⋆  the supernatural  ⋆  heights  ⋆  death  ⋆  dying  ⋆ intimacy*  ⋆  rejection  ⋆  abandonment  ⋆  loss  ⋆  the unknown ⋆  the future  ⋆  not being good enough  ⋆  scary stories  ⋆  speaking to new people  ⋆  poverty  ⋆  loud noises  ⋆  being touched  ⋆  forgetting  ⋆ being forgotten  ⋆  disappointing  ⋆  lightning  ⋆  thunder

{{ *only in one particular sense, and it’s not the emotional one. }}

~

Kary:

the dark  ⋆  fire  ⋆ open water ⋆  deep water  ⋆  being alone  ⋆  crowded spaces  ⋆  confined spaces  ⋆  change  ⋆  failure  ⋆  war  ⋆  loss of control  ⋆  powerlessness  ⋆  prison  ⋆  blood  ⋆  drowning  ⋆  suffocation  ⋆  public speaking  ⋆  natural animals  ⋆  the supernatural  ⋆  heights  ⋆  death  ⋆  dying  ⋆ intimacy  ⋆  rejection  ⋆  abandonment  ⋆  loss  ⋆  the unknown ⋆  the future  ⋆  not being good enough  ⋆  scary stories  ⋆  speaking to new people  ⋆  poverty  ⋆  loud noises  ⋆  being touched  ⋆  forgetting  ⋆ being forgotten  ⋆  disappointing  ⋆  lightning  ⋆  thunder

[highpriest-in-training]

{{ So I'm glancing through some prompts... One of them is "MOO WITH ME!" And suddenly that felt very Srentha And all I could see was Srentha standing triumphantly with his arms spread way up calling "MOO WITH ME!" And Dove's hurrying up behind him and saying "Srentha, NO" No exclamation point or question or anything in her voice, just SRENTHA NO Which is really weird for Dove's voice? And I have absolutely NO idea what's going on in that room but they're fully clothed and I can't tell who else is around, but Srentha seems relatively unaware of what mooing actually IS.

[ravenshiddensoul-blog]

Riley!~

Semi, Srentha likes the song. 8D (His favorite part of music is the "traditional" kind - he never knew songs that told stories about love and stuff until he came to Earth~ Just prayer hymns and mantras. )

He grew very excited over the "seal coat" part~ ^w^ Three verses before the happy ending he was practically dancing because he knew it HAD to be a happy ending~

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Note to self:

Figure out which of Srentha's parents is Coman's child.

I really want to say it was his mother, and that maybe she eschewed leadership altogether, which would make Srentha's 14 years of dreaming he could Do Something Important For Their World hit all the harder. She Didn't Want It, But He Does.

Or maybe, just like him, she WANTED to do something leaderly, but too many people Disapproved^tm. (Maybe it's genetic! /j )

Srentha wasn't even allowed to light the candles on the day of the prophecy... (He was deemed too undisciplined, too disruptive, too impulsive, too much of a risk to have even the most menial responsibility.)

I don't know. It would also be a pretty "blue-blooded" Azarathean trait to be complacent and unopinionated, like his father was...

(Saying that knowing how Azar takes Trigon down and raises Raven despite the disapproval of her congregation feels dirty actually, but like. Complacency is certainly an Azarathean trait. Denying that is flat-out denying canon.)

I actually really do not know and will need to dig into this some time when I don't have to try sleeping in time for Socializing tomorrow. :P

Real quick addition-edit because my brain's not dropping this: It would've been more "honorable" of Coman to take Srentha in if it was his deceased mother being the reason and not his withdrawn father... "My daughter died so I'm taking her kid under my wing" sort of thing, versus "My son's dropping the ball on this kid so I'll take over". The first feels a lot more accurate.