#saltkin

[inniave]

𐕣 There’s a cult inside of me Form a salt, sprinkle it around me 𐕣

[slexenskee]

Sorry if this question is awkward for you, but I was wondering if you were OK sharing roughly what you had planned out for the ending/characters in Crawlersout and/or Saltkin?

Sure! Sorry this is gonna be a long one haha

*LOL I read this wrong and thought it was asking for Grandloves not Crawlersout 🤦‍♀️* sorry to scare everyone haha

honestly, the original plan was Harry dies, which ended up being too sad even for me which is partially why I have no idea how to finish it. Or maybe she just takes the kid and leaves? Acknowledges it was a totally fucked up/toxic relationship in a lot of ways even if his feelings were sincere and distances herself? And Voldemort is too soft on her to ever hurt her, and too proud to ever grovel for her back, so he just accepts it and becomes a miserable old man who realizes how worthless life is without love and kind of loses all interest in life/the war because of it? But he's also too stubborn to just die, so idk, he takes all the power because that's been his life's work but it's a hollow victory. He doesn't turn good or anything, but I see him becoming like a cryptid dictator that kind of lets society battle shit out in the courts without him and no longer takes any real interest in society. But he does put a moratorium on 'spilling magical blood of any kind' which does include muggleborns, so there's at least.

Anyway 10+ years later and Hermione has been getting shit done bc idk I love the dynamic of her being everything Voldemort 'hates' in society but also everything he appreciates in a person and so he kind of hates her but also gives her carte blanche to do whatever she wants which pisses his followers off bc she's obviously the favorite but there's nothing they can do about it, and society has kind of gotten 'better' under her trailblazing political career. For a given definition of better, but in any case it's enough for Harry - wherever she is - to agree to have Flynn attend Hogwarts.

Meanwhile, Voldemort's primary position in the magical world has become being the Headmaster of Hogwarts. He's still a cryptid who holes up with his hoarded knowledge 99% of the time and leaves most of the running of the school to Mcgonagall and Snape, but he does the opening ceremonies and other things like that, so it's a kick in the teeth to hear the hat call out the name Cepheus Potter.

Voldemort finds increasingly awkward and bizarre ways to be around his estranged son - to the despair of the teachers and confusion of the students, Flynn especially, who has no idea who this weirdo is. Like, he learns Flynn really likes herbology, so he convinces Sprout to take a much-needed vacation just so he can teach Flynn's class for the week. Or pretends to be the caretaker just to loiter around in the halls for the perfect opportunity to run into him and answer any questions he has. Or lingers in the library and literally shoves Madame Pince out of it to act as his guide for book recommendations, and subsequently fucks up all her book-keeping bc while he's hanging around there just waiting for Flynn to come up to him with questions he also has to be the one checking out books and accepting returns and he completely just fucks that up.

The professors can't do anything about it obviously, and the students just think he's a weird staff member they see on the school grounds enough to feel he's harmless, and ignore it. At this point in public for his dictator Voldemort appearances he has his snake-like face and pulls a Darth Sidious and has a creepy cloak and all that - and when he's not doing that he looks like Tom Riddle so they think he's just an eccentric dude.

Anyway so in the ending where Harry is dead it's very bittersweet and Voldemort spends the rest of his life full of sorrow and regret (bc idk how but Harry dies and it's his fault somehow) but does reconcile with his son.

The ending where she's alive is much happier. He still reconciles with Flynn and kind of gets the courage from him to reach out to her again since Flynn is just a ball of sunshine who genuinely seems to like him. And he and Harry are still pretty toxic bc let's be real the whole horcrux involuntary/soulmate thing is never not going to be toxic, but whatever it's genuine. It also feels like a more balanced relationship now that Harry is older and has experienced life without him and all that.

Saltkin:

Book 3:

Harry goes through her shounen-protgaonist arc and becomes the Master of Death. Idk what that is really but she's basically OP as hell and spends most of her time conquering hell or whatever dimension I decide on for the afterlife. Cue the montage of this badass girl kicking the shit out of Dark Soul -esque monsters.

Meanwhile Voldemort is off on his quest to become dictator of England and is scheming/starting his war like he does in canon. He's smarter about it since he's not the insane version that came out of a cauldron but he's still an arrogant jerk who hates his own feelings and has shipped Harry off to the Malfoy's to not have to look at her. She's still the most important person in his life and he worries about her constantly, but he absolutely cannot every acknowledge that in any capacity.

There's a big ball wherein Harry is introduced to pureblood society, and the malfoy's begin to get a flood of marriage proposals. They obviously take these to Voldemort, who has a bit of a crisis over them. Ultimately, he denies all of them outright and refuses to even consider the prospect of handing Harry over to anyone. The Malfoy's take this is a tentatively good sign that Draco might end up with her, if the Dark Lord intends to keep her close.

Harry is heartbroken when the entire year passes and she doesn't receive a single word from Tom. Not even a reply when she writes him for his birthday. At the ball, he ignores her entirely.

She uses her anguish as fuel to become stronger, and tells herself it doesn't matter anyway. Nothing matters to her but death.

She defeats Envy, though not without cost. She's grievously injured, to the point Voldemort can feel it. But because the battle takes place in the Lands in Between, by the time she's alive again nothing seems to be amiss. Still, it shakes Voldemort, who remembers the time he'd thought her dead.

Book 4:

Harry's still on her quest to become the Very Best There Ever Was (cue pokemon theme) traveling across the Twilight Lands and amassing an army of monsters.

The next Sin resides deep in the many fragmented dimensions that make up the Twilight Lands/Lands in Between, and is incredibly strong, so she's kind of distracted all year. She could give less of a fuck about the Triwizard tournament, that Voldemort still enacts not to resurrect himself but to gain followers and international attention in secret. Unlike canon she's not picked, so she basically gets a free pass for the year to do fuck all while everyone else is distracted.

This entire plot was greatly influenced by from-software games so in homage to that she spends a lot of time 'dead' in a realm that looks an awful lot like Yharnam and is full of twisted beasts.

Meanwhile, Barty Crouch Jr is still polyjuiced as Madeye and is meant to keep an eye on the proceedings of the tournament and also Harry, although he's not told why. He's also not sure what the hell he's supposed to be looking for, so he just writes to his lord about her life and health - which is poor all around. He says she exhibits no energy in classes or friends, and walks the halls like a ghost. Voldemort prods about her health - Barty can't exactly sneak into the slytherin girl's dorm and watch her sleep, but he can say she barely eats during meals. Voldemort is deeply frustrated, as he can't just command her to eat and take care of herself like he used to when he was Tom, and due to their strained relationship now, can't do it as Voldemort either.

While she's off slaying yet another Sin in an epic battle of life and death, Voldemort is sealing deals and courting worthy followers.

He's become increasingly (but quietly) concerned over Harry all year.

Things reach a fever pitch when he feels like his heart is torn from his chest in the middle of an important meeting, and despite the magnitude of the alliance he leaves in the middle of it and races to Malfoy Manor. The Malfoy's are confused - Harry is fine, she is upstairs resting after dinner. The house elves concur that she is there.

But when he reaches her room, he finds her decidedly dead.

It's chaos all around, as the Malfoy's insist they have no idea what's going on. Voldemort rages at them then collapses at Harry's side. In his turmoil, he begs and makes promises within his head. He cannot lose her, he'll do anything to keep her by his side, he loves her so - finally, Harry wakes.

Its an impossible miracle that confounds everyone. Voldemort is the first to take in it stride; after all, Harry had cheated death before.

His relief quickly burns into anger. At her for recklessly endangering her health, himself for not being strong enough to bear her presence, the Malfoy's for being such terrible guardians.

Harry is confused to see him by her side, but whatever joy she felt dissolves into resentment as he yells at her. Voldemort is insisting she'll stay with him once more, but now she prefers her freedom. In his fury, he says quite a few things he can't take back.

By the end of it, Harry decides she hates him more than she loves him, and that she'll grow stronger to one day destroy him.

idk I have other plans for this fic, like I want Harry crafting an OP weapon called the Sword of Blasphemy that she makes my basically sacrificing her heart/love for Voldemort as a catalyst for more power, Voldemort of course finding out that she's the Master of Death , Harry eventually having to choose between Living and Death, the role reversal of Voldemort finally being the one who realizes the importance of love while Harry throws it away for more power, etc etc.

[mistden]

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[beastren]

sweet, sweet, sweet wind, burn off this skin. i can never win with this body i live in

[ frenzied flame ending, elden ring - fromsoftware // destruction makes the world burn brighter - chelsea wolfe // oracle - altioraem // medusa - susanna, jenny hval // pillow for the sleeper - michał mroczka // saltkin - purity ring // arthur prince spear // precious things - tori amos ]

[ipostdopemusic]

Song: Saltkin Artist: Purity Ring Year: 2012 Why it's Dope: A mesmerizing opening synth that is nimble yet cavernous, confident percussion that balances out the tune's spaciousness, an elegant vocal performance that has a mystical quality to it, and striking lyrics that are surprisingly violent and somewhat esoteric.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

crawlersout • fineshrine • ungirthed • amenamy • grandloves • cartographist • belispeak • saltkin • obedear • lofticries • shuck

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[trickstarbrave]

had a concept while listening to saltkin by purity ring. which is every nerevarine incarnation has a small bit of nerevar in them (just a fraction, not the whole thing, though depending on the size they may more strongly believe they are nerevar or not)

and every time a nerevarine gets to dagoth ur and he kills them he steals that piece, trying to as well rebuild nerevar as he remembers him. chipping away the bits and pieces of nerevar's soul from the rest of the incarnation, hiding it away, devouring it so to speak. he is biding his time. he doesn't think an incarnation can actually stop him, but he plays this song and dance. continues to lie in wait. because even though he thinks this is a foolish endeavor of azura to stop him, he wants to have nerevar back. all to himself.

so let her make yet another foolish incarnation of nerevar. let her arm and bless them and send them on their trials. let them foolishly believe they are fully nerevar. let them journey to his shrines, or even all the way to red mountain. let them be ripped apart by corprus zombies or be thrown to their deaths by ordinators. either way, dagoth ur gets another piece of what he was looking for.

eventually azura will run out of fragments of nerevar to send on a suicide mission. eventually dagoth ur will have all of him once more. he's a god after all--how can a foolish incarnation who only carries a fraction of nerevar hope to kill him? he will talk to the incarnation who makes it far enough though, send them dreams to pull them toward the prophecy and their doom, send them up red mountain. maybe they will have enough of nerevar to have something resembling a conversation with him. but even if they dont, he will have nerevar back properly one way or the other

[sad-emo-dip-dye]

don't know if you're still accepting song recs, but! i saw sleep token mention, and felt the need to add Aqua Regia by them. hell of a vibe. infinity and Dark Star by Jaymes Young, Black Mambo and Pools by Glass Animals, Saltkin by purity ring (witchy vibes!) and for a couple of bonuses: Defqwop - Heart Afire (ft. Strix) and Take Her Down by Ruben Young. hope you enjoy these.

woweee I am super late but thank u thank u!!! I am adding them to my queue !!

[onlyglass]

URL SONG GAME

tagged by @themanwhomadeamonster

The rules: write down a list of songs that match the letters in your username. (and tag just as many folks apparently but let's pretend that's not a thing) (idk who tf to tag ever)

S - Strangers by Ethel Cain

U - Undertow by Warpaint

P - Pearly* by Radiohead

E - E-mail more by Tommy february6

R - Ram On by Paul McCartney

S - Sugar - Live (off of To Venus And Back) by Tori Amos

A - Among Us by Susanne Sundfør

I - I Believe by Caroline Polachek

Y - Yes No Maybe by Suzy

A - Apathy On The Indiana Border by Emma Ruth Rundle

N - Nude by Radiohead

R - Rome by Susanne Sundfør

O - Oh, Anna by Rockettothesky

S - Saltkin by Purity Ring

E - Eric of by Mitski

[misslesliesdolls1972]

don't die <3 11, 18, 21,48, 63, 68, 76

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

nothing! i dont usually like eating in the morning, i prefer a big lunch or dinner

18. ideal weather?

overcast, cool but not cold, no wind

21. obsession from childhood?

answered!

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

a kiwi because im a brunette

63. five songs that would play in your club?

i get anxious when people ask me about music umm just scanning over my spotify

only acting - kero kero bonito saltkin - purity ring creep u - black dresses pin - grimes comeback kid - sleigh bells

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

i had some tomato flavored candy for a while that wasnt very good. and some tea i bought a box of that i thought tasted like cardboard (i want to say it was burdock?)

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

tater tots! but i dont have them very often.

tysm!!!

[seradae]

For your music asks, I'll ask for your favorite "S" songs! I love it when people get passionate about their music likes!

[saltmalkin]

how did u come up w ur username?

I like cats

Also

[izzidane]

Purity Ring - Shrines [2012]

Synth-Pop ; 38:20

crawlersout

fineshrine

ungrithed

amenamy

grandloves

cartographist

belispeak

saltkin

obedear

locticries

shuck

[tokyonymph]

vessel / god: a cult of the lamb playlist

a playlist for the lamb from "cult of the lamb," focusing on their character journey in the game. art belongs to @owlyjules on tumblr.

[listen on spotify]

the full tracklist and selected lyrics are available below the cut:

i. the child, pt. 2 – jed kurzel

[instrumental]

ii. me and the devil – soap&skin

early this morning / when you knocked upon my door / and i say, “hello satan i, i believe that it’s time to go”

iii. who are you, really? – mikky ekko

so you feel entitled to a sense of control / and make decisions that you think are your own / you are a stranger here, why have you come?

iv. david – noah gundersen

i want to hunt like david / i want to kill me a giant man / i want to slay my demons / but i've got lots of them, i've got lots of them

v. lose your soul – dead man’s bones

you’re gonna lose your soul tonight, tonight

vi. death-defying acts – angus & julia stone

i will perform a death-defying act and i won’t fall / i am brave, i can save the very small / i am everything, but i’m nothing at all

vii. the beast – austra

the morning that i was born again / i was made into a beast / am i free now, am i at peace?

viii. cold steel coffin – keichii okabe

[instrumental]

ix. we are on fire – cocorosie

i used to have eyes the color of sky / now i can see in the middle of the night

x. saltkin – purity ring

there’s a cult, there’s a cult inside of me / form a salt, sprinkle it around me

xi. arsonist’s lullabye – hozier

all you have is your fire / and the place you need to reach / don’t you ever tame your demons / but always keep them on a leash

xii. the wolf – phildel

i know my way through the night to your door / you know the blood that i’m owed is all yours / the wishes i’ve made are too vicious to tell / the devil already he knows me so well

xiii. seven devils – florence + the machine

holy water cannot help you now / see, i've come to burn your kingdom down / and no rivers and no lakes can put the fire out / i'm gonna raise the stakes, i'm gonna smoke you out

xiv. i will never die – delta rae

you can bury my body, but i’ll never die

xv. blackened soul – adrian von ziegler

[instrumental]