#the bookworm (aurora)

[ijustkindalikebooks]

“Books, books, books! I had found the secret of a garret room Piled high with cases in my father’s name; Piled high, packed large,--where, creeping in and out Among the giant fossils of my past, Like some small nimble mouse between the ribs Of a mastodon, I nibbled here and there At this or that box, pulling through the gap, In heats of terror, haste, victorious joy, The first book first. And how I felt it beat Under my pillow, in the morning’s dark, An hour before the sun would let me read! My books!” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh.

[godzilla-reads]

🍄 Mystical Mushrooms: Discover the Magic & Folklore of Fantastic Fungi by Aurora Kane

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This book explores the history, folklore, and future of common and not-so-common fungi. To me the best part of this book was seeing the catalogue of 43 fungi species. The level of folklore and history in the book is beginner information, just barely scraping the surface. A fun read, all in all.

[aurorasandsad-prose]

Started reading Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross tonight and I'm already 60% done. In one sitting. Couldn't. Put. It. Down.

God, I love it when Books book like this one did!

[boredflautist]

pov: you're in a fantasy novel

Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel

Take Me to Church - Hozier

Téir Abhaile Riu - Celtic Woman

Daylight - David Kushner

Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene - Hozier

War of Hearts - Ruelle

Achilles Come Down - Gang of Youths

Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos

Misty Mountains - Richard Armitage

Pierre - Ryn Weaver

Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Ray

Fairytale - Alexander Rybak

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Lorde

Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? - Arctic Monkeys

Persephone - Tamino

Willow - Taylor Swift

My Mother Told Me - NATI., Cullen Vance, Johnny Stewart

Kingdom Dance - Alan Menken

Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho - Hans Zimmer

Love Story - Indila

Experience - Ludovico Einaudi

Like Real People Do - Hozier

Bloom - The Paper Kites

Runaway - AURORA

The Shire - Howard Shore

Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore

Dear Wormwood - The Oh Hellos

Would That I - Hozier

Thus Always To Tyrants - The Oh Hellos

Dynasty - MIIA

I'm Yours - Isabel LaRosa

Daylight - Cinematic - David Kushner

Any I missed?

[lidiasloca]

props to hozier, aurora and books for keeping reality away when needed and transport me to my fantasy medieval world.

[livrosencaracolados]

"A Princesa Adormecida" (Princesas Modernas #2)

Sɪɴᴏᴘsᴇ Oғɪᴄɪᴀʟ: Era uma vez uma princesa... Já deves ter ouvido esta introdução algumas vezes nas histórias que adoravas em criança. Mas essa princesa sou eu. Quer dizer, pelo menos foi assim que fiquei conhecida. Só que a minha vida não é tão romântica como nos contos de fadas. Muito pelo contrário. Reinos distantes? Linhagem real? Rapto? Uma bruxa vingativa? Para mim, tudo isso existia apenas nos livros. O meu quotidiano era normal. Está bem, quase normal. Vivia com os meus tios superprotetores, era boa aluna, tinha grandes amigas. Até que, de um dia para o outro, tudo mudou. Imagina acordares e descobrires que o mundo que achavas que era real nada mais é do que um sonho. E se todas as pessoas que conheceste na vida fossem apenas uma invenção e, ao despertares, percebesses que não sabes onde moras, nunca viste quem está ao teu lado e, especialmente, não tens a menor ideia de onde foi parar o amor da tua vida? Se alguma vez passares por isto, digo-te já que não serás a única pessoa a quem isso aconteceu. Não conheço a tua história, mas a minha é mais ou menos assim...

Aᴜᴛᴏʀᴀ: Paula Pimenta.

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ALERTA SPOILERS!

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O Mᴇᴜ Rᴇsᴜᴍᴏ: Há muito tempo atrás, numa terra distante, um príncipe (que sendo o último numa longa linhagem real nunca governaria o seu reino do tamanho de uma ervilha) e uma princesa (que em seu nome não tinha nem terras nem súbditos, só uma mão mágica para a cozinha que saltava gerações), conheceram-se, e apaixonaram-se através de um maravilhoso fondue de leite-creme. Não demoraram a perceber que o seu lugar feliz era ao lado um do outro e a sua relação floresceu de forma tão doce como a sobremesa que os juntou, talvez até mais, visto que numa questão de meses descobriram que tinham o seu próprio pãozinho no forno. Encantados com a notícia, decidiram casar logo após o nascimento da bebé e convidar toda a gente para a celebração da sua união, exceto uma mulher maléfica que era obcecada pelo príncipe. Furiosa, a vilã infiltrou a cerimónia para raptar o fruto do amor do casal, mas uma pequena interferência comprometeu-lhe os planos e forçou-a a esconder-se nas sombras permanentemente, para escapar a um destino nas masmorras. Mesmo sem se poder revelar, a bruxa não desistiu da sua vingança, aterrorizando os pais da princesinha com ameaças e perseguições constantes para lhes fazer clara a sua mensagem: se ela não tinha direito a um final feliz com o seu primeiro amor, então a filha deles também não teria a oportunidade de conhecer essa felicidade; ou morreria cedo pelas suas mãos, ou ficaria enclausurada até à maioridade e privada de experienciar a pureza das paixões da infância. O casal então percebeu que a supervisão constante à sua princesinha nunca seria suficiente, que estaria sempre em perigo, então para a proteger até apanharem a bruxa, fingiram a sua morte e enviaram-na para um lugar distante sob uma nova identidade. Algo que era suposto ser provisório tornou-se permanente, passaram anos, e sem sinais de onde a bruxa se pudesse esconder, a vida da princesinha continuou. À medida que o tempo foi passando, a rapariga começou a acreditar que toda aquela narrativa cheia de ação tinha sido um sonho, que não passara de uma das histórias mirabolantes que os tios lhe tinham contado na hora de dormir, e deixou-a para trás a favor da realidade. Agora conhecida como Ana Rosa Lopes, a princesa esquecida estuda num colégio interno e de anormal na sua vida só tem mesmo os três tios paranoicos. Aliás, o seu quotidiano é de tal forma banal que chega a ser aborrecido, daí o maior desejo da Rosa ser poder viver uma aventura, de ter a liberdade para encontrar um grande amor que lhe vire o mundo do avesso. Já se sabe, quando uma princesa pede, qualquer desejo se realiza, então no seu décimo sexto aniversário, graças à DJ Cinderela em pessoa, tudo muda, e um rapaz inesperado passa a ocupar-lhe tanto os pensamentos como as mensagens do telemóvel. Infelizmente, ou talvez felizmente, Rosa não está destinada à normalidade, então não se pode esperar que a sua vida amorosa siga esse rumo. Quando começa a desenvolver sentimentos por alguém que não só a obriga a quebrar a única regra dos tios, mas que não é nem perto de quem ela possa imaginar, os bloqueios que Rosa construiu à volta das suas memórias começam a desvanecer, colocando-a num caminho que tanto lhe pode conceder o entusiasmo a que ela aspirava como tirar a vida. De facto, um longo sono espera-a, e a isso ela não pode escapar, mas quando se tem três fadas-madrinhas e um príncipe muito apaixonado, o final feliz está garantido.

Cʀɪᴛᴇ́ʀɪᴏs ᴅᴇ Cʟᴀssɪғɪᴄᴀᴄ̧ᴀ̃ᴏ:

Qᴜᴀʟɪᴅᴀᴅᴇ ᴅᴀ Pʀᴏsᴀ: É divertida, direta e tem a mesma simplicidade que se vê nos próprios contos de fadas, mas de forma radicalmente mais moderna.

Hɪsᴛᴏ́ʀɪᴀ: A Paula Pimenta conseguiu outra vez, pegou em todas as partes vitais e elementos pelos quais conhecemos a história original e escreveu-os de forma a estarem mais interligados do que antes, e a ainda guardarem surpresas. A raiva da vilã, a "maldição" que leva Rosa a viver isolada, os três tios que agem como fadas-madrinhas, as picadas que levam a um longo sono que só não mata a protagonista graças à presença do seu verdadeiro amor...existe tudo sem o lado da fantasia e FAZ SENTIDO, o que faz parecer que não paramos de ler a história original, mas que apenas estivemos a olhar para ela demasiado de perto e que afinal havia algo maior a acontecer. O único conceito que não funcionou para mim foram as mensagens, estou perfeitamente consciente que hoje, mais do que nunca, isso é considerado normal, mas continuo a achar estranha a ideia de formar conexões com estranhos na internet. Essa parte da história foi demasiado atual para mim e deteriorou o ambiente que se estava a tentar construir.

Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀɢᴇɴs: Este livro não diverge muito da "Cinderela Pop" no que toca aos personagens secundários, continua a não ser um defeito que eles não recebam muita atenção, sendo que o seu propósito na narrativa é apoiarem a protagonista e serem hilariantes, e isso eles cumprem (os tios da Rosa em específico recebem um excelente mais nisto). Já a nível da protagonista, acontece o oposto do livro mencionado anteriormente. Ao contrário da história da Cíntia, em que ela só se torna interiormente na Cinderela no fim do livro, a Rosa é a Aurora desde o primeiro momento e isso reflete-se na forma como as coisas funcionam para ela. No que toca aos traços que são característicos da Aurora, a Rosa têm-nos: a inocência, a gentileza, a elegância, a extrema ingenuidade provinda de ter sido criada numa bolha...exatamente por essa última característica é que ela é terrivelmente sonhadora, e extremamente propensa a tomar decisões impulsivas que a podem colocar em risco em troca do ideal do amor. E é exatamente isso que ela faz, à primeira oportunidade que lhe aparece, ela quebra a promessa que fez aos tios de se manter discreta e de não falar com estranhos, simplesmente por quão novo é receber atenção masculina para ela. E apesar de isso parecer irritante ou demasiado conveniente para a autora, está totalmente de acordo com a personagem, mostrando que há uma consequência inevitável para o seu isolamento, e que isso moldou a forma como ela interage com o mundo. A melhor parte sobre a Rosa é que não é ela que muda ao longo da história, mas sim as suas circunstâncias, e esse é mais um aspeto em que o livro se mantém fiel ao filme, visto que um dos seus pontos principais é que é por a princesa ser intrinsecamente boa e se manter firme nos seus valores que recebe o seu final feliz. A Rosa é a Aurora até ao tutano e é refrescante ver uma história onde é intencional a ideia de que se calhar não temos de batalhar tanto para merecermos a felicidade, que enquanto trabalhar em nós mesmos é uma opção, o nosso "eu" atual é suficientemente perfeito para ser aceite.

Rᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ: Foi um pouco desapontante, e nesta história não deveria ser. Apesar de eu compreender que nos filmes da Disney as diferenças de idade são o que são e que a este ponto não se podem mudar, preferia que o livro não se tivesse mantido fiel a esse aspeto. A ideia de uma miúda que acabou de fazer 16 anos estar com um rapaz de 19 é, no mínimo, desconfortável. Com a idade que têm, três anos de diferença é muito, implica terem as cabeças em sítios totalmente diferentes e é alarmante que ele não se tenha afastado quando descobriu que ela ainda andava na escola, mas não é a primeira vez que uma obra da Paula Pimenta tem este problema. Fora isso, as mensagens que os protagonistas trocam têm um tom forçado e os "elogios", que supostamente servem para mostrar o encanto e cavalheirismo do Phil, parecem ter sido tirados de um site de frases de engate. Mesmo depois de as intenções reais e da identidade do Phil serem reveladas, o ângulo de ele ter ido atrás da Rosa através de mensagens quando ela nem sequer tinha reparado que ele existia, é esquisito, o que prova que o conceito não funciona independentemente do lado por onde se olha. Para o fim, já há algum romance a sério e começa a crescer a esperança que eles fiquem juntos mas, tirando a cena no último capítulo, não há grandes momentos que redimam a Rosa e o Phil como casal. Uma pena.

Iᴍᴇʀsᴀ̃ᴏ: É uma leitura rápida e que entretém, especialmente a partir do meio, onde tudo o que importa fica em jogo. Não nos é dado o tempo para nos distrairmos e abandonarmos o livro.

Iᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛᴏ: Nas minhas memórias este livro tem tonalidades cor de rosa e é extremamente romântico, perfeito para ler quando se quer borboletas na barriga, mas ao relê-lo percebi que não é bem assim. A minha impressão inicial diluiu-se um pouco, tal como alguma da significância que a obra tinha para mim.

Cʟᴀssɪғɪᴄᴀᴄ̧ᴀ̃ᴏ Fɪɴᴀʟ:⭐⭐⭐+ ½

Iᴅᴀᴅᴇ Aᴄᴏɴsᴇʟʜᴀᴅᴀ: Eu diria pelo menos 13 ou 14 anos, e sei que as minhas classificações de idade podem parecer um tanto inconsistentes mas os trabalhos da Paula Pimenta apresentam sempre o mesmo protótipo cliché do que é a vida depois da puberdade, e isso envolve sempre as festas, a bebida (embora de forma muitíssimo leve comparando com outras obras) e os namoros só porque sim. Já chegam todos os outros sítios (literalmente todo o lado) onde se diz ao miúdos que isto é o que é esperado deles nesta idade e que é totalmente aceitável, não é preciso agora os livros apoiarem esta noção. Daí eu dizer que é preciso alguma cabeça para ler isto, não vá alguém acreditar que a ideia de trocar mensagens com desconhecidos é romântica.

Cᴏɴᴄʟᴜsᴀ̃ᴏ/Oᴘɪɴɪᴀ̃ᴏ Fɪɴᴀʟ: É um livro agradável, com momentos doces e bom para desbloquear de uma fase onde parece que não se consegue ler nada. Começaria a ler a coleção das Princesas Modernas por causa deste volume? Provavelmente não, mas se já tivesse o primeiro, o investimento neste valeria a pena. Se estão à procura de um livro fino, fácil de digerir e gostam do estilo da Paula Pimenta e da Disney, então RECOMENDO.

Pᴀʀᴀ ᴏʙᴛᴇʀ: A Princesa Adormecida, Paula Pimenta - Livro - Bertrand

Assɪɴᴀᴅᴏ: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 𝐿𝓊𝓏 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

[smolsharkie]

I’d sell my soul to be in a magikal world 🥺

[bookstackxyz]

Check out books by order

Wanna see home, look at the sky.

[dargeereads]

King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds

5 stars

Oh my heart! This is one of those stories told in a quiet, calming, manner, with everything unfolding and being presented by, and to, our characters. That isn’t to say it didn’t have an impact, because it tore straight into heart from the very beginning. Elora and Roman, blossomed? discovered? no, they became themselves while growing and having shared, but differing, experiences together. I loved every second, every moment, every stop, they made, and am privileged I got to take this journey with them <3

[libraryofnika]

The Accidental Sereph ♡

E-Arc Review

3.5⭐️

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The angel/ demons plot points definitely are the main aspect that sold me this novella other than the author. I'm pretty excited and intrigued with this new universe.

I would say this series reminds me of the Reapers series by Donna Grant in terms of the serialisation. While the Reapers series is more on fae, this one is more on the angel/ demons trope plus the new version of fated mates. This is also an insta-lust/ insta love.

I think the parts where I think I need to improve along the developments of this series are probably the characters, I would love them to be more of having depth and personalities.

For a starter novella for this brand new series, it's quite good. Did a fine job in intriguing me more. I would definitely be following this series ✨️

Thank you, author Maci Aurora, for the e-arc opportunity ♡

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[nightingale2004]

Severus Snape daughter headcanons

Slytherin all the way.

There was a debate with the sorting hat between Slytherin and Ravenclaw, but the hat landed on Slytherin

Severus taught her German and Russian

Has a pet cat

Was taught how to brew potions as a child

Skilled in occlumency and legilimens

Severus would've definitely taught her some fight moves he learned from Tobias to defend herself along with defense spells to protect herself if necessary (one of the rare good things Tobias did for Severus)

I feel his daughter would have a photographic memory

If his daughter was born before the war, then she would've met Regulus as a baby but didn't know a lot about him other than what Narcissa, Lucius, and her father told her (all good things)

Growing up, Severus didn't tell her a lot of his past, but every time she was in the Malfoy's care or Charity and Aurora's care, they would tell her all the embarrassing school stories of Severus (Severus would neither confirm or deny the stories) but they leave out the marauders of their stories (she knows about them, they always let it slip during their stories)

Educated in both the wizarding and muggle world

She definitely inherited the famous Severus glare and sharp tongue

Middle is Eileen, and Severus talks about his mother sometimes but not much

She would definitely be a bookworm

Similar to Severus, she would have an interest in potions and DADA

She and Draco would have definitely seen each other as siblings from their parents

I feel like she would be respectful and nice to house elves and would hate the abuse they face (she scolds her uncle Lucius about hurting Dobby every time she sees it)

Her and Hermione would have a school rivalry since they are both the smartest girls in their houses. But they respect each other and their intellect

If wolfstar had a child or children, then you can count on some bad blood between them (who knows... maybe an enemies to lovers)

Severus and McGonagall taught her how to dance (quite fabulously, if I may add 👌💃)

Sees Minerva as a grandmother figure (you can't tell me that McGonagall wouldn't lover her as her own)

If she had an Animagus form, it would be a cat or Raven

Her Patronus would be a bat or a cat

Has respect for the Weasley twins but will not hesitate to turn their pranks against them if it's aimed at her father, Draco, or herself

Likes Molly and Arthur but has notes on their parenting

She and Ron like playing wizard chess with each other (she beats him every time, and Ron always wants a rematch)

I feel like she would be a bit relatable to Stiles Stilinski (has ADHD, OCD, A LOT of sarcasm, and is stubborn. Wonder where she gets that from) "I mean no. Do you want to hear it in German? Nein". "I'm 140 pounds of pale skin and fragile bone, ok? Sarcasm and magic are my ONLY defense."

I feel like a lot of people would be afraid of her because she is Severus's daughter

She and Luna, I feel would get along because of her creative mind and unique way of seeing the world (she would also scare off Luna's bullies)

She makes her own spells, potions, and magical objects (mad scientist mode)

Not a big fan of quidditch but supports Draco

Brains of the operation

Hates Sirius on sight and is OK Remus.

She will not hesitate to hex or murder Sirius if he continues to insult her family (she is very difficult to restrain)

Feels like Harry's babysitter for always helping him survive on his adventures

She knows Remus when she was young due to his visits to her home to pick up his supply of wolfsbane from her father (so she knows he's a werewolf)

Often scold Draco if his insults go too far.

If her dad was a part of the death eaters and she was told, she would be shocked, upset, and angry but if he told her about the double agent part then she would be more worried for him

All I got so far. Enjoy my lovelies

[aurorasandsad-prose]

The thing about adult money is that no one can stop you from spending it on your silly little hobbies 🤡

[starry-night-rose]

“This place is just like a fairytale I’d never want to leave”

Old Bio

Full Name: Ellis Aurora Clawthorne

Nicknames: Child of Man (Malleus), Siren (Floyd), Human (Sebek), Mademoiselle Princesse (Rook), Potato (Vil), Beloved (Malleus), Queen of my Heart (Malleus) Little Miss Princess (Ace)

V/A: Asami Seto (JP) Cherami Leigh (EN)

!! Ellis is (slightly) twisted from Aurora from Sleeping Beauty and Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Age: 17

Birthday: October 2nd

Horoscope: Libra

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/her

Height: 160 cm (or 5′3)

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Deep Green

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Homeland:???

Family: Unnamed Mother, Unnamed Father, Unnamed Grandmother (deceased) Princess (pet cat)

Dominant Hand: Ambidextrous

Dormitory: Ramshackle

School Year: 1st year

Class: 1-A (No. 7)

Best Class- Magical History

Worst Class(es)- Anything involving magic

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Favorite Food(s)- Strawberries, Scones, and Angel Food Cake

Least Favorite Food- Pistachios and Peanuts

Hobbies: Reading, Swimming, and Designing Outfits

Dislikes: Mold, Sudden Loud Noises, Humidity

Talent(s): Sewing, Dancing, Singing, and Acting

Sexuality: Biromantic (On the Ace Spectrum!)

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Personality: Most likely the most curious person you will ever meet. As she would put it in her own words “Everyone and everything is like a story that just needs someone to listen to it.” Ellis is a cynical optimist through and through. Raving on and on about how the world is a amazing and beautiful place to cursing at the person who made her drop her drink. Tries to keep the peace most of the time but when the time is right, she can and will fight someone. Though when talking to new people, she tends to freeze up and tries to rely on others to talk before starting a conversation. She always tries her best to make her friends and others have the best time they can! Ellis is a rather sentimental person who cherishes things and conversations with others! Ellis is a romantic at heart and is yearning for a romance to rival those in books. Ellis is a very sweet girl who always tries to befriend others and would do anything for them. Though she is not always the best at comforting someone, she always knows just what to say to someone to make them feel special. Ellis adores her friends and family, she goes out of her way to make them feel special.

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Backstory: Coming Soon...

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Trivia!

A real bookworm, she's almost always seen with a book, even reading during lessons

She's an extremely deep sleeper, needs about 5 alarms plus her friends yelling at her to wake her up.

Ellis is a huge lover of theatre. She was even the leading lady in some productions.

Loves to sew her own clothes and for others!

Has keychains on just about everything she owns (you can hear her approach from a mile away due to the keychains dangling)

Has a positive relationship with her parents but hasn’t talked to them since NRC

Knows how to ballroom dance along with tap, jazz and a bit of ballet

Carries all her school supplies in a bookbag (with tons of keychains on it obviously)

Ellis typically carries a bag of strawberry candies at all times to hand out to friends and others!

Ellis took many classes in singing and dancing when she was young

Ellis’ favorite color is pink!

Ellis has both a love of stuffed animals but also dolls as well!

[ticklemerainbows]

Aestheticore Legacy Challenge

Hullo friends! I have been searching for a little while for a legacy challenge that I could also use as some sort of perfect genetics challenge and I figured, why not make my own. So the aestheticore legacy challenge was born! As you can tell from the title, this challenge is centered around differed aesthetics. There are a ton of aesthetics out there so it was hard to pick just 10, and some of these I’ve never heard of before so I’m excited to try this out! 

If you decide to do this, tag me ticklemerainbows or aestheticore challenge so I can see! And feel free to let me know what you think. This is my first challenge so if there’s things I could do different/better let me know!

And without further ado, the challenge.

                                                         ~x~x~x~

Generation One - Cottagecore

Your favorite thing about living on family land is the garden. It’s been around for at least the last 10 generations, and you want nothing more than to keep it going, but living in a city isn’t for you. So you pack up, take a keepsake plant from the garden and move to a quiet town in order to grow your own garden that will hopefully last for generations to come!

Requirements:  The Perfect Garden

Live on a small (no bigger than 30x30) lot

Maintain a garden for the entire generation

Reach level 10 Gardening

Make a living off your plants

Suggested Traits: Green Thumb, Loves the Outdoors

Color: Green

Generation Two - Auroracore 

You try your hardest to help your parents on the farm but you can’t help but have your head in the clouds. Fairy tales are your favorite genre of anything, and while living on a farm is all fine and dandy - you absolutely love your horse, you did raise it from a baby after all! - you always wonder if there’s something more. Like, a unicorn, perhaps?

Requirements:  The Fairy Tale Finder

Raise a horse from foal to adult

Reach level 10 in the Riding Skill

Have your horse get the Friend of the Herd Lifetime Reward

Search for a unicorn anytime there’s an aurora

Suggested Traits: Equestrian, Animal Lover

Color: Lilac

Generation Three - Light Academia

Being raised by someone who’s lifelong mission was to find a supernatural creature was surprisingly not as chaotic as it would sound, though you still prefer to stay more…grounded. While your parents were out hunting, you preferred to keep your head in the books, earning a scholarship to get into University. 

Requirements:  The Perfect Student

Get on honor roll as a child/teen

Earn a scholarship in any subject

Buy the bookstore

Suggested Traits: Socially Awkward, Workaholic, Perfectionist, Bookworm

Color: Beige

Generation Four - Fairycore

Your grandmother always told you about her times with her unicorn friend, and while you never quite believed her, you fell in love with the idea of supernatural creatures altogether. Magic, fairies, it all sounds so fantastical that you even begin trying to figure out if you can turn yourself into a magical creature!

Requirements:  Alchemy Artisan

Reach level 10 Alchemy

Visit the arboretum once a week to search for fairies

Befriend a fairy

Use an elixir to become a fairy

Suggested Traits: Supernatural Fan, Gatherer

Color: Pink

Generation Five - Comfy/Cozy

Life around magic has been a whirlwind, and you are anything but all that excitement. Having a grandparent who owns a bookstore has its perks, and you spend most of your time curled up with a good book and a warm cup of tea. Leaving your house to work doesn’t sound too appealing but you don’t have to go outside to write, do you?

Requirements:  Professional Author

Join the bookclub

Visit the library at least 3 times a season

Reach level 10 Writing

Write a best selling novel

Suggested Traits: Bookworm, Couch Potato, Artistic

Color: Orange

Generation Six - Decora

You always get asked how you turned out so outgoing when you were raised by homebodies, and you never have an answer for that. You just love being around people, and more importantly dressing those people up. You want to fill as many peoples lives with as much color as possible.

Requirements:  Fashion Phenomenon

Change your outfit every season

Reach level 10 Painting

Makeover at least 10 sims

Become best friends with one of your clients

Suggested Traits: Charismatic, Artistic, Excitable

Color: Magenta

Generation Seven - Jamcore

You love color just as much as your parents, but not so much the fashion part. Your clothes get way too messy as you experiment in the kitchen, after all. Creating yummy, colorful dishes are where your passions lie and you are determined to learn as much about the culinary arts as you possibly can.

Requirements:  The Culinary Librarian

Cook meals for your family every day

Grow a fruit orchard on the family farm

Have a personal recipe library

(Optional) Use the Grandma’s Canning Station once a week

Suggested Traits: Natural Cook, Bookworm

Color: Yellow

Generation Eight - Nautical

See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls ye. You’ve always been drawn to the water, so much so that your family jokes that you might be a mermaid. Swimming, fishing, boating, it all appeals to you. You’d live on a houseboat, if given the chance. 

Requirements:  Presenting the Perfect Aquarium

Own a boat

Install a pond on your family land

Move into a houseboat

Reach level 10 Fishing

Suggested Traits: Loves to Swim, Angler

Color: Blue

Generation Nine - Wanderlust

Your parents loved the open sea but you want to see what’s beyond that! Visiting other cities, and even other countries. Learning and immersing yourself in the culture. You’ve read books about it, watched shows, and now that you’re old enough it’s time to dust off your visa and visit those places for yourself.

Requirements:  Seasoned Traveler

Reach level 10 in Photography

Collect a relic from each location

Go on at least 1 adventure in each country

Marry someone from a foreign country

Suggested Traits: Adventurer, Perfectionist

Color: Red

Generation Ten - Synthwave

You spent your life in other countries, other cultures, and you have to wonder, what more is there? You’ve inherited a love of traveling but is it possible to go to other timelines, or even the future? There’s not much research on it now but there’s only one way to find out. To the future!

Requirements:  Made the Most of My Time

Become best friends with Emit

Reach Level 10 in Advanced Technology

Complete the Time Keeper Legacy Statue Challenge

Create a time machine

Suggested Traits: Friendly, Adventurer

Color: Black

[ramblingoak]

Bookworm

Mushy May in Lucifer's Hollow: Day 17 - Funny T-Shirts

Ifrit x Zephyr

This fic is set in an alternate universe in a town called Lucifer's Hollow. It's sort of like a Satanic version of a Hallmark town. For Mushy May I'll be using the prompts to post little snippets of life for the humans and ghouls that live there 💙 Thank you to @forlorn-crows for putting Mushy May together!

~ In Lucifer's Hollow Ifrit owns a used bookstore called Bookworm and Zephyr runs a coffee shop called The Den ~

Warnings: none, sfw, 400 words (thank you to @ghuleh-recs for the dividers!)

Looking back on it now everything made sense.

Zephyr would be the first one to admit he wasn’t really good at reading people.  It wasn’t ideal, especially considering he owned and ran a coffee shop, but honestly he felt like it was better sometimes not being able to pick up on someone being rude to him.  Thankfully that was a rare occurrence in Lucifer’s Hollow.  Generally the only rude customers were those from out of town.

Ifrit snorted in his sleep next to him, rolling over and slinging an arm across Zephyr’s chest.  He turned to peer at the fire ghoul, covering his clawed hand with one of his own.  His warm skin always felt so good against his own.  He let his hand move further up, his claws lightly tracing the muscles twitching under Ifrit’s skin.  Zephyr didn’t stop until he reached the edge of his t-shirt, the worn fabric pulled tight across his bicep.

He knew this shirt well since it was the same one Ifrit wore every day at his bookstore, Bookworm.  This one in particular, the one that was now just reserved for sleeping or working around the house, was special to them both.  Zephyr leaned back slightly, just enough so the dim light from the lamp on his nightstand highlighted the faded print on the front.

Would you still love me if I was a Bookworm?

It had taken months, and a few blunt words from Aurora, for him to realize Ifrit had been flirting with him.  Months of Ifrit visiting his shop, The Den, daily.  Of little jokes, teasing glances and sweet compliments.  He felt like such an idiot now, thinking that Ifrit was just being friendly.  That he probably acted like that with everyone.  And while Ifrit could be a flirt, he had a particular smile that Zephyr only saw when he was looking at him.

His boyfriend muttered something under his breath and Zephyr shushed him, swiping a cool hand across his forehead and into his hair.  Ifrit sighed and relaxed again, rubbing his face against his shoulder.  Zephyr smiled when he felt his tail wrap around his leg, an intimate gesture he never had gotten to experience before now.  He pulled back just enough to read Ifrit’s shirt again, unable to stop himself from grinning like an idiot.  

“Yes.”  He scooted closer to the fire ghoul, relishing the warmth his body gave off.  A whispered prayer to Lucifer began to fall from his lips, the Ghoulish coming to him easily even after not using it for years.  “Always.”

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More snippets from this verse are on my masterlist under "Ongoing Series"!

Other Mushy May days: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18

[musemelodies]

here, have a disney princess list (INSPIRED BY ROSE):

mulan (forever fave since childhood, gnc icon who saved china and ended up with the hot bi general, what's NOT to love? a legend in every sense of the word.)

jasmine (beautiful, badass, tells it like it is, always there for her loved ones, takes zero shit and i love her for it.)

ariel (loved her as a kid, had mixed feelings about her as a teen because of bad disney princess discourse, really love and appreciate her now.)

belle ("I WANT MUCH MORE THAN THIS PROVINCIAL LIFE..." me too, babe. what can i say about belle that hasn't been said already? as a fellow bookworm and monsterlover, i salute her.)

snow white (the sweetest angel who's actually hilarious and gets waaay too much hate.)

tiana/cinderella tie (I COULDN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM HONESTLY, they're both really brave, amazing, and inspiring and also i kinda ship it...)

moana (she rocks and she saved the day with the power of love and her "i want" song is one of my favorites.)

rapunzel (she's adorable and funny but i didn't really fall in love with tangled like a lot of folks did...)

aurora (stunning design, incredible voice, doesn't have a lot of screentime but leaves a big impact nevertheless and her relationship with the good fairies is really heartwarming.)

pocahontas (it's complicated, folks. on her own, she's a great character with an amazing voice and some epic musical numbers but knowing the actual history of matoaka is...yeahhh, they really should've given her a different name as well as the other characters. the story's already completely fictionalized anyway.)

merida (she's neat and she has a really cool design and i love her relationship with her mom but it's another case where i like the character but i'm not too wild about the movie.)

raya (i only saw her movie once and found it pretty mediocre but she had a lot of potential, i liked her relationship with her dad, and she had good chemistry with namaari but unfortunately, disney was too cowardly to do anything with that so...)