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𝑵𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒊 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊?
#r1999 pavia#r1999#reverse 1999#pavia#art#illustration#drawing#fanart#digital art#really quick with this one wtf#pavia carried my ass#really love the italian mafioso werewolf
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I think Marc died after seeing this picture the first time
#Alex had to take his phone away#He just stared at it for like 10 minutes until the display went black but he just reopened it#valentino rossi#motogp#marc marquez#rosquez#I DIDNT KNOW THIS PICTURE EXISTED#I JUST FOUND IT WHEN I WANTED TO YAP ABOUT MERCH PRICES#AND THEN I AM HIT WITH THAT#Like im not into guys but everytime I see a picture like this im like 'Okay I get it'#ray had a yappaccino#welcome to my ted talk#todays topic: weirdly attractive old italian man#Local lesbian confused#That's definitely part of the werewolf inspo btw
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Does this count as art
OG under the cut:
#my art#pizza tower#pizza tower au#werepeppino#peppino spaghetti#werewolf peppino#shitpost#I thought this was funny asf#its italian certified
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File about Severus Snape's werewolf daughter (because she deserves it and I want to do it)
Name: Juliana Eileen Prince
Born: 30 August 1980
Blood status: Pureblood
Nationality: British with Italian roots
Also known as: Julia, Jules, Princess (by Draco), Prince Bastard, that viper (by Sirius Black), Snape's girl.
Species: Werewolf (since birth)
Hair: Ivory black
Eye colour: Onyx black with motes of grey
Family:
Severus Snape (father)
Unnamed werewolf woman (mother, deceased)
Eileen Prince (paternal grandmother, deceased)
Tobias Snape (paternal grandfather, deceased)
Boggart: Her father's corpse
Patronus: Snake
Affiliations: Hogwarts, House Prince, House Malfoy (she's practically one of them), wherever her father is.
House: Slytherin or Hufflepuff
Faceclaim: Jessie Mei Li (Shadow and Bone)
Trivia:
-She's half Asian on her mother's side.
-She's Severus Snape #1 defender and supporter. She adores her dad and will gladly fight anyone that insults him. She's not afraid of facing grown ass men is she sees them disrespecting him.
-House Prince has Roman-Italian roots, so Severus gave her a Latin name that means "woman of strong roots", and it can be abreviated to "Julia", a very common Roman name. Her second name is because Severus wanted to honor his mother but felt that it could be a bad omen giving it as first name. He doesn't want to accidentally curse his child to the same fate.
-She's only called Juliana by the teachers and her father. For everyone else she's mostly Julia. Jules is for friends only.
-To the public, she's considered an illegitimate child from House Prince, an ancient family of purebloods whose line was thought to be extinct.
-Severus wasn't going to ask the Malfoys to be the godparents because he didn't think they would want anything to do with a child with lycanthropy. They were furious at his reasoning and proclaimed that any child of his was considered family to them.
-So yeah Lucius and Narcissa are the godparents, because they wouldn't have it any other way.
-Because of this, Draco and Julia have been practically raised together and share a very close bond.
-He accepts Julia's condition but it doesn't apply for others like her. He's an hypocrite like his parents.
-She has her own room in Malfoy Manor because of how often she has spent the night there, thanks to her father's busy life. They also have a special room for her during the full moon nights.
-The only people that know of her condition are Severus, the Malfoys and Dumbledore.
-Remus finds out as soon as he interacts with her and he's flabbergasted.
-She's been learning Potions ever since she was old enough to hold a spoon. There's no way in hell Severus Snape wouldn't teach his daughter Potions.
-Despite this, her favourite subject is Care for Magical Creatures. She has a knack for it and connects with them better than with humans.
-Regardless of which house she ends up in, she'll be friends with the Slytherins.
-She plays Beater in the quidditch team. It's the only time she doesn't have to worry about her strenght.
-Ron is her favourite of the Golden Trio, but she's interested in Harry's trayectory.
-Really sharp and developed senses. Nothing ever escapes her. She also gets easily overwhelmed the days prior the full moon.
-She's a natural Legilimens like her father, which she found out after accidentally seeing one of his memories once. It was very uncomfortable for both.
-Severus has never told her the whole story with the marauders, only some pieces of it here and there. She knows it from the Malfoys and her own individual research (aka peeking into certain people's minds).
-Because of this, she dislikes Sirius and Remus a lot, specially the first. She doesn't see the point on hating James Potter if he's dead.
-One of the effects of her lycantropy is that she's naturally good with Dark Arts. Might be the only useful and painless thing her condition gave her.
-Her copying mechanism is dark humour, which she started to apply first with her lycantropy. She makes jokes about it and tries to take it with philosophy. She's not asshamed of it.
-She knows how to brew the wolfsbane potion but still prefers when her dad does it.
-At some point she has to share the Shrieking Shack with Lupin for the full moon nights. It makes an awkward experience for both.
-She goes by Prince instead of Snape to hide the fact that she's Severus' daughter. This was decided by Severus himself, to protect her from the danger of being associated with him. Julia isn't fond of this idea, but understands the reasons behind it.
-She doesn't really aprove of Draco's behaviour most of the time, but is too amused by it to stop him. If she really dislikes something he did, she'll play along in public but will chastize him in private. Kinda "I don't agree with you but I'll defend you anyway because we're supposed to be a team".
-She knows more than she should. Severus long gave up on trying to hide anything from her.
(In this AU, lycantropy has nothing to do with AIDs. It's a blood curse that happens to be contagious and, like all curses, it can be passed down to generations)
#all of this is canon because i said so#she's my new babygirl#also i love the Roman-Italian Prince headcanons so this is how it'll be here#so beware that both severus and livia are italian coded#i actually wracked my eyes through pinterest for hours to find the perfect face claim#until jessie mei popped out and she felt just right#she gives sirius and lupin hell when she meets them#she has a sharp tongue like her daddy#severus' werewolf daughter au#severus snape#pro severus snape#my ocs#remus lupin#draco malfoy#harry potter#hp headcanons#ron weasley
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"Do we use the Greek spelling or the anglicized spelling?"
"If you don't use the Greek letters people can't look it up."
"Okay but it looks real weird and out of place and I'm pretty sure it is all entirely wrong."
"All of the languages are probably wrong, on account of all four translator sites giving different translations and there being a whole mess of contextual and cultural usage your dumb one language speaking ass does not understand."
"Okay...so what do I do?"
"Leave it as is and find people to help properly translate things later."
"But it looks wrong now."
"It's a first draft. It is allowed to look wrong."
#talking to myself#writing rambles#ahhhh#i have been trying to learn italian and french and my brain is a mushy sieve that holds nothing#then here comes greek baby werewolf and this big sweet vampire wants to make sure his little girl knows her native language#so now i gotta deal with that too#T^T#as if the crew in before deluca weren't enough#i am going insane
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For the drawing request could I request werewolf kikuno :3 I really love her design
IT TINGLES AND ITS BURNING GOD IT HURTS ITS TURNING
#p3#p4au#kikuno saikawa#quinn moment#quinn drawings#asks#princekirijo#can every other requester please forgive me i got insane about a composition idea after i tried to think of what to make her do#caption is from an italian werewolf in st louis by ludo btw. werewolf song of all time.to me
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My fanart for when there’s a werewolf and he (or she!) is Italian
#an italian werewolf in St. Louis#fanart#this is fanart#ludo#ludo rock#ludo band#this is ludo fanart#Andrew volpe#i love you
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Two very different versions of transformation
#lizard's art#creepypasta oc#werewolf#body horror cw#one could say that the difference between these two siblings... are like night and da-#-shot to death by an Italian mafia-#ella greenwood#elliot greenwood
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The Three Faces of Terror (2004). Effects artist Sergio Stivaletti supervised the effects and directed this film, which has a pretty cool werewolf and an involved transformation sequence.
More screencaps available on my blog post of movie werewolves of the 00s. I just updated this post to include this film.
#sergio stivaletti#the three faces of terror#three faces of terror#werewolf#practical effects#werewolves#transformation#horror#creature feature#italian horror#2000s horror#my screencaps#my screenshots#movie screencaps#film screencaps
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Never Break the pasta in front of Guido
Guido: *walks in* Maxwell: *breaks the pasta* Guido: *loud gasp* Maxwell: What the Guido: *turns into his werewolf form* Maxwell: Oh shit Me: It was at this moment Maxwell knew he fucked up
#guido luigi#guido the italian werewolf#maxwell the sharkman#you know its bad when a shark fears a wolf
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I will hunt you down And will destroy this town So watch your window and lock your door And if you're out tonight Beware, the boy will bite I'm hungry as hell and hunt for more I turn when I burn, oh oh
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On June 5, 1963, Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory debuted in the United States.
#werewolf in a girls dormitory#horror#monster movies#horror art#werewolf#italian horror#werewolves#b movie#movie art#art#drawing#movie history
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what supernatural creature are you(r ocs)?
tagged by @detectivelokis and @inafieldofdaisies to do this uquiz!
tagging @socially-awkward-skeleton, @strangefable, @baldurrs, @adelaidedrubman, @strafethesesinners, @aceghosts, @fourlittleseedlings, @kittiofdoom, @sukoshimikan, @confidentandgood, @deputyash, @harmonyowl, @poetikat, @purplehairsecretlair, @sstewyhosseini, and anyone else wanting to give this one a go!
KITSUNE. You are a Kitsune! Magical, immortal, and absolutely adorable, a Kitsune is a legendary fox, originated in Japan, but inspired by Chinese folktales. Kitsunes are incredibly wise, but can be incredibly dangerous as well. They specialize in the art of illusion and imagination, and can be considered very creative, stunning creatures. I mean, who doesn't love foxes?
VAMPIRE. You are a vampire! Vampires are undead creatures that feed on the vital essence of the living. Since they can't really consume humane foods, they survive by feeding on the blood of human beings instead. Besides this, vampires are mysterious, elegant, intimidating creatures. They are usually quiet, concealed, and choose to isolate themselves when stranded with large groups of people... and like so, they enjoy staying indoors instead of exploring the outside world. However, as gloomy as they seem, vampires are loyal creatures that will do whatever it takes to protect those they love from either themselves or other supernatural creatures.
SUCCUBUS. You are a succubus! Smart, sexy, and potentially deadly. The cunning Succubus is a creature you don't want to joke around with. They are seductresses who simply enjoy toying with their peers... and are powerful, clever creatures full of beauty, charm, and confidence. They won't ever let anybody or anything get in their way. However, as good as that may seem... always remember to be careful around them. Here's a tip: don't make them angry.
#little bummed syb didn't get a werewolf because that would have been funny#but 'wise and dangerous' is an apt description of her#also considering how both foxes and hares are trickster creatures in many myth...i'll take it :)#rip paola for being an italian vampire lmao#but 'mysterious. elegant. and intimidating' are probably the three words charlie would use#to describe her when they first met <3#and etta. i would have been disappointed if she got anything OTHER than a succubus <3#oc: deputy sybille la roux#oc: paola orsini#oc: henrietta 'etta' graves
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haha slendergang go
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(this is just a very minor sprite edit, did not draw this from scratch obv.)
Collect his court outrages.
His twenty eight pages.
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Had a rough couple days but here i am back again! I managed to reinstall my preferred heavypaint version and here it comes a little werewolf as a first attempt because absolute comfort characters amiright
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The Italian village that can’t be named
Written by Elisabetta Abrami
Colobraro, an ancient hilltop town in Italy’s southern region of Basilicata, is reputed to be the nation’s unluckiest village.
According to legend, this folklore dates back to the 1940s, when Biagio Virgilio, then mayor of Colobraro, proclaimed at a meeting in the nearby city of Matera: “May this chandelier fall down if I’m not telling the truth!”
With those words, the chandelier plummeted from the ceiling, and Virgilio’s village quickly became synonymous with bad omens.
Today, Colobraro is still largely considered a place whose name is better not mentioned. Residents of neighbouring villages call it ‘Cudd Pais’ (‘that village’ in the local dialect), and are quick to touch wood when they hear the name as a good-luck charm to drive away any misfortune.
Don Biagio Virgilio? Of course, I do remember him! The misfortune? Folks made it up. He didn't bring bad luck. When something happens to some outsider with their cars, maybe they get stranded or a flat tyre or the engine breaks down, they blame it on the village,” said Matteo, a Colobraro resident.
Where superstition reigns
Located between Calabria and Puglia, Italy’s southern Basilicata region is dominated by untamed wilderness and a lunar landscape, where ghost towns like Craco (pictured) are not uncommon and there are still strong links to tradition and superstition.
A land of sorceresses
In addition to the chandelier myth, generations of Colobraro residents have long passed down tales of witches and wizards, as well the masciare, powerful women famous throughout southern Italy in the 1950s who were said to maintain control of their village through magical arts, casting curses and brewing potent spells. Due to these stories, the village has become notorious across Italy for having a hex on it and bringing bad luck to everyone around.
Fun and games
To capitalise on these superstitions and legends, in 2011 Colobraro residents organised an annual street show ‘Dream of a night… in that village’.
Every August, visitors come from across the region to watch a play starring witches, masciare and other creepy characters that takes place along the streets and squares. On arrival, guests are given an amulet against the village’s misfortune: the abitino (or cingiok in Colobraro) contains three grains of salt against incantation, three grains of wheat as a symbol of fertility, three needles of rosemary to favour love and beauty and fight evil spirits, and lavender flowers as a symbol of virtue and serenity.
Little Monk
One of the characters you’ll see darting through the village festival is the Monachicchio or Monacello (literally ‘Little Monk’), who, according to local legend, is the spirit of a child who died before receiving baptism.
Although gentle looking, the red-hatted spirit has a playful sense of humour. His favourite pranks include ripping off bed sheets to tickle unsuspecting feet and whispering sweet words in girls’ ears. The only way to repel his pranks is to grab his little hat, since he cannot live without it.
Wolves in the night
Another iconic sight at the festival is the werewolves that are known in the region as ‘Lupumanare’. Legend says these are normal men, born on Christmas at midnight. But on nights when the moon is full, they become wolf-like creatures that terrify whole villages.
They are victims of a curse and can only be liberated by the sting of a pin: the small loss of blood allows the men to return to normal.
Tightly guarded secrets
Despite the street fair’s light-hearted fun, villagers tightly guard Colobraro’s mystical secrets, passing them down through their families.
"I encountered a sort of reluctance while I was investigating to collect material for the show," said Giuseppe Ranoia, art director of the festival. "Those rituals lose their value the moment you talk about them."
For this will always be a land of myths and legends – and some of those tales might even be true. The only thing we know for sure is that Colobraro is once again becoming famous for its misfortune.
Source: BBC Travel
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