#Shades of Magic Vol. 1

[yuurei20]

Hello! This is likely a bit random, but, when I went to Trey’s profile on both wiki’s a while back, I was caught off guard by the “mustard yellow” label for his eye color. Was his eye color officially described as such anywhere? I always thought that they were amber. Thank you!

Hello hello! Thank you for this question! ♣️

Trey's eye color is listed as "mustard" in the official Magical Archives Game Guide, vol.1 (2020)! ^^

Trey's connection to food is maybe part of what led to his eyes being described as "mustard" instead of "amber" in official materials, not only because Trey was raised in a bakery but because Trey himself is often comparing things to food and cooking implements!

So "mustard" might very well be how Trey would describe his own eye color, if asked ^^

(Above: Trey compares Eliza's veil to "a freshly-bleached dishtowel" and her eyes to "grapes," the sight of Floyd and Jack fighting to a "giant blender," Kalim's home to turnips and unripe tomatoes, and Ortho's outfit to jelly.)

And Yana has commented before on how her methods behind deciding character eye color descriptions:

"When designing a character's coloring, I decide based on their background and overall balance. However, when putting things into words for design materials/documents, especially for eye color, I often incorporate the character's inner nature and special abilities. For Sebastian's eyes, rather than saying 'reddish-brown,' I might say 'tea-colored.' I do the same for the Twisted Wonderland characters.

For an ambitious character I might say 'sky,' and for a character with an aloof attitude, 'smoky.' I enjoy contemplating on not just the hue but also whether colors are harsh, sweet, natural, artificial, etc. Many colors are named after places or painters, like 'Turkish__' or 'Raphael __ .' For Twisted Wonderland (another world), I spent a lot of time poring over color dictionaries." - Toboso Yana (2023/2/24)

Here is a list of eye color descriptions from the Magical Archives Game Guide!

Riddle - Straight Grey

Trey - Mustard

Cater - Leaf Green (originally a shade of red)

Ace - Cherry Red

Deuce - Peacock Green

Leona - Summer Green

Ruggie - Blue Grey

Jack - Yellow Gold

Azul - Sky Blue

Jade - Olive (right) Gold (left)

Floyd - Olive (left) Gold (right)

Kalim - Garnet Red

Jamil - Charcoal Grey

Vil - Amethyst

Rook - Hunter Green

Epel - Aqua Blue

Idia - Yellow Amber

Ortho - Yellow Amber

Malleus - Lime Green

Lilia - Raspberry Red

Silver - Aurora Silver

Sebek - Antique Gold

[secret-spirit]

Doai but all the humans have isat craft types

I'll make sure to do Alex and Mortimer later

Rambling time undercut

If you don't know the isat (aka in stars and time) craft type system basically it's the magic/battle system in the game where every character has a craft type, Rock, Paper and Scissors. I'm not sure if they are exactly born with them or it comes with time but it's an omnipotent thing that everyone can weild and learn, sometimes you can learn more than one craft, other crafts are also a thing apart from rock paper scissors one i can name is Body craft which can modify your body to your liking, the other two crafts are very spoiler territory for the games story.

All forms of craft are available to humans although I'm not sure if i want the Veldiguns to have them, either the crafts deal damage to them or are completely immune to them, I don't want them to be completely immune to the Craft attacks so I'll go with them only taking 6 damage per hit, unless it's a combo which is 16 dmg(which doesn't do alot to their health bar).

I see the veldiguns however having color, the game in general is set in a greyscale world plus it's in lore that color did used to exist(i think), thus making the veldigun more like anomolies by having a shade different from grey lmao. Although color seem to be an important but minor aspect in doai if Vol.1 is anything to go by in my head.

Not entirely sure where I'd be going with this without majorly spoiling the game, I just thought the whole Craft types thing is neat.

[albatris]

here are the books I'm getting rid of

please let me know if you'd like any :3 most of them I haven't read but some are double ups or just things I've inherited from others..... they are free to a good home!

I will have to ship them and I don't wanna ship a whole crate though so you can't just say "I'll take all of them"! just take the ones you'd like please

I'm in australia so depending on where you are I might ask you to toss me some dollars for shipping but then again I might not. I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma

any that no one wants will be donated or going in my little free library, so no loss either way, I just thought some folks might want dibs haha

and yes I'm finally getting rid of Horrorstör my beloathed. you can take it but be warned. it's one of my least favourite books in the world

hey @albatris! you can reblog this post but no one else can

full list under the cut!

• Uprooted by Naomi Novik

• The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

• All The Rage by Courtney Summerd

• Asking For It by Louise O'Neill

• Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

• Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

• Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

• Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

• The Imaginary by A F Harold

• Terrier by Tamora Pierce

• The Magic in the Weaving by Tamora Pierce

• Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

• The Giver by Lois Lowry

• Samurai Champloo Vol 1 by Masaru Gotsubo

• Ouran High School Host Club Vol 1 by Bisco Hatori

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

• Valiant by Holly Black

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

• Wool by Hugh Howey

• Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

• Next by Michael Crichton

• Wildwood by Colin Meloy

• The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly

• The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly

• The Five Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly

• There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake

• A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell

• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

• The Underdog by Markus Zusak

[cafenostalgique]

My ultimate film watchlist (2010s)

1930s-1940s | 1950s | 1960s-1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

Welcome to the final part of my ultimate film watchlist! If you haven't familiarized yourself with the intro of the first part, please see it under the 1930s-1940s link above. Otherwise, we'll jump into the next list, of which I've seen many movies, and intend to watch even more. Enjoy, and as always, let me know if anything should be added to this list.

watched | loved | wouldn’t watch again | holiday

2010

Alice in Wonderland

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Black Swan

Clash of the Titans

Date Nights

Dear John

Despicable Me

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Easy A

Eat Pray Love

Grown Ups

How to Train Your Dragon

Inception

Insidious

Little Fockers

Megamind

Salt

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Secretariat

Shrek Forever After

Shutter Island

Tangled

The Book of Eli

The Expendables

The Karate Kid

The Last Song

The Other Guys

The Runaways (I have a special love in my heart for Joan Jett)

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Toy Story 3

TRON: Legacy

True Grit

2011

A Dangerous Method

Bad Teacher

Bridesmaids

Cars 2

Contagion

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Footloose

Friends with Benefits

Hugo

In Time

Kill the Irishman

Kiss Me

Megan is Missing

Melancholia

Midnight in Paris

No Strings Attached

Paul

Rango

Scream 4

Shame

Sleeping Beauty

Soul Surfer

Source Code

Super 8

Take Shelter

The Adjustment Bureau

The Artist

The Cabin in the Woods

The Descendants

The Help

The Muppets

The Skin I Live In

The Thing

The Tree of Life

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

We Bought a Zoo

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Winnie the Pooh

2012

Chernobyl Diaries

Excision

Frankenweenie

Hotel Transylvania

Iron Sky

Lincoln

Magic Mike

ParaNorman

Pitch Perfect

Prometheus

Rock of Ages

Ruby Sparks

Sinister

Ted

The Campaign

The Looper

The Lorax

The Master

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Raven

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Woman in Black

Wreck-It Ralph

2013

12 Years a Slave

About Time

Carrie

Don Jon

Frozen

Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Insidious: Chapter 2

Lovelace

Monsters University

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Parkland

Safe Haven

The Bling Ring

The Book Thief

The Conjuring

The Great Gatsby

The Invisible Woman

The Last Days on Mars

The Purge

The Railway Man

Warm Bodies

We're the Millers

What Maisie Knew

2014

A Brilliant Young Mind

American Sniper

Big Eyes

Big Hero 6

Boyhood

Gone Girl

Interstellar

I Origins

Labor Day

Maleficient

Oculus

Serena

The Captive

The Fault in Our Stars

The Giver

The Lego Movie

The Signal

The Theory of Everything

Unbroken

2015

50 Shades of Grey

Amateur Teens

Blush

Chappie

Green Room

Into the Forest

Kept Woman

Krampus

Maggie

Pitch Perfect 2

Poltergeist

Room

Spy

Summertime

Ted 2

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

The Lure

The Martian

2016

10 Cloverfield Lane

A Wish for Christmas

Before I Wake

Blair Witch

Brain on Fire

Devil's Bride

Finding Dory

Friend Request

Grease Live!

Hounds of Love

Loving

Moana

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Passengers

The Birth of a Nation

The Boy

The Conjuring 2

The Receptionist

Train to Busan

Zootopia

2017

1945

50 Shades Darker

A Quiet Passion

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Dolores

Get Out

Frantz

It

Kedi

Lady Bird

Lady Macbeth

Land of Mine

Lucky

Mudbound

Prevenge

Raw

Step

The Florida Project

Their Finest

Thelma

The Lost City of Z

The Shape of Water

2018

50 Shades Freed

Annihilation

A Quiet Place

A Star Is Born

Bohemian Rhapsody

Book Club

Crazy Rich Asians

Halloween

Hereditary

Insidious: the Last Key

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The Grinch

The Kissing Booth

The Meg

The Nun

The Post

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

2019

Ad Astra

Amazing Grace

Apollo 11

Booksmart

Child's Play

Doctor Sleep

Hail Satan?

High Life

It Chapter Two

Judy

Little Women

Midsommar

Nightmare Cinema

Parasite

Ready or Not

Rocketman

The Highwaymen

The Sisters Brother

Toy Story 4

Us

[leonenjoyer69]

I really love your art and your artstyle!!! I'm trying to learn to draw and I'm struggling to find a way to draw faces and especially eyes that I like, could you maybe share some tips on how you draw faces because omg I am so in awe of how cool your art looks! :D

FKEKVKKEKD OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH 🥺🥺 I'M SO HONORED

Honestly, the best advice I can give is to study tf out of art styles you like, bc that's exactly what I did with TGS. The amount of pages I just stared at and tried to lowkey memorize is ungodly, and once I started drawing the characters and trying to emulate sage's style, I kinda just kept getting better from there. My ability to draw poses and full body stuff also got exponentially better VERY quickly, TGS is just magic like that, I swear.

Also, for eyes specifically, referencing each characters eyes and testing different expressions is kinda the way to go. I use my physical copy of Vol 1 a LOT for referencing (especially for Hyde and Lanyon)

(A LOT more under the cut lmao)

Also, just drawing headshots of the characters over and over helps too, especially in pen! I have literal DOZENS of random 5- 10 minute pen doodles. The nice thing about the pen stuff is that, yeah, youll mess up a lot and not be super satisfied with most of them, but it forces you to be a bit more careful about how you place things and steadier with you hand, at least in my experience.

(The sillies)

See? Most of them really suck, but they made me pay a lot more attention to what I was doing and what I wanted to do. It also helped me grasp quirks of the characters and drawing expressions a lot better. Plus, this isn't even all of them, I've got a bunch more in a little envelope I made.

Also, looking on Pinterest for pose references probably would also help, or taking pics of yourself for reference, but I'm built different (stubborn and lazy) so I rawdog my anatomy and poses 🗣️🗣️

Otherwise, I can also give a little doodle example with Whole Jekyll on how I currently draw in pencil and such :3

Start with circle, then give it a nice center line and chin

Then I throw in the neck and shoulders (which tend to change a decent bit bc anatomy is hard), the eye line, which goes through the middle of the circle, and then I like to do a line down the chest to figure out which way I want him pointing, since he's at a tilt. I also change this quite often, along with where I want the face pointing lmao. Once I've figured out direction, I draw the nose starting at the bottom of the circle and up to the eye line. I also then draw the top of the eyes first. The eye line (and apparently the center line 💀) is of course a suggestion, and I tend to mess around with the eye shape until it looks mostly right.

Then the bottoms of the eyes and the pupils get thrown in, which I have to redraw pretty often to try and make them match better. I also usually leave the eyes blank bc I'm lazy af and can't draw pupils too well, I will shade them tho and that makes them look better.

Then bbg gets ears (which I usually start around the corners of the eyes and go down to just above the little curve of the jaw), eyebrows (also just mess around with these til they look right) and a mouth (I HATE drawing mouths 😋😋), then they get their hair (also have to redraw a bunch)

Also, to show Whole Jekylls other eye, I pinned his hair back, so there's a treat, Whole Jekyll enjoyers <3 bbg can fully see 😍 (Mind Lanyon probably forced him too)

Then I shade his eyes, give him clothes and fix up any quick things that were bothering me (in this his nose) and go back with the edge of a rectangle eraser and get those guidelines and extra lines out (sometimes they're still a little visible, but maybe just don't draw them as heavy handed as I do 💀) and Bada Bing Bada boom! Doodle done :3 of course its not the best, but it doesn't have to be, thats the joy of doodles

Heres another good pic to kinda show how I use my guidelines (and how messy my doodles usually are, it's part of my charm guys, I swear--)

Otherwise like, my progress shots for drawings look goofy af lmao, like--

Messy af, incorrect proportions, wrong anatomy, eugh. just takes time (and a lot of redrawing) to get to the final pieces.

But yeah!!! Eyes are annoying, it just takes a lot of tweaking and repetition.

Like, I redrew some of these eyes a decent few times and some of them are still off, like cmon Lanyon, why you gotta be so hard for me to draw 💔

Anyways!!! Thats probably the best I can offer right this second lmao, sometimes I kinda wish I could record drawing and stuff but I don't do stuff purely digital often enough to. I do have a full speed paint for that drawing of Jekyll in Hydes mind clothes tho, so idk maybe I'll share that if anyone wants me to lmao.

But yeah! Thank you so much for the ask and the kind words, I hope this helps! or is at least entertaining lmao

[bambitheslave]

It's making a kinky heist movie!

So it's studying kinky movies, to figure out how to depict kink on film better

Here's its list:

Justine (1969) The Night Porter (1974) The Image (1975) Mistress (1976) Caligula (1979) Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) Hellraiser (1987) Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Tokyo Decadence (1992) Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) Exit to Eden (1994) The Last Seduction (1994) Crash (1996) Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) Preaching to the Perverted (1997) Quills (2000) Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) The Piano Teacher (2001) Secretary (2002) Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) Hellraiser: Deader (2005) Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) S&M Judge (2009) A Dangerous Method (2011) Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) Magic Mike (2012) Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2 (2013) American Mary (2013) The Duke of Burgundy (2014) Cruisin (2014) Magic Mike XXL (2015) 50 Shades of Grey (2015) The Ceremony (2015) Hellraiser: Evolutions (2015) The Handmaiden (2016) 50 Shades Darker (2017) Kakegurui (TV 2017-2019) Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017) Gerald's Game (2017) 50 Shades Freed (2018) 2 in the Bush: A Love Story (2018) Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019) Bonding (TV 2019-2021) 365 Days (2020) Sanctuary (2022) Love and Leashes (2022) Crimes of the Future (2022) The Next 365 Days (2022) 365 Days: This Day (2022) How to Build a Sex Room (2022) Hellraiser (2022) Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) Infinity Pool (2023) Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023)

NOTE: it is intentionally skipping Eyes Wide Shut (1999) because fuck Kubrick

It will see if it can watch all 58 of those in the next 6 months

It will be posting about each of these

(If you want to help support its kinky heist movie, it's posting sneak peeks for $1-$5 at Patreon.com/MoviesAndHeists)

[tamiveldura]

Friday Update 1/3/25

Every year I look back on my wordcount and project totals to wrap my brain around what exactly I’ve accomplished. There are two lists here, a list of things I published and a list of things I’ve written. There is always a little bit of crossover with these lists. I often write things on a short deadline, so the project timeline is within a month or two. Links to buy provided where relevant! Some interesting stats below.

Things Written: (20) roughly but not perfectly in the order I wrote them Blind Date With A HellHound - Hellhound Corps That’s Princess Hellhound To You - Hellhound Corps Eye Of The Beholder - Maj and the Outlaws Fated To The Wolf - Ether City Rescued By The Dragon Assassin - Powyrworld Vampire Mated - Hellebore Court The Sandcastle Charade - Mischief Mystery This Legacy We Raze - Queenships Not All Treasure Is Silver And Gold - An Act of Piracy Lightning Strikes Twice - standalone Spirits At Liberty - The Bone Witch Continue As You Weren’t - HORNETs Weaving The Lovelace Gate - standalone The Werewolf Curse - The Bone Witch Vampire Submitted - Hellebore Court The Power of a Name - standalone Vampire Exposed - Hellebore Court The White Crane Retreats - HORNETs adjacent Mura’s First Vacation - HORNETs A Message From The Gods - HORNETs

Things Published: (21) Blind Date With A Hellhound - Valentine’s A Gathering of Stories That’s Princess Hellhound To You - Street Magic vol 2 Fated To The Wolf - Amaryllis Anthology, out of print Rescued by the Dragon Assassin - Indie Vampire Mated - Amaryllis Anthology Spirits At Liberty - Uncollected/Indie Continue As You Weren’t - BSQ The Werewolf Curse - Halloween A Gathering of Stories Vampire Submitted - Amaryllis Anthology Mura’s First Vacation - BSQ A Message From The Gods - BSQ The Right Genes For Robbery - Indie Afterglow - Indie Occult Awakening - Indie Mansion Getaway - Indie Between The Shade - Indie True Night - Indie A Gift From The Muse - Indie A Brand New Day - Indie To Heaven And Back Again - Indie Carrot Cake - Indie

There is an 11 thing overlap between the two lists, meaning I wrote a thing and it was published the same year.

100% of things written in 2024 were for a call for submissions or contract, meaning 100% of things had an external deadline I did not control. It’s one of my goals this year to reduce that percentage.

84% of things written for external editors were accepted for publication (!!), leaving me only 3 things unclaimed. 1 is pending. (This is a shockingly high acceptance rate. Just an incredible number. Mindblowing.)

Wordcount Total: 212,500 words, more than 47k better than my previous best (168k in 2014), and the first time I've ever broken through 200k.

[books-coffee-and-the-woods]

24 in 2024

Thanks for the tag @bigcats-birds-and-books!!!!

24 books/series I want to read in 2024:

reread: *

The Southern Reach trilogy - Jeff Vandermeer*

The Song of the Lioness quartet - Tamora Pierce*

Chlorine - Jade Song

White Cat, Black Dog - Kelly Link

Lapvona - Otessa Moshfegh

Untethered Sky - Fonda Lee

Murderbot - Martha Wells (reread the first book and then hopefully catch up on the series!)

Sanaaq - Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk

Dead Mountain: The Untold Story of Dyatlov Pass - Donni Eichar (I know we've definitively proven what happened now, but this still seems like an interesting read)

A House with Good Bones - T. Kingfisher

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job - Kikuko Tsumura

Flights - Olga Tokarczuk

The Light Brigade - Kameron Hurley

Ninth House/Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo (idk what this series is called - partial reread)

The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo

Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab*

The Fragile Threads of Power - V. S. Schwab

The Last Binding trilogy - Freya Marske (partial reread)

Victories Greater than Death - Charlie Jane Anders

Death Note - Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata (partial reread)

Know Your Station vol 1 - Sarah Gailey

The Pepsi-Cola Addict - June-Alison Gibbons

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Roots of Chaos series - Samantha Shannon (partial reread)

I tag.... @princesshoneytea @therefugeofbooks @bookcub annnnd anyone who wants to do this!

[liliesandthemoon]

Chloe's Diary Vol.1

(11 Years Old)

" People I admire! "

Haven't you trembled with excitement imagining simply being in the presence of someone you admire so much?

A person so great, who radiates incredible strength, that just being in their presence feels like the greatest achievement of your life?

That's how I feel when I'm with my friends Gawain and Florence!

My first encounter with Gawain, happened the night I arrived in Dalmore, how I got here that night is still very fuzzy in my mind, and I still can't remember what exactly happened or how I ended up here, but I can remember clearly that Gawain offered me his help without a second thought, not only that, when I was afraid of the future and couldn't stop crying he gave me a dandelion and told me that everything would be alright, and I believed him and felt strong enough to go on! Isn't that great? Some people say "everything will be fine" just to make themselves look good, without really believing it, but the way Gawain said things as a child made you feel like he would make sure they would certainly come true.

Whenever Gawain set his mind to something he got it done, no matter how high the goal was, he always reached it, Gawain was like a star that wanted to reach the top of the sky and wanted to light up the whole world as if he was the sun itself.

And Florence was just as radiant, she is 4 years older than me, but whenever I was with her it felt like she was way older and wiser, the way she knew so much about magic, and acted so responsible and "grown up"... just thinking about it made me want to roll over in my bed with excitement and admiration.

If I had to describe the two of them in one word I think it would be "confidence", referring to the self-assurance and certainty that they gave to everyone they came across, just by being around them you knew you could achieve anything you set your mind to.

With that in mind, sometimes it was so surprising to me when they, being such admirable people, spoke to me so normally as a friend. It's true that Florence was someone who socialised easily, so being part of her social circle wasn't so strange, but Gawain didn't have that kind of justification, he was a very radiant and kind boy, but he only had his head for what interested him, if someone didn't catch his attention he didn't interact with them. Which caused me a lot of fear

 "Someday you'll get bored of me too?" I wondered.

That's why I decided to do my utmost to become a person who was on the same level as them. Of course I knew that Gawain and Florence were not the kind of people who dumped their friends for no good reason, but I didn't want to live a life where I was always trailing after them.

So I gave my all to be a much cooler person! 

"I want to be a dependable person too, I want to be able to help my friends and always be there for them".

were my thoughts.

One day after getting so frustrated after failing to make a spell work that I had been studying all week I went to my hidden spot, under the big tree on the meadow that is located a bit outside the castle town of Dalmore, this is where I always went to when I wanted to unwind, just the smell of the flowers and how nice it felt to sit in the shade of the huge tree could put the most grumpy person in the skies to sleep.

But... I guess I didn't quite understand what "cool" was. I tried to imitate Florence's charisma but all I got was people looking at me funny... I started to study magic and everything was fine at first but I was always pushing myself beyond my limitations and my spells ended up badly which made those around me more worried, plus as I tried to be more 'independent' I pushed my friends away and I felt less motivated... It was very frustrating!

I've called it a hidden spot but it's not really hidden, it's just off a road that simply isn't very frequented, if you were to ask anyone in Dalmore if they knew where the road next to the meadow was they would say:

"Oh yes, I've traveled through that road once". 

Still, I've never seen anyone sunbathing under this specific tree... Well, better for me, the quietness of this place is what I love the most!

Getting back to the topic, that day I was tired and I was laying under the tree, it was a bit late, but not at dusk yet (my mum really disliked it when I went out late without telling her...) after having sighed for the sixteenth time, I heard the voice I was missing and craving the most.

"Are you tired of playing tragedy actress yet?" he said mockingly.

I quickly stood up, I don't know why at that moment I felt so relieved to see him there, even with the taunting words he had said, after that dreadful experience of a long day (and month in general) seeing someone I cherished immediately brought back the happiness back into my body.

I admit it was hard for me not to burst into tears right there haha ... , I wanted to tell him that I was sorry for acting so weird and that I was just trying to do my best for everybody, but I was very tired and the words were not coming to me, so instead of just sitting there dumbfounded with the remaining energy I had I got up and without thinking I rushed to him and hugged him, strangely that made me feel so much better, that was also the first hug I gave him too! I don't know why I hadn't done that before, Gawain was a warm kid in personality but also physically, and hugging him there felt like when you lay in your bed hugging a soft pillow while covered in the biggest blankets, before he could protest I slowly pulled away.

"Haha, what are you doing here Gawain? I thought you'd gone off on your own to train?"

"I was just passing by as I heard the loudest whining person on this island. So I came to verify if you'd finally gotten over whatever came over you, you were... acting really strangely lately."  

I could sense a slight sadness and concern in his voice, was he that bothered by my attempt at being a cool and responsible person!?

"Haha...I guess I did" I said, a bit embarrassed.

…silence…

(Well since we're already here, why don't I embarrass myself a bit more?)

"Gawain, if I pretended to be someone else, would you still be my friend?"

"Lets... continue going to see the fish in the river, lets continue going to the mountain to catch butterflies and let's continue going to the forest to see the birds that make funny noise. I got SUPER bored these days all by myself, so we'd better go and play tomorrow, you hear me?"

"Of course I wouldn't, If that were the case you wouldn't be you anymore, you'd be just as boring as the other kids that just act all the same, so cut the crap, don't get any weird ideas and continue being you"

Gawain to a break then, making the face he usually made when he was deep in thought and trying to find the words for what he wanted to say.

Once again, Gawain, the sunny boy, lit my way. After hearing those simple words I completely forgot about any doubts I had about our friendship and all I could think about was all the adventures we could have and the corners of Dalmore we could explore.

I hope this sun by my side will never stop shining on me....

[goldstepsliv]

First look of the month was a a success 🌈

Products used 🌈

• gifted/PR products

Eyes 🌈

@plouise_makeup_academy unlock your creativity palette

@morphebrushes 39L hit the lights eyeshadow palette

@mnklelashes glade lashes in the style ‘Flowers are your love language’

@plouise_makeup_academy a droplet of magic eyeshadow palette

@glamlite x @mikaylajmakeup Vol 2 palette

@purcosmetics x @barbie ‘endless possibilities’ eyeshadow palette

@juviasplace ‘garden of juvias’ eyeshadow palette

@plouise_makeup_academy pigment bases in shades;

‘Touch of frost’

‘Green with envy’

‘Summer blues’

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‘Rumor 01’

‘Funfetti frosting’

@oulaccosmetics_official ‘cyber mint’ cream eyeshadow

@colourpopcosmetics ‘I see the light’ single shadow

@starcrushedcosmetics cosmic pigments in;

‘eternal sunshine’

‘Beginners luck’

‘Beauty and the beach’

‘Cotton candy kisses’

‘Cosmic love affair’

‘Achieve grapeness’

@nyxcosmetics glitter brilliants in ‘gold’

@plouise_makeup_academy loose pigment in ‘fairy dust’

@starcrushedcosmetics glitter in ‘my bloody valentines’

@maybelline the falsies lash lift

Eyebrows 🌈

@elfcosmetics brow lift

@colourpopcosmetics brow pencil in ‘ash brown’

Base 🌈

@clio_official mesh glow cushion foundation in ‘linen’

@plouise_makeup_academy skin bling in ‘bye babe’

@colourpopcosmetics pressed powder blush in ‘enchanted mirror’

@onesize made for shade in ‘fair trio’

@onesize translucent setting powder

@nyxcosmetics HD finishing powder in ‘translucent’

@iconic.london precision duo in ‘medium shadow’ contour pot

@profusion holo beam in ‘aura’

@plouise_makeup_academy cheek of its in shades;

‘Baked biscuits’

‘Sugar pie’

@smashboxcosmetics 4-1 perfecting pen in F20C

@colourpopcosmetics pretty fresh concealer in ‘fair 07C’

@nyxcosmetics wonder stix in ‘fair’

Lips 🌈

@plouise_makeup_academy lip pencil in shade ‘luscious love’

@makeuprevolution conceal and hydrate in shade ‘C3’

@r.e.m.beauty liquid lipstick in shade ‘leave a message’

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[parafrazerofhistory]

A Survival of the Ancient Celtic Worship of Grannus in Auvergne: A Frazerian Conjecture

“In Auvergne fires are everywhere kindled on the evening of the first Sunday in Lent. Every village, every hamlet, even every ward, every isolated farm has its bonfire or figo, as it is called, which blazes up as the shades of night are falling. The fires may be seen flaring on the heights and in the plains; the people dance and sing round about them and leap through the flames.

View of the Béal Pass of the Forez Mountains in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

(Source: Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

"Then they proceed to the ceremony of the Grannas-mias. A granno-mio is a torch of straw fastened to the top of a pole. When the pyre is half consumed, the bystanders kindle the torches at the expiring flames and carry them into the neighbouring orchards, fields, and gardens, wherever there are fruit-trees. As they march they sing at the top of their voices,

“‘Granno, mo mio, 

Granno, mon pouère 

Granno, mo mouère!’

“that is, ‘Grannus my friend, Grannus my father, Grannus my mother.’ Then they pass the burning torches under the branches of every tree, singing,

“‘Brando, brandounci 

Tsaque brantso, in plan panei!’

“that is, ‘Firebrand burn; every branch a basketful!’ In some villages the people also run across the sown fields and shake the ashes of the torches on the ground; also they put some of the ashes in the fowls' nests, in order that the hens may lay plenty of eggs throughout the year. When all these ceremonies have been performed, everybody goes home and feasts; the special dishes of the evening are fritters and pancakes. Here the application of the fire to the fruit-trees, to the sown fields, and to the nests of the poultry is clearly a charm intended to ensure fertility; and the Granno to whom the invocations are addressed, and who gives his name to the torches, may possibly be, as Dr. Pommerol suggests, [1] no other than the ancient Celtic god Grannus, whom the Romans identified with Apollo, and whose worship is attested by inscriptions found not only in France but in Scotland and on the Danube. If the name Grannus is derived, as the learned tell us, from a root meaning ‘to glow, burn, shine,’ the deity who bore the name and was identified with Apollo may well have been a sun-god; and in that case the prayers addressed to him by the peasants of the Auvergne, while they wave the blazing, crackling torches about the fruit-trees, would be eminently appropriate. For who could ripen the fruit so well as the sun-god? and what better process could be devised to draw the blossoms from the bare boughs than the application to them of that genial warmth which is ultimately derived from the solar beams?

An altar to Apollo Grannus and the Celtic goddess Sirona, discovered at Baumberg, in Germany.

(Source: Charles Robert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

"Thus the fire-festival of the first Sunday in Lent, as it is observed in Auvergne, may be interpreted very naturally and simply as a religious or rather perhaps magical ceremony designed to procure a due supply of the sun's heat for plants and animals. At the same time we should remember that the employment of fire in this and kindred ceremonies may have been designed originally, not so much to stimulate growth and reproduction, as to burn and destroy all agencies, whether in the shape of vermin, witches, or what not, which threatened or were supposed to threaten the growth of the crops and the multiplication of animals. It is often difficult to decide between these two different interpretations of the use of fire in agricultural rites. In any case the fire-festival of Auvergne on the first Sunday in Lent may date from Druidical times.”

—J. G. Frazer, Balder the Beautiful, part 1 (The Golden Bough, vol. X, 1913, pp. 111-113)

19th century facsimile of a 1719 engraving by the scholar-monk Bernard de Mountfaucon, who alleged he was reproducing a relief of Gaulish druids found at Autun.

(Source: Bernard de Montfaucon, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

[1] Frazer’s footnote: “Dr. Pommerol, ‘La fête des Brandons et le dieu Gaulois Grannus,’ Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris, v. Série, ii. (1901) pp. 427-429.”

[kittenpoem]

Do u bleach ur own hair? Any advice or tips?

i do ! my best advice is sectioning is everything & do your best to take the smallest slices as possible.

i normally do 4 quadrants, starting at the back & slicing thin sections as i make my way upwards. if your roots are longer than a couple of inches (or you’re going blonde for the first time), i recommend starting with the mids + ends first & then hitting your roots for the last 15 mins of processing. my natural hair is like a cool toned medium blonde (level 7), but even if you’re darker than that, your scalps heat will help with the lift. also, you don’t necessarily need foils for än all over bleach and be sure not to smash the hair on top of each other because that’ll cause it to not lift properly. i always see people twist or smash the hair together & that’s no good !!

products i use:

wella blondor lightener (srsly the best)

20 vol developer (wella)

*sometimes i use igora royal high lifts, but i don’t suggest this unless you’re alr naturally v light otherwise it’ll give u like warm roots >.<; but like if you alr did a round of lightener & reached ä level 7 & don’t wanna lift with bleach again, this is an option & will lift & tone at the same time ! (you use these with a 30-40vol, i use 30)*

if i’m only using lightener, then i just tone using a 6vol or 10vol. but i only do this once i’m super pale yellow. like pastel yellow.

for toning to get a pearly blonde (not silver or ice), i use either:

igora royals 9.5-1 mixed with a dab of their pastel nude (i think it’s 9.5-49?), ä little 0-0 diluter + the 10vol änd i apply onto damp hair for like 20 mins but i keep an eye on it. it’s gonna look dark and purplish but this will go away once you dry it.

orrrr you can use redken shades eq:

i use the 10VG + 10P equal parts + the redken shades processing solution. i check this as it processes, but usually it stays on 30 mins for my hair. if it’s your first time, i recommend shades eq cos they’re easier to work with (and fade faster overtime if you dislike the tone of blonde n wanna switch things up)

*if you have more yellow/orange in your blonde & want to cancel it, use toners with blue & violet in your formula, so if you really need to remove stubborn warm tones, i suggest like shades eq in ä “neutral or N” & add some violet or “V”. neutrals usually contain both blue & violet bases in the formula, they also pair beautifully with the “pearl or P”*

for aftercare, k18 mask is your best friend & i also like the elizavecca hair mask which is also v affordable! just dont overdo protein treatments esp shit like olaplex cos it’ll break ur hair off over time. oh and keracolors makes a platinum toning mask which i loveee. whatever the put in their formulas is like magic silk for ur hair !

i hope this helps & good luck !! 🤍🪽

[reginrokkr]

𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐈𝐈. I don't have tendencies to look into the fictional books of Genshin (but I probably should) save for a few of them that caught my eye. So looking into my X feed I found a book cover that was re-drawn on the likeliness of Dain and Lumine instead of the mains characters of said book, which made me want to look into said book and see why. And oh, boy. Did I find some interesting things.

People call war hell, but most are just describing it as such. But what appeared before their eyes could only truly be called "hell." The desolate earth, the withered trees, and people like the shambling dead. It was like the life had been wrung from this place.The thing that had sustained the bloodshed for so long was something known as Nakura's Hex. Nakura's Hex was a terrifying sorcery that sucked the life of all living things and the land itself dry, giving it unto powerful samurai and feeding the war effort. And those who used such depraved magics to dominate the land were scoundrels known as the Nakura Daimyo. The Daimyo vied for dominance, but no matter who won, the earth would be further robbed of life. This was the true face of the war that had raged for nearly a century now. "And the ones who created the Hex are the Onmyouji who dwell in the Sky Tower at the center of the world."                                                        —Princess Mina of the Fallen Nation: Vol. 3.

In moments like this I remember Nahida's words saying that among the ways to conceal knowledge without being spotted, one of them is through allegories which books can count as and this here is no exception. Starting from Nakura's Hex as Forbidden Knowledge / Abyss, it falls right on point with the concept that Forbidden Knowledge precipitates everything to death as mentioned in the Aranara quest line and a good candidate as to who could the Nakura Daimyo be in view that used these magics that stem from the Hex to dominate the land (not exactly 1:1 with what's happening, but it kind of is if put from a different perspective) could be the Abyss Order.

If we think of the Onmyouji as the Second Who Came that brought by delusions and Forbidden Knowledge to this world (which potentially would bleed into Phanes too and other remaining Shades perhaps, as Phanes was spent from the second war against the dragon sovereigns + the mess involving the Forbidden Knowledge) and the Sky Tower as Celestia (location), even something like this falls right in place with the concept of demonic skies and the fishiness behind Celestia's doings alongside demonic names for gods and, more in a personal headcanon territory of mine, that the celestial power and the Abyss stem from the same origin despite the differing paths each take (as commented by René that his and Jakob's composition is similar to that of Khvarena).

[nupur26]

The Ultimate Reading Challenge: 30 Books to Read in a Year

Embarking on a reading challenge can be an enriching experience, allowing you to explore diverse genres and expand your literary horizons. Here’s a curated list of 30 books to read in a year, spanning various genres to keep your reading journey exciting and fulfilling.

The Ultimate Reading Challenge: 30 Books to Read in a Year

Classic Literature

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A profound exploration of racial injustice in the American South, seen through the eyes of a child.

1984 by George Orwell A dystopian novel that delves into totalitarianism and the loss of individuality.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A witty commentary on society and the complexities of love and marriage.

Fantasy

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Follow Bilbo Baggins on his unexpected adventure filled with dragons and treasure.

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The story of Kvothe, a gifted young man who grows into a legendary figure.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab A tale of parallel Londons, each with its own level of magical influence.

Mystery/Thriller

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn A psychological thriller that examines the complexities of marriage through a gripping mystery.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson A compelling story that intertwines murder mystery with social issues.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty A darkly comedic look at the lives of three women whose secrets unravel in unexpected ways.

Science Fiction

Dune by Frank Herbert An epic saga set on the desert planet of Arrakis, exploring themes of politics, religion, and ecology.

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin A thought-provoking exploration of gender and society on an alien planet.

Neuromancer by William Gibson A foundational cyberpunk novel that explores artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

Romance

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern A magical love story set in a mysterious circus that appears only at night.

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes A heartwarming yet heartbreaking tale about love and choices in life.

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon A historical romance that blends time travel with rich historical detail.

Historical Fiction

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Set in Nazi Germany, this novel tells the story of a young girl who finds solace in stealing books.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr A beautifully woven narrative about a blind French girl and a German soldier during World War II.

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The story of two sisters navigating life in occupied France during World War II.

Non-Fiction

Educated by Tara Westover A memoir about a woman who grows up in a strict and abusive household in rural Idaho but eventually escapes to learn about the wider world through education.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari An exploration of human history from the Stone Age to modern times, examining how biology and history have defined us.

Becoming by Michelle Obama The former First Lady’s memoir reflects on her life, values, and experiences in the White House.

Young Adult

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green A poignant love story between two teenagers battling cancer, offering insights into life and mortality.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo A gripping fantasy heist story featuring a diverse cast of characters with unique abilities.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The beginning of Harry Potter’s magical journey at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Graphic Novels

Maus by Art Spiegelman A powerful graphic novel depicting the Holocaust through the lens of anthropomorphic animals.

Saga Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples An epic space opera that blends fantasy and science fiction with rich character development.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi An autobiographical graphic novel depicting Satrapi’s childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution.

Poetry

The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur A collection that explores themes of growth, healing, and femininity through beautiful verse and illustrations.

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur This collection addresses love, loss, trauma, and healing with poignant simplicity.

Bonus: Contemporary Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the North Carolina marshes, blending mystery with lyrical prose about nature and solitude.

Conclusion

Taking on this reading challenge can broaden your literary horizons while providing enjoyment throughout the year. Each book offers unique insights into different aspects of human experience, making this list an excellent starting point for any avid reader looking to explore new genres or revisit beloved classics! Happy reading!

[ithillyienseowynposts]

ithillyienseowynposts reading list: reread-a-thon and other 2024 reads

2024 {other reads}

the outsiders (february-march 2024)

the sunshine court (april-may 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: titus andronicus (may 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: two gentlemen of verona (may 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: the merchant of venice (june 2024)

you, again (february-june 2024)

smythe-smith quartet: the sum of all kisses (july 2024)

attack on titan vol 1-3 (july 2024)

smythe-smith quartet: the secrets of sir richard kenworthy (july 2024)

heartstopper vol 5 (august 2024)

attack on titan vol 4-6 (september 2024)

friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing (september 2024)

bridgerton prequel: queen charlotte (september 2024)

bright young women (august-september 2024)

funny story (october 2024)

emily wilde: encyclopaedia of faeries (seasonal read 2024)

my lady jane (august-november 2024)

better than the movies (october-november 2024)

divine rivals (november 2024)

caraval #3: finale (december 2024)

attack on titan vol 7-9 (december 2024)

the song of achilles (december 2024)

spectacular: a caraval holiday novella (december 2024)

2024 {season of the reread}

the kiss quotient ~ re-read (january 2024)

the bride test ~ re-read (january 2024)

the heart principle ~ re-read (january 2024)

throne of glass ~ re-read (february-march 2024)

heartstopper vol 1 ~ re-read (april 2024)

the hate u give ~ re-read (april-may 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: macbeth ~ re-read (june 2024)

heartstopper vol 2 ~ re-read (june 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: midsummer night’s dream ~ re-read (july 2024)

heartstopper vol 3 ~ re-read (july 2024)

heartstopper vol 4 ~ re-read (july 2024)

off campus: the deal ~ re-read (august 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: much ado about nothing ~ re-read (august 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: antony and cleopatra ~ re-read (august 2024)

a darker shade of magic ~ re-read (august 2024)

complete works of shakespeare: romeo and juliet ~ re-read (august 2024)

bridgerton: an offer from a gentleman ~ re-read (september-october 2024)

[melvin-dukowski]

Operation listen to a new album a day Q1 list

1: Foreign Skies by the Dreadnoughts.

2: King of the Jews by Oxbow

3: Swarm by Atomic Ape

4: Yodh by Mizmor

5: Los Angeles by X

6: School’s out by Alice Cooper

7: Панихида by Батюшка (Panikhida by Batyushka)

8: Shoelace and a Knot by yungatita

9: Sorrow and Extinction by Pallbearer

10: Mestarin Kynsi by Oranssi Pazuzu

11: Sign of the Devil by Dopelord

12: Unsilent Death by Nails

13: I by Hell

14: Sunami by Sunami

15: Abandon All Life by Nails

16: Big Sigh by Marika Hackman

17: Command Your Weather by Big Business 

18: Self Surgery by Mrs Piss

19: Revengeance by Conan

20: ILION by SLIFT

21: And Then There Were None by Church of Misery

22: Shades of God by Paradise Lost

23: Dismal by Grief

24: Tweedles by The Residents 

25: Myopia by Mizmor/Thou

26: Carboniferous by Zu

27: Death Magic Doom by Candlemass

28: The Bunny Boy by The Residents

29: Doc at the Radar Station by Captain Beefheart & His Magical Band

30: Koolaide Mustache in Jonestown by Don Salsa

31: Victim in Pain by Agnostic Front

32: Milo Goes to College by Descendents 

33: II by Meat Puppets

34: AN INSATIABLE HIGH by Masayoshi Tanaka

35: You Will Never Be One Of Us by Nails

36: Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft by DAF

37: The Scythe is Remorseless by Yersin 

38: SAVED! By Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

39: The Burden of Hope by Grails.

40: Redlight by Grails

41: Parole de Navarre by The Dale Cooper Quartet

42: Voice of Chunk by The Lounge Lizards

43: The Affair of the Poisons by Hellripper

44: No Control by Bad Religion

45: Ethic of Radical Finitude by Downfall of Gaia

46: Maniac Meat by Tobacco

47: L’etoile thoracique by Klo Pelgag

48: The World as it is Today by Art Bears

49: Elizium by Fields of the Nephilim

50: Ihsahn by Ihsahn 

51: You Have Already Gone to the Other World by A Hawk and a Hacksaw

52: The Underground Resistance by Darkthrone

53: Terminal by Bongripper

54: Black Tar Prophecies Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by Grails.

55: Of the Last Human Being by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

56: Moon Healer by Job For A Cowboy

57: Green Room by Radkey

58: Maps by Billy Woods/Kenny Segal

59: Atrocity Machine by Body Void

60: Preachers Daughter by Ethel Cain

61: THE HOLY BIBLE by Manic Street Preachers.

62: Stygian Bough Volume 1 by Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin

63: The Mother of Virtues by Pyrrhon

64: I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

65: Burning Off Impurities by Grails

66: Still They Pray by Cough

67: Time ‘n’ Place by Kero Kero Bonito

68: What Passes for Survival by Pyrrhon

69: Namidae by Oxxo Xoox

70: Corpo-Mente by Corpo-Mente

71: Universal Sprache by Vladimir Bozar ‘n’ Sheraf Orkestar

72: Weedsconsin by Bongzilla

73: Under a Slab, We All Rot by Asphalt

74: Mercenary by Bolt Thrower

75: She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She by Chelsea Wolfe 

76: The Black Halo by Kamelot

77: Rum, Sodomy and the Lash by The Pogues

78: Invincible Shield by Judas Priest

79: Behold the Abyss by Those Poor Bastards

80: Ultima II Massage by Tobacco

81: Dandelion Gum by Black Moth Super Rainbow

82: Self-titled 1998 by Dropdead

83: Here are The Sonics by The Sonics

84: Undestroyed by Free Salamander Exhibit

85: The Bowls Project by Charming Hostesses

86: Everybody Knows this is Nowhere by Neil Young with Crazy Horse

87: What a Fucking Nightmare by The Chisel 

88: Feel the Misery by My Dying Bride

89: Maya by M.I.A

90: Whereabouts Unknown by Mojo Nixon

91: Paralyzed by Witch

So far so good. The best albums on here have entered my normal rotation and the worst were merely just kinda boring.