#☽ // musings

[penvmbral]

“Your feet that were eager to inflict pain on others and all the feet that walked next to them. Your lips that laughed at others’ misfortune and all the lips that laughed with them. Those leering eyes and all the eyes that gazed at them with affection. Your hand that mocked and broke others and all the hands that held it. And your soul that rejoiced in every single moment. That’s how far I’m planning to go.”

[grimowled]

mutuals!! if we haven't interacted yet (even if it's just with another muse) and you don't know how to approach or are just bored just give this post a like, and I shall slide the creepy birb all up in your inbox :>

[shevampyre]

𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑳𝑻𝒀 𝑶𝑹 𝑰𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻. 

RULES: You can only say guilty or innocent. You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you or asks you. Repost, don't reblog. (italic on verse depending answers)

asked someone to marry you?  guilty. kissed one of your friends?  innocent. danced on a table in a bar / tavern?  guilty. ever told a lie?  guilty. had feelings for someone whom you can't have?  guilty.  kissed a picture?  guilty. slept until 5pm?  guilty. fallen asleep at work / school?  innocent. held a snake?  innocent. worked at a fast food chain / restaurant?  guilty. stolen something?  guilty. been fired from a job?  innocent. done something you regret?  guilty. laughed until something you were drinking came out of your nose?  innocent. caught a snowflake on your tongue?  guilty. kissed in the rain?  innocent. kissed someone you shouldn't?  innocent. sang in the shower?  guilty. been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?  innocent. slept naked?  innocent. made a boyfriend / girlfriend cry?  guilty. shot a gun?  guilty. still love someone you shouldn't ?  innocent. have / had a tattoo?  guilty. liked someone, but will never tell who?  innocent. been too honest?  guilty. ruined a surprise?  innocent. been told that you're beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said?  guilty. still have communication w/ your ex?  guilty. cheated on someone?  innocent. got so angry that you cried?  guilty. tried to stay away from someone for their own good?  guilty. thoughts about suicide?  innocent. thoughts about murder?  guilty. how about mass murder?  guilty. stalked someone?  innocent. had a girlfriend / boyfriend?  guilty. gotten totally drunk during a holiday?  guilty.

tagged by @verfinstern @voidmarkd @thesiciliansiren @himmelschacht (<333)

tagging @daemonoria @hogwartsprofessor

[ladyseidr]

like this post for a one-liner starter! feel free to request 1-3. please specify muse(s) or i will not write you a starter. take into account that some of these may actually be more like 2-3 liners knowing me lmao

[firstwcman]

𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 . whether it be melodies that give you inspiration for your muse or songs that get you into the writing mood — pick ten songs that give you the urge, the drive or the creativity to write for your muse!

⛧ ribs ; the crane wives. || marrow made a wife of eve, but no one gave up a rib for me and mine. my heart did expose to the elements, calloused and untouched by a man's design. // brick and mortar between my bones, built a kingdom fierce and fortified. // oh my savage empire, how lucky we are, how lucky we are. never to be moved by the words of a liar. // the dark doesn't frighten me, I chose to close my eyes, it is mine, it is mine. the night doesn't frighten me, I chose to let it thrive, it is mine, it is mine.

⛧ good riddance ; cover by annapantsu. || farewell to the earthly remains, no burdens, no further debts to be paid. // goodbye to all the plans that we made, no contracts, I'm free to do as I may. // good riddance to all the thieves, to all the fools that stifled me! they've come and gone and passed me by, good riddance to all!

⛧ dance in the dark ; lady gaga. || baby loves to dance in the dark, 'cause when he's looking she falls apart.

⛧ dead boy's poem ; nightwish. || sing what you can't say, forget what you can't play, hasten to drown into beautiful eyes. // wrote for the eclipse, wrote for the virgin, died for the beauty - the one in the garden. created a kingdom, reached for the wisdom, failed in becoming a god. // a lonely soul, an ocean soul.

⛧ which witch? ; florence + the machine. || and it's my whole heart weighed and measure inside, and it's an old scar trying to bleach it out, and it's my whole heart, deemed and delivered a crime. i'm on trial, waiting 'til the beat comes out. // who's a heretic now? am I making sense? how can you make it stick? waiting 'til the beat comes out. who's a heretic, child? can you make it stick, now? and I'm on trial waiting 'til the beat comes out. // I'm not beat up by this yet, you can't tell me to regret. been in the dark since the day we met. fire, help me to forget.

⛧ howl ; florence + the machine. || if you could only see the beast you've made of me. I held it in but now it seems you've set it running free. screaming in dark, I howl when we're apart. drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart. // my blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it out. // the fabric of your flesh pure as a wedding dress. until I wrap myself inside your arms I cannot rest. // the saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound, I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground and howl.

⛧ lost carol ; mary elizabeth mcglynn. || 🎶

⛧ mary magdalene ; fka twigs. || a woman's work, a woman's prerogative, a woman's time to embrace she must put herself first. // a woman's touch, a sacred geometry, I know where you start, where you end, how to please, how to curse. // a woman's hands, so dark and provocative, a nurturing breath that could stroke you // divine confidence. a woman's war, unoccupied history // I'm fever for the fire, true as mary magdalene, creature of desire, come just a little bit closer to me - step just a little bit closer to me.

⛧ crystal ; stevie nicks. || do you always trust your first initial feeling? special knowledge holds truth bears believing. i turned around and the water was closing all around like a glove, like the love that had finally found me. // drove me through the mountain, through the crystal like a clear water fountain, drove me like a magnet to the sea.

⛧ don't pray for me ; within temptation. || I'm not lost in the dark, I'm not blind to what I see. I know the river is wide and the water is deep. I feel the cold, my heart skips a beat. // I don't need your absolution, so don't hold that sword over me. // for my confessions I don't need a church, I don't need salt to know where it hurts. // oh I needed a revolution, I never had war in mind. // and now the river's run dry and the fall is deep, the truth is dark and makes us bleed. // in hell is where I stand, it's where I find my inner strength. // don't pray for me.

tagged by: snatched it.

tagging: you. do it if you got the time.

[sylleblosscm]

Starter Call!

Moots, hit the heart thing. You know the drill.

I'm having a time and a half getting through old threads, so while I'm not dropping anything, I am officially putting them on hold until I can get my muse back in order. That said, I'm missing my girl and also all of you beautiful people <3

[lilitophidian]

@deathinfeathers ; continued from here 《

Perhaps it had nothing to do with her knowledge of the issue. Snakes, for example, enjoyed devouring poultry with loosened jaws. The sting of stomach acid was the last thing your beautiful tiny beak would welcome before burning the mask of flesh from your bone and shitting you out.

You were much more attractive as a skeleton, in any case... Back in certain decades, you could always fashion the pieces into a lovely pleasuring device. This was child's play; you should see what happens to the macho auras around the she-beast. Feel fortunate, would you?!

It was a system thing, you know? She simply needed to get it out. The other was so fucking bitchy, it was surprising that no one else shanked her. Her claws dug so deeply that blood flowed from where her hands clutched. " You have been extremely obnoxious recently, and I feel the need to remind you of your stance. "

The panic was like a sugary dessert that caused cavities. Rotting the teeth with pressure as your nerves screamed for help.

Nobody can hear you. Who on Earth would care enough to put a stop to this? Everyone assumed you were a fucking joke regardless. " And do not seek to summon the barbarian. I doubt he would honestly oppose me. They claim that men never get over their first spouses. "

Now she would chuckle, the full lunacy spilling through with the piercing of the pen. A classic, no? Martha Stewart would have been pleased when the golden blood paint fluttered around, coating everything it could.

" Don't be such an INFANT. Sinners have greater dignity. I honestly anticipated better from you, LUTE ! Why can't you act like a true, powerful woman? "

Was not she just a deranged fuck? She would twist the writing instrument harshly before releasing her grip. " Just shut up. It will mend."

She would release once she was delighted with the reaction, lurking over the bird, ready to swallow her whole if she crossed the boundary.

[ruinakete]

♡ ・ LETTERS TO THOSE WE MOTHER ━━━ an introspective, drabble series dedicated to zephia & eremiya

. a few days after apping zephia, i reread the script of NMotE and fell in love with eremiya's character. the potential, the archetype, and most of all, the backstory she was given. though i disliked how it was thrown messily into the script, i had no doubt that she could be a character i'd enjoy writing. which, then, led me to wonder how similar and different she and zephia were. and i must admit that i grew obsessed with the idea of them interacting with one another ( though, at first, the thought definitely stemmed from a flickering, romantic piece i wrote for them. pardon my insanity it was a voice test for eremiya,, ).

thus, i created this! letters to those we mother, is a drabble series where i hope to do an in-depth exploration of their characters, both in who they are, what they are, and the potential was created for them. though this is self-indulgent, i hope to entertain whoever reads along, whether in succession or standalone.

thank you, TOA, for letting me have the opportunity to explore writing styles within this setting, as these two would never tolerate one another otherwise.

further information ( synopsis, table of contents, disclaimers, schedule, set-up; all to be updated with each drabble posted to the dashboard ) beneath the readmore!

. SYNOPSIS. what happens when fodlan shatters the mirror separating an archetype? what should unfold when these two sides, cut from the same lengths of glass, find their hands touching, skin-upon-skin, without the safety of a reflection?

zephia dahut kurosawa, a mage dragon faithful at the feet of her lord, and eremiya n. ahava, a bishop condemned to obey the voice of her lord, have crossed into each other's territory and, thus, will embark on the reluctant path that mothers must retrace once their children have grown into young adults. a lifestyle they would have walked, separately, lest their corruptions never been birthed.

neither of these beasts have savored the taste of motherhood the way fate planned them to. so, what now? will their faith create permanent cracks in the mirror? will a dragon's realism and a bishop's pessimism meld together into the flawed glimpse of another; optimism?

this, only time would reveal.

. TABLE OF CONTENTS. as of planned, currently.

i. origins.

ii. cradles & fires.

iii. tbd.

iv. tbd.

v. tbd.

vi. tbd.

. DISCLAIMERS. neither zephia or eremiya are characters that will be redeemed in this series. instead, i hope to explain their conditions and explore the consequences to which they must be condemned. with this in mind, understand that these two muses are bad people and will not change automatically in the first drabble. the journey of self-introspection is a long one.

. SCHEDULE. estimated to be 6:00 pm on the 23rd day of every two months. ( ex. if the first drabble is posted on february 23rd, at 6:00 pm, then the next drabble would be posted on april 23rd, at 6:00 pm, and so on ) a brief prologue that contains a recap, teaser, and important information such as content warnings and writer notes will be posted at 9:00 pm on the 18th day of every two months.

. SET-UP. likewise, the order of drabble posting will switch between muses. this is with the hope that zephia and eremiya will have equal related posts to archive properly. the first drabble, origins, will be posted on zephia's blog, while the second, cradles & fires, will be posted on eremiya's blog. in that order ( zephia, eremiya, zephia, eremiya, etc ) the drabble series will be completed. none of these drabbles will be reblogged by either blog, simply linked. however, this post will be shared between blogs, just for easier access.

. final words from the mun. again, whether you read one or two or all drabbles in this series, i hope you enjoy it! if i missed any content warnings and need to tag any themes or spoilers, let me know and i'll correct the mistake. otherwise, that's all from me. see you on the 18th / 23rd, concerning the series, and may the day treat you kindly, reader! ( and ps. yes, i did choose the 23rd because the number is my birthday number MKSEWKMSDJN )

[charlotte-liddel]

"I want to challenge an angel to a rock battle. I don't want to deal with any bureaucratic forms for it though." Charlotte is tuning her nebula filled electric guitar while sitting on a cloud overlooking the Heaven's gates as she pouts, kicking her legs over the edge to a little rhythm.

She's not bothering to hide her draconic features under a human guise at the moment either.

[auberich]

If I hypothetically am setting up a new blog what then

[maestrs]

rory and I playing the game of hitting each other with post after post of feels for our muses… crying on the floor scoob

[grimowled]

3. a trait they express in the wrong way!

☽ why is my muse hot garbage?? - accepting!!

ooh boy, this one is easy because there are many lmao

VI. ON OBSESSION

the most glaring trait is how he expresses any kind of affection or infatuation. take the latter, for example: when he falls for someone he does so in the most intense, immoderate and unhealthy way; he will not be above using the goetia arsenal at his disposal to manipulate and keep them bound to him: his power(s), social status & influence, wealth, knowledge and cunning. he may even lord something over them, like his grimoire with blitzø if he believes the other to be a particularly tough nut to crack. it is all kinds of wrong wrong wrong!

he does not relent easily and will shamelessly display obsessive behaviours such as keeping tabs on them by means of magic and connections, showing up unannounced, blowing up their phone, courting and seducing them enthusiastically, offering a contract etc. and just generally being rather pushy. he is not always subtle with it either - with blitzø, for example, he is openly scandalous, and in a way it's also because he wants to see how much he can get away with.

it's hunger, yearning, obsession, boredom and desperation all wrapped up in a terrible beast created by aeons of repression / unhealthy ways of managing his emotions, ingrained infernal behaviours, as well as no real examples of healthy relationships. that and ... he is a demon, an apex predator, and therefore indulges in skewed morals by definition. he basically behaves as if he is hunting them, and is not satisfied until they are snatched up and held fast in his claws, until he can devour them metaphorically and irrefutably own every part of them, tear their pretty mind wide open and gaze lovingly at every little detail.

it's a demonic belief that everyone has a price, that he can buy most people's loyalty and company like his own father did for him; but that isn't to say he doesn't appreciate a less transactional relationship: in fact he much prefers it when the objects of his affections willingly choose to indulge him, and he does not need to bind them through contracts or by any other means.

in time he has learnt to appreciate choice (that which he lacked when his own marriage was arranged) : there is nothing sexier than adoring loyalty but he does thoroughly enjoy the hunt.

tldr; he desperately wants to be loved but ... he only knows to offer a twisted imitation of it, like everything in hell.

[shevampyre]

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊.

pick a cover and 8 songs that resonate with you.

𝐈. SKYFALL — Adele

𝐈𝐈. BREAKFAST — Dove Cameron

𝐈𝐈𝐈. TAKE A HINT — Night Inn

𝐈𝐕. ADA — Sonu Nigam

𝐕. BAREILLY KE BAZAAR — Sunidhi Chauhan

𝐕𝐈. OLDER — Isabel Larosa

𝐕𝐈𝐈. LOUD — Sofia Carson

𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈. HOUND DOG — Elvis

[ IX. ROCK AND ROLL AIN'T NOISE POLLUTION — AC/DC

X. BABY SAID — Måneskin

XI. (YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY — Britney Spears ]

tagged by @never-be-tamed & @ravishingnemesis (ty, loved this <3) tagging @flcming-rose @alaskancold @themeanhalliwell

[ladyseidr]

btw i'm THIS close to starting to offer to make models of ppl's muses and make renders of our babies but regarding ships ( romantic, platonic, or familial ) with muses i already have models for. i've been thinking abt this forever honestly lmao

[firstwcman]

Just in case there was any doubt, this woman has a finely aged and ancient hate in her chest that belongs only to those in Heaven. They spurned her for what transpired with Adam and drowned her, then they burned their favored son and went on to live in his head rent-free for eons.

[rosmcrinus]

Millicent deserves better. Me like... what if she and Malenia bond ;;