#bal talks

[aquilaofarkham]

“her pronouns are they/them”

[pdalicedraws]

It’s definitely just because he needs it.

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[peliginspeaks]

Listen, I'm sorry to the people who draw Veils in torn/bloody robes because of the whole Vake thing but you're simply wrong. Do you think Veils would Ever go out like that. Do you think it doesn't have fifteen changes of clothes ready immediately, with options depending on the day and occasion, to climb into when it comes back from killing things. Of course it does. Veils is getting home, taking a shower in the Bazaar, putting on a new perfectly clean robe with accent panels and silk trim, and then dabbing 1 (one) tasteful bloodstain on the hem of it with a claw because it's arrogant and it thinks it can get away with it. What is a Veils if it's not serving cunt. Of course it is.

[tiaramania]

V Muse Jewelry

duchessofostergotlands:

What do we know about this V Muse place? Seems strange they just popped up and started laying out huge sums of money for tiaras!

I've been researching them because I was wondering the same thing. The were the official jeweler for Le Bal last year too and I had never heard of them before. I looked into them a bit more this year and I found out that they are not an antique/estate jeweler like I thought.

They were founded in 2017 by Alex Fan and Vivian Jia as East Langkun International Culture. They had been collecting items and working with museums in 2009. So they are an art institute and are not selling any of the jewels.

East Langkun is an international culture institution headquartered in Beijing. It is dedicated to the exploration, discover, and protection of artworks worldwide, and is highly reputed by it's achievements in academic research and conservation, cultural exchanged, museum operations, exhibitions and publications

Then in 2018 they went on a huge buying spree spending millions and millions of dollars buying jewelry at auctions. Like seriously the amount of money they spent in that year alone is ridiculous. It's not unusual for rich people to buy a lot of jewelry but usually it's done over a much longer time period. They also usually either hoard it in a vault or loan it to a museum in a dedicated hall with their name really big over the door.

Before they partnered with Le Bal in 2022, they changed their name from East Langkun to V Muse. The websites and inventories are the same. I was confused last year because V Muse keeps calling themselves a brand so I thought they were selling the jewelry.

East Langkun

V Muse

It's a little odd for an art institute to loan items to be worn like this but I enjoy seeing the jewelry worn so I'm not complaining. They also have lots of pictures and information on their website and loan the jewelry to museums and exhibitions. I have no idea where all that money came from but I guess if I suddenly became a billionaire I'd do the same thing.

[starrynightarchive]

wrote the funniest shit for ch5 and deleted it. guys trust me it's healing to be fucking weird and cringe during your writing process. look at this stupid fucking scene

only context you get: dazai is under anaesthesia and he's also bleeding. chuuya is not having a good time

[bethrnoora]

diversity win! your dad who abandoned the family when you were a little kid got his soul stolen by a daedric lord! and also he's bisexual

[simcardiac-arrested]

i don’t think we’re ever getting out of the “we’re just friends” “oh yeah those characters are such good friends (sarcasm)” “they’re not friends they’re gay” etc etc hole. we’re never getting out of that hole

[ballisters-lawyer]

Do I write a short few chapter homoerotic sparring fic to motivate myself or do I just jump straight into “a little death” and make you guys wait a bunch until we finally get to the homoerotic sparring?

[sweetlullabyebye]

There's so many history stuff Liam could like and I need to know about it all. Does he prefer learning about specific stuff? Related to one country or place in particular? Does he only get his infos from history class or does he use Wikipedia and stuff? Is there a specific era that got him interested? If he knows about Mykonos, does he like war history and stategies? Would he watch the 'historian reacts to movies' videos on Youtube??? What's his favorite historical event??? Does he have a historical figure he really really hates??? Did he ever do presentations in history class, and if he did, what was it about??? Does he watch documentaries??? Has he ever tried those history quizzes things??? TEEN WOLF I NEED TO KNOW

[ilivelikeimtrying]

One of my friends was talking to me about Nimona while looking at some art and scenes of the movie and this girl really went "And that waist on blondie?" on a screenshot of Bal and Ambrosius and started making grabbing motions and I was like "girl".

[themotherofhorses]

if y’all truly love me, you’ll help me manifest that build-a-bear pumpkin kitty

[zellkabellk]

Finally starting the "getting tattoos" part of my life (that I always knew was coming) but I wasn't expecting the delight that it can be to get tattoos and know that you'll want to add things around them to 'complete the space'.... the pleasure of having something to look foward to in an undetermined future (but still being sure that It Will Happen At Some Point)

This is so fun !!

[sigma-el]

"Have you ever wished to be Something else..?"

"This is one of Sigma-El's recurring questions, when we are not rested enough for me to be able to mask my boredom. Often I pause to feign reflection and whisper to him that I'm fine with what we are. I use a soft voice to caress his ears and drive the ugly thought from his mind.

He falls silent - a silence that becomes more and more sepulchral. I feel his eyes on my neck, on my back, on my hands, I know he is here but he does not wish to show himself to the world. I feel him around me in such a palpable way that I often forget that he is not really there. That doesn't stop him. He contemplates me, examines me, the years make his gaze more piercing. Lucidity often acts on the soul, makes those who know more empty than the ignorant… I have been worried about this ever since I realised that something was going to break in us, very soon. Something I'm trying to push away in vain. He is growing up, this child - and my face is falling apart. I can no longer hide my dissatisfaction, my frustration, as they guide so many of my steps. My patience, which I try to make unquenchable, is wearing thin with time. My voice trembles when I see myself reflected on the water.

I desire something else. I am hungry for something else. Dreadfully." [I hope this will encourage @caliblorn and @lokorum to write a little, i will post a lot more bc I have MANY texts but hey, don't be scared to do the same, I know many people will enjoy it as well (at least I will do)]

[tiaramania]

Le Bal 2023

Le Bal des Débutantes is tomorrow and I'm very excited that V Muse will be the official jewelers again. We usually see a tiara or two at the event but last year was amazing because they choose an estate jeweler with a huge historical collection instead of a company making new jewelry. As far as I can tell V Muse currently has ten tiaras in their inventory and I hope to see several of them worn by this year’s participants.

Advaitesha Birla - Sabyasachi

Angelina Jordan - Dolce & Gabbana

Anya Embiricos - Celia Kritharioti

Marchioness Barbara Berlingieri - Giambattista Valli

Eden Leprevost Blin-Lebreton - Natan

Elizabeth Webster - Guo Pei

Ella McCaw - Fovari

Hannah Husain - Elie Saab

Countess Honor d’Andlau-Hombourg - Stéphane Rolland

Archduchess Ildikó of Habsburg-Lorraine - Alexis Mabille

Jasmine Yen - Georges Hobeika

Lara Connor - Carolina Herrera

Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck - Jean Paul Gaultier

Princess Lissie Sellassie - Lavin

Louisa Dub - Ralph Lauren

Olivia Ford Uzielli - Oscar de la Renta

Roxie Zhao - Franck Sorbier

Skye Wong - Vivienne Westwood

Talitha Stern - Christian Dior

Victoria Mestre Cisneros - Antonio Grimaldi

Yvette Yao - Armani Privé

You can see all of my post about the tiaras worn at Le Bal in the past here.

[getupthestairs]

ive come to the conchlusion that nimona 2023 was REALLY overhyped. like, its a nice good film but everyone was talking about it like it was something revolutionary! when its just kinda. a more shallow version of the sea beast

[soulsxng]

💕 JJ and Mhoirbheinn. Yeah I'm trying to sic the yandere on JJ, what about it!

@arcxnumvitae mentioning @thewolfisawake's king of the yandere | Love Calculator | Accepting!

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Dr. Love thinks a relationship might work out between Jawyr Ravi and Mhoirbheinn Branan Maoldeigh Fearchar Geadais, but the chance is very small. A successful relationship is possible, but you both have to work on it. Do not sit back and think that it will all work out fine, because it might not be working out the way you wanted it to. Spend as much time with each other as possible. Again, the chance of this relationship working out is very small, so even when you do work hard on it, it still might not work out.

"Yeah, that one isn't all that surprising." Partially because...well, they pretty much looked like the same person. But also because JJ liked to poke at Mhoirbheinn, or give him a little bit of a hard time here and there. He wasn't really sure why that was-- maybe it was like a weird variant of the Cain instinct, or something? Like now, for example, he's obviously doesn't feel bad about joking over this one, like he had about he and Balmoral's.

"Sorry Mobee, looks like we're just gonna have to stay friends!"