#delphine & odile

[odilestpierre]

It was in the laughter that they found their way to the circle of tents that were undoubtedly filled with cretins they'd both rather avoid: Odile, thankfully, had been placed with the more tasteful of the two delegations. "It's a good job, we're a pretty demanding bunch, aren't we?" Although, if she did say so herself, Laurent was the most needy of them all. She missed teasing him, winding him up until he was just about to snap, and then cooling off...so she could repeat. And he was no better...where do you think she'd learned it from?

At the mention of Olivier's name, she decidedly didn't push further: she settled on agreeing. Odile had known Olivier since her arrival in London and was very much aware of his prone nature to fuck up. Her friendship with him was of no consequence, unless it was on his arse...then she might have whispered in Delphine's ear once or twice...

A friend. He was learning...all that bullshit.

"Well, if it's a break you're in need of, then you're with the right girl..." she didn't care that she had to buy her own drinks, but that hot tub? "We need to find the rich people, the ones that like us...that hot tub is calling mine name." and the second she got a line in her, the party truly would begin.

The work part, however, she wasn't impressed with. "Do we have to work, or can I buy them? I have money, I'll pay more. I don't care. I don't do manual labour."

Delphine rarely laughed and didn't smile unless it was actually genuine. People would get a smirk now and then, but when interacting with her people, she found herself letting her guard drop just a little bit.

At Odile's comment, she let out a genuine laugh and make an arm gesture. "What can I say? I know what my people need," she teased. She wanted to ask about Laurent, but wasn't sure if she should bring it up or not, especially since their phones had to be given up.

"Yes, he's free to do...whatever the hell it is that he does." She said, waving a hand in the air. "The last thing I need to deal with is living in a poor tent with a Rutherford and Olivier hovering over me. That would add extra stress on both sides but most especially mine." She admitted. "Plus, I need a break from the guy." She linked her arm with the other womans and started walking away from their poor tents. "So...any idea on the type of 'work' we're supposed to do to earn drinks around this place?"

[mobscene-london]

Your ‘Mistletoe’ nominations for 2024 are as follows:

Adriana Amaro & Aviv Kasyanenko

Amélie Castaignède & Ayaz Ateş 

Amélie Castaignède & Gideon Rutherford

Amélie Castaignède & Hasan Demir

Amélie Castaignède & Samar Sehgal 

Ayda Demir & Kerem Doğulu 

Ayda Demir & Olivier Fontaine

Carla Vespucci & Laurent St. Pierre 

Cassandra Acton & Félix Rodriguez 

Catalina Rojas & Ayaz Ateş 

Delphine St. Clair & Hasan Demir 

Elaina Halévy & Maksim Kurylenko

Eleanor Shipley & Gideon Rutherford

Eleanor Shipley & Konstantin Vorshevsky 

Emine Yalaz & Hasan Demir 

Giordana Rossi & David Pavoncello 

Giordana Rossi & Gideon Rutherford

Giordana Rossi & Varden Lefebvre

Giovanna Palazzolo & Vincenzo Vespucci 

Isla Hunt & Ayaz Ateş

Izabele Anasenko & Anatoly Veselov

Izabele Anasenko & Maksim Kurylenko

Jessica Reyes & Giorgio Pecatti 

Jessica Reyes & Viktoriya Kurylenko

Jordana Velásquez & Benjamin Vox

Kathleen Zhao & Roman Baranovsky 

Lara Rutherford & Giorgio Pecatti 

Leyla Yilmaz & Gideon Rutherford

Lisette Marseille & Konstantin Vorshevsky 

Lyudmila Korshunova & Hasan Demir 

Lyudmila Korshunova & Konstantin Vorshevsky

Maria Azenha & Francisco Vidal 

Melissa Lin & Ayaz Ateş 

Melissa Lin & Benjamin Vox

Melissa Lin & Félix Rodriguez

Melissa Lin & Gideon Rutherford

Melissa Lin & Vincenzo Vespucci 

Nadezhda Yuryeva & Jean Palfroix 

Nevra Erdoğan & Mikhail Vorshevsky 

Nora Berkeley & Aviv Kasyanenko 

Nora Berkeley & Damon Rutherford

Odile St. Pierre & Damon Rutherford 

Odile St. Pierre & Vincenzo Vespucci 

Olivia Coppola & Vincenzo Vespucci 

Ophélie Redgrave & Damon Rutherford

Ophélie Redgrave & Jean Palfroix 

Sofie Dekker & Étienne Canet 

Sofie Dekker & Svetlana Vorshevsky 

Valérie Dautremer & Varden Lefebvre 

Viktoriya Kurylenko & David Pavoncello 

Viktoriya Kurylenko & Kerem Doğulu

Yvonne Rutherford & Spencer Berkeley

[ernestinee]

Lectures 2024

A lire

L'assassin royal - Époque 1, Robin Hobb

Jusqu'au bout de la peur, Geoffrey Moorhouse

Batman, Année un, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli

La Passe-miroir, Livre 1, Christelle Dabos

Petit traité des grandes vertus, André Comte-Sponville

Le clan des Otori, tomes 4 et 5, Lian Hearn

La patience des traces, Jeanne Benameur

Arbos Anima 3,4 et 5

Donjon

Kafka sur le rivage, Murakami

Chroniques de l'oiseau à ressort, Murakami

1q84, tomes 2 et 3, Haruki Murakami

La danse des damnées, Kiran milwood hargrave

Rocky, dernier rivage, Thomas Gunzig

Les déraisons, Odile d'Outremont

Envol, Kathleen Jennings

Fables livre 1, Bill Willingham et Mark Buckingham

Un apprentissage ou le livre des plaisirs

La belle famille, Laure de Rivières

Le fardeau tranquille des choses, Ruth L. Ozeki

L'été où tout a fondu, Tiffany Mc Daniel

Et toujours les forêts, Sandrine Collette

Une bête au paradis, Cécile Coulon

Le livre d'Eve, Meg Clothier

L'heure du retour. Christopher M. Hood

La femme gelée, Annie Ernaux

Lus: (les tags ci dessous pour retrouver mon petit mot pour chaque livre)

1. Tant que le café est encore chaud, Toshikazu Kawaguchi ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 01/01

2. Prométhée et la boîte de Pandore, Luc Ferry (BD) ⭐⭐ - 17/01

3. La maison aux sortilèges, Emilia Hart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 21/01

4. Le chant d'Achille, Madeline Miller. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 25/02

5. Accident de personne, Florence Mendez. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 27/02

6. L'été de la sorcière, Nashiki Kaho ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 08/03

7. 10000 litres d'horreur pure, Thomas Gunzig ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 09/03

8. Les jolis garçons, Delphine de Vigan ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 14/03

9. Là où les arbres rencontrent les étoiles, Glendy Vanderah ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 24/03

10. Patients, Grand Corps Malade. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 20/04

11. Le passage de la nuit, Murakami ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 29/04

12. Un miracle, Victoria Mas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 12/05

13. Le dernier jour d'un condamné, Victor Hugo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 20/05

14. Acide sulfurique, Amélie Nothomb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 30/05

15. Croire aux fauves, Nastassja Martin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 31/05

16. La clarté de la Lune, Lian Hearn ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ - 02/07

17. Mon mari, Maud Ventura. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 21/07

18. J'étais là avant, Katherine Pancol ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 31/07

19. Au prochain arrêt, Hiro Arikawa ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 04/08

20. Réparer les vivants, Maylis de Kerangal ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- 24/08

21. Les papillons, Barcella. ⭐⭐⭐- 01/09

22. L'homme coquillage, Asli Erdogan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 12/09

23. Autopsy, Sophie Buyse. ⭐⭐⭐ - 17/10

24. Morphine, Mikhaïl Boulgakov. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 19/10

25. Le jeune homme, Annie Ernaux ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 20/10

26. Tout le bleu du ciel, Roman graphique d'après le roman de Melissa da Costa ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 20/10

27. Antigone, Anouilh. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 11/11

28. Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, E.E. Schmitt. ⭐⭐⭐ - 14/11 #fleurs #j'ai mis trop de hashtags

29. Au bal des absents, Catherine Dufour. ⭐⭐⭐ 22/12 (thème de la maison hantée)

30. La végétarienne, Han Kang ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 29/12

[spiced-apple]

The Phantom’s Black Swan Ch.1

Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.4 Ch.5

The soft glow of the moon painted silver streaks across Delphine’s small attic room. A contented sigh escaped her lips as she snuggled deeper under the worn quilt. Tonight, sleep came easily, a rare and welcome guest after weeks of relentless rehearsals. The reason for her peaceful slumber danced in her mind: the Black Swan. Not just a corps member filling a space, but The Black Swan. A significant role, a chance to truly showcase the precision and power she’d honed through years of unwavering dedication. It wasn’t the coveted Odette, the ethereal white, but Odile, the seductive shadow. And Delphine, with her sharp lines and inherent intensity, knew she could embody her perfectly.

A faint smile touched her lips. The other girls, the ones who’d fluttered and fawned over the possibility of larger parts, hadn’t even noticed her quiet triumph. They were too busy vying for fleeting moments in the spotlight, while Delphine had patiently, meticulously, carved her own space. She didn’t crave the superficial adoration; the satisfaction lay in the execution, the flawless extension, the dramatic arc of a perfectly held pose. The Black Swan was her reward, a testament to her unwavering commitment.

The next morning, the usual buoyant energy of the opera house was replaced by a palpable tension, a low hum of bewildered frustration. Delphine, eager to confirm rehearsal times and costume fittings, found clusters of dancers huddled together, their faces etched with confusion and dismay. Madame Giry, her usually stoic demeanor creased with an unusual frown, moved through the chaos with clipped pronouncements.

“Cancelled. All rehearsals for Swan Lake are cancelled.”

The words hit Delphine like a physical blow. Cancelled? After weeks of grueling work, after the quiet thrill of finally being recognized with a substantial role? A cold dread seeped into her chest, eclipsing the warmth of the previous night’s contentment.

She pushed her way through the murmuring groups, her voice tight as she addressed a tearful member of the corps. “Cancelled? But… Why? What happened?”

The girl sniffled, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. “It’s… it’s the ghost. The opera ghost.”

Delphine frowned, a flicker of annoyance replacing her initial shock. The opera ghost. A ridiculous rumour, a fanciful tale whispered in the dimly lit corridors to spook the younger dancers. She’d always dismissed it as superstitious nonsense.

“The ghost?” she repeated, her tone laced with disbelief. “What could a silly story have to do with cancelling a major production?”

Another dancer, her face pale with a mixture of fear and indignation, chimed in. “He’s making demands! Apparently, he’s… well, he’s taken a fancy to one of the chorus girls. Christine Daaé.”

A wave of disbelief washed over Delphine. Christine? A sweet-faced girl with a voice like a fledgling bird, usually lost in the throng of the chorus? The opera ghost, this figment of their collective imagination, had taken a “fancy” to her and was now dictating the opera’s schedule? It sounded utterly absurd.

“Demands?” Delphine scoffed, her initial disappointment hardening into a simmering anger. “What kind of demands?”

The answers came in fragmented whispers: special attention for Christine, leading roles, the dismissal of anyone who displeased him. The details were hazy, fueled by rumor and fear, but the core message was clear: the opera’s artistic integrity, their hard work, their opportunities, were being held hostage by a ridiculous ghost infatuated with a chorus girl.

A knot of frustration tightened in Delphine’s stomach. She wasn’t angry at Christine. The poor girl was likely as bewildered and possibly as frightened as everyone else. She had no control over the whims of a phantom. No, Delphine’s anger was directed at this unseen entity, this ridiculous disruption that had swept away her hard-earned triumph like dust in the wind.

Days bled into a frustrating stasis. The opera house felt stagnant, the vibrant energy replaced by hushed whispers and anxious glances. Rehearsals for other productions were tentative, overshadowed by the bizarre situation surrounding Christine and the so-called ghost. Delphine found herself pacing her small room, the injustice of it all gnawing at her. The Black Swan, her Black Swan, remained a phantom limb, a role she’d tasted and now had cruelly snatched away.

The other dancers either succumbed to fearful speculation or muttered resentfully about Christine’s sudden, inexplicable favour. But Delphine’s mind worked differently. She wasn’t content to sit and stew in frustration. This “ghost,” this unseen force that held their livelihoods and artistic dreams in its spectral hand, needed to be confronted. It was ludicrous, unbelievable, yet it was impacting her life, her work, the very essence of what she strived for.

One evening, as the gas lamps flickered casting long, dancing shadows across her room, Delphine made a decision. She wouldn’t rely on rumour and fear. She wouldn’t let her hard work be negated by a childish fantasy. She would find this opera ghost. She would see for herself the source of this ridiculous disruption. She would understand the power this phantom held, and perhaps, just perhaps, she could find a way to reclaim what had been so unfairly taken away. The plume of disappointment had transformed into a spark of defiance, a quiet determination to unmask the phantom that haunted their dreams.

[barbiebattle]

Barbie Battle 12: Secondary Villians

Desmond (Twelve Dancing Princesses) vs Monsieur Treville (Three Musketeers)

Fungus Maximus (Fairytopia) vs Delphine (Fashion Fairytale)

Construction crew (Thumbelina) vs Rupert (Princess and the Popstar)

Ollie (Magic of the Pegasus) vs Skeezites (Mariposa)

Patricia (Spy Squad) vs Oslo (Mermaid Power)

Limburger (Princess and the Popstar) vs Madame Carp (Princess and the Pauper)

Madame de Bossé (Three Musketeers) vs Odile (Swan Lake)

Nick (Princess and the Pauper) vs Nack (Princess and the Pauper)

Polls should be up soon!

[bonheurportatif]

Contacts

Une Alexandra, deux Alexandre, une Alexia, une Alice, une Aline, un André, une Angélique, deux Anna dont une Anna-Maria, neuf Anne, dont une Anne-Charlotte et deux Anne-Gaëlle. Une Anouk. Un Anthony, un Antoine, deux Arnaud, deux Aurélie, deux Aurélien. Une banque, une banquière. Un Baptiste, trois Barbara, un Barry, une Béa, un Benjamin, une Bérengère, un Bernard, une Bertha. Trois Camille, deux Carine, trois Catherine, une Cathy, deux Cécile, une Cécilia, une Céline, plusieurs Centres, deux Chantal, deux Christelle, un Christian, deux Christine, un Christophe, deux Claire, une Corinne. Un Damien, un Daniel, une Danielle, deux David, une Delphine, trois Denis, un dentiste, un Didier, un Djib et une Doria. Une Edwige, un Élian, une Éliane, une Élise, un Elliot, une Émeline, trois Émilie, une Emma, un Emmanuel, une Emmanuelle, cinq Éric. Un Fabien, une Fabienne, un Fabrice, une Flavie, une Florence, trois Florent, deux Florian, deux Floriane, deux Franck, deux François dont un F.-C., une Françoise, trois Frédéric, une Frédérique. Une Gaëlle, une Garance, un Gérard, une Ghislaine, un Grégory, deux Guillaume, un Gwenaël. Une Hélène, un hippocampe. Trois infirmières, deux Isabelle. Un Jack, un Jamal. Un Jean-François, un Jean-Marc, un Jean-Philippe, cinq Jérôme, un João, un Johann, un Jordane, une Judith, une Julie, huit Julien. Une Katy, un Kervin, deux kinés. Deux Lætitia, deux Laurence, trois Laurent, une Leslie, un Lewis, trois librairies, un Louis, une Louna, un Luc. Une Manon, un Marc, une Mariane, quatre Marie, une Marina, deux Marine, une Marion, un Martin, deux Martine, un Matthieu, une Mathilde, deux Maud dont une Maud-Elisa, deux Michèle, deux Mickaël, un Mirko, une Morgane, une Murielle, une Myriam. Une Nadine, une Nani, une Natacha, neuf Nathalie, une Néda, deux Nelly, un Nico et un Nicolas, un notaire. Une Odile, trois Olivier, un orthodontiste, une Oskia. Une Pamela, deux Pascal, deux Patrick, une Pauline, une Perrine, cinq Philippe, un Pierre, un Pierrick, un plombier. Une Quitterie. Un Raoul, un Raphaël, un Rémi, deux Renaud, une Rieko, deux Robert, un Roland, deux Rose dont une Rose-Marie. Une Sabine, une Sabrina, une Sandrine, une Sandy, quatre Sarah, un Séb et un Sébastien, un Serge, trois Séverine, un Simon, une Solenne, cinq Sophie, deux Stéphane, un Swan, une Sylvie. Un Théo, un Thibaud, deux Thierry, un Tony. Trois Valérie, un Victor, une Viki, quatre Vincent, trois Virginie. Un Wilfried. Un Xavier. un Yannick, un Yarol.

[babayagasleftankle]

Time for my unsolicited barbie movie opinions!!!

• the stable boy from barbie and the three musketeers is at least 8” and could get it

• laverna was just a girlboss before her time

• the fungus were PEAK comedy

• fungus maximus and his relationship with laverna was and still is one of the most accurate depictions of women’s relationships with *most* men in the workplace in cinematic history (in mermaidia only)

• we don’t talk about magic of the rainbow

• zinzie was an addict

• the zombie peas did, in fact, make the movie better

• I’d punt makenna into the sun

• elina was absolutely in a wlw relationship with dandelion and she’s also ace

• dizzle was fucking disturbing, oversexualized and definitely created by a man

• learn your lessons SLAPS

• laverna could get it

• aiden was the worst ml ‘nuff said

• video game hero was cute

• I’d do anything under the sun or above it for barbie’s party dress in a christmas carol

• larkspur is an iconic twink (we stan)

• bertie is best girl

• queen calissa is a milf

• delphine is an iconic bimbo and could get it

• odile did nothing wrong and was honestly kinda a mood

• multiple barbie movies had near death scenes, canon murderers, and attempted terrorism/mass murders and that’s honestly very iconic of them

feel free to add your own uwu 💅✨

[aurelieparra]

@Lisette. [text]

Aurélie: You're the sweetest. That post. 🥺

Aurélie: We arrived in Paris this morning ready for the celebrations tomorrow. Fancy coming and joining us?

Aurélie: You can bring Théo. I'd love to see him. Just keep him out of Oliver's way, for the sake of everyone involved. You know how he is...

Aurélie: Laurent and Odile are coming! Varden and Delphine too, I think. Have to double check.

Aurélie: It'll be fun. 💛💛

[locktobre]

If you were in charge of choosing what merchandise they'd make for Barbie, what dolls/playsets/accessories/etc. would you have made?

I’m going to talk mostly about movie merch I wish they would have made, bc if it’s just any Barbie merchandise at all, that’s just... way too expansive.

Nutcracker: Accurate Major Mint, accurate Captain Candy

Rapunzel: Gothel

Swan Lake: Odile

Princess and the Pauper:

Fairytopia & Mariposa series: Accurate Hue, Laverna, Nalu, Linden, Faban, the final form Elina was supposed to get at the end of MotR, Henna, King Regellius, Gwyllion

Magic of Pegasus: Annika’s skating outfit, Wenlock’s wives

Barbie Diaries: Kevin, Todd

12 Dancing Princesses: Rowena, King Randolph

Island Princess: Accurate Luciana

Diamond Castle: Lydia

Christmas Carol: Freddy, Ann, Nan

Thumbelina: Makena, Evan, Vanessa

Three Musketeers: Corinne’s first outfit, better final musketeer outfits

Mermaid Tale 1 & 2: Calissa, Eris, Break

Fashion Fairytale: Millicent, Jacqueline, Delphine

Fairy Secret: Zane, Crystal, Lilliana Roxelle

Princess Charm School: Isla, Emily Willows, Miss Willows

Perfect Christmas: Christie Clauson

Princess and the Popstar: Trevi, Meredith, Aunt Amelia, Crider

Pink Shoes: Hailey, Albrecht, Hilarion, Snow Queen, Berthe, Queen Vera

Pony Tale: Jonas, Etienne, Marlene

Pearl Princess: Fergis, Caligo

Secret Door: Alexa’s yellow dress, accurate Malucia, King of Zinnia, Queen of Zinnia, Alexa’s wand

Princess Power: Casual Makayla, casual Madison, casual Kara

Barbie in Rock ‘N Royals: Genevieve, Aubray, Marcus, Olivia, Sloane, Finn, Anne, Stevie, Clive, Allegra James, Svetlana Petranova

Great Puppy Adventure: Grandma Roberts

Spy Squad: Miss Z, casual Patricia, Agent Dunbar

Star Light Adventure: King Constantine, Starlian plush, the squad in their matching mission outfits which would include Sal-Lee’s natural hair, Starlight’s casual outfit

Puppy Chase: Lindsay, Marco, Vivian

Video Game Hero: I’d give Crystal an anime form and I’d want that doll, since she’s the only one who doesn’t change form correctly

Dolphin Magic: Marlo

Princess Adventure: Johan, Alfonso

Dreamhouse Adventures: Trey, Tammy, George, Margaret, Poppy, Whittaker, Morton Rise, Aunt Adele

I’m sure I forgot a bunch but basically, any look I like that we didn’t get a doll of, most villains, and some of the parents. Since they want you to be able to play out the movie, they should actually give kids the dolls to do that.

[evergreenfern]

↠ Hi, I have been writing uncommun names in a small handbook for quite a few years now. I thought it would be a good idea to alphabetize them and share them with you. A lot of them are french inspired and nature inspired. ❀

Right here under the cut⤵

↠ A

Abby

Abel

Abigail

Ada

Adeline

Agathe

Albertine

Alice

Alma

Amalia

Amandine

Amara

Amarine

Ambroise

Améthyste

Andy

Annie

Antoinette

Appoline

Arabella

Arwen

Asther

Astrid

Aurora

Aurore

Aurélia

Ava

Aveline

Avery

Avril

↠ B

Beatrix

Bethany

Betty

Blanche

Bleue

Burgundy

Béatrice

↠ C

Calico

Camomille

Caprice

Capucine

Caroline

Cerise

Charlotte

Cherry

Cheryl

Chloé

Claire

Clara

Claudie

Clover

Clémentine

Collette

Constance

Cora

Coraline

Corinne

Corinth

Cybele

↠ D

Dariela

Delphine

Dorothée

↠ E

Eden

Edwige

Eglantine

Eisley

Eleanor

Elena

Elianne

Elinore

Elizabeth

Elowen

Emeraude

Emmeline

Emmy

Endora

Esther

Ethel

Ettie

Eulalie

Evelyne

Ève

Élise

Éloïse

Étoile

↠ F

Fabiola

Flavie

Fleur

Flora

Florence

Francine

Freya

Février

↠ G

Gaëlle

Geneviève

Genève

Grace

Greta

↠ H

Harriet

Heather

Hermione

Hortence

Hortensia

Hélène

↠ I

Isaline

Ivory

↠ J

Janine

Janvier

Jeanne

Josephine

Judith

Juillet

Juliette

June

Juniper

Juno

↠ L

Laurel

Lavende

Laverne

Leah

Lesther

Libby

Lily

Linnea

Liv

Lola

Lorraine

Lottie

Lucie

Lucine

Luella

Luna

↠ M

Madeleine

Madelyn

Maisie

Marceline

Margaret

Margot

Marguerite

Marie

Maribel

Marigold

Marina

Marine

Marion

Marjolaine

Marla

Marlie

Marline

Martine

Mathilde

Maurelle

Mavis

Mercredi

Merry

Mildred

Millie

Minerva

Minoux

Molly

Morgan

Morwenna

Mélissandre

↠ N

Nadia

Nadine

Nadège

Nanon

Nanou

Narcisse

Noelle

Nora

↠ O

Octavia

Octavie

Odette

Odile

Olivia

Olive

Oliviane

Ophélia

Ophélie

Orphée

↠ P 

Paisley

Paloma

Peregrine

Perle

Perline

Phoebe

Poe

Pomeline

Poppy

Portia

Posie

Prairie

Primrose

Provence

Prudence

Prune

↠ R

Rachel

Ramona

Rebecca

Rhiannon

Ripley

Romie

Rose

Rosie

↠ S

Sabrine

Saison

Sandrine

Satine

Silvie

Simone

Sixtine

Solange

Solemne

Sophie

Sybille

Sylvie

Sézane

↠ T

Tabita

Talie

Tallulah

Tanaisie

Thomasin

↠ V

Valentine

Valériane

Valérie

Victoria

Victorine

Violette

Vivienne

↠ W

Wendy

Willow

Winifred

Winnie

Winnona

Winter

↠ Z

Zerline

Zélie

Zénïade

Zéphyrine

[odilestpierre]

Odile laughed, rough, unapologetically loud, so freeing from those clouds that'd been so close to her, all day. Jean, thankfully, had the ability to allow her to let loose: freeing was the word. It felt good, great, even, like releasing a rusty-fucking-valve. Taking the note, however, with a playful snatch -- she simply rolled her eyes at Jean. “I’d rather give you my kidney than give this back to you,” teasing, a flutter of lashes, and a well-timed bite to her lip. It took her no time to snort the line, the effects almost immediate.

Except back the post-sniff-drip, which she washed down with way too much wine in one swig, and regretted it not twenty seconds later. Still, she slipped it back into his hand with that all-too-familiar practiced dexterity. “If only because I know you’ll never let me hear the end of it.”

“Curious, weird as fuck, not gay. What a combination. And you two are friends?” Odile knew Olivier, but not extremely well expect for their short passing's with Delphine. They spoke, sure, but not enough that she'd know such details about his personal life “Genevieve? His baby momma? Oh, I heard about that mess." a snort, short, sweet. "Well, I won't be giving him my friend Chad's number, shame, they would've looked so good together." a dramatic hand laying over her chest.

"I do my best." Almost ahead of her request, Jean was holding out a crisp note towards Odile, smirk still spread across his lips. "I'm expecting that back, just so you know." What a luxury to not worry about having a roof over his head or where his next meal was coming from. Still, old habits died hard.

"I've spent way too long watching Olivier mope over Lisette and then Genevieve. I have never once in my life thought he was gay. Curious? Yes. Weird as fuck? Also yes. But definitely not gay."

[mobscene-london]

THE EVENT IS NOW STARTING. Please postpone all non-event related threads until I post an admin note to tell you it's okay to resume them again.

A refresh of the current pairs and their tent assignments is as follows:

Nevra & Hasan – Tent type: Poor.

Vincenzo & Emine – Tent type: Poor.

Ayaz & David – Tent type: Rich.

Ayda & Olivier – Tent type: Poor.

Odile & Giorgio – Tent type: Poor.

Izabele & Sveta & Valérie – Tent type: Poor.

Amélie & Isla – Tent type: Poor.

Maksim & Nora – Tent type: Poor.

Damon & Delphine – Tent type: Poor.

Roman & Benjamin – Tent type: Rich.

Jean & Ophélie – Tent type: Poor.

Nadezhda & Varden – Tent type: Rich.

Lara & Samar – Tent type: Poor. 

Konstantin & Étienne & Lisette – Tent type: Poor.

Aviv & Cassandra – Tent type: Rich.

Catalina & Kerem – Type Type: Rich.

Maria & Lyudmila – Tent type: Poor.

Félix & Carla & Jessica – Tent type: Poor.

Gideon & Melissa – Tent type: Rich.

Yvonne & Giordana – Tent type: Poor.

Spencer & Eleanor – Tent type: Poor.

Misha & Yves – Tent Type: Rich.

Adriana & Gianna  – Tent Type: Rich.

Jordana & Elaina – Tent Type: Rich.

Olivia & Vika – Tent Type: Rich.

[lexcorpofficial]

in honor of his birthday, I’ve filled out the “Proust Questionnaire”

__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness?

a virtual reality in which I am a God.

__2.__What is your greatest fear?

I can’t say in case it will be exploited by those who wish to scare me.

__3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

cowardice.

__4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others?

ignorance and banality.

__5.__Which living person do you most admire?

all the people who went to Cabo on spring break in the early 2000s.

__6.__What is your greatest extravagance?

spending money on Michael Rosenbaum.

__7.__What is your current state of mind?

Terrifyingly lucid.

__8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

All of them.

__9.__On what occasion do you lie?

On days that end in ‘y’.

__10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance?

Freckles.

__11.__Which living person do you most despise?

all of them.

__12.__What is the quality you most like in a man?

if he has a hook for a hand.

__13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman?

the sound of their laugh

__14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

I use every word and phrase the exact right amount that it should be used.

__15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Myself.

__16.__When and where were you happiest?

Still waiting for it to happen.

__17.__Which talent would you most like to have?

Safe cracking, art forgery, the talent to commit credit card fraud completely undetected.... Or singing.

__18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would like to be show stoppingly, undeniably, powerfully, gorgeous.

__19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement?

charging people money to buy my math notes in school

__20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

a vampire.

__21.__Where would you most like to live?

in Michael Rosenbaum’s basement, handcuffed to his radiator.

__22.__What is your most treasured possession?

My old notebooks, my laptop and backup hard drive, and my vintage magazines.

__23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

when I got drunk in high school and vomited on my computer and it stopped working.

__24.__What is your favorite occupation?

CEO.

__25.__What is your most marked characteristic?

My niche and obscure passions.

__26.__What do you most value in your friends?

Their internal organs and how much they cost on the black market.

__27.__Who are your favorite writers?

Shakespeare, Kafka, Faulkner, Proust, Philip K. Dick, Richard Siken, Dennis Copper, Murakami, Homer, Poe, Agatha Christie, Euripides, Oscar Wilde, Ovid, Nietzsche, Elliot S. Maggin, Margaret Atwood, Philip Mainlander, Anne Carson, du Maurier, Emil Cioran, Augustine, Charles Baudelaire.... too many to name. But first and foremost, of course, the brave writers of fan fiction of the early 2000s.

__28.__Who is your hero of fiction?

The devil.

__29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with?

I think there’s a lot that I’m not currently thinking of but the ones that spring to mind are Marcel Proust, Kassandros Antipatrou, Caligula.

__30.__Who are your heroes in real life?

Belle Delphine and Anna Delvey

__31.__What are your favorite names?

Odile and Marcel

__32.__What is it that you most dislike?

When you’re as dark as me, you dislike everything- there is no ‘most’.

__33.__What is your greatest regret?

not taking enough photos and videos.

__34.__How would you like to die?

publicly hanged for crimes against humanity or strangled to death by a jealous lover over their mahogany desk

__35.__What is your motto?

“If you can’t handle me at my Aileen Wuornos, you don’t deserve me at my Charlize Theron.”

[spiced-apple]

The Phantom’s Black Swan Ch.4

Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.5

The air in the hidden chamber felt thick with unspoken tension as Delphine turned to leave. The Phantom remained hunched over the organ, his masked form a silent sentinel in the dim light. She didn't offer a parting word; their argument had reached a stalemate, a chasm of differing perspectives that seemed impossible to bridge.

As she retraced her steps down the winding staircase, the initial surge of adrenaline began to fade, replaced by a weary resolve. She had faced the myth, the terrifying legend that had held the opera house in its grip, and found a man – a disturbed and manipulative man, but a man nonetheless. The power he wielded wasn't supernatural; it was born of fear, secrecy, and perhaps the complicity of those who believed the rumors.

Emerging from the hidden passage behind Box Five, Delphine felt the familiar opulence of the opera house press in on her. The hushed anxieties of the other dancers seemed less daunting now, somehow less… spectral. The "ghost" had been unmasked, at least to her. He was just a man, and that struck her as so particularly ordinary.

Back in her small attic room, the moonlight seemed less romantic, more stark. Washing over the white of her pillowcases and dying it a silver. But it was just light. Sleep didn't come easily. Her fingers knotted the pillow and the case into an uncomfortable lump and she had to squeeze her eyes shut. The Phantom's words, his bitterness, his strange conviction, echoed in her mind. "You lack the fire." The sting of that pronouncement lingered, a fresh wound added to the ache of what had been just within her reach. She’d worked hard, she’d always made an effort to work hard, despite all the uncertainty and the favoritism that seemed to prevail. It hurt, each and every time she got turned down or overlooked for a role, and this was finally it for her. Odile was supposed to be the reward for all that pain, the justification that made everything else not look as dim.

But amidst the lingering resentment, a new resolve began to solidify within her. She wouldn't let his dismissive words define her. She wouldn't let his petty manipulations extinguish her passion. The Black Swan might be lost for now, but her dedication, her years of relentless training, remained. The fire within her might not burn with the same volatile intensity the Phantom claimed to see in Christine, but it was a steady, unwavering flame, fueled by her own determination and love for her art. There would be other roles, other ballets for her to have the opportunity. Mourning the loss of something so easily taken wasn’t worth the time that could be spent practicing and perfecting for the next role, the next ballet.

The next morning, the cancellation of Swan Lake was officially announced, the management citing "unforeseen circumstances." A wave of disappointment washed through the company, but beneath it, Delphine sensed a subtle shift. The fear of the unseen "ghost" seemed to have lost some of its potency, perhaps a subconscious reflection of her own defiance. She’d seen what he was, and it was more pathetic and sad than anything.

Delphine returned to her routine with a renewed focus. While others moped or whispered anxieties, she sought out the empty rehearsal rooms, her worn ballet slippers whispering against the wooden floor. She ran through her exercises, the familiar movements a comforting anchor in the swirling uncertainty. She practiced the Black Swan pas de deux, every extension, every dramatic flourish, as if the premiere was still weeks away. She wouldn't let the Phantom's whims steal her progress. She would be ready for the next opportunity, whenever and wherever it might arise.

Unbeknownst to Delphine, her encounter in the hidden chamber had left a deeper impression on the Phantom than she realized. As he sat in the darkness, hunched over his organ. The echo of her defiant words reverberated through his solitude. "You are not a ghost. You are just a man."

He had expected fear, perhaps pleading. Something that he had grown used to, being called a monster, a demon, or a ghost. He had encountered a spark of unexpected courage, a refusal to be intimidated. Her accusation, stark and simple, had landed with an uncomfortable truth. He was just a man, albeit a disfigured and isolated one, wielding power through deception and fear.

He had always justified his actions as a necessity, a means to an end. His years of isolation had hardened him, his artistic vision growing twisted and perverse. But beneath the layers of bitterness and resentment, a spark of humanity still smoldered.

Delphine's defiance, her refusal to be silenced, had sparked something. A faint flicker, perhaps, like sparks being coaxed from a dying piece of coal. He had always thought of himself as the teacher, the guide, the one who understood the complexities of the art they all purported to pursue. Christine had always been intended to be his zenith, his star, and the angel that could look beyond his monstrosity and see him for who he really was. How could it be that this dancer, who was temperamental, held grudges, and dared to argue with him, saw him as human?

But her passion for her art, her quiet determination in the face of his pronouncements, had also struck a chord, a discordant note in the symphony of his bitterness. He had dismissed her as lacking "fire," yet the steady flame of her dedication was undeniable. It was a different kind of fire than the shining brilliance he saw in Christine, but it was persistent, resilient.

As he watched her from his hidden vantage points in the opera house in the days that followed, he saw her continuous quiet dedication, her solitary practice. He saw the unwavering focus in her eyes, the determination etched on her face. The sparks grew into a small flame, fanned by his unintentional notice—not admiration, perhaps, but a grudging respect, a flicker of recognition for a spirit that refused to be extinguished.

He had sought to control through fear, to elevate through manipulation. But in Delphine Laurent, he had encountered something he hadn't anticipated: a quiet strength that might just prove more formidable than any phantom. The cancellation of Swan Lake might have been his decree, but this little dancers unwavering dedication was a silent rebellion, an echo that lingered in the darkness, a testament to the power of a dancer who refused to let her dreams be silenced by a ghost. And that was something he wasn’t sure he’d ever encountered, someone who saw him.

[wouldnt-it-be-hilarious-if-i]

5:28

names i like and why:

*note: i also love the idea of all my daughters having flower middle names because i read it in a book once. the mother refered to the girls as her "beautiful garden" and i love it. some of the names don't have flowers yet bc i haven't found any i particularly like for them

charlotte marigold; this name came to me in a dream when i was younger, and i knew it would be the name i'd use for my first daughter. it means 'free' and i love that. i also just feel like its really underappreciated. I heard the name marigold on downton abbey and thought it was a really underappreciated flower and underappreciated flower name

honey; the weirdest name i like and the one reserved for my last daughter. not sure why, but i already know it fits her. i want to play her this song when she's little. it was one of my favorite songs when i was younger and always comforted me. i also love mamma mia, so it's just a great name all around lol

summer nisreen; i like names that remind me of the color yellow, and summer does that. i don't know that'd i'd name my daughter this but i still really like it and wouldn't mind having a daughter named summer

theodora; one of my favorite old lady names and is one i definitely plan on using. means "gift" i like it because of a book i read called the oracles of delphi keep. the girl in the books name was theodosia but i like theodora more. i also love the nickname "theo."

mahiya; i just think this name is gorgeous (ma-high-uh). it means "happiness"

beatrice-rose; specifically because my sister told me she hated it. if i had a daughter with this name, id call her bette rose and play this song for her.

coppelia lavender or jasmine; not one i actually think i'd use but i love the idea because its my favorite ballet

odessa violet; this is one of my favorite ballet names that isn't really a ballet name lol i just don't really like odette or odile, but i think odessa is very pretty

ismene; big fan of greek tragedies and while im not a fan of the name antigone, i do love her sister's name

clementine; very pretty and would absolutely consider using. i honestly may or may not ever show her the folk song lol it's depressing but would be funny to show her regardless

ophelia; it's pretty and i love it but i feel like by the time i have kids it'll be way more common; but if i did use it, obviously i'd show her this song.

cosima; favorite character on orphan black and also just a really rare and pretty name

santa maria; would not use this name but i still really like it. on mixed-ish, there was a little girl named santa monica. i didn't like the name monica but im a big fan of the name, so i decided on santa maria. the nickname santi is so cute to me and it's a really pretty and unique name. this would be her patron song. it's not the same name by any means but i can see a small child thinking it's saying their name lol it's also a cool song to be associated with even if it's not kid friendly in any way LOL.

reliance; i follow a family on ig that has a daughter with this name. it's one of my favorite virtue names. her nickname would be rye. not sure id use it but i wouldn't be against it as a middle name

other honorable mentions:

nisreen (arabic word for rose), violetta, courtney, adeline, juliana, india, zendaya (not after the actress, i follow a family on ig that uses this name and they made me like it even more), isla, matilda (tilly is an adorable nickname), freya, sabre (means sword), callaway, delphine, natalina, charm, cinnamon (i love it but id have to choose between a cinnamon, honey, and clementine. i don't want a food theme), guiseppina (jessie lol the name of the ballerina who played swanhilda (who spends a portion of coppelia pretending to be her) in coppelia).

flower names i've considered: *bluebell (i go back and forth between liking it), *tigerlily (go back and forth), *hyacinth (it's very jarring and i love it but haven't chosen a good first name to go with it), *saige (spelled like that bc of the american girl doll), *magnolia (im southern lol come on, what do you expect?), *verbena (lemon verbena is my favorite scent), *lily (never not met a lovable lily), *primrose (i do and don't like it lol it just doesn't sound right but i still consider it a contender), *lotus (met a little girl named lily who had an older sister named lotus that i didn't get to meet. i thought it was the sweetest flower name and very unusual.), *poppy, *dahlia (i only ever think of the girl who was murdered in hollywood that people call the Black Dahlia and it kinda puts a damper on the name for me lol), *armeria (pretty bright pink flowers that grow near the ground, lesser used flower name but still a gorgeous one).

still thinking of boy names lol

[crimsonsims]

I made a name list!

Okay, so, apparently it’s a bit of a trend now to share name lists in this community. I have a name list of my own that’s been getting longer and longer. I’m deciding to share it, because I love going over other people’s lists myself and I have found many cool names that way!

My list is very long, like, very long, so you can find it under the cut. I also put it on a page on my blog here ( you can find a link on my homepage as well) and in a pdf file here. There, the names also have colours to indicate whether they’re male, female or unisex names. That page will probably be updated as I find more names I like. Anyway, enjoy?

>A<

Acacia

Actaeon

Ademar

Adriaan

Adrian / Adrianne

Aeneas

Agathe

Aiko

Aileen

Alcmene

Alexei

Aloe

Alois

Alver

Amalie

Ambrosia/Ambrose

Amory

Amrita

Anaïs

Andreas

Angelique

Anke

Anne-Mae

Annelies

Annette

Anouk

Antoine

Apple

Arend

Arethusa

Arden

Arlo

Arnout

Arwyn

Atlas

Atticus

Auburn

Augustin

Avelin

Aviel

Ayumi

Azul

>B<

Babette

Basil

Baucis

Birgit

Beau

Bente

Bhodi

Bjarne

Blake

Bliss

Bloem

Blossom

Brigitte

Britte (hi, that’s me lol)

>C<

Callisto

Carmen

Cato

Cédric

Celeste

Céline

Cephale

Chester

Cilia

Circe

Claude

Clemence

Clive

Coral

Coralie

Corin

Cyril

>D<

Dae

Dagmar

Daisy

Danu

Dante

Daphne

Darren

Dawn

Deborah

Delphine

Deianira

Deirdre

Denaria

Diantha

Diederik

Dione

Dominic

Duval

>E<

Ebony

Edmund

Edwin

Emmanuel/Emmanuelle

Emiel

Emile

Ennes

Enzo

Eleanor

Eleda

Elias

Elise

Elouise

Els

Elvira

Ester

Etiènne

Eugenie

Evangeline

Evelien

Evert

Ewout

>F<

Fabio

Fabienne

Falco

Faye

Florian

Floris

Frances

Fraser

Frauke

Frederique

>G<

Gaël

Gaétan

Gaius

Galatea

Gauthier

Gemma

Gerlinde

Gideon

Giselle

Gladys

Glenn

Gwen

Gwendoline

>H<

Hannes

Hasina

Hasse

Hazel

Hélène

Hendrik

Hilde

Hypathia

>I<

Ianthe

Ilias

Ion

Imogen

Imre

Indigo

Ingrid

Ingvar

Isaak

Ismail

Isolde

Ivan

Ivy

>J<

Jaïr

Jari

Jasmijn (Jasmin)

Jelle

Jente

Joël/Joëlle

Joni

Jordi

Josefien

Jude

June

Juniper

>K<

Karel

Karsten

Katari

Kathelijne

Keano

Keila

Kieran

Kjeld

Kobe

Kristina

Kylian

>L<

Lark

Lars

Lavinia

Laurent

Leander

Lemon

Leonie

Lies

Liesbeth

Lilac

Lilianne

Lilith

Linde

Loïc

Lotus

Louise

Lucien/Lucienne

Lukas

Lynn

Lycaon

>M<

Maarten

Mabel

Machteld

Maeve

Maecenas

Mahal

Mahogany

Maiti

Manon

Maple

Marli

Marlin

Marloes

Marnik

Marvin

Mathilde

Matisse

Matthieu

Matti

Maud

Mauro

Maximiliaan

Medea

Mei

Melanie

Melissa

Melody

Merel

Merla

Mercury

Michaël

Michelle

Michiel

Midas

Miko

Mina

Mira (also my middle name)

Misha

Monique

Moore

>N<

Naomi

Naso

Nicola

Nikolai

Nils

Nelle

Neola

Neva

Nesri

Niobe

Noël/Noëlle

Noë

Noora

>O<

Octavia

Odelia

Odette

Odile

Olive

Olivia

Opal

Ophelia

Oskar

Otis

Otto

Ovidius/Ovid

>P<

Paola

Paulien

Pavel

Peleus

Pelagius

Pepper

Petal

Phaedra

Phebe

Philomela

Pika

Piper

Pyrrha

>Q<

Quinten

>R<

Rae

Ramona

Raoul

Raven

Remy

Rhiannon

Rhune

Ridge

Roeland

Romain

Rosalie

Rover

Rowan

Rozemarijn

Ruth

Rutger

>S<

Samuel

Sander

Sanne

Santiago

Salves

Sebastiaan

Semele

Shaila

Shaun

Sibyl

Sigrid

Silvan

Silvester

Silvie

Simeon

Siska

Snow

Sofie

Soraya

Sören

Suzanne/Susanna

Suzy

Sven

>T<

Thales

Thea

Thisbe

Thorben

Tilde

Titus

>U<

Udo

Uri

>V<

Vanessa

Valerie

Valeska

Vasco

Vaughn

Veerle

Velvet

Verita

Vikas

Viktor

Violet

>W<

Wannes

Winona

Winter

Wilhelm

Willow

Wouter

>X<

Xander

Xanthippe

Xanthe

>Y<

Yannick

Yari

Youri

Yule

Yves

Yvonne

>Z<

Zacharias

Zeno

Zion

Zita