#ophelia philipps

[thatwasthenightthingschanged]

books I've read in 2023!

I love doing these (3rd year running!) so these are the books I've read this year! as always, the numbers in brackets indicate a ranking out of five points (with 5/5 being the highest ranking and 0/5 being the lowest)!

Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake (3.5/5)

The Tower of Nero - Rick Riordan (4/5)

Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales (4/5)

Solitaire - Alice Oseman (5/5)

Radio Silence - Alice Oseman (4/5)

Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf (4/5)

Even Though I Knew the End - C. L. Polk (2/5)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab (2.5/5)

System Error - Solveig Engel (4/5)

Und ich leuchte mit den Wolken - Sophie Bichon (2/5)

Die Brandstiftung: Mythos Reichtagsbrand - Uwe Soukup (4/5)

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot - Marianne Cronin (4/5)

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution- Kacen Callender (5/5)

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier (3/5)

Ophelia After All - Racquel Marie (4/5)

Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli (5/5)

Blood & Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout (2/5)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky *re-read* (5/5)

Sorry, Bro - Taleen Voskuni (2/5)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages - ed. Saundra Mitchell (4/5)

The House on the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune

Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie (3/5)

Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko (2/5)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo (4/5)

The Guest - Emma Cline (3/5)

The Gravity of Us - Philipp Stamper (3/5)

Under the Whispering Door - T. J. Klune (4/5)

A Scatter of Light - Malinda Lo (3/5)

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender *re-read* (5/5)

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail - Ashley Herring Blake (4/5)

Wie Wellen im Sturm - Alicia Zett (3.5/5)

The Sun and the Star - Rick Riordan (4/5)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall - Ali Standish (4/5)

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins *re-read* (5/5)

Meet Cute Diary - Emery Lee (2/5)

Old Enough - Haley Jakobson (4/5)

The Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan (4/5)

Going Bicoastal - Dahlia Adler (2/5)

The Bones Beneath my Skin - T. J. Klune (3.5/5)

James - Percival Everett (2/5)

[nocturnerpg]

ACTRESS Go Younjung as Anaïs Sinclair classification: human┊scholar┊right-hand of the red cloaks ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ACTRESS Roh Yoonseo as Amelia Charmeine classification: human┊scholar┊red cloak's apothecary ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ACTOR Kim Jinyoung as Caspian Constantine classification: vampire┊constantine┊right-hand of the undying king ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ACTOR Seo Kangjoon as Philippe di Padure classification: dhampyr┊salizar┊mercenary for hire ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ACTOR Wang Yibo as Dongyang Shen classification: vampire┊bathory ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ACTOR Woo Do-Hwan as Claude Elrich classification: vampire┊valentine ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ASTRO Cha Eun Woo as Castiel de Bricassart classification: dhampyr┊valentine┊leader of the red cloaks ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

BTS Jungkook as Nikita Vasiliev classification: vampire┊constantine┊red cloak ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

DREAMCATCHER Siyeon as Khali classification: vampire┊salizar┊lieutenant general of the peacekeepers ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

EXO Chanyeol as Fynn Fowler classification: lycan┊personal guard to the undying king ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

EXO D.O as The Maker classification: human┊forgemaster ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

EXO Kai as Bellinor Constantine classification: vampire┊constantine┊the undying king ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

EXO Sehun as Juniper Bae classification: human┊red cloak ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

H1KEY Seoi as Seren Davies classification: human┊royal guard of the chastains ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

RED VELVET Joy as Selene Valentine classification: vampire┊valentine┊the princess of forever ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

RED VELVET Seulgi as Luna Laire classification: vampire┊salizar ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

SEVENTEEN S.Coups as Kristoff Bathory III classification: vampire┊bathory┊the blood count ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

SEVENTEEN Wonwoo as Niklaus Frost classification: vampire┊valentine┊red cloak ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

THE BOYZ Sunwoo as Nyx Artemis classification: vampire┊salizar┊peacekeeper ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

TWICE Sana as Ophelia Constante Chastain classification: human┊scholar┊crown princess chastain

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[babylon-crashing]

for another day full of poetry/ i’ll suggest

may the tide

that is entering even now

the lip of our understanding

carry you out

beyond the face of fear

may you kiss

the wind then turn from it

certain that it will

love your back may you

open your eyes to water

water waving forever

and may you in your innocence

sail through this to that

~ lucillie clifton, “blessing of the boats”

“If you can't be free, be a mystery.” ~ Rita Dove.

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ~ Audre Lorde.

“Sister! your foot's smaller / but it's still on my neck.” ~ Pat Parker.

“Justice don't mean nothin' to a/ hateful heart!” ~ June Jordan.

“B.D. women, sure you can't understand/ But they got a head like a sweet angel/ And they walk just like a natural man.” ~ Lucille Bogan

“We/ Jazz June/ We/ die soon.” ~ Gwendolyn Brooks.

“I will say:/ Most men are afraid of me, you know?/ Or, I will say:/ In my culture we do not take our men's names as our own/ You have nothing for me/ I have my own name/ I know/ now how this body works/ How it will never let a name go until it has taken it into the mouth and fed it to the breath/ I still know by heart." ~ Safia Elhillo.

“We're flawless, ladies. Tell 'em/ say, ‘I look so good tonight’/ God damn, God damn, God damn.” ~ Beyonce.

“Sappho was a right-on woman.” ~ bumper sticker.

“The woman who takes a woman lover lives dangerously in patriarchy.” ~ Cheryl Clarke.

“The pastor makes twenty-four/ references to hell / in the sermon at church and forgets/ to talk / about love." ~ Yrsa Daley-Ward.

“How to dance in blood and remain sane?” ~ Sonia Sanchez.

"you can't make homes out of human beings/ someone should have already told you that / and if he wants to leave/ then let him leave / you are terrifying/ and strange and beautiful/ something not everyone knows how to love." ~ Warsan Shire.

“Thick thighs save lives.” ~ Lizzo.

“Mandy Lee Jones does her vampin’ at night,/ And she never gets home till it's comin' daylight./ Old Uncle Bill came 'bout half-past ten,/ Put the key in the hole, but he couldn't get in.” ~ Clara Smith.

“You judge a woman/ by what she can do for you alone/ but there’s no need/ for slaves to have slaves.” ~ Essex Hemphill.

"I want to say 'Be!' to her but am an ordinary soul./ I watch for the fold under her eye to twitch. / I have many dreams, I say to her./ In my dreams I am better than myself." ~ Ladan Osman.

SIBLINGS Hurricanes, 2005

Arlene learned to dance backwards in heels that were too high. Bret prayed for a shaggy mustache made of mud and hair. Cindy just couldn't keep her windy legs together. Dennis never learned to swim. Emily whispered her gusts into a thousand skins. Franklin, farsighted and anxious, bumbled villages. Gert spat her matronly name against a city's flat face. Harvey hurled a wailing child high. Irene, the baby girl, threw pounding tantrums. José liked the whip sound of slapping. Lee just craved the whip. Maria's thunder skirts flew high when she danced. Nate was mannered and practical. He stormed precisely. Ophelia nibbled weirdly on the tips of depressions. Philippe slept too late, flailing on a wronged ocean. Rita was a vicious flirt. She woke Philippe with rumors. Stan was born business, a gobbler of steel. Tammy crooned country, getting the words all wrong. Vince died before anyone could remember his name. Wilma opened her maw wide, flashing rot.

None of them talked about Katrina. She was their odd sister, the blood dazzler.

~ Patricia Smith

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Ophelia Jackson-Clairmont née Foster-Jackson ( insp. & insp. )

Matthew, we have the chance to change history. We can’t just sit back and do nothing. I’m sorry, mon coeur, but there is nothing to be done. I don’t believe that. And I can’t believe that you do, either. Don’t you think that the covenant is wrong? That Philippe was wrong to create it in the first place? I know he was your father, but you have to admit, he was not perfect — no parent is. Creating the covenant did more harm than good. Like I said, there is nothing to be done. The Congregation will ensure that the covenant will never be overruled. I don’t understand why you won’t fight for us. Because to go against something as ancient as the covenant would mean certain death. It is a fight we cannot ever hope to win. So, you’re not even going to try? Ophelia, it is too dangerous. I would never forgive myself if you were harmed. But what about the countless other creatures we could save if we managed to disband the covenant? Matthew, this is about more than just us. Can’t you see that? Please, think about this. Diana and I can’t do this without you and your family. The Congregation has a higher chance of listening to the de Clermonts than a couple of witches who don’t know how to use their magic. Matthew, I’m not proud of it, but I’m begging you. Don’t leave. We can win this fight. I know we can. Please. Ophelia... I love you. There, I said it. I know we’ve only known each other for a month, but I’ve never been more certain of anything in my entire life. I love you, Matthew de Clermont. Ysabeau will continue to ensure your safety here at Sept-Tours while I am in London. You and Diana will be protected. So, that’s it? You’re just going to walk away. I have no choice, Ophelia. There is always a choice. Not always. You’ve been many things in your long life, Matthew de Clairmont, but I never knew you were a coward.

Read here: Wattpad, AO3

[corvusalas]

Every time I look around I see broken people. The world is walking on shards of glass made up of a past that words could never even begin to describe. I made my choice a long time ago. So has everyone else. There's no going back.

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BASIC INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Selma Odette Avery

ALIAS/NICKNAME: Sel, Little Swan, Avery

AGE: Nineteen

BIRTH DATE: March 19th, 1961, Nineteen

BLOOD STATUS: Half-blood

AFFILIATION: Order of the Phoenix (during the war), St. Mungo's (currently)

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cis-Woman. She/her

CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS: Cottage on the hillside of Hogsmeade

OTHER: Avery Manor (formerly), Flat in Diagon Alley

OCCUPATION: Healer at St. Mungo's, Former Mediwitch for the Order

PETS: Achilles (eurasian eagle owl), Ophelia (siberian cat, future)

WAND: Beech Wood, Dragonheart String, 11 1/2 inch, slightly yielding

PATRONUS: Nightjar

BOGGART: Drowning in a body of water

AMORTENTIA: Unknown

SCENT: cedar wood, faint hint of a potions lab, scent of tea

INSPIRATION

SONG: Swan Lake, The Call by Regina Spektor, The Archer by Taylor Swift, What was I made for by Billie Eilish

PINTEREST: Will be updated in the future !!

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS:  Maryse Avery née. Rookwood & Victor Avery

SIBLINGS: None.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None.

OTHER FAMILY: Philippe Avery (cousin). Elodie Avery (cousin).

CHILDREN: None.

EDUCTATION:

SCHOOL: Hogwarts

HOUSE: Ravenclaw

EXTRACURRICULAR: Slug Club, Charms Club

CLASSES INVESTED IN: Charms, Alchemy, Arithmancy, Transfiguration, Potions

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, French, Norwegian, Latin

OTHER LANGUAGES: None.

PHYSICAL TRAITS

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Raven/Black

HEIGHT: 5′4

SCARS: None.

PERSONALITY

INTELLIGENCE: High. Adaptive.

SKILLS: Wandless magic (basic, practicing), Dueling (practicing, decent), Potions (decent), Ballroom dancing (skilled), Harp play (decent), Gardening (decent)

POSITIVE TRAITS: Curious, Creative, Witty, Adaptive, Intuitive, Accepting

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Perfectionist, Calculating, Secretive, Deceptive at times

MBTI: ENFJ

BIOGRAPHY: (tw Death, Infertility)

Selma Avery was born March 19th, 1959 to Maryse and Victor Avery within the french residence of the Avery family just south of Paris within the countryside. Truth unknown to most other than those within the manor that day was that the mother of Selma was not Maryse at all. Maryse and Victor, having struggled with conceiving a child for the longest time, in their desperation selected a witch that met all the necessary criteria in order to keep the bloodline going. The witch selected was of muggle heritage, despite her otherwise impressive accomplishments and the Averys every willing to take that secret to the grave and protect it at all costs. At an unknown point in time shortly after the birth of Selma the witch was vanished, seemingly taken care of by the family.

The young girl grew up unaware of the events of that night and weeks after, believing herself truly to be her parents' child in every way. Though she was warmer than those around her, not walking the halls with an icy shoulder and instead enjoying the dance lessons and other etiquette classes. Her path seemed rather clear.

When she was six years old her family moved back to England, settling in the family seat in the countryside in the northern part of the country near the Scottish border to resume their lives. Finally she was able to meet more children her own age, making friends fast and very much enjoying the elegant and extravagant parties they all always attended. It seemed like a rather carefree life.

By the time the Hogwarts letter arrived it was no longer a surprise to see the confirmation of Selma's magic written within its pages. It was an exciting new time that lay ahead of her and once there the hat wasted no time in sorting the girl into Ravenclaw. The warmth started making more and more sense although, of course, with each step her sense of creativity and wit began to become more apparent. Her open acceptance of all things, disguised behind politeness began to form. Selma was kind, could be demanding but dedicated to a fault.

Yet, despite all her world was thrown about when she was told about the secret her parents had kept. They could have kept her in the dark, let her live on oblivious to the world she was in but instead made the decision that her knowing would allow her to cover things up better especially given who she was friends with. Never could the secret get out, never the truth made known to others. And Selma kept it that way, fearful of losing those she considered dear. With the war beginning to rage outside the doors of the castle, the young Ravenclaw found herself in a spot wishing she could do more. She felt like an imposter.

Throughout her time at Hogwarts her love for the arts and the potential for potions and transfiguration began to shape. Alchemy added to the mix and the young woman had found her talent. Upon graduation she signed up for the healer training at St. Mungo's, eventually catching wind of a resistance fighting against the followers of the Dark Lord. Fearful at first, the wish to protect and help began to grow stronger. One morning she found herself at her desk, writing a letter to Dumbledore with the request to be taken in and given a chance to fight as much as anyone else. Selma became a mediwitch for the Order, helping out with both healing and potions where she could.

It was soon after that her family's secret was unmasked within the Daily Prophet. Her father was furious, blaming his daughter for the info having come to light. The source of the leak was never found but with the world aware of the secret, Selma reached a point where she refused to play the game any longer. While her parents desperately tried to get a handle on things, focus on damage control and telling others that it was simple blackmail and someone trying to better their status with threats, those closest to Selma now knew of the truth. The witch moved out of her parents home, rarely visiting now as they were part of those on the wrong side of the war, living her own life in a small cottage on the hills of Hogsmeade.

After the war the former Ravenclaw fully settled into her life, working hard at St. Mungo's and building relationships back up. The war always on her mind she cannot help but refuse to ever let that past catch up to her again; to any of them, really.

[corvusoculis]

"Fate is about as real as the fairy tales of our childhood. Even if it was a thing, I refuse to leave my life up to fate. If need be I'll take charge and make those that matter proud. Every single day."

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TW: Death, Fertility

BASIC INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Selma Odette Avery

ALIAS/NICKNAME: Sel, little swan

AGE: Nineteen

BIRTH DATE: March 19th, 1959

BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood (hidden half-blood)

AFFILIATION: Neutral (Death Eater leaning, for now)

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cis-Female. She/her

CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS: Hogwarts, Ravenclaw Dormitory

OTHER: Avery Estate

OCCUPATION: Student at Hogwarts, Majoring in Transfiguration

PETS: Achilles (eurasian eagle owl), Ophelia (siberian cat, future)

WAND: Beech Wood, Dragonheart String, 11 1/2 inch, slightly yielding

PATRONUS: Nightjar

BOGGART: Drowning in a body of water

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS: Maryse Avery née. Rookwood & Victor Avery

SIBLINGS: None.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None.

OTHER FAMILY: Philippe Avery (cousin). Elodie Avery (cousin).

CHILDREN: None.

EDUCTATION:

SCHOOL: Hogwarts

HOUSE: Ravenclaw

YEAR: 9th

MAJOR: Transfiguration

EXTRA CLASSES: Charms, Alchemy, Arithmancy

EXTRACURRICULAR: Slug Club, Charms Club

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, French, Italian

PHYSICAL TRAITS

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: Blonde

HEIGHT: 5′4

SCARS: none.

PERSONALITY

INTELLIGENCE: High. Adaptive.

SKILLS: Wandless magic (basic, practicing), Dueling (practicing, decent), Potions (decent), Ballroom dancing (skilled), Harp play (decent), Gardening (decent)

POSITIVE TRAITS: Curious, Creative, Witty, Adaptive, Intuitive, Accepting

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Perfectionist, Calculating, Secretive, Deceptive at times

MBTI: ENFJ

Before Hogwarts

✦ Born March 19th, 1959 to Maryse and Victor Avery within the french residence of the Avery family just south of Paris within the countryside. Truth unknown to most other than those within the manor that day was that the mother of Selma was not Maryse at all. Maryse and Victor, having struggled with conceiving a child for some time, in their desperation selected a witch that met all the necessary criteria in order to keep the bloodline going. ✦ After Selma was born, the witch in question was taken care of or so they were told. Considering their secret is safe to this day, the family's never wasted a moment of thought on the matter. ✦ The first six years of her life were spent in France before her family moved back to England to settle in the Avery estate. ✦ Much like the other pureblood children she was put through lessons intended to raise her to fit the mold. Dance lessons, language lessons; anything to make her someone her family could be proud of. ✦ From the earliest moment possible that she was allowed to join the pureblood society and the events that came along with that, Selma's walked the path of the other children. At times her mind felt as though it was racing faster than the others but she got along with them just fine, coming to have her closest friends thanks to those meetings and parties and other events. ✦ By the time she turned eleven, the arrival of her Hogwarts letter couldn't come soon enough. There was a need to see the world and the school could offer her just that.

During Hogwarts

✦ From the very moment that the hat was placed upon her head it was clear she was a Ravenclaw. Even before that she'd had her thoughts on the matter, only to have them confirmed a moment later when the hat called out the house of the eagle. ✦ Selma wasted no time integrating herself and making friends. It seemed easy and she didn't mind to keep people company while she studied. Of course, there were her closest friends but that didn't mean she wasn't willing to reach out. ✦ Any time not spend studying would be spend discovering the magic of the world, being creative and letting things flow. ✦ It was the Christmas break of her first year that she found out about the truth of her family and out of fear of losing the ones she cares about has kept it ever since and instead focused even harder on appearing like the most normal person. ✦ From that moment on she's been walking through the world with eyes open, wanting to know what the differences all around were. While it was a slow progress, in the later years she's certainly found herself questioning things more often. ✦ When the time came to pick a major, Selma was torn between Alchemy and Transfiguration but eventually decided to focus on Transfiguration with charms, alchemy and arithmancy being additional classes taken to compliment her primary choice. ✦ Eventually, so she knows, her parents are going to find a match for her but until that time, she's not going to worry about things going a certain way beyond the usual worry of having to carry a legacy she doesn't feel to be her own. ✦ As per her family, for now she's siding with the Death Eaters although she has no intention of joining. Isn't she proof that such things are far from simple? Yet she cannot deny that her own family, despite the hypocrisy are part of the whole ordeal.

Future Plans

Over the years Selma has developed a need to live her own life. Even though she is prepared to fit into the mold prepared by her family from the moment they find her a match, she's grown up to be her own person. As an individual with dreams and hopes, the future she sees for herself sees her either working as an Alchemist or medi-witch, perhaps even a healer. Selma may have her creative streak, but she is very much hands on and ready to get done whatever she puts her mind to.

Headcanons (more here)

✦ Selma considered going for History of Magic but since she desired something more hands on, studying the history is a mere hobby that she's kept while focusing on her studies ✦ From the very moment alchemy became an option, she elected the class and has stuck with it ever since. Even though she's focused on transfiguration, she does see alchemy as an important addition ✦ Her favorite flowers are white roses as well as blue cornflowers and there's usually always a small vase with either of them in her dorm room ✦ Once a friend, that person usually becomes someone Selma will protect and make sure has a home to go back to ✦ Her favorite season is spring because of the flowers blooming everywhere

[darrynnsfrancelitblog]

10 interesting fiction French books

The perfect nanny by leila slimani -French-Moroccan lawyer Myriam is returning to work after having children. When Louise comes into her life, she thinks they’re incredibly lucky — she’s the perfect nanny, cleaning their Paris apartment, devoted to the children, staying late, and working extra hard. But from page one, you know something that Myriam does not: Louise will end up killing the two children in her care. The unraveling of the story is dark and reveals the dehumanization, class struggle, and power dynamics that are part of how rich parents treat those who work for them. Slimani is a writer to watch, and this mystery/thriller won a slew of awards

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos- A Winter's Promise takes place after a world altering event called the Rupture, when Earth shattered into pieces, leaving clumps of isolated floating islands called arks. Ophelia is a young girl who lives on an ark called Anima, where she is able to communicate with objects when she touches them.

The hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugh-  The story centres on Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, and his unrequited love for the beautiful dancer La Esmeralda. Esmeralda, born Agnès, is perceived to be a French Roma girl. Sep 15, 2023

The Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso-On a winter night in Paris, a young woman is pulled naked out of the Seine. She has amnesia and bears no identifying marks apart from two peculiar tattoos. She is rushed to the infirmary of Paris police headquarters, but only a few hours later, she disappears. DNA analysis reveals her identity.

The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir - Three long stories that draw the reader into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises.

The Knight by Pierre Pevel - The High Kingdom is facing its darkest hour. Its King has been weakened by illness and many are discontent with the Queen’s regency. As rebellion rumbles throughout the land, new threats are massing forces at the realm’s borders.

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin - is the world's most cunning thief—and a gentleman, to boot. His brilliant criminal mind can nab riches from even the stickiest of situations, and he's not above the occasional good deed, so long as there's reward money on the table. Baroness Repstein has vanished from Paris, and her husband's jewels have gone with her. French detectives have been left in her dust all over Europe, but Lupin has the skill to outwit both the police and criminals

Lie with me by Philippe Besson -s a bittersweet novella about the first love between two teenage boys in rural France in the 1980s. Their affair kept hidden because of the shame surrounding homosexuality at the time, begins in winter but is over by the summer

A Single rose by Muriel Barbery- a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible. Rose has just turned forty when she gets a call from a lawyer asking her to come to Kyoto for the reading of her estranged father's will.

The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas -  is literary fiction about three women in the Salpêtrière Asylum in Paris, 1885. Based on a historical event; once a year the asylum hosted a ball where the bourgeois mixed with women cast out of society - goodreads-

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Unveiling the Unpredictable: North Carolina Braces for Weakening Ophelia's Ongoing Threats of Coastal Flooding and Torrential Rain

Ophelia, initially classified as a tropical storm, continues to pose a threat to parts of the Northeast, despite being downgraded. The National Hurricane Center has warned of coastal flooding, life-threatening waves, and heavy rain from Washington to New York City. Additionally, a new tropical storm named Philippe has formed in the Atlantic. Although Ophelia weakened on Saturday, the storm’s…

[atlantichurricanes]

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL, USA

2023-09-23, 20:00 EDT

Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on recently downgraded Tropical Depression Ophelia, located inland over southeastern Virginia, and on recently upgraded Tropical Storm Philippe, located over the Central Tropical Atlantic.

Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave located between the west coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some gradual development of this system during the middle to latter portions of next week while it moves westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

&& Public Advisories on Philippe are issued under WMO header WTNT32 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT2. Forecast/Advisories on Philippe are issued under WMO header WTNT22 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT2.

$$ Forecaster Bucci

[bloodandwinebb]

The Devourer of Suns

Author:  ThirstyforRed

Artist: Pinkatron

Beta:  Vidra

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 19,528

Relationships: Vincent Van Moorlehem/Ophelie Van Moorlehem, Vincent Van Moorlehem/Original Witcher Character, Vincent Van Moorlehem & Ophelie Van Moorlehem & Philippe Van Moorlehem

Tags: Higher Vampires (The Witcher), Gaslighting, Manipulation, Mind Control, Body Horror, Loss of Sanity, Epistolary, POV First Person, POV Original Character, Unreliable Narrator, Purple Prose, Blood Drinking, Blood and Gore, Gothic

Summary: In southeastern provinces of the Empire, so far away that even the devil no longer would wish you good night there, their lands have Van Moorlehem's family. Old Nilfgaardian nobles, beautiful and peculiar in that charming way, and so very hungry...

Link to Fic | Link to Art

[lenniharrisonsims]

The Wedding of Fran & Olive

Part I- The Guests Arrive

In the early hours of the evening last night, members of multiple royal and noble families made their way to Newcrest to celebrate the wedding of HRH Princess Francesca Colona and Miss Olive Tinker.

The wedding was held at Brierwell Chateau, the childhood home of the princess, now belonging to her younger brother, Crown Prince Dante, Duke if Brier. HRH has said the home holds a lot of meaning to her, and the gardens are so beautiful this time of year, that there was no choice for the couple as to where they would be married!

The entrance to the house's gardens was decorated with big celebratory signs announcing "Mrs. & Mrs." as an announcement as to what is to come.

Always prompt, the first to arrive was Fran's grandmother, HIM Dowager Tsarina Nadia, along with her grandson and ward, HH Prince Grant.

Not long after the Dowager, came Princess Natasha and the Duke of Eastmeadow. HIH looked almost ready to pop, though we know she still has some time to go. Their daughter, Lady Josephine, is one of the flower girls for today's event.

From the other side of the family came Fran's aunt- HRH Princess Isabella, her husband the Duke if Whitland, and son Marquess Lorenzo- and her uncle- HRH Prince Stefano and his wife Chief Lilah Mahoe. Their daughter, HRH Princess Malie is also a flower girl for the wedding.

Next was the princess' paternal grandfather, HRH Prince Alfonso Colona, the Prince Widower.

Not long after him was Fran's brother-in-law, the Marquess of Fielmont. Captain Samson's wife, Princess Adriana, is one of the bridesmaids for the wedding.

Next to arrive was TMs King Ivan and Queen Anastsia De La Cru, aunt and uncle to the princess, joined by their children, Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Elizabeth, who brought HRH Crown Prince Duncan Norton of Willow Creek as her date.

HIM Tsarina Ekaterina and HIH Prince Matthew, another aunt and uncle for Princess Fran, arrived with their son Prince Benedict, both daughters not far behind.

Speaking of- HIH Crown Princess Ophelia came next, with trusted boyfriend Mr. Luke Marin on her arm. Sources say the green heart necklace the Crown Princess wore was an anniversary gift from Mr. Marin. Many are wondering- is a marriage proposal imminent? Or are the two just enjoying their time in university? Either way, HIH stunned in the shocking off-the-shoulder dress with over-sized accessory bow on the left side.

Soon after her sister came HIH Princess Rosalind, along with her boyfriend, Crown Prince Ramses Montero.

HIH Princess Maria and the Duchess Hartwards arrived next, with their younger daughter the Hon. Miss Feng Mian- who looked incredibly classy and quite grown up in her simple green form-fitting dress. FM's older sister, the Hon. Miss Yue Dias arrived not long after her family, with her cousin and roommate Princess Victoria. Both girls shocked and stunned in the outfits they chose to wear- Miss Dias in a coordinating formal jacket and shorts set, and HH in an off-the-shoulder, incredibly low cut, double breasted button-up dress. It seems all the residents of Darkwing House (the Crown Princess Included) have chosen to stun in their outfits today!

The Granite Falls contingent was next to arrive- HIH Prince Ygor and the Marquess Cedarworth, and HIH Princess Yelena and the Duke Grandwood, all four looking incredibly good for only just welcoming all new members to their families! Also joining his siblings was HIH Prince Ygor, who was joined once again by his girlfriend, Miss Kacie Stewart, who looked absolutely killer in her form-fitting leopard print dress with a spicy, high front slit.

Finally, the last of the guests arrived- HIH Prince Nickolai and his girlfriend Dr. Megan Hathaway. Dr. Hathaway in fact was wearing a stunning canary yellow gold diamond bracelet, a gift from the Arnsey vault from Nickolai to the Dr. Is this a hint that he intends to make the single mother his next Duchess of Arnsey? If so, we wonder what the current Duchess thinks about this?

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ZEUS

Brody Elijah Sullivan - Richard Madden (Sara) | ship name: scardy | TBD

Emmett Nathaniel Sullivan - Jack Falahee (Sara) | ship name: celett | TBD

Jacques Marcel Vivier  - Matthew Daddario (Jordanne) | ship name: zaddox | TBD

Eric Nicholas Villan  - Dominic Sherwood (Sara) | ship name: stellan | TBD

Douglas Alexander Vivier  - Arthur Gosse (Jordanne) | ship name: colter | TBD

Selene Isabelle Villan - Zoey Deutch (Jordanne) | ship name: rhysley | TBD

Nova Marie Sullivan - Zhenya Katava (Sara) | ship name: linnova | TBD

NYX

Jude Christopher Haywood - Joseph Cannata (Jordanne) | ship name: judelise | TBD

Rhys Theodore Haywood - Tyler Cameron (Sara) | ship name: rhysley | TBD

Braxton Scott Haywood - Chase Mattson (Jordanne) | ship name: braye | TBD

Dawn Marie Monet - Adelaide Kane (Sara) | ship name: zaddox | TBD

Lincoln Marshall Haywood - Arthur Benedetti (Jordanne) | ship name: linnova | TBD

APHRODITE

Stephen Wyatt Abernathy - Christopher Mason (Sara) | ship name: stephinn | TBD

Dexter Tate Abernathy - Jeff Kasser (Sara) | ship name: colter | TBD

Camilla Rose Sutton - Nicola Peltz (Jordanne) | ship name: stellan | TBD

Jasper Blake Powell  - Michael Yerger (Jordanne) | ship name: samlotte | TBD

HERMES

Donovan Blake Calloway - Philippe Leblond (Sara) | ship name: dolene | TBD

Georgia Adelaide Calloway - Olivia Karina (Jordanne) | ship name: lougia | TBD

Summer Eileen Calloway - Niamh Adkins (Jordanne) | ship name: goodway | TBD

Elise Renee Calloway - Daisy Keech (Sara) | ship name: judelise | TBD

DIONYSUS

Matthias Emmett Baker - Janis Danner (Sara) | ship name: matthey | TBD

Michael James Baker - Jay Gould (Sara) | ship name: mauden | TBD

Piper Joelle Baker - Abby Rao (Jordanne) | ship name: paaron | TBD

ARES

Hunter Waylon Armstrong - Ben Barnes (Jordanne) | ship name: dawstrong | TBD

Travis Clement Armstrong - Casey Deidrick (Jordanne) | ship name: lanis | TBD

Darrel Josiah Armstrong - Andrew Biernat (Sara) | ship name: daleanor  | TBD

Leia Magdalene Armstrong - Jessy Hartel (Sara) | ship name: juleia | TBD

APOLLO

Ian Jericho Henderson - Elia Cometti (Sara) | ship name: everliam | TBD

Scarlet Victoria Henderson - Hannah Brown (Jordanne) | ship name: scardy | TBD

Saffron Aurelie Henderson - Romaneinnc (Sara) | ship name: satticus | TBD

tyche

Anthony Cooper Dawson - Chris Curtis (Sara) | ship name: opheny | TBD

Julietta May Dawson - Dakota Johnson (Sara) | ship name: dawstrong | TBD

Davis Alfred Dawson - Ken Bek (Jordanne) | ship name: tavis | TBD

Jolene Loretta Dawson - Barbara Palvin (Jordanne) | ship name: dolene | TBD

NIKE

John Logan Goodwin - Franky Cammarata (Sara) | ship name: goodway | TBD

Aaron Gareth Goodwin - Pietro Boselli (Sara) | ship name: paaron | TBD

Faye Cordelia Goodwin - Cindy Kimberly (Sara) | ship name: braye | TBD

Tally Beatrice Goodwin - Melanie Martinez (Sara) | ship name: lachlly | TBD

NEMESIS

Atticus Beckett Doherty- Christian Hogue (Jordanne) | ship name: satticus | TBD

Everleigh Rose Doherty - Madi Teeuws (Jordanne) | ship name: everliam | TBD

Lana Rosalie Doherty - Marina Laswick (Sara) | ship name: lanis | TBD

ATHENA

Louis Nathaniel Buchanam - Lucas Bloms (Sara) | ship name: lougia | TBD

Celia Rae Buchanam - Shelley Hennig (Jordanne) | ship name: celett | TBD

Eleanor Lorraine Buchanam - Hannah Sluss (Jordanne) | ship name: daleanor  | TBD

Tatum Eileen Buchanam - Triz Pariz (Sara) | ship name: tavis | TBD

POSEIDON

Duke Ellis Norwood Chad Hurst (Jordanne) | ship name: duvere | TBD

Julian Marcus Norwood - Stephen James (Jordanne) | ship name: juleia | TBD

Katherine Adele Norwood - Ana de Armas (Sara) | ship name: mine | TBD

Charlotte Louise Norwood - Madelyn Cline (Sara) | ship name: samlotte | TBD

APHRODITE

Aysel Karacan - Ayça Aysin Turan (Sara) | ship name: kaysel | TBD

HERA

Kerem Budak - Alp Navruz (Jordanne) | ship name: kaysel | TBD

ARES

Zhang Wei Zhao - Sinqua Walls (Jordanne) | ship name: zhaura | TBD

DEMETER

Milo MIDDLE NAME Fuller - Sebastian Stan (Jordanne) | ship name: mine | TBD

Quinn MIDDLE NAME Fuller - Bryana Holly (Jordanne) | ship name: stephinn | TBD

Ophelia MIDDLE NAME Fuller - Florence Pugh (Jordanne) | ship name: opheny | TBD

HECATE

Lachlan MIDDLE NAME Campbell - Jorge del Rio Romero (Jordanne) | ship name: lachlly | TBD

Tinsley MIDDLE NAME Campbell - Kelianne Stankus (Jordanne) | ship name: matthey | TBD

Guinevere June Campbell - Anna Klinski (Sara) | ship name: duvere | TBD

HERA

Auden MIDDLE NAME Jennings - Alexis Ren (Jordanne) | ship name: mauden | TBD

Laura Grace Jennings - Ester Exposito (Sara) | ship name: zhaura | TBD

[8universosen1]

Feliz día del Gato 🐱🐱, hice esta selección de michis en la pintura. #elchicoquenuncasonrie 

[anaratto]

Sada Yacco as Ophelia (1904) /

The Triumph of Art Nouveau: Paris Exhibition, 1900 Book by Philippe Jullian

[atlantichurricanes]

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL, USA

2023-06-01, 08:00 EDT

Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (AL91): Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico have increased and become better organized during the overnight hours. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for additional development over the next day or so, and a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form over that time span as the system meanders over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. However, by this weekend environmental conditions are forecast to become unfavorable for additional development as the system drifts southward, likely remaining offshore over the Gulf of Mexico. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system later today, if necessary.

Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall could occur over portions of the Florida Peninsula through this weekend. Additional information on the rainfall and flooding potential can be found in products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks issued by the Weather Prediction Center.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.

* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent.

Today marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, which will run until November 30. The long-term averages for the number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes are 14, 7, and 3, respectively.

The list of names for 2023 is as follows:

Name and Pronunciation ------------ Arlene (ar-LEEN) Bret (bret) Cindy (SIN-dee) Don (dahn) Emily (EH-mih-lee) Franklin (FRANK-lin) Gert (ger) Harold (HAIR-uld) Idalia (ee-DAL-ya) Jose (ho-Zay) Katia (KAH-tya) Lee (lee) Margot (MAR-go) Nigel (NY-juhl) Ophelia (o-FEEL-ya) Philippe (fee-LEEP) Rina (REE-nuh) Sean (shawn) Tammy (TAM-ee) Vince (vinss) Whitney (WHIT-nee)

This product, the Tropical Weather Outlook, briefly describes significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days. The issuance times of this product are 2 AM, 8 AM, 2 PM, and 8 PM EDT. After the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are 1 AM, 7 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM EST.

A Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to provide updates, as necessary, in between the regularly scheduled issuances of the Tropical Weather Outlook. Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued under the same WMO and AWIPS headers as the regular Tropical Weather Outlooks.

A standard package of products, consisting of the tropical cyclone public advisory, the forecast/advisory, the cyclone discussion, and a wind speed probability product, is issued every six hours for all ongoing tropical cyclones. In addition, a special advisory package may be issued at any time to advise of significant unexpected changes or to modify watches or warnings.

NHC has the option to issue advisories, watches, and warnings for disturbances that are not yet a tropical cyclone, but which pose the threat of bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions to land areas within 48 hours. For these land-threatening "potential tropical cyclones", NHC will issue the full suite of advisory and watch/warning products. Potential tropical cyclones share the naming conventions currently in place for tropical depressions, being numbered from a single list (e.g., "One", "Two", "Three", etc.).

The Tropical Cyclone Update is a brief statement to inform of significant changes in a tropical cyclone, to post or cancel watches or warnings, or to provide hourly position updates between intermediate advisories when the storm center is easily followed by radar. It is used in lieu of or to precede the issuance of a special advisory package. Tropical Cyclone Updates, which can be issued at any time, can be found under WMO header WTNT61-65 KNHC, and under AWIPS header MIATCUAT1-5.

All NHC text and graphical products are available on the web at https://www.hurricanes.gov. More information on NHC text and graphical products can be found at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Product_Description.pdf. New and updated products for the 2023 season can be found at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_New_Products_Updates_2023.pdf.

You can also interact with NHC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NWSNHC. Notifications are available via Twitter when select National Hurricane Center products are issued. Information about our Atlantic Twitter feed (@NHC_Atlantic) is available at https://www.hurricanes.gov/twitter.php.

$$ Forecaster Papin/Cangialosi/Brown

[michelles-garden-of-evil]

Quiz: Which Desmond Hall Character Are You?

SPOILER WARNING FOR DESMOND HALL ARCS I AND II

Last week, I was going to work on finishing my next review, but then my muse pulled me aside and ordered me to write a Desmond Hall personality quiz while threatening me with a conjure doll and silver pin. Not every Desmond Hall character is in this quiz, only the ones that I thought would be the funniest to write. Enjoy!

1. You have just arrived at an ancient manor house enveloped in darkness that rests atop a sinister network of haunted caves. When you learn this, how do you react? A. Lie in bed for several days while writhing in agony. B. Accept it and keep myself busy while pining for my voodoo island home. C. Act insufferably smug, because soon the house will belong to me. D. Go search for creatures in the caves to alleviate my boredom and satisfy my compulsion to do random disturbing things. E. Barely react at all because the writers have forgotten that I have a personality. F. Swan around while talking to myself about how the manor looks like something out of a storybook. G. Wish that I could live there again, because I've been trapped in a trippy magical closet for months.

2. The daily newspaper arrives and the headline reads, "GIRL BRUTALLY MURDERED.” What is your response? A. Retreat to my bedchamber and panic loudly about how I hope no one discovers that I’m the murderer. B. Get the body buried and all evidence concealed. C. Observe a moment of silence for my former doxy, then promptly forget she ever existed. D. Cut out the photo of the victim's face, suspend it from a papier-mâché gallows tree, and display it prominently in the foyer. E. Feel moderately concerned for my safety, but not too much. My ghost boyfriend will protect me...maybe. F. Scheme to blackmail the killer into marrying me. G. Wonder, "Was that my brother again?"

3. Your hobbies include: A. Moping around the manor house in fancy suits and contorting my face as though trying unsuccessfully to relieve myself. B. Reciting dramatic monologues with bits of scenery caught between my teeth! C. Plotting murder, robbery, and the corruption of young maidens while sipping sherry. D. I wander. I visit. I'm here and there. I'm a kind of ghost of Desmond Hall. E. I used to enjoy rebelling, flouncing, and bickering, but I've lost my taste for those. Now I prefer hanging out with old people in a cottage that smells of strange spices. F. Talking to and stroking my sweet little snake. (By which I mean "reptile with no legs and a forked tongue." Get your mind out of the gutter.) G. Necromancy.

4. Your favorite foods include: A. Bubbly eggs cooked in champagne. Definitely not kippers. B. The cuisine of my native island, before the evil of THE DEVIL JACQUES ELOI DES MONDES made all the plants poisonous and killed all the animals! C. My spouse's hors d'oeuvres--but only when I don't have to eat them off the floor. D. Sugar, strawberries and cream, and the very best...*checks Teleprompter*...butter. E. Muffins laced with magical herbs. F. The delicious misery of the man who tried to strangle me and of all the other women who want him. G. I don't eat anymore. I'm a ghost. Food passes right through me--literally.

5. What turns you on? A. A lover who is unpredictable but not murderously crazy, and who likes to wear lacy nighties. B. I would not know! I have not felt those urges in three hundred years! C. Money. D. Anyone from my preferred gender who actually wants to spend time with me. E. A ghost who behaves like Edward Cullen. F. Jean Paul Desmond! He is the sexiest male character in the history of television. G. Submission and unquestioning devotion. Also, lesbians.

6. What is your signature look? A. Highly flattering mod suits combined with an unflattering combover. B. A long black Victorian dress. C. A stodgy gray/green suit, which is probably in desperate need of Febreze after being worn three days in a row. D. Turtlenecks. E. Bleached blonde hair and faddish early ‘70s fashions. F. Long pointed fingernails, false eyelashes, and a creepy grin. G. I once hung from the ceiling with my shirt torn open. Does that count?

7. Everyone has a skeleton in their closet. What is yours? A. Although I want to reach out and help the beautiful young women who come to me, instead my hands reach out to kill! B. I single-handedly cursed my employer's family by signing his grandfather’s (misspelled) name on a pledge to the Dark Lord. C. I am a black widower. D. I used to participate in necromancy rituals with my dear cousin. E. I stole a piece of my mother's jewelry and sold it at a pawn shop. F. I am a priestess of the Serpent God. G. Funny you should mention skeletons. My closet has a literal one hanging in it.

8. If you had to guess, which of these personages were you most likely in a past life? A. A freebooter possessed by the Devil. B. Myself. C. Henry Seewald--who looks exactly like a toddler version of me--transported back in time via the 49th hexagram. D. Someone named Claude. E. A young girl sacrificed by a priestess who looked like my mother. F. Ophelia, if she were real. G. My great-uncle with the same first name as me, who was allegedly disowned for being a poet.

9. Your favorite Dark Shadows character is: A. Barnabas Collins. B. Magda Rakosi. C. Nicholas Blair. D. David Collins. E. Carolyn Stoddard. F. Angelique Bouchard. G. Quentin Collins.

10. What from 1970 Dark Shadows do you believe was most likely inspired by Strange Paradise? A. The character of Judah Zachery, who is highly reminiscent of THE DEVIL JACQUES ELOI DES MONDES. B. The use of a retcon to completely change Angelique's backstory. C. The name Desmond Collins. D. The implied reincarnation in the Summer of '70 arc that (sadly) never got explored as much as it should have been. E. The subplot about Quentin falling in love with Daphne's ghost. F. The Leviathan cult's use of snake iconography. G. The carousel in Tad and Carrie's playroom.

If you answered mostly A, you are Jean Paul Desmond, richest man in the world and master of Desmond Hall. Tall, dark, and incredibly handsome in spite of his receding hairline, Jean Paul is the victim of two self-imposed curses, one of which causes him to strangle people when the Mark of Death appears on his hand (which is totally not a reflection of some repressed or hidden part of his personality, having formerly displayed megalomania and control freak tendencies on his island). When not under the effects of this curse, he is the living embodiment of charm and sweetness and attracts would-be partners like moths to a flame. Logically, the same must be true about you, because online personality quizzes are never wrong. ;)

If you answered mostly B, you are Raxl, daughter of the Priestess of the Serpent and winner of the Canadian 1969 and 1970 scenery-chewing contests. Far older than she looks, the Desmond family’s housekeeper may not be as loyal as she appears, depending on the whims of whomever wrote the plot outline for the final arc. She is an expert on all things occult and supernatural, from tarot cards to the Egyptian Key. Even after her retcon, she is awesome.

If you answered mostly C, you are Laslo Thaxton, husband of Ada (Desmond) Thaxton and master of Desmond Hall in the absence of Jean Paul and Philip. I would say that you are an unscrupulous, greedy Devil-worshiper like Laslo, but I’ve always hated those personality quizzes that make moral judgments about people just because they share some traits in common with the villain. Therefore, I’m just going to assume that you are most likely a decent person who only got Laslo because you happen to love money and Nicholas Blair.

If you answered mostly D, you are Cort Desmond, twenty-something cousin of Jean Paul and Philip. Eccentric and erratic but oh-so-adorable, Cort is a polarizing character loved by some fans for his good looks and (often unintentionally) funny lines, but hated by others for being somewhat of a spoiled brat. Like Hamlet whom he idolizes, he seeks justice for the death of his father, along with the inheritance his Dear Stepfather Laslo wants to steal from him.

If you answered mostly E, you are Holly Marshall--or, rather, what Holly has become since her creator Ian Martin left the show. Formerly a spitfire with a high IQ, a low boiling point, and a love for outdated slang, Holly has become a shell of her former self under the new writers. She spends more time unconscious and hypnotized than not; when she is conscious, she wastes her time pining after an unsuitable love interest who treats her like Edward treats Bella in Twilight. I hope this doesn’t describe you, because, if it does, you should seek help. Don’t be like Desmond Hall-era Holly!

If you answered mostly F, you are Agatha Pruitt, a young seamstress obsessed with Jean Paul. While the master of Desmond Hall has attracted many suitors, none are as strange or disturbing as Agatha, who blackmails him into letting her live at Desmond Hall after his failed murder attempt and proceeds to wreak havoc there along with the Serpent God (who may or may not be Raxl’s Great Serpent) whom she worships.

Finally, if you answered mostly G, you are Jean Paul’s brother, Philip Desmond (not to be confused with his cousin Philip Desmond, or either of the two Philippes des Mondes). A secretive figure largely mysterious even to his own brother, the handsome Philip dabbles in the dark arts and other mysteries, which ultimately leads to his disappearance into the caves beneath Desmondton and reappearance as a ghost. His character alignment is unclear--he may be evil, or just chaotic neutral--but one thing is clear: whoever messes with Philip has the Devil to pay.