not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing (so devoted the lines blur)

Save him 

Commission for @ladyramora of Ger and @lynnslight ‘s Aya. 

Thank you for commissioning me!! 

one thing about orpheus and eurydice is you guys are all like “i’m different i wouldnt turn to look at her” because you are all familiar with the story of orpheus and eurydice. but orpheus wasnt familiar with the story because he was in it lol.

“i wouldn’t look back bc logically if she’s not there it wouldnt help to look and if she is there looking back would cause me to lose her” cool so has love never made you stupid and insane

another thing thats interesting is i think most people assume its a walk of reasonably short length that you have to resist looking back. but we dont know how long that walk was. its out of the underworld, time could work very differently. could be days. could be months. could you walk for months without looking back to see if your love is okay? i dont think you could

exactly. like oh you’re not going to look back? have you never lost a love? there is so much looking back.

Cast a sheet over my head, dear love, and set me lose amongst the trees. I will lose myself in brambles and prick my heart on thorns. I will drive away the deer with my heavy-roving feet, and you will laugh to see me, tripping along the paths I’ve always known. You will see how the world has not changed with love, but how I feel I must relearn it. So I will walk with nothing but your voice to guide me. I will come know the woods again– and I will know you even better.

Shipping Interest Check!

Have we discussed shipping before?: yes || no

My interest level overall: I’ve wanted this for so long || can’t wait || I think it’ll be fun || kinda feeling it || maybe with a lot of plotting || I need to think about it || not interested, sorry

How we should do this: jump right in || slow burn || pre-established || build up to it in a thread || anything goes

Dynamics I want to try out with our ship: friends to lovers || rivals to lovers || enemies to lovers || mutual pining || battle couple || childhood friends || high school sweethearts || star crossed lovers || long time lovers || old married couple || newlyweds || sickeningly sweet couple || secret lovers || fake dating/marriage || best friends hiding their feelings || arranged marriage || soulmates || other

Vests

(left to right, top to bottom)

Miss Point, Atelier Boz, Alice and the Pirates, Dear Celine, Black Peace Now, Innocent World, Moi Meme Moitie, Moi Meme Moitie 

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (via thoughtkick)

if a hand kiss isn’t done with either reverent trembling and closed eyes or with a certain slow sensuality and direct ‘fuck me’ eye contact, you are wasting my time and everyone else’s

While I am a fan of both of these kinds, I feel like limiting all available variety of hand kisses to only these two is missing quite a lot. 

For instance: 

- “I was just holding your hand to convey sincerity and you said something I don’t have an immediate answer to, so I’m going to kiss your hand instead.” 

- “you’re only semi-lucid and are sort of reaching for my face and for various reasons I shouldn’t kiss YOUR face, but your hand is right here and I still need to convey affection”

- “your hand is the only part of you with only minor injuries and the doctor [healer, whatever] is right there and will get mad at me if I move you”

- “you were going to play-hit me but I’m actually much faster in the reflexes than you and also my catching your hand and kissing it is part of our game”

- “you just touched my face so your palm is right there” 

- “I’m extremely happy about something and this felt like the best spontaneous action, what am I, an expert on motivations?” 

- “this is YOUR hand, so it is particularly delightful to me” 

- “we were cuddling and holding hands and I felt like it” 

- “I was just struck by the overwhelming delight I feel at your existence and your hand was the most conveniently positioned thing to kiss in response to this thought process”

 … .to name but a few. 

Laurie Clements Lambeth, from Veil and Burn; “The Spaces Between”

A friendly lord in Coerthas

Ko-fi(´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

Gothic Victorian Blouses.

— Anne Carson, Wonderwater

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I have a special love for those people who despite it all, manage to stay soft. Who keep their heart kind and their soul warm. It takes real strength to keep those qualities when life kicks you down.