Splendor In the Grass Masterlist

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Being a dark fae HOTD AU series created by @appletreeduty​ ​

The forest calls, and you cannot help but answer. Join us, join us, whisper the leaves as the wind drags you along, come and bear witness they call, to the endlessly rotting dragon, to the once-human wife at his side, to his children: element, dragon, dryad, satyr, shifter; come witness the scheming of the wyrm and the ivy and the corpse, witness the blinding of the mad maiden; come witness the faekin and shadow sprites entwined in the twin sirens’ call. Join us, calls the Summer, extending its warm hand, won’t you eat some pomegranate? Come with us now, witness the terrible whimsy, and watch the dragons dance.

OR:

The Targaryens are messy in every universe they exist in.

AO3 links below the cut. Please reblog here and comment/kudos if you read on AO3!

sandinthepipes:

Is- is Aziraphale stuck in 1862?

We all know Crowley is a fashionista, but Aziraphale too used to change outfits. He stopped after 1862, you know, WHEN HE’S SO SCARED TO LOOSE CROWLEY AND FOR THEIR SITUATION TO BE FOUND OUT

The coat, the vest and the watch, that’s when we first see them. That’s when they’re new. Here, I’ve made an infographic to show what changes and when. I didn’t include the trousers and shoes since I couldn’t always see them, but from what I can tell, at least the cut of the trousers looks to be the same in the present day as in 1862. The colour is debatable as it changes according to lighting, but they could be the same.

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(1967 coat has a question mark because the lapel looks the same but, since not the front or sleeve buttons are shown, I can’t 10000% confirm)

Let me remind you what happens in each of those years:

  • 1862 - I want insurance. Do you know what trouble I’d be in if they knew I’d be fraternising? I don’t need you
  • 1941 - lift home? There must be something I can do for you in return? Literally everything about the magic trick
  • 1967 - I can’t have you risking your life. Don’t go unscrewing the cap. You go too fast for me.
  • 2008 to present- everything else

That’s it. Just wanted to point this out. No further analysis. Keep on going with your day.

inferno-ontherocks:

What it looks like: I’ve abandoned my fic

What’s actually happening: It consumes my thoughts every single day. The urge to write gets stronger but my putty brain just. won’t. let. it. happen.

insufficiently-advanced:

mostladylikeladythateverladied:

There’s lots of talk out there about working through trauma via dark fanfiction. I’m not saying anything against that - there’s nothing wrong with it. But I do think there’s an unfortunate implication being made in a lot of those posts. Accidentally or not, the implication being made is that trauma is the reason people enjoy dark content. That there needs to be a justification at all.

Guys, trauma is not the only reason to enjoy dead dove do not eat content. You don’t need trauma to justify liking it. You don’t need anything to justify liking it. You can just…like it. I get the point of those posts is to stop people from harping on others when they might be digging into said trauma, or harassing others for their coping methods, which is definitely wrong - but let’s be clear in our intent and not alienate people that are just here for the fun of it. Let’s not make people think they need a reason to enjoy what they do.

You don’t need trauma to justify liking dark things. You can just like it and if that’s all there is to it, that’s perfectly okay.

horror movies, serial killer documentaries, splatterhouse-type games, etc - these are billion-dollar industries

there is a real, valid, profitable part of the human psyche that loves dark shit when it’s in a situation we can control

what do you think is the appeal of roller coasters? danger, controlled

i don’t give one single solitary shit what your particular dark fic itch is. seriously, i don’t care. it doesn’t matter. yes, even whatever super gross objectionable thing you just thought of - it literally doesn’t matter. unless real, live, non-hypothetical people are hurt in the making of a thing, that’s just how humans be. sometimes we gaze into the abyss, to see if we can handle it when the abyss gazes back.

queenoflattes:

yes it fucking hurts. but as someone who was in the absolute trenches of queer shipping on this website ten years ago, relying on scraps and subtext while the actors and showrunners barely hid their distain for us even as we single-handedly kept them paid and successful

all I can think is how LUCKY we are that we get that anguished declaration of love, the angsty kiss, the creator and cast who are thrilled and honored to be telling a queer love story, who are fighting to keep telling that story and give it a happy ending.

all I can feel is grateful for how far we’ve come

Wave Tiaras

tiaramania:

Infanta Isabella of Spain’s Shell Tiara by Mellerio, 1867 

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Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia’s Sapphire Wave Tiara

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Henderskelfe Wave Tiara by Cartier, 1904 

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Heeren Wavescroll Tiara by Chaumet, 1909 

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Great Wave Off Kanagawa Tiara by Boucheron, 1910 

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Countess of Galloway’s Greek Wave Tiara by William Ogden, 1920s

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Princess Hitachi’s Wave & Sunburst Tiara by Mikimoto, 1964

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Princess Noriko of Takamado’s Pearl Wave Tiara by Mikimoto, 2008

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Princess Charlene of Monaco’s Diamond Foam Tiara by Lorenz Bäumer, 2011

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Princess Charlene of Monaco’s Ocean Tiara by Van Cleef & Arpels, 2011

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Déferlante Tiara by Chaumet, 2022

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Tiara Motifs 3 of ∞

aimmyarrowshigh:

word-wytch:

I think there’s something that needs to be said about encouraging readers to leave feedback.

For me it’s not about “tell me my writing is amazing and stroke my ego”

It’s more about “please engage with me so that I can experience your joy secondhand and foster a connection with you”

I understand that not everyone wants this in their reading experience, some people are shy and a million other reasons why maybe someone wouldn’t want to engage and that’s perfectly fine!

But what I’m trying to steer away from is being a passive content creator with passive consumers. What I want to steer toward is fostering a community that is essential to fandom. I want to see your reactions because it makes me feel like I’m a part of something.

On encouraging reblogs —

I understand that not everyone is comfortable reblogging, especially explicit content. This is ok!

But just consider that the only reason you were able to enjoy a fic or fanart is because someone else shared it, and by not sharing it yourself you are potentially robbing someone else of the opportunity to enjoy it as much as you did.

As OPs our reach only goes so far and this website relies on reblogs in order for anything to truly get seen by a wider audience.

So that’s really it! That’s why I encourage these two things at the end of every story I post. Not because I’m trying to be demanding and “make people feel bad” if they don’t do it.

I know most other social media sites encourage mindless content consumption and that’s just the way of the world nowadays, but I am from a time when community was at the heart of fandom and I just don’t want to lose that.

But what I’m trying to steer away from is being a passive content creator with passive consumers. What I want to steer toward is fostering a community that is essential to fandom. I want to see your reactions because it makes me feel like I’m a part of something.

didyouserviceoberon:

astrangertomykin:

I posted these thoughts last season

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and just the actual idea of Crowley crashing on Jane’s couch just knowing her as a spy and not a novelist accidentally becoming the inspiration for P&P is hilarious meanwhile Aziraphale is somewhere hanging on edge for the latest publication to come out

Okay this might be my favorite theory ever.

Forget foreshadowing and the meaning of whatever minute thing we fixate on in some random scene (though I accept that a great many of those things aren’t that minute, and the given scene isn’t necessarily that random.)

Just the idea that Crowley inspired P&P and that Aziraphale went nuts for his own love story without even knowing it. I fucking LOVE this idea so hard.