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poetryforall · 10 days

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-Rumi

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wedarkacademia · 2 years

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– Susan Sontag

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illustratus · 30 days

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La Belle Dame sans Merci by Paul Julien Meylan

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agelesslibrary · 1 year

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Poets are the painters of human experience, capturing the colors of their heart in verse.

— agelesslibrary

#poetry #books and libraries #reading #spilled poetry #literature #english literature #dark academia #bookworm #books #library #words #poem #poetsandwriters #virginia woolf #sylvia plath #love #romance #poets corner #poetblr

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eirene · 3 months

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The Garden of Eden, 1901

Hugh Goldwin Riviere

#Hugh Goldwin Riviere #1900s #early 20th century #black #art #painting #art history #fashion #portrait #gloomy #romance #english art #british art

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burningvelvet · 12 days

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An excerpt from the end of a letter where Mary Shelley rejects the advances of her long-time friend Edward Trelawny, 26 July 1831:

"My name will never be Trelawny. I am not so young as I was when you first knew me, but I am as proud. I must have the entire affection, devotion, and, above all, the solicitous protection of any one who would win me. You belong to womenkind in general, and Mary Shelley will never be yours.

I write in haste, but I will write soon again, more at length. You shall have your copies the moment I receive them. Believe me, with all gratitude and affection,

Yours,

M. W. Shelley."

#lmao #literature #english literature #mary shelley #edward trelawny #shelley #women #feminism #devotion #love #romance #girlboss #romanticism #history #female writers #writers #quotes #excerpts

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joytri · 8 months

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My pen has fallen in love with you.

Letters, Franz Kafka

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letsswaytogether · 7 months

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"Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost."

Khalil Gibran

#quotes #love quotes #poetry #literature #poem #dark academia #light academia #dark academia quotes #dark academism #english literature #romance quotes

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srvyxhi · 5 months

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when he says :

he wants kids to "continue his bloodline"

but nizar qabbani wrote :

"Give me a daughter with your stubborn heart, or your even temper. Give our children your dark-bright eyes, or your enchanted smile. So that even when we are gone, the world will find within them all the reasons I loved you."

#nizar qabbani quotes #nizar qabbani #quotes #lines #dark academia #book quotes #books #dark academic aesthetic #poetry #life quotes #english literature #literature #classic literature #romance books #booklr #romance #love #boys are not it

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crescencestudio · 13 days

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Alaris: A Story of the Stars

Enhanced Demo Out Now

Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon.

A global crisis that only continues to escalate. A dangerous run-in with a shadowy stranger. And a mysterious word that won't stop gnawing at you. How does everything tie together? And what role could you possibly play in all of this?

Features

Aside from my blood and remnants of my soul, the New Alaris Demo contains:

A Customizable Protagonist: Choose your name and pronouns (including a whole new Expanded Pronouns system)

Personality: Shape your personality with four different traits and watch how the world interacts with it. Punch people, scare people, live your life how You Want!

Free Time: Choose from four locations and go on a date of your choosing with any of our love interests.

Affection & Stats Screens: Check how much the LIs are interested in you and what your personality looks like!

Communicator Interface: Improved messaging and calling features

Energy Vision: Tap into one of the MC's special abilities to see the different auras of the cast.

Memories: Revisit free time dates and let our love interests woo you as many times as you'd like.

Extended Music Room: Listen to the custom Alaris OST

Partial Voice Acting: Hear the characters come to life through the talented cast for the LIs

Updated Art Assets: All new sprite, CG, prologue, background, and GUI art (basically Everything looks Different).

If you played the old demo, the new one is Very Different! While the general story is the same, many features have been revamped to create a New Player Experience.

❝ Not all mysteries... ❞

Some mysteries, beyond man, have no logic, have no fate. In the face of such, keep your wits close, but do not trust them. Trust not yourself, nor your senses. Your time, nor your wit.

For where time has stopped, but its flow has no end. For when passion calls, but hate runs deep.

Heed this warning, and do not wait. For laws of nature and laws of man. Have no logic, and have no weight."

❝ ...can be explained by the logic of man. ❞

#alaris #english otome #otome game #otome #visual novel #romance visual novel #fantasy visual novel #IT'S HERE #COLLAPSES ON THE FLOOR

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unseelie-grimalkin · 1 year

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I'm going for gold, lads, lasses, and other gendered classes!

Do you like visual novels? Do you like stories about the fey? Do you like your entertainment as EDUTAINMENT?

IF SO, BOY HOWDY DO I HAVE A VISUAL NOVEL PROJECT FOR YOU.

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The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich and choice-driven romantic visual novel inspired by Irish mythology. Play as an Irish tenant farmer from the mid-19th century, whose path becomes inexplicably entwined with fairy affairs after getting robbed by the roadside and lured into the mythic and war-torn world of Tír na nÓg: A once unified land, now divided into the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Will you escape with your stolen belongings? Or does fate have something else in mind?

OKAY, BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU, SEEKER OF SEROTONIN?

6 wonderful romantic/PLATONIC options (each love interest can be pursued entirely platonically)

a visual novel whose philosophy is less on anxiety-inducing, arbitrary choices to get a good or bad ending, but instead focuses on if you, the player, are interacting with a character in a healthy or unhealthy manner, leading to player freedom and choice

intelligent and reflective writing that is reflected within character moments and dialogue

and MORE! (so much more!)

WHERE CAN I FIND MORE OUT ABOUT THIS GAME?

Here is the bio link, which has links for the indie developers' social media accounts (Tumblr, Twitter, Discord Server) along with the link to their official website, which has a deep dive into every main NPC and the philosophy of the game. The demo is out now and free on both Steam and Itch.io

(As an official statement: I am in no way employed or affiliated with Moirai Myths and I was not approached in any way to make this post. This is me being a feral fan on main, blazing this post)

EDIT:

HELLO EVERYONE! DID YALL KNOW THE KICKSTARTER FOR THIS GAME JUST LAUNCHED TODAY? NOW YOU DO! MORE DETAILS AND MORE FUN TO BE HAD!

They’re doing voice acting reveals this month, along with an early bird special to see blushing/flirty emotes!

EDIT THE SECOND:

WE HAVE REACHED FULL FUNDING WITH THE GAME! Which is excellent, because it means that my little hyperfixation is gonna be made!

However!

It would be very nice if we could reach some of the stretch goals (which go into depth here: x). Not only are they fun (MC customization, a switch port, expanded voice-over work, more sprites, mini-games, side stories), but I think they'd spark a lot of serotonin for folks playing (myself included).

If this post has interested you at all, please, please, please check out the Kickstarter above! Thank you!

EDIT THE THIRD

Since this is still getting notes beyond my wildest dreams:

Hello! It's been a while! The Kickstarter ended a bit ago (I did not update this post when it did end, due to being ecstatic to how much the project managed to get: 130% funding!), but development is ongoing and strong! The first two routes are in development right now. Please keep tuned at @moiraimyths for official development updates!

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cringefail-clown · 3 months

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thinking about them again (turnabout au post-scratch jakehal)

#homestuck #homestuck au #jake english #hal strider #grandpa harley #sort of #jakehal #haljake #turnabout au #homestuck turnabout #ive been listening to lord huron as of late and the feelz got me #i had love like ghost on repeat while drawing this so u should give it a listen for the full experience #their doomed romance just hits right #knowing that falling in love with this person will end in tragedy and heartbreak and loss and doing so anyway #because the few happy moments you get to share with them outweight the decades of soul-crushing grief youll have to endure

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illustratus · 9 months

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The Green Knight by Julek Heller

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herotome · 5 months

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Herotome Super Demo

SHE's OUT. She is HERE.

FINALLY

I've been working on this damned update since march 2021 I really hope yall like it 😭

Herotome (hero-otome) is a superhero dating sim: romance optional, ✨aroace-friendly.✨

You can now meet ALL five love interests in this first official 'episode' of the game and there's

50,000+ words. (It. is. massive.)

180+ dialogue choice trees.

Animated CGs.

You can even get achievements for petting your cat.

Do you want to save the day and impress everyone with your might and wit and skill? Or do you prefer being an absolute menace who fist fights their mentor in his office and sets fire to fan mail? Why not both?

I been solo funding this project out of pocket for half a decade and I'm not going anywhere until its DONE; if you like the game, pls consider sharing with your friends, hyping it up on social media, or supporting me on Ko-Fi~

Herotome is completely free to play. It comes with a walkthrough if you tip (or have ever spent) 2.99$ or more on the itch.io page, but you shouldn't need a walkthrough to beat the game.

Have fun!!!

Proper link to the demo will be in a reblog so tumblr doesnt nuke this post from search engines XOXO

#herotome announcement #interactive fiction #oelvn #visual novel #otome game #otome #english otome #amare game #indie otome #indie game #superhero #superheroes #dating sim #comic art #otome romance #interactive story

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bondilluns · 7 months

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well, are you ready ray?!?!

btw!! i've been thinking about opening comissions for mcr mspaint portraits, so maybe tell me in the tags if you would be interested in that 👉🏻👈🏻

[ID: A MS Paint digital painting of Ray Toro leaning his head back and playing his guitar, which is out of frame. His eyes are closed and he is smiling. A spotlight illuminates him from above, casting a warm yellow light on him. It contrasts with the purple tones of the shadows. The background is green. End ID]

#the reference picture for this was the blurriest pic i could have picked #but hey #those four pixels looked hot as fuck #i also made a speedpaint of this but idk what music to put on the background so i wont post it yet #ok TAG BLAST #my art tag #mcr #my chemical romance #my chemical romance fanart #mcr art #mcr fanart #my chemical romace art #ray toro #mcr ray #ray toro fanart #ms paint #described #feel free to correct my image id english is not my first language i am suffering #bondilluns.art

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poetryforall · 5 days

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