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wlw-webcomic-bracket · 1 year

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WEBCOMIC DIRECTORY

Half the reason I created this tournament is so I could find new webcomics to read, and I know a bunch of you are following it for the same reason.

So: Here is a directory of every webcomic that was submitted!

Please note that this list is Very Long, so (1) I have not read most of these webcomics and can't vouch for their content, and (2) I have not tested any of these links, but I can fix any errors if you point them out.

Comics are listed in alphabetical order, with the featured couple(s) or poly ship(s) in parentheses. Broken into two parts because Tumblr only allows 100 links per post and there are 140 comics.

180° Angel (Sam and Lilith)

2 Slices (Ruka and Rio)

A Week in Warrigilla (Hazel and Willie)

A&H Club (Adrian and Hildegard)

Alice and the Nightmare (Edith and Quinn)

Alien Heart (Ivy and Rosa)

Always Human (Sunati and Austen)

Balderdash (Georgie and Afia)

Band vs Band (Honey Hart and Turpentine)

Blindsprings (Ember and Irelia)

Boyfriends (Jock, Prep, Nerd, and Goth)

Bugtopia (Arachne and Scarlet)

Burn Away (Abella and Edie)

Charity Case (Sylvia and Jerry)

Circuits and Veins (Ai and Aki)

Console Her (Claudia and Ava)

Cucumber Quest (Almond and Peridot; Piano and Ametrine)

Cursed Princess Club (Nell and Jolie)

Dame Daffodil (Charo and Alesea)

Daughter of the Lilies (Lyra and Margot)

Dead Winter (Lizzie and Alice)

Dicebox (Griffin and Molly)

Dirt Creek Runs Red with Blood (Ines and Sarepia)

Dom&Mor (Dominique and Morgan)

Dresden Codak (Kimiko and Elith)

Drop-Out (Lola and Sugar)

Dumbing of Age (Becky and Dina; Jennifer/Billie and Ruth)

El Goonish Shive (Ellen and Nanase; Catalina and Rhoda; Diane and Lucy)

Eldritch Darling (Ina and CJ)

Encore! (Quinn and Hana)

Ennui Go (Izzy, Darcy, and Tanya)

Errant (Sarin and Jules)

Facing the Sun (Aarya and Liza)

Finding Wonderland (Alex and Lucky)

Flowers For the Arsonist (Lucia and Paige)

Four Leaf (Carla and Lina)

Gals (Croix, Sam, Lux, and Charlotte)

Ghoul Crush (Sison and Laguna)

Girly (Otra and Winter)

Glitterlaced (Goldie and Luck)

Go Get a Roomie (Roomie and Lillian)

Guide to the Land of Monsters (Arnatuk and Tove)

Gunnerkrigg Court (Kat and Paz; Zimmy and Gamma)

Hard Lacquer (Claire and Robin; Claire and Petra)

Heartstopper (Darcy and Tara)

Heir's Game (Sevilia and Ilianna)

Her Tale of Shim Chong (Shim Chong and Madam Jang)

High Class Homos (Sapphia and Odette; Sapphia and Marla)

Homestuck (Rose and Kanaya; Calliope and Roxy; Vriska and Meenah; Vriska and Terezi)

How to Be a Werewolf (Marin and Marisa)

I Love Amy (Amy and Bibi)

I Want to Be a Cute Anime Girl (Cheryl and Delilah)

I'm the Villainess but the Heroine's Trying to Capture Me (Nelly and Nancy)

In My Heart (Wantanabe Yuki and Sasaki Mari)

Isadora (Isaline and Theodora)

It's Okay to Like Girls (Sophie and Olivia)

Kidd Commander (Phineas and Agatha)

Kill Six Billion Demons (Allison and Ciocie Cioelle)

Kiss It Goodbye (Aruka and Yukimi)

Lady of the Shard (Radiant Goddess and Acolyte; Radiant Goddess and Old God)

Lesbiampires (Daphne and Veronika)

Lore Olympus (Athena and Hestia)

Mage & Demon Queen (Malori and Velverosa)

Matchmaker (Kimmy and Marlowe)

Missing Monday (Foyle and Monday)

Monsters and Girls (Lili and Sera)

Motherlover (Imogen and Alex)

Moving In (Jackie and Riley)

Muted (Camille, Nyra, and Dendro)

My Dragon Girlfriend (Dani and Christie; Callie and Olive)

My Sweet Archenemy (Mad Spade and Miss Sunshine)

My Wish Is to Fall In Love Until You Die (Shiina and Mimi; Seiran and Ari)

Namesake (Selva and Alice)

Nano List (Chacha and Zavi)

Never Satisfied (Neith and Isra)

Nevermore (Lenore and Annabel Lee)

Night Owls and Summer Skies (Emma and Vivian)

Not So Shoujo Love Story (Rei and Hanna)

Octopus Pie (Jane and Marigold)

Offbeat (Beau and Julie)

On a Sunbeam (Mia and Grace; Alma and Char)

On Borrowed Time (Rune and Dielle)

Osora (Celia and Catalina)

Remaining links in part two!

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havenroyals · 7 months

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The royal family is expanding. Again!

The Duke & Duchess of Harkne announced that they are expecting through their private social media. Delvin Palace also released a statement - with a lovely new photo of the family. The message came from the whole family, expressing their excitement for the new baby.

For those unaware - or living under a rock - the couple wed over two years ago. Prince Drake brought twins Princess Millie and Princess Rayne into the marriage. On the day of their private wedding, the former Lady Rayna adopted the twins and gained a host of new titles.

While Rayna is styled Her Serene Highness and deemed a Princess of Haven, she is formally addressed as Duchess of Harkne. Even more recently, her father's passing has titled her Duchess of Grail. Not to mention being called a mama by her three-year-old twins.

Just last year, the Crown Princess welcomed her daughter into the world. The heir made royal history by renouncing marriage and deciding to use donor sperm to conceive Princess Odette. A few years ago, such choices would be frowned upon.

Sadly, the tragic deaths of Lady Lux Beaumont, Sir Drake Walker, and most recently Duchess Savanna - commoners who married into nobility - were a response to the many changes to "tradition." A published letter from a secret organization within Haven has "declared war against these destructive changes to our isle." King Liam has addressed the violence in our land with promises to hunt these criminals down.

It has come out that the former Duke Hakim of Grail was a part of this cult. With the news - somewhat overshadowing the new baby - Rayna's popularity has shifted. Many call for a divorce for the Harknes so her Princess title is stripped. But we will not think of the negative. Let's just focus on the new babies.

Congratulations yet again to the royal couple.

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#sims 4 storytelling #ts4 #ts4 storytelling #writeblr #ts4 legacy #my sims #show us your story #Black Simmer #black simblr #ts4 black sims #ts4 black royals #blacksimscommunity #gossip queen tabloid #royal media

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4eva-etheral · 6 months

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I vowed I would always be yours

Type of one-shot: angst

Warning: angst, cursing, mention of suicide and dead

Gender: female

Fandom: My own novel in writing

Character(s): Enric De la Nur

Author note: I wanted to try this idea, I hope you like it!^^

Tags: @dxmoness @lombxrdi

(sorry for the tags but I need an opinion about this-)

“I love her”

How many times did you heard that words? How many different reactions did you had? Many, maybe to many for you to be considered everytime a girl impossible to not love. You knew that he would never love you, but sometimes you wished that the things could go different, after all you already ended in a novel, like your favourite Fl from other books, becoming a Fl too, a beautiful and lovely princess named 'Odette Alexandra de von Lux', with long, straight, soft brown hair and two breathtaking blue eyes, so you were quite sure that since you were reborn you could have your happy ending, but the destiny didn't agree with you, after all you were just a mere ornament to the perfect picture, a plaything for a stronger force that wanted to get entertained for a while and if you failed in your job then you would be simply throw away for another plaything, and so you ended to reborn in the same story over and over, so many times that you had almost forgot the name of the original novel, so many times that you were able to know every reaction that people would get at every events, words and actions. You tried after the second time in the book to change the ending, to get with someone else, and you had done it, you were happy, you died from old age with a lovely husband and children. But when you opened your eyes you were again in your infant body, that took you to try to change ending again, finishing with a woman, but still the same story. You had even tried to kill yourself, to get execute and in any other ways, but nothing: in the end you would always return to the infant body of the FL you possessed. It was becoming annoying for you, always trying to change everything, trying to get another ending, trying to just disappear. And the saddest thing was that after your two thousand life, you felt in love, for truly with a man. He changed role and position in every life but the name was always the same: 'Enric de la Nur'. You met him when he was a commander of the imperial knights, but he refused your love in that life so you tried again and again but nothing worked with him, he was always destined to love another woman, to die in front of you for her. You tried truly everything and every romance trope you knew for win his heart but nothing, he would always love and die for the original villainess 'Claudine von Fivl'. In one life you even ended with her as partner, it was a nice experience, but still he continued to die for her in front of you, making all of your efforts unless. You could remember all the memories in your lives you had with him, you even dedicated songs you could remember, only some parts, from the modern world you were once part from but then were nothing if he always forgotten them at the start of the cycle again.

You smiled, a perfect fake smile you got used to do in your past lives, and put your hands together at your chest, acting all happy and bubbly, hiding your tears behind your blue eyes

“Congratulations for your engagement with her then Enric! I bet she will make the best duchess of de la Nur that has ever seen!”

You said faking happiness looking at the couple in front of you, looking at how happy they looked, at how Claudine was holding her pregnant belly, while some words of an old song you didn't remember completely, got in your mind, something about swearing eternal love and at the fact that the people survived to a war, and at those thoughts a nostalgic smile appeared on your face while a lonely tear ran down your face, because in the end you always survived and vowed love, but never lived.

“I vowed I would always be yours...”

#fanfiction #novel #x reader #manhwa #original character #original story #oneshot #Spotify

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witchyclispe · 2 years

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Hello everyone! I haven't posted here in a long time to say the least. I wanted to rebrand this account, so I can feel better about posting here❤❤❤ My original name on here was Damienmoonart! But i have recently changed it to Witchyclipse! Anyways-

This is my main blog! I plan to use it for my personal artwork! If you'd like to see my writing, please go follow my second blog @damisupernova !

Heres some quick info to get to know me 😌

My name is Dami! I am a self taught artist who mainly uses Digital Art. My program that I prefer is procreate! Ive been drawing for around 11 years, and hope to open an art shop on etsy in the near future! I am a huge nerd, who loves anything action, scifi or horror themed.

Yes there will be OC content here, whether that's my writing I've reblogged or my artwork itself. If you don't enjoy ocs, feel free to leave! This is going to be a safe and positive place for everyone, including myself 💕

Do not trace or steal my artwork. This includes my ocs, or fanart I have done.

If you are interested in talking or commissions, please feel free to send me a message! I'd love to chat and have fun with others 😌🦋

My Interests Include

Current hyper fixations will be in purple!

Marvel Comics

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Xmen

Dc comics

Dc Extended Universe

The Sandman

Stranger Things

Harry Potter

Fantastic Beasts

Pirates of the Caribbean

Supernatural

Doctor who

Sherlock (Rdj, BBC)

Spiderman (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield)

Detroit: Become Human

Resident Evil

Star Wars

Star Trek

Dune

The Hobbit

Lord of the Rings

John Wick

Kingsman

My Original Characters!

In every universe, there will be some canon divergence so beware!

Some designs are out of date/ to be worked on

Stranger Things

Cynthia Creel

Tadgh Hoffman

The Sandman

Astoria (Imagination)

Star Wars

Estelle Norith

Ziorah Casamorsa

Darth Corodis

Darth Binaira

Xmen

Etheria (Azalea Collins Lehnsherr)

Zoan Lehnsherr

Marvel

Madame Nightshade (Nova Moore)

Glitch (Coda Barlowe)

Agent Mothra (Dezdemona Lenoir) (variant: Deziray Octavius Osborn)

Red Daemon (Dr.Róisin Healy)

Illuminatrix (Monika Ivanov Zemo)

Evening Moon

Tsunami (Juliette Keloha)

Detroit Become Human

Lieutenant Aeryn Sinclair

Detective Rosaleen O'Connell

Nyx

Supernatural

Amaris Macleod

DCEU

Nightmare (Kinsley Hyde)

Harry Potter

Professor Odette Chamberlain Lennox

Lynette Lupin

Fantastic Beasts

Sylvain Strummer

Star Trek

Captain Jupiter Solace

Sherlock (BBC)

Lux Moriarty

Doctor Who

Celeste Pevensie

Dune

Zara Gemosia Atreides

The Hobbit/LotR

Lady Morìnth

Saffron Baggins

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felteverywhere · 1 year

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here are some starter ideas i have that i want to write but i’d rather write them for someone specific. if you like one like this and i’ll come ask you what you want it for and optionally who you want it for if there are multiple listed.

leader of a crime syndicate/mafia family or at least someone very high up the ladder against their daughter in law or sister in law... forbidden love, betrayal, twists and turns, the Drama. (willing to make the first muse OR in the second role cressida, estrella, jolene, odette, lucia, marciela)

my muse chris’ mother becomes the president... and either her and a secret service member/someone else who works for the president OR it could be the lead up to the election and the child of her opponent (is it love? are they pretending?)

messy rich assholes being assholes... the playboy (jude, lux, slater, lucky) falling in love with the queen bee (carling, posie, odette, rosalie, anais, lindsey) who happens to be dating their best friend.

any plot where carling used to skate with your muse and they betrayed her (at least in her eyes) but now it’s a year later and they need to skate together again if they want to get to the olympics.

maja and her former handler who is on the run after betraying the company maja works for an as assassin.. she’s hunting her down but they also are kind of in love.

two actors who are in a weird game of chicken on set with their attraction to each other, both trying to turn each other on during sex scenes but pretending it’s all normal until one cracks. (mason, conrad, dove, sabrina)

jolene running into the teacher for one of her kids at an event with a client and the two of them have a Lot of chemistry but she def doesn’t want them to know what she does.

alex, leona or dizzy being regularly flirted with and pursued by a newbie at their job until they finally lose it and make her eat her words in the middle of their shift lol.

#indie rp #indie smut rp #indie lesbian rp #indie bi rp #i'll cap at 2 for each i guess??? except maybe the last one i'll do that 100 times lol

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confessionsofabeachbarbie · 1 year

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Odette got a random invite to a shopping spree at an amazing luxe lingerie & dress boutique by a gent thats totally not her husband lol!❤️

#my sims #sims 4

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mktnkvalya · 5 years

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Odette Pavlova

#odette pavlova #no make up selfie #beauty #models #picture #naturalhair #lux #glam #style #estetique #aestehtic #inspiration

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hopefully-nightly-doodles · 2 months

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Got lazy with this one thats why its so messy :P but ay lookie its a new OC next to lux but not really since I have had her written down for ages lol

I've only given her a name now tho. Its technically a temp name but it might become her real name since I really like it (plus the gf suggested) and it Odette. She's school president and her and Lux are in the same class.

#ocs #sketches #signs #lux #odette

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toloveawarlord · 4 years

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Master List

Updated: June 18

New Updates will be marked with a ***

You can find my old master list HERE. I am not deleting it because it has older fics on it that are not included on this one.

OC Masterlist

Ikerev OC Picrew Collection

EVENT MASTER LISTS:

50 Types of Kisses

2 Yr. Ann. AU Flash Fics

Spooktober 2020

Spooktober 2019

25 Days of Christmas 2020

25 Days of Christmas 2019

25 Days of Christmas 2018

Murder Monday

Angels and Devils Valentine’s Event 2019

Ikemen Revolution

Series: Suitor/OC

○ For Crimson Glory: Iris Adley / Edgar Bright

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch 4 || Ch. 5 || Ch. 6 ||

Crimson Shorts: Iris and Edgar One-Shots: Investigation ||

○ Visions of Red: Colette Marston

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch.3 ||

○ Shattered Glass: Nova Clemence

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

○ Etched in Blood: Sophia Emerson/Fenrir Godspeed

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch.4 || Ch. 5 ||

Sophia and Fenrir One-Shots: Edibles || Glimpse of You || The Night Before ||

○ Behind the Times: Aspen Lancaster/Jonah Clemence

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

○ Tale as Old as Time: Greer Atlas/Lancelot Kingsley:

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || ***

○ Ghost in the Starlight: Aster

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || ***

○ Star Crossed: Wren Blackwell/Jonah Clemence

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

○ For My Master: Edgar Bright/Shae Durham/Luka Clemence 18+

Part 1|| Part 2 ||

○ The Jack of My Heart: Joanna Clemence/Edgar Bright

Ch. 1 ||

Drabble 1 || Midnight Escapades (nsfw) ||

○ Red Fever: Edgar Bright/Naomi Kaiser/Jonah Clemence 18+

Ch. 1 ||

○ Clever Little Fox: Clarissa Bright/Loki Genetta

Ch. 1 ||

○ Kyle Ash Mental Health Series

An Off Day ||The Human Heart || In Her Mind || Tomorrow ||

Series: Suitor/Children

Kid’s Information:

Red Army Kids Older Gen as Toddlers

Red Army:

Lancelot Kingsley:

○ Chaotic Kingsley: Atticus

Ch. 1 ||

Jonah Clemence:

○ A Queen in the Making: Caroline

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

Edgar Bright:

○ Red Army Princess: Eden

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch. 4 ||

Eden Shorts: Fireworks ||

Kyle Ash:

○ Ashes to Ashes: Beckett and Sadie

Ch. 1 ||

Black Army:

Luka Clemence:

○ Twin Collision: Ezra and Valarie

Ch. 1 ||

Seth Hyde:

○ Devils in Disguise: Sasha

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

Fenrir Godspeed:

○ Black Army Mischief Maker: Finley

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch. 4 ||

Finley Shorts: Turning Five || Godspeed Family Birthday HC ||

Au w/ @plumpblueberry Noah Blackwell - “After the Rain” ||

Neutrals:

Loki Genetta:

○ Caged Magic: Lux and Leif

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

Mousse Atlas:

○ The Atlas Puzzle: Khepri

Ch. 1 ||

Suitor x Suitor Kids:

Edgar and Luka:

○ A Pair of Jacks: Evie

Pt. 1 ||

One Shots: Silver-Lining || Confession

Lancelot and Jonah:

○ Crowned Royalty: Ivy and Rose

Pt. 1 ||

Mini- Series:

○ What Once Was: Emery Hayes

Telling Luka || Telling Jonah || Black Army ||

One-Shots:

Black Army:

Sirius Oswald

Birthday Game (IDW)

Luka Clemence

I’m Here || Made a Maid

Fenrir Godspeed -

Tomato War || Main Assest

Red Army

Lancelot Kingsley

Sweet Temptation (nsfw)||

Jonah Clemence -

Despacito || It Matters (nsfw) || Family Sins || Stay Strong ||

Edgar Bright -

Light of My Life (IDW || One sided || Drunk on You (nsfw IDW) ||

Analysis of Edgar’s Trial ||

Kyle Ash

Under the Desk (nsfw) || Ghosts in the Night (IDW)

Neutrals:

Harr Silver

A Wish

Loki Genetta

Birthday Mess

Mousse Atlas

Sleeping Mouse||

Oliver Knight

Hideout||

Amon

The Mad King (IDW) ||

Suitor x Mc x Suitor:

Kyle/MC/Edgar

Sugar Rush (nsfw)

Edgar/MC/Luka

Lost Love (IDW)

Kyle/ Mousse/ Mc

Three’s a Set (nsfw IDW)

Suitor x Suitor

Jonah/Mousse

Take It Off (IDW)

**Headcannons: **

Angles and Demons AU

Angel HC || Demon HC ||

Ikemen Vampire

Series: Suitor/OC

○ At Your Service: Ophelia/Everyone 18+

Ch. 1 ||

○ And So They Met: Alara Bayar

Pt 1. || Pt. 2 || Pt. 3 || Pt. 4 || Part 5 ||

○ Alara One-Shots:

Birthday Morning (Alara and Mozart) ||

○ Twisted Games: Vira 18+

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 ||

○ The Essence of Music: Coralie Van Alst & Mozart

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

○ The Sight of Stars: Arthur /Mina Van Gogh/Charles

Ch. 1 ||

○ Immortal Souls: Nyx/Comte

Ch. 1 ||

Suitor x Suitor with Kid:

Theo and Arthur:

○ Truth in Simplicity: Elaine Odette Doyle x Isaac Newton

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

Suitor One-Shots:

Theo Van Gogh

Stop Being Cute ||

Arthur Conan Doyle

Bound (nsfw)

Arthur Birthday Event 2020:

Bickering Buds || Distractions || Control (nsfw) || Rainy Days || Alcohol and Women || Playtime (nsfw) || The Best Detective || Things to Come || Drunken Pleasures (nsfw) || A Memorable Birthday ||

All Headcannons:

Parents dropping off their kid

Ikemen Sengoku

Series:

○ The Art of Love and War: Warlord Children (Multi POV)

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch. 4 || Ch. 5 || Ch. 6 || Ch. 7 || Ch. 8 || Ch. 9 || Ch. 10|| Ch. 11

○ The Ties that Bind Us: Rena Tokugawa / Ieyasu Tokugawa

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch. 4 || Ch.5 || Ch. 6 || ***

Ieyasu/Rena Birthday Special

○ Clever Canary: Miki / Nobunaga Oda

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 ||Ch. 4 ||Ch. 5 ||

○ Solitary Confinement: Katria Petrov / Masamune Date

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||Ch. 3 ||

One-Shots:

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Injury || Snow Storm || For Her (IDW) || Alone with You ||

Sasuke Sarutobi

Till Next Time (nsfw) || Nerdling ||

Nobunaga Oda

The Cost of War (IDW) || Konpeito

Yukimura Sanada

Pregnancy ||

Mitsuhide Akechi

A Day Out||

Kennyo -

Tryst in the Forest ||

Obey Me

NSFW HC:

Lucifer ||

○ Chaos Reigns (Dark Lilith)

Ch. 0 ||

Lilith One Shot - In Another Life

○ The Little Vampire: Levi and Nell

Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 ||

○ Sheep Among the Wolves: Karina & Diavolo

Ch. 1 || ***

○ Love and Lust: Verena/Asmo 18+

Ch. 1 || ***

Next Gen:

Profiles can be found here

#new master list #master list #masterlist #ikemen revolution #ikerev #ikemen sengoku #ikesen #ikemen vampire #ikevamp #obey me #shall we date obey me #swd obey me #voltage games #ikemen revolution fanfiction #ikemen vampire fanfiction #ikemen sengoku fanfiction #obey me fanfiction #obey me headcanons #otome fanfiction

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greektrgcdy · 5 years

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Under the cut you’ll find 675 FEMININE NAMES all compiled by me !! I will most likely be updating this and my other lists at some point and would be more than willing to post more specific lists if anyone wants them !! Please like or reblog if this was helpful !!

Abilene, Acacia, Ada, Adalia, Adalind, Adelina, Adeline, Adela, Adele, Adriana, Agnes, Aimee, Aislinn, Aja, Alana, Alba, Alessia, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alexandrine, Aliyah, Allora, Alma, Almira, Althea, Alva, Amber, Amabel, Amara, Amelie, Amethyst, Amina, Anastasia, Antoinette, Andromeda, Anika, Anissa, Annabel, Annabel-Lee, Anne, Annette, Annie, Anniston, Appoline, Apollinia, Apollonia, Ara, Arabella, Araminta, Ariadne, Ariana, Arianne, Ariella, Asena, Astra, Astrid, Athena, Audrey, Audrina, Autumn, Aurelia, Aurora, Austen, Ava, Avalee, Avalon, Averill, Aviana, Ayla, Aylee, Azalea, Azaria.

Bambi, Bardot, Beatrice, Beatrix, Becky, Bee, Bellatrix, Belle, Benedette, Benilde, Bernadette, Bess, Beth, Betsey, Beverly, Bexley, Bijou, Bindie, Birdie, Blair, Blossom, Bluebell, Blythe, Bonnie, Brenna, Bria, Briar, Bridget, Briella, Brielle, Brinley, Bristol, Brooke, Bronwyn, Buffy.

Cadence, Calla, Callie, Callista, Camila, Camille, Cara, Cariad, Carmen, Carol, Carolina, Caroline, Carolyn, Carrie, Cassandra, Cassiopeia, Cecilia, Cecily, Celeste, Celestia, Celine, Chanel, Charity, Charlotte, Cher, Cherie, Cheryl, Cheyenne, Chloe, Claire, Clara, Clarity, Claudia, Claudine, Clea, Cleo, Clover, Colette, Colleen, Constance, Connie, Copeland, Cora, Coral, Coralia, Coraline, Cordelia, Coretta, Corinna, Corinne, Corisande, Corliss, Cornelia, Corvina, Cosette, Cressida, Cynthia, Cyra.

Dahlia, Dahliana, Daisy, Damara, Dara, Darcy, Darla, Darlene, Daphne, Davina, Dawn, Dee, Delia, Delilah, Delphi, Delphine, Denise, Desiree, Desdemona, Desi, Destiny, Diana, Diane, Dinah, Dixie, Dolly, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dot, Drusilla.

Eadlyn, Eartha, Eden, Edie, Edina, Edith, Effie, Eileen, Elara, Eleanor, Eleanora, Elena, Eliana, Elisabeth, Elise, Elizabeth, Ella, Elle, Elodie, Eloise, Elowen, Elora, Elsie, Emalyn, Embla, Emilia, Emma, Emmeline, Emmy, Enid, Eponine, Erica, Erin, Esme, Estelle, Esther, Ethel, Ettie, Everly, Eva, Evangeline, Evanora, Evelina, Evelyn, Everly, Evita, Eyre.

Fae, Faith, Fallon, Fancy, Fannie, Fantine, Farah, Fawn, Faye, Felicity, Fern, Francine, Fran, Finnea, Fleur, Flora, Florence, Francesca, Franny, Frankie, Frida, Freya, Fyodora.

Gabriella, Gaia, Gail, Garbo, Gardenia, Gemma, Geneva, Geneve, Genevieve, Gennifer, Georgeanne, Georgia, Gia, Giana, Gigi, Gillian, Gina, Ginevra, Ginger, Ginny, Giordana, Giovanna, Gisele, Guilieta, Guilia, Guiliana, Gladys, Glenda, Glinda, Gloriana, Glory, Goldie, Goldeheve, Grace, Gracelyn, Gracie, Greer, Greta, Gretchen, Griselda, Guinevere, Gwenora, Gwendolyn, Gwenny.

Hadley, Haddie, Hadiya, Halle, Hallie, Halston, Hanna, Hannah, Harmony, Harper, Harriet, Hattie, Hazel, Helen, Helena, Heloise, Henrietta, Henna, Hera, Hermia, Hermione, Hester, Hettie, Holly, Honey, Honora, Hope.

Ida, Ilana, Ilyana, Imogen, Indie, Inessa, Ingrid, Iphegenia, Iris, Irene, Isabeau, Isabella, Isabelle, Isla, Isobel, Isolde, Ivana, Ivory, Ivy.

Jacinta, Jackie, Jada, Jade, Jane, Janie, Jasey, Jasey-Rae, Jeana, Jeanie, Jedda, Jennifer, Jennie, Jenny, Jessa, Jessamine, Johanna, Jolene, Jolie, Joplin, Josie, Josephine, Journey, Joy, Judith, Judy, Julia, Julie, Juliet, Juniper, Juno.

Kaia, Kalani, Kara, Karen, Karolina, Kate, Kathleen, Katherine, Kayla, Kaylee, Kedzie, Keely, Kelby, Kelsey, Kendra, Kenna, Kennedy, Kiara, Kimberly, Kinsley, Kitty, Kristina, Kyra.

Laela, Lara, Laura, Laurel, Lauren, Lavinia, Leah, Leia, Leila, Lena, Lenora, Leonora, Letitia, Liana, Liberty, Lila, Lilo, Lilia, Lilith, Lily, Lindsey, Livia, Lois, Lola, Loretta, Loral, Lorelei, Lorena, Lorraine, Lottie, Lovisa, Lucia, Lucille, Lucy, Ludovica, Luna, Lulu, Lumi, Lux, Lydia, Lynn, Lyra.

Macy, Madeleine, Maia, Mae, Maeve, Maggie, Magnolia, Malia, Marcella, Maren, Margaret, Margot, Martha, Maria, Marie, Marigold, Marilyn, Marina, Marissa, Marisol, Marlene, Marnie, Mary, Matilda, Maude, Maureen, Maxine, Meadow, Melody, Melinda, Mercy, Merritt, Mia, Michelle, Millicent, Minerva, Minnie, Mira, Miriam, Moira, Molly, Mona, Morrigan.

Nadia, Nadine, Nancy, Naomi, Narcissa, Naressa, Natalia, Natalie, Naya, Nellie, Nettie, Nia, Nicola, Nicole, Nicoletta, Nikita, Nina, Nikki, Noelle, Norah, Nova, Nyla.

Oara, Octavia, Odette, Odessa, Odyssesia, Odilia, Odina, Olita, Olive, Olivia, Olympia, Olwen, Opal, Ophelia, Oona, Orelia, Oriana, Orla, Orlena, Orpha, Ottoline, Ovalia.

Paige, Paisley, Pam, Pamela, Pandora, Patricia, Pearl, Peggy, Penelope, Petra, Persephone, Phoebe, Piper, Pippa, Pixie, Priscilla, Priya, Prudence, Polly, PollyAnna, Poppy, Posey.

Raina, Ravena, Regina, Rey, Rhea, Rhiannon, Romilly, Romy, Rosa, Rosalie, Rosemary, Rowena, Roxanne, Ruby, Ruth, Ruthie.

Sabrina, Sadie, Safiya, Sally, Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sara, Sarah, Savannah, Scarlett, Selene, Serafine, Seraphina, Serena, Sia, Sienna, Sierra, Siobhan, Skye, Sofia, Sophia, Sophie, Soleil, Solstice, Sonya, Sookie, Stella, Sylvia.

Talia, Tamara, Tana, Tamsin, Tatiana, Tessa, Thea, Theresa, Theodosia, Tiara, Tiffany, Tilda, Tina, Tinsley, Toria, Topanga, Trinity, Truly, Twyla.

Uma, Una, Ursula, Uta.

Vada, Vaia, Vara, Valentina, Valerie, Venus, Vera, Verity, Veronica, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Virginia, Vivette, Vivian.

Waverly, Weslyn, Wendy, Whitney, Winona, Winnie, Winnifred, Willa, Willow, Winter.

Xahlian, Xana, Xandra, Xelis, Xena, Ximena.

Yara, Yasmine, Yvette, Yvonne.

Zada, Zahara, Zara, Zariah, Zena, Zelda, Zelena, Zoe, Zola, Zophia, Zuri.

#rph #rpc #rpt #name help #character name masterlist #*name help #*masterlist #*mine

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INTERVIEW: "Reflectif" Artists Reflect on Black Representation from their Upbringing

In one week, Lux Magna will have the pleasure of opening a month long art exhibit at Casa del Popolo, curated by local visual artists Kai Samuels and Joyce Joseph (a.k.a. JUICE); Reflectif is an exposition of art spanning various mediums, by 6 young Black artists coming from across the country.

Team member Mags (who is also a visual artist) spoke with Nafleri, Tyrin Kelly, Joseph Moore, Hasina Kamanzi (OTT), BlazenBlack (OTT) and Simone Heath (TO), about their respective experiences growing up with (or without) Black folk represented in the media and art that they consumed.

When was the first time you remember seeing Black folk represented in media or the arts?

Hasina: The first time I remember seeing Black people highlighted in media was when I went back to Burundi for the first time in 2014. I saw an oil painting exposition that was illustrating what life was like in Burundi pre-colonisation. I didn't realize at the time how influential it would be for me so, unfortunately, I can't recall what was the name of the artist or the name of the exposition.

Nafleri: Having grown up in Haiti, I was surrounded by Black people, so Carnival season was Black people and their joy put on a show. I knew whiteness existed but it was in light-skin Black [people] or missionaries; I wasn't fully aware how much opportunities catered to it. BUT, after arriving in Canada and being taught to be Black, around my second year, I remember TVA played films every Saturday, and during the week they would play the trailer for said movies; I remember once they played Fat Albert and all through out the week I was hype ‘cause it was movies with characters I felt I could relate to. I ended up being disappointed but, I still remember that child's hype. But in Haiti, I remember music, cinema, literature, paintings, sculptures, I wasn’t fully aware of it but I was lucky enough to experience Blackness in art.

Joseph: The first time that I remember seeing Black people represented within the media was The Proud Family. The show had a significant impact on my childhood, as it allowed for me to see various Black characters in a normalized and lighthearted setting on a regular basis.

BlazenBlack: Had to be the detective [Bulletproof] in the cartoon COPS, followed by X-Men’s Storm.

Simone: The earliest Black character I could remember is Susie Carmichael from Rugrats. Pinpointing a first time is hard to say for sure. I grew up in the late 90’s-early 2000’s with a lot of Black shows, a few having more Black-centric protagonists. I can remember watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters and The Cosby Show with my family.

Tyrin: I’m not sure… growing up I became really obsessed with the early jazz scene in America. It was drummers like Philly Joe Jones and Art Blakey that really inspired me to learn an instrument. K-OS is one of the first modern Black musicians that showed me you can make hip-hop and be a rock-star. I fell in love with Atlantis Hymns for Disco and really idolized that whole “B-Boy who makes indie music” persona. In terms of visual art I wasn’t really aware of Black artists that stuck to my memory until high school art class I think. I was really invested in the poetry scene in Ottawa during that time and Saul Williams is another Black artist that really influenced me.

2. Who was your favorite fictional Black character growing up?

Nafleri: Can I answer Jesus? (laughs) I remember reading (I know nada of Christian theology) that Jesus never wrote anything, his partners did, so in the writing of others, I'd see the fiction of Jesus, not that it's a bad thing, fictional characters can be inspirational but… uncles, aunties and ‘em might roast for that one. (laughs). Jokes aside though, growing up I remember Bouki and Malice, which were folk stories of Haiti and in the literary work of Odette Roy Fombrun. I was able to see Black characters that weren't asked to be super, they existed in the complexities of their life. Looking back, I'm grateful to have experienced that.

BlazenBlack: My favorite fictional Black character must have been Piccolo [DragonBall Z] if he counts. If not, War Machine [Iron Man franchise].

Hasina: Growing up, my favorite Black fictional character was Pamela (from the Tea Sisters book series) [Thea Stilton series in North America]. Technically, she's a mouse but she was also very anthropomorphic & born in Tanzania (like me!) so baby Hasina read her as Black.

Joseph: This is a hard question to answer as I can think of many favourites, but if I had to choose, it would be between Alyx Vance from the Half Life video game series or Michonne from The Walking Dead.

Tyrin: My favourite fictional Black character growing up was Radio Raheem from Do The Right Thing. Also Q from Juice. Foxy Brown was also so badass. Those three will forever be cool.

Simone: Probably Raven Baxter from That’s So Raven for a bit. I liked a lot of the outfits she would wear. She was multi-talented and funny.

3. What is your opinion on the current state of Black representation in Canadian media?

BlazenBlack: I don’t watch much Canadian TV, so I can’t speak on shows or movies, but in terms of animations, I can’t even name one off the top of my head. I'm hoping to change that.

Joseph: While I admit that I haven't been consuming as much Canadian media as I would like to as of late, I have found it harder to name many prominent or relatable Black characters within Canadian media off of the top of my head as opposed to American characters. While I appreciate Canada's willingness to represent many different cultures and viewpoints, it would be interesting to see something centered around the regular lives of Black people living in Canada on a larger platform.

Simone: Black representation in Canadian media could be a lot better. It feels as though it isn’t really there or pushed into the background as apart of Canadian diversity. Most of the Black media I consume is from the States. I don’t watch a lot of Canadian television, but from what I’ve seen I don’t recall any Black protagonists, usually side characters with little to no background. I feel like Black Canadian artists/athletes aren’t recognized until they have made something of themselves outside of the country. I’m grateful for people that reach out and organize events like this to have ourselves shown. I also have a lot to learn myself when it comes to being more active in these conversations and connecting with other Black Canadians.

Nafleri: I feel like I can't speak of Canadian media, though this stretch ocean to ocean I've only visited— I can't even say Toronto— Niagara Falls… once on a family trip. Quebec media however, having consumed a lot, hoping to fit in, I know for a fact, there is a big lack of representation. Though I stopped consuming QC media, late high school, my best friend studying in a theater institutions is closer to Quebec's media and we often discuss the lack of representation in his future field of work.

Tyrin: Um, I’m not sure it’s so black and white… if you’re looking at “credible” sources of media, yeah definitely a little convoluted. But in terms of independent media— media environments run by artists for artists— then I think it’s thriving and it’s all so cool! Like, looking at people I follow on social media or friends and peers that are making cool shit the list is giant. Definitely media representation is positive and important to an extent, and I think in Canadian media the effort is made, but that’s not what matters. What matters is honesty and published honesty is recognized in every format. I mean, shouts out to: Tau Lewis, Marvin Luvualu António, Moneyphone, Schwey, Elle Barbara, Tati au Miel, Neo Edo, Cole Craib, James Goddard, and all other Black artists who are doing their thing.

Hasina: There is a lot of work to be done but I'm hopeful because I see a lot of creatives doing great things both in Ottawa/Gatineau (where I live) and in Montreal.

Closing thoughts from co-curator JUICE

It's really cool how living Black is very different to other people. I always had this ideology that, because I was navigating spaces where there were a few Black children (or I was the only Black child) while growing up, meeting Black folks outside my environment meant that I could relate to them, just because they were Black. I wouldn't realize that our experiences could be different. Seeing how representation is so different but so important to each individual life, reminds me that, what ever they're doing creatively, you can do too, and you're not alone on the journey.

The first time I remember seeing Black folks was when my mother gave me a Spice Girl doll. Mel B (Melanie Brown) was the first Black doll I ever had and she had an Afro. She was the one doll I spent so much time on; I loved her so much. When I found out she was an actual person, I was shocked, and was interested in what she does, but I didn't have access to seeing what she did creatively (except on those celebrity TV talk shows when my mother would take me out to hair salons) . Later on growing up, I was into 1990's-2000's TV shows. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My Wife and Kids, and Sister, Sister to name a few. Cartoons and anime were some other things I would watch when I would spend time with my siblings. Codename: Kids Next Door, Teen Titans and Bleach were a few of the earliest shows I would see Black characters. I would be extremely happy whenever they appeared on my screen. This only lasted during the years I moved and lived in Philadelphia. I moved back to Canada in 2008 and my spaces drastically changed. TV wasn't really the same after that.

The shows that depicted the Black characters I loved and enjoyed, weren't available in the country. Sometimes if they were, they would be 3-4 episodes behind from the American releases. At this point, I relied on the internet, or my brother’s video collections to air the shows I missed so much. Black representation was never really viewed as much as I was exposed to in the States. It became non-existent to me. The only time I would see a Black person in media or TV, is when a creative artist becomes popular, and outlets find out they're from Montreal. It was difficult to find representation growing up in this city, I always felt like we were side characters in our own adventures. People don't realize it but it does have an affect on people. It's nice to know that organizations are creating platforms for BIPOC representation, because we exist and we are not alone.

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De retour de l’expo #11 : Paris romantique, 1815-1848 - Paris, Petit Palais

26 juin 2019

Il s’agit avant tout d’une déambulation dans le Paris de la Restauration et de la Monarchie de Juillet : le découpage des salles ne relève pas d’une logique chronologique, ni vraiment thématique, mais avant tout géographique, selon une progression centrifuge. La visite commence donc par le cœur de la ville, qui est aussi celui du pouvoir : le palais des Tuileries. Entre le Consulat et le Second Empire, il s’agit en effet de la résidence permanente du chef de l’Etat. Si la vie de cour y est plutôt atone, quelques figures sont populaires : c’est le cas du duc d’Orléans (le fils de Louis-Philippe) et de la duchesse de Berry, veuve du duc assassiné en 1820. Une fille de Louis-Philippe, Marie d’Orléans, se distingue par ses talents artistiques. Formée par Ary Scheffer, elle s’oriente vers la sculpture : elle est notamment l’auteure de statuettes figurant Jeanne d’Arc, dont on peut admirer trois exemples. Amatrice du Moyen Age, elle décore son appartement dans le goût néogothique, tandis que ceux de sa famille sont meublés dans un style beaucoup plus éclectique, où le goût pour le Grand Siècle côtoie le style rocaille ou néo-Boulle, sous l’influence du décorateur Eugène Lami. A noter aussi : une toile de Viollet-le-Duc représentant un somptueux dîner aux Tuileries.

Toute en longueur, la deuxième salle nous transporte au Palais Royal. Construit en 1628 pour Richelieu, il devient ensuite la résidence de la famille d’Orléans. Un premier réaménagement à la fin du XVIIIe siècle en fait un lieu vivant et prisé, avant une complète rénovation entreprise sous Louis-Philippe. La scénographie reproduit la disposition des boutiques de luxe le long de la galerie d’Orléans, édifiée alors à la place des galeries de bois. Une gravure et deux très belles maquettes d’époque restituent l’élégance de ce lieu lumineux et moderne, doté d’un verrière métallique et de l’éclairage au gaz. On y trouve les articles de luxe les plus divers, que le visiteur peut admirer dans les vitrines le long desquelles il déambule. On dispose ainsi d’un bel aperçu de la mode et du luxe de l’époque : sacs à main, très jolis éventails (dont l’un orné de girafes), incontournables châles et chapeaux, gilets, cols-cravates et cannes qui font la tenue du dandy. J’y ai appris que la canne de Balzac avait fait sensation par ses dimensions hors normes... Les arts décoratifs ne sont pas en reste : porcelaine de Paris de Jacob Petit, très colorée et un rien kitsch, couleurs claires et mates des coupes opalines, en vogue sous la Restauration (il s’agit de verres au plomb mêlés à des colorants), ou encore pendules et cartels dorés aux styles éclectiques (orientalisant, néogothique, renaissance ou rocaille). Le Palais Royal est également un haut lieu de la gastronomie parisienne, grâce aux restaurants Véry, Véfour et des Frères Provençaux, dont la carte pléthorique est exposée, comportant un grand nombre de potages, hors d’œuvres, entrées, plats de viande et de poisson, rôts, entremets, desserts, vins et liqueurs !

Cette scénographie « mimétique » se poursuit dans la troisième section, consacrée au Salon, qui se tient dans le Salon Carré du Louvre depuis 1725. Le charme de la salle (carrée, donc) tient notamment à l’accrochage des toiles, à touche-touche. Presque toutes été exposées à l’un des Salons organisés, chaque année, pendant cette période. L’ingrisme, notamment représenté par Amaury Duval, et les scènes de genre et d’intérieur côtoient toutes les nuances du romantisme : l’orientalisme, le style troubadour, le goût pour le sujet historique, notamment pour la Renaissance, François Ier et Henri IV (voir aussi Cromwell et Charles Ier (1831) de Paul Delaroche, qui connut un grand succès par ses formats monumentaux, ses sujets anecdotiques et spectaculaires – voire, ici, macabres...), le mysticisme dépouillé (et presque pré-symboliste) d’Ary Scheffer (Saint Augustin et Sainte Monique), inspiré par les peintres mystiques allemands, le sens du sublime (impressionnant Trait de dévouement du capitaine Desse du peintre de marine Théodore Gudin). Le Christ au jardin des Oliviers de Delacroix (1826) domine l’ensemble, où se distinguent aussi Mazeppa aux loups d’Horace Vernet (1826), le Roland furieux (1831) de Jehan Duseigneur, œuvre manifeste du romantisme en sculpture et, pour ma part, l’onirique Rayon de soleil (1848) de Célestin Nanteuil. Dans un sous-bois pailleté de lumière, trois nymphes se fondent dans la clarté surréelle d’un rai de soleil, suggérant ainsi le rêve du jeune écuyer endormi... Le Salon y apparaît ainsi comme un lieu ouvert aux innovations, à un nouveau langage plus libre, plus exalté, plus « sentimental » - mais finalement très divers.

L’exploration des goûts et de la production artistiques du temps se poursuit dans une salle consacrée au néogothique, et particulièrement à Notre-Dame de Paris. Une incroyable pendule reproduisant la façade de la cathédrale ouvre la salle, où figure l’édition originale du roman de Hugo (1831) à côté d’une toile de Charles de Steuben, La Esméralda (1839). On peut aussi y admirer un étonnant polyptyque d’Auguste Couder, Scènes tirées de Notre-Dame de Paris. Réalisé seulement deux ans après la parution du roman, il témoigne de son succès massif et immédiat. Ce serait un peu l’équivalent d’une adaptation cinématographique, de nos jours... Notre-Dame est aussi le personnage central des aquarelles de l’Anglais Thomas Shotter Boys, qui mêle l’intérêt pour les vieux monuments à l’observation du petit peuple de Paris. Autre lieu parisien : l’hôtel de Cluny, où Alexandre du Sommerand installe en 1832 sa collection d’objets d’art du XIIIe au XVIIe siècle, rachetée à sa mort par l’État qui y ouvre un musée en 1843. Un beau choix de papiers peints, de meubles (chaises du salon du comte et de la comtesse d’Osmond), d’horloges, de coffrets, de candélabres et de divers bibelots en bronze doré, met en lumière la vogue des motifs gothiques, entre les années 1820 et la moitié du siècle : ogives, rosaces, pinacles, clochetons et quadrilobes issus des cathédrales font irruption dans le quotidien. L’inspiration n’est pas seulement formelle : des thèmes sont également empruntés au Moyen Age. Charles VI est ainsi présent deux fois dans l’exposition : dans les bras de sa maîtresse Odette de Champdivers, chez le sculpteur Victor Huguenin (1839), et dans un bronze d’Antoine-Louis Barye, Charles VI effrayé dans la forêt du Mans, qui connaît un vif succès au Salon de 1833.

L’aspect politique est brièvement évoqué dans la cinquième section, organisée autour du plâtre du Génie de la Bastille, qui se trouve au sommet de la Colonne de Juillet, élevée pour le dixième anniversaire des Trois-Glorieuses. L’expo insiste d’ailleurs sur la volonté d’apaisement et de concorde nationale menée par Louis-Philippe qui, en outre, achève l’Arc de Triomphe et érige le tombeau de Napoléon aux Invalides. Il est vrai que cette politique du consensus et du juste milieu demeure assez peu problématisée. C’est oublier un peu vite, me semble-t-il, que les romantiques ne furent pas que des dandys amateurs de Moyen Age, de théâtre et de jolies femmes, mais aussi des acteurs engagés dans leur époque, et que le « romantisme » est aussi, au sens large, une option politique. Le parcours se clôturera d’ailleurs sur une très rapide évocation de la Révolution de 48, uniquement présentée sous l’angle de la caricature (le Gamin des Tuileries qui s’enfonce dans le trône du roi, de Daumier) et de la désillusion (les pages ironiques de L’Éducation sentimentale sur le sac des Tuileries).

Il est vrai que chaque section, ou presque, présente des « portraits-charges » : la période apparaît ainsi comme un premier âge d’or de la caricature. L’allure excentrique des « Jeunes-France » est moquée : cheveux longs, barbes, vêtements colorés (le gilet rouge porté par Théophile Gautier à la première d’Hernani). La célèbre tête de Louis-Philippe en forme de poire côtoie le dessin beaucoup plus amer de Daumier où, sortant de leur tombe, les martyrs de 1830 soupirent avec dépit : « C’était vraiment bien la peine de nous faire tuer ! », en voyant les espoirs déçus des Trois-Glorieuses. De manière plus légère, les artistes sont la cible des petits bustes satiriques de Jean-Pierre Dantan : le plus irrésistible est peut-être celui de Berlioz, à la chevelure démesurée...

Si l’aspect politique est donc abordé avec parcimonie, la question sociale est à peine effleurée dans la sixième section, consacrée au quartier latin. Un tableau de Claude-Marie Dubufe (pourtant élève de David) représente ainsi deux jeunes Savoyards ayant quitté leur région, le temps d’un hiver, afin de s’engager comme ramoneurs à Paris. Mais la jeunesse qui est à l’honneur ici est davantage estudiantine. Les jeunes étudiants, accompagnés des « grisettes », ces « jeunes filles qui ont un état, couturière, brodeuse, etc., et qui se laissent facilement courtiser par les jeunes gens » (Littré), déambulent dans le Quartier Latin et fréquentent les bals publics. Ils sont le sujet principal des chansons de Béranger, le « poète national », des Scènes de la vie de bohème d’Henri Murger, des romans très populaires de Paul de Kock, et, surtout, des dessins plaisants de Paul Gavarni. Quelques toiles et caricatures évoquent les bals et les carnavals (notamment une Scène de Carnaval, place de la Concorde (1834) d’Eugène Lami, folâtre et enjouée), ou commémorent la fièvre de la polka, danse osée qui suscita, en 1844, une véritable « polkamanie » chez les jeunes gens.

Selon cette logique centrifuge, les deux dernières salles évoquent des quartiers plus neufs et périphériques, mais qui jouent un rôle central dans la vie intellectuelle et artistique. Si la Chaussée d’Antin est le quartier de la haute banque et des « nouveaux riches », la Nouvelles-Athènes (dans le 9ème arrondissement, là où se trouvent les musées de la Vie romantique et Gustave Moreau), plus récente, attire un grand nombre d’artistes. Géricault, Scheffer (dont une toile montre l’atelier, qui est justement aujourd’hui le musée de la Vie Romantique), Vernet, Isabey ou Delaroche s’y installent. Mais cette section est davantage consacrée à la musique. Deux alcôves dotées d’enceintes diffusent notamment des œuvres de Liszt, l’un des personnages principaux de cette salle. Il est aussi bien le sujet de portraits-charges caricaturant la virtuosité du pianiste, qui faisait courir tout Paris, que du portrait en pied d’Heinrich Lehmann, qui en capte la ferveur ascétique et l’aura toute romantique... Au milieu trône un piano Pleyel semblable à celui sur lequel jouait Chopin. Ainsi se dessine la géographie d’un Paris d’émigrés, celui de Chopin et de Liszt, mais aussi de Mankiewicz, de Heine et de la princesse Belgiojoso, patriote italienne dont le salon était l’un des plus courus. La section se clôt sur l’évocation de deux figures féminines très en vue dans le Paris de la Restauration et de la Monarchie de Juillet : Marie Duplessis (la Dame aux Camélias de Dumas fils, qui meurt en 1847) et Olympe Pélissier, maîtresse d’Eugène Sue et d’Horace Vernet (dont elle était aussi la modèle) et seconde épouse de Rossini.

De la Nouvelle-Athènes on passe aux Grands Boulevards, quartier des théâtres. On y apprend que cette longue artère présentait des visages divers. De la Madeleine aux alentours de la Chaussée d’Antin, le boulevard traversait un quartier cossu et tranquille. La Chaussée d’Antin marquait le début du «Boulevard» par excellence, cœur palpitant du Paris de la mode, formé des boulevards des Italiens et Montmartre. On y trouvait de riches magasins d’orfèvrerie ou de porcelaine, les cafés, restaurants et glaciers les plus réputés (Café de Paris, Maison Dorée, Café Riche, Café Anglais, Tortoni, Café Hardy) et les grands théâtres subventionnés (l’Opéra, le Théâtre-Italien, l’Opéra-Comique, le Théâtre-Français). La présence de huit théâtres populaires, spécialisés dans les mélodrames, vaut au boulevard du Temple le surnom de «boulevard du Crime», qui disparaîtra dans les travaux d’urbanisme haussmanniens du début des années 1860.

Caricatures, portraits et objets témoignent de cet incroyable engouement pour le théâtre. Les truculents tableaux de Louis-Léopold Boilly en témoignent d’une manière piquante : voir L'Entrée du théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique à une représentation gratis (1819). plus particulièrement du succès (et, déjà, de la médiatisation) des grandes comédiennes (Mademoiselle Mars ou Marie Dorval) et des grands comédiens (Frédérick Lemaître ou Talma). Un tableau amusant figure L’acteur Bouffé représenté dans ses principaux rôles (1848) : Victor Darjou a démultiplié la silhouette de l’un des acteurs les plus populaires du temps, Hugues Bouffé, en le représentant dans une vingtaine de rôles. Le monde du spectacle recouvre aussi l’opéra (le docteur Véron dirige l’Opéra de Paris de 1831 à 1835, lançant la vogue de l’opéra à la française) et la danse. Là encore, quelque figures se détachent : les chanteuses Laure Cinti-Damoreau, Maria Malibran et Henriette Sontag, dont les portraits ornent une série de vases de la Manufacture Darte, ou Marie Taglioni, grande ballerine romantique, qui porte à la perfection la jeune technique des pointes.

L’exposition est donc surtout didactique : les œuvres exposées le sont davantage dans un but documentaire qu’esthétique. C’est parfois un écueil : ainsi, dans la salle consacrée à Notre-Dame, un petit portrait de Mérimée n’est là que pour illustrer le propos sur la naissance des Monuments Historiques. Mais soyons juste : la salle dédiée au Salon est exceptionnelle, les pièces d’arts décoratifs remarquables et j’ai découvert ces artistes qui se font, par le pinceau, le burin ou le crayon, chroniqueurs de la vie parisienne, dans de plaisantes scènes de genre ou de mordantes caricatures : Jean Pezous, Paul Gavarni, Jean-Pierre Dantan, Louis-Léopold Boilly... La remarquable, scénographie, ambitieuse et soignée (les couleurs et l’éclairage de chacune des salles évoquent le cours de la journée, du petit matin aux Tuileries à la soirée sur les Boulevards) fait agréablement passer un propos roboratif mais passionnant. Même s’il ne fait qu’effleurer les questions politiques et sociales (qui, une fois encore, relèvent des deux axes de l’exposition, l’histoire du romantisme et l’histoire urbaine), il dresse un portrait vivant et enthousiasmant, servi par un grand nombre d’œuvres variées et de qualité, du Paris de la première moitié du XIXe siècle.

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