#man i love folklore

[lt91dreg]

listening to folklore is passing by the 5 stages of grief in 1hour and that’s what i love about it

#taylor swift #folklore #man i love folklore

[folkyts]

it's cloudy and rainy today so there's just one thing blasting in my phone: folklore

#the perfect album #man i love folklore #taylor swift #folklore

[suburbanlegnd]

i love you the 1. i love you cardigan. i love you the last great american dynasty. i love you exile. i love you my tears ricochet. i love you mirrorball. i love you seven. i love you august. i love you this is me trying. i love you illicit affairs. i love you invisible string. i love you mad woman. i love you epiphany. i love you betty. i love you peace. i love you hoax. i love you the lakes. i love you folklore. i love you taylor swift.

#man i fucking love folklore #it's the best album in the history #Taylor swift is our lord and savior 🙏 #taylor swift #rambles #folklore

[scandalousadventures]

When I was younger I designed a gyaru Monster High OC based on a tengu! Now that I make dolls by hand I decided to give her life 🌸👺💖

#dolls #art doll #ooakdoll #textile art #dollblr #sculpting #gyaru #gyaru fashion #tengu #mythology and folklore #my dolls #I wouldn't really consider her a Monster High OC anymore. She's a university girlie. Solid B student 😊👍 #Her purse is made of a gumball machine eraser I had kicking around. I think it suits her so well #ALSO she was a nightmare to photograph LOL. I love her nose but. Man it's hard to take pics of

[popsicle-stick]

ÞÆS OFEREODE ÞISSES SWA MÆG

(that was overcome. so too may this.) from Deor, old english poem, c. 9th century.

new riso design! John Barleycorn is a folkloric figure considered the embodiment of the wheat harvest, and the subject of the English and Scottish folk song that describes the cyclical nature of his birth, death, and processing into bread and ale each year. this one was about the comfort in the constancy of things. the world could end. but the wheat field rises anew. the year turns around again.

#i know it looks like 'pisses' i KNOW! but it is not that. #i adjusted the translation slightly for clarity without context #i'm working my socks off to get work done for MCM London at the end of this month despite also travelling. some things were not Timed Well #sat in airbnbs and youth hostels and on trains tryna get work done man im struggling lol 50 thousand unanswered messages IM SORRY!!! #the actual words in the image are from john tams though because that song slaps i love you snow falls/the year turns around again #english folklore #british folklore #john barleycorn #lottieart

[hotpoopymilk]

"the smallest man who ever lived" is betty's response to james post "betty" send post

#because i know damn well she did not take that crusty man back with that weak ass apology #the tortured poets department #taylor swift #swifties #the smallest man who ever lived #betty #james #folklore #folklore love triangle

[prettygirlstothefloor]

“So long, London. You’ll find someone.”

#tay #taylor swift #ttpd #ts11 #folklore #folklore vinyl #the tortured poets department #fortnight #my boy only breaks his favourite toys #so long london #but daddy i love him #fresh out the slammer #florida #guilty as sin? #who’s afraid of little old me #i can fix him (no really i can) #i can do it with a broken heart #the smallest man who ever lived #the alchemy #clara bow #the manuscript

[cthulhusstepmom]

Fae!Soap Superstitious Bastard! Ghost: Gifts

(Just a heads up this got way more intense than I meant it to but that’s kind of the Fae for you.)

TW: mentions of torture, human remains

Soap is a collector, though not of any one thing that Ghost can discern. He’s seen the man pick up anything from an abandoned rolex to a nondescript piece of broken glass. It doesn’t seem to be about size, it’s not shape and definitely not value; Ghost had thought he’d pinned it down as things that caught the light a certain way but was swiftly proven wrong when Soap went on a spree of collecting pebbles and sticks. He’d glared sullenly at the first jagged gray rock when Soap had picked it up before swiftly changing the subject when he was noticed. There was no apparent rhyme or reason to any of it… well not quite. There was one singular pattern that stood out in his mind, a single thread that held firm no matter how much he rearranged or plucked at it.

 Anything that Ghost gave him, Johnny kept. 

The first had been a bit of pretty blue ribbon that was a close enough approximation to Soap’s eyes. It’d snagged on a bramble bordering the clearing where Ghost had set up for overwatch. Without even thinking he’d snagged it on his way to RV down the hill, offering it to Johnny in the armored car taking them back to base. Soap hadn’t said a thing. It was then that Ghost realized maybe giving your subordinate a piece of trash you’d found in a bush perhaps wasn’t the most well adjusted way to express affection. He’d been about to play it off with a quip, beginning to retract his fingers ever so slightly, when Johnny snatched it lightning quick from the palm of his hand, holding it close to his chest for a moment before stuffing it into his chest pocket next to his journal. Soap had given him a small strangled “Thank you” as they sat the rest of the ride in an awkward but warm silence. Johnny disappeared almost immediately after they got back to base but Ghost could see light in the space under his door so he wasn’t too worried that he’d done permanent damage to their relationship.

After that his eyes just seemed to catch on things that he assumed Johnny would like. He couldn’t help it. Little glass marbles, a river stone with an interesting marking, a large brown feather; Somehow it all made its way into the hands of his Sergeant. Usually with a gruff “Here”, barely waiting for Johnny to hold out his hands before he dropped his small offering into his gloved palms. Soap has also gotten over whatever his episode of silence had been, responding with a blinding smile and enthusiastic gratitude and a happy quip. (“Thanks Lt!” a piece of antler, Montana “Y’ shouldn’t have!” an old toy car, Finland “Find this on sale?” a scrap of pink fabric, Brazil “Ghost you’re spoiling me.” green river stone, India etc.(no he didn’t catalog all of them that would be creepy. He only wrote down his favorites.))

The next time Ghost thinks he’s permanently damaged their relationship and scared Soap off for good comes after an operation sweeping out an AQ base in Afghanistan. 

It’s stuffy and dark, the blistering heat of the day beginning to fade into the bitter chill of the night. The compound has long since been abandoned by all but the stubbornest of rats, slowly being reclaimed by the wild desert it carved its blackness into. They roll into the courtyard through the open front gate, the outer walls have seen multiple breacher charges and calling them walls at this point is more out of respect than any dedication to accuracy. The whole place has already been swept by drone and Laswell has had satellite eyes on it for months confirming just how fucking dead it is. They’re here for information, the drone identified documents left behind as well as at least two hard drives. 

The 141 has split off, each clearing their own section and radioing in at even intervals, they’ve learned the hard way that it’s better to be safe than sorry. Beyond extra caution, the whole place has an eerie, black aura that drags forth memories of scorpion stings and dull knives biting at his flesh. Assisting in his nightmarish stroll down memory lane, Ghost is assigned the lower levels of the compound. Each room is another scene from a past he tries to forget, filled with rusted over implements of pain and brown stains no one cared to clean. 

Something in the last room makes him pause. 

A small barred window allows light from a waning moon to pool into the room, catching on something on the table. Small, most no bigger than his fingernail, a collection of about five objects sits in a tray on the corner of the table. Brilliant white patches shine in stark opposition to the bed of rust brown they lay on. 

Teeth. Human teeth.

His mind is acting on autopilot when grabs them and stuffs them in a pocket, so similar but so different to his first experience with the ribbon months ago. He finishes his sweep of the room, conveying his findings back on comms (“Seems like we’re late for the party.” “If only you didn’t take so long to get ready.”-Soap “Shut the fuck up the both of you I just saw a rat the size of a terrier.”-Gaz “I’ve got the hard drives if any of you fuckers remember why we’re here.”-Price), and turns back to rendezvous, his mind now firmly on finding his comrades and getting the hell out.

As they start readying themselves to duck into the humvees they arrived in, Ghost���s muscle memory kicks in to complete his self assigned mission objective. He turns to where Soap stands almost expectantly at his side. It’s not every mission that he has something he’s decided is a worthy offering but it has become more often than not. Mind already halfway back to base, a gloved hand chases down each tooth where they’ve burrowed themselves in the pocket of his tac vest, collecting them and dropping them in Soap’s proffered hand with a grunt. His brain turns back on when the bloody bones hit his Sergeant’s glove, panicking because what the fuck did he just do? What kind of fucking sociopath gives his friend(more?) human fucking teeth as a souvenir. Much less human fucking teeth that were pulled forcibly out of some poor bastard’s skull during a bygone torture session. 

His hand is trembling. 

Ghost forces himself to look down and meet Soap’s assuredly outraged and disgusted gaze. 

Only he doesn’t.

Johnny is staring down at the teeth in his palm with a look of fucking reverence. His pupils are dilated beyond just the darkness surrounding them and Ghost’s detail oriented eyes catch the slight flare of his nostrils on every inhale. Soap slowly tilts his head up to meet Ghost’s eyes and a gasp lives and dies in his throat.

“Oh Simon, you treat me so well.” His voice is gravelly and thrumming with an emotion that Ghost doesn’t know the name of. But, god if this is the look he gets after bringing Johnny desiccated human remains?

He’ll rip the teeth out of some unworthy son of a bitch himself.

#Soap may be the one who is inherently Other but Ghost is fucked up too #I adore deeeply fucked up Ghost™ #almost as much as soft Ghost #Soap is one lucky man #he's just sitting here happily obsessed with his human and then Ghost just up and gives him a courting gift #in folklore giving fairies gifts is a 50/50 chance to get them to go away #i however would like to introduce you to a secret third option: love #Also I'm like 60% certain I'm going to do sort of a mix of snippets here leading up to like a three shot culmination posted on Ao3 #would yall like that? would you prefer all on tumblr? do you even want story or just more little drabbles? #Fae!Soap #superstitious bastard!Ghost #cod mw2 #soapghost #tw torture #tw human dentition

[allsystemsblue]

B e N oT a F r A I D

#be not afraid #angels #biblical angel #moth man #mothmaam #fairy #fairies #faecore #fae #kitten #cat #lore #folklore #mythology #urban legend #my nonbinary folk #yooooo I totally fucking love this and you but mostly moth man #meme #funny #lulz #also kinda got that crush on biblical angel but who wouldn’t

[charlotte-is-a-swiftie]

The man - Taylor swift

@taylorswift @taylornation

#taylor swift #1989 taylor's version #apple music #i love you taylor #tay #taylornation #swifties #swifties unite #taylor swizzle #red taylor’s version #the man #the tortured poets department #i love this #mood board #suprise songs #lover taylor swift #red taylor swift #taylor swift debut #taylor swift tour #taylor is the best #taylurking #taylor swift folklore #taylorlurking

[amourcamil]

Going into finals. Vs Coming out.

#— Cami ⸆⸉ blog #taylor swift #questioning did I fail like? #evermore #taylor version #pray for me #folklore #cause if I was the man I’d be the man! #lover #reputation #fearless #speak now #1989 taylor's version #taylornation #i love you taylor #speak now taylor’s version

[historianofgalar]

//Aight, what are some cool myths you wanna see turn into folklore pokemon? I'm making a list of them rn, and I wanna add more to it

#man i love cryptids sm #working on one rn i just need to make an official drawing for it #pokeblogging #pokeblog #rotomblr #pokemon #irl pokemon #rotumblr #pokemon irl #pokeblog rp #runa talks #irl pkmn #pkmn irl #pokemedia #folklore pokemon #ooc

[llumimoon]

I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SELKIE AUS but i don't know a lot about selkies and their folklore, and how they work, and i dont wanna mess it up :( How does one go about making a selkie au, oh Great Seal Master?? /gen

tbh my biggest advice is just have fun with it !! there are a lot of different iterations of selkie lore, its pretty fun to pick and choose which things you want to adapt!

really the core of it is just the seal skin coat! selkies are born with a seal skin that they can wear to turn into a seal, it is an extension of themselves and is a part of them them in ways you can't quite put into words or explain to a human.

being separated from their skin is literally like missing a part of themselves, and this can be depicted in many different ways like a persistent sickness, lack of voice or strength, a deep longing, etc.

a lot of the stories and folklore surrounding selkies is about people falling in love with their human form and stealing their seal skin to trap them on land and marry them. these end in many different ways, which is where a lot of the variation in the lore comes into play! sometimes the selkie finds their skin and runs away leaving behind even their kids, sometimes the selkie is trapped forever sometimes they literally die of sadness being separated from the sea

it doesn't necessarily have to always be romantic, selkies in folklore tend to fall into the swan maiden trope of men forcing a mythical woman into marriage, but i personally think its a lot funner to think about unorthodox scenarios. like someone accidentally taking the skin, or an overprotective parent locking it away, or even a selkie naturally falling in love with a human.

like i said there's a lot of different iterations, stuff like summoning w/ seven tears or selkies returning to the sea every seven years, the person owning the coat being able to control the selkie to a certain extent, hurting the coat hurts the selkie, returning the coat can be a marriage proposal, etc.

it can get overwhelming with all the different versions but as long as you stay true to the inital seal skin concept and dual nature of a selkie (they are known to be both friendly and helpful but also dangerous and vengeful- much like the sea that they come from) than you've got a good selkie story on your hands!

#cal rambles #ask #seal of stars #astro-intothestars #a good selkie movie is Song of the Sea !! i think it's gorgeous and plays with the selkie story wonderfully #im not quite a selkie expert yet i would say lol theres a lot more abt the folklore i wanna read into #i just adore them tho JWBEGWUAHAHA #like i said in yhe other post i made its about the THEMES #its also about trust i think #ough. love selkie stories #i will say traditionally selkies r female #bc their story is tied to the experience of a woman being trapped in a life she doesn't want bc of the whims of a man who desires her #but again as a queer person myself i feel like it's possible to tell a good selkie story without the selkie necessarily being a woman

[musicalchaos07]

SORRY I AM THINKING ABOUT NANCY SAYING COPY/PASTE FOR HER AND JONATHAN'S DAUGHTER AGAIN AND IIIII

#Jonathan of course is like this is fine actually #I'm having BIG FEELINGS about their future again #ALEXA PLAY FOREVER BY NOAH KAHAN #also just big feeling about Jordan Byers in general like that's my baby #certified weird girl but in different ways than her weird parents #my little cinematographer who “accidentally” brings home a stray dog at nine #and then conveniently cons her parents into letting her keep it #BECAUSE SHE'S HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER #but ALSO she's getting into trouble for breaking dress code rules #her NYC HS has uniforms and she thinks the skirt is itchy #and then she revolts so they can wear pants #BECAUSE SHE'S HER MOTHER'S DAUGHTER #She made Jonathan take her to the Eras Tour nevermind that she's 24 #she wanted the good “my dad works for Rolling Stone” seats #little nepo baby #crazier still HE WENT HAPPILY because he loves seeing his girls happy #man wore ear protection for everything expect the folklore/evermore sets #UGH GIRL DAD JONATHAN BYERS MY BELOVED #anyways i'm rambling #... pls ask me questions about the jancy children I BEG #my favorite OCs #peace and love Maggie #jancy #jonathan byers #nancy wheeler #Jordan Byers #my ocs

[silent-partner-412]

I don’t wanna see any complaining about songs missing from the Eras tour because logistically speaking she was never going to be able to play everybody’s favorite songs anyway, and either way she played 44 fucking songs.

This is an absolutely insane number of songs, for anybody. It was a three hour show, and she’s gonna be doing it what 50 times over the next year? Yeah I’m willing to cut her some slack for not playing Out Of The Woods or Right Where You Left Me or Maroon lol. We still got a sizeable number of tracks from Lover/Folklore/Evermore/Midnights and she played hits from every era including All Too Well and Don’t Blame Me which is awesome. I truly cannot imagine any fan’s reaction to this tour being anything other than “holy fucking shit I need to see this right fucking now” because lord knows that’s how I’m feeling right about now!!

#taylor swift #the eras tour #eras tour #lover #folklore #evermore #midnights #taking a break from my fire emblem posting to fanboy for a moment #because fucking fuck me man i NEED tickets to this #i am broke and don’t know how it’ll happen #but this is something i cannot let pass me by for the love of god

[snallavanta]

can i admit that ed sheeran's new album sounds epic

#ed sheeran #don't get me wrong. i was living for the math symbols & i honestly thought he might've done punctuation next #like autumn variations??? i need that injected into my veins rn #based on vibes alone i feel like it might be a folklore type of album since he also mentioned friendships #but i don't want to put any expectations on this album since he did say it's different to his normal stuff #I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! #ALSO gingerbread man records. he's so iconic #because 1) he's a ginger 2) he's silly goofy 3) he's a man and 4) he RECORDS MUSIC????? #i don't know if it was intentional but it's so smart & punny i love it. it screams ed sheeran #update: this album is fucking EPIC. i love this album so much. my new comfort album