#the dark heart of the forest

[someonelookingpraediti]

OwlCrate Unboxing

The Dark Heart of the Forest November 2022

This is OwlCrate's penultimate box of the year, and the theme is "The Dark Heart of the Forest". Again, we have a bit of hit-and-miss with these items.

The book is "The Luminaries", by Susan Dennard. I've seen this book all over the place, it's being pushed by every bookshop, and it's also Illumicrate's book this month. It does look pretty good, but I'm always wary of books that are over-hyped, because they can go either way. The OwlCrate edition is based very closely on the standard cover, but it has obviously been redesigned from scratch, not just cut-pasted. It's got solid sprayed edges - normally I wouldn't be impressed with single colour edges, but it's been so long since OwlCrate bothered, that this is a win! The foiling on the hardcase is nice, but very basic. It's got interior artwork on the dustjacket, and really gorgeous artwork endpapers.

The first item out the box is the final Lord of the Rings bowl! This has been my favourite collection I've ever received in a book subscription, and I wish we were getting more. I guessed this last bowl would feature Gondor, and I was absolutely right. It's a beautiful design, and it goes really well with the theme of the box.

Next is a soap dish, inspired by "The Bear and the Nightingale". I'll be honest, I didn't know what this was until I looked at the spoiler card - at first I thought it was for frying an egg into a leaf shape or something! I don't use bar soap, I think it's gross, and I certainly wouldn't want some plastic tray sitting around collecting gooey soap residue and getting manky. But, the little bag it came in is so cute! It says "perhaps there is magic in the forest", and it's a nifty little sized bag that I'm sure will come in handy. So I'm going to chuck the dish, but keep the bag.

Next is a hand warmer, with quotes from "Lakesedge" and "Among the Beasts and Briars". I'm thrilled by this, my hands are always cold, and it's absolutely bitter at the moment, so the first thing I did was pop this in my coat pocket for work in the morning. I love a useful item, and they've timed this one just right, with winter setting in. I just wish I had two, one for each pocket!

We also have a toothbrush, inspired by "The Raven Boys". This is so cute! The toothbrush says "Visit Cabeswater" on the handle, and the holder says "The trees speak Latin / Arbores loqui Latine". It's a really nice design, but again, ew. I change my toothbrush every two weeks, because it goes in my mouth. I do use a toothbrush holder pretty regularly though, so I will probably use that part of it, at least.

Finally, we have next year's reading planner. It's really pretty, but it doesn't look like it would mesh well with my reading habits. I think it would work really well for another person, though. I've never used a reading planner before, because I do most of my planning/tracking online. I also have a reading tracker section in my diary, so I've never felt the need for a separate planner. However, I thought I might at least give it a go in 2023, and see how it goes! All three of my subscriptions usually do a reading planner each year, so I'm glad to have the choice, so I can find one that works for me. We've already had Illumicrate's, a few months ago, which so far is my favourite, and I'm expecting FairyLoot's this month as well. I have a couple of friends who will really appreciate the extras, so they won't go to waste.

This month's pin is based on "From Blood and Ash". I'd probably quite like this if we hadn't had an entire year of nearly identical pins. This month's is nowhere near my favourite of the bunch.

Overall, a pretty impressive box, even though there are a few items that just really aren't for me.

#owlcrate #unboxing #the luminaries #susan dennard #the dark heart of the forest

[happyheidi]

Trees before October 1st:

Trees after October 1st:

#it’s spook season witches #the trees knows #cottagecore #nature #naturecore #trees #funny #autumn aesthetic #fall aesthetic #skulls #heart #heart shaped #tree carving #dark academia aesthetic #forest #forestcore #halloween #october #light academia aesthetic #goblincore

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage - The World Within

#kingdom hearts 0.2 birth by sleep a fragmentary passage #kh0.2 #the world within #dwarf woodlands #realm of darkness #scenery #my gif #this world is interesting because it's so different from the rest #the sky looks like some sort of dome with triangular screens that project a broken glitchy sky #almost as if it takes place in some kind of data simulation #which i don't think is the case but it adds to the feeling of aqua's experiences here not feeling ''real'' #i mean this place hardly even resembles what the original world is supposed to look like #like it changed to match aqua's psyche. forcing her to look at her own reflection and confront her own fears; doubts; guilt; and sadness #actually now that i think about it this feels extremely fitting for this world #it's like when snow white was running through the forest and was so afraid that it made the trees around her look alive and dangerous #except aqua has to wander this broken world and face her dark thoughts that take shape by looking exactly like her #she's constantly running in and out of mirrors into rooms that make no logical sense like the endless staircase and the pillar maze #there are ghostly echoes spoken in her own voice that mock her by saying no one can save her and no one wants to. it's chilling #i can't even say for sure if the phantom aquas are actually physically there or if it's all in her head #similar to how she'd see visions of terra and ven #she's such a tragic character

[girlinthetardis04]

I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT

#oh boy #edit: i changed the pictures because i downloaded new games #a villain's twisted heart #another prince #arcana twilight #ayakashi romance reborn #blood in roses #bride of the full moon #bride of the nightmare #bride of the twilight #charming tails #court of darkness #demigods of destiny #demonic suitors #fate of the foxes #fated demon lovers #feral hearts #forest of destiny #guard me sherlock! #guardians of the zodiac #ikemen prince #ikemen revolution #ikemen vampire #ikemen villains #kamisama spirits of the shrine #lost alice #lullaby of demonia #magic! and the boys who love me #my post

[artaintfartwarriors]

#houndleap #the place of no stars #dark forest #windclan #spottedleaf’s heart #tbc #request #ask

[halloween-sweets]

#valloween #valentines day #valentine #valentines #halloween #pumpkins #pumpkin #black and white #witches #forest #hearts #pink #dark aesthetic #goth #gothic #goth art #art #2024

[lesmisscraper]

Valjean and Cosette's small talk, returning from the well in the forest. Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 7.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

#Les miserables #les mis #My Post #Cosette #The Lark #Poor Lark #Jean Valjean #Father and daughter #Owl and Wren #The Dark Forest #When Two Anxious Hearts First Met #Eponine #Azelma #Thenardier Sisters #Mirror Ladies #Mme. Thenardier #Tw:Child abuse #When I first read the Brick it was a really shocking thing that a child around 7 to 8 years old playing with a knife not a toy one. #One with the Actual Blade on it. #And only the Thenardier Girls could play and get the best things. #I really don't like them they're like the Cinderella's two stepsisters and stepmother. #Still... #Merry Christmas Cosette! #No matter how you may be treated. #But you're the most Happiest Girl Today! #The Miracle of Christmas #Christmas #The Brick #Il cuore di Cosette #Christmas Post

[awaythe-clock]

The Green knight is like. Its about honour. Its about regret. Its about fear. Its about courage. Its about shame. Its about the cyclical nature of the world. Its about mirrors and parallels. Its about your mom and you. Its about death and decay. Its about choices. Its about magic. Its about trying to avoid the unavoidable. Its about aging. Its about changes you aren’t ready for but have to go through anyways. Its about chances you wanted but were too scared to take. Its about gently kissing and caressing dev patels face. Its about expectations. Its about disappointing people. Its about how you look back at all the things you couldve done differently and forward to the things that may come. Its about the unyielding but loving power of nature and life. Its about being a person.

#this is about the movie btw #ive also got a copy of the poem which is a lot more light hearted and primarily explores themes of queerness and what honour means #the green knight #gawain and the green knight #forest aesthetic #dark forest aesthetic #forest gothic #aesthetic #poetry #i could write essays #its my fave arthurian legend tbh #and A24 killed this shit like #its so beautifully done #idk if this even makes sense

[walterkov]

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest (2020) Different Tales @giftober 2023 | Day 19: Green

#walterkov #giftober2023 #giftober #werewolf the apocalypse #Werewolf: The Apocalypse #Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest #Werewolf The Apocalypse Heart of the Forest #vgedit #gamingedit #dailygaming #videogameedit #gamingladies #World of Darkness #wodedit

[antfur]

Batear and Fenneldust

i swear they used to have pages on the american wc wiki, since that's where i got the prefix bat for one of my ocs. as it stands, i got my info for them by google translating a dif wiki page lmao.

i've decided they're divorced, cause that's an extremely funny dynamic for df cats to have, and anyway, they're barely cannon as is. basically ocs to me <33. i do wish they still had pages on the american wiki tho, i mean, there's some other Su cats that still have one

anyway, i did one design for Batear based on Bunnicula. i realized he looked sprt of bunnyish, and with the bat prefix it was the perfect opportunity <33

#Batear #Fenneldust #the dark forest #spottedleaf's heart #warrior cats #warriors #wc

[gloryfore]

I live here 🤍

#forest.jaye #nature #cottagecore #witches of tumblr #witchblr #exploring #slow living #dark cottagecore #foxglove #heart shaped #tree stump #forest #forestcore #witchcore #in this forest

[cemyafilmarsiv]

Pulp ficton

Pirates of the Caribbean

Titanic

Truman Show

The Shining

Forest Gump

Kill Bill

The Shawshank Redemption

Leon

The Matrix

V for Vendetta

The Godfather

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Brave Heart

The Lord of the Rings

Cinema Paradiso

Interstellar

Star Wars

The Dark Knight

Inception

Arthur C. Clarke

Back to the Future

Fight Club

Harry Potter

#Pulp ficton #Cinema #Pirates of the Caribbean #Titanic #The Shining #Forest Gump #Kill Bill #The Shawshank Redemption #Leon #The Matrix #V For Vandetta #The Godfather #The Good The Bad and the ugly #Brave Heart #The Lord Of The Rings #Cinema Paradiso #İnterstaller #Star Wars #The Dark Knight #İnception #Arthur C Clarke #Back to the future #Fight Club #Harry Potter

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage - Forest of Thorns

#kingdom hearts 0.2 birth by sleep a fragmentary passage #kh0.2 #forest of thorns #enchanted dominion #realm of darkness #scenery #my gif #it's cool to see this world become more gnarled and dismal as you progress #vines constantly shoot out of the ground to block your path as if this forest is alive in some way #and the further you go the more darksides you encounter #you'll have to fight the ones standing in your way but there are so many more that are just lurking on the sidelines #they wont attack you even if you get close. instead they'll just stand by and watch you delve deeper into the forest #you can see their heads turn to follow your movement as you walk past them it's kind of spooky #can't help but wonder why so many are grouping up here it's really unusual #for the most part they seem peaceful but there are a few that lunge at you unexpectedly #very cool world i love wandering around here

[tiedsh0es]

Clangen cats bc all my fav characters r getting old

#let me tell you prettyburn and yellow screech were so perfect #they were IDENTICAL except sweet loving pretty had a heart pattern and yellow did not #and yellow was vengeful and always hung out with the mean cats but I loved her friend group #she maybe or maybe didn’t help lakeplume kill a guy #but then she died and I sent her to the dark forest #but AS SOON AS SHE DIES prettyburn days a moon later but pretty burn is so sweet so she went to starclan and her only daughter isn’t there #I’m so sad for them #also burn bush and frecklenut transitioned on the same moon and I find that cute #they r so cute #man i was hoping Prettyburn wld become leader too bc she was deputy but nope #clangen #clan generator #warrior cats #warrior cat oc #clangen fanart #myart #riftclan

[artaintfartwarriors]

Could you draw fenneldust and batear from spottedleaf heart (if it allowed unnamed retcon cats name)?

Don’t see why not!

#batear #shadowclan #the place of no stars #dark forest #spottedleaf’s heart #uhhhhh #cw scars #I’m not sure how to tag this so if anybody has a better tag lemme know 🙏 #request #ask #like brightheart beloved but worse ig #tw scars #tw bones

[cryptidclaw]

may I suggest:

nobody likes thistle, not even in the dark forest

oh absolutely. I feel like even Tigerclaw hates his guts, "look dad, I can excuse treating my mom like shit, and the blatant xenophobia (bec i doin the same thing) but pedophilia is inexcusable."

I mean in RoC, not all Dark Forest cats are even evil, some just got banished for dumb reasons, so like half the forest probably wants to perma kill Thistle. Maybe he does get perma killed at some point LOL

#cryptid answers #thistleclaw #spottedleaf's heart #warrior cats #dark forest