S, they/them, mid 20s. writer, singer, cellist, cryptid. lover of all things old, queer, olfactory, whimsical, gothic, and archival.
⊹ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ˖
current (eternal?) fixation: the franklin expedition & amc's "the terror"
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
(poems, song lyrics, and other writings under my "scribbles" tag are my original works when specified, and are not to be copied or used in any capacity without my explicit, enthusiastic consent.) xoxo
name: scylla ( [skaɪˌlə], [sɪˌlːə], or [skɪˌlːə] are all fine!), or S
pronouns + gender things: they/them, nonbinary
age: mid-20s
hobbies + passions: learning, writing, composing + performing music, preservation + memory work, hiking, birdnoticing, engaging in reparative + trauma-informed practices, being a little weird + freaky, cooking, never losing my whimsy, getting by with a little help from my friends, smelling stuff
other fun intro things: pisces sun/aries moon/saggitarius rising, enneagram 9w1, ENFP
more goodies under the cut! xoxo
𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕤 + 𝕗𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕤 (in no particular order)
books: crime and punishment (dostoevsky), mansfield park (jane austen), frankenstein (mary shelley), carmilla (joseph sheridan lefanu, edited by carmen maria machado), the hobbit + the lord of the rings trilogy (j.r.r. tolkien), cat's cradle (kurt vonnegut), the priory of the orange tree (samantha shannon)
bands/musical artists: broadcast, nine inch nails, gabriel kahane, portishead, cake, ethel cain, cindy lee, boygenius (and the lads, lucy/phoebe/julien, individually), indigo de souza, sidney gish, the beths, the buzzcocks, sam philips, fiona apple, the cure, siouxsie and the banshees, the smiths (not him. you know who i mean.), radiohead, iron & wine
composers (cellist and a mezzo here so this needs to be a different category - i'm the worst kind of sorry sir): mendelssohn, strozzi, brahms, hahn, shostakovich, elgar, caccini, korngold, dove, saint-saëns, mozart, berlioz
movies: der himmel über berlin (wings of desire), pride and prejudice 2005, twin peaks: fire walk with me, all that heaven allows, the seventh seal, princess mononoke, house, trick r treat, army of darkness, hereditary, the night of the hunter, i saw the tv glow, the death of stalin, seven samurai
tv shows: twin peaks, the terror, the x files, true detective s1, succession, over the garden wall, the pitt
games: anything that fromsoft has done, basically (but ESPECIALLY bloodborne), ttrpgs + horror games
𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤
(psst. i have a lot of these going on because my brain doesn't know how to shut the fuck up. if you're looking for a specific uploading schedule for any of my longer projects, you're not going to find one -- sorry to disappoint dsajlkfjdaslgjdf)
fanfic:
on ships and anchors: the terror, modern AU, goodcollins-focused. ongoing.
whitechapel wants us dead: the terror, Victorian-era rescue AU tied to jack the ripper. multiship. ongoing.
the moon, it sings: the terror, show canon, werewolf AU. multiship. ongoing.
out by the bearded barley: the terror, modern, witchy and whimsigoth-y girlnavy AU inspired by Practical Magic. multiship. ongoing.
upcoming - the worst kind of records, sir: the terror, modern AU... multiship.
upcoming - corps à corpse: the terror, modern fencing team + dark academia AU. mulitiship.
and there are more lil ficlets and things to check out on my ao3, if you feel inclined :)
essays:
upcoming - title TBD: essay series connecting core themes and characters in the terror to archival history, theory, and practices
original fiction:
more to add, stay tuned...
𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤
the HMS Olfactory project: the terror-related fandom project involving the creation of fragrances profiles for each character, tying in character analysis, fandom input, and the history of fragrance. presented as a poster at Terror Camp 2025. (more sideblog content coming soon!)
i'll likely add to and edit this post a bunch, but ty if you read this! <3
texting my coworker “hey! how are you feeling” and reading it 40 times to make sure i didn’t accidentally type how are you sex cum penis ass cum porn 1080p hot cock
In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.
I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!
From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!
I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.
Edit: Yes, this also works on mobile!
The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.
(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)
If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.
The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.
insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box
add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box
delete -> self explanatory
on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic
The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.
Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.
oh okay wowwww this is going to be a huge game changer for me when commenting on fics since I already use a similar (but not as direct) method (I usually have a separate notepad window open to comment on parts of a fic that resonated with me as I read it live and then paste the whole thing into the comment box). But having a floating comment box as I read through a fic makes my method SOOOOO much easier! Just installed it and can't wait to use it for fic commenting🤩
You are cordially invited to the second annual Terror Pissvember!
Running from Friday November 6 through Sunday November 8th, Terror Pissvember is an event dedicated to watersports and related fanworks in The Terror fandom.
The event is open and laid back and the rules are simple.
Create as many fanworks as you would like, in any medium that you would like. Fanfic, fanart, playlist, moodboard, etc.
Must be watersports centered or watersports related.
Consider every day a FREE SPACE day. The bingo cards are to help if you have absolutely no idea what to create.
No AI content ever.
Must be 18+ to participate in this event.
Totally okay to double up on events.
Must @ this blog if you would like your work to be reblogged here.
If you are uploading to ao3, we will create an ao3 collection for this year. That will be available during the event.
Any questions can be DM'd to this blog or sent to this blog's askbox. (Need a quicker response? Reach out to @13hemoglobin)
Still not sure what we're all about?
Here is the link to last year's ao3 collection.
Here is the link to last year's masterpost.
Here are last year's prompts.
Not quite your thing but want something similar? @the-terror-kinktober will run this October!
