The Castle of Reverie

♡ a castle of daydreams, where a silly person shares thoughts, music, and anything that might make them happy ♡

[castleofreverie]

intro:

~˚✧。name: Luca ~˚✧。nickname: you decide c: this is usually on a "my friends have nicknames for me" basis c: ~˚✧。pronouns: they/them & she/her ~˚✧。age: 22 at the moment c: ~˚✧。timezone: GMT + 1 (or UTC + 2 in the summer, basically the timezone of Amsterdam, Berlin, Oslo, Paris) ~˚✧。languages: English (fluent), German (fluent), French (can understand, talking is wonky), Norwegian (barely), Latvian (barely), Dutch (barely, but trying to learn) ~˚✧。interests: wayyyyyy too freaking many. I enjoy reading, learning new things, cooking, baking, moving my body (running, strength training, yoga, cycling, long walks, etc), making videos, drawing, learning languages, spending time with friends, playing table top games (I really need to find people to play with irl), and so much more. Sadly I don't do most of those things very regularly, due to depression c: But: We're trying to get better at that, and I'm kinda here to document that! For books I read fiction and non-fiction. I very much like fantasy and Sci-Fi (heck, I might just make a post about my favourite books, because I got some great ones I really enjoy). Recently I tend to reread the books I already know I love, so I've been reading "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir (still undecided if I should watch the movie, the book is so great, and I feel like there's no way the movie will live up to that). I also recently reread the Monk & Robot Duology by Becky Chambers ("A Psalm for the Wild-Built" and "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy"), which are always so comforting, and kind of always make me cry. With non-fiction I tend to reach books on psychology (and self-help) with a focus on trauma and neurodivergence. I sometimes enjoy playing videogames, so far the only one I've really loved is "What Remains of Edith Finch", so if you have recommendations, please let me know! ~˚✧。boundaries: sfw only, minors DNI, please don't be creepy ~˚✧。about me: hello there! I'm Luca, I am a neurodivergent person existing on the internet. I'm happy to have you, I hope you enjoy your stay! ~˚✧。extra: Feel free to reach out if you want to get to know me or would like to chat about anything! I really enjoy affection (hugs, head pats, cuddles) and long voice messages, so if we happen to be friends, please expect to get some long rambling voice messages. I can kind of talk for hours, if I feel safe around you.

tags I use:

#castle of reverie ~ personal tag #castleofreverie ~ personal tag #library-wing ~ books, reading, studying #midnight-kitchen ~ cooking, baking, recipes #common-room ~ daily life, tea, hobbies, resting #inner-sanctuary ~ being vulnerable, reflecting, healing #lantern-studio ~ arts and crafts, visual creativity, drawing #engine-room ~ coding, development #castle-grounds ~ outdoors, walks, runs, swimming, cycling, exploring the outside world #castle-gardens ~ plants, gardening #soundtrack ~ music As you can see, these are all based on the concept that this is kind of my personal inner world, and I'm inviting you into select spaces. I choose to use the tags in a way of organising these things. In the future, there will likely also be tags used for certain themes and things I focus on, on this journey we call life. If needed, I will update this list in the future.

find me elsewhere:

~˚✧。discord: @luca_castle_of_reverie ~˚✧。storygraph: @luca_castle_of_reverie ~˚✧。github: @Luca-CoR please keep in mind that I will only accept friend requests on discord if I know who you are, so shoot me a message here before reaching out over there, thank you!

[kerink]

i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

[wholesome-suggestion]

you can always change. you realize that, right? if you feel stuck and stagnant, and you aren’t proud of who you are, you can change that. the world is not that serious and things are constantly growing and changing. i mean, think about it: the trees change every season; 4 times a year. you can do that, too. 

at any point, you can change and grow into someone you are proud of.

[castleofreverie]

It's been a while c:

I hope no one missed me

I went for a run the other day, which was nice. My body is still kind of sore, but I like running (or, run walking, as this is, considering we had to start the C25K stuff again, cause my body is not on its cardio game anymore, and it's been over a month since I last ran).

I also went to the lake like two weeks ago.

Here are the pictures from that day.

I started reading again. I read "Legends and Lattes" with Mattie. We also tried to read "Bookshops and Bonedust", but didn't get very far into it (about 50 pages) before both deciding it's not really worth it. Now we're reading "The House in the Cerulean Sea" together, while I'm reading "The Starless Sea" on my own (in between chapters of the buddy read). I'm glad I'm reading more.

I also looked into some stuff that bothered me *years* ago with the editing software I used to use, figured out how to solve that issue, and am now thinking about going back to use that software again to edit videos. Not sure what to film yet though. I think I need to do shorter videos, like "I got a vegan baking book, let's make something" and then the video is literally me going into the store to pick up the book, going around the city to look at some other stuff, getting ingredients, and making something from the book. And then ending it. Takes a day to film, I get to make something nice, final video is maybe like 7-10 minutes long, and I get to practice my filming and editing skills without going "but I said it would be a weeklong vlog".

Sounds like a plan? Yay!

Sooooooo, anyone want blueberry muffins? God, I don't even know what recipes are in the book. I need to be patientttttt.

[chibird]

Life can feel so overwhelming, but we can take it one task at a time! ☺️ We can’t solve everything at once, so it helps me to break down a huge pile of to-dos into smaller more prioritized lists!

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[lewerta]

What a magical world we live in

by Jordan Steranka

[imfinebutdepressed]

[mirror-of-the-lost]

Why am I rushing anyway.It just makes me forget how beautiful my surroundings is.

[heavenlycreatures]

finland, pietarsaari, 2020

[plushefemme]

not to be a hedonist but. pleasure IS the whole point, my loves. we are made for pleasure. humans have not survived out of spite or sheer grit or simply to make more humans. we live for pleasure. the pleasure of licking the last delicious crumbs off your fingers and feeling sunlight on your skin and massaging a loved one's shoulders. we're made to fill our bellies with delicious food, to nap in soft grass, to touch each other in joy and comfort.

there is no shame or guilt in our bodies doing what they were made to do. and we are made for pleasure.

[theambitiouswoman]

[expressions-of-nature]

Sheredar River, Russia by Tamara Dobrolyubova

[landsccape]

[snoomfies]

snoopy pride flags :)

[achillesinhighheels]

[castleofreverie]

I'm kind of sick of being there for other people. I want someone to be there for me, and I'm realising I've been abandoning myself again and I have no clue how to stop that.....

I want to be this for myself, instead of for someone else.

the link is Anyway by Noah Kahan

[creatinghelen]

I am a mosaic of everyone I have ever known and loved and touched and I find fragments of them in my playlists and how I make my tea. we may not know each other any more but we will stay connected like this. I hope a fragment of me is with you too.