definitely-not-cele

here to indulge, if you know me - no you don't art side account @cele-ish-art, or follow the tag #celearts

[maple-moose-muffin]

My ideal OT3 is a woman who grew up too fast and molded herself into the prim and propper form of a responsible leader for the sake of her family and her lofty ideals, and the two hopeless red/blue pairing men who will call her right out for neglecting her selfcare - as if they're any better - but also worship her and would absolutely fall apart without her

[lunannex]

blind spot

[cele-ish]

i come back briefly from my Tumblr death to call my delulu now:

Varka is a brother to either Frederica or Seamus, the resemblance to Jean and Barbs is way too close for a mere coincidence.

We know that he has older sisters (apparently plural, or so wiki says, but I have trouble tracking the exact source), so Frederica is a bit more likely but either option would equally hilarious. The sheer constrast clash of their personalities would be beautiful.

Tho Jean would not be able to escape the nepotism allegations despite working her ass off.

i grieve Varka's non-existant beard but I can't say I hate him. at least the man is beefy and has scars. I accept that.

[ananayellow]

three nuns

[c-kaeru]

Your honor they're in love

[ohnogodpls]

Just rumours

[filledtothebrimothy]

something something Kaejean peak

[ohnogodpls]

The Lord himself guides me

[doukzu]

HAPPY MERMAY !! Mond cast to hype up taking Albedo to court <3

[fruity-mond]

I like to think that Venti didn't completely get rid of the snow in Mondstadt. Teen Mondstadt Trio would have the time of their lives during these seasons with it being Kaeya's birthday and everything too. (Cue This December by Ricky Montgomery)

I don't know anything about snow 'cause I've never seen it so hopefully this doesn't look too off...

Also I will NEVER let the hc that Jean and Diluc were the loud ones during their teens go. Diluc, no filter loud and Jean, polite loud

(It would be pretty funny if the coldest season in the city is the warmest season in Dragonspine)

[milkstore]

ok i saw a thread of people explaining the story behind their URLs, so i wanted to hop on and explain my URLs. tagging @andromeda-nova-writing @mimi-cee-genshin @perpetualcynicism @woofwoofwolf @strxnged @nenjuu / @andersdotters @akimind @dkniade

no pressure!!

milkstore -> i really love milk. i like the image of my blog 'selling' bottles of milk. it is a metaphor for sharing things i really like.

thomine -> although it's just thoma + mine, the reason why i wanted to merge 'mine' with his name was because of the lyrics "you weren't mine to lose" from taylor swift's song, august.

malovedaptive -> i found the term 'maladaptive' through maladaptive daydreaming. added 'love' to spice it up. (ultimately, unhealthy or not, it was an adaptation to survive and i'd say there is love within the will to survive.)

firestun -> fire (lighter's element) + stun (lighter's type).

shoyosh -> a play on shoyo and the 'yosh' noise he likes to make. also 'yosh' as a onomatopoeia whenever he gets the zoomies.

xiayz -> yizhou is caleb's chinese name. i thought it was funny that if you abbreviate his full name, it is just xyz. xyz is not available as a URL and wont make sense so i used his surname bc i like summer.

[dkniade]

dkniade —> Dusk + “kniade” (knife + blade). “Kniade” was the surname of an old Soul Eater OC and their weapon form is a knife so… kind an edgy weapon theme, knife + blade. The letters look kind of nice with the ascenders like that. Dkniade isn’t really something to be pronounced I guess (more like a “title” than a “name”) but if you had to add one then in my mind it’s read kind of like “denied”. /ˌdɪˈnʌɪ.eɪd/? /ˌdɪˈnʌɪd/?

If I may, @banterismylovelanguage @spock-adoodledoo @kitsunabi and @a-yarn-of-purple-prose, would you perhaps like to explain your urls…?

[banterismylovelanguage]

Kniade has got to be the coolest OC name seen in a hot minute.

(Also nice to know how to properly pronounce it… I’ve 100% been saying “dee-keh-naide” ….. coming from someone that occasionally pronounces documentary “dock-cuh-men-tair-ee”…………. I’m a reader, not a speaker.)

My username is entirely motivated by the fact this was meant to be a “fandom but moreso shipping” sideblog paired with the fact that I cannot shut up about things I obsess over.

Around the time I made the blog, I think I had recently watched or read about the five different love languages, and I was trying to determine what fit me most. So when I was considering my favorite ships in fandom—I loved banter. Enemies to lovers is another trope I adore, and part of the appeal comes from that back and forth, so what better way to whittle that down to the basic “banter” as my reasoning.

And it’s that simple!

@sleepyorchidmonster - did you do this yet?? Please tell me the story behind your username. It’s so cute sounding it out!

[sleepyorchidmonster]

I've always wondered about the pronunciation of "dkniade", so that's nice to know as well!!

Also I agree with you, enemies to lovers for the win!

Honestly "banterismylovelanguage" has to be one of the most creative and fun tumblr urls I've ever seen, definetely my favourite!!/genuine

Also thanks for tagging me!😁

To be fair, my url is actually a reference to Fomantis, since they're based on the orchid mantis, so a little orchid monster. The original idea was to start with an profile picture of a Fomantis, but I ended up getting sidetracked along the way and created a whole separate pfp.

The sleepy part is because I have a terrible sleep schedule and will often stay up past 2am...😅

Also surprisingly Fomantis is not my favourite pokemon of all time (not that I actually have one, I just rotate a bunch of different pokemon in my brain), but I do like its colour palette and how you can find it running around in the overworld back in gen 7, I keep trying to add one to my team, but I never have much of a chance (I tend to have a full team by Brooklet Hill...)

As for extra tags... I'd love to know the story behind @prince-kallisto, @mielwriting, @isnt-it-pretty, @canonical-transformation, @vivalashitpost and @dandelion-wings, no pressure, though.

[dandelion-wings]

It's very simple! 'dandelionbreeze' and 'dandelion-breeze' were taken. XD Then I tried a few variants of 'dandelionwind' and all were taken too, but I thought about it, decided that this one still fit the Mondstadt theme well enough, and this variant was not taken. :>

Tagging... hmm, @followfire, @leifyposting, @naiveg0st, @thalion71, and @stormy-seasons, but likewise zero pressure.

[followfire]

Thanks for tagging me! :D

I wanted to mix something that would be a sort of symbol to represent myself or avatar, with something that would evoke the Tumblr activities specifically.

So I chose "fire" because it's my favorite element and I love love all things fire related, and "follow" because that's what you do on Tumblr! You follow people! XD

Then I really liked how this combination sounded, and the idea of "following fire" :3 This is one of my favorite usernames and I almost decided to use it as my artist name, but I didn't want my professional art life to be too obviously linked to my fandom tumblr life so I decided against it, as I also didn't want to resolve to change the tumblr name I was used to...

Tagging @graciecatfamilyband, @cele-ish, @blood-orange-juice, @c-kaeru, and also @beingatoaster I'm curious about this name and your AO3 name too while we're at it :>

[cele-ish]

aw, thank you for the tag - cele is my pseudonym across all platforms, and it's a name I borrowed from one of the Tolkien characters, Celebrian (but changed pronunciation to suit my native language). The '-ish' is sorta a family name I got from @twilight-ish who was one of my biggest fandom inspirations and a dear friend without whom I wouldn't get on Tumblr to post my art

hm, then let me tag @solsticelosthermind, @enjoy-my-swearing, @prplzorua andd maybe @twilight-ish who will bonk my head for tagging her on random shit tehe

[followfire]

@cele-ish so how is your pseudonym actually pronounced? I've been wondering for a while 😅 In my head, it's either like "célé-ish", or like "silly-ish" or "sillish"

[cele-ish]

Visit Original Link

ahh, this one is indeed tricky 🙈 a friend of mine said that in English pronunciation it could almost sound like "seelie" and I'm not opposed to that

however, the native pronunciation would be close to your first take, /t͡sɛlɛ/ ✨ I recorded myself saying it as well. difficult for English natives because of t͡s, but I honestly don't mind any variations of it

thank you for asking 🙈

[milkstore]

ok i saw a thread of people explaining the story behind their URLs, so i wanted to hop on and explain my URLs. tagging @andromeda-nova-writing @mimi-cee-genshin @perpetualcynicism @woofwoofwolf @strxnged @nenjuu / @andersdotters @akimind @dkniade

no pressure!!

milkstore -> i really love milk. i like the image of my blog 'selling' bottles of milk. it is a metaphor for sharing things i really like.

thomine -> although it's just thoma + mine, the reason why i wanted to merge 'mine' with his name was because of the lyrics "you weren't mine to lose" from taylor swift's song, august.

malovedaptive -> i found the term 'maladaptive' through maladaptive daydreaming. added 'love' to spice it up. (ultimately, unhealthy or not, it was an adaptation to survive and i'd say there is love within the will to survive.)

firestun -> fire (lighter's element) + stun (lighter's type).

shoyosh -> a play on shoyo and the 'yosh' noise he likes to make. also 'yosh' as a onomatopoeia whenever he gets the zoomies.

xiayz -> yizhou is caleb's chinese name. i thought it was funny that if you abbreviate his full name, it is just xyz. xyz is not available as a URL and wont make sense so i used his surname bc i like summer.

[dkniade]

dkniade —> Dusk + “kniade” (knife + blade). “Kniade” was the surname of an old Soul Eater OC and their weapon form is a knife so… kind an edgy weapon theme, knife + blade. The letters look kind of nice with the ascenders like that. Dkniade isn’t really something to be pronounced I guess (more like a “title” than a “name”) but if you had to add one then in my mind it’s read kind of like “denied”. /ˌdɪˈnʌɪ.eɪd/? /ˌdɪˈnʌɪd/?

If I may, @banterismylovelanguage @spock-adoodledoo @kitsunabi and @a-yarn-of-purple-prose, would you perhaps like to explain your urls…?

[banterismylovelanguage]

Kniade has got to be the coolest OC name seen in a hot minute.

(Also nice to know how to properly pronounce it… I’ve 100% been saying “dee-keh-naide” ….. coming from someone that occasionally pronounces documentary “dock-cuh-men-tair-ee”…………. I’m a reader, not a speaker.)

My username is entirely motivated by the fact this was meant to be a “fandom but moreso shipping” sideblog paired with the fact that I cannot shut up about things I obsess over.

Around the time I made the blog, I think I had recently watched or read about the five different love languages, and I was trying to determine what fit me most. So when I was considering my favorite ships in fandom—I loved banter. Enemies to lovers is another trope I adore, and part of the appeal comes from that back and forth, so what better way to whittle that down to the basic “banter” as my reasoning.

And it’s that simple!

@sleepyorchidmonster - did you do this yet?? Please tell me the story behind your username. It’s so cute sounding it out!

[sleepyorchidmonster]

I've always wondered about the pronunciation of "dkniade", so that's nice to know as well!!

Also I agree with you, enemies to lovers for the win!

Honestly "banterismylovelanguage" has to be one of the most creative and fun tumblr urls I've ever seen, definetely my favourite!!/genuine

Also thanks for tagging me!😁

To be fair, my url is actually a reference to Fomantis, since they're based on the orchid mantis, so a little orchid monster. The original idea was to start with an profile picture of a Fomantis, but I ended up getting sidetracked along the way and created a whole separate pfp.

The sleepy part is because I have a terrible sleep schedule and will often stay up past 2am...😅

Also surprisingly Fomantis is not my favourite pokemon of all time (not that I actually have one, I just rotate a bunch of different pokemon in my brain), but I do like its colour palette and how you can find it running around in the overworld back in gen 7, I keep trying to add one to my team, but I never have much of a chance (I tend to have a full team by Brooklet Hill...)

As for extra tags... I'd love to know the story behind @prince-kallisto, @mielwriting, @isnt-it-pretty, @canonical-transformation, @vivalashitpost and @dandelion-wings, no pressure, though.

[dandelion-wings]

It's very simple! 'dandelionbreeze' and 'dandelion-breeze' were taken. XD Then I tried a few variants of 'dandelionwind' and all were taken too, but I thought about it, decided that this one still fit the Mondstadt theme well enough, and this variant was not taken. :>

Tagging... hmm, @followfire, @leifyposting, @naiveg0st, @thalion71, and @stormy-seasons, but likewise zero pressure.

[followfire]

Thanks for tagging me! :D

I wanted to mix something that would be a sort of symbol to represent myself or avatar, with something that would evoke the Tumblr activities specifically.

So I chose "fire" because it's my favorite element and I love love all things fire related, and "follow" because that's what you do on Tumblr! You follow people! XD

Then I really liked how this combination sounded, and the idea of "following fire" :3 This is one of my favorite usernames and I almost decided to use it as my artist name, but I didn't want my professional art life to be too obviously linked to my fandom tumblr life so I decided against it, as I also didn't want to resolve to change the tumblr name I was used to...

Tagging @graciecatfamilyband, @cele-ish, @blood-orange-juice, @c-kaeru, and also @beingatoaster I'm curious about this name and your AO3 name too while we're at it :>

[cele-ish]

aw, thank you for the tag - cele is my pseudonym across all platforms, and it's a name I borrowed from one of the Tolkien characters, Celebrian (but changed pronunciation to suit my native language). The '-ish' is sorta a family name I got from @twilight-ish who was one of my biggest fandom inspirations and a dear friend without whom I wouldn't get on Tumblr to post my art

hm, then let me tag @solsticelosthermind, @enjoy-my-swearing, @prplzorua andd maybe @twilight-ish who will bonk my head for tagging her on random shit tehe

[dinosaur-ears]

An incomplete list of reasons why crafting helps my mental health (and might help yours, too):

It stops me from doom scrolling: can't go on social media if my hands are full of yarn.

It gives me a sense of agency: a lot of things are messed up in a way that's beyond my control, but I can make something that didn't used to exist. It's evidence that I'm alive and I can impact the world, even if the impact is small.

It builds my tolerance for mistakes: I grew up a perfectionist , which is really bad for my wellness and my ability to complete tasks. But crafts are a great source of low-stakes mistakes to help me learn how to handle imperfection. And while there are certainly mistakes I'll always fix, I also have many opportunities to decide a mistake is acceptable and leave it in favor of getting to the finish line.

It interrupts rumination: even if I'm still chewing on some troubling news, it's not front of mind if I need to focus on getting this seam straight or whatever

It helps me meet good people: although there are obvious exceptions, I've found most craft-centered spaces (IRL and online) to be full or supportive, kind, helpful people in all walks of life

It encourages a growth mindset: I'm always learning new things in crafting, and that builds my identity as someone who can grow and improve.

And finally, making your own clothes is empowering: I know this is specific to fiber crafts, but it's important. When you make your own clothes, you flip the notion that you're supposed to "fit into" a certain size and instead remember that clothes are supposed to fit you. You get to learn how to dress the body you have with love and care, instead of allowing manufacturers decide how clothes should look.

[pavo--ocellus]

you ever think about how kaeya is everything crepus wanted diluc to be.

this makes me soooo sick bc imagine being diluc. your entire childhood you strived to make your father proud and rise to his expectations and you DO, you get a vision at 10, become a cavalry captain at 14 (we should talk about that actually, what in the child soldier—) and everything is great. but then your dad dies and your entire world falls apart in just one day and you leave everything you know behind on a pointless quest for revenge. you come back years later and everything is the same but so, so different.

and then there's your little brother. undoubtedly capable, but never truly showing what he can do. he's cunning and strategic and always five steps ahead of everyone else, but timid, usually letting you or jean do the talking. he prefers sticking to the shadows (your shadow, specifically—), working behind the scenes. that's how you remember him.

but you come back and there he is. a stranger wearing your best friends face (not your best friend, not anymore, not after—). he's still the same, capable and cunning and smart and strategic, still working behind the scenes, but he's so, so different. gone are the gentle, shy smiles, the timid personality, the preference for sticking to somebody's shadow (there's no shadow to hide in, anymore—).

instead, he's outgoing and confident and there's a near-constant cocky smirk on his face and you don't know who you're looking at. to the people, he's the beloved cavalry captain. the acting grand masters right-hand man, a talented swordsman and vision-wielder. the "top candidate for grandson-in-law" if the word on the street is to be believed. he's reliable and witty and kind, always offering aid when he can. he doesn't look down on anyone, friendly even towards the most unusual visitors.

the model knight, one could say.

he walks into your tavern one night, orders his usual (a death after noon, your father's favourite, of all things, is he joking) and you watch as he chats up the most random people there. all charming smiles and suave words and you have to blink a few times as he absentmindedly twirls his wine glass. your mind is playing tricks on you, you know it, they have zero similarities in physical appearance, but for a second you could swear—

he looks just like your father.

(there's this little girl that follows him around sometimes. well. really, he's following her around, with the way she always runs ahead. she's energetic and chatty and you can't help but notice the pyro vision shining from her backpack (mocking you—) as kaeya looks at her with pure, unfathomable fondness, like she's the only thing that matters in the world.

the first time you hear her calling for his attention, you pause, for just a second. you've seen them around enough to be familiar with the duo, but that. that's a first. an excited voice sounds from somewhere over your shoulder, "big brother kaeya! look, look!" and you take a moment before glancing over. the little girl is crouching on the sidewalk, pointing at something on the ground and staring up at keaya with big, curious eyes. kaeya's there, leaning over her with a gentle smile and a soft, soft look in his eyes—. you turn away.

you can't quite catch kaeya's response, with him having a lot more control over his volume than an enthusiastic child, but his quiet chuckle and following, affectionate tone still register in your mind.

"looks like he's a model older brother, too.")

[yulevan]

Bedtime story

[sketchingsparrow]

conqueror of demons.

[sketchingsparrow]

"Many citizens still remember the two most eye-catching young gentlemen in all of Mondstadt a few years ago. They were almost like twins, knowing each other's thoughts and intentions without a word."