aesthetic magpie

audrey | 25 | she/they | certified elder scrolls, dragon age, baldur's gate nerd | + whatever other nonsense I'm into

[rosieandthemoon]

[pmamtraveller]

Arthur Rackham (1909).

[lostxanadu]

the thing about being bullied for being weird as a kid is that even if you've always embraced being weird your brain is still always looking for the line where it's too much. you can be as proudly and intentionally weird as you want and you can love being weird but your mind is still convinced there's a point where you get too weird and people start treating you like a weird looking bug again. also it feels like you reach that point 500 times a day even if everyone you've spoken to today found you pleasant and likable and even if you're completely alone in your house with nobody looking at you at all.

[rosieandthemoon]

[phlegmaphoto]

[youhavethewrong]

Perhaps this is an obnoxious take on my part, but video games should, above all things, prioritize the ability of being paused. At any point. Regardless of whether it's during a cutscene, a special animation, or a time-based puzzle. You never know when you're gonna get a phone call, or someone will need you in another room, or you get a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, or you hear your cat licking plastic, or whatever. Other entertainment mediums like books, movies, and music can be paused whenever you want. Why do some games not give you the same luxury??

[enchantedbook]

Tales of the Greeks and Trojans by Janet Grahame Johnstone and Anne Grahame Johnstone, 1963

[mundo-magico]

[starswaterairdirt]

The Comet’s Tale

Dream Boats and Other Stories, 1920. 

Dugald Stewart Walker. 

[yuyuuyuyuu-deactivated20230726]

what do you mean i didn’t reach out i literally thought about you

[rosieandthemoon]

St Dunstan in the East Church Garden

[sadumbpotato]

for some reason the most romantic thing i can think of is someone saying your name. the way it’s supposed to be said. early in the morning. late at night. mouth full of food. a whisper. in sob. in laughter. stuttering. idk there’s something about it that means more to me.

[lunamonchtuna]

— Emery Allen, from Soft Human (via lunamonchtuna)

[julpernulper]

parents will be like “you’ve changed” and it’s just you started doing the things that make you comfortable that you always wanted to do but was too scared to express your wants and needs

[sambeckdraws]

working on my next book

[dragon-in-a-fez]

fog haters are weak. you are walking in a cloud and it's making everything look like a moody detective film! the veil is thin and there could be a faerie 20 metres directly ahead of you! appreciate it!!

[shapeoftheday]

restless spirits

[wetheurban]

Sending love to everyone who is just... tired. Life is a lot, and sometimes the answer to it all is to just be still and silent for a while. Give yourself space and grace.

Whether it’s decision fatigue, anxiety fatigue, information fatigue, routine fatigue, getting life back together fatigue, career fatigue, social fatigue, financial fatigue, or physical fatigue: take a moment to breathe and recharge. You deserve it.